Enrolments are now open online for Friday’s Term 2 comp.
Ladies Competition starts Friday 28 April.
Reserve players always welcome. For more information, please contact or email Scott.
Sign up on the web links above.
Scott Blackburn
MTC Tennis Director & Head Pro
As promised, direct links to draws and scores for each Badge division in which Manly teams are playing are hot linked below. Please note you will need to log in using a registered email to see the draws.
Click here for our dedicated Badge draw page.
Cheers Rob
Court Booking Sundays
Just a reminder for members, with Badge getting closer there is a lot of demand for courts on Sundays. If you are playing singles one hour, doubles one and a half hour booking.
Badge Team Bookings
Basil South’s Celebration of Life
 |
St Matthews Manly is an Anglican church in the heart of Sydney’s northern beaches. Every week, we join together to worship God, hear from the Bible and encourage each other. The vision of St Matthews is grow God’s Church through the Gospel. To visit church online, go to: stmattsmanly.online.church
|
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
End of Month Friday Mens Doubles
A chance for you to pair up with a friend and play some men’s doubles. When: Friday 31 March 6.30pm till 8.30pm. Please contact Denis.
Positions Vacant
We are looking for a bookkeeper to assist our Treasurer. This is a paid position, the person needs Xero experience and willing to learn how to use the InTennis software. Please let me know if you know of anyone.
Badge Practice Sessions
If Badge Captains would like to organise practice sessions for their teams please contact Denis. Courts will be available from Saturday 1 April. You can always book your own court on Sundays too.
4 courts 11.30 – 1pm, and 2 courts 2.30pm 4pm, 4 courts 4 – 6pm
Before Badge BBQ
Saturday 15 April.
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
SYDNEY BADGE has published the FINAL Badge Gradings for 2023.
In this newsletter, Positions’ Vacant, Men’s Doubles, Badge Practice Times.
Trivia
Last Friday our social secretary Michelle put together a fun Trivia evening at the Club, it was very much appreciated. Very good questions, we all had to put our heads together to work through the quiz. Coming out on top was Denis international team!
Next event is a BBQ before Badge on Saturday 15th April.
End of Month Friday Men’s Doubles
A chance for you to pair up with a friend and play some men’s doubles. When: Friday 31 March 6.30pm till 8.30pm. Please contact Denis.
Positions Vacant
We are looking for a bookkeeper to assist our Treasurer. This is a paid position, the person needs Xero experience and willing to learn how to use the InTennis software.
We need a bar person to work every Saturday for 5 hours from 29th April. Person needs no experience, training will be given. Club will pay for their RSA if they don’t have one.
Please contact Virginia if you know of anyone to fill these positions.
Charity Day
This Sunday we donate our member’s courts from 9am till 12pm for a Charity Day. This year the charity is donating to Childhood Diabetes.
Badge Practice Sessions
If Badge Captains would like to organise practice sessions for their teams please contact Denis. Courts will be available from Saturday 1 April. You can always book your own court on Sundays too.
4 courts 11.30 – 1pm, and 2 courts 2.30pm 4pm, 4 courts 4 – 6pm
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
Some changes may occur from time to time as Tennis Club personnel or Tournament Directors can change. Any problems, please contact the Secretary of Tennis Seniors NSW on 0418 402 415.
