March 1
Sunday
Tennis Juniors in Full Swing
A
good participation number played Sunday morning activities well managed by the
coaches. Competition doubles winners were Dan Jamieson and Dillon Green as well
as Kodi Scott and Tilly weeks. This coming Sunday Mar 7th will
see the start of the younger age group 5 yrs to 7yrs
commencing with their times from 9.30 am to 10.15 am The normal group 8 yrs to High schoolers continues at 10.15 to 11.30
Congratulations
to Hay Public School student Hilton Hargreaves in being selected in the
Riverina team comprising 4 boys and 4 girls. Hilton was selected in this team
last year but the competition was cancelled due to Covid.
Night
Comps
The
night competitions round two were completed with an additional three extra
teams joining Monday night. The closest match of the night was in A grade with
the Elders team of Kate and Sophie Stephens winning 5/6 6/4 against the HWMHS
team of Jan Zambon partnering Tracy Newnham who was
playing her first Hay competition game with good form. The other closest match
was in B Res/ C grade which saw Bidgee Bobcat and
Demo (Sila Vula and Indyanna Wilson) winning 6/2 4/6 against the Japps team of Lyla Quinn and Karen Martin
Two
very close 6/5 6/4 identical score wins were recorded by Woolooondool
and Lugsdin Toyota over Hay Jewellers and Riv
Grazier.
The
Wednesday night saw some turnabout results this time with AgFlite
and Te Aro beating round
one winners Bluebush Merino and Bunyans Plumbing .
The match of the night saw the lani Houston
Consulting team ( Lani Houston and Immy Molloy) win
6/5 6/3 against the Crightons Rural Engineering team
of Jock Crighton and Andrew Davies
Information
is now available for the Deniliquin Easter tourney which comprises a fantastic
atmosphere catering for all ages and grades with separate events held on separate
days.
Weekly
Awards
The
Agflyte award with good shots on Sunday at group 2
were Rachel Taylor and Noah Witherby
The
Crightons Rural award group1 and 3 went to Hannah
Jamieson and Ryla Bunyan
The
Foodworks award to Hilton Hargreaves –Riverina team
February 22
Tennis
underway
Both
Monday and Wednesday Night Tennis competitions as well as Sunday Morning junior
activities all started last week.
The
Monday womens and mixed doubles has attracted 22 teams
over 4 grades with the closest match in B grade with a drawn result 6/3 3/6
between Hay Newsagency( Kirsten and Max Hutchings) and Hay Jewellers (Cherokee
and Jaylen Dixon). The closest A grade match was the split sets win by HPS(Elle
Jamieson and Bronny Hicks ) 6/2 3/6 against Elders.
The best of the combined B Res and C grade matches were the Bidgee
Bobcat and Demo team Indyanna Wilson and Sila Vula win against Hydes Plumbing as well as the IGA first time appearance
Jagger Shields with nan Sharon Bunyan win 6/3 5/5 against the Japps team of Lyla Quinn and Karen Martin. (
Note for Grazier – a couple of photos to come-- if space and quality ok )
The
Wednesday mens and mixed has an entry of 9 teams in a
combined A and B Grade as well as 3 at the moment competing singles. Ian Lilburne made a fine debut to competition when his Bluebush
Merino team with Geoff Chapman won their grudge match against Te Aro 6/3 6/2. Jock Crighton made a welcome return for Crightons
Rural when he and Andrew Davies had a good win against Bishops Lodge Motor Inn.
Other winners were Bunyans Plumbing coming from
behind for a 5/6 6/2 win and Slats Fireworks a top 6/3 6/5 win.
Juniors
A
very hot Sunday morning kept numbers down for our first day but it was a good
atmosphere and well organised activities. Drinks were certainly enjoyed at our
finish time.
Weekly
Awards
The
AgFlite award goes to Tilly Weeks, Kodi Scott and
Dallas Giddins – Sundays winners
The
Foodworks award to Samarth Patel – progressed to orange ball competition
The
Crightons Rural award goes to Riley Cooke, Ryan
Clark, Grant Dwyer and Jye Scott- non competition players big improvement
February 15
Night Tennis Competitions underway
The
Monday and Wednesday night competitions commence this week. As at the
weekend the Monday night womens competition which
includes some mixed pairs had a good entry of 21 teams in 4 grades. Further
details including the draw is available on the club’s website.
Juniors
The
long awaited junior club activities recommences this coming Sunday Feb 21st at
the new time of 10.15 and finishing time 11.30. A junior competition will also
commence for players up to high school year 8 students to include a singles and
doubles match in two grades. For those not strong enough for competition play
junior activities and coaching will continue with players age 8 yrs and over (7 yrs allowed
for those players already participating at 2020 Sunday morning tennis.) A
special group 5 yrs to 7 yrs
will soon be organised with further details to follow.
Hay
hopes to be involved in a threeway match with
Deniliquin and Griffith – the first to be played in Deniliquin in March with
selections guided by the Sunday competition.
Vic
Country Week
Sadly
the weeklong event scheduled to be held this week in Swan Hill was cancelled.
Anthony Slattery had organised a mens team to
represent Hay.
Weekly
Awards
The
Foodworks Crightons and Agflite
awards this week go to St Marys pupils Tilly Weeks and Jaylen Dixon who gained
selection at the Diocesan Trials in Dubbo and competed in the Polding
championships in Newcastle.
And
also goes to the Hay public School pupils Dan And Hannah Jamieson, Archie
Houston and Hilton Hargreaves who gained selection at the Sth
West Riverina trials in Deniliquin to compete for the Riverina team in
Griffith next week.
February 8
Tennis
Starts from Monday
Night
tennis competitions commence for the combined womens
and mixed doubles on Monday nights from Feb 15 (entries close this week ) and
for the combined mens and mixed doubles on Wednesday
nights from Feb 17 (entries close next week). Another singles competition will
also be held Wednesday nights.
