Bathurst Tennis Centre invites you to register for its upcoming 30+ Seniors NRT6 Tournament. It has 17 synthetic grass courts available for play.
Bathurst is less than 3 hours drive from the centre of Sydney.
Tournament Dates: • Saturday 28th April 2023
• Sunday 29th April 2023
Entries close: Monday 24th April 2023
Contact:
• Andrew Mitton
• 0419 499 467
• [email protected]
But this experience is not unique.
An estimated 31 percent of US adults struggle with anxiety disorder at some point in their lives, so why do athletes feel so alone? According to J.D. DeFreese, an exercise and sport science professor at UNC, this is because the experience of anxiety is individualized.
Ryan Seggerman, a graduate student on the UNC men’s tennis team, said the first step in grappling with anxiety in sports is acknowledging that it can’t be avoided.
“I think (anxiety) is just part of sport in general,” Seggerman said. “You get nervous before matches, you get nervous before big moments. It’s almost a fact. You have to be ready to deal with it.”
Anxiety is a battle that is being fought inside the minds of many athletes. Thanks to a growing dialogue about mental health in athletics, athletes are becoming more comfortable sharing their stories and building up one another.
Brian Cernoch, Seggerman’s teammate and a three-time All-American, said that the way in which he deals with anxiety on the court can make or break a match.
“If you come into a match and you just let the anxiety and fear of losing get to you, it’s going to take over,” Cernoch said. “If you can turn your mind to focusing on something else, focusing on your game point by point, eventually it will go away and you’re going to have a much clearer mind when you’re playing.”
For many, anxiety in athletics comes from within, but for others it comes from somewhere else — or perhaps, someone else. DeFreese said external factors like academics, family or other personal issues can affect athletes’ performances.
Anxiety can also stem from a coach.
“Coaches have a lot of actual power and a lot of perceived power over athletes,” DeFreese said. “They get to decide who gets to play. They decide who plays what positions. How they make those decisions, how they communicate those decisions, the degree to which they make the athlete feel meaningful and valued beyond just playing — coaches can do that in the most positive ways, and coaches can make an athlete not feel very valued outside what they do as a performer.”
Sam Paul has been the head coach of UNC’s men’s tennis team for 30 years. He said he must always be mindful of how his words and actions affect the athletes he coaches.
“You, as a coach, can certainly increase anxiety if you’re not aware of what’s happening around you,” Paul said. “But it’s all about communication.”
Communication. That is what it all boils down to. The stigma around anxiety in athletics has made it difficult for athletes at all levels to come forward and communicate the fact that they are struggling.
Since 2020, NCAA student-athlete well-being studies continue to report that mental health concerns are prevalent among collegiate athletes.
Before Badge BBQ – We are postponing the BBQ scheduled for tomorrow to Saturday 22 April.
The BBQ will be after social tennis from around 4.30pm. Any club members that can assist with the BBQ, whether, set up, cooking or clean up would be appreciated. Please let me know if you can help out.
Email [email protected]
Badge
With Badge starting on Saturday 29th April, all badge players should log onto the Match Centre to check updated times and venues changes for matches.
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
As promised, direct links to draws and scores for each Badge division in which Manly teams are playing are hot linked below. Please note you will need to log in using a registered email to see the draws.
Click here for our dedicated Badge draw page.
Cheers Rob
Court Booking Sundays
Just a reminder for members, with Badge getting closer there is a lot of demand for courts on Sundays. If you are playing singles one hour, doubles one and a half hour booking.
Badge Team Bookings
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Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
End of Month Friday Mens Doubles
A chance for you to pair up with a friend and play some men’s doubles. When: Friday 31 March 6.30pm till 8.30pm. Please contact Denis.
Positions Vacant
We are looking for a bookkeeper to assist our Treasurer. This is a paid position, the person needs Xero experience and willing to learn how to use the InTennis software. Please let me know if you know of anyone.
