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Bareena Park Tennis Club
2025 Club Championships
November Event
MEN'S SINGLES - Final
On November 16 the Men’s 2025 Singles Final was held between old mates Matt Taylor (blue top) and Tim Sedgwick. Matt was the victor on the day in straight sets 6-1 6-1.
That said, the scoreline did not reflect the high quality of the match and by was no means a walkover in any respect. Tim put up a great fight with many deuce games throughout both sets.
They both know each other’s games so well, but Matt as Tim acknowledges, has the uncanny ability to turn defence into offence which gave Matt the winning edge.
Observers of the match were surprised at the scoreline given the lengthy time of the match.
Congratulations to Matt!
Ron Stevenson – Club Captain
MEN'S DOUBLES
On November 29 the 2025 Doubles Final was held with partners Matt Taylor and Tim Sedgwick taking on the men in black with Andy McNee partnering Eugene du Plessis.
The match was played in blustery conditions but did not detract from the excellent quality tennis displayed by these gents. After a tense 15-minute first game on Matt’s serve coming back 0-40, Matt and Tim came through to win 6-16-2.
Although little difference separated the teams in ability, Tim stood out in this match with few unforced errors, consistent volleys and serve and the ability to contend with Andy’s spectacular forehand volleys and Eugene’s heavy shots and deft net play. Congratulations to Tim and Matt!
Bareena Tennis has raised the bar in the level of tennis making the club more externally competitive.
Ron Stevenson – Club Captain
MEN'S DOUBLES - Semi Final
LADIES DOUBLES - Round Robin & Final
After an initial slow response in obtaining participants, we had late flourish of entrants which made the competition viable, competitive and importantly, a lot of fun.
As you can see the entrants were a combination of youth and experience, with some novices up to past and current champions. All ladies performed well.
The ladies played 3 full sets each with some close results in the rounds. Youth prevailed in making the finals and it was decided and agreed to play the final straight away due to unavailability of finalists over coming weeks.
The finalists were Poppy Herbertson and Lily Egan in white tops versus Bella Cheong and our new Vice Captain Tiffany Egan in black tops.
Although Poppy and Lily beat Bella and Tiffany in an earlier round, the ladies in black prevailed in the final 6-3. It was a very competitive match, however, playing the final on the same day as the preliminary rounds may have had an impact. That said the match was played in a congenial spirit and fun was had by all.
Refreshments were served and the parents of the younger finalists availed themselves of some sparkling wine to settle their nerves. The ladies had an audience from other games and pickleball who stayed though the whole event, watching them display thoroughly entertaining and quality tennis making the 2025 event a success. We hope to continue this for 2026 and have more entrants.
Ron Stevenson – Club Captain
2025 Bruce Baxter Trophy
Tuesday 4 November
Hot on the heels of the ladies’ doubles competition we held the Bruce Baxter Trophy. Sixteen enthusiastic gentlemen, ranging from 61 to near 90 years, battled it out for this year’s trophy.
To make the competition more equitable, two divisions were set up, one division for the under 70’s and a second for the over 70’s. They played 3 sets (8 games a set) each with a different partner. The games won over the 3 sets were tabulated, and the top 2 players with the highest scores from each division competed in the final. Each of the division 1 finalists partnered a division 2 finalist to even out the teams and guarantee a winner from both divisions. Our most senior player, Terry Fewell, achieved 3rd place in his group.
The finalists were Tim Jarman and Richard Pearson from division I with Bryan Dalton and Neil Ewin prevailing in division 2. The final was won with the pairing of Tim and Bryan (pictured holding the trophy) whose agility and volleying proved too strong on the day. Congratulations gentlemen.
It was the perfect morning, with glorious weather, appropriate level of participation and delicious catering from Tiffany VC. Most of all there was camaraderie amongst the gents, with many new entrants meeting the regular session players for the first time. A similar ladies comp is in the brewing.
Ron Stevenson – Club Captain
Vice v Vice
Saturday 13 September
As promised by the club captain, the sun shone down on our courts on Sunday and provided the perfect environment for a very special day. Andrew our vice president and our vice-captain Ron, led their teams into a competitive series of matches which were hotly contested. After the first round Andrew’s team were several points ahead but thankfully over the next two rounds the vice captain’s team made a comeback and won this annual competition after two years of being the runners up. The two individual winners on the day were Andrew Bagnall and Sarah Reynolds both of whom deserved to win their prizes.
