Ōmokoroa tennis club serves up a winning new coach
Firstly, a big shout out to The Cider Factorie in Te Puna for their generous sponsorship of prizes for our March tournament. They were inadvertently left off the list of sponsors in our previous article. The Cider Factorie is a great venue to cycle to for lunch on our superb Ōmokoroa Cycle Trail.
Secondly, our recent hotly contested women’s singles Club Champs was won by incumbent Olivia Desset. Congratulations, Olivia, for taking out the top spot for the third year running. Olivia also won our women’s doubles along with partner Zoe Bartlett, while the men’s doubles was taken out by Hielke Renkema and Josiah Simmons. A trivia note: Hielke and Josiah are both left-handers, which can take some mental adjustment for the opposition and put them off their play a bit. That’s the excuse the losing teams gave anyway. Not sure if we believe them.
Olivia also has another string to her racquet. She is our newest club coach. This takes a bit of pressure off Coach
Pete’s busy schedule. She is available to coach both kids and adults. If you would like to talk to her about lessons, please contact us through our website, and we’ll put her in touch with you.
And did you know that you can book a tennis court for free on Sunday afternoons at the moment? We are trialling free access to the courts for the months of March to May. Just head to our website, www.omokoroatennis.com and click on Book a Court. If you are a first-time user, you will need to create an ID (username and password), and then you’re good to go. You will receive a unique PIN code to access the courts at your booked time. Catch you on the courts.