Badge Practice Sessions
If Badge Captains would like to organise practice sessions for their teams please contact Denis. Courts will be available from Saturday 1 April. You can always book your own court on Sundays too.
4 courts 11.30 – 1pm, and 2 courts 2.30pm 4pm, 4 courts 4 – 6pm
Before Badge BBQ
Saturday 15 April.
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
SYDNEY BADGE has published the FINAL Badge Gradings for 2023.
In this newsletter, Positions’ Vacant, Men’s Doubles, Badge Practice Times.
Trivia
Last Friday our social secretary Michelle put together a fun Trivia evening at the Club, it was very much appreciated. Very good questions, we all had to put our heads together to work through the quiz. Coming out on top was Denis international team!
Next event is a BBQ before Badge on Saturday 15th April.
End of Month Friday Men’s Doubles
A chance for you to pair up with a friend and play some men’s doubles. When: Friday 31 March 6.30pm till 8.30pm. Please contact Denis.
Positions Vacant
We are looking for a bookkeeper to assist our Treasurer. This is a paid position, the person needs Xero experience and willing to learn how to use the InTennis software.
We need a bar person to work every Saturday for 5 hours from 29th April. Person needs no experience, training will be given. Club will pay for their RSA if they don’t have one.
Please contact Virginia if you know of anyone to fill these positions.
Charity Day
This Sunday we donate our member’s courts from 9am till 12pm for a Charity Day. This year the charity is donating to Childhood Diabetes.
Badge Practice Sessions
If Badge Captains would like to organise practice sessions for their teams please contact Denis. Courts will be available from Saturday 1 April. You can always book your own court on Sundays too.
4 courts 11.30 – 1pm, and 2 courts 2.30pm 4pm, 4 courts 4 – 6pm
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
Some changes may occur from time to time as Tennis Club personnel or Tournament Directors can change. Any problems, please contact the Secretary of Tennis Seniors NSW on 0418 402 415.
TSNSW Tournaments |
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| Date | Venue | Contact | Phone | Entry | Info |
| Feb 17-19 | Ulladulla Summer Games | Mary Lou Barclay | 0426 828 341 | Entry | Download Info |
| Mar 3-5 | Walcha R/Robin | Betty Sweeney | 6777 2120 | Entry | |
| Mar 10-12 | Narooma R/Robin | Roger McEvoy | 0429 174 416 | Entry | |
| Mar 17-19 | Goulburn R/Robin | Corey Greenwood | 0402 837 794 | Entry | |
| Mar 25 – 26 | Tennis Macarthur R/R NRT 6 | Michael Jackson | 0413 632 632 | Entry | Download Info |
| Apr 1-2 | Inverell | Matthew Butler | 0408 874 708 | Entry | |
| Apr 14-16 | Pennant Hills Social R/Robin | Michael Jackson | 0413 632 632 | Entry | Download Info |
| Apr 29 – 30 | Bathurst Annual R/R NRT 6 | Andrew Mitton | 0419 499 467 | ||
| May 5-7 | Picton Seniors R/R NRT 6 | Michael Jackson | 0413 632 632 | Entry | |
| May 12-14 | West Port Macquarie | Greg McIntosh | 265594039 | Entry | |
| May 20-21 | Howe Park, Singleton | Heidi Stanford | 0428 165 277 | ||
| May 27-28 | West Tamworth Seniors | Brian Brooking | 0417 614 054 | Entry | |
| June 10-12 | Robyn Castle Mixed Teams – Cessnock | Rod Clarkin | 0411 446 338 | ||
| June 17-18 | Lake Macquarie R/R NRT 7 | Keith Williams | 0412 157 757 | ||
| June 23-26 | Tweed Heads, ITF MT200 | Natasha Kersten | 07 5524 3541 | ||
| June 24-25 | Cowra R/Robin | Sue Metcalf | 0428 348 376 | ||
| July 7-9 | Central Coast R/Robin | Craig Edwards | 0412 185 130 | ||
