GLEN IRIS TENNIS CLUB NEWSLETTER
ABN 71 534 109 089 ACN 004 103 440
Dec. 2010
Volleys
From the valley
Glen Iris hosts Premier League Grand Final -Geelong Ladies Team pictured.
Latest News‌ Summer Teams and Ladders. January JDS & OJT Tournaments. Liston & Kooyong win Premier League Finals New Board Members appointed. VIDA holiday tennis programs announced. Merry Xmas to all Club Members. GLEN IRIS VALLEY TENNIS CLUB
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT Sunday 14 November 2010 saw the Club hosting the Tennis Victoria Premier League Final (formerly state grade) with Geelong, Kooyong and Liston tennis clubs being the competing women’s and men’s finalists. The club looked at its best with great tennis in a garden setting that we know so well. Former club Presidents Ian Occleshaw, Graeme Cumbrae-Stewart and John Semmens were guests of Tennis Victoria and it was great to see them back at the Club. Tennis Victoria organizes the finals day very well commencing with the all the doubles played initially across 8 courts before commencing with the singles across 6 courts. The format provides plenty of viewing opportunities for spectators. It was great to see many members down at the Club enjoying the excellent tennis. Many thanks to Ross Johnson, Andrew Sucevic, Rob Jamieson and Andrew Semmens who assisted on the day with the bar-b-que and the bar. Court 1 has been substantially rebuilt at the baselines during September and has settled down with the extensive rain over the spring. The Board is pleased to advise that Rajesh Chawla has accepted its invitation to join the Board as a Director. We look forward to Rajesh’s contribution to the Board’s discussions and decisions. December is a busy time with many social functions. We’ll be holding a social roundrobin tournament and bar-b-que on Sunday afternoon 19 December 2010 for members who would like to catch up at the Club before Christmas. Further details in the flyer on page 11. The Club is again organizing the Glen Iris Open over the Australia Day weekend. Court availability will be restricted but please come down to the Club to again see some excellent tennis. The Club will be open over the Christmas/new Year period so please take advantage of the good weather and enjoy the club’s facilities. The courts will need to be watered before, during and after play to keep your courts in the best possible condition. This period is an ideal opportunity to invite your guests to the Club for tennis and the Board encourages members to do so. Please remember to pay the visitor’s fees before you commence play. On behalf of the Board I wish all members and their loved ones the compliments of the season with best wishes for health and happiness for 2011. Peter Gillieron Club President GLEN IRIS VALLEY TENNIS CLUB
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COACHING REPORT
Kane Dewhurst
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The Vida Tennis Term 4 coaching program is coming to an end in the coming weeks. There are many options for tennis over the summer break with coaches available for sessions.
If you are interested in joining a program in Term1 2011 please email info@vidatennis.com.au for all the details.
Player Profile Emily Fanning, age 15, has moved into the top 100 in the world on the ITF world junior rankings after consistent performances in Europe and Asia. Emily traveled with Vida coach Dino Dattoli to events in Serbia, Egypt, Thailand and Korea and was a consistent quarter finalist of better in the majority of events. The remainder of this year will see her compete on the WTA tour in $25,000 women’s events in the lead up to the Australia Open Junior circuit. Emily has been training and developing her game with Vida Tennis for the past six years
TOURNAMENTS and is the current Glen Iris Valley Tennis Club Women’s Champion. We wish her good luck in the coming Aussie summer of events.
Tournaments The Glen Iris Tennis Club will hold three Tennis Australia Sanctioned events in late January. The three events are all different levels; an AMT (Australian Money Tournament), an OJT (Optus Junior Tour) and a JDS (Junior Development Series). All these events are part of the Australian Ranking system or Talent Search programs. Events and dates are as follows; Glen Iris Open Championship – AMT – Saturday 22nd to Tuesday 25th January Glen Iris Valley JDS – Monday 24th to Tuesday 25th January Glen Iris Australia Day Junior Championships – OJT – Wednesday 26th to Friday 28th January All these events are hosted by the club and trust members appreciate what these events bring to the club. There will be limited court availability during this period. Please call Kane on 0401052636 if you would like to gauge court availability during these events.
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SUMMER TENNIS AT GLEN IRIS Vida Tennis would like to invite you to join one of our Summer Holiday Tennis Program held at the Glen Iris Valley Tennis Club.
Holiday Program
Round Robin Tournaments
20th - 21st December 2010 The Holiday Program in suitable for all levels & age groups with players grouped according to age and standard. Each court will have a different theme, games, point play, ball machine use and much more. It’s a great way to enjoy the holidays with your friends.
