MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY TENNIS CLUB KEY ORIENTATION DATES THURSDAY 27 MARCH Club Sign-up Day, South Lawn Grading Session #1* SUNDAY 2 MARCH Grading Session #2* THURSDAY 6 MARCH Club Sign-up Day, North Court Grading Session #3 Open Day, MUTC Courts BBQ Radar, Ball Machine, Games Pub night at The Corkman 11-3pm 11-6pm 10-12 & 4-6pm 11-3pm 11-3pm 4-6pm 7pm SATURDAY 8 MARCH Grading Session #4 TUESDAY 11 MARCH Grading Session #5 THURSDAY 13 MARCH Grading Session #6 10am-12pm 6-8pm 6-8pm *All new players interested in playing Pennant must attend one of these two sessions
INTRODUCING YOUR 2014 COMMITTEE Presidents RHYS CLEGHORN & MARK BURROWS Treasurer NATALIE DE SOUSA Secretary PRICILLA DIJUARDI Membership Officer DAVID LIEN Competitions Coordinators JACK MURRAY EMMA STEER IVY NGUYEN NICK GISSING Social Committee RACHAEL VORWERK STEPH SZKILNIK LALITA PONNUTHURAI ADVANCED Can sustain a fast paced rally & hit powerfully and consistently Has a strong first serve and a consistent second serve Eligible for: Pennant (External) BDNTA (External) Higher grades only Bayside (External) Tuesday Night Doubles (Internal) Friday Advanced Singles (Internal) INTERMEDIATE Can sustain a slow paced rally & hit consistently Has a consistent serve Eligible for: BDNTA (External) Lower grades only Thursday Night Doubles (Internal) Friday Intermediate Singles (Internal) BEGINNER Does not meet an Intermediate standard Eligible for: Coaching with HSTA (Contact Gim) Social Wednesdays Fortnightly casual hit with committee members No commitment - $10 fee per hit Ball Machine Funky Beats GRADING STANDARD GUIDE All NEW players MUST attend one of the Grading Session noted on the front page
INTERNAL COMPETITIONS OPEN INTERMEDIATE DOUBLES Thursday: 6-8pm and 8-10pm For those who can sustain rallies but are relatively new to competition. A fun competition and a great way to meet new people. You can start here and always look to move to the advanced doubles competition OPEN ADVANCED DOUBLES Tuesday: 6-8pm and 8-10pm This is for the advanced tennis players with competitive experience. The competition provide a relaxing atmosphere so it s a great opportunity to meet new people as well as play some high quality tennis. After attending a grading session please enter all internal competitions online at http://ecommerce.sports.unimelb. edu.au/ and click the link to the Tennis Club on the left to sign up. OPEN INTERMEDIATE SINGLES Friday 6-8pm This is for intermediate/competitive tennis players. The competition is limited to 12 places and priority will be given to those who enter and pay first. OPEN ADVANCED SINGLES Friday 8-10pm This is for advanced tennis players with competitive experience only. The competition is limited to 12 places and priority will be given to those who enter and pay first. MU OPEN SINGLES Date: Over 2 weekends (6th,7th,12th,13th April) The annual MUTC tournament is open to both Intermediate and Advanced players. Anyone can enter for the title of singles champion in Semester 1 and the Doubles in Semester 2. EXTERNAL COMPETITIONS BLACKBURN & DISTRICT NIGHT TENNIS ASSOCIATION (BDNTA) When: Monday Nights Provides competition at night for players located in Melbourne s eastern suburbs, mainly around Blackburn. Suitable for intermediateadvanced players. PENNANT When: Womens - Saturday Morning or Sunday Morning, Mens - Saturday Afternoon (these times are dependant on grade) Open to intermediate-advanced players. You will compete home and away against other clubs from around Melbourne. ** ALL NEW PLAYERS INTERESTED IN PLAYING PENNANT MUST ATTEND A GRADING SESSION EITHER ON THE 27TH MARCH 11-6PM OR SUNDAY 2ND MARCH 10AM-12PM OR 4-6PM BAYSIDE REGIONAL TENNIS ASSOCIATION (BRTA) When: Saturday For suburban members who live on the south and east side of Port Phillip Bay so you will not have to worry about travelling to and from university all the time. Suitable for intermediate and advanced players OTHER Southern University Games Australian University Games Corporate Games After attending a grading session please enter all external competitions online at http://ecommerce.sports.unimelb. edu.au/ and click the link to the Tennis Club on the left to sign up.
