As we are now permitted to resume Season 2, the WDTA Midweek Ladies Comp will be continuing at ROUND 2 on Thursday 29th July.   Fixtures have been updated & convenors notified.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Last week was NOT entered as a washout - we are continuing WITHOUT skipping Round 2.

Also note that due to government restrictions spectators are not permitted.

Lets hope for no more interruptions.  Enjoy your tennis!!!

Last year we were hoping to celebrate our 40 year mark at the 2020 AGM.   Unfortunately due to Lockdowns this could not eventuate.  Instead the WDTA Midweek Ladies Division commemorated the event by gifting the ladies in participating teams quality WDTA sunvisors which were handed out at the recent 2021 AGM.

The new WDTA Midweek Ladies Emergency Pool list is available to view here   (you may need to hit refresh if it isnt showing the latest availability).

Dont have a team this season?  Any NEW Pool Emergencies are most welcome (all sections needed - particularly Sections 4, 5 & 6).   Contact Loreta 0413267839

* Tally Ho Section 5 Red are in need of one extra team member.  If interested please contact Convenor Faye Weekes on 0417.579.806

What a great day for tennis!  Grand Finals were held Thursday 24th June 2021.  Due to lockdown delays position 1 played 2.

A special THANK YOU to hosting clubs:   Doveton TC, Legend Park TC, and  Vermont Sth TC

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PREMIERSHIP TEAMS!!!

List of prior Season Premiers:  CLICK HERE

Please click here to download a printable version of the WDTA Midweek ladies ByLaws (current )

What a beautiful sunny day we had for our annual Charity Event on Thursday 5th September.

Thank you to all the ladies who came along to make the day such a success.   Thank you also to Flick and Vermont South Tennis Club for their amazing support and donations each year.  Judy & Kym as well as all the committee doing a fantastic job as always.

In addition we wish to thank *MARINE ARTIST LANCE ROSS, *TENNIS ONLY-HAWTHORN, *KOOYONG LAWN TENNIS CLUB, *McCARTHY WINE SERVICES, *TENNIS VICTORIA, *HEATHMONT FLOWERS, *TENSION24 & *PRICELINE PHARMACIES  for their generous donations of our raffle prizes.

We are proud to announce the grand total of $892.45 profit was made on the day which will be donated to OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION.    

Our tournament winners for the day were:  Caroline, Deirdre & Ann.   Congratulations ladies!   Hope you all had fun!

Click here for step by step instructions on how to enter your scores.  If you are having trouble please contact Record Secretary via email address listed below.    Scores MUST be in by Friday 8pm.  Thank you.

Fixtures are now available online - no longer available as a Handbook.  You can print your own fixtures via this website as follows:

1. Click on FIXTURES link (in the blue banner above)  
2. Select a Competition (Thursday AM from the drop down box)  
3. Select a Section 
4. Select a Team    
5. Then click on the "download PDF" link (just underneath the Select a Section box).    
6. Then simply PRINT or SAVE.

Note that all Team Captains and their Contact phone numbers are now included under the details for each team  (any errors please let us know).

Waverley Tennis Mid Week Ladies Tennis competition provides competition tennis in the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne for ladies wishing to play during the daytime. We are always looking for new clubs to join our competition or even new players. We can assist in suggesting a club for you to join or we also have an Association Emergency List that assists existing teams and gives variety and options to a player. If you or your Club are interested in knowing more, please read on, or contact our Executive Committee  (phone numbers below).

• 2nd September - Gill Quillinan Charity Event
• 18th Sept - 3rd Oct - School Holidays - no play
• 4th Nov - Oaks Day - no play
• 18th Nov - Semi Finals (or final round for 6 team draw)
• 25 Nov - Prelim Final (or semi-final for 6 team draw)
• 2nd Dec - Grand Final
• 9th Dec - Spare week (in case of inclement weather)

• Home and Away daytime Thursday Competition
• 2 Seasons per Calendar Year (Feb to June  /  July to Dec)
• Starting time 9.30 am (can vary)
• 2 Courts per match  
• 4 ladies per team - change partners each set
• 6 double sets per match - no rubbers
• Sets are first to 8 - tiebreak at 7 all
• Emergency Pool Players available  (see note below)
• Semi-Finals, Preliminary-Finals & Grand Finals - no umpires required in any finals games
• Home venues for Semi & Preliminary Finals - with Grand Finals at courts designated by Committee.
• Online scoring system
• A mid-year tournament - all levels most welcome - The Annual Gill Quillinan Memorial Charity Event. Proceeds from this tournament are donated to Ovarian Cancer Research.

Please click here to download a printable version of the WDTA Midweek ladies Participating Clubs & Court Locations - current as at Season 1-2015.

Our Competition permits the use of Emergency Pool Players.  This saves the need for teams to forfeit (with the associated fine).

Emergency Pool Players:

• must belong to a club affiliated with Tennis Victoria.
• are permitted to play for any club as many times as necessary in their personal grade or above at the discretion of the Executive Committee.
• may still play for their own club as an emergency.
• must be recorded on the Emergency Pool List by contacting the Record Secretary prior to playing at wdtaladies@gmail.com

Special Pool Emergency Rules applicable for Finals:

All Pool Emergencies (with the exception of Section 7) are not permitted to play in their personal grade during Finals (irrespective of how many matches they have played in that grade).  They are only permitted to play above their personal grade in Finals.  A request MUST be made to Record Secretary prior to using ANY Pool Emergencies in Finals.

The current Pool Emergency List is now available on this website page including phone numbers and availabillity (see above).

Any players wishing to be placed in the Emergency Pool, we would love to hear from you.  All Grades are welcome!  Please contact Loreta Piggott 0413267839

• President: Marg Clark - 0418 580 337 - president.wdtaladies@gmail.com
• Secretary:Joy Kaias - 0413 399 038  - sec.wdtaladies@gmail.com
• Treasurer: Jenny Lomdahl - 0404 831 544  - treasurer.wdtaladies@gmail.com
• Record Secretary: Noela Steinfort  0409 423 825   wdtaladies@gmail.com
• General Committee: Judy Searl, Nola Williams, Loreta Piggott, Kym Bircham & Alison Copley

The Lorraine Clark Memorial Perpetual Trophy is awarded to the winner of the lowest section in the WDTA Mid-week Ladies competition each season.  It is an encouragement award, commenced in her honour in 2001.

Lorraine Clark was on the founding committee for the Mid-week Ladies Competition and became the inaugural President.  WDTA Ladies commenced with 14 participating Clubs and she served as President for 6 years and remained on the general committee until 1991 when she was awarded Life Membership.  It is pleasing to note that our Mid-week ladies competition has expanded over the years, and currently has 37  Clubs participating. Lorraine attended the Gill Quillan tournament in July 2014 but sadly passed away in December 2014.

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