South Australia had seven competing teams at the 2019 Tennis Seniors Carnival, held in Shepparton from 7 – 18 January 2019.
We generally ‘bat above our weight’ which was proven in SA coming second (by less than 3% to QLD) in the Teams Carnivals State Trophy – an incredible effort!
Congratulations to the following teams and players on their achievements;
Category Winners | Team Members |
Men’s 45 | Martin Richards Rino Traforti David Mullins Andrew Brewster © Bruce Watson |
Men’s 60 | Trevor Reeves Ray Furness Greg Parker Kevin Benson Ian Delbridge © John Pick |
Women’s 65 | Sandra Bryant Susan Hand Dianne Reynolds Sandy Stuart Pauline Fielden © |
• Women’s 45 = 2nd
• Men’s 50 = 2nd
• Men’s 75 = 3rd
• Men’s 80 = 3rd
In addition, there were a number of great results in the individual’s week from participants who also played the Teams event being:-
• Men’s 45 singles Winner = Martin Richards
• Men’s 45 doubles Winners = Martin Richards / Garry Nadebaum
• Men’s 50 singles Runner-up = Garry Nadebaum
• Men’s 70 singles Runner-up = Roger Davey
• Men’s 85 singles Runner-up = Robert Finn
Other SA participants whom performed well (played the individuals week only) where:-
• Men’s 70 Doubles Winner = Rob Bickmore / Ramon Funtera (Europe)
• Men’s 80 Doubles Runner-up = Bruce Rehn / Kevin Crump (another state)
• Men’s 80 singles Semi Final = Bruce Rehn
• Men’s 65 singles Quarter Finals = Mike Howard
• Men’s 65 Doubles Quarter Finals = Mike Howard / George Penney (another state)
Photos and results courtesy of Tennis Seniors South Australia