Tennis club recruiting players
The Creemore Tennis Club, a fixture in the community for 50 years, will have a greatly expanded social media presence starting this spring, and an online “looking for players” function. At the Annual General Meeting last weekend, all current board members were returned, and the club added a Director of Communications with the goal of growing membership. Last year the club had 104 adult members.
Spokesperson Glenn White says the tennis club is an amazing way to meet people who share a common interest. He and his wife had never played before they moved to Creemore three years ago. They were batting balls around on one of the courts at Gowan Park when someone on the neighbouring court invited them to play mixed doubles. White says they discovered that finding people to play with is a constant challenge and their calendar filled quickly.
An adult membership for the 2023 season will cost $60. Children under the age of 18 can join for $30. That fee entitles members to unlimited tennis, dawn to dusk from mid-April until November. Members can reserve up to two hours of court time per session, up to seven days in advance.
In the early days, The Creemore Tennis Club played on asphalt courts at the fire hall on County Road 9. They moved to the current space at Gowan Park in 2004 and have two full size courts with room to add a practice wall and pickle ball court. White says there are currently no funds for expansion, but the executive may consider fundraising.
Plans for the upcoming season include one round-robin tournament per month and a series of social events with tennis followed by a get-together at the pub. White says the Kids’ Lesson Program, which ran one day per week for six weeks last season, will likely be expanded due to high demand. There will also be half day tennis camps in late April or early May. Watch for details on Facebook and Instagram, and via the club’s redesigned website, due to launch in early April at CreemoreTennis.ca.
Creemore Star Archives photo: Men’s single tennis club winners from 1993, back when the tennis courts were located by the fire hall on County Road 9: Tennis club president Bruce Godwin (right) presents awards to winner Mike Hughes (left) and send place winner John MacDougall.