Players
can enter as a team of two or more players or individually either online or
contacting Tony or Warren. The Monday night will probably be 4 grades and the
Wednesday night 3 grades. Competitions will run for approximately 6 weeks.
Further information can be found on the Hay Tennis Club website.
Juniors
Junior
Sunday morning activities will commence on 21st feb
and will include a junior competition in various grades as well as fun
activities and coaching for the younger ones. Sunday times are a little
different with further details to follow.
Weekly
Awards
The
Foodworks, Crightons Rural and Agflite
awards go to the coaches involved in the successful running of three camps over
the holidays –these being Stu Callaghan, Immy Molloy,
Alex Haidy, Kenny Hargreaves, Lani Houston and
Delilah Crighton
January 31
Night
tennis competitions
Players
are reminded that entries are currently being taken for the forthcoming Monday
and Wednesday night tennis competitions with full details to be advised in next
week’s Grazier
Meanwhile
the Victorian Country week will hold its annual carnival shortly with limited
numbers with Hay again entering a men’s team. Further details will follow Sent
from my iPhone
January 25
Tennis
Activities Planned
Night
Tennis Competitions are set to commence from Monday 15th Feb with
entries now being taken. Monday again will entail women’s or mixed pairs with
Wednesday play being men’s or mixed pairs in various grades. Players can enter
individually or with a partner. The singles competition for both men and women
will also again be held on Wednesday nights.
Junior
Sunday morning activities will recommence on 21st Feb
In
the mean time the third school holiday camp is being
conducted this week again reaching maximum numbers. Congratulations to Stuart
and the other coaches for the success of these activities.
January 11
Tennis
Camps Success
The
first Tennis Camp held last week proved very successful with camp number two
being held this week. Both camps were booked out with maximum numbers accepted.
Camp
number three to be held Jan 26 27 28 has still a few vacancies with enquiries
to Stuart. Well done to all those involved.
The
regular Sunday morning junior fun activities will recommence in February with
full details on the web.
There
are still 2021 calendars available which can be collected from the Clubhouse or
at the business advertisers.
December 21
Tennis
finals completed
A
further three grades Monday night competition finals were completed last week
with details as follows –
A
Res grade Hay Public School (Bronny Hicks and Elle
Jamieson) beat Japps Pharmacy (Lucy Pless and Laura Zambon) 6/4 6/3
B
grade St Marys (Cherokee Dixon and Felicity Kew) beat Hay Services &
Fitness (Tania and Matilda Nisbet) 6/1 6/4
C
grade Les,s Mobile Repairs (Tania Stephenson and Alex
Giddins) defeated Bidgee
Bobcat (Indyanna Wilson and Sila
Vula ) 6/1 4/6
The
B Res final between The Riverine Grazier and IGA will be played in the new year
Juniors
The
first two school holiday camps are booked out with Stuart now accepting names
for camp three to be held on 26,27,28 Jan
Calendar
The
2021 Tennis Club Community Calendar is now available and can be collected
from the calendars business advertisers or at the clubhouse. A great effort to
those involved.
The
weekly Foodworks, AgFlite and Crightons
Rural Awards go to Tracy Newnham, Sam Davies and the Riverine Grazier for
compiling and printing the 2021 calendar. The award also goes to Wendy Heerey for starting and keeping the calendar going for 45
years.
December 14
Womens Tennis Finals Delay
The
miserable weather last week for the Monday Night tennis finals caused
a postponement to be played this week with match results and details
to follow. One match however has since been played – the A grade match going
down to the wire.
Gravina (Immy Molloy
and Teresa Mirabelli ) beat Lani Houston Consulting
(Lani Houston and Sophie Curtis)- the score being 3/6 6/2 and tiebreaker
decider 7/5 ( photo to follow to Grazier)
Three
junior tennis camps will be held over the school holidays organised by Stuart
Callaghan. Information will be advised on the website shortly with the
first one being held on Jan 5,6,7 from 9am to 11am each day
December 7
Organised tennis activities finished for year
The
Wednesday night tennis competition was finalised last week while the Monday
night with five grade finals is scheduled this week.
The
last round of play was held on Wednesday and following results winners were
determined by their ladder points with champions as follows A grade Pynors
Accountants- Jensen and Kenny Hargreaves, and Alex Haidy. A
Res grade Hay Newsagency-Paula Comb and Peter Davies. B grade The
Convent- Jacqui and Hilton Hargreaves. The singles winner was Immy Molloy.
Monday
nights finals report will be advised week next with full details of all
competitions listed on the clubs web.
The
last of the Sunday morning junior fun activities was held on the weekend with
those attending receiving their well earned treat.
Many thanks to the players and coaches supporting this vital program in
preparing the juniors to eventually move through the ranks to competition play.
A
coaching camp will be held in the holidays with more details to follow.
A
good AGM meeting was held on Sunday morning following junior tennis and
congratulations goes to Warren Hunt in accepting the Presidents role again
for the next 12 months after leading the Club through a difficult and eventful
year.
The
weekly AgFlite, Foodworks and Crightons
Rural Awards this week go to our Sunday morning coaches Stuart Callaghan, Kenny
Hargreaves, Lani Houston and Immy Molloy as well as
President Warren Hunt
November 30
Tennis
competitions to Finals
A
big programme of matches with no byes this week will bring the night
competitions to finals. Some top matches were played in both Monday and
Wednesday nights.
The
pick of the Monday A/B grade was the drawn match between WoodPark
Poll comprising Zac Molloy home in town for the weekend and coming to the
rescue as a sub to partner Julie Lawrence 6/4 4/6 against the
Elders team of Eleanor Miller and Sophie Stephens. Other wins in this
grade went to Hay Newsagency, Gravina, HPS, Lani
Houston Consulting and Japps Pharmacy.
