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Tennis West

PO Box 116

BURSWOOD WA 6100

State Tennis Centre

Victoria Park Drive

BURSWOOD WA 6100

T (08) 9361 1112

F (08) 9361 1500

www.tennis.com.au/wa

[email protected]

Corporate Profile 2

President’s Report 3

Chief Executive Officer’s Report 4

Membership & Clubs 5

Community Tennis 7

Player Development 9

Coach Education & Talent Identification 12

Regional Tennis 13

Tennis League Competition 17

Tournaments & Events 19

Technical Services 22

Marketing & Communications 23

Sponsor Acknowledgements 25

Sponsors 26

Women In Tennis 27

Tennis Officials Australia - WA Division 28

Tennis Seniors Western Australia 29

State Tennis Centre 30

Office Bearers, Life Members & Committees 31

Significant Achievements 32

Tournament Results & Awards 35

Treasurer’s Report 47

Financial Statements 48

Independent Audit Report 62

Photos courtesy of Getty Images & Ashleigh Brooke

Tennis West 2006/07 Annual Report001

Contents

Tennis West is Western Australia’s governing

body for tennis and manages all aspects of the

sport, from elite player development, to

growing participation within the affiliated

club network and community.

Tennis West is headquartered at the State

Tennis Centre on the Burswood Peninsula,

with affiliated bodies located as far north as

Kununurra, south as Albany and as far inland

as Kalgoorlie.

Tennis in Western Australia had its beginnings

in the family homestead environment in both

metropolitan and country areas. With the gold

rushes in the last decade of the nineteenth

century came the growth of tennis clubs. After

two unsuccessful attempts, a tennis association

was established to arrange inter-club

competition and determine the status of

tournaments.

On 17 April 1903, a motion was passed ‘that an

Association be formed to be called the Lawn

Tennis Association of Western Australia

(LTAWA)’. The new LTAWA then confirmed its

decision, on 14 October 1904, to join the

Australasian Lawn Tennis Association (ALTA).

It was in 1912 that the name Western

Australian Lawn Tennis Association (WALTA)

was adopted. In the 1990s, in keeping with a

move by the National body to use the trading

name Tennis Australia, the acronym WALTA was

cast aside for Tennis West.

During the 1980s, the prospect of the

Association having its own offices and tennis

complex always appeared to be just around

the corner. On 20 September 1994, the new

State Tennis Centre was officially launched on

the Burswood Peninsula.

From uncertain beginnings, with the strains of

the war and the division between amateurs

and professionals, the Association has grown

from a few small clubs conducting winter

pennant tennis to administering one of the

state’s major sports.

[Reference: Phillips, Harry (1995) Tennis West: A

History of the Western Australian Lawn Tennis

Association from the 1890s to the 1990s. Sydney:

Playright Publishing]

Heritage

Tennis West

More people playing tennis and reaching their

potential in tennis in Western Australia.

To deliver progressive, professional management

and opportunities for all to enjoy and achieve

success in tennis in Western Australia.

The Tennis West Council consists of members

representing all Affiliated Tennis Clubs in WA.

The number of representatives from a

Metropolitan Club is dependant on the

number of members the Club has during that

financial year.

The Country Clubs are represented by Zone

Delegates. These delegates are appointed by

the individual Tennis Zone committee. The

number of Zone delegates is dependant on the

number of Club members within the Zone. The

Tennis West Council meet on a bi-monthly

basis.

The Tennis West Board of Directors is made up

of 9 members. The Board of Directors are

voted to office by the Council on a 2-year

tenure. Any vacancies arising are appointed by

the existing Board of Directors to a temporary

position until that position comes time for

renewal. The Tennis West Board of Directors

meet on a monthly basis.

The Tennis West Chief Executive Officer is

appointed by the Board to oversee the

operations of the Association and WA’s

Affiliated Club network.

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Player Development

Events & Marketing

Tennis League Competition

Technical Services

Coach Development & Talent Identification

Finance & Information Technology

Media & Communication

State Tennis Centre

Organisational Structure

Mission Statement

Vision Statement

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Corporate Profile

It gives me great pleasure to present the

104th Annual Report, including the Audited

Financial Statements for the year ended 30

June 2007.

It is most pleasing to report a successful result

after the preparation of a deficit budget and

the radical changes to Tennis Australia’s

funding to Tennis West for 2006/07, which

created uncertainty in our operations.

These changes and events focused Tennis West

on a more proactive and outcome approach to

our operations, and as such, we were successful

in achieving the targets set for us. At the same

time we were effective in gaining new

sponsorships and continuing our evaluation of

our operations to ensure that costs were kept

to a minimum. Most importantly our service to

members was not to be reduced.

• We welcomed new sponsors Linneys

Jewellers to Women’s State League and the

CBH Group to Country Week and the Country

Zone Challenge

• The ITF Women’s Pro Circuit events at the

State Tennis Centre and Goldfields Tennis

Centre were successful in many areas

• The first Australian Money Tournament was

held at Sorrento Tennis Club during March

and demonstrated a new form of tournament

• The introduction of First Game and

Development tournaments has created a new

generation of young tennis players

• Western Australia competed for the first time

in the Bruce Cup - the interstate teams

competition for primary schools

• The changes in the coaching system

throughout Australia were implemented in

Western Australia

• Old Collegians, Kardinya, Onslow Park,

Dunsborough, Pinjarra & Ravensthorpe Tennis

Clubs joined Tennis West

• Success for players in our player development

program, specifically Brydan Klein winning

the Australian Open Junior Boys

Championship; Casey Dellacqua and Jessica

Moore achieving career high rankings

Key achievements:

Tennis West has focused on governance and

management through this financial year. This

work will continue in the coming months.

The Board of Tennis West has met in accordance

with our Constitution and completed our

responsibilities for the Association. I commend

the Board on their commitment to Tennis West,

the sport of tennis and the governance of the

sport. They bring a broad set of skills to the

Association which is very necessary as the

business of Tennis West expands. I would like to

thank them all for their contribution, and in

particular highlight the support of Vice

Presidents, Michael Lee and Paul Olivier. They

are a very experienced group of people, who

are well aware of the changes and needs for

our sport.

I would like to recognise and thank the staff of

Tennis West, under the guidance of CEO

Andrew Stanbury, for another outstanding year.

It is their enthusiasm and commitment that

enables us to achieve our outcomes. We

constantly achieve so much with minimal

resources and this is possible through our staff.

We also have had minimal staff turnover, which

also assists our effectiveness. Thank you very

much.

The President, Board and Staff of Tennis West

have been pleased to service tennis in Western

Australia. We look forward to ensuring that

Tennis West achieves even greater success in

the coming year.

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President’s Report

The 2006/07 Financial Year was an unique one

and uniquely challenging.

The financial year end was changed from 30

April to 30 June and, as such, the Association

operated with a fourteen month financial year

and budget. It was a tough budgetary

environment, with the well documented

reduction in funding from Tennis Australia

having a considerable impact. With the

support of our Tennis Clubs and sponsors, the

dedication of staff, a focus on cost containment

and the development of commercial revenue

sources, we were able to come through a

difficult period on a sound financial footing

with minimal disruption to operations.

There were many highlights and new initiatives

through the year. They included the advent of

Perth’s National High Performance Academy at

the State Tennis Centre, and the renewal of Pro

Circuit (Challenger) and Australian Money

tournaments in Western Australia, at the State

Tennis Centre, Goldfields and Sorrento Tennis

Clubs. Warnbro’s Brydan Klein won the

Australian Open Junior Championhsips, the

CBH Group and Linneys joined as sponsors of

Country and Women’s tennis respectively,

Tennis League trialed new rules, First Game

tournaments were launched for the very

young, a National Insurance Scheme for tennis

was implemented, Western Australians took out

more National Junior Championships and its

athletes achieved higher standards than most

can remember.

Looking to the future, it is clear that Tennis

West, and Australian tennis as a whole, finds

itself at a challenging but exciting time in its

history. It is a time of dramatic change. Tennis

Australia is leading the process under CEO

Steve Wood, and the changes are profound.

Tennis West aims to work closely with a

revitalized Tennis Australia and is excited at the

prospect of taking on the challenges that have,

for some time, held back the sport. We are keen

to make our contribution by seeking to

maximize the sport’s profile and potential in

Western Australia.

We look forward to another Tennis League

season, the prospects of which are bright with

the recent signing of Hyundai as naming rights

sponsor. With the continued support of the

Department of Sport and Recreation,

Healthway and our other sponsors, we hope to

achieve further success with a talented crop of

junior athletes and continue to develop tennis

in the community with a range of programs

that reaches, amongst others, indigenous

groups, disabled people, teenage girls and the

broader population.

Our mission at Tennis West is to deliver

progressive, professional management and

opportunities for all to enjoy and achieve

success in tennis in Western Australia. If the

provision of opportunities for all to succeed in

tennis in Western Australia is to be realized,

Tennis West must be focused on strengthening

the foundations of the sport. Tennis Clubs, our

members, represent these foundations in our

State. Our strategic plan seeks to reassert this

focus and deliver new and improved services

to Tennis Clubs.

Outcomes are all important. Effective and

progressive management of the Association,

with focused objectives and clear strategies for

achieving them, is vital to grow, develop and

promote the sport on a sustainable basis.

Tennis West is dedicated to securing the

sustainability of its activities through sound

governance, operational, financial and human

resource management, so continuing to

effectively promote the interests of its

members and the sport of tennis in Western

Australia in the long term.

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Chief Executive Officer’s Report

22000066//0077 22000055//0066 22000044//0055Metro Clubs 63 63 61

Country Clubs 135 139 138

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Metro Members 12,893 13,455 13,432

Country Members 8,799 9,235 8,729

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Tennis Officials Australia-WA 40 40 40

Tennis Seniors Australia-WA 816 884 876

Other Associate Members* 70 84 0

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*Affiliated Body does not have a specific Tennis Membership, therefore

membership is based on the number of Courts at the facility.

Membership Details

Kwinana District

Leederville

Lesmurdie

Loton Park

Maida Vale

Manning

Maylands

Melville/Palmyra

Midland

Mosman Park

Mt Lawley

Nedlands

Nollamara

North Beach

North Perth

Ocean Ridge

Old Collegians

Onslow Park

Peppermint Grove

Quinns Rock

Reabold

Rockingham

Royal King’s Park

Roleystone

Safety Bay

Scarborough

Sorrento

South Perth

Thornlie

UWA

Wanneroo

Wembley Downs

Willetton


Membership & Clubs

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Alexander Park

Allen Park

Applecross

Armadale

Bassendean

Bayswater

Belmont Park

Blue Gum Park

Brixton Street

Bullcreek

Canning

City Beach

Claremont

Corinthian Park

Cottesloe

Daglish

Dalkeith

Duncraig

East Fremantle

Floreat Park

Fremantle

Glen Forrest

Gosnells Memorial Park

Greenwood

Hensman Park

Higgins Park

Kalamunda

Kardinya

Kelmscott

Kingsley

Affiliated Club Network

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Beverley

Cadoux

Cunderdin

Dowerin

Kellerberrin

Koorda

Meckering

Merredin District

Merredin Railways

Northam

Nungarin

Quairading

South Caroling

Wamenusking

Wyalkatchem

York

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Corrigin

Hyden

Kondinin

Kulin

Moorine Rock

Mt Arrowsmith

Mt Walker

Muntadgin

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Southern Cross

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Exmouth

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Katanning

Kojonup

Kukerin

Lake Grace

Newdegate

Pingaring

Tambellup

Tarin Rock

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Derby

Kununurra

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Emu Point

Kendenup

Lawley Park

Merrifield Park

Mt Barker

Tenterden

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Chapman Valley

Dongara

Geraldton

Kalbarri

Mullewa

Northampton

Spalding Park

Tarcoola Park

Walkaway

Yuna

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Ballidu

Bolgart

Buntine

Calingiri

Dandaragan

Gingin

Goomalling

Jurien Bay

Kalannie

Konnongorring

Miling

Moora District

Piawaning

Toodyay

Wannamal

Watheroo

Wongan Hills

Wubin

Yerecoin

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Coorow & Districts

Latham

Mingenew

Morawa

Perenjori

Three Springs

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Pinjarra

Singleton-Golden Bay

South Mandurah

Yunderup

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Newman

Paraburdoo

Port Hedland

South Hedland

Tom Price

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Jerdacuttup

Ravensthorpe

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Boyup Brook

Bridgetown

Bunbury

Burekup & Districts

Busselton

Collie

Cowaramup

Dardanup

Donnybrook

Dunsborough

Harvey

Margaret River

Ringbark

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Brookton

Darkan

Dudinin

Dumbleyung

Highbury

Moodiarrup

Narrogin

Narrogin Railways

Pingelly

Pumphreys Bridge

Tarwonga

Ten Mile

Toolibin

Wagin

Wickepin

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The 2006 Metro Club Conference was held in

August. In its second year, the number of

attendees decreased significantly from the

previous year, with 20 club members attending

the half day seminar compared with 42

attendees in 2005. The inaugural conference’s

format of a full-day seminar proved unviable,

resulting in the change of format to a half-day

conference in 2006. Tennis Australia’s

Community Tennis Manager, Robin O’Neill,

presented on a number of initiatives including

the Support-A-Court program and the Business

Plan CD-Rom.

The Club Connect program continued to

provide metropolitan affiliated clubs with a

direct link to Tennis West staff, thereby building

the club’s relationship with Tennis West and

opening up communication channels. The

program, which was funded by Healthway

through the SunSmart message, provided

metropolitan cubs the opportunity to apply for

a $200 grant to conduct a club event which

focused on increasing membership.

The 2006/07 season saw 17 clubs receive the

$200 SunSmart Club Connect grant. Club

activities conducted included club fun days,

‘Come and Try’ days, ‘Bring a Friend’ day,

member information sessions, sponsors and

corporate events, tournaments for juniors and

seniors, ‘Centenary Doubles’ day,‘Twilight

Tennis’ and many used the funding to assist

with their club ‘Open Day’.

The metropolitan clubs involved were:

Applecross, Belmont Park, Bullcreek, Dalkeith,

East Fremantle, Floreat Park, Fremantle,

Kalamunda, Melville/Palmyra, Mt Lawley,

Nedlands, North Beach, Rockingham, Roleystone,

Scarborough, Sorrento and South Perth.

SunSmart Club Connect Clinics

Metro Club Conference

The State Tennis Centre continued to host the

Sunday morning Intellectual Disability

coaching program, where approximately 20

players participated during the year. Support

for the program was provided from the

Recreation and Sport Network (RSN), through

their Sport and Recreation Coordinator, Aaron

Morse. In conjunction with RSN, Tennis West

developed two new programs, based at Brixton

Street Tennis Centre and Kwinana District

Tennis Club, in an effort to provide more

opportunities across the metropolitan area in a

club environment. Despite initial low numbers

with these programs, the response from the

four participants was very positive and there

are plans to expand the program to the northern

suburbs over the next twelve months. Coaches

Kristy Condon, Alex Finlayson, John Roberts,

Tate Roberts and Andrew Woodward displayed

devotion and passion in the delivery of the

programs.

The Wheelchair tennis coaching program,

followed the Sunday morning Intellectual

Disability sessions, with a steady group of five

members. Support was provided by Wheelchair

Sports WA (WSWA), through General Manager,

Gary Lees. A Wheelchair coaching clinic was

conducted for four participants in Kalgoorlie

during the Women's Pro Circuit event in March

2007, and the program will continue next year

with the aim of encouraging coaches in the

area to become involved in wheelchair tennis

coaching.

Kim Robins, 2006/07 WA Disabled Tennis Player

of the Year, competed in National and

International ITF Wheelchair events during the

past year, and was invited to the Tennis

Australia Open/Junior National Camp in March

2007. Robins’ most significant result for the

year was a silver medal at the Junior World Cup

Wheelchair Team event in Brazil in May 2006.

Robins has been training under the guidance

of WA State Wheelchair Coach, Andrew

Woodward, and he is currently working

towards a National High Performance Academy

Wheelchair scholarship, which is subject to

results in national events. In February 2007,

Woodward accompanied Robins to tournaments

in Brisbane and Sydney, as part of his

professional development, where he was able

to study Robins at an international Open event

and learn from other wheelchair tennis coaches.

Tennis for People with Disabilities Wheelchair Sports WA has moved to the Herb

Graham Recreation Centre in Mirrabooka,

which is where Tennis West will launch a new

program, term 4, 2007, aimed at developing a

new, larger group of participants in between

the basketball, summer and winter, seasons,

which draw the most participants at the centre.

The Disabilities Programs receives support

from the Australian Sports Commission/Tennis

Australia Project Connect, Healthway, the

Department of Sport and Recreation, RSN and

WSWA.

During the 2006/07 year, Tennis West

continued to support the specialised tennis

programs offered to students at a number of

schools in the metropolitan area. The specialist

tennis programs at Kent St, Applecross, Carine

and John Forrest Senior High Schools offer

students the opportunity to focus on tennis as

part of their schooling.

Tennis West provided support to the schools

with Talent Identification Days at Applecross,

Orientation to Coaching courses were offered

to students, whilst Kent St students utilised the

facilities at the State Tennis Centre on a regular

basis.

The 2006/07 Indigenous Tennis Program

continued to be one of the most successful

participation programs that Tennis West

coordinates. The program, with the support

from Tennis Australia, Australian Sports

Commission and Department of Sport and

Recreation, ensured that indigenous children

across the state had the opportunity to learn

the sport of tennis.

The primary schools involved were Mt Lockyer

(Albany), West Northam, Rangeway (Geraldton),

East Kalgoorlie, Nulsen (Esperance), St Marys

(Broome), Djidi Djidi (Bunbury), Dudley Park

(Mandurah), Medina (Kwinana), Balga, Boyare

(Mirrabooka) and Middle Swan.

The program consisted of three parts: in-school

sessions (basic introductory tennis coaching),

club fun days (fun orientated tennis activities)

and the Harmony Day tournament (tennis

competition). Qualified coaches delivered the

in-school program to regional and

metropolitan primary school-aged children

during Term 4, 2006 and Term 1, 2007.

Indigenous Tennis Program

Specialist Tennis High School Programs


Community Tennis

Kim Robins - WA Disabled Tennis Player of the Year

The regional program was four weeks in length

and the metropolitan program was eight

weeks, with the Harmony Day tournament

completing both programs. The club fun day

was a new inclusion into this years program,

which assisted with providing a link from the

school to their local tennis club and the

opportunity for these children to continue

tennis within the community.

The 2006/07 program involved 12 schools,

compared to seven schools in the previous year,

and saw an increase in participants from 190 to

593 children.There were 11 club fun days held,

which 229 children attended, and five schools

with 68 participants attended the Harmony Day

tournament held at the State Tennis Centre.

The regional program was well promoted

within high schools and through strong

school-club relationships. In 2006/07, three

programs were run, which was short of the

target of five venues.

Programs were run in Moore District at

Toodyay, Central Districts at Northam and in

the Goldfields Zone at the Goldfields Tennis

Centre. A total of 56 females were involved in

the programs, which included initiatives such

as a Mother-Daughter two-day tournament

and Jazz ’n’ Giggle Tennis.

