Mount Gambier & District Tennis Association

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The Mount Gambier & District Tennis Association is saddened by the news that Paul Griffin has passed away this week after a short battle with cancer.

Deepest sympathy to his family and friends.

Tennis SA is deeply saddened by the passing of Paul Griffin, a highly respected member of the South Australian tennis community.

Paul will be remembered for his dedication, sportsmanship, and the warmth he shared with those around him. He will be dearly missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him.

Tennis SA extends its deepest sympathies to Paul’s family, friends, and all those whose lives he touched.

Read more about Paul, here: bit.ly/4hj4YTe

For those wishing to join Paul's family and friends to celebrate his amazing life, please see below:
Tuesday 25th March, Heysen Chapel, Centennial Park
Service will commence at 3:30pm
Celebrations to continue from 5:00pm at the Warradale Hotel

💥GRAND FINAL/FINAL GAME FIXTURES💥
MIXED/LADIES DOUBLES

PLEASE NOTE ALL MATCHES ARE TO BEGIN AT 1PM

Best of luck to all team’s competing 🎾🎾🎾

💥GRAND FINAL FIXTURES💥
DIV 1,2,3

PLEASE NOTE ALL MATCHES ARE TO BEGIN AT 1PM

Best of luck to all team’s competing 🎾🎾🎾

Get down to Olympic Park for some Div. 1 (& Div. 3) action tomorrow from 1pm.
**Bar will be open for a nice cold drink - cash and card accepted.**

💥FINALS FIXTURES💥

PLEASE NOTE ALL MATCHES ARE TO BEGIN AT 1PM

Best of luck to all team’s competing 🎾🎾🎾

MGDTA wishes to advise that fixtures are now cancelled this afternoon due to the heat policy outlined in the by-laws. As always the safety and wellbeing of our players is paramount in our decision making. Stay cool!

(Note: This policy applies to SENIOR tennis from 1:00pm).

Baker & Ey Shield 2025

On Saturday afternoon, two Mount Gambier teams travelled to Lucindale to compete in the Annual Baker & Ey Shield against the Southern Ports Association. Whilst conditions were unusually cool and very windy, everyone seemed to enjoy the day out, with plenty of spectators on hand to watch some quality tennis at the picturesque grass court complex.

With Mount Gambier coming away with the win in both shields last year, Southern Ports were determined to take the shields back, with some handy inclusions to their squad this year. The combination of those inclusions, and the unavailability of a couple of Mount Gambier’s top men and women, was enough to see some one-sided contests in both shields.

In the Baker Shield (Division 1), Southern Ports won the contest 22 sets to 10. There were a lot of great individual performances within the Southern Ports team, but some of the more regular shield players in Matt Menz, Melissa McGrath and Poppy Moyle-Read stood out, along with some amazing tennis from newcomer Astrid White. Southern Ports never looked like being in danger of losing this one. Standouts for Mount Gambier were Dylan Childs and Andrew van den Hurk, who remained undefeated for the day, along with a great contribution from Sarah Edwards winning two of her three sets played.

In the Ey Shield (Division 2), Southern Ports also took the chocolates in convincing fashion, winning 25 sets to 7. It was hard to pick any standouts in this one, as it really was a true team performance. Even in the 7 sets the team dropped, they put up a great fight and made the Mount Gambier players really earn their wins.

Overall, it was a great day of tennis, and hopefully all players enjoyed the new format with the inclusion of mixed doubles into the competition. Mount Gambier will need to go back to the drawing board in readiness for 2026. With the shields changing hands quite a few times over the last seven or eight years, anything is possible next time around.

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Best of luck to all of the Mount Gambier players competing in Lucindale this Saturday afternoon for the Annual Baker & Ey Shield.

It should be a great day out on the amazing grass courts, with the Ball & Tee open on the hill, along with Kenny's Seafood Mobile food van onsite for lunch. Action starts at 12 noon! 🎾

Tennis is back today!!

If you find the smoke gets too bad at your courts the captains can have a discussion about conditions and whether it is appropriate to continue or not.

Thank you!

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