Club Signs 900th Member

The club achieved a milestone recently when our 900th member joined the club.  Nine year old Lilli Battistella is shown receiving her new member pack from Honorary Secretary Greg Leslie, when she came to the club for the Tennis Geelong "Meet The Team" morning.  Lilli is looking forward to starting her first season of junior competition in Section 15 Girls for the winter season.  Membership of the club is at an all time high, with an increase of 250 members in the past two years taking advantage of the great value club membership represents.

Summer Tennis Geelong Results

In their first season together, our Section 2 team in the Tennis Geelong Senior competition had a very successful season by reaching the final, and losing narrowly to a Grovedale team.  The team started the season slowly with a number of mixed combinations being tried during the course of the season, but finished strongly in 2nd place on the ladder. 

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Wiffen Wins Men's Title

Shane Wiffen showed why he is one of the grittiest competitors at Geelong Lawn Tennis Club when he recently claimed his first Mens Singles title with a hard fought 6-4 4-6 7-6 win over his much younger opponent Jacob Grills in the final.  Shane survived a bout of cramps on match point after he recovered from an early deficit in the third set. 

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Club Launches State Grade Bid

Over one hundred and forty members and guests heard club president Bob Spurling outline the bid to enter teams in the 2010 State Grade tennis competition at a recent fundraiser dinner, with club sponsor Truffleduck Receptions newly renovated Balmoral Receptions at Fyansford providing an outstanding venue.  Keynote speaker Craig Morris, Tennis Australia's Manager of Athlete Development praised the club on the initiative, describing State Grade tennis as providing the perfect competitive pathway for talented regional junior players. 

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