Many metropolitan clubs indicated that it was

difficult to promote the program within high

schools to generate the interest to run a

program at the club. To work in with schools

the clubs offered to run a 5-week program

during school hours.

Balga Senior High School took up the offer

from Nollamara Tennis Club and attracted 25

girls to the program.

SunSmart Teenage Girls Program

The multi-cultural program received positive

feedback from participants and school teachers

involved over the past year. Five venues ran the

program, which included Beaconsfield PS,

Highgate PS, Mirrabooka PS, Parkwood PS, and

Mandurah PS & SHS, for a total of 348

participants.

The Volunteer Involvement Program recognises

Tennis Clubs and Club members who have

contributed to the success of club-based tennis

in Western Australia. Each affiliated Tennis Club

had the opportunity to nominate their club or

someone within their club in the Volunteer

Award categories, who they felt worthy of such

an honour.

This year there were five nominations for both

the Sportrophy Club of the Year and Were

Estate Volunteer of the Year Awards and there

were seven nominations for the Tiger Turf

Service to Tennis Award. The Club of the Year

was awarded to Corinthian Park Tennis Club,

who demonstrated exceptional services,

programs and initiatives in the 2006/07 season.

The Volunteer of the Year was Ray Stokes, of

Blue Gum Park Tennis Club, and John Cartledge,

of the South West Zone, received the Service

to Tennis Award. Both recipients displayed

outstanding commitment, involvement and

dedication to their Tennis Club and/or Zone.

This year saw a very high standard of nominees

in the three award categories and there was a

good cross section of nominations from

metropolitan and country clubs. Unfortunately

there were no nominations for the Young

Volunteer of the Year Award for 2006/07.

For a full list of the winners and finalists in each

Award category, refer to the TToouurrnnaammeenntt RReessuullttss&& AAwwaarrddss section.

Volunteer Involvement Program

SunSmart Multi-Cultural Program

Tennis Australia launched a new grassroots

program in 2007, with all Member Associations

being involved in the delivery. Tennis Hot Shots

is a promotional initiative aimed at 5-12 year

olds, who are potentially or already

participating in tennis coaching or club

activities. In Western Australia, there are

currently 13 coaches who are taking part in the

program, and have collectively signed up 215

participants. Each registered participant

receives a Tennis Hot Shots kids pack along

with exclusive access to a members-only

interactive website allowing access to tennis

downloads, games, competitions, and letters

from Pat Rafter (a former world number 1).

The Support A Court Program is a Tennis

Australia initiative aimed at assisting clubs in

generating funds for their club through court

sponsorship. The 2006/07 program saw five

Tennis West affiliated clubs, plus the State

Tennis Centre, sign up 52 sponsors though the

Support A Court program. Western Australian

tennis clubs ended the year with more

sponsors from the Support-A-Court program

than any other state. The following clubs took

part: Hyden, Lawley Park, Nollamara,

Roleystone, South Perth and the State Tennis

Centre.

Support A Court Program

Tennis Hot Shots

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SunSmart Teenage Girls Program

Brooke Koenig - SunSmart Development Officer

Tennis Australia established five National High

Performance Academies (NHPA) in 2006 across

Australia, with Perth being selected alongside

Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

Tennis West coordinates the NHPA-Perth and

athletes qualify for entry into the NHPA

program based on National criteria. Tennis

West’s State Coach, Milo Bradley, is now the

NHPA-Perth Head Coach and Elissa Burton is

the NHPA-Perth Manager, within her role as

Tennis West’s Development Manager.

Western Australia has had three NHPA full

scholarship holders over the last twelve

months, these were: Brydan Klein, Jessica

Moore and Brittany Sheed. As at 30 June 2007,

both Brydan and Jessica had been selected

into the Australian Institute of Sport Pro Tour

program, which sits above the NHPAs.

Tennis West increased the number of Talent

Development Centres in 2006/07 to seven,

which is an increase from four centres the

previous year.

The Tennis West Talent Development Centres

were:

• Belmont Park

• Blue Gum Park*

• Dalkeith

• Hensman Park*

• Nollamara

• North Beach*

• South Mandurah*

* Denotes new centre in 2006/07

Each Talent Development Centre conducted a

skills program for athletes in age groups 6-9

years and 10-12 years. Each athlete in the

program, depending on their age group,

trained two or three times a week. The Talent

Development Centre coaches attended a

fitness workshop to assist in their professional

development. The workshop involved athlete

warm ups, cool downs, movement and

coordination drills.

Tennis West Talent Development Centres

National High Performance Academy - Perth

The Tennis West 100 Club is into its second

year and exceeded the 100-member mark in

November 2006. Membership runs on a

calendar year and, as at 30 June 2007,

membership is already at 97. The Tennis West

100 Club was established to assist Western

Australia’s high performance athletes with their

tour expenses each year.

Each 100 Club member has donated $100 (or

more) to go directly into junior development in

Western Australia. The donations are placed

into a scholarship fund and are available for

athletes in the Tennis West Academy and

NHPA-Perth program to apply for.

Since the 100 Club’s inception the following

scholarships have been awarded:

JJuunnee 22000077Teiwa Casey - $250

Lachlan Dalton - $250

AApprriill//MMaayy 22000077Katy O'Shea - $500

Josh Nelson - $500

Tristan Jackson - $500

DDeecceemmbbeerr 22000066Karis Ryan - $250

Cassie McCloskey - $250

Kayne Ryan - $250


Nadine Van Tonder - $250

OOccttoobbeerr 22000066Jacqueline Artus - $250

Melissa Hett - $250

Sheridan Currie - $250

Karis Ryan - $250

Madeleine Watson - $250

AAuugguusstt 22000066Jessica Moore - $500

Brittany Sheed - $500

Nina Catovic - $250

Alistair Baker - $250

Teiwa Casey - $250

Matthew Coyte - $250


Josh Nelson - $250

Storm Sanders - $250

Wan-yi Sweeting - $250

Cristell van Tonder - $250

Nadine van Tonder - $250

Lachlan Dalton - $250

Hermand de Bruin - $500

Tennis West 100 Club There were three 100 Club events during

2006/07, which included two breakfasts and a

sundowner, which helped promote Perth’s High

Performance program and assisted in

providing an opportunity for the athletes to

practise their public speaking skills.


Player Development

Karis Ryan - 100 Club Scholarship Recipient

1. Margaret Court - “Tennis Legend & No. 1 Ticket Holder”

2. Fred Stolle - "Tennis Legend”

3. Clive Wilderspin

4. Pam Brand

5. Elissa Burton

6. Denise Sheed

7. Dean Williams - Lords Sports Club

8. Ettienne van Tonder

9. Collins family

10. Andrea Mitchell

11. Liz & Murray Jackson

12. John Thorpe - MastaStroke Tennis System

13. Gary Penberthy

14. Maureen Smith

15. Arthur Marshall OAM JP

16. Michael Lee - Michael Lee & Associates

17. Julie Green

18. Michael Green

19. Alan Cuthbertson - Planet Surf

20. Ross Gerrans - Pro Tennis Coaching School

21. Rob Ockerby - Ockerby Real Estate

22. Blue Gum Park Tennis Club

23. Len Cannell - Zone Tennis

24. Sue & Michael Moore

25. Dr Harry Phillips - Parliament of Western Australia

26. Peter & Andrea Rundle - Ucarro Grazing Co

27. David Stanbury

28. John Bougher - J A Bougher Barrister & Solicitor

29. Hayden Gibson - Tennis Only

30. Bill Munday - Rural Tennis Camps

31. Rob & Val Kilderry

32. Wembley Downs Tennis Club

33. Kerryl Chute

34. Judy Kozak

35. Noel Pearse

36. Chris Carman - Benchmark Projects

37. Deanne McDonald-Ferritto - Optamax Pty Ltd

38. Neil & Glen Burton

39. Helen Muir

40. Jeff King - KC Sports Distributors

41. Burrell Family

42. Bruce Francis

43. Keith Hince - Hince Tennis

44. Jamie Venerys - Jamie Venerys Tennis Star Program

45. Joan Carney

46. Mitch Artus - Downings Legal

47. Tony O'Shea - IBMS Pty Ltd

48. Graeme Taylor

49. Norm Burkett

50. Donna Thomas

51. Sue Taylor AM

52. Sue & Richard Stuttard

53. Ian Hutchison - Ian Hutchison Real Estate

54. Janice & Stephen Dalton

55. Dr Wayne Millen - Pharma Bank Pty Ltd

56. Ken Allen - Allen & Co

Tennis West 100 Club Members as at 30 June 2007 57. Irene Allen - Allen & Co

58. Lesley Hunt - Tennis Professional

59. Paul Frick - Mid West Tennis Coach

60. Shirley Marsh

61. Sorrento Tennis Club

62. Mount Lawley Tennis Club

63. Narrogin Tennis Club

64. Bill Price

65. Malachy McCloskey

66. Rick Cullen

67. Nicole Sewell

68. Peter & Leslee Holmes - Cervantes Pinnacles Caravan Park

69. Andrew & Jane Partington

70. Helen Morgan

71. Brian Gluestein

72. James Cameron

73. Peter & Sharon Moore - Scanwest Livestock Services

74. Milo Bradley - NHPA-Perth Head Coach

75. Harris Family - Mallee Downs Pty Ltd

76. Peter Field

77. Peter Rigg

78. Dinah Clegg

79. Reabold Tennis Club

80. Dene Rundle

81. Janet Brown

82. Lazar & Jelena Stojanovic - Lazar Electric Pty Ltd

83. Alan Barblett

84. Cathy Smith

85. Mervyn Hardie

86. David Kerr - Albany Tennis Academy

87. Casey Dellacqua*

88. Riley family*

89. Monika Dvorakova-Mokhayber*

90. North Beach Tennis Club*

91. Alistair Todd*

92. North Midlands Tennis Zone*

93. Paul Olivier - Talbot Olivier Lawyers*

94. Alexander Park Tennis Club*

95. Karina Waters*

96. Elsie Crowe*

97. Hedley O’Neil*

* Denotes end-2006 member

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Tennis Legends Breakfast with Fred Stolle

The Tennis West Academy sits directly below

the NHPA-Perth and has approximately 40-50

athletes at any one time in the program. The

Department of Sport & Recreation has

provided strong support for this program over

the last 12 months, enabling the program to

branch out into sport science services. The

program has a physiotherapist available to

athletes once a week for screenings and acute

injury therapy, a nutritionist to provide

individual plans to athletes and a psychologist

toured in the summer with a group of WA

athletes.

The Tennis West Academy consists of a

full-time program with approximately 6-12

athletes who go to school at SIDE (School of

Isolated & Distance Education). The part-time

program has approximately 35-40 athletes who

train for 12 hours every week during school

term at the State Tennis Centre.

Western Australia has the ‘fittest’ state program

in Australia, with all of our athletes exceeding

the physical criteria needed to stay selected in

the program. The Tennis West Academy is

coordinated by Milo Bradley (NHPA-Perth Head

Coach), with the assistance of NHPA - Perth

Coaches, Nicole Sewell and Alistair Todd.

Tennis West Academy

Tennis West’s Camp Courage was proudly

supported by Women in Tennis in 2006/07.

Two camps were conducted at Maida Vale

Tennis Club. Sixty-two 15 & under athletes

were involved and experienced a number of

activities including bush walking, public

transport, physical activities and household

tasks. The camps consisted of approximately

16.5 kilometres of work over 2.5 days and

required athletes to work as a team.

There was a total of 26 participants, 13 girls

and 13 boys, from regional areas, with the

remaining athletes selected from the Tennis

West Academy and NHPA-Perth programs,

comprising of 15 girls and 21 boys.

Refer to the RReeggiioonnaall TTeennnniiss section for Player

Development programs in regional Western

Australia.

For notable performances by Western Australia’s

top tennis players refer to the SSiiggnniiffiiccaannttAAcchhiieevveemmeennttss section of the Annual Report.

Camp Courage


Camp Courage

Milo Bradley - NHPA-Perth Head Coach

Tennis Australia launched their new coaching

courses in July 2006 and Western Australia was

part of this process. In conjunction with the

Australian Sports Commission and Coach

Accreditation scheme, Tennis Australia created

three new qualifications, each focusing on

specialised coaching skills: Junior

Development, Club Professional and High

Performance.

Fourteen coaches from metro and regional

WA attended the 63-hour Junior Development

Course, which consisted of motor skill

development, coaching methods, risk

management, technical and tactical

fundamentals, and planning. The new courses

are competency based and provide a number

of ways for participants to learn and show an

understanding of the skills learnt.

In March 2007, Tennis Australia launched their

Club Professional course in Victoria and

Western Australia. As at 30 June 2007, eleven

coaches were in the process of completing the

116-hour course. Units included are technical

and tactical fundamentals and biomechanics,

periodised and term planning, risk

management, psychological and physical

areas of a players development, and a court

supervisors course. The main presenter of the

course, Dr Machar Reid, is well known for

presenting all levels of ITF courses and has

presented many papers around the world on

tennis strokes and issues.

Tennis West conducted two SunSmart Country

Trainee Coaching Courses for the year. They

were held in Dumbleyung and Southern Cross

and had a total of 17 participants complete the

course.

Four Orientation to Coaching (OTC) courses

were held during 2006/07, with a total of 46

participants. There were three regional courses

held in the following areas: Dowerin, Albany

and Geraldton, and one in metropolitan Perth,

at Applecross Senior High School. Course pre-

senters were Steve Turner (Dowerin), Paul Frick

(Geraldton) and Tennis West’s Participation

Development Officer, Brooke Koenig, who ran

the courses in Albany and at Applecross.

Orientation to Coaching Courses

Coach Education Courses

Tennis West continued to provide professional

development opportunities for coaches in

Western Australia with three seminars held

during the year. Dr Machar Reid presented a

seminar for 26 coaches on the “how to” of

stroke improvement. Tennis Australia’s Director

of Player Development, Craig Tiley, had 34

coaches attend his session on strategies and

tactical play in singles and doubles. Tennis

Australia’s Education and Well-Being Manager,

Craig Morris, had 50 coaches attend a seminar

on the new Tennis Australia Coach

Membership program and “Big Strokes for

Little Folks”, which was the largest attendance

of coaches in WA at a Coach Professional

Development seminar.

Tennis Australia established a National

Coaching Advisory Group and initiated a Coach

Membership program for Australian coaches

in October 2006 to help raise the profile and

professionalism of the entire tennis coaching

industry. Forty-three WA coaches signed up

for the eight-month period for either full

membership or insurance. Tennis Australia

Coach Membership benefits include equipment

offers, access to discounts on First Aid courses

and the Australian Grand Slam Coaches’

Conference, access to Tennis Australia branded

coaching signs and business cards, access to

cutting edge Coach Education resources and

insurance packages, and much more.

Coach Membership

Professional Development

In 2006/07 Tennis Australia launched their

national Talent Search program to find the next

Australian tennis champion. The program is

aimed at children aged 6-11 years and is open

to children who currently play tennis and those

that don’t. Over 500 kids were tested across WA

and Talent Search days were held in the

following areas: Albany, Narrogin, Northam,

Margaret River and Toodyay, as well as two at

the State Tennis Centre.

Throughout the Talent Search Day the kids

are tested in ten different activities, including

on-court hitting, agility, speed, strength and

spatial awareness. They are then graded on

their ability to perform in each different area.

Children who have a high score at the end of

the day are highlighted and invited to attend

three Tennis Australia Talent Search follow-up

days.

Tennis Australia Talent Search follow-up days

are free for all the kids who were highlighted

during their Talent Search Day. Tennis West

hosted their first Talent Search follow up in

June 2007, which 56 kids attended. The

children were educated on First Game and

junior tournaments, and provided information

on how to get involved in competition play

and tournaments.

Talent Search Program

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Coach Development & Talent Identification

Milo Bradley with Tristan Jackson


SSttaaffff SSeerrvvee - EElliissssaa BBuurrttoonn -- DDeevveellooppmmeenntt MMaannaaggeerr && NNHHPPAA--PPeerrtthh MMaannaaggeerr

HHiigghhlliigghhtt:: “It was fantastic to increase our sponsorship with Healthway for the area of Community Tennis this year and tomaintain the High Performance funding from the Department of Sport and Recreation. It was a highlight to successfullyrun our first Tennis Australia Coaching Course this year.”

KKeeyy AAcchhiieevveemmeennttss::• Western Australia having a Bruce Cup team for the first time in history• Conducting the first TA Junior Development and Club Professional Coaching courses in Western Australia• The highest number of coaches ever to attend professional development seminars• 502 Western Australian juniors aged 5-11 on the National Talent Search database• Healthway funding increased and secured for another three years• Mid West Regional Academy going from one athlete with an AR ranking to ten in 12 months

Tennis West country tennis had a decrease in

membership for 2006/07 compared to 2005/06.

Overall membership for regional WA stood at

8,799 (down 436 from last year) with the main

decrease being in juniors (decreased by 290).

There were 135 country clubs affiliated with

Tennis West in 2006/07, which was a reduction

from 139 last year.

The following six country tennis clubs became

dis-affiliated with Tennis West during the past

financial year, with many of them citing

dwindling membership numbers as the main

reason: Ardath, Alexandra Bridge, Broome Hill,

Cascade, Cranbrook and Silver Lake.

Dunsborough Tennis Club became affiliated

with Tennis West with an initial membership

of 13.

The fifteen country zones remained strong

across the state with nine Regional

Development Administrators (RDAs), down

from eleven the previous year, signing on for a

revised role in 2006/07. It was pleasing to see

zones such as South Coast have an RDA for the

first time and also have many of the past RDAs

continue on despite the forecast of major

changes in Tennis Australia’s programs.

Kimberley, South West and Upper Great

Southern Zones failed to register any interest

in the advertised RDA positions.

Two zones that had increased their membership

in 2006/07 was the Mid West, with an

additional 53 members, and the Peel zone,

which experienced an increase of 111

members. This is an exceptional effort by the

Peel committee and tennis clubs in the Peel

Zone, as they have only been an individual

zone for the past three years.

Country Tennis Zones

Central Districts Jenifer Collins

Eastern Districts Carol Mouritz

Goldfields Monika Mokhayber

Great Southern Kim Taylor

Lower Great Southern Michael Crowe

Mid West Janniel Harris

Moore Districts Judy Dow

Peel Sue Hardy

South Coast Simon Cockburn

Sixteen Club and Zone personnel, down from eighteen in 2005, from across eleven of the fifteen

Tennis West country zones attended the 2006 Country Conference. Tennis Australia’s Community

Tennis Manager, Robin O’Neill, spoke on initiatives for the coming months and presented on

technical services, player development opportunities for regional athletes and the new tournament

structure. The conference concluded with a meal at a local restaurant, which gave the attendees an

opportunity to network and learn about the latest membership and club ideas from their fellow

participants.

The SunSmart Country Clinics proved to be a successful funding opportunity for country clubs.

Funding was limited to the first 15 clubs who applied and successfully met the criteria. The $200

grant was designed to assist the clubs to hold a tournament or for junior coaching costs, as the

majority of clubs required coaches to travel from long distances to coach their juniors. The 15 clubs

that were successful in receiving the funding were: Dongara, Geraldton, Hyden, Kalannie, Koorda,

Lawley Park, Meckering, Merredin Railways, Mooring Rock, Newdegate, Northam, Quairading,

Tarcoola Park, Toodyay and Wannamal.

