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2018 Handbook Tennis Victoria Pennant - The largest inter-club competition in Australia - Tennis Australia
Tennis Victoria Pennant
       2018 Handbook
     The largest inter-club competition in Australia
2018 Handbook Tennis Victoria Pennant - The largest inter-club competition in Australia - Tennis Australia
INDEX 								PAGE

                                                                          Contacts...............................................................................................................................4
                                                                          Welcome to 2018 Tennis Victoria Pennant..............................................................5
                                                                          What is Pennant?..............................................................................................................6
                                                                          2017 Pennant Results.......................................................................................................7

               TENNIS AUSTRALIA
                                                                          2017 Pennant Player of the Year Awards.................................................................8
                                                                          2018 Pennant Clubs, Location, Secretaries and Washout Contacts.............11

   PLAYER TO OFFICIAL                                                     Fixture - 8 Team Sections.............................................................................................18
                                                                          Fixture - 6 Team Sections.............................................................................................19
       PATHWAY                                                            Viewing Pennant Results Online...............................................................................20
                                                                          Men’s Saturday PM Draw.............................................................................................22
                                                                          Men’s Sunday PM Draw................................................................................................23
Tennis Australia launched an exclusive player to official                 Women’s Saturday AM Draw.....................................................................................24
pathway in 2016. This is designed to fast-track players to                Women’s Sunday PM Draw.........................................................................................24
the elite level of officiating. We are now extending this                 Men’s Masters 35+ Doubles Saturday PM Draw..................................................24
invitation to 2018 Pennant players.
                                                                          Dusk (Light Up) Times..................................................................................................25
BECOME A REFEREE                      BECOME A CHAIR/LINE UMPIRE          Pennant Competition - Rules & Conditions of Play...........................................26
                                                                          Schedule of Common Fees and Fines....................................................................47
• Is Tennis the sport you love?       • Do you want to have the best
                                        seat in the house during the      Tennis Australia Approved Ball List.........................................................................47
• Do you want to give back at the
                                        Australian Open?
  community/grassroots level?
                                      • Do you thrive under pressure?
• Are you a positive people person?
                                      • Do you want to be part of a
• Would you like to travel
                                        high performance pathway?
  around Australia?
                                      • Would you like to develop elite
• Would you like to develop
                                        decision making skills?
  your interpersonal skills?
                                      • Would you like to travel around
                                        the world?

To register your interest go to: officials.wufoo.eu/
forms/tennis-australia-player-to-official-pathway
For further information please contact:
officials@tennis.com.au
2018 Handbook Tennis Victoria Pennant - The largest inter-club competition in Australia - Tennis Australia
Tennis Victoria Competitions Coordinator                             WELCOME TO 2018 TENNIS VICTORIA PENNANT
Tyler Krumholz
Email: tyler.krumholz@tennis.com.au
Phone: 8420 8434                                                     In our 135th consecutive Pennant season, Tennis Victoria, for the first
                                                                     time, is presenting this digital-only version of the Pennant handbook. The
2018 Tennis Victoria Competitions Committee                          move to an online only resource allows any changes to clubs, teams and
Maria Keys (Chair)                                                   scheduling to be updated in real time. This initiative, combined with the
Phillip Goodman                                                      enhanced player engagement supported via the national competition
Vicky Lee                                                            software, Match Centre, will continue to modernise and improve both the
Warren Maher                                                         club and player experience of this great competition.
Daniel O’Neill
Peter Owen                                                           This digital Pennant handbook is still your all-in-one resource ahead
Branka Potkonjak                                                     of the 2018 season with all your essential competition information.
Ken Young                                                            Following consultation with clubs and players, the 2018 season also sees
                                                                     the minimum playing age of the Men’s Masters Doubles reduced to 35
                                                                     and over, while the Men’s Open Doubles category has been withdrawn.

                                                                     The 2018 season has 131 clubs competing, with 417 teams involving
                                                                     4,000+ players and an amazing 14,500+ rubbers played at tennis courts
                                                                     across the greater Melbourne area. Tennis Victoria Pennant remains the
                                                                     longest running and largest interclub competition in Australia. We’re
                                                                     proud of this high quality, unique competition and the wide range of
                                                                     playing standards and formats that we cater for.

                                                                     I would like to thank all participating clubs, administrators, volunteers,
                                                                     players, parents and officials for your on-going support of Tennis
                                                                     Victoria Pennant, and wish everyone the best of luck for a successful and
                                                                     enjoyable 2018 Pennant season.

                                                                     Kind regards,

                                                                     Matthew Kennedy
                                                                     Chief Executive Officer

  tennis.com.au/vic/players/competitions/pennant

              facebook.com/tennisvic       @tennis_vic   tennisvic

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WHAT IS PENNANT?                                                              2017 PENNANT RESULTS
The Tennis Victoria Pennant competition for both the men’s and women’s
                                                                              GRADE      WINNER                                RUNNERS UP
draw is played over 14 weeks for 8 team sections where each team plays
each other twice. For 6 team sections the competition is played over 15       Men’s

weeks where each team plays each other 3 times. Singles and doubles           Grade 1    Kooyong #1                 5-11-100   Glenburn                   2-8-89
are played on alternate weeks, with all rubbers played as the best            Grade 2    Heatherdale                4-10-85    Pakenham Regional          2-5-62
of three tiebreak sets.                                                       Grade 3    Ashburton Uniting Church   4-10-82    Eaglemont                  3-7-82

                                                                              Grade 4    East Coburg #1             4-11-112   Uniting Church             4-11-101
At the conclusion of the home and away rounds the Pennant Sectional
Finals will be played. In an 8 team section the teams finishing in first to   Grade 5    Donvale                    4-10-84    Glencairn                  3-6-75

fourth positions will play-off as follows 1v4, 2v3 and in a 6 team section    Grade 6    Greensborough              4-11-90    Ashburton Uniting Church   3-9-102
the team finishing first will proceed straight into the Grade Finals Series   Grade 7    Grace Park Hawthorn #2     5-10-75    East Coburg                1-3-55
and the teams finishing second and third will play-off.
                                                                              Grade 8    Glenburn                   5-10-70    Kooyong                    3-7-75

                                                                              Grade 9    Hawthorn                   5-11-97    Holy Saviour               3-9-94
The winners of these playoff matches will proceed to the Grade Finals
Series and be seeded to compete in a series of knock out finals to            Grade 10   Taylors Lakes              4-10-92    Langwarrin                 3-9-86
ultimately playoff in their Grade Grand Final to win their Pennant grade.
                                                                              Women’s
Tennis Victoria Pennant also offers Men’s Masters 35+ doubles
                                                                              Grade 1    Centre Court Indoor        4-10-70    Bundoora                   1-4-55
competition where in a 8 team grade the Grade Finals Series will see
                                                                              Grade 2    Kooyong #1                 5-11-94    Hawthorn                   2-7-82
teams finishing in first to fourth play off 1v4, 2v3 and in a 6 team grade
the team finishing first will proceed straight to the Grade Grand Final and   Grade 3    MCC Glen Iris Valley #2    5-10-68    Centre Court Indoor        1-3-39
the teams finishing second and third playoff with the winner advancing        Grade 4    Knox City                  4-10-72    Liston                     2-4-60
to the Grade Grand Final.                                                     Grade 5    Bulleen                    4-10-78    West Brunswick             2-5-55

Men’s Masters 35+ doubles is played as best of two tiebreak sets and
a ten point match tiebreak played at one set all to decide the rubber.        Men’s Open Doubles

Men’s Masters 35+ doubles also change playing partners for the reverse        Grade 1    Kooyong                    2-6-44     St Mary’s Greensborough    0-2-38
doubles rubbers.
                                                                              Men’s Masters 45+ Doubles

                                                                              Grade 1    Legend Park                2-6-36     Kooyong #2                 0-1-20

                                                                              Grade 2    Dendy Park                 2-5-41     Royal Park                 2-5-36

                                                                              Grade 3    Geelong Lawn               2-5-38     Greenvale                  2-4-34

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2017 PENNANT PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD &                                         2017 MEN’S PENNANT PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD
THE KEVIN HOWARD AWARD                                                          		PLAYER		CLUB				POINTS
The Player of the Year is awarded in each grade and calculated as               Men’s Grade 1
follows:                                                                        Winner:       Matthew Hicks Centre Court Indoor		 283
• The percentage of singles rubbers won x 2, plus the percentage of             Second:       Lewis Miles		Glenburn			270
doubles rubbers won.
• If two or more players are tied, then the Player of the Year                  Men’s Grade 2
will be calculated by the percentage of singles sets won x 2, plus the          Winner:       Mitchell Allman     Pakenham Regional		 293
percentage of doubles sets won.                                                 Second:       Nicholas Opasinov   Hadfield			280
• If still tied, then the Player of the Year will be calculated on
the percentage of singles games won x 2, plus the percentage of doubles         Men’s Grade 3
games won.                                                                      Winner:       Trent Cobb		  Ashburton Uniting Church 300
                                                                                Second:       Craig Dungey		Mt Eliza			292

                                                                                Men’s Grade 4
                                                                                Winner:       Nathan Kenessy      Strathmore			300*
2017 WOMEN’S PENNANT PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD                                   Second:       Nicholas Busuttil   Royal Park #1		 300
                                                                                                                            *Greater percentage of sets won

