The 11th annual South Pacific Open Gold Australian Money Tournament was held in Ulladulla on the weekend, culminating in the finals on Monday, and this year the quality of the tennis played well and truly made up for the smaller quantity of entries.
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Players came from all over NSW and Melbourne, with the top seeded man, Vincent Stouff, travelling from France after enjoying his experience in 2013.
It was definitely worth the trip because Vincent won the men’s singles event with a convincing 6-0, 6-2 score and pocketed $1200 prize money.
The ladies’ winner was 16 year-old Ella Fraser from Cremorne.
Winners of the men’s doubles were Bosko Novakovic and Andrew Riminton from Sydney.
The ladies doubles was won by Cayleigh Eddy from Sydney and Laos Pasini from Forster.
Local player Anton Willett played very skilful tennis to finish third in the 18 years and under boys singles event.
The novelty Dash for Cash was the highlight on Saturday evening with all players really looking amazing in their fancy dress outfits. Club member Paul Metzler won the prize for best costume in his Gatsby-inspired ladies evening gown, complete with moustache and feathered headband.
The club wishes to thank all of the players, helpers, spectators and sponsors for a very successful weekend.
Harris Scarfe Monday Ladies Competition
On Monday, October 15, the rain held off for a few hours but not long enough to complete all matches, so some points were shared.
Div 1: Loves defeated Stiller 5 points to 3, Mennie defeated Cassidy 4 ½ points to 3 ½.
Div 2: Wright defeated Team Fox 4 ½ points to 3 ½ Dunn defeated Potts 4 ½ sets to 3 ½. Clough and Bennett drew 4 points each.
Accumulated points are - Division 1: Cassidy 33 ½, Loves 49 ½, Mennie 39, Perrin 36 and Stiller 18
Division 2: Bennett 39, Clough 47, Donohue 28, Dunn 54 ½, Fox 46 ½, Potts 30 ½, Wright 18 ½.
Saturday Juniors
The new competition starts this week so please arrive early to get organised in your new teams.
Thursday Ladies
Last Thursday night results were: Team Simon (Jo, Margaret Ogilvy for Naomi and Belinda Ireland for Trish) defeated Team Hannaford (Stacey, Sue and Julie) 4 sets to 2.
Team Donohue (Jenny, Kristy and Elanna) defeated Team Blondinau (Melissa, Mary Lou and Sonya) 4 sets to 2. Scoreboard is now: Blondinau 48, Donohue 27, Hannaford 22 and Simon 47.
This week’s draw is: Team Simon V Team Donohue and Team Blondinau V Team Hannaford with Team Donohue being on duty.
Open Club Championships
The club is pleased to reveal that negotiations for sponsorship of the Club Championships on the weekend of November 10-11 have been successful, so please get your names down as soon as possible for this fun occasion. There is a free barbecue and presentation on Sunday and a rare opportunity to get together to meet and mingle with members you may not always have the chance to play with or talk to.