In
the B Res /C Grade the Hay Services and Fitness team of Tania and Matilda
Nisbet had the closest win 6/4 5/6 against the Riverine Grazier team of Margie McCleland and Tertia Butcher with other wins going to Hydes Plumbing, St. Marys, IGA and Bidgee Bobcat and Demo. Following results this week the top
4 teams in each grade will contest 4 finals next week.
Seven
high quality matches were completed on Wednesday night. Mark O’Brien won a 4/2
3/4 4/2 singles against Geoff Chapman. Mark then partnered Immy
Molloy for Hay Shire to have a 5/6 6/4 win over the undefeated
Pynors. The Slats Fireworks team of Peter Head and Anthony Slattery had a tough
6/3 5/6 win over 92 Computing. Tom Porter and Geoff Chapman for Amaroo had a
good battle 6/3 6/3 win against Meggs Grain while the
Hay Newsagency team of Paula Comb and Peter Davies continued the close match
trend with a 6/2 3/6 win over Hay Pizza Bar. In the B Grade section Les’s Mobile Repairs had a 6/2 6/4 win against Hay
Jewellers while the Hay Services and Fitness with Liam Woods the big improver
winning against The Convent.
Juniors
A
good number attended Sunday morning with three coaches organised. Marco
Tumolero continues good mature play. This coming Sunday will be the last for
2020.
General
The
Club is still operating under Covid conditions in
accordance with Tennis NSW regulations and guidelines and this will continue
until otherwise advised.
The
AGM will be held Sunday at 1115 following junior tennis
November 23
Good
Quality Tennis Competition Matches
Eleven
matches were completed at Monday Night Tennis with some good tennis. The
closest match of the night was in the A and B grade group with the High School
team of Jan Zambon and Lou Gardam having a very close
win against the Elders team of Eleanor Miller and Sophie Stephens the score 5/6
6/4. The other close result in this grade saw the Murphys
Clothing team of Kate Murphy and Ellen Zambon win 6/2
4/6 against WoodPark Poll comprising Julie Lawrence
and Caz Barnett. Well done to the substitutes Harriet Lugsdin and Katie Arandt
in the Bishops Lodge Motor Inn win against Meggs
Grain Handlers. Other winners were Hay Newsagency, Lani Houston Consulting and
Hay Public School.
The
closest match in the B Res C grade group was the Bidgee
Bobcat and Demo team of Indyanna Wilson and Sila Vula having a 6/4 4/2
victory over The Hay Services and Fitness team comprising Alex Hussain and
Megan Caspar both playing their first tennis with honors.
The Hydes Plumbing team of Marco Tumolero and Jack Hutchings
came from behind to beat Hay Jewellers Tiff Marsden and Therese Murphy 5/6 6/0.
Other winners were Riverine Grazier, St Marys and Lugsdin Toyota
The
mens round was of a high quality with a brilliant
match won by Kenny and Jensen Hargreaves Pynors Accountants team 6/5 3/3
against Slats Fireworks. The Meggs Grain team of Dean
Aylett and Daniel Stewart got their revenge and beat The Hay Newsagency team
this round 4/6 6/3. Amaroo were too good for Hay Pizza bar and Hay Shire had a
4/6 6/2 win over 92 Computing.
Immy Molloy and Geoff Chapman had a 4/2 2/4 drawn singles.
Juniors
Only
8 registrations had been received for Sunday fun activities and with the
weekend heat – the session was cancelled, with hopefully better weather this
weekend. Registrations are to be made by Saturday morning to enable a
program and coaches required to be worked out.
November 16
Tennis
Grant Success for New Court
The
Tennis Club has received a grant for an additional tennis court, converting the
unused lit clay court to synthetic grass. This will bring to total 8 courts
playable a better number now in conducting tournaments as well as local night
competitions. It will be separately enclosed, ideal for coaching.
The
Grant is part of the NSW Stronger Country Community Fund. Many thanks goes to
Lani Houston in her time and efforts on grant applications.
Night
Competitions
Ten
good matches some to the maximum time limit were completed across the four
grades at last weeks play. Three standout matches
were played in the combined A and B grade with the HPS team of Bronny Hicks and Elle Jamieson beating Elders 5/6 6/4 and a
near identical score saw Wooloondool Jacqui and Hilton Hargreaves beat
Bishops Lodge Motel. The other match was the Japps
Pharmacy team of Lucy Pless and Laura Zambon beating
the HWMHS team 6/4 4/5
The
closest matches in the combined B Res and C grade was the IGA team of Sarah
Bunyan and Mollie Bolitho winning 6/5 6/3 against the Riverine Grazier as well
as the St. Marys team of Felicity Kew and Cherokee Dixon win 6/2 6/5 against
the Bidgee Bobcat team
Wednesday
night competition was cancelled due to the miserable weather.
Juniors
Well
done to Prince Patel, Emma Curtis, Tilly Weeks and Jaylen Dixon who represented
St. Marys at the Diocesan trials held in Dubbo last week. Congratulations
to Tilly and Jaylen being selected with the tournament to be held in early
2021. These four players get this weeks AgFlite, foodworks and Crightons Eng weekly awards
Sunday
morning local activities were cancelled due to only 9 players available
and the predicted unpleasant weather. Sunday morning activities will continue
up to Dec 6th and on this day the AGM will follow
November 9
Tennis
Major Fundraiser
The
Tennis Clubs Community Calendar has now become its major fundraiser in recent
years with the Annual Open Tournament not being held again this
year.
Arrangements
for the 2021 Calendar sees the birthday entries close this week Friday 13th
November. Thanks to all the ongoing and new Advertisers who are
supporting the calendar which has been in production for 45 years originally
started by former committee member Phil Simpson and maintained and kept going
by the enthusiasm and hard work of Wendy Heerey.
Once
produced the calendars are free to be picked up at any of the advertisers
available before Christmas.
