TENNIS CENTRAL ANNUAL REPORT 2016

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1 TENNIS CENTRAL ANNUAL REPORT 2016

2 CONTENTS Our Mission, Our Vision, Our Values...4 Strategic Plan Officers 2015/ Chairman s Report... 7 Chief Executive Officer s Report...8 Hutt Valley Tennis...12 Tennis Manawatu...16 Taranaki Tennis Wairarapa Tennis Tennis Wanganui Wellington Tennis Clubs...31 Kapi Mana Tennis Clubs Wellington Tennis Chairman s Report Game Development & Participation Membership Numbers...37 National Participation Numbers Marketing, Sponsorship & Promotion...40 Our Partners Tennis Central Awards Events & Tournaments Premier Interclub...48 Tecnifibre Interclub...51 EMP Midweek Business House...58 Frampton Winter Veterans...60 Regional Performance Centre...61 MinterEllisonRuddWatts Wellington Open Championship Honours Board Financial Report for 2015/ Independent Auditor s Report...68 Financial Statements Statement of Service Performance

3 OUR MISSION To PROMOTE AND SUPPORT TENNIS in the Central region. OUR VISION MORE PEOPLE IN TENNIS IN THE CENTRAL REGION participating, succeeding, enjoying FOR LIFE. OUR VALUES DEDICATED, COMMUNITY-FOCUSED, EFFECTIVE TRUSTWORTHY. 4

4 STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL 1 PARTICIPATION AND DEVELOPMENT GOAL 2 PERFORMANCE SUCCESSFULLY SUPPORT CLUBS TO GROW THE GAME; AND GUIDE PLAYERS AND COACHES THROUGH THE PARTICIPATION PATHWAY. BASELINE MEASURES (AS AT 30 APRIL 2016) Regional membership 6,531 Regional casual participants 2,092 Qualified and registered coaches 26 DELIVERABLES Facilitate the delivery of participation programmes, including Tennis New Zealand branded programmes; Facilitate the delivery of the Tennis New Zealand coach education programme and supporting forums; Facilitate the delivery of the New Zealand Tennis Umpires Association umpire education programme; Support the on-going development and enhancement of clubs and associations; and Deliver participation competitions (e.g. business house) at the Renouf Tennis Centre. SUCCESSFULLY DELIVER A RANGE OF EVENTS AND TOURNAMENTS FOR PERFORMANCE-FOCUSED PARTICIPANTS; AND SUPPORT PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT. BASELINE MEASURES (AS AT 30 APRIL 2016) Tournaments 28 Tournament entrants 2,148 National teams events 2nd in 2016 DELIVERABLES Deliver annually the Wellington Open Tennis Central s flagship event; Deliver annually a schedule of quality tournaments across the region; Deliver the Wellington/Kapi Mana interclub competitions; Implement and coordinate a regional performance programme; and Tennis Central players achieve success on the national stage. GOAL 3 ORGANISATIONAL EXCELLENCE GOAL 4 SUSTAINABILITY CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN OUR ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE. BASELINE MEASURES (AS AT 30 APRIL 2016) ODT Report (November 2015) DELIVERABLES Have clarity of purpose; Operate in a manner consistent with best practice; Have a culture that supports success and fosters partnership; Meet all statutory requirements; Identify areas for improvement and implement; Utilise technology to enhance capability; and Maintain beneficial relationships and communications with key stakeholders. OPERATE A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS UNDERPINNED BY SECURE REVENUES AND PRUDENT RESERVES. BASELINE MEASURES (AS AT 30 APRIL 2016) Cash reserves $352,018 (excluding $186,724 infrastructure reserve) DELIVERABLES Achieve a cash surplus, after depreciation, on an annual basis; Maintain cash reserves in excess of six months operations ($400,000); and Maintain the Wellington Renouf Tennis Centre. 5

5 OFFICERS 2015/16 Officers MANAGEMENT BOARD Philip Seemann (Chairman) Linda Bain Glen Butler (co-opted from September 2015) Guy Callender (to August 2015) Leonie Dobbs Brian Francis Brett Hibbert Steve Joss (co-opted from February 2016) Graeme Liddell Dr Dale Nelson HONORARY SOLICITORS John Langford Law AUDITOR Crowe Horwarth LIFE MEMBERS Rodney Callender Colin Frampton John Roach Kevin Wilson Tennis Central staff CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Tim Shannahan EVENTS & OPERATIONS MANAGER Florent Perret REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Reilly Logue (to August 2015) MARKETING & PROMOTIONS MANAGER Melissa Jansen HONORARY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Ian Miller PARTICIPATION & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Amelia Harris SENIOR EVENTS CO-ORDINATOR Sandra Calder VOLUNTEER ADMINISTRATOR Robyn Dry MAINTENANCE MANAGER John Kane Contact details ADDRESS Renouf Tennis Centre 60 Brooklyn Road Wellington 6011 WEBSITE We farewelled Peter Simpson this year as he moved to Australia with his family, after an incredible contribution to tennis in Wellington. 6

6 CHAIRMAN S REPORT With another successful year of tennis behind us, the Annual Report is my opportunity to look back at our progress and achievements as an organisation in 2015/16. It is also an opportunity to look ahead and share some of our priorities and plans for the forthcoming year. Underpinning everything is our financial performance. There was a good result again this year. This result is based on another year of successful financial management based on carefully balancing revenues versus expenditures whilst always trying to achieve the greatest level of service and benefits to the wider tennis communities. Tennis Central Region (TCR) continues to act prudently to be sustainable any surplus is added to reserves since the gratefully received and vital funding from supporting organisations can vary from time to time. Honorary Chief Financial Officer Ian Miller and CEO Tim Shannahan, as well as the TCR management team, deserve special mention here. We have had more notable successes on the court than ever before with key personal bests for some marquee players Marcus Daniell s amazing results on the doubles tour, culminating in his selection for the Rio Olympic Games; Finn Tearney NZ Men s number 1; Ajeet Rai number 1 junior male, to name a few. The many TCR players at US colleges have acquitted themselves well, and there has also been some fantastic results from the juniors with a continuation of the excellent performances from players who are still working on their development with of course the huge contributions from their coaches, parents and supporters. The Wellington Open was a great success again and there were many other notable events including the ITF junior international grade 4 event held in January amongst many others. The Board has worked hard this year to maintain momentum in a number of key strategic areas including developing a new Strategic Plan for the next five years with gratefully received assistance from Sport Wellington. The next year will see the Board continue to work on key initiatives (e.g. Renouf Tennis Centre (RTC) asset management plan with the support and assistance of Wellington Tennis Inc. and Wellington City Council), as well as a key piece of work on a new Regional Performance Programme to cover the competitive playing group. In the bigger picture, Tennis Central Region, like all other sporting bodies, needs to lobby for constructive changes to the New Zealand sport funding policies both from central and local government to enable capital expenditure to renew and update ageing facilities. There is a gap in funding models enabling sustainable sport organisation operations for the good of the wider community including increased contributions to facilities, operations, administration and governance costs. The Board s 2016/17 strategic priorities for Tennis Central Region will focus on continuing to provide player pathways and events and supporting clubs and associations and others in areas of common interest. On a personal note, I am always impressed by the wonderful efforts made by the employees and volunteers in all areas of the game to provide a warm, welcoming culture for tennis participants both here in New Zealand and overseas. I wish to thank our committed staff, sponsors and volunteers ALL of whom are so important to making tennis successful in the Tennis Central Region. Phil Seemann Chairman 7

7 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER S REPORT The 2015/16 year marked my first full year in the role of Chief Executive Officer with Tennis Central Region, having only been involved for a few months towards the end of the previous financial year. On that basis, I now have a far greater understanding as to what Tennis Central Region is and does to facilitate and support tennis across the region. I continue to be impressed by the dedication and desire to succeed demonstrated by those involved with Tennis Central Region. The contributions of Sandra Calder, Robyn Dry, Amelia Harris, Mel Jansen, John Kane, Reilly Logue (to August 2015), Ian Miller and Flo Perret as the staff of Tennis Central Region is greatly appreciated, not only by myself but also by the wider tennis community, based on the regular s voicing appreciation. The Board has also been very active in the past year, engaging in various strategic projects, including the Regional Performance Programme review, the Organisational Development Tool process and the development of a new Strategic Plan for the period 2016 to Numerous volunteers continue to make substantial and valued contributions to the outcomes achieved by Tennis Central Region. Thank you to every one of you for giving of your time for the benefit of the sport of tennis. Tennis Central Region has been working to a three-year Strategic Plan ( ) that concluded at the end of this financial year. In assessing the performance of Tennis Central Region over the past three years, it is notable that desired outcomes were achieved, acknowledging the subjective nature of the concept of achievement for some items, in the following areas: Increase in the number of participants in tournaments delivered. Increase in the number of qualified coaches. Increase in the number of clubs utilising Promato. Finn Tearney and Leela Beattie achieving semi-final or better placings at the New Zealand residential tournament (and congratulations to Finn on becoming New Zealand s number 1 ranked singles player during the year). Ajeet Rai is New Zealand s highest ranked ITF junior male player. The number of players progressing to United States college scholarships is believed to be the highest of any region. Enhanced engagement with Tennis New Zealand at all levels. Enhanced relationships with various non-tennis stakeholders (e.g. Sport Wellington, Wellington City Council). Prudent financial management with surpluses achieved all three years. The establishment and growth of an infrastructure reserve to meet future facility capital costs. However, it is also appropriate to acknowledge the following items were not achieved to the desired levels: Central was not the leading region at the national junior teams event. The Regional Performance Programme was not supported as widely as desired. Total club membership decreased by 578 members (7,109 in 2012/13; 6,531 in 2015/16). The number of interclub teams, both senior and junior, decreased. These outcomes in themselves highlight where greater focus needs to be put in the future. Tennis Central Region commenced the process of addressing these areas in the past year through the following initiatives: The Regional Performance Programme review. Altering the focus of the Regional Development Manager s role, signified by the change in title to Participation & Development Manager, so that the role is no longer about delivering participation programmes but instead facilitating the delivery of participation programmes by enabling and developing the capacity of clubs and coaches. 8

8 Looking ahead to the coming year, Tennis Central Region has utilised both a review of performance against the Strategic Plan and information gathered in undertaking Sport New Zealand s Organisational Development Tool as the platform for establishing a new Strategic Plan. The extended five-year period is to align with Tennis New Zealand s Strategic Plan review in 2020 to allow greater strategic synergies with the national body in the future. Management of the Renouf Tennis Centre in Wellington remains a core responsibility of Tennis Central Region. The main facility at the Centre is now more than 30 years old, and with any building of that age, due diligence is required to ensure it remains fit for purpose, not only now but in the future. The desire to develop an Asset Management Plan that includes a condition assessment and on-going maintenance plan, has been a focus of engagement with Wellington City Council. Subsequent to the end of the financial year, the Council committed to providing the bulk of the funding for an Asset Management Plan and it is hoped in future years the Council will provide an annual maintenance grant to assist with maintaining a major sports facility in the city. It is appropriate to recognise Wellington Tennis Inc., and in particular David Patterson, for supporting the efforts of Tennis Central Region in managing this facility. Changes to health and safety requirements with the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work Act legislation are being addressed by a Health & Safety Committee. The initial focus of the Committee is ensuring Tennis Central meets its obligations, but as content is developed to achieve that outcome, it will be shared with clubs and associations for wider use across the region. Another positive financial year, with a surplus achieved, is once again a reflection on the prudent financial management of Ian Miller and the Tennis Central Region board. However, there are concerning trends emerging in the gaming sector that provide less certainty moving forward that similar financial results can be achieved by simply continuing to operate in the same way. The number of trusts Tennis Central Region obtained finds from increased in the past year, and thank you to the New Zealand Community Trust, The Lion Foundation, Pelorus Trust, Pub Charity, Infinity Foundation, Mainland Foundation and Four Winds Foundation for their support. However, indications are evident that the amount of funding available is on the decline, and other revenue sources must be developed. This situation further highlights the importance of sponsors to Tennis Central Region. Thank you to all of the current sponsors aibgroup, Apex Print, Capital Coaching, Crowe Horwath, EMP, Fairmont Estate, Frampton Signs, Gazley Nissan, Grill Meats Beer, ID Applications, Langford Law, Light House Cinema, Logan Brown, MatchPint Bar, MinterEllisonRuddWatts, Scooter Design, Tecnifibre and Willis Wellington Hotel. Thank you to PlanitPro, MatchPint Bar and the Sugar Sisters for their continued presence as service deliverers at the Renouf Tennis Centre. The challenge for any regional sport organisation is delivering a vast number of outcomes with insufficient resources. Clearly, there is so much more that everyone would like to see being done to elevate the profile, participation and performance levels of tennis across the region. I trust that, in the coming year, Tennis Central Region will achieve further notable outcomes that deliver benefits for the greater tennis community. Tim Shannahan Chief Executive Officer 9

