Court 5 resurfacing has been completed – we hope all members will enjoy the experience

Members please note the re-surfacing of Court 5 will now commence on 8 January and not the 11th as previously notified

Members please note that Court 5 re-surfacing commences on Monday 11 January 2016 and it will affect the usage of Courts 5,6 and 7 for that week as Courts 6 and 7 are the access point to Court 5

Also please note on Thursday and Friday the 14th and 15th a junior clinic is being held which will use up to 4 courts on those 2 days

From David Graham

About 60 Kiama Senior players, wives and friends attended the now annual presentation night and Christmas get together on Thursday evening the 17th December. The gathering were  welcomed by Board Member Bob Morgan followed by a sumptuous roast dinner. Light  dinner music was supplied by John Micallef and Brian Keast on guitar and ukulele “wowing” the audience with the high quality performance and later sing-a-long. Bruce Ryan presented a Tennis Address encouraging the Tuesday Morning Group to greater heights and encouragement to players for a game enjoyed by an active group of diverse players each Tuesday morning. A game “The Face of Tennis ” competition was conducted by David Graham. Tennis experts named the many tennis faces in the top level with a few “trick” photos of Rob Massey, Gary Marks and Denis Quinn in the mix.

The winners were Vince and  Dana Breen. Bill Summerside and Phil Crocker (absent) were presented with a gift for their victory in the Senior Mens Doubles with Matt Dewhurst accepting the runners up award.

There will be social tennis over the holidays and below is a summary of days and suggested times received from Howard Massey

KIAMA’S aspiring tennis stars have been having an ace time learning the skills of the game. 

Kiama Tennis Club is currently hosting a Tennis in Schools program run by Kiama Tennis Coaching.

Kiama Tennis Club head coach Joe Moseley said more than 130 enthusiastic Kiama Public School year 5 and 6 students participated in the program, which included high-energy music and tennis workouts called Cardio Tennis.

“It’s a Tennis Australia promoted program combining tennis with cardio exercises to provide a fun workout,” he said. “The pupils really enjoy the music, and this is a great introduction to tennis as well as being a fun cardio exercise program.

“We also made use of the Tennis Australia Hot Shots program, which sees us use tennis equipment that is modified for younger players, making it easier for juniors to get success hitting the ball.”

Moseley said they were also running a tennis championship at the same time, supported by the school.

“The entries were overwhelming this year with more than 50 boys and girls participating,” he said. 

The tennis championship is set to conclude in the near future.

Moseley extended his thanks to all the teachers for their support in making the program run effectively, and to assistant principal Dianne Quill for recognising the importance of tennis and sport within schools.

Moseley said the coaches who provided the program – David Jones, Bjorn Myers, Dave Du Bois, Micheal Brown and Lachlan Parker – are always seeking new ideas to promote tennis within the Kiama community.

“We compete with a range of other sports,” he said.

“I am proud to say that tennis is alive and well in our community and our club.”

Moseley said the club also conducted programs with Kiama High School students. 

Moseley said tennis was great for developing hand-eye co-ordination and was a life-long skill.

“Some people are able to play into their 90s,” he said.

“A lot of other sports you play in high school, then you stop playing.

“Tennis is a game that the whole family can play together, and there’s not many sports like that.”

There will be a  junior Christmas party held  on Friday the  11th December starting at 6 pm .Parents and kids are encouraged to bring their racquets and have a social hit .All the coaches will be there to help out and sort out games for the kids.There will be a free sausage sizzle for all parents and kids and it will be a BYO for all parents .It will be a Christmas theme so please wear red or white .Hope to see you there .KTC

Our Head Coach Joe Moseley has arranged tennis instruction and cardio activities for the Kiama Primary School in the last term of the year .The juniors are the future of any tennis club and  is always great to see our courts being utilised by the Community!

KTC Melbourne Cup Sweep from David Graham

Official Results

1st –Prince Penzance–Geoff Smith

2nd–Max Dynamite– Rob Massey

3rd–Criterion–Gary Marks

7th–Excess Knowledge–Lyn Poole-Free Coffee at Milk and Honey 9th–Quest For More–Norma Stead–Free Coffee at Milk and Honey 17th–Hokko Brave–Gary Marks–Free Coffee at Milk and Honey Last–Red Cadeaux–Bruce Ryan–(Trip To America!!)

On Friday night 30 October around 160 people supported our Trivia Night at the Bowling Club to raise funds for the work to be done at Blow Hole courts. It was an evening enjoyed by all and at the end of proceedings we raised $5108 which was way above our  projected target of $3500.

Thank you to all members who supported the night and to all the non members who supported our fund raiser – hopefully we will gain a few new members from amongst them. To all sponsors and the MC’s Al Marsden and Mick Cooke a big thank you for the support and the biggest thank you of all to the ladies that worked so hard to make this night a success – Jeannette Horrocks, Robbie Grant, Ann Boulton and Jackie Parker your efforts are highly appreciated