@MTC: Drink Play Graze Event

Saturday 30th April 6-11pm

Enquiries and bookings can be made with Scott at the Pro Shop or people can look it up on Trybooking under Drink Play Graze and pay online.

We’re having match play over the 6 courts with prizes, grazing table, live music and the bar will be open so they can purchase their own drinks.

Players $70 Social $40

Carmela Blackburn

Rafael Nadal Wins the Australian Open, His 21st Grand Slam Title

Novak Djokovic overshadowed the first Grand Slam of the year before it began, but Nadal pulled off an epic comeback over Daniil Medvedev that broke his tie with Djokovic and Roger Federer in men’s singles major career victories.


Rafael Nadal won the men’s singles final at the Australian Open.

Credit…Alana Holmberg for The New York Times

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal shook his head, as if in disbelief. Then he moved to the net to shake the hand of his opponent, Daniil Medvedev, and it was then that it seemed to sink in. Nadal stood alone in the record book with 21 career Grand Slam men’s singles titles, one more than his rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

Suddenly, Nadal punched the air like a prizefighter, flexing his arms like a bodybuilder, pumping his fists overhead, then dropping to his knees as tears flowed.

Nadal’s five-hour-and-24-minute triumph, after being down by two sets, thrilled a raucous crowd on a warm Sunday night at Rod Laver Arena. It came just a day after Ashleigh Barty of Australia won the women’s singles title, the first home court win at the Australian Open in 44 years.

But if the final weekend of the first major sporting event of the year ended in singular fashion, the beginning was anything but.

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Tennis Seniors Newsletter Jan 2022

TSNSW 2022 Committee

We have a new committee this year. We welcome Mary Baker, the Vice President of Tennis North West and Stephen Taylor, the Tournament Director of our Nelson Bay Tournament. We thank our outgoing committee members, John Whittaker and Carol Campling for their many years of service on committee.

The 2022 Committee is;

President – Mick Bruton
Vice President – Brett Haines
Secretary – Graeme Sticka
Treasurer – Arthur Olsen
Assistant Secretary – Rod Clarkin
Committee Members – Bob Bow, Mary Baker, Stephen Taylor, Cathy Benson, Sharon Killen
and Craig Edwards

TSA Committee

Tennis Seniors Australia also has a new Executive with Paul Moss, from WA the new TSA President.
Paul managed the very successful 2020 National Teams Carnival and Australian Championships in
Busselton. Di Cassel is the NSW member of the Executive and their Vice President.

2022 Tournament Calendar

Our complete list of 36 tournaments is now listed on our website tsnsw.com.au. Check it out.

COVID-19 UPDATE 31 JANUARY 2022

The Tennis NSW Board has updated the guidelines for participation in the sport by removing the requirement for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination from Tuesday 1 February 2022.

The change now brings participation in tennis in NSW into line with the NSW State Government position which currently states:

Anyone can now participate in sport and exercise. People are no longer required to be fully vaccinated or carry vaccination evidence. Face masks are required indoors when not participating in exercise. Density limits no longer apply. COVID Safety Plans are no longer required.

With the State Government having allowed both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals to participate in sport and exercise for some time now, it is timely for tennis to follow suit and align with the current Public Health Order.

Any venue in NSW (including tennis venues) retains the right to enforce mandatory vaccination at their own premises. Therefore, individual tennis venues are permitted to continue to require proof of vaccination for entry to their premises if they choose to do so, which should be respected by patrons at those venues.

This right will be determined by the venues for each of our 36 seniors tournaments so please check your tournament entry for details before entering.

However, in making the change to the statewide guidelines, Tennis NSW is no longer requiring a standard which exceeds the current Public Health Order and is moving to a position in line with how the general community in NSW is now operating.

While the immediate effect of this change (as from 1 February) may cause inconvenience in the short term, it was determined that there would be a level of inconvenience irrespective of which date in the future was nominated. Please contact Tennis NSW staff if you require assistance or guidance on working through implementation of the change.

Tennis NSW continues to strongly encourage all participants in the sport to be fully vaccinated and to receive a booster when eligible to do so.

