TENNIS SENIORS ACT INC WINTER ISSUE JUNE 2016

PREFACE Twilight Doubles Pennant Winners VETSET is the newsletter of Tennis Sen- iors ACT Incorporated. However the views expressed in the newsletter are not necessarily those of the committee.

Membership fees for 2016/17 are due on 1 July - only $20. A membership form can be found on page 12 or on the web- site.

The 2015/16 Committee comprises:

President Pat Moloney (6262 3727)

Vice President Graham Smith (6161 5352)

Secretary Gail Jones (6254 4240)

Treasurer Peter Breugelmans (6258 4261)

Asst Secretary Kerry Scarlett (6291 5233)

Committee John Greenup (6254 5263) The winners - Kerry Scarlett, Graeme Ainsworth, Leonie Ainsworth, Cameron Colin Lyons (0434 531 449) Steele with Vice President Graham Smith and their winnings. Full story page 8. Barbara McCluskey (6241 4402) Warren Muller (6231 0825) Annual General Meeting Website: www.tennisseniors.org.au/act The Tennis Seniors AGM will be held on Wednesday 7 September at 6.00pm, venue to be advised. Mark this date in your diary. Inside Page President’s Report 2 Vacancy for President and Secretary Charity Day 2 Alzheimer’s Australia ACT 2 Pat Moloney and Gail Jones are not standing for re-election as President and Secre- Adelaide 2017 (SA17) 3 tary at the AGM. They consider they have been there long enough and it is time 2016 World Young Seniors 3 for someone else to take over the positions and bring in some new thoughts and Tributes 4,5 ideas into the Committee. Further information can be obtained from Gail. Pat is Visitors from NZ 5 currently away on holidays and returning mid-August. How Embarrassing 5 Easter Tournament 6 Easter Tournament Results 7 Sunday Round Robin Tournaments 8 Membership fees due Twilight Pennant 8 Welcome to New Members 8 A friendly reminder that your Senior Tennis Tournaments 9,10,11 membership fees for TSACT 2016/17 ACT Calendar 11 for 2016/17 are due on 1 July.

Country/Interstate Calendar 11 Still only $20. Membership Form 12 A membership form can be Closing date for September Vetset found on page 12. Monday 15 August 2016 Why’s Barb still slaving over a [email protected] hot barbeque - see page 5 and our NZ visitors PRESIDENT’S REPORT by Pat Moloney

At the time of writing this report the pleasant social day and I would like to way to supporting and helping Tennis weather has been perfect for playing thank Barbara McCluskey and Gail Seniors ACT. One I would like to ac- tennis. Anzac Day has come and gone Jones for organising the day. Also the knowledge is Mick Doyle for the con- and it has not turned cold. Maybe there players who came along and played. tributions he made to TSACT and the is climate change! Hopefully we should That night was a dinner at the South- assistance in the re-establishment of the be taking advantage of the fine weather ern Cross Club Jamison and the fol- Easter Championships. Tributes to to continue our enjoyment of tennis. lowing day a tour of Canberra. All in these members can be found on pages 4 all a successful tennis relations gath- and 5. In the last three months our main com- ering. petition has been the Easter Tourna- Finally I would also like to remind ment, the completion of the popular From 19-24 June TSACT will have members our AGM will be held on Twilight competition and the monthly two players competing in the World Wednesday 7 September at 6:00pm at a Sunday Round Robins. The results and Seniors Teams Championships in venue to be decided. All positions are reports for these competitions are de- Helsinki in Australian teams. TSACT declared vacant so if anyone is inter- tailed elsewhere in this edition of Vet- congratulates Narelle Raftery (W50 ested in coming onto the committee fur- set. Maria Bueno Cup) and Ros Balodis ther information can be obtained from (W55 Maureen Connelly Cup) on se- Gail Jones (I will be on holidays). Even On 15 April we hosted a group of 13 lection in those teams. We wish them if you don’t want to be on the commit- New Zealand tennis players. These both good luck. tee come along and get a first hand ac- were part of a tennis group who tour count of the year and ask questions of and play tennis in different parts of Sadly over the last three months we the committee. Australia each year. This year one of have lost five members. All of these their stopovers was Canberra. It was a members contributed in their own Happy tennising. Charity Day Tournament Alzheimer’s Australia Each year the Tennis ACT Mid Week Australia ACT (a patchwork quilt), ACT and Dementia

