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25.01.2022 Australian Teams Carnival Cancelled Further to the decision of Tennis Seniors ACT to say they couldn’t run the Australian Teams Carnival due to COVID-19, it has not be possible for Tennis Seniors Australia to make suitable alternative arrangements and regrettably the event for 2021 has been cancelled. The teams carnival, the flagship of seniors tennis in Australia, has participation levels exceeding 700 players and with the social restrictions potentially impacting the openin...g ceremony, presentation dinner, team dinners, other social functions together with large groups of players passing each other at time slot changes, there was no choice other than to cancel. No decision has yet been made on the location of the 2022 Carnival.

23.01.2022 TSA Hall of Fame Inductees: Brenda Foster and Mary Gordon Congratulations to Brenda Foster and Mary Gordon on being inducted into the Tennis Seniors Australia Hall of Fame. Due to Covid cancellations, the Hall of Fame Awards will not be able to be inducted and presented at the Australian Teams Carnival in January next year. TSA will recognise these players on their wonderful achievements at the first available opportunity in 2021. Brenda Foster has to date won 4 ITF World Do...ubles Championships, 4 ITF World Mixed Championships, 9 Australian Singles Championships, 8 Australian Doubles Championships and 9 Australian Doubles Championships. Mary Gordon has to date won 2 ITF World Doubles Championships, 12 Australian Singles Championships, 17 Australian Doubles Championships and 6 Australian Mixed Championships.

23.01.2022 ITF Grade 1 NSW State Championships Cancelled Due to the restrictions of COVID-19, Tennis Seniors New South Wales has reluctantly decided to cancel the ITF Grade 1 NSW State Championships scheduled for 2 - 5 October 2020 at Rockdale.

22.01.2022 Evening all, Judy Murray is wondering who the other male (Wally Masur next to her) is in this pic taken at the Scottish Grass Court Championships in 1978, presumably in Edinburgh. I thought it was Wayne Cowleybut she doesn’t think so. The other woman is Anne Minter. Who is this man does anyone recognise him ?

18.01.2022 SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS UPDATE In consultation with tournament stakeholders, the decision has been taken that the ITF Seniors (50-55-60) World Team & Individual Championships will not be held as scheduled in Boca Raton & Palm Beach Gardens, USA in April-May 2021. Due to the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, at this time it is not possible to provide a satisfactory degree of certainty that a suitable environment for staging the event could be provided for all partic...ipants and the local community. The safety of everyone involved with the tournament remains our priority. The Seniors World Championships are one of the highlights of the ITF Seniors calendar and our efforts will now be focused on securing an alternative for hosting the event in 2021. The ITF Seniors Committee will review the matter in the coming weeks and further information will be provided in due course. The Young Seniors World Team & Individual Championships remains scheduled to take place in Umag, Croatia from 12-25 September 2021, as well as the ITF Super-Seniors World Team & Individual Championships which is scheduled to take place in Mallorca, Spain from 10-23 October 2021.

13.01.2022 Congrats Don Biddle

10.01.2022 IMPORTANT NOTICE WORLD SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIPS (50,55,60) BOCA RATON APRIL-MAY 2021 Due to the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and in consultation with tournament stakeholders, the decision has been taken that the ITF Seniors (50-55-60) World Team & Individual Championships will not be held as scheduled in Boca Raton & Palm Beach Gardens, USA in April-May 2021.... The safety of everyone involved remains our priority and our efforts will now be focused on securing an alternative for hosting the event in 2021. The ITF Seniors Committee will review as priority and further information will be provided in due course. When further information comes to hand I notify via website and social media If anyone has an queries please feel free to contact me Di Cassel Australian Team Administrator

10.01.2022 Tennis Australia has advised the two remaining ITF Seniors tournaments scheduled to be hosted in Victoria, namely, the Victorian Seniors Championships and the Victorian Grasscourt Championships, have been cancelled. Please refer to the Tennis Seniors Victoria website for information on alternative tournament events that may be held.

09.01.2022 ITF Seniors 2021 World Championships Update The International Tennis Federation is pleased to announce that the ITF Seniors (50-55-60) World Team & Individual Championships are now scheduled to be held in Umag, Croatia in June 2021. The ITF Seniors Committee approved the alternative venue to hold the 50-55-60 Seniors World Championships on the following dates:... ITF Seniors World Team Championships: Sunday 6 Friday 11 June 2021 ITF Seniors World Individual Championships: Saturday 12 Saturday 19 June 2021 This follows the decision announced last month that the Championships would not be held as originally scheduled in Boca Raton & Palm Beach Gardens, USA due to the ongoing impact and uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic. The full schedule of ITF Seniors World Championships in 2021 is now complete with the Young Seniors World Team & Individual Championships also in Umag from 12-25 September and the ITF Super-Seniors World Team & Individual Championships in Mallorca, Spain from 10-23 October 2021. Factsheets for all events will be made available approximately 6 months before the event takes place. Kind regards, ITF Seniors Tour team [email protected]

