Baw Baw Tennis Association
The Association welcomes Nicho's Megasport, coming onboard as a major sponsor. Nicho's is a great contributor to local sport and we will certainly use this sponsorship to promote tennis in the Baw Baw region. I would also encourage clubs to consider Nicho's when purchasing tennis gear such as racquets, clothing, tennis balls and shoes.
We would also like to thank Blackwoods for their support of our committee.
GRAND FINALS - Saturday 24th March
8.00am start
Venue: Warragul courts
Section 5 - Warragul North Blue vs Trafalgar Red (cts 1 & 2)
Section 7 - Neerim District Blue vs Drouin (cts 5 & 6)
9.30am start
Venue: Warragul courts
Pennant - Drouin Gold vs Yarragon (cts 1 & 2)
Section 2 - Lillico vs Drouin (cts 3 & 4)
Section 4 - Neerim District vs Trafalgar (cts 5 & 6)
Venue: Warragul Nth courts
Section 1 - Buln Buln vs Warragul White (cts 1 & 2)
Section 3 - Warragul vs Drouin Maroon (cts 3 & 4)
NB. New balls will be supplied by the Association.
Score sheets are to be handed to the assigned Association Representative to be passed on to the score secretary.
Presentation of trophies and photos will occur at the Warragul courts.
All the best to the teams in their grand final.
Wet Weather
Association wide washouts will be posted on the website:
8:00am matches by 7:00am
9:30am matches by 8:30am
Score sheets are not required to be filled out and submitted for Association wide washouts.
Where it is not an association wide washout teams are to present themselves at the venue to decide whether play can continue safely - (signed score sheets must be submitted by both teams).
By-Law 9.5 (If a finals match is abandoned due to wet weather)
In the event of a decision not being reached, in a scheduled finals match due to adverse weather and play is abandoned, matches are to be continued from the point of play reached at the original venue on the Sunday ...
Extreme Heat Policy
1. The Extreme Heat Policy comes into play when daytime temperatures hit 35 degrees celcius;
2. Once the heat policy is invoked players are only required to complete the current set of a match that is underway; and,
3. all players are to be reminded to drink fluids to avoid dehydration and heat stroke before, during and after the match.
BBTA season 2011/2012 playing dates
Start 15th October 2011 - 17th December 2011
xmas holiday break
Resume 4th Feburary 2012 - 24th March 2012
No play the 10th March 2012
Draws available to download from the draw page
Bylaw of the Week
ITF rules state:
The Service: Immediately before starting the service motion, the server shall stand at rest with both feet behind (ie further from the net than) the baseline and within the imaginary extensions of the centre mark and the sideline.
The server shall then release the ball by hand in any direction and hit the ball with the racket before the ball hits the ground. The service motion is completed at the moment that the player’s racket hits or misses the ball. A player who is able to use only one arm may use the racket for the release of the ball.
Under the rules “bounce serves” (letting the ball bounce before you hit it) are not allowed. “Underarm serves” (hitting the ball with an underarm swing – before it is bounced) are allowed.
We encourage every player to use the correct serve when they commence competition play.