Carole Rockland IronOaks Tennis Club invites all members to join in the celebration of Independence Day weekend with pancakes and tennis. This traditional event will be held on Saturday, July 3, at 7:30 a.m. The morning will begin with a few rounds of social tennis, followed by delicious member-prepared pancakes, sausage, fruit, coffee, and juice,…
Coach Kwong Young As we are heading into the hotter season of triple-digit temperatures, we now need to alter our playing time to beat the heat by either playing in the early morning or after the sun goes down. We must increase our water intake on and off the court. A larger water container is…
Coach Kwong A long song from singer/writer Carly Simon says, “Anticipation is keeping me waitin’.” To be prepared for, look forward to, is a skill/act one would possess to have a competitive edge on others when playing. Many players would simply be reactive, not proactive, to outplay their opponents. Examples: If you do a short…
Carole Rockland IronOaks Tennis Club (IOTC) is happy to welcome Dave Withers as the new club treasurer. He joins fellow board members President Dick Eslick, Vice President Molly Bergesen, and Secretary Edith Tanniru. As COVID numbers are improving, IOTC looks forward to hosting the traditional July 4 Pancake Breakfast Social for members. Watch for details…
Coach Kwong Coach Kwong will be offering the following tennis clinics this summer from May to the end of October, for the early birds wanting to beat the heat: Monday through Friday 6:30 to 7:30 a.m., Cardio Tennis (fee: $15 members/$25 non-members) 7:30 to 9 a.m., Ball Machine Clinic (fee: $20 members/$30 non-members) RSVP to…
Jerry Vance The Sun Lakes Tennis Club is still playing every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning. All of the tournaments were canceled by COVID, but we hope to get back to tournaments in the 2021-22 season in November. If you want to play with us, sign up on the monthly sheet sent to members. If…
Kwong Young The 2021 Jason Morton went very well with great tournament entries (266), and the weather was near perfect except on the final day, Sunday, where it was a bit unseasonably windy and colder. But the show must go on, and the players did just that. At the end of all matches, it was…
Penny Petersen Something special happens when both husband and wife play tennis. There’s a special bond during competition. We introduce you to Dean and Maryann Sinerius. Both are “green” players, so they could play together in tournaments, except this year. Dean claims, “You can learn a lot about people by the way they play tennis.”…
Jerry Vance Well, we are winning the battle against COVID. Most of our tennis players fit into the over-65 category and have all gotten their shots. Oh yes, and the club is playing tennis every week at the Sun Lakes tennis courts. We start every Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday morning at 9 a.m. We will…
On February 25 to 28, the annual Jason Morton USTA Tennis Tournament at Oakwood Tennis Club in Sun Lakes, Ariz., drew the highest number of players ever. Competitors came from across the country and they competed in singles and/or doubles and/or by NRTP rating and/or age bracket. Congratulations to all the winners and participants. For a…