Editor: Val Crook. Phone: 4454 4160 Email: valcrook@bigpond.com Website: www.mudta.com.au Club Email: mudta@westnet.com.au Club President: Keith Bonser 0417 437 006 Club Secretary Lynne Hill 4455 3369 Deadline for next Tattler 27 August 2018

Milton-Ulladulla District Tennis Association Inc.

P O Box 193 Ulladulla NSW 2539

Clubhouse Phone: 4455 4593

Volume 7, Issue 140 July 2018

To cure your tyre’s baldness

contact

Luke & The Crew

74 Princes Highway

Ulladulla. NSW 2539

Tel: (02) 4455 4435

BIRTHDAY ROLL CALL Best wishes to all July

Birthday Celebrators and special

wishes to all Big “0” days.

Aug 1 Riley White

3 Jacki Bryant

Catherine Thompson

9 Harry Kyriakov

14 Karen Burns

Margaret Gibson

17 David Newton

18 Kerry Todman

19 Robin Coogan

Brenda McDuff

20 Beryl Wright

22 Barb Longworth (70)

23 Ashton Gumley

25 Pat Callahan

Marie Hill

27 Frances Gumley

29 Thomas Hatcher-Nee

William Hatcher-Nee

31 Garry Stanborough

123 Princes Highway

Burrill Lake NSW 2539

Tel: 02 4455 1621

Fax: 02 4454 4197

Email: reception@bungalow-park.com.au

“Level 3 Good Sports Accredited Club”

SAVE THE DATES

JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

29 September (school holidays)

OPEN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

10-11 November

Plenty of notice so that we can have a big

representation of members competing in

these events.

On June 30th MUDTA trialled a registration

day to encourage new members to join and

existing members to renew their membership in a timely manner.

Potential members were offered free tennis and a sausage sizzle lunch while committee

members were available to collect their registrations and issue receipts.

Over 70 players enjoyed the sausage sizzle and many joined the regular 1pm Open Social

group for an afternoon hit.

Thank you to Doug Parker who cooked sausages for the juniors right up until 1pm when

Jim Wakefield took over. Great job. Pauline McIlveen our Treasurer worked hard all day

with the help of Mary Lou.

A reminder to those who still haven’t renewed - the new fees are: Adults $55,

Concession $45 (need to supply Centrelink Number - Not Seniors Card), Jun-

iors $35, Family (2 adults 2 children) $160 or Family (1 adult 3 children) $135.

Competition players MUST be financial members of the club.

REGISTRATION DAY A SUCCESS

Some of the players who enjoyed the Registration Day social

DATE: WEDNESDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2018

VENUE: ULLADULLA CLUBHOUSE

TIME: 7.00PM.

New Committee members will be elected - please see any of the

existing committee members to discuss how you

could be part of this dynamic team.

All members are invited to attend to hear the

Annual Reports.

Please take the time to attend this meeting to

show your support for the wonderful volunteers who run, develop and maintain this great Club for your benefit.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The numbers are still very small for our ladies night comp and

Sue has almost put together 4 teams, though ideally we would

love at least 5 or 6. Please call Sue on 44553189 if you are think-

ing of playing in this fun comp ASAP.

Teams for the upcoming comp. are:

Team 1: Jo Simon, Naomi Rafidi, tba

Team 2: Jenny Donohue, Kristy McPherson, Elanna Herbert

Team 3: Mel Blondinau, Mary Lou Barclay, Sonya Limbrick

Team 4: Stacey Hanaford, Sue Pascoe, Julie Hoskin.

Sue Pascoe on 4455 3189 or Mobile 0448 738 245

THURSDAY NIGHT LADIES TEAMS FOR

COMPETITION COMMENCING 26 JULY 2018

Div. 1: Kerri Cassidy, Val Crook, Kate Rejc, Pauline McIlveen defeated

Maureen Mennie (for Chris Stiller), Rhonda Nisbet, Barbara Hollett (for

Pat Callahan), Hilary Neal 5 sets to 2.

Having lost the first 2 sets it wasn’t looking good for Team Cassidy, but

they knuckled down and won the next 5 sets. Some excellent tennis

was played by all players which was a pleasure to watch.

Div. 2: Lara Bennett, Kyla Hargreaves, Bev King and Melissa Charles

defeated Karin Davis, Sue Pascoe, Pauline Proctor, Jennie Beasley, both

teams winning 4 sets with Team Bennett on 44 games to 33 games. A

real nail biting final with great rallies and good tennis. Unfortunately

Jennie Beasley suffered a back injury in the second last set and had to

forfeit that set. Bad luck Jen, hope you are back on deck soon.

