Reabold Reporter MAY 2013
Farewell Everybody
Hi Everyone,
It is with sadness that I will say au revoir to the
club as the Manager, but happily say that I will
return to attend social events or a drink after
Saturday Social Tennis.
I would like to thank the Board for giving me the
opportunity to be the inaugural Tennis Club
Manager in Perth and for their constant support.
I have thoroughly enjoyed my 3 ½ years working
at the club and will miss it very much. It’s a
wonderful club and it’s been very special meeting
and getting to know so many lovely people.
I have been fortunate to have been offered a job
at Match Property Development Group in
Claremont and start there on the 10th June.
Thank you to everyone who phoned emailed and
personally gave me their best wishes.
Wishing you all the very best always
Martina
work, honesty and cheekiness. She mentioned
the special place Reabold Tennis Club had in
Richard’s heart and a tennis racket and wrist
band were specials symbols placed along with the
Polish flag, medallions and beautiful flowers
during the service.
Our thoughts are with his lovely wife Teresa who
will miss him greatly.
Board Change
Due to Geoff Hodsons increasing international
commitments Jane Glass has been replaced him
on the Board as an appointed Board member.
Geoff will continue to assist the club whenever he
is in Perth, and we thank him for his excellent
service whilst on the Board.
Saturday Social
The weather has been delightful enabling our
Saturday social players to really enjoy their time
on the court.
Last Saturday play will be 29th of June.
Vertimowing and coring will commence the
following week.
New Members
The club is thrilled to continue to accept new
members to the RTC family.
Our new members since March 2013:
Richard John Zarzycki
By now most Reabold members would be aware
that Richard passed away on Tuesday the 21st
May after spending 5 of the last 6 weeks of his
life in hospital. He was diagnosed with lung
cancer about 8-9 weeks ago and went downhill
very quickly. He had been generally unwell for
the previous 12 months which was why we hadn’t
seen him around the club as much as usual.
Many Reabold members and friends attended his
funeral which was held at St Cecelia’s Parish and
then Karrakatta Cemetery on Tuesday the 28th
May. His daughter Yolanta gave an amazing
eulogy and praised her father’s loyalty, hard
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Club Championships
The recent championships had some great
games, some entertaining games and some quick
games, but all played in good spirit.
The winners are as follows:
Men’s U18
Jude Cohen
R/U Adam Kehane
Girls U 18
Nina Sergeev R/U Leah Crabb
Men’s Open
Joel Moylan
R/U
Haydn Glass
Ladies Open
Crista Santiago
R/U Nina Rajan-Zimmermann
Men’s Open Doubles
Stuart McCurdy & Joel Moylan
R/U Josh Santiago & Felix Hoffman
Ladies Open Doubles
Jane Glass & Judy Kozak
R/U Kerry Edwards & Sue O’Keefe
Mixed Open Doubles
Crista Santiago & Josh Santiago
R/U Tim Kelleher & Judy Kozak
Mixed 90+ Doubles
Harry Phillips & Marg Saunders
R/U Terry Sampson & Wendy Dallas-Smith
Social Report
Another fantastic social event was held at the
Club on Saturday 11th May 2013. Our “Spices of
the World” night was enjoyed by nearly 70
members & guests who all feasted on a
smorgasbord of dishes from around the world.
We were treated to curries from India, Schnitzel
from Slovenia, Chilli Con Carne & Taco Soup from
Mexico a scrumptious Chicken Spaghetti dish
from the deep south of Mississippi and much,
much more. The vibrant social committee once
again lifted the bar and should be congratulated
for not only their culinary skills but their passion
and commitment to our wonderful club. We all
look forward to these functions which seem to
get bigger & bigger!!!! Special mention must be
made of Mariana Kaker who crumbed and cooked
60 schnitzels for the evening. They were
absolutely divine. Mariana volunteered to help
the committee with this function and for that we
are extremely grateful. Thank you Mariana. Of
course the night would not run as smoothly
without all the extra help from members. As the
saying goes “Many hands make light work”. The
dishes seem to get washed and put away in a
precision like manner!! Many thanks to all of
those people who dug in and got the job done.
What a great team!!! Comedic relief was
provided by Wendy Dallas-Smith who definitely
has a way with words. Her impromptu quiz
created a great deal of laughter from the crowd.
Good job Wendy!!!
