Membership

The OU Tennis Club is not a public club. Membership is open to all OU staff and full time postgraduate students, and their immediate family (i.e. a partner, parent, child or sibling). There are four categories of membership: Ordinary, Student, Junior and Associate.

Ordinary member: adult member of OU staff, or adult member of the immediate family of a member of OU staff/postgraduate student. 'Member of OU staff' here includes ex-members of staff.

Student member: full-time OU postgraduate student.

Junior member: member of the immediate family of an ordinary or student member who is a child aged 16-17. Children under 16 are not eligible to join the club in their own right, though they can use the tennis courts as a guest of the relevant ordinary/student member.

Associate member: a small and strictly limited number of Associate membership places are available to adults outside the OU.  These are reserved for those whom the OUTC Committee deems will bring something to the club, over and above simply being a member, such as the ability and willingness to play in one of our teams. When considering Associate membership applications, the decision of the Committee is final. There is no automatic right to renewal of an Associate membership.

The OUTC membership year runs from 1st October to 30th September.  Please note that the full annual fee is payable regardless of what time of year you join the club and that no refunds on membership are given if you leave the club before the end of the membership year. 

If you wish to join the club please complete a membership application form. If you have any questions, please contact the Club Chair or Secretary.  

To enquire about Associate membership, please contact the Club Committee in the first instance (for contact details see the Contact us page).