NOTE: PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE REGULARLY FOR ANY CHANGES TO DRAW PARTICULARLY MATCH TIMES.
Thank you to Dean Hodgson for, once again, preparing the draws!
Good luck to all competitors.
AGM Reminder Monday 15th November, 7.30pm in the Clubhouse. Email me if you would like to join by Zoom.
Club Championships Updates
The A Grade Mixed Final was played on Sunday with Michelle Stevens And Brett Zeola winning in straight sets over Narelle Kinsey and Peter Roberts. The winners will receive their prizemoney on Finals Day whilst the runners up can choose a bottle of wine each from Milton’s wine cellar.
The Ladies finalists are decided after two long matches on Saturday and the top seed Emily Peake defeated Krista Oates whilst second seed and returning past champion Sofie Sullivan was successful over Carolina Penna Y Lillo.
The Ladies Final will be next Saturday at NOON so reserve your seats early.
The top 4 Mens seeds have now reached the semi finals stage and they will battle it out on Saturday following the Ladies Final on Court 1.
Cameron Green defeated Milton on Saturday and he will play Bosko who defeated Roberto Gallardo in his quarter final match.
Then Bosko and Boyd teamed up to defeat Geoff Dunstan and Fernando Alves in a doubles quarter final.
They will take on 2nd seeds Sean White and Jono Walker on Saturday at 5pm
Milton and Jon Corney are waiting to play their semi final at noon on Saturday against the winners on Friday night between Top seeds Cam Green and Todd Maloney v Justin Hooley and Vincent LHeure.
Four time Champion Andrew Riminton had a tough match also defeating Mike O’Connor and he will play Sean White who won thru last weekend.
The Ladies Doubles semis were played and in a marathon effort on Friday evening Sarah Bunting and Krista Oates the 2nd seeds were winners over Sofie Sullivan and Virginia Longfellow.
Then late on Saturday the top seeded Emily Peake and Carolina won over Kristina Curtis and Kirsten Bruce.
The Ladies Doubles Final will be on November 20.
On Sunday the 2nd seeded pairing of Sarah Bunting and Jono Walker had a tough fight to defeat Krista Oates and Todd Maloney In the Mixed doubles semi.
At the same time the 1st seeds in Milton and Carolina won their quarter final Mixed over Virginia and Craig Withell.
They have a tough match next Sunday in their semi final playing Maria Nicol and Andrew Riminton.
The winners to play Sarah and Jono in The Mixed Final on November 20.
The A grade mens singles quarters and semis were played last Saturday with Alan Bourchardt and Gavin McVean, the top 2 seeds and last years finalists winning through.
Alan defeated Matthew Curtis 9-8 in a long game then demolished a large pizza and went on and won 6-2 6-2 against Stefan Fontes.
Gavin was successful over Hugo in two tough sets.
The Final will be played possibly midweek as both players are away over the next two weekends.
The A grade mens doubles quarters and semis were played with Top seeds in Alan Bourchardt and Daniel defeating Ray Dummett and Des Tempany on Saturday and Hugo And Christo in a marathon 3 setter on Sunday.
The up and coming pairing of Bede Kirwan and Matthew Curtis with a combined age of 25 years defeated the 2nd seeds with a combined age of 137 years in Denis and Chris Diaz in straight sets.
They will play the final against Alan and Daniel on November 20.
Chris and I are ordering pizzas before the match next time but somehow I don’t think it will help.
Full results can be found online.
Denis Crowley
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
www.manlylawn.com.au
We have our A grade Ladies Doubles decided with Pam Muir and Catherine Williams winning the title in a closely contested round robin last Sunday. Michelle Stevens and Melinda Gray were 2nd with Narelle Kinsey and Liz Lim finishing 3rd. Pam and Catherine will receive their prize money on Finals Day November 20.
Sean White has progressed to the semi finals of the mens singles and mens doubles with partner Jono Walker. Milton and Jon Corney are also in the mens doubles semi after their victory on Sunday.
This Saturday the other 3 quarter finals of the Mens Singles will be contested.
The ladies semi finals will be the main drawcard on Saturday with Carolina V Sofie at 2pm as well as Emily v Krista at 2pm.
There are plenty of other good matches including the Ladies doubles semi final plus the Mens A Grade semis.
All results and the draw can be found at Manly Lawn website.
With restrictions easing each week now come down to the club on Saturday and watch some great tennis whilst enjoying a beverage from barperson John Swanson. Swanee is making a comeback to tennis instead of spectating and serving behind the bar. The word is he is practising for the Combined 100 Doubles to be played in February. He is looking for a partner to take on Andrew and George!
Denis Crowley
AGM – Monday 15th November in the Clubhouse at 7.30pm
You must be double vaccinated to attend, otherwise I can send a zoom link if you let me know.
Thursday Social
No bookings on Thursday from now on. You must still be double vaccinated to play.
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
www.manlylawn.com.au
NOTE: PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE REGULARLY FOR ANY CHANGES TO DRAW PARTICULARLY MATCH TIMES.
Thank you to Dean Hodgson for, once again, preparing the draws!