The
fundraiser has assisted in keeping tennis fees to a minimum for a number of
years now and hopefully this can continue. Last minute birthday entries
can go to Tracy Newnham or Sam Davies.
Competitions
The
warmer weather finally came for Monday night competition play for the 11
matches scheduled with a number receiving byes.
Winners
in the A and B grade group were Bishops Lodge Motel, Wooloondool, Hay
Newsagency, Gravina. Woodpark Poll and Hay War
Memorial High School
B
Res and C grade wins went to St. Marys, Hay Serv and Fitness, Bidgee Bobcat and Demo, and Les s Small Engine Repairs.
The
closest match of the night was the Elders team of Sophie Stephens and Elanor
Miller defeating the Japps team 3/6 6/1
Only
three Wednesday matches (1 singles and 2 doubles were contested) on the state
of origin night. Mark O”Brien had a narrow victory
over Geoff Chapman 4/2 3/4 . The doubles team of 92 Computing comprising Steve
Longworth and Tommy Lugsdin won 6/2 6/2 against Amaroo while the Hargreaves
brothers Pynors team were too strong for Hay Shire.
Juniors
Well
done to the all girls year 5 group Genevieve
Williamson, Tilly Weeks, Matilda Nisbet and Charli Giddins
who played some great points at Sunday morning fun activities. Good luck to
Tilly heading to Dubbo soon for the Diocese team selections to play in 2021
Weekly
Awards
The
Foodworks award goes to Sue Hanna for her out of retirement great volleys in
last weeks tough A grade match
The
AgFlyte award goes to Tiem
Wilson returning to play after her bad leg injury last year.
The
Crightons Rural Award go to Mr and Mrs Fenton (Mischelle Schiller mum and dad) who have now returned to
Hay and were wonderfully spectating and enjoying last Mondays competition play.
November 2
Good
play in Wednesday Tennis
Whilst
the Monday night womens/ mixed was cancelled due to
the wintery wet weather the Wednesday mens/ mixed /
singles provided plenty of good points across all grades.
Hay
Newsagency continue their good run with a 6/2 5/6 win over the weekly special
team of Jan Zambon and Bede Schiller. The
Pynors Accountants team has moved to top of the ladder with its strong win
over Zanda Haidy Hay Pizza
Shop team. Les,s Mobile Repairs team with Tony
Callaghan making a successful return had a 6/3 6/3 win against Meggs Grain. The Hay Services and Fitness team of Liam
Davies and Matt Blanchonette also made a good return
to the courts with a 6/4 6/2 win against Hay Jewellers while the match of the
night saw Slats Fireworks come from behind to win 4/6 6/2 against the Hay Shire
combination of mark O”Brien and Immy
Molloy.
Juniors
A
good registration of 15 juniors with three coaches participated at Sunday fun
activities. Matilda Nisbet and Charli Giddins played
a good singles and doubles match. Dillon Green won some fun activities while in
the younger group Ryan Clark, Grant Dwyer and Cameron Clark made some nice
enthusiastic shots.
Weekly
Awards
This
week Foodworks, Crightons Rural and AgFlyte awards go to Ollie and Abbey Liddington
who were missed at Sunday juniors activities following their move from Hay and
wishing them all the best at their new town.
October 26
Good
start to Tennis Competitions
A
total of 16 matches were played in good spirit and conditions on the
opening round of the Monday and Wednesday night tennis competitions. Play is
scheduled between 50 to 80 mins with only one match halted at the 80 min mark.
The
Monday competition entails 13 teams in a combined A and B grade with another 13
teams in a combined B Reserve and C grade
The
closest match was the Hydes Plumbing team of Marco
Tumolero and Jack Hutchings winning 6/3 5/6 against the Mystery team. The next
closest was the Riverine Grazier of Margie McClelland and Tertia Butcher
winning coming from behind 4/6 6/1 against the Hay Jewellers. Another good
clash was the Hay Services and Fitness team of Matilda and Tania
Nisbet winning 6/3 6/4 against Foodworks. Sarah Bunyan and Mollie McLean
for IGA and back on the courts since their junior days had a 6/5 6/2 debut
great win against Lugsdin Toyota.
In
the top grade the HPS team of Bronny Hicks and Elle
Jamieson had the closest win 6/3 6/4 against last season’s runner up Murphys Clothing. Other winners in both grades went to
Bishops Lodge Motor INN, WoodPark Poll, Wooloondool, Japps, and L. Houston Consulting.
The
Wednesday night competition comprises a combined mens
and mixed competition as well as a separate singles comp. The singles match saw
Immy Molloy beat Mark O’Brien in a top match 2/4 4/1.
These two players then combined for Hay Shire to beat the defending champions
Amaroo 6/0 5/6. Jensen Hargreaves made a welcome return to the courts for
Pynors when he and Kenny toppled Slats Fireworks 6/5 4/3 . The Convent team of
Hilton and Jacqui Hargreaves had a good 6/5 6/2 win over hay Jewellers while
the Hay Newsagency team of Peter Davies and Paula Comb also had a good 6/3 6/5
win against Meggs Grains.
Juniors
was called off on Sunday Morning due to the weather with registrations now
being taken for this coming Sunday
Weekly
Awards
Sarah
Bunyan and Mollie McLean having their first game for many many
years and had a win both share the AgFlyte, Crightons and Foodworks awards.
October 19
Good
Entry for Monday Night Tennis
The
combined womens and mixed doubles Monday night tennis
competition commencing this week has attracted 25 teams to date. The
Wednesday night mens and mixed as well as singles had
6 team entries as at the weekend. Matches will run from 50 mins to 80 mins max
and first to 6 game sets will continue with play still being monitored under covid conditions with the kiosk now operating. The full
details are available on the tennis website.
Juniors
Junior
fun activities resumed on Sunday at the new starting time of 10am. A good
number of near capacity participants were well supported by 5 coaches.
