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GBJT Doubles Tournament

Over 40 players enjoyed competing in the Annual Doubles Tournament this morning at QTC. A great morning of tennis and congratulations to everyone who played and the results are set out below.  Thank you to all our parents and in particular our mums on Mother's Day.

2023 Annual Doubles Tournament
  Winner Runner-Up
Pennant Red

Zac Dimmick and Fynn Henderson 

Lachlan Butler and Lucas Qu
PennantBlue Elaine Wang and Ethan Wang Arin Jadhav and Daniel Wu
Level 1 Issac Freeman and Jacob Freeman James King and Augustus Sepulcri
Level 2/3 Ayla Riddell and Elise Whitton  Lachlan Kua and Brandon Kua
Level 4 Allison Cao and Lucas Cao Austin Wells and Bow Yu

 

GBJT Annual General Meeting (AGM)

The GBJT Annual General Meeting will be held at 12.30pm Saturday 18 March 2023 at The University of Queensland (Saint Lucy Cafe).

GBJT - Week 1 Season 1

Dear Players and Parents

The New season of GBJT will start at UQ and QTC today - 25th February.  We welcome all players and trust the teams are organised and ready to go. Please contact your team captain if you are unsure if you are playing.

We are looking forward to the new season of tennis and we hope you have a great match. 

Please see the GBJT Centre Supervisors Peter, Peta and Eira if you have any questions.

GBJT Season 1, 2023 Fixtures

Dear Players and Parents, Season 1, 2023 GBJT Tennis Fixtures commence this Saturday at the Queensland Tennis Centre (QTC) and the University of Queensland (UQ)!  Player information, draws and instructions will be emailed out Monday - if anyone has not received the email please let us know. Wishing everyone and enjoyable season of junior tennis fixtures. Take care, Peter and Peta. 

Season 1, 2023 Nominations Closed

Nominations for Season 1, 2023 are now closed!  We will forward Team Draws and Information out to our players and parents during the week beginning 20 February 2023. 

GBJT Season 1, 2023 Fixtures - Grading Day for New Players

The Grading Day for GBJT Season 1, 2023 Junior Tennis Fixtures will be held for New Players at the QTC on Sunday 12 February 2023 at QTC.  Enrolments are available on line for new players now and we encourage everyone to complete these before arriving for grading.

Season 1, 2023 - Enrolments Now Open

Enrolments are now open for new and returning players for Season 1, 2023.

GBJT Season 2 2022

Greater Brisbane Junior Tennis Association (GBJT) provides a  Saturday afternoon  tennis fixtures program for school-aged children, playing at The Queensland Tennis Centre at Tennyson and The University of Queensland Tennis Centre at St Lucia.

Season 2, 2022 will  start on Saturday, 6th   August  and run  until the 12th  November.

GBJT will hold its Grading Day (for new players) on Sunday, 24th July, from 3:00 - 5:00 pm at The Queensland Tennis Centre, Tennyson.

Enrolments for new and returning players can be made on-line, through the GBJT website or at the Grading Day.  Enrolments for Season 2 will close  on the 24th July.

Presentation and Family BBQ

During the afternoon everyone enjoyed our family BBQ which was provided by ACS Catering. At the conclusion of our finals, we held our presentation of trophies and awards as well as the drawing of our raffle. Well done to all and these are set out below:

Raffle Winners:

First Prize - Fynn Henderson

Second Prize - Philip Beutel

Third Prize - Jonathan Moore

GBJT Award Winners
  Sportsmanship  Most Improved 
Pennant Div 1 Joshua Wennerbom Bayden Farren-Price
Pennant Div 2 Jerson Iannella Jeric Gao 
Pennant Div 3 Hamish Cavanagh Luke Williams 
Level 1 Boys Jeremy Harvey Benjamin Dimmick
Level 1 Girls  Emily Jones Alexa Sheehy
Level 2/3 Mixed James King Cohan Parbhakar-Fox
Level 4 Mixed Blue Joshua Last Isla Pollock
Level 4 Mixed Red Krish Borse Harvey Howarth

 

GBJT Finals Day - Season 1 2022

GBJT Season 1, 2022 Finals Day was held today with a beautiful fine day to conclude our season.
 

It was a difficult season for GBJT and outdoor community sport with many challenges including the floods and rain!  Despite this, we all enjoyed a great final  day with so many close and good matches held to determine our season successful teams. The most pleasing aspect of the day was the sportsmanship and enjoyment our players had on the day. 

