Tournaments
Message from Rachel
Mixed League results
Last week our A team drew 52-52 against Northern Suburbs C. Well done to Merryl, Allison, Gavin and Ken. The B team beat Rivonia E in a tight match 41-37. Well done to Chrissie, Sue, John and Gregg!
This week the A team take on Fairlands B (away game), and the B team take on Craighall B at home. Good luck Pirates!
Message from Kenny
Cutlass Cup
Don’t forget Cutlass Cup kicks off this weekend, Sunday 7 June 2015 at 9am. Please contact Kenny directly at goldswainken@gmail.com if you would like to be part of this year’s Cutlass Cup.
Message from Merryl
ITT (International Tennis Tournament)
As mentioned previously, the ITT is a friendly tournament between clubs. Each club has been assigned a country and Pirates has been assigned The Netherlands! The ladies ITT event will take place this Sunday, 7 June at Kenrho Tennis Club in Kensington. Please join us and show your support for our club. Pirates will be represented by Allison, Rachel, Evie and Merryl. Good luck ladies, make us proud, and as the Dutch would say “Veel success, doe je best!”
Marks Park Ladies Doubles Invitation Tournament
Marks Park are planning to hold at ladies doubles tournament in honour of Women’s day on Sunday, 2 August. The invitation is extended to ALL ladies, ranging from the top of Bundes League all the way through Second League and couples will be grouped according to relative strength. We really would like to celebrate National Women’s Day in style, albeit a week before the actual day.
For more information please contact Lynda Johnson at Marks Park on 083 760 4261 or e-mail lynda_johnson@absamail.co.za or e-mail us at piratestennis@gmail.com or speak to Rachel directly for more information.
Social Tennis
Social tennis takes place on a Saturday from 14h00, on Sundays from 10h00, and on Wednesdays from 16h00. Players of all levels are welcome and encouraged to join in the fun!
Thank you to those members who have put their names forward to assist in hosting our Saturday social tennis. Here is the roster for June:
6 June – Peter Schleiss
13 June – John Duncan
20 June – Rose Poultney
27 June – TBA
Tennis for Life Coaching Academy
TFL Academy welcomes new assistant coach Gareth Wilford! Gareth has a love for the game and is great with children and adults. Please join us in welcoming Gareth to the Pirates family!
Don’t hesitate to enquire about our Adult group training sessions!
Gardens
Message from Peter
A big thank you to Martin Pienaar for the donation of 20 bags of compost which will go to great use! A reminder, we are looking for contributions or donations for the following:
Shade loving plants
Tree Fern, Hottuynia Cordata varegata, Maidenhair Fern, Hosta, Bromeliads (many varieties), Ligularia Tussilaginea, Iris (many varieties), Asplenium Nidus, Clivia, Mondo Grass
Sun loving plants
Agapanthus, Strelitzia, Babiana, Gladiola (many varieties ), Aristea, Anapalina, Dietes, Watsonia (many varieties ), Morea, Gloriosa, Scadoxus, Haemodoracea
We could also do with:
– A Zozo hut / Wendy house to store our garden tools,
– A wheel barrow,
– A garden fork and spade.
Please e-mail us or speak to Peter if you can help. Thank you!
Club House
Message from Hylton
As part of our club house upgrade, Janet has very kindly arranged for all the names that were on the honours boards in the clubhouse to be officially recorded on paper.
We would like to ask all members to help us to fill in the gaps if they can. A copy of the spreadsheet with the information will be e-mailed to all members, and will also be available at the club for review.
We are now one step closer to being able to submit these to the Main Club for inclusion on the Tennis part of the website where they will live forever.
Please help us in recording our history!
Message from Janet
Putting a roof over our head this Mandela Day
As our members may already be aware, we plan to host a Nelson Mandela Day event at the tennis club this year where members will be asked to pledge their time or contribute financially to help our community upgrade the facilities at the club.
While we have many needs, we feel that repairing the roof is a priority before the rainy season is yet again upon us. To this end, we need to do a lot on the day to raise enough money and we would really appreciate your support.
While some of the smaller repairs are being done inside the club – hopefully by of our big, strapping members 🙂 – we plan to run a jumble sale and, alongside it, a soup kitchen in the carpark. All the proceeds from this will go towards the roof repairs. We cannot, however, have a jumble sale without items to sell, and this is where once again we need the help of our Pirates Tennis community.
Over the next few weeks please would you dig deep into your hearts and wardrobes and clear out any items you no longer need. Clothes, shoes, books, toys – absolutely anything – would be much appreciated. Starting immediately, your donations can be dropped off at the clubhouse and we’ll make a box available for this.
Thanks everyone for your ongoing support.
Juniors Tennis Club
Junior Social Tennis takes place every Saturday morning from 10h00 until 11h30. Kids between 5-18 are welcome to join the Pirates Social tennis club by signing up as a Junior member for a minimal annual membership fee.
For more information and membership forms contact Joss on 082 878 2862 or email us at pirates tennis@gmail.com
Don’t Forget…
ITT Ladies tournament Sunday 7 June 2015 at Kenrho Tennis Club
Junior Tennis Sat 10h00 – 11h30
Mixed Tennis League Sat 6 June 2015
Cutlass Cup launch Sunday 7 June 2015
Renault Grass Tennis Tournament 20 & 21 June 2015 Irene Country Club
Gauteng North Seniors 13-16 June 2015
ATP French Open at Roland Garros, Paris – finals this weekend
Hand in your donations towards our jumble sale at the club