Registrations are needed each week in advance up to the day before. Ollie Liddington and Marco Tumolero went well with Ashton Green
having a good singles win. Tilly Weeks, Abbey Liddington
and Matilda Nisbet are ready to collect their weekly prize following their team
results.
Weekly
awards
The
AgFlite, Foodworks and Crightons
award this week goes to Andrew and Tom Davies who are currently spending many
hours of their time doing court fencing adjustments a big help for the coaches
in retrieving tennis balls at the back of the courts.
October 12
New
Tennis competitions
Entries
for the new night competitions for Monday and Wednesday are now being taken.
Monday night is generally women but in recent competitions has included a
few male contestants.
Wednesday
night is a combined men’s and mixed doubles as well as singles – players on
this night can enter and play both the doubles and singles sections if they
wish.
The
web will be updated this week to advise the full details as well as Covid conditions in accordance with Tennis NSW.
Riverina
tennis
Congratulations
to Jacqui Hargreaves in now holding a position on the new-look
South West Tennis committee as a parent representative who attended
her first zoom meeting on the weekend. The previous paid and partly paid
positions are no longer operating or have been transferred to Sydney due to the
current available funds. Only one sanctioned Tournament has been held in
the area with no reports received and all other tournaments abandoned due
to the covid condition’s imposed. Hays
tournament director advised that the restrictions made it hard to run a Hay
Tourney this year and this included even a gala day.
Disposal
of Green Shed and Equipment
The
Tennis club is in the process of advertising for the sale and disposal of its
clay court equipment, shed etc -See full advertisement details in this weeks Grazier
Community
Tennis Calendar
Plans
are in the process for the 2021 Tennis Calendar with birthday entries now
being taken at the Tennis Club, Riverine Grazier, Centrespot
Flowers or the Hay Tourist Centre.
Juniors
Sunday
morning junior fun activities resumes this coming Sunday 18th
October at the new starting time of 10am. Registrations must be received by
Saturday morning so the amount of coaches can be organised.
Weekly
Awards
The
AgFlite. Foodworks and Crightons
Rural Awards this week all go to Wendy Heerey who has
kept the Community Tennis Calendar going for 45 years. She has spent hours each
year contacting prospective advertisers and had a good relationship with The
Printed Post which has now closed down.
October 6
Tennis
Finals Results
Three
women’s tennis doubles were contested by the top six teams on the points ladder
following a four week random draw Monday night competition.
The
top division graded teams saw Gravina ( Immy molloy and Teresa Mirabelli ) beat Murphys Clothing
6/2 6/1 . The next division final was The Japps
pharmacy team of Lucy Pless and Laura Zambon won 6/3
6/3 against Woodpark Poll with the other division being Bishops Lodge Motor Inn
( Cherokee Dixon and Tilly Weeks ) winning 6/2 6/2 against the Bidgee Bobcat and Demo team.
tennis
doubles were contested by the top six teams on the points ladder following a
four week random draw Monday night competition.
The
top division graded teams saw Gravina ( Immy molloy and Teresa Mirabelli ) beat Murphys Clothing
6/2 6/1 . The next division final was The Japps
pharmacy team of Lucy Pless and Laura Zambon won 6/3
6/3 against Woodpark Poll with the other division being Bishops Lodge Motor Inn
( Cherokee Dixon and Tilly Weeks ) winning 6/2 6/2 against the Bidgee Bobcat and Demo team.
September
28
Tennis
Break for holidays
Night
Competitions for both Monday and Wednesday sections, Juniors, Sunday morning activities
as well as Stuart Callaghan private coaching will break for the school
holidays.
Court
hire as well as Immy Molloy and Kenny Hargreaves
private coaching will continue.
It
was top of the ladder points Amaroo (Geoff Chapman and Tom Porter) who were
declared the Wednesday night competition winners after the short 4 week
competition. (photo to grazier to follow) The team beat the Hay Newsagency in a
rain interrupted last round night 6/5 6/3 to finish 3 points ahead of
Wooloondool. The Meggs Grain team of Dean Aylett and
Daniel Stewart after taking the first set 6/0 to set up an unbeatable lead but
with fresh balls and a change of court then lost the second 2/6 to the Eli Elwah in a good contest. The Pynors team of Kenny and
Hilton Hargreaves finished the comp on a strong note with a 6/1 6/0 0/2 win
against the Lani Houston consulting team. Another top match was the Hay
Shire close 6/2 6/5 win against the Slats Fireworks combination of Trish and
Shayne McGufficke.
Singles
competition winners were Amelia Maynard (good win against Mark O’Brien ) as
well as Ollie Liddington.
The
top six teams on the ladder in the 15 teams competing on Monday nights will
contest three finals this week. Emma Johnson made a fine
tennis debut for Auscott winning her first set
before going down to the Foodworks team of Anna Lilburne
and Sue Parslow 3/6 6/2. Hay Jewellers mother
and daughter Anne McNally and Therese Murphy combined well with a 6/3 6/3 win
against Bidgee Bobcat and Demo. The Hay services and
Fitness team of Jacqui and Hilton Hargreaves had a close 6/2 6/5 win against Hydes Plumbing. Other wins went to Wooloondool, Gravina, Woodpark Poll and Japps
Pharmacy with the full points on the website.
One
singles was completed on the night won by Jack Hutchings.
Juniors
The
last session of Sunday morning activities was held on Sunday prior to the
break. Noah Witherby continues to improve with
Abbey Liddington putting in a good effort.
September
21
Tennis Competition to final
The
Monday night short competition involving 15 teams in a weekly random draw will
host three finals for the top six teams on the ladder. This will be held on the
28th Sept being the first Monday of the school holidays with only
the three matches scheduled. Entries for a new competition to commence after
the holidays are now being taken. Last week seven good matches were played with
the Japps Pharmacy team of Lucy Pless and Laura Zambon having a 6/2 2/6 draw against the Hydes Plumbing team.
