Max Tennis News

Who’s winning

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:43:41 +1100

Congratulations to the following Max Tennis players who have competed throughout the year in various competitions and tournaments. See below for the latest update.

Andrew wins award at Medibank International

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:45:21 +1100

Andrew Sun was recognized by Tennis NSW at the Medibank International for his efforts in the Northern Beaches Hotshots Grandslam Series initiative.

It is the first of its kind in Australia. Andrew is seen here accepting the award on behalf of the Northern Beaches Hotshots committee with Stephen Halls. Other notable coaches who were instrumental in putting this initiative together are Theresa Stapp, Scott Fletcher, and Peter Cullen.

Below is a video capturing some moments from the season ending Masters Final.

Well done team!!

Max Tennis Students do it again at the Medibank

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:37:58 +1100

Once again, Max Tennis students were invited to demonstrate their skills on Centre during the Medibank International Sydney. It was a great day starting with the Centre Court demonstration, followed by a “behind the scenes tour” which included a chat with Sam Stosur and Pat Rafter.

Players were then given a “treasure hunt” and were awarded prizes once they found all the treasures!

Thank you to the players and parents and thank you to Tennis NSW for their ongoing support.

See the days action here....

Australian Open Trophy Tour

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:59:10 +1100

As part of the nation wide tour, the Australian Open Trophies came to Sydney. Max Tennis was chosen to be part of the tour in it’s only Sydney visit outside the CBD. The day started at Martin Place with Sunrise (Channel 7) and then went to St Madeleine’s Primary School in Kenthurst. It was a fantastic day. Special thanks to Tennis NSW for giving this unique opportunity to Max Tennis.

Click here for some photos of the day.

Max Tennis at ATP Champions Tour

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 23:21:42 +1100

During the recent ATP Champions Tour Downunder, players from Max Tennis adopted Pat Rafter and become his “official Cheer Squad”.

Also, Andrew and his team were asked to demonstrate “Coaching in 2010” on court during the tournament.

Max Tennis - belrose Tennis Club wins

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:38:27 +1000

In a gripping Tennis Northern Beaches Final, Max Tennis Belrose defeated Careel Bay Tennis Club in their Division 3 Final for a come from behind win.
BTC won the first set 6-4, Careel Bay won the 2nd set 6-5 and the 3rd set 6-1 then Jason and Caitlyn turned it around and won their singles 6-4 each, then in Jaeson's heart stopping match, they were neck and neck at 5 all and forced to play the longest tie breaker rallies of the day until Jaeson finally pipped out Careel Bay at 10:8 in the tie breaker giving Belrose the win at 4 sets over 2! YAY team!

In their acceptance speech, the Team thanked their supporters (their cheering parents on the sidelines) and praised their wonderful coaches for all the hard work and dedication they had put in!!!

Family challenge

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:30:21 +1000

Our first MLC Hotshots Colour Ball Family Challenge was held under bright blue sky’s on Sunday 22nd August. Over 20 families took up the Challenge to take on other families.

We had mum’s playing with their sons, dads and their daughters, dads and sons and even a grand dad playing with his grandson.

Teams had the chance to play with either the “adult” yellow ball or the “green” ball which is 25% less compression, or the “orange” ball which is 50% compression.

It was fantastic to see how the balls and format, coordinated by Luke Cullen, facilitated some awesome rallies that Roger and Rafa would have been proud of.

The commitment and enthusiasm from some families playing in the event was amazing. Some of the families ran the Pub2Pub Fun Run (13km) in the morning and then backed up in the afternoon to play the Family Challenge. Some came dressed in team outfits - skeleton t-shirts were their disguise!! We even saw some secret practice sessions going on between matches behind the Club house!!

It was a great afternoon for everyone involved, with families wanting the event to be extended, they were having so much fun. With everyone looking forward to the next event.

Congratulations to the Seopardi Team who won the “Yellow/Green” division from the “JP” Flannery Team and to Team Lane who defeated the “BL” Flannery team in the Orange division.

Thanks also to Luke for making the day a success and to his parents Liz and Paul for cooking up a storm on the BBQ!

Well done and thank you to everyone .... bring on the next Challenge!!

Click here for some pictures of the day.

MLC Hotshots Wimbledon Challenge

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:58:17 +1000

Players from Max Tennis continue to perform well at the MLC Hotshots Challenges. The latest event was the Wimbledon Challenge held on 18th July at the Wakehurst Tennis Centre in Seaforth.

With players in all age and colour ball categories, it was a great day for everyone involved. Congratulations to Edward Levin, Tm Moor and Hayley Duncan who all played extremely well their first ever tournament.

Our players again reached playoff rounds, with Adam Bond almost equalling his 10’s French Open Title with a narrow loss in the Final of the Singles.

Congratulations to the following:
Adam Bond: Runner up 10’s Orange Singles & Quarter-finalist of 10‘s Doubles
Angelina Teakaraanga: Semi-finalist 10’s Singles
Maiki Sun: Quarter-finalist of 10‘s Singles and Doubles
Edward Levin: Quarter-finalist of 10‘s Doubles
Tom Moor: Quarter-finalist of 10‘s Doubles
James Heaton: Quarter-finalist of 12‘s Green Singles

Click here for Photos from the Day

Max Tennis Shines on Centre Court

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1100

Max Tennis was again invited to showcase some of our players on Centre Court at the Medibank International 2010.

It was a fantastic day for involved. The players experienced be a professional player for the day.

After playing on Centre Court, they then had a press conference in the Media Centre and was questioned about their performance, they then went to the Players Lounge and were then presented with their Official Tournament Accreditation.

It was an awesome day with many players experiencing what they will strive to do in 10 years or so as a paid professional!!!

Click here to see some photos of the day.

Max Tennis players take titles

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:57:06 +1100

In the inaugural MLC Hotshots Australian Open challenge held on the 31st January 2010 at the Courtsportz Tennis Centre in Dee Why, Max Tennis players competed in all “Ball divisions”.

Over 120 players competed in the 5 various divisions with fantastic results.
Maiki Sun - Runner up in 8 and Under Red Ball Singles Event
Angelina Teakaaranga - Winner of 10 and Under Orange Ball Singles Event
Angelina Teakaaranga - Winner of 10 and Under Orange Ball Doubles Event
Sosia Teakaaranga - Winner of 10 and Under Orange Ball Doubles Event
Liam Walsh - Winner of 12 and Under Green Ball Singles Event
James Heaton - Semi-Finalist of 12 and Under Green Ball Singles Event

Other notable performances were from Carmen and Christina Gregorian and Gareth Wynne.

Click here for some photos from the day.

Well done everyone and bring on the French Open Event!