View this email in your browser  Welland Tennis Club’s Juniors    Welland Tennis Club’s Juniors at today’s Barbecue and Award’s Presentation.The Jimmy Doerr Memorial award for boys was won by Etienne Ayotte (right photo) and for girls Payton Dith (centre in group photo (light green shirt)) The most improved Junior player is Layla Ilepju. (left photo) Junior Club Championships Bu12- Etienne Ayotte Bu 14 and Bu 16- Justin Martens Gu 12- Emma Lukowski Gu 14 – Molly Mencefeld Annual General Meeting Saturday, October 28, 2023 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Welland Tennis Club CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Any or all persons interested in assisting the WTC on the Board of Directors, please contact Linda Anderson, President by October 20, 2023 at president@wellandtennisclub.com or 289-213-8655 More hands make light work, Volunteer! Oktoberfest Cup Regional Tournament The Oktoberfest Tournament will take place this week starting Tuesday, September 26 until Sunday, October 1 with over 70 participants registered for the event. If you are interested in spectating some of the tennis go to the Draws at this link https://wellandtennisclub.com/2023-oktober-fest-cup-regional-tournament-draws/ to find out who is playing throughout the week. Players can also check the homepage of the website or the above link for their starting time. If you want further information about the tournament, contact Mike Robinson at mjracquetman@yahoo.ca . Volunteers The Board wishes to thank all the Volunteers who have given of their time to contribute to the smooth running and success of our club for the benefit of all members. Here are those who volunteered for Rose City. Gene & Dotti Kim Laidlaw Louise Lachance Kelly Larmour Here are those who volunteered for OSGA. Sharon and Leo Ayotte Teresa Butson Jillian Lance Rose Garden and Flowers around the Patio Theresa Vanviegen Teresa Butson Please read this news item previously published on the website ‘Getting Involved’ https://wellandtennisclub.com/getting-involved-for-the-2022-season/ Think about how you can help in the organization of your club for 2024 to reduce the volunteer work load of some members.        Singles Club Championship Results Mike Robinson beat Rocco Vertucci (Gray shirt) 6-1, 2-6, 10-6 for the championship. Frank Reddon beat David Mitchell ( Deep Blue shirt) in 2 sets for the Consolation Championship. Maria Dinga (left) beat Anne Rungi   Junior Senior Regional Mixed Tournament Results Right Photo Above: Nathan and Cynthia- 2nd Place and Jessica and CF- 1st Place Left Photo Above: Drew and Lisa- 4th Place and Kendra and Nate- 3rd Place   Winners of Mixed Doubles (left photo) Matchpoint Tournament Committee (right photo) Update on Matchpoint Tournament Once again, laughter prevailed at the Matchpoint FUNdraiser as the talented Versatile competitors struggled to take their opponents out in one FATAL BLOW!! Many improved their critical decision – making court skills after finding out how Easy it was to win or lose a point sometimes without hitting a shot. Our tennis pro, Super Dave, usually a man of few words kept the pace going & surprised us By challenging the Men’s Singles A Champion, the nan from Slovenia, Dave de Boer! An easy victory for SUPER DAVE- our exceptional tennis pro! Congratulations! $1000.00 was raised for PATHSTONE CHARITY FOR TROUBLED YOUTH Pathstone was represented by Kim Rossi Special thanks to Coby Dommasch for donating the pizza ! THANK YOU TO ALL PARTICIPANTS & COMMITTEE MEMBERS & VOUNTEERS for making this event a Success! Anne Rungi Many thanks to Anne for organizing this fun and worthwhile event! Update on Recycling and Promoting the Idea of Recycling to the rest of the Tennis community in Niagara Hello everyone Here are the highlights of the meeting held at Young’s Sportsplex. In attendance were reps from Young’s, Grimsby TC, Graham Martin, owner of ReBOUND CANADA and Gene Kiernicki Invited were: Fort Erie TC, Vineland TC and White Oaks Resort. It was a “short notice” invitation explaining why others couldn’t attend. Graham stated his company’s mission is to redirect sports equipment (hockey pucks, footballs, soccer balls) from landfill sites by using the materials on site or selling to a third part. Its was noted that ReBOUND CANADA is a donor to Canadian Tire’s “Jump Start” in the spirit of supporting sports for today’s youth. He is based in Alliston and Bolton, in operation for 10 years, with most of recycling coming from the GTA. Some of his associate Sports facilities are: The Granite Club, The Mayfair Tennis Club, The Boulevard Club, and in Niagara Region, Niagara on the Lake TC and Welland TC. ReBOUND recycling includes “skinning” tennis balls, processing the rubber to capture the carbon or shredding it. They have developed various molds for multi-purpose applications. His services to Sporting facilities include providing collection bins, storage bags, posters, attending membership occasions and pickups. Pickups costs are shared by all participating Tennis clubs. The recycling program at WTC has gone very well with our members expressing their appreciation that we are participating in such a worthy cause. NOTL TC has arranged to send their recycling to us and shares the pickup cost. Graham’s Q and A at our Club during the Rose City Tennis Tournament allowed members to meet him and to get an understanding of the recycling process and products. We all appreciated the flat of strawberries he donated to the afternoon’s snacks. Graham is available to meet reps from the Clubs which weren’t able to make the meeting on the 9th. Gene Kiernicki Recycling Coordinator WTC SAVE THE DATE YEAR END BANQUET AT THE WELLAND TENNIS CLUB Saturday, October 28 , 2023 The event includes: Social Tennis- 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Annual General Meeting 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Banquet/Diinner 6:00 pm Award Ceremony Everyone is welcome to join in the Fun! More details will follow Club Closing October 29 Save the date to help take the screens and nets down and move all the Club’s items to storage in the Clubhouse. Donate an hour or four hours or whatever time you have to get the work done. Let Dave Boland know you will be there or email elsswartpaintings@gmail.com Thanks for your help! Last Tournament of the Season 55+ Doubles Club Championship Thursday, October 19 – Sunday October 22 $15 per player Deadline for registering- Monday, October 16 at 6 pm 2 match guarantee If you do not have a partner, sign up anyway and we’ll try to find you one. Sign up at the clubhouse.  Anne Rungi will be representing Canada in the ITF Supersenior World Team Championships on The Ladies 75 team October 8-14 in Mallorca, Spain Good Luck and Have Fun Anne!  What are these? Copyright © 2023 Welland Tennis Club, All rights reserved.You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: *|LIST_45 Hooker Street, Welland_HTML|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. |