		PLAYER		CLUB				POINTS
                                                                                Men’s Grade 5
                                                                                Winner:       Stephan Theodorou Taylors Lakes			                  300*
Women’s Grade 1                                                                 Second:       Wihan Van Der Merwe Donvale			                      300
Winner:     Dubravka Rakonjac      Officer				                     300*                                                     *Greater percentage of sets won
Second:     Carolyn McGann         Centre Court Indoor		           300
                                             * Greater percentage of sets won   Men’s Grade 6
                                                                                Winner:       Matthew Anderson    Maribyrnong Park		              300*
Women’s Grade 2                                                                 Second:       Abhinav Mahajan     Monash University		             300
Winner:     Hannah McInyre         Bundoora			                     275                                                      *Greater percentage of sets won
Second:     Erica Layton		         Royal South Yarra		             267
                                                                                Men’s Grade 7
Women’s Grade 3                                                                 Winner:       Michael Collins     Greensborough		                 300*
Winner:     Tamara Bajagic         MCC Glen Iris Valley		          292*         Second:       Aaron Van Herk      East Coburg			                  300
                                                                                                                            * Greater percentage of sets won
Second:     Emily Tinker		         MCC Glen Iris Valley		          292
                                             * Greater percentage of sets won
                                                                                Men’s Grade 8
                                                                                Winner:       Matthew Cameron     Geelong			300
Women’s Grade 4
                                                                                Second:       Daniel Grubb		      Belgrave Heights		 292
Winner:     Sofia Georgas		 Royal Park			 300
Second:     Kim Summerill		Royal Park			292                                     Men’s Grade 9
                                                                                Winner:       Trent Wilson		Hampton Park			292
Women’s Grade 5                                                                 Second:       Philip Andrews Holy Saviour			 280
Winner:     Sophie Mackey          Beaumaris			                    300
Second:     Ashlea Coxhill		       Melbourne University		          290          Men’s Grade 10
                                                                                Winner:      Milano Srour		       Taylors Lakes			                300
                                                                                Second:      Andrew Naughton      Melbourne University		          280

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2017 MEN’S OPEN DOUBLES PENNANT PLAYER                    2018 PENNANT CLUBS, LOCATIONS AND CONTACTS
OF THE YEAR AWARD                                         ALBERT PARK LAWN TC                              BRUCE PARK TC
                                                          St Vincent Gardens, St Vincent Place, Albert     Bruce Park Reserve, Margate Avenue,
		PLAYER		CLUB				POINTS                                  Park (2 Synthetic)                               Frankston (3 Porous, 4 Synthetic)
                                                          Pennant Sec: Paul Robinson 0408 992 595          Pennant Sec: Kaye Price 0413 963 393
                                                          Washout Contact: Dean Stewart 0413 828 590       Washout Contact: Andrew Cowan 0402 296 766
Grade 1
Winner:      Cameron MacColl St Mary’s Greensborough 90   ALTONA TC                                        BULLEEN TC
Second:      Stephen Gay		Kooyong 			83                   1 Bluegum Drive, Altona (8 Porous)               Ted Ajani Reserve, 284 Thompsons Road,
                                                          Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                     Lower Templestowe (6 Porous, 4 Hardcourt)
                                                          Elissa Banfield 0418 307 135                     Pennant Sec: Bill Fourlis 0413 302 215
                                                                                                           Washout Contact: Russell Cornhls 0408 365 636
                                                          ASHBURTON UNITING CHURCH TC
2017 MEN’S MASTERS 45+ DOUBLES PENNANT                    1 Kelvin Grove, Ashburton (2 Porous)             BUNDOORA TC
PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD                                  Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
                                                          Christian Thurmer 0447 292 571
                                                                                                           NJ Telfer Reserve, 143 Greenwood Drive, Bundoora
                                                                                                           (4 Porous, 2 Synthetic, 2 Hardcourt)
                                                                                                           Pennant Sec: Glen Flindell 0428 851 974
Grade 1                                                   BAYSWATER NORTH TC                               Washout Contact: John Hampson 0419 188 908
Winner: Mark Nolan		Royal Park			90                       267 Canterbury Road, Bayswater North
                                                          (4 Porous)                                       BURDEN PARK TC
Second: Keith Barnes		Legend Park			82		                  Pennant Sec: Kevin Higgins 0418 368 445          Olympic Avenue, Springvale (6 Porous)
		                                                        Washout Contact: Julie Higgins 0400 085 733      Pennant Sec: David Mao 0412 414 475
Grade 2                                                                                                    Washout Contact: Andrew Bell-Harper
Winner: Peter Rowe		Parkville			83                        BEAUMARIS COMMUNITY CENTRE TC                    0490 032 874
                                                          84-96 Reserve Road, Beaumaris (6 Porous)
Second: Chris Walton		Parkville			71                      Pennant Sec: Fiona Love 0417 532 797             BURWOOD TC
                                                          Washout Contact: Brett Dempster 0438 322 298     Burwood Reserve, Warrigal Road, Glen Iris
Grade 3                                                                                                    For parking and entrance, use Queens
Winner:      Bob Granger		Greenvale			69                  BEAUMARIS LAWN TC                                Parade (5 Synthetic)
                                                          Cnr Tramway Parade & Cromb Avenue,               Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Second:      Santo Guccione Greenvale			56                Beaumaris (10 Porous, 3 Hardcourt)               Tim Shackleton 0411 299 017
                                                          Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
                                                          Jarrod Broadbent 0417 390 981                    CAMBRIDGE TC
                                                                                                           Barber Drive, Hoppers Crossing (6 Hardcourt)
KEVIN HOWARD AWARD                                        BENTLEIGH RECREATION TC
                                                          Arthur Street, Bentleigh (4 Porous)
                                                                                                           Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
                                                                                                           Samuel Frick 0427 084 596
(Best performing Masters 45+ Doubles team)                Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
                                                          Paul Yue 0412 095 588                            CARMELITE TC
Dendy Park - Grade 2                                                                                       103 Canterbury Road, Albert Park (5 Porous)
Ian Wilkinson                                             BLACK ROCK SPORTS CLUB                           Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
                                                          6 Fern Street, Black Rock (4 Porous)             Ian Anderson 0407 543 195
Bruce Watkins                                             Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Stan Kennett                                              Adam Bishop 0425 750 513                         CAULFIELD PARK TC
John Riley                                                                                                 280C Balaclava Road, Caulfield (5 Porous)
Peter Fleming                                             BOX HILL TC                                      Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
                                                          Cnr Cyril and Station Streets, Box Hill South    Victor Eke 0417 140 186
Anthony Saul                                              (7 Synthetic)
Kerry Sindel                                              Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                     CAULFIELD RECREATION TC
William Craig                                             Simon Verbeek 0400 996 950                       Cnr Murrumbeena and Leila Roads,
Christopher Trotter                                                                                        Murrumbeena (4 Porous)
                                                                                                           Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
                                                                                                           Ian Eddington 0432 994 641

