Spring Round Robin

The weather held out and Monday, Heritage day, was perfect for tennis.
20 members took part in the competition, gathering individual points, playing with drawn partners.
There were 2 groups of 10 players.
 In Group A, Martin Cohen had  27 points followed by John Dumsday with 19 points and Darel and Ivor tied with 18.
In Group B, Russel had the most points with 25, followed by Wendy with 21 and Pat with 19.
Unfortunately Martin had to leave for a lunch engagement which meant that the final was played between Russel, Wendy, Ivor and John.
A new format allowed each player to exchange for 3 sets  and  a thrilling 3 match took place. Thee final result was a tie between Russel and Ivor with John and Wendy as runners up.

The finalists.

The winners

Runners up

Following the prize giving, some members enjoyed a great Heritage braai .

Braai Master

Spectators

Thanks to all the organisers and helpers.

The Tennis Season opens Officially

After one of the wettest  Winters  ever,  Capetonians are relishing the welcome spring weather.
The Tennis Club has been busy, with social and Box League games.
Traditionally the season opens with a Round Robin. Previously, the La Perla Cup.
The La Perla Round Robin has now been moved to  late Summer  to include our overseas members.
The Spring Round Robin will now take place on Heritage day, this year and hopefully in the future.
As is befitting the Heritage custom, there will be a Braai, weather permitting!
The Round Robin kicks off at 9 on Monday. The deadline is Saturday if you still have not entered.


The Annual Club Dinner will take place at La Perla Restaurant  in Sea Point on Sat Oct the 6th.
Holders of trophies are required to bring their trophies to the dinner.


I spent  July in Canada which experienced the hottest and driest summer in 70 years.
We found a single all weather tennis court in the nearby town of Shawville (population 4000).

Due to the enthusiasm of our Austrian neighbours, we played tennis almost every day, at 7. 30 in the morning to beat the heat. Even on the rare rainy day, tennis was mandatory, as you can see by the
picture of Wendy and the Austrians furiously scrubbing the decks.

The extreme heat in Canada had it's benefits. The animals were coming out of the bush to cool off.

This is a picture of Mildred the Moose having a swim in the lake.