Tiny Towns Tennis Tournament

For 2024 Tiny Towns Tennis Tournament is a Round Robin Tournament for up to 8 teams in beautiful Tin Can Bay.

Given the popularity of the last couple of years we have moved to have a management system for the event. The event was started so that the local tennis clubs had a tournament they can engage in and have a fun, competitive yet relaxed atmosphere.

This is a club based event, not an individual event, just to remove confusion. If you wish to play and are not a member of club in the tournament we can put you in touch with those competing and/or add you as a reserve for the event.

Entries for the event should comprise of at minimum 2 men and 2 ladies, though optimally one would have 3 men and 3 ladies to cover the 3 categories. Men's Doubles, Ladies Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Of course having a few extras in support in the case of injury or unforeseen circumstances is always a benefit.

Sponsored by Community Underwriting -- insuring not for profits; Hosted by Team Rainbow and Team Tin Can Bay.

Given the current year, we do need to clarify that men cannot play in the Ladies Doubles or in the role of a lady in the Mixed Doubles. This is to keep the competition fair and balanced for all as I'm sure everyone appreciates.

Day 1 Start:  9:00 am Saturday - with play starting at 9:30 am sharp.  Day One will run from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and consist of 4 rounds of the round robin stage in all 3 categories.

There are 30 mins allotted to each game which will consist of 8 serves (2 per player) with an end change after 4 serves.

There will be no technical break for lunch; however, there will be a period of lunch between 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm where some drinks and food (BBQ) will be offered to players at low prices – please support Team Tin Can Bay’s lovely culinary skills.

The round layout will enable at least a 1-hr downtime between rounds, even if playing in two categories (it's impossible to play 3 categories!!).  For those in single categories, there will be 2 hrs between rounds.

Day 2 Start:  9:00 am Sunday with play starting at 9:30 am sharp.  Day Two will consist of the final 3 rounds of the round robin for all categories.  The Finals will be held on the Sunday evening, as early as possible.

This format is all based on 2 courts for 8 teams across 2 days.  The extra 2 courts are scheduled to be ready for TTTT 2-3 Aug 2025.

Date Saturday 3 Aug and Sunday 4 Aug 2024

Time              9:00 am – 6:00 pm (approx)

Venue     https://www.tennis.com.au/tincanbay/  6 Whiting Street, Tin Can Bay

Teams           8 Teams each with:  Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Doubles (min 4 players)

Fee/Regn      $20/Doubles (ie $10/player) Early Bird or $30/Doubles

For the competition, it is requested:

• one contact person per team – name & email address for communications
• each team will organise their own players, transport, etc
• venue to provide new balls (2 per court used)
• host to provide winners’ trophies (3 shields -- men’s; women’s; mixed) + Prize Money ($200/winning player), ‘wooden spoons’ for the last Team placed (3x2 -- men’s; women’s; mixed)

Format Information

• 2 men and 2 women per team + 1 man and 1 woman (mixed) or players may double-up.
• Women can play as men, only if there is no alternative.
• Each match consists of 8 games, each player serving once on each side. 
• If the two teams are tied at the end of 8 games, then a tie breaker is played to determine the winner.
• Short deuces to keep match length time down.

Games Playing Order

• 1&2     Women’s 1 vs Women’s 2                          Men’s 1 vs Men’s 2
• 3&4     Women’s 3 vs Women’s 4                          Men’s 3 vs Men’s 4
• 5&6     Mixed       1 vs Mixed 2                             Mixed 3 vs Mixed 4
• 7&8     two losing Women’s teams play off for:    Women’s Wooden Spoon
•            two losing Men’s team play off for:           Men’s Wooden Spoon
•   9        losing Mixed teams play off for:               Mixed Wooden Spoon
• 10        winning Women’s team play off for:         Women’s Winning Team
• 11        winning Men’s team play off for:              Men’s Winning Team
• 12        winning Mixed teams play off for:            Mixed Winning Team

Recommended Accommodation: 

Kingfisher Caravan Park              https://kingfishercaravanpark.com.au/

Dolphin Waters Tin Can Bay         https://dolphinwaters.com.au/

Tin Can Bay Motel                       https://www.tincanbaymotel.com.au/

Sleepy Lagoon Motel                     https://sleepylagoonmotel.com/