Jerrabomberra Tennis Club
Adult/Child Tournament
Adult Spring Pennant Report
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As many of our members are aware the Committee is working with
Council to finalise plans for the development of a new sports
facility for the club next financial year (July 2014).
As many of you are aware the current clubhouse facilities are
inadequate for the size of the club.
Welcome to our new annual sponsor:
Suite 109A Riverside Plaza, 131 Monaro Street, Queanbeyan.
Phone: 02 6297 0005 Continued on Page 6
The budget for this project is tight and without the generous
assistance of members or their friends with building construction
skills this project will be unable to be completed and may need to
be staged to remain within budget.
Could I encourage any person with these skills who is willing to
lend a hand to contact me on 0474 727 575, your assistance would be
greatly appreciated.
I expect the plans to be available for viewing by members shortly
on the clubhouse wall.
John Talbot President
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Enrol now for JTC Cardio Tennis for Term 2, 2014 (May-June)
Program information can be found at
http://cardiotennis.com.au/ Players can send expression of interest
to
[email protected]
or call David Horsfall 0405 495 648
President’s Report
The first quarter of this year has been very busy. As a club we
have been in tournaments, run our own tournaments (Noel Murray and
parent/child), had a clean-up morning at the club and working with
Council about what is achieveable to replace the existing clubhouse
premises.
As the development of our facilities takes place I will keep you
informed, the challenge at the moment is to secure what money and
resources we can and see what we can do - obviously this might be a
staged event over a number of years. I would like to thank those
who participated in our clean up morning - keeping the club
facilities including the courts is important for the enjoyment of
all players.
I would like to thank our coach Dave Horsfall and Adam Bradley and
all those who challenged the rain, both organisers and players, to
complete the Noel Murray Tournament. I would like to recognise our
club captain Pauline for facilitating the parent/child
tournament.
To those who assisted me at a fundraising BBQ at Harvey Norman
recently, thank you. Raising money is important to help sponsor
events at the club and assist resourcing items we may need within a
new sports facility. I was also glad to see we were represented in
a number of tournaments around the country. I believe it is
important to put the Jerra name out there. We are known for
competing fairly and enjoying a good time after the match.
All the best to all players for the rest of this year. John
Talbot
President
Letter to the Editor – Inaugural Narooma Seniors Tennis
Tournament.
Again I must salute the Editor on this fine publication. As a keen
follower of the game of tennis I decided to take in the inaugural
Narooma senior’s tournament held on 12-13 April 2014. The draw
comprised the usual suspects at these events; Pruckner, Cameron,
Lindbeck, Elliott, who are all sufficiently matured to partake in
these events for those of advancing years. I was surprised to read
the name David Horsfall amongst the entries and even more surprised
that it was the very same David Horsfall who coaches at our
esteemed club. While fully supporting Dave’s realisation that he
has in fact reached senior citizen status in the tennis world, I
think it unfair that someone born post wooden racket era could
inflict his modern brand of topspin, kick serves and western
forehand grip on unsuspecting pensioners in their Dunlop volleys.
These pensioners are already reeling from the news that the
government is forcing them to work to age 70, without having to
also suffer humiliating defeats at the hands of someone who once
defeated Leyton Hewitt (albeit when he was 12). Dave’s name is a
notable absence from Jerrabomberra Div 1 2014 teams where he has
performed credibly in the past. Here he may find the competition a
bit stiffer but more challenging than the locals seniors tour.
Surely the $20 first prize cannot be that enticing? Tennis Seniors
Australia needs to take a leaf out of the Abbott Government’s book
and increase the age eligibility for these events.
Name and Address withheld Dear Name and Address withheld Agreed!
The Editor
Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr 2014 Issue
Our second Adult/Child tournament was held on Friday 21 March.
Fifteen pairs entered the tournament making up three divisions.
Everyone must have played hard as they were very hungry so a big
thanks to Kerrie Harris for getting more sausages and Jess for
making sure the steaks were defrosting and everything was running
smoothly. Thanks to our VP Gary for cooking great steak and sausage
sandwiches and to Coach Dave for getting the barbie started before
playing with Ranga. A good time was had by all as the rain stayed
away!
Three groups played, using all six courts with Pauline and Jack
Downes holding onto first place in group one and the runners up
were Nathan and Tammy Hope, on a countback from Cathryn Husdell and
Audrey Ellwood.
Group two result was a bit more controversial. The winners were
Angus and Gary Knox with the most number of games, but the runner
ups, Barnaby and Genevieve Twyford, were undefeated with
unfortunately not quite enough games to get them gold (something I
might have to think about for the next tournament).
