We’ve had some fabulous entries so far for our competition to win some great Dunlop racquets/bags/balls before the start of the new season. Any club member may enter, and you have until Wednesday 30th September to get your entries in!
Remember – we want to hear what you love most about playing tennis in the Adelaide Hills. Don’t forget to tell us your name and your home club.
The start of the new tennis season is not far away. Get excited!!
Jo Casey, HTA President
Through its Dunlop sponsorship deal, the HTA would love to give away: · 3 x Dunlop Force 98 Tour Racquets (with racquet cover) – full size racquets with 4½ inch grip; and · 3 x Dunlop racquet bags, with a tin of balls To go into the draw to win, send an email to President [Read More…]
In the lead up to the start of the Summer Tennis season, the Murray Bridge Lawn Tournament are looking for doubles pairs (or up to 4 players in the team) to participate in their fun and friendly mixed tournament which will be held over two Sundays – Sept 20 and 27. Each match will involve [Read More…]
Here’s a fun way to ease into the tennis season for our members who are 35+. As a means of helping shed the gloom of COVID and winter and as preparation for summer tennis, Tennis Seniors SA are conducting a fun carnival on 3 and 4 October for 35yo+. We’d love to see a strong HTA representation [Read More…]
A reminder that team nominations are now open for upcoming HTA seasons and will close soon. Saturday Juniors – to be sent to JAC by Sept 20th using the nominations forms sent out. Saturday Seniors – online via League Manager and with a Word document summary of the nominated team to SAC by 15th Sept. [Read More…]
Hi Everyone. The Murray Bridge Lawn TA have planned a social, yet competitive tournament to be held over 3 Sundays in September. It will be a Hopman Style Tournament, with teams of up to 4 players being permitted. Teams can be men’s, women’s or mixed. The format for each match is one double to [Read More…]
As the Summer Season draws closer, we want to make sure that all of our member clubs are aware of their responsibilities with regards to the current covid situation. Access to latest Community Tennis Guidelines and latest covid info available on the Tennis SA website: Covid Marshal Required for all activities The HTA [Read More…]
HTA Affiliated clubs are able to order balls for the coming season at an at cost price. This price will only be available for the August HTA bulk order, due back with payment by the 27th August 2020. Please click here to access the ball order invoice/order form.
We are excited to be catching up with all of our member clubs at the AGM and Senior Junior Conference tomorrow night – 10th August 2020. See below for Agenda links. Please note that there will be a Tennis SA representative present on the night. We have asked them to discuss current Covid19 requirements for [Read More…]
Hi there HTA Family! It’s been an interesting few months (to say the least!). Thankfully though (fingers crossed), we are able to look at getting the 20-21 HTA Summer Season up and running again. Our AGM had to be delayed because of the covid situation and will now be combined with the Senior/Junior [Read More…]
Junior Winter Tennis Hills Tennis participates as one club in the SDTA Winter Tennis Competition which is commencing on the 13th of June. Players can nominate via: https://www.trybooking.com/BIVJX Competition Info 2020 Junior Key Dates Online nominations open, Wed 13 May Online nominations close, Sun 31 May Start of season, Sat 13 June [Read More…]
Hello all! With the gradual lifting of restrictions in SA, Tennis SA is planning to go ahead with a shortened Winter Pennant season, starting on 6th June. The Stirling Club is currently taking nominations from interested senior players. Nominations close very shortly, so if you are interested, please contact Bill Walter at Stirling – [Read More…]
The HTA Management Committee has decided, in light of current circumstances, to cancel all Senior Grand Finals scheduled for this weekend. We appreciate this causes disappointment and distress to many of our players. Premierships will be awarded to the winners of Semi-Finals matches (1v2) played on 14th March, with runners-up being the winners of last [Read More…]
If you have any team Photos from HTA Junior Grand Finals please send with names of players and Division to barryfam@aapt.net.au. I will send to Courier over the weekend for publication in the next few weeks..
