Mid Week Ladies Competition Tennis

Waverley Tennis Mid Week Ladies Tennis competition provides competition tennis in the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne for ladies wishing to play during the daytime. We are always looking for new clubs to join our competition or even new players. We can assist in suggesting a club for you to join or we also have an Association Emergency List that assists existing teams and gives variety and options to a player. If you or your Club are interested in knowing more, please read on, or contact our Executive Committee  (phone numbers below).

The final round of the season has now been uploaded.  Please refer to the Ladders to see which teams are playing Semi Finals on Thursday 21 November.

Final Ladder Positions 1 plays 2 and 3 plays 4 

All venues will be at the "home team" courts** (for Semi & Pre-Lim). 
Grand Final venues will be allocated.   
Home Team to supply all 4 balls for all finals.

Hopefully the weather stays kind to us, but should there be any matches washed/heated out or partially washed/heated out, do not enter the results online.  Please contact Record Secretary Noela to advise, and then continue where you left off the following Thursday. 

All players must be qualified to play in finals as per our bylaws.  If unsure please ask.  NOTE: If using a Pool Emergency they MUST be graded one section lower than team using them, and MUST be booked in with the Pool Emergency Officer Kym. 
(except Section 5)

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email your query through.

Well done to those teams making it into the finals!!!

All Grand Finals have now been played.   Congratulations to all the teams involved. 
Premiers and Runners Up photos below.

A BIG thank you to our hosting clubs VERMONT STH TC & LEGEND PARK TC for opening up their courts & clubhouse for our Grand Finals.  Much appreciated.
 

The 44th Annual General Meeting for the WDTA - Midweek Ladies' Division was held at VERMONT SOUTH Tennis Club including a special presentation (see below).

Nice to see so many ladies stay for morning tea, support the Grand Finals and enjoy the sunshine.

CLICK HERE for a copy of the Minutes.

Section 1 team Eildon Park Blue are currently looking for another player to join their team.
Please contact Leanne on 0408 596143

As some teams and/or players have shown an interest in participating in this event next year, we thought you may like to read a little bit about the event and the players' experience in 2023. CLICK HERE

The new Mid Week Ladies Emergency Pool list is now available for Season 2 2024.

Don't have a team this season?  Any NEW Pool Emergencies are most welcome
(all sections needed).  

Contact Kym - 0407 884949 for any Pool related enquiries.

CLICK HERE to open the Emergency Pool list 

Please CLICK HERE to download a printable version of the current WDTA Midweek ladies By-Laws.

Whilst there is no official Tennis Victoria directive regarding the choice of hand-shaking or racquet tapping at the end of sets, could we please ask that players personal preferences be respected.

Please ensure that all players in your team are aware of the following and play accordingly:-

"If any part of the ball touches any outside part of the line, no matter how minimal, the ball is deemed IN.
If you are unsure, all line calls must be to the benefit of the OPPOSITION."

CLICK HERE for step by step instructions on how to enter your scores.  If you are having trouble please contact Record Secretary via email address listed below.    Scores MUST be in by Friday 8pm.  Thank you.
CLICK HERE for a printable scoresheet.

Fixtures are now available online - no longer available as a Handbook.  You can print your own fixtures via this website as follows:

1. Click on FIXTURES link (in the blue banner above)  
2. Select a Competition (Thursday AM from the drop down box)  
3. Select a Section 
4. Select a Team    
5. Then click on the "download PDF" link (just underneath the Select a Section box).    
6. Then simply PRINT or SAVE.

Note that all Team Captains and their Contact phone numbers are now included under the details for each team  (any errors please let us know).

• Home and Away daytime Thursday Competition
• 2 Seasons per Calendar Year (Feb to June  /  July to Dec)
• Starting time 9.30 am (can vary)
• 2 Courts per match  
• 4 ladies per team - change partners each set
• 6 double sets per match - no rubbers
• Sets are first to 8 - tiebreak at 7 all
• Emergency Pool Players available  (see note below)
• Semi-Finals, Preliminary-Finals & Grand Finals - no umpires required in any finals games
• Home venues for Semi & Preliminary Finals - with Grand Finals at courts designated by Committee.
• Online scoring system
• A mid-year tournament - all levels most welcome - The Annual Gill Quillinan Memorial Charity Event. Proceeds from this tournament are donated to Ovarian Cancer Research.

Please CLICK HERE to download a printable version of the WDTA Midweek ladies Participating Clubs & Court Locations - current as at November 2021.

Our Competition permits the use of Emergency Pool Players.  This saves the need for teams to forfeit (with the associated fine).

Any Emergency Players can only play in position 3 or 4. 
This rule does not apply to Section 1 as this section is deemed as open.

Emergency Pool Players:

• must belong to a club affiliated with Tennis Victoria.
• are permitted to play for any club as many times as necessary in their personal grade or above at the discretion of the Executive Committee.
• may still play for their own club as an emergency.
• must be recorded on the Emergency Pool List by contacting Kym Bircham on 0407 884949

CLICK HERE for current Pool Availability List 

Special Pool Emergency Rules applicable for Finals:

All Pool Emergencies are not permitted to play in their personal grade during Finals (irrespective of how many matches they have played in that grade).  They are only permitted to play above their personal grade in Finals.  A request MUST be made to Record Secretary prior to using ANY Pool Emergencies in Finals.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANY NEW PLAYERS WISHING TO JOIN THE POOL. 
All Grades are welcome!  Please contact Kym Bircham 0407 884949

• President:                                 Jenny Lomdahl - 0404 831544 - president.wdtaladies(at)gmail.com
• Vice President:                               Marg Clark - 0418 580337
• Secretary:                                  Loreta Piggott - 0413 267839  - sec.wdtaladies(at)gmail.com
• Treasurer:                                          Kim Horton - 0408 368657  - treasurer.wdtaladies(at)gmail.com
• Record Secretary:                   Noela Steinfort - 0409 423 825   wdtaladies(at)gmail.com
• PE Officer & Website Editor:  Kym Bircham - 0407 884949
• General Committee:              Judy Searl, Joy Kaias, Kym Bircham, Michelle Rato & Marjo MacDonald

Lorraine Clark was on the founding committee for the Mid-week Ladies Competition and became the inaugural President.  WDTA Ladies commenced with 14 participating Clubs and she served as President for 6 years and remained on the general committee until 1991 when she was awarded Life Membership.  It is pleasing to note that our Mid-week ladies competition has expanded over the years from it’s small beginnings.  Lorraine attended the Gill Quillan tournament in July 2014 but sadly passed away in December 2014.

The Lorraine Clark Memorial Perpetual Trophy was introduced in 2001 as an encouragement award in her honour.  The perpetual trophy is now presented to the team who achieved the highest points at the end of each season over all sections.

CLICK HERE to view Q&A's.