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CENTENARY PARK TC                                 DENDY PARK TC                                 EAST COBURG TC                                    GEELONG LAWN TC
120 Brady Road, East Bentleigh (5 Porous)         Breen Drive, East Brighton (19 Porous)        Cnr Bell Street & Pentridge Boulevard,            12-20 Sommers Street, Belmont
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                  Coburg (6 Synthetic)                              (8 Porous, 6 Hardcourt)
Jason Curtis 0401 612 186                         Barry Pryor 0439 188 877                      Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
                                                  DEVON MEADOWS TC                              Lynton Joseph 0407 697 941                        Brett Robinson 0438 635 427
CENTRE COURT INDOOR                               Cnr Cross Road & Browns Road, Devon
1/3 Hepner Place, North Geelong (7 Synthetic)     Meadows (4 Porous)                            EAST MALVERN TC                                   GISBORNE TC
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Pennant Sec: Brett Theodore 0425 797 836      10 Moira Street, East Malvern (10 Porous)         Dixon Field, Robertson Street, Gisborne
Matt Hicks 0420 516 595                           Washout Contact: Bruce Smith 0419 877 054     Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      (8 Synthetic)
                                                                                                Ralph Muir-Morris 0409 858 312                    Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
CHADSTONE TC                                      DINGLEY TC                                                                                      Glen Chapman 0415 527 797
Treyvaud Memorial Park, Chadstone Road,           Rowan Road, Dingley (16 Porous)               EAST PRESTON PARK TC
Malvern East (7 Synthetic)                        Pennant Sec: Dale Schmid 0435 950 305         T.A. Cochrane Reserve, Collier Street,            GLADSTONE PARK TC
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Washout Contact: Boyd McLaws 0407 337 550     Preston (4 Porous)                                18-20 Elmhurst Road, Gladstone Park
Tony Lind 0405 731 491                                                                          Pennant Sec: David Burn 0401 583 898              (9 Synthetic)
                                                  DONCASTER TC                                  Washout Contact: Cathy Michelini 0419 573 801     Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
CLIFTON HILL TC                                   800 Doncaster Road (behind Doncaster                                                            Gareth Murrey 0402 024 274
Mayors Park, Cnr Hoddle Street and                Audi), Doncaster (8 Synthetic, 4 Porous)      EILDON PARK TC
Heidelberg Road, Clifton HIll (6 Synthetic)       Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                  Eildon Parade (off Taylors Lane), Rowville        GLENBURN TC
Pennant Sec: Tom Featherstone 0412 222 699        Joel Compagnino 0409 028 622                  (9 Synthetic)                                     2 Mulgrave St, Glen Waverley
Washout Contact: Benjamin Kennedy 0490 809 724                                                  Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      (6 Synthetic)
                                                  DONVALE TC                                    Michael Tomlinson 0438 759 245                    Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
COATESVILLE TC                                    Donvale Reserve, Mitcham Rd, Donvale                                                            Lewis Miles 0431 150 324
Orange Street, East Bentleigh (2 Porous)          (4 Synthetic, 6 Porous)                       ELTHAM TC
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Pennant Sec: Craig Williams 0425 787 288      3 Youth Rd, Eltham (7 Synthetic)                  GLENCAIRN TC
Michael Burke 0401 906 341                        Washout Contact: Catherine Tan 0406 386 686   Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Mailor Reserve, Haig Avenue, Coburg
                                                                                                Thomas Hickson 0408 469 240                       (5 Synthetic)
CRAIGIEBURN TC                                    DOUTTA GALLA TC                                                                                 Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Selwyn Avenue, Craigieburn (6 Synthetic)          19-27 Royal Avenue, North Essendon            ESSENDON TC                                       Yani Lloga 0416 353 495
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      (3 Synthetic)                                 Clifton Park, Batman Street, Essendon
Stephen Bell 0434 109 932                         Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                  (4 Porous, 6 Synthetic)                           GRACE PARK HAWTHORN CLUB
                                                  Aaron Sharpe 0407 885 012                     Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      6 Hilda Crescent, Hawthorn (7 Porous)
CROYDON TC                                                                                      Lyn Robinson 0400 072 825                         Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Croydon Park, Hewish Road, Croydon                DOVETON TC                                                                                      Antony Hampson 0412 919 063
(4 Porous, 4 Synthetic)                           Robinson Reserve, Frawley Road, Doveton       FERNY CREEK TC
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      (9 Porous)                                    90 Hilton Road, Sassafras (5 Porous)              GRACE VALLEY TC
Grant Kendall 0414 584 610                        Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                  Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      63-67 Plenty Lane, Greensborough
                                                  Graeme Gillen 0432 213 389                    Ben Wallis 0407 546 231                           (4 Porous)
DANDENONG TC                                                                                                                                      Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Greaves Reserve, 20 Bennet Street,                DROMANA TC                                    FITZROY TC                                        Justin Arnold 0417 191 197
Dandenong (6 Hardcourt)                           Marna Street, Dromana (8 Porous)              Edinburgh Gardens, Brunswick St, North
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                  Fitzroy (6 Porous)                                GRACEDALE PARK TC
Nathan Hilbig 0487 885 139                        Josh McConchie 0435 539 876                   Pennant Sec: Adam Huddlestone 0416 061 713        40 Gracedale Avenue, Ringwood East
                                                                                                Washout Contact: Luke Devlin 0422 947 212         (6 Porous)
DEER PARK TC                                      EAGLEMONT TC                                                                                    Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Sassella Park, Station Road, Deer Park            Off the Boulevard (Burke Road end), East      FRANKSTON TC                                      Scott Harnath 0416 747 141
(4 Synthetic, 2 Harcourt)                         Ivanhoe (6 Porous, 4 Synthetic)               Cnr Yuille Street and Hastings Road,
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                  Frankston (15 Porous)                             GREENSBOROUGH TC
Jules Nisperos 0412 751 805                       Gavin Cox 0423 853 441                        Pennant Sec: Anne Baldwin 0411 155 707            Cnr Diamond Creek Road & St Helena Road,
                                                                                                Washout Contact: Trevor Valentine 0418 391 686    Greensborough (4 Synthetic, 2 Porous)
DELAHEY RECREATION CLUB                           EAST CAMBERWELL TC                                                                              Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Goldsmith Avenue, Delahey (6 Synthetic)           Riversdale Park, Riversdale Road,                                                               Brett Geddes 0413 515 627
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Camberwell (6 Porous, 2 Synthetic)
Geoff Guy 0418 369 929                            Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
                                                  Arbel Givargis 0425 375 157
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GREENVALE TC                                    HOPPERS CROSSING TC                               KOOYONG LAWN TC                                  MAIDSTONE TC
Cnr Section and Somerton Roads,                 25 Wootten Road, Tarneit (9 Hardcourt)            489 Glenferrie Rd, Kooyong                       5 Cathcart Street, Maidstone (4 Hardcourt)
Greenvale (9 Synthetic)                         Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      (22 Porous, 26 Grass, 3 Hardcourt)               Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                    Ryan Meehan 0439 304 250                          Pennant Sec: Daniel O’Neill 0411 778 803         Stephanie Kondogonis 0431 034 691
Bob Granger 0418 357 969                                                                          Washout Contact: Cedric Mason 0407 565 072
                                                HUME TENNIS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE                                                                   MARIBYRNONG PARK TC
HADFIELD TC                                     225 Marathon Boulevard, Craigieburn               KURUNJANG PARK TC                                189 Holmes Rd, Moonee Ponds (7 Synthetic)
Charles St, enter from Middle St, Hadfield      (14 Hardcourt, 2 Clay)                            Cnr Centenary Avenue & Kurunjang Drive,          Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
(4 Hardcourt, 2 Synthetic)                      Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Kurunjang (6 Synthetic)                          Chris Delbridge 0409 548 016
Pennant Sec: Robert Sozzi 0419 874 461          Lawrence Gileno 0422 443 099                      Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Washout Contact: Armando Butera 0403 465 141                                                      Scott Neilsen 0413 860 500                       MAYFIELD PARK TC
                                                HURLINGHAM PARK TC                                                                                 34-38 Mayfield Drive, Mount Waverley
HAMPTON PARK TC                                 Francis St, Brighton East (6 Synthetic)           LA TROBE UNIVERSITY TC                           (4 Porous, 2 Synthetic)
Robert Booth Reserve, Sommerville Rd,           Pennant Sec: Steve Earp 0409 416 536              La Trobe University, Plenty Road, Bundoora       Pennant Sec: Toni Peters 0400 137 866
Hampton Park (6 Synthetic)                      Washout Contact: Regan Morehu 0402 844 272        (5 Hardcourt)                                    Washout Contact: Brad Hasler 0417 327 880
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                                                                      Pennant Sec: Nick Gissing 0434 370 894
Kylie Anderson 0425 388 873                     KARINGAL DRIVE GREENSBOROUGH TC                   Washout Contact: Jayke Lloyd 0456 002 997        MCC GLEN IRIS VALLEY TC
                                                122 Karingal Drive, Greensborough                                                                  260 High Street Road, Mount Waverley
HAWKSBURN TC                                    (4 Synthetic, 2 Porous)                           LANGWARRIN TC                                    (12 Porous)
12 Bunalbo Avenue, South Yarra (3 Porous)       Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Lloyd Park Reserve, Cranbourne-Frankston         Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                    Nicole Cripps 0438 588 390                        Road, Langwarrin (9 Hardcourt)                   Angelo Giampaolo 0407 477 798
Rod Lack 0418 362 386                                                                             Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
                                                KEON PARK TC                                      Jayden Cox 0407 539 206                          MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY TC
HAWTHORN TC                                     Donath Reserve, Wagga Road, Keon Park                                                              103 Tin Alley, Melbourne University, Parkville
13 Swinburne Avenue, Hawthorn (7 Porous)        (5 Porous, 2 Hardcourt)                           LEGEND PARK TC                                   (4 Hardcourt)
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                    Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      85-95 Capital Avenue, Glen Waverley              Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Nadine Maloney 0407 097 398                     Declan McCredden 0426 815 133                     (6 Porous)                                       Branka Potkonjak 0418 188 912
                                                                                                  Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
HEATHERDALE TC                                  KEW TC                                            Robert Hughes 9801 2939                          MITCHAM TC
Cnr Kulnine Avenue and Purches Street,          Adeney Avenue, Kew (4 Synthetic)                                                                   Cnr Whitehorse Road & Dunlavin Road,
Mitcham (8 Synthetic)                           Pennant Sec: Tom Featherstone 0412 222 699        LISTON TC                                        Mitcham (5 Porous)
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                    Washout Contact: Grant Porter 0410 063 858        142 Nelson Place, Williamstown (6 Hardcourt)     Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Jarrod Rodda 0452 077 348                                                                         Pennant Sec: Christian Frost 0499 980 031        Geoff Armstrong 0418 566 203
                                                KILMORE TC                                        Washout Contact: Dane Nebel 0416 180 989
HEATHMONT TC                                    1 Clarke St, Kilmore (4 Hardcourt, 4 Synthetic)                                                    MONASH UNIVERSITY TC
Cnr Canterbury Road and Waterloo Street,        Pennant Sec: Lee-Anne Hall 0408 545 475           LONG BEACH TC                                    Monash University, Wellington Road,
Heathmont (7 Porous)                            Washout Contact: Gavin Moreira 0419 549 107       29 Dyson Road, Carrum (6 Porous)                 Clayton (8 Hardcourt)
Pennant Sec: David Scott 0412 658 729                                                             Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                     Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Washout Contact: Mark Gasseling 0424 971 540    KINGS PARK TC                                     Marcelo Grosso 0423 399 534                      Ken Kennedy 0402 059 477
                                                King George VI Memorial Reserve, 70 East
HIGHMOOR UNITING TC                             Boundary Road, East Bentleigh (8 Porous)          MACCABI TC                                       MONTMORENCY TC
11 Rosanna Street, Carnegie (2 Porous)          Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      92 Bignell Road, Bentleigh East (8 Hardcourt)    2 Dobson Road, Montmorency (6 Porous)
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                    Ben Eden 0422 495 824                             Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                     Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Brett Collins 0421 107 418                                                                        Adam Needleman 0413 317 860                      Anthony Dean 0431 296 003
                                                KNOX CITY TC
HOLY SAVIOUR TC                                 Cnr Coleman Road and Neville Street,              MACLEOD TC                                       MORDIALLOC TC
765 Highbury Road, Vermont South                Wantirna South (8 Porous)                         Macleod Park, Aberdeen Rd, Macleod               Doug Denyer Reserve, McDonald Street,
(6 Porous)                                      Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      (2 Synthetic, 4 Porous)                          Mordialloc (6 Porous)
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                    Gary Leech 0438 018 820                           Pennant Sec: Tristan Grieve 0402 225 608         Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
William Blick 0422 998 217                                                                        Washout Contact: Andrew Wright 0421 064 459      Mark Lovegrove 0401 312 780

