HPTC August News 2023 Serving up all our latest updates! |
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ACES AND PLACES • Results from some of our superstars at recent Junior Tournaments: Alfee Stevens, Alice Stevens and Riana Tan finished runners up to NSW at the Pizzey Cup. The sisters then teamed up for the Junior ITF in Darwin going all the way to the final. Not stopping there, Alice later represented WA as the #1 player in the National U15s teams event on the Gold Coast, took out the Doubles title at the Gold Coast ITF with partner Hee Won Ju AND the Oceania Junior Closed Girls Doubles final with Kristina Tai in Sydney! Audrina Marchesi-Nemeth played in the 12&U Division at the Rafa Nadal Tournament in in South Australia. She was eventually eliminated by the #3 seed who said she had never had a tougher match. Lily Fairclough won the W15 Caloundra International #2 Women's Doubles title with partner Monique Barry. Way to go, girls! • The partying continues in Broome, where Trish Haffenden just celebrated her birthday with a few HPTC mates. Enjoy the sunshine, team! • As Winter League wraps up, we've had some great matches and some awesome finals results so far: our Women's Open League team, captained by Alfee Stevens, took Peppermint Grove down on the weekend to finish top of the Ladder at the Winter Finals. Our two Men's teams captained by John Di Noto and Sachin Aggarwal both went down in hard fought battles to take the Silver. Great job everyone, you did Hensman proud! On Wednesday night, the S/D 3P Men - Di Noto fight for the crown at UWA. Go boys! And we have 5 Junior League teams heading into next Sunday's Grand Finals - Best of luck to our Mixed U13 - Sheth, both Boys U15 - De Silva and Earl, Girls U18 - McKenzie and Boys U18 - Mannar teams! • Welcome to our newest members: Bristi Barkataki, Kayla Thompson, Thomas Estcourt, Justin Chan, Graeme Price, and Michael and Suzie Prandi, and returning member Vivaan Hari! |
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AUGUST BIRTHDAYS Dean Archbold, Bristi Barkataki, James Connelly, Maggy Deflander, Michael Downie, Cooper Earl, Thomas Estcourt, David Ford, Greg Freeman, Gerard Hadianto, Trish Haffenden, Anoushka Joshi, Anna Kelly, Jacqueline Lombardi, Audrina Marchesi-Nemeth, Ann Meyer-Rodenbeck, Naim Nagree, Mats Niklasson, Winston Okkers, Marquis Pohla, Dianne Pratt, Michael Prendiville, Conor Smith, and Alec Whyte. HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE!! |
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HPTC AWARDS NIGHT Its time to celebrate! Join us at the Club on Friday October 6 for the Hensman Park Tennis Club Awards Night. An evening not to be missed where we come together as a Club and recognise the achievements of our members, share dinner and drinks with friends and a few fantastic surprises... We will be asking for your input for some very special awards for the evening, watch this space! Big thanks to event sponsors Soklich & Co Jewellers. |
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PICKLEBALL COMES TO HPTC! Ever heard of Pickleball? Of course you have! It's the big, new(ish) thing in tennis! Developed back in the '60s as game everyone can play, Pickleball combines the best of all your favourite racquet sports (tennis, badminton and ping pong) in an all-in-one game of wild excitement! It's so popular now that even the Pros are all starting teams... Agassi, Roddick Osaka, Isner, Clijsters, and more! Like your tennis fast paced and high energy? PICKLEBALL! Coming back from an injury or just don't want to run so far? PICKLEBALL! Just want to try something a little bit different? PICKLEBALL! Join us for a fully coached and coordinated Pickleball program, open to anyone and everyone (non members welcome too)! Join our WhatsApp group for info and the latest updates: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CjbXf0Y4Iez9qlumipmyLx Dink Dink! |
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BEGINNERS SOCIAL TENNIS Speaking of fun new programs, is there someone in your life that needs help to become a fellow Tennis Tragic? We are starting up a Beginner's Social Tennis session on Sunday afternoons. Learn the rules, develop your skills and meet some great new people. Spend your Sundays in the sunshine and join us! For more info email us at managerhptc@gmail.com |