Group three was won by Sonya and Ryan Amey and Tony and Emily
McCosker taking second place, thought they definately get FIRST
place for chest bumping.
There was some time for social tennis at the end and an exhibition
match with Coach Dave and Big Mickey defeating Jon (I can play
tennis with a baby in one hand) Ellwood and Tony (does anyone need
new carpet)
McCosker in a close match, 6-4.
Adult/Child Tournament – 21 March 2014
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Congratulation’s Matt Bradley
1st Place, Div 1
Noel Murray Junior Championship & Hot Shots Tournament
Results
The Noel Murray Junior Championship began this year on 14/2/2014
and FINALLY finished on Wednesday the 12/3/2014 with the really
really big winner being the rain!!
Albeit frustrating trying to get through all the matches in between
showers and unfortunately having to cancel the Hot Shots part of
the tournament, a great time was had by all with some really good
tennis and some really good results. Congratulations to all the
junior players for participating and showing great
sportsmanship.
Well done Matt Bradley, winner of the Division One Boys Singles and
Laura Ganley, winner of the Division One Girls Singles. Both Matt
and Laura will also have their names engraved on the Noel Murray
Memorial Plaque.
Overall results were: Division 1 Boys Singles: Division 1 Girls
Singles: Division 2 Combined Singles Winner - Matt Bradley Winner -
Laura Ganley Winner - Matt Harris Runner up - Nic Forner Runner up
- Avneet Bakshi Runner up - Kristina Veskovic
Jerrabomberra Community Bank® Branch is
delighted to announce the appointment of Rebecca Whitehouse as its
new Branch
Manager.
Rebecca has worked in banking and finance for more than seven
years—specialising in retail
and consumer lending—and also has experience running her own
business.
She is excited about building business at
Jerrabomberra, and in turn, returning up to 80% of profits back
into the local community
via grants and sponsorships.
Rebecca is available at the branch Mon – Fri
from 9am – 5pm, and Saturday 9am – 12pm. She is also available
outside these hours and
is able to come to you, however by appointment only.
So, please get in contact with Rebecca to
discuss any of your banking or business needs. She can be contacted
via the branch on
6299 8357 directly on 0435 532 640 or via email on
[email protected]
Pennant balls must be returned to Club House! Those teams that
still have balls from the last pennant, can you please make sure
you return them after each game to the club house (or asap) as they
are used for social tennis.
If you prefer to keep them, then please contact me and you can
arrange to pay for them.
The social club has provided balls to the teams for free on the
condition that they are returned for social tennis. Considering the
Mon night has just finished there should be lots of balls for
social tennis in good condition, however it is disappointing to see
that this is not the case. If this system doesn’t work we may have
to go back to the old system where team captains purchased balls
and organised with their team mates to pay for them.
Pauline Downes Club Captain
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Div 1 Red of Jon Ellwood, Tony McCosker, Matt Bradley and Grant
Woodbridge lost the final to Melba 2-4. Div 1 Blue of Adam Bradley,
Michael Elliott, Dean Solway, Mark Solway and Dat Ngyen have
rescheduled their final against ANU due to ANU not being able to
field a side for the final.
Div 3 Red of Craig McShane, Barnaby Twyford, Cameron Dunne and Gary
Cameron won the final 6-0 against Melba.
Div 3 Blue of Scott Smith, Andrew Warnes, John Talbot and Andrew
Garrety won the final 6-0 also against Melba.
Adult Spring Pennant Results – Full report next newsletter.
We all had a great time at the last one, lots of tennis.
Put your name down for a local fun tournament (get together) aimed
at providing fun for ladies at all levels of tennis
abilities.
American doubles is about changing partners, so you have fun
playing doubles with various people and could be split into two
divisions if required to ensure everyone has fun playing at a level
they are comfortable with. There is a lucky door prize rather than
a prize for winning to reinforce the participation side. Would be
perfect for anyone who hasn’t played tennis for a while, wants to
play but can’t find a group for a casual hit, or nervous about
playing adult competition and may want to ask questions of people
who currently play competitions for the club at various levels. So
come and have a laugh and enjoy the company of other women in the
Club.
If you have any queries do not hesitate to contact Pauline below
after 6.30pm.
RSVP to Pauline by Wed 21 May 2014 Email:
[email protected] or Phone: 6299 4074
Bring a plate for the social side afterwards. If we play 3-4 (8
games) should only take a couple of hours and then time for a
social chat afterwards.
Look forward to hearing from you all out there. Pauline
Downes
Club Captain
Pauline Downes
Club Captain
24th May 2014 – 12pm – Bring a friend!