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MOUNTAIN GATE TC                                  ORMOND TC                                        ST ANDREW’S GARDINER TC                              TEMPLETON TC
Reta Matthews Reserve, Cnr Burke Road &           11 Foch Street, Ormond (5 Porous)                2-14 Kyarra Road, Glen Iris (5 Porous)               Templeton Reserve, Templeton Street,
Agora Boulevard, Ferntree Gully (5 Porous)        Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                     Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                         Wantirna (8 Synthetic)
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Steve Gelagin 0448 148 794                       Richard Bruce-Smith 0419 560 722                     Pennant Sec: Kelly Cooper 0414 874 482
Enrique Lopez 0425 848 411                                                                                                                              Washout Contact: Nipuna Madanayake 0478 751 477
                                                  OVERPORT PARK TC                                 ST ANDREW’S WERRIBEE TC
MT ELIZA TC                                       Cnr Overport Road & Somerset Road,               Cnr Russell Street & Wedge Street,                   TENNIS WORLD
55 Wimbledon Avenue, Mt Eliza                     Frankston South (11 Porous, 3 Hardcourt)         Werribee (3 Porous, 3 Synthetic)                     Albert Reserve - 46 Queens Road,
(4 Porous, 4 Synthetic)                           Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                     Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                         Melbourne (9 Hardcourt)
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Joel Treveil 0431 070 537                        Dean Mantello 0411 045 479                           Pennant Sec: Stephan Mikhail 9914 4310
Steve Foot 0417 741 177                                                                                                                                 Washout Contact: Ben Rogers 9914 4310
                                                  PAKENHAM REGIONAL TENNIS CENTRE                  ST MARY’S GREENSBOROUGH TC
MT EVELYN TC                                      11 Webster Way, Pakenham (18 Harcourt)           56 Yando St, Greensborough (4 Porous)                UNITING CHURCH TC
10 Birmingham Road, Mt Evelyn (4 Synthetic)       Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                     Pennant Sec: Peter Marcato 0409 289 360              43 Challenger Street, Diamond Creek (6 Synthetic)
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      David Price 0431 514 938                         Washout Contact: Craig Haslam 0488 722 538           Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Mary George 0422 042 492                                                                                                                                David Wildsmith 0412 272 678
                                                  PARKVILLE TC                                     ST PAUL’S APOSTLE TC
NARRE WARREN NORTH TC                             151 Royal Parade, Parkville (3 Porous)           78 Matthew Flinders Avenue, Endeavour                UPWEY SOUTH TC
1-11 A’Beckett Road, Narre Warren North           Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                     Hills (3 Hardcourt)                                  Eloera Street, Upwey (6 Porous)
(6 Synthetic)                                     Rob Haines 9480 6308                             Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                         Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                                                                       Deepak Pillai 0433 221 641                           Marty Svihla 0430 550 305
Sam Hall 0432 865 787                             PARKWOOD TC
                                                  Quambee Reserve, 165 Wonga Road, North           STRATHMORE TC                                        WELLINGTON TC
NORTH BALWYN TC                                   Ringwood (6 Porous, 6 Synthetic)                 Cnr Napier Street & Leoman Street,                   Rupert Drive, Mulgrave (6 Porous)
57A Buchanan Avenue, North Balwyn                 Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                     Strathmore (3 Porous, 2 Synthetic)                   Pennant Sec: Brent Jones 0458 350 432
(4 Porous, 4 Synthetic)                           Alan Sutton 0411 222 256                         Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                         Washout Contact: Rob Cvitkovic 0417 456 007
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                                                                       Brian Diamond 0425 829 042
Andrew Halford 0412 021 911                       PLENTY TC                                                                                             WEST BRUNSWICK TC
                                                  Plenty Park, Yan Yean Road, Plenty               SUNBURY LAWN TC                                      425 Victoria Street, Brunswick (8 Synthetic)
NORTH RINGWOOD TC                                 (2 Porous, 6 Synthetic)                          Cnr Cornish Street & Ligar Street, Sunbury           Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
246 Warrandyte Rd, North Ringwood (11 Porous)     Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                     (8 Synthetic, 4 Grass, 4 Hardcourt)                  Aimee Mather 0434 998 211
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Laszlo Heczey 0425 785 792                       Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
Noel Phillips 0411 115 535                                                                         Elaine Williamson 0427 339 847                       WHITES LANE MULGRAVE TC
                                                  RINGWOOD CATHOLIC TC                                                                                  58A Watsons Road, Glen Waverley (6 Porous)
NOTTING HILL/PINEWOOD TC                          46 Great Ryrie Street, Ringwood (6 Porous)       SUNSHINE PARK TC                                     Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
1-9 Baker Avenue, Glen Waverley (12 Hardcourt)    Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                     Stanford Street, Sunshine (2 Hardcourt, 2 Porous)    Michael Ilett 0433 351 466
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Jake Mutton 0438 306 686                         Pennant Sec: Craig Vaughan 0423 195 106
Tony Mallios 0411 801 211                                                                          Washout Contact: Adrian Godfrey 0425 878 841         WONGA PARK TC
                                                  ROYAL PARK TC                                                                                         Old Yarra Rd, Wonga Park (5 Porous, 3 Hardcourt)
NUNAWADING TC                                     333 The Avenue, Parkville (14 Porous)            TAYLORS LAKES TC                                     Pennant Sec: Andrew Dellavedova 0451 659 445
Nicoll Reserve, Lane Street, Blackburn            Pennant Sec: Jason Vochala 0419 132 423          Lionheart Avenue, Taylors Lakes (9 Synthetic)        Washout Contact: Kelly McKenzie 0402 742 212
North (7 Porous)                                  Washout Contact: Carole Houston 0419 560 436     Pennant Sec: Rizkalla Dawoud 0413 800 480
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                                                                       Washout Contact: Anthony Dawoud 0481 344 699         YALLAMBIE TC
Rod McCutcheon 0402 565 534                       ROYAL SOUTH YARRA LAWN TC                                                                             Yallambie Park, Off Moola Close, Yallambie
                                                  310 Williams Road North, Toorak                  TEMPLESTOWE PARK TC                                  (6 Porous)
OAKLEIGH TC                                       (15 Porous, 10 Grass)                            Cnr Porter Street & Hawtin Street,                   Pennant Sec/Washout Contact: Kristine
2 Park Rd, Oakleigh (7 Porous)                    Pennant Sec: Jarrad Wright 9829 1533             Templestowe (7 Synthetic)                            Marshall 0414 503 893
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Washout Contact: Simon Goldberg 0439 788 311     Pennant Sec: Mitchell Birthisel 0417 100 888
Peter Splatt 0411 369 205                         or refer to rsyltc.org.au for status of courts   Washout Contact: James Wong 0418 380 703             YARRAVILLE TC
                                                                                                                                                        Cnr Hyde Street & Harris Street, Yarraville
OFFICER TC                                        SALTWATER RESERVE TENNIS CENTRE                                                                       (4 Porous, 4 Hardcourt)
Recreation Reserve, Starling Road, Officer        Saltwater Promenade, Point Cook (8 Hardcourt)                                                         Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:
(6 Hardcourt)                                     Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                                                                          Andrew Ferguson 0408 388 729
Pennant Sec/Washout Contact:                      Vuk Skadarka 0426 697 170
Kate Marshall 0437 585 213
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FIXTURE - 8 TEAM SECTIONS                                                      FIXTURE - 6 TEAM SECTIONS
(14 ROUNDS PLUS FINALS)                                                        (15 ROUNDS PLUS FINALS)

Round 1            Round 5             Round 9            Round 13             Masters 35+ Doubles Grades 3 & 4
Singles            Singles             Singles            Singles
21 & 22 April      19 & 20 May         23 & 24 June       28 & 29 July         Round 1               Round 5           Round 9            Round 13
1v8                1v7                 2v3                2v8                  21 & 22 April         19 & 20 May       23 & 24 June       28 & 29 July
3v6                3v5                 4v1                3v1                  1v6                   1v3               1v5                1v2
5v4                6v2                 6v8                5v6                  3v4                   4v5               4v2                3v5
7v2                8v4                 7v5                7v4                  5v2                   6v2               6v3                6v4

