Country and Interstate Tournaments
2011 Tennis Seniors South Australia State Tournament (ITF4) 6-9 November - more
Mildura Seniors Tennis Championships (ITF4) 29 October-1 November 2011 - more
Merimbula Seniors Tennis Championships (ITF4) 10-13 October 2011 - more
2011 Skybridge Financial Tennis Seniors NSW State Championships (ITF2) 30 September-3 October - more
Grenfell Seniors Tennis Tournament 17-18 September 2011 - more
Moruya Country Markets Seniors Tournament 26-28 August 2011 - more
Forster Senior Tournament 29 July - 1 August 2011 - more
Forbes Teams Tournament 30-31 July 2011 - more
2011 Tennis Seniors Queensland Championships 1-4 July 2011 - more
Cowra Open Seniors Tournament 25-26 June 2011- more
Fiji Open Tennis Championships 2-6 June 2011 - more
Cowra Teams Tournament 28-29 May 2011 - more
Berri SA Teams Carnival 14-16 May 2011 - more
Wagga Wagga Seniors Tennis Tournament 30 April-1 May 2011 - more
2011 Tennis Seniors Victoria State Championships 11-14 March - more
Grenfell Teams Tournament 5-6 March 2011 - more
Milton-Ulladulla Seniors Tennis Tournament 11-13 February 2011 - more
Nelson Bay Seniors Tournament 10-12 December 2010 - more
2011 Tennis Seniors SA State TOURNAMENT (ITF4) - 6-9 November
Rick Genge and Colin Holgate joined Pat Moloney this year in continuing on from the Mildura tournament to fly the ACT flag in Adelaide. Colin defeated Rick in the final of the 55 mens singles in 3 sets and combined with Rick to win the 55 mens doubles 10-8 in a third set super tie break from Trevor Reeves and Ian Delbridge from South Australia. Colin and Rick also won the mens combined 110 doubles. Pat reached the semi finals of the 65 mens singles and was runner up with Bruce Swanson (South Australia) in the round robin 50 mens doubles.
MILDURA SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIPS (ITF4) - 29 OCTOBER-1 NOVEMBER 2011
Only a small contingent of 6 players from Canberra went across to the grass courts at Mildura for their Senior's tournament. Our only winners were Colin Holgate and Rick Genge in the 55 mens doubles. Pat Moloney made two finals but missed out in both of them - the 65 mens singles and the 65 mens doubles with Graeme Heath from Melbourne. Leonie Ainsworth paired up with Len Little, also from Melbourne to be runners-up in the round robin 55 mixed doubles.
MERIMBULA SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIPS (ITF4) - 10-13 OCTOBER 2011
Winners
Ladies 55 Doubles - Betty Smith and Leonie Southwell Mens 50/55 Doubles - Colin Holgate and Dennis Love (Merimbula) Mens 60 Doubles - Frank Marris and Terry Walker Mixed 55 Doubles - Leonie Ainsworth and Dennis Love (Merimbula) Mixed 60 Doubles - Phil Higgs and Enid Besant-Ryan (NSW) Mixed 70 Doubles - Margaret Harrigan and Peter Kilborn (NSW) Ladies 120 Combined - Leonie Ainsworth and Heather McKay Mens 100/110 Combined - Graham Smith and Andrew Kew (Merimbula)
Runners up Mens 40/45 Singles - John McTernan Ladies 55 Doubles - Leonie Ainsworth and Faye Anderson (Wagga) Ladies 70 Doubles - Margaret Harrigan and Nancy Lane
Mixed 50 Doubles - Margaret Cotter and John McTernan Mixed 65 Doubles - Merle and David Coutts Mixed 70 Doubles - Nancy Lane and Ken Smith (NSW) Ladies 140 Combined - Jan Aubrey and June Simpson (Vic) Mens 100/110 Combined - Colin Holgate and George Penney (NSW) Mens 130 Combined - Phil Higgs and Pat Moloney
2011 SKYBRIDGE FINANCIAL TENNIS SENIORS NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (ITF2) - 30 SEPTEMBER-3 OCTOBER
A small contingent of 8 represented the ACT at the NSW State Championships held at Pennant Hills over the October long weekend. Unfortunately wet weather again caused problems with no play on Sunday morning. The combined aged and mixed doubles events were again cancelled to allow the other events to be completed on time - albeit with shortened matches in some of the remaining events.
