{"id":135,"date":"2015-08-19T11:48:39","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T01:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2025-11-21T11:13:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T00:13:37","slug":"ajp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/leagues\/ajp","title":{"rendered":"Associations Junior Pennant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #001f3d\">Associations Junior Pennant provides high-level competition for the\u00a0aspiring junior player. The league is age-based, with players selected to represent their associations and compete against their peers across the 10-week season. AJP provides an ongoing player development pathway for high performing juniors in a team environment. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #001f3d\">Associations Junior Pennant consists of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">A and B Division will be played on Sunday afternoons as a trial across the 2025\/26 season with C Divisions played on Sunday morning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">2025\/26 Season will commence on Sunday 19 October and played across Term 4 and Term 1 concluding with Grand Finals on Sunday 15 March.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #001f3d\">10 round season with a Grand Final on week 11\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #001f3d\">4-6 player teams per Round<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #001f3d\">Two doubles rubbers (8 game set) and four singles rubbers (best of two sets with third set match tiebreaker) in each home and away match<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #001f3d\">Graded within age groups where players participate in 12\/u, 14\/u or Junior Open leagues<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #001f3d\">For any information on Associations Junior Pennant, please e-mail <a class=\"ms-outlook-linkify\" href=\"mailto:leaguesvic@tennis.com.au\">leaguesvic@tennis.com.au<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Conditions of Play<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/?p=43133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025\/26 AJP- Rules &amp; Conditions of Play<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/?p=42410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 26 AJP- Rule Changes and FAQ Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/competitiveplay\/regulations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Code of Conduct<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tennisvic.wufoo.com\/forms\/s1xj9ej00c6wvgl\/\">Code of Behaviour Reporting\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Match Centre<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/competitiveplay\/create-your-cpp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Link your Match Centre Profile to your Universal Tennis Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.tennis.com.au\/product-knowledge-base\/match-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Match Centre Support Guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Season Information<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\"><strong>Round<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sunday 12 October 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">Regional Team Event #2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sunday 19 October 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">Round 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sunday 26 October 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">Round 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sunday 2 November 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">BYE \u2013 Melbourne Cup Weekend<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sunday 9 November 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">Round 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sunday 16 November 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">Round 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sunday 23 November 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">Round 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sat 29 &amp; Sun 30 November 2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">Representative Team Event WeekendTBC &#8211; Wayne Arthurs Cup (10\/u) and Alicia Molik Cup (12\/u)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"633\"><strong>Season Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sunday 1 February 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">Round 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sunday 8 February 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">Round 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sunday 15 February 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">Round 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sunday 22 February 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">Round 9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sunday 1 March 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">Round 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sunday 8 March 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">BYE &#8211; Labour Day Long Weekend<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sunday 15 March 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">Grand Finals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sunday 22 March 2026 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">Back Up Grand Final Date<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><strong>Sunday 29 March 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"407\">Victorian State Teams Championships (inc. Pat Cash Cup) VENUE &amp; DATE TBC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>AJP Coordinator Details<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;background-color: #0a6dff\" border=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #0a6dff;color: #ffffff\">\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;color: #ffffff\">Association<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;color: #ffffff\">Key Contact<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 8px;color: #ffffff\">Contact Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baysidetennis.asn.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bayside Regional TA<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/play.tennis.com.au\/moorabbinanddistrictjuniortennisassociation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moorabbin &amp; District TA<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">Chris Ritchie<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">0406 333 860<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"mailto:president@baysidetennis.asn.au\">president@baysidetennis.asn.au<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tennisgeelonginc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennis Geelong<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">Jason Schoenmaekers<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">0407 057 376<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"mailto:ajl@tennisgeelonginc.com.au\">ajl@tennisgeelonginc.com.au<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bdta.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berwick and District TA<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">Sue Walkerden<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">0425 857 844<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"mailto:bdtasec@gmail.com\">bdtasec@gmail.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ertinc.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eastern Region Tennis<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">Chris Thomson<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">0425 759 399<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"mailto:development@ertinc.org.au\">development@ertinc.org.au<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nejta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Eastern Junior TA<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">Theo Robolas<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">0421 611 713<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"mailto:nejtapennant@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nejtapennant@gmail.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/nsjta.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Suburban Junior TA<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">Melinda Swale<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">0419 338 202<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a id=\"menur1uom\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" style=\"color: #ffffff\" title=\"mailto:events@nsjta.org.au\" href=\"mailto:events@nsjta.org.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">events@nsjta.org.au<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/play.tennis.com.au\/peninsulatennis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peninsula Tennis Association<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">Dima Shagas<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">0439 203 566<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"mailto:repevents@peninsulatennis.com.au\">repevents@peninsulatennis.com.au<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.waverleytennis.asn.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waverley Tennis<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">Brian Hovey<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">9560 3740<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"mailto:brianhovey@optusnet.com.au\">brianhovey@optusnet.com.au<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"http:\/\/wrta.net.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Region TA<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">Marlene Russell<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px\">0419 533 435<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"mailto:marlrus@hotmail.com\">marlrus@hotmail.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Fixtures &amp; 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