NOTE: PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE REGULARLY FOR ANY CHANGES TO DRAW PARTICULARLY MATCH TIMES.
Thank you to Dean Hodgson for, once again, preparing the draws!
Good luck to all competitors.
Week 1 of our Club Championships were played in perfect weather despite prediction of rain all week. All the results can be found on line.
Our four junior players were the star performers of the weekend showing that all the coaching and practice certainly is paying dividends.
Well done to Ruby Quigley, Maria Nicol, both having very close matches. Matthew Curtis and Bede Kirwan also had close matches in the Open singles and winning their A grade matches. All four will be playing again next Saturday as will the top 8 seeds in the Men’s Open.
Two courts will be available from 11.30 am to 2pm for social play and again about 5pm.
There are a lot of matches scheduled for this weekend and the draw is online (see link above). Anyone wishing to change their match times needs to contact their opponents.
All warmups are restricted to 5 MINUTES please.
Come early and stretch before your match!
Good luck to all players.
Denis Crowley
Should start on Thursday 18 November. Entries are limited to 8 teams. Entries close on Thursday 11 November.
Regular players who compete in Tue/Thu midweek social are eligible to enter. Now is the time to get your partner and enter. Entries should be emailed to Owen Kennedy at [email protected]. Owen has volunteered to run this event.
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
www.manlylawn.com.au
New rules are in place for fully vaccinated people in NSW.
You are fully vaccinated if you have had 2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccination or you have a medical exemption.
Children under 16 years of age who are not fully vaccinated can generally follow the rules for fully vaccinated people so long as they visit certain businesses with a fully vaccinated member of your household.
For people over the age of 16 who are not fully vaccinated, more rules and restrictions apply.
You are not fully vaccinated if you have had:
NOTE: PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE REGULARLY FOR ANY CHANGES TO DRAW PARTICULARLY MATCH TIMES.
Thank you to Dean Hodgson for, once again, preparing the draws!
Good luck to all competitors.
The 49th Annual General Meeting is to be held on Monday 15th November at the Clubhouse, 7.30pm.
Please note all attendees must be double vaccinated to attend.
If you would like to attend via zoom, please email me and I will send the link prior to the meeting.
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
Club Championships commence this Saturday at noon. There are a large amount of entries. Singles and some mixed doubles will be played this Saturday, seeded players will have a bye this weekend. The full draw will be online on Thursday.
All players must present their vaccination certificate on arrival to Denis.
All Open matches will be the best of 3 sets. 10 point tiebreaker in the 3rd set. Semi finals and finals best of three sets.
All A grade matches will be the first to 9 games with a 7 point tiebreaker at 8 all. Semi finals and finals will be the best of 3 sets with a 10 point tiebreaker in the 3rd set.
Good luck to all
Denis
Our bar will be open in the afternoon, with social distancing required.
Bar Person Needed
Please let Milton or myself know if you know anyone that would like to work on Saturday afternoons behind the bar. Training will be provided.
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
www.manlylawn.com.au
Entries for the club championships are closing. Events are:
Open grades are for everyone.
A-Grade is Badge Division 7 or lower for Men; Division 4 or lower and Thursday Badge for Ladies.
Scheduled dates are October 23, 24, 30, 31 November 6, 7, 13, 14 with Finals day on November 20 — COVID permitting.
All events will be a knockout tournament.
Maximum 3 entries per person.
Questions to Denis Crowley
MLTC Club Captain
Reminder to sign up on the website for the upcoming championships. Closing date 17th October. Signup Link
The events will be:
Open Mens and Ladies Singles and Doubles Open Mixed Doubles. (Open to all players)
A Mens and Ladies Singles and Doubles, A Mixed Doubles. (Men Division 7 or lower and non Badge players of a similar standard can play in A grade events. Ladies open to Division 4 Badge or lower plus Thursday Ladies that are full members or ladies of a similar standard.)
Playing dates are October 23 24 30 31 November 6 7 13 14 and Finals Day November 20. Maximum of three events per player.