Ladies hold a Charity Day Tournament Hesta (a coffee maker), Thelma Win- Alzheimer’s Australia ACT provides to raise funds for a nominated charity. roe (a silk scarf), Janet Bruce (a bottle information, advice, support, advocacy This year it was held on Thursday 5 of wine and a voucher from Ricardos and education for the thousands of Can- May for Alzheimer’s Australia ACT. in Jamieson), Lambert’s Vineyards (2 berrans, their families and carers living Barbara McCluskey and Anne Haycock dozen bottles of wine), Merrin Hunter with dementia. Their vision is commit- had finally handed over the reins to (framed calligraphy), Ainslie Football ted to the prevention of dementia while Helen Greenup and her team although Club ($100 dollars in meal vouchers) valuing and supporting people living both were there to assist and make sure and Lyn Robbins (a bottle of wine). with dementia. things ran smoothly. The winner on the day was Alz- Dementia is the term used to describe More on Alzheimer’s Australia ACT heimer’s Australia ACT with $1670 the symptoms of a large group of ill- and dementia can be found on page 2 . being handed over to them. This was nesses which cause a progressive de- the second year in a row that the la- The ladies appear to be able to pick cline in a person’s functioning. It is a dies have raised at least $1600 for a their days. It was another perfect au- broad term used to describe a loss of charity. Well done ladies. A late tumn’s day – sunny and little wind. 53 memory, intellect, rationality, social donation from Weston Creek Tennis players, a little lower than previous skills and physical functioning. There Club has brought the total to $1935. years, supported the tournament playing are many types of dementia including either ladies, mens or mixed doubles in Back to the tennis, the winners were Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, a round robin format at Belconnen and fronto temporal dementia and dementia Mixed Doubles Group A (Belc) – Melba Tennis Clubs. These clubs do- with Lewy Bodies. Dementia can hap- Linda Valente/Neville Rodwell nated their courts for the morning. pen to anybody but is more common Mixed Doubles Group B (Belc) – TSACT donated the balls. after the age of 65. Lynette Sebbens/Don Masters Afterwards all the players gathered at Ladies Doubles (Melba) – Maureen There are more than 353,800 Austra- Belconnen Tennis Club for a sausage Lancaster/Robyn Bailey lians living with dementia. Without a sizzle accompanied by a variety of sal- Ladies Doubles Group A (Belc) – medical breakthrough, the number of ads provided by the ladies and washed Merrin Hunter/Sandra Roughton people with dementia is expected to down with a glass of wine donated by Ladies Doubles Group B (Belc) – increase to 400,000 in less than 5 years Lamberts Vineyards in Wamboin. Hilary Harris/Wendy Whitten-Trunz and to be almost 900,000 by 2050. De- Thanks go to the Hawker Butchery for a Mens Doubles (Melba) – Anthony mentia is the second leading cause of very good rate on the sausages and to Connell/Bill Scott. death in Australia and there is no cure. Michael Wootton, the Office Manager On average symptoms of dementia are The major prize winners in the raffle at Alzheimer’s Australia ACT for vol- noticed by families three years before a were Karenn Layne (the patchwork unteering to cook 140 sausages. firm diagnosis is made. quilt) and Di Alford (coffee maker). Money was also raised through a raffle Researchers are currently investigating with prizes donated by Alzheimer’s a number of aspects of (cont on page 5) Page 2 Adelaide 2017 (SA17) Australian Teams Carnival January 8-13, 2017

Australian Individual Championships January 15-20, 2017

A new and dedicated website on Adelaide, accommodation and play- now gives you all the informa- ing locations. Further news items will tion and updates you need , be added. Take time to have a look!

The Organising Committee of http://www.tsac2017.org.au/ SA17 under the Chairmanship of Ron Russo has been hard at Nominations for ACT teams will be work to ensure that they de- called for later in the year. However if liver another great event in you are interested you should be plan- January. This includes devel- ning your holiday and accommodation oping a dedicated website that now. If you didn’t take up the good gives you the opportunity to rates offered to Graham Smith at the direct queries to them, and also Chifley on South Terrace, check out the provides updated information new website. It has some suggestions.

2016 World Young Seniors Teams and Individual Championships,

The 2016 World Young Seniors Teams Young Seniors show’ written by Clive a moment regretted the loss of revenue. and Individual Championships were White Videc apparently took the inspiration held in Umag in Croatia from 1-14 for his 3500-seater design from the old May. Young Seniors include the 35, 40 But the real star of the show here has grandstand court at Roland Garros and, and 45 age groups. always been the venue itself. The in the words of Rasberger, "made one ATP Stadium may not possess the In the Teams event held in the first better idea". grandeur of Wimbledon’s Centre week, there were 106 teams from 30 Court, but in terms of small, simple Rasberger takes pride in the fact that countries competing. The Cups were functional beauty it is without equal. during the quarter of a century since the shared between three European coun- tries. The Netherlands won the M35 Italia Cup, the M45 Dubler Cup and the W35 Suzanne Lenglen Cup. Spain won the W40 Young Cup and W45 Margaret Court Cup and France won the M40 Tony Trabert Cup.

Australia had teams in the three mens Cups and a ladies team in the W45. The teams finished 17th in the M35 Italia Cup, 9th in the M40 Trabert Cup and the M45 Dubler Cup and 11th in the W45 Court Cup.

In the Individual events held in the sec- ond week Australian players had little success. Kerryn Cyprjen (Qld) reached the semi-finals of the W45 singles and As it should for any architect worth inaugural Croatian Open only two the 45 Mixed Doubles with Terry Deeth his salt, aesthetics came before money French Open champions have not (Qld/Ger). Wendy Armstrong (NSW) in the late Marijan Videc’s design played at the ATP Stadium – Andres reached the semi-final of the W45 Dou- because its undulating lines came at a Gomez and Andre Agassi. And in all bles playing with Barbara Seeger from price: the loss of some 800 seats. that time only two players have won the Germany. title more than once - Thomas Muster,

Slavko Rasberger, who was tourna- who won it three times, and Carolos The following article is extracted from ment director here for 20 years from a news item on the ITF Seniors website Moya, who couldn’t seem to let go of the stadium’s inception in 1990 at a the trophy, winning it five times. ‘Umag centrepiece the star of the cost of 20 million euros, has never for Page 3 Tributes

