Club Championships Draws Week 1

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NOTE:  PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE REGULARLY FOR ANY CHANGES TO DRAW PARTICULARLY MATCH TIMES.

Draws for the Annual Club Championships:

MLTC2021-1-MOS

MLTC2021-2-MOD

MLTC2021-3-WOS

MLTC2021-4-WOD

MLTC2021-5-XOD

MLTC2021-6-AMS

MLTC2021-7-AMD

MLTC2021-8-AWD

MLTC2021-9-AXD

 

Thank you to Dean Hodgson for, once again, preparing the draws!

Good luck to all competitors.

MLTC Annual General Meeting 2021

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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

MLTC Annual Report 2021

‘It will only get worse’ – Rafael Nadal concerned by tennis trend

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A certain aspect of the sport is slowly growing to the detriment of the sport and needs correcting soon according to Rafael Nadal. 

The 20-time Slam champion believes that there are certain areas of the sport that could use some innovation and rethinking.

In particular, Nadal sees the serve as a potential problem area within tennis in the near future.

“I think we need to think about the serve at some stage,” he told Japanese sports magazine Number. “Because the players are getting bigger and bigger and the serve is getting faster and faster.

“If someone doesn’t find a wise solution for serving, I’m worried that matches will be decided solely by serving. I think this problem will get worse within 10 years.”

The interviewer asked whether, for example, the serve could be reduced to just one chance rather than allowing players a second serve.

“I don’t think it’s an irrelevant idea,” Nadal responded. “You can test it out and see if it makes sense. I’m in favour of innovation in the tennis world. I think it’s a good idea to try it in a small tournament first.”

The Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS), an exhibition event organised by Patrick Mouratoglou, has trialled a number of rule innovations since its debut in 2020.

Among them, the two-serve format has been scrapped, forcing players to land their serve in first-time.

‘It will only get worse’ – Rafael Nadal concerned by tennis trend

MLTC Newsletter 19Oct

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Club Championships

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.

Social Tennis will be from 11.30am to 2pm on courts 3 and 4. Later in the day there will be social courts available again, after 4.30pm.

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

Bar Open this Saturday.

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

Manly Tennis Centre Night Competitions Resume 26 October

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Now that community sport is again permitted under the COVID roadmap, MTC is accepting entries for a 6-week competition for our Ladies and Night competitions.

ALL PLAYERS MUST BE DOUBLE VAXXED.

Night Competitions start:

  • Tuesday night 26 October
  • Wednesday night 27 October

Enter online. Entries close Friday 22 October.

Questions: Please contact Scott.

Manly Tennis Centre Ladies Competitions Resume 26 October

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Now that community sport is again permitted under the COVID roadmap, MTC is accepting entries for a 6-week competition for our Ladies and Night competitions.

ALL PLAYERS MUST BE DOUBLE VAXXED.

Ladies Competitions starts:

  • Tuesday  26 October
  • Friday 29 October

Enter online. Entries close Friday 22 October.

Questions: Please contact Scott.

 

Annual Club Championships Entries Close 17 Oct

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Entries for the club championships are closing.  Events are:

  • Open Men’s singles and doubles
  • Open Ladies singles and doubles
  • Open Mixed doubles
  • A grade Men’s singles and doubles
  • A grade Ladies singles and doubles
  • A grade Mixed doubles.

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 

Frozen Shoulder: Causes & Treatment | Tennis4Life

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Frozen shoulder, more correctly known as adhesive capsulitis (AC), is a common cause of shoulder pain and loss of shoulder joint motion in the over 40s. 
 
In ‘primary’ cases of AC, there is no significant reason for the onset pain or stiffness, whereas secondary AC can occur following an injury, trauma, surgery or illness. 
 
In younger people below the age of 40 and athletes, primary AC is rare; AC is more likely to be secondary in nature – for example following a rotator cuff injury. 
 

When AC does occur however, it can result in considerable disruption to any tennis activity, especially given the typically long timescale it requires to resolve. 

Read more in link below.

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Additional restrictions ease in NSW Government roadmap | Northern Beaches Council

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With the first vaccination milestone of 70 percent double vaccination reached, the NSW Government is easing a number of restrictions as part of the Reopening NSW roadmap(Opens in a new window), which will allow fully vaccinated adults to enjoy more freedoms from next Monday 11 October.

The changes to the 70 per cent roadmap will allow:

  • up to 10 visitors (not counting children 12 and under) to a home (previously five)
  • lift the cap on outdoor gatherings to 30 people (previously 20)
  • increase the cap for weddings and funerals to 100 people (previously 50).

Indoor pools will also be re-opened for swimming lessons, squad training, lap swimming, and rehab activities. Keep an eye on our aquatic centre webpages for more information on our local pools.

The NSW Government also announced on the Monday after NSW clears the 80 per cent double vaccination hurdle further restrictions will be relaxed, with people able to have:

  • up to 20 visitors (excluding children 12 and under) to a home (previously 10)
  • up to 50 people will be allowed to gather outdoors (previously 20).
  • up to 3,000 people will be allowed to attend controlled and ticketed outdoor events (previously 500)
  • nightclubs will be permitted to reopen for seated drinking only (no dancing)
  • masks will no longer be required in office buildings.

All roadmap freedoms at 70 and 80 per cent will continue to be for fully vaccinated people only.

www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/council/news/additional-restrictions-ease-nsw-government-roadmap

MLTC Newsletter 12Oct

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Club Championships

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

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

Term 4 Badge Competition CANCELLED

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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

Tendon health & antibiotic impacts | Tennis4Life

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There’s steadily accumulating evidence that one particular group of commonly prescribed antibiotics called ‘fluoroquinolones’ might be implicated in rapid-onset tendon degeneration, exposing sportsmen and women to an increased risk of tendonitis or even tendon rupture.

A recent article in Sports Performance Bulletin looks at the risk of tendon rupture that fluoroquinolone antibiotics pose and explains why sportsmen and women are at particular risk – a risk can last many months after the antibiotic course.

The article explains why any athlete taking common asthma medications should be very careful indeed about fluoroquinolone antibiotic use.

The positive news is that when athletes have to use the antibiotics, there are a number of protocols that can reduce the risk to themselves, and there also evidence that a particular nutrient may also exert a protective effect.

Read more in the attached article and how to protect yourself if required.

Source: Sports Performance Bulletin

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