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2026 Picton Seniors Tournament

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:37:37 GMT

2026 Masters Picton Seniors NRT6

Join us for three days of competitive, social tennis at the Picton Tennis Club. Play singles, doubles, and combined-age doubles in a friendly round-robin format across nine courts.

Event Details

Dates: 25–27 September 2026
Location: Picton Tennis Club, Downing St, Picton NSW
Amenities: On-site parking, plus food and drinks available all weekend
Entries Close: 21 September 2026

How to Enter Register online or download a paper entry form at tsnsw.com.au/tournaments .

Contact

Tournament Director: Alison – 0412 308 381
Email: admin@pictontennis.com.au

Nominations

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:56:16 GMT

�� 2026 TSNSW Awards — Nominations Now Open!

TENNIS SENIORS NSW ANNUAL AWARDS

Nominations close on 09 October 2026. Please complete your nomination on the link below.

NSW Tennis Seniors Awards Nomination Form 2026 – Fill in form

The TSNSW Awards for 2026 will be presented at the state dinner in Newcastle. There are three/four awards:

Player of the Year

Player Recognition Award

Administrator of the Year

Life Member

Nominations can be made by anyone who is a member of a Tennis Seniors NSW. The nominee must also be a Tennis Seniors NSW member.

The nomination process is simple, and members are encouraged to put forward nominees for one or more categories. The attached nomination form seeks tailored information for each of the categories.

The categories are described further below.

1. PLAYER OF THE YEAR

To be awarded to a player who has achieved notable tennis success over the past year in Seniors/Masters tournaments in Australia and/or at any international tournament, including ITF Masters Teams and Individual Championships.

This category also considers on-court behaviour, etiquette and "spirit of the game".

2. PLAYER RECOGNITION AWARD

To be awarded to a player who has shown either of the following:

a) significant improvement in their standard of tennis over the past year

b) remarkable recovery from a severe injury which prevented tennis participation

c) continued involvement in 30+ seniors’ tennis over a prolonged period, with a high level of integrity.

This category also considers on-court behaviour, etiquette and "spirit of the game".

3. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR

To be awarded to a person who has made a significant contribution to the administration of Seniors Tennis. This award recognizes contributions over the past 12 months but also takes other previous contributions into consideration.

Please provide details of any committee positions held and other specific duties and administrative services undertaken with noteworthy achievements.

4. LIFE MEMBER

Winners will be announced at the State Dinner Newcastle in January 2027 and on TSNSW’s website and social media channels.

Complete your nominations here: NSW Tennis Seniors Awards Nomination Form 2026 – Fill in form

AO Presale

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:33:40 GMT

AO Presale

Alice Springs Masters Games 2026

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 01:45:42 GMT

Registrations are now open for the Alice Springs Masters Games tennis tournament. The games run from 10 ^th to 17 ^th October 2026

Opening ceremony is on Saturday 10 ^th October 2026 including a rock concert featuring “Baby Animals” and “Choirboys”

Tennis starts on Sunday at 5pm until 930pm. Tennis is played every evening from 5pm to 930pm Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. No tennis on Wednesday evening so that players can attend the Masters Games street Party. For the first time in the games history the Tennis tournament will qualify for National Ranking Tournament points thanks to the great work by Alice Springs Tennis Club president, Joel Crawford. The tournament will be conducted on 8 artificial grass tennis courts under lights after sunset. A great way for players in the southern states to kick off their tennis seasons.

Weather in Alice Springs in mid-October is normally warm to hot during the day without being extreme, and the nights are balmy in the mid to high teens.

Please see below link to the website for registration.

Tennis - Alice Springs Masters Games

ITF To Become World Tennis

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:54:12 GMT

International Tennis Federation (ITF) will officially become World Tennis

Dear player,

Extending from our public announcement in October 2025 , we are pleased to confirm that, on Thursday 25 June, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) will officially become World Tennis.