Before you plan to play in any event don’t forget to renew your membership. Still just $20 payable to BSB 032-044 Acc # 315 326 or renew online with your credit card.

Ash Wins Australian Open Women’s Singles Title

The top-ranked Barty defeated an American, Danielle Collins, to become the first Australian to win the Grand Slam singles title there since 1978. “I’m so proud to be an Aussie,” she said.

By Christopher ClareyJan. 29, 2022

MELBOURNE, Australia — The 44-year drought was over in Ashleigh Barty’s sunburned country. Barty, often inscrutable on a tennis court, had just finished letting her guard down with a full-flex howl of delight that could almost be heard above the roars in Rod Laver Arena.

Now, Barty, Australia’s first Australian Open singles champion since 1978, was motioning to someone on the other side of the deep blue expanse, beckoning with both hands and a relaxed smile.

Casey Dellacqua emerged from the sidelines. They have been close for a decade — since Barty summoned the moxie at age 15 to ask her to play doubles — and it seemed appropriate on this fulfilling Saturday night that Dellacqua, now retired, be the first to embrace her.

“She brought me into the sport again,” Barty said.

Dellacqua supported Barty’s decision in September 2014 to leave the tennis tour. Barty, just 18, was depressed, lonely and desperate to live a more normal life than that provided by hotels and practice courts. And when Barty had spent more than a year away from the game, playing professional cricket and leaving the jet lag behind, it was Dellacqua who invited her out for a hit and helped her realize that she did indeed want to fully explore her prodigious tennis talent.

Barty returned to the tour in 2016 with no ranking but full commitment, and Saturday’s 6-3, 7-6 (2) victory over Danielle Collins of the United States was the latest proof that she made the right decision, for herself above all, but also for her sports-mad country.

“She knows how proud I am of her,” Dellacqua said as she sat next to Barty on the set of Australia’s Channel Nine on Saturday. “Everybody thinks I have done a lot, but I cannot explain what Ash has done for me.”

For a tennis nation like Australia, home to Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall and to grass courts in country towns and fancy clubs, it beggars belief that it would take 44 years to win any tournament, much less their own. But the drought was real in Australia, as homegrown champions like Patrick Rafter and Lleyton Hewitt and Samantha Stosur won major singles titles abroad but came up short in Melbourne.

Barty, now 25, has solved the riddle — aced it actually — by not dropping a set in any of her seven matches at this year’s Australian Open.

Born and raised in the steamy Australian state of Queensland, Barty has been ranked No. 1 for more than 100 weeks and has become a hugely popular figure in her home nation. Her matches during the Open this year have attracted large television audiences.

But until now, her most significant triumphs also have come far from Australia. She won her first Grand Slam singles title in 2019 at the French Open and won Wimbledon last year when most Australians were unable to travel because of coronavirus restrictions.

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@MTC: Manly Ladies Days

Luxury Tennis Retreats & Manly Tennis Centre

                          Present

“Manly Ladies Day!”

Monday 17th January 2022 / Tuesday 25th January 2022
9am -2.30pm

Expert coaching sessions led by Michael Tebbutt, Scott Blackburn and Richard Gauntlett

Matchplay, morning tea supplied, gift on arrival and a beautiful bespoke picnic lunch by “All things Picnic” @ MTC watching the Australian open!

Programme of Events:

9am – Arrival/Gift

9-11am – Coaching Session/Drills

11-11.15am – Morning Tea

11.15-11.30am – Coaching Session/Serving

11.30-12.45pm – Round Robin Matchplay

1-2.30pm – Picnic

Cost:

$175 incl GST per player each day.

Limited Spaces Only!

All enquiries:

Carmela
[email protected]
0418795687

Tennis: the players struggling to break even | FT

Tennis champions Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka are among the best paid athletes in the world. But prize money drops off steeply, with lower ranked players often struggling to make a living amid the expense of travel and coaching. The FT talks to governing bodies in what is a fragmented sport, and follows two players fighting to get to the top and get paid…

It’s one of the most popular sports on the planet with both men and women. So why are so many professional tennis players still struggling to make a living?