Five of our present and former mem- Tanzer (Qld), Cedric Hubbert (Qld), val. He first played in a 60s team in bers passed away in the last three David Burke and Colin Power - photo Adelaide in 1994 with Peter Burden, months. These tributes have mainly in the previous column left to right Fred Bennett, Matt Dwyer and Doug been drawn from editions of Vetset. with Mick first. This meant a lot to Taylor. There was then a gap until Mick after many years of trying. 2001 when he played in another 60s Michael Myles Doyle Mick also played in a number of the team in Hobart with Chris Norwood 9 August 1939 to 23 April 2016 Australian Individual Championships. and Jack Fahy. Michael Doyle, or Mick to his tennis Prior to becoming Tournament Direc- His last Teams Carnival was in 2006 in friends, passed away peacefully on 22 tor of the Easter Tournament, Mick Christchurch in a combined 70s ACT/ April aged 76. was a regular participant. He also Queensland team with Neil Hendy. Un- Mick first joined the assisted in the organisation of the din- fortunately deteriorating eyesight af- ACT Veterans in ner dances at Easter. Over the years, fected the standard of his play in later 1989 remaining a he supported the Twilight Pennants years. member even after he and Thursday Tournaments as well as and his wife Anne Brian was a regular at our dinners with being seen at a number of country moved to Grenfell in his wife Heather. He was often seen at tournaments. He and Anne were also 2008 after 27 years in country tournaments such as Merimbula regulars at our dinners. Canberra. as well social tennis around Canberra. Mick was always happy to provide Brian was also a very good squash Mick joined the Ten- assistance when needed. When the player. nis ACT Seniors committee in 2000 and ACT hosted the Australian Tennis was a member of the Grading Sub- Brian Ward Seniors Championships back in 2002 committee for several years until their 5 November 1942 to 17 March 2016 Mick had the responsibility for the move to Grenfell. hiring and arrangement of the re- Brian Ward passed away on 17 March He was Tournament Director for the quired number of courts for the aged 73. Brian first joined the ACT Easter Tournament for 8 years prior to Championships. Veterans in the mid 1980's with the last the move to Grenfell. He was still keen record of his membership being 2011. As Pat Moloney said during the fu- on the job and returned for another By this time Brian had developed de- neral service, "Mick was a likeable year. He was still seen around the tour- mentia and was unable to continue character, pleasant and relaxed but nament after then as Anne continued to playing. could also call a spade a spade if he work with Betty Smith at the 'Betty Brian played in thought it was needed. Mick was al- Anne Banquet' catering for the players twilight pen- ways an active supporter of seniors at Easter until the tournament moved nants and a tennis and could be relied upon when- back to Lyneham in 2014. number of ACT ever help and assistance was needed." teams in the Mick played in ACT teams in the Aus- Brian Hurlston McKay Australian tralian Teams Carnival commencing in 18 September 1934 to 3 April 2016 Teams Carni- 1991 in Newcastle as captain of a 50's val. His first team with Charles Griffith and Peter Brian McKay passed away on 3 April Carnival was in Johnston. He then played nearly every aged 81 after a long illness. Brian Brisbane in year until the 2015 Carnival in Can- first joined the ACT Veterans in 1993. 1989 in a 45 years team with Charles berra when he was in a 75's team with He was only Griffith, Col Power and Ray White. Robert Read, Norman Clements, Ralph awarded his Over the years he played in teams in Peters, Colin Power and David Burke. OBE in Newcastle (1991), Melbourne (1992), It was a tough week for this team as 2014 at the Adelaide (1994, 2000), Canberra they lost Ralph through injury in the 80th birth- (1995), Gold Coast (1997), Albury/ morning and Robert in the afternoon on days lunch. Wodonga (1999, 2008) and Perth the first day. At t hi s (2007). l u n c h , R o b e r t His final Team Carnival was in Ade- Hethering- laide in 2009 in the 65's team with ton com- David Coutts, Col Power, Pat Moloney, mented that "although Brian is blunt David Sprott and Peter Breugelmans - and straight forward he is popular and left to right below. (cont next page) I've never heard anyone be critical of him." Bob also went on to say "I ad- mire Brian in that he never com- plained about his physical trials that must have frustrated such an active and capable lover of sport." Mick did taste success in 2012 in Perth Brian played in a number of ACT in a 70's team with David Coutts, Les teams in the Australian Teams Carni- Page 4 Tributes (cont from page 4) Visitors from New Zealand

This team finally gave Brian success Jim was also a member of Turner A group of 13 tennis players from the winning against their ongoing rivals Tennis Club playing a number of South Island of New Zealand came to WA. David Coutts, the team captain at years of pennant tennis and was often Canberra arriving on Thursday 14 April the time said I know that the win meant seen at the club with his family. He from Albury staying until Sunday 17 a great deal to Brian and Cheryl, his was very much a family man and al- April. The group was on an organised wife, as Brian was clearly failing at the ways put his family first. visit which started in Melbourne and time. ended in Canberra. Gwendolyne Grace Sankey (Weir) James (Jim) Gunning 15 May 1937 to 22 February 2016 A number of our members joined the

