Mar 6
Junior Tennis Activities now in full swing
At this time of the year junior tennis gets into top gear with the better weather. Just over 20 youngsters enjoyed the Saturday morning session which kept Andrew Cronin busy and the new tennis equipment was utilised and enjoyed by all. The starting time is still 9am.Last Wednesday afternoon the junior singles commenced with only six matches scheduled organised by Gaylene Stephens. The majority of players had a bye and hopefully the clay courts will be available this week and all 34 players will be drawn at either 4 or 5pm.The draw should be on the web on Tuesday. Tobye Deaton won the O'Briens Fertilisers weekly award for a good standard 5/3 win over George Ware and Rupert Lilburne wins the Foodworks Junior award for his top 5/3 win against Tim Zambon. Other good wins went to Sophie Cox and River Anderson while Jim Ware and Isabella Tumolero played an exciting 4 all draw.
Mens
Anthony Slattery has taken the individual lead in the (A) grade competition following his doubles win last week with Andrew Cronin. In (B) Grade the Dwyers Bus team with Lee Young in brilliant form had a 6/2 6/1 (7/0) win over Crightons with Lee winning the Hay Furniture award. Other winners were 92Computing,Elders and Thompsons Smash Repairs. The Thompsons scratch pair of Tex Davies and Shane Giddens won the Foodworks and Hay services Club awards.
Womens
The Sportfirst team of Deb Cronin and Liz Hicks has gone to outright leader in (A) grade following its 6/1 6/4 win over Elders. Premiers Centrespot had a convincing 6/0 6/3 win over the inform Bidgee Tyre Service.In (B)grade The Saltbush Motor Inn team of Kate Stephens and Janine Bryant are still on top with a 6/4 6/2 win against The Nicolas Royal team.Treloars Central Servo had a big win over Japps Pharmacy. IN (C) grade the Foodworks team of Kellie Rutledge and Rebecca Tumolero has gone to outright leader following its strong 6/1 6/3 win over Hay Jewellers.Other winners in this group were Pynors Accountants, Radio 2Hay FM, and the Riverine Grazier who bounced back after losing the first set.. Only one point seperates Hydes Plumbing and Betta Electrical in (D) grade following their successes last week.
Feb 28
Good Start to Mens tennis competition
An enjoyable start to a new format was made to the mens night competition last week. The (A) Grade playing for individual points resulted in a 6/2 6/5 4/6 (4 points to 1) win by Peter Marks and Andrew Davies over Allen Dwyer and Andrew Cronin.Eight teams are competing in a combined (B & C) Grade while a (D) Grade will run with late entries being received. The defending (B) champions DY's Bus Services team toughed it out to gain maximum points against Nick and Simon Maynards 92 Computing 6/4 6/1 (8/6) with other wins to Phillip Hydes Carpentry,Thompsons Smash Repairs and Country Energy.In the (D) Grade match the AndEarth team went down to the Mystery team 6/0 6/2 (7/4). Last weeks Mystery team players Tony Callaghan and Damon Slattery received the Hay Services Club and Foodworks Junior weekly awards.All matches this week are scheduled for 7.30pm
Womens -Round (2) of the womens competition was played with Sportfirst defeating the defending ((A) champions Centrespot 6/2 6/5 and Bidgee Tyre Service continuing their good form with a tough 6/5 6/1 win over the Riverina Hotel.In (B) Grade the Japps Pharmacy team of Nicole and Casey Wade had a marathon win over Bidgee Motor Inn in just over one and a half hours, while the Saltbush Motor Inn team won 5-1 against Treloars Central Servo.(C) Grade wins went to Murphys Clothing Store, Pynors Accountants, Foodworks & Hay Jewellers.The (D) grade competition ladder is very close with wins to Betta Electrical, Hay Plains Holiday Park, Anthony Hydes Plumbing & Hay Bowling and Golf Club.Jasmine Gregory takes out the Hay Furniture weekly award with Carly Fattore the Foodworks and Melissa Fattore the O'Briens Fertilisers junior award.
Juniors - The Wednesday afternoon junior singles competition for primary and High school students will commence this week with six matches only scheduled, with the majority of players receiving byes. The clay courts will not be used with only the artificial courts required. A nice little grading/practice session was held on Sunday night The draw is scheduled to be on the website on Tuesday.