Dave Pruckner, Pauline Downes and Grant Woodbridge made the trip to
Ulladulla for the seniors tournament from 7-9 February. Played in
fine but very windy conditions and the Jerra players had mixed
results. Highlights were Pauline Downes taking out the 35-50 ladies
doubles with Kim MCaughley (Melba). This round was played in the
picturesque village of Milton.
Dave and Grant also combined to be runners up in the 35-50 men’s
doubles which included defeating 5-3 the eventual winners Scott
Colebourne (Tuross) and Cameron Steele (Kaleen)
Both Pauline and Kim and Dave and Grant partnered up again in the
combined age 95+ section but could only manage 3rd
place in the 5 team round robin. Grant and Dave only needed to win
3 games against eventual winners Simon and David Graham
(Wollongong) but were defeated 2-6 to be knocked out of second
place.
Grant also competed in 3 rounds of the 35-50 men’s singles without
success.
It was a good weekend with a great dinner overlooking the Ocean
from the Mollymook Golf Club a highlight. Thanks to the cheer squad
of Helen and Olivia Nealer, Natalie Woodbridge and Daphne Kennedy
(Pauline’s mum) for also making the trip.
Mixed Results in Ulladulla 7-9 February 2014
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residential and commercial clients in the Queanbeyan and
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They are a local agency with expert knowledge of Queanbeyan,
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Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr 2014 Issue
The 9th Pan Pacific Masters Games will be held from 1 to 9 November
2014 on the beautiful Gold Coast. The Games are set to provide
participants with a dynamic sporting and entertainment experience
set against the stunning backdrop of Queensland’s Gold Coast. An
anticipated 12,000 participants from all over the world will
compete in the multi-sport event which has stamped itself on the
calendar at the beginning of November every two years.
The slogan of the Pan Pacific Masters Games is “Play it, Live it,
Love it” which encapsulates its competitive, participatory and
social environment. Over 30 sports for the over 30’s will be on
this year’s program with no qualifying standards or times required
to enter.
JTC is always actively involved in the games and the tennis is held
at the Gold Coast Seniors Tennis Club at Mermaid Waters, it is a
fabulous tennis facility with great courts and grounds, good food
and most importantly a well stock bar!
For more information on the games check out
www.mastersgames.com.au
Pan Pacific Masters Games
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Our own AFP Federal Agent Dave Pruckner and ACT Parks Remote Area
Fire Fighter Grant Woodbridge represented their workplaces at the
Police and Emergency Services games in Melbourne 21-24 April. The
tennis component was played at Melbourne Park, the home of the
Australian Open. A full report will be in the next issue of
Topspin.
Police and Emergency Services Games
Perhaps this tournament should be re-named the Non Narooma Seniors
Tennis Tournament because at 7.15am on the morning of the first
match, the rain finally stopped... and the blue sky appeared...and
then a message was received to say the tournament had been
cancelled. Suddenly a group of JTC players found themselves with a
couple of tennis free days on their hands in a beautiful coastal
location. Needless to say some of that free time was spent at the
local sporting clubs. A special mention goes out to the Horsfall
family who won not just one but THREE meat trays. As a result of
this big win special thanks goes out to Federal Agent Pruckner for
escorting the Horsfall family out of Club Narooma under extremely
tense conditions....it was apparently obvious that the locals are
not used to being done out of their breakie trays and Sunday night
roasts. We thought that all the excitement had died down until the
following evening when at the local golf club the Horsfall family
proceeded to win not one but FOUR Easter Egg Hampers, it was almost
embarrassing. So, note to self, not only is the Club Coach a shark
on the tennis court, he is also a shark in the raffles. It might
prove beneficial the next time you are buying raffle tickets to
quickly line up behind him and you too might share in some of the
magic. STOP PRESS...one other newsworthy item was the ice cream
queen (The Editor) watching in awe as Vice President Gazzla Cameron
consumed a double scoop strawberry ice cream cone the size of his
head. At the dinner table that night, a new level of respect was
experienced.