Our next social event is our Quiz Night scheduled
for Friday 7th June 2013. This is one of the Club’s
major fundraising events of the year and it raises
much needed funds to enable the club to
continue to be a great community facility. Book a
table or join a table NOW!!! Maximum of 8-10
persons per table. Tickets are $15 per head. BYO
Nibbles & gold coins for spot quizzes. We have
secured some fabulous prizes/silent auction
items so be sure that you don’t miss it. If you
would like to donate or contribute any product or
service please do not hesitate to contact the Club
Manager in due course. Drinks can be purchased
from the Bar on the night. We look forward to
seeing you there. Contact the Club Manager to
get your tickets - 0421 137250 OR
admin@reaboldtennis.com.au Please note that
payment for tickets is required before the event.
Pennant Report- May 2013
The winter competition has begun and teams
have already played 3 rounds. Reabold is proving
that many players are keen to play tennis all year
round and we are fielding 22 Winter teams
(Seniors, Juniors and Mid-Week) compared with
32 teams in Summer. It is a big growth area for
our club which is very positive. A cross
comparison with other clubs puts us in the top
bracket with only Sorrento having more teams
(25) while Cottesloe and Hensman also have 22
teams. The challenge now is to expand our teams
into some of the evening mid-week times and
also in the Sunday competitions where we have
available courts for the following summer.
Senior Pennant Report
Reabold has fielded 5 Saturday Men’s teams and
2 Women’s teams this season and thanks to Nick
Scriabine a Wednesday midweek Men’s team. As
we have many of our juniors moving into the
senior ranks and new players arriving at our club,
this is a big increase from last winter. The
Tuesday night training with Matt Holmes has
again proven to be very popular and has
attracted new members who enjoy this aspect of
the club.
It is too early in the season to make predictions
about the finals as yet but all of these teams will
be competitive in their divisions when at full
strength.
We welcome to the club the following new
players who are all playing winter pennants:
Tim Kelleher, Matt Gavshon, Felix Hoffman, Joe
Parfitt, Trent Vivian, Kenton Prindle, Carlin
Zoehrer, Kenji See and Shane Rogers.
The beautiful little girls Makayla and Bethany
Moylan were helping to collect balls whilst
watching Dad, Joel, play in the Men’s div 3 final
Midweek Pennants
This season we have 4 midweek Wednesday
teams, 1 Thursday night team and an inaugural
Tuesday ladies playing a new 4 set format
competition on the grass. Good luck for
upcoming season.
Sandy Clarke
Midweek Pennant Coordinator
Junior Pennant Report
Reabold is fielding 8 junior winter teams which is
the most we can accommodate on our hard
courts. What a great result! We are also very
happy to be one of 4 clubs fielding an Orange Ball
team in the inaugural competition. This is due to
the great work done by the coaching team at
Total Tennis Reabold with our up and coming Hot
Shot players.
You can keep pace with all of the results by
looking at http://comps.tennis.com.au.
We welcome to the club the following junior
players who are all playing winter pennants:
Lucy Jenkins, Kyra Allan, Lavinia Rajan, Adam
Kehane, Liam Hewlett, Kaey-Dan Tan & Stefan
Biga
Thursday Veterans Group
Celebrations held on Thursday 23rd May to
celebrate the 95th Birthday of the ageless Barney
Richards.
Barney still plays twice a week at the club and
hasn’t even retired from his accountancy practice
with still 45 clients.
Also, where would we be without him on
Saturday for our afternoon cup of tea & biscuits?
Barney is indeed an RTC Treasure.
Barney is seen here with his dedicated Thursday
morning group of mates. Come rain, hail or shine
will grace the courts.
Saturday Junior Club
There is no Saturday Junior Club until Term 4.
Information will be sent prior to the
commencement.
Squeegees
Special thanks must go to Claude Hayward who
spent many hours replacing the rubbers, painting
and repairing four of the squeegees that were in
a bad way after summer. They now look brand
new.
Can all members and coaches help out by hanging
them on the hooks provided after each use? This
keeps them in good order and removes a
potential safety hazard from the court area.
Thank you.
Total Tennis
Some of our junior members have been selected
by Tennis West to participate in the Super 10’s –
well done to Emily Lind, Jess Matera and Julian
Weber, Andrew Horridge, and Alex Melville.
Simon Harper is also one of the coaches. This is a
great honour for our kids.
Matt was very happy to be asked to present the
summer pennant winner awards at the trophy
presentations and we wish all the winter pennant
teams best of luck.