TSNSW Tournaments |
|||||
| Date | Venue | Contact | Phone | Entry | Info |
| Feb 17-19 | Ulladulla Summer Games | Mary Lou Barclay | 0426 828 341 | Entry | Download Info |
| Mar 3-5 | Walcha R/Robin | Betty Sweeney | 6777 2120 | Entry | |
| Mar 10-12 | Narooma R/Robin | Roger McEvoy | 0429 174 416 | Entry | |
| Mar 17-19 | Goulburn R/Robin | Corey Greenwood | 0402 837 794 | Entry | |
| Mar 25 – 26 | Tennis Macarthur R/R NRT 6 | Michael Jackson | 0413 632 632 | Entry | Download Info |
| Apr 1-2 | Inverell | Matthew Butler | 0408 874 708 | Entry | |
| Apr 14-16 | Pennant Hills Social R/Robin | Michael Jackson | 0413 632 632 | Entry | Download Info |
| Apr 29 – 30 | Bathurst Annual R/R NRT 6 | Andrew Mitton | 0419 499 467 | ||
| May 5-7 | Picton Seniors R/R NRT 6 | Michael Jackson | 0413 632 632 | Entry | |
| May 12-14 | West Port Macquarie | Greg McIntosh | 265594039 | Entry | |
| May 20-21 | Howe Park, Singleton | Heidi Stanford | 0428 165 277 | ||
| May 27-28 | West Tamworth Seniors | Brian Brooking | 0417 614 054 | Entry | |
| June 10-12 | Robyn Castle Mixed Teams – Cessnock | Rod Clarkin | 0411 446 338 | ||
| June 17-18 | Lake Macquarie R/R NRT 7 | Keith Williams | 0412 157 757 | ||
| June 23-26 | Tweed Heads, ITF MT200 | Natasha Kersten | 07 5524 3541 | ||
| June 24-25 | Cowra R/Robin | Sue Metcalf | 0428 348 376 | ||
| July 7-9 | Central Coast R/Robin | Craig Edwards | 0412 185 130 | ||
| July 21-23 | Gloucester R/R NRT 6 | Ruth Johnson | 0418 763 041 | ||
| Aug 4-7 | Forster Seniors R/R NRT 5 | Brian Adams | 0404 955 599 | ||
| Aug 18-20 | Batemans Bay R/Robin | Mario Kefalas | 0419 779 482 | ||
| Aug 26-27 | Wyong Mixed Teams | Leoni Baldwin | 0420 556 227 | ||
| Sep 1-3 | Cessnock Seniors’ R/R NRT 7 | Gary Brenton | 0417 977 940 | ||
| Sep 9-10 | Manning River, Taree | Shane Bridger | 0429 818 120 | ||
| Sep 16-17 | Northern Suburbs R/R | Graeme Sticka | 0418 402 415 | ||
| Sep 16-17 | Orange Ex-Services R/Robin | Chrissie Kjoller | 0403 845 945 | ||
| Sep 23-24 | Gunnedah Seniors | Craig Louis | (02) 6742 0428 | ||
| Sep 29-Oct 2 | State Championships ITF MT700 | Arthur Olsen | 0400 525 591 | ||
| Sep 30 – Oct 2 | Bomaderry Mixed Teams | Rod Clarkin | 0411 446 338 | ||
| Oct 13-16 | Merimbula Annual R/R NRT 6 | John Rheinberger | 0400 525 591 | ||
| Oct 13-15 | Gosford Round Robin | Chris Lees | 0411 154 327 | ||
| Oct 20-22 | Dubbo Paramount Seniors | Karen Armstrong | 0418 636 336 | ||
| Oct 27-29 | East Port Macquarie | Greg Alchin | 0427 466 760 | ||
| Nov 3-5 | Myall Park – Hawks Nest | Lisa Dale | 0412 500 055 | ||
| Nov 10-12 | Kiama Vets & Legends | David Lehman | 0475 857 740 | ||
| Dec 1-3 | Nelson Bay R/R NRT 5 | Steve Taylor | 0466 154 580 |
Tennis Macarthur looks forward to welcoming back many familiar faces and lots of new ones to its annual seniors tournament later this month.
Tournament Dates:
Saturday 25th March 2023
Sunday 26th March 2023
Contact:
Michael Jackson
0413 632 632
[email protected]
Court size and net height are the only things that have not changed in Tennis Director Scott Blackburn’s 40-year tenure at the Club. What has changed is the way the game is played, due to the wider range of player ages, balls, racquets, clothes and court surfaces.
Developments in racket and string technology mean that tennis can now be played, and played well, from ages 9 to 90. Even so, the true essence of tennis: low intensity exercise, social interaction and friendly competition, remains constant.
A new constant, says Scott, is the accelerating use of mobile phones and social media which is rapidly altering the way we interact, exercise and engage in tennis. As the public face of the Club, the Manly Tennis Centre (MTC) is using these technologies to make it easier for players to book courts, lessons and competitions.
It’s a far cry from when Scott first held a racquet at the age of ten – introduced to the sport by his father Boyd, a keen social player despite being a footie tragic.
