Special thanks to our supporters and volunteers who helped with our family BBQ on finals day.
We appreciate the support we receive from Head Sporting Products, Tennis Queensland and The QTC for our prizes and awards.
Our raffle winners were:
1st Prize - Henry McGuire
2nd Prize - Yuta Hosaka
3rd Prize - Scott Whitton
4th Prize - Lauren Mitchell
GBJT celebrated our finals day for season 2, 2023 at the QTC on Saturday 11 November. With over 160 juniors playing this season, we all enjoyed watching the finals and well done to everyone. The team results including our sportsmanship and most improved awards are set out below.
| Level | Winner | Runner-Up | Best of the Rest | Sportsmanship | Most Improved |
| Pennant Div 1 | Comets | Meteors | Stars | Fynn Henderson | Bayden Farren-Price |
| Pennant Div 2 | Kestrels | Condors | Kites | Olivia Dry | Alec Say |
| Pennant Div 3 Blue | Typhoons | Tornados | Cyclones | Chloe Miller | Emily Low |
| Pennant Div 3 Green | Topaz | Emeralds | Sapphires | Alexa Sheehy | Lachlan Tan |
| Level 1/2 | Panthers | Tigers | Leopards | Masela Malagui | Aaron Zhang |
| Level 3 Blue | Mercedes | Lexus | Peugeots | Sophie Huynh | Jacob Spencer |
| Level 3 Red | Wombats | Koalas | Kangaroos | Joseph Klopper | Eden Crockford |
| Level 4 | Wolfhounds | Labradors | Kelpies | Miheli Perera | Caolan Moran |
Dear Players and Parents,
The GBJT Finals will be played this Saturday, 11th November, with all GBJT teams playing at the Queensland Tennis Centre at Tennyson. Play will start at the earlier time of 1:00 pm.
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. Players not playing on Finals’ Day are invited along to watch the matches and share the BBQ.
GBJT parents have volunteered to cook and serve the sausage sizzle and if you can help with these tasks on Saturday, please see Peter on the day.
The GBJT Finals’ Day Raffle will be drawn after the Presentation of trophies and awards. The prizes include tickets to the Brisbane International Tournament, a Head Tennis Racquet, Head products, and vouchers for hire of Pat Rafter Arena and the QTC Pro-shop. Tickets can be bought on Saturday afternoon or via email this week.
We wish all teams the very best of luck for the Finals!
Kind regards, Peter, Peta and Eira.
A sunny and hot day for our 60 players in the annual GBJT club singles tournament at UQ today. Some great matches and most importantly good sportsmanship on the day from everyone. Congratulations to all who played and well done to our winners and runners-up as set out below.
| Level | Winner | Runner-Up |
| Pennant Red | Craig Welch | Luke Williams |
| Pennant Blue | Fenton Skinner | Thomas Gower |
| Level 1 Boys | Augustus Sepulcri | Cohen Parbhakar-Fox |
| Level 1 Girls | Masala Malaga | Charlotte Sparks |
| Level 3 Boys | John Paul Barros | Archie Parbhakar-Fox |
| Level 3 Girls | Cheha Rhee | Sara Webb |
| Level 4 Boys | Sicheng Yan | Bow Yu |
| Level 4 Girls | Amelia Webb | Charlotte Evans |
Dear Players and Parents,
We trust all teams are organised and ready to play for Week 2 of GBJT tomorrow and welcome all the players who were on bye last Saturday. Please contact your team captain if you are unsure if you are playing.
Enjoy your day and any questions or concerns please let Peter, Peta or Eira know.
Season 2, 2023 GBJT Fixtures commence Saturday 5 August at UQ and QTC. We look forward to welcoming our new Players and Parents and welcoming back our returning Players and Parents. Wishing everyone an enjoyable season of tennis with GBJT. Any questions or concerns let our centre supervisors know (Peter, Peta and Eira).
Season 2, 2033 GBJT entries are now closed. Team draws and information about the fixtures will be emailed out Monday 31 July with our first round of fixtures starting at UQ and QTC on Saturday 5 August.
The grading day for new players will be held at the Queensland Tennis Centre (QTC), Tennyson on Sunday, 23rd July from 3:00 – 5:00 pm. Enrolments are available on-line
Season 2 will run from the 5th August to the 11th November.
A reminder that the enrolment form for GBJT Season 2 is now available on the GBJT website (www.gbjt.org.au ). Enrolments for Season 2 will close this Sunday, 23rd July.
Returning players do not need to attend the grading day. If you are not returning for Season 2 but would like to fill in occasionally, please let us know.
Season 2 will run from the 5th August to the 11th November.
Congratulations to our lucky winners of the GBJT raffle drawn on finals day:
| 1st Prize | Signed and Framed GBJT Club Shirt - signed by 20, 2023 United Cup Players | Jack Lambley |
| 2nd Prize | Head Tennis Racquet, sporting products and PRA court hire | Jasmine Chen |
| 3rd Prize | Head sporting products, PRA court hire and $30 QTC pro-shop voucher | Bea Kijanka |
| 4th Prize | Head sporting products and $30 QTC pro-shop voucher | Alex Raymond |
The all day family BBQ was a great success with everyone enjoying the food and drinks to celebrate an enjoyable season. Special thank you to everyone who helped out on the day and in particular to The Henderson, Dimmick and McGuire Families for preparing and cooking the wonderful food.
We also want to thank our sponsors and supporters for the wonderful awards and raffle prizes on offer on the day. Head Sporting Products, Tennis Queensland and QTC - much valued and appreciated by all.
It was a perfect winters day for GBJT Season 1, 2023 Finals Day held at the Queensland Tennis Centre for our players, parents and supporters. Some great tennis and very close matches on the day to determine our team winners, runners-up and best of the rest results for the season. Well done to all our players and it was great to see the sportsmanship and enjoyment had by all. Congratulations to our Sportsmanship and Most Improved Awards Winners for the season. The results are set out in the table below.
| Level | Winners | Runners-up | Best of the Rest | Most Improved | Sportsmanship |
| Pennant Division 1 | Meteors | Galaxies | Coments | Tobias Meehan | Zachary Dimmick |
| Pennant Division 2 | Eagles | Falcons | Hawks | Luke Williams | Jerson Iannella |
| Pennant Division 3 - Blue | Storms | Cyclones | Hurricanes | Isabella Say | James Huynh |
| Pennant Division 3 - Green | Opals | Emeralds | Sapphires | Sebastien Goldsworthy | Kate Armstrong |
| Level 1 | Cheetahs | Leopards | Lions | Jacob Freeman | Aurelia Wells |
| Level 2/3 - Blue | Emus | Wombats | Wallabies | Archie Parbhakar-Fox | Leo Li |
| Level 2/3 - Red | Saabs | Porsches | Mercedes | Owen Ho | Dylan Forwood |
| Level 4 | Labradors | Wolfhounds | Beagles | Elijah Fry | Rubin Rhee |
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.
| 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 |
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.
