Dannette Hunnel Even as pickleball’s popularity surges, tennis participation in the United States rose to 25.7 million players in 2024, the sport’s fifth consecutive year of growth, says the U.S. Tennis Association, citing an analysis of numbers drawn from two studies not yet fully released. The jump of 1.9 million players from 2023’s total of…
Sports, April 2025
Fashion Police for the Cottonwood Tennis Club Need Not Apply
Dannette Hunnel Tennis dress code was written for Wimbledon in the 1880s because sweat stains were considered improper and unsightly. It was decided that white should be worn to minimize the visibility, as sweat is more apparent on colorful clothing. Beginning in the 1920s, women’s tennis fashion became more daring, comprised of knee-length skirts and…
Sports, April 2025
Cottonwood Tennis Club Receives Generous Grant
Dannette Hunnel The Cottonwood Tennis Club was pleased to receive a $4,000 grant from the Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation for the purchase of new court benches. Cottonwood Tennis Club President Susan Hood stated, “On behalf of the Cottonwood Tennis Club, we thank the Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation for helping our club acquire new…
Sports, April 2025
Cottonwood Tennis Club Seeking a Few Good Men
Dannette Hunnel The focus of our club is to play tennis, but there is so much more that goes on with the Cottonwood Tennis Club that doesn’t require court play. There are many fun activities that bring all members together. We often have social gatherings that require a little lifting, set-up of audio/sound equipment for…
Sports, April 2025
First Annual Short-Court Tennis Tournament Coming Up April 19
Barb Jorgensen and Maryann Sinerius Short-court tennis was introduced by the Cottonwood Tennis Club in 2024 to help people try the sport of tennis. It was designed for those who: • Love tennis but can’t play the full court, • Have mobility limitations or are recovering from injury, and • May have been uncomfortable with…
Sports, April 2025
Tennis Tips from Coach Kwong
If you close your eyes and listen to tennis players playing, you will hear the constant squeak of what sounds like a bird-like chirping. This is from their rubber sneaker soles during continuous stop-and-go foot movement. If you lose a point and miss a ball, many times it isn’t that your opponent had a great…
Sports, April 2025
Niners February Golf Results
Jim Wegman, Publicity Welcome to February golf. We are already saying goodbye to some winter visitors. Gentlemen, travel safely and come back to us in the fall. The 50/50 drawing has hit an all-time high thanks to the efforts of Jim Campbell and his able assistant Bob Gresen. Gentlemen, we have lost one of our…
Sports, April 2025
CMGA Events
Buddy Meola February started with the monthly Ace of Aces Qualifier. The low net and low gross scores will qualify for the annual Ace of Aces Championship later this year. Blue Flight: Low Gross Bruce Pape, Low Net Anton Koschnik White Flight 1: Low Gross Charlie Aasand, Low Net Bill Lewis White Flight 2: Low…
Sports, April 2025
Cottonwood Lady Niners
Congratulations to our Club Champions! After two rounds of golf in January, Julie Little played well and became our Net Champion, and Margo Sodahl reigns as our Gross Champion. Great golf, ladies! Our Member/Guest play was on March 20. This year we were proud to support Positive Paths, a local nonprofit that supports women in…
April 2025, Sports
PVLGA News
Susan Lamb Believe it or not, April is here and many of our members will be leaving soon to enjoy the summer months in cooler climates. Those of us still here will do our best to endure the heat and somehow play the scheduled games and somehow still have fun and win money! Our premier…