The Peninsula Tennis Club (PTC) is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this spring. A small group of 20 keen tennis enthusiasts met in the year 2000 and formed a formal club. Founding members included president Tony Ginley, treasurer Jim Black and secretary Linda Terrell and included a membership of 60 players. Many of our original members are still partcipating and enjoying Club today! The Tennis Club is run solely by volunteers. The PTC plays at the Panorama Recreation Centre, where it has the use of some indoor tennis hard courts and two outdoor courts.
The Club would like to acknowledge and thank Eric Knoester, previous racquet coordinator at Panorama, who played a key role in supporting the development of the Peninula Tennis Club over the years. In return, the PTC has always been very supportive of the Panorama Recreation Centre
and Eric. The PTC would often be the background help in supporting the hosting of the International Junior tournaments that were held and thoroughly enjoyed by the broader tennis community in Victoria for several years.
Working in conjuction with Panorama in 2013, Club member Bob Hill, former Club president, had the foresight to initiate the building of a small clubhouse with a viewing patio, to accompany the two outdoor courts. Club players enjoy summer social tennis gatherings held there.
Many friendships have been formed as a result of the recreational play, from the men’s, women’s and mixed doubles weekly sessions. The Club promotes friendly, competitive play and has a yearly average of 100 members.
At this time we would ike to take the opportunity to acknowledge long standing president, Alan Osborne, who contributed a decade of service as president for the Club.
Happy 25th Anniversary Peninsula Tennis Club
