Cottonwood tennis players enjoying the patio at Palo Verde: Back row (L-R) Bernie Tighe and Linda Vogelaar,; middle row (L-R) Penny Petersen, Barb Bram, Kay Strauman, Penny Rinald and Susan Garman; front row (L-R) Cinda Sue Thorhauer, Roberta Arpan and Sue Thomas
Rod Hayward If there is no rest for the wicked, tournament directors must be a wicked lot. In addition to a fall Bradshaw Tournament, both Gender and Mixed Doubles Championships, in-house competitions and annual special events, the Cottonwood Tennis Club hosts as many as four ‘Socials,’ where members can test their skills against other clubs…
Rod Hayward On January 22, the sun rose as it usually does over the courts of the Cottonwood Tennis Club. The palm leaves shimmering in the gentle Sunday breeze, gave no indication of the storm to follow. Suddenly, the sounds of approaching footsteps echoed through the quiet streets. They were arriving — the Canadians! First…
Rod Hayward From January 8 to 14, Cottonwood held its annual gender doubles tournament. Thanks go to the weatherman, to Ernie Soczka and his tournament committee and to everyone who manned (and womanned) the food court (Mel and Penny Rinald, Roseann Soczka, Nadine and Robert Sutter, Neda Mead and Sherri Butler, Mary Park, Linda Dirksmeyer…
Rod Hayward Those were the words of Frank New in his eulogy at the Don Neu memorial service. Over 200 of Don’s family and friends met on Cottonwood’s court one November 19 to share their personal memories of Don and his many accomplishments. Thanks to the vocals of Mary Burke, there were few dry eyes…
Thom Tschetter The IronOaks Tennis Club held its fall Tennis Social on Saturday, October 15. The event was multi-purpose as well as multi-club. The event not only welcomes back Sun Lakes’ snowbirds but is a chance for all of the Sun Lakes area tennis clubs to get together. The multi-club aspect brought participants from other…
Rod Hayward It’s that time of year again – players of every level will be streaming to the Cottonwood Tennis Club for the annual Bradshaw Open, Sun Lakes’ premier tennis event, open to all residents of Sun Lakes and SunBird. What you need to provide: One tennis racquet (with strings) Two tennis shoes (a left…
Susie Dunn, Coordinator May 16 officially ended our annual extended spring league with several awards given and light snacks provided after our 8:30 a.m. matches. The pleasant April and May weather cooperated this year with no temperatures reaching over 90 degrees during our eight weeks of play. This was very unusual and we were all…
Rod Hayward NADINE SUTTER: (VICE PRESIDENT) In Wyoming, Nadine and her husband, Bob, were active in skiing, golfing, cycling and competitive shooting. “My interest in tennis only began when our youngest child aspired to be a pro tennis player,” says Nadine. “Fortunately, I had the opportunity to take lessons from some of the best pro…
Rod Hayward At 85 years of age, Carol still plays tennis for an hour and a half every day, twice on Tuesdays. “I go to the gym three times a week. It keeps me fit and helps me avoid injuries.” Watching Carol play tennis in the Cottonwood Tennis Club Gender Doubles Tournament reminds me that…