| July 21-23 | Gloucester R/R NRT 6 | Ruth Johnson | 0418 763 041 | ||
| Aug 4-7 | Forster Seniors R/R NRT 5 | Brian Adams | 0404 955 599 | ||
| Aug 18-20 | Batemans Bay R/Robin | Mario Kefalas | 0419 779 482 | ||
| Aug 26-27 | Wyong Mixed Teams | Leoni Baldwin | 0420 556 227 | ||
| Sep 1-3 | Cessnock Seniors’ R/R NRT 7 | Gary Brenton | 0417 977 940 | ||
| Sep 9-10 | Manning River, Taree | Shane Bridger | 0429 818 120 | ||
| Sep 16-17 | Northern Suburbs R/R | Graeme Sticka | 0418 402 415 | ||
| Sep 16-17 | Orange Ex-Services R/Robin | Chrissie Kjoller | 0403 845 945 | ||
| Sep 23-24 | Gunnedah Seniors | Craig Louis | (02) 6742 0428 | ||
| Sep 29-Oct 2 | State Championships ITF MT700 | Arthur Olsen | 0400 525 591 | ||
| Sep 30 – Oct 2 | Bomaderry Mixed Teams | Rod Clarkin | 0411 446 338 | ||
| Oct 13-16 | Merimbula Annual R/R NRT 6 | John Rheinberger | 0400 525 591 | ||
| Oct 13-15 | Gosford Round Robin | Chris Lees | 0411 154 327 | ||
| Oct 20-22 | Dubbo Paramount Seniors | Karen Armstrong | 0418 636 336 | ||
| Oct 27-29 | East Port Macquarie | Greg Alchin | 0427 466 760 | ||
| Nov 3-5 | Myall Park – Hawks Nest | Lisa Dale | 0412 500 055 | ||
| Nov 10-12 | Kiama Vets & Legends | David Lehman | 0475 857 740 | ||
| Dec 1-3 | Nelson Bay R/R NRT 5 | Steve Taylor | 0466 154 580 |
Tennis Macarthur looks forward to welcoming back many familiar faces and lots of new ones to its annual seniors tournament later this month.
Tournament Dates:
Saturday 25th March 2023
Sunday 26th March 2023
Contact:
Michael Jackson
0413 632 632
[email protected]
The Combined Age Championships were completed over the weekend and the high standards continued as per last Saturday, Sunday..
Gordon and Quinton won The Mens 60+ Doubles Round Robin by one game where the result went down to the last game.(and line calls)
Krista/Sarah won the Womens 40+ Doubles quite convincingly from 4 other pairs. This completed the double for Krista who won The Combined 100 Womens Doubles last weekend.
The Mens 40+Doubles was played in 2 pools where a single game or two decided both pool winners.
In the final Geoff Dunstan/Stephane Fontes defeated Jon Corney/Gavin McVean 6-4. Gavin stepped in for Milton who was officiating at the NSW Nippers Surf Carnival. Milton’s daughter was a winning member of the NSW Girls Beach Relay Team so congratulations to her.
On Sunday 9 pairs contested The Combined 100 Mixed Doubles which was divided into two pools.
Krista/Howard played Michelle and Steve Nettleton in the final and a 5-4 victory completed a winning trifecta of events for Krista.
They paired up for the first time as did Michelle and Steve and the final was a thrilling set played in hot conditions.
Congratulations to all players who participated over the last two weekends. To those non winners, club spirit and friendship were the winners and your Participation Certificates are in the mail!
Congratulations also to Ruby Quigley who made the final of The NSTA Womens’ Open Division Singles Final on Sunday after some great wins along the way against older opponents. She lost to Sarah Munroe in the final. Ruby continues to improve and is a great representative for Manly Lawn Tennis Club.
All Badge Teams were entered last Friday and all Team Members should receive a log in email from Sydney Badge which you need to click on to register yourself. Their system only allows six players in your team, if there are more than 6, you will get registered just before you play your first match. The gradings will be available in two weeks time and another few weeks for the draw.
Denis
