Badge Round 7

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At the half way point of Badge we have two Manly teams coming first in their divisions:  our Ladies 2 Team captained by Julie Porteous and our Mens 3 Team captained by Steve Nettleton. 

Four other Manly teams are also in the top 3.This has been a good start but there is still a long way to go to the finals.  All captains by now should know which pairs are performing well and try new combinations if needed.

The highlights of last Saturday’s play were:

  • Julie’s team winning 7-1 to stay on top of the ladder.  Julie and Olivia won 3 sets and Krista and Kristina won 2 sets easily and won 2 on forfeit.
  • Steve Nettleton’s team defeated Manly 4, 6 sets to 2.  The two Steves won 4 sets again to take their record to 11 from 12.
  • The Mens 1 team played a draw.  Bosko and Andrew Riminton won 4 sets to keep up their winning record.

This Saturday the Mens and Ladies Division 1 teams both play at home in late matches.

Good luck to all teams this weekend 
Denis Crowley
Manly Lawn Tennis Club Captain

Family Guide to COVID: Questions & Answers for Parents, Grandparents & Children

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In A Family Guide to Covid, William Haseltine PhD answers tough questions about Covid-19 honestly, with equal measures of clarity and compassion.

Covid Family Guide

COVID restrictions latest updates

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What you can and can’t do under the rules

Follow the rules and stay safe whether you are working, visiting family and friends, or going out.

Pubs – compliance and restrictions

From 12.01am Friday 17 July, pubs will be restricted to

  • a maximum of 10 people per group booking
  • a maximum of 300 patrons or one customer per 4 square metres, whichever is the lesser.

Read more about the compliance and restrictions for pubs. 

Quarantine arrangements for overseas travellers

The NSW Government will begin to charge international travellers for their hotel quarantine accommodationfrom 12.01am Saturday 18 July.

Learn more about the cost of quarantine for international travellers.

Border closure to protect NSW

The NSW Government has temporarily closed the NSW-Victoria border‬. People who have been in Victoria within the previous 14 days will not be allowed to enter NSW unless they are exempt or they have a border entry permit. You may be required to self-isolate for 14 days.

Border restrictions and entry permits

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Stay safe and follow the rules

Find out how many people can visit your home, attend a wedding or funeral, church service or public gathering.

It’s important that we

Learn more about the current restrictions on this page or read common questions about the gatherings rules or find out about the 4 square metre rule.

Wimbledon’s £10m prize money paid to players despite 2020 cancellation

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WIMBLEDON

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Many players have suffered financial losses this year due to the cancellation of Wimbledon, but the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has come to the party in a big way as they will pay out £10m in prize money to the 620 players who would have taken part in the 2020 Championships.

Wimbledon was cancelled for the first time since World War II as tennis was forced to go on a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

However, AELTC has provided some relief as they will distribute £10m to more than 600 players based on their world rankings with the move coming on the back of insurance policies paying out in the event of a pandemic.

Based on the ATP and WTA Rankings:
• 224 players who would have competed in qualifying will each receive £12,500
• 256 players who would have competed in main draw singles will each receive £25,000
• 120 players who would have competed in main draw doubles will each receive £6,250
• 16 players who would have competed in the wheelchair events will each receive £6,000
• 4 players who would have competed in the quad wheelchair events will each receive £5,000

“Immediately following the cancellation of The Championships, we turned our attention to how we could assist those who help make Wimbledon happen,” AELTC Chief Executive Richard Lewis said.

“We know these months of uncertainty have been very worrying for these groups, including the players, many of whom have faced financial difficulty during this period and who would have quite rightly anticipated the opportunity to earn prize money at Wimbledon based on their world ranking.”

Tennis NSW: Additional Measures to Stop COVID-19 Spread

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As we continue to uphold appropriate standards to stop the spread of COVID-19, it is important that the tennis family supports the NSW Government and the wider community, by continuing to promote limitation of spectators, social distancing and appropriate hygiene protocols. It is as important as ever that we remain vigilant and do not allow ourselves to become complacent in our efforts.

Chief Health Officer, Dr Kerry Chant, has written to all Community Sporting Organisations requesting that additional measures be taken to protect against the spread of COVID-19 – read here.

It is important that our Tennis community remains vigilant and proactive in continuing to promote and practise COVID-19 safe practices and thus effective immediately it is vital the additional protective measures are implemented to ensure the continuation of tennis activities throughout the state.

