Our Thursday Ladies Badge Team finished off a successful season by winning the playoff 5-3 on Thursday for 3rd position in Division 2. Narelle and Jane won all 4 sets and Lindy and Michelle won 1 set to complete the victory. Thanks also to Pam Muir and Erin who were also part of the team. […]
Frenchman Benoit Paire said on Wednesday that he was allowed to play in the Hamburg Open despite testing positive for COVID-19 because the “rules are different” in Germany. Paire, who caused a storm at the US Open last month when he was forced to pull out of the grand slam after testing positive for COVID-19, […]
Spanish flu survivor Evelyn Schroedl is living through another pandemic. But, at age 102, she’s COVID-free and still playing tennis. Chip Reid has her story. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/spanish-flu-survivor-still-plays-tennis-at-102/
Manly Ladies 2 won the third place playoff. Congrats Ladies on a great Badge season.
Our Men’s 3 Team in Division 4 finished the Badge Season in grand style by winning easily 6 sets to 2 in the Final on Saturday at Manly. Steve Nettleton/Steve Wilkins won their 4 sets to complete a fantastic season for them. Milton/Howard won the first 2 sets that mattered and lost the last two […]
After how well the US Open turned out in terms of protocols, the Roland Garros organization has published its own a few days after the start of the preliminary phase matches. Accommodation, medical tests, accompaniment during the tournament or training place are some of those mentioned in his statement. -Accommodation during the two weeks of […]
Headed by the two Steves (Netto/Wilko), winners of the grade’s best pair averages, the team led from start to finish for the entire competition. In front of an enthusiastic, partisan home crowd, the team won last Saturday’s Final, 6 sets to 2 against Neutral Bay 4, with Netto/Wilko taking 4 sets and Howard/Milton 2 sets. Success […]
Congrats are in order for: Well done on your success and a great 2020 Badge season.
Entries for the club championships are now open. 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 3 and […]
We’ve talked about it before, but it deserves repeating because so many people fail to heed the warnings: You lose muscle as you age – even if you work out religiously. As we get older, it becomes increasingly challenging to maintain, much less build, muscle mass like you could when you were younger.If you don’t […]
Entries for Term 4 Ladies Competitions are now open. Tuesday Ladies Competition is a 10-week competition starting October 13 and ending December 15. Entries close October 6. Friday Ladies Competition is a 9-week competition starting October 16 and ending December 11. Entries close October 9. Entry Link
After Saturday’s semi finals, Manly Men’s 3 are the only remaining team. They will play a home final this Saturday against Neutral Bay at 2pm. Badge Results September 12 Manly 1 Lost 4-4 on games. Cameron Green/Andrew Riminton played great tennis to win 4 sets against very strong opposition. Sean/Bosko lost 4 sets. The team […]