Round 2            Round 6             Round 10           Round 14             Round 2               Round 6           Round 10           Round 14
Doubles            Doubles             Doubles            Doubles              28 & 29 April         26 & 27 May       30 June & 1 July   4 & 5 August
28 & 29 April      26 & 27 May         30 June & 1 July   4 & 5 August         2v3                   2v5               2v6                2v4
1v4                1v3                 1v6                1v2                  4v1                   4v3               3v1                3v6
3v2                4v7                 3v4                3v7                  6v5                   6v1               5v4                5v1
5v7                6v5                 5v2                6v4
8v6                8v2                 7v8                8v5                  Round 3               Round 7           Round 11           Round 15
                                                                               5 & 6 May             2 & 3 June        14 & 15 July       11 & 12 August
Round 3            Round 7             Round 11           *Sectional Finals    1v2                   1v4               1v6                1v3
Singles            Singles             Singles            11 & 12 August       3v5                   3v2               3v4                4v5
5 & 6 May          2 & 3 June          14 & 15 July                            6v4                   5v6               5v2                6v2
2v5                2v1                 1v5
4v3                4v6                 4v2                                     Round 4               Round 8           Round 12           Finals Week 1
6v1                5v8                 6v7                                     12 & 13 May           16 & 17 June      21 & 22 July       Saturday 18 August
8v7                7v3                 8v3                                     2v4                   2v1               2v3
                                                                               3v6                   4v6               4v1                Grade Finals
Round 4            Round 8             Round 12           Grade Finals Begin   5v1                   5v3               6v5                Saturday 25 August
Doubles            Doubles             Doubles            Saturday 18 August
12 & 13 May        16 & 17 June        21 & 22 July
2v4                2v7                 2v6
3v8                4v5                 4v8
5v1                6v3                 5v3                                     *The team that finishes on top of the ladder has a bye into the next
7v6                8v1                 7v1                                     stage of the finals Week 2. The second and third placed teams play off
                                                                               in Week 1 finals.

                                                                               The home club is listed on the left.
*Sectional finals - 1 v 4 and 2 v 3. The two winning teams proceed to the
Grade Finals.                                                                  Please note there will be no play on the following weekends:
                                                                               Queen’s Birthday weekend - Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 June
The home club is listed on the left.                                           School Holiday break weekend - Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 July

Please note there will be no play on the following weekends:
Queen’s Birthday weekend - Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 June
School holiday break weekend - Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 July

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VIEWING PENNANT RESULTS ONLINE
AT MATCH CENTRE

All 2018 Pennant team fixtures, ladders and results are online on Match
Centre.

To view go to tennis.com.au/vic/players/competitions/results

To view more in depth player rubber results, player stats, order of merit,
please Join Tennis and log into Match Centre.

How to Access Match Centre
1. Go to leagues.tennis.com.au, Log in with your tennis account or click
Join to create your tennis account at the top right hand corner
2. To view Pennant type “Pennant” in the search bar and then select your
competition category
3. Once you find your way to your grade, click the star to make it gold
colour. This will then be added to your favourites which you can find in
your personal Dashboard
4. For any assistance please contact play@tennis.com.au or call
1800 PLAY TENNIS (1800 752 983)

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MEN’S SATURDAY PM                                                                                                        GRADE 6 SECTION 3              GRADE 6 SECTION 4                    GRACE 7 SECTION 1                        GRADE 7 SECTION 2
                                                                                                                         1. Ferny Creek                 1. Centre Court Indoor               1. Strathmore                            1. Melbourne University
GRADE 1 SECTION 1            GRADE 1 SECTION 2                 GRADE 2 SECTION 1            GRADE 2 SECTION 2
                                                                                                                         2. Heathmont                   2. Altona                            2. Kings Park                            2. La Trobe University
1. Royal South Yarra #1      1. Beaumaris                      1. Royal South Yarra #2      1. Nunawading
                                                                                                                         3. Bruce Park                  3. Tennis World #2                   3. Clifton Hill                          3. Grace Park Hawthorn
2. Centre Court Indoor       2. Royal South Yarra #2           2. Centre Court Indoor       2. Royal South Yarra #1
                                                                                                                         4. Langwarrin #2               4. Sunbury #1                        4. Eaglemont                             4. Tennis World
3. Kooyong #1                3. Kooyong #2                     3. Tennis World              3. Eaglemont #2
                                                                                                                         5. Glenburn                    5. St Andrew’s Werribee              5. Highmoor Uniting                      5. Saltwater Reserve
4. Grace Park Hawthorn       4. Heatherdale                    4. Kooyong #1                4. Heatherdale
                                                                                                                         6. Dendy Park                  6. Delahey Recreation                6. BYE                                   6. Gisborne
5. Notting Hill/Pinewood     5. MCC Glen Iris Valley           5. Notting Hill/Pinewood     5. Dendy Park #1
                                                                                                                         7. Eildon Park                 7. Hoppers Crossing                  7. Sunshine Park #2                      7. Sunshine Park #1
6. Hadfield                  6. Glenburn                       6. Hurlingham Park           6. Parkwood
                                                                                                                         8. Croydon                     8. Royal Park                        8. West Brunswick                        8. Maidstone
7. Carmelite                 7. North Ringwood                 7. Wellington                7. North Ringwood
8. Pakenham                  8. Bundoora                       8. Bundoora                  8. Mountain Gate #2
                                                                                                                         GRADE 7 SECTION 3              GRADE 7 SECTION 4                    GRADE 8 SECTION 1                        GRADE 8 SECTION 2
                                                                                                                         1. Maccabi #1                  1. Royal South Yarra                 1. Royal South Yarra                     1. Maccabi #2
GRADE 2 SECTION 3            GRADE 3 SECTION 1                 GRADE 3 SECTION 2            GRADE 3 SECTION 3
                                                                                                                         2. BYE                         2. Maccabi #2                        2. Donvale                               2. Beaumaris
1. Beaumaris                 1. Donvale                        1. Nunawading                1. Melbourne University
                                                                                                                         3. Box Hill #2                 3. Coatesville                       3. Langwarrin                            3. East Malvern
2. Maccabi                   2. Beaumaris #2                   2. Beaumaris #1              2. Strathmore
                                                                                                                         4. Caulfield Recreation        4. Box Hill #1                       4. Bentleigh Recreation                  4. Box Hill
3. Eaglemont #1              3. Kooyong #1                     3. Kooyong #2                3. East Coburg
                                                                                                                         5. Dendy Park #1               5. Mt Evelyn                         5. Narre Warren North                    5. Dendy Park
4. Kooyong #2                4. Grace Park Hawthorn            4. Whites Lane Mulgrave      4. Uniting Church
                                                                                                                         6. Templestowe Park            6. Dendy Park #2                     6. Maccabi #1                            6. Dingley
5. MCC Glen Iris Valley      5. Dendy Park                     5. Dingley                   5. Royal Park #1
                                                                                                                         7. Monash University #2        7. Monash University #1              7. Hampton Park                          7. Upwey South
6. Dendy Park                6. MCC Glen Iris Valley #2        6. MCC Glen Iris Valley #1   6. Grace Valley
                                                                                                                         8. East Camberwell             8. Overport Park                     8. Eildon Park                           8. Wonga Park
7. Eildon Park               7. East Camberwell                7. Overport Park             7. Bundoora
8. Mountain Gate #1          8. Croydon                        8. North Ringwood            8. BYE
                                                                                                                         GRADE 8 SECTION 3              GRADE 9 SECTION 1                    GRADE 9 SECTION 2                        GRADE 10 SECTION 1
                                                                                                                         1. La Trobe University         1. Heathmont                         1. Beaumaris                             1. Heathmont
GRADE 3 SECTION 4            GRADE 4 SECTION 1                 GRADE 4 SECTION 2            GRADE 4 SECTION 3
                                                                                                                         2. Cambridge                   2. Maccabi                           2. Royal South Yarra                     2. Nunawading
1. Macleod                   1. Royal South Yarra #4           1. Royal South Yarra #2      1. Maccabi
                                                                                                                         3. Tennis World                3. Heatherdale                       3. Hawthorn                              3. Whites Lane Mulgrave
2. BYE                       2. Glencairn                      2. Strathmore                2. Royal South Yarra #1
                                                                                                                         4. Essendon                    4. Kings Park                        4. Altona                                4. Caulfield Recreation
3. Tennis World              3. Box Hill                       3. Essendon                  3. Eaglemont
                                                                                                                         5. Keon Park                   5. Parkwood                          5. Delahey Recreation                    5. Knox City
4. Mt Eliza                  4. Tennis World                   4. Sunbury                   4. Hawthorn
                                                                                                                         6. Yarraville                  6. Burwood                           6. Karingal Drive Greensborough          6. Dendy Park
5. Royal Park #2             5. Ormond                         5. Yarraville                5. Fitzroy
                                                                                                                         7. Taylors Lakes               7. Burden Park                       7. Mordialloc                            7. Mayfield Park
6. Parkwood                  6. Knox City                      6. Royal Park                6. Beaumaris Community
                                                                                                                         8. Monash University           8. Monash University                 8. West Brunswick                        8. Oakleigh
7. St Mary’s Greensborough   7. Gracedale Park                 7. Bundoora                  7. East Camberwell
8. Carmelite                 8. Dromana                        8. Taylors Lakes             8. St Mary’s Greensborough
                                                                                                                         GRADE 10 SECTION 2
                                                                                                                         1. Glencairn
GRADE 4 SECTION 4            GRADE 5 SECTION 1                 GRADE 5 SECTION 2            GRADE 5 SECTION 3
                                                                                                                         2. Melbourne University
1. Donvale                   1. Beaumaris #2                   1. Beaumaris #1              1. Craigeburn
                                                                                                                         3. Hawthorn
2. Royal South Yarra #3      2. Heathmont                      2. Nunawading                2. Centre Court Indoor #2
                                                                                                                         4. Eaglemont
3. Mt Eliza                  3. Grace Park Hawthorn            3. Heatherdale               3. Altona
                                                                                                                         5. Parkwood
4. Dandenong                 4. Bruce Park                     4. East Malvern              4. East Coburg
                                                                                                                         6. BYE
5. Chadstone                 5. Burwood                        5. MCC Glen Iris Valley #2   5. Yarraville
                                                                                                                         7. Deer Park
6. Narre Warren North        6. MCC Glen Iris Valley #1        6. Knox City                 6. Keon Park
                                                                                                                         8. Sunshine Park
7. Upwey South               7. Long Beach                     7. Overport Park             7. Montmorency
8. North Ringwood            8. Gracedale Park                 8. Whites Lane Mulgrave      8. Deer Park
                                                                                                                         MEN’S SUNDAY PM
GRADE 5 SECTION 4            GRADE 5 SECTION 5                 GRADE 6 SECTION 1            GRADE 6 SECTION 2            GRADE 4 SECTION 5            GRADE 5 SECTION 6             GRADE 6 SECTION 5 GRADE 8 SECTION 4                  GRADE 9 SECTION 3
1. Kings Park                1. Centre Court Indoor #1         1. Centenary Park            1. North Balwyn              1. Ashburton Uniting         1. Kooyong                    1. Kooyong #1              1. Melbourne University 1. Yallambie #1
2. Beaumaris #3              2. Melbourne University           2. Royal South Yarra         2. Gladstone Park            2. Bulleen                   2. Devon Meadows              2. Kooyong #2              2. Kooyong                2. Melbourne University
3. Caulfield Recreation      3. Essendon                       3. Templeton                 3. Sunbury #2                3. Notting Hill/Pinewood # 1 3. Notting Hill/Pinewood #1   3. Bundoora                3. Doutta Galla           3. Yallambie #2
4. Hawthorn                  4. Kooyong                        4. Langwarrin #1             4. Tennis World #1           4. Notting Hill/Pinewood #2 4. Notting Hill/Pinewood #2 4. Fitzroy                    4. Bundoora               4. Carmelite
5. Chadstone                 5. Maribyrnong Park               5. Knox City                 5. MCC Glen Iris Valley      5. Greensborough             5. Box Hill                   5. Greensborough           5. East Camberwell        5. East Camberwell
6. Ormond                    6. Royal Park                     6. Ringwood Catholic         6. Holy Saviour              6. Grace Park Hawthorn       6. Doncaster                  6. Doncaster               6. Hume                   6. Kilmore
7. Black Rock                7. St. Andrew’s Gardiner          7. Mountain Gate             7. Hawksburn                 7. East Malvern              7. Eltham                     7. Caulfield Park          7. Mt Eliza               7. Plenty
8. Mordialloc                8. Kew                            8. Burden Park               8. East Camberwell           8. BYE                       8. East Malvern               8. Eltham                  8. St Paul’s Apostle      8. St Mary’s Greensborough

