Our latest poll has now finished and the results are in. But first, the question was: Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova recently won the 2008 Australian Open. Were they worthy winners?
33% of voters stated that Both Deserved it, 33% said Djokovic only, Sharapova scared everyone away with that screech, 17% said Sharapova only, Djokovic only beat Federer because he was sick. and 16% said Neither, the players of yesteryear would have thrashed them. The results were interesting, to say the least.
Dear Members,
It has come to the attention of the committee in the past months that many members have not been paying for the use of lights when they have used them. We will remind everyone that it is $10 per hour per court.
This is a form of stealing and will not be tolerated any longer.
In addition we would like to remind our members of the rules of having visitors playing at our courts. They must be supervised by a member at all times and should not be left alone at all. Furthermore, a visitors fee is needed to be paid upon arrival. Juniors are $1 each and Adults are $3.
We would like to emphasise the low price for visitors. It is not a great deal of money and it is expected of our members to be honest enough to pay for the use of the courts.
Please note members, the above mentioned topics will no longer be tolerated by any member. The committee does not want to change the honour system we have in place now and have had for many years, however if this trend continues stronger consequences will be enforced.
For repeat offenders, a possible termination of membership will occur.
Help the club who continues to provide you with fantastic facilities and a great atmosphere.
Regards,
Aaron Sharpe
President Doutta Galla Tennis Club
Our first Web Poll has been completed with interesting results. The question When playing doubles, what side do you like to play on? was asked, with an overwhelming amount of people prefer to play on the forehand side (50%). Second were the “democratic” style of players with 29% of the vote. The Backhand side was third with 14% and the selfish result of American Doubles only came in last with 7%.
Please vote on our new poll on the left hand side of the page.
The Doutta Galla Tennis Club is making headlines again, with our club championships being covered by the Mooney Valley Community News. Our very own Club Championship winning siblings, Ashley and Michael Mann, were the subject of a feature article in this week’s Community News (22nd-26th of October). To view this article online, click here (minus the pictures that were in the actual article).
After many months hard work by the committee, the club’s thrid court has been re-surfaced with Poly Clay, replacing the previous Modified Grass Court. For more information on the courts at Doutta Galla, please visit the courts page.
After what seemed like an eternity of waiting, the Moonee Valley City Council have agreed to level our third court’s surface, as court three was subject to extensive root dammage from nearby trees. Therefore our third Modified Grass court will be replaced by the club with brand new Classic Clay Surface. Work will commence soon.
