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Huge Open Day Sunday 28th August 2011

This is the day you can sign yourself and your kids up for the coming summer season. If you can't make it on the day, please contact Jeff Ramm at Ramms05@bigpond.net.au or 0430841681 for juniors, or Matt Rymill at Matthew.Rymill@cevalogistics.com or 0411868686 for seniors, with any questions or to register your interest in playing this summer.

 

NEW CLUB COACH Marcus Wagstaff Starts 25th July 2011

We are very privileged to welcome Marcus Wagstaff from Peake Performance Tennisas our new club coach. Marcus comes very highly recommended, having just returned home from a stint coaching and playing in England where he coached elite players at the National Training Centre including Oliver Golding, 2010 Junior Wimbledon Semi-Finalist, as well as running junior HotShots programs for young kids new to the game. He's a great coach and great bloke and we are really lucky to have him and Helen Rice aboard. Marcus is available to start lessons from the beginning of Term 3, 25th of July and a new HotShots program will be commencing on the week beginning August 8th and running for an 8 week term. Please ring Marcus on 0407833850 or email: peakperformanceSA@gmail.com with any enquiries or to make a booking.

 

2011 AGM Sunday 24th July 12.30 pm Sausage Sizzle, 1.30pm meeting starts

 

Club Tournament. Sunday 6th March 10am and Sunday March 13th 10am.

The Peake Gardens Riverside Club Tournament is open to all club members: junior, senior and social. You can put your name down on the entry lists at the canteen, where more details of specific events are also available. If there is enough support we will put on a parents mixed doubles event too. The open singles and doubles events will also be open to anyone who plays in the Tuesday Night competition. Ring Grantley Haskell on 0407723376 for more details. The canteen will be open for pies & pasties etc, as well as your favourite snacks and refreshments as per usual.

 

Last minor round game. Saturday 12th March.

Sausage sizzle and drinks straight after tennis finishes, so starting at 3.30 if you’re lucky.

Presentation Day Saturday 2nd april from 4pm

· Junior trophy Presentation 6pm · FREE Sausage sizzle around 7pm · Senior trophy presentation around 8pm · Please bring a salad or a dessert to share · Drinks and snacks available at the canteen at the usual bargain prices · Bring your tennis gear for a social hit before and after the presentations

GDTA presentation dinner HWY Inn Friday 8th april

· $40, 3 course meal + entertainment · This was a great event last year with a fashion show to replace the woeful comedian of the year before, and of course trophy presentations to premiers and tournament winners.

Jamestown Easter Tournament

· April 22 – 25. Slugs on Tour 2011. Great grasscourt country tournament. The Div 1 Men have been going up there for years and staying in the plusho caravan park, there has been some talk about others going up and staying in one of the pubs. There are other accommodation options up there too, from rustic to boutique. A big contingent of slugs went up in 2007 and had a ball. See the website www.pgrtc.net.au/photos.htm for a few shots of 2007. Speak to Matt Rymil (0411868686) for the full report and entry forms etc.

Sunday December 12th. Massive Christmas Party for adults and kids.

Saturday December 18th Last Seniors Game before Christmas, Drinks and Sausage sizzle at the club after tennis.

New tennis clothing is now on sale, some great new designs. See Deb in the canteen for details. Coaching is now available to all members on Tuesdays 4-7pm, Wednesdays and Thursdays till 9pm. See Jeff Ramm for details. Night tennis is back on and we have spots for new teams and players right now. You can join at any time, ring Jodi on 0423854922 for details.

PGRTC AGM Sunday 17th October 2pm

Junior Saturday Summer Tennis Starts 16th October 8.30 or 10.30 am.

Senior Saturday Summer Tennis Starts 9th October 12.30, 3.30 or 1 pm

Kids Christmas Party Thursday 17th December from 7pm.

Please bring a plate for supper, drinks & snacks for adults and kids will be available from the bar' Santa will be making his annual appearance from the North Pole at 8pm. If you want Santa to present a gift to your child, please bring along a wrapped gift with your child’s name on it and Santa will be only too happy to present your gift with accompanying Ho Ho Ho’s and general jolliness.

Senior Tennis Christmas Break-up Saturday 19th December.

Drinks from 6pm, junk food to be ordered 7.30pm. We can choose from pizzas, chicken shop, curry shop, nandos, or anything else that comes to mind. We can decide on the night. For those who wish to kick on later we will be proceeding to the Highway Inn, so wear you party frock if you are interested in this late night action.

Day After Show December 26th Noon.