The
continual improvement paid off for the Hay Jewellers team of Tiff Marsden and
Therese Murphy having their first win 6/5 6/3 against Foodworks. Well done to
the Bishops Lodge Motor Inn team of Cherokee Dixon and Tilly Weeks for their
close win against Lugsdin Toyota. The Gravina
team of Teresa Mirabelli and Immy
Molloy came from behind to beat the Wooloondool girls 4/6 5/0 .
Other
good wins went to Bidgee Bobcat and Demo, Murphys Clothing (who has now bounced back to top of
ladder) and Elders.
It
was a good atmosphere at Wednesday night tennis when all the courts were being
utilised from 4.30 pm onwards with coaching, social play, the singles
competition as well as the doubles.
Singles
winners were Indyanna Wilson and Immy
Molloy.
The
doubles match of the night comprising the brilliant long and tactical rallies
to match the US Open, was the Hay Newsagency team of Paula Comb and Peter
Davies 6/5 2/4 result against the mystery team this week comprising top play
from Jan Zambon. The Lani Houston Consulting
team of Alex Haidy and Sophie Curtis again had
another draw the score 6/4 4/6 against the Eli Elwah
team of Bede Schiller and Ralph Robson. The Amaroo team of Geoff Chapman and
Tom Porter continue to head the ladder following its 6/2 4/6 win against the Les,s Mobile Repairs with Pacey Marks again playing well.
The
Meggs Grain team of Dean Aylett and Daniel Stewart
opened their winning account with a 6/1 2/6 win against Pynors while
Wooloondool had a tough 6/3 6/5 win over Hay Shire. The centre court stage saw
the Slats Fireworks team of Anthony Slattery and Shane McGufficke
having a narrow win against 92 Computing 6/2 4/5
Juniors
Two
new players were welcomed to Sunday morning activities with a
good allocated number participating with four coaches organised under covid conditions. Another session will be held this
week again at 11am with advance registrations required.
Weekly
Award
The
AgFlite, Foodworks and Crightons
awards go to Peter Davies and Paula Comb for their well-earned marathon result
last Wednesday.
September 14
Extra
tennis teams
Night
tennis competitions have increased teams now with 15 womens
and 12 mens teams competing. Matches will be from 50
mins to 75 mins duration.
Last
weeks reports are as follows- for Monday womens matches the Japps Pharmacy
team of Lucy Pless and Laura Zambon have gone to
equal co leaders on the ladder following its 6/2 3/6 win against the Lugsdin
Toyota team. The other co leader is the Hydes
Plumbing team of Kirsten and Max Hutchings who had a 6/2 5/6 win over Woodpark
Poll. Another good match was the Gravina team of Immy Molloy and Sophie Curtis coming from behind to beat
the strong Murphys Clothing team 4/6 6/0
Other
winners were IGA, Bidgee Bobcat and Demo, Elders and Auscott.
Teams
doubles as well as the start of the singles were played on Wednesday. In
singles Mark O’Brien had a 4/1 3/4 0/2 narrow edge over Immy
Molloy. These two players then combined for the Hay Shire to beat 92
Computing 6/1 4/6. The match of the night saw the Wooloondool team of Nick and
Herbie Maynard team beat Slats Fireworks 6/3 6/4 . the Amaroo team of Geoff
Chapman and Tom Porter remain on top of the ladder with a 6/3 6/5 win against Meggs Grain. The Lani Houston Consulting team of Alex Haidy and Sophie Curtis had a top 6/3 3/6 draw against the
Mystery team while the out of retirement Les’s
Mobile Repairs team combination of Tony Callaghan and Pacey Marks had many long
rallies win 6/2 6/2 against Hay Newsagency. The Eli Elwah
team of Bede Schiller and Ralph Robson broke through with a 6/5 6/3 win against
the Pynors Accountants.
Juniors
Some
nice tennis in good weather was conducted on Sunday with the 11am start time
continuing next week.
Weekly
Award
The
AgFlite Foodworks and Crightons
awards go to Lucy Pless and Laura Zambon for their
good victory against the master Warren Hunt in last Mondays play
September 7
Good
start to tennis competitions
Eleven
matches were held on Monday and Wednesday nights for the start of the Spring womens and mens competitions
Mondays
closest match was the Woodpark Poll team of Lisa and Emily Headon winning 6/5
6/4 against the IGA team of Kirsten and Jack Hutchings. Another top match saw Murphys Clothing of Kate Murphy and Ellen Zambon beating the top Elders team of Bronny Hicks and Elle Jamieson 6/5 6/2 . Other wins went to
Bishops Lodge Motor Inn, Hydes Plumbing , Japps pharmacy and Hay Service and Fitness.
Three
good matches were contested for the teams doubles (no singles were played) to
start the mens competition. Slats Fireworks the
favourites had some good rallies in their win against the Pynors Accoutants team of Kenny Hargreaves partnering younger
brother Hilton who has replaced the injured Jensen- the score 6/3 6/1. The
grudge match saw the Amaroo team of Geoff Chapman and Tom Porter win 6/2 5/4
against the Eli Elwah team of Ralph Robson and Bede
Schiller. The other match was 92Computing comprising Steve Longworth and Lani
Houston winning 6/3 6/4 against the Meggs Grain fit
and fast team of Danny Stewart and Dean Aylett
Juniors
Sunday
morning fun activities will resume this weekend to start at 11am with any
new registrations required by Saturday to organise the number of coaches
required.
Weekly
awards
Emily
and Lisa Headon as well as Kirsten and Jack Hutchings get this weeks Foodworks, Crightons Rural
and AgFlite awards for their top doubles match
August 31
New
Spring Tennis Competitions
New
Spring competitions to run for four weeks commences this week for Monday Womens and Wednesday mens doubles
with all matches scheduled to run for 50 mins up to 75 mins maximum.
