MLTC Newsletter – 30 May 2024

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Manly Lawn Tennis Club Newsletter – 30 May 2024

BBQ Sat 8th June

Wet weather postponed our last BBQ so come down on Saturday 8th June, King’s Birthday long weekend for some social and a BBQ.

Badge Results

It was a great Saturday with all our Men’s Badge Teams winning except one.
Our Men’s 1 Team had a 8-0 win to be a close 2nd now on the table.

Round 5 Men’s Badge Results
Division 1 Won 8-0 at home v Zone Tennis. Now 2nd
Andre/Lachlan played again and won 4 sets to keep up their perfect record.
Andrew/Sean won 4 sets also to complete a big win.
Division 2 Won 5-3 away at Voyager Now 5th
Todd/Sam won all 4 sets to set up the win.
Jono/Bede won 1 set to complete the win
Division 4 Won 5-3 at home v Kooroora Now in 3rd position
Fernando/Jon won 3 sets Sean/Mike 2 sets
Division 6 Won 5-2 at home v Hunters Hill Now 2nd
Shishir/Gavin won 3 sets and were well ahead in the 4th set when time was up.
Geoff/Tim won 2 sets.
Division 7 Won 4-3 v Strathfield Now 6th
James/Peter won 2 sets with one unfinished
Mike/Tom won 2 sets on forfeit
Division 9 Won 6-1 at home v Strathfield  Now 2nd
Denis/Graham won 4 sets The two Richards won 2 sets with one unfinished
Division 11 Lost away at Collaroy 4 sets all
The team is now 7th.
Division 12 Won 6-2 at home v Strathfield Now 1st on table
Glen/Bilal won 4 sets Isaac/Mark 2 sets.

Next Saturday our Men’s 2 will play the late match at home.

Finally, after a few weeks, the weather allowed all teams to play last weekend and on Thursday.
It’s great to see so many teams at the top of their respective ladders.
Another great week of women’s badge tennis, with strong wins across most teams for both Thursday and Saturday competition.
Thursday Div 1 
 
Manly ladies 1, another strong win 6/2 against Longueville.
Cara and Krista winning 3 sets and Julie and Sarah winning 3 sets.
Currently coming 1st on the ladder.
Thursday Div 2
Manly ladies 2 – strong win 7-1 against Hunters Hill.
Lisa and Lindy winning all 4 sets, and Narelle and Jane winning 3 sets.
Currently 1st on the ladder.
Saturday Women’s Badge
Div 1 
Manly women’s 1 losing 6/2 against Roseville,
Janelle and Carli winning one set and Marina and Carolina winning one set.
Currently 6th on the ladder.
Div 2
Manly women’s 2
Losing 5/3 against NWST Ladies with Sarah and Krista winning 3 sets and Kirsten and Shelley winning 1 set.
Currently 3rd on the ladder.
Div 3
Manly ladies 3 a strong win against Chatswood 2 winning 6/2
Larissa and Cara winning 3 sets and Penny and Christine winning 3 sets.
Currently 3rd on the ladder.
Div 4 
Manly women’s 4 having a strong win against Chatswood 4, 6/1
Kate and Rosi winning 2 sets with one unfinished, and Narelle and Ruth winning 4 sets.
Currently 2nd on the ladder.
Manly ladies 5 had a bye this week and are currently sitting 3rd on the ladder.
Looking forward to another great week of tennis.

Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary

www.manlylawn.com.au

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MLTC Newsletter – 22 May 2024

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Manly Lawn Tennis Club Newsletter – 22 May 2024

Bathroom Renovations

After a short wait the bathrooms are looking great and ready for use. We are just waiting for a few things like the toilet paper dispensers that will be arriving this week. We appreciate the efforts of Quinton and Des who oversaw the project at all stages on behalf of the members .

Visitors 

No visitors on Tuesday for singles.  6 visits per person for guests. The same member cannot bring a single guest more than 6 times to play.

Badge Results

Round 4 of Sydney Badge was again interrupted by rain with only some of our teams finishing their matches. Our Men’s Team 5 has had three complete washouts.

Round 4 Results
Men’s 1 Division 1 played a 3-3 draw at home with The Hills. Now in 3rd position
New players Andre and Lachlan combined well to win their 3 sets and are welcome to play anytime.Thanks guys!
Men’s Division 2 Manly 2 drew 2-4 with Zone Tennis Now in 8th position
Sam/Bede combined well to win 2 sets.
Men’s Division 4 Manly 3 drew 4-0 down v Kooroora Now in 4th position
Dan/Howard and Sean/Vincent lost 4 close sets but we’re leading in their third sets when rain interrupted again.

Men’s Division 6 Manly 4 Washout In third position
Men’s Division 7 Manly 5 Washout In 7th position

Men’s Division 9 Manly 6 Lost 4-4 on games v Kooroora Now in 3rd position
Andrew/Richard Goulding 3 sets Chris/Graham 1 set
Division 11 Manly 7 played a 4-4 tie with Neutral Bay Now in 6th position
Tony/Dave and Brett/Tim both won 2 sets.
Division 12 Lost 4-4 on games v Neutral Bay 1st position
Ray/Glen Isaac/Bilal both won 2 sets.
Despite the close loss the guys still remain 1st on the ladder.
Well done team. Keep it going.
Our Men’s 1 Team play at home again next Saturday so come along to watch some great tennis.

