Women In Tennis

Helen Waters W.I.T Doubles Tournament

Trish Ross, President of W.I.T and Gordon Davies from Were Wines Margaret River  presenting the Helen Waters trophy to the winners of the Helen Waters W.I.T. Doubles Tournament. Winners: Elizabeth Moir and Kate Bailey from Peppermint Grove Tennis Club

The HELEN WATERS W.I.T. DOUBLES IN ITS 13TH YEAR,   this year at Maylands Tennis Club was a great success.  We had 66 pairs and 13 on the waiting list.
 
The weather was a little humid and a slight drizzle, but players didn’t come off at all.
 
Everyone enjoyed the day and the Maylands helpers with Julie Green at the helm did a splendid job all day catering with a scrumptious morning tea array of slices and cakes, then the luncheon was very much enjoyed with freshly baked rolls on the day and a lovely array of salads and meats and home made chutney.
 
LEON DHU THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR assisted by the very capable Bev Leighton ran the sets efficiently on the day.
 
The great Maylands Helpers were JULIE GREEN, JEANETTE AND ALAN FRANCES, LANEY ANDERSON, JAN CATCHPOLE, BOB AND GERRY WILLIAMSON, POLLY RATTRAY, BETH KENNETT AND JOHN KNIGHT.  a BIG THANKYOU TO ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO DID A STIRLING JOB.
 
The list of  the lucky prizewinners are below  ;-
 
THE 1ST PRIZE $250  voucher donated by Hayden Gibson, Tennis Only went to Julie Vhlahos from Maylands
 
THE 2ND PRIZE A TENNIS RACQUET donated by Tennis West went to Dianne Phelps from Scarborough
 
THE 3RD PRIZE A TENNIS BAG donated by Tennis Only went to Janette Connelly from Mosman Park
 
THE 4TH PRIZE  AN AUZIE PACK donated by Tennis West went to  Jean Love from Kelmscott
 
THE 5TH PRIZE A POT PLANT donated by Women in Tennis went to Agnes Chong from Applecross
 
As you can see the prizes were well spread around 5 clubs which was wonderful.
 
The amount received from the raffle was $801.00  PLUS $60 FROM MONIES RAISED FROM DONATED POT PLANTS – TOTAL  $861.00 ALTOGETHER.
 
THE WINNERS ON THE DAY RECEIVED 2 BOTTLES OF WINE DONATED BY OUR MAJOR SPONSOR GORDON DAVIES OF WERE WINES AND A $25 VOUCHER FROM TENNIS ONLY.
 
THE RUNNERS UP RECEIVED A BOTTLE OF WINE FROM WERE WINES AND A PAIR OF SOCKS
 
The winners of  red division were   –  Elizabeth Moir and Katherine Bailey from peppermint Grove
The runners up were Phillipa Conway and Romelie Grayson from Peppermint Grove
 
The winners of blue division were Barbara Van De Hoek and Grace Bradley from Seniors/Melville
The runners up were Helen Strano/Judy Allison from Maylands
 
The winners of green division were Louise De St. Joree and Di Bowman from Nedlands
The runners up were Ann Lloyd and June Rimmington from Melville
 
The winners of the yellow division were Jerry Wise and Lorraine  Urquhart from Mt. Lawley
The runners up were Lyn Jolley and Jacqui Perritt from North Beach
 
The winners of the purple division were Keri Benporath and Debbie Parker from Midland
The runners up were Agnes Chong and Wati Hartley from Blue Gum
 
The winners only were Jan Davey and Judy Evans from Sorrento
There were no runners up for this division owing to numbers.
 
GORDON DAVIES FROM WERE WINES ATTENDED ON THE DAY TO PRESENT THE PRIZES AND WE WERE DELIGHTED HE WAS ABLE TO ATTEND.
 
Thanks must go to Rose Linke from Tennis West who attended and was lovely to see her and she took many photos on the day.
 
Michael Robertson  C.E.O. from Tennis West put in his apologies as he was away in Melbourne.
 
Thanks to a very hard working W.I.T. COMMITTEE and they are Bev Leighton, Bobbie Edwards, Julie Green, Pam Smith, Deanne Maloney, Gaye Hayes, Kerry Edwards,Delys Dear, Maureen Patman, Martha Stengel, Trish Haffenden, Wendy Bloor, Margaret Smith and Trisha Ross.
 
These ladies put in a tremendous amount of dedication throughout the year and particularly towards our Women In Tennis Doubles Tournament.  A BIG THANKYOU INDEED.
 
The feedback from players has been that everyone thoroughly enjoyed the day and can’t wait for next year.!!
 
A contribution by Trish Ross, President of Women in Tennis