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RLTA Club Championships 2006
The championships will be held as night-time
round-robin events commencing Tuesday 26th September.
If matches are not completed on the night (eg rain), then
they will be played on the corresponding night of the
following week. Click here to
see the results...
| Tuesday 26th September Play will commence at 6:30 pm sharp |
| A Grade Mens Singles
Final:
Steve Parr defeated
Justin Schneider 6-3. |
Pool A
|
Jani Kroyherr |
|
Justin Schneider |
|
Murray Butler |
|
Brett Goetz |
Pool B
|
Steve Parr |
|
David Young |
|
Damian Gunn |
|
John Whitlock |
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Round-robin with a final, 2 pools of
4 players,
first to 6 game sets,
tiebreaker at 5 all,
long deuces |
| B Grade Mens Singles
Final: Austin Ward defeated
Paul Whitlock 6-5 |
Pool A
|
Austin Ward |
|
Rob Somers |
|
Shane Keefe |
|
Matt Standing |
Pool B
|
Dan Curtain |
|
Bill Tapper |
|
Paul Whitlock |
|
John Hochart |
|
Matt McLachlan |
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Round-robin with a final, 1 pool of
4 players,
1 pool of 5 players,
first to 6 game sets,
tiebreaker at 5 all,
long deuces |
| Tuesday 3rd
October Play will commence at 6:30
pm sharp |
| A Grade Mixed
Won by:
Steve Parr &
Janelle Spittle
Runners-up:
John Dunnett &
Lisa Webb |
|
Ian Somers |
Di Green |
|
Rod Edwards |
Elise Rothman |
|
John Dunnett |
Lisa Webb |
|
Justin Schneider |
Wasiela Weary |
|
Damien Gunn |
Ashleigh Steven |
|
Steve Parr |
Janelle Spittle |
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Round-robin 1 pool of 6 teams
first to 5 game sets,
tiebreaker at 4 all,
long deuces |
| B Grade Mixed
Won by:
Alex Muga &
Lynley Taylor
Runners-up:
Shane Keefe &
Betty McCoy |
|
Bill Tapper |
Virginia Morgan |
|
Kym Reimers |
Melissa Stahlhut |
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Tony Barton |
Lyn Howe |
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Shane Keefe |
Betty McCoy |
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Alex Muga |
Lynley Taylor |
|
Austin Ward |
Carmel Richards |
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Round-robin 1 pool of 6 teams
first to 5 game sets,
tiebreaker at 4 all,
long deuces |
| Thursday 28th September Play will commence at 6:30
pm sharp |
| A Grade Mens Doubles
Final:
Jani Kroyherr & Damian Gunn
defeated
Ian Somers & John Dunnett
6 - 5 |
Pool A
|
Jani Kroyherr |
Damien Gunn |
|
Justin Schneider |
David Young |
|
Murray Butler |
David Brown |
|
Rob Somers |
Rod Edwards |
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Alex Muga |
Brian Raue |
Pool B
|
Steve Parr |
Andrew Ross |
|
Ian Somers |
John Dunnett |
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Kym Reimers |
Tony Bachman |
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John Whitlock |
Peter Whitlock |
|
Peter Coleman |
Paul Smith |
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Round-robin with a final, 2 pools of
5 teams,
first to 6 game sets,
tiebreaker at 5 all,
long deuces |
| B Grade Mens & Womens Doubles
Final:
Janelle Spittle & Jo Brooks
defeated
Les Finney &
Tony Barton
6 - 4 |
Pool A
|
Austin Ward |
John Hochart |
|
Janelle Spittle |
Jo Brooks |
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Paul Whitlock |
Shane Keeffe |
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Melissa Stahlhut |
Virginia Morgan |
Pool B
|
Les Finney |
Tony Barton |
|
Dan Curtin |
Michael Bray |
|
Narelle Jeffries |
Lisa Webb |
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Bill Tapper |
Matt McLachlan |
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Round-robin with a final, 2 pools of
4 teams,
first to 6 game sets,
tiebreaker at 5 all,
long deuces |
Singles The 2006 RLTA Club
Champion is Steve Parr. Steve played very cleverly to
beat his younger rival Justin Schneider 6-3 in a very
memorable final. Justin showed great form and courage
to come from 4-0 down in the final pool match against
our coach Jani Kroyherr to win 6-4 in an epic struggle to
advance to the final. However, Justin simply ran
out of legs against the wily Steve Parr who was in great
touch with his mix of solid ground shots and perfectly
weighted drop shots.
A Division Finalists Justin Schneider and Steve Parr
The B Division final was an extremely close and hard fought
affair in which Austin Ward just managed to edge out Paul
Whitlock in a tie-breaker just before the lights went out.
B Division Finalists Paul Whitlock and Austin Ward
Doubles The A
Division Mens Doubles final was an interesting match-up
between the young guns (Janis Kroyherr and Damian Gunn) and
the more mature, experienced pair of John Dunnett and Ian
Somers. The road to the final was a torrid affair for
both pairs with the tennis throughout the rounds of a high
standard and hard fought. The final was played in
front of a New York style crowd and the atmosphere on the
new show court was everything we could have wished for.
While it could be said that tennis was the ultimate winner,
the scoreboard shows that the young guns finished ahead in
the deciding break, winning 6 games to 5.
Winners are Grinners
Damian Gunn & Jani Kroyherr |
And the losers can please
themselves...
Ian Somers & John Dunnett with
their runners-up trophies presented by RLTA
Secretary-Manager Betty McCoy |
The B Division Mens &
Womens Doubles was something of a first at the RLT A.
Many of our competitions are now run in a ranked uni-sex
format and it seems somehow fitting that the B Division
Doubles included both mens and womens doubles teams
competing. And to top it all off, 2006 was a year for
the fairer sex, with the mid-week ladies pairing of Janelle
Spittle & Joanne Brooks beating Les Finney & Tony Barton 6 -
4 in a tight final.
B Division Runners-Up Les Finney & Tony Barton still
smiling despite losing the battle of the sexes.
Mixed Doubles
The Mixed Doubles competition was postponed due to rain but
still proved a popular competition despite the logistical
problems. The A Division was dominated by the brother
& sister team of Steve Parr and Janelle Spittle who, despite
some very close tennis, managed to remain focused enough to
win every set and every game they contested. This
would undoubtedly have to set some sort of a record in RLTA
club championships. John Dunnett and Lisa Webb were
the runners-up in A Division, having dropped only the one
set all night.
The B Division was a much tighter affair with Alex Muga and
Lynley Taylor the narrow victors over Shane Keefe and Betty
McCoy. |
