Edition 81 -November 2011 - Wembley Downs Tennis Club

unfortunately there was no stopping the rain. The rain crept in just after 3.30pm and play was
postponed, before the call was made at 5pm to cancel play for the day.
In the Juniors Blockbuster the following day, the level of play was remarkable. The stars of
tomorrow really stood up and put on a stellar display of competitive tennis in front of a healthy
crowd. Hensman Park’s young gun Rhys Johnson, starred in both the Seniors and Juniors
Blockbusters. The 16 year old disposing of Wembley Downs Craig Campbell in the seniors
before beating Dalkeith’s Linus Goh in straight sets 7-5, 6-4 in the juniors on Sunday. A total of
5 girl’s teams and 9 boy’s team make up the Junior State League competition, with Bunbury
Tennis Club joining the boy’s competition for the first time this year.
Thank you to all who attended, the coordinators, supporters and players. Good luck to all teams
participating in the nation’s biggest and most prestige pennants competition, the Brikmakers
Tennis League.
Tennis Seniors Events at Mt Lawley 27-30 December
The Mt Lawley Tennis Club will be conducting Tennis
Seniors events as part of their 2011 SNAP State
Grasscourt Championships to be held 27-30
December. They will provide a great opportunity for
players participating in the Australian team and individual Championships in January to get
some valuable match practise. The events being held are;
Men’s and Ladies 35 and Over Singles & Doubles
Men’s and Ladies 55 and Over Singles & Doubles
It is expected that the singles will be knockout and the doubles round robin. If sufficient entries
are received the round robins events will be graded in line with Tennis Seniors WA ratings and if
possible played over the last 2 days of the tournament, say groups of 6 with a maximum of 5
matches.
Australian Ranking points open events and Optus Junior Tour events also form part of this
tournament.
Entry is via the internet at www.tennis.com.au/wa >WA Tournaments then scroll down until
the State Grasscourt details come up. All entry information is available on the web however if
you need any assistance please contact Wayne Firns on 0410564785.
Redkite Tournaments
Make a difference this tennis and holiday season and hold a Redkite Tennis Tournament to
support children and young people and their families through the cancer journey.
Your Redkite Tennis Tournament could be as simple as charging an entry fee to a standard
tournament or get creative and hold mini tournaments for all ages, competitions such as fastest
serve, you could even include a raffle or sell strawberries & cream Wimbledon style!
Redkite will send you everything you need to make sure your day is a huge success including
posters, balloons, and the Redkite Tennis Tournament Fundraising guide which includes lots of
ideas and a step by step guide to hosting your tournament.
To register your Redkite Tennis Tournament at your club, please call Deborah Hill on 08 9384
7966 or email dhill@redkite.org.au
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