9 TEAM HUTT VALLEY, CAPITAL COACHING TENNIS CENTRAL TEAMS EVENT 10

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11 HUTT VALLEY TENNIS PERFORMANCE OFF THE COURT Greater satisfaction comes from achieving something that you have planned for a long time. The upgrade to courts 1 and 2 has meant that players have enjoyed competing on a top-grade surface. Thank you to John Horrocks and Shane Jackson for leading this project to fruition and to the Infinity Foundation and Pub Charity for grants. Another accomplishment was gaining support from Hutt City Council to upgrade and downsize the Mitchell Park building when the Squash Club moves to Fraser Park. This provides certainty of direction and some financial support. There remains a huge fundraising task ahead of approximately $450K, half of which we hope to secure from grants. I would especially like to thank members who wrote submissions in support of Hutt Valley Tennis (HVT) and the large group of juniors who raised their racquets and voices when HVT presented our submission to councillors. The HVT Committee has a detailed plan for growing tennis locally, and although we have not achieved all that we would like to this year, we have made strides in the right direction. Our nine member tennis clubs have been very supportive by endorsing the work of the Committee and continuing to provide great opportunities in their communities for people to play tennis close to where they live. PERFORMANCE ON THE COURT Junior: The Hutt Valley Tennis Academy led by Andy Wheeler and Marc Paulik has provided great development opportunities for around 60 up and coming juniors. The programmes are very effective because they are individualised and holistic. Marc was awarded Tennis Central Coach of the Year with three of his players winning four national titles. For the third year in a row, Hutt Valley won the Central Region Junior Teams Event and contributed players for the successful Tennis Central teams that competed in the national event. George Stoupe and William Brownlie are to be congratulated for gaining national titles plus other achievements that are outlined in the Junior Report. These achievements take place against a back drop of devoted assistance from parents. Thanks to Anna Brownlie and the club junior convenors for working so well together and improving how things are done. Thanks to Kim Massam, Mel Jansen and helpers for their superb effort with fundraising and schools tournaments. Thank you also to Audrey Daly and Joe Glover for coordinating two large, successful and enjoyable junior tournaments. Senior: Trevor Dine continues to oversee the Senior Interclub Competition and has enjoyed the assistance of Kirsty Alexander and Mark Hurley. They have developed a popular new doubles competition for women and send out seasonal newsletters. Jackie Clarke has provided outstanding management of the Midweek Competition for many years. She has handed over the role to Brenda Hood and is to be thanked for building up the competition and introducing the very popular end of season tournament. Paddy Wells and Dick Werry have surpassed expectations by continually inventing and administering the Presidents Grade Competition. For his efforts, Paddy received the Tennis Central Volunteer of the Year Award. The Senior Representatives must not be overlooked for coming second in the Hexangular Tournament. They also played a tight match against a touring Otago team. Thank you to Jason Kane for his organisation. FACILITIES OPERATIONS The Mitchell Park Squash Club and HVT are in firm agreement and are very thankful to Shane Jackson from Thump Sports for his outstanding management of the complex. Shane is proactive in solving the day-to-day issues that arise from the aged facilities. He is very generous with his time and has a genuine interest in assisting both sports to grow and develop. Thump Sports staff provide friendly, expert, on-site services for players, which is much appreciated. MORE THANKS In addition to those already mentioned, I would like to thank people who have provided time and valuable input into the building project: Mike Mercer (HCC), Malcolm Neilson (engineering), Chris Bazalo (property), Grahame Boyd (architecture), Ian Miller and John Donaghy. This project has provided HVT with good information about future maintenance requirements and useful financial models. Thank you also to the Mitchell Park Trustees Barrie Shute, Warwick Wyatt, David Bassett and Warwick Stoupe for their guidance through this time of change. Thanks to loyal Committee members not yet mentioned: Ross Bisley, Craig Eves, Toni Kane, Eddy Kane and Dave Yorston. LOOKING AHEAD Hutt Valley Tennis to champion tennis in the Hutt Valley is what members want. The plan for 2016/17 is based around increasing participation and court utilisation through running quality events and competitions for all ages. The annual club forum will provide direction as to what is a priority from the HVT strategy. What is achievable is dependent on the people resources that are available. An upgrade to courts 3 and 4 is being scheduled around a busy calendar of events. Fundraising is a top priority both for the facilities and to secure a game development manager. HVT would welcome any member to our team of volunteers, who gain much satisfaction from working alongside others and contributing to the sport that they love. Keep up the fantastic work everyone so that, this time next year, we can look back with great satisfaction at what has been achieved. JAN MILNE President 12

12 Upper Hutt Tennis Club Pinehaven Tennis Club Club Tennis Hot Shots Community Play Club Tennis Hot Shots Community Play & Tennis Hot Shots Coaching Club Tennis Hot Shots Coaching Club Avalon Tennis Club Stokes Valley Tennis Club Mitchell Park Tennis Centre Maungaraki Tennis Club Petone Tennis Club Lower Hutt Tennis Club Wainuiomata Tennis Club Muritai Tennis Club HUTT VALLEY CLUB NUMBERS 2013/ / /16 Avalon Tennis Club Lower Hutt Tennis Club Maungaraki Tennis Club Muritai Tennis Club Petone Tennis Club Pinehaven Tennis Club Stokes Valley Tennis Club Upper Hutt Tennis Club Wainuiomata Tennis Club TOTAL 1,112 1,221 1,186 13

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15 TENNIS MANAWATU This is my first year here as the Executive Officer at Tennis Manawatu. While the past 12 months have been a huge learning curve for me, from just being out on the court to seeing what goes on behind the scenes at Tennis Manawatu really has been an eye opener. I would firstly like to thank all the staff members at Tennis Central, other Executive Officers in the Tennis Central Region and of course Tennis New Zealand for the extra help that they have given me while I try and get my feet firmly on the ground. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES Tennis Manawatu gained the services of a Youth Development Officer late last year in Andrea Studholme. Andrea is helping to develop a new schools programme, which is now starting to roll out in our local schools, increase tournament players from within our region and also getting more travelling players. Over the next year, we really expect to see the results of all of Andrea s hard work. INTERCLUB SEASON We have had another competitive interclub season here in the Manawatu with 53 junior teams competing in eight different grades and 16 senior teams competing in three grades and with five of our top juniors also going down to play Wellington Interclub on a Saturday. All grades were toughly fought this year, but stand-outs were Primary A grade winners College Street who, in just their second year in the competition, really stood up. All senior grade matches were close and tough, with Feilding taking out Premier and Senior A in the past season. We wrapped up the Interclub and representative seasons with a prizegiving at the newly opened 24 Indoor centre with over 150 players and family members attending to celebrate the achievements of our local stars in the 2015/16 season. FINAL WRAP-UP We are really looking forward to making some successful strides this year here at Tennis Manawatu. We have built a great foundation over the past 12 months and have really started to create a real Tennis Hub here since moving our office to the new indoor courts at 24 Indoor. We can t wait to see what the next 12 months has in store, and we hope to see you around the Manawatu some time playing some tennis. Finally, huge thanks to all our volunteers and coaches who have made the last 12 months so fantastic, and we look to build on that this year. Bridget Dickins Executive Officer 16

16 Nga Tawa School Huntley School Halcombe Tennis Club Club Tennis Hot Shots Community Play Club Tennis Hot Shots Community Play & Tennis Hot Shots Coaching Club Feilding Tennis Club Dannevirke Tennis Club Tennis Hot Shots Coaching Club School Te Kawau Tennis Club Manawatu Lawn Tennis Club Manawatu Vets Tennis Club Marist Tennis Club College Street Normal School Bush Tennis Club Levin Tennis Club MANAWATU CLUB NUMBERS 2013/ / /16 Bush Tennis Club College Street Normal School Dannevirke Tennis Club Feilding Tennis Club Halcombe Tennis Club Huntley School Levin Tennis Club Manawatu Lawn Tennis Club Manawatu Vets Tennis Club Marist Tennis Club Nga Tawa School Te Kawau Tennis Club Tu Toa Tennis Club TOTAL

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19 TARANAKI TENNIS A difficult year with another drop in overall affiliated player numbers, although increases were documented in the junior levels and a large increase in Hot Shots players. Taranaki s development strategies over the past three years are starting to see benefits to clubs in the numbers of new junior members coming into the sport. AFFILIATED PLAYER NUMBERS Affiliated player numbers were down this season from 774 to 701 across Taranaki s 23 active clubs. The age group held constant, and the under-12 age group showed an increase, which left the adult age group where the downturn has occurred. In addition, there are a good number of under-12s not recorded as affiliated members that are playing in Hot Shots competitions and attending Hot Shots coaching. Whilst not affiliated, these additional numbers have been captured for Tennis NZ statistics. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES Taranaki Tennis Association (TTA) in conjunction with Sport Taranaki and with funding from NZ Community Trust have continued operating a Community Sports Advisor Tennis. The funding model for this role has come to an end due to Sport NZ s new strategy and focus through local Regional Sports Trusts. The challenge will be to find alternative funding mechanisms to continue this role. TTA were excited to obtain a $50,000 grant from TSB Community Trust, which went towards coaching units delivered in schools/clubs, Hot Shots tennis gear to those schools/clubs and the hosting of the NZ Lawn Tennis Championships. Nine schools were provided Hot Shots coaching/gear, with a further three booked for term 3. The NZ Lawn Tennis Champs/ Taranaki Open received a 22% increase in entries in A Girls on Court programme was held in Taranaki, which brought in excess of 200 players onto the courts and developed a lot of interest from non-players to join a club. Other programmes of work were hosting a parent/child tournament, primary schools tournament, secondary school championships, junior coaching programmes and Community Play coaching courses. A GRADE INTERCLUB Interclub remained strong throughout Taranaki with 19 A grade teams divided into three divisions. In addition, there were 41 midweek ladies teams and 53 junior teams in competition throughout Taranaki. Huatoki defeated Pukekura 9-7 to retain the Soffe Cup. Pukekura beat Matapu in a games countback to win the Wilson Trophy. Pukekura defeated Oakura 9-7 to win the Sumpter Trophy TSB COMMUNITY TRUST TARANAKI OPEN/NZ LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Ajeet Rai defeated Olly Sadler in the men s singles at the NZ Lawn Tennis Championships/Taranaki Open. Rai became the first person to win the Taranaki Open men s title in three successive years in a tournament that dates back to 1902 and has been won previously by two grand slam tournament winners Anthony Wilding (multiple Wimbledon champion and multiple Australian Open champion) and H.A. Parker (doubles champion and three-time Australian Open singles runner-up). The women s singles title went to Paige Hourigan when she defeated Saravinder Pannu Entries were up 22% on the previous year. Andrew Baylis Chairman 20

20 Pukekura Park Tennis Club Rotokare Tennis Club Waiwaka Tennis Club Oakura Tennis Club Huatoki Tennis Club Waitara Lawn Tennis Club Lepperton Tennis Club Inglewood Tennis Club Okato Tennis Club Warea Tennis Club Rahotu Tennis Club Stratford Tennis Club Midhirst Tennis Club Toko Tennis Club Kaponga Tennis Club Opunake Tennis Club Matapu Tennis Club Club Tennis Hot Shots Community Play Club Tennis Hot Shots Community Play & Tennis Hot Shots Coaching Club Tennis Hot Shots Coaching Club Pihama Tennis Club Okaiawa Tennis Club Manaia Tennis Club Hawera Tennis & Squash Club St Joseph s Hawera Tennis Club Patea Tennis Club TARANAKI CLUB NUMBERS 2013/ / /16 Hawera Tennis & Squash Club Huatoki Tennis Club Inglewood Tennis Club Kaponga Tennis Club Lepperton Tennis Club Manaia Tennis Club Matapu Tennis Club Midhirst Tennis Club Oakura Tennis Club Okaiawa Tennis Club Okato Tennis Club Opunake Tennis Club TARANAKI CLUB NUMBERS 2013/ / /16 Patea Tennis Club Pihama Tennis Club Pukekura Park Tennis Club Rahotu Tennis Club Rotokare Tennis Club St Joseph s Hawera Tennis Club Stratford Tennis Club Toko Tennis Club Waitara Lawn Tennis Club Waiwaka Tennis Club Warea Tennis Club TOTAL

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23 WAIRARAPA TENNIS Wairarapa Tennis can boast a great number of juniors coming through the ranks. Over 150 junior boys and over 100 junior girls were affilated to Wairarapa Tennis this season. We have over 20 teams in our junior (12&U) interclub competition from teams across the whole region. A special mention to some of our juniors who have competed succesfully in regional and national events Shane Colton, Chichi Beck, Patrick Wall, Patrick Nicholson and William Day. HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2015/16 JUNIOR REPS This season, we have been fortunate to have the suport of Chad Parson to coach and train some of our top junior players. I would like to thank Chad for his on-going support. Our junior reps played their first match against Manawatu in October 2015, which resulted in a fairly close overall loss. It was a great start to the season, and we look forward to hosting Bridget and her team in Masterton this coming November. We followed up that first fixture with a convincing home win against Wanganui, played in a great spirit. This coming season, we will be travelling to Wanganui to play against Gene and his awesome team. Thanks also to Francis Glover and his support crew for helping organise our final rep match against Kapi Mana at the Tawa-Lyndurst Tennis Club in March. Although we were outclassed by a much better team, we look forward to hosting the Kapi Mana junior rep team in Masterton next season. SENIOR INTERCLUB BIG WELCOME TO GREYTOWN CLUB Our post-christmas Regional 2 Senior Interclub competition was boosted with the inclusion of Greytown. This team featured former New Zealand tennis star Belinda Cordwell and her son Henry Isaacs. It was great to see them compete well this season, and we look forward to working with this proactive and succesful club in the coming years. RESURFACING AND LIGHTS The home of Wairarapa Tennis is the Masterton Tennis Club, which has 11 astro-turf courts. This season, with the support of the local council and local trusts, the Masterton Tennis Club received funding to erect lights for courts 6, 7 and 8. Five of its courts have also been resurfaced with new turf after over 30 years of play. Lighting is also being erected at the Martinborough Tennis Club for its two astro-turf courts and will be completed by the start of the 2016/17 season. BIG THANK YOU Junior tennis in the Wairarapa is well supported by a great group of parents who have shown their support in many ways. Personally, I would like to thank Joanna Hawkes, Aroha Beck, Alex Wall, Rhona Lovell, Jon and Sandy McNab, Reidun Nicholson and Jill Day (among others) for their on-going support throughout the 2015/16 season. WAIRARAPA TENNIS ASSOCIATION (WTA) BOARD Wairarapa Tennis would also like to thank Chris Davidson, our graphics/it guru, for all his valuable contributions to the WTA Board over the past few years. Hopefully when Chris returns this summer from a six-month excursion to France, he and his children will be back playing tennis! John Kirkup has been newly appointed to the role of Chairman on the WTA Board and brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience from his work with NZ Rugby and Wellington Squash. We also welcome Matt Spooner to the WTA Board. Matt brings with him a rich family history of tennis with strong links to the Carterton Tennis Club. Matt has been involved with Wairarapa Tennis in many ways and is currently our senior men's champion. Marco de Groot has been a long-serving member of the Board and is based at the Martinborough Club. As a player and a coach, he has made a huge contribution to our game over here in the Wairarapa. Thanks so much Marco. Wairarapa Tennis is not short of challenges. We are a large region with only a handful of affiliated clubs. Our challenge is to work closely with schools and clubs and build on what we have already achieved. Key to our future success will be increasing participation among female players at all levels and keeping our juniors in the game after they head off to secondary school. This coming season, I look forward to working with committed Board members, parents, families and clubs to provide the best tennis experiences possible. As far as women s tennis goes, we will be running a new mid-week Women s League and working with clubs to provide the right experiences for females of all ages and abilities. There are tonnes of people that support our tennis community, especially at a club level. I would like to thank all the people behind the scenes who keep fronting up for their clubs and for their kids. Thanks also to the team at Tennis Central for their advice and support and showing me what best practice looks like. Kelby Courtney Executive Secretary 24

24 Opaki Tennis Club Opaki School Masterton Intermediate School Hadlow School St Matthew s Collegiate School Masterton Tennis Centre Club Tennis Hot Shots Community Play Club Carterton Tennis Club School Greytown Tennis Club Gladstone Tennis Club Martinborough Lawn Tennis Club WAIRARAPA CLUB NUMBERS 2013/ / /16 Carterton Tennis Club Gladstone Tennis Club Greytown Tennis Club Hadlow School Martinborough Lawn Tennis Club Masterton Intermediate School Masterton Tennis Centre Opaki School Opaki Tennis Club St Matthew s Collegiate School TOTAL