SunSmart Country Clinics

Country Conference

ZONE Regional Development Administrators

Regional Tennis

Tennis West conducted two SunSmart Country

Roadshows during 2006/07. The first Roadshow

saw NHPA-Perth Head Coach, Milo Bradley,

travel with the Tennis West Academy full-time

athletes to the Mid West region in November

2006. Schools and towns that were visited by

the group included Chapman Valley, Geraldton

Grammar, Mullewa, Walkaway and Yuna.

Students and teachers enjoyed exhibition

matches, as well as question and answer

sessions with the athletes.

The second SunSmart Roadshow for the year

was held in Moore Districts by Elissa Burton,

NHPA-Perth Manager, and Brooke Koenig,

Development Officer. Brooke conducted an

Orientation to Coaching course at Wongan Hills

Tennis Club, whilst Elissa coached the local

adults and children over four hours. The fol-

lowing day, the SunSmart Roadshow headed

off to Yerecoin Primary School, and finished up

in Calingiri that afternoon. The primary school

students had a great time out on court honing

their skills and playing fun games. There were

over 300 children and adults who enjoyed the

SunSmart Roadshow over the past 12 months.

Steve Turner, Tennis West’s Country Talent

Scout, continued the SunSmart Country Talent

ID program. Western Australia’s north was

well-serviced with visits to Broome, Carnarvon,

Exmouth and Kununurra, during their dry

season. Clinics were also held in Esperance and

Kalgoorlie. The SunSmart Country Talent ID

program enables athletes in remote areas to

access coaching clinics over a weekend. This

also provides an opportunity to oversee the

development of older athletes that may not

have been recognised in previous programs.

Over 250 children were involved in the

program over the past financial year.

SunSmart Country Talent ID

SunSmart Country Roadshows

The Regional Tennis Academy Camp was held

from 15-17 June 2007. Athletes from country

areas, who had been identified in state

programs and teams or who had an Australian

Ranking, were invited to attend. The camp

attracted a total of nineteen players, with some

traveling as far as Kalgoorlie and Esperance.

The athletes were immediately put through

their paces when they joined in with the

National High Performance Academy and

Tennis West squads on Friday evening. They

were exposed to an intense training

environment that many would not have

been accustomed to.

Many woke up on Saturday feeling a bit sore

and tender but all were keen for more tennis.

NHPA-Perth coaches, Alistair Todd, Nicole

Sewell and Tate Roberts provided valuable

on-court advice, both technically and tactically.

Athletes were tested physically with the yo-yo

test, which tests their endurance, and the

Hamburger Hill run, which is a 3.2km race. The

camp finished on Sunday with a competitive

match play session.

Reports from the weekend were positive from

players, coaches and parents. Tennis West will

be holding another Regional Academy Camp

in early 2008.

Regional Tennis Academy Camp

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The 2006 Women in Tennis Active Girls Camp

was held from the 14-16 July and was once

again a huge success. The participation camp

saw 56 junior girls from 12 regional zones

attend the camp, with some travelling from as

far as Albany, Broome, Esperance and Moorine

Rock.

The camp was open to country girls between

the ages of 10 and 16 years of age, of all tennis

abilities. The camp participant numbers

levelled out this year, after good increases over

the last few years. This years camp had 56

participants compared to 60 in 2005.

The camp included a variety of activities over

the three days, including many on court hours

of drills, games and competition with the six

female coaches, played at both the University

Tennis Club on the clay courts and the State

Tennis Centre. Other activities included ten pin

bowling and the movies, which provided the all

important social component of this fun

orientated tennis camp.

Women in Tennis, Healthway and the

Department of Sport and Recreation provide

funding towards the camp, which assists by

reducing the camp fees and overall costs of the

program.

Tennis West, with the assistance from

Healthway through the SunSmart message,

offered regional areas and their schools the

SunSmart Country Tennis in Schools Program.

Interest from schools was noticeably down

from the previous year and, of the seven

schools that were involved, 302 primary school

students participated, compared to 937

participants from 11 schools in 2005/06.

Although the number of schools that

participated decreased, most of the schools

involved were categorised as ‘small schools’,

which means they have 70 students or less, and

were located in more remote areas than the

program had previously serviced. Increased

coaching fees and travel expenses impacted on

the number of schools the program was able

to accommodate.

SunSmart Country Tennis in Schools Program

Active Girls Camp

SunSmart Country Roadshows

The 2007 CBH Country Week Tennis Carnival

saw the CBH Group come on board as the

event’s new sponsor. The tournament was held

from 17–21 January at Alexander Park Tennis

Club with some matches at Mt Lawley Tennis

Club on two days. Teams events were held on

the first three days, followed by two days of

individual events.

Fifty-two adult teams and 40 junior teams

participated, which was three teams down on

last year. In total about 300 players contested

events during the week.

WIN television took a good deal of footage and

interviewed several players as well as

Tournament Director, Ken Brown. A photographer

from the Farm Weekly also attended, and

results and highlights were featured in country

newspapers, the Farm Weekly and Countryman.

The 2007 CBH Country Zone Challenge was

held at the State Tennis Centre from 11-15

April, with Robertson Park Tennis Centre used

as a secondary venue. With the inclusion of

major sponsor, CBH, at this year's event, it

ensured that this top level country team event

will continue into the future.

Once again the event had fantastic participant

numbers with 45 junior teams (180 participants)

and 11 senior teams (88 participants) travelling

to compete in this prestigious country event.

The 2007 event saw team numbers steady after

a couple of years of dramatic increases, with

one less team in the junior event and an

increase of one team in the senior event.

The junior event was extended by one day,

from two to three days, due to extremely late

finishes in previous years, and was a change

that was well received by many. The senior

event struggled through inclement weather,

resulting in only the necessary matches being

played on day two to get a final result.

CBH Country Zone Challenge

CBH Country Week Carnival

Primary and secondary school children took

part in the 2007 Spring Valley Schools Tennis

Classic held in March across eight Tennis West

regional zones. The event saw a slight decrease

in schools/teams this year with 53 schools and

144 teams (864 participants), compared to 56

schools, 166 teams (996 participants) in 2006.

Regional playoffs were held at a number of

venues including Albany, Geraldton, Katanning,

Kulin, Margaret River, Narrogin and Northam,

with many events using smaller surrounding

clubs as support venues. The winning teams for

each region in the Academy Plate (primary

school), Herbert Edwards Cup (boys and girls,

years 8 - 10) and Mursell Shield (boys and girls,

years 8 -12) were invited to compete in Perth at

the State Regional Finals. The Peel and South

Coast Zones did not hold playoffs due to lack of

entries, however sent teams to the finals event.

The Academy Plate finals were held at the State

Tennis Centre, whilst the Herbert Edwards Cup

and Mursell Shield events were played at the

Nollamara Tennis Club. There were 28 teams

(168 participants) that travelled to Perth to

compete in the finals event compared to 34

(204 participants) in 2006.

The support of Spring Valley, in it’s second year

of sponsorship enables entry fees to be kept

low for schools and their students.

Spring Valley Schools Classic - Regional

The Clough Cup was held at the Geraldton

Tennis Club from 2 - 4 November 2006.

Eighteen teams (72 participants) competed in

the event from the following ten zones: Central

Districts, Goldfields, Great Southern, Lower

Great Southern, Midwest, Moore Districts, Peel,

South Coast, South West, and Upper Great

Southern.

This was the third year of the event and, like

the WIT Foundation Cup for girls, the tournament

changed its format this year. The event

remained a teams event, however this year

included an Australian Ranking singles event

and a round robin doubles event. Both the

singles and doubles of all participants

contributed to the final standing of their team.

2006 was the second year in which Clough has

been the event sponsor. Clough representative,

Robert Farrell, attended the closing ceremony

and trophy presentations. Clough also

sponsored the interstate team that went to

Adelaide in January 2007.

The four boys who travelled to Adelaide in the

State team were: Dion Anthony (Midwest),

Jason Connell and Robert Partington (Lower

Great Southern), and Sam Rundle (Great

Southern). The boys played some fantastic

tennis and finished fourth.

Clough Cup - for Boys


CBH Country Week Carnival Clough Cup - For Boys

The 2006 Women in Tennis Foundation Cup

preceded the Clough Cup at the Geraldton

Tennis Club, and was held from 30 October - 1

November. The event, in its fifth year, attracted

many junior participants from around the state.

Participant numbers remained the same as in

2005, with sixteen teams (64 participants)

competing from the following ten zones:

Central Districts, Goldfields, Great Southern,

Lower Great Southern, Midwest, Moore

Districts, Peel, South Coast, South West and

Upper Great Southern.

The 2006 event changed its format from the

previous year with the inclusion of an

Australian Ranking (AR) Singles event, as per

the Clough Cup. The tournament remained a

teams event, with participants overall AR singles

and round robin doubles results contributing

to their final team standings. The event

maintained a strong emphasis on team spirit.

Women in Tennis (WIT) has sponsored the

event since its inception, and Trish Ross, WIT

President, attended the event’s opening

ceremony. Women In Tennis also sponsored the

interstate team, which travelled to compete in

the national event in January 2007.

The four girls who travelled to Sydney in the

State team as the WA Women in Tennis

Foundation Cup team were: Grace Bancroft

(South West), Stacey Juras (Upper Great

Southern), Kate O’Brien (Upper Great Southern)

and Alix Smith (Moore Districts). The girls were

very competitive with many close matches,

resulting in the team’s third place finish.

Women in Tennis Foundation Cup - for Girls

The Department of Sport & Recreation

continued their funding of the Regional

Academy for Tennis West in 2006/07. There are

two parts to this program, the first being the

Mid West Regional Academy and the second is

the individual Regional Academy scholarship

holders.

The Mid West Regional Academy completed its

first full year and the athletes have shown great

progress. The six athletes involved in the

program train three times a week, with one

skills session, one match play and a physical

training session.

In January, the Regional Academy athletes

toured to the eastern states and played in the

Margaret Court Cup, Margaret Court

Tournament and the Shepparton Junior tennis

tournament. The athletes on tour were Jennifer

and Sarah Krummenacher, Aiden Anthony and

James McAuliffe.

Over ten athletes from the Mid West region

now hold Australian Rankings, compared to

only one athlete the previous year. Milo

Bradley, NHPA-Perth Head Coach, and Elissa

Burton, NHPA-Perth Manager, travelled to

Geraldton to conduct a mini-Camp Courage for

the Regional Academy athletes over a week-

end. The camp was held from 31 March to 1

April and comprised of a lot of on-court drilling

at high intensity, camping, cooking, sand hill

running, a night walk and beep test.

Mid West Regional Academy

The following athletes were selected for a

Regional Academy individual scholarship for

2006/07.

• Grace Bancroft (Busselton)

• Jason Connell (Takalarup)

• Stacey Juras (Williams)

• Bernadette O’Farrell (Mandurah)

• Robert Partington (Albany)

• Sam Rundle (Katanning)

The athletes travelled to Tasmania for two

Australian Ranking events. All athletes picked

up points, improved their rankings and learnt a

lot from the experience, as some of them were

on their first interstate tour. Benita Bittner,

Tennis West’s Coach Education Coordinator,

travelled with the athletes, and the Department

of Sport and Recreation provided tremendous

support for this program.

Refer to the TToouurrnnaammeenntt RReessuullttss && AAwwaarrddss sseeccttiioonn section of the Annual Report for results of

tournaments in regional Western Australia.

Regional Academy - Individual Scholarships

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Women In Tennis Foundation Cup Winning Team -

Upper Great Southern

The 2006/07 Player Handbook was printed to

embrace both the 2006/07 Summer and 2007

Winter seasons, with the fixtures for each

season printed as a separate entity. The

Handbook contained an abridged version of

By-Law 7, the Rules of Tennis League, with the

complete version required to be posted on the

notice board at all clubs and available on the

Tennis West website.

There were 805 teams, from a record 64 clubs,

that competed over the Summer season, but

the total number was down from 863 teams

the previous Summer. Over the 2007 Winter

season there were 304 teams competing from

55 clubs, which was 16 teams less from the

previous year, but from the same number of

clubs.

The following trial changes were made to

By-Law 7:

• A 3rd set 12-point tie-break set to determine

the winner of the rubber if the sets were tied

at one set all in doubles-only competitions

(Weekend Open, Midweek & Night).

• Points were made consistent across the

board, i.e. 20 points for all competitions with

8 Win Points for the match and 2 Bonus

Points per rubber (exception was Mixed

Doubles competition, wherein the format

necessitated there being 8 Win Points and 3

Bonus Points per rubber).

• In the Junior doubles rubbers, the winner was

the first to 9 games, with a match tie-break if

the score were tied at 8 games all.

The following rules were implemented during

the 2006/07 season:

• For Seniors, the age group was lowered from

a minimum of 40 years to 35, which is in line

with the ITF age groups in this category.

• In the Summer competition, qualification

requirements for all events (except Juniors)

was made consistent across the board, i.e. 5

qualifying matches. In Winter this was

reduced consistently across the board to 3

qualifying matches.

• A Midweek Men’s competition was offered on

Thursdays, but insufficient entries resulted in

this new event not proceeding.

• In Seniors, an O/55 competition was offered,

but again there were insufficient entries.

2006/07 Season Season 2006/07 saw the introduction of on-line

entering of results as an option, which had a

pleasing response from Co-ordinators,

especially in the Midweek competition. It was

strongly recommended that clubs attempt

on-lining entering of results during the 2007

Winter, ahead of mandating on-line entry from

the 2007/08 Summer season.

Promotion and relegation was again applied

for the State League competition, which

resulted in the promotion of City Beach to the

Women’s, and Claremont to the Men’s State

League, after their successes in Division 1 the

previous season.

The teams that finished on the bottom of the

2005/06 State League ladder, resulting in their

relegation, were the Nollamara women and

UWA men. Despite finishing fifth on the final

men’s standings in 2005/06, Reabold failed to

nominate for the upcoming season, which saw

UWA retain their spot in the eight team

competition.

In the Men’s State League, Hensman Park

Tennis Club won their second successive title

after they defeated Dalkeith in the final. In the

qualifying rounds Hensman Park won 11 out of

their 14 matches, and in Round 10 had a closely

contested match against Dalkeith which

resulted in a rare draw, with 3 rubbers, 7 sets,

and 69 games each - this augered well for a

finals show-down.

Despite finishing on top of the League ladder,

Hensman Park in the final were without a win

from the first two rubbers, after Dalkeith

showed their intentions early. After the singles

rubbers however, Hensman Park had fought

back, and the scores were level at 2 rubbers a

piece.

In the doubles, the Hensman Park combination

of Cameron Fenner and Brad Dyer proved to

be too strong for their opponents, as they

powered to a quick 6-1, 6-0 victory, thereby

securing an unbeatable 3 rubbers to 2, 7 sets to

5, lead, and a back-to-back Men’s State League

Championship titles.

With 2006/07 being the inaugural year for City

Beach in the Linneys Women’s State League,

City Beach ensured a finals berth, after

completing the qualifying rounds undefeated.

In the final they played Cottesloe at their home

ground, where an impressive crowd turned out

to support the women in their match winning

victory.

2006/07 State League

With only the doubles to play, City Beach led 3

rubbers to 1, and needed just one more set to

secure the title, which Robyn Lamb and Donna

Blackwell managed to do in a matter of

minutes, as they downed their opponents, 6-0

to give City Beach the coveted title for the first

time in the history of their club.

The Men’s State League Most Valuable Player

and Player of the Year Award went to Hensman

Park’s Cameron Fenner. In the women’s

competition, City Beach stalwart Donna

Blackwell claimed the Most Valuable Player

Award and was named the Linneys Women’s

Player of the Year.

State League bottom of the table teams, UWA

men’s and Dalkeith women’s, will be relegated

in the 2007/08 season. Division 1 winners, Blue

Gum Park men’s and UWA women’s, will be

offered promotion to the State League

competition.


Tennis League Competition

City Beach - Women’s State League Champions

The 2007/08 Tennis League season welcomed

new sponsor Linneys jewellers on board as the

major sponsor of Women’s Tennis League, as

well as naming rights sponsor of the Linneys

Women’s State League Player of the Year.

Linneys provided tennis club members with

the opportunity to treat themselves to a “Taste

of Pearl Indulgence Tour” at their Subiaco

showroom and to adorn themselves in their

stunning collection.

The Linneys tour of their workshop and store

was well received by the tennis community,

who were also treated to a presentation of the

history of pearling in Western Australia, and a

complimentary Devonshire tea and freshly

baked scones.

The Sunday Times continued to provide

support to Tennis West’s premier pennant

competition with the inclusion of a weekly

State League article, published in the sports

section of the newspaper. The relationship was

made successful with the assistance of Curtin

University, through their Department of Media

and Journalism, and the ongoing arrangement

with one of their Journalism students.

Hayley Bolton was the State League Journalist

for the 2006/07 State League season. Hayley

has since moved on to secure a position with

The Sunday Times, proving the mutual benefits

the relationship offers.

Tennis League forums were conducted towards

the end of the summer season, with key

outcomes being:

• Midweek Forum - Dissatisfaction with the

third set and a reversal to the two-set format,

with the potential for a split result effective

from Winter 2007

• Junior Forum - The need to add incentives to

the Junior League competition to encourage

juniors to play on Sunday in lieu of Saturday,

and the recommendation to remove the ITN

points from juniors who play on a Saturday

(exemptions to be recognised).

Overview Tennis West acknowledges Club Co-ordinators

for their commitment to not only their club, but

to Tennis West, and their significant contribution

to the League competition in Western

Australia. The Tennis League Committee is to be

commended on the important role they play

under the leadership of Chairperson, Dean

Williams, and the tireless efforts of Competition

Co-ordinator, Fiona Clark, and Competition

Assistant, Deanne Maloney.

After three years with Tennis West, Fiona

tendered her resignation from the Competition

role in July 2007, to continue her career in

Nursing and dedicate more time to her role as

World President of Women’s Lacrosse. After an

extended holiday overseas it is expected that

Fiona will continue to work for Tennis West on

a casual and volunteer basis, as required.

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results and award recipients.

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Linneys Women's State League Player of the Year,

Donna Blackwell, with Nathan Linney

The number of Tennis West Sanctioned

Tournaments - First Game, Development, High

Performance, Seniors, and Professional -

increased by 25 per cent (forty to fifty) during

the 2005/06 financial year period.

The introduction of the First Game

Tournaments added nine additional events to

the calendar, and Western Australia’s first ever

Australian Money Tournament was held at

Sorrento Tennis Club - the Wangara Suzuki AMT.

As part of the 50 strong events, tournaments

were staged on all the major surfaces - hard,

grass and clay - and were open to junior, adult

and senior participants.

In the last 12 months, the open tournaments

contributed to a combined pool of prize

money in excess of $100,000, made up largely

from the two International tournaments - the

Perth International presented by Ingal EPS and

the Gold Fields - St Ives International presented

by the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and the

Australian Money Tournament held at the

Sorrento Tennis Club.

The tournament restructure has been

implemented since 1 January, 2007. The

structure is set in a pathway progression for

players starting from First Game Tournaments,

moving through to Development Tournaments

and Tennis League, and High Performance

Tournaments to the Pro level.

