All set for summer of tennis

PLAYERS are all set for the night competitions to begin this week with the MTA committee delighted to announce the teams. Twenty teams across three nights were selected and members have been emailed with captains ready to check in with their players for the first round. Revised teams for Wednesday are now all teams of five with captains to decide who will play in the first round. Tuesday night has eight teams, Wednesday and Thursday nights both have six. We welcome many new players to the competitions this season and appreciate the dedication of our returning players. The teams and captains are as follows; the word 'captain' follows their name. Tuesday teams: Yencken: Dan Robertson, Anna Speirs, Mark Poole (captain), Sophie Yencken Murray: Jason Blake, Michelle Pigdon (captain), Daniel Dundas, Kathryn Murray O'Loughlan: Guy Taylor, Mark O’Loughan (captain), James Fox, Max O'Loughlan Aldous: Michael Whytcross, Brendan Grant (captain), Fiona Lindsay, David Aldous Hutchison: Michael Tomlinson, Shane Hutchinson, Karyn Fraser (captain), Geoff Hutchison Blackall: Max Ree Goodings, Jaden Findlay, Dion Theodossi, Jemma Blackall (captain) McDonagh: Greg McDermott, Glenn Fox, Callum Bono, Keira McDonagh (captain) Crockett: Alex Macphee, Rohan West, Tony Canterbury, Alistair Crockett (captain) Wednesday teams: Out of the Blue: Chris Hewlett, Matt Lowe, Will McAllister, Steph Herridge (captain), Kelly Purcell Crimson Souls: David Mims, Simon Young, Suzie Wellborne (captain), Helen Knight, Jane Swinburne Brown Sugar: Nick Ferguson, Kimberley Marsden (captain), Mick Davis, Julie Aldous, Leonie McLaughlin Red Roses: Emma Kay, Robert Williams, Alice Kilpatrick (captain), Lisa Morgan, Sean Pitchford True Colours: Peter Scales, Kate Les (captain), Rob Les, Amy Les, Elizabeth Scales Burnt Orange: Courtney O'Loughlan (captain), Warren Medcalf, Abbey Mc Connell, Melanie Kormoczi, Anna Francis Thursday teams: Come Together: Shane Richards, Rhonda Carpenter (captain), Kassy Thomas, Bob Carpenter Night Fever: Ben Nally, Bronwyn Sly (captain), Chelsea Dean, Courtney Purcell Smooth Operators: Arthur Gerrans, Ilena Meek (captain), Brendan Purcell, Bec Studds Let's Dance: Michael McCormack, Zoe Richards (captain), Naima Crisp, Rebecca Wardenaar Let It Be: Natalie Bergsma (captain), Tim Vardy, Agnes Kay, Jodie Morrow Changes: Liza Karras, Jason O’Brien, Jo O'Brien (captain), Les Kerr The MTA website has our latest policies and protocols https://play.tennis.com.au/mansfieldtennisassociation/ClubInfo/Policies Draws for night comp and plenty of other information can be found there. Juniors and Hot Shots began with a bang on Saturday morning with well over sixty youngsters joining in the fun. Forty juniors were organized into matches by Jo O’Brien and Hot Shots began on a very busy blue court under the guidance of new coach Liam Delany. The FREE Girls No Limit Coaching Squad started on Monday October 14 at 4.30 pm. Specially designed coaching for primary school-aged girls for both term four 2024 and term one 2025, funded by Tennis Australia, Mansfield is so fortunate to have been awarded this opportunity. Register here with Vigor Coaching and if you have any queries reach out to Liam Delany on 0425 711 412 https://vigor.net.au/tennis Primary school boys coaching also starts tomorrow at 3.45 pm and coaching for secondary school kids is on Wednesday.

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