12:09pm – Despite early morning shower all classes at Barton Tennis Club & The Old Parliament House Gardens will be on (assuming it doesn’t rain again). Please see check this link if the weather turns.
The Tennis Canberra Family is looking really looking forward to sponsoring the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). We invite you to join the Tennis CBR Cares Table and support the research and the cure of Type 1 diabetes.
All the details are on the invite below. Note: The cost will be $120/head (not $130) as we will be booking a group table for the Tennis Canberra Family.
RSVP’s to robbie@tenniscanberra.com.au or 0423 366 014.
We hope you can be a part of it,
Robbie (Tennis Canberra) & Mel (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
Update: 2:23pm – Courts are too wet and will not dry up in time for all Tuesday session to go ahead. All sessions are cancelled and the tennis courts are closed due to wet conditions. Thanks for checking the weather page for updates. Enjoy the afternoon/evening off players.
Update 1:15pm: Continuous Rain – All coaching session at Majura Tennis Club (Dickson) & Old Parliament House Gardens are cancelled. An update for Tuesday Doubles Fixtures will be posted at 3pm
Update 10:22am: Early morning showers and predicted showers all day will probably see all session & fixtures at Majura Tennis Club (Dickson) & Old Parliament House Gardens (Parkes) cancelled.
Despite the hail hitting within the last hour Wednesday coaching session at Reid Tennis Club are going ahead. If the weather turns within the next hour this post will be updated. If unsure please see this link before you leave for your lesson.
On the 16th of May, 2015 The Kozlow family will be heading to Nice, France. Saskia our 11-year-old tennis junior will be representing the Tennis Canberra family at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy (ISP). Her training will include full time on-court workouts, private lessons (3) from the best coaches in the world plus a tennis experience that could change her life. Although this may seem like an exciting opportunity it does come at a cost. Without sponsors her parents Hayden and Jenny have personally invested a lot to make this happen. We would love to help Saskia as we know talent can only go so far and without support and structure from the greater community. For that reason, the next 2 weeks the Tennis Canberra team will be selling raffle tickets with all profits going towards Saskia and the Kozlow family.
Tickets are $5 each and you have the chance to win a brand new Head Extreme Racket (MP or lite – depending on what suits you) which retails at $330 AUD. This Racket is used by Richard Gasquet (and Coach Robbie). The raffle will be drawn Saturday the 16th at 11am by Saskia herself. The winner will be announced on our Facebook Page and notified by email and phone.
Target Goal: 60 tickets: $300 | Tickets Sold: 72: $360
Post project: On behalf of Tennis Canberra and the Kozlow family we would like to thank the Canberra Community for supporting this #TennisCBRCares Support Program. We successfully raised $360 for young Saskia, our raffle was drawn and the winners are posted below.
Raffle Prize Winners
All Saturday morning sessions at Majura Tennis Club are going ahead despite the dark clouds looming and light overnight rain. Please check here for any updates or cancellations.
Your favourite tennis coaches
Sorry all, the rain has struck and all sessions at Majura Tennis Club & The Old Parliament House Rose Gardens are canceled. We hope you had a good Easter break and looking forward to seeing you all in term 2.
Don’t forget…
You can easily let us know by emailing us on play@tenniscanberra.com.au
Your favourite tennis coaches
On behalf of the Tennis Canberra coaches and those who work behind the scenes I want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I’m absolutely spent and the summer break will give all the coaches time to recharge their batteries before a busy summer of tennis.
We’ve come along way and looking back on 2014 we can say we’ve given everything we’ve got. Although we are humbled by the kind words and the positive feedback we believe there are better things to come in 2015.
With 4 established locations, passionate and professional coaches and programs the whole of Canberra can participate in Tennis Canberra is due for a big one.
Again, we cannot thank you enough for the support we’ve received and we’ve done our job if you guys are enjoying the sport we are so passionate about.
Below is a list of the upcoming events Tennis Canberra is running this January and February. Please don’t wait till the last minute to sign up as we are already in the process of organising our 2015 summer and term 1 programs.
January Adult Programs @ Old Parliament House Rose Gardens
January Junior Holiday Camps @ Old Parliament House Rose Gardens
Term 1, 2015 – Adult and Junior Groups – Launching first week of February
ACT played host for the Super 10s teams event on the 22nd and 23rd of November 2015. 16 of the best boys and girls from ACT and regional NSW grinded it out on the Lyneham clay courts in sweltering heat.
Tennis Canberra coaches Avi Baskar (Team Rafa) and Robbie Manzano (Team Williams) were 2 of 8 team coaches for the event. With all teams evenly matched it was tough to determine a champion team on Day 1.
Day 2, served a scorching 37 degrees out on court. After close ties in both boys and girls semi-finals Team Rafa (boys) and Team Williams (girls) both went through to the finals.
A surprise visit from Nick Kyrgios before the finals served important after a tough session in the heat. Both Avi and Robbie’s teams fought hard in the finals almost turning the tie from the losses in the pool rounds. In the end, it came down to 3-games in both boys and girls finals with Team Rafa and Team Williams settling for proud finalist.
“This is the first time I’ve worked as an on court team coach and I know it won’t be the last, it was an incredible experience and I was so proud of my girls who proved to themselves that they had it in them to come back from 3rd on Day 1 to close victors” Robbie Manzano