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Beating the winter blues

It is about this time every year that the wet, cold and limited daylight hours starts to affect us here in Wellington.Luckily, beating the winter blues is often as simple as staying connected and active. Engaging in social activities—like catching up with friends or joining a team—can lift your mood during these darker months. Thankfully we at Island Bay Tennis & Squash Club are making winter feel a little warmer and a lot more fun in coming weeks.  Squash Superchamps weekend - 25-2...

Island Bay Squash Open 2025

Another year, another blockbuster Island Bay Open. Thanks again to Chris White of Renovations and Redesigns for sponsoring the tournament - your ongoing support is much appreciated.This year we expanded our Open to 80 entries from our usual cap of 72 and while it did mean for a couple of later finishes on Friday and Saturday - I think everyone will agree that the extra entries resulted in some really tight divs due to the smaller points spread. I genuinely had no idea who wou...

Island Bay Tennis Shines at 2025 Tennis Central Awards Night!

What a night for Island Bay Tennis! We’re thrilled to share that our club was exceptionally well represented at the recent 2025 Tennis Central Awards Night, with our talented juniors and interclub teams bringing home a host of well-deserved honours.Here’s a huge round of applause for our standout winners:.Amber Dano – Premier 1 FemaleMaria Galatescu – Female & Junior Female for Capital CoastEmily Dunn – Junior Female for CentralMagnus Munkasci – Premier Rookie MaleGeorgia Cl...

Premier Tennis Interclub Results 2024-25 Season

This season has been truly outstanding for all our interclub players at Island Bay Tennis & Squash Club.A special spotlight must shine on our remarkable premier teams! Our premier 4 men's team achieved an amazing victory in their grade, earning them a well-deserved promotion to prem 3 for the 2025-2026 season! Similarly, our premier 3 women's team performed exceptionally well, securing second place and earning promotion to prem 2 for the upcoming season! In addition, our premier 1 men's team...

Celebrating Success and Service

Each year, Island Bay Tennis and Squash Club hosts a Christmas event to celebrate our members' achievements and contributions. At the end of 2024, we invited everyone to our awards night to share kai and acknowledge our club whānau. We express heartfelt thanks to all our members for their continued support of our community club, especially many of you who volunteer your time - whether to help run interclub teams, support junior club day, tidy up and maintain our facilities, are part of our comm...