7 April 1918 to 11 March 2016 group for a day's social tennis on Friday Gwen Weir, as most of us knew her, Jim Gunning passed away peacefully on passed away on 22 February aged 78. 15 April on the clay courts at the Can- 11 March aged 97. Jim was one of our berra Tennis Centre, Lyneham. The Gwen was an active playing member early members found on a membership day started at 10am with morning tea - joining in the early 1980s and playing list in a 1980 edition of Vetset. a mix of slices prepared by our slice in her first Teams Carnival in 1982 in experts. This was followed by some He remained a Sydney. The weather was apparently quite competitive sets of tennis with our member until the pretty hot with a report in the March members mixing with the visitors. As a late 1990's and 1982 Vetset that "....some of our la- bonus Nick Kyrgios and Lleyton Hewitt could still be seen dies, to wit Bonnie and Gwen, were were on hand practicing so players as one of the retired seen bathing at Ramsgate attired in could pick up a few tips. players group at full tennis gear apart from tracksuits." Tomato and Mulled Barbara McCluskey sweated over the Gwen went on to play for the ACT in Wine Days organ- hot barbeque to cook up some sausages Teams Carnivals in New Zealand, ised in connection and onion to go with the variety of sal- Hobart, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, with Thursday Tournaments. Jim ads brought along by our players for Melbourne and Canberra. Her last played in the Thursday Tournaments lunch. Our President, Pat Moloney was Carnival was in Canberra in 1995 in over the years as well as often being presented with a plaque as a memento the 55+(2) team with Jan Aubrey, seen with his wife Joan at the various of the visit. Each NZ player and their Jane Johnson, Kate Lorimer and Pam dinners. We understand that after he bus driver were given some mementos Bycroft. Gwen later moved to Queen- retired in 1978 from the PMG (Telstra) of Canberra to take with them. sland. he was on the court 5 days a week. At this stage a number of our players Gwen was also regularly seen in the He played in ACT teams in 1987 and had appointments or were feeling a few ACT Senior Resident and Easter 1995 when the Teams Carnival was ache and pains and had to leave. How- Championships as well as tourna- held in Canberra. The 1987 team was a ever there was no stopping the NZ play- ments outside the ACT such as the 65s team with Harry Gibbs, Dan Gow- ers who were back on the courts with a Gold Coast, Mildura, Wollongong, ing and Gordon Handsaker. The 1995 handful of our members. They were Gloucester and Grenfell. This was team was a 75s with Ken Sharp, Frank very complimentary of the clay courts. when she was not playing pennant for Kornfeld, Ron Thompson and Ron Wil- Red Hill. On Friday night some of our members kinson. joined the NZ visitors at the Southern Cross Club at Jamieson for dinner. Then on Saturday Pat with John Alzheimer’s Australia ACT and Dementia (cont from p2) Greenup assisting took our visitors on a guided tour of Canberra. Our President dementia. There is still much to learn reduce symptoms and improve quality was very impressive as a first time tour about the possible causes of dementia, of life in some people, but they do not guide. I think he missed his profession. including Alzheimer's disease - the stop the progress of the disease. The visitors were due to fly out of Can- most common form of dementia. De- There is good evidence for dementia berra Sunday lunchtime after visiting veloping better and more accurate risk reduction through changed life- the Australian War Memorial. methods of diagnosis is an important style and behaviours but the evidence research focus. Currently there is no base needs to be further developed single test that can accurately diagnose and the interaction between lifestyle dementia. Research into quality de- and genetic factors better understood. How Embarassing mentia care and the best ways of sup- porting carers provides important in- To find out more about Alzheimer’s After having a nice meal at a Canberra sights into improving quality of life of Australia ACT and the services they club you go and have a coffee with your people with dementia, their families and can provide, visit fellow committee members and part- carers. www.fightdementia.org.au or call the ners. Just as the coffee and desserts are National Dementia Helpline on 1800 about to come your President is asked There is currently no medication that 100 500. to leave the club as he is dressed inap- modifies or slows the progression of propriately. Alzheimer’s disease or other kinds of dementia. Available medications may Page 5 ACT Seniors Championships (Easter) by Pat Moloney The 46th ACT Open Seniors Tennis combe – 60 doubles. Runner ups were ACT players did well in the raffle again Championship was successfully held Phil Higgs – 70 singles; Colin Hol- this year. First prize of the tennis rac- over the Easter weekend (25-28 March) gate – 60 doubles; Tim Harris – 55 quet went to Margaret Harrigan. Other with four days of good weather. Friday doubles; Helen Holcombe – 65 prize winners were David Green (tennis morning was a bit drizzly at the start mixed; Narelle Raftery – 45 mixed. bag), Terry McLean (gift voucher), but soon fined up. Fortunately there Narelle Raftery (wine), Linda Arm- The IPIN events provided some inter- was no more rain for the tournament. strong (wine), Gabby Triffitt (Easter esting highlights. Of the 9 mens’ sin- eggs) and Liz Kerr (wine). After last year’s successful tournament gles events 6 No1 seeds and 3 No 2 where a number of highly ranked play- seeds won the events. The doubles We did well with sponsors and our ers attended, the ITF upgraded our and mixed events provided many thanks for their generosity in donating Easter Tournament to a Grade 2. This good and close matches. the prizes go to U&Co at Kaleen for may have resulted in the increase of wine and gift voucher, Superbarn Ka- A number of players returned to de- entries, particularly the men. The leen for wine and Leisure Link for the fend their titles won last year. Justin higher grading means players receiving racquet and tennis bag. Woodwood followed up last years’ more international ranking points. On the Saturday night an informal din- mens’ 35 singles win by winning the This year was the second year the 40 singles this year. The mens’ 70 ner was held at the Southern Cross Club Championships were held at Lyneham singles had the same result as last year Jamison where approximately 40 play- as a claycourt championship. In con- with Ian Davis defeating Phil Higgs in ers and friends turned up and had an trast to last year when only one block of the final. enjoyable meal and evening. the old clay courts had been converted Isabelle Gemmel returned and won Our thanks and gratitude are extended to the new Italian clay, this year the the singles again this year (she obvi- to all those people who assisted us prior second block had been converted. to and during the Tournament. In par- ously likes the clay). Isabelle also The clay played well with one player won the mixed. The womens 60 sin- ticular Gail Jones who continues to do a who plays internationally saying it was gles was a very close round robin great job as Tournament Secretary in the best clay courts he had played on. event with Rosemary Davis winning accepting and recording entries and The good clay courts should now be an on a countback. Helen Worland also assisting in the management of the tour- attraction for players to compete before retained her 65/70 singles title. nament. going overseas, in particular the Austra- There were 14 non-IPIN events (11 Also to Anne Haycock who volunteered lian representatives. to help and ended up putting in full last year). Nine of these events were The tournament attracted 165 entries, won by ACT players and five runner- days chasing up players and directing 35 more than last year. In the IPIN ups by ACT players. It's good to see them to their courts, Barbara events the field included 28 past and participation and success from ACT McCluskey for successfully selling raf- present Australian representatives. Al- players. All the tournament winners fle tickets, Graham Smith our barman though there were only 15 women 12 of and runners-up are listed on page 7. and Peter Breugelmans for obtaining them were past and present Australian money from players. Mark Crawley An added attraction to this years’ team representatives and so provided was our White Badge Referee (an ITF tournament was the last three days of some strong and competitive tennis. requirement). Mark has been our refe- a Women’s International Pro Tour ree for a few years now and does a very Entries for Easter over the last few tournament. Our senior players were good job in refereeing and administrat- years have been adversely affected by entertained watching the girls play ing the tournament. having the Oceania, World Seniors and their matches. There were plenty of Young Seniors Championships around comments on how fit they were and All in all another successful Easter or close to the date. However it seems how hard they hit the balls. weekend. the higher grade and the good clay- courts attracted the players this year. Hopefully it will continue.

