Rules & Etiquette
The entry gate must remain locked. Please do not prop the gate open. With the popularity of dog walking and Fred Gingell Park, too many non-members gain access to our clubhouse and use our washroom, which remain the club's responsibility to maintain and clean. Keys are for Adults only.
Courts are restricted to TTC members, their guests, and sanctioned League play only. Do not commence play before 8:00am and all play must be finished by 10:00pm, out of respect for our neighbours.
Booking courts 4 & 5. Courts 1 - 3 must use the online booking system (see 'Calendar and Booking' page for details). Courts 4 & 5 continue to use the Booking Board on the clubhouse deck. Court 5 is the Coach's court and booking is subject to Coach requirements.
If players want to ensure they get time on courts 4 or 5 they must enter their names and their start times on this Board. A minimum of 2 players must be present for the sign-up. Proper use of the Booking Board ensures that everyone gets their share of playing times when the courts are busy. Write your start time on the Board and wait outside your selected court for completion of their last point. A court may be re-booked if no others are waiting but re-booking must only occur AFTER your original time has ended - do not re-book partway through your time. Maximum playing times when others are waiting: 45 minutes for singles, and 60 minutes for doubles.
PLAYERS NOT USING THE BOARD FOR COURTS 4 OR 5 RISK BEING 'BUMPED' FROM PLAY WHEN THE COURTS ARE BUSY. Please ensure this procedure is followed to avoid unnecessary conflict for court time.
Court lights. Any adult member may turn on the court lights. Switches are located on the wall in the clubhouse. There are 2 green buttons for each court. The last member to leave the courts is responsible for turning off the court lights by pressing the single red button.
The Lights turn off automatically at 10:00 pm. No lights or play are permitted after this time. Please respect our neighbours.
Guests must pay a fee of $10 for each time they play preferably by etransfer to ttcfees@gmail.com, otherwise by depositing $10 with the envelope provided, and placed in the collection box attached to the bench seat near the window. Either way, please provide the guest's name.
Wet towels. Please don't leave them inside the clubhouse, they really do smell the place out! Leave them hanging outside, either under the overhang or along the deck railing - yes, they will get wet there if it rains but better that than smelling up the clubhouse.
Dress policy. Whites are not mandatory but proper tennis attire is required, and non-marking tennis shoes ARE mandatory. If you see someone marking the court with their shoes please inform them of the rule. And please do not play shirtless, despite how hot it might get or how buff you think you look!
Overhead wires on courts 1 - 3. If the ball hits those overhead wires it becomes a dead ball and the point is replayed.
Please respect our neighbours' privacy - all balls going over the fence into their backyards must be considered lost. Members are not permitted to climb any fence or to enter any yard to retrieve balls. Do not swear on the courts. This can upset other players and our neighbours.
Ball hoppers are allowed but must be removed if they interfere with other courts.
Damage to windscreens, nets, clubhouse, shed or other TTC property should be reported using the 'Contact Us' page of this website.
The last member to leave the courts is responsible for ensuring that all equipment [e.g. brooms, chairs, umbrellas etc.] is stored inside the clubhouse or shed, and all the court and clubhouse lights are turned off and the clubhouse, shed doors and court gates are securely locked. Please be sure to check and lock the clubhouse, shed door and outer gate because vandalism can cause enormous expense to the Club.