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_______________FromthePresident 2

Captain’sReport 3

MidweekCoordinator 4

Sponsors 6

Coach’sCorner 9

NTCGallery 10

CnrBruceStreet&GallopRoadNedlandsWA6009

Phone:93861650/0417753666

nedlandstennis@bigpond.com

Save the Dates! March Club Championship events commence; come down to participate or spectate

14 May NTC Annual Dinner at the Royal Perth Yacht Club 7pm drinks, 7.30pm start

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FROMTHEPRESIDENTNIGEL SHAW

(No Longer from) The President’s Couch

Dearmembersandfriends

AsMehmet,yourCaptain,hassaid,ithasbeenaratherwarmstarttothe2016newyearoftennis;oneofthereasonsIsuspectthatnumbershavebeenquitevariableonbothSaturdaysandJuniorClubFridays.

Iamverypleasedtobeback‘playing’–ratheraloosetermformeatpresent–asmyinjurycomesgood,andthankstoallofyouforyourencouragement!Nowtobusiness.

Firstly,manythankstothegreatCommitteefororganizingboththeSummerCoolerandtheSunsmartFunDay.Bothwereindeedalotoffunandverysuccessful.Inparticular,thankstoJaneandJohnEdwards,NoelLacey,TrishHeath,BarbNowakandMandyThomasforagreatjoboforganizationandfoodanddrinkproductionforthesoldoutSummerCooleronFebruary13th.Thisreallyrelaxedeveningcontributedsome$1200totheClub.ThanksalsotoGordonDavies,whouponwinningtheAlanBruce-sponsored‘BushfireRaffle’,andacceptingthehamper,graciouslyacceptedtheneedto‘giveitback’,asitwasactuallyanotherhamperintendedforpresentationattheSunsmartEventthefollowingday!NeedlesstosaythatGordon,after‘badgeringthePresident’foroveraweek,eventuallyreceivedhisrightfulprize.AspecialthankstoAlanBruceforhisinitiativeinsponsoringtheBushfireRaffle,whichraisedover$600.

LindaBlatchford,MelEnglish,LuciaAgnello,AnneandIanLove,andmanyothers,putinatremendouseffortinbothpromotingandrunningtheSunsmartCommunityFundayonSunday14thFebruary.ComingonthebackofaSunsmartgranttorunsuchaday,itwastheintentiontoatleastreachbreakevenpoint,however,wemanagedtoachievea$300profittotheClubwithahugeeffortbyall.Communityattendancewasnothuge,duetoothereventshappeninginthecommunityatthistimeofyear,suchasaConcertintheParkatnearbyMason’sGardens.TennisWestwasrepresentedandIwasabletodiscusswithArdianFazliuthepossibilityofTennisAustraliafundingavailableforClubdevelopment,andIintendtotakethatdiscussionfurther,ashewillbeattendingournextCommitteemeetinginMarch.

Directlyrelatedtothatpotentialfunding,IhavealsobeenindiscussionwiththeCityofNedlandsCEOwithregardstotheCityhavingamore‘significantinvolvement’infundingforfuturedevelopmentsofnotonlyNedlandsTennisClub,butindeedallclubsandcommunityfacilitieswithintheCity.Ifweproceedsensiblywithadevelopmentprogramfor,say,morelightingandhardcourts,theCityislikelytobeofgreaterassistancethanithaspreviously,specificallybecausethe‘pool’ofStateGovernment(DSR)Fundinghasdiminisheddramatically.

IlookforwardtoparticipatingintheupcomingClubChampionships,inbothOpenandRoundRobinEvents,andItrustthatasmanyofusthatcan,willdothesame.Theyareheldearlierthisleapyear,andHelenMorganhashadtoreallypushtheprogramtoenableaworkablerepresentationinallevents.Atlastcountshehassucceeded,andwethankyouforthatHelen.

So,allthebestforthe2016tennisyear,andinparticularthesummerseason;wewillbe‘prayingforsunshine’beforeweknowit!Thankyouforyourongoinginvolvementandsupportofaveryfineclubandcommunityasset.

Nigel

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CAPTAIN’SREPORTMEHMET CAKIR

NEW MEMBERS

NTCwouldliketowelcomeournewsub-juniormembers.

Aiden Choi, Angela Choi andReuben Wesson

WehopeyouhaveablastplayingtennisandmakingfriendsattheClub!

HappyNewYeareveryone!

Sofarthisyear,betweenacoupleofstormyweekendsandseveralhotones,wehavehadreasonablygoodSaturdaysocialtennis.SocialtennisattendanceasofthefirstweekendofFebruaryindicatesthatmostmembersarebackfromholidaysandsetforagreatyearoftennisandfunattheClub.

