Hensman Herald

August News 2024

Serving up all our latest updates!

ACES AND PLACES

 

• Congratulations to Hensman Sponsor Amcal Community Pharmacy who celebrated their 70th birthday recently! A few Hensman faces were spotted at the event with some managing to pick up a few tips, free samples and even a bit of cake!

• Get well soon cards are on the way to Winston Okkers who is enjoying a short break from tennis after cataract surgery and wife Cheryl who is on the improve following a foot operation. Frank Hall is recovering from Covid, Michael Liu is on the mend after recent surgery, and so is Ross Collard who is recuperating while hanging out with his cattle in Gin Gin. The knives have been sharpened in the Hensman Bar and Chris Neil can attest to their upgraded danger-status.

• Doug Webster has been splashing his smile all around while recovering from a nasty calf injury. If you would like to book Doug for your upcoming event, catch him at the kettle on Wednesday afternoons!

• If you've been following along with Tennis West's Junior Masters Rankings, you will have noticed quite a few Hensman champs on the current lists! Shout outs to Thien Le, Aidan Chan, Zayah Baker, Jovana Novakovic, Mayla Manoj, Keisuke Kogo, Elijah Liu, Elena Manoj, Karin Hiramatsu, and Jacqueline Lombardi. Keep up the great work Juniors!

• Did you happen to make it down to Saturday Social Tennis last week to catch Dr Harry from Bax Chiropractic and his presentation on spinal health? Your spine is a pretty vital part of playing tennis so if you haven't had yours checked for a while, get down to the clinic - and jump into one of their new Yoga Classes while you're at it!

• Well done to everyone who has made it through the Winter League season! We have had quite a few washouts so the very best of luck to all who still have finals to play this week!!

• Club office resident Ian Rundle is off on a well deserved break with his partner-in-crime Anne, leaving the kids at home to go gallivanting around Europe. Have a blast, you two! Andy Guneratne is visiting family in London while Ray Ferguson is soaking up the sun and angling for a marlin in Exmouth. Welcome home to Chris Neil who returned from the land of massages and cocktails after a relaxing time in Thailand, John Bamfield who took in the sights of Malta and Sardinia and Ian Seymour who has returned from the east coast after a recent family bereavement.

• Calling all Junior artists: The City of South Perth are calling for helpers to create a public art project and paint a mural at Village Green Shopping Centre on Sunday. More info here.

 

• Welcome to our new members: Rob Sri, Shyaam Patel, Sandy and Paul Ross and Joanne Rava and welcome back to returning member Aden Rundle!

 

 

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

Bila Otome, Kellan Hariono, Man Ding Lam, Illam Otome, Audrina Marchesi-Nemeth, Naim Nagree, Cooper Earl, Tala Favell, Leon Mann, Emily Daglish, Anoushka Joshi, Mats Niklasson, Thomas Millar, Thomas Estcourt, Conor Smith, James Connelly, Bristi Barkataki, Marquis Pohla, Anna Kelly, David Ford, Dianne Pratt, Alec Whyte, Winston Okkers, Patricia Haffenden and Maggy Deflander.

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE!!

 CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Hensman Park Tennis Club will be celebrating our Centenary throughout the 2025-26 tennis season, starting with a Centenary Dinner in July 2025.

 

If you are not currently a member but would like to be kept informed about our plans for the celebrations, please email managerhptc@gmail.com to be added to the Centenary Mailing List. 

All current members will be automatically on the list.  Please spread the word to any former members you may know as we are looking forward to catching up with as many of our community as we can.

2024-25 TENNIS WEST SUMMER LEAGUE

Registration is now open for the upcoming League season.

Senior League - hppts://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9VQZDM8

Junior League - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9VHM3D3

Registration closes Sunday 1 September

 

Contact the club for more information or catch our fantabulous League Captains John Di Noto, Anna Kelly and Pari Chandra for a chat.

HPTC COMPETITION TIME!

With some awesome offers from our Sponsors happening at the moment we are running a "Sponsor Selfie" comp with the best entries taking home a nice bottle of vino from Grand Cru Wineshop and Cellars (Seniors) or 2 movie tickets (Juniors).

Send us a snap from a visit you made to one of our Sponsors in the last few weeks and you're in the draw.