Ladies Badge Results

What a wild and wintry Saturday for Badge. 

We had a few teams washed out on grass, and a broken matches across the board as rain came and went.
Fantastic tennis on court on Saturday afternoon – great to see Andre Felip and Lachie Macfazdean making their Manly debut.
Saturday Women’s Results
Div 1 Manly Women’s
A great result in a tight match against Collaroy winning 4-3.
Lisa and Caroline winning 2 sets and Lisa and Marina winning 2 sets.
Currently 5th on the ladder..
Div 2 manly Women’s 2
Another close match against Tennis Valley with Manly losing 4-2
Emily and Carolina winning 1 set, and Krista and Virginia winning 2 set.
Currently 3rd on the ladder.
Div 3 Manly 3 Women’s 
Great result again Chatswood 1 winning 6-1 with one set unfinished ..
Christine and Cara 3 sets and Tuila and Larissa 3 sets.
Currently 3rd on the ladder.
Div  4 Manly Women’s 4
Washed out against Sydney University
2nd on the ladder.
Manly Women’s 5 
Rained off after 3sets – with Suellen and Rose losing 2 sets and Kate and Jada narrowly losing in a tiebreaker.
Manly 4 ladies currently 2nd in the ladder and Manly Ladies 5 / 3rd in the ladder.
Thursday badge results 
Div 1 Manly 1
A strong 7-1 win against Zone tennis with Julie Preece and Catherine Williams winning all 4 sets and Cara Botha and Sarah Woodward winning 3.
Currently 1st on the ladder.
Div 2 Manly Ladies 
Narrowly losing against Royal Sydney in a 4/4 draw.
Narelle and Jane winning 3 sets and Barbara and Lisa winning 2 set.
Currently 5th on the ladder.
Looking forward to another great week of tennis!
Thanks to Denis and Christine for their reports.

Best wishes,

Virginia

MLTC Secretary

www.manlylawn.com.au

MLTC Newsletter – 6 May 2024

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Manly Lawn Tennis Club Newsletter – 6 May 2024

BADGE RESULTS

Round 2 of Sydney Badge was interrupted by rain but most of our teams played.
Manly Men’s 1 Div.1 Won 4-4 on games v Camden away.
Sven/Justin and Andrew/Oliver both won 2 sets to win by 1 game and are now 2nd on the table.
Manly Men’s 2 Div 2 Lost 5-3 to Roseville
Wilko/Jono 2 sets Bede/Harry 1 set. Now in 8th position.
Manly Men’s 3 Div 4 Washout 1st on ladder.
Manly Men’s 4 Division 6 Won 4-4 on games v Killara away
Shishir/Tim 3 sets Geoff/Stephan 1 set. Now in 2nd position
Manly Men’s 5 Div 7 Washout Now 7th on ladder
Manly Men’s 6 Division 9 Won 5-3 away at Tennis Valley
Chris/Denis 3 sets Graham/Richard B two sets. Now in 2nd position
Manly Men’s 7 Division 11 Lost 6-2 to Marrickville
Brett/Barnaby 1 set. Dave/Tony 1 set. Marrickville had one very strong pair for Div11
Now in 7th position
Manly Men’s 8 Division 12 Won 8-0 v Sydney University on forfeit
Now in 1st position
In PM news. Mr Albanese lost all his 4 sets and his team sits on the bottom of the table as do The Rabbitohs. Maybe Wayne Bennett can coach tennis also!

Round 2 Ladies Results

With Wet weather breaking on Saturday all our women’s teams managed their matches on Saturday.

Ladies 1 / Div 1
Another tough and tight match for the ladies losing 3- 5 away against SOPTC ladies 1.
Our young girls Arabella and Ruby winning two sets and Nicola and Lisa winning 1 – losing a tight tie breaker in another.
Currently 6th on the ladder, having faced 2 tough teams in the first 2 rounds.

Ladies 2/ Div 2
Another fantastic match to the team winning 6-2 in a home game against Sydney Uni ladies 2.
Both pairs of Krista and Kirsten and Emily and Carolina winning 3 sets each on the day.
Currently 1st in the ladder. Looking forward to another great season ahead girls.

Ladies 3 / Div 3
Faced Koorora the strongest team in the division in an away match this weekend / who proved too good on the day losing 8/0.
Currently 5th on the ladder as other teams didn’t play last weekend.

Ladies 4&5 Div 4
A tough match either both our Manly  teams who faced each other in the second round.
Manly 4 ladies winning 6-1 with Kate and Ruth winning all 4 sets and Rachel and Susie winning 2.
Jada and Rose teamed up together to win one set in tbe match. Congratulations to our youngest players.
Manly 4 now coming second and Manly 5 coming 3rd.

Wet weather is predicted  for the upcoming week – all teams are keen to play so hopefully we see a break in the weather Thursday and Saturday.

Best wishes,

Virginia

MLTC Secretary

www.manlylawn.com.au