Ros Balodis defended her 45/50 ladies singles title in an all Canberra final with a 6/0,6/3 win over Narelle Raftery. Ros combined with Kaye Nealon (NSW) to reach the final of the 35/40/45/50 ladies doubles but lost 6/2, 6/1 to Kathy Eldridge and Nicole Nissen from NSW. Colin Holgate and Rick Genge went one better this year and won the final of the 55/60 mens doubles.
John Stark made the semi finals of the 60 mens singles before losing in a third set tie-break to the no 1 seed Peter Jenkins from Victoria. John also reached the semi finals of the 55/60 mens doubles playing with Graeme Heath from Victoria. Phil Higgs made the semi finals of the 65 mens singles before losing to Ian Davis. Phil and Pat Moloney reached the semi finals of 65 mens doubles.
GRENFELL SENIORS TENNIS TOURNAMENT 17-18 SEPTEMBER 2011
In contrast to last year, the tournament was played in mild sunny Spring weather. Entries were down a little on last year with only a very small contingent from Canberra playing. In the American doubles on Saturday , Val Gavin was runner-up in ladies grade 2. On Sunday in the combined aged doubles, Graham Smith combined with Alan Heathcote (Grenfell) to win the mens combined 110 and Val Gavin combined with John Chapman (Harden) to win the group 2 mixed. Lyn Sebbens and Betty Smith were runners-up in the ladies group 1 and Kath Hetherington and Val Gavin were runners-up in group 2.
Moruya country markets Seniors Tournament 26-28 August 2010
The Eurobodalla Coast turned on near perfect weather for tennis for all three days (if not a bit chilly for spectators) and play was non-stop from early morning until early evening each day.
In Mens Singles, Phil Higgs and Dennis Love from Merimbula were neck and neck in their group finishing on equal points. A countback saw the title go to Phil, who received the Brian Smith Memorial Shield from Norah Smith for the oldest singles winner, repeating his performance of 2009. Dave Pruckner won his group. In Womens Singles, May Howard had strong opposition from Wollongong’s Anne Rouse before winning through.
The John Allard Memorial Shield, for the most senior Womens Doubles winners, was won by Jan Aubrey and Pauline Honeyman for the second straight year.
A major prize draw was held in conjunction with the Tournament resulting in over $500.00 being raised for the Oncology Unit of the Moruya Hospital. Thanks to all those who purchased tickets in the draw. Major prize winners were Phil Higgs (Dunlop Tennis Package), Anthony Connell (Regional Express Return Flight) and Judy Lebang (Bay River Houseboat Cruise).
Canberra players figured prominently in the winners and runners-up.
Winners Mens Singles - Dave Pruckner Phil Higgs Womens Singles - May Howard Womens Doubles - Betty Smith and Cathryn Henderson Allyson Gel and Judy Lebang May Howard and Leonie Southwell Mixed Doubles - Cathryn Henderson and John Scott Enid Besant-Ryan and Phil Higgs Combined Age Womens Doubles - Cathryn Henderson and Libby Ives May Howard and Leonie Southwell Jean Penny and Penny Moss Jan Aubrey and Pauline Honeyman Heather McKay and Helen Milton Combined Age Mens Doubles - Graham Smith and John Scott Combined Age Mixed Doubles - May Howard and Colin Lyons Val Gavin and John Chapman
Runners-up Womens Doubles - Jean Penny and Penny Moss Karenn Layne and Lynette Robbins Heather McKay and Kath Hetherington Rosemary Scrivener and Vivien Meagher Jan Aubrey and Pauline Honeyman Mens Doubles - Dave Pruckner and Grant Woodbridge David Sprott and Mike Lynn Bob Hetherington and John Chapman Mixed Doubles - May Howard and Colin Lyons Marlene and Lloyd Adams Combined Age Womens Doubles - Leonie Hyland and Marilyn Walter Allyson Gel and Judy Lebang Rosemary Scrivener and Vivien Meagher Karenn Layne and Lyn Robbins Jewell Hall and Wendy Taylor Combined Age Mens Doubles - Peter Boyle and Dave Pruckner Phil Higgs and Scott Colbourne Combined Age Mixed Doubles - Cathryn Henderson and Grant Woodbridge Betty and Graham Smith
FOSTER SENIOR TOURNAMENT 29 JULY - 1 AUGUST 2011
Leonie Ainsworth and Helen and Greg Holcombe took the opportunity to get away from the Canberra winter and find some milder weather on the NSW north coast. The warmer weather appeared to have done wonders for their tennis by their results. As Greg said their van on the way home looked like a Harvey Norman shop. Leonie and Helen won pool 1 in the 50 and 55 womens doubles and pool 2 in the combined 80 womens doubles. Helen and Greg won the combined 110 mixed doubles and were runner up in pool 1 in the 50 mixed doubles. Greg won pool 2 of the 55 mens doubles with Garry Cooper and the combined 110 mens doubles with John Fyrie.