If you want to do this you have to invest in yourself. It’s a big risk, but it’s also a really big reward. It’s completely dependent on your result. If you have a bad year you could work an entire year at a loss.

Who is in charge of the rules of tennis? Everybody and nobody, right?

People outside the sports world think, everyone’s making a ton. They are not. It is tough.

My name is Alicia Barnett. I’m 28 years old. I live with my dad when I’m not on the road. And this year I’ve been on the road more than I’ve been home.

Hi, I’m Liam Broady. I’m 27 years old. I’m from Stockport, Great Britain. This is the best year of my career.

It’s hard to not get consumed by thinking about prize money a lot, but at the end of the day you have to go to a tournament and realise that you’re investing in yourself and in your tennis.

There’s a lot of pressure to perform well at tournaments. If you don’t do well you can be working at quite a loss. So it’s a pretty unstable income.

At the end of the trip you sum everything up, and you think, OK, I’ve done well this week. And it is a little bit calming. So you come away feeling better that you’ve made a profit or you’ve broken even, and you can relax a little bit, but it’s an afterthought. If I’m playing good enough tennis then the money will take care of itself, I think. My roommate just came in. The reason Luke’s here is to save money basically.

So they’re really seven different stakeholders within tennis. The ITF looks after the junior and up to the professional ranks and beyond that. We have the men’s tour, the ATP, the women’s tour, the WTA. And then you have the four grand slam events. And those seven stakeholders together work on promoting and developing the sport around the world.

Well, we clearly undermonetise. We have a billion fans, you know? We are very popular, and we have a very gender-neutral fan base, but we are extremely fragmented. We have all these different organisations – ATP, WTA, the four slams, and ITF – that go to market completely separately, differently with different governance. So we don’t do a great job in selling and distributing our sport.

That’s where we have to do better in tennis. We’re probably the fourth or fifth largest watched sport in the world, and we get very little in media content except for the majors. That I’d like to see change.

With a billion fans tennis is among the most watched sports in the world, but it accounts for less than 2 per cent of global sports media rights, which were worth a total of $44.6bn in 2020. That means less money to trickle down to the players.

It’s 6:45 in the morning and it feels like a very early start over here in Brest in France. Let’s hope we get a seat on this train. Yeah, you know, life on the road can be difficult at times, but you do get used to it. And it’s a lifestyle at the end of the day. You’re probably away from home really for 40 weeks a year.

You share stories about how you ended up staying in a brothel because it was the cheapest thing. Or you’re eating oats in the room rather than paying for breakfast just to save a little bit of costs.

Most prize money goes to the top players. As you go down the ranks it drops off steeply. This year in the top 500 median earnings from prize money were around $137,000 for men and $92,000 for women. If you’re one of the top players you’ll be earning millions of dollars in prize money as well as sponsorship deals.

Lower ranked players may get some extra help from grassroots funding and free rackets, and clothes in return for social media promotion. But the majority of their earnings will come from winning on court. More than a third of the women and nearly a quarter of the men in the top 500 have taken home less than $50,000 this year.

When I’ve asked players, you know, how much money do you have to earn to make it? And most of them come up with $100,000 to $150,000. That’s a lot of money.

At the moment, the current pie, let me put it that way, the total revenue generated by the tennis professional sport and what we distribute in prize money doesn’t allow for the second tier to have players that can make a living and sustain the cost.

You can’t argue that: the best players deserve the most money. At the end of the day, tennis is a business, and you want to keep your most valuable assets happy. And that’s the same in any business.

It’s the top three or four men and top three or four women that drive ticket sales.

I would debate maybe just the best players get the most money but just maybe a little bit less, and they should share the spread of the rest of the money.

It’s difficult because you think, well, they’ve worked really hard and they’re very talented. They deserve to be there. And if we work hard enough, we can get there too.

All the grand slams have moved to give more money to the players who get knocked out in the early stages. And British players, for example, can also benefit from pro scholarships and tournament bonuses. But many top 500 players don’t make it to the slams.