Celebrate and relax after a successful Chrissy Day with a quiet ale and barby on the deck and show off what Santa brought you (as long as it wasn’t undies). The club barby will be on but it will be BYO meat and/or salad if you are that way inclined, and naturally the bar will be open for all your liquid refreshment needs. The Boxing Day test cricket will also be on the telly for your entertainment, plus the courts are there if you are feeling energetic and want a hit of tennis. All welcome, feel free to bring your friends along for a casual day after the frenzied excitement of Santa’s big day.

Christmas Hamper Raffle.

We are once again having a raffle for a big Christmas hamper. If you have anything you wish to donate, please bring it along to tennis next time you come. We already have beer (thanks Josh), white wine and serviettes (thanks Jodi), but any other donations will be gratefully accepted. Tins of food, chips, sauces, chocolates, Christmas goodies etc, you know the sort of thing. J Tickets are available at the bar, 3 for $2 or 10 for $5. Bargain! The raffle will be drawn on Saturday the 19th so you don’t have long to get your donation in and get a ticket, so get cracking!

17/9/09 Summers Coming! Dates to Remember.

Thursday 1st October - First Thursday practice night 6pm.

Saturday 10th October - First week of Senior Saturday Summer tennis

Saturday 17th October - First week of Junior Saturday Summer tennis

More details coming, stay tuned!

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12/9/2009 WINTER SLUG PREMIERS!

In a great winter for the Slugs, Div 8 Junior Boys (Aiden Snelling, Jake Pledger, Mitchell Browne, Dylan Ambler) and the undefeated Div 9 Junior Girls (Jenna McDonald, Madison Browne, Grace Hensel, Olivia Downey), along with the Mens Div 2 Doubles (Shawn McGuinness, Martin Nguyen, Matt Spurr, Andrew McDonald and Grantley Haskell) have emerged victorious from the seething cauldron that is winter pennant tennis. Congratulations to all on a top result, and special thanks to Junior Coordinator Jeff Ramm and all others involed in the organising of Winter Pennant this year. See the Photos page for photos of these legendary Slugs. Extra special thanks to our esteemed Club Patron John Winwood who has once again donated the trophies for the juniors this year. ________________________________________________________

30/5/09. New Club Coach. PGRTC is pleased to announce Josh Tuckfield as our New Club Coach. See the Coaching Page for Josh's contact details. _________________________________________________________

10/4/09 Slug Premiers: This summer we had 2 Senior and 1 Junior Premiership Teams. So Congratulations to the mighty Div 2 Doubles (The Show), Div 4 Men (The Peoples Team) and Div7 Junior Boys (The Kids). See the Photos page for some average photos taken with my phone. If anyone has better ones, please email them to Pete.

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9/4/09 PGRTC Tournament was run over 2 Sundays (or so), and was a huge success with heaps of entries and well organised under the leadership of tournament director Grantley Haskell. Thanks to all volunteers and participants, and congratulations to all winners including Mens Singles Champion Rowan Williamson and Ladies Champion Tania Hibell. ____________________________________________________________________

Sunday March 15th 10am: PGRTC Tournament Singles Sunday March 22nd 10am: PGRTC Tournament Doubles and Mystery Mixed. **Note that the Junior Tournament will also be run on these dates. Further details and entry forms available at the canteen or by ringing Jeff Ramm on 0418 833 608. ____________________________________________________________________

8th and 13th of February GDTA Senior Tournament. See www.gdta.net.au for further details. _________________________________________________________________________

At the season break the Slugs are once again punching above their weight, with heaps of teams putting in great efforts to be right in finals contention as the business end of the season approaches. Below is the ladder positions of our competitive teams as at the break. I hope I haven't left anyone off: Mens Div 1 7th, Mens Div 4 1st, Mens Div 7 6th. Ladies Div 3 8th, Ladies Div 4 2nd, Ladies Div 5 8th. Doubles Div 2 2nd, Doubles Div 4 3rd. Junior Girls Div 8 2nd, Junior Girls Div 9 Blue 4th, Junior Girls Div 9 White 7th. Junior Boys Div 2 4th, Junior Boys Div 4 6th, Junior Boys Div 7 1st, Junior Boys Div 8 8th, Junior Boys Div 11 5th, Junior Boys Div 12 8th, Junior Boys Div 13 8th _______________________________________________________________