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27 TENNIS WANGANUI The Wanganui Christie Cup team pulled off a miracle in retaining the Christie Cup for another season. The team really stepped up to the plate without former professional players Victor Romero and Emma Hayman, and with Kyle Butters and Paige Hourigan being on scholarships in America (although Paige was available for one tie), the team was heavily depleted. However, team manager Dave Butters pulled together a group of fighters led by captains Simon O Leary and Karen Cranston that somehow, against the odds, gained enough wins on the day to retain the Christie Cup for another season. The Wanganui Tennis Club continues to have excellent numbers in the senior categories with social doubles played on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons and night competitions on Monday and Tuesday evenings. This season saw the introduction of a competitive league for the more competitive seniors and the top juniors on Thursday evenings. This was very well supported and well administered by Sean Edmonds, who is the new senior rep team manager for the upcoming season. Margot Walden and a team of energetic volunteers revived a Seniors Doubles tournament that included two days of round robin play, a dinner on the Saturday evening at the Grand Hotel and prizes sourced from local artists. This very competitive but still very social event, held in spectacular weather, was a big success and is scheduled to continue annually from now on. The club has contracted Promac Coaching as the new coaching business at the club for the upcoming season and is looking forward to exciting opportunities for all club members and the members of the wider community to enhance their tennis. Undoubtedly, the highlight of the season for juniors was the very successful Slazenger Wanganui Junior Open, which provided much positive feedback from parents of visiting players as well as funds to cater for a range of activities organised by the Junior Committee. With Development Officer Gene Ridgeway at the helm, the tournament was extremely well organised, helped by four days of fine weather and a great team of helpers, including those providing the tasty kitchen treats. Regular club days were provided after school for primary school players on Wednesdays and secondary school players on Fridays. The Hot Shots segment attracted about 30 youngsters new to the game, while the Friday sessions were boosted by a large contingent of Collegiate players. Thanks to all those parents (and other relations) as well as Gene and teachers who helped make this a successful club activity. There were two organised competitions on Saturday mornings, one for younger players and the other for secondary school players. While we would always like to see more numbers competing, these competitions provided valuable match play opportunities for young players. Coaching was provided for a raft of groups, including rep squads through to the daily coaching that was offered during term 1 this year. This was a new initiative to provide oppportunities for players to play on as many days as they liked while improving their tennis and was supported by about 30 players in total. It also ensured courts were used regularly to promote a busy atmosphere at the club for passing traffic. Two family-oriented activities promoted were Parent-Child and Family Fun Days, and it is the intention to continue with these as regular club activities (at least one per month throughout the year). Unfortunately, the rep teams struggled to be competitive in their four matches, which demonstrated the importance of developing greater depth of numbers at the club. This is being addressed by Tennis Wanganui developing the Tennis in Schools programme as well as the club attracting a new coach. We look forward to the new season with renewed energy and confidence. The club thanks the commitment of the small group of parents on the committee for their dedication and support throughout the season. Gene Ridgway Development Contractor Neville Hopkins President 28

28 VICTORIA STREET HILL STREET Tennis Hot Shots Community Play & Tennis Hot Shots Coaching Club Wanganui Tennis Club INGESTRE STREET GUYTON STREET PURNELL STREET WANGANUI CLUB NUMBERS 2013/ / /16 Wanganui Tennis Club TOTAL

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30 Churton Park Tennis Club Johnsonville Tennis Club Newlands Paparangi Tennis Club Club Tennis Hot Shots Community Play Club Tennis Hot Shots Community Play & Tennis Hot Shots Coaching Club Ngaio Lawn Tennis Club Khandallah Tennis & Squash Club Tennis Hot Shots Coaching Club Wadestown Tennis Club Karori Lawn Tennis Club Karori United Tennis Club Thorndon Tennis & Squash Club Salamanca Tennis Club Talavera Municipal Tennis Club Wellington Veterans Tennis Club Renouf Tennis Centre Vogelmorn Tennis Club Wellington Tennis Club Kilbirnie Tennis Club Miramar Tennis Club Island Bay Tennis Club WELLINGTON CLUB NUMBERS 2013/ / /16 Churton Park Tennis Club Island Bay Tennis Club Johnsonville Tennis Club Karori Lawn Tennis Club Karori United Tennis Club Khandallah Tennis & Squash Club Kilbirnie Tennis Club Miramar Tennis Club Newlands Paparangi Tennis Club Ngaio Lawn Tennis Club Salamanca Tennis Club Talavera Municipal Tennis Club Thorndon Tennis & Squash Club Vogelmorn Tennis Club Wadestown Tennis Club Wellington Tennis Club Wellington Veterans Tennis Club 5 9 7* TOTAL 2,682 2,555 2,438 * A further 43 members are affiliated through other Wellington clubs. 31

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32 Otaki Sports Club Club Tennis Hot Shots Community Play Club Waikanae Beach Tennis Club Paraparaumu Beach Tennis Club Tennis Hot Shots Coaching Club Paekakariki Tennis Club Pukerua Bay Tennis Club Plimmerton Tennis Club Ngatitoa Tennis Club Titahi Bay Tennis Club Whitby Tennis Club Tawa-Lyndhurst Tennis Club KAPI MANA CLUB NUMBERS 2013/ / /16 Linden Tennis Club Ngatitoa Tennis Club Otaki Sports Club Paekakariki Tennis Club Paraparaumu Beach Tennis Club Plimmerton Tennis Club Pukerua Bay Tennis Club Tawa-Lyndhurst Tennis Club Titahi Bay Tennis Club Waikanae Beach Tennis Club Whitby Tennis Club TOTAL

33 WELLINGTON TENNIS CHAIRMAN S REPORT Wellington Tennis Inc. (WTI) acts as owner and effectively guardian of the Renouf Tennis Centre, with the Centre being managed by Tennis Central Region Inc. (TCRI). As a Board, we meet five to six times per year. We also attend approximately three TCRI Board meetings per year. I serve as a member on the TCRI Facilities Subcommittee and report to the WTI Board on developments there. Thanks to Mareta Randall and Richard Laurenson, my fellow Board members, for their contributions, patience and senses of humour. Thanks also to Phil Seemann, Tim Shannahan and the whole TCRI team for their positivity and great teamwork. David Patterson For Wellington Tennis Inc. Board In the last year, in addition to the above, we have assisted in development of relationships with Wellington City Council (WCC), culminating through the great work of Tim Shannahan in WCC agreeing to fund a professionally prepared asset management study/plan for the Centre, concluded the MOU with TCRI and started exploration of the future development possibilities for the Centre. 34

34 GAME DEVELOPMENT & PARTICIPATION This has been a year of changes in the game development and participation space. With Tennis NZ launching a new coach education framework in the past year and the delivery of quarterly club forums, there has been something for everyone to get involved in. Tennis Hot Shots and Cardio Tennis, which are Tennis NZ s participation programmes, are in full swing around the region, but there is always room for more clubs to get involved! PARTICIPATION PROGRAMMES Hot Shots is a huge part of the early growth of a young tennis player. Using modified equipment such as smaller courts, lighter racquets and balls that bounce lower, this makes the experience a lot easier for children who are wanting to give tennis a go. We currently have 34 clubs signed up to the Hot Shots programme, and we are always looking to grow this number. Unfortunately, this year, we tried to pilot Hot Shots leagues (which is a pillar under the Hot Shots programme), but we were not successful in getting these up and running with the main reason being children already had their terms sports all planned so did not have extra days to put into these leagues. There will be another big push for this programme. Cardio Tennis is a fun and social way to get your workout in. During the class, participants wear heart rate monitors that inform the player how many calories they are burning, their average heart rate and how hard they have been working. The classes are structured in having a warm-up, drill-based activities, gamebased activities and finally a cool-down. In one class only, men can burn up to 1,000 calories and women up to 500 calories. During the year, we had seven clubs in the region delivering Cardio Tennis, but there will be a big emphasis on growing this programme next year so watch this space! Secondary schools tennis had another strong year over the region, especially in Wellington as, alongside College Sport, we implemented a new premier grade that targeted the top tennis players who would not normally participate in the competition. We altered the length of matches, number of players and time of fixture to try and entice the public to also come along and watch. From the strong schools around the Central region, we had seven qualify for the Secondary School Nationals held in Auckland in April. There was very stiff competition for everyone involved, but we still managed some good showings from central schools. 35

35 COACH EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT Last year, we were lucky enough to host a Club Professional course here at the Renouf Tennis Centre. The course was 23 days and covered both on-court and off-court areas in relation to owning your own coaching business. From then, Tennis NZ have taken the reins off all things coaching in the regions. Two new coach development courses were launched last year as part of the Tennis NZ Coach Development Framework. These replace the old Community Coach and Assistant Junior Coach courses. The Coaching Fundamentals online short course is a free course for anyone interested in getting into coaching or wanting to gain a better understanding of the tennis coaching environment in New Zealand. The Coach Assistant course, which is the next step in the process, was launched for the first time in Wellington it was run by Adam Gardner and Mat Garnham. Mat has been trained to be the Coach Developer in the Central region which entails facilitating the coaching courses throughout the region. We will look to host as many courses as we can to increase the number of qualified coaches in the region currently, we have 26 registered coaches. CLUB DEVELOPMENT Tennis Central clubs have had a slight decrease in affiliated membership numbers, but this is at a time where there are different options for players to participate in user-pays competitions and classes such as Cardio, Tennis Hot Shots and Business House. This season, we introduced four club forums for clubs to address any issues they may have. Matters that have arisen from these club forums include club development, Interclub issues, marketing, Promato, health and safety, open day and participation programmes. Amelia Harris Participation & Development Manager 36

36 MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS 2015/16 REGIONAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP TOTAL NUMBER OF CLUBS ADULT (35+) ADULT (19-34) JUNIOR (12+) JUNIOR (U12) TOTAL Wellington ,438 Hutt Valley ,186 Manawatu Kapi Mana Wairarapa Taranaki Wanganui Total 84 2, ,837 1,609 6,531 TOTAL AFFILIATED MEMBERS TARANAKI HUTT VALLEY MANAWATU WAIRARAPA WELLINGTON KAPI MANA WANGANUI GRAND TOTAL 2015/ , , , / , , , / , , , / , , , / , , , / , ,751 1, , / , ,972 1, ,919 CARDIO TENNIS 2015/16: /15: 107 SECONDARY SCHOOLS PARTICIPANTS 2015/16: /15: /14: 1, /13: 1,170 BUSINESS HOUSE PARTICIPANTS 2015/16: /15: 1, /14: /13: 1,067 37

37 NATIONAL PARTICIPATION NUMBERS OVERALL PARTICIPATION 2015/ / / /13 DIFFERENCE % DIFFERENCE Total recorded tennis participants 106, , , ,372-23, % Total club members 36,219 37,740 39,003 38,629-1, % Total casual participants 17,402 21,555 14,586 14,814-3, % Total Tennis Hot Shots participants 52,681 71,511 72,792 70,929-18, % Total affiliated tennis clubs % REGIONAL MEMBERSHIP TRENDS ,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 Auckland Canterbury Central Northern Waikato-Bays Southern / / / / / /16 38

38 REGIONAL PARTICIPATION BY TYPE ,000 15,000 10,000 Casuals Members 5, NORTHERN AUCKLAND WAIKATO-BAYS CENTRAL CANTERBURY SOUTHERN REGIONS NORTHERN AUCKLAND WAIKATO- BAYS CENTRAL CANTERBURY SOUTHERN 15/16 TOTAL 14/15 TOTAL VARIATION VARIATION % CLUBS % CLUB MEMBERSHIP Senior (35+) M 1,446 2,526 1,612 1,332 1, ,957 9, % F 1,402 2,031 1,469 1,319 1, ,948 8, % Adult (19 34) M % F % Junior M 824 1, ,963 5, % F ,862 3, % 12U M 542 1, , ,844 5, % F 374 1, , ,065 4, % Total members 5,373 9,588 5,275 6,531 7,752 1,700 36,219 37,740-1, % CASUAL PARTICIPANTS Easi Tennis % Sec. school 24 2,093 1, , ,525 6, % Business house , , ,375 5, % Casual club 602 4, ,996 8,779-1, % Total casuals 770 7,685 3,036 2,092 3, ,402 20,450-3, % NATIONAL PROGRAMMES Tennis Hot Shots Schools 41,406 61,241-19, % Tennis Hot Shots Coaching 7,714 7, % Tennis Hot Shots Community Play 3,311 2, % Tennis Hot Shots Competitions N/A N/A Total Tennis Hot Shots 52,681 71,511-18, % Cardio Tennis % GRAND TOTAL 106, ,211-23, % 39

39 MARKETING, SPONSORSHIP AND PROMOTION Another successful season for Tennis grow this event has been phenomenal. Central filled with some memorable Great to have Gazley Nissan on board too, experiences, sprinkled with hard work. with a great promotion giving spectators This year, it was about continuing the the chance to win a car! good work put in over the last few years, The Tennis Central Annual Awards were and it was important that we delivered of grand slam proportions, as winners our key events to the desired standard and supporters squeezed into the to maintain interest and exceed Rodney Callender Lounge to recognise expectations or keeping the vibe, the contribution of many throughout so to speak. the season. Finding creative and cost-efficient ways to Now in its fourth year, Tennis Central s promote our game is always a challenge, online newsletter No Strings Attached but our plan was to first inspire those boasts a record number of subscribers and within the tennis community who will continues to be the main communication ultimately be our voice to grow and tool for all things tennis. Last count at promote by providing and rewarding 4,600 subscribers, it could well be them with exciting opportunities. With considered New Zealand s most popular some big events now cemented on the tennis news, with more subscribers than Tennis Central calendar, we believe this Tennis New Zealand s equivalent, Passing was achieved. Shots. Both newsletters provide excellent What better way to promote tennis than communications to continue the with Tennis Central s big tournament, the promotion of tennis. If you are not already MinterEllisonRuddWatts Wellington Open, signed up to both, I urge you to do so. which was, without doubt, the pinnacle Every story published or broadcasted on of the season. We were encouraged by tennis, I believe, is a good one. Whether the high demand for hospitality, and you wake up to a sports news headline on spectators were treated to some incredible Sharapova s demise or on the same tennis from our top New Zealand players channel listen to commentary promoting on Finals Day we are grateful for a local fixture between Thorndon and their support of this local tournament. Tawa-Lyndhurst clubs, we must be To MinterEllisonRuddWatts, your support delighted with the profile our sport is now and belief in assisting us to enjoying in the media. Of course, it will continue to K R Congratulations Junior Interclub Player of the Day Grill Meats Beer is delighted to be supporting Junior Interclub tennis. Just like big bro restaurant, Logan Brown, we love being a part of our community and to think we may be supporting New Zealand s next Onny Parun or Belinda Cordwell is exciting! We serve super tasty and healthy grilled food that pleases all the family. And if mum wants a cheeky wine and dad a cold beer or vice versa, everyones a happy camper! STEVE LOGAN 1 Free Junior Foodie Meal Beef or Chicken burger with chips Ice Cream Sundae or Gelato and Cookie Sandwich Vaued at $15 Rules Maximum of two vouchers per table. Expiry 29/5/16 GrillMeatsBeer Phone/Address (04) Cuba St Te Aro grillmeatsbeer.co.nz do so with our top national players performing well on the international circuit. While we have a way to go before tennis is mentioned alongside rugby on our nightly news, we remain committed to ensuring we get the best coverage we can across the region. A superb partnership evolved between long-time sponsor and supporter of tennis Steve Logan and his new venture Grill Meats Beer. It is a brilliant example of a win/win and how, with a little creative thinking, sponsors can get real value out of a partnership. Conceived over a couple of beers and sample burgers, Grill Meats Beer agreed to come on board as a new sponsor of Wellington/Kapi Mana s Junior Regional Interclub Competition, offering Player of the Day vouchers for kids out there giving it their all and a free burger for their efforts. Proving so successful for Grill Meats Beer, they are looking to introduce the concept to other Wellington sporting codes, further extending their community support. So after a big season, a big thanks to those who strive to grow tennis in the many positive ways they do and to all those who don t settle for second best. No downtime in the off season, there s a lot of planning going on to ensure we deliver some exciting projects this coming season. So don t be shy, if you have a bright idea, are keen to get involved or just LOVE tennis, give us a call. Melissa Jansen Marketing & Promotions Manager 40