They play most of their season on the second-tier Challenger Tour and contend with injury, losing streaks, and high costs with few guarantees of financial returns.

I think that you’ve seen a real concerted effort by the tennis stakeholders together in distributing the money so that more players are able to make a proper earning. It used to be a little bit more top heavy, whereas now if you lose in the first round of a grand slam tournament, in singles alone you’re going to earn about $50,000.

I made the second round of Wimbledon this year and that’s kind of my way of paying my coach, and my physio, and my S and C coach for the next year and to be able to afford the tennis tour really.

At some point, you have to draw a line. And beyond that line I think we have to be honest and say, in the Challenger Tour you should be able to at least break even and pay your costs. But you have to be conscious that this is sort of like a university. That’s an investment for you. Then go and move into the professional tour where you have a job.

I’m currently stretching up in the gym here in Bratislava after a good session. I’m on tomorrow against Ilya Marchenko. He’s a good player. I played him last week as well in Bergamo.

Obviously, we got the hotel for free at the Challenger’s, which is a nice bonus. The prize money came to about 1,500 euros I think, but then, of course, I need to pay for my coach’s food, and bills, and his weekly fee as well. I’m probably working at a loss last week. That tends to be the way that it works at most of these tournaments.

I don’t think it will ever be possible to have a sustainable tour at that level simply because it lacks the interest of the fan and the engagement of the sponsors, broadcasters, and ticket revenues.

Billie Jean King won 12 grand slam singles titles. She’s even better known for fighting for equal pay for women. In the early ’70s, one of her aims was this.

If you’re good enough to make a living, very few people were going to be included in that first go around because we knew we had to start small if we’re going to make it. Was that our goal? Absolutely not. Our goal is more is the merrier. I personally would like to figure out how we can have at least 700 or 800 people making a living. That would make me happy because that’s with the NBA. That’s Major League Baseball.

Every time I wake up in the morning I think about it. I have my blessing list, but then I think, we got to do better today. We got to make it work.

In 2020, Wimbledon and other events were cancelled, but the pandemic was also an opportunity.

To be honest, I’d probably say only since Covid have I started to be able to make money and actually put a little bit away into savings, and that’s at the age of 26. I’ve been a professional tennis player for six, seven years before that. During Covid we had a lot of tournaments in Britain, and there were no outgoings.

Tennis did come together. We had what we called a player relief fund, where we gave to the top 750 players in the world. We moved Roland Garros to September. We had to change the calendar. We changed the ranking. We got a lot closer to WTA. I’m a very strong believer that the two tools should be combined because together we are stronger.

We shouldn’t be competing with one another. We should be competing with the outside world, and I think that’s part of the strategy.

With the help of an adviser we are sort of in the process of evaluating the different options of how can we create a new governance that can enable us ultimately to provide a better product to the fans. Because at the moment, if you ask yourself the question, who is in charge of the rules of tennis? The answer is everybody and nobody, right?

If the ATP and the WTA were to merge, which would thrill me, it’s got to be 50-50. You’ve got to fight for each other. When you’re together you need to have equal prize money, equal everything.

Meanwhile, men’s number one, Novak Djokovic, co-founded the Professional Tennis Players Association. He said he wants more transparency in tennis and to improve livelihoods. Low earnings from prize money can mean some players never get their chance on court.

I think the damage to the sport is pretty massive if the wealth isn’t spread to the lower players. I think there are a lot of players then that, like I said, are incredibly talented and never get the chance to achieve their greatest tennis.

There could be guys that unfortunately don’t live in a nation where you have a strong federation which is capable of subsidising your cost. And then you might actually lose that talent that could become a great champion in the future.

We are addressing it. Is it perfect? Absolutely not and we know it. It’ll never be perfect. No sport’s ever perfect. No business is ever perfect. I think it’s quite a miracle that we’re doing as well as we are.

I spent my last 10 days of the year at the Davis Cup supporting the squad, practicing with them, and getting them ready. I basically spent the last couple of months backpacking across Europe really. It felt really good coming home.

