The club was delighted to receive news of MCC member John Peers’ selection in Australia’s Davis Cup team for the tie against USA at Kooyong in early-March.

The 27-year-old from Glen Waverley has been a member of the club for the past 11 years and is a doubles specialist on the professional tour. He is currently ranked no. 9 in the world in men’s doubles and finished runner-up at Wimbledon and US Open last year with Jamie Murray, brother of Andy.

Following the withdrawal of Nick Kyrgios due to illness, a reshuffled team saw Peers eventually partnered Davis Cup team captain Lleyton Hewitt in the doubles, with the Aussie pair going down in a five-set thriller (6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3) at the hands of the highly credentialed Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike.

The Peers family has a strong history in tennis. John’s mother, Elizabeth Peers (nee Little) won an Australian Open girls singles title in 1978. She competed in the women’ singles three times at the Australian Open, and once each at Wimbledon and the US Open.

John’s younger sister Sally is also a professional tennis player who won the gold medal in women’s doubles and bronze in singles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. To round out the quartet of MCC members, John’s father, Bill, was a Victorian amateur footballer.