Entries by Rob

Badge Report: Round 3

Mixed results for our Badge Teams last round. Our Thursday Ladies, Saturday Ladies 2 Team and our Mens 6 Team all had big wins. Mens 2 and Mens 7 Teams had close wins.  Saturday Badge this week sees our Mens 1 team playing at 250pm v Voyager.  This should be a grudge match against the North Manly […]

Badge Score Board: Round 3

Badge Results Rd 3 23-Jun Ladies Division Result Score Position Manly 1 1 Lost 3-5 8 Manly 2 3 Won 6-2 4 Mens Division Result Score Position Manly 1 1 Lost 4-4 5 Manly 2 4 Won 5-3 6 Manly 3 4 BYE 1 Manly 4 4 Lost 3-5 3 Manly 5 7 Lost 3-5 […]

U.S. Open will go on, but no fans are allowed

The U.S. Open tennis tournament will take place as scheduled, but it will not include fans, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday. The event, which has been a big revenue driver for the state, will take place Aug. 31 to Sept. 13 at the Billy Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens. The […]

ProTip: When Should I Attack or Defend?

Question: I hit the ball fairly well but often am unsure of whether to ‘attack’ or ‘defend’ while playing a point.  What’s a basic strategy to make this choice simple? Ninety percent of players spend their time on court trying to improve their technique, and particularly so when their serve or backhand breaks down under […]

Badge Score Board: Round 2

Badge Results Rd  2 13-Jun Ladies Division Result Score Position Manly 1 1 Lost 0-8 7 Manly 2 3 Lost 2-6 5 Mens Division Result Score Position Manly 1 1 Won 7-1 4 Manly 2 4 Lost 3-5 6 Manly 3 4 Won 7-1 1 Manly 4 4 BYE 2 Manly 5 7 Lost 3-5 […]

Badge Report: Round 2

A much smaller crowd was in attendance at Badge last Saturday as per the previous week when our Mens Division 1 Team played at home. This Saturday our Ladies Division 1 Team will play the late match on courts 1 and 2 so we need a big crowd there to support them. Social distancing has […]

TNSW Badge Links Down

Browser Badge links to leagues.tennis.com.au are currently down and have been since late Saturday. Waiting for TNSW to correct error.

ATP: You’re never too old to regain that lost muscle.

Starting sometime in our 30s (the data aren’t precise), we lose up to 8 percent of our muscle mass per decade, a decline called sarcopenia, along with up to 30 percent of our strength and power. This leaves us weaker, less mobile and — especially after we cross age 50 — more vulnerable to injury […]

Badge Score Board: Round 1

Badge Results Rd  1 Jun-06 Ladies Division Result Score Position Manly 1 1 Lost 3-5 6 Manly 2 3 Won 4-3 3 Mens Division Result Score Position Manly 1 1 Lost 1-7 8 Manly 2 4 Lost 2-5 4 Manly 3 4 Won 8-0 1 Manly 4 4 Won 6-2 2 Manly 5 7 Draw […]

Badge Report: Round 1

It was great to see a big crowd back at the club on Saturday to witness some excellent tennis in both Mens and Ladies Badge Matches. Both Division 1 Ladies and Mens matches were high quality games and our teams went down in both after some long sets. The bar was busy and Tony Hamilton […]