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Herne Bay Ponsonby Rackets Club Champs 2017, Aug 24-26

It's that time of year again ... prepare to leave your friendships at the glass-backed door and battle your club mates to the ultimate prize: HBPRC Squash Champion 2017! Draws will be done by grade and grading list points will be counted. Entry fee $10. 
Enter now at http://www.squash.org.nz/sit/homepage or email hbprcsquash@gmail.com. Entries close Friday, 18 August.

Friday junior night

Get your child along to junior club night this Friday for organised game play from 4-6pm. Junior Club Night is free for members and $10 for non-members (juniors bring your squash-playing friends - rackets can be provided). The club cafe will be open again this Friday from 6pm, with a kids' dinner special $15 on offer (includes main, dessert and drink). Parents come and relax in the clubrooms and bar while the kids play. 
 

Auckland Open results

If you made it down to the event you'll know the Auckland Open was another great weekend of squash hosted by HBPRC.

Congratulations to the tournament winners:

Men’s Open – Ben Grindrod and runner-up Sion Wiggen
Men’s 1 – Chris Georgiades and runner-up Taylor Bettelheim
Men’s 2 – Campbell Maitland and runner-up Noah Thomas
Men’s 3 – Jeremy Hobin and runner-up Soctt Maud
Men’s 4 – Liam Wharry and runner-up Patrick Hickey
Men’s 5 – Max Condor and runner-up Brandon Adonis
 
Women’s Open – Casey Owen and runner-up Sacha Pou-Tito
Women’s 1  – Catherine Graham and runner-up Rebecca Ellmers
Women’s 2 – Brooke Pryor and runner-up Alyssa Jones
Women’s 3 – Johanna Wrack and runner-up Tori Bohm
Women’s 4 – Chrystal Cairns and runner-up Hannah McHugh
 
A big thank you to Squash Auckland for sponsoring the event and also to the amazing team of volunteers who made this event possible, including tournament control, the bar staff, kitchen staff, barista, and the many members who came along to support the event. Thank you!

Tennis

LAST CHANCE: summer senior interclub registration closes next week

Don't delay! Make sure you register now for summer senior interclub so that we can organise teams in time for the comp (entry cut-off date is Sunday, 13 August). Email Simon tennisVP@hernebayrackets.co.nz  with details of what you'd like to play (mixed, and/or men's or women's) or to get more info.

Term 3 junior club night continues this Friday

Can your child serve and rally? Weekly coach-led game-play junior club nights are running for Term 3 on Fridays 4.30-6.30pm. Get your child along for a some great competitive tennis! To secure a place text or email David Mustard on 021476606 or mustardtennis@xtra.co.nz, making sure you specify your child's name, age, and ability. All welcome, no charge for members and if your child has a non-member friend who wants to come along and check it out, they're welcome too, just notify David in advance ($10 fee applies for non-members). Games will be matched on ability and confirmation of session go-ahead texted to you Thursday prior. The club cafe will be open again this Friday from 6pm, with a kids' dinner special $15 on offer (includes main, dessert and drink). Parents come along too and enjoy the clubroom bar and cafe menu.

Final rounds of winter interclub and senior club night

Winter interclub is getting down to the final rounds and two of our senior teams are sitting second in their comps. Again the forecast is not great this week, but, weather permitting, interclub team training runs from 6-7pm Thursday on courts 1 & 2, and the senior club night board then starts from 7pm. Feel free to come along and start hitting on 3 & 4 from 6.30 as usual.

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