{"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":"2026-06-23T13:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T03:15:47","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<div>\n<table class=\"___8jgz390 f1ddd56o f16vktn6 f1enuhaj fdclmfp f1ev3kgc ftgm304 f1uinfot fibjyge f15tpi3i f9yszdx f1fu4s3n f3l3pb3 f1s2k7dp f8fmt76 fjvbh62 fysh76l fic4ptz f1yenhzu f1yn6nvh f14tj6oe f1jq587y f1el8yx3 f1pymoxg f1ofu761 fe6itr f7coize f1794535 f70r78m f4zgifc fk1v6el f16pyhcb fo436u6 fzy4j18 fc43013 f1hmrcvb fc4t9fq fgp09rh fjnyn6r fkg7he6 f1uco0ph\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Date<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Round<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday 11 October 2026<\/td>\n<td>Round 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday 18 October 2026<\/td>\n<td>Round 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday 25 October 2026<\/td>\n<td>Round 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday 1 November 2026<\/td>\n<td>BYE \u2013 Melbourne Cup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday 8 November 2026<\/td>\n<td>Round 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday 15 November 2026<\/td>\n<td>Round 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday 22 November 2026<\/td>\n<td>Grasscourt Nationals Qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday 29 November 2026<\/td>\n<td>Round 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday 6 December 2026<\/td>\n<td>Round 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Season Break<\/strong><\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday 31 January 2027<\/td>\n<td>Round 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday 7 February 2027<\/td>\n<td>Round 9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday 14 February 2027<\/td>\n<td>Round 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday 21 February 2027<\/td>\n<td>Semi Finals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday 28 February 2027<\/td>\n<td>Grand Finals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday 7 March 2027<\/td>\n<td>BYE \u2013 Labour Day Weekend<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday 14 March 2027<\/td>\n<td>Back Up Grand Finals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sat 20 &amp; Sun 21 March 2027<\/td>\n<td>Pat Cash Cup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\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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