After three weeks of fun and entertaining tennis, the annual NBTC Club Championships have come to a close. Across 13 events, we had a total of 95 individual entrants and nearly 200 matches, making this one of the largest Club Championships in our club's standing history.
Thanks to all the participants and spectators who joined in during these past few weeks, creating a fantastic atmosphere and supporting our club in facilitating such a wonderful event. We saw some remarkable rallies, with powerful striking and masterful touchs, helped along by the outstanding sportsmanship of all players, reflecting the values of our club and showcasing the amazing enthusiasm, determination, and skill of our members.
In the end, the below players have taken home their prizes:
π Open Men's Singles - Kasper Fitzgerald
π Open Ladies Singles - Chloe Wong
π Open Men's Doubles - Matt Brown-Greaves & David Rehe
π Open Ladies Doubles - Fay Leung & Philippa Rehe
π Open Mixed Doubles - Stuart McNeice & Jenny Peng
π 18 & Under Boys Singles - Josh Allan
π 18 & Under Girls Singles - Chloe Wong
π 18 & Under Boys Doubles - Josh Allan & Jason Wirth
π 14 & Under Boys Singles - Clark Burlinson
π 14 & Under Girls Singles - Arynne Choi
π 14 & Under Boys Doubles - Clark Burlinson & Augustin Kao
π 14 & Under Girls Doubles - Arynne Choi & Ailey Poon
(The full list can be found on the tournament winners page.)
We would also like to extend our thanks to the various volunteers who assisted with the running of this tournament, including two Tennis Australia umpires for our finals. We would also like to thank Yuki Chang of Jellis Craig Boroondara (who is the Club’s first Gold sponsor) for her tremendous support on the final day, providing wonderful food and conversation as well as presenting prizes to our deserving winners.
In preparation for next year, if anyone has any suggestions for events or improvements in the club championships, please send an email to clubchamps@northbalwyntc.org.au.