Thank you for your interest in the Blackburn Tennis Club Incorporated.

The Pavilion & courts are situated in Morton Park, at the corner of Central & Blackburn Roads, near the War Memorial and adjacent to the Blackburn Library.

The Blackburn Tennis Club was established early in 1922 and has always provided both social and competition tennis to the local community.

Prior to the first World War (1913 to 1918) there was a strong Club using the two good asphalt courts previously situated just east of the Morton Park Hall (now replaced by the Blackburn Library). During the war this Club became practically defunct, and following the war, the two courts were being used by only a few former Club members on a social basis. At the end of 1921, a number of local residents, mainly members of the Church of England Tennis Club in Queen Street, Blackburn, became interested in the courts at Morton Park, and approached the Nunawading Council about taking over the courts to form a new Tennis Club – permission was given by the Council and a special meeting was organized on the 15^th of February 1922 in the Morton Park Hall, which resulted in the new Blackburn Tennis Club being formed.

Since the 15^th of February 1922, the Blackburn Tennis Club has actively continued and progressed under the guidance of devoted and energetic volunteers, and now with seven porous courts (all are lit to competition standard) and a modern, well equipped Pavilion, ranks as one of the strongest Clubs in the Eastern suburbs.

The Club caters for over 300 members of all ages and standards who enjoy their tennis in many ways including:

The Club enters teams in the Eastern Region Tennis Association and this competition includes Mixed Sets & Rubbers teams, Mens Rubbers teams, and also Open Sets Teams. Recently the Club has also entered teams in the Bayside Regional Summer Singles/Doubles competition (BRTA).

The junior program is an important part of the Club and we enter junior teams in both the Saturday & Sunday morning Eastern Region Tennis Junior Competitions. Our junior team numbers are at an all time high and this allows us to cater for a wide range of standards.

Our Club enters teams in the MEMRLTA mid-week ladies competition catering for all standards. Again this competition is conducted on a summer & winter season basis with matches being played on Tuesdays. Additionally our ladies enjoy social tennis on Wednesday & Friday mornings with all standards participating. We also have an in-house ladies competition on Thursday mornings.