In June 2006, six venues - Belmont Park, Blue

Gum Park, Dalkeith, Nollamara and North Beach

Tennis Clubs, as well as the State Tennis Centre

- hosted a Junior Tournament Information

Session to communicate the restructure. In

excess of 150 children, parents and coaches

attended the six sessions.

The introduction of the First Game

Tournaments have promoted participation

opportunities, allowing players to compete in a

number of matches at a level that suits their

age, development and ability. Red (8 years &

under), Orange (10 years & under) and Green

(12 years & under) events utilise small to full

court size, modified equipment, and low

compression 'easy play' tennis balls to make

the game more accessible to all.

2006/07 First Game Tournaments

Tournament Restructure

Sanctioned Tournaments The First Game Tournaments commenced with

its inaugural event at the Nedlands Tennis Club

on 6 October 2006, with 63 entries. Since then

there have been eight additional First Game

Tournaments held at various clubs and venues,

with a total of 279 participants.

Clubs that have hosted First Game

Tournaments were:

• Nedlands Tennis Club and Tennis Factory,

sponsored by Surround Sounds

• Hensman Park Tennis Club and Tennis

Challenge

• Dalkeith Tennis Club and MastaStroke Tennis

System

• Lawley Park Tennis Club, sponsored by

TimberCorp

• North Beach Tennis Club and Glen Popovsky

Tennis Professional

• State Tennis Centre

• Nollamara Tennis Club and Steve Myers’ WA

Tennis Academy

• Sorrento Tennis Club and Instyle Tennis

Management

Development Tournaments have provided

valuable ‘experience’ in competition for the

player. They have offered 31 tournament

opportunities of higher levels of competitive

play and a more traditional structure servicing

all players, including those who have graduated

from the First Game level. Development

Tournaments have, and continue to provide, a

crucial platform and nurturing ground for

developing both junior and adult players to

compete in the High Performance tournament

level, as well as complementing their regular

play in the Tennis League.

High Performance Tournaments are open

events that attract Australian Ranking (AR) and

Tournament Series (TS) points. These

tournaments promote highly competitive

tennis and are instrumental in developing WA’s

finest tennis playing talent. These tournaments

are a vital stepping stone for junior athletes to

progress into International and Professional

tournaments.

Athletes were able to participate in a number

of Optus Junior Tour and National Open

Tournaments in the past year. There were 17

tournaments, ranging from 12 years & under

club based events to open competition at the

Australian Money Tournament, in which athletes

could improve on their Australian Ranking.

2006/07 High Performance Tournaments

2006/07 Development Tournaments

The Perth Junior ITF was run again with great

success and once more provided many young

athletes with their first ever junior world

ranking points. This tournament forms part

of the International Tennis Federation’s Junior

Circuit of events and is a Grade 5 category.

These tournaments provide an essential

starting point for athletes who plan to go on

to compete in Junior Grand Slams and the

Pro Circuit of International tournaments.

The 125 athletes to take part in the 2006 event,

saw a representation of 33 Western Australians

competing against a strong Interstate and

International field. Rachel Houpapa (WA) took

out the Girls singles title as well as the doubles

title, with long time partner, Janelle

Cuthbertson (WA). Jimmy Rigg from NSW made

it back to back wins, taking out the singles title

in the Boys event, as he did in 2005, while

Stephen Hoh (VIC) and Chris Hopkins (QLD)

claimed the Boys doubles.

The WA Open remains one of the premier

events on the tournament calendar with

another huge playing field. The draws were

very competitive as a number of interstate

athletes competed to win the WA Open.

The tournament forms part of the Tennis

Australia National Open Tournament Calendar

and Optus Junior Tour. This year local player

Troy Hargreaves took out the Men’s title and

Ashlee Brown (NT) triumphed in the Ladies

singles.

2006 WA Open

2006 Perth Junior ITF


Tournaments & Events

First Game Tournament Participants

For the first time since the WA Open was last an ATP Challenger, the State Tennis Centre and the

Goldfields Tennis Club played host to an International Professional tournament. The two Women’s

US$25,000 tournaments saw a number of International athletes head to WA, more than the

national average figures for the Tennis Pro Circuit.

ATHLETES COMPETING IN TENNIS PRO CIRCUIT EVENTS

Perth 40% 44% 16%

Kalgoorlie 44% 42% 14%

National Average 35% 50% 15%

The State Tennis Centre played host to the first International Professional tournament in WA

(excluding Hyundai Hopman Cup) since the WA Open was last an ATP Challenger. With US$25,000

in prize money on offer, players from all over the world came to Perth for a shot at the title. The

quarter final field was comprised of seven different nationalities, yet WA’s own Casey Dellacqua was

strong enough to take out both the singles and doubles titles. Dellacqua combined with Emily

Hewson from New South Wales for the doubles event.

The Goldfields Tennis Club, of Kalgoorlie, hosted the second Women’s US$25,000 International

tournament. There was a host of International talent on show for the region, with 44% of the field

being from overseas. The tournament saw WA local, Jessica Moore, return from an ankle injury

sustained in the Australian Open to qualify, whilst Casey Dellacqua followed up her great form in

Perth to take the Gold Fields - St Ives title and score a local gold nugget for her efforts.

The Spring Valley Schools Tennis Classic was conducted in Term 4, 2006 and Term 1, 2007.

The Term 4 event was hosted at Robertson Park in North Perth and South Perth Tennis Club in

Como, and the all finalists culminated at the State Tennis Centre to fight it out for the Herbert

Edwards Cup (Secondary) and Academy Plate (Primary).

There were 12 teams each in both the Boys and Girls Herbert Edwards Cup. Rossmoyne took out

the boys event and the girls title went to Applecross. The Academy Plate saw seven teams in both

the Boys and Girls battle it out for glory. Booragoon defeated Manning in the boys final, while there

was an all PLC affair in the final of the girls competition.

In Term 1, the Slazenger Cup and Mursell Shield competition was combined with the Herbert

Edwards and Academy Plate competitions. This enabled the competition to be completed in one

term rather than being split between Term 1 & 4.

The competition was altered to run during school hours rather than after hours in an attempt to

boost entries. Some events increased in numbers where others declined. It is hoped that this will

build in the future, allowing the competition to be completed in one or two days, as opposed to

several after school commitments.

The competition was held at the State Tennis Centre and participation on court was as strong as

ever. Applecross dominated the Slazenger Cup event, taking out the boys and girls titles. The

Mursell Shield also showed domination, but this time it was Kent Street winning both the boys and

girls events.

Applecross again proved their tennis depth by taking out the top events in the Herbert Edwards

Cup. Booragoon made it two years in a row with the boys winning, while new comers Bibra Lake

won the girls event.

Spring Valley Schools Tennis Classic - Metropolitan

2007 Gold Fields - St Ives International presented by the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

2007 Perth International presented by Ingal EPS

Location International Interstate Intrastate

2007 WA Pro Circuit

Over 150 players, coaches and parents turned

out to the six Junior Tournament Information

Sessions held in June 2007. The sessions were

developed to communicate better with the

tennis community about the competition and

tournament opportunities available within WA

and included areas such as the tournament

calendar, entry information, some of the rules

and regulations of tennis.

The six supporting venues were:

• State Tennis Centre

• Nollamara Tennis Club

• Blue Gum Park Tennis Club

• North Beach Tennis Club

• Dalkeith Tennis Club

• Belmont Park Tennis Club

Junior Tournament Information Sessions

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Troy Hargreaves - WA Open Champion

Casey Dellacqua - back-to-back Pro Circuit Champion

The tennis community is becoming more familiar with the Tournament Management Software

(TMS), with many tournaments utilising the software to run their events and to publish their club

tournaments, and even their club championships, on the Internet. The Active online tournament

entry system has enabled tournaments to operate more effectively by taking entry fees directly

online. These two initiatives promoted benefits to the tournament organisers largely by

automatically transferring players directly into the tournament draw, whilst drastically reducing

the paperwork involved with manual entry and payment.

For the first time in the history of the National Bruce Cup, Western Australia entered a team. Past

champions like Ken Rosewell and Margaret Court had previously played in the event, but a

restriction from the WA Department of Education and Training School did not allow WA youngsters

to participate. A change in policy last year allowed tennis to become the first sport in School Sport

WA’s portfolio to send competitors to a National Event in a lone capacity. This was very exciting and

was supported by National School Sport, Tennis Australia, Tennis West and School Sport WA.

Fourteen twelve-year-olds from across WA traveled to Queensland for the event. WA finished fifth

out of eight, which was a promising effort in their first year. The team comprised of girls - Storm

Sanders, Doris Radicevic, Emma Bowen, Cristabel Dowland, Isabella York, Charlotte Cripps and

Georgia Thomas; and boys - Sam Rundle Dylan McCloskey, Robert Allan, Robert Ferritto, Bjarke

Boisen, Steven Francis and Josiah Tyson.

This was the third season of the Tournament Series, which was initially designed to increase

participation in Open level elite tournaments in Western Australia. The series is open to all West

Australian men and women who competed in National Australian Ranking Point tournaments

throughout the 2006/07 summer season.

Players were awarded points from semi finals and above, in eight sanctioned tournaments

conducted during the season. The points from the individual’s best five results were counted to

determine the overall winners.

The Tennis West sanctioned tournaments included in the Points Race were:

Elsco Lighting State Hardcourt Championships

Plexipave Metropolitan Hardcourt Championships

WA Open

Bunbury Hyundai State Grasscourt Championships

Head Grasscourt Championships

Spring Championships

Wangara Suzuki Australian Money Tournament

Humfrey Land Development Geraldton Easter Open

The winner of the Men’s Tournament Series Player of the Year for 2006/07 was Cameron Fenner and

runner up was Richard Sampson. In the Women’s Points Race it was Marisa Gianotti who dominated

the season, with Wendy Kong in second place on the final ladder.

Tournament Series

Bruce Cup

Tournament Management Software and Active Online Entry

The 2007 Western Australian Tennis Industry

Awards was, for the third year, supported by

major sponsor Chambers Insurance Brokers.

The event was held in the Grand Ballroom at

the Burswood Entertainment Complex with

renowned news presenter, Dixie Marshall, as

the Master of Ceremonies, and special guest

presenter and tennis legend, Clive Wilderspin.

The 2007 event was the second year with a din-

ner format, which was again well-received.

Attendance was up 8% from last year’s 220 to

239. After the official proceedings of the

evening, guests were treated to a tribute floor

show from ‘Tina Turner’ and ‘Robbie Williams’.

All Tennis League ‘Most Valuable Players’ who

attended the event, were duly recognised and

awarded their trophies on stage.

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Ranking tournament results, Tournament Series

prize winners and a full list of the award

recipients from the Western Australian Tennis

Industry Awards.

2007 Western Australian Tennis Industry Awards


WA Tennis Industry Awards Night

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HHiigghhlliigghhtt:: ““The First Game Tournaments have been a great success. It is extremely rewarding to see talented youngstersas young as five playing the game of tennis. Mini tennis has been running for many years within Europe and it is fantasticto see the WA tennis community leading this initiative within Australia.”

KKeeyy AAcchhiieevveemmeennttss::• Starting off the inaugural First Game Tournament at Nedlands in October 2006 to now completing 9 of these playing

opportunities for children from 5 - 12 year of age within the financial year.• Bringing the Pro Circuit of professional tennis back to WA* with the Perth International and Gold Fields - St Ives

International in Kalgoorlie and offering a total of US$50,000 in prize money *Excludes Hyundai Hopman Cup

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Technical Services

Tennis West’s Technical Services division was

again active, in 2006-07, in providing technical

advice to the affiliated club network (and

outside it).

This extends from advice arising from basic

club enquiries right through to a full project

advice service on major tennis and multi-sport

infrastructure developments.

Tennis clubs do not undertake the

development of their facilities on a regular

basis, but when they do they more than likely

need specialist advice to navigate the funding

process, deal with contractors, put together

appropriate designs and specifications, source

equipment and deal with other issues as they

arise. Tennis West offers advice in all these areas

and more.

Tennis West’s full project advice service cannot

be, and is not, free to clubs. We need to recover

costs in maintaining this resource, but aim to

deliver the service at rates that are very

affordable. Clubs should note that the service

fee is a legitimate project cost that can be

included in grant funding applications.

This year the Department of Sport and

Recreation’s Community Sport & Recreation

Facilities Fund (CSRFF) supported 14 tennis

facility projects & 8 Government projects in

Tennis with an aggregate value of $1.5 million.

Tennis West was again active in providing

support and / or advice in all of these projects.

Technical Services Manager, Gary Collis, has

provided support to over 280 tennis clubs,

schools, Local Governments and private

entities. He is at hand to answer any queries

in relation to your club’s facility needs.

In 2006-07 Tennis Australia launched the new

National Court Rebate Scheme, designed to

provide financial support to clubs, in the

affiliated network, for facility development.

Already, Tennis West has submitted five

applications to this scheme for rebates on

projects completed in 2007. We are confident

that this scheme will deliver very considerable

value to clubs and contribute to much

enhanced tennis facilities in WA over the

coming years. Tennis Australia has

complemented this initiative with a

reinvigorated Facility Loan Scheme, which

offers very cheap loans to affiliated clubs for

facility development projects.

Tennis West remains available for all those

who need facility development advice or are

looking for tennis equipment at competitive

prices.

Ballidu Courts Before Resurface

Ballidu Courts After Resurface

The 2007 Australian Open saw the launch of

the new Tennis branding. The new brand

identity is designed to assist in positioning

tennis as an accessible and fun sport for all

Australians. The identity reflects the friendly

nature of the game and its universal appeal.

The new Tennis brand has been adopted

Nation-wide, to create a cohesive and

consistent brand identity system, which

increases and strengthens the visibility of our

sport to all audiences.

Tennis West’s Cross Court E-Newsletter is a

monthly publication, designed to keep the

tennis community and general public up to

date with local tennis news and events.

Subscription to the newsletter is free via the

Tennis.com.au website and numbers continued

to increase over the past year by approximately

15%, to over 2,300 subscribers, compared with

around 2,000 last year.

Tennis West continued it’s relationship with

Curtin University to secure the services of a

student journalist, to report on each round of

State League. The article was then featured in

The Sunday Times newspaper following each

fixture.

The West Australian newspaper included the

State League fixtures each week in their BGC

Sports Diary, inside the back cover, of their

Saturday edition.

Action photos were taken during the State

League finals by a TAFE student studying

photography, which enabled a number of

excellent shots to be sent to local newspapers

and subsequently published alongside the

State League journalist’s article.

State League

Cross Court E-Newsletter

Tennis Branding

There was an increase of more than 20% on

articles published in the State’s major

newspaper, The West Australian, on local tennis

events and players. This significant growth can

be attributed to the success of Western

Australian athletes Brydan Klein, Casey

Dellacqua and Jessica Moore on the

international stage, which also resulted in a

three-fold increase in the number of photos

that ran alongside the articles.

The Sunday Times provided excellent coverage

of State League, as well as a number of articles

on our top touring juniors in Klein, Moore and

Rachel Houpapa.

Local newspapers continued to provide the

bulk of tennis press coverage, with many local

tournaments and events receiving excellent

exposure. There has been an approximate 30%

increase in local press articles compared to last

year’s figures, with nearly half of these

including a photo.

Press Coverage

Metropolitan tennis clubs and coaches

increased advertising in their local newspapers

by more than a third, compared to the previous

year.

Tennis West, in conjunction with Tennis

Australia and the Hyundai Hopman Cup, ran an

advertising campaign on the 93.7fm NOVA

radio station over a two-week period

promoting the new ‘Find a Partner’ program.

Tennis Australia provided the funding for the

radio advertising and Hyundai Hopman Cup

supplied the incentive of a Hyundai Hopman

Cup ticket for the first 200 subscribers to the

‘Find a Partner’ program.

Advertising


Marketing & Communication

Press Coverage of Klein’s Victory at the Australian

Open Junior Championships

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Tennis West’s relationship with The Sunday

Times continued from the previous year which

included the provision of advertising space in

the four editions leading up to the launch of

the State League season. The contra

sponsorship arrangement sees The Sunday

Times recognised as Tennis West’s Official

Newspaper.

The first two advertisements focused on

increasing club membership and the final two

advertisements promoted the State League

Launch, to assist in creating a higher profile for

our top grade of Tennis League.

The Sunday Times also provided space in the

Sports section for an article from each round of

State League, which was submitted each week

by Tennis West’s State League journalist.

The Sunday Times

In conjunction with the Participation

Department, a number of Tennis West branded

merchandise were produced, namely lanyards,

pens and wristbands. The items were used as

give-aways at Club fun days and fundraising

events with the aim of promoting the new

Tennis brand, as well as to provide an easy ref-

erence to the Tennis.com.au website.

The Hyundai Hopman Cup once again

provided an opportunity for Tennis West to

showcase our sport to the wider community

and promote the Affiliated Tennis Club

network. The interactive zone at the Burswood

Dome enabled Tennis West to promote the

Mini Tennis program and an opportunity to

raise some funds for Tennis West’s Player

Development program.

The Tennis West interactive zone comprised of

two Mini Tennis courts, which enabled children

to experience tennis and test their skills against

their friend or parent. Each participant received

a Tennis West branded wristband promoting

our website.

Promotion

Merchandise

Tennis West secured nine new sponsors during

the past financial year, valued at more than

$30,000. Significant contributors were the CBH

Group, major sponsor of Country Week and the

Country Zone Challenge, and Linneys, who

sponsored Women’s Tennis League.

Elsco Lighting came on board as sponsor of the

State Hardcourts and State Open Age for a

two-year tenure, and Team Electrical sponsored

the inaugural Perth Junior Open, which ran

alongside the Perth ITF event.

The Perth International Pro Circuit event

attracted Ingal EPS as an associate sponsor, and

Quest on Arlington, Lords Sports Club and

Centre Ford as community sponsors.

Tiger Turf were welcomed as naming rights

sponsor of the Service to Tennis Award at the

2007 Tennis Industry Awards Night.

A full list of sponsors can be found under SSppoonnssoorrAAcckknnoowwlleeddggeemmeennttss..

Sponsorship

Tennis Advertisement in The Sunday Times

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HHiigghhlliigghhtt:: “The launch of the new Tennis brand was an exciting time and represented a holistic marketing approach to the sport from Tennis Australia. The new image is vibrant and contemporary."

KKeeyy AAcchhiieevveemmeennttss::• Cross Court E-Newsletter subscriptions increased by approx. 15%.• Local news articles in State newspapers increased by more than 20%.• Local Newspaper articles increased by approx. 30% and local club/coach advertising was up by more than a third.• Regularly received a 2-page spread in the Grassroots section of the Australian Tennis Magazine.• Weekly inclusion of a State League article in The Sunday Times.

Tennis West continues to work closely with our major funding

bodies, in Tennis Australia, Healthway and the Department of Sport

& Recreation, to provide opportunities for all Western Australians to

participate in tennis.

Tennis Australia continued to be Tennis West’s

biggest source of funding and support. Tennis

Australia continue to move forward after the

restructure of the previous year. Financial

assistance has begun to grow again with more

structure and accountability in some areas.

Tennis Australia continued to provide

assistance in the areas of programming and

staff employment, which was crucial to the

continued success of the many programs

conducted throughout Western Australia.

