News

Presidents Message

Welcome to the 2025 tennis season!
When you walk into the clubhouse this year, you will see that the executive has been hard at work over the winter, implementing a long overdue renovation to the clubhouse. We hope that you like it!

I want to thank all of our Board Members for their help in making 2024 a very successful season. We sent out a member survey at the end of last season and were gratified to learn that we have strong support for the path we are on from our membership. This year we will continue on the same trajectory, with some small improvements.

We will continue to keep you up to date regularly on additional initiatives we are investigating as the season progresses.

Play (lots of) tennis, and have fun.

-- John Payne, President

Courts and Clubhouse

We expect to open the courts in mid-May, weather permitting. Of course, our opening date is dependent on both the amount of rain we get in late April or early May and how waterlogged the courts are from winter snow.

A Word from our Tennis Director, Sam Jonas

Adam Dykes and I have known each other since we were kids and are very excited to have the opportunity to work together again in our second season at Cottingham TC. As tennis professionals, we ran ACE Tennis together for over 5 years and are hoping we can bring a positive and engaging environment to the club.

We are organizing a new season of events, round robins, team practices and a more comprehensive list of clinics this upcoming season.

For complete details on clinics available and information on how to book lessons or clinics, please click on the link. https://www.cottinghamtennis.ca/lessons

Social Events

We are fortunate to have our social maven, Lesley Till, back in her role organizing our many social events. Her planned list of events include: an Opening Day RR and social gathering, a Canada Day celebration, as well as other activities to be announced.

We're looking forward to having many club members come out and join us at these events. Don’t be shy!

Teams

Cottingham ladies will have a daytime team in the A2 Division and an evening team in Division 5. The men will have teams in the Division 2 and Division 4 evening divisions of the Toronto Men's League .

We are also pleased to continue with a second year in the over 55 League. This is an ideal league for players in this age group and those who may not have competed in team events in the past.

This year we are especially excited about the new programming with our Pros. They will be more involved in team practices, guaranteeing us wins (no pressure) in all five leagues! Once we have a more definitive timeline on the club opening date, we will send out more information regarding team tryouts/practices which will be held in conjunction with our tennis professionals.

General Manager's Nadia Bernier's message:

Hello everyone!

The court attendants and I are looking forward to another great season at Cottingham. Please feel free to contact me with questions about court reservations and membership rules. You can use the link at https://www.cottinghamtennis.ca to make online reservations and contact me at (416) 966-1035.