The tournament is essentially in two groups – the IPIN group and the non- IPIN group. The trend over the last few years is that our local players tend to play the non-IPIN events. The format of the non-IPIN events has the advan- tage of allowing the players to play particular events on particular days.

In the IPIN events ACT players per- formed well with winners being Neville Rodwell – 65 singles and 65 doubles with John Stark; Phil Higgs and Pat Moloney – 70 doubles; Helen Hol- Page 6 ACT Senior Championships - results

IPIN Results Mens Doubles Non IPIN Round Robin 35/40/45 – B Hanson/J Woodward d Mens Singles Results D Blade/D Pound 6/1 7/6(2) 35 - Ben Hanson 50 – G Westwood/M Vickery d B Mens Combined Age 40 - Justin Woodward r/up Morgan Ferguson/M Warwick 6/2 3/6 [10-8] Group A - Neil Birk/Mike Heath Young 55 – J Colson/R Spraggon r/up T Har- Group B - David Coutts/David Sprott 45 - Darren Blade d Damian Pound 6/1 ris/T Niccol 1/6 6/1 Womens Combined Age 60 – S Myers/L Naude d C Holgate/T 50 - Greg Westwood d Martin Warwick 70/110 - Pauline Downes/Kim McLean 6/3 6/4 6/1 6/3 McCauley 65 – N Rodwell/J Stark 55 - Bruce Ferguson d Ian Anderson 120/130 - Betty Smith/Leonie South- 70/80 – P Higgs/P Moloney 6/4, 6/2 well, r/up Enid Besant-Ryan/Julie Pratt 60 - Stephen Meyers d Leon Naude 6/0 Womens Doubles Singles 6/2 50/55 – U D-Watson/B Foster Mens 49+ - Steve Harris 65 - Neville Rodwell d Graeme Sticka 60/65/70 – H Holcomb/H Worland r/ Mens 64+ - Anthony Connell 6/2 7/6(2) up R Davis/S Goddard Womens 49/64 - Donna Davis, r/up 70/75 - Ian Davis d Phil Higgs 6/4 3/6 Mixed Doubles June Cheah 6/3 45/50 – I Anderson/I Gemmel d M 80 - Peter Froelich r/up John O’Brien Mens Doubles Warwick/N Raftery 3/6 7/5 [10-6] 45/55/65 - Eduard Cisar/Richard Pem- Womens Singles 55/60 – W Howes/G Sticka d J Coul- broke, r/up David Hollaway/Dale 45/50/55 - Isabelle Gemmel d Wanda son/F Walker 6/4 6/2 Brooker Howes 6/2, 6/1 65/70 – H Worland/I Worland 50/60/70 A - David Coutts/David Sprott 60 - Rosemary Davis r/up Sara Goddard 50/60/70 B - Alan Sacks/Peter Sidley 65/70 – Helen Worland Womens Doubles 35/45/55/65 - Valerie Gavin/Leonie Southwell, r/up Betty Smith/Daphne Photographs of players at Easter Kennedy courtesy of Terry McLean - clock- 50/60/70 - Allyson Gell/Leonie South- wise - David Beniamini, Helen well, Betty Smith/Marilyn Walter Holcombe, Tim Harris and Tim Niccol, Neville Rodwell and Comb Age Mixed Doubles Narelle Raftery. 70/90/110 - Ros Evans/Craig Hunt, Betty Smith/Cameron Steele 120/130 – Merle and David Coutts

Page 7 Sunday Round Robins by Warren Muller Twilight Pennant

On a warm but windy morning 13 play- commitment outside Canberra. The finals of the 2015/16 Twilight Pen- ers gathered at Weston Creek on 20 Maybe we will see him in May. nant were played on 9 March between March for a morning of tennis. There Again we welcomed some new play- teams Ainsworth and Hunt. In what could have been more but there were ers to the tournament, Rosa Cotta, would be seen as an upset the second two injury withdrawals in the last 24 Don Masters and Richard Rowe. placed Ainsworth proved too good for hours (1 hamstring and 1 knee) and our Hunt on the night. The 14 players were divided into two tournament unfortunately coincided groups of 7 within the draw, with one Team Ainsworth came out of the blocks with the diplomatic tournament. firing winning the first 4 sets. Cameron player having a bye from each group So while some of the regulars were at each round. So with only some Steele and Kerry Scarlett defeated Greg diplomatically absent, including co- players having a bye, winners were George and Greg Hunt 6/2 6/2 while organiser Colin Lyons, the rest of us determined on averages of games won Graeme and Leonie Ainsworth defeated John Chaloner and Robert Pragt 6/3 6/2 had a great morning’s tennis. The wind in 4 or 5 sets. even dropped as the morning pro- Having taken second prize in March, After the changeover, Cameron and gressed. Welcome to first timer Helen Anthony Johnston was determined to Kerry won the first set from Robert and Nealer and to Don Fraser for only his go one better and took out the major John 6/4 to give them the match. On second appearance. Also Merle and prize with an average of 5.6, slicing the other court the two Gregs won their David Coutts played after some years’ through the opposition. Linda first set from Graeme and Leonie 6/2. absence. Valente also backed up for a good As the weather was very hot and the With 13 players some had a bye, so the performance and sneaked into second match had been decided all players re- winners were determined on averages place with 5.0. Closely following her treated to the esky for drinks. Prizes of games won in 4 or 5 sets. David were Alejandro Pacheco, May How- were presented with all players receiv- Coutts was the runaway winner on an ard and Bill Scott on 4.8. With one ing either a wine glass engraved with average of 6.4, followed by Anthony less game Linda would have dropped “Winner” or “Runner up”. Johnston on 5.2 in 2nd place and Linda to 5th! Valente 3rd on 4.8. Close behind, just All players had a choice of a $25 food The next round robin was to be on 15 missing a prize, was Joanne Adams on voucher from U&Co Café at Kaleen May on the artificial grass courts at 4.75. (provided by U&Co Cafe) or a 1.5 litre Lyneham. With no school holidays or bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon supplied Anthony Johnston told us he will be diplomatic tournaments to get in the by Superbarn Express in Kaleen. heading to Magnetic Island for the win- way, we thought we would improve ter; I guess someone has to do it. He on the 14 in April tournament. The The final points score after round 10 are made us jealous by describing this idyl- big question was whether Colin’s below. lic location. busy social calendar will let him Teams Points squeeze in a seniors round robin. Despite it being the first weekend of the Hunt 98.5 school holidays, 14 enthusiastic players Unfortunately the tournament sched- Ainsworth 93.5 returned to Weston Creek on 10 April uled for 15 May had to be cancelled for a great morning of tennis in ideal due to lack of numbers. Reid 81.5 conditions. The next tournament is scheduled for Brooker 77 Our co-organiser Colin Lyons was 19 June at the Belconnen Tennis Marris 66.5 again absent, but this time it was not for Club. a diplomatic tournament but a social Spain 63 Round Robin Tourna- ment

