It was fantastic to see a large contingent of Yarrawonga players competing in these tournaments. It was especially pleasing to see juniors taking the opportunity to have a hit against some different opposition.
At Numurkah Xavier Chessells continued his outstanding recent form to win the 14/U singles event. Runners up in this event was Thomas Lawrence who is also playing very well.
Billie Buerckner was runners up in the 14/U singles and Annabelle Buerckner runners up in the 12/U singles. This is reward for the amount of tennis they have been playing recently.
In the open events Yarrawonga’s current Club Champion Lucy Bassett was in great form. She won the doubles with Numurkah’s Caitlyn Price and then backed this up with a mixed title with tennis guru Mark Mills.
At Wangaratta Jack Bassett paired with Melbourne’s Sam Dineen to win the open doubles. The combination played five matches to win the title and were comprehensive winners in the final.
Easter Tournament
Preparations are underway for the 126th Easter Tournament.
Whilst the event does not start until Friday, April 18, entries have been flooding in. The capacity is getting very close and members are encouraged to enter immediately if they want to play.
This tournament will have between 1300 and 1350 players involved over the four days. It is an incredible event.
Tuesday Mens Tennis
Round 8 of Mens Tennis was cancelled due to the temperature reaching 40 degrees.
Round 9 will be played on Tuesday and the players will be keen to emulate the action from the Australian Open.
The ladder after round 8 is Nadal 43, McEnroe 41, Federer 39, Laver 39, Federer 39, Connors 35, Sampras 33, Agassi 31, Lendl 30, Djokovic 27, Borg 26, Wilander 25, Edberg 24, Becker 23.
Junior Tennis
Saturday mornings at the courts is simply unbelievable to see. Each week over 200 kids learning a sport they can play for life and creating lifelong friendships.
Tennis Victoria are in awe of Saturday program and the sheer number of players is simply not seen at other clubs.
The program caters from players from 5 to 15. They start their journey in the Hot Shots program where they learn the fundamentals in a fun way.
The next step is coaching which builds on the skills and prepares the players to participate in matches.
Match play is the final piece of the puzzle and with a mixture of events including the Premier League event which is very popular.
Saturday juniors will resume this Saturday and continue through until Saturday, March 22.
Rock up and play
There are two sessions a week where players can come for a hit. Tuesday mornings is when the ladies have a hit and Wednesday is for the men.
Both groups commence at 9am.These mornings are very social and new players are always welcome.
Wilby Tennis
The iconic Wilby and District Tennis Association has had a fantastic start to the season. Local hamlets battle it out each week with some very good tennis played but more importantly a lot of laughs with great social connections.
The highlight each week is the number of juniors playing which bodes well for the future of the competition.
After round 9 the ladder is Tungamah Green 56, Telford 52, Burramine 50, Mulwala Gold 37, Wilby 36, Mulwala Maroon 25, Tungamah Gold 22 and Savernake 10.
This competition will resume this weekend.
Thursday Ladies Tennis
Over the past few years there have been two short competitions each season for the Thursday Ladies.
This season the first competition commenced slightly earlier than in the past and this this allowed 7 weeks of tennis to be played.
Despite some inclement weather on other days, every single Thursday the conditions were perfect and the ladies had a hit.
Numbers were higher than the past with more teams than normal and even more on the fill-in list. The second season will commence on Thursday, February 6.
North East Veterans
The North East Veterans Circuit has a hiatus over the break. This is very popular with members and Yarrawonga is always well represented.
These events cater for players 35 plus and entry is made individually. From this groups of similar abilities are created and doubles is played.
The next event in this in this circuit is at Benalla this Sunday.
Godfathers Tournament
Each year the Godfathers kindly sponsor junior tennis tournament in February. This year this tournament will be held on Sunday, February 16.
All matches played on the day are singles and with a round robin format every player is guaranteed at least three sets.
The age groups for the tournament are 8/U, 10/U, 12/U, 14/U and 16/U. This tournament is designed for Saturday morning players to have another hit.
Each year players from out of town also play and this provides the chance to meet some more people.
The tournament commences at 9am and is usually finished by lunch.
Club Championships
The prestigious Club Championships will be held as usual on the last weekend of February.
The junior age groups are 10/U, 12/U, 14/U and 16/U with players able to play in two age groups.
All events are singles. Juniors will commence on Saturday, February 22 and will replace the regular match play.
Due to the high numbers this will not be able to be completed in one day. Therefore players still left in the events will finish on Sunday, February 23.
Please note this is different to previous years so please keep this weekend free.
The seniors will be played on Sunday, February 23. This day consists of Open, 18/U and 35+ singles and well as Open Doubles.
Again keep this date free.
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