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Official Newsletter FRANKSTON TENNIS CLUB MAY/JUNE 2018
CLUB WEBSITE : www.frankstontennisclub.com m
CLUB EMAIL : [email protected] m
BREAKING
NEWS !!!
Last report I said WOW - and this report is
even a bigger WOW.
The Frankston City Council (FCC) at their last
Council meeting announced that of the twelve
major projects on the table the final four which
are their priority to develop, includes the
combined Centenary Park Regional Tennis and
Gymnastics Centre, with an estimated project
cost of $27.6M. FCC have pledged $8.05M on
top of the $3M we already have from Peninsula
Health and we are negotiating with the Federal
& State Governments for a further $8.05M each.
I have reported to you earlier that we already
have architects plans and drawings and now
have full economic impact statements along
with community benefit reports to present to
Federal and State Members.
We have gone on a road trip to inspect other
major regional tennis centres to ensure ours will
be the absolute best in Victoria if not Australia.
Over the next few weeks there will be press
releases outlining the development to the
general public and we will be able to present to
you the updated drawings and plans, which I
know will impress you greatly.
We are extremely happy to be associated with
gymnastics as they are a professional and
hardworking group of people and they are a
fantastic fit for tennis with large numbers of
participants and visitors.
To follow up on my last report, don’t listen to all
those spreading rumours, the site at Centenary
Park will be bulldozed and an incredible complex
will be built.
Stick with the FRANKSTON TENNIS CLUB and
you’ll be part of a most exciting development.
TELL EVERYONE and let them be envious, they
might even join you for this fantastic journey.
If anyone would like to contact me, my details
are [email protected] and mobile
0413 739 059
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Hello Fellow Members,
Welcome to our MAY/JUNE 2018 Edition of the
Club’s Newsletter “SHARK ATTACK”.
I am just so excited about the news about
Frankston City Council’s recent announcement
supporting our relocation project (Centenary
Park Regional Tennis & Gymnastics Centre).
We will be keeping you update with more
updates and developments as they flow through
from Council.
Our Mid-Week Ladies Teams recently finished
their competition Season #1 for 2018. Our girls
had a good season with all of our teams finishing
Top 4 of their respective sections. More details
are in the Mid-Week Ladies Report.
Our Club’s JUNIOR (PTA) and SENIOR (both PTA
and Bayside) competition seasons are half-way
through their wet & chilly Winter 2018 Season.
Similarly, our Tennis Victoria’s 2018 PENNANT
Season has reached its halfway mark with our
girls sitting strongly on the ladder in 2nd spot.
Again, more details are set out in the detailed
Competition Reports.
Look forward to seeing you all around the club!
AND DON’T FORGET FTC IS THE PLACE TO BE!!
HAPPY HITTING!!
Cheers
Your Lady President
Dawn McCormack
BEREAVEMENT :
With sadness, we advise that one of our past
Club Members, Ken Stratton, recently passed
away after a battle with Cancer. Ken was an
active club member and long-standing President
of the Peninsula Tennis Association (PTA). Ken
was an instrumental force at the time the PTA
was formed back in 2000 following the merger
of the MPTA (Mornington Peninsula) the FDTA
(Frankston Districts). Condolences to Heather
and family.
TWILIGHT 2018 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2018 Club Championships are progressing
along very well with all events now finished with
the exception of just one – the MENS DOUBLES.
The weather on Friday evenings over the past
month or so has not been very kind to our match
scheduling but we are almost there. A BIG
THANKS TO ALL OUR PARTICIPATING MEMBERS
for their patience with the weather ; & their
ongoing support of our Club. RESULTS thus far :
OPEN MENS (Singles) :
CHAMPION Tom Carter
RUNNER-UP David Scheppers
OPEN WOMENS (Singles) :
CHAMPION Olivia Smith-West
RUNNER-UP Sally Smith
JUNIOR GIRLS (Singles) :
CHAMPION Remi Heurtau
RUNNER-UP Jasmyn Bell
JUNIOR BOYS (Singles) :
CHAMPION Caleb Beschi
RUNNER-UP Joaquim Freeman
OPEN WOMENS (Doubles) :
CHAMPIONS Olivia & Sally Smith
RUNNERS-UP Bev Valentine & Carol Gardner
OPEN MENS DOUBLES :
Matches still in progress
Thanks go you to our Danny Hutcheson and
Jasmyn Bell for their assistance with the event.
Jasmyn with Girls 2018 Champion Remi
PHOTO GALLERY
WOMENS DOUBLES
Olivia & Sally with Bev & Carol
BOYS SINGLES
Caleb B with Yoaquim Freeman
Boys Section 7
Caleb B, Oscar D, Taylon V & Luke O
MENS SINGLES
Tom Carter with David Scheppers
Joanne Tweedale
– on Crutches !!