Good luck to all competitors.
NOTE: PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE REGULARLY FOR ANY CHANGES TO DRAW PARTICULARLY MATCH TIMES.
Thank you to Dean Hodgson for, once again, preparing the draws!
Good luck to all competitors.
Week 1 of our Club Championships were played in perfect weather despite prediction of rain all week. All the results can be found on line.
Our four junior players were the star performers of the weekend showing that all the coaching and practice certainly is paying dividends.
Well done to Ruby Quigley, Maria Nicol, both having very close matches. Matthew Curtis and Bede Kirwan also had close matches in the Open singles and winning their A grade matches. All four will be playing again next Saturday as will the top 8 seeds in the Men’s Open.
Two courts will be available from 11.30 am to 2pm for social play and again about 5pm.
There are a lot of matches scheduled for this weekend and the draw is online (see link above). Anyone wishing to change their match times needs to contact their opponents.
All warmups are restricted to 5 MINUTES please.
Come early and stretch before your match!
Good luck to all players.
Denis Crowley
Should start on Thursday 18 November. Entries are limited to 8 teams. Entries close on Thursday 11 November.
Regular players who compete in Tue/Thu midweek social are eligible to enter. Now is the time to get your partner and enter. Entries should be emailed to Owen Kennedy at [email protected]. Owen has volunteered to run this event.
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
www.manlylawn.com.au
New rules are in place for fully vaccinated people in NSW.
You are fully vaccinated if you have had 2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccination or you have a medical exemption.
Children under 16 years of age who are not fully vaccinated can generally follow the rules for fully vaccinated people so long as they visit certain businesses with a fully vaccinated member of your household.
For people over the age of 16 who are not fully vaccinated, more rules and restrictions apply.
You are not fully vaccinated if you have had:
NOTE: PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE REGULARLY FOR ANY CHANGES TO DRAW PARTICULARLY MATCH TIMES.
Thank you to Dean Hodgson for, once again, preparing the draws!
Good luck to all competitors.
The 49th Annual General Meeting is to be held on Monday 15th November at the Clubhouse, 7.30pm.
Please note all attendees must be double vaccinated to attend.
If you would like to attend via zoom, please email me and I will send the link prior to the meeting.
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
Club Championships commence this Saturday at noon. There are a large amount of entries. Singles and some mixed doubles will be played this Saturday, seeded players will have a bye this weekend. The full draw will be online on Thursday.
All players must present their vaccination certificate on arrival to Denis.
All Open matches will be the best of 3 sets. 10 point tiebreaker in the 3rd set. Semi finals and finals best of three sets.
All A grade matches will be the first to 9 games with a 7 point tiebreaker at 8 all. Semi finals and finals will be the best of 3 sets with a 10 point tiebreaker in the 3rd set.
Good luck to all
Denis
Our bar will be open in the afternoon, with social distancing required.
Bar Person Needed
Please let Milton or myself know if you know anyone that would like to work on Saturday afternoons behind the bar. Training will be provided.
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary
www.manlylawn.com.au
Entries for the club championships are closing. Events are:
Open grades are for everyone.
A-Grade is Badge Division 7 or lower for Men; Division 4 or lower and Thursday Badge for Ladies.
Scheduled dates are October 23, 24, 30, 31 November 6, 7, 13, 14 with Finals day on November 20 — COVID permitting.
All events will be a knockout tournament.
Maximum 3 entries per person.
Questions to Denis Crowley
MLTC Club Captain
Reminder to sign up on the website for the upcoming championships. Closing date 17th October. Signup Link
The events will be:
Open Mens and Ladies Singles and Doubles Open Mixed Doubles. (Open to all players)
A Mens and Ladies Singles and Doubles, A Mixed Doubles. (Men Division 7 or lower and non Badge players of a similar standard can play in A grade events. Ladies open to Division 4 Badge or lower plus Thursday Ladies that are full members or ladies of a similar standard.)
Playing dates are October 23 24 30 31 November 6 7 13 14 and Finals Day November 20. Maximum of three events per player.
All players to adhere to Covid and vaccination rules.
Social tennis will return on Tuesday 19th Oct. As players have already made bookings it will not be possible to start this week.
From next week social will be from 1.30-4pm Tuesday, and 1-4pm Thursday. Other member’s times can be made by booking.
Club championships commence on 23 October. Saturday social should start at the 80% vaccination mark.
The Clubhouse will remain closed midweek. The bar will remain closed midweek but will be opened on Saturday by committee members, keeping social distancing rules. All players must be double vaccinated and have proof on them.
The following important changes for tennis activities have come into effect yesterday:
* Every person aged 16 years or older must be fully vaccinated to participate in tennis activities in groups of 3 to 20 people;
* Sport and exercise in groups is limited to a maximum of 20 people, regardless of age;
* Masks are no longer required in outdoor areas.
Whilst it is the responsibility of the individual to provide evidence of their vaccination status, MLTC will take all reasonable steps to check and verify the vaccination status of our members who wish to participate in doubles play, group coaching, or local competition.
Best wishes,
Virginia
MLTC Secretary