Tennis Victoria is excited to announce that clubs are now able to submit their team entries for the 2013 season commencing on 20 April.<\/p>\n
The 2013 season will introduce a number of exciting changes, including a reward system for new clubs, the introduction of a Men\u2019s Masters 50+ Doubles Competition and a Men\u2019s Open Doubles Competition to replace the Men\u2019s Seniors 35+ Doubles competition as well as a shortened season for the lowest grades.<\/p>\n
For existing clubs in 2013, any extra team they register above their 2012 total team numbers will be free of charge, e.g. if your club had five teams in 2012 and in 2013 you have eight, you will only pay for five.<\/p>\n
In addition to this, any new club that didn\u2019t participate in the Pennant competition in 2012 will receive a 50% discount off the standard team entry fee for every team entered in 2013.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis incentive program will help clubs promote participation to club members and increase team numbers to create a competition pathway,\u201d said Tennis Victoria\u2019s Competition Manager Jeff Downes.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of these new introductions have been developed to further enhance the Pennant\u2019s reputation as Australia\u2019s premier team tennis competition.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 2013 season will also see the introduction of a shortened season in the men\u2019s and women\u2019s lowest grades. The shortened season will feature a six team, 10 round competition with no rounds scheduled in the term two school holidays. The shorter competition is designed for time poor adults and is hoped to attract new players to join, while also enabling Pennant to grow over the lower grades.<\/p>\n