TENNIS VIC 2018 PENNANT: WOMENS GRADE 4
The 2018 Pennant season for our Grade 4 Girls
going along very well. They are currently
second on the ladder behind a somewhat
invincible team from Knox City TC who have an
incredibly high percentage having won all 7 of
their matches winning 25 Rubbers and only
losing 3. Our girls have won 17 rubbers and lost
10 and are well clear of the 3rd placed team.
And Kooyong LTC & Royal South Yarra are sitting
7th and 6th respectively on the ladder with only 1
match day win to their credit. It promises to be
an interesting season.
JUNIORS
Our Junior teams are doing very well at this
stage of the season and are in prominent
positions on the ladder to be in contention for
the Finals in seven weeks’ time. The current
ladder positions are :
Boys Section 3 TOP
Boys Section 7 5th
Girls Section 3 3rd
11 & Under Unisex 3rd
SENIORS
The Seasons for both the 4 PTA teams as well as
the 2 Bayside teams are going well at the half-
way mark after Round 7. The current ladder
positions are :
PTA: Mixed Doubles Section 1 2nd
Open Singles Section 3 4th
Open Singles Section 4 (Blue) 4th
Open Singles Section 4 (White) 6th
BAYSIDE :
Mixed Doubles Section 3 4th
Ladies Sets Section 2 4th
MID WEEK LADIES
Our Mid-Week Ladies have had a great season
with all our four (4) teams finishing 3rd !!
SEMI-FINAL RESULTS :
TUESDAY Section 1
Judy Jungling, Rhonda Cronin, Sue Nissen,
Maureen Jones & Marg Clode
Defeated by Frankston East 2-6-37 to 0-0-15
TUESDAY Section 4
Carol Gardner, Bev Valentine, Christine Gibson
& Maureen Withers
Defeated by Belvedere Park 2-5-34 to 0-0-18
TUESDAY Section 6
Janice Tatt, Jan Crighton, Jan Hardacre & Kaye
Dinsdale
Defeated by Frankston E Green 3-7-51 to 1-3-37
WEDNESDAY Section 1
Suzie Norton, Maureen Withers, Jill Vickerman,
Anne Lees
Defeated by Rosebud/Dromana 2-6-43 to 1-3-32
Kaye celebrating her Birthday
with the Team !!
Janice celebrating her Birthday – 30th ??
Also a BIG THANKYOU again to all our Mid Week
Ladies for their ongoing support and
representation of our great tennis club in the
PTA competition seasons.
The PTA grading will be advised back to the Club
shortly with the Grades for next Season. Good
Luck to All.
Good luck to all the Girls for the coming Season.
SOCIAL EVENTS
FOOTY PIZZA NIGHT If you feel like catching up at the Club on a
Saturday afternoon/evening after your
exhausting day’s match or just want to catch up
for a chat with friends, we can easily arrange
some PIZZA’s while watching some super Footy
in the warmth & comfort of the Upstairs Ron
Carter Lounge. If you are free, just come along
and join in the fun.
CLUB FUND-RAISING RAFFLE – THANK YOU !!
A HUGE BIG THANK YOU goes out to all our Club
Members and Supporters for their help in either
buying or selling Tickets in the recent Rotary
Club of Frankston North fund raiser.
Thanks to your generosity – the Club has made
with its HUGE 2018 COMMUNITY RAFFLE.
And GOOD LUCK in the Draw !!
The FOUR (4) SUPER DOOPER PRIZES are :
1st PRIZE Your DREAM HOLIDAY - $12,000
(Anywhere you want to go !!)
2nd PRIZE STH PACIFIC Carnival CRUISE - $5,000
3rd PRIZE Hisense 65” UHD SMART TV - $2,000
4th PRIZE SECURITY DOOR - $1,000
THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP & ONGOING
SUPPORT OF THE FTC !!
NEW SUPPORT PARTNER
BODYartClass
Our Club has recently arranged for a new
strength training and movement group to run
weekly training sessions in the upstairs Ron
Carter Room on Monday evenings.
Tanja Harrasser, the Managing Director of
bodyART Training. Tanja is a Personal Trainer
and Physiotherapist. If you would like to :
• Improve your fitness and skills for your
tennis;
• Experience the new way to care for your
body and mind – created to stretch and
strengthen your body;
• And Enjoy a unique barefoot mat training
method - easy to follow step by step;
bodyART Training may be just what you need.
If you are interested in joining the group, please
text Tan on 0466 268 043.
BETTER TENNIS : COACHING ENQUIRIES
BETTER TENNIS
All COACHING Enquiries & Re-Stringing
• Steve Foot : 0417 741 177
• Brad Grose : 0410 483 669
To KEEP you ALL UP TO DATE with happenings
around the fabulous FTC - & if you have not already
done so please DON’T FORGET to “LIKE” the BEST
CLUB IN THE WORLD !!
