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Warkworth Tennis and Squash Club is hosting a competition pitting local business teams against each other, an event club president Steve Wilson called both social and “highly competitive”.
Sponsored by Bayleys in the North, the Bayleys Business House Competition involves 16 teams of up to six participants, playing in two divisions based on the previous year’s results.
Halfway into the competition, Division One was topped by Bayleys Bashers, head-to-head with Box Office Smash, a team from Matakana Cinemas. Division Two was led by Motley Crew, two points above Kiss Our Aces. Both teams comprise Warkworth club members.
Wilson said his own team, Aging Bull, had started strong, beating two highly-regarded teams before sustaining two losses.
Bayleys in the North director and Bayleys Bashers member, Mark Macky said they had been playing in the business house competition for several years. The company began to sponsor it last year, “as there wasn’t a sponsor and it’s a brilliant competition – lots of fun and banter, you meet some great people and no one takes it too seriously”.
“We are blessed to live in a brilliant community in the Mahurangi and this club and this little business house league is a great example of that,” Macky said. “Cool people, a relaxed vibe and lots of fun. We couldn’t be prouder to be involved as a sponsor and part of this community.”
Wilson said the competition provided the opportunity for people from area businesses to get together, have a yarn, with “no airs and graces”.
So a fun, social event, but also a little competitive?
“Oh, highly competitive,” he laughed. “Because these guys know each other, it gets very competitive indeed.”
“It is competitive, but you don’t see any poor sportsmanship or bad behaviour,” Macky added. “There’s always laughter on the court, which is great.”