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WOMEN’S SATURDAY AM                                                                                                      2018 DUSK (LIGHT UP) TIMES
GRADE 1 SECTION 1            GRADE 1 SECTION 2                 GRADE 2 SECTION 1            GRADE 2 SECTION 2
1. Kooyong #1                1. Kooyong #2                     1. Bulleen                   1. Liston
2. Kooyong #3                2. Liston                         2. Kooyong                   2. Oakleigh                  Month       Date    Round          Time
3. Royal South Yarra #2      3. Beaumaris                      3. Royal South Yarra #1      3. Beaumaris
4. BYE                       4. Royal South Yarra #1           4. Chadstone                 4. Royal South Yarra #2      APRIL       21-22   1              5:43pm
5. Hawthorn                  5. MCC Glen Iris Valley           5. MCC Glen Iris Valley #2   5. MCC Glen Iris Valley #1
                                                                                                                                     28-29   2              5:35pm
6. Melbourne University      6. Centre Court Indoor            6. Donvale                   6. Centre Court Indoor
7. Hume                      7. Grace Park Hawthorn            7. Bundoora                  7. Doveton                   MAY         5-6     3              5:27pm
8. Bundoora                  8. Officer                        8. Geelong                   8. Essendon
                                                                                                                                     12-13   4              5:20pm
GRADE 3 SECTION 1            GRADE 3 SECTION 2                 GRADE 4 SECTION 1            GRADE 4 SECTION 2                        19-20   5              5:15pm
1. Kooyong                   1. Dendy Park                     1. Kooyong                   1. Dendy Park
2. Tennis World              2. Royal Park                     2. Tennis World              2. Bulleen                               26-27   6              5:11pm
3. Royal South Yarra         3. Knox City                      3. Royal South Yarra         3. Burwood
4. Glencairn                 4. Beaumaris                      4. Knox City                 4. Beaumaris
                                                                                                                         JUNE        2-3     7              5:08pm
5. Hawthorn                  5. Dingley                        5. Melbourne University      5. Templestowe Park                      16-17   8              5:06pm
6. MCC Glen Iris Valley #2   6. MCC Glen Iris Valley #1        6. Hawthorn                  6. MCC Glen Iris Valley
7. East Preston Park         7. Mt Eliza                       7. Frankston                 7. Hume                                  23-24   9              5:08pm
8. Essendon                  8. East Malvern                   8. Langwarrin                8. BYE
                                                                                                                                     30-1    10             5:10pm
GRADE 5 SECTION 1            GRADE 5 SECTION 2                                                                           JULY        14-15   11             5:19pm
1. Tennis World #2           1. Tennis World #1
2. Kooyong #2                2. Kooyong #1
                                                                                                                                     21-22   12             5:24pm
3. La Trobe University       3. Sunshine Park                                                                                        28-29   13             5:29pm
4. Royal South Yarra #1      4. Royal South Yarra #2
5. Melbourne University      5. Centre Court Indoor                                                                      AUGUST      4-5     14             5:35pm
6. St Paul’s Apostle         6. Hawthorn
                                                                                                                                     11-12   SECTION FINALS 5:41pm
7. East Malvern #1           7. East Malvern #2
8. Geelong                   8. Hume                                                                                                 18      FINALS         5:46pm
WOMEN’S SUNDAY PM                                                                                                                    25      FINALS         5:52pm
GRADE 4 SECTION 3            GRADE 5 SECTION 3                                                                           SEPTEMBER   1       FINALS         5:58pm
1. Bulleen                   1. BYE
2. West Brunswick            2. West Brunswick
                                                                                                                                     8       FINALS         6:04pm
3. Altona                    3. Fitzroy
4. Beaumaris                 4. Bayswater North
5. Eaglemont                 5. Liston
6. Monash University         6. Box Hill
7. Essendon                  7. Essendon
8. Strathmore                8. Templestowe Park

MEN’S MASTERS 35+ DOUBLES SATURDAY PM
GRADE 1                      GRADE 2                           GRADE 3                      GRADE 4
1. Royal South Yarra         1. Geelong                        1. Royal South Yarra         1. Hawthorn
2. Grace Park Hawthorn       2. Parkville                      2. Kooyong                   2. Strathmore
3. Kooyong #1                3. Mitcham                        3. Heathmont                 3. Sunbury
4. Kooyong #2                4. Kooyong                        4. Albert Park               4. East Coburg
5. East Malvern              5. Dendy Park                     5. Greenvale                 5. Kurunjang Park
6. Legend Park               6. Yarraville                     6. Macleod                   6. Centenary Park
7. BYE                       7. Royal Park
8. Hampton Park              8. BYE
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2018 PENNANT COMPETITION – RULES & CONDITIONS OF PLAY                         6.0     CONDITIONS OF PLAY – VICTORIAN PENNANT MATCHES (Men and Women)

