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From left, Jayse Garner-Craddock, 12, Beau Allocca, 8, and Margaret Getahun, 10, take to the court

Rosny Park Tennis Club serves up ace with open day

AUSTRALIAN Open fever hit the Rosny Park Tennis Club this month, with the club’s open day attracting players of all abilities onto the courts for a day of fun tennis action.

With the sun shining, about 100 people attended the event on Sunday 6 February.

Club vice-president Graeme Byrd said the day was a great success, with people enjoying the activities.

“We had club coach Marty Nidorfer do a session with the kids, and we set up some inflatables for people could record the speed of their serves and work on their accuracy,” he said.

“We had people of all ages and levels come down, from teenagers who had never been to the club before, to more advanced people.”

There was also a free sausage sizzle.

The open day was held during a time when non-contact sports, such as tennis, were becoming more popular because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

My Byrd said tennis was a great game for everyone.

“It’s one of the few sports where male and female integrate, it’s a sport where you’re outdoors, you meet people and it’s a cheap entry sport,” he said.

“If you want to aspire to play competition you can, but it’s also a nice social game to get out in the fresh air and have a hit.

“It’s not always about beating your opponent. You’re winning just by playing and being there – it’s about participating.”

Mr Byrd said the club offered competition, social tennis for all levels, coaching and casual court hire.

“We wanted to open up casual court hire for people that didn’t want to be a member, but still wanted to have a hit of tennis,” he said.

“This appeals to people who are working and want to come after work.

“You can go online, book a court for a period of time, pay for it and then will be provided with an access key to the court.”

Non-member court hire costs $20 per hour.

Rosny Park Tennis Club also offers adult coaching groups on Monday from 5:30pm to 6:30pm and Saturday from 11am to noon, while Hot Shots tennis coaching is available to children aged five years and above on Monday from 3:30pm to 4:15pm and Wednesday from 4pm to 5:30pm.

Full member fees for the club for the year costs $150, while junior membership costs $70 and a family membership (two adults and all children under 18) costs $350.

To book a coaching session, phone Marty Nidorfer on 0437 310 504.

For more information or to hire a court, visit https://play.tennis.com. au/rosnyparktennisclub

Representing Australia a virtual reality for Torben

TASMANIAN cyclist Torben Partridge-Madsen is set to represent Australia this month, selected to compete in the 2022 UCI Esports Cycling World Championships.

Partridge-Madsen has been named as one of the five-member Men’s Elite Team for the web-based event, which will be hosted by global online cycling training platform Zwift on 26 February.

Partridge-Madsen grew up in Hobart, living at Seven Mile Beach before moving to Launceston.

The first esports World Championship to be officially sanctioned by an Olympic Sporting Federation, the UCI Esports Cycling World Championships will see participants compete remotely from their own residences or training bases.

The event will take place in Zwift’s New York Map, based in Central Park 100 years in the future.

Men and women riders will tackle the same circuits and distance, and compete for an equal prize pool.

Winners of both races will be virtually awarded the UCI Cycling Esports Rainbow Jersey. The winners will then receive physical jerseys which they can wear in esports competitions for the following year.

To follow the event, visit www.uci.org

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CLIFTON LOCALS SHRED EAST COAST

Open Women's finalists (L-R) Claire Croker, Ellie Redden, Nellie Strickland and Luca Brodribb

CLIFTON Beach surfers shred the waves at Scamander’s Dark Hollow Beach recently to dominate the Quiksilver Roxy East Coast Open Surf Classic.

Held in beautiful summer sunshine but inconsistent waves, the Open Men’s final proved to be a tight contest.

Clifton surfer Noah Hassett managed to snag some of the better waves that connected from the back bank to the shore bank, and was able to secure his first Open title.

Fellow Clifton surfers Matt Kennedy and Toby Lawrence finished second and third, with Scamander local Simon Pugh rounding out the top four.

Noah said he was pleased with his victory and was looking forward to upcoming competitions.

“This was a great warmup event for the big Bruny Island comps over the weekend of 12-13 February,” Noah said.

“I will get the chance to compete in both junior and open events against stronger fields and hopefully bigger waves at Cloudy Bay.”

In the open women’s event, former state champion Luca Brodribb from Park Beach continued on her winning way with another strong performance in difficult conditions, defeating east coast surfers Ellie Redden and Claire Croker.

Competitors also took part in the Quiksilver Roxy Expression Session, with a custom Roxy surfboard and two cash prizes up for grabs.

Simon Pugh won Best Manoeuvre and Toby Lawrence won Best Wave, and Ulverstone surfer Nellie Strickland was the lucky winner of the custom board.

Despite lower numbers at the Scamander event because of COVID-19, Surfing Tasmania was looking forward to a big turnout at the popular Woolworths Bruny Junior and Red Herring Surf Bruny Open on 1213 February.

For more information on upcoming events, visit www.surfingtas.com

Open Men's finalists (L-R) Toby Lawrence, Noah Hassett, Simon Pugh and Matt Kennedy

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