Congratulations to all club members who entered the Club Championships this year. Your participation ensured that it was an outstandingly successful weekend. The Club Championships were resurrected last year in an attempt to bring players of all standards together, to enjoy each other’s company, to make new friends and, of course, to play tennis.

In total, 79 players took to the courts ranging in age from six to well over sixty. This number was about 25 more than last year so definitely 100 plus is a realistic goal for 2023! It was especially impressive to see so many girls and ladies playing in their respective divisions and also the ‘hotshot’ kids whose collective enthusiasm and skill is so scarily good it ensures a bright future for our Club.

Congratulations to Tom Fuller and Holly Nolan who are the WCTC Open Champions. Both are wonderful players and fully deserve to have their names etched into Club history. Special mention to Tom who also won the Men’s Doubles with Dan Green and the Mixed with Joanne Adams. One of the most keenly contested events was the newly added, Parent/Child Doubles. Although played in exceptionally fine spirit, a competitive, steely edge was evident in all matches, many of which went right down to the final game. Congratulations to Nathan and David Franklin who will be keen to defend their title next year.

Results

• Open Men's Singles: Tom Fuller def Daniel Green 6-3, 6-4
• Open Women's Singles: Holly Nolan def Jessica Schimdt
• Green Ball Singles: 1st Josh Dass, 2nd Adele Mewett
• Orange Ball Singles: 1st Karl Shanahan, 2nd Ben Turner
• Open Men's Doubles: Tom Fuller & Daniel Green def Max de sommer & Gavin Ho 8-0
• Open Ladies Doubles: 1st Brooke Walton & Michelle Tiffen, 2nd Clair Dupont & Janell Quarderer
• Open Mixed Doubles: Tom Fuller & Joanne Adams def Joey Fonteyn & Janell Quarderer 6-2
• Parent Child Doubles: 1st Nathan & David Franklin, 2nd Max & Baxter Rafferty
• Green Ball Doubles: 1st Will Nelson & Clay Chadwick, 2nd Baxter Rafferty & Adele Mewett
• Orange Ball Doubles: Ben Turner & Karl Shanahan def George Pirie & Eliza Devcic 6-1
• U15 Unisex Singles: Oliver Manning def Angus Pearce 6-3, 3-6, 11-9
• U/21 Mixed Doubles : Joey Fonteyn & Anita Parvizi, 2nd Holly Nolan & Josh Collins
• Unisex Social Singles: Sean Bysouth
• Unisex Social Doubles: Stuart Howie and Tony Laudenbach.

A big thank you to Max Rafferty, Tony Laudenbach and Mark Walton and other members of the coaching team for running the event. Planning for next year is already underway and we would welcome any feedback on how we can make this a calendar event not to be missed.

WCTC Championships Committee