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Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty residents – young and old – can fall in love with tennis this Sunday.

Seven local clubs will open their doors and courts to the community from 10am-2pm on September 13 – so why not take the family and give tennis a go for free?

Clubs will have activities and membership deals for all ages, including coaching sessions, fun games, prizes, sausage sizzles and more for the Love Tennis event!

Plus, don’t miss the chance to scan a QR-code on Love Tennis Day and go in the draw to win an all-expenses-paid trip for two to ASB Classic 2027.

Tennis WBOP regional development manager Sussa Bailey said tennis was a great non-contact, safe and very social sport; she’s been playing it for 49 years in various countries.

“It’s my mental sanity, my connection to my community, and my second family. It resets and improves my physical and mental wellbeing”

She said the region offered inclusive and fun programmes, catering for all ages and abilities.

“There are wheelchair and blind/low vision options at various clubs. Tennis teaches kids – and adults – self-belief, confidence, assertiveness, how to cope with pressure, and how to deal with the emotions of winning and losing.

“Tennis is the best and cheapest life coach you will ever meet.”

The region’s tennis community welcomes everyone to September 13 Love Tennis at the clubs listed below.

Love Tennis is on Sunday, September 13, at these WBOP clubs:

Gate Pā: clubspark.kiwi/gatepatennisclub

Mount Maunganui: mtc.nz

Ōmokoroa: clubspark.kiwi/OmokoroaCommunityTennisClub

Ōtūmoetai: otumoetaitennis.co.nz

Pāpāmoa: clubspark.kiwi/PapamoaTennisClub

Tauranga Lawn: clubspark.kiwi/taurangalawn

Waihī Beach: clubspark.kiwi/WaihiTennisClub