Tennis Seniors Victoria Newsletter ABN 17 737 124 493 Reg No A14023F July 2014
Tennis Seniors Victoria Newsletter
ABN 17 737 124 493 Reg No A14023F
Glenn Busby ! Awarded most outstanding tennis senior athlete of the year at the Tennis Victoria Presentation Dinner.
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This new event will not only bring the ! country and city members together in an ! entirely new way, it will be without any restrictions on membership or IPIN President’s requirements. As I have said before, any tournament we run should be open to all Report senior players. ! ! ! The added benefit of this event is not to ! be overlooked, it has given us the ! opportunity of working in a closer ! relationship with Tennis Victoria than Firstly I would like to thank you all for ever before. I look forward to building on the good wishes received after my this relationship in the future and will be rather sudden health scare. My speaking with you all on the future of medical team is confident that I will TSV at the forthcoming AGM to be held make a complete recovery and will be at Glen Iris Tennis Club on Monday 15th able to get back on the court September 2014. eventually. ! ! I look forward to seeing you all at the Last month Wendy and I were very many exciting events, both social and pleased to attend the Tennis Victoria competitive, on our calendar. Championship Dinner at the MCG. It ! was great to catch up with many old Keith Lavington. friends and it was pleasing to see them President putting back so much into the game that ! we all love. Tennis Victoria is to be ! congratulated on running the event so ! well. Glenn Busby was a worthy winner ! of the “most outstanding 35 + senior” ! award and I would like also to ! congratulate Nola Collins & Karen Kleverlaan for being finalists in this most ! prestigious event. All are, without doubt, ! great ambassadors for TSV. Special TENNIS SENIORS VICTORIA Guests included Margaret Court and Annual General Meeting !Frank Sedgman. ! I cannot let this opportunity go by without The AGM of Tennis Seniors Victoria saying how pleased I am to be part of a will be held on Monday 15 September team with Tennis Victoria and TSV at the Glen Iris Tennis Club at 8.00pm. working on THE YARRAWONGA ! FESTIVAL OF TENNIS. This will be the All committee positions will be open for inaugural Tennis Seniors Victoria Grass re-election and all members are invited Courts Championship held from Monday to nominate. Notice of the meeting and 24th November to Sunday 30th !nomination forms will be sent separately. !November 2014. ! Email: [email protected] Website: www.tennisseniorsvictoria.com.au Page 2 Tennis Seniors Victoria Newsletter ABN 17 737 124 493 Reg No A14023F July 2014 family and friends and continued to play his PERSONAL sport until the big C won. – Vale Peter Whitaker ! ! Peter and Shirley loved their tennis. All TSV members were saddened to hear Maureen and I travelled with them to the of the death of Peter Whitaker and we US, Japan and many other places playing in send our condolences to Shirley and her Senior tournaments and then afterwards the family. Below is a tribute to Peter by his four of us would go sightseeing. good friend Russell Pratt. ! We played many matches together and I really enjoyed every one of them because Peter always gave 100% of himself as he did in his everyday life. He was always honest and fair – I would be the one making the most noise on the court if we weren’t happy with our opponents’ calls but Peter !would quietly calm things down. He was a very good pennant player, won a singles title in the Seniors Victorian Hardcourt Championships and always performed well in mens doubles and mixed doubles with Shirley. He would never give up in a match. I remember playing with him in Mildura. He had injured his back and couldn’t stand up straight. When I suggested we forfeit he wouldn’t have a bar Funerals are a great stage for observing the of it. I had to lean over to talk to him he was goodness or greatness of someone. It’s so bent over. We must have looked like interesting to listen to and observe not only Tarzan and Cheetah! That’s how strong and what people say about someone, but the determined Peter was. He would travel way they say it. Their reputation can be home all night from the US or Japan and go judged by all in attendance