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…
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…
Rick Kenny Following tough but successful regional play in Surprise, Arizona, the IronOaks Men’s 65 and older 7.0 tennis doubles team went to Florida for national competition. For the first time, the USTA National Title tournament was held at the new USTA Campus in Orlando, Florida. These Phoenix and Southwest champions played teams from Texas, Missouri, Caribbean,…
Penny Petersen Two events closed out the 2019 tennis year for Cottonwood Tennis Club. The Triple T (TTT) closed tournament was held Dec. 4 through Dec. 7. The SunBird/Springfield Social took place Dec. 14. The Triple T (Team Tennis Tournament) pitted four “teams” against each other. Players signed up individually, and then the four team…
Jerry Vance The Sun Lakes Tennis Club got dressed up to enjoy a great prime rib dinner on Dec. 14 at the Christmas Party. It is amazing how good we look outside of our tennis gear. Vice President Dan Thorsen and wife Kathy obtained and wrapped presents for everyone. From tennis balls to Crown Royal…
Michele Renahan Even though the weather was a bit chilly for Coach Kwong’s annual tennis/potluck event on New Year’s Eve from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., about 30+ players came out to help bring in the New Year 2020 and enjoyed some tennis playing and sharing good eats and socializing afterwards. During the food enjoyment,…
Jerry Vance Jan. 8 found the Sun Lakes Tennis Club enjoying our monthly dinner meeting in the Navajo Room at Sun Lakes Country Club. A delicious chicken, potatoes, salad, and vegetables meal was enjoyed, topped off with chocolate mousse cake. Members were all dressed up and enjoying each other’s company. After the meeting, President Ed…
Jerry Vance Twenty members of the Sun Lakes Tennis Club (lots of members watching also) gathered Dec. 14 to play tennis and eat lots of great food. The sun was out, and it was a great day for all. Matches were competitive and fun. The hot egg dish and coffee got the day started, and…
Jerry Vance A sunny Jan. 4 opened with four courts full of tennis players at the Sun Lakes Tennis Club. SunBird came down the street to play Sun Lakes, and the matches were fast? and furious? Well, anyhow, they were fun, and the food was great. We started at 9 a.m. and finished at 1…
Penny Petersen The Bradshaw Tennis Tournament, recently held on the Cottonwood courts, brought four local tennis clubs together to compete in one place. Not only did the 132 competitors enjoy the experience of playing against teams they normally don’t play, the competition also drew many spectators from the Cottonwood, Oakwood, Sun Lakes CC, and SunBird…