TENNIS –
Wyong Tennis Club celebrated International Women’s Week by opening the doors to all their club members and the community on March 11 for a hit of tennis and a cool refreshment afterwards.
The club celebrated the week with Tennis NSW’s initiative called Sheroes, with the goal to increase the number of women represented across the different areas of sport.
It also aims to assist in sharing stories and inspiring women, and connecting as well as supporting women by bringing the community together.
The program also provides resources, tools, webinars, workshops and conferences to educate and empower women.
“We have just over 1,000 members on the books and about 50 percent of those are women or girls, so it’s a nice way to celebrate International Women’s Week,” said Wyong Tennis Club Co-Ordinator, Leonie Baldwin.
Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, was also in attendance where she gave a talk about how sport has helped her in her career.
“It was a huge success,” said Baldwin.
Jasmine King, who was the captain of Women’s Tennis from 2016-2019, and is currently coaching at Wyong Tennis Club, also spoke about how Tennis helped her in her career.
“Jasmine spoke about how tennis has taken her around the world and has taught her leadership,” said Baldwin.
Forty people attended the event on Thursday, March 11.
“We all had a hit and a giggle, we all did a presentation on how tennis and sport can help empower women and teach leadership skills,” says Tennjs NSW representative, Tanya Murdoch.
“We all did a presentation on promoting leadership and education,” she said.
The women’s tennis group is firmly entrenched in the world of sport in Wyong as it has been running now for over 100 years after starting in 1919.
Harry Mulholland