Our Mid-week Pennants Co-ordinator has provided this update for your reading pleasure – thanks Rose !
Midweek Open Winter League
Division 3
A stunning season for this team: Lisa McCusker, Clair Medhurst, Kirstin Prendiville, Rose Moore (Captain), Donna Holmes and Anna Cullen . Through strong team work and deliberate game control the team produced a series wins week after week. This placed them 2nd on the ladder by the end of the season but sadly lost their way in the semi’s. Another year another outcome perhaps – but there was no question they enjoyed every week and look forward to the coming Summer season.
Division 5
Some great games and long rally’s was the name of the game for this team – Julie Holt (Capt.), Jo Dawkins, Sue Dibb, Andrea Descant, Pen Oldfield and Mara Limberopoulis. They didn’t quite make the Semis but enjoyed the season no less.
Women’s Night League
Division 3
A brilliant season for this team –Lucinda Anderson (Captain), Sheena Storm, Fiona Allan, Jo Keaney, Lisa McCusker and Rose Moore the team ended 2nd on the ladder. Wherever they played their wins were thorough. Ringing Jo to play whenever Lisa was unavailable ensured a consistent strong 1st player. The Semi’s was a convincing win and the trophy was in grasp!!. Sadly it slipped through their fingers with a narrow loss in the finals. Their opposition, Kinglsey, had a dynamite 4th player that trounced all of her opponents. Some wondered if she needed a partner at all!
Pennant Hints/Rules/ Etiquette
Partner support
‘If you can’t say something nice it’s best to say nothing at all’ – When your partner makes a mistake, she already knows and is beating herself about it so she doesn’t need you pointing it out.
‘The only words spoken to your partner shall be is positive’. Eg. Not “I’m positive you stuffed that up!!”
5th Player Rule – Midweek Open, Grass 45’s, Grass 55’s and also Night leagues are able to use a 5th player. Remember they need to be listed on the sheet prior to commencement of play. So if you know a player who would like to play but find 6 sets too much then they may play just 2 or 4.
‘Ball on court’- If the Server has already serve the 1st ball and has not commenced serving the 2nd ball, when a ball enters the court , the Server not automatically given a “take 2” unless this ball caused her some form of interruption (either a long time or she had to move to get the ball off the court).
‘Commencement of play’ – 9.30am Midweek, 7.30pm Night. Score cards are to be written out 10 minutes before commencement of play, balls warmed up before commencement of play and all players on the court (not premises)at commencement of play. 2 sets can be claimed as 6-0 . This needs some form of enforcement to encourage the length of play to be kept within the shortest time frame.
‘Home games’ – just a reminder that all pennant teams need to supply their own milk for teas & coffees on home games. Also to take home & wash dirty table cloths.
