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Forthcoming Events:
Nov
8/9 – C Grade Club Championship Nov 15/16 – B Grade
Club Championship
Nov 21/23 – A Grade Club
Championship Nov 29/30 – Women’s Club Championships
Dec 1 – Gold Racket
Qualifier Dec 7 – Finals Day
Finals
Day and RMTC Christmas Drinks on Dec 7
This year we will be holding the
Club Christmas drinks following Finals Day on Sunday 7th
December. The new RMTC Bar should be in place for this event so
come and help christen it prior to the Boomerang Cup.
President’s Blog
– Andrew Gould
The end of the year is fast
approaching, which means we have a feast of tennis almost upon us.
The A, B and C grade club championships will be played this month as
well as the club Ladies’ championships. Don’t forget to sign up in
the club or call the pro shop if you wish to play in these
tournaments. Early in December (the 7th) the Gold Racket match to
determine the club champion will be played. On the same day the Ford
Strachan final to determine the under 21 champion will also be
played. Furthermore, you will also witness the final of the John
Poolman Trophy for the club handicap championship. Lunch will be
available and it promises to be a great day.
Boomerang 2009
The Boomerang will be upon us in
January before we know it too. With the credit crisis several
overseas teams have pulled out at short notice. We have gone from
turning teams away in April to a request now for a few more local
players – we will need a few reserves to fill some spaces in
overseas teams, most likely Queens and Newport, and we really would
like one more team from Melbourne, so if you are still thinking of
playing, contact me or Julian as soon as you can. The social program
is exceptional this year – the opening party at the club is more
than cocktails, there will be an abundant variety of gourmet foods
including an oyster bar replete with shuckers. Anyone who has been
to Aiken knows how good that is! The President’s party will be in
the Eureka tower (to be held on Thursday 15th January
and open to all members). Brendan O’Brien has been instrumental
in helping Kate Paton to secure us a fantastic package for this
evening and while it is traditionally for our overseas guests and
their hosts, all members will be welcome to sign up for it promises
to be very special.
We will also be organising some
events which are provided to ensure that the overseas players and
partners have a great time. Andrew Schnaider is co-ordinating
expressions of interest from the visitors – but we also need
expressions of interest from RMTC members.
We have tentatively booked Golf at
Kingston Heath on Tuesday 13th January (breakfast, golf and
lunch) and Dinner on the Tram Car restaurant on Wednesday 21st
January at 8.30pm. We need an indication of numbers before we
confirm these arrangements so could you please advise Andrew
Schnaider on
andrew.schnaider@gmail.com or Kate Paton on
katepaton@bigpond.com if you would like to participate.
Other activities might include a
Bridge night, a trip to the wineries, etc. – keep an eye on the
notice board for the details and a signup sheet.
RMTC Courts
You will have noticed that the
court surfaces have been renewed and the lights replaced. We could
not have done this without the generous support and help from
Michael Petrucelli and Wally Cockram. We now have perfect conditions
to play tennis. However, there are already marks from black shoes on
the court. As a committee we have asked on many occasions for people
to wear non-marking shoes. We have spent a substantial amount of
money on this renovation.
Anyone found wearing
marking shoes of any colour will be asked to show cause why they
should not be suspended from the club.
To conclude on a happier note, I
have recently returned from France where I was fortunate to play on
every working court, including Pau. The court there has been
unfortunately modified for Trinquet, but the floor and walls are
still excellent and it is in a beautiful setting. It looks very
promising that it will be restored to its former glory in the next
year or two. Also, Paris has been renovated and will actually cut a
little now, Fontainebleau has now had the dedan changed to its
original state and the talk of a new Bordeaux club is still there,
so French tennis is on the up! Disappointingly though, the court at
Versailles is totally closed now, even as a museum. The French don’t
seem to think it is of any interest either to eccentrics like us or
to historians. It was last open in August 2007 for an art
exhibition.
Contact Editor:
oguest@bigpond.net.au; M: 0408577375
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