All players were presented with their Harris Scarfe vouchers, which

were gladly accepted, and we thank Harris Scarfe for their ongoing sup-

port of our competition. Carissa Ardler from Harris Scarfe was in at-

tendance at the beginning of the day to wish everyone success and we

appreciate her interest.

Kerri Cassidy for Div. 1 and Karin Davis for Div. 2 were recognised for

their sportsmanship and considerate play throughout the competition.

Well done ladies.

Thanks were also extended to Mary Lou Barclay for her dedication to

the running of the competition and to the Divisional Selectors for their

interest in selecting the teams.

A late lunch was enjoyed by all as the players did not finish their match-

es until 2.45pm such was the quality of play and the hard fought rallies.

For all information regarding the ladies Monday competition contact

Mary Lou Barclay on 0426 828 341. New players are always welcome.

MONDAY LADIES COMPETITION SPONSORED BY

RESULTS OF COMP FINALS PLAYED 2 JULY 2018

Div. 1 Winners (l-r) Kate Rejc, Kerri Cassidy, Val Crook, Pauline McIlveen

Div. 2 Winners (l-r) Bev King, Kyla Hargreaves, Lara Bennett, Melissa Charles

The finals match was between Team Murphy, Alister Nairn, Dar-

ren Wray, Ryan Murphy, and Harry Kyriakov against Team Metz-

ler, Jack Metzler, Mark Rejc, Paul Metzler and Doug Parker.

Round 1 results: Ryan and Alister def Paul and Jack 5-4, Darren

and Harry def Mark and Doug 7-1.

Round 2 results: Ryan and Darren def Paul and Mark 8-4, Jack and

Doug def Alister and Harry 6-2.

Round 3 results: Paul and Doug def Ryan and Harry 6-4, Alister

and Darren def Jack and Mark 6-4.

Final results being Murphy winning 32 games defeated Metzler 25

games.

Monday Night Men’s Comp will resume on 30 July but if you

would like to be a reserve for this comp please contact club

coach Kev on 0417359721. Play starts at 7pm and is usually fin-

ished by 9pm.

MONDAY NIGHT MEN’S COMP.

FINALS RESULTS PLAYED 2 JULY 2018

Div. 1:

Team 1: Deb Loves, Kate Rejc, Hilary Neal.

Team 2: Kerri Cassidy, Barb Hollett, Mel Doyle

Team 3: Chris Stiller, Val Crook, Karin Davis

Team 4: Yvonne Perrin, Barb Longworth, Pauline McIlveen

Team 5: Maureen Mennie, Rhonda Nisbet, Pam Germyn

Reserves: Lee Dickson (1), Di Farmilo (1), Katrina Wooden (2)

Robyn Cole (2), Rhonda Shuttle (3), Helen Dwyer (3).

Div. 2:

Team 1: Lara Bennett, Mary Lou Barclay, Kim Ward

Team 2: Robyn Potts, Pauline Proctor, Marie Hill

Team 3: Beryl Wright, Bev King, Margaret Ogilvy

Team 4: Jenny Donohue, Cindy McKenzie, Jill Gumley

Team 5: Laraine Dunn, Jenny Rutherford, Melissa Charles

Team 6: Joan Clough, Sue Pascoe, Norma Neil.

Team 7: Jo Fox, Kyla Hargreaves, Deb McDonald

Reserves: Karen Baillie (1), Karen Jones (1), Rowena Martin (1),

Mandy Greenhalgh (2), Tammy Jensen (2), Sue Mansell (2), Karen

Pool (2), Wendy Morris (2), Marg Rasmussen (2), Aeron Johnson (3),

Cathy McDonald (3), Jenny Richards (3),

TEAMS FOR MONDAY LADIES COMPETITION

COMMENCING 23 JULY 2018

Comp. Winners (l-r) Harry Kyriakov, Ryan Murphy, Darren Wray, Alister Nairn

In order to play Wednesday Night Social players can login on the

night to advise your intention to play and to check if tennis has

been cancelled due to inclement weather or lack of players. Apply

online on Facebook on the “wed night social tennis” page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/817630144980529/ or you can

ring Ross on 0490 001 543.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SOCIAL TENNIS INFORMATION

MUDTA

Tues-Thurs Aug 14-16 PSSA Schools State Finals

Sat-Sun Aug 17-18 JDS Champion of Champions

Wed Sept 5 Annual General Meeting

Sat Sept 22 Junior Comp Finals

Sat Sept 29 Junior Club Championships

SENIORS

Fri-Mon Aug 3-6 Forster Seniors NRT 6

Fri-Sun Aug 17-19 Muswellbrook Park Seniors

Fri-Sun Aug 24-26 Moruya R/R Seniors

Sat Sept 1 Central Coast (Wyong) Teams event

Sat-Sun Sept 8-9 Northern Suburbs R/R NRT 7

Sat-Sun Sept 15-16 Orange Ex-Services R/R

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Contact names, telephone numbers, etc. for these events ring Val Crook on 4454 4160