As a player on the ITF Tours, it is important that you are aware of the upcoming changes to our brands and services, as these updates will affect some of the platforms and touchpoints you use.

IPIN

From 24 June onwards, the ITF tournament experience takes on a new look as we bring our online player services in line with the new World Tennis brand.

The IPIN website will become World Tennis Tour Zone, and we will be adding some new features in the coming months as part of this change (more details to follow soon).

The website address will change from ipin.itftennis.com to tourzone.world.tennis. Please note that you do not need to add www. at the beginning or .com at the end — simply enter the address as shown. Please update any saved bookmarks you use to access the platform.

Another important change is that your IPIN number will become your World Tennis ID. Your existing IPIN number and login details (email and password) will stay the same and will be transferred to your World Tennis ID. From 24 June, wherever you were previously asked to use your IPIN details, you will now be asked to use your World Tennis ID instead.

The transition of your IPIN account to World Tennis ID enables you to access any World Tennis online services with just one user account wherever you see the World Tennis ID logo. You will not need to take any actions, this change will happen automatically, but we'll share more details closer to the switchover date, so you know exactly what to expect.

ITF Academy

From 24 June onwards, ITF Academy will become World Tennis Academy, adopting the World Tennis brand. The current website address, itf-academy.com, will remain the same on 25 June and will change to academy.world.tennis shortly after the rebrand. The range of educational services and coaching content will remain the same.

Email

Our email domain will be changing to @world.tennis, so to keep receiving important updates from us, please add the new domain to your safe sender list and check your spam or junk folder if needed.

Events
The World Tennis brand will be adopted across our Wheelchair, Masters and Beach events from 25 June. Please note that the World Tennis Tour and World Tennis Tour Juniors will not fully adopt the new brand until 1 January 2027, though certain events may adopt it earlier.

ITF website and digital platforms
All existing ITF social media platforms and our official website (itftennis.com) will adopt the new brand from 25 June onwards. Our official website will retain its existing URL for a little while after the rebrand, so it is easier for people to find us online. Later this year the URL will change to world.tennis.

If you have any questions between now and 25 June please email brand@itftennis.com ; or brand@world.tennis from 25 June onwards.

Newsletter March 26

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 23:08:49 GMT

Quarterly Newsletter

Dear Members,

Welcome to 2026! This is our first newsletter for 2026 and it seemed an ideal opportunity as the new President of TSNSW to say hello. The majority of our members would know me from our many tour-naments and those that don't will hopefully catch up with me during a tournament this year.

This is a huge year for TSNSW. As you would be aware we are hosting the Australian Seniors National Teams Carnival and Individual Championships in January 2027 in Newcastle. These events will require a great deal of planning and effort but I am confident we can make these events to remember. We are always looking for people who can contribute some time and effort to assist us.

Apart from the planning we are also going to need players! Its never too early to start planning your team. For those who have never played this event before please don't hesitate to reach out and ask for some details. We took 16 teams to Gold Coast in January this year, I think we should be able to double that at least as the home state. Apart from those huge events we always needs players to support our tournaments. I am hoping to make 2026 the year of participation. Our membership is near 1000 members but we aren't seeing enough of those on court! We have some tournaments that are very successful every year, with Forster, Nelson Bay and Ulladulla all getting well over 200 players. But we have many smaller tournaments that are struggling for numbers so we need you out there and playing to keep these tournaments going. If players could all attend 1 or 2 more tournaments each then you might just be the difference in keeping the tournament running. There are a bunch of dedicated people who have been working for years in some tournaments and it would be a shame to see them fold due to a lack of participation. We have had at least 5 tournaments shut down in the past few years.

This year also represents the 20th anniversary of the Newcastle Mixed Teams event, now renamed the Robyn Castle Mixed teams. We are back in Newcastle this year in the June long weekend and very keen to get 3 divisions up and running again. If you have ever played this before please come back his year and celebrate the 20 years with us. Of course new players would be most welcome. Entries will be limited to the first 18 teams in.