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MEMBER PROFILE JOHN DI NOTO Get to know our Resident League Guru: Tell us about your early years. My parents moved from Italy and I was born and grew up in Freo (Go Dockers!) And your family now? I have 2 kids, a daughter - 18 and a son - 27, who leads and performs in his band ‘Humming’ playing on the local music scene. My very recently wedded wife Anthea runs the Perth Singing Academy where I help out here and there. What do you do when you're not on the court? I worked in Switzerland, Austria and the UK with different mobile network operators for a few years and am now a Senior Technical Specialist at Optus on the mobile network and rolling out 5G coverage. I previously worked with News Limited as a Systems Engineer/Manager in modernising newspaper production systems, and for Raytheon on the Department of Defence electronic engineering systems. And on the court..? I started as a member at East Freo TC for 10 years before coming to HPTC in 2008. I have been the Men's Captain for 11 years now. Favourite chill-out activities? I like running, tennis (of course...), spending time with family and listening to music from the 60s,70’s, 80s Beatles, U2, Dire Straits, AC/DC, Nirvana, Linkin Park, Def Leppard. Love a good TV binge - Breaking Bad, Seinfeld, The Godfather 2 and Interstellar. Tell us something cool you've done. I watched the 1992 Space Shuttle Launch from Kennedy Space Centre, and I've been to Wimbledon and Roland Garros. |
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TENNIS TRIVIA Legendary US Tennis player Vitas Gerulaitis lost 16 consecutive matches to Jimmy Connors. After winning the 17th, he came out with this: "AND LET THAT BE A LESSON TO YOU ALL! NOBODY BEATS VITAS GERULAITIS 17 TIMES IN A ROW!" |
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FUN FRIDAYS! Get down to the Club to party with us at the first of our Fun Fridays! Every couple of weeks over the Spring and Summer we will be hosting an arvo of family fun starting from 4pm. Junior lessons will happen as normal followed by a mini tournament (kids play with their adults), games and activities for all ages and a free Pickleball workshop for everyone! Join us for a free kids' sausage sizzle (thanks Danny!) and grab yourself a delicious Chicken Curry and rice for $7 and a drink from the bar to make a night of it! Book your meal here: https://www.trybooking.com/CKQMA |
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TWILIGHT TENNIS Wednesdays never slowed down and Mondays are back from September 4! Join us for Twilight Social Tennis 7-9pm every week. At just $3 for members and $15 for non members, Social Tennis is a great place to meet your next doubles partner or just have a hit on those balmy Summer evenings (OK, they are a little way off but you've gotta stay warm somehow!) |
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SPONSOR OFFER Get some great new sunnies for Spring! Angelo Street Optical is a fully independent, locally owned practice that has been servicing the South Perth and surrounding communities for nearly 18 years. Even though we have the latest in technology for thorough eye testing and spectacle measuring, and are now even using VR equipment, we prefer the old fashioned customer service approach when dealing with our clientele. Our frame and sunglass ranges are comprehensive and cater for most budgets, styles and needs, including sunglasses for sport such as tennis. Drop in to see Barry and the team, and don't forget to mention you're from Hensman! |
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DATES TO REMEMBER Wednesday August 17 - HPTC Spring Challenger League begins Monday August 21 - Pickleball begins Friday September 1 - Juniors Fun Friday Monday September 4 - Monday Twilight Social Tennis returns Friday September 22 - Juniors TERMINATOR! October 6 - Hensman Park Awards Night Saturday October 14 - Open Day |
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Have some fun photos or good gossip from around the Club? Send it to Lauren for inclusion in the next newsletter! managerhptc@gmail.com 0422 204 467 |
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Thankyou to our generous sponsors, we couldn't do it without you! Support our sponsors today. |
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