You may not start out playing tennis for the money, but the money can be a game changer.

I actually figured out as well I spend about £12,000 a year on stringing and rackets. So at the end of the day this sport is incredibly expensive at the higher levels.

You always have to make sacrifices for things that you want to do. I’m just really grateful that I’m able to play tennis and travel. And I’m grateful that I have that support network because, otherwise, I don’t think I’d be able to do it.

To be top 200 in the world or top 250 in the world is a remarkable achievement. Out of, I think, 7bn people, it’s not many people who can say that. Obviously, if you can become good enough then you can earn a living at the sport. But sometimes it’s not that easy.

A lot of kids will come up to me and say, do you think I should try or not? I tell them always try because you do not want to say when you’re older, I should have tried ever. You don’t want to ever say that, I should have, I could have. So I think it’s really important to give it a go because you know what? If you do make it you’re one of the elite. You get lucky in life, and there’s opportunities you can never dream of.

Tennis: the players struggling to break even

When NSW eases restrictions in December 2021

Restrictions will ease when NSW reaches 95% double vaccination or on 15 December, with changes including:

  • No density limits for all settings 
  • COVID safety plans will be optional for businesses

For all people in NSW, regardless of your vaccination status

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Masks and QR codes

  • Masks will only be required on public transport and planes, at airports, and for indoors front-of-house hospitality staff who are not fully vaccinated. Masks will be strongly encouraged in settings where you cannot social distance.
  • Masks no longer required in outdoor settings.
  • COVID-19 Safe check-ins only required for hospitals, aged and disability care facilities, gyms, places of worship, funerals or memorial services, personal services (including sex services), pubs, small bars and registered clubs, nightclubs, strip clubs, sex on premises and indoor music festivals with over 1,000 people.
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Visiting family and friends

  • No limit to number of visitors in your home.
  • No limit to number of people for outdoor public gatherings.
  • All visitors to residents in aged care facilities and disability homes permitted in line with their policies.
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Exercise and recreation

  • No person limit in gyms, indoor recreation and sporting facilities.
  • Indoor swimming pools open for all purposes.
  • Community sports permitted for all staff, spectators and participants.
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Schools

  • Students already returned to face-to-face learning.
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Shopping and personal services

  • Non-critical retail reopens to all.
  • No person limit for personal services (including hairdressers, spas, beauty and nail salons, tattoo and massage parlours).
  • Sex services premises open.
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Restaurants and hospitality

  • No person limit in hospitality venues.
  • Singing and dancing is permitted indoors and outdoors for all.
  • Drinking indoors and outdoors may be seated or standing.
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Working from home

  • Employers allow staff to work from home at their discretion.
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Travel and transport

  • Travel between Greater Sydney and regional NSW permitted for all.
  • Carpooling permitted for all.
  • Caravan parks and camping grounds remain open (including for people who are not fully vaccinated).
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International travel

  • International travellers who are fully vaccinated no longer need to quarantine on arrival. They must do a PCR test, be recognised as fully vaccinated by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and have their vaccination status certified by the Commonwealth.
  • International travellers who are not fully vaccinated still need to quarantine on arrival for 14 days. Limit on number of arrivals will apply.
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Events and entertainment

  • No person limit for major recreation facilities (including stadiums, theme parks and race courses), subject to 100% of fixed seated capacity.
  • No person limit for entertainment facilities (including cinemas and theatres), subject to 100% of fixed seated capacity.
  • No person limit for information and education facilities (including art galleries, museums and libraries).
  • No person limit for outdoor public gatherings and recreation.
  • Nightclubs, strip clubs and sex on premises venues open.
  • Music festivals reopen with 20,000 person limit.
  • Amusement centres and play centres open to all.
  • Proof of vaccination only required for indoor music festivals with over 1,000 people and cruises with over 100 passengers.
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Weddings and religious services

  • Weddings permitted with no person limit, eating and drinking allowed while standing and dancing permitted.
  • Funerals permitted with no person limit, and eating and drinking allowed while standing.
  • Singing and dancing indoors permitted by all.
  • Places of worship open to all.