FORBES TEAMS TOURNAMENT 30-31 JULY 2011
A number of our members travelled to Forbes for their open teams tournament and enjoyed mild weather and good hospitality. There were three mens divisions and one ladies. A Canberra team of Betty Smith, Cathryn Henderson and Lyn Sebbens with the help of Helen Worland from Orange won the ladies division from Val Gavin, Kath Hetherington, Jan Aubrey and Allyson Gell. Robert Hetherington with the help of John Chapman (Harden) and Mick Doyle (Grenfell and formerly Canberra) and some young legs were runner-up in B grade.
2011 TENNIS SENIORS QUEENSLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 1-4 JULY 2011
A small contingent (8) of our members travelled to the Gold Coast to play in the Queensland Championships. Ros Balodis was successful in retaining the 50 Ladies Singles, Narelle Raftery was runner up in the 45 Ladies Singles and May Howard and Phil Higgs made the semi finals in their singles events. The group met with significant success in the doubles events. Phil and Pat Moloney won the 65 and the 130+ combined mens doubles and Pat combined with Graeme Heath (Vic) to win the 60 mens doubles. Ros and Enid Besant-Ryan (NSW) won the 100+ ladies doubles and then combined with Suzy Ellis (NSW) to win the 50 ladies doubles. Narelle won the 40 ladies doubles with Yvonne Stanton (NSW) and the 45 mixed doubles with Martin Warwick (Vic). May won the 55 ladies doubles with Enid Besant-Ryan (NSW) and was runner-up with Kerin Tulloch (Vic) in the 110+ combined ladies doubles. Colin Holgate won the 50 mens doubles with Takamichi Hirooka (Japan) and was runner-up with Ros in the 50 mixed doubles.
COWRA OPEN SENIORS TENNIS TOURNAMENT 25-26 JUNE 2011
Players travelled from Canberra, Wagga, Tumut, Wollongong, Lithgow, Grenfell and Orange to join players from Cowra in their Seniors Tournament. Entries were very good although slightly down on previous years. The weather was absolutely perfect for tennis leading to a very good standard of tennis and excellent sportsmanship. Apart from good results in the tennis, Canberra players also took out second (Leonie Southwell) and third (Val Gavin) prizes in the raffle.
Winners were: Ladies American Doubles - Jan Aubrey (division 3) Ladies Doubles - Heather McKay and Leonie Ainsworth (division 1), Roslyn Hughes and Merran Pell Narooma) (division 2) Mens Doubles - Peter Boyle and Peter Sturgeon (division 2) Mixed Doubles - Val Gavin and John Chapman (Harden0 (division 3)
Runners-up were: Mens American Doubles- Peter Boyle (division 1), Zoltan Lukacs (division 2) Ladies American Doubles - Heather McKay (division 1) Ladies Doubles - Helen MacDuff and Esme Baker (division 2) Mens Doubles - Garry Buchanan and Zoltan Lukacs (division 2) Mixed Doubles - Peter Sturgeon and Beth Baines (Gunning) (division 1), Leonie Ainsworth and Col Armstrong (Bomaderry) (division 2)
FIJI OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2-6 JUNE 2011
Congratulations to Pat Moloney on winning the Mens 60 Singles.