07.01.2022 New Recognition & Awards Policy to see hardworking tennis volunteers formally rewarded Dear Tennis NSW family Tennis is a sport rich in history that is lucky to have a community of hardworking people who deliver and support our great sport throughout New South Wales. Without these very people, our sport would cease to exist. With that, the Board of Tennis NSW would like to announce the implementation of the Recognition & Awards Policy.... This policy will aim to ensure that there is a well governed and inclusive process behind the recognition of the hardworking members of our tennis community. The new policy includes recognition in three categories, being Life Membership, Hall of Fame and Legend. The Recognition & Awards Policy is available now on our website. This policy includes an Assessment Sub Committee which will be made up of both Life Members and TNSW Board Members. Tennis NSW are excited to announce that Life Members, Mick Parslow & John Whittaker have agreed to be on this inaugural committee. Mick has been a valued member of the NSW tennis community for over 50 years and comes from the country town of Forbes. Mick has been involved in volunteer club committees and is a player himself. Mick also served on the Board of Tennis NSW in 1985 and continued as a Director of Tennis NSW for 24 years. John, who hails from the regional town of Orange, has also dedicated many years to tennis including time served on the Tennis NSW Board as Chairman during the 1990's and still plays tennis today. Mick and John both have a lifetime of experience in both country and metropolitan tennis as players and administrators at all levels. In a call for nominations, please take some time to assess the hardworking people in your own tennis community and let's work together to ensure that these people are appropriately recognised. The nomination period for 2020 will close on 30 August. You can access the Life Membership nomination form here and the Hall of Fame nomination form from website Stay safe and healthy Kim Warwick President Tennis NSW

07.01.2022 Australian Seniors Individual Championships The Australian Seniors Individual Championships is scheduled to be held in Lyneham, Canberra from 24 29 January 2021. Tennis Seniors ACT sought and Tennis Seniors Australia has agreed to re- program the championships to 2 6 April 2021 to replace the ACT Seniors Championships. If any event exceeds a 32 draw, it will be necessary to play matches on the afternoon of April 1. Given the COVID-19 restrictions may extend to this period, participants are strongly advised to not make non- refundable arrangements before the Entry deadline.

06.01.2022 DATES coming up for your noting and possibly ACTION: 21 September 2020 Registrations for October Tennis Carnival Weekend being held 3-4 October 2020 close... 26 September 2020 Team Nominations for Summer Weekly Competitions close 28 September 2020 AGM - Tennis Seniors Association SA Inc. being held at South Park Tennis Seniors Centre, Greenhill Road, commencing 7.00pm 3-4 October 2020 OCTOBER TENNIS CARNIVAL WEEKEND is being held 3-4 October at South Park Tennis Seniors Centre, giving you the Monday Public Holiday to recover! 12 October 2020 Summer Weekly Competitions commence from Monday 12 October 2020 at South Park Tennis Seniors Centre FINAL REMINDER - If you are seeking to assist the new TSSA Committee 2020-21 then complete and lodge a TSSA Committee Member Nomination Form

06.01.2022 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TENNIS SENIORS AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED ... Notice is given that the 52nd Annual General Meeting of Tennis Seniors Australia Incorporated will be held by electronic communication (Zoom) on Saturday 13 February 2021 at 11:30am AEDT. States/Territories Delegates are invited to attend, the number of Delegates determined by the number of entitlements to vote. Observers, who may speak but are not entitled to vote, may also attend and will need to apply to the Secretary for an email link to the meeting. The nature of business to be transacted at the meeting is listed in Rule 9(3) of the Constitution and a vote will be taken to alter the meaning of Senior in Rule 2(1) from 35 years to 30 years. The current National Executive will automatically retire at this meeting. Invitations are extended for members to nominate for six (6) positions as Officers of the Association. The positions of President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and two Committee Members will be determined from the nominations received. Nominations are sought from genuinely interested members who are prepared to take on any of these challenging roles. A background of significant administrative experience, particularly in tennis administration is desired as well as people with diverse experience in other areas, such as marketing and finance. Another basic need is for applicants to be computer and office systems literate, as the use of electronic communication is an essential skill required in our management team in 2021. The Nomination Form is posted separately to this Notice. Please note that nominations are to be forwarded to the National Secretary, Alan Walsh, at 402/20 Gerrale Street, Cronulla NSW 2230 or emailed to [email protected] prior to Wednesday 13 January 2021.

04.01.2022 Dear Regional and National Associations, We are pleased to inform you of two developments for the ITF Seniors Tour in 2021, recently approved by the ITF Seniors Committee and ITF Board. Currently, the ITF Seniors Circuit offers age groups at 5-year increments from 35 years and above to 85 years and above, which sees 27,500 players compete in over 500 tournaments. As part of the ITF’s mission to make Seniors Tennis the leading sport in terms of player participation, we want to...Continue reading

03.01.2022 There are two remaining ITF seniors tournaments in 2020 on the TSA Tournament Calendar, namely the Grade 2 Victorian Seniors Championships on Oct 31 Nov 3 at Kooyong and the Grade 1 Victorian Grasscourt Championships on Nov 20 23 at Yarrawonga. The ITF has said that Grade 2 tournaments are scheduled to resume on 31 August subject to return to tennis protocols as well as government guidelines, where those requirements go beyond the ITF protocols. Higher graded tournaments... will not take place for the remainder of 2020, although the Yarrawonga tournament may take place as a Grade 2 tournament, subject to the approval of the ITF, and revert to their assigned grade in 2021. Tennis Australia has cancelled or postponed all ITF Circuit tournaments until 12 October 2020 and a further assessment will be communicated around 1 September 2020.

01.01.2022 Can’t get to the gym - Stay active at home