Ascot Vale Tennis Academy

12/07/2026

🏆 Congratulations to Luca G!🏆

A huge congratulations to Luca G on winning the JDS Hume #2 Tournament over the weekend! 🎾👏

Luca's hard work, commitment and positive attitude continue to pay off, and we're incredibly proud to see another fantastic result from one of our Next Gen Performance Squad players, led by Coach Charles.

A big well done also to Paddy M, who competed strongly throughout the tournament. It's fantastic to see our Next Gen players continuing to challenge themselves and perform so well in competition.

Keep up the great work, boys—we're looking forward to seeing what the rest of the season brings! 💪🎾

10/07/2026

Congratulations to Paddy M on winning the 10/U Green Ball event at the 2026 JDS Vida Junior Development Series #8 in Essendon! 🏆🎾

Paddy is a member of our Next Gen Performance Program, led by Coach Charles Mehlape. His hard work and commitment continue to pay off—well done, Paddy!

Congratulations also to Antoine C and Anthony U on their strong performances throughout the tournament. We are very proud of all three players!

**Training is back next week—let’s keep the momentum going!** 💪🎾

03/07/2026

The team at the Ascot Vale Tennis Academy ran another successful tennis camp (despite some rain!). We had over 100 players participate over the 3 day camp!

Just a quick heads up that our junior and our adult classes resume on the 13th of July. We can't wait to see you back on our courts.

25/05/2026

Huge congratulations to Andrej Smitran on winning the 16/U Junior Event in Valencia, Spain! 🇪🇸🏆

An incredible achievement and a reward for all the hard work, dedication, and commitment Andrej continues to show both on and off the court.

Well done Andrej — everyone at the Ascot Vale Tennis Academy is so proud of you! We’re looking forward to having you back with us next week and hearing all about the experience. 💪🎾

24/05/2026

🎾🏆 Huge congratulations to Luca and Paddy on an outstanding performance at the Essendon Green Ball Tournament today!

Both boys showed fantastic determination, composure and fighting spirit throughout the day, with each of them finishing on top of their respective pools! 👏💪

It’s great to see all the hard work on the practice court paying off. We’re very proud of the effort, attitude and sportsmanship both players displayed across the tournament.

Keep up the great work boys — the future is bright! 🌟🔥

29/03/2026

Congrats to our Matilda Sandri and the NSJTA for winning the Pat Cash Team Cup! A quick should out to Daniel Tegg and all coaches from AVTA who have coached Tillie to get to this point. More great experiences to come Tillie!

27/01/2026

If you walk, run or cycle around the Maribyrnong River track, listen up 🏃‍➡️🚲🚶‍♀️‍➡️

The Afton Street Pedestrian Bridge will be closed for 3 weeks from Monday, 2 February for essential safety inspections and maintenance.

Please plan ahead, adjust your route or take the opportunity to explore other walking and cycling paths in Moonee Valley!

Read more at our news page, mvcc.vic.gov.au/afton-pedestrian-bridge

20/01/2026

Our junior tennis classes for term 1 2026 are open for registration. Get in quickly before the spots get filled up!

The Ascot Vale Tennis Academy offers Tennis coaching, Hot Shots, Cardio Tennis, Junior squads, Private lessons, Hot Shots Leagues and Adult classes.

18/01/2026

Awesome use of the non dominant arm to help with unit turn on the forehand from mighty Joao Fonseca. This is the preparation we encourage our players to have at our academy! Vamo Fonseca!

16/01/2026

It was so nice for some kids from the Ascot Vale Tennis Academy to attend the Australian Open yesterday. The highlight was forming the guard of honour for the Sinner vs Auger-Aliassime match. Thanks to Tennis Australia for the opportunity.