Dear Members,　

We would like to invite you to participate in the 2017 HTC Club Championships!

Saturday 16th September - Open Championships

Sunday 17th September - Open finals + Junior Club Champs + BBQ

Saturday 23rd September - Graded Events + President’s Cup

All current 2017/18 paid up members are eligible to participate. If you haven’t yet renewed your membership, you will need to do so prior to the end of August to be eligible to play.　

Saturday 16th September - Open Championships　

Open events commencing at 10 am:　

Women's Singles 　
Women's Doubles 　
Men's Singles 　
Men's Doubles 　
Mixed Doubles

Sunday 17th September - Open finals + Junior Champs + BBQ lunch

Junior events commencing at 10 am:　

Girls Singles　
Boys Singles　
Girls Doubles　
Boys Doubles

Open finals events commencing at 11am - best of 3 sets format.

BBQ from 1pm (on completion of the Junior and Open events) - come down and enjoy the Open Women's and Men's finals and the Junior Champs and we'll fire up the BBQ.

Saturday 23rd September - Graded and President’s Cup Events

Graded and President’s Cup events commencing at 10 am:　

Graded Women's Singles　
President’s Cup Women’s Singles (for first round losers in the Open Women’s Singles)　
Graded Women's Doubles 　
Graded Men's Singles　
President’s Men’s Singles (for first round losers in the Open Men’s Singles)　
Graded Men's Doubles 　
Graded Mixed Doubles

NOTE: eligibility to play in the graded events -　

Women: Grade 4 pennant standard and below　
Men: Grade 8 pennant standard and below

All matches will be held on the one day (ie. Saturday 16th or Saturday 23rd, except Open finals + Junior champs) with a 'fast' match format. Each match will be of a first to 4 game format (tie-breaker at 4-4). The draw for each event will be posted on the HTC website (www.hawthorntennisclub.com) on the Thursday prior as well as pinned to the Clubhouse notice board on the morning of the Competition day. 　

Entry is $10 per person/per event - money will be collected on the day. Club clothing will also be available for sale on the day.　

This is as much a social event as much as it is about the competition! Feel free to come down to the club to enjoy the competition even if you are not planning to compete.　

If you are interested in playing, please reply by email (info@hawthorntennisclub.com) with the events you would like to enter by Friday 8th September. If you are planning to enter a doubles event, please include the name of your doubles partner or alternatively note that you would like to be paired with someone.　

If you have any further queries, you can contact either Andrew Simpson (0408 342 530) or Nadine Maloney (0407 097 398).

2016 Club Champs