Singles
may also run on Wednesday if there is sufficient interest. The full details
including teams are listed on the web.
As
at Sunday, 13 womens teams and 9 mens had entered.
Meanwhile
major works have been held at the club in preparation hopefully to lay a
synthetic grass court over clay court number 5 bringing the total courts playable
to eight and all lit.
Juniors
Another
good number under Covid Conditions enjoyed the Sunday
morning junior activities with Ashton Green playing some nice shots. The
juniors winners were Erika Guan, and Sally Dwyer. This Sunday 6th
Sept will be a rest day and then play will be held on the following three
Sundays up to the school holidays. At this stage the start time will remain at
11am
Weekly
Awards
Bede
Schiller again scores the Foodworks, Agflite and crightons Rural awards for his hard work and leadership in
the current works at the club.
August 24
Tennis
Club Clean Up Day
The
Tennis club held a major clean up on the weekend with a view of discarding all
the claycourt equipment and prepare for a further
synthetic court. The green shed , clay court equipment as well as the pump
located in the green shed will be offered for tender sale.
The
clay courts have been unused now for three years but with a new synthetic
court will bring the total number of courts playable to 8 all synthetic grass
and all under lights. This number is currently sufficient and
affordable to run all Hay tennis activities.
Meanwhile
this week will see rest days on Monday and Wednesday night tennis with a Spring
competition commencing next week from Monday 31/8 . The competition will revert
back to Monday womens doubles and mens
Wednesday doubles . Wednesday will also hold a singles comp so players
can play both singles and doubles if they wish. Full details are on the web.
Last weeks singles was called off due to the bad
weather.
Seven
doubles matches were completed with an exciting draw in the womens group between the Lugsdin Toyota 4/3 3/4 and Les,s Mobiles repairs with Dylan Ilic going well. Another
close one was the 4/2 3/4 win by Anna Lilburne and
Sue Parslow for Woodpark Poll against the Hay
Jewellers team of Tiff Marsden and Therese Murphy. Other wins went to Murphys Clothing, IGA, Meggs
Grain Transport,
The
mens winners were Bullants
Motors and Bidgee Bobcat and Demo
Juniors
Another
enjoyable morning took place on Sunday at the junior activities with 5 coaches
helping and despite a bit of a nuisance wind all players hit some good
shots
Weekly
Award
Bede
Schiller gets the Foodworks AgFlite and Crightons Rural awards this week for his top organising of
the current works being undertaken at the courts.
August 17
Last
Round of winter tennis
This
week will see the last of our weekly organised singles and doubles matches
before we start a Spring competition in various grades for doubles reverting
back to our normal Monday and Wednesday mens and womens nights.
Last
weeks doubles matches again were close with good
quality play with winners being Foodworks, Bidgee
Motor Inn, Bidgee Bobcat and Demo, and Crightons Rural while the closest match was the Murphys Clothing Store team of Jan Zambon
and Kate Murphy winning 4/2 3/4 against the Les.s
Small Business Repairs team of Jacqui and Hilton Hargreaves.
In
singles matches the closest match was the mark O.Brien
win over Lani Houston 4/3 2/4 2/1 with other wins to Geoff Chapman, Anthony
Slattery and Marcus Dhu
Junior
activities with four coaches involved went well on Sunday with Charli Giddins, Marco Tumolero and Ollie Liddington
hitting some nice shots in the older group while Grant and Sally Dwyer did well
in the younger group. Weekly registrations under Covid
conditions must be made in advance.
The
AgFlite, Foodworks and Crightons
awards this week go to players who have played very little tennis and all had
wins at their doubles last week these being Daisy Barnes, Katie Howard and Sila Vula
South
Wagga will host a special UTR tournament event on 29th /30th
August.
August 10
Night
Tennis results
Four
of the Monday teams doubles matches were closely contested.
In
the womens group the Bishops lodge Motor Inn of
Cherokee Dixon and Tilly Weeks had a 4/1 2/4 win against the IGA team. The Bidgee Motor Inn team of Kirsten and Jack Hutchings had a
come from behind win to beat the Hay Jewellers 3/4 4/1
In
the mens the Bidgee Bobcat
and Demo team of Alex Haidy and Immy
Molloy had an exciting draw 4/3 2/3 against Slats fireworks comprising
Shane McGufficke and Anthony Slattery while the
O’Briens Fertilisers team of Mark O’Brien and Sophie
Stephens had a 4/3 2/2 win against AgFlite.
Other winners on the night went to Meggs Grain with
Ollie Liddington playing well as well as the
Murphys Clothing team of Ellen Zambon and Kate Murphy.
Singles
winners Wednesday night saw Mark O’Brien having a good win against Daniel Zambon . Kenny Hargreaves giving Slats a lesson and Xavier molloy coming back to narrowly beat lani
Houston however it was the great mature match of Hilton Hargreaves
and Tilly Weeks with Hilton prevailing.
Junior
Sunday morning continues at 11am with limited numbers with registrations
required in advance. Private coaching also continues with three coaches
currently operating. Coaching information is detailed on the web and those
being coached must be members.
Weekly
Awards
The
Crightons Rural award goes to Cherokee Dixon who
returned to competition tennis still displaying her talents she had in her
junior days. The Foodworks award goes to Sophie Stephens who has returned to
Hay and played so well substituting in a mens
doubles match which she won. The AgFlite award goes
to Alex Haidy who played with great maturity having a
good drawn result against experienced opposition
August 3
Tennis
Competition underway
The
short duration tennis competitions for both Monday and Wednesday nights
commenced this week in cool conditions.
Best
of the mens Monday doubles was the Bullant Motors of Bede Schiller and Geoff Chapman beating
the Bidgee Bobcat and Demo team the score being 3/4
4/3 2/0 while the closest womens result was Les’s Mobile Repairs team of Jacqui and Hilton Hargreaves
coming from behind 3/4 4/1 to defeat the Crightons
Rural team of Katie Arandt and Delilah Crighton. Best
of the Wednesday singles opening round was the draw between Xavier Molloy and
Daniel Zambon 4/3 2/4.
