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Neighbors Who Care Benefits from CTC Donation

Jerry Higgins Neighbors Who Care (NWC), a Sun Lakes-based service organization that provides multiple varied services to the Sun Lakes and South Chandler community, was recently the beneficiary of a $1,611 donation from the Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC). “Community groups such as the Cottonwood Tennis Club are so key to our sustainability. We are so…

Breakfast at Wimbledon

Bernie Tighe The Saturday morning group was going to play tennis that July 15 morning, but it was too hot, so we opted to have breakfast at the Cottonwood café instead. We watched the Women’s Final at Wimbledon. Our dreams were to be there in person, but we had fun doing what we did. For…

CTC Player Holiday at Wimbledon

Julia Romanin Tennis bucket list? Yup, another one checked off this summer—Wimbledon, July 9, 2023, or as the Brits say, “Middle Sunday.” Originally planned for Summer 2020, I was to be the “tagalong” with my son, daughter-in-law, and two teenage grandchildren for a week-long visit to London, England. As part of that trip, I would…

40-Love

Jerry Higgins 40-love is a tennis score term, but love in the tennis game is not a good score on a tennis court, because it means you have nothing. However, in the Jenack home court, love is a great score, as Bill and Andi Jenack have endured love for 51 years. Bill met Andi at a…

Mixed Doubles at CTC Leads the Pack for 2022-23

According to Tournament Director Jay Ketter, “The Mixed Doubles Tournament played at Cottonwood had lots of close matches and a sell-out crowd for the finals on Saturday, Feb. 11.” The outcomes were as follows: Red Division: First place: Cindy Guillaume and Ron Ryer Second place: Barb Jorgensen and William Jenack Third place: Martine Blue and…

Mixed Doubles at CTC Leads the Pack for 2022-23

According to Tournament Director Jay Ketter, “The Mixed Doubles Tournament played at Cottonwood had lots of close matches and a sell-out crowd for the finals on Saturday, Feb. 11.” The outcomes were as follows: Red Division: First place: Cindy Guillaume and Ron Ryer Second place: Barb Jorgensen and William Jenack Third place: Martine Blue and…

CTC Elects a New Board

Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC) recently selected a new board of directors. The new board consists of President Rick Kendall, Vice President Mike Zeman, Secretary Barb Jorgensen, Treasurer Cindy McCarville, Tournament Director Dean Sinerius, and Past President Maryann Sinerius. This group will make decisions about finances, number of tournaments and socials, and rules for signing up…

CTC’s Gender Doubles Tournament a Big Success!

Penny Petersen Cottonwood Tennis Club’s Gender Doubles Tournament began Monday, Jan. 9, and continued through Saturday, Jan. 14. The format was a round robin with each team playing four preliminary rounds over the first five days, and the finals were held on Saturday. Of the 68 matches, 17 went to 10-point tie-breakers. It was very…