2009 Australian Tennis Seniors Championships - Adelaide,
South Australia.
The 2009 Australian Tennis Seniors Championships were held in Adelaide, South Australia from 11 to 23 January,
2009. Queensland fielded 22 teams in the first week's
competition and had three winning teams and five others that
finished second. In the overall State Teams Trophy,
Queensland finished a creditable fourth (51.29% of sets won)
in a very close tussle. Congratulations to NSW who won
the event (52.83% of sets won).
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Final Standings - Teams
Trophy |
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|
Place |
State |
Trophy |
Total |
Sets |
Sets |
|
|
|
|
% |
teams |
won |
played |
|
|
|
JPN |
62.50 |
1 |
40.0 |
64.0 |
|
|
1 |
NSW |
52.83 |
24 |
755.0 |
1429.0 |
|
|
2 |
VIC |
52.67 |
16 |
492.5 |
935.0 |
|
|
3 |
ACT |
52.47 |
7 |
222.5 |
424.0 |
|
|
4 |
QLD |
51.29 |
22 |
673.0 |
1312.0 |
|
|
5 |
WA |
50.43 |
21 |
639.5 |
1268.0 |
|
|
6 |
NZ |
50.20 |
8 |
241.0 |
480.0 |
|
|
7 |
SA |
45.66 |
31 |
857.5 |
1878.0 |
|
|
8 |
TAS |
28.33 |
2 |
34.0 |
120.0 |
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Tennis Seniors Australia Player of the Year:
Neville Halligan (Qld)
Tennis Seniors Australia Administrator of the Year:
Brian Dew (SA)
Winners - Qld Teams:
MENS 60/1 Division 2
QLD3 - Dennis Biggs (Capt); Luke Bond; Mick Fogarty; Stan
Cuthbert & Ed Vincenzi.
MENS 75/1 Division 1
QLD1 - Alan Hocking (Capt); Graham Brown; Adrian Alle; Kerry
Burke & Claude Wenzel.
MENS 75/1 Division 2
QLD2 - Snow Hall (Capt); Les Hodson; John Wakely & Neville
Halligan.
Runners-up - Qld Teams:
MENS 45/1
QLD - Kevin Bianchi (Capt); Tony Devine; Ian Myles; Rod
Shepherdson & Greg Ploetz.
MENS 55/1
QLD1 - Ian Somers (Capt); Max Bates; Brian Savage; Ian
Gallagher; Gary Thompson & Kerry Cullinan.
WOMENS 40/1 Division 1
QLD 40/2 - Karen Pearce (Capt); Kym Ireland; Charmaine
Nixon; Janelle Spittle, Mel Singleton & June Welford.
WOMENS 50/1
QLD - Jan Johns (Capt); Roslyn Hand; Wendy Gilchrist, Dianne
Swan & Janneale Bylett.
WOMENS 60/2
QLD2 - Julianne Daniel (Capt); Lyn Stamper; May Muggleton;
Margaret Ross; Alison Naumann & Pat O’Gorman.
OTHER TEAM PLACINGS.
| Men 35-40/1
QLD40 3rd
50/1 Division 2 QLD1 3rd, QLD2 4th
55/1 QLD2 6th
60/1 Division 1 QLD2 3rd, QLD1 4th
60/1 Division 2 QLD4 3rd
65/1 QLD1 4th
65/3 QLD2 4th
|
Women 40/1 Division 1 QLD1
3rd
55/1 QLD1 4th, QLD2 6th
60/1 QLD1 5th
65/1 QLD 5th |
2009 Australian Tennis Seniors Individuals Championships –
Adelaide.
MEN
Winners:
85 Mens Singles Neville Halligan (Q) def Malcolm
Howard (SA) 6/4 6/2
40 Mens Doubles Chris O’Mara (Q) & Glenn Busby (VIC)
def Malcolm Pearson (VIC & Michael Smyth (VIC) 6/3 6/3
55 Mens Doubles John Burness (Q) & Gary Thoroughgood
(NSW) def Max Bates (Q) & Russell Watts (VIC) 6/3 6/3
75 Mens Doubles Graham Brown (Q) & Alan Hocking (Q)
def Norm Coventry (SA) & Claude Wenzel (Q) 7/6 6/7
6/3
65 Womens Doubles Heather McKay (ACT) & Jill Taylor
(Q) def Pam Brand (WA) & Helen Muir (WA) 6/3 7/6
40 Mixed Doubles Chris O’Mara (Q) & Brenda Foster
(NSW) def Craig Bullivant (NSW) & Wanda Clothier (VIC) 6/3
6/2
130 Comb MD Kevin Anderson (Q) & Noel Cheshire
(Q) def Kevin Bradley (Q) & Gary Johns (Q) 6/3
6/3
120 Comb WD Wendy Gilchrist (Q) & Jan Johns
(Q) def Gayle Heard (NSW) & Christine Shelley (NSW) 4wins/3
wins
Runners-up:
40 Mens Singles Chris O’Mara (Q) def by Rino Traforti
(SA) 1/6 6/3 6/3
50 Mens Singles Stephen Whitecross (Q) def by Glenn
Busby (VIC)
6/2 6/4
55 Womens Singles Wendy Gilchrist (Q) def by Helen
Worland (NSW)
6/2 5/7 6/2
55 Mens Doubles Max Bates (Q) & Russell Watts (VIC)
def by John Burness (Q) & Gary Thoroughgood (NSW) 6/3
6/3
65 Mens Doubles Terry McLellan (Q) & Lee Taylor
(Q) def by Maurice Broom (VIC) & Peter Keller (VIC) 7/6 7/6
75 Mens Doubles Claude Wenzel (Q) & Norm Coventry
(SA) def by Graham Brown (Q) & Alan Hocking
(Q) 7/6 6/7 6/3
35/40 Womens Dbles Charmaine Nixon (Q) & Karen
Pearce (Q) def by Donna Blackwell (WA) & Lisa Brennan
(WA) 6/3 6/3
55 Womens Doubles Wendy Gilchrist (Q) & Jan Johns
(Q) def by Suzanne Walter (VIC) & Helen Worland (NSW) 5/7
6/3 7/6
60 Mixed Doubles Meg West (Q) & Ray West (Q)
def by Carol Campling (NSW) & Don McIndoe (NSW) 6/2 6/0
75 Mixed Doubles June Burke (Q) & Kerry Burke
(Q) def by Douglas Corbett (NSW) & Margaret Robinson (WA) 3
wins/2 wins
130 Comb MD Kevin Bradley (Q) & Gary Johns (Q)
def by Kevin Anderson (Q) & Noel Cheshire (Q)
6/3 6/3
150 Comb MD Graham Brown (Q) & Alan Hocking
(Q) def by Ray Reay (NSW) & Norm Richardson (NSW) 2/6 6/4
6/4
130 Comb WD Joy Rigter (Q) & Kim Blackburne (NSW) def
by Loretta Funnell (NSW) & Denise Martin (NSW) 2wins/1win
Consolations:
50/55 Mens Singles John Burness (Q) def Michael Trait
(SA) 2/6 7/5 6/2
40 Womens Singles Karen Pearce (Q) def Tricia Rabbitt
(VIC) 6/1 6/0
60 Men Singles John McDonald (SA) def Noel Cheshire
(Q) 7/6 6/2