9.15am Sunday 19 June

Belconnen Tennis Club

Entry fee is $10.00

Entries to Colin Lyons on 0434 531 449 or [email protected]

Tennis Seniors ACT welcomes the following new member:

Bill Stuart Runners-up - Greg Hunt, Greg George, Vice President Graham Smith, John Chaloner , Robert Pragt Page 8 Senior Tennis Tournament Results

2016 Jumbo Oceania Senior Regional Championships West Wyalong Teams Betty Smith These Championships are arguably the Neville Rodwell and John Stark - most prestigious seniors tennis event on played in the Championships. Ros The West Wyalong Teams Tournament the Oceania calendar with ranking and Colin made the winning circle. was held on the Canberra Day long points second only to the Grade A Ros won the 55 womens singles and weekend this year (12-13 March) which World Seniors Championships. This the 55 womens doubles with Leanne was a shame as it clashed with the Narooma tournament. event was again hosted by Tennis Sen- Swaysland (NSW) but couldn't pull of iors Australia. It was held from 11-14 the triple crown losing the final of the Marilyn Walter and Betty Smith teamed March and based on the clay courts at 55 mixed doubles with James Coulson up with Gail Windsor (Bathurst) and the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Mel- (Vic). Colin had success in the 60 Pam Crawford (Tumut ) to form Team bourne. mixed doubles winning the title with Tumut. The team played in the Division Sara Goddard (NSW). Now in its third year the tournament one section against teams from Colla- roy, Goulburn and West Wyalong. was open to players from all countries. Phil and his partner Don Biddle The number of players entering rose to (NSW) reached the final of the 70 Valerie Gavin and Margie Sellwood 265 from 230 in 2015 resulting in a mens doubles before losing to Hayden recruited Sue Willis and they headed number of extra venues being used. Rees and Terry Smith from Victoria west hoping the organiser could find in straight sets. John and Phil made Five players from Canberra - Ros Ba- them a fourth player. Lucky for them the quarter finals in the 65 and 70 lodis, Phil Higgs, Colin Holgate, the organiser’s wife Pat Woods was mens singles. thrilled to join their team - team photo below. They had a great time playing Narooma - Colin Lyons against Pat’s family and friends in the West Wyalong teams. A big contingent of Canberra players 120/130) converged on Narooma for the second Col Armstrong/Herb Chee, r/up Ed- Luck for this team continued scoring Seniors Doubles Tournament held on ward Dodd/Bill Joiner (Combined the bye over the hot lunchtime session 12-13 March. The tournament was very 140) on Saturday. Sue was too enthusiastic well organised and managed by Brian to leave the courts and stayed to watch Womens Doubles: Carmichael and a hardworking group of the tennis but Valerie and Margie Joanne Adams/Lynette Sebbens, r/up men and women in the kitchen and in thought they would retreat to some- Pauline Downes/Kim McCauley the running of the tournament more where air-conditioned as the tempera- (Combined 95) o generally. I understand that numbers in ture for the day was climbing to 37 C. Wendy Whittem-Trunz/Tui Allison, r/ the mid 80’s were received. up Susie Schofield/Anne Watson When we asked about the heat rule the It was particularly humid, even though (Combined 110) locals replied innocently that we should there was no rain over the weekend. Dot Green/Kay Lawrence, r/ip Libby just drink more water and stand near the The tennis centre has a very attractive Ives/Lorna Jackson big fan that was blowing a mist of wa- setting with thickly vegetated hills lo- Donna Davis/Julie Wilks, r/up Bev ter. That did help a little!. We man- cated close by. Quite a few visitors Roberts/Kathryn Elliott aged to get through the day and headed took the opportunity to enjoy the brac- back to the motel for a long soak in the Mixed Doubles: ing surf between and after their events. pool before heading out for dinner. Joanne Adams/Adrian Blackeby, r/up The water temperature had reportedly Kim McCauley/Gordon Elliott Conditions on Sunday were the same as dropped sharply in the last week but it Tui Allison/Errol Neish, r/up Allison Saturday. The temperature steadily was still most refreshing. The clubs o Spurgeon/Ross Findlay climbed to 37 C again. The captain of and restaurants returned good trading Christine Kaufline/Roger Brittain, r/ Team Tumut announced that they were figures over the weekend from all the up Gloria Carr/Glenn McInerney in a commanding lead and therefore tennis visitors. Kamila Pisova/Miroslav Pisa, r/up didn’t need to play the last match. A number of events were combined to Donna Davis/Colin Lyons Other sun affected players quickly facilitate adequate numbers of pairs in Wendy Whittem-Trunz/Chris Adams, agreed that play could cease and so at the respective events. The winners and r/up Jill Riches/Wayne Riches 2pm results were made official and Tu- runners-up are shown below, with age mut were declared the winners. intervals given where known by the Meanwhile the ladies in Division 2 also writer. had a result with Valerie’s team being Results – winners and runners-up in a commanding lead from Forbes and the West Wyalong teams and so they Mens Doubles : were able to come in out of the heat. Rod Patrick/Gavin Shepherd, r/up Colin Lyons/Wayne O’Connell (Combined The weather was very hot but we man- 110) aged and had great tennis and as usual Errol Neish/Chris Adam, r/up Alan Ir- caught up with friends and had a great vine/Gordon Sawtell (Combined weekend away. Page 9 Senior Tennis Tournament Results Milton-Ulladulla 18th Annual Seniors Tournament