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42 TENNIS CENTRAL AWARDS It is important for Tennis Central to recognise success from the many individuals, teams and clubs who contribute to tennis. Now revived, the aim is to grow this unique event year on year and make it a special night an opportunity for everyone to glam up and celebrate the end of the season, whether they are a finalist or a winner or they just want a night out! This year was well supported with record attendance (over 130 people), and guests enjoyed an evening of grand slam proportions. From Wimbledon to the USA, to France and across the Tasman, culinary delights from each were on the menu. Finalists and winners were recognised for their contributions and achievements throughout the season, and it was wonderful to have Belinda Cordwell of Greytown Tennis Club (who was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year) share some thoughts. Congratulations also to Belinda who was inducted as a Sports Legend of Wellington at the Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards this season. Thank you to MC Luke Jansen who announced winners from Frampton, Tecnifibre and Premier Interclub competitions, followed by the prestigious Tennis Central Awards decided by a panel of representatives from across all associations. Congratulations to all 2016 winners and finalists in what was a wonderful evening of celebration. Wellington vs Hutt Valley Bob Brown Rose Bowl 2015 Hutt Valley Capital Coaching Teams Events Trophy Capital Coaching Trophy 2016 Hutt Valley Tennis Hexangular Senior Teams Event Jacobs Creek Quadrangular 2016 Kapi Mana 43

43 CLUB OF THE YEAR MALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Pukekura Park (Winner) Taranaki Finn Tearney (Winner) Wellington FINALISTS FINALISTS Tawa-Lyndhurst Kapi Mana Marcel Glover Kapi Mana Titahi Bay Tennis Club Kapi Mana Kyle Butters Wanganui Karori United Tennis Club Wellington FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Leela Beattie (Winner) Wanganui Paddy Wells (Winner) FINALISTS Hutt Valley FINALISTS Amelia Harris Hutt Valley Peter McArthur Wellington Paige Hourigan Wanganui Cheryl McDonald Anna Brownlie Wellington Hutt Valley JUNIOR MALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Belinda Cordwell Wairarapa George Stoupe (Joint winner) Hutt Valley Ajeet Rai (Joint winner) Taranaki COACH OF THE YEAR Marc Paulik (Winner) Hutt Valley JUNIOR FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR RUNNER-UP Jono Spring Manawatu Tamara Anderson (Winner) FINALISTS Wellington Louise Waite Taranaki TEAM OF THE YEAR Christy Robinson Wellington Tawa-Lyndhurst Mens Premier 1 (Winner) Kapi Mana Antonia Lawson Kapi Mana FINALISTS Hutt Valley Capital Coaching Representative Team Hutt Valley Ivy McLean Wellington Kapi Mana 45+ Red Team to NZ National Seniors Teams Events Kapi Mana Paraparaumu Beach Women's Premier 1 Kapi Mana BELINDA CORDWELL SPORTS LEGEND OF WELLINGTON WELLINGTON SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2016 Belinda with long-time sponsor Colin Frampton of Frampton Signs. 44

44 EVENTS & TOURNAMENTS The 2015/16 Tennis Central events calendar had a lot on offer to tennis players of all abilities, from first-time tournament players at the primary schools open to performance tennis at the Wellington Junior ITF and the Wellington Open at the top end of the ladder. With around 40 events on the calendar (excluding national events and events organised by clubs), opportunities to play competitively or just at a social level were many. One of the highlights was obviously the second place won by Tennis Central at the National Junior Teams events, alongside the great win by Ajeet Rai on home territory at the Wellington Junior ITF and Tamara Anderson s selection in the NZ Junior Federation Cup team. With a handful of national champions, the region was also proud and thrilled to have five players selected for the New Zealand teams to represent their country on the international stage (Marcus Daniell, Finn Tearney, George Stoupe, Ajeet Rai and Tamara Anderson). At the lower level, we have seen a growing interest from participants in social events such as the veterans tournaments, jumbo tennis or club nights at the Renouf Tennis Centre. It was also great to see more and more clubs and coaches organising tournaments and contributing to growing the number of competitions within the region. Association representative fixtures were very popular too, with a lot of effort put into these events to make them even more attractive than in the past not only to the players but also to the whole tennis community. The hexangular rep fixture (seniors), the Tennis Central junior teams events and all the junior representative matches played across the region have been a perfect reflection of all the enthusiasm, passion and fun that such events can generate! We are very excited about the season ahead and will collectively continue to try everything we can to increase the quality of the events we deliver and improve the players tennis experience. With that objective in mind, 2016/17 will see a few changes being trialled, especially on the junior tennis scene (such as new interclub grades, a new selection process to the national teams events and a new regional performance programme). Florent Perret Events & Operations Manager 14U Central team gold medal winners National Junior Teams event. 45

45 INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS TENNIS NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVES TEAM ACHIEVEMENTS 2016 NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAMS EVENTS Finn Tearney NZ Davis Cup player AGE GROUP CENTRAL TEAM PLAYERS FINAL POSITION Marcus Daniell Ajeet Rai George Stoupe Tamara Anderson NZ Davis Cup player NZ Olympics team player NZ Junior Davis Cup player NZ Junior World Youth Cup NZ Junior Federation Cup 12s 14s T. Dai, S. Colton, T. Massam, Z. Varouhas-Poole, N. Barnard, E. Rogers, C. Brownlie, A. Hodder. Coach: Mat Garnham G. Stoupe, K. Amey, T. Young, P. Joss, I. McLean, A. Lawson, A. Burnett, J. Craig. Coach: Marc Paulik 4 1 NATIONAL TITLES Diana d Audney Mixed Doubles National Champion Women s Singles s J. Snowdon-Poole, M. Benn, T. Purchas, T. Massam, C. Robinson, J. Chuah, L. Waite, T. Anderson. Coach: Andy Wheeler 2 Karen Cranston Mixed Doubles 55+ National Champion Women s Singles Jillian Roberts National Champion Women s Singles George Stoupe TNZ Masters Champion (14s) 14U Singles National Champion 14U Doubles National Champion OVERALL PLACING OF THE CENTRAL REGION NATIONALLY 2016: : : : : : TNZ NATIONAL SENIOR TEAMS EVENT William Brownlie Tamara Anderson Finley Hall 14U Doubles National Champion 16U Singles National Champion 16U Doubles National Champion Kapi Mana won the Women 45+ national teams title (Leonie Campbell, Belinda Jane, Kerry Noble, Mareta Randall, Julie Scott) ITF JUNIORS Ajeet Rai (number 1 junior in NZ, 168 ITF) Ryo Minakata (Japan 726 ITF) Joshua Snowdon-Poole (993 ITF) Berlin Doubles winner (Grade 2) Christchurch Singles runner-up (Grade 4) Christchurch Doubles winner (Grade 4) Wellington Singles winner (Grade 4) Wellington Doubles winner (Grade 4) Hamilton Singles winner (Grade 5) Hamilton Doubles winner (Grade 5) Auckland Indoors Doubles winner (Grade 4) Lautoka Doubles semi-finalist (Grade 5) Noumea Singles semi-finalist (Grade 5) Noumea Doubles runner-up (Grade 5) Noumea Doubles winner (Grade 5) Auckland Doubles semi-finalist (Grade 4) Caloundra Doubles semi-finalist (Grade 4) ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE FIXTURES CHRISTIE CUP (SENIORS) Wanganui 13 Taranaki 11 OTAGO SENIOR REP MATCHES Wellington 4 Otago 8 Hutt Valley 3 Otago 9 Kapi Mana 10 Otago 2 TENNIS CENTRAL HEXANGULAR SENIOR REP MATCH 1st Kapi Mana 4th Manawatu 2nd Hutt Valley 5th Taranaki Finley Hall (1,130 ITF) Noumea Doubles winner (Grade 5) 3rd Wellington 6th Wanganui Louise Waite (1,138 ITF) Caloundra Doubles semi-finalist (Grade 4) Tamara Anderson (1,292 ITF) Doha Singles semi-finalist (Grade 4) CAPITAL COACHING TENNIS CENTRAL JUNIOR TEAMS EVENT Christy Robinson (1,432 ITF) Felix Humphries (1,450 ITF) Milo Benn (1,725 ITF) Ivy McLean (1,733 ITF) Lautoka Doubles runner-up (Grade 5) Isaac Becroft (1,773 ITF) Patrick Mitchell (2,121 ITF) Amy Galloway (2,211 ITF) 1st Hutt Valley 2nd Wellington 3rd Kapi Mana 4th Taranaki 5th Combined Team 6th Manawatu 7th Wairarapa 8th Wanganui 46

46 TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATION IN THE CENTRAL REGION Tournaments that Tennis Central have organised, administrated and delivered are in bold. Please note that the tournaments not run on Tournament Planner and/or not recorded on Configure Rankings are not shown on the table below. TOURNAMENTS JULY 2014 TO JUNE 2015 JULY 2015 TO JUNE 2016 Hutt Valley Winter Junior Open Manawatu Winter Junior Open RPC Tournament Wellington Primary School Tournament (rained off, no play)* Kapi Mana Primary School Tournament Hutt Valley Primary School Tournament Taranaki Primary School Tournament Manawatu Primary School Tournament Wairarapa Primary School Tournament - - GRILL MEATS BEER WELLINGTON/KAPI MANA JUNIOR INTERCLUB COMPETITION Last year, a new junior regional elite grade was introduced. The purpose for this was that many juniors were moving to play in the senior grades too early however, there was no clear pathway between junior and senior interclub. By reducing the size of the teams (2 or 3 players) and setting up ranking eligibility criteria, we enabled clubs that may not have enough higher-calibre players to enter teams into the elite grade. We also allowed teams to be made up of players from different clubs. Overall, we have had 190 teams entering the pre-christmas competition in the different grades (Regional, Wellington and Kapi Mana) and 199 teams entering the post-christmas competition, including 25 novice grade teams (first-time interclub players), which shows that grassroots tennis is flourishing. Following high demand from the clubs, next season already looks promising with the introduction of a new mixed grade. Wanganui Primary School Tournament Wanganui Spring Junior Open Manawatu Spring Junior Open Tecnifibre Wellington Junior Open Taranaki Junior Open (Labour weekend) Tennis Central Masters TCR Primary Schools Regional Finals Hutt Valley Christmas Tournament Taranaki Junior Open (late December) Manawatu Summer Junior Open Kapi Mana Junior Open Wellington ITF MERW Wellington Open Taranaki ANZAC/Easter Junior Open Hutt Valley Champions Tournament - 63 Veterans Tournament Central Region Junior Championships Tawa ANZAC Tournament 69 N/A Tawa Queen s Birthday Tournament TOTAL 2,279 2,148 * Not counted in total. 47

47 PREMIER INTERCLUB Kia ora and greetings everyone. The Premier Interclub competition started on 10 October 2015 and ran as smoothly as usual with all guns blazing from clubs at the top level. The loss of good young top players to US colleges showed that the experienced players had to step up and confidently lead the competition for the season. This was amicably demonstrated and recognised. The pre-christmas competition was contested very highly between clubs in all grades with the dominant clubs Thorndon and Tawa-Lyndhurst in the Men s Premier 1 grade and Paraparaumu and Lower Hutt in the Women s Premier 1 grade. After the pre-christmas draw, the same format used for the 2014/15 season was applied for the post-christmas draw. The top six teams in Premier 1 played for the ultimate prizes, with men playing for the Jack Taylor Shield and women playing for the Eva Travers Cup in the grand final. The competition promoted and relegated teams within the premier grades, including the post-christmas Premier 4 draw, which included the top teams promoted from Wellington Tecnifibre and Hutt Valley Division 1 interclub. The rules were implemented in such a way that the competition maintained its professional standard while being nationally recognised by a number of players coming from around the country. Tennis Central staff along with the Premier Interclub Committee worked hard to present this competition. Without the discipline of all involved to ensure that this competition was administered professionally, effectively and with a smile, it would not have brought about such a great result in the sport that we all love. Thank you to Jackie Clarke, Audrey Daly and Nick White (PIC) and Flo and Sandra (TCR). Speaking on behalf of the Committee, this was a good season, and we appreciated Tennis Central s assistance with rule changes as well as overall assistance concerning the competition. We have certainly benefited from Tennis Central s overall assistance and input, from chairmanship and administration through to the promotion, driving and betterment of tennis in the region. Thank you also to the Tennis Central Board and staff for making the prizegiving a glamorous and rewarding night. Also a warm thank you to the many others who have helped this season. Finally, congratulations to all winners in the Premier competition, and we hope others will be inspired to and play again next season. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tennis Central Board Tennis Central staff Tecnifibre sponsorship Tennis Central Premier Interclub Committee Jackie Clarke Nick White Audrey Daly Flo Perret (TCR) Sandra Calder (TCR) Yours to serve, Mareta Randall TCPIC Chair Premier Club of the Year Premier Male Rookie Player of the Year Premier Female Rookie Player of the Year Tawa-Lyndhurst Jake Naylor Kate Bolton Premier 1 Male Player of the Year Slazenger Trophy Premier 1 Female Player of the Year Slazenger Trophy Overall Premier Male Player of the Year TCRI Player of the Year trophy Overall Premier Female Player of the Year TCRI Player of the Year trophy Marcel Glover Leela Beattie Jake Naylor Leela Beattie 48

