Dannette Hunnel The premier tournament of the Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC), the Bradshaw/Neu Tournament, took place Dec. 1 through Dec. 7, 2024. This charity tournament, CTC’s largest attended event of the year, was made possible by these generous sponsors located in the Sun Lakes area: The Battery Doctor, Big Two Toyota, Blue Group, Canine Creek,…
Dannette Hunnel and Susie Dunn In December the Cottonwood Ladies Tennis Leagues gathered to celebrate the end of the Fall Tennis Season. Food, laughs, and prizes took place. All came away with an appreciation of individual accomplishments, full bellies, and new recipes. The CTC tennis players are wonderful bakers and decorators, too. From Susie Dunn,…
Trilogy and IronOaks (IO) visited the Cottonwood tennis courts on March 23. The Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC) won a total of 15 matches, IronOaks won 14 matches, and Trilogy won 11. Details: Women first: Betsy Hanusa and Corey Hart (Trilogy) defeated Barb Jorgensen and Maryann Sinerius (CTC), Sandy Carey and Anh Snell (Trilogy) defeated Martine…
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…
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…
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…
Our Ollie Johnson was taking her game around the USA by playing in the National Senior Olympics in Pittsburgh, Pa. Her partner was Margie Vasquez. She also played mixed doubles. For information regarding membership in Cottonwood Tennis Club, please contact Membership Chairs Carol Trentadue at [email protected] or Maurice Allen at [email protected]. Also look at the…
Jerry Higgins Besides having fun on the tennis court, Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC) has even more fun on the kitchen patio on the last Friday of the month with good friends, good food, and drinks. For information regarding membership in Cottonwood Tennis Club, please contact Membership Chairs Carol Trentadue at [email protected] or Maurice Allen at…
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…
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…