Round 4

Some good results for our Badge Teams on the weekend. Many of our teams are now in the top 4 at this early stage of the season.  

Badge Matches Saturday July 4:  Two Manly Derbies this Saturday. In Mens Division 4 at 250pm, the youngish Manly 2 plays the experienced (ie older) Manly 3.  In Mens Division 11 at noon,  it’s “The Bold v The Beautiful, Manly 7 v Manly 8 i

Saturday Badge Results

Ladies Badge

Ladies 1 Lost 1-7 away at Longueville. Carolina and Emily won 1 set against strong opposition. 

Ladies 2 Won 6-2 at home v Chatswood.  A great win to take top position away from Chatswood. Olivia and Krista kept up their good partnership to win 3 sets; Julie and Kristina won 3 sets.

Mens Badge

Mens 1. Lost 3-5 at home to Voyager.  Some great tennis played here as usual with Bosko and Andrew Riminton winning 3 sets. Sean and his young partner Oliver played some good tennis against tough opponents .It is pleasing to see Oliver getting a chance to improve his game at this high level.

Mens 2 Bye

Mens 3 Won 6-2 away at Killara.  The two Steves,Netto and Wilko led the way winning 4 sets. Howard Smith and Andrew Robertson won 2 sets and lost the last two as Robbo suffered an injury.This team is flying high in first position. 

Mens 4 Won 4-4  on games v Neutral Bay.  Another good win as captain Sean was rested this week and his usual partner Vincent won 3 sets with Harald. Jarryd and Justin won 1 set to ensure victory.

Mens 5  Won 4-3 v Strathfield at home.  Gavin and Tom won 3 sets including 6-1 6-0 in the last two sets to ensure a win as Carl and Joao won 1 set and had an unfinished set. The points are so close in this grade that every set counts.

Mens 6 Won 7-1 away at Killara.  Alec and Hugo won 4 sets .Graham and Chriswon 3 sets. After three easy wins the next three opponents are a lot stronger so we need to be ready for the challenge.

Mens 7 Washout at Mosman.  After two washouts and a bye soon this team is playing very little tennis.

Mens 8 Lost 4-4 on games v Strathfield at home.  A close result that went down to the wire.  Ray Dalgairns and Bob Amaral won 3 sets and Rob Hill and Dessie won 1 set. This sets up an intriguing match next Saturday between the two Manly Teams at noon.  Who will play for each team?

Ladies Thursday Badge 

Won 4-4 by 1 game at home v Roseville.  Michelle and Lindy won 2 sets as did Jane and Pam. Jane and Pam won a last set tiebreaker (7-5) to win the match. The ladies are in 2nd place. This Thursday they play the top team away so good luck ladies.  Narelle is taking it easy after her operation and is supporting from the sidelines.

Court Bookings

Please be aware of Club Times for members to play. Outside of those times you need to book a court and pay the Manly Tennis Centre at the Pro Shop prior to play.  The Club Times are displayed on the notice board, pro shop and on our website. 

BADGE CONTINUES THIS SATURDAY.  

Good luck to all teams this weekend 
Denis Crowley
Manly Lawn Tennis Club Captain.

Badge Results			Rd 3	23-Jun
Ladies	Division	Result	Score	Position
Manly 1	1	Lost	3-5	8
Manly 2	3	Won	6-2	4
Mens	Division	Result	Score	Position
Manly 1	1	Lost	4-4	5
Manly 2	4	Won	5-3	6
Manly 3	4	BYE		1
Manly 4	4	Lost	3-5	3
Manly 5	7	Lost	3-5	8
Manly 6	8	Won	7-1	2
Manly 7	11	Won	4-4	2
Manly 8	11	Lost	1-7	7
Ladies Thursday	Division	Result	Score	Position
Manly 1	2	Won	7-1	1

Thanks to Ron for compiling the results!

A much smaller crowd was in attendance at Badge last Saturday as per the previous week when our Mens Division 1 Team played at home.

This Saturday our Ladies Division 1 Team will play the late match on courts 1 and 2 so we need a big crowd there to support them.

Social distancing has been followed in the clubhouse and bar areas but we now need everyone to ensure that they social distance in the grandstand. A total of 19 people are allowed only in the grandstand and it will be marked accordingly this week. Please follow the markings in future.

The Committee has decided that food can be provided after Badge if the team decides to do this. However please ensure no sharing of food and place individually on plates with no dips etc. Also please clean the area afterwards.

Saturday Badge Results

Mens Division 1  Won 7-1 away at Kooroora.
Sean /Cameron won 4 sets.  Todd / Bosko won 3 sets and lost a tiebreaker.

Mens 2 Division 4  Lost 3-5 to Neutral Bay at home.
Murillo/ Ben won 2 sets, Dan/ Marcus 1 set.  Two close losses now for this team. Saturday will be their chance to win at home.

Mens 3 Division 4  Won 7-1 at home v Marrickville 
Milton/Craig won 4 sets. Steve/Rob won 3 sets and lost a tiebreaker. A great win against an experienced team. Now sitting on 19 points out of a possible 20.

Mens 4 Division 4  BYE

Mens 5 Division 7  Lost 3-5 away to Hunters Hill on synthetic courts.
Gavin/ Tom won 2 sets, Scott/Carl won 1 set and lost two tight sets.  Two really close matches now so due for a big win this Saturday.

Mens 6 Division 8  BYE 

Mens 7 Division 11  Washout at Marrickville 

Mens 8 Division 11  Lost 1-7 at home to Wests.
Rob Hill/ Ray Dalgairns took 1 set.