Healthway continued as Tennis West’s major

sponsor, in particular throughout regional

Western Australia, predominantly through the

SunSmart message. The funding provided by

Healthway was sustained in this past year and

continued to provide opportunities for

programs in the metropolitan area. Healthway

plays a major role in our program development

and ongoing increases in the number of clubs

and membership throughout Western

Australia.

Healthway, through the SunSmart message,

also provided Tennis West with an opportunity

to access two groups for a second year, which

had previously not been targeted. Through

Healthway’s Special Incentives Program, Tennis

West conducted programs and increased

memberships in the areas of teenage girls and

multicultural groups. This program has enabled

greater coverage to the sport of tennis and

assisted in bringing communities together.

Tennis West, via the club system, continued to

promote healthy eating, positive exercise

experiences, no smoking and controlled

drinking practices, through Health Policies

and the implementation of these policies at

affiliated clubs. The tennis community’s all

round health, as well as enjoyment for the

game, is important for the whole State. Tennis

West has secured a further three years worth of

funding to provide stability in the regional and

participation program areas.

Healthway

Tennis Australia

The Department of Sport & Recreation (DSR)

has maintained a high level of involvement

with Tennis West, as well as providing

considerable financial assistance through a

number of additional programs. The Sports

Lotteries funding program continued to assist

heavily, both the participation and player

development programs that Tennis West

conduct, in particular in regional Western

Australia, through talent identification and

coach education programs.

The Department of Sport and Recreation have

made a further commitment to Tennis West

over this last year and the following with a

large investment into the High Performance

program. This has allowed Tennis West to

provide further services, sports science

equipment and professional development for

staff. This has eased the constant pressure of

travel and expense for Tennis West and allowed

the program to move to a new level. The

Regional Academy of Sport program also

gained increased funding and this program

continues to provide opportunities for regional

athletes in their development. It is hoped the

continued success of the high performance

program will provide DSR with evidence that

it’s investment has been used wisely and

helped Western Australians to reach their

potential.

Department of Sport & Recreation


Sponsor Acknowledgements

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Sponsors

The ongoing commitment from our sponsors

has ensured the continued development of our

sport and we extend our thanks to them all.

AAuussttrraalliiaann SSppoorrttss CCoommmmiissssiioonnVolunteer Involvement Program

Indigenous Tennis program

BBuurrsswwoooodd PPaarrkk BBooaarrddMaintenance and landscaping of State Tennis

Centre grounds

CCBBHH GGrroouuppCBH Country Week Carnival

CBH Country Zone Challenge

CCeennttrree FFoorrddPerth International - Community Sponsor

CChhaammbbeerrss IInnssuurraannccee BBrrookkeerrssWA Tennis Industry Awards - Major Sponsor

CClloouugghhClough Cup, for boys in regional WA

EEllssccoo LLiigghhttiinnggElsco Lighting State Hardcourts

Elsco Lighting State Open Age

DDuunnlloopp SSppoorrtt ((SSllaazzeennggeerr))Official Ball Supplier

Slazenger Schoolchildren’s Championships

IInnggaall EEPPSSPerth International - Associate Sponsor

LLiiffeeCCaarreeProvision of Massage Therapists and Sports

Trainers for Perth ITF Event

LLiinnnneeyyssLinneys Women’s Tennis League

LLoorrddss SSppoorrttss CClluubbPerth International - Community Sponsor

PPiillppeell PPrriinnttOfficial Printer for WA Tennis Industry Awards

QQuueesstt oonn AArrlliinnggttoonnPerth International - Community Sponsor

SSppoorrttrroopphhyyOfficial Trophy Supplier

Sportrophy Club of the Year Award

SSpprriinngg VVaalllleeyySpring Valley Schools Tennis Classic

TThhee SSuunnddaayy TTiimmeessOfficial Newspaper

SSyyllvvaanniiaa LLiigghhttiinngg AAuussttrraallaassiiaaSylvania Lighting Junior Tennis Star of the Year

Award

TTeeaamm EElleeccttrriiccaallTeam Electrical Perth Junior Open

TTiiggeerr TTuurrffTiger Turf Service to Tennis Award

WWee’’rree WWiinneessWe’re Wines Volunteer of the Year Award

WWoommeenn IInn TTeennnniissActive Girls Live In Camp

Camp Courage, for girls

Women In Tennis Foundation Cup, for girls in

regional WA

Competitor at Perth International Supported by Ingal EPS

The 2006/07 tennis season has yet again been

a busy and very enjoyable one for the Women

In Tennis (WIT) Committee.

On Friday 8th September, Women In Tennis

held their first Spring Fashion Parade at the

Cottesloe Tennis Club, since the inaugural one

in 1988. The event raised more than $2,700, and

was attended by an appreciative audience of

more than 180. Guests enjoyed champagne

and a scrumptious morning tea whilst the

latest sports, casual and evening fashions were

paraded.

The next WIT event of the calendar was Gala

Day, which was held on Wednesday 18th

October and was held at five venues: Alexander

Park, Blue Gum Park, Claremont, Nedlands, and

Reabold Tennis Clubs. It was a great success

with approximately 70 ladies attending each

venue. Our very generous sponsors were once

again Were Wines.

It was a very sad day in September 2006, when

Helen Waters passed on. She was the founding

President of the Women’s Auxiliary (now

known as Women In Tennis), a great sporting

identity and a tireless activist for women’s tennis.

On the 27th October, my husband and I were

guests at the State League Launch at the State

Tennis Centre. We watched some remarkable

ladies tennis with a great game between

reigning State League Champions, Nedlands,

against last year’s Division 1 winners, City Beach,

which saw City Beach win 5 rubbers to 1.

The WIT Foundation Cup was held again in

Geraldton from 30th October to 1st November,

and my husband and I drove up to attend the

opening ceremony. The event, in it’s 5th year,

attracted many junior girls from around the

State, with sixteen teams competing in the

event from the following ten zones: Central

Districts, Goldfields, Great Southern, Lower

Great Southern, Midwest, Moore Districts, Peel,

South Coast, South West and Upper Great

Southern.

The victorious Upper Great Southern team

comprised of Kate O’Brien of Pingelly, Stacey

Juras of Williams, Courtney Fulwood of

Brookton, and Jessica Hughes of Boddington.

Juras, the tournaments number two seed, was a

finalist in the singles event, which she lost in a

tough three setter to the top seed, South West’s

Grace Bancroft, 6-4, 5-7, 6-7.

The 2006 WA WIT Foundation Cup team

travelled to Sydney in January 2007. The team

comprised of Grace Bancroft (South West),

Stacey Juras (Upper Great Southern), Kate

O’Brien (Upper Great Southern) and Alix Smith

(Moore Districts). The girls all did extremely

well and participated with great enthusiasm.

They enjoyed seeing many world-class players

including Kim Clijsters, Sam Stosur and James

Blake. They also had many enjoyable days

sightseeing and displayed a very high level of

sportsmanship.

The WIT annual Hopman Cup breakfast was

held at the Burswood Entertainment Complex

and this year was held, for the first time, in

conjunction with Tennis West. The Tennis

Legends Breakfast was an outstanding success

with over 270 guests attending. Fred Stolle, an

Australian Tennis Legend, was the guest speaker

and Mark Readings, TV sports presenter, was

the Master of Ceremonies. The event raised

over $6,500 for Women In Tennis initiatives and

Tennis West’s player development program.

From 11 - 18 March 2007, Sorrento Tennis Club

hosted an Australian Money Tournament. The

event attracted many of WA’s leading female

players including Casey Dellacqua and 16 year

old rising star, Jessica Moore, as well as players

from ‘The East’ (of Australia) and from Asia. A

Lifestyle Fashion Show was held on the Friday

(9th March) and a luncheon was included,

which several of the WIT Committee attended

and helped with behind the scenes.

In March 2007, I was invited to the opening of

the Clontarf Aboriginal College Role Models

WA Sporting Academy. The Academy provides

young girls with a workplace readiness and

traineeship program, as well as promoting

healthy lifestyles and encouraging important

life skills through participation in sports.

Clontarf Aboriginal College and Academy staff

provides pivotal roles in supporting these

objectives.

On 2nd May, we ran our 7th Annual WIT

Doubles Tournament, which was held at the Mt

Lawley Tennis Club. We had a record attendance

of approximately 84 pairs and, even though

rain drizzled slightly throughout the day, a great

day was enjoyed by everyone. Our sponsors

were once again very generous and thanks

must go to Were Wines, Doris Brinkhouse of

Claremont and Elle Boutique of Nedlands. The

winner of the Linneys Indulgence Tours raffle

was drawn on the day. We are very grateful for

the ongoing support from these sponsors at all

our events throughout the year. Andrew and

Fiona, from Tennis West, also gave great

support on the day and this was greatly

appreciated by our committee.

In July,Women In Tennis again provided financial

support to the Active Girls Live-In Camp, which

approximately 50 - 60 girls participated. The

event is aimed at providing girls, aged between

10 and 16 years, from regional WA, the

opportunity to experience tennis in a fun and

social environment.

Another exciting program, supported by

Women In Tennis, was Camp Courage for girls.

The program was held in August, and the girls

selected for this camp were identified as having

the talent and potential to represent our state

at national level. Camp Courage is a ‘boot

camp’ style program, which aims to prepare

these young players with the physical and

emotional qualities to endure the rigours of

the tennis circuit.

During 2006/07, Women In Tennis have

donated funds throughout the year to help

young girls in their tennis coaching; these clubs

include Dowerin, Cadoux and Beverley Lawn

Tennis Clubs.

The 2007 Tennis Industry Awards Night was

held on Friday 27th April and was well

attended. Guests attending received a 3-course

meal, unlimited drinks, a tribute floor show and

Dixie Marshall as MC. My husband and I

attended, representing the WIT Committee, and

enjoyed the evening immensely. It was

wonderful to see Kim Waters given an award

for years of contribution to the Women in

Tennis Committee.

I would now personally like to thank the

Women In Tennis Committee. You have worked

cheerfully and diligently throughout the year

doing what you do best. It has been a pleasure

and an honour to work with such giving,

wonderful ladies.

In closing I would also like to thank all the staff

at Tennis West who have given our committee

so much support this year and, in particular, I

would like to give special thanks to Fiona Clark,

Competitions Co-ordinator, who has given our

committee tremendous support throughout

the past three years. It has been an absolute

pleasure to have been associated with such a

diligent, enthusiastic, capable and warm

person. We all wish her the very best in her

new venture. I would like to give the outgoing

committee members my sincere thanks and

hope the new members find joining the

committee as rewarding as I have done.

TTrriisshh RRoossssPPrreessiiddeenntt


Women in Tennis

028

Tennis Officials Australia - WA Division

The 2006/07 season has been quite

challenging for the WA Division of Tennis

Officials Australia.

The WA Division has found it difficult to retain

our experienced base of umpires due to an

increasing number who are working full-time

(and consequently have needed to retire from

the Division), and it has been hard to recruit

new members (with just four this year).

Demographically, umpiring is an occupation

mostly served by students and the older

(semi-retired) age groups, who have more time

available for working events. We often find

ourselves in a “no-win” situation with the

timing of finals days, which are usually on

weekends when members who play pennants

are committed to their teams and uni students

work at part-time jobs, and on weekdays the

full-time workers cannot afford to take a day

off to attend. Therefore, it is always a struggle

to ensure sufficient umpires are available to

service these events as they arise and,

unfortunately, sometimes it is just not possible.

During the past season, much to our regret,

there were a couple of events we were unable

to service and we look forward to working with

Tennis West to try to find a solution to these

problems. Hopefully we will be able to advertise

through the Tennis West club database and

attract new recruits during the next couple of

months.

Having said all that, it was still quite a busy

season with a couple of events starting us off

during September/October, Men’s State League

every Saturday for our Referees and, of course,

the usual very busy December including the

ITF 18s, Perth Junior Open (16s) and the WA

Open. All these events increase our umpiring

expertise in preparation for the Hyundai

Hopman Cup - the premier tennis event in

Western Australia, show-casing Perth to the

world.

Cathy Smith was again appointed Chief of

Umpires for the 2007 Hyundai Hopman Cup

and our Division was able to fully service the

event with the help of four interstate umpires.

Seventeen Western Australian umpires were

selected for the 2007 Australian Open, with

several making it through to the final day,

which was a great achievement. There were

several more tournaments in the second half of

the season, including the Men’s State League

Final, finishing off with the Slazenger State

Schoolchildren’s Championships in April.

In March we officiated at three new

tournaments - Australian Money Tournament in

Sorrento, and two ITF Women’s Pro-Circuits, one

in Perth and the other in Kalgoorlie. Two of our

chair umpires, Matt Hayes and Jeromy Jones,

were also designates at these Pro-Circuit

events, working alongside International chair

umpires. Securing these events is a very

exciting development for tennis in this State,

and hopefully Tennis West will be able to retain

these high-quality events for many years to

come.

Our umpires continue to be instructed and

assessed by Cathy Smith in her role as WA

Evaluator, and Cathy ensures that all our

umpires continue to officiate at the required

high standard. Her training has contributed to

the selection of WA umpires for some National

and International events this year: Patsy

Harmer and Sue Tribe at ATP Challengers in

Caloundra and Kawana Waters (November);

Matt Hayes (Chair) at ITF Challenger in

Nuriootpa (November); Paul Crowther at

Medibank International in Sydney (January);

Patsy Harmer and Sue Tribe at Moorilla

International in Hobart (January); Patsy Harmer

and Sue Tribe at ATP Challenger in Burnie

(February); Sue Tribe at Group II Davis Cup in

Samoa (April); and Sue Tribe at Wimbledon

Qualifying in UK (June).

In closing, I would like to thank Andrea

Mitchell, Andrew Stanbury and all the Tennis

West staff for their continued support of

TOAWA. We look forward to working closely

together in the future to ensure the increasing

success of tennis in WA.

DDeessmmoonndd MMiicchhaaeellPPrreessiiddeenntt

Chair Umpire at Perth’s Pro Circuit Event - Perth

International

Tennis Seniors Western Australia had another

very busy year with the highlight being the

hosting of the Australian Championships in

Perth, in January 2007.

Tennis Seniors WA headquarters at Robertson

Park were fully utilized, along with facilities at

Alexander Park and Mt Lawley tennis clubs.

The Team’s event and the Individual Australian

Championships attracted over six hundred

players from around Australia and overseas.

The Team’s event saw 280 Western Australian

players formed into 28 teams. We came up

victors in 10 events, 5 men and 5 ladies teams.

The second week saw some great tennis with

many Australians and World Champions doing

battle. WA came up with eleven winners and

eight runners up. Four Western Australian

members in Roger Grant, Margaret Robinson,

Helen Muir and Elsie Crowe were selected to

represent Australia in Turkey and New Zealand.

Our grass courts at all three venues were in

superb condition, and Perth is the envy of the

rest of Australia. Thank you to the committee

and members of Tennis Seniors WA, Alexander

Park and Mt Lawley tennis clubs for their hard

work in assuring a successful championship

event.

During the remainder of the year, we have

organised competitions on Saturday

afternoons, Wednesday Ladies in winter and

Tuesday nights. Other day events include the

HEAD Teams Events Day, Peter Waters Memorial

Day sponsored by We’re Estate Margaret River,

Ebano R & R Tournament sponsored by Max

Heitman and the D’orsogna Telethon Tennis

Day. These events were all run with the usual

friendly and efficient manner that Tennis

Seniors WA are famous for.

A Tri-city challenge was introduced during

2006 between the City, Mandurah and Bunbury

teams, with Mandurah being the host this year.

A good day of tennis was enjoyed by twelve

men and twelve ladies from each area. The City

team finished as the inaugural winner.

Bunbury will host the 2007 event.

The Tennis Seniors Award for 2007 was award-

ed to Pam Woodward, a worthy recipient. Pam

and her sub committee have been running the

Wednesday Ladies winter competition at

Robertson Park for the past seven years. This

year saw ten teams do battle during the winter

months, with finals held in July. A sincere thank

you to Pam and her sub committee for a very

efficient and friendly organised competition.

I would also like to encourage all 35+ players to

join Tennis Seniors. We provide the opportunity

for you to play with players of your own age

group and standard, with tennis provided for

social players every Friday evening or Sunday

afternoon. Elite players have the opportunity

to participate in the State Titles in October,

Australian Championships held in Wodonga,

Victoria in 2008 and to nominate for selection

in World Championships to be held in Turkey

2008.

Tennis Seniors WA and Perth has been selected

to host the World Championships for the 60

plus age groups, to be held in November 2009.

Another chance to see the best in the world.

MMiicchhaaeell HHaarrrriissPPrreessiiddeenntt


Tennis Seniors Western Australia

030

State Tennis Centre

Building the business of the State Tennis

Centre remains a challenge, but good progress

is being made.

Initiatives have been taken to increase the

tennis court utilisation, from the new

Tennis-to-the-Max programs to the hosting of a

Pro Circuit event. The Centre is home to Perth’s

new National High Performance Academy, the

functions business is extremely healthy and

new commercial opportunities have been

grasped, including event parking and an

outdoor functions business.

“Tennis-to-the-MAX” was introduced in 2006

and encompasses all of the State Tennis Centre

(STC) on-court programs. The first of those

programs, Tennis Workout, was initiated in

September 2006. This program is an hour-long

circuit-style session with fun tennis drills,

designed to give participants a complete

physical workout in a tennis environment with

a professional coach. Tennis Workout has

proved to be a success with a regular group of

8-10 people attending each week, and

numbers rising to 20 or more during the

warmer months. Following positive feedback,

the second Tennis-to-the-MAX program, Adult

Group Coaching, was introduced in May 2007,

as a next step for those wanting to work on

more technical aspects of the game. The

six-week pilot program was well received and

will continue to be offered in the future.

We continue to face the challenge of increasing

the court usage at the centre. However, with

the current Tennis-to-the-MAX programs in

place, the Player Development program

utilising most of the courts in the evenings, and

Trinity College signing a long term agreement

to use the STC as a training and playing venue

for their school competition, we believe we are

on the right track.

The State Tennis Centre function business

continues to grow and this year saw an 8%

increase in profit. There were a number of new

clients who booked the venue during the year.

The STC website has been an important

advertising tool for the function venue, as

many enquires are received through this

medium. The STC is also listed with a function

venues website (Function Rooms Perth), as well

as the Weddings WA website, broadening the

promotion of the venue for very little cost.

The decision was made early in 2007 to start

hiring out the undercover show court as an

additional function venue at the Centre. It has

been named “The Marquee” and there has

been some interest in this venue, particularly

from catering companies, as it offers something

new and different to the outdoor function

venue scene in Perth. At the time of this report

there have been three bookings for “The

Marquee”, and it is anticipated that there will be

more during the summer months.

Thank you once again to the Burswood Park

Board who continue, among other things, to

maintain the State Tennis Centre grounds. It is

extremely important to our business that a

good first impression is made to all who attend

the venue and the Burswood Park Board make

this possible.