48 PREMIER INTERCLUB PRE-CHRISTMAS 2015/16 PREMIER MEN S 1 PREMIER MEN S 2 PREMIER MEN S 3 Tawa-Lyndhurst Tommy s 46 Waikanae Beach 43 Wainuiomata 43 Thorndon 33 Tawa-Lyndhurst 38 Whitby 37 Khandallah 22 Karori United 35 Maungaraki 36 Miramar 22 Wellington 33 Thorndon 35 Wellington Wakefield 20 Miramar 22 Miramar 27 Maungaraki 19 Maungaraki 21 Khandallah 17 Salamanca 6 Titahi Bay 19 Lower Hutt 16 Kilbirnie/Wellington 13 Upper Hutt 13 PREMIER WOMEN S 1 PREMIER WOMEN S 2 PREMIER WOMEN S 3 Paraparaumu Beach Tommy s 48 Miramar 39 Pinehaven 38 Lower Hutt 37 Lower Hutt Green 39 Wellington 35 Wellington Wakefield 33 Lower Hutt White 36 Karori United B 32 Maungaraki 26 Pukerua Bay 35 Maungaraki 18 Thorndon 26 Khandallah 25 Salamanca 17 Khandallah 23 Waikanae Beach 24 Vogelmorn 15 Tawa-Lyndhurst Tommy s 16 Ngatitoa 13 Karori United A 13 Titahi Bay Ground Up Cafe 15 Vogelmorn 13 49

49 PREMIER INTERCLUB POST-CHRISTMAS 2015/16 PREMIER MEN S 1 PREMIER MEN S 2 PREMIER MEN S 3 Tawa-Lyndhurst Tommy s 31 Karori United 45 Maungaraki 49 Thorndon 30 Waikanae Beach 43 Wainuiomata 38 Wellington Wakefield 20 Salamanca 36 Whitby 33 Miramar 19 Wellington 32 Kilbirnie/Wellington 31 Maungaraki 13 Tawa-Lyndhurst 26 Thorndon 25 Khandallah 7 Maungaraki 24 Lower Hutt 19 Miramar 13 Miramar 19 Titahi Bay 5 Khandallah 13 PREMIER MEN S 4 Vogelmorn 43 Wainuiomata 41 Karori United 39 Pinehaven 24 Wellington 21 Upper Hutt 20 Salamanca 18 Stokes Valley 18 PREMIER WOMEN S 1 PREMIER WOMEN S 2 PREMIER WOMEN S 3 Paraparaumu Beach Tommy s 33 Tawa-Lyndhurst Tommy s 52 Ngatitoa 43 Lower Hutt 32 Titahi Bay Ground Up Cafe 36 Vogelmorn A 41 Wellington Wakefield 23 Lower Hutt A 33 Karori United 38 Khandallah 19 Lower Hutt B 29 Salamanca 32 Maungaraki 9 Pukerua Bay 26 Wellington 32 Thorndon 4 Miramar 22 Vogelmorn B 18 Waikanae Beach 15 Pinehaven 14 Khandallah 11 Maungaraki 6 PREMIER INTERCLUB AWARDS PREMIER 1 MEN ANTHONY ADAMS CUP Tawa-Lyndhurst PREMIER 1 WOMEN KATRINA MIHAERE CUP Paraparaumu Beach POST-CHRISTMAS MEN TENNIS CENTRAL PLATE 2015/16 Tawa-Lyndhurst POST-CHRISTMAS WOMEN TENNIS CENTRAL PLATE 2015/16 Paraparaumu Beach GRAND FINAL MEN JACK TAYLOR SHIELD 2015/16 Tawa-Lyndhurst GRAND FINAL WOMEN EVA TRAVERS CUP 2015/16 Paraparaumu Beach 50

50 TECNIFIBRE INTERCLUB The Tecnifibre summer competition went very smoothly this season, and all the feedback we received suggested that everyone had an enjoyable time with a high standard of competition. The good weather certainly added to people s enjoyment, and there were very few issues for the committee to settle. It was the first season of a new format for the Saturday morning competition, which involved making the men s and women s doubles consistent with the Monday and Tuesday night grades (i.e. a sudden-death deuce on the second deuce and a super tiebreak to decide the third set). The change certainly reduced the number of ties overrunning while still giving everyone a reasonable game. We also trialled a new weekday night men s doubles grade to complement the existing Tuesday night women s grade. We did not get as many entries as we would have liked but hope we ll get more interest for the coming season. As always, the committee welcomes any feedback on these new initiatives and any other issues. In terms of promotion/relegation, all teams in the Saturday men s, women s and mixed grades and the Monday men s grades will be placed in grades on a ranked list for next season according to their positions on the interclub list. TECNIFIBRE INTERCLUB PRE-CHRISTMAS 2015/16 MEN S 1ST GRADE MEN S 2ND GRADE MEN S 3RD GRADE Karori United 48 Island Bay 55 Karori Lawn 41 Vogelmorn 35 Paraparaumu Beach 36 Kilbirnie 40 Salamanca 33 Wellington 29 Thorndon 38 Wellington B 33 Whitby 27 Island Bay 28 Tawa-Lyndhurst 25 Pukerua Bay 25 Miramar 26 Wellington A 19 Ngatitoa 20 Churton Park Slicers 23 Whitby 19 Khandallah 16 Khandallah 18 Karori United B 12 Titahi Bay 16 Vogelmorn 10 MEN S 4TH GRADE MEN S 5TH GRADE MEN S 6TH GRADE Thorndon 45 Ngatitoa 54 Tawa-Lyndhurst 61 Tawa-Lyndhurst 35 Paekakariki 44 Johnsonville 43 Island Bay 30 Thorndon 32 Island Bay 41 Karori United 27 Paraparaumu Beach 30 Wellington 37 Kilbirnie 27 Vogelmorn 21 Churton Park 32 Wellington 19 Titahi Bay 17 Kilbirnie 24 Titahi Bay 15 Kilbirnie 14 Whitby 22 Whitby 10 Khandallah 12 Newlands-Paparangi 16 Ngatitoa 4 51

51 MEN S A GRADE MEN S B GRADE MEN S DOUBLES GRADE Maungaraki A 38 Wellington A 52 Khandallah 25 Maungaraki B 33 Wellington B 42 Karori United 21 Waikanae Beach 29 Ngaio A 41 Ngaio 2 Wellington 23 Vogelmorn 26 Khandallah 21 Ngaio C 24 Karori United 15 Khandallah 22 Miramar 9 Ngaio B 11 Pukerua Bay 6 MIXED A GRADE MIXED B GRADE MIXED C GRADE Tawa-Lyndhurst 38 Churton Park Mixers 45 Johnsonville A 43 Waikanae Beach A 35 Vogelmorn 34 Kilbirnie 40 Newlands-Paparangi 31 Pukerua Bay 30 Plimmerton 27 Otaki Sports 24 Johnsonville 20 Johnsonville B 21 Waikanae Beach B 23 Karori United 19 Tawa-Lyndhurst 20 Whitby 13 Waikanae Beach 16 Ngatitoa 17 Linden 4 Ngaio 4 WOMEN S 1ST GRADE WOMEN S 2ND GRADE WOMEN S A GRADE Ngaio 45 Otaki Sports 46 Thorndon 44 Tawa-Lyndhurst 39 Karori United 28 Khandallah Moonlight 42 Khandallah 33 Kilbirnie 27 Khandallah Starlight 41 Kilbirnie 28 Titahi Bay A 25 Ngaio A 33 Pukerua Bay 27 Miramar 22 Newlands-Paparangi 25 Thorndon 24 Whitby 18 Ngaio B 22 Vogelmorn 10 Titahi Bay B 2 Linden 21 Wellington A 10 Ngatitoa 21 Karori United 16 Ngaio C 5 POST-CHRISTMAS 2015/16 MEN S 1ST GRADE MEN S 2ND GRADE MEN S 3RD GRADE Whitby A 42 Pukerua Bay 37 Ngatitoa 40 Island Bay 40 Karori Lawn 36 Miramar 38 Paraparaumu Beach 34 Khandallah 34 Thorndon 37 Wellington A 30 Thorndon 30 Vogelmorn 30 Wellington B 25 Kilbirnie 23 Churton Park 25 Whitby B 22 Ngatitoa 22 Khandallah 20 Tawa-Lyndhurst 18 Titahi Bay 22 Tawa-Lyndhurst 18 Karori United 13 Island Bay 17 Island Bay 16 52

52 MEN S 4TH GRADE MEN S 5TH GRADE MEN S 6TH GRADE Kilbirnie 32 Tawa-Lyndhurst 45 Churton Park 43 Titahi Bay 32 Johnsonville 32 Wellington A 33 Paekakariki 29 Titahi Bay 28 Wellington B 26 Wellington 27 Vogelmorn 27 Kilbirnie 23 Thorndon 23 Kilbirnie 24 Whitby 22 Karori United 19 Khandallah 11 Newlands-Paparangi 12 Whitby 6 Paraparaumu Beach 0 Ngatitoa 9 MEN S A GRADE MEN S B GRADE MEN S DOUBLES GRADE Wellington A 41 Miramar 49 Wellington 25 Maungaraki B 40 Ngaio A 45 Khandallah 23 Maungaraki A 37 Tawa-Lyndhurst 40 Karori United 12 Waikanae Beach 36 Khandallah 28 Ngaio 8 Karori United 23 Ngaio B 18 Khandallah 23 Ngaio C 17 Wellington B 13 Pukerua Bay 14 Wellington C 11 Vogelmorn 13 MIXED A GRADE MIXED B GRADE MIXED C GRADE Waikanae Beach B 37 Whitby 37 Waikanae Beach 40 Newlands-Paparangi 25 Linden 33 Ngaio 36 Waikanae Beach A 25 Pukerua Bay 32 Tawa-Lyndhurst 25 Churton Park 24 Johnsonville A 21 Plimmerton 22 Vogelmorn 20 Karori United 21 Johnsonville C 20 Otaki Sports 19 Kilbirnie 19 Ngatitoa 20 Tawa-Lyndhurst 18 Johnsonville B 5 Vogelmorn 5 WOMEN S 1ST GRADE WOMEN S 2ND GRADE WOMEN S A GRADE Tawa-Lyndhurst 33 Miramar 32 Khandallah Starlight 46 Ngaio 33 Wellington 32 Linden 39 Karori United 29 Titahi Bay A 31 Ngaio A 38 Khandallah 23 Whitby 31 Thorndon 35 Kilbirnie 22 Karori United 23 Khandallah Moonlight 31 Pukerua Bay 19 Vogelmorn 13 Ngaio B 25 Thorndon 9 Titahi Bay B 6 Ngatitoa 22 Newlands-Paparangi 17 Karori United 12 Ngaio C 5 53

53 EMP MIDWEEK MIDWEEK EXECUTIVE Mesdames: Chairperson Robyn Dry (Khandallah) Vice Chairperson Carol Carr (Karori Lawn) Secretary Jocelyn Reyners (Miramar) Recording Secretary Vacant position Meredith Cole (Vogelmorn), Donna Low (Churton Park), Diana Maunder (Kilbirnie), Susan Laurenson (Talavera), Anne de Geus (Island Bay), Janet Lockett (Karori United), Sandy Williamson (Ngaio), no rep from Wellington. Match Committee: Robyn Dry, Carol Carr, Susan Laurenson, Diana Maunder, Donna Low. Back up: Sandy Williamson and Anne de Geus. Barbara Hogan Club Winners Miramar. I have pleasure in presenting the Annual Report of the Tennis Central Midweek Section for the year ended 30th April INTERCLUB The weather for our Interclub Competition this season was one out of the bag perfect. Thank-you team captains and players for your promptness in getting results into us. This meant we could spend one day putting in the results and sent out to all within twenty-four hours. I have to give a very very big thank you to Angela Chan who gave up her time on a Tuesday to help enter the results and Jocelyn Reyners, who over the season got the feel of the programme and we hope we can run with it next season. Thirteen clubs participated again in the Interclub Competition. The winners of the Championship Round were: Grade 1: Churton Park 1, captained by Corinna Joe, were again the winners. This year two teams tried to keep up with Churton Park but they got away winning with 47 points, Khandallah 1 came second on 42 and Lower Hutt third with 39 points. Grade 2: Miramar 2, captained by Stephanie Walker, showed their dominance winning with 48 points, with Ngaio 2 second on 37 points. Grade 3: This grade was very closely contested with two teams chasing the eventual winners Ngaio 3 captained by Anne Truebridge. Kilbirnie 1 and Ngaio 4 kept the heat on until the sixth round, when Ngaio 3 finally got ahead. Ngaio 3 finished on 48 points and Kilbirnie 1 second on 39 points. Grade 4: This grade also had a number of teams hotly contesting the No1 slot. It wasn t until the final round Kilbirnie 2 captained by Sandy Jeffs won the grade on 47 points, second was Miramar 5 with 42 and Miramar 6 on 41 points. Well done to all teams. Mixed Grade: Another tightly contested grade. No1 slot has been held for a number of years by Churton Park M1, and again came out the winner with 47 points captained by Donna Low but closely followed by K.L/Wellington on 42 points. The Post Championship Round winners: Invitation Grade: We had three teams in contention for the winners of this grade, those being Churton Park 1 Khandallah 1 and Lower Hutt. The last round was the crucial one where Khandallah 1 and Lower Hutt fought it out with Khandallah taking first place with 31 points and Lower Hutt one point back on 30. Khandallah was captained by Bridgette Catherwood. Grade1/2: Miramar 1 captained by Sue Haberfield were the winners. This was a very well balanced team. From round 1 till the last game on 4th April they stayed in front, winning with 40 points and Karori Lawn 1 back in second place on 32 points. Grade 2/3: Again, three teams Miramar 3, Ngaio 3 and Johnsonville 1 all kept in touch with each other on the points table and it wasn t until round 6 when Johnsonville, lying third, took off and won the grade 54

54 Grade 4/5 winners Post-Championship Vogelmorn 3. with 32 points, Miramar 3 second on 30 points and Ngaio third on 26 points. Johnsonville was captained by Ann Honeyfield. Grade 3/4: This grade was won by Karori United 4 captained by Shayne Kale with 31 points. They only had one round when they did not win by 5-1 and this was against the second place getters Vogelmorn 2. It was a draw. Vogelmorn 2 finished second on 25 points. Grade 4/5: The last round in this grade was the decider for two teams Miramar 6 and Vogelmorn 3. Both had been winning their rounds each week and vying for that number one position. They played each other in the last round which was a draw and Vogelmorn got the bonus point, so the final was Vogelmorn first with 34 points captained by Jan Rosie, and Miramar 6 second on 32 points captained by Di Williams. Well done to both teams. Mixed Grade: The second half of this grade was a reversal of the positions held last season. Churton Park M1 came out the winners this year with 41 points and Vogelmorn M1 who won it last year came in second with 38 points. Have to mention also the closeness of the third and fourth position, with Kilbirnie Swingers 35 and K.L/Wellington with 34 points. Well done teams. Barbara Hogan Trophy: This prestigious award is contested by all Clubs. This year we can say it is going home to the club where Barbara Hogan played and that is the Miramar Club. Miramar were the first place getters in the Championship round and held onto that position through the Post Championship winning with 81.3% and Lower Hutt in second place with 70.8%. Awards: All winners of the Championship and Post Championship rounds will receive a silver tray, a certificate, and gifts from our Midweek Sponsor EMP. Also FAIRMONT ESTATE WINES, will be presented as spot prizes, one of Tennis Central sponsors. Acknowledgements The Executive of the Midweek Section Thank you ladies for another great season you have given us supporting the Midweek Section of Tennis Central. To our Secretary, Jocelyn Reyners her first year in this position. Your support and commitment to the Secretary s position is much appreciated. Thank you to the Match Committee Carol Carr, Susan Laurenson, Diana Maunder, Donna Low and Sandy Williamson for the support and time that you gave over the season this was very much appreciated. To Sandra Calder, Senior Events Co-ordinator, Tennis Central, who has helped us out on a number of occasions, thank you also to Mel Jansen for her contribution in organising our guest speaker. Obituary We pay a special tribute to Dianna Wishart who sadly passed away on the 2nd January Dianna was involved in tennis for 35 years. In those years Di played interclub in the summer for Khandallah and the winter indoors until sadly she was forced to stand down from playing in Dianna took over the Recording Secretary s position when Marg Hewitt stood down, that was in the season of 1998/99 till the end of 2014/15. She loved figures so the recording secretary s position was spot on for her. She enjoyed that contact with captains and players from all clubs and even this last season Di would ask how everyone was doing when I would visit her each week to report in. The Midweek and Tennis Central are truly grateful for her contribution to tennis over so many years. A familiar face and spirit within the tennis community who will be sorely missed. Robyn Dry Chairperson Tennis Central Midweek Section 55

