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.
News Before June 30 2020
News Before June 30 2019