2014 SHEPPARTON EASTER TOURNAMENT The Annual 2014 Shepparton Easter Lawn Tournament will take place from the 18th to 21st April (Easter Long Weekend). Events include Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles and from grades Open, Plate, A, B, C and D. MUTC will organised accommodation and car-pooling to Victoria Lake Holiday Park for the weekend. Unpowered camp sites for $60 per person (BYO everything) or a cabin with en suite for $137 per person (although beds are limited). To express your interest or for more information please email the club at melbunitennis@gmail.com SOCIAL EVENTS OPEN DAY & WELCOME TO THE CLUB NIGHT THURSDAY 6TH MARCH 4-6PM (TENNIS COURTS) & 7PM CORKMAN PUB Show off your skills on the court with our speed radar and ball machine. There will be a free BBQ and drink vouchers to be won for the Corkman. Join us after at the Corkman Irish Pub for some clever conversation and (de-)hydrating refreshments. HAND-EYE COORDINATION TRAINING FRIDAY 4TH APRIL 7PM - CORKMAN PUB Using the traditional table tennis training methods, a small, round object will be thrown into a cylindrical vessel containing liquids. As this is quite physically exerting every time the object lands in the vessel the competitor is suggested to drink the containing liquids to stave off fatigue. 2014 ANNUAL COCKTAIL NIGHT FRIDAY 9TH MAY Ladies and Gentlemen it s time to suit up! The Clubs most epic event. Tickets sell out fast so get in quick. Stay tuned for more information. END OF SEASON DINNER FRIDAY 30TH MAY - CIDERHOUSE Relive the highs and lows of the semester one tennis season over Melbourne s largest selection of ciders on tap, prized duck fat chips, good company and prizes OTHER EVENTS TO BE ANNOUNCED - LIKE US ON FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/melbourneunitennis
SEMESTER 1 CALENDAR Date Internal Comps External Comps FEBRUARY Tues 25 Wed 26 Thurs 27 Grading Session #1 (11am-6pm) Fri 28 MARCH Sat 1 Bayside - Section 2 Semi Final Sun 2 Grading Session #2 (10-12; 4-6pm) Mon 3 BDNTA - Round 5 Thurs 1 6 Grading Session #3 (11am-3pm) Sat 8 Grading Session #4 (10am-12pm) Tues 11 Grading Session #5 (6-8pm) Thurs 13 Grading Session #6 (6-8pm) Fri 14 Singles - Week 1 Sat 2 15 Bayside - Section 2 Prelim Final Bayside - Section 3 Semi Final Mon 17 BDNTA - Round 6 Tues 18 Advanced doubles - week 1 Thurs 3 20 Intermediate doubs - week 1 Fri 21 Singles - week 2 Sat 22 Bayside - Section 2/3 Grand Final Mon 24 BDNTA - Round 7 Tues 25 Advanced doubles - week 2 4 Thurs 27 Intermediate doubs - week 2 Fri 28 Singles - week 3 Mon 5 31 BDNTA - Round 8 APRIL Tues 1 Advanced doubles - week 3 Thurs 3 Intermediate doubs - week 3 Fri 5 4 Singles - week 4 Sat 6 Sun 7 Tues 8 Advanced doubs - week 4 Thurs 10 Intermediate doubs - week 4 Fri 6 11 Singles - week 5 Sat 12 Sun 13 Tues 15 Advanced doubles - week 5 7 Thurs 17 Intermediate doubles - week 5 Fri 18 Shepparton Easter Tournament Sat 19 Shepparton Easter Tournament Sun 20 Shepparton Easter Tournament Mon mid-sem 21 Shepparton Easter Tournament Fri 25 Sat 26 Pennant - Round 1 Sun 27 Pennant - Round 1 Mon 28 BDNTA - Round 9 8 Tues 29 Advanced doubles - week 6 MAY Thurs 1 Intermediate doubles - week 6 Fri 2 Singles - week 6 8 Sat 3 Pennant - Round 2 Sun 4 Pennant - Round 2 Mon 5 BDNTA - Round 10 Tues 6 Advanced doubles - week 7 Thurs 8 Intermediate doubles - week 7 9 Fri 9 Singles - week 7 Sat 10 Pennant - Round 3 Sun 11 Pennant - Round 3 Mon 12 BDNTA - Round 11 Tues 13 Advanced doubles - week 8 Thurs 15 Intermediate doubles - week 8 10 Fri 16 Singles - week 8 Sat 17 Pennant - Round 4 Sun 18 Pennant - Round 4 Mon 19 BDNTA - Round 12 Tues 20 Advanced doubles - week 9 Thurs 22 Intermediate doubles - week 9 11 Fri 23 Singles - week 9 Sat 25 Pennant - Round 5 Sun 25 Pennant - Round 5 Mon 26 BDNTA - Round 13 Tues 27 Advanced doubles - FINALS Thurs 12 29 Intermediate doubles - FINALS Fri 30 Singles - FINALS Sat 31 Pennant - Round 6 Social O-WEEK O-WEEK CLUB OPEN DAY O-WEEK WELCOME TO THE PUB NIGHT HAND EYE COORDINATION TRAINING MU OPEN - Singles wk1 MU OPEN - Singles wk2 COCKTAIL NIGHT END OF COMP BBQ END OF COMP BBQ END OF COMP BBQ END OF SEASON DINNER
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