TENNIS
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IT TOOK close to a year of work and countless man hours, but Penrose Tennis Club was finally able to unveil its new courts on Saturday.
The club's journey to resurface the courts started about a year ago when it was told the second court had a large crack in it and needed to be fenced off.
Without the second court, club members knew they would not be able to grow the club or hold community or family days.
So in order to get the money to resurface the courts, the club applied for a few grants.
The estimated total for the project was close to $20,000.
Wingecarribee Tennis Association helped out with a donation of $3000 before the club was also given another $3000 through the NSW Government Community Building Partnership Program.
The club itself put $6000 into the project which bumped its funds up to $12,000.
The rest of the money was provided by the Veolia Mulwaree Trust.
Penrose Tennis Club then received help from the Wingecarribee Shire Council after it agreed to remove the tree that had caused the crack in the second court as well as other vegetation growing on and around the courts.
Club vice president Judith Elber also thanked Bundanoon Tennis Club for allowing Penrose players to use their courts while the resurfacing took place as well as the purchase of Hot Shots equipment.
Despite the wet conditions on Saturday, Tennis NSW development officer Troy Smith was on hand on Saturday to help some of the club's younger members with the Hot Shots program.
Wingecarribee Tennis Association's secretary, Goulburn MP Pru Goward and Veoilia Mulwaree Trust representative Geoff Kettle all officially unveiled the newly resurfaced courts.
VIDEO: Young Penrose tennis players practice their skills by aiming to throw the ball onto a racquet at the opposite end of the court. Video by Josh Bartlett.