I'd like to thank the people who put up their hands this year to stand on our TSNSW committee. None of this happens without people doing a lot of work behind the scenes and I hope all our members ap-preciate their time and effort.

I'll close off by wishing you all the best for 2026 and hoping to see you at many of our tournaments during the year. Feel free to come up and say hello.

Regards

Rod Clarkin

President - Tennis Seniors NSW

July Newsletter

play@tsnsw.com.au (Di Cassel) — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 03:03:15 GMT

July 2025 Newsletter

Calling for Volunteers

play@tsnsw.com.au (Di Cassel) — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 03:00:50 GMT

2027 AUSTRALIAN TEAMS CARNIVAL AND MT 1000 INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

NEWCASTLE DISTRICT PARK BROADMEADOW AND SURROUNDING SUBURBS

There is a lot of work involved in making this two weeks come togethre. We are calling for volunteers.

We are looking for enthusiastic people who are willing to put some time in over the next 17 months to assist in making this the best carnival possible.

Volunteers are required in the following areas.

Chair person
Players Benefit
Functions
Marketing & sponsorship
Assistant Secretary

If you are interested in assisting in any way, please reach out to Di Cassel @ play@tsnsw.com.au or 0426227946

Life Member - Carol Campling

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 02:11:35 GMT

TSNSW Life Member 2024 - Carol Campling

Carols first competitive tennis win was at the age of 7 in a Saturday morning competition in Canterbury Bankstown Association & Carol has certainly moved on from that point.

Having a father for a coach certainly helped…Ross Sherriff, who had also been in the Davis Cup Squad in his day…..

Carol’s sister, Gail was & still is a talented player.

They went overseas together playing the international circuit for 6 years & in 1965 reached the semi final of the French Open ladies’ doubles (now names the Roland Garros French Open).

In 1966, Carol & Gail were drawn to play against each other in the second round of Wimbledon Ladies Singles Championships & they are the only sisters to have played against each other at Wimbledon in the 20 ^th Century. In 1969, they also reached the quarter finals of the Ladies Open Double Championships at Wimbledon.

Carol had remained in tennis all her life, whilst playing & always keen to help in all matters pertaining to the betterment of tennis.

In 1991, Carol was invited to join the state selectors (one from each state) to choose the Australian representatives for the Annual World team events, a position Carol held for 27 years.

Carol also represented Australia in the World Seniors for over 30 years.

Closer to home, Carol was a selector for over 20 years in the placement of players for the NSW teams in the Australian Senior Championships as in our early senior years, players were not permitted to select their own teams.

Carol worked tirelessly on the Tennis Seniors NSW committee for many years & always willing to help …….. in 2005 the decision was made to hold the Australian Seniors Teams\Individual championships in Newcastle…….It was a huge success & carol was responsible for all the clothing & tennis accessory sales plus players packs…… that clothing is still being worn today…….. great quality at an affordable price as Carol bargained hard with the distributor.

In 2019 Carol was thrilled & honoured to be awarded & named the first Legend for Tennis Seniors Australia in the Hall of Fame.

Always first to help & Carol’s advice was always sound…..

Congratulations Carol Campling , a very worthy recipient of Life Membership TSNSW 2024

NAROOMA 11-13 MARCH 2022

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 03:03:24 GMT

Narooma was reported as being a lovely tournament with a fair showing of tournament entries for 2022. In the absence of a report from the Tournament Director, TSNSW were guided by reports from tournament entrants who indicated that it was a beautiful weekend with Narooma looking forward to seeing greater numbers in 2023, showcasing what NSW South Coast has to offer.

