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Elmwood Tennis Club

Heaton Street
PO Box 5226
Papanui 8542
Christchurch

+64-3-355 8377

   :: latest club news
 

December 2009 (Summer)

Click here to read the latest click here to download a PDF version to read. Articles include:

  • Office hours over Christmas - Senior Team victories… and Sponsorship - Make it click … (secure the locks before you leave) - The human foot - Flag Design Competition - Courtside seating.

October 2009 (Spring)

Click here to read the latest click here to download a PDF version to read. Articles include:

  • Elmwood has six Senior Interclub teams entered (Saturday 26th September) - and fourty Junior teams entered - balcony officially opened by Christchurch Mayor - remember to pay your subs please - Saturday Afternoon play - "Tennis has transformed since the '70s".

July 2009 (Winter)

Click here to read it click here to download a PDF version to read. Articles include:

  • Join the ETC clique - Tennis clothes: A revolution in style - The 84th AGM (incl Don Taylor’s synopsis of the Club as he sees it) - skin cancer prevention - Board appoints Michael Milligan as Junior Administrator for the '09/'10 season.

January 2009 (Summer)

Click here to read it click here to download a PDF version to read. Articles include:

  • Turkey clay courts a challenge - clarifying Terry’s position… - Fair Play Summary - Easter Tournament entry forms.

November 2008 (Spring)

Click here to read it click here to download a PDF version to read. Articles include:

  • Warm-up, Cool-down and stretch - Practice Board upgraded - Retirement of Dave Ballisat - Senior team results, Div 1 and 2 sponsorship - Good practice makes perfect - Hydration and Nutrition - Senior Coaching - Racquets and shirts - Easi Tennis!

August 2008 (Winter)

Click here to read it click here to download a PDF version to read. Articles include:

  • Mens senior team in 08/09 - update on the work on the Balcony - Saturday afternoon “social mixed doubles” - Update from Upstairs - AGM and executive responsibilities - Re-surfacing of Courts 7, 8 and 9 - an "all weather" facility!

May 2008

Click here for the Autumn Newsletter (emailed to those on our mailing list) and posted to other club members. Articles include:

  • “Men’s Division 1” team won their comp, and the women came runners up - 2008 ITF World Seniors/Super Seniors (Bill Thom and Don Taylor) - Club champs results - Canterbury Tennis “Personality of the Year” (Pam Goddard) - Senior Interclub and Junior Interclub - Court Etiquette (Line calls and Foot-fault) - Seventy PLUS… - Why play tennis? - Easter Tournament

Jan 2008

Click here for the Summer Newsletter. Articles include:

  • Congratulations to: Marty Searle; Warren Edgecumbe and Bill Thom (World Super Seniors) and Lauren Tyler-Harwood (Burnside Park tournament) - So who came up with the peculiar tennis scoring system? - Some FAQs about Doubles play - Junior Administrator roles - Fence extended across the entranceway - Senior players try out new club "moist-management technology" shirts.

 
 
   :: archived newsletters
 

Newsletters are sent to club members several times per season. Below are some of the latest newsletters (PDF files).

Previous issues

 
 
   :: earlier seasons...
 

May 2007

Click here for the Autumn Newsletter. Articles include:

  • Gifts and Grants

  • Results from Juniors and Senior Champs

  • Easter Tournament

  • Coaches Corner from Terry - "Serving the tennis ball".

  • From The Office… "Tennis is a game of errors."


January 2007

Click here for the Summer Newsletter. Articles include:

  • New Security for the courts;
  • Welcome to the new club secretary;
  • Re-surfaced courts officially opened;
  • Rules of Conduct;
  • Chairman’s report for 2006

August 2006

  • Opening dates for Aug/Sep 06

  • Night tennis - starting (7 to 9:30pm)

  • Elmwood Men's team are Div 2 Champions!


June 2006 

  • Manager's report; sound financial position; successful Saturdays and midweek.
  • Friday Men's tennis.
  • Results of the SBS Senior Open Easter Tournament
  • Junior tennis; selected junior players now assisting Terry with coaching.
  • Midweek tennis; two interclub teams; championship results; winter play at Wilding Park.
  • Social report; Oyster Afternoon; Saturday and midweek afternoon activities
 
 
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