Cone Cup April 2013
Just like Melbourne Football Club the Ballarat Tennis Club performs best when it is not actually playing another team. Unfortunately this is the exact opposite to the Hobart Royal Tennis
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Inspired by the success of My Kitchen Rules Brett organises a tournament to find the best seafood soup recipe. Bisquemeister Tim Graham easily wins with this delightful offering featuring the
Learn more Learn more2012 Ballarat Open Handicap Doubles May 2013
What the … didn’t we play the 2012 handicap doubles in February 2013 and now we are re-playing it in May? Not only are we playing last year’s tournament again
Learn more Learn moreInterclub Match MCC v BTC April 2013
It was a nice Friday night … no decent football on … so what better than a few games of handicap doubles between the two Clubs. Fred Kininmonth/Mike Carroll beat
Learn more Learn moreWidmer-Bradfield Cup BTC April 2013
This is serious tennis. The best four from Ballarat and Hobart slug it out annually, off scratch, for a cup named after a legend in each club. Now we know
Learn more Learn moreCockram versus Bostwick Team Challenge Mar 2013
You’ve got to love this sport. Last month we had the Over 50 Australian Royal Tennis Team playing the Over 60 Australian Team in Ballarat. No it’s not superannuation class
Learn more Learn moreBTC Men’s Handicap Doubles 2012 Feb 2013
Reports are that the Australian Sporting Anti-Doping Authority ASADA now has BTC in their sights. Irregularities in AFL and NRL are said to be nothing compared to the emerging scandal
Learn more Learn moreBTC Doubles Pennant Spring 2012
After 9 rounds the final Spring Doubles pennant ladder looked as follows: 1 Peter Dunn/John Faull 30 pts 2 Stuart Strange/Robert Lagerberg 26 pts 3 Steve Wright/Alastair Reed 25 pts
Learn more Learn moreBallarat Open Handicap Singles 2012
This is the most ambitious and one of the most prestigious competitions on the calendar. It runs across the whole year and every BTC member participates in it off handicap.
Learn more Learn moreBTC versus MCC at Romsey Nov 2012
BTC specialise in losing to Clubs that do not actually have a tennis court. We recently lost to Sydney where the nearest court is a thousand kilometres away and where
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Another year and there is another bunch of names for the record boards. Jenni Murphy is named MVP for two wins and one runner-up. The Christmas Celebration and presentations put
Learn more Learn moreBTC versus Sydney Nov 2112
Oh no … we are playing another Club so we are almost certainly in for a hiding. Wait a second this is a Club that doesn’t have a royal tennis
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