                                                                              6.1     GENERAL
No.		                                                                                 Victorian Pennant shall be conducted for Clubs affiliated with Tennis Victoria in accordance with the following
                                                                                      By-laws and Conditions of Play.
6.1		 GENERAL
6.2		 INTERPRETATION                                                          6.2    INTERPRETATION
6.3		   PENNANT                                                                      The following terms and definitions shall have the following meanings:
                                                                              6.2.1  “BY-LAWS” means the rules of the Victorian Pennant Teams Competition, which encompasses the regulations
6.4		   DOUBLES PENNANT                                                              governing the Pennant, Doubles Pennant and Men’s Masters 35+ Doubles Pennant Competitions as set out herein.
6.5		   MEN’S MASTERS 35+ DOUBLES PENNANT                                     6.2.2 “CAPTAIN” (or “Team Captain”) means a person who is nominated player in the team or may also be another
6.6		   ENTRIES                                                                      person who is registered member of the team’s Club, who is appointed by that team to represent them in
                                                                                     relation to any decisions or coin tosses that may need to be made pursuant to these By-laws.
6.7		   CONDITIONS OF PLAY IN VICTORIAN PENNANT HOME AND AWAY MATCHES                (a)     The player / person appointed to be the Team Captain may vary each week.
6.8		   TIME BETWEEN RUBBERS AND FOR FIRST RUBBERS BEING CALLED                      (b)     The appointed Team Captain for each match must be nominated on the score sheet before play commences.
6.9		   HIT-UP AND REST PERIODS AND TOILET AND CHANGE OF ATTIRE BREAKS               (c)     Where a Team Captain is not in attendance to make the required decision, the remaining members in
                                                                              		             attendance in the Captain’s absence shall appoint a substitute Captain to take his/her role until he/she is in
6.10		  COMMENCEMENT AND CONCLUSION TIMES FOR MATCHES (HOME AND AWAY)         		             attendance. Where only one team member is present (and that person is not the usual team Captain) that
6.11		  METHOD OF SCORING IN HOME AND AWAY COMPLETED AND 				                 		             team member is the Captain until the appointed Captain arrives.
		INCOMPLETE MATCHES                                                          6.2.3 “CLUB” means any Tennis Body approved to play in the Pennant competition by Tennis Victoria, provided
                                                                                     that the Tennis Body is affiliated with Tennis Victoria and:
6.12		  PENNANT SECTIONAL FINALS                                                     (a)     Its home courts are located within Metropolitan Melbourne (as defined by the TV Constitution: ‘situated
6.13		  PENNANT GRADE FINALS SERIES                                           		             within the State of Victoria and located within a metropolitan local government area as recognised by the
6.14		  PENNANT SECTIONAL AND GRADE FINALS SERIES MATCH CONDITIONS            		             State Government from time to time, excluding the Mornington Peninsula Shire.’) or
                                                                                     (b)     Its home courts are located outside Metropolitan Melbourne (as defined by the TV Constitution), but its
6.15		  PENNANT GRADE GRAND FINALS                                            		             “home Pennant courts” are located within Metropolitan Melbourne (as defined by the TV Constitution) or
6.16		  DOUBLES PENNANT AND MEN’S MASTERS 35+ DOUBLES PENNANT 			                    (c)     Its home Pennant courts are located outside Metropolitan Melbourne (as defined by the TV Constitution)
		      GRADE FINALS & GRADE GRAND FINALS                                     		             and is given special approval to participate in Pennant by Tennis Victoria. (Applications for non-metro club
                                                                              		             approval must be made in writing to Tennis Victoria, a minimum of 4 weeks prior to the team entry closing
6.17		  ABANDONED, POSTPONED AND RESCHEDULED VICTORIAN PENNANT MATCHES        		             date). Note: any club that participated in Victorian Pennant between 2015 and 2017
6.18		  ATTENDANCE AND NO SHOW PROVISIONS                                     		             inclusive, is exempt from this process.
6.19		  PLAYING OUT OF ORDER AND STRENGTHENING A TEAM                         6.2.4 “COMMENCEMENT TIME” means the time prescribed by these By-laws for the start of play for defined types
                                                                                     of matches (Note: home and away matches may have different times from Finals matches).
6.20 		 DEFAULTS BY TEAMS/PLAYERS                                             6.2.5 “CONCLUSION TIME” means the latest prescribed time by which a specified type of match must be
6.21		  RESULTS OF MATCHES                                                           completed or discontinued in accordance with these By-laws (Note: home and away matches
6.22		  PLACES AND DATES FOR MATCHES                                                 may have different times from Finals matches).
                                                                              6.2.6 “COMPETITION SOFTWARE” means the national computer software used by Tennis Victoria to conduct
6.23		  MAKES OF AND NUMBER OF BALLS FOR USE IN EACH MATCH                           Victorian Pennant, including, but not limited to the registration of teams and players, payments of fees,
6.24		  NUMBER OF COURTS NECESSARY                                                   registration of results and protests.
6.25		  CONDITIONS OF COURTS AND CLUBS                                        6.2.7 “DOUBLES PENNANT” means a doubles only tennis competition conducted by Tennis Victoria for clubs,
                                                                                     teams and players pursuant to these Victorian Pennant By-laws;
6.26		  ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS FOR VICTORIAN PENNANT                          6.2.8 “MATCH CLOCK” means the clubhouse clock (not a watch) located at the site where a match is to be played.
6.27		  ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS FOR ALL FINALS MATCHES                                If there is more than one clock, the home team captain must nominate which is the specified match clock.
6.28		  PLAYERS COMPETING IN DIFFERENT GRADES                                        This clock shall be used as the official timepiece for the match unless the Team Captains by agreement elect
                                                                                     to use a different timepiece (this may be a watch) which can be used near the match courts. Where the specified
6.29		  PLAYERS CHANGING TEAMS IN A GRADE                                            Match Clock is not working for reasons not in the control of the Home team (i.e. power failure or flat battery) the
6.30		  EMERGENCY PLAYERS                                                            home team shall nominate a watch to substitute in place of it.
6.31		  SUBSTITUTE PLAYERS AND RETIREMENTS                                    6.2.9 “MEN’S MASTERS 35+ DOUBLES PENNANT” means a doubles only tennis competition for men aged 35 years
                                                                                     or more conducted by Tennis Victoria for clubs, teams and players pursuant to these Victorian Pennant By-laws;
6.32		  PLAYER TRANSFERS                                                      6.2.10 “NOMINATED CLUB REPRESENTATIVE FOR WASHOUTS” means the person appointed by a club as an
6.33		  PLAYER’S TENNIS ATTIRE                                                       alternative contact to the home Captain who may make a decision with the mutual agreement of the visiting
6.34		  PROTESTS BY CLUBS                                                            Captain to abandon play because of rain in accordance with the Abandoned Washout Procedure (see By-law
                                                                                     6.10.3). This person’s contact details will be included in the Pennant Handbook and on Tennis Victoria’s website.
6.35		  PAYMENT OF FEES AND FINES                                             6.2.11 “PENNANT” means a singles and doubles tennis competition conducted by Tennis Victoria for clubs, teams
6.36		  POWERS OF TENNIS VICTORIA AND THE COMPETITIONS COMMITTEE                     and players pursuant to these Victorian Pennant By-laws; except where its contents specify that it applies to
6.37		  INTERPRETATION OF BY-LAWS AND CONDITIONS OF PLAY                             either Doubles Pennant matches and/or Men’s Masters 35+ Doubles Pennant only.
                                                                              6.2.12 “COMPETITIONS COMMITTEE” means the Tennis Victoria Competitions Committee – as constituted pursuant
6.38		  APPEALS                                                                      to the By-laws of the Victorian Tennis Association.
6.39 		 CONDITIONS OF PLAY FOR PLAYERS – TA & MA EVENTS DISCIPLINARY POLICY   6.2.13 “PENNANT HANDBOOK” means the book published on line by Tennis Victoria to give each team details
                                                                                     about the Victorian Pennant competitions. Details will include but not be limited to club addresses, contact
                                                                                     details, the fixtures, the Victorian Pennant Rules, Melbourne Light-up times for the season, and
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND FINES                                                           the team make-up of each Grade and Section.
                                                                              6.2.14 “REFEREE” means a registered tennis official appointed by Tennis Victoria for the purposes of officiating at a
                                                                                     specified Pennant, Doubles Pennant or Men’s Masters 35+ Doubles Pennant match.
                                                                                     (a)     Where no umpires are present, any determination made by a Referee in relation to a question of fact shall
                                                                              		be final.
                                                                                     (b)     Any determination made by a Referee in relation to a question of law shall be final save that the Referee
                                                                              		             shall not be required to make any determinations in relation to a team’s makeup and/or singles
                                                                              		             order of merit. These considerations will be solely determined by Tennis Victoria in accordance with these
                                                                              		By-laws.

