Playing tennis in Khandallah

Five to 10 year olds new to tennis can take advantage of the Khandallah Tennis Club’s Junior Community Play from 3:30pm to 5pm on Fridays in term 1 and term 4 of the school year.

This is followed by junior club night from 5 to 6:30pm. It’s $5 for non-members or free for members. This is run by up to three coaches. Racquets are provided and no registration is necessary. Pizza is available free at the junior club nights, kindly donated by Domino’s, and ice blocks are available in clubhouse afterwards.

Junior Club nightalso caters forinterclub players and for those aged from 8 to 17 years. This is also run by coaches and free for all members ($5 for non-members). Food is also provided in the clubhouse afterwards. Parents and families are all welcome to come highest score with 23, while Brett McBride was not out on 18 when the innings ended.

Callan Holgate made a massive contribution to the team’s win when he took five wickets, along with Niki Zivkovic with three wickets and Sandeep Rana with for a drink in the bar which opens at 5pm. two wickets. Karori did not have such a good day in its first division match, losing to Hutt District at the Hutt Recreation Ground.

The Khandallah Tennis Club also holds club days on Sundays from 2 to 4pm for members.

The club days are designed for adult members. Non-members are welcome if they bring $10 cash for the visitor’s box. There are 15 to 20 minute rotations depending on numbers, so everyone plays with someone different.

Batting first, Hutt District scored 322 for the loss of six wickets. In reply Karori was all out for 234.

Onslow also lost its division two match against North City in a closely contested encounter at Narinville Park.

North City batted first and was all out for 205. Onslow fell just six runs short when they were all out for 199.