JULY 2024

We warmly welcome everyone to our club, a proud and diverse community with many nationalities passing through our gates. Our club's AGM is next month, and we encourage YOU to join the dedicated team that runs this club for you. By joining the committee, you'll help shape the future of our tennis community.  Expressions of interest are being taken now.  

Wimbledon is in full flight at the moment (hoping everyone knows you can watch it on demand on TVNZ+)   This is a fabulous reminder of our 50th Lawn Tennis Tournament which is happening in January 2025. Why?  Because it is Wimbledon Themed.   Think strawberries, Pimms and white outfits.   The committee are working hard in the background to make this a memorable event which we would like you to be part of.

Coach Hugo has just returned from Brisbane, where he had the fantastic opportunity to take 7 promising tennis players to two major tournaments.   Check it out below in the Junior News ...

Dates for your calendar:

10 August  3:30 pm at Clubhouse  AGM - all members invited
18 August (Sunday) Quiz night
8 September (Sunday) Love Tennis and Club Open Day

JUNIOR INTERCLUB DATES:
Term 4 Friday 18 October to Saturday 14 December 2024 .
No Play Labour Weekend  and No Play on Canterbury Show Weekend (15/16 November).
Term 1 starts Friday 7 February  to Saturday 22 March 2025,                           with  29 March back up date.
 
SENIOR INTERCLUB DATES:
12/13 October to 14/15 December 2024 .
(No Play Labour Weekend  or Canterbury Show Weekend} 
Restart 25/26 January 2025  but NO play 8/9 February 2025

Save this Date:
50th Lawn Tennis Tournament 17 - 19 Jan 2025!

Mid-week Wednesday Tennis - Starting in Spring

Most Wednesday mornings from September to April, you will find our mid-week tennis teams in various locations around Christchurch, taking part in friendly tennis.  This includes both women and men with a lunch to enjoy (the social part) afterwards.   If this sounds like fun, contact either Rosie or Vicky to be part of the team - info@tkhptennis.nz

Sunday - 18th August @ Elmwood Tavern

Join us for a night of brain-teasing fun and friendly banter – mix, mingle, and quiz your way to victory!   Come as a team or join a group - extra brain power is always welcome!

Sign-up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EhXtFKjHPyELzF51zpG2TDuQU-53QaiJHKLcdXfmSBo/viewform?edit_requested=true

Business Opportunity

TKHP Tennis would like to offer you an opportunity to advertise

What you get:
1 year = a banner with your logo on one net post.  
Banner size 60cm wide x 55cm tall
Features a white horizontal stripe at the top to match the net tape.
(The banners fold over the top of the net and so are visible from both ends of the court). 
$300.00 + GST for the first year
$250.00 + GST for subsequent years  
Note that in the photo, the banner size is enlarged 90cm x 90cm and doesn’t feature the white stripe.

For more information/enquiry please email info@tkhptennis.nz

Suzanne Lenglen: The world's first global sporting celebrity

On the heels of Roland Garros, this article published by the BBC is a wonderful read.

"After the French Open unveiled a new roof for their court named after Suzanne Lenglen – its concertina-style design inspired by her pleated skirts – a look at the 1920s athlete who blazed a trail for modern sports stars."

Read it here: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240607-suzanne-lenglen-the-worlds-first-global-sporting-celebrity

Last April we hosted a group of tennis players who had just attended the 2024 Odea Cup World Chinese Tennis Championships in Auckland.   This was a project led by James Li, a member of Pakuranga Tennis Club and huge tennis enthusiast.   The group having finished their competition headed south to do some tourist activities.  They loved playing on our courts and it was a great display of tennis.

Our Junior interclub team winners and finalists for 2024

BRISBANE - JULY 2024

Over the last 11 days I had the privilege of traveling to Brisbane as coach for 4 of our high performing TKHP junior boys and 3 other kiwi players to two major tournaments. 

The boys were competing in the Rod Laver Lead in and Rod Laver state championships- The latter is the largest junior age group tournament in Queensland and it attracts top players from around Australia, NZ and some other counties. 

Our boys played at a fantastic level and really did their club, their coach and themselves proud. The most pleasing aspect is the way they fought hard in every match and were also friendly and sportsmanlike throughout. 

To top it off, they had outstanding results winning far more matches than they lost and often beating higher ranked opponents.
Sakeri Parnell (TKHP And Burnside) won the singles title in the top tier 14U Champs. It was the performance of his life so far, with three wins against seeded players. He also came 9th in the lead-in event with 4 wins from 5. 

Ray Xu reached the quarterfinals of the singles and doubles of the championships, pairing with Sakeri in the doubles. Ray also wowed spectators with his huge power game and reeled off a huge number of winners in every match. Louis Tian and Tiger Wang played in the graded events and Louis managed to reach the final of his grade in singles and the semifinals of doubles. 

I hope to tour with more TKHP players to these awesome tournaments next year.  

Hugo Strang

Let me introduce your Committee to you:  Trevor Lau, Sarah Schneideman (Vice President), Charlotte Bryden (Treasurer and Member administrator), Vicky Jones (Secretary), Hugo Strang (Head Coach), Christine Yap (Coach) Beth Williamson (Club Captain), Michelle Kelsen, Mark Stringer, Bryce Thomson (Grounds Manager) and Tim Preston.

We have a lot of projects on the go, and thankfully we get help from other members who are not on the committee.  Our AGM is coming up in a few months, please think about joining us, as a fresh face (and ideas) are always welcome.

Thanking our Sponsors for new Astro courts 7 and 8 - booked in to resurface in September.Thanking our Sponsors for new Astro courts 7 and 8 - booked in to resurface in September.

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