55 EMP MIDWEEK INTERCLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS OF CHAMPIONSHIP 2015/16 GRADE 1 GRADE 2 GRADE 3 GRADE 4 Churton Park 1 47 Miramar 2 48 Ngaio 3 48 Kilbirnie 2 47 Khandallah 1 42 Ngaio 2 37 Kilbirnie 1 39 Miramar 5 42 Lower Hutt 1 39 Karori United 2 27 Karori United 3 32 Miramar 6 41 Ngaio 1 27 Churton Park 2 27 Ngaio 4 32 Vogelmorn 3 38 Karori United 1 22 Talavera 1 27 Vogelmorn 2 26 Talavera 2 22 Karori Lawn 1 19 Vogelmorn 1 23 Island Bay 1 23 Island Bay 2 17 Miramar 1 18 Johnsonville 1 18 Miramar 4 12 Karori United 5 12 Khandallah 2 7 Miramar 3 14 Karori United 4 9 Ngaio 5 3 MIXED TIED RESULTS Churton Park M1 47 Team For Against K.L/Wellington M1 42 Karori United Vogelmorn M1 32 Churton Park Kilbirnie Swingers 30 Talavera Karori United M1 25 Karori United Wellington M1 25 Ngaio Kilbirnie Slammers 1 11 Vets 1 7 Mixed Grade Karori United M Wellington M BARBARA HOGAN TROPHY Miramar 81.0% Karori United 52.4% Ngaio 75.0% Khandallah 46.4% Kilbirnie 73.8% Talavera 45.2% Lower Hutt 69.0% Karori Lawn 38.1% Churton Park 64.3% Island Bay 36.9% Vogelmorn 57.1% Johnsonville 33.3% RESULTS OF POST-CHAMPIONSHIP 2015/16 INVITATION GRADE GRADE 1/2 GRADE 2/3 GRADE 3/4 Khandallah 1 31 Miramar 1 40 Johnsonville 1 32 Karori United 4 31 Lower Hutt 1 30 Karori Lawn 1 32 Miramar 3 30 Vogelmorn 2 25 Churton Park 1 26 Khandallah 2 31 Ngaio 3 26 Kilbirnie 2 19 Ngaio 1 11 Ngaio 2 28 Karori United 3 24 Island Bay 1 18 Karori United 1 11 Churton Park 2 17 Kilbirnie 1 23 Miramar 5 13 Miramar 2 10 Karori United 2 10 Vogelmorn 1 18 Miramar 4 12 Talavera 1 7 Ngaio

56 RESULTS OF POST-CHAMPIONSHIP 2015/16 CONTINUED GRADE 4/5 MIXED GRADE TIED RESULTS Vogelmorn 3 34 Churton Park M1 41 Miramar 6 32 Vogelmorn M1 38 Island Bay 2 19 Kilbirnie Swingers 1 35 Talavera 2 15 K. L/Wellington M1 34 Karori United 5 15 Wellington M1 31 Ngaio 5 4 Karori United M1 27 Team For Against Ngaio Karori United Talavera Karori United Kilbirnie Slammers 1 13 Vets 1 3 BARBARA HOGAN TROPHY Miramar 81.3% Vogelmorn 54.0% Lower Hutt 70.8% Karori Lawn 50.0% Ngaio 66.6% Johnsonville 47.4% Kilbirnie 63.3% Karori United 45.5% Churton Park 58.0% Island Bay 41.0% Khandallah 55.3% Talavera 37.3% PLANITPRO WINTER MIDWEEK COMPETITION A GRADE MONDAY B GRADE TUESDAY C GRADE WEDNESDAY C GRADE FRIDAY Footfault 54 All Sorts 64 Five Forty 48 Take Two 53 Let s Go Girls 49.5 Top Spin 61.5 Free on Wednesdays 44 What A Racket 46.5 Kiss My Ace 45 The Slice Girls 58 Drop Shot Divas 42 Divergents 45 Hutt Girls 36 Missing Federer 55 The Divas 35.5 String Courtets 41 Part Timers 28.5 Grand Slammers 52 Dream Team Ladies 23 Secret Swingers 33.5 Super Troupers 12 Kilburners 46 Good Sports 10 Double Four Play 23.5 Welly Wallopers 43 Fair Game 7.5 Fizzy Friday Girls 21 Hutt Hitters 41.5 Just For Fun 14.5 Serves You Right 40.5 ABCs 38 Sets in The City 33.5 L.O.L 31 Balls Up 30.5 String Quartet 30 Mixed Slice 28.5 Hit and Miss 20 A Little Bit Random 7 57

57 BUSINESS HOUSE Played at the Renouf Tennis Centre weekday evenings at 6pm and 8pm, these competitions are therapeutic after a hard day in the office. The fun doesn t stop on court, with many staying for a drink afterwards at the MatchPint Bar in the upstairs lounge. Weekly matches are assured on the indoor courts in the often unpredictable weather of the autumn, winter and spring competitions. In the summer, the competition is enjoyed outdoors. Some teams are new, and some have been playing for close to 20 years, but finals night is every team s goal with catered nibbles, drinks and great prizes up for grabs. Thanks go to our fantastic sponsors Logan Brown Restaurant and Bar, Light House Cinema and MatchPint Café/Bar. LOGAN BROWN WINTER BUSINESS HOUSE 2015 (JUL-SEP) AB Grade Winner: Island Bay Honeybadgers Runner-up: Soundline Amped Up C Grade Winner: The Little Federers Runner-up: Aces C1 Grade Winner: The Scramblers Runner-up: The Hasselhoff Experience C2 Grade Winner: Tennis Balls Deep Runner-up: Sets Addicts TENNIS CENTRAL SUMMER BUSINESS HOUSE 2016 (FEB-MAR) B Grade Winner: Different Strokes Runner-up: Surf the Net C Grade (Tues) Winner: Aces Runner-up: Double Denims C Grade (Wed) Winner: Faulty Doublers Runner-up: Casual Sets D Grade Winner: The Serviettes Runner-up: No Faults LIGHT HOUSE CINEMA SPRING BUSINESS HOUSE 2015 (SEP-DEC) B Grade Winner: Killer Watts Runner-up: Weight of Shot C Grade Winner: Aces Runner-up: Kilbirnies Kingfishers CD Grade Winner: Ball Parkers Runner-up: Young Masters MATCHPINT AUTUMN BUSINESS HOUSE 2016 (APR-JUN) AB Grade Winner: Killer Watts Runner-up: Different Strokes C1 Grade (Mon) Winner: Aces Runner-up: Abstel Engineers C2 Grade (Wed) Winner: Cervezas Runner-up: Grip N Rip D Grade Winner: You Have Just Been Served Runner-up: Mixed Trouble 58

58 FRAMPTON WINTER Frampton Signs Winter Regional Interclub 2015 A GRADE B GRADE Maungaraki 52 Khandallah 54 Ngatitoa 39 Stokes Valley 48 Vogelmorn 39 Kilbirnie 37 Khandallah 31 Linden 35 Petone 22 Wainuiomata 35 Newlands-Paparangi 20 Pukerua Bay 26 Karori United 14 Maungaraki 19 Lower Hutt 7 Karori United 18 Petone 16 C GRADE D GRADE Karori Lawn 58 Titahi Bay 61 Whitby 41 Kilbirnie B 45 Wainuiomata 2 39 Ngaio C 39 Wellington 39 Whitby 38 Karori United 30 Karori United 36 Ngaio A 28 Wellington 29 Ngaio B 18 Kilbirnie C 17 Wainuiomata 3 18 Khandallah 13 Ngatitoa 17 Ngatitoa 8 59

59 VETERANS While the total number of Wellington Vet Club members was down from the year before, we are pleased to report the addition of six new members during the first half of 2016 and an increase in the number of members attending club nights, now being held every two weeks on Fridays from 6 to 8pm. The total is now 50 members. The committee meetings were held from 5.30 to 6.00pm on some Friday club nights. The club will be applying for another Lion Foundation grant this year in order to enable our subscription to be minimal. One team was entered in the Wellington Friday summer mixed competition. The team comprised Doug Law, Peter Moon, Frank Blackwell, Gillian Cross and Pam Morris. On several occasions, including on our pre-christmas club night, Friday evenings finished with supper and social time and proved popular. This was especially the case on one Friday when we organised a mini-tournament based on decade age groups, which attracted a record number including guests from other clubs. By far the largest number played in the 70+ age group section! The Wellington Veterans Tournament was held at the Renouf Tennis Centre on 2 and 3 April and was a round robin event. Thanks to Tennis Central, Hutt Valley Veterans and all the sponsors for their contributions to this event. The winners were: MEN S A GRADE Winners: Steve Billing and Kevin Wilson Runners-up: Steve Joss and Lane Lawson MEN S B GRADE Winners: Raymond Joe and Aiyaz Ali Kahn Runners-up: Peyman Momenan and Daniel Price WOMEN S GRADE A Winners: Kerry Noble and Mareta Randall Runners-up: Gretchen Elliot and Annabelle Schmid WOMEN S DOUBLES B Winners: Wendy Mackevics and Diana Maunder Runners-up: Deb Mickell and Mandy Stewart MIXED DOUBLES A Winners: Andrew Pascoe and Leonie Campbell Runners-up: Kevin Wilson and Mareta Randall MIXED DOUBLES B Winners: Tim Gudsell and Gretchen Elliot Runners-up: Mitchell Forbes and Mel Jansen Many thanks to the committee: Frank Blackwell (Secretary), Jenny Stove (Treasurer), Don Crump, Alan Moore, Miles Rogers and Richard Yuschik for their contribution to the committee work during the year. Thanks also to Hans Zeitler for arranging the club night games, to Joy Luhman and Loene Betteridge for their contribution to social events and to Gay Monk who helps in many ways, including with raffles. Rhonda Pritchard President 60

60 REGIONAL PERFORMANCE CENTRE Tennis Central is progressing into a new phase following an incredible era for the Regional Performance Centre (RPC) and Tennis Central. Firstly, I want to thank the Renouf staff and the Tennis Central Board for their on-going support and ability to help create what I believe is the best tennis region in New Zealand. It s been a fantastic era of tennis: RPC player success at all levels ranging from national titles, ITF titles, New Zealand teams, Australian titles, European titles, junior grand slam competitors, US college conversions and even professional tour titles. It would be a challenge to find one single training environment anywhere else in New Zealand that has produced these types of results on this scale across the board. This year has been all about transitioning our juniors into ITF competitors and US college players whilst at the same time offering support and a viable coaching base for New Zealand s number 1 junior boy (Ajeet Rai) and New Zealand s number 1 professional male player (Finn Tearney). This year, we experienced some new successes with players involved in our structures. Finn Tearney became New Zealand s number 1 male player this past year, climbing from a ranking of 1,650 to be ranked 361 in the world. Finn made his Davis Cup debut against Korea and his professional ATP singles ASB Classic debut against Donald Young. I have personally spent much of the year working with Finn based here in Wellington and on the professional circuits overseas. Finn has defeated numerous top 200 players this year, and I hope to see him win more titles in the near future. Finn is an important part of Tennis Central, our RPC training systems and a leader for the next generation of players to come. Ajeet Rai has spent much of his year on the road with his father and Central-based coach, Rakesh Rai. Ajeet is New Zealand s number 1 boy who this year won a New Zealand ITF singles title and is the first Kiwi junior boy in three years to win a grade 1 ITF event with his doubles victory in Berlin. Ajeet has recently won victories over world top-50 juniors and, given his ranking, will soon climb to be in the top 100. He will be looking at competing in the junior grand slams over the next 12 months. On our talent radar is Ivy McLean who is now New Zealand s new number 1 ranked 14s girl. Ivy (along with fellow RPC member Finley Hall) won the inaugural Kiwi singles title, beating the current New Zealand champion and very recently reached a doubles ITF final in Fiji, achieving her first ITF points. Our current RPC squad consists of eight ITF-ranked juniors and two more ITF winners in Finley Hall and Joshua Snowdon-Poole who teamed up to win an ITF title in the Pacific. Ryo Minakata was a doubles finalist who also made the ITF singles semifinals. This past year, our RPC has transitioned five more college players to the USA college system (Dom Miller, Zach Whaanga, KP Pannu, Kyle Butters and Maddie Young), and a further four players will be ready and seeking scholarships in I also want to congratulate Marcus Daniel who has recently won two ATP doubles titles and has been selected for the New Zealand Olympic team. I have witnessed Marcus s work ethic here and his sacrifices on the tour his support of Wairarapa and Central makes him an incredible asset to our region. I would also personally like to congratulate the following players and their training environments on their successes in George Stoupe (New Zealand 14s team) and Tamara Anderson (New Zealand 16s team). US college scholarship players Pratt Keerasuntonpong and Charlie Hudson. Finally, again thank you to the Tennis Central staff and Board for their relentless support over the years especially our Chairman Phil Seemann who has been instrumental in the success of the region and development of many players. Together, we all initially set out to build a stronger region with inclusive policies to ensure coaches and players are able to flourish in their environments. It made us unique. However, the results speak for themselves. As a supporter of Tennis Central, we must evolve even further now given the current positive junior landscape. However, we shouldn t forget the results and energy required to get to this point. REGIONAL PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME BY THE NUMBERS NATIONAL TITLES Clint Packer ITF TITLES PRO TOUR TITLES US COLLEGE PLAYERS Tennis Central Performance Coach 61