In addition to the current requirements of the COVID-19 Safety Plan for Tennis Clubs, Associations and Venues, our Tennis community will need to update their COVID-19 Safety Plans detailing the actions that will be implemented to address these new requirements, namely:

– Ensuring processes are in place to exclude participants (including spectators and officials) if they have visited Victoria in the 14 days prior.

– Ensuring processes are in place to exclude participants (including spectators and officials) if they have attended any of the reported case locations listed on the NSW Health website.

– Limiting entry to indoor facilities and fenced venues to one person per participant where practical.

– Restricting spectator entry at adult community sport.

– Distributing communications to participant databases via e-newsletters, social media and organisations’ websites reinforcing that only parents and carers should attend community sports activities where possible.

– Increasing signage in venue car parks and common entry points at outdoor venues.

– Making PA announcements at venues reminding people to limit spectators to parents and carers where possible.

Tennis NSW will continue to provide regular updates and associated resources in regard to COVID-19 Safe practices and requirements. 

Tennis NSW COVID-19 Resources 
NSW Gov. Covid-19 Safety Plan 

Tennis NSW appreciates the efforts of our tennis family in stopping the spread of COVID-19 and keeping our community safe. If you have any questions please contact your local Club Development Officer or email [email protected].

MLTC News

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Tennis This Saturday

Four Courts Social on Saturday from 11.30am to 2.30pm

Badge Matches Saturday July 18
2.50pm 
Mens Division 1 Manly 1 v Neutral Bay 1
Mens Division 4 Manly 3 v Manly 4
Ladies Division 3 Manly 2 v Sydney Uni 
Noon
Mens Division 7 Manly 5 v Neutral Bay 5
Wet weather has played havoc with several of our Badge teams over the last month. The Mens Division 1 Team were washed out for the last two weeks. The Mens 7 and 8 Teams have had little tennis lately with washouts and byes.

Badge Highlights for Round 6 were:

Thursday Ladies had another strong win to sit a close 3rd on the ladder.

Ladies Division 1 Team played a tie 4 sets all and games equal with a strong Kooroora Team. Yvonne and Nicola teamed up to win 3 sets.

Ladies Division 3 Team won 7-1 to take 1st place on the ladder. Kristina and Krista won 4 sets and Sharna and Elaine 3 sets. Krista now has won 15 sets and lost only 1!

Mens 3  Team won 6-2 to stay way out in front on the table.

Mens 4 Team won 7-1 against Manly 2 to stay near the top of the ladder. Geoff Dunstan and Jarrad Stevens won 3 sets and Sean Jobe and Vincent won 4 sets again to keep up their near perfect record over the last few seasons. This sets up a clash between two Manly Teams again: 3 v 4, this Saturday. The winner will have bragging rights till the second clash later in the season.

Court Bookings

Please be aware of Club Times for members to play. Outside of those times you need to book a court with the Manly Tennis Centre and pay at the Pro Shop prior to play. Club Times are displayed on the notice board, pro shop and on our website. 

Virginia Longfellow
MLTC Secretary

TENNIS CALENDAR COMPLICATIONS CONTINUE: CHINA CANCELS GLOBAL EVENTS

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BEIJING (AP July 9) — China says it will not stage any international sports for the rest of the year, apart from trials for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing and the neighboring city of Zhangjiakou.

The order from the General Administration of Sports affects at least six WTA tennis events, including the WTA Finals in Shenzhen in November. China also has four ATP tournaments lined up.

Shanghai was also due to host two big golf events, the men’s HSBC Champions, a World Golf Championship event two weeks after the LPGA Shanghai.

Xiamen was to host the Asian sport climbing championships in October, and Guangzhou the badminton World Tour Finals in December.

The decision puts paid to any chance of reviving Formula One’s Shanghai Grand Prix postponed in April, and affects two cycling stage races in October, the men’s Tour of Guangxi, and the women’s Tour of Chongming Island.

China has largely contained local transmission of the coronavirus but remains on guard for imported cases.

The General Administration of Sports cited “science and order” in issuing its plan to proceed on Thursday.

MLTC News

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Tennis This Saturday

Four Courts Social on Saturday from 11.30am to 2.30pm
Courts 1and 2 at 2.45pm another Manly Derby
Manly 2 v Manly 4 in Division 4 Men’s.
Our Ladies 2 Team are striving for another victory on Courts 5 and 6 at 2.45pm

The bar is well stocked so come on down.

