UPPER HUTT TENNIS CLUB

Pre-World War I tennis was played on courts at Maidstone Park which was developed by Phillip Davis. There was a problem with the ground being swampy and in the late 1920s the tennis club planned to build a pavilion in Pine Avenue. About that time the local bowling club was in financial difficulty and the two organisations got together and the tennis club paid the outstanding debts and moved into the bowling club's King Street facility. The Upper Hutt Bowling and Tennis Club was formed in 1928... The Tennis Club has had two members represent New Zealand at Wimbledon, which is the mecca for all tennis players. In 1939 we were represented by Mr Neil Edwards and in 1967 by Mr Kevin Woolcott, who went on to be New Zealand"s First National Tennis Coach.

Also known as: Upper Hutt Tennis