We hope you all had a great break over summer and managed to play lots of tennis.  

 Club nights start again next Friday 10 February so a great chance to have a warm up before interclub in the weekend

 Just a reminder about the sessions

 Session 1

5-6.30pm          Minimum age is 8 years and this will include players up to and including Year 6 and C, D & Novice interclub teams in this age bracket.

 5-6pm coaching run by Transtasman. Groups will be ability based.

 6-6.30pm organized matches

  6.30pm finish

  Duty Team for 10 Feb – Turquoise

 Session 2

6.30-8.00pm  (6.15pm sign in for 6.30pm start)

Older and more experienced players

ie Year 7 and above OR  B grade interclub and above

 Structured match play against ability, competitions.  Sausage sizzle available

 Duty Teams for 10 Feb –  Diamond and Titanium

 Cancellations

These will be placed on the club website www.ktsc.org.nz and a message left on the Transtasman answer phone.

 Cheers Steph and Annette

Entries are now open for  the annual Waitangi Day  Parent & Child fun tournament sponsored by Thump Sports, Meat Direct, & Trans-Tasman Tennis.

Tournament details are:

When: Monday 6 February

Start: 2pm

Finish: Late afternoon / early evening followed by BYO barbecue.

Format: ‘Parent’ & child round robin doubles with handicap.

Entry fee: $7 per player

Eligibility: Child must be a junior member.

‘Parent’ need not be a member.  Senior members are welcome to volunteer to partner an ‘orphan’.

To enter: email Marie Sim (brimar@actrix.co.nz) by Thursday 2 February. Ph: 04 4795373; 0272473951

Do NOT enter via the KTSC office which is closed until Feb 1st.

This year was made even more special thanks to the fantastic decorations from Lynley Brookie and we were delighted to have invited guests Sue Steele, Val Jarvis and Christina Mander join us.  See below for just a little taste of the action ! 

Harry is a fantatsic club member, attending countless working bees, breaking attendance records year after year at club days  and he and wife Shirley have served on the Midweek Committee for many years.

KTSC and all Midweek members wish Harry a very happy 80th birthday.

Just a reminder that this Friday is the final junior club night for 2011

Hope you can join us for fun tennis, catching up with friends and a sausage on the BBQ

Cheers

Annette and Steph

• Polo shirts (mens, womens, & boys)
• Ladies singlets
• Girls Tee-shirts
• Caps
• Skorts (women & girls) – a new addition this season

With the start of the tennis interclub season, it’s an ideal time to purchase such.

Club apparel is an easy option for teams wishing to wear matching team tops and we’ve had great feedback from other clubs about the appearance of our teams who’ve done so in previous seasons.

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Order forms should be sent to KTSC ktsc@paradise.net.nz by Monday 17 October for delivery by Friday 28 October.

Parents Roster – 2011 2012 Junior Club Night Roster

Due to numbers this year and in order to meet the requirements of the breadth of ages and tennis abilities we have altered the format for the Friday Junior Club Nights.  In particular, we are hoping that the revised format will encourage greater numbers of our older/more advanced juniors to attend club nights.    

There will be two sessions

Session 1 5-6.30pm

Minimum age is 8 years and this will include players up to and including Year 6 and C, D & Novice interclub teams in this age bracket. 

5-6pm coaching run by Transtasman. Groups will be ability based.

6-6.30pm organized matches

6.30pm finish

In order to maximize match playing time there will not be a break and sausage sizzle.  Players in this session will not be able to play in the second session.

Session 2 -6.30-8.00pm   (6.15pm sign in for 6.30pm start)

Older and more experienced players

 ie Year 7 and above OR  B grade interclub and above 

  Structured match play against ability, competitions.                     

Players who will be moving into Year 7 in 2012 may come to the second session when club nights recommence in February. 

Duties

One interclub team will be rostered for each session. 

Session 1

Parents of C, D and Novice interclub teams who fall into the age bracket of the first session will be rostered in this session.   As there are insufficient interclub team parents to cover each Friday we require parents of non-interclub players attending this session to assist. 

For more information on this session please contact

Steph Evans ph:  0274 425271     email: steph.rob@paradise.net.nz

Session 2

Parents of interclub teams who fit the criteria of the second session will be rostered to cover the second session and run the BBQ 6.30-8pm.

For more information on this session please contact

Annette McNamara ph: 0274 517086  email: annette@avos.co.nz

Cancellations

These will be placed on the club website www.ktsc.org.nz and a message left on the Transtasman answer phone.

We hope there will be plenty of fine weather over the season and look forward to seeing you all at the first club night FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER.

Annette McNamara, Steph Evans and Shane Dunphy

As Honorary Vice President, Robyn, along with the TNZ President, will be a figurehead of TNZ and represent TNZ at local, national and international tennis events where appropriate during the year to August 2012.  Another KTSC club member, Doug Law, was Honorary Vice President of TNZ during the 2004/5 year.

Many thanks are also due to Susan Marris, who has done a fantatsic job over the last three years. Susan says she has enjoyed her last three seasons as Junior Tennis Convenor and would like to thank all those involved with junior tennis; the players, parents, coaches and members of the Khandallah Tennis & Squash Club, for their participation and support. KTSC now has one of the largest junior tennis memberships in the Wellington region and the highest number of interclub teams in the Wellington Competition. This, together with the strength and depth of our junior players, means the junior tennis section of the club is in a very healthy state and is well positioned to provide a playing environment conducive to retaining and attracting a wide spectrum of players from purely social to competitive elite.

Susn will keep in touch with many of you through Trans Tasman Tennis and wishes you all the best on the court.

Everyone enjoyed a delightful selection of fudge, slices, sandwiches, scones jam and cream, all served on beautiful china.

This sucessful  fundraiser was met with enthusiasm by all attendees.

Many thanks go to Belynda Jack, Susan Marris, Lynley Brookie, Helen Stevenson, Sara Price, Audrey Thomson and Robyn Lush for supplying the edibles.