Tennis Palmerston

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🎾✨Term 1 Junior Tournament Wrap-Up Part 1 of 2!✨🎾

We’ve officially wrapped up Term 1, finishing strong with our Coloured Ball divisions—and even a bit of mid-April rain couldn’t slow us down! 🌧️💪

Every player brought incredible effort, and the level of improvement across the board this term has been amazing to watch. Plenty of great matches and even better sportsmanship 👏

🏆 Division Winners🏆

🟠 ORANGE
Main Draw
🥇 Kayle Cunningham
🥈 Elijah Stove

Back Draw
🥇 Mary Johnston
🥈 Maddox Irish

🟢 GREEN
Main Draw
🥇 Roxanne McNaught
🥈 Aidan Watts

Back Draw
🥇 Mack Barratt
🥈 Lucy Brown

🌟 Club Values Awards🌟
A big congratulations to our standout players who showed exceptional effort, coachability, and sportsmanship all term long:

🤝 Sportsmanship
🏅 Mack Barratt (Green)
🏅 Marlee Coote (Orange)

📈 Most Improved
🏅 Arianna Fei (Orange)

Well done to all players—keep up the great work, and we can’t wait to see what Term 2 brings! 💥🎾

🎾✨Term 1 Junior Tournament Wrap-Up Part 2 of 2!✨🎾

🎾 MAF Palmerston Open 2026 Recap🎾
📅 April 4–6

What an incredible weekend! A huge THANK YOU to all players, spectators, and staff who made the 2026 MAF Palmerston Open such a success 🙌. We hope everyone had an amazing experience on and off the court 💙

✨ By the numbers:
• 89 competitors
• 5+ additional players stepping in to help across the event
• Players travelling from interstate (QLD & SA!)

💛 Giving Back
During the tournament, we proudly raised funds for our Palmerston Junior Travel Fund — and thanks to your generosity, we raised an incredible $1,198!

This was made possible through:
🎟️ Racquet raffle
🧁 Delicious baked goods from our members
🏆 Prize money donations (special thanks to Ben Proctor & Alex Capill)

These funds will support our juniors on their 2027 Jan Duty of Care Tour✈️
Thank you to our amazing club community — this wouldn’t happen without you 🫶

👏 Special Thanks
A massive shoutout to:
🔧 Michael Carey (Micks Ally Fabs)
Tournament sponsor, competitor and court monitor — your support means everything to our tennis community 🙏

🎾 Jenny Roe – Tournament Referee
Spending your Easter long weekend ensuring everything runs smoothly (with 12+ hour days!) does not go unnoticed. Your dedication year after year is truly appreciated 🐣💪

Tennis Palmerston Easter 🐣 Party 28/3/26:

It took us 2 attempts due to rain 🌧️ but we got it done 💪. Congratulations to all players who participated in our T1 Junior Tournament, in the Entry Level divisions 🎾. It was great to see full draws, across both the Fridays, even with the rain throwing a spanner in the works! All players demonstrated tons of effort and eagerness to learn, which resulted in some fantastic matches!

The results from the tournament are as follows,

Red
Maindraw
🥇- Bee Chariot
🥈- Alayna Gutsche
Backdraw
🥇- Florence Cole
🥈- Leonard McDonnell

Orange modified
Maindraw
🥇- Trent Kullack
🥈- Mackenzie Wells Minnett
Backdraw
🥇- Thomas Tidswell
🥈- Maddison Eggleton

We also want to congratulate 👏 the winners of our Club Values awards. These players consistently went above and beyond in terms of effort, coachability and sportsmanship both during the event and throughout the term!

Sportsmanship
🏅- Pranavi Kandasamy
🏅- Max Bauer
Most improved
🏅- Miah McDonnell
🏅- Trent Kullack

And finally we'd like to shoutout 📢 some of our older juniors (Caity, Taylor and Charlotte) for helping out with the event and assisting the younger players! You are great role models for our up and coming players.

An unforgettable couple of days at the Murlpirrmarra Connection Limited Indigenous Tennis & Learning Carnival 🎾.

A huge shoutout to Darren Patten and the entire team for hosting over 250 Indigenous kids from across WA and the NT this week — an incredible effort. It was truly inspiring to see the powerful impact our sport can have in shaping and supporting the lives of young people. This was so much more than a tennis carnival. It was a rich, meaningful experience that opened doors well beyond the court — building connections, creating opportunities, and introducing pathways into university, trades, and future careers. Well done to everyone involved in making this event happen 👏.

The boys made the most of their time in WA and packed in some amazing experiences:
🌿 Exploring Kings Park
🔬 Science workshop at UWA
🧠 Scitech visit
🦁 Perth Zoo
⛴️ Ferry ride & exploring Perth City
🎳 Bowling fun

Today we head back to Darwin ✈️.
Short, sweet, and incredibly special — we can’t wait to be back next year!

The PYC - Moulden, NT
Palmerston Golf and Country Club

If you’re wanting to get your tennis fix over the Easter 🐣 break there are 2 upcoming tournament opportunities you can be part of!

1. Mick’s Ally Fab Palmerston Open (Juniors & Adults):
📅 Saturday 4th – Monday 6th April (Easter Long Weekend)
🎬 Tournament Director - Alex Capill

2. DITC Easter Open (Juniors & Adults):
📅 Wednesday 8th – Friday 10th April.
🎬 Tournament Director - Tennis NT
📧[email protected]

Further details regarding these events can be found via our website.

https://play.tennis.com.au/TennisPalmerston/EventsV2

If you have any questions regarding the Palmerston tournament, please contact Alex.

📧 [email protected]
📱 0427 999 452

‼️Bookings for our Term 2 2026 Junior Hotshots program are now open‼️

Term 2 Hotshot programs commence on Monday the 13th of April (week 1 of school) and finishes on Saturday the 20th of June (10 week program).

🌟 NEW PROGRAM ALERT – “TINYTOTS” (Ages 3–4) 🌟
We’re excited to introduce Tinytots, a brand-new program designed just for our youngest players! After reviewing our previous Launchpad sessions, we found that combining 3–6 year olds in one group presented some challenges due to differences in:
🎾 Skill levels
🎾 Attention spans
🎾 Development stages
✨ What’s new? ✨
By separating age groups, we can now:
✅ Tailor sessions to each stage of development
✅ Help younger children build confidence at their own pace
✅ Give older kids more opportunity to be challenged and progress

For further details & how to book into our Term 2 Hotshots program, please click the link to our website below.

🔗 https://play.tennis.com.au/TennisPalmerston/Juniors

If you have any questions, please contact Alex.

📧 - [email protected]
📱 - 0427 999 452