Monday Ladies Comp. Mary-Lou 0426 828 341 or

4454 2620

Monday Night Men’s Time Tennis Kevin 0417 359 721

Tuesday Morning Mixed Social Lynne 4455 3369

or just turn up at 8.30am

Wednesday Night Mixed Time Tennis Ross 0490 001 543

Thursday Night Ladies Comp Sue 4455 3189

Friday Morning Mixed Social - 8am Pam 4454 1759

Saturday Morning Junior Comp Kevin 0417 359 721

Saturday Morning Beginners Kevin 0417 359 721

Saturday Afternoon Social Lynne 4455 3369

Anyone with enquiries should phone the relevant person.

For general court hire come on up to the pro shop area at

the courts and follow the instructions for court hire.

DO YOU WANT TO PLAY MORE TENNIS?

Val joined the Milton-

Ulladulla District Tennis

Association many years

ago and has always been

a hands-on member who

has brought a variety of

personal skills and tennis

knowledge to our club.

• Val has played in

the Ladies Monday

Comp over 20 years and

was a Selector from

2012 to 2014. She is

always the go-to person

to clarify any disputes or

comp rules.

• Val was Secretary of the Management committee from 1999 -

2001 and 2009 - 2011 and has also held the position of Treas-

urer.

• Val keeps the members informed about the club happenings

producing the first “Tattler” over 12 years ago and she still

publishes and emails the newsletter every month.

• She started the annual Vets Tournament in 1998 and although

she stood down from the role of Tournament Director in

2016 she still assists in any way needed.

• Val was awarded Life Membership in 2009.

• She has represented the club on many occasions at Country

week carnivals.

• She has helped to organise and run the Club Championships.

• Val has always been there to photograph important events and

is the keeper of photographic records and newspaper clippings

and historical archives.

• She was a driving force on the Committee which organised the

50th and 60th anniversary celebrations for MUDTA.

• Val has helped with many of our Charity events including or-

ganising and cooking for the Biggest Morning Tea every year.

• There are no doubt many other ways that Val has contributed

for the benefit of MUDTA over the years and we are grateful

for her ongoing involvement in our club.

OUR CLUB VOLUNTEER FOR THE MONTH OF

JULY 2018

VAL CROOK

Deepest sympathy is

extended to club

members Len and Frances Gumley on the recent

passing of Len’s mother Betty.

Sympathy is also extended to Jan Shalhoub and her family on the

sudden passing of Jan’s father.

Both these parents lived to be in their nineties and may they now

Rest in Peace.

CONDOLENCES

Pat Callahan from ladies day comp. is still battling to overcome an

injury to her leg sustained a few months ago. She is missing her

tennis and friends. We all want you back soon Pat.

Jim Della Ca from the “Old Boys Group” on Thursday mornings had a nasty fall and dislocated his shoulder. Jim is 85 years of age

and has been responsible for these boys for many years. We wish

him a speedy recovery and hope to see him back on the courts

soon.

Coach Kevin, whilst pruning the tibouchina bushes at the front of

court 4, attempted to cut his finger off in the process. Happy to

say he didn’t succeed and the hospital managed to “glue” him

back together and he is well on the way to recovery.

Great to have Marg Rasmussen and Laraine Dunn back at ladies

comp. Marg after knee reconstructions and Laraine having torn a

part of bone from her hamstring strain. You can’t keep good

women down.

INJURY UPDATES

Actual Call Centre Conversations!!!!

Directory Enquiries

Caller: "I'd like the number of the Argoed Fish Bar in Cardiff

please".

Operator: "I'm sorry, there's no listing. Is the spelling correct?"

Caller: "Well, it used to be called the Bargoed Fish Bar but the 'B'

fell off".

Then there was the caller who asked for a knitwear company in

Woven. Operator: "Woven? Are you sure?"

Caller: Yes. That's what it says on the label; Woven in Scotland".

On another occasion, a man making heavy breath-

ing sounds from a phone box told a worried oper-

ator:

"I haven't got a pen, so I'm steaming up the win-

dow to write the number on".

BRILLIANT CONVERSATIONS

MUDTA JUNIOR BRANCH NEWS

Sponsored by Baker’s Delight

Start time 8.15am for an 8.30 start. Cost $5 per week. All players must be

registered members of MUDTA, for insurance reasons and to take advantage of

benefits for Junior members.

Annual fee $35.00

Contact

Kevin

0417 359 721

for all Junior

competition

information

Saturday morning Hot Shots.

Junior group 8.30-9.30am,

Senior group 9.30-10.30am.

