KTC 25TH Anniversary at Stead Reserve
As a celebration of 25 years at Stead Reserve the Board would like to invite all members to the Club on Friday 19th May 2017 from 6pm to 8pm
Snacks will be provided and a glass of bubbly (or 2) with light entertainment from Giles Robinson
Any other refreshments are BYO
Please RSVP to secretary@kiamatennis.org.au or call Ann (0434563095) Jackie (0406363016) or Jeannette (0420312132) to allow us to plan catering
KTC applied for a grant to assist with the cost of the new deck under the Local Sport Grant Program which is administered through Sport and Recreation and we were awarded $15,000. Gareth Ward officially opened the deck and presented the grant to the Board.
Thanks to all involved in this project, Kevin Jones for freely giving of his time in the construction of the deck and Gareth Ward for taking time out to present the grant
A successful Bunnings fund raiser was held on Sunday 29 January 2017
A big thanks to all the volunteers
Committee members Jeannette, Jackie P, Robbie, Karen K, David L and Ann and club members David Grant, Ken Bryan, Di Eckles, Brian Eckles, John Dewhurst, Terry Brown, Ivan Boulton, Ross & Francis, Cliff and John
Your time and effort is much appreciated and we look forward to further volunteers during the year with our fundraisers
From the Board
Members please note if you bring your dog down to the Club whilst playing please ensure it is on a leash.
Dogs are also not allowed in the Club House at anytime
Please assist us in this regard
Reminder to all members to please assist us on Sunday 29 January 2017. We need 5 to 6 people for 2 hour shifts starting at 8am.
If you can assist please contact Jeannette Horrocks on 0420312132 to add your name to the list
Kiama Players Return from Yarrawonga. by David Graham
Cathy Benson a member of the Kiama Tennis Club ladies midweek Division 1 team with Kate Sharpe, Merrilyn Glaister, Tracey Ellem and Vicki Pritchard performed well in the 50 Ladies singles at the Victorian Grass Court championships last week in Yarrawonga. Cathy in a tough Round Robin pool lost only one match to the eventual winner Jill Meggs from Melbourne 6/7 6/1 6/3 in a very close match. The Kiama Midweek team resting this comp was victorious in the competition earlier this year.
Bob Morgan after overcoming a slow start on the grass surface played with Bill Sale from Melbourne to be runners up in the 70 Men’s Doubles losing a solid match to John Rheinberger (Merimbula) and Robert Hughes (Melbourne) 6/0 6/4 in what was the final. Teaming up with David Graham, Bob Morgan gave away 13 years to reach the 60 Men’s Doubles semifinals and in what was a very tight match the local Kiama pair were unlucky to lose 7/6 6/3. Bob is moving up the rankings list and is now ranked 248 in the world in singles and 261 in doubles. These are great results for our senior members.
I would like to thank Reid and Tazman Formosa for showcasing our Blowhole courts with their Drone .The magnificent pictures and video below really highlights our beautiful town and how important it was to keep and maintain these heritage listed courts.
Please click on the link below to watch the video .
Please all note that the date for the Christmas party has been moved to Sunday 4 December so that we have social tennis on the day as well and we plan to have the barbeque ready from 5pm onward
Bob Morgan performs well at Kooyong by David Graham
Playing in the Victorian Seniors Clay Championships at Kooyong (29/10-1/11) Bob Morgan playing on his least favoured surface faced a set down 6/4 and a break down at 5/3 in the second set before he staged a brilliant comeback to take the second set 7/5 and then held serve and got on top of his more fancied Melbourne opponent to take the third set 6/2 to win his quarter final match.
In the 70 doubles (drawing a local partner) Bob worked hard to hold up his partner covering all the lobs and short cross court returns to win 6/2 6/0 in their first match. After a three hour singles and doubles Bob paired with David Graham both finding the going tough to lose their first round 60 Men’s doubles match. David had earlier in the day won a three and a half hour marathon in the 60 men’s singles winning 6/3 3/6 6/2.
In the semifinal of the 70 men’s singles Bob lost to the No 1 seed Wayne Hassett 6/1 6/2. For his efforts Bob now has a World ranking of 566 and Australian ranking of 33 in the 70 men’s singles. Well done Bob
Congratulations to Ann Bolton and Jeanette Horrocks on receiving a Kiama Community recognition award for their contribution to saving the Blow Hole Tennis courts in the category of outstanding sports administrators. The function was hosted by Gareth Ward MP and attended by the Hon John Ajaka MLC as minister for volunteering
Well done Ann and Jeanette