ULLADULLA 18-20 FEBRUARY 2022

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 01:57:56 GMT

The weekend of 18-20 February saw perfect weather for the 3 days for the Ulladulla Summer Games. This year we had 230 players, the largest number for this tournament, of which for 60 players, it was their first time to Ulladulla. Our youngest player was aged 32 and our oldest was aged 90. How amazing for our oldest player, Ron Lewis, to play the singles and both men’s doubles events. He did himself proud and so fit for his age.

All 12 courts were full for the Singles event with 44 men and 12 women taking to the courts. The Singles results for nearly all sections were extremely close with the majority of players winning their section by 1 game. It was great to see more of the younger players, age 32-55 taking part in the singles this year. All promising for the future as many of us are getting older, which was evident by a number of withdrawals just prior to the tournament due to injuries. A huge thank you to the players who came into the tournament at the last minute, some with a few days’ notice, while others the morning of!!! I realise this tournament fills up very quickly, but how fortunate to have a reserve list to draw on.

As usual the Ladies and Men’s Doubles provided some amazing tennis. And of course, the Combined Age Mixed Doubles on the Saturday afternoon proved to be a lot of fun. Interesting to see the results with some of our regulars and many of the new players to Ulladulla taking out the Winners and/or Runners’ Up prizes. However the win of the tournament goes to the gorgeous and fun loving, Graeme Hissey in the Age Mixed Doubles on the Sunday afternoon. His first win of any tournament. I think Graeme has framed his white envelope. To all other category winners for the weekend, you know who you were, well done and we hope to see you back in 2023.

Once again, Ulladulla was provided with wonderful raffle prizes from Kay Philip- Mollymook Beach holiday house, $500 accommodation voucher from Discovery Park Burrill Lake, 2 tickets to the ATP Cup and a lovely Tennis Jewels clothing prize. Tennis NSW South East Region donated $250 which became the wine packages in the raffle. Thank you to all our players and visitors who supported the raffle.

Catering for the Saturday night dinner was provided by Hacketts. A huge thank you to all the players who supported our tournament and for making it so enjoyable and a wonderful place to be for the 3 days. And last but not least, thank you to our many volunteers and committee members for bringing the tournament together.

TSNSW would love to thank Mary-Lou for organising our first, and for many, their favourite tournament of the year and for her post-tournament update.

