MLTC Newsletter – 8 May 2023
Club Captain’s Report
Round 2 of Sydney Badge was an excellent weekend for our club with eight teams winning their matches.
All home teams won which is very important as it is always harder to win away.
Round 2 results
Division 1 Mens
Manly won 5-3 against Castle Hill.
Both pairs played great tennis to win against the winning team from the last few seasons.
Cam/Blake 3 sets Ben/Andrew 2 sets.
Division 2 Mens
Manly won 5-3 v Hunters Hill
Captain Todd led the way with Warren Green who was returning to badge after a long time out.They won all 4 sets.
Harry and Jono returned also after time out and won 1 set to complete the victory.
Division 3 Mens
Manly won 6-2 v Zone 3
Milton/Jon 3 sets Howard/Dan 3 sets
Division 5 Mens lost 2-6 away to Neutral Bay
Shishir/Sam 1 set Jarryd/Geoff 1 set
Division 8 Mens
Won 6-2 away at Chatswood.
A good win against last years premier team.
Hugo/Tom 4 sets Richard/Graham 2 sets
Division 10 Mens
Won 7-1 away at Marrickville
Brodie/Gabriel 4 sets Aidan/James 3 sets
Both pairs are relatively new to badge so to win easily at Marrickville is an excellent result.
Division 11 Mens
Won 7-1 v Sydney University
Barnaby/Tom began their Badge career in grand style by winning their first 2 sets to love and also their next 2 sets.
The team of Dave and Stu won 3 sets to complete a big win.
Division 1 Womens
Manly lost 7-1 away at Collaroy.
Collaroy has a very strong team of juniors and will be one of the favourites to win Division 1 this year.
Lisa/Ruby won 1 set.
Division 3 Womens
Manly 2 Won 4-4 on games at Neutral Bay
Kirsten/Krista won 3 sets including a 6-0 6-1 to pave the way to victory.
Virginia/Carolina won 1 set to complete the win.
Manly 3 Won 5-2 at home v Kooroora
Pip/Larissa playing their first match for Manly won all 4 sets
Christine/Sophie won 1 set with 1 unfinished.
Division 4 Womens
Manly 4 Lost 5-2 away at Chatswood.
Erryn/Pam 1 set Kate/Melinda 1 set with 1 unfinished.
Thursday Ladies had a bye.
This Saturday our Mens Top 3 Teams play at home again in the late matches so plenty to watch.
The club also has a new tv with internet connection so plenty to see and do.
Hopefully the bar fridges are working again as Milton has plenty of beer and wine in stock.
Denis
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
