The Player. April Wembley Downs Tennis Club Inc. From the President. Coming up APRIL

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1 April 2014 The Player A Wembley Downs Tennis Club Inc. From the President The former Pennant, now Summer League season is well over and two out of the three midweek ladies teams won their divisions. Great job ladies, well done! Some of our Junior teams also were winners and definitely grinners more information follows. The Club Championships were played this weekend. Two very exciting finals matches were played at the same time on Saturday: the men s singles between Elliott Buzza and Mike Underwood was an exciting match and although Mike was victorious, Elliott played an amazing match, showing incredible talent on the court! Well done to both of you! The other match was the mixed doubles final between Taryn Sullivan and Stuart Miller, the defending champions, against Brenton Bacon and Lorraine Sims. It was a very tough match, but at the end of the day Lorraine came home with the Bacon! (Thanks for that one Jeremy!) Coming up on Saturday 24 May we have our 2014 Annual Dinner and Presentation Night. This year the theme is The Oscars. As usual it will be a great night, so make sure to get a ticket and organise a table as soon as possible. Details are on the flyer in this newsletter and booking sheets are on the Club noticeboard. I would like to wish everyone a happy Easter, and if you are going away for the weekend, please drive carefully, and I will see you at the Club soon. Cheers Nola Coming up APRIL Thu 17 Midweek Ladies Easter Raffle Sat 26 Veterans Club Championships Sun 27 Veterans Club Championships MAY Sun 05 City of Stirling Tournament (by invitation) Sun 18 Social visit to City Beach TC Sat 24 Annual Dinner & Presentations Thu 29 Midweek Ladies Closing Day lunch JULY Sat 05 Quiz Night

2 Senior League & Competition Open Club Championships The Open Club Championships have been completed; thank you to all who participated. The winners were: EVENT WINNERS RUNNERS- UP Men s Singles Mike Underwood Elliott Buzza Ladies Doubles Martina van Rensburg & Di Rice Men s Doubles Stuart Miller & Stuart Campbell Mixed Doubles Lorraine Sims & Brenton Bacon Taryn Sullivan & Stuart Miller City of Stirling This invitation event will be held at Scarborough Tennis Club on Sunday 4 May. We will be sending a team of 16 players to represent our Club eight ladies and eight men. Summer League Two Midweek ladies teams were triumphant in the finals and won shields. Congratulations to the ladies on their success! Midweek Grass Over 45 Division 1 Taryn Sullivan (Captain), Rae Savage, Noriko Thompson, Jane Crisp, Christine Stanton, Jane Foy Midweek Grass Over 55 Division 2 Barbara Gregory (Captain), Helen Donovan, Kay Wood, Ann McKenzie, Sue Thomas, Wendy Greenway To wind up the season, an enjoyable night was had by all at the Ladies League end-of-season dinner held at the Club. Thanks to Rae Savage, Lorraine Sims, Susanna Monaco and Martina Van Rensburg for organising, setting up and cleaning up. Winter League There are five league teams for the winter competition: four Saturday teams and one Midweek team. This is a ten week season which commences in May. Members A big welcome to the following new members. We look forward to seeing you on court and around the Club! Full: Midweek: Junior: Andrew Thompson Susan Alderton Patrick Thompson, Luca Katsamakis, Marcus Bouckaert, Brendan Davies

3 Tea for 22 These two smiling faces are a familiar and friendly sight to players on a Saturday afternoon, serving tea to the masses. Thanks to tea laddies Alan Hill and Ron Gepp for their cheerful and welcome cuppas each week! We have been asked to remind all kitchen users please, that when you put the dishwasher on, the powder compartment needs to be closed securely so the powder disperses and dishes are washed properly. Thank you everyone! Bill Leuba was recently missing in action from the Club. On making enquiries, we were told that he had had a minor operation and was overnight in hospital. Happily Bill recovered well. Apparently the doctor advised him not to drink tea or coffee for a few weeks. Not a problem! replied Bill. Social