About the roadmap

The roadmap may be fine-tuned as NSW Health monitors the COVID-19 situation over the coming weeks.

Local government areas may be subject to different rules and restrictions in line with Public Health Orders.

Vale Robyn Castle | Tennis Seniors

It is with great regret that I announce the passing of our Secretary and Life Member, Robyn Castle. She battled the disease, Myeloma, for the past decade while continuing her tireless work for Tennis Seniors NSW.

Our sincere condolences to her family and Arthur Olsen who cared for her throughout her long illness.

In 2012 Blacktown City Council renamed the courts which she managed at Kings Langley, the Robyn Castle Tennis Complex.

She will be greatly missed.

Mick Bruton
President
Tennis Seniors NSW

WYONG Senior’s Tennis Tournament Dec 3-5 (Fri-Sun)

It was great to have our first post lockdown tournament at South Camden on the weekend. It was small but very successful until the rain came and rudely didn’t leave yesterday.

Our next tournament is on the weekend after next at Wyong. It includes singles on Friday, mixed on Saturday morning, mens and ladies doubles on Saturday afternoon, combined doubles Sunday morning and American doubles in the afternoon. Sessions will start at 8 am and 1 pm each day.

Its a fine venue and TD Leoni Baldwin puts on a great event.
They provide a cooked breakfast and lunch on site on Saturday and Sunday and a big night is organised at the Royal Hotel Wyong on Saturday night.
The entry form is on our new website tsnsw.com.au. Click there on the Tournament tab and scroll right down till you get to the 2021 Events and you can download the entry from there.

The tournament will be played in accordance with NSW Health Covid Guidelines so you will need to be double vacced.

Tennis Seniors Swan Hill Cancellation

National Teams Carnival and Individual Championships Cancelled

Sadly we have to publish today’s press release from Tennis Seniors Australia;

Discussions were held following receipt of a recommendation from TSV to cancel the carnival week scheduled for Swan Hill in January 2022. Upon consideration of the circumstances TSA has decided both weeks of the Australian Seniors Championships be cancelled for 2022 and that TSV reprogram the two weeks for 2023.

Cancellation of the teams week was due to the low number of teams received resulting from the ongoing border restrictions and concern of potential hot spots emerging which would effect returning travel arrangements. This low number of teams made the teams’ week unviable.

The Covid problems and border restrictions also applies to the Individual Championships in the second week and limits the number of players that could participate. However it was agreed players should have the opportunity to earn ranking points and, as such, TSA has decided, similarly to 2021, to call for Expressions of Interest from Divisions to hold the Individual Championships later in 2022 at a time which hopefully should be relatively free from Covid and border restrictions and so provide for a maximum number of players.

TSA Executive 24-Nov-2021

MLTC Newsletter – 24 Nov

Club Championships – The rain stayed away and a big crowd was in attendance for the some of the best tennis played for many years on FINALS DAY 2021 of MANLY LAWN CLUB TENNIS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS.

WOMENS DOUBLES FINAL

EMILY PEAKE /CAROLINA PENA-Y- LILO DEFEATED KRISTA OATES / SARAH BUNTING 6/4 6/4

Most matches in this event were close results and the final was another one with break points in several games which could have resulted in a 3 setter. The finalists are all friends and the match was played in good spirit. However there can only be one winning pair so congratulations to Emily and Carolina.

MENS SINGLES FINAL

CAMERON GREEN DEFEATED ANDREW RIMINTON  3/6 6/3 6/4

The big crowd that came to watch this match was not disappointed as the standard was very high with Cameron finally winning in three long sets. Again the sportsmanship shown throughout the tournament was on display after the match as Andrew was a very gracious loser. Cameron Green now has won the title for the first time and will have his name on the Championship Board.The trophy was presented to Cameron by seven time Club Champion in Kenny Grey who praised the standard of the tennis.

