Fast Facts about our Ladies Competition (including season dates)
Ladies Committee Contact Details
By-Laws / Rules
Pool Emergency Availability List
How to print your Fixture page
Tennis Court Addresses
How to enter your scores online
Click for printable PDF versions of any of the above information
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).
Judy has been on the WDTA MWL committee since 2012 and has served in an exceptional manner over the 10 years she has been with us. The year Judy joined the committee she eagerly volunteered to be the Honorary Secretary, which she continued performing for the next 3 years. After having to step down due to our “3 year policy”, she then happily raised her hand to become our new President for the next 3 years. Then once again, she volunteered to be our Honorary Secretary for a further 3 year term. A total of 9 years on executive committee so far.
This year Judy focused her energy on the Gill Quillinan Memorial Charity Event organizing the entries and catering arrangements. Having done this job for several years prior to COVID, she was very eager and excited to resume this event again.
Judy is an exceptionally organized person and performed her executive roles in an extremely efficient manner. She attends every meeting even though she has quite a distance to travel, and we commend her for her enthusiasm. We look forward to her valued work on committee in the years to come.
We feel she is a most deserving recipient for the honour of becoming a WDTA Life Member.
We were so happy to have such a successful day yesterday at our Gill Quillinan Memorial Charity Event. It was a full house with lots of tennis, socialising and a lovely lunch.
Thank you to Vermont South Tennis Club for hosting us and all donations and contributions.
We had a record profit for the day and are delighted to be able to make a donation of $1867 to OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION.
Fast Tennis Winners Ann Landry and Jane Nash
with WDTA MWL President Marg Clark and Charity Event Co-ordinator Judy Searl
The new Mid Week Ladies Emergency Pool list is now available for Season 2 2022.
Don't have a team this season? Any NEW Pool Emergencies are most welcome
(all sections needed).
Contact Loreta - 0413 267839 for any Pool related enquiries.
CLICK HERE to open the Emergency Pool list
The 42nd Annual General Meeting for the WDTA - Midweek Ladies' Division was held on Thursday, 16 June. A big thank you to Vermont South Tennis Club for hosting our AGM.
Click here for Minutes of the AGM
There were two changes made to the ByLaws:-
Full copy of the current ByLaws can be found below.
Please click here to download a printable version of the current WDTA Midweek ladies ByLaws.
Season 2 - 2022 commencement date Thursday, 14 July 2022
Section 2 Premiers Pakenham Upper
Despite the weather, 4 of the Grand Finals were completed 9 June, 2022.
Congratulations to the Premiership Teams!
The Section 2 and 6 Grand Finals will be held 16 June at Vermont South Tennis Club.
A special thank you to Vermont South and Legend Park Tennis Clubs for hosting the Grand Finals.
Section 1 Premiers Donvale Blue
Section 5 Runners Up Scoresby
Whilst there is no official Tennis Victoria directive regarding the choice of hand-shaking or racquet tapping at the end of sets, could we please ask that players personal preferences be respected.
This year WDTA-MWL will NOT be issuing a fine to any team that forfeit due to a reason connected in any way to Covid, for the safety of all players.
This information MUST be included in the comments box when entering scores/forfeits online.
Please ensure that all players in your team are aware of the following and play accordingly:-
"If any part of the ball touches any outside part of the line, no matter how minimal, the ball is deemed IN.
If you are unsure, all line calls must be to the benefit of the OPPOSITION."
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:
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).
Please click here to download a printable version of the WDTA Midweek ladies Participating Clubs & Court Locations - current as at November 2021.
Our Competition permits the use of Emergency Pool Players. This saves the need for teams to forfeit (with the associated fine).
Emergency Pool Players:
Pool Availability List Season 2/2022
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.
Don't have a team for next season? We would love to hear from any NEW players wishing to be placed in the Emergency Pool.
All Grades are welcome! Please contact Joy Kaias 0413 399038
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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