Club History

Unionville Tennis Club was unofficially started by a handful of residents living nearby the two asphalt tennis courts at Toogood Park located near the intersection of Fred Varley Drive and Sciberras Road around 1971. The leaders of the group were Bill Fowler, Ted Easton and John Forbes. In 1975, the Town of Markham built three hard courts at the present location in Carlton Park. Unionville Tennis Club was officially established! The first president in this new facility was Bob Wilder who with a team of volunteers built a small wooden clubhouse. In 1981 the Town added 3 more hard surface tennis courts and in 1987 the clubhouse was doubled in size. Finally in 1993, the water main and sewage system were connected and UTC received kitchen and washroom facilities! In 1994 a further 3 tennis courts were added (to bring the total to 9), the surrounding area was landscaped and a new adjacent parking lot was created. The conversion of three hard courts to the clay surface was completed in 2001.

Past Presidents

1975 - 1977 Bob Wilder
1978 - 1979 Gerry Weatherhead
1980 - 1982 Peter Wyminga
1983 - 1984 Jean Wrycraft
1985 - 1986 Margaret MacKenzie
1986 - 1988 Carol Wong
1989 - 1990 Harry Eaglesham
1991 - 1991 Keith Wasylik
1992 - 1993 May Jackman
1993 - 1995 John Patterson
1996 - 1998 Lorraine Eaglesham
1999 - 2000 Debbie Inrig
2001 - 2004 Peter Budreo
2005 - 2006 Mark Wakefield
2007 - 2009 Sandra Edwards
2010 - 2011 Heidi Strassguertl
2012 - 2013 Gord Llewellyn
2013 - 2017 Lorraine Eaglesham
2018 - 2021 Rila Levine
2022 - 2023 Moe Otsubo