Hensman Park Tennis Club Inc ACES AND PLACES NEWSLETTER APRIL 2021 |
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Historic Wins to Hensman in Both the Ladies and Mens State League Grand Finals In a first for Hensman Park (and we believe for only the second time for any club), we have won the Ladies and Mens State League titles in the same year. Our Ladies team were locked at 2 all (and 4 sets all) with Peppermint Grove after the first 4 singles but had a 6 game lead. When Hayley Burton and Lily Fairclough won their doubles 6-3 6-2, it meant that the Hensman lead was unassailable. The winning team of Gayle Leong, Anja Dokic, Lily Fairclough, Ella Nurkic, Ksenija Vukacic and Hayley Burton (Capt.) are pictured with team manager Trish Haffenden and coach James Connolly. In addition, Nadia Rajan was also part of the team before returning to college in the US. These girls have worked really hard this year, are fantastic people and have represented the club impeccably. The last time Hensman won the women's title was in 2013. The Mens team beat Dalkeith on games winning 2 singles and a doubles in straight sets. It was an incredibly close match and the large crowd at Dalkeith were kept enthralled with a fantastic standard of tennis. This is the third straight year we have won the mens event. The team pictured is James Newton, Matt Burton, James Connolly, Ethan Cook, Evan Manso, Zach Itzstein (Capt.) and Rhys Johnson. Thanks to the support of Trish Haffenden, Mark Leuba, James Connolly, Ellen Lynch and Di Cousins for helping the teams as managers, coaches and yoga instructors!! Also thanks to our key State League team sponsors Ian Hutchison Real Estate, Team Tennis WA and South Perth Travel. |
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And for 2021..... Congratulations to club sponsor Paul Tonz (Amcal Pharmacy) on his recent engagement and also to Chris Neill on his 75th birthday. Nick de Wolf is off on a holiday to Bremer Bay whilst Trish Haffenden and Graham Walker have both recently enjoyed a golfing holiday. Arnold Jones, Alan Morecombe, Ken Petit, Noel Pearse plus the Napier and Rundle clan all enjoyed their annual sojourn to Busselton Beach Resort. The Div 1 Over 50's team enjoyed an end of season dinner at club sponsor 3 B's Burswood Bar and Bistro. |
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Incredible Results from our Juniors.... 6 winning teams.... Boys 13's Div 12, Greenball Div 8, Girls 13 Div A, Boys 13 Div 2, Boys 15 Div 1 and Boys 15 Div 4... plus our runner ups...Girls 15 Div 1 lost by a heart breaking 2 games, Girls 15 Div 2 and Mixed Yellowball 13's Stingrays. Well done to all our junior teams who represented the club so well this year and thanks to our team managers, parents, supporters, Ellen, Conor and others who have helped things run so smoothly. |
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Carpark Upgrade The carpark upgrade is now complete with paving and line marking done. We are very grateful for the contribution of Ken McIntosh, Peter Woods, Nick de Wolf, Peter Messer Lee Auguston, Brendan Thomas, Arnold Jones, Graham Walker and Mike McLean who have assisted in the work as well as the City of South Perth who have funded the project along with a $15,000 contribution by the club. |
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Junior Windup Our junior windup was held on 26th March with a great turn out of over 70 kids. The winners of the awards were Veronica Lombardi - Most Improved Junior Girl, Jakeb Lings - Most Improved Junior Boy and Ashtyn Moss - Sportsmanship Award. The awards were presented by Colin Napier and Geoff Baker (the new South Perth MLA). Thanks to Ellen, Conor and Josh with the crew from Team Tennis plus all the parents who assisted on the day. |
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Thanks to Dr Arnold Jones for running a training session on the defibrillator. The defibrillator is located next to the kitchen servery inside the hall. If the hall is not accessible for any reason, remember we can always get assistance from Concorde Nursing Home over the road. |
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Social Tennis Our Wednesday afternoon mens group continues to attract a good crowd. Great conditions at this time of year...and how good do the grass courts look!! Next birthday luncheon is for Mike McLean at the Karalee. |
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Life Members Day We held a life members day on 27th March with perfect conditions and a great crowd of 50 players. It was good to have a few visitors as well as some midweek shield match players in attendance. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to our life members for their contribution, Shirley Davies for doing sets as well as June Rundle and Pam Gardiner for organising afternoon tea. |
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Coming Up IGA Preston Street Junior Tournament 14 - 18 April Club Dinner - 7th May |
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Our first Sponsors Day was held on 5th March. Thanks to Mike McLean for organising and wonderful to see representatives from Ian Hutchison Real Estate (Steve Lally and Ian Hutchison), Amcal Pharmacy (Paul Tonz), Resifin Finance (Keith Begley), Preston St IGA/Karalee Tavern (Pierre Sequeira and Renee Steenkamp), Soklich and Co Jewellers (Chris and Lexie Soklich) |
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Know Your Board Member - Trish Haffenden Trish joined Hensman after playing at South Perth for a couple of years. She took on the Junior Development Co-ordinator role in 2004, eventually became Ladies Captain in 2014 and has now spent 17 years on the Board. Trish enjoys the sense of community, the friendships involved when you have a shared interest and the fun. Trish's favourite shot is the one that wins the point and her tennis highlight was being part of the Governor's team. To improve the club, Trish would like to see better recognition of our female players both young and old and of the work that has gone on behind the scenes by many of our senior women members.
Trish is in awe of our Women's State League players. They are not only awesome players but are loyal, committed club members.
A little known fact about Trish... she became a Cricket Australia accredited coach in 2004 and coached junior cricket. |
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Modern Physiotherapy Located in the Southshore Arcade in Mends Street, South Perth - next to Ian Hutchison Real Estate. It comprises 7 staff which includes 4 physios & 1 podiatrist. The business has been operating for about 5 years & provides the full range of physiotherapy services, from diagnosis to rehabilitation & pro-active coaching for its clients.
What differentiates this business from others is that all its physios are post graduates & involved in various sports. The practice provides Radial shock-wave therapy at no additional cost to its consultation fee which is ideal to treat tennis elbow & heel problems. One of their staff, Sam, was the Head Physio of the Chinese Olympic team & is one of only 80 "Specialist" Musculoskeletal physios in Australia.
This is the first time Modern Physiotherapy has sponsored any organization- previously relying solely on referrals & word of mouth recommendations. They are supporting our Club because we are involved in sport & they want to give something back to their local community.
COVID has had minimal impact on their business and they have adopted a meticulous hygiene standard across the business to ensure the highest standard of safety.
Our Club can help Modern Physiotherapy by promoting its services to our members & referring its services to our family & friends. Hensman members are eligible to receive a 10% discount off all consultations & ongoing treatments, except specialist reviews.
The business is open from 8am to 6pm on Monday to Thursday, 8am to 1pm on Friday, & 8am to 12 noon on Saturday. Phone 616 106 90 for your next Physio appointment.
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Please support our Sponsors and let them know you're from Hensman. We appreciate their support and want to ensure they get maximum value for their sponsorship so we build a long term relationship. |
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