COWRA TEAMS TOURNAMENT 28-29 MAY 2011
Around 30 players from the Canberra district made the trip to Cowra for their annual teams tournament. A total of 21 teams (12 mens and 9 ladies) were divided into two grades. After a cold foggy start on Saturday morning, the sun warmed up the players. Sunday was cloudy but the rain held off until the matches were completed. Heather McKay and Leonie Ainsworth joined Pam Crawford (Tumut) and Gail Windsor (Bathurst) and her daughter Jodie to win the A grade Ladies from Betty Smith, Helen Holcombe, Lucy Gormly and Lyn Sebbens. Peter Boyle and Garry Buchanan joined Ian Crawford (Tumut) and Colin Armstrong (Nowra) to win the B grade Mens. Graham Smith, Greg Holcombe, Tim Harris and John Greenup were runners up in the A grade Mens while Sandie Roughton, Merran Hunter, Elaine Gaskin, Rochelle Hogan and Linda Cannon (Forbes) were runners up in the B grade Ladies.
BERRI SA TEAMS CARNIVAL 14-16 MAY 2011
WAGGA WAGGA SENIORS TENNIS TOURNAMENT 30 APRIL-1 MAY 2011
A large contingent from Canberra went across to Wagga who again turned on some great Autumn weather for tennis. Peter Boyle had a very successful weekend winning the B Grade Mens Singles and Mixed Doubles with Merran Pell from Narooma and was runner up with Gary Buchanan in the Mens Doubles. Gary was also runner up in the B Grade Mens Singles and the Mens American Doubles. Heather McKay won the A1 Grade Ladies American Doubles and the Ladies Doubles with Leonie Ainsworth. Leonie also won the A2 Grade Mixed Doubles with Keith Bonse from Ulladulla. Leonie Southwell won the A2 Ladies American Doubles (jointly with Fay Anderson from Wagga) and with Margie Fitzpatrick the A2 Grade Ladies Doubles May Howard won the A Grade Ladies Singles and was runner up with Pat Moloney in the A1 Grade Mixed Doubles. Roslyn Hughes with Merran Pell won the B Grade Ladies Doubles. Others on the runner up list were Val Gavin in the B Grade Ladies American Doubles, Pat Moloney and Neville Rodwell in the A Grade Mens Doubles, Daphne Kennedy and Marilyn Walter in the A2 Ladies Doubles and Betty and Graham Smith in the A2 Mixed Doubles.
2011 TENNIS SENIORS VICTORIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - 11-14 MARCH
May Howard and Neville Rodwell represented the ACT at these Championships played on en tout cas courts at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Clubs. Rain disrupted some of the events. However both May and Neville acquitted themselves well with May losing in the final of the 55-60 ladies singles and Neville losing in the semi finals of the 60 mens singles to world champion Andrew Rae.
GRENFELL TEAMS TOURNAMENT - 5-6 MARCH 2011
MILTON-ULLADULLA SENIORS TOURNAMENT - 11-13 FEBRUARY 2011
A large contingent from the ACT made their way to Ulladulla keeping their fingers crossed in view of the showers on Friday and the forecast for the weekend. The singles on Friday was almost completed despite the wet weather. Saturday dawned cool and cloudy and fortunately stayed that way for the whole weekend. Only Saturday morning events at Milton could not be played due to wet courts. Players again enjoyed the good organisation, hard work and the hospitality of the Ulladulla members. Our members featured prominent amongst the winners and runners up.
