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Entries are open for the 2023 Club Championships

Tim Benton

We are pleased to announce the running of this year’s Club Championships!

This is an exciting club event that spans many years of tradition – let’s have a really fantastic 2023 Club Champs! We are encouraging all Members to play.

The following Events are available:

  • Mens Open Singles
  • Ladies Open Singles
  • Mens Doubles
  • Ladies Doubles
  • Mixed Doubles
  • Boys Singles
  • Girls Singles
  • Junior Round Robin Singles (C and D Grade)
  • Junior Round Robin Doubles

The final list of Events available will be dependant on numbers.

The format of Events are:

  • Open Singles – Best of two sets to six games, with tiebreak at six-all. If two sets all, a Super Tiebreak to be held of first to ten points. Grand Final is the best of three sets to six games, with a tiebreak at six-all.
  • Doubles Events and Junior Singles Events – Pro set up to eight games, with a tiebreak at seven-all.
  • Junior Round Round – To be determined depending on numbers.

Once the Schedule has been release matches can be arranged during the week or on alternate dates/times at mutual agreement. Matches must be completed prior to the next match’s scheduled time.

This year events will take place over the weekends of :

  • November 11th/12th
  • November 8th/19th
  • November 25th/26th

The Grand Finals will be played on Saturday 2nd December, which is the same day as the Club’s Christmas Party.

To sign up please complete the Sign Up Form. The Entry Fees are payable within the form using PayPal. No entries will be received without payment. Entries close Friday 3rd November 2023.

For more information visit the Club Championships 2023 Mini Site.

Working Bee is on for Sunday 8th October

Tim Benton

The Club will hold its Annual Working Bee on Sunday 8th October 2023 from 12pm to 3pm.

All are welcome to help perform key maintenance on the Club and ensure it stays beautiful for another 12 months.

Financial Adult and Family Members that attend are entitled to receive their $40 Maintenance Levy.

Any gardening equipment, wheelbarrows, shovels and cleaning equipment you could bring would be most helpful.

NJSTA and NSLTA Finals Update

Tim Benton

Last month the Juniors and Thursday Ladies Finals Series were played with a strong representation of the Club.

In the Juniors the Club had five teams in the Semi Finals, and unfortunately all were defeated and some by the narrowest of margins:

  • The A Grade 1 team were defeated by Buckley Park by 6 games. The team consisted of Jheevith, Jake, Harry, Sienna, Ellie, Megan and Kai.
  • The A Reserve 2 team were defeated by St Christopher’s by 32 games. The team consisted of Jaidyn, Ronald, Ayla, Saskia, Jye and Rebekah.
  • The B Grade 2 team were defeated by Oak Park by a single game. The team consisted of Oren, Gus, Tomo, Tom and Reza.
  • The C Reserve 2 team were defeated by Ascot Vale by two games. The team consisted of Dean, Peter, Ethan and Olivia
  • The D Grade 3 team were defeated by St Therese’s by two games. The team consisted of Ansh, Chelsea, Dylan, Delicia, and Abhiram.

The Thursday Ladies Section 4 team made the Semi Final and unfortunately were defeated.

The Committee wishes to thank all teams for a great season and wishes them luck for the upcoming seasons.

Congratulations to Aaron Sharpe announced as a Life Member of the NSJTA

Tim Benton

Recently at the Annual General Meeting of the Northern Suburban Junior Tennis Association (NSJTA) our Club President, Aaron Sharpe, was inducted as a Life Member of the NSJTA.

The honour of a Life Membership is given to those that provide outstanding services to the NSJTA over a long period of time.

Aaron has been involved in the NSJTA for many, many years, including the Juniors from the Association to compete in Tournaments around the State. This work is done over and above organising the Juniors at Doutta Galla for many years.

The Committee and the entire Club congratulates Aaron on receiving this honour and thanks Aaron for his extensive service to Junior Tennis and the Doutta Galla Tennis Club.

Spring Season Fixtures Out Now

Tim Benton

The fixtures for the Spring Seasons have been released and are available on each of the Association’s Web Sites.

The starting dates for the upcoming season are:

  • NSLTA Thursday Ladies – Thursday 20th July
  • NSNTA Ladies – Tuesday 8th August
  • NSNTA Mixed – Wednesday 9th August
  • NSNTA Mens – Thursday 10th August

Team captains will be contacted shortly to pick up balls for the season.

The Committee wishes all teams luck for the season.

Upcoming Dates for Events

Tim Benton

The Club’s Annual General Meeting was held recently and the Committee has booked in the dates for the following events:

  • Working Bee – The Club’s Annual Working Bee will be held on Sunday 8th October 2023. Family and Adult Members that attend and assist on the day are welcome to receive their $40 Maintenance Levy back.
  • 75th Anniversary Party – The Doutta Galla Tennis Club has recently turned 75 years and the Committee are organising an event to celebrate on Saturday 14th October 2023. Great food, great drink and great tennis will be on the menu for the day.

Further details are to come for both of these events.

NSNTA Autumn Grand Final Results and NSJTA Finals Update

Tim Benton

Commiserations to the Mens B Special 5 Team who played their Grand Final last Thursday and lost to Essendon. The team, consisting of Will, James, Steven and James, didn’t have the best of nights but had a great season overall. The Committee wishes to congratulate the team on making the Grand Final.

The next few weeks bring the finals for the Thursday Ladies and Juniors competitions with a few teams looking to make Finals.

The following Juniors teams are playing Semi Finals this weekend:

  • The A Grade 1 team play Buckley Park on Friday night at home.
  • The A Reserve 2 team play St Christopher’s on Saturday morning at Delahey.
  • The B Grade 2 team play Oak Park on Saturday morning at Maribyrnong Park.
  • The C Reserve 2 team play Ascot Vale on Saturday morning at Maribyrnong Park.
  • The D Grade 3 team play St Therese’s on Saturday morning at Fawkner.

The Committee wishes all teams luck in their Semi Finals this weekend.

NSNTA Autumn Semi Final Results

Tim Benton

The first week of the NSNTA finals is completed and the Club has one team that won their Semi Final and will move on to the Grand Final this week.

The Mens B Special 5 team, consisting of Steven, James, Arya and Andrew, defeated Keilor in a very dominant match that was pretty much over moving into the last two sets, even with Andrew filling in at the last minute as an emergency. The team play Essendon at Avondale Heights on Thursday night in the Grand Final. Any Members looking to support the team are welcome to attend.

The Club’s two Mixed Teams were not as lucky, with both teams just losing their Semi Finals:

  • The Mixed A Reserve 2 team, consisting of Rachel, Ashley, Thomas and Kieran, lost on sets to Delahey in a very close game.
  • The Mixed B Reserve 2 team, consisting of Bella, Vanessa, Shaymus and Joshua, lost to Taylor’s Lakes by 9 games.

Commiserations to the two Mixed teams who had a great season and played very well to make the finals. Good luck to the Mens team playing in the Grand Final on Thursday night.