Tennis-to-the-MAX Program - Tennis Workout

Rachell Fewster

State Tennis Centre Operations Supervisor

Andrea Mitchell - President

Michael Lee - Senior Vice President

Paul Olivier - Junior Vice President

Ray Collins

Helen Morgan

Bill Price

Dean Williams

Brett McCarthy

Brian Gluestein

During the year, thirteen Board Meetings were

held. Attendance was as follows:

A Mitchell 11

M Lee 12

P Olivier 10

R Collins 10

H Morgan 13

B Price 11

D Williams 11

B McCarthy 7

B Gluestein 7

Alan Hicks OAM

Eric McManus

Dene Rundle

Barry Sanders OAM

Harry Spilsbury

Helen Waters †

† Passed away during 2006/07

Grant Thornton (formerly Bentleys MRI)

Andrea Mitchell

Michael Lee

Chief Executive Officer

Andrew Stanbury

Finance & IT Manager

Michael Belletty

NHPA-Perth & SunSmart Development Manager

Elissa Burton

NHPA-Perth Head Coach

Milo Bradley

Technical Services Manager

Gary Collis

Staff

Delegates to Tennis Australia

Hon Auditor

Life Members

Attendance

Board of Directors Competition Co-ordinator

Fiona Clark - Resigned July 2007

State Tennis Centre Operations Supervisor

Rachell Fewster

Events Co-ordinator

Darren Sturgess

SunSmart Participation Development Officer

Brooke Koenig

Events & Marketing Officer

Ryan Popovsky - Commenced April 2007

Coach Education & Talent ID Officer

Benita Bittner - Commenced February 2007

Media & Communications Manager - P/T

Lora Pomare

Accounts & Database Co-ordinator - P/T

Elaine Campbell

Competition Assistant - P/T

Deanne Maloney

Tennis West Academy Coach - P/T

Nicole Sewell & Alistair Todd - Commenced

May 2006

Maintenance Officer - P/T

John Papa - Commenced January 2007

Staff Employed within the 2006/07 Financial

Year, but not Employed on 30 June 2007

Hayley Rose - Receptionist, resigned May 2007

DDiisscciipplliinnaarryy//AAppppeeaallssBrian Gluestein (Chairperson)

Dean Williams

Fiona Clark

Brett Patten

Wayne Firns

FFiinnaanncceeBill Price (Chairperson)

Michael Belletty

Andrew Stanbury

Michael Lee

Andrea Mitchell

SSttaattee SSeelleeccttoorrssMilo Bradley

Susan Brayshaw

Maureen Smith

Brett Patten

Scott Marshall

Committees (as at 30 June 2007)

TTeennnniiss LLeeaagguueeDean Williams (Chairperson)

Fiona Clark

Eliza de Jong

Wayne Firns

Jane Glass

Deanne Maloney

Cathy Smith

Mike Watson

VVoolluunntteeeerr AAwwaarrddssPaul Olivier (Chairperson)

Peg McFarlane

Anthea McGrath

Hedley O’Neil

WWoommeenn iinn TTeennnniissTrish Ross (President)

Bev Leighton (Advisory Vice President)

Pam Smith (Treasurer)

Bobbie Edwards (Secretary)

Deanne Maloney (Midweek League

Representative)

Wendy Bloor

Kerry Edwards

Julie Green

Jan Hatch

Gaye Hayes

Debbie Long

TTeennnniiss OOffffiicciiaallss AAuussttrraalliiaa -- WWAA DDiivviissiioonnPresident: Des Michael

Secretary: Sue Tribe

Treasurer: Cathy Smith

TTeennnniiss SSeenniioorrss WWeesstteerrnn AAuussttrraalliiaaPresident: Michael Harris

Vice President: Sandra Petterson

Secretary: Gary Booth

Treasurer: David Legge

Affiliated Associations


Office Bearers, Life Members & Committees

L-R: Life Members - Sanders, Rundle, Hicks &

Spilsbury (seated)

032

Significant Achievements

Career-high WTA Ranking - 111 (25 June 2007)

Fourth ranked Australian

2006 Best Performed Australian on Tennis

Australia’s Pro Circuit

Won her 7th career ITF Circuit Singles title

& 12th Doubles Title

SSiinngglleess::2006 Finalist - Traralgon $25k, Australia

2006 Finalist - Melbourne $25k, Australia

2006 Champion - Mt Gambier $25k, Australia

2006 Champion - Port Pirie $25k, Australia

2007 Australian Open - Main Draw Wildcard

2007 Champion - Melbourne $25k, Australia

2007 Champion - Sorrento AMT $20k, Australia

2007 Champion - Perth $25k, Australia

2007 Champion - Kalgoorlie $25k, Australia

2007 Quarter Finalist - Biarritz $25k, France

2007 Finalist - Calvia $25k, Spain

2007 Quarter Finalist - Gifu $50k, Japan

2007 Finalist - Fukuoka $50k, Japan

2007 French Open - Main Draw Wildcard

2007 Semi Finalist - Surbiton $25k, Great Britain

2007 Wimbledon - Main Draw Qualifier

DDoouubblleess::2006 Champion - Surbiton, Great Britain $25k

(w/T. Musgrave, AUS)

2006 Quarter Finalist - Kolkata, India WTA

$175k (w/S. Rao, USA)

2006 Finalist - Traralgon, Aust. $25k

(w/S. Rao, USA)

2006 Champion - Melbourne, Aust. $25k

(w/S. Rao, USA)

2006 Semi Finalist - Mt Gambier, Aust. $25k

(w/S. Rao, USA)

2006 Semi Finalist - Port Pirie, Aust. $25k

(w/S. Rao, USA)

2006 Semi Finalist - Nurioopta, Aus. $25k

(w/J. Moore, AUS)

2007 Australian Open - Main Draw Wildcard

(w/J. Moore, AUS)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Melbourne, Aust. $25k

(w/D.Dominikovic, AUS)

2007 Champion - Perth, Aust. $25k

(w/E. Hewson, AUS)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Kalgoorlie $25k, Australia

(w/J. Moore, AUS)

2007 Semi Finalist - Gifu, Japan $50k

(w/E. Hewson, AUS)

2007 Semi Finalist - Fukuoka, Japan

(w/E.Hewson, AUS)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Istanbul $200k, Turkey

(w/C. Horiatopoulos)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Surbiton $25k, Great

Britain (w/E. Hewson, AUS)

MMiixxeedd DDoouubblleess::2007 Australian Open - Round 16

(w/C.Guccione, AUS)

Casey Dellacqua

Career-high Junior ITF Ranking of 4

(29 January 2007)

Career-high ATP Ranking of 746 (30 July 2007)

National 18s Singles Champion - December 2006

JJuunniioorr SSiinngglleess::2006 Quarter Finalist - Nottinghill International G1

2007 Australian Open Junior Championships -

Boys’ Champion

2007 Roland Garros Junior Championships -

Round 16

2007 Wimbledon Junior Championships -

Quarter Finalist

JJuunniioorr DDoouubblleess::2006 Quarter Finalist - Nottinghill International

G1 (w/G. Jones, AUS)


Main Draw (w/ A. Jones, AUS)

2007 Roland Garros Junior Championships -

Main Draw (w/G. Jones, AUS)

2007 Wimbledon Junior Championships -

Round 16 (w/G. Jones, AUS)

OOppeenn SSiinngglleess::2006 Quarter Finalist - Australia F10 Futures

2007 Quarter Finalist - Great Britain F9 Futures

OOppeenn DDoouubblleess::2006 Champion - Australia F10 Futures

(w/M. Ebden, AUS)

2006 Semi Finalist - Australia F11 Futures

(w/M. Ebden, AUS)


(w/M. Ebden, AUS)

2007 Australian Open - Wild Card

(w/G. Jones, AUS)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Australia F2 Futures

(w/M. Ebden, AUS)


(w/M. Armstrong)

2007 Semi Finalist - F10 Futures

(w/A. Coelho, AUS)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Norway F1 Futures

(w/F. Ask, NOR)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Nottingham Challenger

(w/P. Raja, IND)

2007 Champion - Great Britain F13 Futures

(w/I. Flanagan, GBR)

Brydan Klein

Career-high Junior ITF Ranking of 29

(30 July 2007)

Career high WTA Ranking of 729 (30 July 2007)

Selected as hitting partner for Australian Fed

Cup team for tie in Switzerland - July 2006

Selected in Australian Junior Fed Cup team for

finals in Barcelona, Spain - September 2006

National 18s Singles Champion - December

2006

JJuunniioorr SSiinngglleess::2006 Quarter Finalist - Kentucky International

G1, USA

2006 Finalist - Thailand Open G2, Thailand

2006 Finalist - Asia/Oceania Closed GB1,

Thailand

2007 Quarter Finalist - International Citta’ Di

Santa Croce G1, Italy

2007 Roland Garros - Round 16

2007 Wimbledon - Main Draw

JJuunniioorr DDoouubblleess::2006 Quarter Finalist - Canadian Open G1,

Canada (w/V. Pulido-Velasco, MEX)

2006 US Open- Main Draw

(w/ V. Pulido-Velasco, MEX)

2006 Semi Finalist - Kentucky International G1,

USA (w/J. Curtis, GBR)

2006 Finalist - Thailand Open G2, Thailand

(w/D. Dy, PHI)

2006 Finalist - Asia/Oceania Closed GB1,

Thailand (w/J. Rompies, INA)

2007 Semi Finalist - Japan Open G1

(w/K. Lykina, RUS)

2007 Quarter Finalist - International Citta’ Di

Santa Croce G1 (w/A.Hubacek, AUS)

2007 Roland Garros - Semi Finalist (w/E.

Chernyakova, RUS)

2007 Wimbledon - Quarter Finalist

(w/Y. Zhou, CHN)

OOppeenn SSiinngglleess::2007 Australian Open - Wild Card

2007 Quarter Finalist - Bournemouth $10k,

Great Britain

2007 Finalist - Davos $10k, Switzerland

OOppeenn DDoouubblleess::2006 Semi Finalist - Nuriootpa $25k, Australia

(w/C. Dellacqua, AUS)

2007 Australian Open - Wild Card

(w/ C. Dellacqua, AUS)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Kalgoorlie $25k,

Australia (w/C. Dellacqua, AUS)

2007 Champion - Bournemouth $10k, Great

Britain (w/A. Hubacek, AUS)

Jessica Moore

Brydan Klein with Pat Rafter, Todd Woodbridge

and the Australian Open Boys Trophy

Career-high Junior World Ranking of 56

(2 April 2007)

Achieved WTA Ranking

2006 Runner Up - National 16s Claycourt

Championships

Selected in Australian Junior Fed Cup team for

Asia/Oceania qualifying in Kuala Lumpar,

Malaysia - May 2007

JJuunniioorr SSiinngglleess::2006 Champion - Tingis Cup G4, Morocco

2006 Champion - Darwin International G3,

Australia

2006 Semi Finalist - Oceania Closed GB2, Fiji

2007 Quarter Finalist - Mitsubishi-Lancer

International G1, Philippines

2007 Roland Garros Junior Championships,

France - Main Draw

JJuunniioorr DDoouubblleess::2006 Quarter Finalist - Darwin International G3,

Australia (w/A. Brown, AUS)

2006 Semi Finalist - Oceania Closed GB2, Fiji

(w/M. Price, AUS)

2006 Quarter Finalist - Osaka Mayor’s Cup GA,

Japan (w/T. Moore, GBR)

2007 Semi Finalist - Nottinghill International

G1, Australia (w/A. Wishink, AUS)


Main Draw (w/A. Brown, AUS)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Bangkok Metropolitan

G1, Thailand (w/S. Peers, AUS)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Chief Minister’s Cup G1,

Malaysia (w/S. Peers, AUS)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Mitsubishi-Lancer

International G1, Philippines (w/S. Peers, AUS)


OOppeenn SSiinngglleess::2006 Finalist - Australia F9 Futures


OOppeenn DDoouubblleess::2006 Quarter Finalist - Australia F9 Futures

(w/M. Walker, AUS)


(w/M. Walker, AUS)


(w/D. Fernandez, AUS)

2007 Semi Finalist - Portugal F3 Futures

(w/A. Slabinsky, GBR)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Spain F12 Futures

(w/D. Monedero-Gonzalez, ESP)

2007 Semi Finalist - Turkey F1 Futures (w/G.

Tosic, MNE)


(w/B. Klein, AUS)

2007 Semi Finalist - USA F12 Futures

(w/M. Ebden, AUS)

Miles Armstrong

Brittany Sheed


OOppeenn SSiinngglleess::2006 Quarter Finalist - Australia F13 Futures

2007 Champion - Sorrento AMT, Australia

2007 Quarter Finalist - USA F12 Futures

2007 Quarter Finalist - USA F19 Futures

2007 Champion - USA F21 Futures

OOppeenn DDoouubblleess::2006 Champion - Australia F10 Futures

(w/B. Klein, AUS)


(w/B. Klein, AUS)


(w/B. Klein, AUS)

2007 Champion - Sorrento AMT, Australia

(w/C. Fenner, AUS)


(w/B. Klein, AUS)


(w/X. Audouy, FRA)


(w/X. Audouy, FRA)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Korea Republic F1

Futures (w.D. To, AUS)

2007 Finalist - China F1 Futures

(w/J. Statham, NZL)

2007 Quarter Finalist - China F2 Futures

(w/J. Statham, NZL)

2007 Finalists - China F3 Futures

(w/J. Statham, NZL)

2007 Semi Finalist - USA F12 Futures

(w/M. Armstrong, AUS)

Career high Junior World Ranking of 165

(5 March 2007)

JJuunniioorr SSiinngglleess::2006 Champion - Perth ITF G5, Australia

2007 Champion - Auckland 18/U

Championships G4, New Zealand

2007 Champion - Cantebury 18/U


JJuunniioorr DDoouubblleess::2006 Champion - Perth ITF G5, Australia

(w/J. Cuthbertson, AUS)

Rachel Houpapa

Matthew Ebden

Career high Junior World Ranking of 238

(1 January 2007)

JJuunniioorr SSiinngglleess::2007 Quarter Finalist - Auckland 18/U Summer


2007 Quarter Finalist - Cantebury 18/U


2007 Quarter Finalist - Wellington 18/U

Summer Championships G4, New Zealand

2007 Quarter Finalist – Darwin ITF G3, Australia

2007 Champion – Northern Territory ITF G3,

Australia

JJuunniioorr DDoouubblleess::2006 Champion – Perth ITF G5, Australia

(w/R. Houpapa, AUS)

2007 Champion – Northern Territory ITF G3,

Australia (w/R. Houpapa, AUS)

JJuunniioorr SSiinngglleess::2007 Quarter Finalist - Adelaide ITF G4,

Australia

2007 Finalist - Gosford ITF G4, Australia

JJuunniioorr DDoouubblleess::2006 Semi Finalist - Perth ITF G5, Australia

(w/J. Nelson, AUS)

2007 Semi Finalist - Canterbury 18/U


(w/J. Nelson, AUS)

2007 Champion - Wellington 18/U


(w/J. Nelson, AUS)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Adelaide ITF G4,

Australia (w/J. Nelson, AUS)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Gosford ITF G4, Australia

(w/J. Nelson, AUS)

Clifford Marsland

Janelle Cuthbertson


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JJuunniioorr SSiinngglleess::2007 Semi Finalist - Canterbury 18/U


JJuunniioorr DDoouubblleess::2006 Semi Finalist - Perth ITF G5, Australia

(w/C. Marsland, AUS)

2007 Semi Finalist - Canterbury 18/U



2007 Champion - Wellington 18/U



2007 Quarter Finalist - Adelaide ITF G4,

Australia (w/C. Marsland, AUS)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Gosford ITF G4,

Australia (w/C. Marsland, AUS)

Men’s Wheelchair Tennis world ranking: 240

SSiinngglleess::2006 Semi Finalist - NSW Wheelchair Tennis

Open, Australia

2007 Quarter Finalist - Tasmanian Wheelchair

Open, Australia

DDoouubblleess::2007 Quarter Finalist - Sydney International,

Australia (w/ J. Potts, AUS)

2007 Quarter Finalist - Queensland Open,

Australia (w/ J. Potts, AUS)

2007 Semi Finalist - Tasmanian Wheelchair

Open, Australia (w/ J. Potts, AUS)

2007 O/75 Singles Champion - Australian

Tennis Seniors Championships

O/70 world ranking: 39

2007 O/70 Singles Finalist - Australian Tennis

Senior Championships

2007 O/45 Singles Semi Finalist - Australian

Tennis Senior Championships

2007 O/45 Singles Quarter Finalist - ITF Seniors

World Individual Championships, Turkey

O/60 world ranking: 96

2007 O/60 Singles Quarter Finalist - Australian

Tennis Seniors Championships

Helen Muir

Roger Grant

Margaret Robinson

Elsie Crowe

Kim Robins

Josh Nelson Significant Achievements include winners and

finalists of National Titles, ITF, ATP & WTA events,

as well as appearances in the Main Draw of

Grand Slams.

