Tennis

Fun, Friendship and Fair Play

AWA Tennis Update for Jan/Feb 2021 AWA Magazine

AWA Tennis is busy, busy, busy! Since we returned to the courts in July, we’re so happy that the faces we often see on the courts have been joined not only by new members, but also by members new to tennis. How do we know? The Beginner Discover Tennis Clinics held on Mondays at Savitar Tennis Centre have been the tennis activity in hottest demand. As a result, we have been able to offer for the first time a Doubles Match Play (DMP) session for Beginners, in addition to the popular DMP for Intermediate and Advanced players. Been wanting to get your tennis on? Come on out and join us!

AWA Tennis Chair Paige Okun

Tennis Committee news

The Tennis Committee welcomes Paige Okun as the new AWA Tennis chair, as we thank Georgina Webster for her many years as chair and member of the Committee. Paige has lived in Singapore for 17 years and has played tennis on-and-off for about 14 of them. She has been a part of the AWA Membership and Marketing Committee for several years. She co-chairs the No Exit Strategy group for long-term AWA members, and has been involved in

Rachel, Helen, Marangeli & Mayumi planning many AWA special events over the years. Most of all, she loves the fun and friendship of AWA Tennis and is excited to work with the ladies on the Tennis Committee. In addition to Paige serving as the new Chair, we’ve had many changes to the Tennis Committee recently. Here is a list of who’s who and how to contact them: Assessments - assessments@awasingapore.org - Ally Sweeney and Gigi Scott Doubles Match Play - tennismatchplay@ awasingapore.org - Jeanne Craig Tennis Clinics - tennisclinic@awasingapore.org - Suzanne Murphy Team Tennis - teamtennis@awasingapore.org - Kristine Arora, Natalie Vulakh, Kanika Karu and Jamie McGrath Tournaments - tennistournaments@awasingapore. org - Alfa Singkoh and Jane Kim Girls’ Night Out - tennisgirlsnightout@awasingapore. org - Beck Dahl and Jo Brecque And the back office : Communications - Becca Meurer / Finance - Angela Pera

Tennis

Fun, Friendship and Fair Play

Doubles Match Play: Neha Yadav, Ashley Hamlin, Gemma McMahon, Christina Ng

A big thank you to Chrissy Morse and Karen Bordas, who recently left the Tennis Committee (and Singapore)!

Doubles Match Play (DMP)

The period from August to January included not one but two(!) DMP seasons and, for the first time, a Holiday DMP season including a Beginners round. DMP is a great way to meet new tennis partners in a friendly competitive setting. Players play with different partners each week of the six-week season, according to a rota set by the DMP coordinator. The start of the next DMP season is coming up in February!

Team Tennis

December 2020 and January 2021 saw the return of Team Tennis. Intermediate and Advanced players were randomly assigned into teams for the two divisions and faced off weekly in one of the most competitive of the AWA Tennis offerings. It was extra challenging this year with the court bookings, but we did it!

Discover Tennis Clinics

One of the most popular tennis offerings in the past few months has been the Beginner and Intermediate Discover Tennis Clinics offered with our partner Savitar Tennis Centre on their courts at the Fairmont Hotel. The Beginner level has been especially popular, and we are excited to welcome all of the new tennis players into the AWA Tennis fold. The next round of clinics starts the week of January 25th. Make sure to sign up early to get one of the coveted spots!