October 30, 2009
On October 17th RMTC members had their last chance to qualify for Finals Day by completing a pool victory in the Quarterly Medal. Thanks to vigorous marketing by the pros, we had a complete set of 4 pools (20 players), who all enjoyed a solid half-day’s tennis. Winners were:
- AM Limb Court: Vince Scopelitti
- AM Hamer Court: Michael Williams
- PM Limb Court: Doug Grant
- PM Hamer Court: Mark Miller
Making the day particularly interesting was the wide range of handicaps and ages, which meant that tactics were just as important as technique.
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October 30, 2009
RMTC sent teams up to Ballarat to compete in the Larwood (ladies) and Eureka (gents) Cups. As the current holders of both cups, expectations were high.
Pictured left are Gerald O’Byrne and Nick Brodie doing their bit for the RMTC Eureka team. Unfortunately, at the end of the day RMTC just missed out: with matches level, the result was determined on games, with the difference being just a single game.
Meanwhile, the ladies (including Stephanie Williams and Fiona Hewson, pictured below with Ballarat’s Cathie Faull and Annie Strange) only managed to win one of their matches, against a most impressive Ballarat team.
Next year the cups will be played at RMTC, where we hope with local knowledge and support they will be returned to Melbourne! Many thanks to Paul Williams for the photos. There are photos of every player in action, and each match’s post-game picture, in this online gallery.
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May 4, 2009
A most impressive attendance of 12 pairs (plus assorted hangers-on) attempted gamely to break J. Hewson’s stranglehold on the highly-prized 100 & Overs trophy on Sunday, but in the end no-one could find a way past the cunning septuagenarian (adequately supported on the day by the club’s vice-president).
Such was Hewson’s bravado and power in the match after the cheese course, some in the dedans suggested that he may have imbibed a little red wine over lunch, thus providing this great gladiator of the court with a chemically-enhanced advantage.
The fallen pair in the final was led by P. Wheeler (and assisted by J. Wheeler), who had himself partnered Hewson to two of his historic 100 & Overs victories, but who could not draw on that experience to find a way past this wily warrior. Wheeler and Wheeler seemed to find some comfort in the thought that Parent & Offspring success might provide something of a counterpoint to this day’s disappointment.
The third of the tournament’s septuagenarians, JVC Guest, did not receive the support he needed from his partner (and blog post author) J. Howard, and did not proceed to the pointy end of the tournament.
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