Hawthorn Tennis Club Inc

Winning Teams Summer 2012-13

Boys Section 1- 2013

After a wonderful season our Boys Section 1 tennis team, comprising Anthony Luppino, Robbie McIntosh, James Macleod, Matthew Mukhtar and Matthew Taylor, won their Grand Final beating the undefeated top team, Bulleen. The team has been a very cohesive group having played together for many seasons.  They have many Runners Up trophies to their names and are now, very proudly, the 2012/13 Summer Grand Final winners. The Club congratulates the boys for their commitment and great sportsmanship and also acknowledges the support they receive every week from their families. Well done.   

 

The Hawthorn Mixed Rubbers Section A team defeated Lauriston in the Bayside Summer Competition 2012 finals held at Dendy Park on Saturday 23/03. Hawthorn trounced the opposition 4-0 in the finals after an undefeated season where the team only dropped 4 rubbers for the whole season.

Aniket Ghaskadvi and Rod Hill played scintillating tennis in their first men’s doubles match to beat the Lauriston boys 6-1 7-6. According to the Hawthorn Tennis Club President, Robert Payne, ” I don’t think I have seen Aniket play better”. According to the team captain, Nadine Maloney, “Aniket and Rod needed to excel today given their arrival 10 minutes late to the finals and subsequent anxiety that this caused the captain”.

Micah Jones and Nadine Maloney beat the Lauriston ladies 6-0 7-5 , after a slight second set ‘lull’  and a picturesque overhead air swing by Micah, which fortunately did not result in a third set needing to be played.

Aniket and Nadine teamed up for the first Mixed match which was won 6-1 6-2 – the opposition were left shrugging and contemplating what more they could do, with Aniket slamming return of serve winners all over the court. Rod and Micah likewise always looked like winning with a 6-3 6-3 win over their opponents – Micah exhibiting some necessary quick reflexes and superb defensive skills at the net.

The day was celebrated with some pink bubbly, shared with some loyal Hawthorn past team members who came along to support..

Thanks also to Tiffany Gourley, Nicole Kuc and Lyn Robinson who were also in the winning team.

The Bayside Mixed  Rubbers Section A Cup will be displayed at the Hawthorn Tennis Club between now and the start of next season, newly etched with ‘Hawthorn 2012’.

Mixed Doubles Section 3

After a wonderful season our mixed doubles section 3 tennis team, captained ably by Sue Chambers and comprising David Neyland, Peter Scott, Anthony Wing, Lynda Kerr and Cath Mukhtar, finished second on the ladder.  During the season our team was defeated only by the top team, East Malvern.

A wash out commenced our quest to win the pennant.  The scheduled semi-final, followed by the Labor Day long weekend, meant we did not play until 17 March.  For the first time, we convincingly beat East Malvern 4 rubbers to nil at the neutral courts of Kings Park.  Our team therefore qualified directly to play in the grand final to be played on Saturday, 31 March.

East Malvern won the preliminary final and the same Hawthorn semi-final team was nominated to play in the grand final.  The grand final was played on a blustery day and, to add to the pressure, our opposition had been given special exemption to play a much stronger player.  But, undaunted, our team rallied and we managed to pull off the win.

 

The Hawthorn Mens Doubles/Singles Section 6 team defeated Maccabi 2 in the Bayside Summer Competition 2012 finals.

The order of singles play was 1. Nick Kotros, 2. Raul Hormazabal, 3. Jeremy Tompkins, and 4. Alex Kotros. The team won all their rubbers except for one singles rubber with Alex Kotros missing out.

Doubles pairs were 1. Raul and Jeremy, and 2. Nick and Alex with both pairs winning in straight sets.

Overall, an emphatic win at 5 rubbers to 1, and 7 sets to 1

Thanks to  Kia Kashi who played during the season but  did not play in the final.