The team results are set out below:

GBJT Season 1 2022
  Winner Runner-Up Best of the Rest
Pennant Div 1 Galaxies Stars Metors
Pennant Div 2 Falcons Condors Eagles
Pennant Div 3 Topaz Emeralds Rubies
Level 1 Boys Lions Cheetahs Panthers
Level 1 Girls Swifts Skylarks  Kingfishers 
Level 2/3 Mixed Bilbies Wallabies  Emus
Level 4 Mixed Blue Topspin's Volleys Smashes
Level 4 Mixed Red Beagles Labradors Terriers

 

GBJT Season 1, 2022 Finals Day, Presentation of Trophies and Family BBQ

Dear Players and Parents 
 
The GBJT Finals will be played this Saturday, 11th June, with all GBJT teams playing at the Queensland Tennis Centre at Tennyson.  Play will start at the earlier time of 1:00 pm for most teams.  GBJT have booked the courts from 12:30 pm so players can come early to warm up.  Players starting at 1:00 pm are asked to arrive by 12:50 pm so that play can start on time.
 
The Presentation of Awards and Trophies will start about 4:30 pm.  The list of the award winners for the Sportsmanship and Most Improved Player Awards, will be sent out later in the week.  Players on bye from the teams in the Finals are invited to attend the presentation to collect their trophies.
  
GBJT will hold a free BBQ for players and their families, starting about 2:00 pm.  The  COVID-safe BBQ will be provided by the QTC café.  Players not playing on Finals’ Day are invited along to watch the matches and share the BBQ. 
 
The GBJT Finals’ Day Raffle will be drawn after the Presentation of trophies and awards.  The prizes include a Head Tennis Racquet, Head products, and vouchers for hire of Pat Rafter Arena, QTC Pro-shop and St Lucy Cafe at the UQ Tennis Centre.  Tickets can be bought on Saturday afternoon or via email this week. 
 
We wish all teams the very best of luck for Finals’ Day!
 
Kind regards,
Peter and Peta

GBJT 2022 Annual Doubles Tournament

A beautiful day greeted our players for the annual doubles tournament on Sunday 29 June!  Some great tennis was played by all with many close sets and most importantly an enjoyable morning. Results for the day are set out below:

GBJT 2022 Annual Doubles Tournament
Level Winners Runners-Up
Pennant Red

Lucas Tan and Joshua Wennerbom

Bayden Farren-Price and Aidan Beutel

PennantBlue

Ethan Vu and Jack Tregear

Fynn Henderson and  Finn Adendorff

Level 1 Boys

Arun Matkar and Maxim Yelkhovsky

 

Benjamin Dimmick and Satvik Swarna

level 1 Girls

Aimee Wigan and Ariel Ginges

 

Gabriela Mika and Grace McGuire

Level 2/3

Gordon Pearce and Matias Jarami

Augustus Sepulcri and James King

Level 4

Elise Whitton and Ayla Riddell

Winston Zhang and Luca Dozzi

 

GBJT - Flood Update

We trust everyone is safe and recovering from this difficult weather event!

Unfortunately there will be no GBJT tennis fixtures played this Saturday, 5th March, as we have received advice from both the Queensland Tennis Centre and the University  of Queensland Tennis Centre, that they have suffered some significant water damage to their courts and facilities and that both centres are not available this weekend. 

We hope to update everyone soon, as to when it will be safe for GBJT to commence our tennis fixture season. 

Take care everyone,, Peter, Peta and Eira. 

GBJT - Week 1 26 February

Dear Players and Parents, due to the current weather and for the safety of all, we have canceled todays tennis fixtures at QTC and UQ. An email update will be sent out next week and looking forward to a dry Saturday. Take care Peter, Peta, Eira and Anique. 

Season 1, 2022 GBJT Fixtures

GBJT Season 1, 2022 Junior Tennis Fixtures will commence on Saturday 26 February at UQ and the QTC and look forward to welcoming all our new players and welcoming back our returning players   The team draws and instructions were emailed out Monday 21 February - if you have not received yours, please let us know.  We wish everyone and enjoyable season and if you have any questions or concerns, please let the GBJT centre supervisors (Peter, Peta, Eira or Anique) know.

GBJT Grading Day - Season 1, 2022

Grading Day for new players will be held at the Queensland Tennis Centre (QTC) on Sunday 13 February 2022 from 3pm to 5pm. 

Season 1, 2022 GBJT Tennis Fixtures

On-Line Nominations are now open for both returning and new players for Season 1, 2022 GBJT Tennis Fixtures. 

