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The Michael Venus Christmas Invitational

WS Community
December 18 2023

Last Friday we partnered with our friends at Mercedes-Benz Auckland and Parnell Lawn Tennis Club to host our VIP clients for an exciting match of Christmas tennis.

We had, arguably, New Zealand's greatest doubles tennis player, Michael Venus, in the house, ready to delight and personally entertain our guests with some world-class tennis.

Michael was paired with the up and coming Kai Milburn, who is ranked as the number one under 16s player in New Zealand. On the opposite side of the net was the powerhouse pairing of esteemed players Rhett Purcell and Jack Loutit.

We were lucky to have the Tennis Auckland President Greg Long as our MC come umpire for the evening. With Michael Venus and Rhett Purcell also mic’d up for commentary throughout the game, our guests were delighted to an entertaining and unique tennis match. The game was a pro set, with the first team to eight taking the win.

On the decks we had the legendary New Zealand DJ Peter Urlich.

This event was generously supported by H. Lanvin & Fils Champagne, courtesy of Euro Vintage. We enjoyed light catering and delicious meal boxes from Gattings Catering.

A big thank you to Parnell Lawn Tennis Club and Mercedes-Benz Auckland for helping us bring this event together in peak silly season, and of course to our stars of the night, Michael Venus, Rhett Purcell, Kai Milburn, Jack Loutit and Greg Long.