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(c)    Tennis Victoria will appoint Referees at Tennis Victoria’s expense for all Grade Grand Finals. A club may 		          (k)    Men’s Grades 6 and below and Women’s Grades 4 and below, if necessary, shall consist of sections of up
		            request a Referee to be appointed for any other match (home or away or finals) and one will be appointed 		     		           to eight teams, except that the lowest Grade in each year shall consist of sections of up to six teams as
		            (subject to the availability of a Referee) at the expense of the club making the request. Any such request 		   		           determined by Tennis Victoria.
		            will need to be made prior to 5:00pm on the Wednesday preceding the relevant match to be officiated.                  (l)    Each club will be limited to entering no more than two teams in each Section in Men’s Grades 1 to 5 and
6.2.15 “REGISTERED PLAYER” means a person who is:                                                                             		           Women’s Grades 1 to 3.
       (a)    Registered to play Victorian Pennant tennis with his/her team’s club. The person need not be a financial 		           (m)    All Grades and Sections shall be placed in numerical sequence.
		            member of that club. It is further noted as follows:                                                            6.3.6 Locality considerations shall not be used as a factor when Tennis Victoria determines the team make-up
		            (i)     Where the player is part of the original nominated team, the club registration of that player 			             of each Section in Men’s Grades 1 to 5 and Women’s Grades 1 to 3. Locality could be a factor that Tennis Victoria
			                   must be registered as at the close of entries (see By-law 6.6.3),                                             may consider when determining the team make-up of each Section in the lower Grades (noting that the lowest
		            (ii)    Where the player first plays for the team as an Emergency or as a Wildcard (see By-law 6.30) 		               Grade in any year will be the Grade most likely to use locality zones as one of its factors).
			                   then that player’s club registration must be registered as at the time he/she first plays for the 		    6.4   DOUBLES PENNANT
			team, or                                                                                                                         Doubles Pennant shall:
		            (iii)   Where a player first plays for the team as an additional lower ranked player or as an 				              6.4.1 Be played on Saturday mornings and/or afternoons and / or Sunday mornings and/or afternoons in each year
			                   additional player to replace a delisted player (see By-law 6.6.7) that player’s club registration 		          during such months as determined by Tennis Victoria; except where a Finals match has been postponed due
			                   must be registered as at the time he/she first plays for the team, or                                         to the Finals Wet Weather Procedure (By-law 6.17.1) or time, the scheduling for Finals the following week may
		            (iv)    Where the player joins the team as part of a club transfer (see By-law 6.32) the club transfer 			            include a week day at the discretion of Tennis Victoria (By-law 6.17).
			                   of registration must have been approved as at the time the player first plays for the team,             6.4.2 Be played between separate male teams and be played between separate female teams.
		            (v)     A player may be registered to play Victorian Pennant for more than one club, provided each 			          6.4.3 Consist of:
			                   different club registration is for a different Victorian Pennant Competition category.                        (a)    Home and away matches, and
       (b)    Nominated to play Victorian Pennant by his/her club, and                                                              (b)    Finals matches.
       (c)    Registered to play Victorian Pennant with Tennis Victoria.                                                      6.4.4 Consist of doubles rubbers only.
6.2.16 “REPLACEMENT PLAYER” means a player who plays in a Victorian Pennant team as an Emergency, (By-law 6.30) 		            6.4.5 Be divided into Grades only. Each Grade shall consist of between 6 and 8 teams.
       a Substitute, (By-law 6.31) or a Wildcard (By-law 6.30).                                                               6.4.6 There shall be no order of merit in Doubles Pennant, however each team will nominate their No. 1 Pair and
6.2.17 “TEAM” means a minimum of four male players of the same club or a minimum of four female players of the 		                   No.2 Pair which will not change during the match (except where a Substitute is used, see By-Law 6.31) Teams
       same club who are nominated to play in a match.                                                                              may vary the pairings from week to week.
6.2.18 “VICTORIAN PENNANT” means the weekly competitions of Pennant, Doubles Pennant and Men’s Masters 35+
       Doubles Pennant operated by Tennis Victoria and governed by the Competitions Committee pursuant to 			                 6.5     MEN’S MASTERS 35+ DOUBLES PENNANT
       these Rules.                                                                                                                   Men’s Masters 35+ Doubles Pennant shall:
6.2.19 The singular shall mean and include the plural and vice-versa and any gender shall mean and include all other 		       6.5.1   Be played on Saturday and / or Sunday mornings and / or afternoons in each year during such months
       genders except where reference to a gender specific competition is referred to, in which case the stated 			                   as determined by Tennis Victoria; except where a Finals match has been postponed due to the Finals Wet
       gender shall only apply.                                                                                                       Weather Procedure (By-law 6.17.1) or time, the scheduling for Finals the following week may include a week
6.2.20 Unless otherwise specified, where a By-law permits the two team Captains to make a decision by agreement, 		                   day at the discretion of Tennis Victoria (By-law 6.17).
       this decision will instead be made by the Referee if one has been appointed to officiate the match.                    6.5.2   Be played between separate male teams only where players are aged 35 years or over (see also By-law 6.26.3
                                                                                                                                      for full age details).
6.3   PENNANT                                                                                                                 6.5.3   Consist of:
      Pennant shall:                                                                                                                  (a)      Home and away matches, and
6.3.1 Be played on Saturday mornings and/or afternoons and / or Sunday mornings and/or afternoons in each year 		                     (b)      Finals matches.
      during such months as determined by Tennis Victoria; except where a Finals match has been postponed due 		              6.5.4   Consist of doubles rubbers only.
      to the Finals Wet Weather Procedure (By-law 6.17.1) or time, the scheduling for Finals the following week may 		        6.5.5   Be divided into Grades only. Each Grade shall consist of between 6 and 8 teams.
      include a week day at the discretion of Tennis Victoria (By-law 6.17).                                                  6.5.6   There shall be no order of merit in Men’s Masters 35+ Doubles Pennant, and each team shall nominate their
6.3.2 Be played between separate male teams and be played between separate female teams.                                              pairings on the score sheet before the match commences. These nominations shall include different
6.3.3 Consist of:                                                                                                                     combinations of player pairings for the 3rd and 4th rubbers. No rubber may have identical pairings
      (a)    Home and away matches, and                                                                                               to a rubber previously played in the match. Each player must play two rubbers in the match.
      (b)    Finals matches.
6.3.4 Consist of singles and doubles rubbers.                                                                                 6.6 ENTRIES
6.3.5 Be divided into Grades and Sections, if necessary, as follows:                                                          6.6.1 Each club shall be entitled to enter teams in Pennant, Doubles Pennant and Men’s Masters 35+ Doubles Pennant.
      (a)    Men’s Grade 1 which shall consist of up to two Sections, both Sections to be played on Saturday afternoons       6.6.2 An entry fee as determined by Tennis Victoria, for each team shall be paid to Tennis Victoria at the time of entry.
		           unless otherwise specified by Tennis Victoria.                                                                   6.6.3 Entries shall close as determined by Tennis Victoria.
      (b)    Men’s Grades 2 and 3 which shall consist of up to three Sections each, all of which are to be played on 		       6.6.4 Each club entering teams shall submit to Tennis Victoria the names and other details of the proposed players
		           Saturday afternoons unless otherwise specified by Tennis Victoria.                                                     for each team and provide such evidence as Tennis Victoria shall deem necessary in support of the suggested
      (c)    Men’s Grade 4 which shall consist of up to four sections, three of which to be played on Saturday 			                  Grade in which the team should play. Proposed Pennant teams shall also submit their proposed singles
		           afternoons and one of which to be played on Sunday afternoons unless otherwise specified by 			                        playing order of merit at this time. Hereafter referred to as “the singles order of merit”.
		Tennis Victoria.                                                                                                            6.6.5 Players nominated in teams entered in Grades 1 or 2 of Pennant are expected to play at least 50% of home
      (d)    Men’s Grade 5 which shall consist of up to six sections, up to five of which to be played on Saturday 		               and away matches during the season in the Grade in which the player has been nominated. Failure to do so,
		           afternoons and up to two of which to be played on Sunday afternoons unless otherwise specified by Tennis               without good and sufficient reason as determined by Tennis Victoria, may affect player eligibility for the
		Victoria.                                                                                                                         following season. A penalty may be issued to any club where two or more players of any nominated team
      (e)    Men’s Grade 6 and below shall have up to eight Sections per Grade to be played at times as determined by               do not play at least 50% of home and away matches for the season. The penalty, monetary or otherwise, will
		Tennis Victoria.                                                                                                                  be at the discretion of Tennis Victoria.
      (f)    Women’s Grade 1 which shall consist of up to two Sections, both to be played on Saturday mornings unless         6.6.6 Tennis Victoria shall determine in its absolute discretion which Grade (and Section for Pennant) any team or
		           otherwise specified by Tennis Victoria.                                                                                player shall play and the singles order of merit, and shall notify each club accordingly. There shall be no order
      (g)    Women’s Grade 2 which shall consist of up to three Sections, two of which to be played on Saturday 		                  of merit for doubles.
		           mornings and one of which to be played on Saturday afternoons unless otherwise specified by 			                  6.6.7 Once a team has been approved by Tennis Victoria the team may not add any further members to their team
		Tennis Victoria.                                                                                                                  unless he or she is included as approved by these By-laws. Teams may use Emergencies or a Wildcard (see
      (h)    Women’s Grade 3 which shall consist of up to four Sections, up to three of which to be played on 			                   By-law 6.30) to replace an ordinary team member but these players will not be considered part of the team.
		           Saturday mornings, up to two of which to be played on Saturday afternoons and up to one of which to be 		              Emergencies may not strengthen a team from its initially approved standard; a Wildcard can strengthen the
		           played on Sunday afternoons unless otherwise specified by Tennis Victoria.                                             team.
      (i)    Women’s Grade 4 and below shall consist of up to eight Sections per Grade to be played at times as 		                  (a)    At any time during the home and away season a club may apply to Tennis Victoria to have additional
		           determined by Tennis Victoria.                                                                                   		           players added to a team. Any such player/s must be of a lower playing standard than the original lowest
      (j)    Men’s Grades 1 to 5 and Women Grades 1 to 3, if necessary, shall consist of sections of up to eight teams 		     		           ranked player on the team. Tennis Victoria shall determine whether the players may be added to the
		           unless otherwise specified by Tennis Victoria.                                                                   		           team at their sole and absolute discretion.
                                                                                                                              		           (i)      If approved and if the player is added to a Pennant team, Tennis Victoria will also assign a
                                                                                                                              			                   singles order of merit position to the additional player.

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