The Milton-Ulladulla 18th Annual Sen- 8.30am. The weather remained 130/140(1) - Greg Hunt/Paul Wood- iors Tournament was played two weeks mainly fine for the rest of the day. cock later than in past years on 19-21 Febru- However the afternoon mixed events 140 - Allan Cocks/Stewart Dawson ary to avoid the clash with the swim- were cancelled as time was running Combined Age Mixed Doubles ming carnivals next door. It was great out. 75/95 - Cathy Benson/David Rouse/ just driving into the car park and find- Our members featured prominently 120/130/140(1) - Enid Besant-Ryan/ ing a place rather than parking in one of amongst the winners and runners up. Michael Pyne (Sydney) the side streets. The later date did not It was good to see players sharing the Runners-up affect numbers with again a large con- winnings. A good example was Ladies Singles tingent of players from Canberra and Wendy Taylor and Nancy Lane win- Section 1 - Anne Rouse district heading down to the coast. The ning the ladies 70 doubles from Jan Mens Singles large entry again resulted in entries Aubrey and Pauline Honeyman with Section 1 - David Rouse closing early and players missing out on the result being reversed the next day Section 2 - Neville Rodwell their events. in the ladies combined age 140 dou- Section 3 - Greg Hunt There was also a new Tournament Di- bles. Section 4 - Alan Irvine rector, a very cheerful and bubbly Mary Winners Section 5 - Colin Elliott Lou Barclay. Mary Lou did a great job Ladies Singles Age Ladies Doubles with some guidance from the very ex- Section 1 - Cathy Benson 40/55 - Cathy Benson/Anne Rouse perienced Val Crook. It was pleasing to Section 2 - Tui Allison 45/55 - Jean Penny/Penny Moss see Val on the court for a change. Even Mens Singles 50/60 - Libby Ives/Lorna Jackson the weather did not dampen Mary Lou's Section 4 - Grant Woodbridge 60/65 - May Howard/Leonie Ainsworth spirit. Again the hospitality and hard Section 5 - Pat Hanrahan 65(2) - Helen Greenup/Sue Cowie work of the Ulladulla members and Age Ladies Doubles 70 - Jan Aubrey/Pauline Honeyman volunteers should not be forgotten. 40/55 - Lucy Gormly/Joanne Adams Age Mens Doubles 35/55 - Scott Smith/Gordon Elliott There was a range of weather over the 60/65 - Betty Smith/Marilyn Walter 50/60 - Colin Lyons/Wayne O'Connell three days. Friday saw very hot and 65(2) - Leonie Southwell/Brenda Ford 60 - Neville Rodwell/John Greenup humid conditions for the singles. A 70 - Wendy Taylor/Nancy Lane 65 - Pat Hanrahan/Alan Irvine number of players were unable to com- Age Mens Doubles 65/70(3) - Stewart Dawson/Allan Cocks plete their final sets due to heat related 35/55 - David Ridley/Kevin Murphy Combined Age Ladies Doubles problems. A change overnight brought (Ulladulla) 95/120 - Libby Ives/Lorna Jackson showery and cooler conditions for Sat- Combined Age Ladies Doubles 110/120 - Brenda Ford/Peta Hoff urday. The ladies and mens doubles 95 - Joanne Adams/Leonie Southwell 120 - Betty Smith/Helen Worland started on time but players were playing 110/120 -Alison Gell/Judy LeBang 120/140 - Margaret Sellwood/Sue through the showers to complete events. 120/140 - Karenn Layne/Gail Aiken Willis In the afternoon only three mixed dou- 130 - Leonie Ainsworth/Mary Gordon 140 - Wendy Taylor/Nancy Lane bles events were completed before play (Sydney) Combined Age Mens Doubles was washed out. 140 - Jan Aubrey/Pauline Honeyman Combined Age Mens Doubles 95/120(1) - Graham Smith/Tim Harris On Sunday players arrived at Ulladulla 95/120(2) - Scott Smith/Grant Wood- 95/120(2) - Dave Pruckner/Peter Boyle courts to find volunteers working hard bridge (Narooma) with the super soppers. Play began two 90/120/130 - Cameron Steele/Kevin Combined Age Mixed Doubles hours late at 10am. Milton courts fared Murthy (Ulladulla) 75/95 - Lucy Gormly/Simon Graham a little better with play starting at 95 - Hilary Bridgen/Aurelio Fishchetti Wagga Wagga Seniors Open Tennis Tournament A small contingent of Canberra players Womens American Doubles A2 Womens American Doubles A2 Grade braved the cool and windy conditions to Grade – Pauline Downes – Lynette Sebbens play in the Wagga Seniors Open Tennis Womens Doubles A1 Grade - Joanne Womens American Doubles B Grade – Tournament held from 30 April to 1 Adams/Leonie Southwell Sue Willis May. Despite the conditions there was Mixed Doubles A1 Grade - Adrian Mens Doubles A2 Grade - Richard some success as can be seen in the re- Blackeby/Joanne Adams Rowe/John Organ (Ulladulla) sults below covering players from Can- Mixed Doubles B1 Grade - Don Mas- Mens Doubles B1 Grade - Zoltan Lu- berra and district. ters/Sue Willis kacs/Rob Pott (Ulladulla) Womens Doubles A2 Grade - Kay Gif- Winners Runner up fin/ Rebekha Fisher (Eglinton) Ladies Singles A Grade – Kay Griffin Men’s Singles B Grade – Zoltan Lu- Mixed Doubles A1 Grade - Gary Bu- Mens American Doubles A2 Grade – kacs chanan/Kath Fleidner (Wagga) Zoltan Lukacs Womens American Doubles A1 Grade – Joanne Adams Page 10 TENNIS SENIORS ACT CALENDAR 2016/17 TOURNAMENTS DINNERS AND SUNDAY ROUND SPECIAL FUNCTIONS ROBIN AND PENNANTS TOURNAMENTS Christmas Dinner - tba 26 Oct 2016-15 March 2017 Twilight Doubles Competition - closing date 5 Members booking for the dinners Tournaments are scheduled for a October 2016 should be aware that if they cancel 9.15am start on 19 June, 24 July, 14 August, 11 September, 23 October and 8-20 January 2017 Australian Tennis after the closing date they may be required to pay the cost if the caterer 13 November 2016 Seniors Championships, Adelaide charges Tennis Seniors ACT. Dates and venue may change, so please Twilight: Contact Graham Smith Contact Graham Smith (6161 5352) check the website. (6161 5352) If you put your name down and find Australian Seniors Championships: you cannot play on the day, please no- Contact Gail Jones (6254 4240) tify one of the organisers so that the

