Tennis

Fun, Friendship and Fair Play

Have we seen you out on the courts recently? There’s certainly been a lot of tennis going on.

WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO?

Suzanne Murphy, Christi Elflein, Elizabeth Visbeek and Minh Tram ready to compete in their Doubles Challenge match.

A big congratulations to the winners of the Doubles Challenge in January/February. For this AWA tennis event, players signed up in pairs and competed weekly against other pairs in their pool. It was an enjoyable season and great partner practice for upcoming tennis league seasons. Congratulations to Suzanne Bishop & Rebecca Byrne, Danya FoxPemberton & Mirian Vedana, Dana Hilty & Tania Lindsay-Jean for winning their pools. There’s a coveted AWA Tennis Bag Tag being engraved for you right now. Timing doesn’t let us bring you photos and results of the annual AWA Burch Memorial Tennis Tournament from the end of March, but it is sure to have been lots of fun for the 24 participants. A huge ‘thank you’ to everyone who participated—whether as a player or a volunteer. It takes a village to do a lot of things, including putting on a tennis tournament.

SAVE THE DATE

Speaking of tennis tournaments, save the date for the return of the AWA Advanced Member & Guest Tennis Tournament (formerly the AWA Open Tournament). It will be held this year on the courts of our tournament sponsor, Savitar Tennis Centre, on May 24, 26, 27 and 28, from 8:15am - 3pm each day. There are limited slots available for this tournament, so grab a partner and sign up! At least one player in each pair must be an AWA member and both must meet one of the following criteria: AWA tennis ranking* 3.5+ or above, WITS Alpha Division or above, or LTS League 1 or League 2. Visit AWA's website for more information. *Tennis Assessments are back. Our coordinators are busy assessing new AWA players and renewing expired assessments. Reminder: to participate in AWA tennis activities and events, you are required to have an up-to-date assessment (within the past 2 years). Never assessed or it’s been a while? Make sure you sign up for an assessment today!

MORE TENNIS COMING UP!

Rebecca Byrne and Susie Bishop after their Doubles Challenge win.

Thanks to all the tennis players who filled out the tennis survey in February. It clearly showed us that you want more tennis and so, watch this space for more tennis coming up this summer. We have Discover Tennis Clinics, Social Doubles, Team Tennis