MEMBERS COURT USAGE POLICY
The Manly Lawn Tennis Club (“MLTC”) has a number of courts reserved especially for the use of Club members.
Courts are available on the following days for play by club members
Club Member Play Times
| Monday | Nil |
| Tuesday | 3 courts from 1.30pm to 3.30pm 2 courts from 1.30 to 7.00 pm |
| Wednesday | 2 courts from 7 am to 9 am |
| Thursday | 2 courts from 10am to 1pm during Badge 4 courts from 1 pm to 4 pm 3 courts from 4 pm to 6 pm 4 courts from 6 pm to 8 pm 2 courts from 8 pm to 10 pm |
| Friday | 4 courts 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm |
| Saturday | 6 courts from 11.30 am to 6 pm (Social 1pm to 4 pm) |
| Sunday | 3 courts 8 am to 2 pm 2 courts 2 pm to 7 pm |
| Public Holidays | 3 courts 7 am to 6 pm |
Members Organised Social Play
Courts are reserved for organised social and competitive play at certain times on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Public Holiday afternoons and for designated events such as Club Championships.
Tuesday 1pm – 4pm organised social;
4pm – 7pm members can book online. Max 1 hour (singles or doubles).
Thursday 1pm – 4pm organised social play;
4pm – 10pm courts are available for Club members as a practice/mix in night. There is no official court captain and courts cannot be booked but members are expected to mix around.
Saturday Social tennis for members with organised sets between 1pm and 4pm. From 4pm to 6pm, members can put on their own sets.
Public Holidays Social tennis for members on 3 courts between 12pm and 3pm.
Online Court Bookings
Club members have access to an online court booking system to reserve members’ courts outside of organised social times. You will receive an email about how to do this once you have paid your membership fee. Courts can be booked up to 7 days in advance.
Members must vacate any reserved court if other members are waiting to play at the conclusion of play.
A booking can be made at any time subject to availability. There is no minimum notice.
If you book a court and are not able to play, please cancel as soon as possible to allow another member to take your place. This can be done through your email confirmation after booking a court.
Visitors
Guests and visitors are welcome at the Club. A visitor is allowed 6 visits to the Club per year, after which they must join the Club or pay court hire.
Visitors fees are:
- Online court bookings $12 – paid online when booking your court
- Saturday Social $20 – paid cash or EFTPOS at the bar on the day
Visitors of club members, including family who are non-members, must pay the visitor fee to the Club prior to play. The club member is responsible for their visitor including ensuring the visitor’s fee has been paid before playing.
Members who bring guests to the club must ensure that they sign the visitor’s book and the responsible member co-signs. This is a requirement of the Liquor Licensing Board.
Playing outside Club allocated court times
Non-club member play means play outside of the club hours published above.
Manly Tennis Centre (MTC) controls the hiring of ALL courts for public play, private coaching, competitions and functions OUTSIDE of designated Club Play times. MTC can be contacted on (02) 9977-6023.
Outside members’ times, courts may be used by members, either with, or without a reservation.
Without court reservation: Club members may use the courts during non-club member time on an unreserved basis, without cost, during daylight hours if courts are not being used by MTC.
If you arrive at the club and a court is free, you may play without charge. However, members are required to vacate the court as soon as MTC requires it, or the member chooses to pay for court hire themselves. (If your court requires floodlights outside of members’ times, you are required to pay MTC for the court.)
In the interests of courtesy, and to avoid any confusion, MEMBERS MUST CHECK IN WITH MTC PRIOR TO USING ANY COURT. Be aware that MTC reserves its right to assign a specific court for play due to prior MTC court bookings.
Visitors of club members, including family who are non-members must sign in with the MTC and pay a fee to MTC , prior to play.
Reserving a court: If a Club member wishes to book a court for a certain time outside of member allocated playing time, they must book through the MTC and pay the regular hiring fee less membership discount which is $5 off the advertised rate.