Hensman HeraldApril-May News 2024 Serving up all our latest updates! |
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ACES AND PLACES • Condolences to Terry Ingram and Chris Wilkinson following recent bereavements within their families. • Thanks to Club Sponsor Amcal Community Pharmacy for their presentation to our members on the importance of a healthy heart. Great information for people at any age! • Speaking of Sponsors, welcome to new Sponsors Cornerstone Legal! Please support this fantastic local business for all your legal needs! • The sun was shining for the Women in Tennis Tournament in Maylands recently and a few of our girls were there soaking up the fun. They managed to squeeze that one in between the Seniors Tournament at Nedlands and the Bunbury Tournament last week, where plenty of Hensmanites were spotted both on and off the courts! • A huge congrats to Alice and Alfee Stevens who stormed through the opposition to take out the Women's Doubles Champions of Champions Tournament at the State Tennis Centre recently! Likewise to Zayah Baker and Addison Franklin who took first and second, respectively, in the Rafa Nadal Tour Girls U14 Division, and Aidan Chan who won the Boys U14! • Mike McLean has been checking out the wares at Club Sponsor Grand Cru Wineshop and Cellar's Mt Lawley Store. He even organised the latest Board meeting to happen in their impressive cellar! Make sure you say hi to Randal when you pop in, and don't forget to put your receipts in the box at our bar for your chance to win a fancy bottle of bubbles every season. Congrats to Winston and Cheryl Okkers who took home the Autumn selection! • A fantastic night for Hensman at the Tennis West Awards Night with loads of our legendary members taking home trophies! Congrats to: Riana Tan - Karen Bucans Award Alice Stevens - Junior Tennis Player of the Year Ken McIntosh - Dawn Hay Medal for Officiating James Connolly - Coaching Excellence - Development Women's State League girls who won the 2024 Title and Anja Dokic who took home the MVP. Hensman was nominated for Most Outstanding Large Club but lost out to UWA Tennis Club. • The Wednesday Men's Shed boys spent another lunch enjoying the food at Globe Coffee House for Frank Hall's 85th birthday this week, followed by a musical interlude and some birthday trifle! Happy birthday Frank! • Welcome to our newest members Jay Mulyadi, Leon Stielow, Michele Angiuli, Alex Karzhavin, Arthur Liddard, Paul Van Goethem, Yulia Small, Ivana Sulenta, Guzycora Bandola, Beverley Bone, Adeola Olowookere, Ping Biffen, Travis Clapp, Karuna Williams, Linda Soerianto, Crispin Rebuelta, Corvette Pohla, Tomas Molina, Di Darmody, Akin Gianfrancesco, Mariaan Loots, Kevin Fung, Luke Celenza, Anna Balycheva, Rafael Torres, Sunny Youn, Thien Le, Leon Mann, Lia Basse de Carvalho, Zach Dachs, Bryce Galos, Archie Pohla, Man Ding Lam, Benjamin Chin, Tate Wincey, Georgina Lozyk, Shivan Gollapinni, Vivaan Gollapinni, Balaji Sivaravi, George Hope and returning member Brendan Clements! (Its a big Hensman contingent for Winter Tennis League this year!) |
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APRIL AND MAY BIRTHDAYS Keith Begley, Kerryl Chute, Di Darmody, Akin Gianfrancesco, Kian Hiramatsu, Gabriella Jakowetz, Jamin, Matthew Johnson, Ethan Kho, Alexander Kulbacki, Thien Le, Frank Magnus, Ken McIntosh, Ashtyn Moss, Eliot Northcott, Ken Petit, Amanda Saunders, Geoffrey Saunders, John Saville Wright, Peggy Secker, Ryan Skorzewski, Eva Small, Aston Smith, Linda Soerianto, Isiah Soklich, Alfee Stevens, Glenn Swithenbank, Riana Tan, Noelene Usher, Paul Van Goethem, Benita Vinciguerra, Ksenija Vujacic, Keefen Wilson, Karen Woon, Anna Balycheva, Sara Basse De Carvalho, Diane Bilney, Beverley Bone, Michael Boulos, Ethan Clements, Ross Collard, Peter Cooke, Sandi Cooke, Nicolass De Wolf, Monika Emby, Emily Fraser, Cecil Gardiner, Frank Hall, April Jolly, Bernard Knight, Seb Mairata, Sam Manson, Isabella McKenzie, Jovana Novakovic, Ella Nurkic, Emma Phillips, Ethan Stonell, Julie Strack and John Tondut. HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE!! |
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IT'S A PHOTO ISSUE! With an unbelieveable amount of events, tournaments and celebrations happening at the Club over the last few weeks, here are a few snapshots from around the traps! Summer League Windups - a fun celebration of our Summer League season, both Juniors and Seniors. Well done to all who competed and we hope to see you again next Summer! Autumn Club Busy Bee - thanks to all who came down and gardened, fixed and generally spruced up out fantastic clubhouse and surrounds. Special mention to organiser Ken Mc who ran the troops like an efficient army of helpers, as always! Preston St IGA Junior Tournament - another amazing tournament for the Juniors of WA run by an outstanding band of workers led again, by Ken McIntosh and Trish Haffenden. With over 220 kids participating from as far away as Albany, the 5-day tournament not only provides West Aussie Juniors the opportunity to compete at our awesome Club, but also helps us raise much-needed funds to help us maintain and improve our courts. The thankyou list is extensive! Hensman Quiz Night - A sold-out event saw a clubhouse full of trivia buffs competing (sometimes physically!) for bragging rights as well as a huge host of donated prizes. The event raised over $4,400 with special thanks to Club Sponsors Amcal Community Pharmacy, GA Kelly, Hon Geoff Baker MLA, Grand Cru Wineshop and Cellar, HPH Solutions, Ian Hutchison Real Estate, The Karalee, Preston St IGA, Team Tennis WA and Soklich and Co Jewellers who all donated to the fundraiser. |