Ulladulla Tournament Results – 2022

Event Winners Runners Up

Singles

MS 30-40 Rob Bisset Mark Jones

MS 40-55 Craig Barnard Scott Smith

MS 45-50 Mark Hood Matthew Hinks

MS 50-65 Tony Golding Adrian Blackeby

MS 60-70 Rick Lascelles Phil Jarman

MS 65-70 Wayne Houston Bob Bow

MS 65-75 Michael Pyne Mark Coleman

MS 70-80 Herb Chee Brian Loader

MS 75-90 John Stimson Colin Elliott

LS 35-50 Sonia Hyde Alex Bisset

LS 45-65 Carol Ryan Elaine Norman

LS 45-70 Cathy Goswell Trish Pye

Men’s Age Winners Runners Up

MD 30-55 Scott Smith & Craig Barnard Brett Haines & Rob Bisset

MD 30-65 Rob Spry & Simon Graham Glen Pearson & Tony Golding

MD 50-65 Warren Dixon & Brent Marvin Warren Hall & Rey Lagado

MD 60-75(1) Russell Rumery & Graham Pearson Graeme Sticka & Clive Wilkinson

MD 65-75(2) Stephen Corcoran & David McDowell David Graham & Wilco Delhaas

MD 70-75(1) Alan Walsh & Graham Waller Pat Moloney & Phil Higgs

MD 70-75(2) Brian Clegg & Allan Cocks Don Masters & Malcolm Starr

Ladies Age Winners Runners Up

LD 30-55 Juliann Jacobsen & Alex Bisset Alison Crealy & Helen Shea

LD 40-65 Sara Goddard & Sharyn Eaton Deb Loves & Kerri Cassidy

LD 50-55 Mary Baker & Anne Wallis Karen Koks & Amanda Koorey

LD 55-65 Libby Ives & Helen Nealer Bev Roberts & Kim Cahill

LD 60-65 Peta Hoff & Vicki Ratliff Val Gavin & Karen Jameson

LD 60-75 Gail Windsor & Sue Willis Denise Darby & Eri Fawcett

LD 70-75 Pat Callahan & Pam Germyn Robyn Thompson & Judy Halbedl

Men’s Combined Age

CMD 95-120 Warren Dixon & Brent Marvin Steve Hickman & Phil Dixon

CMD 95-130 Russell Rumery & Graham Pearson Brendan Jack & Greg Rogan

CMD 130-140(2)Tony Robinson & Terry Wray John Stimson & Phil Bryant

CMD 140 Brian Loader & Alan Walsh Herb Chee & John Whittaker

Ladies Combined Age

CLD 75-110 Alison Crealy & Helen Shea Kelley Keyes & Melissa Dolahenty

CLD 110-120 Mary Baker & Sandi Edwards Leonie Wray & Rozie Davies

CLD 110-130 Leonie Ainsworth & Helen Holcombe Sue Willis & Karen McLennan

CLD 120-130(1) Chris Jarrett & Anne Herbert Denise Darby & Eri Fawcett

CLD 120-130(2) Lynn Bridges & Michele Windsor Roslyn Ode & Simone Sabadina

CLD 130-140 Judy Cousins & Margaret Wayte Gail Windsor & Pam Crawford

CLD 140 Pat Callahan & Pam Germyn Julie Pratt & Enid Besant-Ryan

Combined Age Mixed

CXD 75-110(1) Rob Bisset & Alex Bisset David King & Cathy Benson

CXD 75-110(2) Antony Hook & Roxanne Davies Brendan Jack & Simone Sabadina

CXD 75-110(3) Darryl Orr & Helen Nealer Brent Marvin & Karen Koks

CXD 95-110(1) Brett Haines & Sonia Hyde Adrian Blackeby & Kelley Keyes

CXD 95-110(2) Damon Welsford & Leonie Ainsworth Geoff Cook & Belinda Arthur

CXD 110 Frank Wallner & Anne Herbert Andi Phelan & Sandi Edwards

CXD 110-120 Graeme Smith & Bev Roberts Gary Tye & Janelle Tye

CXD 110-130 Graham Rochow & Sue Willis David Graham & Jessica Pinney

CXD 120-130(1) Warren Dixon & Kerran Taylor Terry Wray & Rozie Davies

CXD 120-130(2) Glen March & Pauline March Wilco Delhaas & Amanda Koorey

CXD 130 David Keogh & Denise Darby Graeme Sticka & Sara Goddard

CXD 130-140 Greg Holcombe & Helen Holcombe Bob Bow & Sue Roche

CXD 140(1) Don Masters & Vicki Ratliff Warren Hall & Judy Halbedl

CXD 140(2) Neil Collie & Elaine Anderson John Stimson & Irene Stimson

Age Mixed

XD 35-50(1) Damien O’Brien & Karen McLennan Brent Marvin & Sandi Edwards

XD 35-50(2) Antony Hook & Roxanne Davies Todd De Leeuw & Juliann Jacobsen

XD 40-55 Brendan Jack & Simone Sabadina Andrew Barnet & Sali Hepples

XD 55-60(1) Graham Rochow & Sue Willis Warren Dixon & Kerran Taylor

XD 55-60(2) Andrew Pavli & Michele Windsor Gary Tye & Janelle Tye

XD 55-65 David Keogh & Eri Fawcett Des Linehan & Lee Dickson

XD 55-70 Rey Lagado & Lindy Gerke Warren Hall & Colleen Allen

XD 60-70 Mike Lavers & Betty Smith John Coleman & Chris Jarrett

XD 60-75 Graeme Hissey & Laraine Dunn John Stimson & Irene Stimson