AlthoughSaturdaysarethemainsocialplayday,wehavegroupsplayingsocialtennisatvarioustimesthroughouttheweek.Allmembersarewelcometojointhesegroupsaswell.Asusual,thegrasscourtsareingreatshape.WethankShaneWatsonandhisteamfortheirgreatwork.

Besidesplayingtennis,ouraimistokeepandmaintaintheClubasasocialhubforthemembers,withregularandannualeventssuchastheSummerCoolerfeastandtheSunSmartfunafternoonthatwehavejusthad.Alsomakesureyoumarkyourcalendarforthe2016ClubDinnerinmidMay.

TheClub’slastbigfunctionof2015wastheChristmasPartywhichwasmarvellouslyorganizedbyAlisonGattorna.Wethankherandherhelpersforthegreatjobincludingthesausagecookoutforthekids.WealsothankSteveHollierforputtingonhisfamousredcostumeandentertainingkidswithgiftsandinspirationalconversations.

IamverygratefultothoseofyouwhohavebeenDutyCaptainssincetheopeningofthenewseason.EveryonehasdoneafabulousjobandIreallyappreciateyourgenerosityandcommitment.ThanksalsogotoLuciaAgnelloforthecoordinationandhousekeepingcontributionandJordonLilburneforhisdedicationandconsistentdeliveryofthesets.

Afternoonteamakershavebeenveryorganizedandgenerouswiththeirdeliciousofferingsbutthe‘Oscar’hadtogotoNigelBillandNeilRider,whoseafternoontea,withoutanysocialtennisonastormySaturdayafternoon,apparentlyattractedabout15(Iamtold)members,includingGordonDavies,whoapparentlycancelledhishomeopensohecouldattendafternoontea.

ClubChampionshipsarejustaroundthecornerandIhopemostofyouare“positioningyourself”totakepartinthecompetitionsthatareavailableateverylevel;whetheritbechampionshipevents,ortheroundrobineventswhicharealwayslotsoffunwithafullafternoonofplay.

Enjoyandhavefunwithyourtennisandeachother’scompany!

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LEAGUENEWSHELEN MORGAN

SeniormidweekandweekendleagueteamsareallrunningrelativelysmoothlyandsuccessfullyalthoughtherewassomeexcitementrecentlywhenthepowerboxcaughtonfireduringaWednesdayNightMen’smatch.ItwasjustaswellthisincidentoccurredonaWednesdayeveningandwascalmlydealtwithbySteveHollierandPeterFrench;haditoccurredonaThursdayevening,weallagreedthatourprobablereactionwouldhavebeentostandaroundscreaming!

AbigthankyoutoShanefordealingwiththisincidentsoefficientlyandensuringthepowerwasbackonintimeforThursdaynightleaguematchesthenextevening.

Elevenofthe17seniorleagueteamsarecurrentlyinthetopfour,withfourteams(WednesdayLadiesDivision2,ThursdayNightLadiesDivision3,SaturdayLadiesDivision3andSaturdayLadiesDivision6)beingontopoftheladderatthisstage.

Thesuccessandsmoothoperationofourleagueteamsisinstarkcontrasttothesub-optimalandstillflounderingoperationoftheCompetitionwebsite.Atthisstagethereisnoindicationofwhenratingswillbeadjusted-excellentifyourperformancehasbeenbelowparbutnotsogoodifyouhaveexperiencedarapidimprovementinresults.

Itisjustaswellthatformostofustheonlyimpactisonourleisureactivityratherthanourfinancialorphysicalhealth.

Goodlucktoallteamswhomakeittothefinals.PlayersinteamsthatfailtomakethefinalscanputtheireffortsintotheClubChamps!!

CongratulationstoSamEnglishwhocompetedandwonthe12&UBoys’DoubleswithpartnerJoshuaBlundell-Williams(NorthBeachTC)inthe2016BusseltonJuniorOpeninJanuary.Samalsocompetedinthe2016SouthPerthJuniorOpeninJanuaryandcamethirdinthe12&UBoys’Singles.Greatachievement!

Fromleft,JoshuaBlundell-WilliamsandSamEnglish

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INTERSTATESENIORS55TO60CHAMPIONSHIPS

Shepparton,January2016

WhenFrankSweeneyraisedthepossibilityofformingateamabout9monthspriortotheevent,theideawasenthusiasticallysupported.Eightplayerssignedupimmediately.Theteamcomprisedaleadershipgroup(Frankand6co-captains)andme.Preparationemphasizedteamstructure,possiblematchupsandrotations.Withthewisdomofhindsightthereweresignificantomissionsinthefailuretoformatennisdepartmentandnotimewasallocatedfortraining,otherthanseveralsevenononesessionstoimprovemycelebratoryhighfives,handslaps,fistbumpsandpumps.ThiswastheWA3teamintheagegroup.

