Former names | Sydney Lawn Tennis Club, Sydney Tennis Association, Ltd., Cromarty Kiwannis Tennis Club |
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Address | 65 Cromarty Street |
Location | Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Coordinates | 46°07′41″N 60°11′19″W / 46.12818°N 60.18862°W |
Public transit | Transit Cape Breton Route 13 |
Owner | Cape Breton Regional Municipality |
Operator | Cromarty Tennis Club Society |
Type | Tennis club |
Acreage | 1.36 |
Surface | Hard surfaced courts (synthetic/acrylic over asphalt) |
Construction | |
Opened | 1902 |
Renovated | 1996 |
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]