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AUTUMN SEASON 2012

Entries for the Autumn 2012 season are open, get the Entry Form/Info Sheet (.pdf 31kb), make up a team, get your Entry Form in.

Entries for the 2012 Autumn Season close on Tuesday 22 November 2011 with the first match commencing on Monday 30 January 2012.

Night Tennis Flyer

Please download this Night Tennis flyer and place it on your club's noticeboard - flyer (.pdf 138kb) (25 Jan 2010).

WAVERLEY TENNIS NIGHT COMPETITION

Waverley Tennis Night Tennis competition accomodates the ever expanding demand for Night Tennis is the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. If you or your Club are interested in knowing more, please read on:

Competition Features

Waverley Night Tennis currently offers:-

•  Home and Away Competition
•  2 Courts per team/match
•  Ladders etc on website
•  Online scoring system
•  Early finishes
•  Play at your own club
•  Competitive with other Night Tennis Associations
•  More flexibility for clubs
•  Competition can run alongside club play
•  High Visibility of the competition
•  Choice of nights and formats
•  2 Seasons per Calendar Year

What If My Club Doesn't Have Lights Or Not Enough Courts?

•  Clubs without lights can enter teams
•  Clubs with insufficient floodlit tennis courts can enter teams
•  These teams are allocated to clubs with spare capacity
•  Clubs can arrange venues with a neighbouring club prior to season or Waverley Tennis will allocate venues based on available court capacity
•  Team fees remain the same, venue team provides balls
•  Venue club benefits from the extra team fees

Contact

If you or your club would like more information on any aspect of Waverley Night Tennis, contact the Waverley Tennis Night Competition Convenor:

Eric Beeston
Phone: (03) 9801 0798
e-mail: eric.beeston@iinet.net.au

Competition Formats

Waverley Night Tennis currently offers:-

Ladies Doubles
•  4 ladies per team
•  6 doubles sets, change partners each set
•  Sets are 6 games with tiebreak at 6 all

Men's Doubles
•  4 men per team
•  6 doubles sets, change partners each set
•  Sets are 6 games with tiebreak at 6 all

Men's Singles/Doubles
•  3 men per team
•  3 singles sets and 3 doubles sets
•  Sets are 6 games with tiebreak at 6 all

Mixed Doubles
•  2 men and 2 ladies per team
•  6 double sets, change partners each set
•  Sets are 6 games with tiebreak at 6 all

Footnote: Other formats will be considered from time to time.

Trophies

Trophies are presented to the players who represent the winning team and the runners-up team in each grade (or each section of each grade) on the Grand Final Night. In addition, a Waverley Tennis pennant is provided for the club represented by the winning team.

Weekly Program

Matches commence at 7.30 p.m. sharp.

Competition Type	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Ladies Doubles	•
Men's Doubles	•	•
Men's Singles/ Doubles		•
Mixed Doubles			•
Open Doubles

Club Benefits

•  Waverley Tennis encourages all players to become members of their respective clubs.
•  Night tennis provides an ideal setting for new club members to be introduced into competition matchplay.
•  Night tennis enhances the social atmosphere and interaction between club members and players from other clubs.

Seasons, Gradings and General Conduct of Night Matches

Waverley Night Tennis is played on a Seasonal basis, viz., an Autumn Season commencing in February through June and a Spring Season commencing in July though November each year. Team entries close late November and late May, respectively. Scheduled play is avoided whenever possible during school holidays.

Waverley Tennis offers your club and players many opportunities. Multiple grades A/A Res through C Sp cater for all levels of ability and guarantee maximum enjoyment. All matches are conducted over two courts with a home and away format. Matches start at 7.30 p.m. and conclude approximately 9.30 p.m. allowing time for social activity to be enjoyed or the players the opportunity of being home early if required. The utilization of two courts means that players do not have a long wait between sets in the colder period of the year.

Individual players can apply to Waverley Tennis for inclusion in Waverley Tennis Night teams.

Communications and Publications

•  Waverley Tennis Website www.waverleytennis.asn.au (updated daily).
•  'Waverley Informer', Official Newsletter of Waverley Tennis (published 4 times per year).
•  Waverley Night Tennis Seasonal Official Handbooks and Fixtures (published every Autumn and Spring Season).
•  Regular e-mail communications from the Waverley Tennis Night Competition Convenor.
•  Regular e-mail newsletters to night convenors and team captains provide updates on what is happening in Waverley Night Tennis.