61 WELLINGTON OPEN 2016 Another fantastic MinterEllisonRuddWatts Wellington Open was held in March, this time with some new faces, including Rubin Statham and Rosie Cheng, battling it out against home town favourites. The weather was perfect, the tennis excellent and the atmosphere buzzing. Steve Logan and Shaun Clouston of Logan Brown fired up some paua fritters on the BBQ, impressing sponsors and invited guests and the early rounds through to Finals Day at this year s Open had all the trimmings. Sold-out corporate boxes lined the indoor courts on Sunday, and spectators were treated to not only a great day of entertainment but spectacular showdowns on court. Gazley Nissan offered a brand new Nissan Qashqai for three lucky punters who tried their luck at serving a tennis ball through a target, but luck was not on their side this year. Wellington schools welcomed top seeds with an inspiring haka followed by the national anthem. For the third consecutive year, a special thank you to MinterEllisonRuddWatts who provided the financial backing to enable us to attract top players (a key ingredient), and we are ever grateful for their support in helping to grow this tournament for Central s tennis fans from the beginning. Thanks to supporting sponsors in Tecnifibre, Willis Wellington Hotel, Logan Brown, Fairmont Estate, Gazley Nissan, Grill Meats Beer, Scooter Design and MatchPint Bar. Of course, we hope to attract more sponsors next year, giving them an opportunity to showcase their products during the tournament, enjoy the hospitality of Finals Day and be part of the Wellington Open rebuild team! We ve worked hard to ensure this tournament s growth, and we are immensely proud of what it provides our tennis community. It would simply not be possible without the continued support from our generous sponsors, the players who play in it, the volunteers who help run it and the supporters who support it. Watch this space for next year. We re excited already, and you ll definitely want to get on board. The action on court was superb. Rubin Statham overcame the current Kiwi number 1, hometown favourite and two-time defending champion Finn Tearney in a two-hour hard-hitting match. Both players are within one ATP ranking spot of each other, but with no ranking points on offer in Wellington, the tournament key was prize money: $2,000 for the winner and an opportunity to get ready for hitting the international circuit again after the tough Davis Cup loss to Korea. It was a tough match. Finn is a great mover on the court, and I had to really fight to get the match. There were just a couple of points near the end of the match which I managed to get, and that got me the win, said Statham. The women s final had New Zealand national senior and junior tennis champion, teenager Rosie Cheng from North Harbour coming from a set down to defeat defending champion and Central player Leela Beattie The North Harbour teen was relieved to win the contest after being a little erratic on the way to the title. She s (Leela) a really good player, and we always have good battles. She blew me away in the first set, I couldn t do anything, said Cheng. I was able to find my form a bit more later in the match, which helped me get the win. RESULTS MEN S SINGLES Rubin Statham (Auckland) beat Finn Tearney (Wellington) WOMEN S SINGLES Rosie Cheng (North Harbour) beat Leela Beattie (Wanganui) MEN S DOUBLES Finn Reynolds (Hawke s Bay)/Oliver Statham (Auckland) beat Amrit Rai (Wellington)/Tristan Stayt (Wellington) WOMEN S DOUBLES Leela Beattie (Wanganui)/Amelia Harris (Hutt Valley) beat Ashleigh Harvey (Bay of Plenty)/Stella Cliffe (North Harbour)

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63 CHAMPIONSHIP HONOURS BOARD MEN S SINGLES F Laishley F Laishley C C Cox C C Cox C C Cox C J Dickie H H Gore C C Cox R N K Swanston H Rice R N K Swanston H A Parker J C Peacock G Ollivier G Ollivier R N K Swanston Not held E Allison K J Walker E D Andrews L G France E D Andrews E D Andrews E B W Smyth N R C Wilson D G France D G France I A Seay D G France N R C Wilson C E Malfroy C E Malfroy N Smith D G France N F N Bedford N C Stuart N V Edwards D G France Not held J Y Taylor R V Robb J Hamilton Not held S Painter P G Nichols J A Barry P G Nichols J A Barry B R Boon R S McKenzie J A Barry J A Barry J A Barry L A Gerrard L A Gerrard L A Gerrard L A Gerrard J B Souter L A Gerrard L A Gerrard M Cox R N Hawkes B E Fairlie O Parun O Parun O Parun O Parun R Simpson C Lewis B Fairlie R Simpson D Gibson P Smith S Harley S Temple D Patterson D Patterson D Patterson N Carter J Dunphy G Long A Lobb N Carter S Guy B Steven J McKenzie S Guy A Hunt P Seeman T Susnjak M Nielsen J Gutierrez S Downs M Nielsen M Nielsen A Hunt A Hunt M Nielsen R Junaid M Nielsen J Bodle M Daniell M Nielsen M Nielsen N White A Thompson O Sadler F Tearney F Tearney R Statham WOMEN S SINGLES Miss K Nunnerley Miss E Travers Miss N Hargill Miss R Hughes Miss R Hughes Not held Miss R Hughes Miss N Curtis Miss D Fenwick Miss A Howe Miss M MacFarlane Miss N Lloyd Miss M Tracey Miss M Tracey Miss M East Miss D Nicholls Miss D Nicholls Miss D Nicholls Miss D Nicholls Mrs H M Dykes Miss D Nicholls Miss D Howe Miss D Nicholls Miss M Howe Miss J Douthett Miss M Hardcastle Mrs J Robb Not held Miss N Fleming Mrs J Robb Mrs J Robb Not held Mrs T E McGregor Miss E M Meyer Miss B Nelson Miss N Andrews Miss D King Miss EM Meyer Miss S Cox Miss S Cox Miss S Cox Mrs J Tinnock Miss J Davidson Miss R Morrison Mrs B Grey Miss S Cox Mrs M Law Miss R Bentley Miss B Vercoe Miss P Rogan Mrs M Law Miss M Pryde Mrs A Tym Miss K Harter Mrs J Fraser Miss M Pryde Miss M Pryde Miss J Conner Miss J Conner Miss J Conner Miss M Guerrant Mrs C Beasley Miss S Chapman Miss C Newton Miss B Derry Miss B Cordwell Miss M Parun Miss B Cordwell Miss R Gunnion Miss B Cordwell Miss R Seeman Miss A Trail Miss R Seeman Miss R Seeman Miss J Richardson Mrs H Guy Miss R Seeman Miss R Seeman Miss C Bodart Miss S Stephens Miss S Stephens Miss G Biggs Miss M Dittman Miss T O Connor Miss R Rosenfield Miss C-J Chuang Miss T J Welford Miss M Dittmann Miss L D Amelio Miss D Hollands Miss K Vano Miss D Hollands Miss K Vano K Bradnam B Liddell B Liddell S Atkinson L Beattie R Cheng MEN S DOUBLES A L France/N R C Wilson A L France/N R C Wilson D G France/R Donovan N R C Wilson/R Donovan A L France/A L Lampe A L France/D G France N R C Wilson/A E Sandral R McL Ferkins/N R C Wilson C E Malfroy/D G France 64

64 R McL Ferkins/E A Roussell D G France/N W Smith J C Charters/D C Coombe D G France/N G Sturt D G France/N G Sturt N V Edwards/D G France Not held J Delmonte/J Hamilton R V Robb/R McL Ferkins Not held Not held P G Nichols/A Wetherell P G Nichols/R A H Howe J E Robson/R S McKenzie R Arbuckle/J Hamilton J A Barry/R S McKenzie P G Nicholls/B R Boon P G Nicholls/R S McKenzie J A Barry/M L Dunn R S McKenzie/J R McDonald J A Barry/J R McDonald L A Gerrard/M A Otway L A Gerrard/B Woolf L A Gerrard/I Crookenden L A Gerrard/I Crookenden A S Burns/J E Robson L A Gerrard/R N Hawkes R G Clarke/J B Souter Not held R G Clarke/J B Souter B E Fairlie/O Parun T Bardsley/J Simpson O Parun/K Woolcott R Knight/W Brown A Parun/H Fickenscher P Langsford/R Simpson C Lewis/R Simpson B Lofgren/G Amoya C Lewis/R Simpson P Langsford/D Simmonds P Smith/S Norman P Smith/S Norman G Liddell/R Ryder D Patterson/J Dunphy M Elley/J Dunphy M Elley/J Dunphy Not held J Dunphy/D Anderson G Long/M Maiden G Long/M Maiden A Hunt/M Belcher S Guy/J Grubi M Belcher/G Wilson J McKenzie/C Hansford G Wilson/A Hunt M Fleming/J Kane M Fleming/J Kane M Fleming/J Kane M Nielsen/T Susnjak A Turner/N Turner D Burden/A McNeil J Kane/D Parun M Nielsen/J Greenhalgh M Nielsen/A Hunt M Nielsen/A Hunt M Nielsen/M Prentice M Nielsen/M Prentice M Nielsen/R Cheyne W August/R Cheyne J Bodle/M Paulik S Downs/N White Mark Paulik/Nick White M Grant/M McDonald P Methamp/K Butters M Paulik/O Sadler M Paulik/O Sadler K Butters/F Tearney O Statham/F Reynolds WOMEN S DOUBLES Misses M East/M Mountier Misses M East/M Tracey Misses E Bradey/D Howe Misses E Travers/D Nicholls Misses D Howe/D Nicholls Misses D Howe/D Nicholls Misses D Howe/D Nicholls Misses D Howe/D Nicholls Misses D Howe/D Nicholls Miss D Nicholls/Mrs N Dickson Miss D Howe/Mrs N Dickson Misses D Nicholls/J Douthett Misses J Douthett/E Plummer Misses M Hardcastle/T Rice Mesdames France/Dykes Not held Misses D Cross/E Smith Mesdames J Robb/I Gyles Not held Not held Mesdames T McGregor/H Green Not held Not held Misses G Parons/I Stuart Misses D King/E Myer Misses N Hope/H Dykes Misses H Dykes/R Bullied Misses S Cox/B Nelson Misses S Cox/G Tompkins Misses S Cox/B Nelson Misses M Johnston/J Davidson Misses J Glennie/E Green Mesdames M Painter/B Grey Misses J Davidson/M Johnston Misses J Davidson/E Green Mesdames R Davy/E Stephen Mesdames I Vause/T McGregor Not held Misses R Legge/J Bishop Misses R Legge/M Pryde Mrs A Tym/Miss M Pryde Misses K Harter/S Blakely Misses M Struthers/Ching Ling Chan Misses P Bostrum/M Pryde Mrs A Lee/Miss J Connor Misses J Connor/B Vercoe Misses J Connor/J Philips Misses S Chapman/B Perry Misses M Guerrent/C Newton Mrs J Taiaroa/Miss K Waddell Misses S Chapman/J Howe Miss C Newton/Mrs R Hunt Misses J Perkinson/R Seeman Misses L Meachen/L Ferkins Misses M Parun/L Meachen Misses B Cordwell/L Meachen Misses J Callender/A Callender Misses B Cordwell/C Toleafoa Misses R Seeman/L Daly Misses A Trail/F McLeod Misses M Parun/A Callender Misses A Callender/L Meachen Misses J Richardson/A Trail Misses R Seeman/L Meachen Misses R Seeman/A Callender Miss K Keldova/Mrs L Wilkinson Miss M Parun/Mrs J Scott Misses S Stephens/J Leong Misses S Stephens/N Tippins Misses V Caddick/N Koves Misses B Calderwood/D McIntyre Misses T O Connor/I Gers Misses T O Connor/M Suer Misses C-J Chuang/I Gers Misses C-J Chuang/I Gers Misses L Baker/N Tippins Not held Misses L D Amelio/A Harris Not held Misses B Teei/K Vano Misses B Teei/K Vano Misses B Liddell/K Bradnam Misses B Liddell/S Atkinson B Liddell/S Atkinson E Hayman/K Southwood I Golder/A Guthrie A Harris/L Beattie MIXED DOUBLES A J France/Miss M Tracey R C Wilson/Miss E Travers D G France/Miss E Travers D G France/Miss E Travers A E Sandral/Mrs Sturman A L France/Miss D Nicholls N R C Wilson/Miss S Todd E D Andrews/Miss D Nicholls C E Malfroy/Miss D Nicholls D C Coombe/Miss D Nicholls D C Coombe/Miss D Nicholls D C Coombe/Miss D Nicholls Mr/Mrs D G France R V Robb/Miss J Douthett Mr/Mrs R V Robb Not held J Taylor/Miss N Fleming Mr/Mrs R V Robb Mr/Mrs R V Robb Not held P G Nicholls/Miss D McGregor J W Neale/Miss E M Myer J Robson/Mrs D I M Anderson P G Nicholls/Mrs D McGregor J A Barry/Miss D King DISCONTINUED 65

65 FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 2015/16 As for last year, this year has been a culture of spending money where effective to support the agreed Board strategies. Significant volunteer help from many levels has assisted to maintain the cost reductions achieved in many areas. Repairs and maintenance were $25k more than 2015, which was less than 2014, when roof repairs were carried out for the main indoor complex and the lounge. In 2015/16, the floor of the lounge and bar were renovated ($11k), the video screen and sound system were installed ($16k), courts 5 and 6 were resurfaced and the other courts were cleaned and sprayed ($20k). Plumbing repairs were also carried out ($12k). The Board has identified the bathroom renovations as a priority for 2016/17, after the usual two courts for resurfacing. Electrical costs, including lighting replacements, amounted to $7k. Many general small jobs were carried out mainly by John Kane. Sponsorship and grants were $8k higher than last year. These supported a range of expenses, notably the continued generous support by MinterEllisonRuddWatts of the Wellington Open. As in previous years, New Zealand Community Trust was our largest grant supporter, along with Pelorus Trust, Infinity Foundation, The Lion Foundation, Four Winds Foundation and Pub Charity. No Tennis NZ grants were received, and none are planned for the future. Sponsors in kind are not reflected in these figures. A significant new sponsor in kind is Fairmont Estate, and Steve Logan continues sponsorship (previously Logan Brown Restaurant) under his new venture Grill Meats Beer. TENNIS CENTRAL REGION INCOME Affiliation fees 22% Court hire 33% Interclub 6% Interest 1% Rental 5% Sponsorship and grants 25% Tournaments, development and other 8% t Court hire, affiliation fees, and sponsorship and grants continue to provide the bulk of the income. Our Renouf Tennis Centre partners are important to the success of our income streams. A lot of work has gone into the renegotiation with all our partners. Please support PlanitPro, Sugar Sisters and MatchPint. BREAKDOWN OF AFFILIATION FEES (22%) Paid to Tennis NZ 11% Asset levy 2% Wellington and Kapi Mana fees 6% Association fees 3% 66