Saturday morning activities continue at 9am
Feb 21
Good start to Womens Tennis
The opening round produced a competitive but pleasant night to the womens competition.The Riv. Hotel team made an impressive start to (A) Grade following their win over Elders 4 pts. to 2 with Donna Wade and Cheryl Hurst taking out the weekly Hay Furniture and Foodworks awards. Sportfirst drew with Bidgee Tyre Service in the other match with Elita Kleinig as substitute gaining the Hay Services Club award.(B) Grade wins went to the Saltbush Motor Inn and Bidgee Motor Inn teams. In (C) Grade wins were recorded by Foodworks, Radio 2Hay FM, & Hay Jewellers. There were some great matches in (D) Grade with wins to Betta Electrical, Hay Services Club, Anthony Hydes Plumbing and Dwyers Bus Services teams. In this grade there is only a maximum of two deuces PER GAME.If a game has a second deuce then the point won after that deuce wins that game.
Mens
There will be two mens grades commencing this Wednesday 24th with the (A) grade mens playing at 7pm and the combined (B and C) Grade playing at 7.30
Juniors
So far 30 names have been received for the Wed. afternoon boys and girls singles competition for primary and secondary students..This is a good increase to last weeks number received which delayed the start to the 3rd. March. Entries will close on Friday 26th so a draw can be worked out.It has been suggested that a practice session for a number of new players take part this Sunday 29th at 6pm for one hour. Junior Sat. morning tennis resumes this weekend at 9am.
General
Barellan will host a masters games which includes tennis on the 6th and 7th March. Three age groups from 35yrs plus are available with further information available from Tony Callaghan. The Hay courts are currently being used for practice by a number of visitors travelling through.last week for a major tourney at Mildura and now this week for another tourney at Berri. The committee will meet Thurs at 7.30pm.
Feb 14
Womens Tennis Starts this week
The Monday Night Womens competition gets underway this week with 26 teams competing in four grades.Only three teams from the last (A) grade have entered which includes the premiers Centrespot and they have been joined by the (B) champs Riverina Hotel as well as former champion combination Chris Huntly and Gaylene Stephens flying the Elders flag.The (B) grade also has 5 teams competing and appears very even. The (C) grade has 8 teams which includes a number of family combinations and it is again difficult in picking a winner.The (D) grade also has 8 teams and includes a mixture of adults, high school students as well as a few good primary students.
Mens - In contrast to the womens night the mens entry is very poor and has been delayed a week to start on the 24th February.This may assist some players who were unavailable for the first few weeks and may now enter..It appears the (A)grade will have 4 players only and they will change partners each week for individual points with play looking to be high and competive There are quite a lot of other (A) grade players who cannot commit themselves every week and have entered as reserves. The (B and C) will be combined and plans are in motion now to reorganise teams so that all will be fairly even and enjoyable. Team details will be placed on the web this week.
Mixed - Anyone who is interested in playing a Friday night competition of two players per team should contact Tony Callaghan.
Juniors -Only a dozen names(two High School students only) have been received for the Wednesday afternoon singles competition when last year at this time there were nearly sixty competing. Obviously players and parents will have to be contacted to find reasons for the low entry so in the meantime the competition has been put on hold for two weeks. Names will appear on the web this week.This competition prizes will be the Australian Open towels.
Saturday Morning Juniors - There will be no junior activities this weekend as Andrew is away and no Friday special coaching. Last weeks junior awards were the Foodworks award to Kelcey Anderson and the O'Briens Fertilisers award to Sophie Cox.
General - Mildura is currently hosting an international mens and womens singles grass tournament with a number of Hay Open champions competing but beaten in the Qualifying rounds-these being Justin Robinson(Geelong) and Chris Letcher (Melb). however Daniel Dossetor at the time of going to press was up to the third round of qualies. In the clubs sweep Belinda Headon and Phil Callaghan had Federer and Murray. The next committee meeting is on Thur. 25 Feb
Feb 7
Tennis Competitions
The night tennis competition entries closing date has been extended to Friday 12th Feb.for Monday Womens and Wednesday Mens to commence from 15th Feb. Entries to date have been low so the deadline extension will hopefully gain more players. The last competitions were competitive yet very enjoyable with four womens grades and three mens grades held and it is hoped the numbers and spirit will continue in the new year.
The Wednesday afternoon junior singles competition will commence on Wed. 17th Feb.with matches being scheduled at 4, 4.30, and 5pm and depending on the weather and grade, matches will go from 35 mins to 50 mins. It is hoped to run 4 or 5 grades again.
