Please don’t force the coaches/managers to have West End Lawn to police this, as they know who are and are not members!! It is a small fee but goes a long way to Club keep the club great! Even better – get them to join as well!!!

Court use With the interclub season underway and lots of Newsletter: October 2014 senior and junior teams entered into the Interclub Competition, please remember book your court Clubhouse news early. Court bookings can be made via our website or in the foyer at the club. See here for See our updates page on the website for keeping interclub court use scheduled at our courts. members informed of developments with the Come along and support our players. clubhouse renovation. Rebuild Raffle Housekeeping All proceeds will go to the Clubhouse renovation. A few things for members to be mindful of please: Purchase your tickets at the Club or email us with your request. Security - If you are last to leave the courts please ensure all gates are closed, court lighting 1st Prize Atlas Travel mystery weekend for two is turned off and the clubhouse door locked. 2nd Prize BMW for the weekend, Evolu Gates – Please do not hook them back. skincarepack and dinner for two at Moo ChowChow Non-member fees - As with each new season we 3rd Prize A corporate box for six at the ASB have a lot of people wanting to use the courts and Tennis Classic get back into tennis. As a member you have paid your subscription to allow you to play whenever 4th Prize Hungry Bin worm farm you wish and to allow us to provide you with the 5th prize World Tennis Pack: 1 racquet and 1 best courts and clubhouse we can. On that note, if lesson you are playing with non-members it is therefore in your benefit and your responsibility to ensure 6th prize Delmaine & 180 Degrees Christmas that they are paying the $10 non-member fee hamper down the ball chute per hour of play. This money is used to help keep the courts etc up to scratch. Tickets $10 / 3 for $20 / 10 for $50

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Tournament Court bookings

We are trialling a court booking system called "Bookmeacourt" which is linked to our Club's membership database. Initially we rolled out to full members only. We are now allowing all members to use this facility. The court booking system allows paid up members to book online either from the computer in the foyer at the club or via their own devices. It is important that you read the court booking policy together with instructions on how to log-in both of which you will find on the booking page. The bookings page is live and updates every 5 minutes. Should you experience any problems with bookings please let us know. Keep in mind we are pilotting this new system so there may be some teething issues to be addressed. The link to make bookings can be found on the front page of our website and looks like this: Click here for full details on the Wither Hills Summer Series. Entries open now for tournament Situation Vacant No. 2 scheduled for the last Wednesday of October – 29th at 6pm. This is the opportunity to make a BIG difference with a LITTLE bit of work. Australian Open Grants from charitable organisations have Here is the World Tennis Australian enabled the club to do the big stuff like resurface Open Package for this year. I hope all the courts, erect the fences around the courts, that some of you will be able to make it as it’s a put up the lights and improve the drainage. They fantastic event with loads of fun in one of the great have also helped with lots of the smaller stuff that cities. Let me know if you are interested so I can helps keep us running like buy new balls, get a reserve your spot as places are limited. Read the new fridge for the kitchen and new eftpos machine flyer for details and email me now if you’d like to for the office. join us. Justin It takes on average 1-3 hours a week and involves: New season shoe tag Following payment of your new  Collating required documents and quotes season subscription to the Club,  Keeping up to date with when grants are please ensure you have your new available and from whom shoe tag on the laces of your tennis  Completing applications shoes.

WELTC Newsletter October 2014 - Page 2 of 4  Completing the accountability forms and Federation Cup teams. More activities are being proof of purchase after the grant has been introduced on The Saturday and Sunday Finals spent Day will again feature world class tennis on court  Liaising with club managers and suppliers and a bit of fun with speed serve competitions and of items a short exhibition match from our West Squad stars. Key skills required are:  Computer literacy Only 2 catered courtside tables for six are still  Ability to write persuasively expressing the available for the Sunday. If you would like to book needs and benefits to the community a table or seats please see the details on our  The ability to fill out an application form website. Email the Club Managers with your booking. This has been done for most of the past 15 years This year the tournament is the first event in the by Alison Gunn who has recently retired from the NZ Festival of Tennis alongside the ASB Classic club and committee now but is available to assist and the Heineken Open. with any questions and has all the supporting material that is required. Make sure you mark it in your diary and grab your mates, your kids, your whanau and head down to We have a job specification for this role - if you the club for a great weekend’s entertainment and are interested please email the Committee. There activity. is support available to whoever takes up this role. For updates on competitors, the lineup of activities and news – check out the website or like us on our Facebook page below