Kim Robins

WWOOMMEENN IINN TTEENNNNIISS LLAADDIIEESS DDOOUUBBLLEESS TTOOUURRNNAAMMEENNTTLLaaddiieess DDoouubblleess

Vicky Bakker / Jane Travers

DDOOWWNNEERR CCOONNNNEECCTT GGOOLLDDFFIIEELLDDSS OOPPEENN

BBooyyss//MMeenn’’ss SSiinngglleess BBooyyss//MMeenn’’ss DDoouubblleess GGiirrllss//LLaaddiieess SSiinngglleess GGiirrllss//LLaaddiieess DDoouubblleess

10/U Ryan Vermeesch Jake Nelson / Bernadette O’Farrell Sophie Coutts /Bruhym Mokhayber Sheries Sweet

12/U Damien Sweet Scott Coutts / Georgia Thomas Georgia Thomas /Damien Sweet Nikolah Vermeesch

14/U James Kirkland Karol Mihal / Hannah Vermeesch Khadeja Mokhayber /Justin Moffatt Bernadette O’Farrell

16/U Carlo Piva Connor Badenko /Jordan Badenko

Championship Zach Itzstein Zach Itzstein / Astrid Kanther Merle Gaby /Trent Trampenau Astrid Kanther

Combined Age 90 Years Zoran Gluhovic / Selma Holthouse /Geoff Hodsdon Julie Sheed

Mixed

14/U Damien Sweet / Stephanie Crawford

Open Simon Cockburn / Ann Welke

Combined Age 90 Years Geoff Hodsdon / Mariana Kaker

KKAALLAAMMUUNNDDAA TTOOYYOOTTAA JJUUNNIIOORR OOPPEENN

BBooyyss SSiinngglleess BBooyyss DDoouubblleess GGiirrllss SSiinngglleess GGiirrllss DDoouubblleess

10/U Josh Bowen Buxton / Jelena Glusac Anja Dokic /Corrie Maddison Inglis

12/U Jake Robinson Michael Rechichi / Alison Soon Ranauro /Rechichi Ranauro

14/U Brenton Hush Craig Campbell / Jesse Burrell Jennifer & Evans Sarah Krummenacher

16/U Jordan Badenko Brenton Hush / Natash BarrettWayne Soon

18/U Shane Swann David Bignell / Barbara Radicevic Hush /Ian Colan Woodtli

KKIIMMBBEERRLLEEYY JJUUNNIIOORR TTEENNNNIISS CCHHAAMMPPIIOONNSSHHIIPPSS


8/U Willem Poot

10/U Kale Hutton Willem Poot /Etienne Emms

12/U Kanichi Shioji Jordan Odore / Lucy Clark Surayah Bin Bakar /Nat County Gabby Massina

14/U Rhys Cleghorn Bradley Pulich / Lucy Clark Isabella York /David O’Connor Tessa Leake

16/U Kyle Williams Ben Studaker / Jaime Sims Jaime Sims /Bradley Pulich Tahnee Regan

18/U Bradley Pulich

Mixed

12/U Nat County / Surayah Bin Bakar

14/U Jordan Odore / Lucy Clark

16/U Rhys Cleghorn / Tahnee Regan

2006


Tournament Results & Awards

036

CCUUNNNNIINNGGHHAAMM SSEECCUURRIITTIIEESS SSTTAATTEE JJUUNNIIOORR CCLLAAYYCCOOUURRTT CCHHAAMMPPIIOONNSSHHIIPPSS


12/U Alistair Baker Alistair Baker / Genevieve McCloskey Charis Milburn /Joel Pleydell Megan Reagon

14/U Lachlan Dalton Jordan Ceppi (VIC) / Barbara Radicevic Sheridan Currie /Tristan Jackson Georgia Prendergast

16/U Clifford Marsland Clifford Marsland / Karis Ryan Cassandra McCloskey /Mitchell Moylan Karis Ryan

MMIIDDWWEEEEKK CCLLAAYYCCOOUURRTT DDOOUUBBLLEESS CCHHAALLLLEENNGGEE

LLaaddiieess DDoouubblleess

N8 Sheryl Birch / Erica Franklin

SSPPRRIINNGG CCHHAAMMPPIIOONNSSHHIIPPSS


12/U Alistair Baker Robert Allan / Astra SharmaRobert Ferritto

14/U Daniel Sienkiel Jarad Doddemead / Jillian Guenoff Grace Bancroft /Johann Easton Laura Nation

16/U Matt Baltovich Ancilene Ferreira Danielle Caruso /Genna Mervis

Championship Cameron Fenner Goran Marijan / Marisa Gianotti Simone Douthie /Brad Millman Melissa Hett

Mixed Championship Byron Sniffen / Cassandra McCloskey

EELLSSCCOO LLIIGGHHTTIINNGG SSTTAATTEE HHAARRDDCCOOUURRTTSS


14/U Lachlan Dalton Tristan Jackson / Teiwa Casey Teiwa Casey /Mitchell Pleydell Ali Connell

18/U Clifford Marsland Byron Sniffen / Karis Ryan Cristell & NadineJaron Stafford Van Tonder

Championship Cameron Fenner Byron Sniffen / Marisa Gianotti Marisa Gianotti /Jaron Stafford Emma Tullett

Mixed Goran Marijan / Marisa Gianotti

TTCCAAWWAA LLIITTTTLLEE MMAASSTTEERRSS


10/U Scott Webster Dominic Bechard / Anja Dokic Anja Dokic /Jacob Spurr Ivana Vojinovic

12/U Sam Rundle Dylan McCloskey / Storm Sanders Sophie Allen-Fisher /Sam Rundle Monique Krutak

14/U Pavle Sanovic Sam Collins / Julie Mellor Holly Horwitz-Forshaw /James Inglis Teneil Keay

16/U Phillip Birch Phillip Birch / Jade Lee MenziesPavle Sanovic


WWEESSFFAARRMMEERRSS SSTTAATTEE SSIINNGGLLEESS CCHHAAMMPPIIOONNSSHHIIPPSS

MMeenn’’ss SSiinngglleess LLaaddiieess SSiinngglleess

O/35 Sean Adelt Elise Berenger

O/40 Kurt Robinson Jocelyn McLennan

O/45 Roger Grant Sally Adamson

O/50 Tony Booth Claudia Rohde

O/55 Alan Gooch Yvonne Trotter

O/60 Henry Michael

O/65 John Evans Janet Brown

O/70 John Cartledge Margaret Robinson

O/75 Keith Green

EELLSSCCOO LLIIGGHHTTIINNGG SSTTAATTEE OOPPEENN AAGGEE


10/U Matthew Boston Matthew Boston /Jacob Spurr

12/U James Frawley (ACT) James Frawley (ACT) / Madeleine Watson Nina Catovic /Sam Rundle Madeleine Watson

14/U Lachlan Dalton Lachlan Dalton / Georgia Prendergast Jessica Ah Chee (NT) /Beau Gilchrist Matilda Hurst (NT)

16/U Jaron Stafford Matthew Coyte / Karis Ryan Cristell & NadineTristan Jackson Van Tonder

18/U Josh Nelson Byron Sniffen / Nadine Van TonderJaron Stafford

PPLLEEXXIIPPAAVVEE MMEETTRROOPPOOLLIITTAANN HHAARRDDCCOOUURRTT CCHHAAMMPPIIOONNSSHHIIPPSS


12/U Daniel Alameh Alistair Baker / Astra SharmaJoel Pleydell

14/U Lachlan Dalton Lachlan Dalton / Sheridan Currie Jesse Burrell /Beau Gilchrist Sheridan Currie

16/U Matt Roso Matthew Coyte / Nadine Van Tonder Cristell & NadineTristan Jackson Van Tonder

Championship Richard Sampson Chris Guenoff / Karis Ryan Marisa Gianotti /Richard Sampson Wendy Kong

Mixed Championship Hermand De Bruin and Rachell Houpapa

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SSPPRRIINNGG VVAALLLLEEYY SSCCHHOOOOLLSS CCLLAASSSSIICC -- MMEETTRROO

TTeerrmm 44 -- 22000066

DDiivv 11 -- WWiinnnneerrss DDiivv 11 -- FFiinnaalliissttss DDiivv 22 -- CChhaammppiioonnss DDiivv 22 -- FFiinnaalliissttss

Herbert Edwards Cup - Boys Rossmoyne Applecross 1 Applecross 2 Kent Street 1

Herbert Edwards Cup - Girls Applecross Kent Street 1 Mercedes 1 St Brigid’s 1

Academy Plate - Boys Booragoon 2 Manning 1

Academy Plate - Girls PLC PLC

TTeerrmm 11 -- 22000077

Slazenger Cup - Boys Applecross 1 Corpus Christi 1

Mursell Shield - Boys Kent Street 2 Churchlands 1

Slazenger Cup - Girls Applecross 1 Applecross 2

Mursell Shield - Girls Kent Street 1 Kolbe College

Herbert Edwards Cup - Boys Applecross 1 Applecross 2 John Forrest 1 CBC Fremantle

Herbert Edwards - Girls Applecross 1 Applecross 2 Santa Maria 1 Shenton College 1

Academy Plate - Boys Booragoon Manning

Academy Plate - Girls Bibra Lake Booragoon

WWOOMMEENN IINN TTEENNNNIISS FFOOUUNNDDAATTIIOONN CCUUPP

GGiirrllss SSiinngglleess CChhaammppiioonn GGiirrllss SSiinngglleess RRuunnnneerr UUpp

13/U Grace Bancroft (South West) Stacey Juras (Upper Great Southern)

Overall Winners Upper Great Southern

CCLLOOUUGGHH CCUUPP

BBooyyss SSiinngglleess CChhaammppiioonn BBooyyss SSiinngglleess RRuunnnneerr UUpp

13/U Sam Rundle (Great Southern) Robert Partington (Lower Great Southern)

Overall Winners Midwest

CCLLAARREEMMOONNTT CCLLAASSSSIICC


10/U Scott Webster Blair Ward / Maddison Inglis Poppy Burrell /Scott Webster Danika Humphries

12/U Ronnie Myburgh (RSA) Ronnie Myburgh (RSA) / Caila Watson (RSA) Caila Watson (RSA) /Daniel Sibbald (RSA) Cayleigh Conradie (RSA)

14/U Lucas Lombaard (RSA) Jandre Horn (RSA) / Cristal Erichsen (RSA) Anri Fisher (RSA) /Anton Versveld (RSA) Annica Marais (RSA)

16/U Robert Flicker Nikki Taylor

PPEERRTTHH 1188//UU IITTFF


Jimmy Rigg (NSW) Stephen Hoh (VIC) / Rachel Houpapa Janelle Cuthbertson /Chris Hopkins (QLD) Rachel Houpapa

PPEERRTTHH JJUUNNIIOORR OOPPEENN PPRREESSEENNTTEEDD BBYY TTEEAAMM EELLEECCTTRRIICCAALL


16/U Duke Munro (RSA) Jean Erasmus (RSA) / Johannie Van Zyl (RSA) Inge Ruhling (RSA) /Roland Grabe (RSA) Ambrenschir Weinecke (RSA)

Mixed De Villiers Korster (RSA) and Inge Ruhling (RSA)


WWAA OOPPEENN


12/U Alexander Babanine (VIC) Alexander Babanine (VIC) / Madeleine Watson Cayleigh Conradie (RSA) /Dylan McCloskey Caila Watson (RSA)

14/U Tristan Jackson Beau Gilchrist / Katy O’Shea Wan-Yi Sweeting /Andrew Whittington (VIC) Tarlina Tipungwuti (NT)

16/U Jaron Stafford Tristan Jackson / Cody Morris (QLD) Jacqueline Artus /Aaron Rodrigues Katy O’Shea

18/U Logan MacKenzie (NZL) Rebecca Cook (QLD)

Championship Troy Hargreaves Brad Dyer / Ashlee Brown (NT) Kate Antosik (SA) /Cameron Fenner Emma Ford (NSW)

Mixed Championship Cameron Fenner and Rachel Houpapa

TTOOYYOOTTAA JJUUNNIIOORR TTEENNNNIISS CCLLAASSSSIICC


9/U Dominic Bechard

10/U Jack Dowland Dominic Bechard / Lauren Stingemore Genevieve McCloskey /Jake Faundez Annabella Packer

11/U Angus McMillan Bernadette O’Farrell

12/U Jake Robinson Nathanael Kenworthy / Monique Krutak Cristabel Dowland /Daniel McCutheon Isabella York

13/U Daniel Sibbald (RSA) Jade De Melo

14/U Jack Riley Jandre Horn (RSA) /Daniel Sibbald (RSA) Chloe Hassell

15/U Jake Hawthorne

16/U Nicholas O’Brien Daniel Germinario / Rebecca McCutcheon Jade De Melo /Antony Vuckovic Kate O’Brien

CCIITTYY OOFF MMEELLVVIILLLLEE JJUUNNIIOORR TTEENNNNIISS TTOOUURRNNAAMMEENNTT


10/U Jack Lyttle Jelena Stojanovic

12/U Ryan Godwin Ryan Godwin / Astra Sharma Giorgie Jones /Jack Lyttle Jodie Thatcher

14/U James Rutherford Antonino Rechichi / Astra Sharma Frances Cowcher /Josiah Tyson Rebecca McLeod

16/U Daniel Germinario Jacob Aquino / Doris Radicevic Nadja Livk /Brenton Hush Doris Radecivic

18/U Caleb Aquino Mary-Ann Boulos Mary-Ann Boulos /Ena Catovic

Mixed Doubles

12/U Gavin Huangfu / Jessica Aconi

14/U Luke Nicholson / Sarah Rowe

16/U Daniel Germinario / Danielle Caruso

2007

040

CCIITTYY OOFF RROOCCKKIINNGGHHAAMM JJUUNNIIOORR TTEENNNNIISS CCHHAAMMPPIIOONNSSHHIIPPSS


10/U Michael Rechichi Alexander Dalton /Michael Rechichi

12/U Josiah Tyson Antonino Rechichi / Storm Sanders Charis Milburn /Michael Rechichi Jemma Sheridan

14/U Lachlan Dalton Brenton Hush /Hayden Litis Vanessa Bull and Vanessa Bull /

Susan Howes Jade De Melo

Championship Goran Marijan Tully Collins / Melinda Hush Danielle Caruso /Goran Marijan Juvana Stankovic

Mixed Doubles

12/U Cody & Charis Milburn

14/U Liam Milburn / Vanessa Bull

16/U Lachlan Dalton / Storm Sanders

Open Goran Marijan / Marisa Gianotti

CCBBHH CCOOUUNNTTRRYY WWEEEEKK

BBooyyss//MMeenn’’ss SSiinngglleess GGiirrllss//LLaaddiieess SSiinngglleess

12/U Josh Bowen Emma Bowen

14/U Trent O’Brien Kate O’Brien

16/U Thomas Ledwith

Championship Paul Starkie Sarah Hennessey

Over 45’s Peter Harris

TTeeaamm EEvveennttss BBooyyss//MMeenn’’ss GGiirrllss//LLaaddiieess

12/U - A Goomalling Geraldton / Goomalling

12/U - B Broome

14/U - A Katanning / Wickepin Geraldton

14/U - B Mandurah

16/U - A Goomalling

16/U - B Geraldton

Open - A Manjimup / Bunbury / Margaret River Narrogin / Toolibin

Open - A Reserve Mandurah

Open - B Narembeen / Moora Merrifield Park 1

Open - C Esperance

Open Doubles Toolibin / Dudinin Busselton

Seniors – A Mandurah Geraldton / Coorow & Districts

Seniors – B Lawley Park / Merrifield Park Lawley Park

BBUUSSSSEELLTTOONN JJUUNNIIOORR OOPPEENN


10/U Ryan Swepstone Jacob Spurr / Meg ConnellRyan Swepstone

12/U Eric Deas Louis Asser / Christina Bowling Emily McGuire /Eric Deas Emily Shaw

14/U Tristan Jackson Lachlan Dalton / Barbara RadicevicJames Stuttard

16/U Thomas Kozak

18/U Sam Henderson Sam Henderson / Veronica BurnsTim Ioannou

Mixed Tim Ioannou and Grace Bancroft


BBUUNNBBUURRYY HHYYUUNNDDAAII SSTTAATTEE GGRRAASSSSCCOOUURRTT CCHHAAMMPPIIOONNSSHHIIPPSS


12/U Alistair Baker Alistair Baker / Madeleine Watson Doris Radicevic /Jake Robinson Storm Sanders

14/U Jack Iannou Caitlin Cridland

16/U Robert Martin Robert Martin / Barbara Radicevic Barbara Radicevic /Mitchell Moylan Wan-Yi Sweeting

Championship Brendan Malarkey Cameron Fenner / Siobhan Drake-Brockman Siobhan Drake-Brockman /Richard Sampson Christina Ladyman

Mixed Doubles

Junior Sam Henderson / Veronica Burns

Open Richard Sampson / Siobhan Drake-Brockman

Combined Age 90 Years Kevin Dingle / Kerene Melvin and Joanne Landy / Kevin Wren

HHAARRVVEEYY JJUUNNIIOORR CCLLAASSSSIICC


10/U Corey Bavin Corey Bavin / Danika Humphries Emily Dean /Samuel Guise Danika Humphries

11/U Reuben Lemmes Gabbriel Abbott / Bernadette O’FarrellReuben Lemmes

12/U Louis Asser Sheldon Scott / Xochilt Devereux Bernadette O’Farrell /Callum Wedge Dayna Slingsby

HHEEAADD SSTTAATTEE GGRRAASSSSCCOOUURRTT CCHHAAMMPPIIOONNSSHHIIPPSS


10/U Scott Jones Aleksa Kovacevik / Maddison Inglis Dakota Norton /Jacob Spurr Ivana Vojinovic

12/U Ryan Godwin Bjarke Boisen / Kristy JonesBen Dallinger

14/U Jeremy Tan Johann Easton / Nina Catovic Teiwa Casey /Joel Pleydell Ali Connell

16/U Brenton Hush

18/U Jaron Stafford Mitchell Moylan / Karis Ryan Hannah Appleyard /Jaron Stafford Veronica Burns

Championship Brendan Malarkey Chris Guenoff / Marisa Gianotti Andrea Cooper /Lance Hinds Marija Srbinoska

Mixed Championship Ben & Emma Tullett

BBOOYYUUPP BBRROOOOKK OOPPEENN

MMeenn’’ss//BBooyyss SSiinngglleess MMeenn’’ss//BBooyyss DDoouubblleess LLaaddiieess//GGiirrllss SSiinngglleess LLaaddiieess//GGiirrllss DDoouubblleess

Championship David Bignell David Bignell / Andrea Satherley Andrea Satherley /Paul Bignell Sarah Stearne

Seniors Florian Frcej / Leonie King /Peter Skipworth Ray Yorg

Mixed

Open Craig Banfield / Andrea Satherley

Seniors Phil Milburn / Marie Hadet

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EESSPPEERRAANNCCEE TTOOUURRNNAAMMEENNTT


10/U Bradley Scheer Martin Kaker / Sheries Sweet Chelsea Pink /Bruhym Mokhayber Sheries Sweet

12/U Jake Paterson Bill Fetherstonhaugh / Carla Welke Lucy Vincent /Sam Fetherstonhaugh Carla Welke

14/U Kristian Leeson Scott Coutts / Hannah Vermeesch Hannah Vermeesch /Damien Sweet Nokolah Vermeesch

16/U Justin Moffatt Jake Thompson /Karol Mihal

Championship Simon Cockburn Simon Cockburn / Astrid Kanther Astrid Kanther /Drewe Vincent Karen Kanther

Seniors David Camarri / Lesley Brown /Ron Robinson Evelyn McLeod

Mixed

14/U Corey Johnson and Georgia Thomas

Seniors Geoff Hodsdon and Mariana Kaker

WWIIMMBBLLEEDDOONN OOFF TTHHEE WWHHEEAATTBBEELLTT


13/U Thomas McAlpine Jerome Begley / Teagan Jefferys Teagan Jefferys /Elliot Birch Renae Johns

16/U Chris Loftus Emma Bowen

Championship Greg McAlpine Greg McAlpine / Tracy Clinch Gemma Coombe /Shane Smedley Helen Coombe

Seniors Geoff Lake /Stevel Peters

Mixed

Open Danny Bowen and Emma Bowen

WWAANNGGAARRAA SSUUZZUUKKII AAUUSSTTRRAALLIIAANN MMOONNEEYY TTOOUURRNNAAMMEENNTT

MMeenn’’ss SSiinngglleess MMeenn’’ss DDoouubblleess LLaaddiieess SSiinngglleess LLaaddiieess DDoouubblleess

Matthew Ebden Matthew Ebden / Casey Dellacqua Emily Hewson (NSW) /

Cameron Fenner Alenka Hubacek (VIC)

PPEERRTTHH IINNTTEERRNNAATTIIOONNAALL PPRREESSEENNTTEEDD BBYY IINNGGAALL EEPPSS

LLaaddiieess SSiinngglleess LLaaddiieess DDoouubblleess

Champions Casey Dellacqua Casey Dellacqua /Emily Hewson (NSW)

Finalists Yurika Sema (JPN) Trudi Musgrave (NSW) /Christina Wheeler (VIC)

GGOOLLDD FFIIEELLDDSS -- SSTT IIVVEESS IINNTTEERRNNAATTIIOONNAALL PPRREESSEENNTTEEDD BBYY TTHHEE CCIITTYY OOFF KKAALLGGOOOORRLLIIEE -- BBOOUULLDDEERR

LLaaddiieess SSiinngglleess LLaaddiieess DDoouubblleess

Champions Casey Dellacqua Emily Hewson (NSW) /Christina Wheeler (VIC)

Finalists Masa Zec Peskiric (SLO) Vivien Silfany-Tony (INA) /Lavinia Tananta (INA)