Winners Ladies Singles (various sections) - May Howard, Annette Cochrane,Mary Gormly, Helen Macduff Mens Singles - Neville Rodwell Age Ladies Doubles 35-50 - Cheryl Reid and Joanne Adam 55 - Allyson Gell and Merran Hunter 60-65 - Brenda Ford and Leonie Southwell Age Mens Doubles 50-55 - Graham Smith and Tim Harris 55-60 - Neville Rodwell and Colin Holgate 65/3 - Robert Read and Ralph Peters Age Mixed Doubles 65 - Alan Douglas and Helen McDuff Combined Age Ladies Doubles 75-95 - Cheryl Read and Joanne Adams 120/1 - Heather McKay and Leonie Ainsworth 120/2 - Brenda Ford and Leonie Southwell Combined Age Mens Doubles 130/3 - Robert Read and Ralph Peters Combined Age Mixed Doubles 95 - Garry Buchanan and Joanne Adams 110-120 - Peter Clowry and Lyn Robbins 120/1 - Phil Higgs and Heather McKay 120/2 - Pat Moloney and Enid Besant-Ryan
Runners-up Age Ladies Doubles 35-60 - Heather McKay and Enid Besant-Ryan 55-60 - Margie Fitzpatrick and Val Gavin 60-65 - Maria Mitchell and Vivien Meagher 65/1 - Margaret Harrigan and Wendy Taylor Age Mens Doubles 55-60 - John Greenup and John Stark 65/1 - Phil Higgs and Pat Moloney Age Mixed Doubles 35-50/1 - Paul Ehrlich and Lucy Gormly 35-50/2 - Garry Buchanan and Joanne Adams Combined Age Ladies Doubles 75-95 - Jean Penny and Penny Moss 110/1 - Lucvy amd Mary Gormly 120/2 - Merran Hunter and Maria Mitchell 130/1 - Margaret Harrigan and Wendy Taylor Combined Age Mens Doubles 110-120/1 - Colin Holgate and John Greenup 130/1 - Phil Higgs and Pat Moloney Combined Age Mixed Doubles 95-110 - Tim Harris and Leonie Ainsworth 110 - Graham and Betty Smith 120/2 - Herb Chee and May Howard 130/2 - Barney Teperson and Mary Gormly
Nelson Bay Seniors Tournament 10-12 December 2010
A small contingent of ACT members went to the final Seniors’ tournament for 2010 at Nelson Bay in Port Stephen’s on the near north coast of NSW held from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 December. The Club received a record entry from 190 individual participants whose nomination in various events over the weekend totalled 72 in singles play and 196 pairs in doubles play. Tournament Director Greg Scott stated that whilst the support for the tournament was very pleasing, the logistics of managing such a big entry with limited available courts in the Nelson Bay area provided significant challenges. A rainy forecast for the first two days of play following the ‘big wet’ in the ACT and NSW over previous weeks did not materialize and fortunately for tournament organizers the sun shined for the duration of play, with no court time being lost. Marilyn Walter combined with Brian Humphreys to win the 130+ combined aged mixed doubles group 2 while Val Gavin and Ros Hughes were runner up in the 70+ combined aged ladies doubles group 4.
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Numbers for the tournament were higher
than last year, although down in the singles events.
182 players participated with 44 from the Canberra region.
The rest came from Victoria and NSW. Players arriving
on the Sunday were greeted by thunderstorms and hail and
courts under water. However the weather improved
overnight and play began on time on Monday with no
disruption by the weather for the rest of the week.
Phil Higgs was in 4 finals on the last
day winning a singles and a mixed but Phil and Pat Moloney
found Hayden Rees and Graeme Heath from Victoria too strong
in both doubles finals. Leonie Ainsworth had a good
tournament winning two doubles events and runner up in the
third. New comer to the seniors scene, John McTernan had a
good tournament until injuring himself reaching the
final of the 40/45 singles and runner up in the 50 mixed
doubles with his sister Margaret Cotter. Frank Marris
and Terry Walker were pleased with themselves finally
winning the 60 mens doubles after many years of trying.
The full list of Canberra region winners and runners up is
below.
Mens 60/65 Singles
This 
Around 13 players from
Canberra went across to Grenfell to support their Teams Tournament. There
were a total of 12 teams competing - 5 ladies and 7 mens. The weather was
just right for tennis - mild, sunny and a little wind. Betty Smith again captained
a winning team. Betty had the support of
Helen Holcombe, Lyn Sebbens and Lucy Gormly to win the Ladies
Division. Helen Greenup was in a Tumut/Wagga team which were runners-up in the
Ladies Division. Both teams are in the picture (courtesy of the Grenfell
Record). Players enjoyed the dinner organised by Anne Doyle at the
Albion Hotel on the Saturday night.
