{"id":35249,"date":"2023-11-09T04:51:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T17:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/?p=35249"},"modified":"2023-11-09T06:26:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T19:26:13","slug":"tennis-victoria-premier-league-round-1-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/news\/2023\/11\/09\/tennis-victoria-premier-league-round-1-preview","title":{"rendered":"Tennis Victoria Premier League &#8211; Round 1 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Round 1 of Tennis Victoria Premier League begins on Friday 10 November.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Head down to <strong>Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club <\/strong>from 5:00pm (Women&#8217;s fixtures) and 7:15pm (Men&#8217;s fixtures) to witness some of Australia&#8217;s best tennis players in action!<\/p>\n<p>Spectators will be treated to thrilling club rivalries (fuelled by the addition of team nicknames) as the passionate club spirit and incredible tennis action takes centre stage.<\/p>\n<p>During a blockbuster Media Day on 9 November, <strong>Fawkner Tennis Club<\/strong> have thrown down the gauntlet to win Premier League after triumphing in Men&#8217;s State Grade and the State League Championships earlier in the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club\u00a0<\/strong>will enter Premier League with confidence after taking out the Women&#8217;s State Grade title, led by the season MVP\u00a0<strong>Zoe Llewelyn.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>MCC Glen Iris Valley<\/strong>\u00a0are looking to go back to back in both the men\u2019s and the women\u2019s competitions after winning both competitions last year.<\/p>\n<p>Canberra\u2019s <strong>Annerly Poulos<\/strong> is looking forward to her first Tennis Victoria Premier League season with <strong>Diggers Rest<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>WOMEN&#8217;S ROUND 1 SCHEDULE:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><em>From 5:00pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Diggers Rest Pasifika v MCC GIV Demons<\/p>\n<p>Kooyong Classics v Hume Viclanders<\/p>\n<p>RSY Yarras v GPHC Aces<\/p>\n<h5><strong>MEN&#8217;S ROUND 1 SCHEDULE:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><em>From 7:15pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kooyong Classics v GPHC Aces<\/p>\n<p>Hume Highflyers v RSY Yarras<\/p>\n<p>MCC GIV Demons v Fawkner Stars<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/leagues\/premier-league\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0for more information on\u00a0Tennis Victoria Premier League\u00a0and the participating teams.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>SEASON INFORMATION<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"table\">\n<table width=\"588\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"87\"><strong>Round<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"103\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"240\"><strong>Venue<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"158\"><strong>Match Time<\/strong><strong>(approximate finish)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"87\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"103\">Friday 10 November<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\">Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">5.00-9.30pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"87\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"103\">Saturday 11 November<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\">Royal Park TC (Men)Grace Park Hawthorn Club (Women)<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">3.00-5.30pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"87\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"103\">Sunday 12 November<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\">MCC Glen Iris Valley Tennis Club<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">3.00-6.00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"87\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"103\">Thursday 16 November<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\">Hume Tennis and Community Centre<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">5.00-9.00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"87\">5<\/td>\n<td width=\"103\">Friday 17 November<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\">Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">6.00-8.30pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"87\">Grand Final<\/td>\n<td width=\"103\">Saturday 18 November<\/td>\n<td width=\"240\">Kooyong LTC Stadium<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">1.00-6.30pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The season culminates in the Grand Final to be held in the Stadium at the prestigious Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club on November 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0where the top two Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s teams will face off for the coveted Tennis Victoria Premier League trophy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>A behind the scenes look at our 2023 Media Day:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/news\/2023\/11\/09\/tennis-victoria-premier-league-round-1-preview\/attachment\/untitled-4-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35264\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-35264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/files\/2023\/11\/Untitled-4-1024x765.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/files\/2023\/11\/Untitled-4-1024x765.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/files\/2023\/11\/Untitled-4-768x574.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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