31/01/09. Junior Summer Season Resumes. 10/01/09. Senior Summer Season resumes. 18/10/08. Junior Summer Season Starts. 11/10/08. Senior Summer Season Starts! 28/9/08 Open Day 10.30am, noonish sausage sizzle. All welcome. Click HERE for details. 30/8/08 DIV 3 Winter Premiers, Div 11 Runners-up. Div 3 and Div 11 both made the Grand Final held on August 30, the last shocking day of winter, with Div 11 being washed out and the title being handed to minor premier Colonel Light West. Div 3 soldiered on through truly dismal weather to finally finish victorious under lights over a gallant Mellor Park. Congratulations to the boys on a great season in a quality competition, and to Matt Rymill for organising the team all winter and for his truly heroic efforts in holding back the floodwaters armed only with his faith and a squeegee to allow the boys to finish and James to play without getting his little toes too wet.  20/3/08 Senior Premiers Div5 Ladies, Div 7 Ladies, Div 5 Men. Yes after multiple washouts, heatwaves and delays, the Grand Final was finally played and won by the victorius Slugs. A great GrandFinal night was also had the week prior, in which we apparently managed to piss off the neighbours. Hooray for us! Congratulations to all summer premiership players on a great season. 17/12/07 NEW PRESIDENT! All hail to President Serge! With Steve Lowe abdicating his throne (see below), Serge Naumenko was unanimously elected our New Fearless Leader. 17/12/07 Farewell Steve Lowe. President Steve Lowe bid an emotional goodbye to the club at the Christmas Party on Saturday 15th December. Steve is moving on to new employment in Sydney where his Stallion g-string will no doubt get a thorough workout. We wish Steve all the best and he goes with our endless gratitude for the giant strides this club has made under his tireless leadership. 20/11/07 MASSIVE CHRISTMAS PARTY 15/12/07. End of year cocktail party at the clubrooms. 20/11/07 Casual Club Night 24/11/07. The bar will be open late and we'll have the Election coverage on the telly so by the end of the night you will know which geek will by wasting our taxes for the next 3 years. 19/10/07. Dates for Social functions are now up, see the Social page. Next functions are a Casual Club Night on Saturday 27th Octiber, and a barbecue at the clubrooms Saturday 10th November. 28/9/07. Women's daytime social tennis commences Tuesday 15th October 9.15 - 12 noon. Teams of 4 players, playing 3 set of doubles per week. Child friendly facilities. Enter a whole team or register as an individual and be placed in a team. Contact Jodi on 82359155 for further details or to register. 28/9/07. New Peake Gardens Riverside tennis wear is now on sale. Male and Female shirts in all sizes, unisex tracksuits and warm-up jackets, plus caps are all available for order from the club. See some samples in the clubrooms and order at the canteen. 28/9/07. Summer season 2007/08 begins on Saturday 6th October for Junior and Senior saturday comp. Afternoon comp will be followed by a barbecue and beverages to kick the summer off in the right way and to christen the new renovations. All welcome, should be a great night. Click on the link to the GDTA website for results, tables and match schedules. We have teams entered in Men's Pennant, GDTA Div 1, 5, 6 and 9, Women's Div 5 and 7, and Mixed Doubles Div 2 and 5. Please get in touch with Matt Rymill or Steve Lowe if you are interested in playing. 28/9/07. Tuesday Night Tennis commences 2nd October. See the Night Tennis page for details. 28/9/07. Well its all been happening at Peake Gardens Reserve over the winter. West Adelaide Tennis Club has officially vacated the reserve and the two remaining clubs, Peake Gardens and Riverside have merged to form the Peake Gardens Riverside Tennis Club. The inaugural AGM for the new club was held in August, the constitution was accepted by the members present and office bearers were elected. See the Contacts page for details of the office bearers. What this all means is that as one club we are now in a far better position to make improvements to the facilities at Peake Gardens Reserve and to administer all activities that go on here. So everything from social tennis, juniors, seniors, night tennis, coaching, all dealings with outside organisations (like the Council) are all done as one club and everyone knows where they stand. 28/9/07. Speaking of improvements, great strides have been made with improvements to the facilities making Peake Gardens Reserve now one of the best and plushest tennis complexes in the state. A new canteen, freshly painted and carpeted interior, rendered exterior, new pergola and massive timber deck. If you haven't seen it yet, do yourself a favour and come on down to check it out. You'll never want to leave! Go to the photos page for a few snaps. Thanks to Liam from Softwoods for the great deal on the timber, to the builder Darren from Scribe Carpentry & Construction 0404933229, and thanks to the club members volunteering their valuable time and energy to get this project over the line. Too many to mention here but you know who you are. Cheers! 28/9/07. Winter Pennant Tennis has finished for the season with a senior Men's Div 3 and a Senior Women's Div 6 flying the flag as the first teams to compete under the combined Peake Gardens Riverside banner. (Please note that this is not Senior as in Senior Citizens, but Senior as in not junior! One look at Matt's cherubic features will confirm this). The men finished 6th in their comp, with the women making the finals but not quite managing to capture the flag. Thanks to Matt Rymill and Ali Sorell for organising the teams, love your work.