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CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25

MENS 40+ DOUBLES AT NOON

MENS 60+ DOUBLES AT NOON

WOMENS 40+ DOUBLES AT 3PM

SUNDAY 26

COMBINED 100 MIXED AT 9AM

Last Saturday the Mens 60+ singles was won by Rob Muir in a round robin of 5 players. Richard Badham was runner up.

The Mens 40+ plus saw some tough sets in hot conditions. Fernando Alves won his pool as did Geoff Dunstan his pool. The final between them was a long struggle in very hot conditions and with Geoff leading 5-4, play was stopped as Geoff was feeling unwell.  Sportingly Fernando did not want to accept a forfeit so the title was shared. Both players will go down as joint winners in our records.

Fernando should be congratulated for his sportsmanship and club spirit. This is what the Club Championships are all about!  So well done Fernando.

Sunday saw The Hilton Mace Trophy decided in the Combined 100 Mens Doubles. Sean White/Ray Dummett won their pool as did Alec Badham with his old man Richard.  In a great final Alec and Richard survived a seesawing  set to win 6-4.  All 4 finalists then shared drinks afterwards in the clubhouse.

The Womens 100 plus doubles was then played with some close sets again. Krista Oates and Johanna Isherwood were the winners from five pairs.  Congratulations to them as I believe this is the first time they have paired together.

Several members asked me if I had checked birth certificates as all the ladies looked so young!

Killara Tennis Club has asked if any of our teams are interested in playing a practice match against them? Either at our courts or theirs.  Any Captain who is interested please contact me.

Good luck to all this weekend.
Denis Crowley.

TRIVIA FRIDAY 3 MARCH

Arrive 6.30pm pre drinks and pizza trivia will start at 7.30pm.

Cost:$15 per person, pay into MLTC account BSB 062-197 Account 1000 0562, include your name and Trivia

RSVP by Wednesday 1st March

For seating purposes, teams of 8 should be arranged between yourselves and advised prior to the evening at the following email; [email protected] (Michelle)

Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary

www.manlylawn.com.au

Ruby Quigley became our latest Open Ladies Singles Champion when she defeated Maria Nicol 6-4 6-4 before a big crowd last Saturday. They both received prize money for their efforts which could be the first of many paydays for these promising juniors. Both girls are a credit to their parents and coaches as they are both great sports and very humble. Well done and good luck for your futures in this great sport.

Next match was the Open Ladies Doubles Final which had a wealth of Wimbledon experience amongst our four ladies. Bryanne Crabb (nee Stewart) was a doubles semi finalist at Wimbledon with Sam Stosur. Lisa Green made the 2^nd round in Ladies Doubles. Caroline Bhaguandas played qualifying rounds for Wimbledon and was no 1 British Junior for 5 years. Nicola Bray has been a spectator at Wimbledon several times and she did not need any additional Wimbledon experience as she used her Manly knowledge to combine well with Bryanne to win the final 6-2 6-1.

Julia Gunn was on hand to present the Ladies Singles Trophy as Julia is a 4-time Ladies Singles and 7-time Doubles Champion at Manly as well as winning umpteen Mixed Titles.

The Open Mixed Doubles was the last match to be played and Maria combined with her coach Andrew Riminton to defeat Ruby and Bede 6-1 6-2.

Earlier in the day Bede Kirwan defeated James Graham 6-2 6-1 in an entertaining A Grade Mens Singles Final. Bede picked up prize money for his efforts in winning the A Grade Singles and being runner up in the Open Mixed Final. This could be the first of many paydays for Bede also.

On Sunday Catherine Williams won her second title of 2022 when she combined with myself, Denis Crowley to defeat Melinda Gray and Daniel Rodrigues In a closely fought A Mixed Doubles Final 7-6 6-3. Daniel was proudly flying the Brazilian Flag as the only Brazilian to reach a final in our tournament.

Following on Sunday, Bosko and Andrew Riminton won their Open Mens Doubles semi final against Dan Glynn and Vincent L’Heure, progressing through to the final. However, the Open Mens Doubles Final was eventually won by Cameron Green and Todd Maloney who defeated Bosko and Andrew in an epic match 5-7 6-3 6-3. Todd celebrated by taking everyone to play barefoot bowls which may be a sign of things to come for Todd in his senior years by playing lawn bowls??