AGE GROUP 4 to 6 year olds 9.00am—11.00am $25 / day
AGE GROUP 7+ years old 9.00am—12.00 $35 / day or
The Round Robin Tournament will be played on each day and is open to any player who plays junior competition or a similar level. Guaranteed Matches Round Robin Format Singles & Doubles x Trophies for winners & runner up x Enjoy relaxed competition with friends x x x
20th - 21st December 2010
Mon 17th January 2011
TIME: 9.00am - 12.00pm COST: $25 / day or $40 for two days
Ball Machine & Games A day at the
Australian Open with Vida Tennis
Vida Tennis will once again be heading to the Australian Open on the second day of the grand slam event. If you and/or your kids would like to join the group, feel free to book your place.
TUESDAY 18th JANUARY 2011 COST: $30 (ticket entry and train ticket) Meet at the Glen Iris Tennis Club at 9am for a hit of tennis and catch the train into Melbourne Park at 10am as a group. GLEN IRIS VALLEY TENNIS CLUB For more information regarding any program at GIVTC please contact Angelo on 0407 477 798 info@vidatennis.com.au
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JUNIOR SUMMER TEAMS LADDERS
Junior Ladders
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JUNIOR REPORT The summer season of WDTA juniors will be taking a break over the Christmas New Year period with many teams starting to cement their place in the top four. Teams will be back into action in early February and continue their run towards the finals. We encourage all junior comp players to participate in events over summer and enjoy what tournament play bring to your tennis game. Enjoy the Christmas / New Year break and see you all in 2011.
Kane Dewhurst
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JUNIOR TEAMS SATURDAY NO. 1 2 3 4 5
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PRESIDENTS CUP NAME 1 Josh Cheah 2 Madeline Skaras
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GLEN IRIS Australia Day JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 26th - 28th January 2011
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A RESERVE 1 RUBBERS NAME 1 Edwin Soon 2 Philip Tan 3 Paul Kardis A RESERVE 2 RUBBERS NAME 1 Claire McKenna 2 Emily Soon 3 Rosemary Interrigi B SPECIAL 1 RUBBERS NAME 1 Amit Chawla 2 Lucas Stambos 3 Ashley Richards
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OJT WHITE SERIES 12 & U AGE GROUP Either by Paper Entry or online at http://tournaments.tennis.com.au Send entry to: PO BOX 147 NORTH BALWYN 3104 FURTHER INFORMATION: info@vidatennis.com.au or 03 9457 7248
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C GRADE 2 TRIPLES NAME Adam Wong Jake Stavrou Tom Moncrieff Lachie Moncrieff
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C GRADE 5 TRIPLES NAME Marcus Finne-Larsen Michael Teng Adrian Genobile Pia Harrington
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D GARDE 6 TRIPLES NAME Brodie Hamilton Diya Menon Emily Standish Jarred Finne-Larsen
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VENUE: GLEN IRIS VALLEY RECREATION CLUB 260 – 270 High St Road Mt Waverley 3149 Phone: 9807 7755 TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
Kane Dewhurst 03 9457 7248 or 0401 052 636 During Tournament: 03 9807 7755
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B GRADE 1 TRIPLES NAME Ryan Sharp Martin Dowman Natasha Van Bemmel Katherine Hill
B SPECIAL 2 RUBBERS NAME 1 Daniel Giannini 2 Prakaash Shreevijayan 3 Howard Ge 4
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ENTRIES CLOSE: 5th January 2011
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D SPECIAL 1 TRIPLES NAME Matthew Croll John Astarlis Nick Kardis Sebastian Sokolowski Harrison Shugg
SUNDAY
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A RESERVE 1 S/D SETS NAME Julian Kitchingman Hayden Warmington Benjamin Tai Michael Krywyn Matthew Qian
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NIGHT TENNIS LADDERS BDNTA
Enjoy a BBQ at the Tennis Club during daylight savings. Here Ross and Andrew help out with the BBQ at the Premier League Grand Final.
