Senior's Social Tennis Program
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| The Essendon Tennis has been servicing the northern suburban sporting community for over 125 years, contributing teams in both junior and senior competitions. |
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| However, the club not only caters for competition players, but also has one of the largest Tennis Victoria's Senior Social Tennis Programs on offer, with the members able to to participate in up to three sessions per week. The program has 55 members and offers social competition for all playing standards and welcomes any newcomers. |
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Member's take their turn to be a 'court captain' whose responsibility it is to allocate teams and courts. Eight sets are played with each playing playing five to eight sets. After each set players swap partners. |
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Each Wednesday players bring a plate of food and play finishes at 11:45am so that everyone can gather and have lunch together. The fitter players generally go back out and play another two or three sets after lunch. |
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While the average age of program participants is 72, one member, Gordon Crewther, recently celebrated his 90th birthday with some of his closest friends at the club. He has been playing since he was 10 years of age. |
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Everyone who take part in the Senior's Social Tennis Program are friends and there is no discrimination. Everyone plays together irrespective of their level of competence. Taking part in the program is great for our social, physical and Mental Health |
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(Written courtesy of Rex Cave) |
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| The Essendon retired men sponsor a child through World Vision |
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If Interested in participating in the Senior Social Tennis Program |
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Contact Rex Cave : Telephone: 9336 1133 Email: rexjude@bigpond.com |
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