Champions all round from Warnambool to Wallace Grove with special congratulations to our Section 18 Junior Pennant team. We’ve had a fantastic winter around the club and took the opportunity in the cooler months to replace the nets and curtains. Catch up on our coaching news and get to know Coach Ethan who grew up playing at SJOA and is now coaching our next generation of tennis players. Enjoy reading!

JA Primary Mum’s Tennis a roaring success with funds raised for National Breast Cancer Foundation. Beautiful Autumn weather meant lots of great tennis, pennant, cardio and coaching. In this edition, get to know our members and what they love about our community and Club.

What a summer of tennis we have had, enjoying not only the famous faces competing at the Australian Open, but also our very own Lachie King, the Australian U16 champion who competed in his AO debut. We are so proud of you Lachie!

From Melbourne Park to the Cyril Bass Courts of SJOA Tennis Club, our junior pennant teams had great results both as teams and individuals - read more about our next crop of champs.

Enjoy the sunshine!

Sidelines this Spring

This Winter has been a chilly but beautiful one with lots of tennis enjoyed at our club despite the shorter days and aided by our lighting upgrade. Our ladies night competition is going from strength to strength!

Our club is so proud of our pennant teams who rounded out the season with some new silverware and outstanding results, and we are pleased to announce our inaugural Club Excellence award given.

Stay warm!

It’s been a busy summer of tennis and social events and regular competition at the club has seen members and the community make the most of Melbourne’s stellar run of weather.

This Sidelines also has a trip down memory lane with some cherished Club patrons who have a story or two to share. Enjoy!

What a year we have had at SJOA Tennis Club culminating in fantastic results for our Junior Pennant Teams, and the honor of being recognised with the Colin & Lyn Price Award for Best Performed Club. Congratulations to club coach Nik and our fabulous junior players and managers.

As we all approach the end of the year, on behalf of the Committee, our club president Olivia Collins reflects on 2024’s achievements as we continue to build a wonderful community at our beloved club.

Wishing all of our members a safe and festive holiday season - see you on the court this summer!

Spring has sprung and there has been plenty going on around the club.

We were thrilled to pieces to add a new trophy to the cabinet. Thank you to all our families who celebrated our new club rooms with Grand Slam Trivia back in July.

With the warm weather comes a reminder of upcoming programmes and events and don't forget to pick up one of our smart new club caps to protect from all this beautiful sunshine. Enjoy!

Winter holidays are upon us and as we rug up warm, we are celebrating some wonderful achievements across the club in the latest edition of Sidelines.

Keep an eye out for upcoming Christmas in July celebrations as the Club continues to grow and thrive through the winter months.

The beginning of Autumn, and specifically the month of March, is historically significant for our Club, with St Joan of Arc School, Parish and Tennis Club opened by Archbishop Mannix on 1st of March 1921.

This Sidelines we celebrate the wonderful community of our club, which continues to thrive on bringing many wonderful people together through a shared love of our great game.