4 Midweek On Thursday 20 March the Midweek ladies celebrated World Happiness Day, which was an innovative idea from Wendy Hawkes. Everyone dressed in their favourite bright colours, with Val Severn winning the prize for the best outfit. Some members also brought along memorabilia which made them happy. It was a delightful, happy morning which concluded with morning tea. Coaches / Juniors Junior Club Championships The Junior Club Championships have now concluded. Thanks to all those who participated and well done to the winners mentioned below. BS 16 Winner Connor Jenkins R/up Elliott Buzza GS 16 Winner Olivia Rimmer R/up Megan Kaufman BD16 Winners Connor Jenkins and Elliott Buzza R/up David Buckley and Michael Marshal BS14 Winner Alfredo Huamani R/up Alistair de Vroet BD14 Winners Guy Hall and Alistair de Vroet R/up Luke Fowler and Johnno Scriva BS 12 Winner Jarad Malkin R/up Kane Corbett GS 12 Winner Lucy Jenkins R/up Chloe Williams Summer Pennant Winners Our great summer pennant season is now finished. We had 6 teams make the finals, with 3 winning teams. Thanks to all the players and parents for a great summer and we look forward to the winter season with 5 teams all ready to go! Boys 14 Under Division 3 Champions Guy Hall, Matt Kahn, Elliott Sylvester, Alistair de Vroet and Theo Wilson Boys 14 Under Division 9 Champions Matt Giudicatti, Lachlan Phillips, Kane Corbett, Joaquin Picart and Drew Taylor. 10 and Under Green Ball Champions Hayley Carter, Chloe Williams, Archie Morrison, Cooper Prince and Laurence Wilson 10 and Under Green Ball Runners-up Noah Brinsden, Zac Picart, Matthew McMahon, Jamie Clarson and Brendan Davies. Girls 12 Under Division 1 Runners-up Lucy Jenkins, Anya Rajan, Ella Pastorino, Jasmine Royall and Ffion Buzza Boys 12 Under Div 6 Runners-up Sam Dinsdale, Havi Picart, Jarad Malkin, Drew Konarik and Mitchell Craig Our Friday drill sessions in May have had great support and we look forward to them commencing!

5 U14 Boys Div 3 U14 Boys Div 9 Meet Brenton Bacon Green Ball U10 Div 2 In a relationship (2 years) Degree in Public Relations (Florida Gulf Coast University) All-American College Tennis Player (Singles and Doubles) Played at the Australian Open for ATL and NTL competitions, representing WA Best player played against: Novak Djokovic (lost doubles Australian Open Juniors ) Supports Carlton Football Club Favourite Tennis Player - Roger Federer Favourite food Pizza Club Professional Tennis Coach Favourite Tennis Match Goran Ivanisevic v Pat Rafter in Wimbledon Final 2001 Also plays Division 1 squash 285 rating Watches all reality television shows (you name it, I watch it!)

6 JOE S COACHING TIP Target time on the serve A great tennis serve tip is what I call target practice. The tennis serve must be constantly practised and refined to maintain the precision and power. Tennis serve tips only benefit a tennis player if it is properly integrated in practice sessions. A rifleman would not expect to have perfect aim without engaging in target practice on the field. The same is true for the tennis serve. Put out cones in the service box and practice hitting specific targets on the court. This will pay dividends when it comes time to perform the tennis serve under pressure and you can place the tennis serve into the location of your choice. Club Sponsors WA Profiling Wellington Surplus Stores Signzone Jaydee Airconditioning Bateman Architects Bada Bing Cafe Wright Real Estate Diana Rice Interiors Mr Wallpaper Tennis Only Axis Travel The Downs Chemist Met Recruitment Carine Glades Chiropractor Robert Martin Tom & Janet Paterson David & Meg Simpson "I had a feeling today that Venus Williams would either win or lose." (Martina Navratilova) Newsletter: wdtcsecretary@gmail.com