SSPPRRIINNGG VVAALLLLEEYY SSCCHHOOOOLLSS CCLLAASSSSIICC -- RREEGGIIOONNAALLTTeerrmm 11,, 22000077

CChhaammppiioonnss FFiinnaalliissttss

Academy Plate St Josephs College, Albany St Patricks, Katanning

Boys Herbert Edwards Cup Great Southern Grammar, Albany Nagle Catholic College, Geraldton

Girls Herbert Edwards Cup Esperance Senior High School Great Southern Grammar, Albany

Boys Mursell Shield Nagle Catholic College, Geraldton Frederick Irwin Catholic College, Mandurah

Girls Mursell Shield Nagle Catholic College, Geraldton Great Southern Grammar, Albany

HHUUMMPPHHRREEYY LLAANNDD DDEEVVEELLOOPPMMEENNTTSS GGEERRAALLDDTTOONN EEAASSTTEERR OOPPEENN


12/U Daniel Alameh Dion Anthony / Bernadette O’Farrell Holly Kerr /Timothy McAuliffe Bernadette O’Farrell

14/U Craig Campbell Jarad Doddemead / Cristell Van TonderDylan McCloskey

16/U Kyle Mackin Glen Hackett / Jennifer & SarahNicholas Krummenacher Krummenacher

18/U Nathan Nelmes Hannah Appleyard

Championship Cameron Fenner Cameron Fenner / Janelle Cuthbertson Jannelle Cuthbertson /Aaron Rodrigues Cassandra McCloskey

Combined Age 80 Years Don Boyes / Evelyn Hammersley /Ken Boyes Cathy Hancock

Combined Age 100 Years Craig Duncan / Sue Gibbons /Ben Menhennett Jill Hendy

Mixed

Open Cameron Fenner / Dijana Srbinoska

Combined Age 80 Years Frank Rogers / Michelle Pink

Combined Age 100 Years Craig & Liz Duncan

IIAANN HHUUTTCCHHIISSOONN SSOOUUTTHH OOFF TTHHEE RRIIVVEERR


10/U Jackson Barber Lauren Stingemore

11/U Jackson Barber / Dakota Norton /Tyler Tranquille Ivana Vojinovic

12/U Samuel Collins Maddison Inglis

13/U Antonino Rechichi / Anja Dokic /Simon Spurr Jelena Glusac

14/U James Eaton Emma Cohn

16/U Lachlan Dalton Lachlan Dalton / Shelby Fletcher Emma Cohn /Wei Gen Ng Jessica Eales

Mixed Doubles

11/U Stefan Raovic / Ivana Vojinovic

13/U Samuel Collins / Maddison Inglis

NNOORRTTHH OOFF TTHHEE RRIIVVEERR


9/U Scott Jones

11/U Scott Jones

13/U Filip Salemyr Kristy Jones

15/U Mitchell Turner Stephanie White

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CCBBHH CCOOUUNNTTRRYY ZZOONNEE CCHHAALLLLEENNGGEE

EEvveennttss WWiinnnneerr RRuunnnneerr UUpp

Senior A South West MidWest

Senior B South West Moore Districts

12A Great Southern South Coast

12B Moore Districts South Coast

14A Lower Great Southern South West

14B Lower Great Southern Moore Districts

16A Midwest Central Districts

16B Peel MidWest

Overall Zone Champions South West MidWest

SSLLAAZZEENNGGEERR SSCCHHOOOOLLCCHHIILLDDRREENN’’SS CCHHAAMMPPIIOONNSSHHIIPPSS


10/U Scott Jones James McGuire / Lauren StingemoreJacob Spurr

12/U Daniel Alameh Bjarke Boisen / Teiwa Casey Sophie Allen-Fisher /Ben Dallinger Astra Sharma

14/U Tristan Jackson Johann Easton / Katy O’Shea Teiwa Casey /Joel Pleydell Storm Sanders

16/U Jaron Stafford Lachlan Dalton / Ella Bourchier (TAS) Hannah Appleyard /Beau Gilchrist Nadine Van Tonder

19/U Michael Buller

WWOOMMEENN IINN TTEENNNNIISS LLAADDIIEESS DDOOUUBBLLEESS TTOOUURRNNAAMMEENNTT

GGrroouupp 11 WWiinnnneerr GGrroouupp 22 WWiinnnneerr

Ladies Gail Spargo / Vicky Houston Rosemary Royle / Rosie WIlliams

MMIINNEELLEECCTT GGOOLLDDFFIIEELLDDSS OOPPEENN


10/U Martin Kaker* / Bradley Scheer / Marusa Livk /Bradley Scheer* Jack Welke Ivana Vojinovic

12/U Louis Corker* / Ivana Vojinovic* Sophie Coutts* /Michael Rechichi* Carla Welke* Abby Lee* and

Bernadette O’Farrell* /Dayna Slingsby*

14/U Daniel Alameh Craig Campbell / Cristell Van Tonder Jade De Melo /Jarad Doddemead Philippa Pienaar

16/U James Kirkland* / Stuart Caulfield* /Jack Riley* Jake Thompson* and

Salvador Devereux* /Shaun Moore*Nadja Livk

18/U James Stuttard

Championship Glen Popovsky Glen Popovsky / Cristell Van Tonder Astrid Kanther* /Wayne Wallis Ann Welke* and

Cristell Van Tonder* /Nadine Van Tonder*

Combined Age 90 Years David Camarri / Vicki EatonRon Robinson Merle Gaby

Mixed

12/U Sophie Coutts / Martin Kaker

16/U Brin Davies* / Bridgette O'Farrell* and Salvador Devereux* / Khadeja Mokhayber*

Open Ashley Dyer / Astrid Kanther

Combined Age 90 Years Geoff Hodsdon / Mariana Kaker

1144 && UUnnddeerrBBooyyss -- SSpprroouullee SStteepphheennss TTrroopphhyyTristan Jackson

Lachlan Dalton

James Stuttard

Manager: Alistair Todd

Place: 4th

GGiirrllss -- MMaarryy HHaawwttoonn TTrroopphhyyKaty O’Shea

Jacqueline Artus

Barbara Radicevic

Georgia Prendergast

Manager: Nicole Sewell

Place: 7th

1122 && UUnnddeerrGGiirrllss -- MMaarrggaarreett CCoouurrtt CCuuppMadeline Watson

Emily Webb (NT)

Manager: Nicole Sewell

Place: 6th

FFoouunnddaattiioonn CCuupp -- 1133 && UUnnddeerrBBooyyssDion Anthony

Jason Connell

Robert Partington

Sam Rundle

Manager: Steve Turner

Place: Fourth

GGiirrllssGrace Bancroft

Stacey Juras

Kate O’Brien

Alix Smith

Manager: Brooke Koenig

Place: Third

SSuuppppoorrtteedd bbyy CChhaammbbeerrss IInnssuurraannccee BBrrookkeerrss

VVIIPP AAwwaarrddss -- SSeerrvviiccee ttoo TTeennnniiss iinn WWeesstteerrnn AAuussttrraalliiaa

Gold Awards

Maureen Smith

Clem Crowther

Silver Awards

Darryl Power

Brian Power

Lyn Gannon

Kim Waters

Mike Watson

Gary Penberthy

2007 Western Australian Tennis Industry Awards

State Teams - Regional

State Teams MMeenn’’ss SSttaattee LLeeaagguuee MMoosstt VVaalluuaabbllee PPllaayyeerr &&PPllaayyeerr ooff tthhee YYeeaarrWinner: Cameron Fenner

Runner-Up: Brad Millman

LLiinnnneeyyss WWoommeenn’’ss SSttaattee LLeeaagguuee MMoosstt VVaalluuaabblleePPllaayyeerr && PPllaayyeerr ooff tthhee YYeeaarrWinner: Donna Blackwell

LLiinnnneeyyss WWoommeenn’’ss SSttaattee LLeeaagguuee MMoosstt VVaalluuaabblleePPllaayyeerrRunner Up: Marisa Gianotti

LLiinnnneeyyss WWoommeenn’’ss SSttaattee LLeeaagguuee PPllaayyeerr ooff tthhee YYeeaarrRunner Up: Vanya Kelleher

MMeenn’’ss SSttaattee LLeeaagguuee CChhaammppiioonnssHensman Park - Cameron Fenner (Captain),

Miles Armstrong, Mark Leuba, Brad Dyer,

Murray Wellington, Paul Fish

LLiinnnneeyyss WWoommeenn’’ss SSttaattee LLeeaagguuee CChhaammppiioonnssCity Beach - Donna Blackwell (Captain), Marisa

Gianotti, Jasmon Crabb, Robyn Lamb, Joanne

Greig, Lisa Brannan

SSyyllvvaanniiaa LLiigghhttiinngg JJuunniioorr TTeennnniiss SSttaarr ooff tthhee YYeeaarrWinner: Brydan Klein

Finalists:

Jessica Moore

Brittany Sheed

Rachel Houpapa

TToouurrnnaammeenntt SSeerriieess PPllaayyeerr ooff tthhee YYeeaarr -- MMaalleeWinner: Cameron Fenner

Runner Up: Richard Sampson

TToouurrnnaammeenntt SSeerriieess PPllaayyeerr ooff tthhee YYeeaarr -- FFeemmaalleeWinner: Marisa Gianotti

Runner Up: Wendy Kong

WWeerree EEssttaattee VVoolluunntteeeerr ooff tthhee YYeeaarrWinner: Ray Stokes - Blue Gum Park Tennis Club

Finalists:

Glenn Keyser - Leederville Tennis Club

Les Peirce - Mt Lawley Tennis Club

Margaret Fairbrother - North Beach Tennis Club

John Venn - Wembley Downs Tennis Club

TTiiggeerr TTuurrff SSeerrvviiccee ttoo TTeennnniiss AAwwaarrddWinner: John Cartledge - Australind Tennis Club

Finalists:

Don Doig - Melville/Palmyra Tennis Club

Hedley O’Neil - Leederville Tennis Club

SSppoorrttrroopphhyy CClluubb ooff tthhee YYeeaarrWinner: Corinthian Park Tennis Club

Finalists:

Blue Gum Park Tennis Club

South Perth Tennis Club

Sorrento Tennis Club

Toodyay Tennis Club

KKaarreenn BBuucceennss TTrroopphhyyShara Elliott

DDiissaabblleedd PPllaayyeerr ooff tthhee YYeeaarrKim Robins

TTeennnniiss OOffffiicciiaallss AAuussttrraalliiaa -- WWAA DDiivviissiioonn AAwwaarrddssAlf Chave Trophy - Rookie Umpire of the Year

Jeromy Jones

Norm Cunningham Shield - Excellence in the

Chair

Matt Hayes

Dawn & Sandy Hay Tray - Commitment to

Division

Jill Sheridan

Official of the Year

Cathy Smith

MMeenn’’ssHensman Park

Dalkeith

Cottesloe

Sorrento

Wembley Downs

Claremont

North Beach

UWA

WWoommeenn’’ssCity Beach

Cottesloe

Nedlands

Hensman Park

Blue Gum Park

Dalkeith

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DDiivviissiioonn WWiinnnneerrss && MMoosstt VVaalluuaabbllee PPllaayyeerrss

SSaattuurrddaayy MMeenn’’ss OOppeennDiv 1: Blue Gum Park; Kurt Robinson - Reabold

Div 2: Sorrento; Jaron Stafford - Higgins Park

Div 3: Fremantle; Jeff Speer - Fremantle

Div 4: East Fremantle, Glen Crosbie - East Fremantle

Div 5: Reabold; Pablo Campilos - South Perth

Div 6: Wembley Downs; Adrian Boulton - Mt Lawley

Div 7: Royal Kings Park; John Gillett - Cottesloe

Div 8: North Perth; Trevor James - North Perth

Div 9: Fremantle; Jamie Birrell - Mt Lawley

Div 10: Hensman Park; Lachlan Dalton - Hensman Park

Div 11: Alexander Park; David Halperin - Alexander Park

Div 12: Corinthian Park; Paul Leuba - Mandurah

Div 13: Sorrento; Russell Montgomery - Sorrento

Div 14: Reabold; Chris McFarlane - Reabold

Div 15: Hensman Park; Robert Huth - Hensman Park

Div 16: Leederville; Tim Moran - Leederville

Div 17: Wembley Downs; Daniel Prior - Dalkeith

LLIINNNNEEYYSS SSaattuurrddaayy WWoommeenn’’ss OOppeennDiv 1: UWA; Genevieve McSporren - UWA

Div 2: Blue Gum Park; Hannah Appleyard - Blue Gum Park

Div 3: UWA; Emilia Golik - UWA

Div 4: UWA; Lesley Jones - Canning

Div 5: Mandurah; Natalie Dash - Mandurah

Div 6: North Beach; Alea Losch - Sorrento

Div 7: South Perth; Saeng Mouykeng - Mandurah

SSuunnddaayy MMeenn’’ss OOppeennDiv 1: Allen Park; Matt Smart - Bayswater

Div 2: North Perth; Daniel Germinario - Fremantle

MMeenn’’ss OO//3355Div 1: Leederville; Brad Hamburg - Corinthian Park

Div 2: Nollamara; Trevor Baker - Nollamara

Div 3: Blue Gum Park; Ray Stokes - Blue Gum Park

Div 4: Claremont; Trevor Metcalf - Belmont Park

Div 5: East Fremantle; David Giles - Allen Park

Div 6: Leederville; Graham Davey - City Beach

LLIINNNNEEYYSS WWoommeenn’’ss OO//3355Div 1: Fremantle; Shaan Saunders - Corinthian Park

Div 2: Corinthian Park; Pat Collins - Hensman Park

Div 3: Melville/Palmyra; Janette Gray - Mt Lawley

LLIINNNNEEYYSS MMiiddwweeeekk WWoommeenn’’ss OOppeennDiv 1: Corinthian Park; Amanda Masters - Corinthian Park

Div 2: Claremont; Kelly Murphy - Claremont

Div 3: Safety Bay; Jenny Palumbo - Safety Bay

Div 4: Kelmscott; Natasha Gould - Kelmscott

Div 5: Cottesloe; Clair Medhurst - Cottesloe

Div 6: Nedlands Pink; Debbie Singleton - Nedlands

Div 7: Dalkeith; Yvonne Mews - Dalkeith

Div 8: Reabold; Angela Reed - Reabold

2006/07 Summer Tennis League LLIINNNNEEYYSS WWoommeenn’’ss GGrraassssccoouurrtt OO//4455Div 1: City Beach; Sally Hendricks - Reabold

Div 2: Peppermint Grove; Jan Maddison - Peppermint Grove

Div 3: Reabold; Jenny King - Reabold

Div 4: Dalkeith; Pauline De Boer - Dalkeith

Div 5: Mt Lawley Blue; Ivy Mutch - Belmont Park

LLIINNNNEEYYSS WWoommeenn’’ss GGrraassssccoouurrtt OO//5555Div 1: Corinthian Park; Margaret Handyside - Blue Gum Park

Div 2: Wembley Downs; Jam Hemsley - Wembley Downs

Div 3: Blue Gum Park; Irene Carpenter - Corinthian Park

LLIINNNNEEYYSS WWoommeenn’’ss NNiigghhtt LLeeaagguueeDiv 1: Royal King’s Park; Brooke Dellacqua - Kingsley

Div 2: Manning; Evonne Walker - Manning

Div 3: Higgins Park; Denise McIntosh - Hensman Park

Div 4: Claremont; Lisa Bayly - Claremont

Div 5: East Fremantle Blue; Tracey Bettridge - East Fremnatle

Div 6: Bullcreek; Charmain Barnett - Bullcreek

Div 7: Bassendean; Judy Hawrylak - Bassendean

Div 8: East Fremantle; Samnatha Twomey - East Fremantle

MMeenn’’ss NNiigghhtt LLeeaagguueeDiv 1: Peppermint Grove; Shaun McNaught - Sorrento

Div 2: Cottesloe; Owen Wilson - Kwinana

MMiixxeedd NNiigghhtt LLeeaagguueeDiv 1: Kingsley; Brad Moss - Kingsley

Div 2: Bassendean; Carl Clarke - Safety Bay

I have pleasure in presenting the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and

supporting financial information for the Western Australian Tennis

Association Inc. for the period of 11 MMaayy 22000066 ttoo 3300 JJuunnee 22000077.

This year the Association traded a 14-month

period due to the Council approving a change

of financial period reporting from the previous

May - April period to a traditional July - June

reporting period. In order to make this change

it was necessary for the Association to trade for

14 months this financial year.

This financial period proved to be more

favourable than initially budgeted. It was with

the diligence and hard work of the Tennis West

staff that the final results came in approx. $40K

better than first budgeted. The final result was

still a net loss of $46.6K for the year, however

this is 46% better than expected.

As the year unfolded we were able to realise

more income from grant funding than initially

advised from Tennis Australia in regards to

Player Development and Participation programs.

The commercial areas of the Association also

performed very well and assisted greatly in the

reduction of budgeted losses for the year.

During January and February 2007 it was

necessary to expend approx. $43K on court

re-surfacing work at the State Tennis Centre in

order to ensure the courts were up to the

required standard for local and national events.

This expense was initially going to be a direct

cost against the budget for the year. During the

latter part of the financial year Tennis Australia

launched the National Court Rebate Scheme

and this enabled the Association to recover

50% of these costs, which has also been

reflected in this year’s results.

Once again Healthway and the Department of

Sport & Recreation were key supporters of the

Association during the year. There was an

increase in funding from the Department of

Sport & Recreation. In particular, the Tennis

West Player Development area received a grant

of $42K for High Performance programs. The

Healthway program this year was the second of

a 2-year funding agreement. New funding

arrangements have been finalised to continue

this vital program.

Tennis Australia has also been a major

contributor and supporter of the Association

during the last 14-months. It was unfortunate

that 2 years ago Tennis Australia ceased the

untied Distributions program to the State

Member Associations. This caused us to look

even more closely at all of our programs and

work to a strict but realistic budget. As Tennis

Australia was still in the process of finalising

their programs from the national perspective

Tennis West had to budget and operate within

the restricted boundaries it knew at the time.

As the year unfolded Tennis Australia made

more funding available to the Association in

tied and performance based programs. Across

many areas, Tennis West staff exceeded key

performance indicators set by Tennis Australia

and this contributed greatly to the performance

outcomes of the financial year.

The State Tennis Centre traded successfully

during the year and produced a surplus for the

first time. This surplus is due mainly to the

success of the commercial arm of the Centre as

well as the opportunity found in generating

income through parking fees during the

neighbouring Burswood Entertainment

Complex’s busy periods. This opportunity alone

generated $12.5K in income for the Centre.

Even though we have produced good results

when compared to budget, the Association still

had to draw down on its General Reserves in

order to fund the net loss produced this year.

Fortunately it is anticipated that this is an

irregular occurrence as we have been able to

forecast a surplus budget for the coming

financial year, which will allow us to continue

increasing these General Reserves for the

Association’s future.

I would like to formally recognise the hard

work of the staff of Tennis West in producing

these results and the basis for surplus budgets

in the future. With the direction of Andrew

Stanbury, the Chief Executive Officer, I am

confident that the next 12 months will produce

another solid year from a financial perspective.

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