The sport of tennis gets a boost

A new tennis club, TFH, has been established in Hafnarfjörður, whereas previously the town's tennis activities were run by the tennis section of BH. The club has 140 registered members, of whom 114
adults and 26 children. 

There has been little to no provision for tennis players.
in Hafnarfjörður in recent years, and have therefore members sought out Kópavogur or
Reykjavík to play tennis. However, school tennis has been offered for
6-9 year olds with a good response, but this is about tennis training at the same time as
The children are in after-school care. Last school year, however, that activity only took place in
Hraunvallaschool, but it is planned to offer tennis training in more schools.
Next school year.

Renovations to the tennis court at Víðistaðatún 

TFH does not aim
is solely focused on increasing the number of winter training sessions in school tennis next autumn, however
also to get the outdoor pitches at Víðistaðatún into good condition so that it will be possible
to offer Hafnarfjörður children summer tennis school again within its municipality and
to offer all interested people the chance to play tennis on proper tennis courts. 

The club is pleased that the tennis net has been replaced and new lines painted on the courts.
this summer, but the biggest project for next year is to repair the surface of the tennis courts.,
as well as repair the fencing around it and erect a locked shed so there is some sort of facility.
for storing tennis equipment.

New Tennis Club in Hafnarfjörður – TFH

This winter, it was decided to go all out to
to establish a new tennis club in Hafnarfjörður, TFH, and at the same time the tennis section within BH left the club after a long and successful partnership. Thus, the activities
The tennis in Hafnarfjörður has become an independent tennis club, as in other places.
municipalities in the capital region. 

The founding meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Tennis Club was held on the 28th of May, but nearly 30
People turned up and showed an interest in the association. Júlíana Jónsdóttir was elected as
chairman and Andri Jónsson as vice-chairman. Hjörtur Þór Grjetarsson, Hanna Jóna
Skúladóttir and Hafsteinn Dan Kristjánsson were elected to the association's board.
along with two deputy councillors, Steinunn Garðarsdóttir and Heiða Björg
Gustafsdottir's.