YEAR ENDING 30 JUNE 2019 Sponsors Supporters Air Rescue and Community Services Ltd New Zealand Community Trust Christchurch City Council Rata Foundation Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Trust Sport Canterbury KiwiSport RPF One Foundation Limited The Southern Trust Four Winds Foundation Trust Aoraki Lion Foundation Youthtown Mainland Foundation Officers 2 Chairman’s Annual Report 5 Interclub Results 6 Tournament Results 9 National Events 12 Tennis New Zealand Representation 14 Representative Matches 15 New Zealand Tennis Rankings 16 Annual Season Awards 17 Canterbury Tennis Seniors Association President’s Report 19 Tennis Canterbury Memberships 21 Tennis Canterbury Records 22 Tennis Canterbury Financial Statements 24 1 2 Auditor BDO Christchurch Patron Mr T Ralfe Finance & Audit I Douthwaite (Chair) Committee J Wood Life Members R B Brown P Wright S F C Clarke A Gard’ner* K A Chapman *Until April 2019 T M Ralfe D H Munro P C Maciaszek G Cochrane P Higgins J Glentworth L North T Tiller Competitions J Spence (Chair) Advisory Group G Armstrong Board G Armstrong (Chair) J Feneon P Hoogerwerf (Deputy Chair) A Forbes I Douthwaite H Hart L Dick J Callaghan S Papps J Spence L Dick (Chair) M Surie Country P Wright Advisory Group Representative from each Sub Association Operational Staff Game & Player L Russell (Chair) Development A Gard’ner Advisory Group A Falck General Manager Adam Gard’ner* A Landells Tim Shannahan** M Meredith *Until April 2019 H Hart **Interim from April 2019 Marketing & Administrative Communications & M Surie (Chair) Coordinator Barbi Larkins Marketing I Douthwaite Advisory Group R Franks Coach Education & B Larkins Development Coordinator Andrew Falck J Wynn-Williams K Johnston Hot Shots Programme Coordinator Andrew Falck Junior Selectors A Falck M Meredith Regional Coach & Player Matt Meredith G Robb Development Coordinator Competitions Coordinator Hukaatai Hart Grounds Tony Harding 3 4 Overall it has been another great year for tennis in tournaments and events. Canterbury. Thi s project, like all projects, has had its moments but From increasing numbers in Junior and Senior Interclub I would encourage the whole tennis community to to clubs growing and updating their facilities, the news is embrace the idea of a collaborative sporting hub. It will positive. be great. Our first major event at Nga Puna Wai will be an ITF J3 tournament where the quality of players will be With Love Tennis now part of the TNZ programme, there something we rarely see in New Zealand. Our thanks for has been a 25% increase in the number of clubs taking up this opportunity must go to Adam Gard’ner. Adam was the initiative for the 2019/20 season. Our challenge is to solely instrumental for bringing this tournament to our turn those participants into life-long tennis players. region. Interclub once again had great numbers in 2018/19, our I would like to thank our Sponsors: Trustpower, thanks go to James Spence, who this year chaired the Wilson (official ball of Tennis Canterbury) and Sharp. Competitions Advisory Group and all the members of Please support our sponsors whenever possible. Their that group. They continue to endeavour to make Interclub contribution is immeasurable. enjoyable and accessible to as many players as possible. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the clubs Tennis Canterbury is also grateful to all the funding who made their courts available over the last season. agencies who have supported us in the past and continue to do so. New Zealand Community Trust, Christchurch City Our Player Development has achieved fantastic results Council, Air Rescue & Community Services, Christchurch in the last 12 months, culminating in six juniors from Earthquake Recovery Trust, One Foundation Limited, Four our region representing New Zealand in the 2019 Tennis Winds Foundation, Lion Foundation, Sport Canterbury Australia / Australian Teams Championship in the Gold Kiwi Sport RPF, Southern Trust, Aoraki Ltd., Youthtown. Coast. The support of these grant agencies allows Tennis 11s Girls Lucia Gale Canterbury to grow and develop the sport in our region. Nishita Maartza 11s Boys Jake Parsons On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Adam 13s Girls Ruby Young Gard’ner for his tireless efforts in promoting the game 13s Boys Diego Quispe-Kim and his enthusiasm and positive attitude to all obstacles Duncan McCall put in front of him. We wish him all the best in his future endeavours, and I am sure he will not be lost to the game In individual events, Diego Quispe-Kim won both the Rod he is so passionate about. Laver head -- and the Rod Laver 14s Boys Singles titles. Duncan McCall and Finn Emslie Robson won both Doubles The tennis community has a board that is future-focused titles of that same