GTC Newsletter Jan 2012

website: www.gtc.org.nz club phone: 444 4338 email: secretary@gtc.org.nz

EVENTS CALENDAR

Dates and times are subject to change.  Please check the website (www.gtc.org.nz) or club noticeboards for updates.

Day	Date	Start	Event	Duty	Sub-Committee
Thursdays *		9:30am	Midweek Club Day	see duty roster	Tennis
Sundays * (resuming Jan 22^nd)		1pm	Seniors Club Day (NOTE: No Club Days on long weekends – 29^th Jan or 5^th Feb)	see duty roster	Tennis
WED	25^th JAN	7:30pm	OPEN NIGHT – FREE TENNIS	Committee	Tennis
Saturdays * (resuming Feb 4th)		8am 9am	Juniors Club Day & Coaching 9 yrs & under 10 yrs & over	John Carlyon / Phil Hanson	Tennis
WED	29^th FEB	7:30pm	OPEN NIGHT – FREE TENNIS	Committee	Tennis
Sunday	11th Mar	tba	Senior Club Champs - Mixed Doubles	Dbls Team 1 (Bryce G)	Tennis
FRI	23^rd Mar	7.30pm	TRIVIAL PURSUIT Quiz night	Committee	Social
WED	28th MAR	7:30pm	OPEN NIGHT – FREE TENNIS	Committee	Tennis
Sunday	1^st Apr	tba	Senior Club Champs - Singles	Mens Team 1 (Andre P)	Tennis
Sun	15^th Apr	Tba	Club Champs Finals Day & Prizegiving & BBQ	Committee	Tennis

* NOTE: Club Days are run every week during the season, except when special events are scheduled for that day

OPEN NIGHTS – JAN/FEB/MAR 2012 – WEDNESDAYS FROM 7:30PM

We need your support to make these successful!

We’re excited to introduce a new concept this year, with Wednesday night social tennis evenings open to club members and the public. The first one kicks off on Jan 25^th, followed by Feb 29^th and March 28^th. These evenings will consist of social tennis, free nibbles, open bar (EFTPOS available), spot prizes, onsite coach and demo racquets.

Our aim is to encourage new adult members to the club, so please help us promote this by putting up a flyer at your workplace, local shops, or anywhere else you can think of – print it from our website at http://www.gtc.org.nz/documents/open_night_flyer.pdf

And of course, the more existing members who take part, the more successful the evenings will be. So come along and bring your friends/family/neighbours/workmates, and work off that Xmas excess with some fun tennis.

CLUB DAYS - 2012

Midweek have already started for 2012 – Thursdays from 9:30am.

Seniors will restart on Sunday 22^nd Jan from 1pm
(NOTE: No club days are scheduled for Anniversary weekend or Waitangi weekend). Another good reason to support our Wednesday night Open Night on 25^th Jan (see above)

Juniors will restart on Saturday 4^th Feb from 8am

MEMBERS HANDBOOKS – OUT NOW

Our Members Handbooks are filled with useful information about the club, how we operate, and how you can get involved. It also contains contact numbers for the committee, coaches, club members, Tennis Northern and other clubs. It’s a handy little reference to throw in your tennis bag, so make sure you pick yours up at the club next time you’re there.

Thanks to the Service Line Pro Shop at Albany for their advertising, and Pauline Jenkins and Alliance Printing for producing the handbooks free of charge. Please support these businesses if you can.
Also thanks to Liesel Hanson, our administrator, for pulling the book together for us.

SENIOR INTERCLUB RESULTS

Now halfway through the season, most of our teams are well placed in their grades. Well done and good luck with the rest of your games. Results so far :

Mens 2 - 3^rd Doubles 1 - 5^th
Mens 3 - 5^th Doubles 2 - 1^st
Mens 5 - 2^nd Doubles 3 - 4^th
Mens 7#1 - 5^th Doubles 4 - 10^th
Mens 7#2 - 2^nd Doubles 6 - 6^th
Womens 1 - 8^th Womens Social - 3^rd

BIRKENHEAD CHALLENGE

On Sunday 15^th Jan, 12 of our players competed against Birkenhead club in our annual “Friendly Shield” challenge. Although some games went to 3 set tie-breakers, we managed to win all but one of the matches. Well done everyone!

SENIOR CLUB CHAMPS

Our next Senior Club Champs (Mixed Doubles) are scheduled for 11^th March, so start thinking about who you might enter with. Singles is on 1^st April. We will be putting entry forms up at the club closer to the date.

Finals Day for all Club Champs is scheduled for Sunday 15^th April (rain off day 22^nd April if needed)

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