By the age of 15 he was a member of the historic Manly Lawn Tennis Club (MLTC), going on to play 1.1 Badge for the Club on what was then a grass court oasis in the heart of Manly. However times were changing at Manly Lawn and in the late 70s, two of the grass courts were converted to the new synthetic surface. The general public could use these courts, so the hiring of courts and scheduling was handed over to a local Manly sports store.
The young Scott, together with a mate, saw an opportunity. Backed by his experience working part time providing coaching and general management duties at a local Dee Why centre with indoor tennis and squash courts, Scott put a proposal to the MLTC Committee and in February 1983, while still a playing member of the Club, he began the full-time management of the facility, continuing what was to become a 45 year relationship with the Manly Lawn Tennis Club.
By the end of 1984, the grass was gone and all courts were synthetic, opening up the court usage to members and non-members alike, irrespective of time or conditions for play. Scott continued to co-ordinate usage of the courts in conjunction with the Club and under the banner of MTC, developed coaching opportunities and competition programs open to all players.
While Scott’s playing might have slowed a little, as Tennis Director, life continues to pick up the pace. With the recent re-launch of the Manly Tennis Centre post COVID, Scott, his wife General Manager Carmela Blackburn and their support team marry their playing experience with today’s communication technologies to access and fine-tune their programs and services.
Programs which include extended coaching, play and tennis camps for juniors, midweek day and night competitions for men and women, intensive coaching sessions for adults and the holistic Tennis Whisperer program.
“Tennis is a sport for life”, says Scott. “And at MTC it’s tennis for today’s life. Electronic payment facilities, online booking, QR codes (quick response via your smart phone) to get immediate information to determine which program or support service is the one you’re after, are all services we provide to enable you to choose in what ways tennis can best fit into your life.”
Today, after some 40 years at the helm, Scott potentially holds the record as the longest continuous manager of a Club/community tennis facility in NSW, possibly in Australia. He is a well-known and gregarious identity in Manly and has helped position the Club as a critical part of Manly’s local and international attractions, including the Manly Seaside championships
“As a sport, tennis is a fantastic social tool for players at all levels. You can travel anywhere in the world and turn up at a local court for a game,” he says. ”As Tennis Director of the Manly Tennis Centre, I’ve made a lot of great friends.”
Good Luck for the future, Scott!
Pamela Lloyd, Goss Editor, interviewed Scott for this article.
The Combined Age Championships were completed over the weekend and the high standards continued as per last Saturday, Sunday..
Gordon and Quinton won The Mens 60+ Doubles Round Robin by one game where the result went down to the last game.(and line calls)
Krista/Sarah won the Womens 40+ Doubles quite convincingly from 4 other pairs. This completed the double for Krista who won The Combined 100 Womens Doubles last weekend.
The Mens 40+Doubles was played in 2 pools where a single game or two decided both pool winners.
In the final Geoff Dunstan/Stephane Fontes defeated Jon Corney/Gavin McVean 6-4. Gavin stepped in for Milton who was officiating at the NSW Nippers Surf Carnival. Milton’s daughter was a winning member of the NSW Girls Beach Relay Team so congratulations to her.
On Sunday 9 pairs contested The Combined 100 Mixed Doubles which was divided into two pools.
Krista/Howard played Michelle and Steve Nettleton in the final and a 5-4 victory completed a winning trifecta of events for Krista.
They paired up for the first time as did Michelle and Steve and the final was a thrilling set played in hot conditions.
Congratulations to all players who participated over the last two weekends. To those non winners, club spirit and friendship were the winners and your Participation Certificates are in the mail!
Congratulations also to Ruby Quigley who made the final of The NSTA Womens’ Open Division Singles Final on Sunday after some great wins along the way against older opponents. She lost to Sarah Munroe in the final. Ruby continues to improve and is a great representative for Manly Lawn Tennis Club.
All Badge Teams were entered last Friday and all Team Members should receive a log in email from Sydney Badge which you need to click on to register yourself. Their system only allows six players in your team, if there are more than 6, you will get registered just before you play your first match. The gradings will be available in two weeks time and another few weeks for the draw.
Denis
Ruby lost in the final of the NSTA Women’s Open Division this morning, Feb 26. She played well throughout the tournament and had some great wins against older more experienced opponents.The winner, Sarah Munroe however, was too strong. Great experience and represented Manly Lawn well.Well done Ruby!Source: Peter Quigly