Narooma Seniors Tennis Tournament 12-13 April 2014
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Adult (Winter) Winter Monday Night Unisex (Singles and Doubles, 3
player team, 1 singles and two doubles matches per player – 8
weeks) Monday 16th June 2013 – Monday 4th August 2014 (Closes 30th
May)
Winter Thursday Night Mixed (Doubles only, 1 men’s doubles and 1
ladies doubles, 2 mixed doubles – 11 weeks) Thursday 22nd May 2014
– Thursday 31st July 2014 (Closes 9th May)
Winter Men’s Doubles (Doubles only – 10 weeks) Sunday 15th June
2014 – Sunday 17th August 2014 (Closes 30th May)
Winter Day Mixed (Doubles only, 4 player team, 1 Men’s and 1 Ladies
doubles plus 2 mixed matches per player– 10 weeks) Saturday 14th
June 2014 – Saturday 16th August 2014 (Closes 30th May)
Junior Winter Pennant No Winter Pennant. Spring Junior Pennant –
Unisex U/18 (Singles and Doubles 3 player teams, 3 singles and 3
doubles – 10 weeks) Sunday 31st August 2014 – Sunday 30th November
2014 (Closes 22nd August) No Play (7th September, Canberra Jnr
Open), (28th September, 5th October & 12th October, School
Holidays)
If you wish to play in Pennant, put your name down on the entry
form lists which are on the notice board outside the clubhouse
approx. 1-2 weeks prior to Entry
Close date above. Any level can play, depending on numbers. If you
require any further information, please contact
Pauline Downes, Club Captain,
2014 Winter Pennant Dates
Sunday 22 June 2014.
email
[email protected] if you would like to help out.
3 hour shifts are available 8.30am – 11.30am, 11.30am – 2.30pm,
2.30pm – 5.30pm.
All profits will go towards the purchase of match balls and junior
and adult pennant as well as the clubhouse building fund.
Social Tennis – all levels! Wednesday from 7.30pm
Sunday from 8.30am
JTC Ladies Saturday American Doubles Get Together!
24th May 2014 at 12 pm – Bring a friend!
Need some new playing gear....skirts, shirts, shorts, tracksuit or
a hat? Order direct through Jako Sports.
Contact Olathe Butler on 0410 824736 to place your order or email
[email protected]
A catalogue is also available in the clubhouse or you can view
online at www.jakosport.com.au
Welcome to New Members
Belinda Ross Public Officer
Belinda Ross Public Officer
If you know someone who would like to join email me on
[email protected] if you require a
membership form.
How to Join: Complete the membership form and either make payment
by:
1. Direct Deposit BSB: 082-923 Account: 45-1675-314 Account Name:
Jerrabomberra Tennis Club, be sure to include your membership
number and surname on your bank transaction. In order for your
membership to be processed we must receive your completed
membership form along with a copy of your transfer
remittance/receipt. Email to
memb
[email protected] or fax to 02 6297 3379;
or
2. Send a Cheque with your membership form (and old key if you have
been issued one) to PO Box 141, Jerrabomberra, NSW, 2619.
Do not hesitate to contact Belinda Ross at
[email protected] if you
have any queries with your renewal.
Please forward this newsletter onto anyone who you think might be
interested in joining.
Straker Family
Driscoll Family
Bri Palmer
Laura Ganley
Junior Rep
Canteen Prices for 2014
The social club has increased the price of soft drink cans to $2.00
for 2014. All products are in the fridge. Please remember that the
fridge works on an honesty system. All profits are returned to
members benefits.
2014 PRICES Sports Drinks $2.50 Bottle Water $1.00 Cans of Soft
Drink $2.00 Mars Bars $2.50
Important Dates!
22 May ACT Thursday Night Mixed Double Pennant commences. 24 May
JTC Ladies American Doubles Get Together 26 May JTC Final Winter
(Mon, Sat & Sun) Pennant sign up due date. t.b.a. JTC Inaugural
Open Club Championship 11 Jun ACT Junior Open (was 8/11/2013 now
11/6/2014) 14 Jun ACT Winter day Unisex (Sat afternoons) Pennant
commences. 15 Jun ACT Winter Men’s Doubles Pennant (Sunday
mornings) commences. 16 Jun ACT Winter Monday Night Unisex Pennant
commences. 1-9 Nov Pan Pacific Masters Games, Gold Coast
John Talbot
[email protected]
2014 Noel Murray Junior Championship Photos
Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr 2014 Issue
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About Our Company…
Location: Madew Regional Park Sporting Grounds Coral Drive,
Jerrabomberra NSW
Postage: PO Box 141 Jerrabomberra NSW 2619
Court Bookings: 0420 275 026
Enquiries:
[email protected]
Club Coach: Dave Horsfall 0405 495 648
[email protected]
Want to advertise in the JTC Top Spin,
know more about the club, or sponsor an event? Contact: Tony
McCosker
[email protected]
Committee Members President: John Talbot Vice President: Gary
Cameron Treasurer: Gordon Elliott Club Captain: Pauline Downes
Secretary: Lou Forner Sponsorship: Tony McCosker Public Officer:
Belinda Ross Newsletter Editor: Helen Nealer Social Club: Grant
Woodbridge Facilities: Mark Lindbeck Junior Representatives: Laura
Ganley, Nicholas Forner
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