About Us
We formed as an organization to provide top-quality tennis facilities and coaching to empower tennis enthusiasts at all levels. Our mission is to elevate the sport of tennis in Cambridge and Kitchener in a year-round, indoor tennis facility.
Meet Our Founder
TennisCambridge founder promotes awareness at Active Living fair.
Gordon Miller founded the TennisCambridge organization in 2022, in response to a suggestion from the city of Cambridge. The city suggested that instead of one club seeking an indoor facility, all city clubs should unite and do it. So he contacted the other club presidents and had the initial meeting at the Victoria Park Clubhouse. He has been growing the TennisCambridge community ever since.
Members
We are a committee of executive members from each Cambridge tennis club and a Director at TennisCanada:
Hespeler Tennis Club
Mason Doerr, President
Kevin Worley, Treasurer
Nathan Hellinga, Past President
Three (3) hard courts.
Victoria Park Tennis Club
Cambridge Tennis Club
Gordon Miller, President
Brian Fogo, Facilities Manager
Four (4) Clay Courts
GSM Tennis Club
Gabe Voros, Owner
Three (3) Indoor Hard Courts
Currently closed
Dynka Tennis Academy
Sandra Dynka, Owner and coach
Tom Dynka, Co-owner and coach
One (1) Indoor Hard Court
email info@dynkaacademy.com
Waterloo Tennis Club
April Manahan, Manager,
Ryan MacLean, Assistant Manager
Six (6) Outdoor Har Tru Courts
Six (6) Indoor Har Tru Courts
Tennis Canada
Alison Anderson, Director,
Tennis Canada Year-Round Community Tennis Courts Program
www.tenniscanada.com/facilities-program/year-round-tennis/year-round-tennis
Waterloo Region Indoor Clubs
Our mission is formed from an assessment of capacity in Waterloo Region:
- The Region of Waterloo has 3 main cities: Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo
- Waterloo has two (2) indoor tennis clubs: Waterloo TC, and Greystone TC
- Waterloo TC currently operates at full capacity with a wait list of 1200 (as of 2023)
- Greystone TC requires a large initiation fee beyond what most players can afford
- Kitchener and Cambridge have no indoor tennis facilities
- Most tennis players in Kitchener and Cambridge cannot play winter tennis
City of Cambridge Clubs
All of TennisCambridge clubs are on Cambridge city-owned land and all of the buildings associated with the clubs are city-owned property (except GSM). All are outdoor only. There are no tennis clubs in Kitchener - only public courts.
Operation
- All of the tennis clubs are managed by unpaid volunteers.
- The clubs provide free lessons for beginners , run tennis camps that are open to all persons whether members or not.
- Age is no barrier to enjoying the sport. Many members play well into their 80’s.
Costs
Participant costs:
Membership fees are kept as low as possible to keep from being a barrier to entry.
Equipment costs are minimal, requiring only a racquet and sneakers, unlike many other sports which can require significant expenditures.
City Costs:
Facilities are run for the benefit of the citizens of Cambridge at no cost for staff, no cost for programs, no cost for routine maintenance and no cost for administration.
Objectives
Short term:
Maintain and preserve the standard of current facilities.
Long term:
Provide for the demand for recreational tennis for a growing population. The current facilities cannot meet that demand. Most players cannot play winter tennis. Eventually a centralized facility with more courts and an indoor facility will be required to meet demand.
“We need an indoor tennis club in the Waterloo region to service Cambridge and surrounding area.”
Harry Greenan
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