The League is striving to be a welcoming, diverse and inclusive place. To that end, we have specific initiatives with that goal in mind, including those below.
Public Participation
We want to include, to the extent feasible, senior tennis players who are members of tennis clubs without a team in the league or who are members of the public at large. Accordingly, we have created a team we have named Stanley Park for that express purpose. The Stanley Park team is made up of both members of the public who play tennis principally on available city courts and senior tennis players who belong to a formal tennis club which does not have a team participating in the league.
Our league is entirely free to all teams. Players are periodically asked to bring a can of new tennis balls to certain matches.
The league is grateful to each of the participating tennis clubs for welcoming the visiting teams throughout the season.
Recruiting
If you are reading this we ask for your help with our recruitment efforts. Successful recruiting is essential to the continued viability and vitality of our league. We are a free-to-all participants league, have essentially no budget for recruiting and will rely primarily on ‘word of mouth’ and ‘friend of a friend’ methods.
Historically, senior leagues have their greatest recruiting challenge in identifying enough senior women interested in quasi-competitive play. Our league is no different and, if we are to survive and thrive, we need all of the league’s participants and supporters to actively assist in the recruitment process.
For a variety of reasons we expect some teams to be short of players, particularly women, in our 2026 season.
In 2026, and potentially beyond, the league is prepared to consider adding, on an exception basis to ensure team viability, individuals who do not yet meet the normal minimum age standards but are turning 55 or older in the calendar year.
Please contact us at info@calgaryseniortennis.com
with your recruiting and participation inquiries.
Calgary Senior Tennis Doubles Interclub 