Ladies 1 Division 1  Lost 0-8 at Longueville 

Ladies 2 Division 3  Lost 2-6 at home to Longueville 
Kristina/Olivia won 2 sets

Thursday Ladies Badge 

Ladies 1 Division 2  Round 1 was played last week.  Won 6-2 away at Roseville.  Narelle /Jane won 3 sets. Michelle/ Lindy also won 3 sets. The ladies now play their next two Thursday matches at Manly. 10am start.

BADGE CONTINUES THIS SATURDAY.  

Good luck to all teams this weekend 
Denis Crowley
Manly Lawn Tennis Club Captain.

Browser Badge links to leagues.tennis.com.au are currently down and have been since late Saturday.

Waiting for TNSW to correct error.

It was great to see a big crowd back at the club on Saturday to witness some excellent tennis in both Mens and Ladies Badge Matches.

Both Division 1 Ladies and Mens matches were high quality games and our teams went down in both after some long sets.

The bar was busy and Tony Hamilton did a great job supervising all the new Covid 19 rules. He was so busy that he followed Ray Dummetts reminder to call off the players at 245pm for end of Badge session. He forgot that Ray still works on Thailand time zones and there was still plenty of time to go. The players on courts 5 and 6 were not amused!  Thanks also to Virginia, Jon Corney and Milton for their work at the bar.

Badge Results

Ladies 1. Lost 5-3 to Longueville.  A close loss to with Janelle and Nicola winning 3 sets and losing a tiebreaker.  Emily and Francine played together for the first time and lost some close sets.

Ladies 2. Won 4.5 -3.5 at Sydney Uni.  Krista and Olivia won all 4 sets to steer the ladies to victory.  Kristina and Elaine played together for the first time and lost some close sets and one unfinished 

Mens 1.  Lost 7-1 at home to Grand Slam Tennis.  Michael Tebbutt ex tour professional and now coach, and Australian Open doubles runner up from last year ,Max Purcell played for the opposition.  Cameron Green a new player for our club teamed up with Club Champion Andrew Riminton to win one set.The standard of play was extraordinary and the crowd were thoroughly entertained.  Boyd and Todd played some great tennis to represent their team. Special thanks to Boyd also for playing as he and Bosko hurried back to Manly after attending the protest march in the city.  Bosko joined Harry and Jono on the bench.

Mens 2.  Lost 5.5 -2.5 at Marrickville.  Mike and Dan and Ben and Howard each won 1 set with one set unfinished. Always a tough match on the grass at Marrickville.  Thanks to Howard for reserving.

Mens 3.  Won 8-0  on forfeit to Neutral Bay.

Mens 4. Won 6-2 at home to Killara.  Sean and Vincent continued on from last season to win 4 sets again.  Geoff and Harald won 2 sets to complete an easy victory. 

Mens 5.  Drew 4.5 -3.5 at home to Marrickville.  Unlucky not to get a victory here as some close sets.  Carl and Scott and Gavin and Tim both won 2 sets with one unfinished to Scott and Carl.  A good start to the season as Marrickville are a strong team.

Mens 6. Won 8-0 away at Hunters Hill.  A great start to win easily away on grass. Father and son,Richard and Alec Badham played together to win 4 sets. Graham and Denis also won their 4 sets easily.  Hunters Hill had a 14 year old Kings School Boy playing his first Badge match.  I almost felt sorry for him when he only won 7 games in 4 sets.

Mens 7.  Won 8-0 at home to Strathfield. After being dropped in the revised draw this team is out to win a Badge Title to prove the grading committee wrong.  David and Peter and Mark and Roger combined to win 4 sets each easily.Well done,guys.

Mens 8. Won 4 all on games away at Mosman.  Bob and Ray Dalgairns won 3 sets and Des and Gordon won the last set 6-0 to set up a win on games.  Always tough to play on the Mosman grass so this was a good win.

Badge captains are responsible for returning badge balls to the basket behind the bar for use in Social play on other days.  Thursday night players also return the balls to the basket behind the bar please.

BADGE CONTINUES THIS SATURDAY.  

Good luck to all teams this weekend 
Denis Crowley
Manly Lawn Tennis Club Captain.

In response to our previous announcement regarding the Badge Competition re-commencing on Saturday 6^th June, we are happy to provide further detail on the Thursday Competition. Please see information below.

COMMENCEMENT:

·         Thursday Ladies Competition will commence play on Thursday, 11^th June.

PLAYING DATES:

·         The revised competition will be played over 16 weeks. (15 rounds + Grand Final) Please click to view the Revised Fact Sheet.

REVISED DRAW:

·         Due to the loss of teams, the previous Thursday draw has been removed and a revised draw published on Match Centre. Please check the draw and advise by return email if you have any scheduling concerns by 10am, Thursday 28^th May. We will advise once the draw is finalised.

GRADING:

·         Please see attached the team grading for the revised competition. The panel have tried to remain as close to original grading as possible to promote strong standards of competition. We understand that due to the recent events, the revised Sydney Badge Competition will be different compared to previous years, however we are proud to offer an opportunity for Badge teams to participate and get back on court, and we appreciate your understanding and support of the competition. Please note, no grading appeals will be considered.

SOCIAL DISTANCING & HYGIENE:

·         TNSW encourages all clubs and venues to manage social distancing and good hygiene protocols in line with the TNSW guidelines for Community Play. Please note, Captain communication prior to each round will be critical in ensuring appropriate measures are taken. A revised captains list will be sent prior to the competition encouraging Captain communication prior to each round.

Thank-you all again for your continued support and assistance.

Kind Regards

TNSW Competitions Team.