Website: www.witherhillswestendcup.co.nz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewestendcup

Book It in: The Wither Hills West End Cup December 4 to 7th December WE Cup rosters The rosters will be up at the Club next week for The Wither Hills West End Cup is our annual you to add your name as a volunteer for our big international tennis tournament held this annual event. And “YES” we really do need you. December 4-7th at West End Tennis Club. If you haven’t managed to volunteer during the season, here’s a great opportunity! There are Entry is free for spectators with all the community many and varied tasks we need help with. This welcome plus food and entertainment available event relies solely on volunteers to make it throughout the tournament. It is a family friendly happen. event where spectators can enjoy the epic battles on court from bean bags on the banks, the clubhouse deck or from free seating in the on- Pakuranga Fundraiser court grandstand. The kids-zone includes face- You may be interested in painting, sandpit and a huge bouncy castle and stopping in at The Pakuranga will be available throughout the weekend for those Tennis Club, 101 Pigeon Mountain Road. There family members less interested in the tennis is a fundraising event in the form of a “Market allowing the rest of the family to kick back and Day” at the club on Sunday 2nd November from cheer on their favourite players. 9am to 2pm. There will be plenty of spectacular stalls, home baking, food, fresh produce plus a lot Supported by our wonderful family of sponsors more and many fun games and activities for the this event just continues to get bigger and better. children. 2014 sees a return of New Zealand’s top tennis players to contest the Mens, Womens and Junior titles including members of the NZ Davis Cup and

WELTC Newsletter October 2014 - Page 3 of 4 Mercy hospice tournament In one of the biggest coups for the tournament to date, ASB Classic organisers Mercy Hospice Auckland Tennis Tournament Friday 7 November 2014. See here for entry are thrilled to announce that world number details. nine, will be joining the 2015 field.

Yoga @ WELTC The confirmation of the golden girl of women’s tennis Club member, MelanieMichele, is offering caps off a huge week for the tournament, having Ashtanga Yoga upstairs in the clubroom already announced that seven-time Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30am. See our champion, , will compete in Auckland website for further details. Club members get this summer. The field is shaping up to be even their first class FREE. stronger than the impressive line-up assembled for this year’s edition; and with the prospect of another superstar final as seen with Williams and Ana Ivanovic earlier this year, tennis fans are sure to be salivating. With two of the biggest names in women’s sport already confirmed, as well as rising stars and Ana Konjuh, the 2015 ASB Classic is set to be bigger and better than ever. 2015 International tournaments ASB CLASSIC: 5th – 10th January HEINEKEN OPEN: 12th – 17th January

NZ Festival of Tennis 5 January – 17 January, 2015 www.nzfestivaloftennis.co.nz

Tennis Auckland News A note from one of our coaches World number five, and four-time Heineken Conquer Cancer for Auckland Cancer Society Open Champion, David Ferrer has been In November I will undertake a 200km, 2-day confirmed for the 2015 Heineken Open, Ride to Conquer Cancer® that will again benefit along with crowd-pleasers Ernests Gulbis the Cancer Society Auckland. All proceeds will (13), John Isner (14), Gael Monfils (15) and Kevin go directly to support ground-breaking cancer Anderson (16). research at the Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre (ACSRC), based in the University of Auckland has fought off stiff competition from a Auckland. Our efforts – and your support – number of tournaments in Australia to secure the will directly impact the lives of thousands of services of the ever-reliable Spaniard, who is the people undergoing cancer treatment, now and in highest ranked player competing globally that week. the future. Ferrer has had another blinding season, winning over My bike, my helmet, and your generosity can $2M in prize money and picking up a title in Buenos make a real impact! Aires, runner up in Hamburg and Cincinnati, and Please support my Ride to Conquer Cancer by reaching the semi-finals in Monte Carlo and Madrid. making a donation today! ... Leo Ingleson Two massive servers in Anderson and Isner, an all-out attacker in Ernests Gulbis, and two of the best returners on tour in Ferrer and showman Monfils - an impressive Heineken Open field.

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