and their off and play a district match that day. He goodness embraced, known and certainly loved his tennis. remembered forever. ! ! The great Whit, as I used to call him, was Anyone can fight a battle when they’re sure very active off the court in the administration of winning but it takes a person like Peter of the game. He was a member of the Whitaker who had the strength to fight when Tennis Victoria Pennant Committee for he knew he was going to lose eventually. many years and also a prominent committee ! man with Tennis Seniors Victoria. He was Courage can be seen in many ways in life transport co-ordinator for two ITF Senior but often the most powerful way is when events and President of his local club. someone fights against great odds. Peter ! fought very hard against a disease that We always had a lot of fun. We played a plagued him for a long time. He was told match in San Francisco against a pair who several times that the doctors could not do were the 65+ champs of California and any more for him but he still came back and considered themselves pretty special. At snatched whatever time he could with his that stage I could hit a reasonable slice
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TSV SOCIAL TOURNAMENTS day ended with plenty of nibbles, another ! cuppa, or a trip to the licensed bar. Recently we have been reviewing the formats for our monthly social tournaments. Should we I think all players enjoyed the change in format, include more mixed doubles, should we start the opportunity to talk to new people and catch earlier, should we run a tournament where you up with old friends, whilst enjoying 4 first to 8 bring your own partner? We would be very games (tie breaker at 7 all) sets. The cost of interested in what you think and support. $20 was a bit more than usual, but I certainly ! think the players, and a few partners who came A questionnaire will be included in the next along, received value for money. newsletter or you can give me your views at Frankston or Royal Park which are our next two Winners social tennis tournaments. Court 1 - Lorraine Avers Runner Up Lillian Britt ! Court 2 – Niall Carroll Runner Up Leo Hiku Bruce Park Tennis hosted the social Court 3 - Gary Stanton Runner Up Arthur Cox tournament in June. A new format was tried Courts 6 & 7 - Equal Winners Janet Kelly & where players arrived at 10.30 and played 4 full Angela Rowley Runner Up Wendy Wen complete sets. Morning tea, a sit down lunch and afternoon tea were all provided. The day Bruce Park would like to thank all players, and was similar to the Sunday tournaments run by Dick and TSV for allowing the Club to trial the the N.E Vets with plenty of food, tennis and new format. We believe it gives a viable option social activity. to Clubs who want to try something a little ! different. Thanks to Neale Price and the members at ! Bruce Park who organised a great day and Glen Waverley Social Round Robin Day - !here is Neale’s report on the day. Sunday 25 May Bruce Park Social Round Robin Day - Sunday 22 June
On what turned out to be a beautiful sunny winters afternoon, 28 players participated in the traditional mid winter social round robin.
With the best wishes of Dick Bartley and Tennis Seniors Victoria we decided to trial the highly successful NE Vets regional round robin format, which is 10.00am for a 10.30am start. Lunch after two rubbers at about 12.30pm, and then the completion of the final two rubbers, with the day complete by about 4.00pm. It is a We had 45 players for Sunday and everything simple format that allows for the shorter, and went really well. Unfortunately Dick couldn’t colder days, making sure we get through our 4 make it but we had help from Nina and Bill rubbers, whilst not worrying about bad weather Sale. The weather was really nice. It was or lack of daylight. great to have TSV members, our GW members and some other new ones, who have been to The day commences with player registrations, one or two of our tournaments before. a cuppa and some cakes and biscuits, bit of a ! chat and then into the tennis. Players break at After a great day’s play, the afternoon tea was lunchtime, and on this occasion were served up very welcome and definitely really good and a choice of homemade Pumpkin or Tomato plentiful, thanks to our GW ladies. soup followed by a BBQ lunch with salads. The !
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Winners: Victorian Hardcourt Championships 2014 Court 1 – Howard Bond Court 2 – Larry Liverage/Alan Results Hale (Australian unless stated) Court 3 – Robert Barker MS 35+ Andrew Kotnik d Miguel Francis 7-5, 7-6 Court 4 – Wendy Wen MS 40+ Jarrod Broadbent d Morgan Young 6-0, 6-2 Court 5 – Angie Rowley MS 45+ Leo Pijnacker (NED) d Mark Deady 6-2, 6-2 Court 6 –Susy Grande MS 50+ Eddie Myers d S Arms 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 MS 55+RR – Winner - Ron Evans - Dee Evans MS 60+ Wayne Cowley d Ian Thomas 6-0, 6-2 ! MS 65+ Wayne Hassett d Ramon Funtera 6-3, 6-1 ! MS 70+ Peter Keller d Lee Taylor 6-1, 6-1 SENIORS PENNANT MS 75+ RR – Winner – Bob Howes
TENNIS MD 35+ P Macknamara/R Wilson d M Deady/P Mackey 6-4, ! 6-2 Our Tennis Seniors team MD 50+ RR – Winners – S Arms/M Warwick plays in the over 50’s B MD 55+ R Evans/D Mihelyi d D Maddern/G Sticka 6-4, 7-5 section. Currently we are in MD 65+ RR – Winners – P Moloney/J Rheinberger the four and enjoying the MD 70+ RR – Winners – T McLellan/L Taylor tennis at Ringwood Tennis Club. Most of our current WS 35 RR – Winner – Karen Kleverlaan players were team members WS 45+ Fairlie Lamond d Marie Coulson 6-1, 7-5 in the carnival in Hobart and WS 55+ Fiona Walker d Leanne Scott 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 have already booked WS 65+ RR – Winner – Margaret Harris accommodation for the next WS 70+ RR Heather Barwick d J Simpson 6-2, 6-4 carnival in Canberra. WD 35+ RR – Winners - K Kleverlaan/Nicole Smith ! WD 50+ J Fidler/J Meggs d S Goddard/ L Scott If you are interested in WD 65+ RR – Winners – J Simpson/J Taylor playing pennant in 2015 you need to contact me in MXD 35+RR –P Mackey/K Kleverlaan d A Neilands/S Boadle !December. 6-1, 6-1 ! MXD 50+ S Sharp/J Meggs d P Gard/F Lamond 6-2, 6-2 Dick Bartley (Pennant MXD 55+ R Evans/J Fidler d G Sticka/S Goddard 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 Secretary) MXD 65+ L Taylor/J Taylor d P Moloney/H Barwick 6-2, 6-1 [email protected] or !phone: 0400 858396 ! ! ! STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS PERSONAL ! ! Our Victorian State Championships were Keith Lavington and Russell Pratt have held at Dingley Tennis Club over the been coping with health problems lately. Queen’s Birthday weekend in June. We wish them both all the best for their ! recovery and return to good health. Results are as follows and there will be a !full report in our next issue. !
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Email: [email protected] Website: www.tennisseniorsvictoria.com.au Page 7 Tennis Seniors Victoria Newsletter ABN 17 737 124 493 Reg No A14023F July 2014 THE YARRAWONGA round of the Asia Pacific League on Sunday 30th November. The players in FESTIVAL OF TENNIS: this event are semi- professional and ! tennis at its very best can be looked This will be an ITF Grade 2 event and forward to. highlights will include: ! ! This will be seven days of fun and great • A welcoming social round robin tennis set in the picturesque event on Sunday afternoon followed surroundings of Victoria’s North East by a spit roast dinner at the tennis region….come and enjoy true country club on Sunday evening. hospitality. • Non ITF IPIN holders eligible to play. • Combined age round-robin events will be held. • Daily round-robin events will be available for social players. • Full catering, breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea available, together with bar facilities. ! • Social activities on and off the court. This is an exciting time for Tennis Seniors Victoria and we are very pleased to be able to offer an event that is intended to appeal to the traditional tournament players but, just as importantly, to those members and friends who simply wish to enjoy their !tennis at a social level. But wait there is more:- Commencing on Friday afternoon 28th November Tennis Victoria will hold a Junior Tours 14U Bronze tournament, running through until Sunday 30th !November. A highlight of the Country Festival of Tennis will be the playing of a super
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Follow Tennis Seniors New members! Victoria on the weB… A warm welcome to the following new !members: Kris Brook David & Debra Fryer Daniel Gardner Steve Lee Bob McWhirter Paul Mackey Brett Marchant Chris Quinn Angela Rowley Anne & Lloyd Saville Michael Smyth Geoffrey Stewart Gaye Young
2015 Australian Teams Carnival and Australian Championships 5 – 16 January in Canberra ACT ! It’s time to start organizing your teams and accommodation for the teams Carnival. Social players are encouraged to enter and members may enter individually and be selected in a team or form your own or part team. ! Some changes have been introduced: ! • 5 year age brackets for teams have been reintroduced. • When the temperature (ambient) reaches 36 degrees play will be suspended for all age groups. • 75+ players only. Each pair will play a 9 game set (instead of 2 sets) against each pair (4 sets in total each match) with a super tiebreak at 8 games all. A brochure with full details will be sent separately this month. In the meantime, we suggest you book your accommodation from the Sunday before the tournament starts (Sunday 4 January) as the opening ceremony will be held on this day and also team practice sessions. Suggestions for accommodation are available on our website. Nominations for teams will close Monday 29 September.
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At age 14 Peter’s family moved to Melbourne. PLAYER OF THE MONTH Peter began playing Melbourne Pennant tennis Peter Keller in 1958 and except for 1 year has played every year. He started at Lauriston playing D Grade and progressed to playing A grade, firstly at Lauriston, 2 years at East Malvern, MCC and !now at Kooyong. Peter played Linton Cup for Victoria for 2 years and won the Victorian Schoolboys once and the junior hardcourt twice. He played in the Australian Championships three times and the Victorian Championships on several occasions drawing the number 1 seed three years in a row. Along the way he was fortunate to play many top players such as Rod Laver, Arthur Ashe, Neale Fraser, Frank Sedgman, John Newcombe, Bill Bowery, Tom Okker, Fred Stolle, Phil Dent, Alan Stone, Juan Gisbert and played frequently against top Victorians such as John Fraser, Will Coghlan, John Stephens !and Colin Stubs. Peter managed to win the Royal South Yarra Christmas tournament twice, the Moomba Peter began playing tennis in Clunes at Invitation tournament and was a semi finalist in age 7 on an asphalt court that his father the Victorian Hardcourt and the MCC Invitation built at his textile factory. At that time events and was ranked in the Victorian top 10 for several years. the Clunes Tennis Association consisted ! of 3 grades of competition with about 22 Peter returned to Clunes in 1968 and then to teams competing. At age 9 Peter went to Ballarat where he still resides. Peter met Cathie Ballarat College as a weekly boarder and at the Kerang Easter tournament and they were began being coached by Cyril Bass who married in 1968. They have 2 girls, both travelled from Melbourne each week. He reasonable tennis players, and 4 grandchildren began playing junior tournaments from who now keep them quite busy. age 10 and recalls his first event in ! Ballarat where he was beaten in the first Peter first played in the Seniors tournaments in round by Malcolm Allen who is now 1994 competing in the Australian playing for McLeod in the Metropolitan Championships in Adelaide and later in the World Championships in Bueno Aires. !Masters Competition. ! From age 10 Peter played all the schoolboys After that he rarely played primarily due to work events in Melbourne through to under 19 and commitments but on retirement in 2008 he from under 14 on he generally played a year began to play more consistently touring Europe above his age. Peter had won an under 13 each year from 2009 until the present. He has event at the May Glen Iris Schoolboys and his played in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, father then decided he should play under 14 at France, Croatia, Turkey and England and Elsternwick in the September tournament. He represented Australia in Seniors and Super managed to get runner up to Owen Davidson Seniors on several occasions. Peter has won so he continued playing above his age most of several Victorian and Australian Seniors and the time. Super Seniors titles.
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Country Tennis Festival
Come and play at the Yarrawonga Lawn Tennis Club and enjoy the picturesque surrounds of Victoria’s north east region!
ITF Seniors Grade 2 tournament*: Monday 24 November to Friday 28 November *Including a range of senior social tennis events
Junior Tour 14/u Bronze tournament: Friday 28 November to Sunday 30 November
Asia-Pacific Tennis League - Super Round: Sunday 30 November
The perfect opportunity to enjoy a week long country festival of tennis with family and friends
Events to suit players of all standards and ages
Lots of local attractions to enjoy in the region
For more information including how to enter, visit www.tennis.com.au/vic, call Tennis Victoria on 8420 8420 or email [email protected]
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