We were thrilled to end our celebrations with a well-deserved round of applause and thank you to Eugene Du Plessis as he got the chance to see the brass plaque now permanently attached to one of our benches. The plaque acknowledges Eugene’s invaluable contribution to the approval and installation of lights at Bareena; we are forever indebted to both him and his wife Henka. As usual he was very humble and self-effacing and thanked Jeff for all his input to this major achievement.
Many thanks to Jeff for organising the games and keeping the score all day, Ross for his BBQ skills and Helen for the cakes and all-round support. Attached are some great photos of the event.
Pickleball Family Open Day
Sunday 31 August
On Sunday 31 August the Club hosted a fantastic time at our Pickleball Family Open Day, complete with a sizzling BBQ, plenty of sunshine, and expert tips from Michael Robinson.Thanks to everyone who came along and made it such a fun, friendly day dinking around the kitchen!
Thompson & Jeffery's Round Robin
Tuesday 3 June
Finally, after what seemed like weeks of rain, we were able to hold the above annual competitions last Tuesday.
There was a great turnout of our social players who all joined in enthusiastically and sportingly as usual. Our two most senior players – Terry and George led the way and as always were an inspiration to the rest of us. We missed our dear friend Rod who has always competed in this event, but we hope to see him back on the courts in the not-too-distant future.
All the entrants played in a round robin format and the winners were the two with the highest score after three rounds. Afterwards we enjoyed a chat and a morning tea which was well deserved.
Everyone played really well, and their final scores were very close; however, in the ladies’ competition our very charming and modest Lyn McIlvain was the winner of the Daphne Jeffery Plate for the first time.
The men’s competition was so close that we had joint winners, with Terry Fewell and Bela Takats sharing the Thompson Memorial Trophy.
Many thanks to everyone for their patience and good humour which makes organising these events such a pleasure and as always thanks to Jeff for his support.
Regards Maggie Lang
Night Time Tennis at Bareena
Saturday 17 May
Saturday May 17th 2025 was a momentous occasion when 130 members and friends gathered for the lights-on ceremony. The mayor Sue Heins, along with past club presidents, committee members, and life members—including centenarian Ray Hamilton—attended.
I would like to extend my gratitude to Jeff Carroll and the committee for their hard work in achieving this goal, which has been a long-standing objective for many years. What once seemed like an impossible dream has finally come true!
Lastly, I want to give a big shout-out to Eugene Du Plessis, local architect, club member, and lover of tennis who dedicated significant time and energy to help us secure this win for our community and ensure a bright future for the club.
Ross Mclean
[Bareena President]
Bareena v Balgowlah Autumn Tennis Challenge
Sunday 27 March
Bareena recently hosted what we hope will be the first of many friendly competitions against our friends at the Balgowlah Tennis Club.
The club has a relatively small membership, but they are definitely very talented tennis players. All the matches were hard fought but there was no doubt that our visitors were the stronger and younger players on the day. Congratulations to Jindong and his team and we look forward to a rematch later in the year. Thanks to Ross for initiating the event and to Jeff for organising the teams and scores on the day
Best Wishes,
Maggie Lang
2025 Tennis Northern Beaches Inter-Club Challenge
Sunday 23 February
The 2025 Tennis Northern Beaches Inter-Club Challenge competition was once again held at Barenna on Sunday 23rd February.
We fielded an excellent team:
MEN’S SINGLES
Tim Sedgwick
WOMEN’S SINGLES
Bella Cheong
MIXED DOUBLES
Tiffany Egan & Andrew Cheong
The Bareena Team did extremely well in a very competitive field and with a high stress 10 point tiebreaker format. The Collaroy team were outstanding and won the day, but it was obvious that everyone enjoyed themselves no matter which team won.
As always, Ross did a marvelous job at welcoming all the visitors to the club and he and our vice captain Ron were the star attractions as they were on the BBQ which was very popular indeed. Jeff came up to lend a hand wherever he was needed which was much appreciated.
Another great day of community and tennis at Bareena.
Maggie Lang
