Penny Petersen Free tennis clinics in Cottonwood were a regular, weekly, event for years until COVID-19. All clinics were canceled in September for the first time ever. Now they have begun once again. In previous years, the clinics took place two nights a week. Now the clinics are only offered on Monday evenings at 7…
Tag: tennis
Sports, February 2021
Tennis Tips and Events
Coach Kwong The three primary shots in tennis are serve, groundstroke, and volley. Another underutilized shot is a lob. Many players don’t consider this shot when in play. A lob is a high arching shot best used when your opponent is at the net or when you are running out wide or going back toward…
Sports, February 2021
Holiday Cheers from Friday Mixed Tennis at Cottonwood
Penny Petersen Mixed Doubles is great fun. Cottonwood Tennis Club reserves every Friday morning for mixed play. Dick Kane, coordinator, oversees the organized play for Fridays. Those who enjoy mixed doubles are addicted to it. “The mixed format gives you an opportunity to play with different people,” said Ruthanne Strohn. “You get to know some…
Sports, January 2021
Extra Weeks Added to CTC Monday League’s Spring Session
Penny Petersen The Cottonwood Tennis Club’s Monday Ladies League starts its spring session on Jan. 4. The session will last 17 weeks, through April 26. That is five weeks longer than in past years. A new individual format just tried in the 2020 Fall League, allows players to play when they’re available, and not committed…
Sports, January 2021
Wednesday’s Women’s League Finishes 2020 on High Note
Penny Petersen The 24 participants in the Wednesday league will be done by the time you read this, but even with COVID, they were all glad to get out of the house and play their favorite game. League Director Marie Hargus donated many hours toward arranging the schedule, supervising the player draw, figuring out the…
Sports, December 2020
Sun Lakes Tennis Club Update
Jerry Vance Well, COVID-19 still is doing a job on the Sun Lakes Tennis Club. We can’t have any tournaments or dinners, so we play tennis. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday you will find us at the tennis courts, beating that ball around. If you want to join the club, come to the courts, and…
Features, December 2020
Cottonwood Tennis Still Going—Women’s Monday League
Penny Petersen The Women’s Monday League at Cottonwood started Nov. 2, and all 20 participants were delighted to get going. The league is for Red and Green rated players, and the fall session will last seven weeks. This year, the women have adopted the format used by the Thursday Men’s League. Sign-ups are done online,…
Sports, December 2020
IronOaks Tennis Tips from Coach Kwong
Coach Kwong December Events: • Ball Machine Class—Monday through Friday from 7:30 to 9 a.m. and 9 to 10:30 a.m. The fee is only $20 for Tennis Club members and $30 for non-members. • Sunday Social every Sunday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Play three quick rounds with other tennis lovers and pick up some new skills.…
Sports, November 2020
Tennis Club Update
Jerry Vance As you can expect, the Sun Lakes Tennis Club has had to stop having tournaments, both internal and with other tennis clubs. We hope to be able to have our Christmas Dinner, but time will tell. We are playing tennis every Monday and Thursday at the tennis courts. If you are not a…
Sports, October 2020
Cottonwood Tennis Club Cancels Some Activities for Fall
Penny Petersen Just when you think plans for the Cottonwood Tennis Club’s (CTC) 2020-21 season are going swimmingly well, COVID-19 demolishes all the hard work. That’s how the CTC Board felt last month when President Laks Jagnadan and board members Cannon Hill (vice president), Spencer Roberts (treasurer), Ruthanne Strohn (secretary), Jay Ketter (tournament director), and…