Cromarty Tennis Club

Cromarty Tennis Club
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Former namesSydney Lawn Tennis Club, Sydney Tennis Association, Ltd., Cromarty Kiwannis Tennis Club
Address65 Cromarty Street
LocationSydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Coordinates46°07′41″N 60°11′19″W / 46.12818°N 60.18862°W / 46.12818; -60.18862
Public transitTransit Cape Breton Route 13
OwnerCape Breton Regional Municipality
OperatorCromarty Tennis Club Society
TypeTennis club
Acreage1.36
SurfaceHard surfaced courts (synthetic/acrylic over asphalt)
Construction
Opened1902; 122 years ago (1902)
Renovated1996
Website
Cromarty Tennis Club Facebook Page

Cromarty Tennis Club is a private tennis club situated in the community of Sydney, part of Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Cromarty Tennis Club is one of the oldest tennis clubs in Nova Scotia, established at its present location along Reservoir Brook (formerly Wentworth Creek or Sullivan's Brook), in Sydney in 1902.[1] The club's address is 65 Cromarty Street, Sydney. Cromarty Tennis Club is a member of Tennis Nova Scotia.[2]

Programs offered by the club include junior and senior (adult) lessons, team tennis, competitive ladder,[3] junior ladder, club mixers and socials as well as the Cape Breton Junior Regionals, Masters Championships, and the Cape Breton Open tournaments.[4] There are both organized and unorganized playing schedules with the club operating from mid-May to late November each year. The club has between 150 and 200 members, 100 of whom are children.[5] The club also offers up to three youth summer tennis camps each season.[4]

  1. ^ Krause, Eric. "Cromarty Tennis Club - History". Cromarty Tennis Club. Sydney, NS: Cromarty Tennis Club Society. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Member Clubs". Tennis Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ Krause, Eric. "Our Summer Programme". Cromarty Tennis Club. Sydney, NS: Cromarty Tennis Club society. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b Colello, T.J. (14 June 2018). "Cromarty Tennis Club to hold open house and registration on Saturday". Cape Breton Post. Syendy, NS: SaltWire Network. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. ^ MacLennan, Nicole (9 March 2015). "Cape Breton tennis players call for indoor court". CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 15 May 2020.