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SENIOR SUMMER TEAMS 2010
The Glen Iris Valley Recreation Club
WDTA Summer Competition (N) (N) (N) (N)
Mixed Rubbers: A Reserve Louise Anderson louise_957@hotmail.com Natalie Edwards (Capt) nat.m.edwards@gmail.com David Rowler nat.m.edwards@gmail.com Ben Rowler bjrowler@hotmail.com James Curtain David Littlewood davidl@altis.com.au
9889 2711 0403 446 802 0403 699 985 9807 7554 0405 380 089 0412 488 470
Emergencies: Andrew Semmens Jeremy Broadbent
Grade 6 Section 1 (N) Mauro Cecchin mcecchin_max@hotmail.com (N) Aydin Desem tahsin.d@bigpond.com Oliver Kitchingman Elliott Kitchingman (Capt)elliotkitch93@yahoo.com.au
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MENS Rubbers/Sets: B Special 1 Bill Jordan billlynj@bigpond.com Mark Hassed (Capt) hassedm@gmail.com Rod Paterson rpaterso@bigpond.net.au Peter Gillieron pgillieron@casey.vic.gov.au Leslie Zambuko ltzambuko@hotmail.com
0412 718 650 9888 6585 9889 2793 0416 003 340 0423 704 598
Emergencies: Ross Johnson Robert Jamieson Klaus Berchtenbreiter
0439 039 199 9803 3408 9807 1103 9807 1103
Bayside Summer Competition (N) (N) (N) (N)
MENS Singles/Doubles: Section 3 Murray Burchett muzzmarty@iprimus.com.au 8845 7550 Murray Calder (Capt) murray.calder@rsmi.com.au 0418 773 871 Andrew Spiegl Blake Robertson janinerobertson1@bigpond.com 9807 5639
Senior Ladders WDTA
Bayside
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SUMMER TEAMS REPORT
IN THE NEWS
The 2011
GLEN IRIS VALLEY JDS TOURNAMENT 24th - 25th January 2011
JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT SERIES ROUND ROBIN FORMAT ENTRIES CLOSE: 3rd January 2011 Either by Paper Entry or online at http://tournaments.tennis.com.au Send entry to: PO BOX 147 NORTH BALWYN 3104 FURTHER INFORMATION: info@vidatennis.com.au or 03 9457 7248 VENUE: GLEN IRIS VALLEY RECREATION CLUB 260 – 270 High St Road Mt Waverley 3149 Phone: 9807 7755
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
Kane Dewhurst 03 9457 7248 or 0401 052 636 During Tournament: 03 9807 7755
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CLUB SPONSORS’ PAGE
Having a Party..... Glen Iris Tennis Club is a popular venue for parties and corporate functions. Rates are very reasonable and members receive a discounted rate. For booking enquiries contact Kane on 0401052636.
Sponsorship The club has a number of attractive sponsorship packages available for local businesses. If anyone is interested in getting involved with our sponsorship program please contact Kane on 0401052636.
You can visit them online at www.tenniswarehouse.com.au or drop in to their warehouse at 200 Alexandra Pde, Fitzroy (next to Officeworks, behind Fry’s Self Storage – enter via Gore St). GLEN IRIS VALLEY TENNIS CLUB
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GIVRC Xmas Social Tournament and
Bar-B-Que Date:
Sunday 19th December
Time:
3 pm - Tournament 5.30 pm - BBQ
Cost:
$5 Tournament and BBQ
Format:
Graded Social Doubles play
Eligibility: Tournament open to all GIVRC Members (senior and junior) and invited guests. Entries:
Just turn up on the day. Ideally organise to come with a partner of similar standard.
This is a great opportunity for both new and old members of the club to get together for a social hit of tennis and enjoy some food and drink afterwards.
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CLUB CALENDAR
Start
Finish
Sun. 19th Dec
Event Xmas Social Tournament
Mon. 20th Dec
Tue. 21st Dec
VIDA Holiday Coaching Camp
Sat. 22nd Jan
Tue 25th Jan
Glen Iris Open Championships
Mon. 24th Jan
Tue. 24th Jan
Glen Iris JDS
Wed. 26th Jan
Fri. 28th Jan
Glen Iris OJT
Sun. 30th Jan
Term 1 Coaching starts
Sat. 29th Jan
WDTA Junior Comp resumes
Sun. Feb 6th
Club Open Day No member courts available during the Open Tournament.
The Glen Iris Valley Recreation Club ABN 71 534 190 089
(Founded 1923) 260-270 High Street Road, Mt. Waverley, 3149, PO Box 39, Glen Iris 3146 Tel: 9807-7755, info@gleniristennis.org.au, www.gleniristennis.org.au
“Volleys from the Valley” is edited by Vida Tennis info@vidatennis.com.au, Tel: 9457-7248, and published by the Glen Iris Valley Recreation Club.
OFFICE-BEARERS President Secretary Treasurer Membership
Peter Gillieron, 7 Station Ave, Glen Iris, 3146, Tel: 9889-4658 (h), 9705-5437 (b) Robert Jamieson, PO Box 716, Mt.Waverley, 3149 Tel: 9700-6295 (h), 0419-346742. Andrew Semmens, 4 Oliver St., Glen Iris, 3146. Tel: 9885-1977. Rod Paterson, 10 Howitt St., Glen Iris, 3146. Tel: 9889-2793.
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