Seniors’ tennis action comes to Mooloolaba

While the world’s best tennis players were striving for glory at Wimbledon, the oldest tennis tournament in the world, 152 talented senior tennis players were battling it out on the courts at both Mooloolaba and Palmwoods on the Sunshine Coast on 15^th, 16^th and 17^th July.

The event was the annual Living Choice Mooloolaba Seniors’ Tennis Tournament with players from throughout QLD, interstate and even New Zealand competing in 58 events. While Wimbledon is famous for many long-standing traditions, including the eating of strawberries and cream, the Mooloolaba tournament has also earned a reputation for being one of the most enjoyable events on the Tennis Seniors’ calendar.

This year, the weather was kind and the court surroundings sparkled with colourful umbrellas and even a specially built podium where the winners could pose for photos. The faithful `hamburger team’ did a roaring trade and the hard-working `kitchen ladies’ served up the most tempting cakes, slices and toasted sandwiches. This year, even Pad Thai was on the menu. Oh, and the tennis was excellent too!

Apart from Living Choice, other sponsors included Solinco, which donated a tennis racquet for the raffle, Bundilla Pest Control and Pacfoods. Living Choice also donated a luxury hamper for the lucky draw, which was won by Reg Baxter of the Sunshine Coast. Congratulations to tournament organiser, Warren Arnell and his team for another excellent tournament and well done to all the winners:

Mixed Doubles 70+: 1^st John Hobson & Lorraine Avers, 2nd Neal Carthew and Manu Mccrow.
Men’s Doubles 70+: 1^st John Fergusson & Allen Hooper, 2^nd Gary Petterson & John Van Hellemond.
Mixed Doubles 60+: 1^st Vaughan Smith & Glenda Hall, 2^nd Reg Baxter & Susan Rheinberger.
Men’s Doubles 60+: 1^st Peter Bilton & Stephen Dance, 2^nd Tony McMahon & Mark Sheridan.
Ladies’ Doubles 40+: 1^st Brenda Holmes & Karen Pearce, 2^nd Christine Beehler & Sharon Hoole.
Men’s Doubles 40+: 1^st Jason Brazier & Scott Eichmann, 2^nd Adam Mickelburough & Greg Westood.
Men’s Doubles 30+: 1^st Matthew Booy & Valoja Illangasinghe, 2^nd Damien Bishop & Trent Scheuer.
Mixed Doubles Combined 130+: 1^st Ernie Young & Annette Cochrane, 2^nd Bruce & Linda Irving.
Mixed Doubles Combined 90+: 1^st Peter and Yvee Slater, 2^nd David Lutan & Mira J Thorley.
Ladies’ Singles 45+: 1^st Anabela Novas, 2^nd Karen Pearce.
Mixed Doubles 30+: 1^st Peter Storch & Christine Beehler, 2^nd Carl Limberger & Jenan Thorne.
Mens’ Singles 65+: 1^st Stephen Dance, 2^nd John Fergusson.
Men’s Singles 55+: 1^st Peter Proost, 2^nd Rohan Thomson.
Men’s Singles 35+: 1^st Scott Eichmann, 2^nd Steven Cane.
Ladies’ Doubles 55+: 1^st Martelle Coetzer-Botha & Roslyn Evans, 2^nd Glenda Hall & Kerri Illangasinghe.
Ladies’ Doubles 45+: 1^st Leigh-Anne Fraser & Karen Pearce, 2^nd Brenda Holmes & Ursula McKenzie.
Men’s Doubles 65+: 1^st Wayne Gray & Graham Mulrooney, 2^nd John Fergusson & Allen Hooper.
Men’s Doubles 55+: 1^st Warren Arnell & Michael McDougall, 2^nd Peter Dobson & Peter Webb.
Men’s Doubles 35+: 1^st Valoja Illangasinghe & Peter Proost, 2^nd Michael Russell & Jason Sparksman.
Mixed Doubles 55+: 1^st Greg Westwood & Roslyn Evans, 2^nd Michael McDougall & Debra Horsfield.
Mixed Doubles 35+: 1^st Oliver Ehrat & Michelle Townson, 2^nd Brent O’Shanesy & Sharon Ogden.
Ladies’ Singes 50+: 1^st Sharon Hoole, 2^nd Christine Beehler.
Ladies’ Singles 30+: 1^st Karen Pearce, 2^nd Leigh-Anne Fraser.
Men’s Singles 70+: 1^st Owen Morgan, 2^nd Allen Hooper.
Men’s Singles 60+: 1^st Peter Bilton, 2^nd Stephen Dance.
Men’s Singles 50+: 1^st Douglas Boss, 2^nd Matthew Hoole.
Men’s Singles 30+: 1^st Brenden Beinke, 2^nd Scott Linssen.
Ladies’ Doubles Combined 90+: 1^st Martell Coetzer-Botha & Michelle Townson, 2^nd Kerri Illangasinghe & Susan Rheinberger.
Men’s Doubles Combined 130+: 1^st Reg Baxter & Dalla Bruhl, 2^nd Max Bates & Robert Sciffer.
Men’s Doubles Combined 110+: 1^st Peter Bilton & Stephen Dance, 2^nd Wayne Gray & Greg Westwood.

Published: July 18, 2023