Limited edition clothing and accessories available for ordering now - featuring the RMTC Richmond 50 Years design. All items are made to order. Check out the online catalog (click below), or when you are next at the Pro Shop.
Thu. 9 ~ Sun. 12 May Booth, Williams, Chapman, Pridmore, Pastoor, Brethon, Rosedale & Woods-Casey are all in the hunt. Watch some great matches and enjoy some great hospitality with drinks & finger food during Friday night's singles and a legendary BTC BBQ during Saturday night's doubles SF. Click the link to RSVP and for further details:
Sat. 11 May Introduce a friend to the game of Real Tennis. Open to players aged 35 and under, social handicap doubles format.
Sun. 12 May Your chance to introduce the next generation of real tennis superstars to the game, or just kick the kids out of the house for an hour and let the Pros introduce them to our marvellous game. Start time of 3pm.
Wed. 15 May - Annual General Meeting, Trophy presentation, followed by drinks and nibbles.
Fri. 24 May Come and celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday in style with one of Jonathan Sear's famous breakfast tournaments. Handicap / Bisque doubles followed by a full breakfast.
Sun. 26 May Sign up for the quarterly medal for a half day (am or pm) of competitive singles against players around your level. Contact the Pro Shop or sign up in the Club.
Sat. 1 June The Eureka and Larwood Cups are the open and women's competitions between RMTC and Ballarat and are a terrific opportunity for experienced and new players alike. This year RMTC are hosting so we need a team of players ready to play to welcome the visitors. Contact the Club to put your name on the team sheet.
Wed. 5 June Anybody you know, who has ever expressed an interest in real tennis, is welcome to come and try the game. Please sign up through the pro shop so that we have an idea of numbers.
Fri. 7 June Come in and support the opening of the Percy Finch Racket weekend (HRTC v RMTC) with top players and enjoy as usual a wonderful supper and drinks at happy hour prices. For catering purposes contact the Pro Shop to book in.
Courts can be booked online using RMTC BookingSheet (updated from 1 Nov 2023) or through the Pro Shop. Your existing RTO (Real Tennis Online) number and password carry across to this new system.
Our team of Professionals make the members’ time at the Club a thoroughly enjoyable experience.The Professionals will help arrange games for you with players of a suitable standard and also give lessons and coaching for members.
Check your current handicap (singles and doubles) and your opponent's on Real Tennis Online (RTO). Use the online calculators to work out the start score for each game. Use your RTO number and password as used for the RMTC Booking System.
Queens Club & MCC & Others | Sat, 4th May | 12:00 am
The World Masters Individual Events (O50s, O55s, O60s, O65s, O70s, O75 and O80s Singles and Doubles) are taking place on 9th -18th May 2024 at The Queen’s Club.
The World Masters Team Events are taking place on 4th – 8th May:
Ballarat Tennis Club | Fri, 10th May | 4:00 pm
The Victorian Open always attracts a strong field of the best tennis players in Australia and this year is no exception. If you're not playing come down, enjoy the tennis and support all the players.
RMTC | Sat, 11th May | 1:00 pm
Introduce a friend to the game of Real Tennis. Open to players aged 35 and under, social handicap doubles format. Supper to follow. Organised by the Young Players Committee.
Wednesday, 1st May
2024 marks 50 years at Richmond. To celebrate this milestone limited anniversary merchandise has been designed and its arrived. Check out the polos, t-shirts, hoodies, ¼ zip tops and more. If you can’t get into the Club the merchandise can be found on the RMTC website and you can order there.
All merchandise can be found here: https://rmtc.com.au/pro-shop/5...
Wednesday, 1st May
Congratulations James Ciro, Tom McNamara and Eve Filippelli for winning the Young Members Autumn Pennant for 2024.
Wednesday, 1st May
The Anzac day tournament kicked off with Xavier Wilson’s rousing bagpipe performance which was, to many, a highlight of the tournament itself. The tennis itself was a sight to behold however, and was hard fought by all throughout the day. The matches on the day were knockout and featured both singles and doubles. In the singles nobody could keep up with Rob Heath who proved to be the most consistent throughout the day. The final was a battle between Peter Eklund and Rob Heath who carried the day in a convincing win.
Wednesday, 1st May
The annual Platinum Handicap Singles Tournament was won by Richard Bryant who beat Michelle O'Rorke in a wonderful final of handicap singles. Michelle battled back from 5/2 down to level at 5-games all and advantage-all. Richard prevailed in the final point however to win his first tournament at RMTC. Earlier there were plenty of excellent matches in the round robin format.
Wednesday, 1st May
BTC recently held the second edition of the Lola Montez Women's handicap doubles tournament - with players coming from Australia-wide to play. There was great tennis all weekend, culminating in Eve Fillipelli and Isabella Lo Presti taking out the final, 8/3, over Cath Faull and Jo See Tan. Congrats also to Penny Corser-Hatten and Lucinda Horrocks for taking out the Plate. Much fun had by all!
Real tennis is a high strategy racket sport with a pedigree that can be traced back to the twelfth century. It is the original racket game from which are descended most modern racket games including lawn tennis (now called tennis) and squash.
Real tennis is a unique game which provides:
Real tennis is played by sports enthusiasts of all ages and levels. Around the world you might call the game different things – ‘real’ tennis in Australia and Britain, ‘court’ tennis in the US, and ‘jeu de paume’ in France – to players, it is simply ‘tennis’.
Royal Melbourne Tennis Club