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USA Deaf Tennis Open

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:05:17 +0100

The 2010 USA Deaf Tennis Open has just been announced, and will be held on July 16th-19th in Las Vegas (additional info on Facebook). The tennis tournament start just before the deafnation expo - so it will no doubt be a huge week in Las Vegas! We would like to have as many Aussies as possible competing and watching, and we already have several people who have expressed a firm interest. If you are interested in coming, please email info@deaftennisaustralia.org right now - at this stage we need to get a rough idea of numbers & start thinking about travel & accommodation arrangements.

NSW Sports Community Meeting

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:06:30 +0100

Deaf Tennis Australia (NSW subcommittee) will be attending the community forum and information session about re-establishing Deaf Sports NSW. If you would like to help organise deaf tennis in NSW (or other sports for that matter!!) it is a great opportunity to show your interest and get involved - you are also most welcome to contact jlui@deaftennisaustralia.org to discuss deaf tennis activities in NSW, and we are always looking for volunteers to build up our NSW subcommittee and possibly re-establish Deaf Tennis NSW.

More information here.

NSW - Saturday Social Tennis

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:35:52 +0100

Starting February, every Saturday we are having a social hit. Click here for details.

VIC - Monday night program

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:48:55 +0100

Monday night hitting program is continuing through February and March. Click here for details.

Taipei Deaflympics short video

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:26:22 +0100

Go to www.changingends.com.au and check out a short (90 sec) video from the Aust Deaf Tennis team at the Taipei Deaflympics (you will probably have to navigate to the 3rd page) - many thanks to Jamie Zafir for producing this small taster of a huge event!

The earlier report on our trip is here.

NSW - Deaf tennis at Medibank International

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:00:38 +0100

Deaf Tennis Australia was kindly invited by Tennis NSW to attend the Medibank International Sydney Showcase on Wednesday 13th January. The Showcase was held at Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre in Homebush Bay. The purpose of the Showcase was to create awareness and highlight Deaf Tennis Australia during the Medibank International to the general public.

The Showcase took place on Court 3 situated next to Centre Court and went from 4pm to 6pm. Deaf juniors of different hearing levels and playing abilities were invited to participate in this Showcase and they were provided with free ground passes courtesy of Tennis NSW. Over the two hours, the juniors participated in training drills involving everything from groundstrokes to their serves ending with point play in singles and doubles.

It was a fantastic day to be had by all and a big thank you to Michelle Clarke from Tennis NSW who kindly invited us to take part in the Showcase; Laurel Payne for taking photos of the day; Joshua Sealy for directing the Showcase session and to all the juniors who took part.

Hopefully next year is even better and we look forward to seeing you there!

Juniors:
Chris Makin
Heather Bowie
Poreia Millad
Billie Rasmussen
Joshua Sealy
Shirley Liu

VIC - Monday night hitting in 2010

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:24:16 +0100

Hi Folks,
Monday night hitting is starting up again on Jan 11th, same time, same place as before. Details here.
The 5-6 sessions we have over Nov and Dec went well, with 5-13 people attending each Monday, with some of us going to a nearby restaurant for food after - all are welcome to join us for this! We have as many courts as we need so no need to RSVP - just turn up on the night. The Australian Open is on so there is heaps of interest in tennis at the moment, and we hope to see a few new faces coming along in the next few weeks!

NSW Junior Championships Report

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:35:03 +0100

On 21^st & 22^nd November, Deaf Tennis Australia held the 2009 NSW Junior Deaf Tennis Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre.

The Event, run by Deaf Tennis Australia and supported by Tennis NSW was played on a weekend with extreme weather conditions with temperatures reaching 42 degrees on the Sunday. Due to the extreme conditions the organisers were forced to change formats and reschedule matches to protect the children from serious illness and heat stroke, as well as allowing the completion of the event.

The organisers John Lui and Andrew Klusman, along with the assistance of several parents and eagerness of the juniors to compete, managed to complete the 2 day event and crown some new NSW junior champions.

The Boy’s Singles was a hotly contested event with a clear champion, James Sowter, winning through all his matches with a powerful serve and punishing forehand. The runner up was much more closely contested with Daniel Prasad fighting into the final with great control and consistency, just beating out defending champion Olwyne Ho. The final was a hard fought affair with James’s greater power proving the difference on the vital points.

The Girl’s Singles final was a battle of Consistency (Heather Bowie) versus Power (Billie Rasmussen) with Heather winning though in a tense battle 6-4 6-3.

The Boy’s Doubles again saw some great tennis in very difficult conditions. Daniel Prasad emerged as the Champion making up for his finals loss in the singles. Hasan Cinar showed great fighting spirit to finish runner up in his first ever tournament.

The Girl’s Doubles unfortunately was cancelled.

Congratulations to all the champions and all the competitors for making this a successful event and for the continued generous support of Tennis NSW.

2009 NSW Junior Deaf Champions and Runner-ups.

Boy’s Singles

- Champion James Sowter

- Runner up Daniel Prasad

Girl’s Singles

- Champion Heather Bowie

- Runner up Billie Rasmussen

Boy’s Doubles

- Champion Daniel Prasad

- Runner up Hasan Cinar

QLD - Deaflympics Article

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:08:41 +0100

An article about Jamie Zafir (one of the Australian tennis players at the recent Deaflympics) - here.

VIC - Monday Night Hitting & Annual Champs

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:51:16 +0100

Do you feel like some tennis? Are you looking for a great way to enjoy the warm evenings, get fit, have fun, improve your skills?!

We are running our Monday night hitting program through November and December. We will be hitting at Nottinghill Pinewood Tennis Club. This venue is very close to the Monash Freeway (Blackburn Road exit) and is easily accessed by car.  Activities will be a mix of hitting, drills, coaching and competitive play. If this is popular we will take a break over Christmas, then start again early next year.

On Monday nights, as well as the hitting program we are holding our annual champs for males and females (juniors welcome). A challenger format will be used, so most of your sets should be against players of a similar standard. If you want to play but you can't make it on Mondays, let us know and we will organise some challenges for you at an alternative time (e.g. another night or on the weekend).

Enquiries:
    - email: vic@deaftennisaustralia.org
    - SMS: 0414 246 554

Dates & Times:
    - Monday November 16th, 7pm - 8:30pm
    - Monday November 23rd, 7pm - 8:30pm
    - Monday November 30th, 7pm - 8:30pm
    - Monday December 7th, 7pm - 8:30pm
    - Monday December 14th, 7pm - 8:30pm

Cost:
    - Per night: $3/$5 members/non-members
    - Tournament entry (optional) $5 - to cover trophies & balls

Venue:
   - Nottinghill Pinewood Tennis Club (http://www.nhptc.com.au/ )
   - 1-9 Baker Ave (enter off Herriotts Boulevard), Glen Waverley, VIC 3150.

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