New players welcome anytime.

Kevin is always available for bookings for group and

private lessons

KEVIN MURPHY

0417 359 721

Tennis Australia Qualified

ULLADULLA TENNIS ACADEMY &

KEVIN MURPHY’S TENNIS SCHOOL

Division 1.

Team Donald: Sean, Emily, Reece 135 pts

Team Mathews: Tyrone, Gabe, David 65 pts

Team Lewis: Isaiah, Ewan, Tom 98 pts

Team Armstrong: Patrick, Andrew, Rowan 84 pts

Team Rejc: Jack R, Candice, Jack G 98 pts

Division 2:

Team Pepperell: Marcus, Taj, Ashton 152 pts

Team Powell: Byron, Anto, Seth. 55 pts

Team Capogreco: AJ, Harry, Christian. 93 pts

Team Mathews: Keitara, Adrian, Lulu 97 pts

Team Gillespie: Poppy, Lucas, Charlie. 83 pts

Competition resumes on Saturday 28 July 2018 following the school

holidays.

Reserves are always needed if you can’t commit to playing every

week.

Starting at 8:30 matches are usually finished by 11.

Players must be able to score, serve and have a rally as well as be a

club member to be eligible to play.

Membership and comp fees are eligible uses for the free NSW Gov-

ernment Active Kids vouchers.

Contact Kevin on 0417 359 721 to register or for more infor-

mation.

JUNIOR COMPETITION

POINT SCORES AT 30 JUNE 2018

Three Ulladulla players went to Forster for the NSW Country Tennis

Championships recently with outstanding results at this level. Our 3

players were unseeded in all the events they entered and were most-

ly knocked out by seeded players meaning it took the best to stop

them

William Hatcher-Nee was a finalist in the 10 years Boys Singles only

to be beaten by the highest ranked player in the event. He also made

it to the semi-finals of the Doubles.

His brother Thomas played with the 12 year boys but was beaten in

the second round by the 10th seed.

He also made it to the 11 year Boys

Quarterfinals beating two higher

ranked players along the way. Tom’s

first round win in the 12s will give him

an Australian Ranking.

Natasha Phillips-Edgar was unlucky to

come up against some top players at

the start of her events. She was beat-

en in the first round of the AMT by

the 10th seed, knocked out in the 2nd

round of the 18 years Girls Singles by

the top seed and also beaten in the

2nd round of the 16 years Girls Singles

by the 3rd seed. Nevertheless, Na-

tasha’s first round wins in both the 18s

and 16s will take her to a career high

ranking.

Well done to all players.

JUNIORS PERFORMED WELL AT THE

NSW COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

William Hatcher-Nee at the

NSW Country Championships

The sunny weather ensured

lots of fun at the School Holi-

day Tennis Clinics with Kevin

and Ryan during the first

week of the holidays. The

next clinics will be held in

October, but meanwhile

beginners are welcome at the

Hotshots groups every Satur-

day morning. Contact Kev on

0417 359 721 for more information.

SUCCESSFUL TENNIS CLINICS HELD 9-12 JULY 2018

MUDTA hosted over 60 juniors aged 12 – 16 years from the South-

east Region, including 7 local boys for this Australian ranking tour-

nament.

Our Highest Achiever was relative newcomer to tennis Rylan O’Sullivan who won the 14 years Boys Consolation Singles after

being taken out of the Main Draw by the eventual winner. Rylan’s

results were at the expense of fellow locals Rohan Smith, Tyrone

Mathews and Isaiah Lewis.

Isaiah had a good first round Main Draw win and went through to

the Consolation Semi-finals. Tyrone and Rylan combined in the

14&U Doubles and lost a hard fought first round match.

Will and Tom Hatcher-Nee continued their good form of late in

the 12 years Boys with Tom winning 2 of 4 singles matches and

making the Consolation Quarterfinals and combining with Will to

make the Doubles Quarterfinals.

Although Will did not have a singles win one of his matches was an

epic 6-7(5) 6-7(2) loss to Tom.

Brock Pearse had a fortunate run through the 16 years events with

withdrawals in his draws to be credited with the Singles Consola-

tion Runner-up title and becoming a Doubles Finalist from just one

win.

Thank you Pauline Proctor and all the helpers in the canteen as well

as those kitchen whizzes who baked delicious cakes and slices.

Thanks also to match supervisors Keith and Jan plus Kev Murphy.

Many thanks to all of our sponsors and the volunteers who enable

these events to be held and ensure we are able to raise funds for

the continued maintenance of the facilities for all players.

All results and 129 photos from the 3 days of the tournament can

be found on the Milton Ulladulla District Tennis Association Face-

book page.

BRONZE JUNIOR TOUR EVENT 16-18 JULY 2018