Fromleft,DaveMofflin,SteveHollier,FrankSweeney(captain),IanMumford,TonyMorgan,John Turner(CorinthianPark),ShanePaskett(Scarborough)andKevinShannon

CampaignheadquarterswereinEastShepparton,whereIanMumford’spresumablyformerclosefriend“Dizzy”inexplicablymadehishouseavailable.Thereweregoodomenswiththelocaleseeminglysteepedintennistradition,withroadsignscelebratingthecurrentNTCCaptainandtheformerhomeoftheAustralianOpen.

Weareandwereaproudteam,butunfortunatelybynomatterwhatyardstick,realisticallynopridecouldbetakeninachievementsrealized.ThehighlightwasFSweeneyandKShannonwinningbothsetsintheroundrobinmatchagainsteventualwinnersWA1.However,postmatchanalysissuggestedthisresultmayhavelargelyresultedfromaboutoffoodpoisoningintheopposition.GratefulthankstoNTCstalwartPhilHoltenwhotravelledastheircookandwho,asaconsequence,wonourteamMVP.Inthefinalwashupitwasprobablyouryouth,inexperienceandtheweightofcarryingtheexpectationsandhopesoftheentirestatethatprovedtoogreat.

Regrettablytherearenosupportersorsponsorstothank.

Itisimpossiblenottopredictbetterthanthisyear’sfifthoutofsixfornextyear.

TONY MORGAN

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SPONSORS

NedlandsTennisClubwouldliketothankthelocalbusinessesthathavesponsoredusovertheyears.Yourgenerousdonationhascontributedtowardsprovidingqualityfacilitiesforallattheclub.Pleasesupportoursponsorsasmuchastheyhavesupportedus!

PLATINUM

Anderson Davies is a partnership between Gordon Davies and Mark Anderson, two of the most experienced and successful sales agents in the area. They have been selling real estate in Dalkeith, Nedlands and surrounding suburbs for over 71 years combined. Their extensive knowledge of sales, local expertise and years of experience will help you to achieve the best possible outcome for your property. If you would like any property advice please call 93893333www.andersondavies.com.au

SILVER

Tennis Only, official partner of Tennis Warehouse USA & Europe, has a massive range of products including the latest clothes, racquets and shoes at unbeatable prices. For all your tennis needs and expert advice please visit Tennis Only Nedlands at 158 Stirling Highway, Nedlands 6009 or call 93899557 www.tennisonly.com.au

BRONZE

BlennerhassettFineJewellers

Brown’sGarage

CaptainStirlingPharmacy

Cooper&LourieFamilyOptometrists

DalkeithPhysiotherapy

MDSLegal

IPrintPlus

PropertySettlementServices

Scaini&CoAccountants

Weir’sButchers

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SUNSMARTCOMMUNITYFUNDAYLINDA BLATCHFORD

HELDONSUNDAY14THOFFEBRUARY

TheFunDaywasallabouthavingfuninthesunandatthesametimebeingsunsmart.

AgreatbigthankyoutoeveryonethathelpedputtheFunDaytogether,whetheritwasdistributingsomeofthe2000leafletsdoor-to-doorin38degreeheat,ormakingcupcakes,orloaningagazebo!Somanymemberschippedinandhelped.Childlabourwasdefinitelyonshowonthedaywithmanyyoungstersmanagingthedifferentattractions.Ajobwelldone.

TheClubhadrecentlywonagrantfromSunsmart,HealthwayandTennisWesttoholdaCommunityFunDay.SointrueClubspirit,thefunwasnotjustabigpartoftheactualday,butalsoabigpartofputtingitalltogether.

Distributing2000leafletsdoor-to-doorovera2dayperiodwaswellexecuted;15mainvolunteerswithoftenpartnersorchildrenhelpingout.Sometravelledonfoot,othersonbikes,othersonscootersorskateboards;therewasnostoppingus.WecoveredanareaasfarasMosmanPark,toMountClaremont,ShentonPark,Claremont,Dalkeith,Crawleyandofcourse,Nedlands.Nostreetwasuntouched!