66 Affiliation fees retained were similar to last year ($51k) and represent 6% of our total income. The infrastructure levy was an additional $33k. The reserve has been boosted by $30k from the 2016 year s reserves to $187k. Thanks to the clubs support of this levy, a number of longer-term projects can be considered. Wellington City Council is expected to support an engineering review of the Renouf Tennis Centre, which will determine priorities for consideration. We encourage the Kapi Mana and Wellington clubs who contribute to this levy to make full use of the contra court hire and business house entry. Association fees, whilst relatively small, are an important part of the recognition of services provided to those associations in the wider region. TENNIS CENTRAL REGION EXPENSES Salaries, wages and contracts 45% Tournament and development expenses 15% Repairs and maintenance 11% Insurance and ACC 9% Power, gas and water 6% Cleaning 4% Depreciation 1% Other 9% As can be seen above, salaries and contracts, tournament expenses, repairs, insurance and power make up 86% of the expenditure (excluding affiliation fees paid to TNZ). Salaries and contracts include 3.5 FTE plus contract costs for maintenance, accounting, court bookings and the new part-time CEO costs (circa 2.5 days per month). Tournament income and costs, although similar to last year, have further reduced for Hot Shots and coaching courses, now mostly managed by TNZ. Total costs increased by $8k compared to last year. After accounting for the increased repairs and maintenance costs of $25k, all other costs show a net reduction of $17k. 2016/17 OUTLOOK The Board has approved a small budget surplus for the year before depreciation, before reserving the infrastructure levy of $30k paid by Kapi Mana and Wellington clubs. This conservative view is mainly through a realistic budget for grants and sponsorship of $204k. TNZ grants are replaced by TCR applying locally due to a policy of The Lion Foundation. We must not lose sight of the value provided by Tennis NZ systems and programmes. Value can be gained by clubs through using Configure Rankings, Tournament Planner, Promato, Club Toolkit, Tennis Hot Shots, Cardio Tennis and Coach Registration and by participants through high-performance programmes, national tournaments, coach and umpire education and information provided through the Tennis NZ newsletters and website. Ian Miller Honorary CFO 67

67 Crowe Horwath New Zealand Audit Partnership Member Crowe Horwath International Level 1, Crowe Horwath House 57 Willis Street Wellington 6011 New Zealand PO Box Manners Street Wellington 6142 New Zealand INDEPENDENT AUDITOR S REPORT To the Members of Tennis Central Region Incorporated Tel Fax Report on the Performance Report We have audited the accompanying performance report of Tennis Central Region Incorporated on pages 70 to 73, which comprises the entity information, statement of service performance, the statement of financial performance and statement of cash flows for the year ended 30 April 2016, the statement of financial position as at 30 April 2016, and the statement of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information. The Responsibility of the Board for the Performance Report The Board is responsible on behalf of the entity for: (a) Identifying outcomes and outputs, and quantifying the outputs to the extent practicable, that are relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable, to report in the statement of service performance; (b) the preparation and fair presentation of the performance report which comprises: the entity information; the statement of service performance; and the statement of financial performance, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows, statement of accounting policies and notes to the performance report in accordance with Public Benefit Entity Simple Format Reporting Accrual (Not-For-Profit) issued in New Zealand by the New Zealand Accounting Standards Board, and (c) for such internal control as the Board determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the performance report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditor s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the performance report based on our audit. We conducted our audit of the statement of financial performance, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows, statement of accounting policies and notes to the performance report in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) (ISAs (NZ)), and the audit of the entity information and statement of service performance in accordance with the International Standard on Assurance Engagements (New Zealand) ISAE (NZ) 3000 (Revised). Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the performance report is free from material misstatement. Crowe Horwath New Zealand Audit Partnership is a member of Crowe Horwath International, a Swiss verein. Each member firm of Crowe Horwath is a separate and independent legal entity. 68

68 An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the performance report, including performing procedures to obtain evidence about and evaluating whether the reported outcomes and outputs and quantification of the outputs to the extent practicable, are relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable. The procedures selected depend on the auditor s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial performance report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity s preparation and fair presentation of the performance report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the performance report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Other than in our capacity as auditor we have no relationship with, or interests in, the Society. Opinion In our opinion: a) the reported outcomes and outputs, and quantification of the outputs to the extent practicable, in the statement of service performance are suitable; b) the performance report on pages 76 to 77 presents fairly, in all material respects; the entity information for the year then ended; the service performance for the year then ended; and the financial position of Tennis Central Region Incorporated as at 30 April 2016 and its financial performance, and cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Public Benefit Entity Simple Format Reporting Accrual (Not-For-Profit). Crowe Horwath New Zealand Audit Partnership CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 27 July 2016 Crowe Horwath New Zealand Audit Partnership is a member of Crowe Horwath International, a Swiss verein. Each member firm of Crowe Horwath is a separate and independent legal entity. 69

69 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 APRIL 2016 NOTE 2016 $ $000 Current assets Cash and cash equivalents 595, ,722 Bar stock 1,244 - Trade and other receivables 12,793 18,632 Prepayment of insurance 30,804 36,481 Total current assets 639, ,835 Non-current assets Fixed assets 6 37,894 46,358 TOTAL ASSETS 677, ,193 Less current liabilities Trade and other payables 63,825 73,707 GST payable 5,842 2,785 Income in advance 34,665 35,676 Grants received in advance 4 34,674 62,674 Total current liabilities 139, ,842 NET ASSETS 538, ,351 Infrastructure reserve 186, ,441 General reserve 352, ,910 EQUITY 538, ,351 For and on behalf of Tennis Central Region Incorporated 26 July 2016 CFO DATE 26 July 2016 CHAIR DATE 70

70 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2016 NOTE 2016 $ 2015 $ REVENUE Affiliation fees and association fees 182, ,046 Court hire 281, ,993 Interclub 48,839 49,783 Interest 9,799 11,147 Rental 42,333 32,972 Sponsorship and grants 208, ,615 Tournament and development income 67,983 72,934 TOTAL REVENUE 842, ,490 EXPENDITURE Affiliation fees 90,171 91,536 Annual report 4,234 6,318 Audit fees 3,000 6,100 Cleaning 27,690 25,822 Depreciation 8,464 13,884 General expenses 20,441 18,895 Insurance and ACC 58,741 61,637 Land rent Wellington City Council 4,577 4,577 Marketing, public relations and sponsorship 6,031 5,167 Motor vehicle expenses 5,513 7,314 Office supplies and equipment 4,506 4,274 Power, gas and water 39,503 35,907 Printing, postage and stationery 1,909 1,333 Repairs and maintenance 75,867 51,203 Salaries, wages and contracts 299, ,669 Security 4,177 7,381 Telephone and tolls 6,609 6,782 Tournament and development expenses 101, ,414 Travel and entertainment 1,624 2,648 Valuation fees (391) 3,000 Project costs facilities review and covered court costs 0 14,830 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 763, ,691 NET OPERATING SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) 78,391 82,799 71

71 STATEMENT OF MOVEMENTS IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL $ 2015 $ OPENING EQUITY 335, ,759 Plus net surplus 78,391 Less transfer to infrastructure reserve -62,283 16,108 19,151 Less transfer to infrastructure reserve from prior year CLOSING EQUITY 352, , $ 2015 $ INFRASTRUCTURE RESERVE Transfer from prior year reserves 124,441 60,793 Transfer from 2015/16 levies collected 32,283 33,648 Transfer from 2015/16 surplus 30,000 30,000 CLOSING INFRASTRUCTURE RESERVE 186, ,441 72

72 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL $ 2015 $ Cash flows from operating activites Net income 78,391 82,800 Trade debtors 4,460 8,218 Prepayments and receipts in advance 5,677 (40,095) RTC Ltd bar stock for resale 135 (1,379) Depreciation 8,464 13,884 Trade creditors 921 (2,396) ASB credit card 122 (3,622) Accruals (12,016) 54,835 Net GST 3,057 (6,538) Deposits held to reconcile 79 0 Grants in advance (28,000) (4,070) Net cash flow from operating activities 61, ,637 Net cash flow from investing activities 0 0 Net cash flow from financing activities 0 0 Net increase/decrease for the period 61, ,637 Cash at the beginning of the period 533, ,085 CASH AT THE END OF THE PERIOD 595, ,722 73

73 1) Statement of accounting policies NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2016 STATUTORY BASE The financial statements presented here are for Tennis Central Region Incorporated, which is an incorporated society registered under the Incorporated Societies Act BASIS OF PREPARATION Tennis Central Region Incorporated has elected to apply PBE SFR-A (NFP) Public Benefit Entity Simple Format Reporting Accrual (Not-For-Profit) on the basis that it does not have public accountability and has total annual expenses of equal to or less than $2,000,000. All transactions in the Performance Report are reported using the accrual basis of accounting. The Performance Report is prepared under the assumption that the entity will continue to operate in the foreseeable future. MEASUREMENT BASE The measurement base adopted is that of historical cost, adjusted by the revaluation of certain assets. ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING Accrual accounting is used to match expenses and revenue. TAXATION The Society is exempt from tax due to its status as an amateur sports promoter under section CW46 of the Income Tax Act ) Depreciation Depreciation has been provided as follows: Leasehold improvement 14 years (SL) Bar and café equipment 7 years (SL) Lighting 20 years (SL) Motor vehicle 5 years (SL) Office furniture and equipment 2 13 years (SL) Gym equipment 5 years (SL) 3) Accounts receivable Accounts receivable are stated at expected realisable value. 4) Grants received in advance PAYEE PURPOSE 2016 $ 2015 $ New Zealand Community Trust Salaries and contracts 16,000 50,000 Pub Charity Trophies and medals 2,000 0 Kiwisport Hot Shots 4,000 0 Tennis NZ Projects 12,674 12,674 34,674 62,674 74

74 5) Rental The 2015/16 rental income includes PlanitPro, Kaizen Karate Club and Sugar Sisters. 6) Fixed assets Fixed assets are on leasehold land and consist of: COST/ REVALUATION $ DEPRECIATION MONTH DEPRECIATION EXPENSES $ ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION $ NET BOOK VALUE $ 2016 Leasehold improvement 63, ,439 26,598 36,677 Lighting Office furniture and equipment 42, ,665 42,238 - Bar and café equipment Motor vehicle 15, ,360 14,112 1,217 Gym equipment 13, , ,363 8,464 97,469 37, Leasehold improvement 63, ,439 22,159 41,116 Lighting Office furniture and equipment 42, ,628 40,573 1,665 Bar and café equipment Motor vehicle 15, ,360 11,752 3,577 Gym equipment 13, , ,363 13,884 89,005 46,358 7) Lease commitments 2016 $ 2015 $ Payable no later than one year 4,577 4,577 Payable later than one year, not later than two years 4,577 4,577 Payable later than two years, not later than five years 4,577 9,154 13,731 18,308 75

75 STATEMENT OF SERVICE PERFORMANCE PURPOSE The purpose of this statement is to identify the desired service performance to be achieved by Tennis Central Region Inc. in its activities pertaining to its role in promoting and supporting tennis in the Central region. OBJECTS OF TENNIS CENTRAL a. Be the body in the Central region ( the region ) to promote, develop, enhance and protect the sport of tennis mainly as an amateur sport for the recreation and entertainment of the general public in the region; b. Develop opportunities, programmes and facilities to enable, encourage and enhance the participation, enjoyment and performance in tennis in the region and in Tennis Central Region s activities; c. Establish, promote and stage regional and other tennis competitions and events in the region, including determining the rules for such competitions and events; d. Seek and promote the membership of Tennis Central Region; e. Be the representative of the members in the region for Tennis NZ and to liaise with other regional centres in New Zealand; f. Encourage and promote tennis as an activity in the region that promotes the health and safety of all participants and that respects the principles of fair play and is free from doping; g. Give and seek recognition for members to obtain awards or public recognition for their services to tennis in the region; h. Act in good faith and loyalty with its members to ensure the maintenance and enhancement of tennis in New Zealand including its standards, quality and its reputation for the collective and mutual benefit of Tennis NZ, Tennis Central Region and other regional centres and its members; STATUS OF OBJECTS Tennis Central Region is currently undertaking activities that are consistent with the stated objects. The decision of five of the associations in the region (Hutt Valley, Manawatu, Taranaki, Wairarapa and Wanganui) to be autonomous and seek only support as required from Tennis Central Region does mean Tennis Central Region is not ultimately in control of the outcomes being achieved in those geographical areas, but the status quo is considered the most effective option to achieve the stated objects across the region. Tennis Central is less focused on the development of opportunities, programmes and facilities and more focused on facilitating and supporting opportunities, programmes and facilities, in particular, Tennis NZ programmes. That, however, does not lessen Tennis Central Region s capacity to enable, encourage and enhance the participation, enjoyment and performance in tennis in the region. The current strategic priorities of Participation and Development, Performance, Organisational Excellence and Sustainability demonstrate Tennis Central Region is focused on achieving outcomes that are consistent with the overall theme of the objects. i. Seek, maintain and enhance the reputation of tennis through the development of rules, standards and practices that fulfil these objects; j. Promote mutual trust and confidence among Tennis NZ, Tennis Central Region, the other regional centres and its members and at all times to act on behalf and in the interests of the members and tennis in New Zealand; k. Undertake and implement the objects of Tennis Central Region in a manner that is consistent with the objects of Tennis NZ and compliant with the Tennis NZ Constitution. 76

76 PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES IN The targeted performance outcomes of Tennis Central in the five year period are: Goal 1: Participation and Development Successfully support clubs to grow the game; and guide players and coaches through the participation pathway. Facilitate the delivery of participation programmes, including Tennis New Zealand branded programmes; Facilitate the delivery of the Tennis New Zealand coach education programme and supporting forums; Facilitate the delivery of the New Zealand Tennis Umpires Association umpire education programme; Support the on-going development and enhancement of clubs and associations; and Deliver participation competitions (e.g. business house) at the Renouf Tennis Centre. Goal 2: Performance Successfully deliver a range of events and tournaments for performance-focused participants; and support performance achievement. Deliver annually the Wellington Open Tennis Central s flagship event; Deliver annually a schedule of quality tournaments across the region; Deliver the Wellington/Kapi Mana interclub competitions; Implement and coordinate a regional performance programme; and Tennis Central players achieve success on the national stage. RESOURCING To achieve the identified performance outcomes, Tennis Central will apply financial resources totalling not less than $800,000 each year, including: $300,000 of this amount will be applied to salaries and wages $90,000 to affiliation fees payable to Tennis NZ $60,000 to repairs and maintenance $55,000 to insurances. SUSTAINABILITY To meet its per-year budgeted expenditure, Tennis Central will obtain revenue from the following or like sources: $220,000 from Renouf Tennis Centre income $175,000 from grants $145,000 from affiliation fees $140,000 from tournament and competition revenue $40,000 from sponsorship $30,000 from development levy revenue $50,000 from other sources. ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE In May of each year, Tennis Central will assess its performance for the year against the performance objectives listed for the previous 12 months (May to April inclusive). This assessment will be used to identify specific and appropriate performance objectives for the next 12 months. Goal 3: Organisational Excellence Continuous improvement in our organisational performance. Have clarity of purpose; Operate in a manner consistent with best practice; Have a culture that supports success and fosters partnership; Meet all statutory requirements; Identify areas for improvement and implement; Utilise technology to enhance capability; and Maintain beneficial relationships and communications with key stakeholders. Goal 4: Sustainability Operate a sustainable business underpinned by secure revenues and prudent reserves. Achieve a cash surplus, after depreciation, on an annual basis; Maintain cash reserves in excess of six months operations ($400,000); and Maintain the Wellington Renouf Tennis Centre. 77

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