Bundoora Tennis Club was recognised at the recent Tennis Victoria awards night.
The club was among the winners for the Tennis Victoria pennant community engagement awards.
John Hampson, who runs GP Tennis out of Bundoora, received the award on behalf of the club.
He said the club and his coaching program run closely together and there was a real community element to the tennis programs at Bundoora.
“It is pretty cool,” he said. “They didn’t tell us what we actually got the award for.
“In our coaching program we coach 83-year-olds to three-year-olds and everything in between.
“We have elite athletes as juniors. We have blind tennis, we have pickleball.
“Adults have more fun than the kids.
Hampson said it was nice to get some recognition for the work they do including running free programs for specialised groups.
“We don’t expect stuff like that, it’s amazing to get an award for it. It’s nice to see they see we are successful with what we do.
Hampson said they had a number of elite players coming through, headlined by Ava Beck, who is ranked number two in Australia in her age group.
She recently played in her first pro-tournament.