*Bonus points if you can squeeze more than one Hensmanite into the shot!

(text your entries to the Club Phone: 0422 204 467)

 

Check out some of the current opportunities you can use to up your selfie game and win a prize: 

 

On The Green Reformer Pilates

 

Hensman members can attend 2 Wednesday 8:30am Reformer Pilates classes free for the rest of Winter.

(If you can't make the Wednesday session Leila might be able to find you another spot).

 

Keep those bodies moving while the courts are too soggy for tennis.

 

 

Bax Chiropractic

 

To celebrate their new digs, Bax Chiropractic is now running Yoga on Wednesday evenings from 6-7pm.

 

Use the wet season to tame your inner McEnroe and find your zen.

 

Grand Cru Wineshop and Cellar

 

With their Ardross store now open for two years, Grand Cru are giving you the birthday presents!

 

Drop into the store and spend $50 before 31 October and go into the running for a Vintec Wine Fridge, full of great stuff worth over $5,000!

(Don't forget to grab an extra receipt for the box at our bar and win our Winter Members' Prize!)

RECYCLE YOUR OLD SHOES AT HPTC 

Have you got an old pair of tennis shoes lying around at home? Bring your old sport shoes, footy boots, gumboots, thongs and slides to the club and place them in our recycling bin (next to the lost property shelf) to be turned into sport surface underlay, playground base, shock pads and lots of other useful things!

 

Ever Thought About Becoming a Tennis Official?

Tennis Australia are offering a 90-minute online course to get you started, whether you're a dedicated community volunteer or dream of officiating at a Grand Slam!

See their info page for more information, or chat to Ken McIntosh when you see him around the Club!

Training Program | Officiating | Ballkids, Officials, Coaches and Volunteers | Learn | Tennis Australia

 

MEMBER PROFILE

ELIJAH LIU

5 minutes with this Hensman youngster who's tennis star is definitely on the rise!

 

Full name: Elijah James Liu

Age: 15

Family: Dad Michael (you will see him around!), mum Leanne, older bro Isaac and younger sis Olivia

Pets: Bull Arab dog named Pirate, very energetic 

Tennis Time: Men's and Juniors League teams

Other Sports: Golf and strength training

Downtime: Church on weekends, jogging around the river with friends

School: Wesley College, favourite subject is Accounting/Finance 

  

TENNIS TRIVIA

Tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics:

41 countries represented - 184 players - 5 events

Men's Singles Champion - Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

Women's Singles Champion - Qinwen Zheng (China)

Men's Doubles Champions - Matt Ebden and John Peers (Australia)

Women's Doubles Champions - Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini (Italy)

Mixed Doubles Champions - Tomas Machac and Katerina Siniakova (Czechia)

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS

SENIORS

2024 OS20k Women O3k Men WA Open Event | All Tournaments – Tennis Australia

2024 OC UWA Seniors Clay Court Event | All Tournaments – Tennis Australia

2024 O3k J125 Safety Bay Open & Junior | All Tournaments – Tennis Australia

JUNIORS

2024 OS20k Women O3k Men WA Open Event | All Tournaments – Tennis Australia2024 JT

2024 12u & 14u Australian Hardcourt Championships - WA Qualifying | All Tournaments – Tennis Australia

2024 CBC Tennis Factory UTR Colour Ball Series Event 5 | All Tournaments – Tennis Australia

2024 JT Junior 125 Dalkeith Tennis Club | All Tournaments – Tennis Australia

2024 JT Junior 125 Blue Gum Park Boys Event | All Tournaments – Tennis Australia

2024 JT Junior 125 STC Girls Only | All Tournaments – Tennis Australia

2024 JT Premier 250 Perth Junior Open | All Tournaments – Tennis Australia

2024 O3k J125 Safety Bay Open & Junior | All Tournaments – Tennis Australia

 

DATES TO REMEMBER 

Late Aug - 2024-2025 HPTC Subscription Fees will be emailed out to Seniors

Sun 1 Sep - 2024-25 Summer League Nominations close

Sat 21 Sep - Mon 7 Oct - Spring School holidays

Late Sept - 2024-25 HPTC Subscription Fees will be emailed out to Juniors

Sat 12 Oct - HPTC Open Day

Sun 13 Oct - Summer League Season begins

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