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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.

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

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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

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.

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 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:

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

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:

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. 

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. 

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.

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

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

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.

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!!

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!

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.