Finals Day GBJT Season 2, 2021

A fine but windy day greeted us for Finals Day of Season 2, 2021 at the Queensland Tennis Centre (QTC) Tennyson.  It was a pleasure to enjoy great tennis in the spirit of Sporstmanship and Enjoyment.  A credit to all our players, parents and supporters - its what makes GBJT such a special tennis club!  We congratulate all our players on an enjoyable season and rewarding to see how much everyone has improved!  It was great to see how much everyone enjoyed the Family BBQ during the afternoon! We held our presentation of trophies and awards at the end of the day and our team results and award winners for the season are set in the table below.

GBJT Season 2, 2021
  Winner Runner-Up Best of the Rest Sportsmanship Award Most Improved Player Award
Pennant Division 1 Supernovas Meteors Comets Leon Beck Wright Richard Toh
Pennant Division 2 Kestrals Condors Eagles Brian Lai Ethan Pham
Pennant Division 3 Sapphires Emeralds Topaz Virat Krishna Kumar Farras Indrasumunar
Level 1 Gold Typhoons Tornados Hurricanes Flynn Atherstone Kate Armstrong
Level 1 Green Leopards Panthers Jaguars James Huynh Zachary Dimmick
Level 2/3 Mixed Blue Wallabies Koalas Bilbies Brayden Stewart Jack Shanahan
Level 2/3 Mixed Red Saabs Mercedes Porsches Isaac Freeman Ruby Burton
Level 4 Mixed Terriers Beagles Boxers Luella Hogan-Smith Ernest Reeve


We also want to thank our sponsors and supporters for the season - Head Sporting Products, Tennis Queensland, Queensland Tennis Centre (QTC), Australian Catering Services (ACS) and Saint Lucy Cafe for the support they provide with our prizes and awards.  Much appreciated by all.

The GBJT raffle was drawn at the end of the presentation and our winners are set out below - first prize included the Ash Barty / John Millman signed and framed GBJT Club Shirt!

First Prize - The Mika Family

Second Prize - The Campbell Family

Third Prize - The Pearl Family

We wish everyone an enjoyable Christmas and New Year and hope to see many of you for Season 1, 2022!!

 

GBJT Finals Day - Season 2 2021

The GBJT Finals will be played this Saturday, 13th November, with all GBJT teams playing at the Queensland Tennis Centre at Tennyson.  Play will start at the earlier time of 1:00 pm for mostteams.  GBJT have booked the courts from 12:30 pm so players can come early to warm up.  Players starting at 1:00 pm are asked to arrive by 12:50 pm so that play can start on time.

The Presentation of Awards and Trophies will start about 4:30 pm.  The list of the award winners for the Sportsmanship and Most Improved Player Awards, will be sent out later in the week.  Players on bye from the teams in the Finals are invited to attend the presentation to collect their trophies.

GBJT will hold a free BBQ for players and their families, starting about 2:00 pm.  The  COVID-safe BBQ will be provided by the QTC café.  Players not playing on Finals’ Day are invited along to watch the matches and share the BBQ.

The GBJT Finals’ Day Raffle will be drawn after the Presentation of trophies and awards.  The prizes include a framed shirt, signed by Ash Barty and John Millman, Head Tennis Racquet, Head products, and vouchers for hire of Pat Rafter Arena, QTC Pro-shop and St Lucy Cafe at the UQ Tennis Centre.  Tickets can be bought on Saturday afternoon or via email this week. 

We wish all teams the very best of luck for Finals’ Day!

GBJT Season 2 - Finals Day

A reminder that most of the matches on Finals Day at the Queensland Tennis Centre (QTC), 13th November, will start at the earlier time of 1:00 pm.  A list of those matches and times will be sent out early next week.

Calendar

01 Jan
Enrolments Open for Season 1, 2023 - New and Returning Players
12 Feb
Grading Day for Season 1, 2023 - New Players - QTC 3pm-5pm.
12 Feb
Enrolments for New and Returning Players - Now Closed.
25 Feb
Season 1, 2023 - Fixtures Commence at QTC and UQ.
14 May
Annual GBJT Members Doubles Tournament - QTC
03 Jun
Season 1, 2023 - Semi-Finals Day
10 Jun
Season 1, 2023 - Finals Day, Family BBQ, Presentation of Trophies and Awards, Raffle.
01 Jul
Enrolments Open for Season 2, 2023 New and Returning Players
23 Jul
Grading Day for Season 2, 2023 - New Players - QTC 3pm-5pm.
23 Jul
Enrolments for New and Returning Players - Closed.
05 Aug
Season 2, 2023 - Fixtures Commence at QTC and UQ.
15 Oct
Annual GBJT Members Singles Tournament - UQ
04 Nov
Season 2, 2023 - Semi-Finals Day
11 Nov
Season 2, 2023 - Finals Day, Family BBQ, Presentation of Trophies and Awards, Raffle.