Court Bookings

Please be aware of Club Times for members to play. Outside of those times you need to book a court with the Manly Tennis Centre and pay at the Pro Shop prior to play. Club Times are displayed on the notice board, pro shop and on our website. 

Virginia Longfellow
MLTC Secretary

Social Distancing Reminder

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Badge Captains if you are playing at home your visitors MUST sign our visitor’s book with contact numbers this is a government requirement.

Court 1 stand : 14 people, 5 people on top row, and zero on the row below, and then 5 on the middle row, and then zero on the one below and then 3 on the last row plus 1 person on the chair. (I have placed marks on the stand where people need to be seated)

If there are two people from the same family sitting together, this is not a problem, however the person next to them needs to be at 1.5m physical distance.

With the latest restrictions follow all suggested guidelines from Tennis NSW.

We have restrictions on numbers in the Clubhouse
Table area: 18 people
Bar area: 8 people
Outdoor/BBQ area: 5 people

COVID-19 Community Tennis Guidelines for Continued Play
We all must take responsibility to minimise the effects and potential spread of COVID-19. Before you play Stay at home if you:
  Have been in contact with someone with COVID-19 in the last 14 days 
 Have been overseas or exposed to someone with COVID-19 in the last 14 days  Have flu-like symptoms 
 If you are in a high risk health category, then you should not be administering or playing tennis at any time during this period. 
 Clubhouses or adjoining facilities can be re-opened allowing for at least 4 square metres per person, to a maximum of 100 people – users should also continue to adhere to social distancing protocols 
 Social spaces including outdoor seating and shaded areas can be re-opened – users should continue to adhere to social distancing measures 

Virginia Longfellow
MLTC Secretary

MTC Term 2 Night Competitions

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Entries are now open for Term 2 Night Competitions.

Entry Link

Revised Badge Draws Posted

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The REVISED draws for all Mens and Ladies Badge competitions have been published.

Please note that the draws are still subject to change.  Team captains should check for any changes prior to ANY match.Navigating the TNSW web site is frustrating at best….definitely not user friendly….  To ease the pain, here’re the direct links for our Manly teams.  ( ) indicate TNSW division numbers.Please note you will need an TNSW account to log in.

Saturday Mens
Manly Mens 1 (1)Manly Mens 2/3/4 (4)Manly Mens 5 (7)
Manly Mens 6 (8)Manly Mens 7 (11)Manly Mens 8 (11)
Saturday Ladies
Manly Ladies 1 (1)Manly Ladies 2 (3)
Thursday Ladies
Manly Ladies 1 (2)

Good luck to all.

Updates to Tennis Community Play Guidelines

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Following on from the most recent easing of restrictions on the 15 May, I’d like to take the opportunity to thank our tennis family in acknowledging and implementing the recommended guidelines and your continued observance to the public health orders.

We’re also pleased to hear that the resources provided have been well received and that they are assisting you as you re-open or plan to re-open your venues and welcome players back to our sport.

To access the resources available to you please click here.

Ahead of the further easing of restrictions on 1 June, Tennis NSW are pleased to issue a revised set of guidelines in accordance with the planned changes. Please note that we are still awaiting the final Public Health Orders, so these published guidelines may be subject to small changes and revisions once these are released.

Significant updates to the Guidelines include:
* Lifting of restrictions on coaching ratios
* Clubhouses re-opening
Link to the updated guidelines is included below.

With the resumption of regional travel, we acknowledge that there will be questions asked in regards to the staging of tournaments. With respect to the resumption of TA sanctioned tournaments (AMT’s, JT’s and JDS), until all borders are open and the ranking system can operate freely, there is currently no date for the resumption of these level of tournaments. In the interim, Tennis NSW intends to provide alternative competitive opportunities across the State and we are working towards providing an update in the next week.

In regards to the Country Championships, the Tournament Committee are meeting this week to consider the options available to the staging of the tournament. We intend to communicate the decision week commencing 8 June.
 
The Return to Tennis Roadmap that was available on the Tennis NSW website and which was provided to you in the last email you received from us, has been removed and is no longer applicable due to the direction of the changes from the NSW Government. 

All of our collective actions in the past few weeks have led us to a point whereby we are able to resume our sport far quicker than what many of us envisaged a month or so ago.

May I thank you again for your support and assistance in helping the tennis community in NSW achieve this.

Stay safe and please continue to play by the rules.
Regards,
Lawrence		 
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