There
are still a few membership renewals outstanding.Thank
you to all the green pass memberships this year ( more than last year) with the
green pass letter to be issued this week.
juniors
A
good roll up on Sunday morning activities meant we needed to use the full
complex of courts with the maximum 21 students allowed plus coaches
necessary under the covid conditions.Players
need to register each week by Friday night to monitor the juniors and coaches
number.
Weekly
Awards
The
Agflite award this week goes to Mark O.Brien for his performances at both Monday and Wednesday
competition. The Foodworks award goes to Kirsten Hutchings in her encouragement
participating with the juniors at Monday night play while the Crightons Rural award goes to Marco Tumolerlo
for his top play and attitude at Sunday juniors.
July 27
Junior
Tennis success
Sunday
morning saw the restart of group junior activities which included games and
coaching under the covid conditions. This will
continue each week with players needing to register by every Friday, to monitor
the numbers allowed and to work out the number of coaches required.
Meanwhile
private coaching continues with Stuart, or Immy or
Kenny with details on the web.
Night
tennis is back on for five weeks with hourly matches and early times to suit
for this time of year. Monday doubles and Wednesday singles starts this week
and late entries are welcome.
The
Griffith tournament as well as all tournaments in the south west have been
cancelled for the next month.
The
AgFlyte, Foodworks and Crightons
Rural Awards go this week to those players who played some nice shots at Sunday
morning activities these being the brother and sister Ollie and Abbey Liddington and Katie Black.
July 20
Junior
Tennis with conditions resumes on Sunday
Sunday
morning group activities will resume after a break of four months. Under
strict Covid conditions a maximum 12 juniors with 4
coaches/ hitters will play on the front 4 courts. The players group eligible
will be for the beginners red ball or orange ball players and need to be at
least 7 years old. Green and normal ball players are encouraged to play night
competitions. Registrations must be made to Tony in advance to monitor the
number allowed. The Sunday session will be from 11am to noon. The kiosk
remains closed also the clubhouse is only open for toilet need.
Night
tennis competitions for both men and women and juniors of a sufficient
standard for Monday doubles and Wednesday singles for all grades commences
from Monday 27h July with matches scheduled for the time being at 5pm and 6pm
slots for one hour duration –full details will be listed on the web
Griffith
will hold its special tourney Sunday 26th July open to all ages and
levels.
Memberships
for 2020/2021 are due by 31/7 – and thank you to all those who have paid,
supporting the Club financially in these difficult times. Those receiving
private coaching must renew to continue.
The
Foodworks, AgFlite and Crightons
Rural Awards this week went to Archer and Gisselle Gill who joined in our
Thursday School holiday juniors session to play some top points in their
matches.
July 13
New
Night Tennis competitions
New
night competitions for Monday doubles and Wednesday singles for both men and women
to include junior players of sufficient standard will commence from July 27th
with entries now being taken. Due to the current circumstances, matches
will be held at 5pm or 6pm for maximum duration of one hour.
The
Tennis Club annual financial report is now available at the clubhouse. Tennis
NSW has given an exemption of 3 months due to the Covid
conditions to pay annual registrations / affiliations to help Clubs
financially.
Our
Thursday Juniors session was successful with three groups of players each for
normal, green and orange ball groups and many thanks to the supervisors who
were rotating between groups. The top group contained our Public School
Riverina and Wilcania Forbes Diocesan reps.
Green ball saw Prince Patel play consistently. Daniel Green and
Abbey Liddington played good rallies in the orange
ball group. Play will be held again this Thursday 16th 11am to 12.30
pm with all invited to play sets and needing to register for maximum number
allowable Dillon Green had a very good singles.
Weekly
Awards
The
AgFlite Foodworks and Crightons
Rural awards this week go to the outstanding Thursday morning juniors
sets play to Lucy Davies, Hilton Hargreaves Tilly Weeks with Immy Molloy.
Wood
raffle won by Lou Gardam drawn by Abbie Davies and big thank you to Bede
Schiller and wonderful helpers
July 6
Tennis
competition break of three weeks
After
successfully holding a singles competition night for 10 weeks and a doubles
night for 6 weeks, the club will have a three week break to start afresh from
26th Jul.
The
singles had a total of 28 players participating on Wednesday nights with 20
regulars, with most keen to continue on Wednesday nights. The Monday
night doubles attracted 10 womens teams and 5 mens teams. Closest singles matches last week saw
Kate Murphy high standard win 4/3 4/2 win against Sophie Curtis and Lani
Houston beating Marcus Dhu 4/2 4/3. Best of the
doubles matches was the Lugsdin Toyota team of Trish and Dan Jamieson winning
4/3 2/4 4/3 against the Hay Newsagency team of Jan Zambon
and Lou Gardam as well as the Foodworks combination of Ellie and Jodie Hicks
beating the Murphys Clothing team of Therese Murphy
and Tiff Marsden. The Slats Fireworks team had a good win over 92 Computing.
All
competition entries men women or juniors are now being taken for Monday doubles
and Wednesday singles to be made online or contact Tony. Players who have been
participating must re-enter for the new competitions to confirm they still wish
to continue- matches will continue at 5pm or 6pm in this cold weather.
Details will appear on the web.
A
school holiday junior session match play for orange, green and normal balls
will be held this coming Thurs and Friday the 9th and 10th
July with participants to contact Tony for registration. Under the Covid regulations we can only accept up to 20 players which
includes the 4 adult players on the 6 courts available. Session
times will be 11am to 12.30 pm
All
court hire hitting still has to be monitored.
Our
wood raffle will be drawn on Saturday this weekend with the winning ticket
person sure to enjoy in this cold weather and many thanks to those involved
with the organising.
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