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Contact Pat Moloney (6262 3727) Contact: Colin Lyons (0434 531 449) or Warren Muller (0407 916 868) Country and Interstate Tournament Calendar 2016/17 2016 19-21 Aug Eurobodalla (Moruya) 6-8 Nov Tennis Seniors SA State 10-13 Jun Victorian Seniors Clay 9-11 Sep West Port Macquarie Championships (ITF3) court Champs (ITF5), 17-18 Sep Orange Ex-Services R/R 12-13 Nov Bathurst Carillion City Dingley 16-19 Sep Tennis Seniors Qld Sun Teams 11-13 Jun Newcastle Mixed Teams shine Coast (ITF3), Tewantin 21-25 Nov Victoria Senior Grass 18-19 Jun Lake Macquarie Seniors ) 24-25 Sep Gunnedah Seniors court Champs (ITF2), Yarra 25-26 Jun Cowra Seniors R/R 30 Sep-3 Oct Tennis Seniors NSW wonga 1-4 Jul Tennis Seniors Qld State Championships (ITF2), 2-4 Dec Nelson Bay Seniors State Champs (ITF1) , Gold Pennant Hills (National closed) 2017 Coast 14-17 Oct Merimbula Seniors 8-13 Jan Australian Teams Carnival, 1-3 Jul Cessnock Seniors 22-23 Oct Dubbo Paramount Seniors Adelaide 16-17 Jul Manning River, Taree 28 Oct-1 Nov Victorian Seniors 15-20 Jan Australian Individual 29 Jul-1 Aug Forster Seniors R/R Champs (ITF2), Kooyong Champs (ITFA), Adelaide 7-8 Aug Forbes Open Teams (tbc) 5-6 Nov Raworth, Hunter Tennis Re 10-13 Mar Oceania Regional 12-14 Aug Muswellbrook Park sort Champs, Kooyong Berri Teams Carnival

The Berri SA Seniors Teams Carnival the first two days. However the last team fared well winning two of its first th rounds on Monday afternoon were 3 matches before going into the play off held from 14-16 May was in its 29 disrupted by rain. with the 3 other top teams in the divi- year. There were 99 teams (95 in 2014 sion. Tim found being tall on grass and 2015) and over 500 players a re- With the Greenups back from over- courts is a disadvantage pulling up sore markable consistency - they just can't seas, Helen captained the 'Happy all over after 3 days of getting down to break the 100. There was an increase in Wanderers' in the womens 65+ and low and sometimes non bouncing balls. both womens and mens teams with the was joined by Gail Jones and Rosa However he has booked in for next year women continuing to out number the Cotta from Canberra, Pam Fabian - along with Monty who soon made men - 53 to 46. Most of the players from Adelaide and Rena Alves from himself at home around the courts, were from South Australia. Victoria is Melbourne. They found adapting to making many friends. growing in numbers. Despite our Presi- the grass this year 'challenging'. dent, Pat, flying off to Ireland the ACT Some of the courts were softer than Don Masters again teamed up with was well represented with 6 players. normal. They had some tight sets but some old cronies to play for the 'Valley only managed one win overall. Villains' in the 65-70+. He had a very Matches are played on natural grass at successful carnival with his team finish- four venues - Berri, Barmera, Loxton John formed a 'Mixed Ages' team (or ing second after a count-back as the last and Renmark. All grades are catered a mixed up team as one member sug- round was not completed. for with mens and ladies teams in either gested) with Tim Harris, George Pen- an age group or the open event. ney from NSW/Victoria, Mike Hors- The dates for 2017 are 20-22 May. Any man, our local contact, and Ron Habel ACT players interested in making the The weather for the three days is nor- from Shepparton. The team ended up trip to Berri should contact John, Helen, mally sunny with temperatures in the in the 40, 45, 50+ division one, the Pat or Gail as it would be good to have low to mid twenties with some cloud first group after the 'open' group. The and little wind. This was the case for teams from Canberra. Page 11

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