ShaneWatsondidalotofworkbehindthescenes–makingup30sandbags,helpingWarrenandAlanputuptheSpeedServeandHittheTarget,sortingoutthebarbecues,lockinggates,stockingupthebarwiththehelpofKenHouston,helpingtoworkoutwherealltheattractionsshouldgotomakethebestuseofthelimitedwaterandelectricitysupply!HeevenhadtimetodistributeleafletswithhisDad!

By12.30pmonthedaytheClubwasrocking;JuniorPennantshadjustfinished,allhelperswereonsitedoingtheirbittohelpgetitallready.Signswentup,gazeboswentup,sandbagsstrategicallyplaced,eskieslinedup,tablesandchairswereputontotheterrace,allwateramusementswereblownupandfinallywewerereadyforthecommunity.

AnneLoveandherhelpershadbaked200cupcakestosellontheday,allofwhichwerebakedontheactualmorningofFunday,nosmalltask!

MelEnglishandherhelpersfendedoffgate-crashers,gettingeveryonetoregistercominginthroughthemaingates(Shanehadlockedallothergates).Allwererewardedwithafreetubeofsuncream.

TheafternoonwaspackedwithbothmembersoftheClubandmembersofthecommunityatlarge.ThevibearoundtheClubwasfunandexciting.Thekidshadanabsoluteblast!Toddlers(includingAlanLane–howistheneckAlan?)playedonthebouncycastle;olderchildrenranatspeedanddivedontothewaterslide;therewasalwaysaqueuefortheDunkTank–peopledidn’twanttojustdunkWarren,AlanandNigel,butwantedtobedunkedthemselves!TennisExcellenceprovidedfreecoachingforbeginnersandFast4Tennisforplayers,alongwithSpeedServeandHittheTarget.AfewselectmarketstallsgaveparentsthechancetotalkThermomix,tryaproteindrink,tryonahatandjewellery,andbuyanEnjoteatowel!Therewerecompetitionsforthebestsilliestglasses,thebestsilliesthat,plusaSunSmartquiz.PrizesweredonatedbyoursponsorsCooper&Lourie,andTennisOnly.RedmanLabsprovidedthefreetubesofsuncream.

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AnewyearandanewroundofNedlandsSocialLeague(NSL).Westartedtwoweekslatethistermduetothehotweather.Somefounditjusttoohottocomeouttoplaywhilstotherswerewonderingwhatallthefusswasabout!Nowspringisintheairitshouldbeeasierforeveryonetoziparoundthecourtandplaytheirfavouriteshots.

NSLprovidesafunenvironmenttopracticematchplayinasocialsetting.Itrunsduringtheschooltermfor7weeks(includingthefinals).You’llfindusonthecourtseveryTuesdaymorningfrom9.30to11.30ish,playingtwosetsofdoublesandonesetofsingles,witheachsetbeingthebestof11games.

Ifyouwouldliketojoinin–andparticularlyoncesummerpennantsisover–pleaseletmeknowviaemail:lblatchford@inquiro.comorphone0450114112.

Thanksagaintoeveryone,andinparticularthepeoplebelow,forhelpingtomaketheCommunityFunDayasuccess(IhopeIhaven’tmissedanyone!):

ShaneWatson AnneLove MelEnglish LuciaAgnello YvonneRippey ClareO’Connor JackBlatchford MaddieEnglish SophiaTan PaigeHerkes JaneEdwards JulieLilburne EmmaHammond JudyKing ShihokoSoji TriciaHerkess SaraTan KenTovich ClareBeer RuhiLacey MarianAylmore TinaLind KenHouston DeirdreDuncan

……..andfriendsandfamilymembersofalloftheabove!

AsBarbNowaksaidtomethedayaftertheFunDay,“ItwasagreatdayonSunday;itlookedlikeeveryonewashavingagreattime.Areyoudoingitnextyear?”Well,I’llleaveittoyoutoguesswhatmythoughtwas…!!

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COACHES’CORNERWARREN VICKERS

Whatabusytimeoftheyearitis;organizingkidsfortheirextracurriculartenniscanbedemandingespeciallywhentheychangeschoolyears,whichchangestheirafterschoolschedules.Westillhavesomespotsinoursquadsandjuniorlessonsifyoufindyouhavesomefreetimetofinishoffthetermoftennis.

NEWCOACH:ALIZEVKLI

WeareexcitedtoannounceournewPerformanceCoachAliZevkli,whowilltakeoverthecoachingdutiesfromAndrewFisher,whounfortunatelyhasmovedonfromhisposition.AliisaformercoachwithintheTennisExcellencenetworkandisveryfamiliarwithourideals,goalsandcoachingtechniques.