The A Grade Mens Doubles is still to be played next Sunday.

Thanks to everyone who played in our championships (photos of this weekend’s winners/finalists below and full results attached) – we were blessed by good weather this year. We play our Combined Age Events in February when us oldies have a chance of winning without our promising juniors being able to enter.

Thanks for everyone who attended our AGM last Saturday. Virginia will send out the minutes and additional info later this week.

Quick reminder – Xmas Party – Sat 3 Dec – we hope to see you there.

Best wishes,
Denis Crowley
MLTC Club Captain
www.manlylawn.com.au

MLTC_2022ClubChamps_Week-6_v1.pdf

A big crowd was in attendance last Saturday to see Cameron Green defeat Sean White in a tough match 6-3 7-5 in the Men’s Open Final. Cameron has now won back to back titles but Sean played a great match and was cheered on by his supporters. It was good to see the club packed out for such a worthy final.

The trophy was again presented by 7-time winner, Ken Grey (please see photo below). Also in the crowd was our own Tennis Whisperer and the oldest player ever to win the Men’s Singles – Rob Muir who was in his early sixties when he won the title.

Finals Next Weekend

We will have our youngest Ladies Open Singles Champion next Saturday when our two 14 year old girls – Ruby Quigley and Maria Nicol face off. They both won their semi finals last Saturday in straight sets.

Ruby and Maria will meet again in the Open Mixed Final at 5pm when Ruby will partner 13 year old Bede Kirwan and Maria will play with Andrew RIminton. Bede plays in the A Grade Mens Final at 1130am against James Graham aka The Road Runner. James will run all day so this should be a close match.

Schedule for Saturday 12th November

11.30am – MEN’S A SINGLES FINAL – Bede Kirwan v James Graham

2.00pm – LADIES OPEN SINGLES FINAL – Ruby Quigley v Maria Nicol

4.00pm – LADIES OPEN DOUBLES FINAL – Lisa Green and Caroline Bhaguandas v  Nicola Bray and Bryanne Stewart

5.00pm – MIXED OPEN DOUBLES FINAL – Maria Nicol and Andrew Riminton v Ruby Quigley & Bede Kirwan

Hopefully the Mens Open Doubles Final will be at noon on Sunday 13th Nov.

The A Mixed Doubles Final is Sunday at 9AM.

Full results and next week’s schedule attached.

AGM – 3.30pm Saturday 12th November

The AGM is at 3.30pm next Saturday at the club so we need a big crowd to watch the matches and attend our AGM.

A free drink is available to every full member who attends the AGM. See you there.

XMAS PARTY – Saturday 3rd December

We’d love you to join us for a fun evening at the MLTC Christmas Party on Sat 3rd December. Only $25 for members and $40 for guests – includes grazing platter and a free drink on arrival! Payment can be made via bank transfer – BSB 062197 Account number 1000 0562, Ref: Your name and Xmas. Please email Virginia at [email protected] to help us finalise numbers if you’d like to come and haven’t yet given your name to Michelle or Virginia.

Best wishes,

Denis Crowley

MLTC Club Captain

www.manlylawn.com.au

The Club Championships are down to the semi finals stage next weekend with the bulk of the matches being on Sunday. This suits many of the players this weekend.

The top seeds have advanced in both Ladies and Mens singles and doubles so plenty of top tennis will be on display this weekend.

The full results from last weekend and next weeks draw are attached.

Ray Dummett is celebrating his 70^Th birthday this week so everyone wishes him a great 70^th .  In fact most people I spoke to were amazed he was 70! Several thought he was 75 and one even thought 80!  But seriously Ray has been a great stalwart of the club for many years and always is ready to help out in any situation. He is well liked by everyone (well almost everyone) and all the ladies will line up at his party to give him a big hug and kiss for his birthday. Have a great party Ray.

PLENTY OF SOCIAL COURTS AVAILABLE ALL DAY THIS SATURDAY.

Best wishes,
Denis Crowley
MLTC Club Captain

www.manlylawn.com.au