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HENSMAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS After 11 long years away, the Hensman Club Champs were back and they certainly went off with a bang! With 84 players competing in 123 matches over 5 days, a return to the past was celebrated with some terrific competition including the Men's Championship Singles coming down to a killer tie-break between our coaches, finally ending with Conor Smith finishing 7-6, 2-6, 10-8 over Adam Napier. Huge thanks to John Di Noto for organising the tournament, and to his merry band of helpers who scored, officiated, supervised and otherwise just had fun and helped out at the games! A detailed list of results can be found here: https://tournaments.tennis.com.au/sport/draws.aspx?id=341819F9-F9BA-4D61-B892-AC623A8DD0A6 |
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TENNIS TRIVIA One for our Juniors this month - remember, you're never too young! Youngest player to ever play at Wimbledon: Mita Klima - 13 years Youngest player to go pro: Martina Hingis - 14 years Youngest player to become World Number 1: Martina Hingis - 16 years Youngest player to win Wimbledon: Boris Becker - 17 years Youngest player to win all 4 Grand Slams: Rafael Nadal - 24 years |
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MEMBER PROFILE BOB WEGNER Bob recently celebrated his 80th birthday on the same day as Casey Dellacqua and Daniil Medvedev, although he's got a few years on them both. Bob has lived all over WA in those 80 years: first, growing up in Swanbourne where his father owned a newsagency, next Mullewa and the family hotel, and then to Geraldton where, as a border at the High School, he was introduced to tennis.
His working life started with the ANZ Bank which included a stint in Beverley. He progressed to the Prudential Insurance Company and Hawkstone Minerals during WA’s nickel boom and then on to Culley’s Tearooms in Fremantle where he partnered with long-time friend Darryl Culley in this award winning, local business. He remained there for 35 years and recently helped them celebrate their own centenary! Bob joined Hensman Park Tennis Club over 30 years ago after buying a house on Coode Street, just opposite the Club. He remembers former Club Coach and fellow long-time member Keith Begley 'testing' his tennis potential as a prospective member. With the nod of approval from Keith, he soon became a popular member who went on to great success with doubles partner Barry Bogaards in Beverley and Brookton. He is also a member of Cottesloe Tennis Club where he continues to play most Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Bob is also a keen swimmer, having completed 8 Rottnest Channel Swims. He played Aussie Rules football for Beverley and Collegians, and was an inaugural member of the Fremantle Football Club, still supporting the Dockers today. Bob and Margaret Coulthard, a former CEO of the 500 Club, have been married for a blissful 13 years. Their combined family comprises 4 daughters, and 10 grandchildren - 9 of whom are boys! Bob and Marg have travelled extensively over the years - Italy & Croatia being his favourite destinations to date. As a regular Wednesday afternoon tennis player, Bob joins over a dozen octogenarian members in our Club. He still plays a good game of tennis which he thoroughly enjoys for the fitness, competitive spirit and camaraderie. Congratulations on your 80th birthday, Bob!
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SPONSOR OFFERS AMCAL COMMUNITY PHARMACY Pharmacists can vaccinate an ever expanding range of vaccines and at Amcal Como we offer vaccination services 6 days per week, Monday to Saturday. The WA government has recently announced their free Flu vaccine program. Patients over 65 years of age = Free all year Patients under 65 years of age = Free MAY/JUNE only Under the new Vaccination in Pharmacy Program there is funding for a range of other vaccines too. There are restrictions for free vaccinations so it would be best for patients call and confirm the price before making an online booking. Vaccines include Flu, Shingles, COVID, Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Dipthera, MMR, HPV, Polio and Chicken Pox. Bookings can be made at https://bookings.amcal.com.au/v2/appointment/book_webplugin/82036#specialty-selection |
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ON THE GREEN SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REFORMER PILATES To celebrate Vivian Dias taking public classes again at OTG, up until June her 12pm Tuesday and Thursday classes will be free for all who attend. Please make the most of this great opportunity; come along and try out her thorough style of Pilates teaching. Rebecca Luger has been running 8:30am Wednesday classes for a few weeks now. She has 15 years of experience and is an excellent, detail driven instructor. Katie Milne is now running an extra class Thursday morning at 7:30am for the early birds (plus the regular 8:30am & 9:30am). She is incredibly enthusiastic and loves to challenge her clients. Come and try a session! Lastly, as it is sporting time again at Wesley College, if you are driving to the studio and require parking, please leave a little extra time as the car park has been very full lately. We would hate you to miss the start of the class! |
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HPH SOLUTIONS 2024 Federal Budget – What it means for you. The 2024 Federal Budget was handed down on Tuesday, and if you’re wondering what measures have been proposed and what they mean for you, our Club Sponsor, HPH Solutions, has you covered with this handy overview. |
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DATES TO REMEMBER Monday June 3 - WA Day Public Holiday Saturday June 8 - Hensman AGM Friday June 14 - Hensman Club Celebration Night Saturday June 29 - School Holidays begin |
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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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