Ås Tennis Club (Norwegian: Ås tennisklubb) was founded on 16 March 1976[1] and has around 170 members (2009).[2] The club has three clay courts located in Idrettsveien, south of the sports stadion in Ås municipality in Akershus county in Norway. The courts are open for use between April and October.
Club History
editFoundation
editOver 20 people attended the foundation meeting held on 16 March in 1976 in the cantina at the Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences at Norwegian University of Life Sciences. One of the central issues was the construction of new tennis courts. A working group consisting of Reidun Carlsen, Anne Ørbeck, Torbjørn Auran, Wolfgang Hoffmann and Per Knudsen was given the task of developing the practical details.[1]
The next meeting was held on 28 April in Ås Townhouse and a new interim board was chosen, with Per Knudsen as president.[1]
Memberships
editAfter the foundation, memberships increased from around 100 members the first year[1] to 200 members i 1978[3] to almost 300 members in 1979[1]. This was more than the court´s capacity, and a maximum number of members were set at 250.[1]
Fore some years there were waiting lists for memberships, but membership numbers eventually sank to around 150 in 1995.[1]
Clay Courts Facility
editThe entire clay court tennis facility, included irrigation, cost approximately NOK 170,000, financed by a loan in Aas sparebank on NOK 150,000 guarenteed by Ås Municipality, and NOK 80,000 in grants from the Norwegian State Office for Youth and Sports.[4]
Construction of the three clay courts were finished late fall of 1977.[1]
Inauguration of Tennis Courts
editThe club´s three tennis courts were inaugurated on 28 May 1978 by Mayor Jacob Apeland with a Follo-tournament with players from the local tennis clubs in Ski, Vestby, Drøbak, Son and Ås. [3]
Ownership and Right of Usage
editThe tennis courts are located on Ås Municipality´s property and in the negotiations with the municipality in 1981 about the take-over of the NOK 150,000 loan, both parties agreed to transfer the property rights of the tennis courts to the municipality, while the tennis club kept the usage rights. Ås Tennis Club can use the courts freely, and has the responability for maintnance and oversight.[5]
- 1976–1981: Per Knudsen
- 1981–1985: Geir Goffeng
- 1985–1987: Arne Haga
- 1987–1988: Terje Andersen
- 1988–1991: Oddgeir Ovesen
- 1991–1992: Sidsel Innseth
- 1992–1994: Kjell Liaker
- 1994–1995: Børre H. Børresen
- 1995–1997: Fredrik Ystehede
- 1997–1998: Niels Vestel
- 1998–1999: Steffen Hansen
- 1999–2002: Fred Johnsen
- 2002–2005: Rolf Østenstad
- 2005–2010: Geir Goffeng
- 2010–: Petter Snilsberg
| År | Herrer | Herrer Double | Damer | Damer double | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Oddvar Haveraaen | ||||
| 1977 | |||||
| 1978 | Terje Andersen | Oddvar Haveraaen and Erling Grimstad el. Åge Hermanrud and Petter Holten |
Sidsel Johansen and Elsie Ørstavik | ||
| 1979 | Oddvar Haveraaen | Arne Authen | Sidsel Innseth | Hanne Handness | |
| 1980 | Erik Austerå or Kyrre Moen | Terje Andersen and Trevor Remedios | Sidsel Innseth | ||
| 1981 | Arnfinn Utne | Erik Austerå and Petter Holten el. Arnfinn Utne | Sidsel Innseth | Sidsel Innseth and Sissel Austarå | |
| 1982 | Arnfinn Utne and Børge Haga | Kari Sellæg | Kari Sellæg and Sidsel Innseth | ||
| 1983 | Erik Austerå | Arnfinn Utne and Børge Haga | Sidsel Innseth | ||
| 1984 | Børge Haga | Terje Andersen and Jon Dyrberg | Sidsel Innseth | Sissel Austarå | |
| 1985 | Oddgeir Ovesen | Terje Andersen and Jon Dyrberg | Gunnhild Goffeng | Gunnhild Goffeng and Sissel Austarå | |
| 1986 | Børge Haga | Oddgeir Ovesen and Geir Goffeng | Sidsel Innseth | Inger Marie Søyland and Elin Austarå | |
| 1987 | Olav Dehli or Børge Haga | Oddgeir Ovesen and Geir Goffeng | Sidsel Innseth | Sidsel Innseth and Vera Krandh | |
| 1988 | Ivar Plathe and Erlend Myhre | ||||
| 1989 | Jon Elde | Børge Haga and Jon Elde | Sidsel Innseth | ||
| 1990 | Ivar Plathe | Ivar Plathe and Espen Sjøflot | |||
| 1991 | Jan Christian Johnsen | Tom Dyrberg and Jan Christian Johnsen | Sidsel Innseth | ||
| 1992 | Jan Christian Johnsen or Morten Dyrberg | Jon Dyrberg and Morten Dyrberg | Sidsel Innseth and Vera Krandh | ||
| 1993 | Christian Tubaas | Sidsel Innseth | Sidsel Innseth | ||
| 1994 | Jan Christian Johnsen | Morten Dyrberg and Jan Christian Johnsen | Sidsel Innseth | Sidsel Innseth and Vera Krandh | |
| 1995 | Jan Christian Johnsen | Morten Dyrberg and Jan Christian Johnsen | Sidsel Innseth and Vera Krandh | ||
| 1996 | |||||
| 1997 | |||||
| 1998 | |||||
| 2008 | Erik Hagen | Erik Hagen and Lars Sandved Dalen | Anne Bentzerøed and May Berit Barli | ||
| 2009 | Tor Erling Johnsen | Erik Hagen and Lars Sandved Dalen | Trine Holst | Trine Holst and May Guri Sætre |
When Ås Tennis Club celebrated their 20th anniversary in 1996, Drøbak Tennis Club donated a challenge cup for the annual Rib Tournament, usually held in early January.[1]
| Year | Winners | |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | T. Engelstad and O. Hvattum | |
| 1997 | T. Sæther and E. Johnsen | |
| 1998 | Tor Erling Johnsen and Even Bratberg | |
| 1999 | C. F. Riise and Even Bratberg | |
| 2001 | S. Sivertsen and Even Bratberg | |
| 2002 | C. F. Riise and Even Bratberg | |
| 2006 | A. Karlstrøm and M. Aarvik | |
| 2007 | May-Berit Barli and Geir Goffeng | |
| 2009 | Eirik Tveiten and Jørn Jantzen | |
| 2010 | May-Berit Barli and Lars Sandved Dalen |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l [Ås tennisklubb 20 år. Jubileumsskrift 1976-1996. Editors: Geir Goffeng and Per Knudsen].
- ^ "Velkommen til Ås tennisklubb" (in Norwegian). Ås tennisklubb. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ a b [Norwegian newspaper, Østlandets blad, 22. May 1978].
- ^ [Norwegian newspaper, Østlandets blad, 29. May 1978].
- ^ [Agreement on the use of the tennis facilities at Ås station, signed 6. april 1981 by President of Ås Tennis Club Geir Goffeng and former Mayor of Ås Municipality Einar Kringlebotn.]