All players to adhere to Covid and vaccination rules.
Social tennis will return on Tuesday 19th Oct. As players have already made bookings it will not be possible to start this week.
From next week social will be from 1.30-4pm Tuesday, and 1-4pm Thursday. Other member’s times can be made by booking.
Club championships commence on 23 October. Saturday social should start at the 80% vaccination mark.
The Clubhouse will remain closed midweek. The bar will remain closed midweek but will be opened on Saturday by committee members, keeping social distancing rules. All players must be double vaccinated and have proof on them.
The following important changes for tennis activities have come into effect yesterday:
* Every person aged 16 years or older must be fully vaccinated to participate in tennis activities in groups of 3 to 20 people;
* Sport and exercise in groups is limited to a maximum of 20 people, regardless of age;
* Masks are no longer required in outdoor areas.
Whilst it is the responsibility of the individual to provide evidence of their vaccination status, MLTC will take all reasonable steps to check and verify the vaccination status of our members who wish to participate in doubles play, group coaching, or local competition.
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
With the recent release of the roadmap and Tennis NSW having a better understanding of the situation ahead it is with great regret we have made the decision to cancel the Term 4 Badge Competition.
This means that the teams that were placed first at round 9 will be declared winners of each of the divisions. The prize money will remain the same as 2020 and those teams will be contacted this week.
Majority of Tennis NSW costs of running the Sydney Badge competition have already been incurred which is why no refunds will be given for the 2021 Badge season. We may look to reduce team fees in 2022.
Thank you everyone for your patience during this unprecedented and challenging time. I encourage all of you to reach out to your players and play in local competitions for the remainder of the year when community sport returns.
We look forward to seeing you all for the Badge season in 2022.
Kind Regards,
TNSW Competitions
Entries for the club championships are now open. Events are:
Open grades are for everyone.
A-Grade is Badge Division 7 or lower for Men; Division 2 or lower and Thursday Badge for Ladies.
Scheduled dates are October 23, 24, 30, 31 November 6, 7, 13, 14 with Finals day on November 20 — COVID permitting.
All events will be a knockout tournament.
Maximum 3 entries per person.
Questions to Denis Crowley
MLTC Club Captain
The NSW Government has announced the roadmap from easing restrictions as NSW reaches the 80 per cent double dose target.
From the Monday after NSW hits the 80 per cent (aged 16 and over) double dose vaccination target, eased restrictions will allow those who are fully vaccinated to have up to 10 people visit their home, participate in community sport, and access hospitality venues (where drinking while standing up will be allowed indoors). All premises will operate at 1 person per 4sqm indoors, and 1 person per 2sqm outdoors.
Over the coming weeks, NSW Health and the Office of Sport will work with the sector to finalise the details and requirements for the recommencement of community sport.
COVID-19 roadmap to recovery fact sheet
Doubles reminders
As you will see if you open the link to Tennis NSW https://www.tennis.com.au/nsw/news/2021/09/17/covid-19-update-as-at-17-september, many tennis venues are still not allowing doubles as they aren’t able to check proof of double vaccinations. We are extremely fortunate that MTC staff have been willing to do this both for our members and the general public and we thank Scott and Tommy for all their time and efforts in this regard.
We appreciate that it might be a little inconvenient to show your proof of double vaccination every time you play doubles. However, while Scott and Tommy may know you are vaccinated, it is a NSW Health requirement that if the venue were to be checked at any time by Police, everyone playing doubles must have their proof on them, every time.
We will keep monitoring the rules and will update members if anything changes in this regard. Singles play is still available for those who aren’t double vaccinated. Thank you for your cooperation.
Doubles Play Rules
As of Tue 14th Sep, doubles is now allowed under the following conditions:
Other COVID-safe requirements remain in place:
Fee Dues
We have had a few problems with the Treasurer’s email so if you haven’t received your invoice or do not want to continue your membership please let me know.
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary