THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE KOOYONG LAWN TENNIS CLUB INC. ISSUE NUMBER 30 APRIL 2012 TOMIC WINS FIRST AAMI CLASSIC TITLE LET KOOYONG HOST YOUR NEXT BIG EVENT FROM A 21ST TO A 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, KOOYONG CAN MAKE YOUR SPECIAL OCCASION ONE TO REMEMBER. Between them, Eva and Henri de Jong have shared over 100 years at Kooyong and it has been the scene of some of their most memorable times. From Eva’s 21st here at Kooyong in 1959 to their 25th wedding anniversary in 1987 and finally their recent 50th wedding anniversary, the Club has been able to provide them with some wonderful occasions. From the beautiful expanses of the Kooyong Room to the flexibility of the Sir Norman Brookes, Davis Cup and President’s Rooms, you can celebrate any event in style and comfort. Contact our friendly Functions staff on 9822 3333 to discuss how they can make your event a truly special occasion. 2 COURTSIDE – APRIL 2012 Back: (from left) Andrew Whittington, Daniel Byrnes, Roy Emerson, John Peers, David Bidmeade, Jay Salter. Front: Michaela Capannolo, Sally Peers, Molly Polak, Kate Antosik, Karolina Wlodarczak KOOYONG TEAMS WIN NATIONAL TENNIS LEAGUE TITLES ennis Australia’s new National In the second Pool B match, Kooyong Karolina Wlodarczak, Michaela Capannolo and Tennis League proved to be a faced South Australian champions Kate Antosik then completed the victory with fantastic initiative as 6 of the Somerton Park Sharks and again got solid wins in singles to finish the day. country’s best men’s and women’s away to a great start in the doubles to T The next Pool B encounter saw Kooyong match club teams came together to play for the almost guarantee the win and Andrew National title. Whittington and Jay Salter finished the up with South Australia’s Trinity Titans for a job by winning the first two singles spot in the final and the girls got away to a In its infancy, the competition, featuring rubbers to ensure the team moved great start by winning both doubles rubbers. shortened match formats, saw two men’s and through to the final. women’s teams qualify from each of Victoria, Wlodarczak, Molly Polak and Capannolo South Australia and Western Australia for the The final saw Kooyong in a rematch with also claimed singles wins to ensure chance to play in the finals during the second cross town rival Dingley and it was the another victory and confidence was high as they moved into the final against South week of the Australian Open. doubles that again gave the Kooyong Australia’s Flagstaff Freighters. boys a huge advantage as they won both Both the men’s and women’s teams from on the back of some great play by Peers, Kooyong showed their quality and depth The pressure was showing in the final as Whittington, Bidmeade and Byrnes. when they won both of their pool matches both sides fought for the crucial doubles in impressive fashion and then completed rubbers and both matches were tightly Peers then won his singles against Matthew a fantastic year when they won the final to contested but again the Kooyong girls found Carroll while Dingley claimed a rubber claim both titles. a way to win as Peers and Wlodarzcak got when David Vukasinec caused an upset home 5/3 5/4 while Polak and Antosik The men were placed in the group of death against Jay Salter but David Bidmeade came back from 5/0 down in the third set with all three state based winners facing closed it out to claim the title with a first tiebreak to win 7/5 and claim the rubber. each other in the Pool B matches but the set win over Rob Phillips. These wins setup the victory as Peers Kooyong boys weren’t to be denied as they defeated Olivia Lukaszewicz 4/0 4/2 and first faced Brydan Klein’s Peppermint Grove. In the women’s, Kooyong faced Jessica Wlodarczak defeated Emily Webley-Smith Moore’s Dalkeith from Western Australia 4/1 4/2 to claim the title. John Peers, Andrew Whittington, David in their first Pool B match and it was all Bidmeade and Daniel Byrnes all contributed tied up after the doubles as Moore looked Congratulations to all the players involved to a fantastic win over the Western to lead her side to victory but it was Sally in these fantastic wins and we look forward Australian champions. Peers who turned things around as she to the competition being rolled out across dominated her rival in the singles to give Australia next year! Kooyong the lead. COURTSIDE – APRIL 2012 3 CONTENTS COURT THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE KOOYONG LAWN TENNIS CLUB INC. ISSUE NUMBER 30 APRIL 2011 Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club Inc. 489 Glenferrie Road Kooyong VIC 3144 Phone: (03) 9822 3333 Fax: (03) 9822 5248 Website: www.kooyong.com.au Email: [email protected] 6 FUNCTIONS & EVENTS ABN: 17 177 846 072 3 Kooyong Teams Win National Reg. No: A0039994S Tennis League Titles 5 President’s Message KOOYONG LAWN TENNIS CLUB 5 A Message From The CEO COMMITTEE 2012 AAMI Classic 6 Ian Hill - President 8 Club Championships Adam Cossar - Vice-President 10 Club Championships Winners List Brian Capp - Vice-President Des Hinsley - Treasurer 11 Kooyong Foundation News 12 Kooyong Juniors Shine At Members of Committee December Nationals Peter Carew Cam Dickinson 13 New Kooyong Fitzgerald Richard Kennett Scholarship Holders Inducted 8 Fiona Law 14 Legends Of Kooyong - Rod Laver Duncan McCulloch 16 Members Recognised At Industry Margot McCluskey Awards Night Darren O’Loughlin 17 Summer Competition News Chris Brown - CEO 17 Order Of Australia Honour Committee Members may be contacted 18 Reciprocal Clubs at any time through reception. 20 F&B News 22 World Champion Sarah PUBLISHERS Fitz-Gerald's Memorabilia To Go Courtside magazine edited by On Show Daniel O’Neill 22 Boxing Royalty Membership Enquiries 23 Cedric Mason Recognised For 14 Kylie Polidano Contribution To Junior Tennis [email protected] 23 Retirement Of Norman Marshall Tennis Enquiries 24 Men's Pennant Preview Cedric Mason 25 Women's Pennant Preview [email protected] 26 Junior Competition News Functions Enquiries 27 Pennant Profiles Kristina McArdle 28 Kooyong International Tennis [email protected] Academy Design & Production 29 Mid Week Ladies Report Mustard Creative Media 29 The Pro Shop [email protected] 30 Squash News 24 32 Billiards & Snooker Report KOOYONG CORPORATE MEMBERS 33 The Royal Childrens Hospital AAMI Auxiliary Australian Fabric Laminators 33 Creche Report BUPA 34 Bridge News Duncan Thompson Building Concepts 35 The Social Committee Endeavour Shipbrokers 36 Wine & Food Society Treasury Wine Estates Montague Cold Storage 37 Health Club News Ozito Industries 38 Diary Dates Staff Australia 39 The 2012 Champions' Dinner Zanity Haymes Paint 4 COURTSIDE – APRIL 2012 The year started strongly with another excellent AAMI Classic and where we can improve. Committee here at Kooyong. Members and staff are accessible We watched the further rise of and open to Member feedback and Australian young gun Bernard Members are encouraged to offer Tomic who took some major suggestions. scalps on his way through to I believe the Club’s responsiveness a win in the final. to constructive criticism and positive feedback has been instrumental in No doubt this prepared helping our Club provide excellent him well for an excellent services and has been acknowledged performance when he by multiple Industry awards in the past appeared the following week few years. at the Australian Open. So what do I think the Glenferrie Road Our club championships site will look like in the future? for both tennis and squash hat will our Club look like and Perhaps the traffic chaos caused by the attracted record numbers and who will it serve in 20, 30 or 40 Glenferrie Road and Glen Waverley train wonderful matches over the W years time? What should we be line crossing will become so intolerable, period of events. doing today to shore up and strengthen if it hasn’t already, that the railway will go our Club for the future? I constantly ask underground. Changes to parking may We congratulate first time myself and challenge my Committee be developed to improve arrangements winners Daniel Byrnes and to consider what our current Members or cover could be provided on some Molly Polak on their tennis want or expect from their Club today. tennis courts. successes and Sam Ejtemai To prepare our Club for the future, Perhaps there could be accommodation and Sarah Cardwell on squash your Club Committee is evaluating and facilities on site, or lawn bowls or other section victories. prioritising possible major projects for additional sporting service. Maybe an This Courtside is loaded with our Glenferrie Road property that will outdoor pool and bar area or extra news about upcoming events help maintain Kooyong’s position as squash courts. the premier tennis club in Australia. The including our President’s There are many thoughts and time only exercise is challenging as it involves Lunch on the 13th April will tell what will occur. tackling current challenges while featuring AFL Legends Jason attempting to predict possible trends Needless to say, this and future Dunstall and Danny Frawley and life style changes, and future Committees will be faced with making and Premiership Player Brad Membership demographics. Equally major decisions regarding our facilities Sewell. Booking forms are challenging is predicting likely changes and Membership services, and in each available on line or from the in the way Members may use their Club instance, attempt to enhance our Club website. in years to come.