UPCOMING EVENTS 2010
AYC is due to recommence in early February 2010. Make sure you get in some practice in preparation!
FEBRUARY
The GBTC Junior ITN tournament will be held at the club over the weekend 12 - 14 February. Unfortunately, due to this event court usage for members will be restricted until 6.30 pm on the Saturday and Sunday evenings.
MARCH -
APRIL-
AYC Finishes.
HITTING WALL
The "bumping" wall has been built and the pathways and surrounds have been upgraded. The wall has been "graffitied" , and will soon be painted.
Thanks to Friday Group a new rotisserie gas BBQ has been installed and passed its first use with flying colours.Key & gas are accessable from the Clubrooms.
Is your Company interested in having a CORPORATE DAY at the Club?
The Club is offering sponsorship deals for businesses to display their company and products, on our Courts, in our Clubhouse, in our Newsletter, and on our Website.
If you are interested in supporting a great family tennis club, and keep your Company in front of 500 people a week, contact Tony Winch on ph.0417579093 to obtain a sponsorship package of benefit to YOUR Company.
WE WELCOME the support of the follwing sponsors, and encourage members to use their facilities:
NORSKE SKOG: Clubhouse & Court 1
H.M.BAMFORD: Court 2
: Court 3
DOBSON,MITCHELL & ALLPORT: Court 4
FIRST NATIONAL - Sue Bender: BBQ Area
The Club is having a drive to increase our MEMBERSHIP now our facilities have been upgraded. Why not bring along a friend or two for a social hit to sell our Club to them?Our Club has invited members of the Lindisfarne Tennis Club to join in our Winter Pennant and to enjoy a social hit with Members on our Social days.
Our Juniors have instigated a suuccessful junior social tennis on Sunday afternoons (2-5pm) and welcome all children wanting to have a hit. Junior Pennant is played on Friday evenings during school terms 1 & 3, providing a competative team challenge.
The Club has organised new Club tops featuring a variety of colours,with GBTC 50TH.ANNIVERSARY logo.ON SALE NOW @ CLUBHOUSE in a variety of sizes and designs.
A HISTORY of the Club has been researched and produced by Chris McKenzie, and can now be downloaded from the MENU on this Website.
The Club PENNANTS that were hung in the Clubhouse,have now been stored in folders @ the Clubrooms, and have also been put on the PENNANTS data base in the MENU of this website, and members can now call up / search / print pennants of interest.Any member who has a pennant to add contact the Secretary.
The AUSTRALIAN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS are coming to Hobart in Jan.(18-29)2010 with games to be played at GBTC.Your chance to see some great tennis, and volunteer for a day!
AYC pennant for 2008/09 is now complete.
Players can access all team and individual results and ladders on www.tennisscores.net
Click on 'LIVE RESULTS' and follow the prompts to AYC Results.
The 2009 GBTC AGM was on Monday 13 July 7:30 pm @ Clubhouse.Congratulations to elected Office Bearers:
PRESIDENT: Mike Hodge
VICE PRESIDENT: Peter Norton
SECRETARY: Sue Bidgood
TREASURER: Noel Lavoipierre
CLUB CAPTAIN: Martin Gay
JUNIOR CONVENOR: Suzy Rodgers/Maree Davis
SOCIAL CONVENOR: Anne Windsor
The club is also hoping that the new design of this website will help keep members informed of new developments, upcoming events and opportunities for social play. Soon you will be able to enter events online. So bookmark this page and click back often!
2009 GBTC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to all winners and participants, particularly BRANDON RODGERS - Men's Open Champion
LYN PALFREY - Ladies Open Champion
GBTC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009.Results in all divisions are listed below.
