Kyle and Paige at ITFs
Paige won the Canterbury ITF
last week beating Hong Kongs
Carina Ma Ka Man in the
final. I was with Paige
during the tournament and
was impressed by her
professional attitude and
preparation for her matches.
There were dozens of top
international girls that
caught my eye on the 1st
round of play, but Hourigan
was too good for all of
them. It was very impressive
to watch. She is hitting a
very powerful and flat ball
was very athletic & powerful
around the court.Kyle
Butters took out the doubles
title in Ashburton and was
kind enough to catch a
special flight to play the
Adidas Cup for Wanganui. He
flew out the next day to
Auckland
after catching a wild boar
with Rob Manson. This was
great prep because he made a
big
break-through at the
Auckland ITF. He is into the
semi-finals of this grade 3
ITF. In the
1st round on Monday he got
revenge on the highly funded
Marc Polmans who beat him in
the final or the Aussie
Champs, In the quarter
finals Thursday he destroyed
the 3rd seed
and World junior #189 6-2
6-1.
Free Coaching for Promising
Juniors
The Wanganui Junior
Committee has decided to
fund six 10’s boys and six
10’s girls free, 45 minutes
lessons each Monday
afternoon during term one!!
If you want to nominate your
child contact Leanne Lock at
thelocks@vodofone.co.nz
or Wilton Atkins
at
tenniswang@xtra.co.nz
ASAP.
Mondays & Fridays with
Leanne
Leanne is taking Coaching at
3.30pm on Mondays for
Primary Schoolers. And
3.30pm Friday for Secondary
Schoolers.
Saturday Morning Junior
Tennis
9am till 11, excluding this
Saturday because of Waitangi
Weekend.
An update to junior
subscriptions:
If a primary student wants
to join in term 1 then the
fee is $40. Coaching fee on
top is $25.
Secondary School is $45. For
those that had already paid
their subs, there is a $25
credit sitting with the
club. This will be paid to
JD Tennis for any coaching
undertaken before the end of
the playing year.
Junior Rep Practice & Quad
Fixture
I have emailed out an
details about the rep Quad
fixture. If you have any
queries or didn’t
get an email don’t hesitate
to contact me.
Rep Practice for 10’s and
12’s is 3.30pm -4.30pm
Wednesday the 8th & 15th.
For 14’s & 16’s Wednesday
the 8th & 15th at 5pm to
6pm.
The Rep Match is on the
18th &19th of February, 10’s
play in Palmerston, 12’s in
Hutt Valley, 14’s in Manaia,
16’s in Wanganui.
Parent Rep Managers
We need a parent for each of
the above age groups to
volunteer to be team
managers, (one
for boys, one for girls). If
you are available it would
be great help. Contact me
asap.
Ball machine
The Ball Machine is
available for the use of any
club member, it is a great
tool to help you find your
rhythm and groove your
stroke. Also great for the
kids. If you need to use the
ball machine contact Wilton
Atkins 027 60 60 660, or a
club member that has a swipe
card to the shed. Andre
Agassi’s father Mike Agassi
had the right idea.
Gabi Hiri
Congratulations to Gabi for
winning the 14’s Singles &
Doubles at the Taranaki
Open. Keep up the great work
Gabi.
(If you know of other
achievement, email me at
tenniswang@xtra.co.nz) |
