Carole Rockland The new IronOaks Tennis Club (IOTC) Board has planned a busy year of tennis for members. The opening event will be a “welcome back” mixer with Cottonwood Tennis Club on Saturday, Nov. 7. December will feature the traditional New Year’s Eve mixer, open to all local tennis clubs. A highlight of this event…
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Sports, September 2020
Cottonwood’s Free Tennis Clinics Begin in October
Penny Peterson Free tennis clinics will begin Monday, Oct. 12, and continue through April 12, 2021, Monday and Tuesday nights from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on courts 1 and 2. The lessons are open to anyone, no matter where you live. There will be three weeks off for holidays from Dec. 15 through Jan. 3.…
Sports, September 2020
IronOaks Tennis Club Is Ready for Fall
Carole Rockland IronOaks Tennis Club (IOTC) will kick off the fall tennis season on Saturday, Nov. 7, with an IronOaks/Cottonwood Mixer. Dust off your racquet, mark your calendar, and watch for details in the October edition of the Sun Lakes Splash.
Clubs & Classes, August 2020
Cottonwood Tennis Club Offers Free Clinics
Penny Petersen As fall approaches, it’s time to think about the joys of playing tennis and the free tennis clinics offered by Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC). The classes were started in the early 80s by Don Neu, then Cottonwood’s tennis pro. They’ve gained popularity over the years, and they’re due to begin again in October,…
Clubs & Classes, July 2020
Cottonwood Tennis Year in Review 2019-20
Penny Petersen Memories of great tennis games, exciting competition against friends, and tennis dinners with entertainment are usually the things the Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC) members remember. This year, everything was different as the coronavirus caused the cancellation of six scheduled events. That’s never happened since the club was founded in 1982, 38 years ago.…
Sports, July 2020
Anonymous Banner Donors
These two new banners were created from anonymous individual donor tennis members from the IronOaks Tennis Club and are now placed on stadium court 1 and court 3 at the IronOaks tennis facility.
Sports, July 2020
Cottonwood Tennis Club Women’s Extended Spring League Awards
Susie Dunn Our fun Extended League has been running smoothly now for 12 straight years in a row, and nothing has stopped us from playing again this year, not even the coronavirus. Many of us felt so fortunate to get out and exercise, enjoy the fresh air, and compete with our tennis friends while other…
Sports, June 2020
Tennis Club News
Jerry Vance Like most everyone else, the Sun Lakes Tennis Club is doing nothing but staying our six feet away from everyone else. We did have elections for officers for 2020-21. Results were President Ed Campion, Vice President Dan Thorsen, Secretary Faye Haynes, Treasurer Tony Horn, Tournament Director Rick Kendall. Committees are Sunshine and Scrapbooks Donna…
Sports, June 2020
Kim and Jerzon Vargas Among 27 Couples Who Love Tennis at CTC
Penny Petersen Last month, Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC) featured Donna and Keith Nelson. This month, the featured couple is Kim and Jerzon Vargas. They are newbies to the joy of tennis. Neither had played in earlier life and were starting from scratch. They’ve lived in Sun Lakes for seven years. Both are rated at the…
Sports, March 2020
Cottonwood Announces Men’s and Women’s Doubles Champions
Cottonwood Tennis Club held its annual Gender Doubles Tournament Jan. 12-18. Competition included 43 teams, 86 players, and a total of 75 matches played. Because of the cold weather that week, matches didn’t begin until 10 a.m., and it was still chilly. Lots of coffee, tea, and morning snacks got players off to a good…