Mid Week Ladies Competition

Fast Facts about our Ladies Competition (including season dates)
Ladies Committee Contact Details
By-Laws / Rules (printable pdf version)
Pool Emergency Availability List
How to print your Fixture page
Tennis Court Addresses (printable pdf version)
How to enter your scores online

Current season 2/2021

Due to the current Victoria COVID-19 lockdown, our season 2 competition has sadly been suspended after Round 1.  The WDTA-mwl committee are hopeful that we can continue with Round 2 once restrictions are lifted, but this will depend on the date competition is permitted once again.   Convenors will be notified.

40 Year Commemoration of the WDTA Midweek Ladies Division

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. 

Pictured:  Nola Williams (President 2018-20) and Judy Searl (President 2015-17, Secretary 2012-14 & 2018-20) proudly wearing our new WDTA visors......

Pool Emergency Players - Season 2-2021

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

Looking for extra players

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

WDTA-mwl Finals

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

Midweek Ladies ByLaws

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

Gill Quillinan Memorial Charity Event 2019  

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!

Entering and confirming scores online

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.

How to print your Fixture page

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

* Click on FIXTURES link (in the blue banner above)   * Select a Competition (Thursday AM from the drop down box)   * Select a Section  * Select a Team     Then click on the "download PDF" link (just underneath the Select a Section box).     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). 

Welcome to Waverley Tennis Midweek Ladies Comp

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).

Important Dates:-

Season 2 - 2021  commencement date 15th July 2021

• 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)

Competition Features:

Waverley Mid Week Ladies Tennis currently offers:-

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 .

Clubs & Court Locations 

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

Mid-Week Ladies Emergency Pool Players:

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

WDTA Midweek Ladies Committee 2021/22:

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

History of the Lorraine Clark Memorial Perpetual Trophy:

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.

Questions and Answers

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