AlihasadegreeinSportsScience,specializinginbuildingperformanceathletes.Hehasbeencoachingfornearly20yearsinEuropeandAustralia.WhilstinPerth,hehasheldtheroleofPerformanceCoachatBlueGumParkTennisClub,HeadCoachatMtLawleyTennisClub,andlastyearwasworkingatPeppermintGroveTennisClub.WewereluckyhewasavailabletocoverforAndrewsofarthisterm,andhappythathehasagreedtostayon.Aliisaspecialistintechniqueandiswelllikebyhisclients,asanumberofthemhavefollowedhimtoNTCfromhispreviouspositions.Heisavailableforprivatelessonsandwillbeagreatassetforyourgame.

JUNIORCLUB

Red,OrangeandGreen/YellowballplayersareallwelcometojoininonFridays,4.30–5.30pm.RememberitisFREEformembersandonly$12forvisitors,whichincludesasausagesizzleanddrink.Itisagreatwaytoseeouttheschoolweekforthekidsandmanyparentsbringouttherugsandhavearelaxingdrinkandchattoeaseintheweekend.

CLUBCHAMPIONSHIPS

Whilstourentrydateforjuniorclubchampshaspassed,wewantasmanyofyouaspossibleplaying,soifyoustillwishtoplaypleasecontactWarrenbyemailASAPandwemaybeabletogetyouin.Thisisagreatopportunityforallourplayerstobecrownedthewinneroftheiragedgroupsodon’tmissout.

WINTERLEAGUEFORJUNIORS

Wewillbeputtingupa‘registeryourinterest”sheetintheclubhousethisweekforjuniorswantingtoplayinwinter.Duetocourtrestrictionsinwinterweneedtotryandkeepontopofhowmanyteamswehaveandtrytoensureopportunitiesforallourdifferentlevelsofplayers.Nominationformswillgooutinthenextcoupleofweeks.Theseasonwillrunfor12weeksintermstwoandthreeonSundaymornings.

Goodluckinyourleaguefinals,clubchampseventsandwewillseeyouoncourtsoon.

HappyHitting!

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NTCGALLERY

12December2015FatherChristmasspreadingcheeramongsttheyoungermembersofourclubattheChristmasParty

14February2016SummerCoolerattheClubwheremanyenjoyedgourmetThaichickenburgersandmeringuenestsfilledwithmango,creamandcoconut.

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VALE

ANNA CLAPIN

Passedawaypeacefullyonthe11thofDecember2015.

WhenJohnandAnnaClapinretiredfromtheirfarminCranbrook,theycametoliveintheirhomeinKingsmillStreet,Claremont.TheyjoinedtheNedlandsTennisClubandwereveryregularattendeesonSaturdaysandjoinedinallthesocialfunctions.

AnnaplayedsocialtenniswiththeWednesdayladiesandlovedthefellowship,friendshipandcamaraderiethatdevelopedwithinthisgroup.AftertheyresignedfromtheclubAnnaandJohnstillkeptintouchwiththemembersoftheWednesdaygroupandalsoattendedclubfunctions.ApartfromtennisAnnawasaverykeengardener,aregularbridgeplayerandanaccomplishedoilpainter.

Annawasaverypopularmember,alwayscheerful,andwillbesadlymissedbyclubmembers.

HowardLange

STEWART FINCH

StewartwasalongtimememberoftheNedlandsTennisClub,probablyjoiningintheearly80’swhenhestoppedplayingcricket.Hewasagoodplayerand,ashedidn’tplaypennantsasaregularmemberoftheteam,hewasastalwartofSaturdaysocialtennis.AlwaysapleasurewhenputonasetwithStewart.Aperfectgentleman,goodsportandhappytostayforadrink.Hewasagoodsupporterofmanyofoursocialfunctions.Stewartlovedthetennisclub,andheplayedintheinauguralNTCgolfdayatMeadowSprings.BeingamemberofCottesloeGolfClub,hewashandywithagolfclubtoo.

Originallyanengineer,hechangedjobswhenthesharemarketbecamequitelucrativeandbecameastockbrokerworkingforHartleyPoynton.

Stewartwasdiagnosedwithoesophagealcancerabout3yearsago,andafteralongstruggle,didreturntotennistotrytogainsomestrengthbuttonoavail.

Stewarthadmanytalents,wasatopscholar,highachieverandhelovedtotravel.Hehasleftalovingpartnerof10yearsTima,andwillbemissedbymanyfriendsandfamily.ItisagreatlossandsadnesstosomanythatStewartpassedawayatarelativelyyoungageof57.

JillMorgan