The HTA Management Committee confirms that this weekend’s Junior and Senior finals matches will proceed, as explained in our previous post. The email sent by Tennis SA yesterday was repeating the information they sent a week ago – that competitions run by them have been cancelled or postponed. The HTA is not run by Tennis [Read More…]
Please read all of the information below carefully – we know it’s lengthy, but it’s important. HTA Finals It’s been really tricky for the HTA to decide how to proceed in these uncertain times. We strongly believe that the physical, mental and social benefits of being physically active and interacting within our strong community are [Read More…]
This is a reminder the following hosting clubs of Junior finals this week must pick up Plaques/Medals from Mt Barker TC Thursday night from 5pm-7pm: Stirling, Piccadilly, Littlehampton, Aldgate, Onkaparinga, Echunga, Mt Barker and Crafers. Regards JAC
The HTA Management Committee is monitoring the current covid-19 situation with regards to how to proceed with its competitions over the coming weeks. Please check back later this week for further updates. Management Committee
As you may be aware, correspondence came out from Tennis Australia/SA overnight regarding the postponment of tournaments and competitions within their jurisdiction arising from the covid-19 outbreak. Given this late correspondence, the Junior Activities Committee had virtually no time to make a decision about their matches today, and so have postponed junior matches for today. [Read More…]
I hope you’ve been enjoying the summer season. Junior Winter Tennis will again be played in the Southern Districts Tennis Association competition, with Hills players playing for Hills Tennis Association, rather than their own club. Teams are made up of players from various clubs, with home games traditionally being at Anembo Park and away games [Read More…]
The HTA Junior Semi-Finals are loaded on the League Manager software. Please find this document below also with the draws and times. Good Luck to all players in the finals for 2020. HTA JAC Copy-of-Junior-Semi-finals-Friday-Saturday-13-14th-March-2020.xls
Senior Finals – next weekend! Order of merit lists are out for Traditional Senior Teams – make sure you get your Div’s copy from your senior coordinator and keep it in your folder so that you can check that your team (as well as the others in your division) play the correct people in the [Read More…]
If you are interested in playing in one of Tennis SA’s Winter Tennis Leagues, now is the time to gather your crew and nominate a team! HTA Clubs LIttlehampton, Stirling and Onkaparinga have fielded teams in the past. If you are unable to get a full team from your club, you could try contacting one [Read More…]
Please ensure all senior results are entered by midnight Saturday night this week, so that SAC and DAC committees are able to make preparations for the finals. A reminder that your finals order of merit team lists are also now due to the relevant committee. See your senior coordinator for more info. HTA – Senior [Read More…]
Don’t forget to enter your match results from this weekend INCLUDING PLAYER NAMES. Even if the match didn’t commence, the washout result still needs to be entered. If you didn’t start at all, don’t enter individual set scores, just choose the whole match cancellation:- In Match Centre, it’s the red box at the top of [Read More…]
Hello everyone! Just a reminder from our rules for today in case of wet weather – firstly, every endeavour should be made by teams to complete a match. Matches cannot be called off for at least 30 minutes (Juniors) or 1 hour (Seniors) after the match start time and this must be with the agreement [Read More…]
Do you know any HTA members who have been affected by the recent bushfires? The HTA is looking to support any of our members whose families have been affected by the recent bushfires. Our Constitution does not allow us to make cash donations, but we are able to give Sports vouchers, which may, in [Read More…]
The 2020 Country Carnival held from Thursday January 9th to Sunday 12th January 2020 close Friday 6th December (9 days). Please register at the post below to avoid disappointment as spots filling fast. This event is played at Kensington Garden Lawn Tennis Club and is free to juniors in the HTA. It is a fantastic [Read More…]
The Country Carnival has been a tradition for country tennis players for many decades. This year it is being played on the magnificent lawn courts at Kensington Gardens from Thursday 9th January until Sunday 12th of January. Juniors Nominations are open for any junior player in the HTA in 4 different age groups (10, [Read More…]
Member Protection Information Officer (MPIO) training will be held on Sunday, 24 November 2019 from 9:30am – 1:30pm. Tennis SA strongly recommends that each club has at least one person performing this important role. Nominations are now open, with limited spaces are available. Successful completion will enable the participant to register with Sport Australia [Read More…]