event. and is fully focused in setting up a sustainable future for the sport. This includes embracing technology to offer Reece Falck and Abby Mason both won the ITF singles titles new forms of the game, placing greater emphasis on in Vietnam and Singapore. These results are a testament establishing player development pathways to ensure our to the players’ hard work and to the coaches who have sport’s talent reaches its potential, being innovative in been involved at all stages of these players development. securing longer term and new forms of funding for our Matt Meredith, Tennis Canterbury Player Development sport, and also ensuring that tennis is more accessible to Programme Coordinator can be very proud of these all who wish to participate in tennis. results. In this regard I would also like to welcome Ryan Forbes One of our flagship programmes over the last few years as our new CEO. Ryan brings vast financial and senior has been the Tennis Hotshots Programme in schools. With management experience to the role and a real enthusiasm the continued support at Kiwisport Regional Partnership, for the sport of tennis. funding this programme has continued to grow season by season. We are looking to bring the sport to 20,000 Finally, a thank you to all the clubs, Sub Associations, primary and intermediate aged children in the 2019/20 Associations, affiliates and life members for their season. contribution for both the past and for the future. Andrew Falck continues to do a great job in coordinating The future looks bright. this programme and the TCRI Board see it as crucial in introducing more young people to the game. This coming season sees the activation of the 12 courts Guy Armstrong at Nga Puna Wai. These additional 12 courts will be Board Chairperson used extensively four Interclub, both Senior and Junior, Tennis Canterbury Region Inc. 5 Senior Interclub Division 1 Men Te Kura Hagley Park Division 2 Men Country Kaiapoi Division 3 Men Bishopdale Division 4 Men Burwood Park Division 5 Men Opawa / Beckenham Division 6 Men Avonhead Division 7 Men Te Kura Hagley Park Division 1 Mixed Avonhead Division 2 Mixed Cashmere Eunji Division 3 mixed Burnside Park Division 4 Mixed Burnside Park Division 1 Women Cashmere Division 2 Women Cashmere Division 3 Women Opawa / Beckenham Premier Womens Waimairi Premier Mens Waimairi 6 Junior Interclub Boys 11s Friday Boys 15s SAT Winner Te Kura Hagley Black Winner Burnside Park Boys 15 Runner Up Sumner Boys Runner Up Te Kura Hagley Boys 12s Friday Boys 15s SAT 2 Winner Sumner Winner Avonhead Runner Up Cashmere Runner Up Elmwood Gold Boys 13s Friday Boys Senior Open Winner Redcliffs Challenger B Winner Burnside Park Senior Boys Open 2 Runner Up Elmwood Gold Runner Up Burnside Park Senior Boys Open 1 Boys 15-18s Friday Boys Senior Open 2 Winner Redcliffs Red Winner Te Kura Hagley White Runner Up Elmwood Gold Runner Up Te Kura Hagley Green Boys Challenger 1 Boys Senior Open 3 Winner Burwood Park Burwood Winner Burwood Park Burwood Runner Up Waimairi Platinum Runner Up Elmwood Red Boys Challenger 2 Mixed 9s 1 Winner Ellesmere Ellesmere Boys Winner Cashmere Red Runner Up Waimairi Gold Runner Up Bishopdale Red Girls 11s Friday Mixed 9s 2 Winner Redcliffs Gold Winner Elmwood Green Runner Up Sumner Gold Runner Up Burnside Park Mixed 9s Girls 12/14ss Friday Mixed THS Green 10s First Year Winner Waimairi FG14 Winner Bishopdale Runner Up Sumner Runner Up Te Kura Hagley Black Girls Challenger 1 Girls 11s SAT Winner Bishopdale Winner Sumner Runner Up Waimairi Diamond Runner Up Elmwood Gold Girls Challenger 2 Mixed /Girls 11s SAT Winner Waimairi Topaz Winner Halswell Phoenix Runner Up Beckenham Beckenham Runner Up Opawa Opawa Girls 11s THS Green 10s Mixed Friday Girls 12s SAT Winner Waimairi FX10 Gold Winner Cashmere Red Runner Up Sumner White Runner Up Elmwood Gold THS Green 10s Mixed Friday 2 Girls 12s SAT 2 Winner Elmwood Gold Winner Bishopdale Runner up Elmwood Red Runner Up Cashmere White THS Green 10s Boys SAT Girls 13s SAT Winner Cashmere Winner Elmwod Blue Runner Up Waimairi SB10 Red Runner Up Shirley THS Green 10s Boys SAT First Year Girls 13s SAT 2 Winner Shirley Winner Beckenham Gold Runner Up Waimairi SB9 Red Runner Up Riccarton Domain Boys 11s SAT Girls 14s SAT Winner Shirley Winner Cashmere Runner Up Burwood Park Burwood Runner Up Te Kura Hagley Red Boys 11s SAT 2 Girls 14s SAT 2 Winner Opawa Opawa Boys 11s Winner Waimairi SG14 Gold Runner Up Beckenham Silver Runner Up Shirley Boys 12s SAT Girls 15s SAT Winner Burnside Park Boys 12 Winner Beckenham Gold Runner Up Bishopdale Runner Up Avonhead Boys 12s SAT 2 Girls 15s SAT 2 Winner Opawa Opawa Boys 12s Winner Bishopdale Red Runner Up Burnside Park Boys 12 Runner Up Halswell Allstars Boys 13s SAT Girls Senior Open Winner Elmwood Gold Winner Elmwood