All the Total Tennis programs are on the go and
Matt, Simon and Narelle would be happy to help
anyone looking for lessons or programs to join.
Please contact Narelle on 0414 155 533 or email
admin@total-tennis.com.au
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Gen Y’s- What are they up to?
Michael Weir finished year 12 at Hale school last
year and applied for a place with the global
volunteering organization Lattitude. He was
accepted which means he will now be going to
Canada for 6 months to work at a summer camp
as a counselor and outdoor education instructor.
His placement, which is near Halifax in Nova
Scotia, finishes at the end of October and
hopefully afterwards he will have some time to
travel around Canada and even the USA.
Tess Inglis also finished year 12 last year and
decided to embark on a gap Year. She is now
volunteering in northern India where she is
working in a local school and teaching English to
the students there. Later in the year she will be
meeting up with her older brother Tim Inglis who
is currently playing tennis in Germany for 3
months and is on exchange with Felix Hoffman
who we are very happy to have playing here with
us at Reabold in one of our Winter teams. Felix
has made the most of his time at Reabold and in
Perth and it has been a pleasure having here.
Angie Nathan has just left for Queensland where
she will attend a tennis training center run by exReabold member Heino Kersten. She will be
training hard and playing in lots of tournaments.
We look forward to hearing how she is going.
Hopefully she will be back next summer to play
again for Reabold.
Brooke Campbell was recently selected in the
WA Pizzey Cup team. This was after being part of
our winning the Girls Junior State league Team.
Well done Brooke.
Sarah Campion is spending her Gap Year working
but is also lucky enough to be travelling Europe
with her family and has tickets to Wimbledon and
the French Open. While in the UK she will catch
up with her former team mate here at Reabold,
Jade Henke.
Will Hann
Will is a very talented left hander who has played
at Reabold since October 2011 and has rapidly
improved his game and CTR since then, currently
ranked 11th in Australia and 2nd in WA for his age
group. He is a regular tournament player and last
year represented WA in the Bruce Cup. This
winter season he is playing Boys 16 Division 1. He
is coached by Simon Harper from Total Tennis
Reabold and gives back to the club by helping at
Saturday morning junior club.
Harper and the team at Total Tennis. Claudie and
Fernie have been wonderful supporters of the
club and we will miss them all very much.
RTC Website
We would like to encourage all our members to
view our website on a regular basis. It is updated
regularly and you can keep up to date with what’s
happening at the club.
www.reaboldtennis.com.au
Hi All
My name is Will Hann and I turn 12 in June. I have
been asked to write a story about my recent
achievements in tennis. Just a week ago I filled in
an application for a major sponsor, Head. They
replied saying that they would like to sponsor me,
so I am currently getting a lot of gear supplied for
me. The Tennis West rankings site has also been
updated and I am sitting on 11th in Australia for
my age and 2nd in WA for my age. I started
playing at the age of five and have played five
seasons of pennants. I always try to get down to
the courts daily for a hit or practice. I am currently
coached by Simon Harper who has done a lot for
me in the past two years.
Cheers
Will
Farewell to the Burbano Family
History of Reabold
The History of Reabold by Harry Phillips is
available on USB for $10 and can be collected
from the office.
Red Wine – Special Prices
Purchase the Whispering Woods 2009 Shiraz
and/or 2008 Cabernet Merlot at a great price.
1 x carton $99.00
2 x cartons $180.00
Shoe Tags
This year’s shoe tags are bright orange and must
be worn at all times. This will ensure membership
recognition with priority court usage and court
hire.
Court Hire
All members are to be reminded that if you wish
to play tennis on the plexicushion courts during
this winter season it is imperative that you book a
court as courts are at optimum usage.
Night hire for lights is $5.00 per court per hour.
Balls
If any members wish to purchase new Wilson
Tennis Balls they are available from Martina in
the office for $10 per can of 4. This will be an
ongoing benefit to members.
It is with sadness that we say goodbye to the
Burbano family. Fernie has been transferred with
his job to Paris and the family has decided to
return to Belgian so Francesca and Nico can
complete their schooling there. It has been a
pleasure watching Nico improve his game so
much with the guidance of his coach Simon
Contact Details
Gary Bretnall – Manager
Club Phone: 042 113 7250 or 08 9383 7891
Email: admin@reaboldtennis.com.au
Website: www.reaboldtennis.com.au
Address: PO Box 9 WEMBLEY WA 6913
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