2023 Beginning of the Season News
The 2022 season for members of the Whiteoaks Park Tennis Club ends on February 28th. This update will provide you with information before registration for 2023 begins on March 1, 2023.
Court Reconstruction and Impacts
The City of Mississauga recommended to your Board that court reconstruction begin in the spring of 2023 and we agreed. Instead of 3 courts as first communicated, courts 1 through 5 will be reconstructed. It is anticipated that the upgraded courts will be available in early July but unexpected events and the weather could delay the use of the new courts.
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Impacts:
As you can appreciate, this means that only courts 6, 7 and 8 will be available for member use. Your ability to book courts will be reduced from 3 to 2 advanced rolling bookings per week until all courts are again available.
Membership fees along with the club membership cap of 1,100 remain the same as in 2022, in view of this inconvenience.
The club has active membership participation in both the Lakeshore and Intercounty Leagues. We have requested that HOME matches be scheduled for the second half of the season so that the first matches are played at the opponent’s respective clubs. Your captain will be in touch with you to provide further details about tryouts and practices.
Club House Leagues will be delayed until all courts are available again. Once the courts are finished, we look forward to resuming this program, which is always great fun. Further details will come as the season progresses.
The doubles and singles ladders will continue to run but with adjustments to the ladder rules to ensure fairness. Once all courts are again available, you will be advised of the revised rules.
Last, the 3 round robins i.e. Women (Wednesday mornings), Men’s (Thursday evenings) and Mixed (Friday evenings) will continue. The women’s round robin is temporarily moved to Wednesday morning as all 3 courts will be available. It will change back to Friday mornings once all 8 courts are again available. In addition, the two Intercounty 55+ teams will be allowed to use the 3 courts on Thursdays for 2 hours in the morning. This is a low court usage time.
2023 Membership Fees & Registration
Registration for the 2023 season opens March 1st. The process is the same as last year. You register online and only credit card payments are accepted. Fees are as follows:
| Membership Type | Price |
|---|---|
| Family (2 Adults + Kids Under 18) | $210 |
| Couple (Same Address) | $170 |
| Adult (18 years and older) | $115 |
| Junior (17 years and under) | $60 |
An early bird discount of $10 will be automatically deducted from Family, Junior, Couple and Adult membership types if registered and paid on or before March 31st.
Both the FOB and the membership fee are non-refundable. For further details, see “Membership” on the club website https://www.whiteoaksparktennis.com/membership/.
Registration
Registration opens midnight on each date below:
- March 1st for returning members from Mississauga.
- March 8th onward for new members from Mississauga
and returning members from Mississauga. - March 15th onward for out of town returning members
in addition to new and returning Mississauga residents. - April 1st open to everyone.
Registration will be closed once Membership capacity of 1100 is reached. Our club is popular so registering early should ensure you a spot.
Member Responsibilities
The club is managed by volunteers who form your Executive Board. But it’s up to you to ensure that everyone respects and takes care of our club. At this time, there are no further rules regarding the COVID-19 pandemic that we are required to follow but good hygiene in the bathrooms is appreciated by all members. Respecting the club also means shutting off lights, making sure that the gate and clubhouse door(s) are closed at the end of the evening, respecting one and another at the club or alerting the Board if there is a problem. At the end of the day, any damage to the club is paid for by membership fees.
National Bank Tennis Open – Volunteers:
Some of our club members have volunteered with the Rogers, Aviva and now National Bank Cup in past years. It’s an excellent opportunity to engage with the sport we love and get to see top players up close. If you’re interested please use the link below to register for volunteering.
For NEW Volunteers or Ball Crew: https://accessto.tenniscanada.com/volunteer23
Email Addresses
It’s important that you keep the club informed if your email address changes. We have often found that the club newsletters have arrived in member “spam” files. Please let your friends know that you received this communication from the club so they check.
If the email in your membership account has changed, please contact membership@whiteoaksparktennis.com and provide your new email BEFORE registration opens on March 1st. Your account will be updated and you may login with the new email you provided. .
Advertisement for Court Attendant
If you know someone who fits the bill to be a court attendant at the club, please give them the following information:
The Whiteoaks Park Tennis Club in Mississauga is looking for an individual to fill its court attendant job this summer. Do you meet the following criteria?
- Excellent interpersonal skills to provide services to members and handle issues
- Handles equipment necessary to remove debris from courts and keep them clean
- Housekeeping duties: maintains the clubhouse and washrooms in clean and sanitary condition
- Ability to learn and use the club’s software system, e.g.
- checks in members
- monitors court allocation
- manipulates data,
- runs round robins – other possible club events and
- prepares reports
- Ability to assist the membership director with various duties including fob administration to new members
- Pays attention to details
- Time management skills
- Flexible to take on additional club related organizational duties
- Available to work from May 1 to October 31st
- Available to work regularly scheduled shifts
- Flexible to cover for other attendants when necessary
All of these requirements are critical for the administration of the club for members.
If you meet the above criteria, please send your resume to info@whiteoaksparktennis.com by March 31, 2023.
Last Words..
Again five courts will undergo reconstruction this season which will result in less court availability during first half of the season. Member patience will be rewarded with five brand new courts later in the season. If you have questions about the 2023 season, please address them to info@whiteoaksparktennis.com
Stay tuned for more updates!
Whiteoaks Park Tennis Club