PENINSULA MENS MASTERS
The PENNSULA MENS MASTERS +55 PLAYERS Winter
Season is nearly at the half-way mark.
The weather has been kind so far and all the players
are continuing to enjoy their competition play every
Wednesday morning.
This competition offers an excellent match format
for all the players. If you do know anyone who may
be interested – and is free for a few hours on a
Wednesday morning, please contact either If you
know any resume. Regardless of the weather, many
of the guys have continued to come down to the FTC
on the Wednesdays for a practice hit.
As always, a great big THANK YOU goes to Terry
Heazle and John Connell for their on-going
commitment to this unique Peninsula Men’s Masters
competition.
HAVE YOU BEEN CAUGHT WITHOUT YOUR ZONED
PARKING PERMIT ON DISPLAY ????
Just a quick reminder to all those Members who have
a ZONED PARKING PERMIT. Recently, many Club
members have been issued with a $155.00 Fine from
Frankston City Council – for not DISPLAYING their
parking permit on their dashboard. The Parking Permits are issued to Members (at no
cost) who need to park their vehicle at the FTC Car
Park between the hours of 6 am to 3 pm Weekdays.
If you are parking at the Club between the above
hours, please ensure you have your Permit clearly
displayed at all times. The Frankston City Council
seem to be more vigilant with the Patrol Officers now
policing our car park regularly – sometimes twice a
day. If you have lost your Parking Permit ; or have
any queries regarding the Permit, please
immediately contact our Club Operations Manager,
Anne Baldwin on 0411 155 707.
UP TO DATE CONTACT DETAILS
Changed Address Recently ? : PLEASE ensure
that we have a current address (EMAIL or post),
if you have moved house within the last 6
months or so, please let us know.
DO YOU NEED 24/7 COURT ACCESS ??
If you have found that you would like to have access
to the Club’s practice courts 24/7 for a casual “hit”
amongst friends or just to keep in good form,
obtaining a KEY to the Club’s back courts may just be
the answer. This KEY will give them access to the
courts - when you want.
If you would like to take up the opportunity to have
easy access to the club’s back courts, please just
contact the Club Operations Manager, Anne Baldwin
on 0411 155 707 to obtain a Key.
CLUB’S 125 YEAR HISTORY BOOK - UPDATE
Our wonderful author, Elizabeth Tulloh, has sent us
through the draft manuscript of the draft thus far. It
does make for a very interesting read.
We are now trying to finish off a few loose ends and
collating photographs, and various other statistical
data etc.
NEXT STEP : - WE DO NEED YOUR HELP !!
For those of you who have not yet “put pen to paper”
and would like to contribute to the Book with a brief
little anecdote or amusing story about - Why did you
choose the FTC – friends or location?
When did you join; & what were your highlights, on
and off the court, served a year or two on Committee
etc etc. We would love to hear from you. All you
need to do is email your brief couple of lines or so to
us at [email protected]
NIGHT TENNIS
The WINTER 2018 Season is well underway. A few
recent washouts have interrupted the season a little
and hopefully the next few weeks the weather will
improve.
GOOD LUCK to all the Players – and a particular
WELCOME to all those NEW players to our NIGHT
TENNIS PROGRAM.
Any queries, please contact either Trevor or Norm :
• TREVOR VALENTINE 0418 391 686
• NORM FUH 0403 005 489
PTL Peninsula Tennis League
One of Better Tennis’ many competition initiatives, is
the highly successful “PTL – PENINSULA TENNIS
LEAGUE. The competition is open to all Juniors from
clubs across the Peninsula. There is now also a
Friday Womens “A” grade group.
Many of our Club Juniors are playing in this
competition and are clearly benefitting from this
opportunity to play under match conditions to
improve their court craft and match-play.
Our club’s Junior players competing in this Term’s
competition including Caleb Beschi, Raine Farr,
Jasmyn Bell, Alissa Hodzic, etc.
KEY CLUB WEBSITES
CLUB frankstontennisclub.com
email : [email protected]
COACHING GROUP
BETTER TENNIS
Steven Foot & Brad Grose
Peninsula Tennis Association (PTA)
peninsulatennisassociation.com u
Tennis Victoria : www.tennis.com.au
Jasmyn and Remi after their Girls Final
Enjoy a refreshment in the warm and friendly
atmosphere of the Upstairs Ron Carter Room.
Next Edition of
Club Newsletter
JULY 2018
via the Club’s website at:
www.frankstontennisclub.com
CLUB SUPPORTING SPONSORS :
A HUGE BIG THANK YOU AGAIN goes out to our
two (2) Major Club Sponsors :
• CORE 24 ; and
• COVER-UP SUNSCREEN
for their ongoing support of one of the oldest
tennis clubs in the State and nationally.
