July – 2010 Update – In and Around the Club
Hamlyn Park Reserve Master Plan
The City of Greater Geelong is currently developing a master plan for the Hamlyn Park Recreation Reserve; this has an impact on the tennis club and surrounding sporting facilities. An update on the status of the plan will be presented at the AGM. For all those interested in the future of the reserve please attend.
lncident Register
The committee have placed a incident register book in the clubrooms, all safety concerns or incidents occurring on the courts and clubrooms need to be recorded. These would
include injuries, near misses, suspicious incidents or people around the area, maintenance, improvements, general inquiries or any comments relating to the club that need to be addressed
Membership and Key Reminder.
A reminder to all members who haven’t yet renewed their membership, if you no longer wish to play tennis at Hamlyn Park, we do require you to return your key so we can allocate it to other members who are wishing to access a key to the courts. Please remember that upon the return of your key, you will also be refunded your $50 bond.
www.hamlynparktc.com
As some of you are now becoming aware we have launched a website for the club. Could all members please take the opportunity to visit the website and in the lower right hand side, simply enter your email address and hit subscribe and you will be kept up to date with all the latest news via your email address!! So simple to keep in touch!!
Free Fridge Magnet: Oh, don’t forget to collect your free fridge magnet from the junior and senior committee members and place it on your fridge at home as a friendly reminder to jump online and see what is going on in and around the club! We look forward to seeing you online!
2010 Winter Saturday Pennant Teams.
Seniors:
With the competition well into the season we have 5 teams competing on Saturday afternoon. Section 2(men), S(mixed) 8(men) 9(mixed) & 11(mixed). Currently we have 3 teams in the top 4 of their sections which is a great effort. I would especially like to mention section 11, who with the aid of some of our juniors been able to continue to field a competitive side each week.
Juniors:
Our juniors are also well into the Saturday morning season, Section 2(girls), 3(boys), 7(mixed) 9(boys), 14(boys), 18(girls) & 2O(mixed). Currently the juniors also have 3 teams in the top 4 of their sections. Many thanks to Rob and his helpers for managing to find ways to field these teams. Soon lists will be on the notice board in the clubrooms for individual names or groups of players wanting to form a team for the summer season. We are always looking to give new players from beginners to experienced levels a chance to play at our club, so please encourage your friends and any other family members to play. Even if you’re a beginner or just want to be emergency please put your name on the sheet, or contact Bill Cooper (seniors) on 5278 9618 or the junior committee. Teams need to be submitted to the association shortly after the end of the winter season.
2010 Winter Midweek Ladies.
Our club is again represented in the Bellarine Peninsula Tennis Association by 2 teams. The 2no season for 2010 has just commenced with both teams have been selected in Grade 8, so I am sure there will be keen rivalry on the courts. Good luck and many thanks to these ladies for there efforts in keeping our club represented in this competition.
**REVIEW: Junior Club Championships – Sunday 14 Febrauary**
The re-scheduled Junior Club Championship was held on Sunday 14 February and with glorious weather, the turnout was great with more than 20 players competing from each of the 7 junior teams the club had in summer competition. The format was a round robin with sets played at first to 4 games. All players played 3 sets.
There was lots of support and encouragement for the players from their extended familiies. There was also welcome support from the junior committee and a number of parents on the day.
The boys were well represented and were split into 4 “grades”. The girls were not as well represented and were only split into 3 “grades”. The results were as follows:
Winner Runner Up
Boys 1 Nelson Roso Daniel Gibson
Boys 2 Dario Sestak Raleigh Phillips
Boys 3 Lincoln Luther Xavier Consedine
Boys 4 Sebastian MacDougall
Girls 1 Alessia Roso
Girls 2 Tamika Willougby Emily Krahe
Girsl 3 Ellen Nagle Rebecca Claridge
There were lots of smiling faces and all the kids had a good day. The tennis was followed by a trophy presentation and sausage sizzle. All in all, a good day for the club!
MEMBERSHIP FEES
All members, please be advised that Membership fees are now due and can be paid to Cheryl Mirkovic or anyone of the committee members. At the annual meeting it was agreed by a vote that there would be a small increase in the fees. The fee structure is as follows:
Saturday & Midweek Pennant Players: Senior $55, Junior $25, Student $35, Family $85.
To be eligible for this fee structure, members must play in a junior, Saturday or Midweek competition for HPTC, for families to be eligible, at least one member of the family should play in competition.
Social Memberships (Members who do not play in competition): Senior $70, Family $110.
Ball money: For junior players a one off per season payment of $15. Which can be paid at the start of each season. For the Senior Saturday competition and for the next Midweek ladies season the ball money will be $4 per week and can be given to the team captain each week.
