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Tennis

Next DnA event Sunday, 20 August

It's back! Competitive DnA returns Sunday, 20 August, 3–5pm. Make a day of it and come along to club day to warm up before playing the comp. Contact David to enter on 021476606.

Final rounds of winter interclub and senior club night

Winter interclub is getting down to the final rounds and, weather permitting, the final interclub team training will run from 6-7pm on courts 1 & 2, and the senior club night board will then start from 7pm. Feel free to come along and start hitting on 3 & 4 from 6.30 as usual.

Junior club night continues this Friday

Can your child serve and rally? Weekly coach-led game-play junior club nights are running for the Term 3 pre-season on Fridays from 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, but expect to approached about considering one of our great membership options or pay-as-you go $10 fee after you've tried it a couple of times. Confirmation of session go-ahead will be texted to you Thursday prior. The club cafe will be open from 6pm with a selection of items for kids and parents, so come along and make the most of it.

Squash

LAST CHANCE TO ENTER: 2017 Club Champs, 24–26 August

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.

Superchamps interclub update

Results from last week's Superchamps comp saw the Men's C grade team fourth on the comp ladder and Women's B grade fifth.

Friday junior night

Get your child along to junior club night this Friday for organised game play from 4-6pm with club squash pro Mike Weston. Junior Club Night is free for members and $10 for non-members (juniors bring your squash-playing friends — rackets can be provided). Food is available from the club cafe from 6pm, so parents join the fun, stay for a drink at the bar and feed the kids dinner at the cafe.

Junior one-day tournament, Sunday, 20 August

Herne Bay Ponsonby Rackets is hosting a Junior one-day squash tournament on Sunday, 20 August. All four squash courts are booked from 9am to approximately 4pm for this annual event. If youve entered, the draw will be distributed later in the week via email.

Cafe at the club

We're continuing on with our cafe at various times through the week, so make sure you check it out. This Friday night the cafe will open at 6pm, with menu items ranging from $4 fries though to a pasta bolognaise $10, chopped raw energy salad with poached chicken and feta $15. Finish things off with ice-cream in a cone $4. See you there!