MENS DOUBLES FINAL

SEAN WHITE / JONO WALKER  DEFEATED CAMERON GREEN / TODD MALONEY 6/2 2/6 6/2

There was a rumour that Sean White may not be able to play the final as he cut his foot badly earlier.

However he had a physio strap it up for him and was determined to beat the pain and his opponents.

He and Jono managed to do this in three sets to clinch the title. A great effort.

OPEN MIXED DOUBLES

MARIA NICOL/ANDREW RIMINTON DEFEATED SARAH BUNTING/ JONO WALKER  6/2 6/1

This match was played under lights as the matches before ran overtime.

Maria our junior played along side her coach in Andrew and played better in every match.

She was outstanding in this final match to lead the way to their victory  in straight sets. There could be many Mixed Titles to come for this pairing in future years. Sarah and Jono had previous matches on the day and could not really challenge the winners. Maria and Andrew won all their three  matches in straight sets.

A MENS DOUBLES FINAL

MATTHEW CURTIS/BEDE KIRWAN DEFEATED DANIEL RODRIGUES/ ALAN BOURCHARD 1/6 6/1 10/6

This should be renamed A Boys Doubles as the the two juniors defeated all the men to win the title in their first year together. After a slow start the boys showed their maturity by changing tactics to take out the next two sets. An excellent effort for a 13 year old an an almost 13 year old. There are great days ahead for these two. Daniel and Alan had a good tournament also but just fell short on the day.

There were lots of photos taken on the day and will appear on our website manlylawn.com.au

Super Doubles – Last Thursday Owen organised the annual Super Doubles, thanks to all that participated and congratulations to the winners Bob and Quinton. See attached photos.

Denis Crowley

A giant thank you to Denis our Club Captain for organising this years Club Championships. Another thank you to Milton and Jon who organised the food on Saturday afternoon and to all those who assisted them.

Best wishes,

Virginia

MLTC Secretary

www.manlylawn.com.au

MLTC Newsletter – 19 Nov

TENNISMANIA 2 – FINALS DAY & BBQ – SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20

ORDER OF PLAY ON COURT 1

NOON OPEN WOMEN’S DOUBLES

CAROLINA PENNA Y LILLO/EMILY PEAKE V KRISTA OATES/SARAH BUNTING

130PM OPEN MEN’S SINGLES

ANDREW RIMINTON V CAMERON GREEN

3PM OPEN MEN’S DOUBLES

CAMERON GREEN/TODD MALONEY V SEAN WHITE/JONO WALKER

430PM OPEN MIXED DOUBLES

SARAH BUNTING/JONO WALKER V MARIA NICOL/ANDREW RIMINTON

COURT 4 3PM A MEN’S DOUBLES

ALAN BOURCHARD/DANIEL RODRIGUES V BEDE KIRWIN/MATTHEW CURTIS

 

All matches are Finals and all matches will be extremely close encounters.

Sportstab is not giving odds this week as they had a huge payout last weekend on those punters who followed the tips here last time.

A large crowd is expected (weather permitting), so to ensure Covid rules are followed, you can book a seat in our grandstand by phoning 1300MANIA2.

George Paul and the Riminton Fan Club have already booked the best seats. Team Green have their seats also booked, for what should be an epic Men’s Singles Final.

We have a special guest of honour to present The Men’s Singles Trophy – The Right Honourable Kenneth Grey. Known to us at Manly Lawn as simply Kenny Grey, Kenny has won 7 Mens Singles Club Championships.

His first title was way back before The Great War. Vietnam that is.

Kenny always has plenty of stories to tell of past Championships so catch up for him after the match for a beer and chat.

Milton has obtained a new craft beer for our bar called Newtowner, which comes in a royal blue can and is brewed in Newtown. As a special promotion anyone who wears a Newtown Jets Football jersey on Saturday will receive a free can of Newtowner.

Milton and The Boys From Brazil will be cooking up a feast on the barbecue from about 5PM so where else would you be on Saturday?

Three of our juniors are also in action in The Open Mixed and A Mens Doubles Final so a glimpse of the future stars as well. See you there.

Denis Crowley

Best wishes,

Virginia

MLTC Secretary