Night entries as well as junior singles entries can be made online or contacting Tony Callaghan ph 69931362
Saturday Morning Junior activities have commenced with session times from 9am to 10am catering from school class Yr 1 upwards. On most weekends modifiel equipment is used at the activities. New players are most welcome with registrations and enquiries to Andrew Cronin at the Nicolas Royal Motel.
Jan 31
New Night Tennis Competitions
At this stage the Monday night womens is due to commence Mon.15th Feb. and the Wednesday night mens 17th Feb.with entries being accepted up to Mon.8th. Teams consist of at least two players per week with players to form their own team or enter individually to be placed into a team. Entries can be made online by going to the clubs website www.haytennis.92computing.com or phoning Tony Callaghan(who is away at present ) but can be contacted on 0419 571292.
The junior Wed. afternoon singles competition will start in a few weeks time and details of the proposed Friday night mixed will be advised soon.
Jan 26
Deb Cronin and Jye Thompson Tennis Club Nominations for Sportspersons of Year
Deb Cronin and Jye Thompson will represent the Hay Tennis Club for their 2009 sporting achievements at the Hay Bowling and Golf Clubs annual Sportsperson of the Year contest.Both achieved remarkable success in obtaining best ever records at the Hay Tennis Clubs Annual Club Championships.Deb Cronin the Clubs Senior nomination achieved a "treble" in 2009, meaning she won the three titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles however it was her second consecutive treble having done it also in 2008.No woman has ever won two trebles in a row in fact only a handful of players have won a treble since the club championships began in 1947.David Davies is the only other player to win consecutive trebles in 1969 &1970. Debs doubles partners have been Liz Hicks and Andrew Cronin (note- Andrew also scored a treble in 2009). Deb has also won a number of local night team competitions. Jye Thompson is the junior nomination. In 2009 he won the Under 13 years singles for the fourth consecutive year.This is a rare feat because in this age group it is difficult in winning two years in a row.Two players however have won three in a row these being Geoff Milliken 1974-76 and Stuart Callaghan 1987-89
Coaching School
The four day coaching clinic run by Andrew Cronin was very enjoyable with only one of the days being extremely warm sapping the players energy late in the session.Only one session was held daily combining all age groups into the one morning group with Jeramy Quarst of Albury not required. Instead Peter Marks assisted still displaying his good coaching skills.The coaching equipment including mini-nets were very appreciative particularly to the younger players.The fruit,ice-blocks and pikelets were well consumed.Prizes for Saturdays mini-tourney went to Zac and Sara Molloy, Alice Laracy and Charlie Cronin while weekly prizes went to George Ware, Sophie Cox and Jamilah Pynor.
Jan 19 Tennis Coaching School this week
The Tennis Club in conjunction with Andrew Cronin will hold a three day tennis clinic plus one day mini tournament this week commencing Wed.20th. January and finishing Sat. 23rd. The coaching school will be similar to the very popular one held last school holidays and will again have Jeramy Quarst of Albury assisting.Depending on numbers enrolled will depend on whether a third coach will be required.At this stage it is hoping that three age groups will be held daily. Parents /players are invited to contact Andrew now to enroll/determine group and obtain further information. Cost is $15 per session which will go for about two hours.
The draw for the Australian Open has been made and so too has the Tennis Clubs sweep been finalised. Sweep details will appear on the Clubs website as well as the clubhouse window noticeboard this week.
Entries are now being taken for the next night competitions-Monday womens, Wednesday mens. Players can enter as a team of at least two players or individually to be placed into a team.
January 12- Tennis Coaching school in January
Andrew Cronin again with Jeramy Quarst of Albury will conduct another 3 day junior coaching clinic from Wed. 20th Jan.to Fri. 23rd and follow up with a mini-tournament on Sat. morning the 24thJan.Andrew and Jeramys 3 day coaching clinic held last school holidays proved very popular. Depending on the numbers registered for this one will determine whether an additional coach will be required. Registations are now being taken.Prior to the coaching school Andrew will attend an Australian Coaching Seminar in Melbourne for a few days before the Australian Open tournament.
There are only 4 tickets remaining in the Australian Open sweep being held by the Hay Club. Of those who have already purchased a sweep ticket, two free ground pass tckets to the event in Melbourne are available by contacting Tony Callaghan.