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…
Join Coach Kwong Young’s weekly Sunday social play for both IronOaks members as well as non-members from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. (fee: $5). Players will be matched up with different pairings for three rounds of play using no-add scoring. Balls are provided, and everyone in all of Sun Lakes is welcome to join the…
Penny Petersen Every Friday morning is Mixed Doubles at Cottonwood tennis courts. All year round, couples who like to play together or players who like the camaraderie have an opportunity to sign up to participate in Friday competition. According to Mixed Doubles coordinator Dick Kane, summers are slower with two courts playing. From November until…
Jerry Vance The snowbirds are flying back to the warm weather now that the temperatures have fallen below 100 degrees. The second Wednesday of every month we have our tennis dinners at the clubhouse. Sign up for them. On Oct. 26, we hosted SunBird in our first tournament of the year. A tennis dinner on Nov. 13 will…
Jerry Vance The Sun Lakes Tennis Club started its tennis season with a match with SunBird on Oct. 26. All had fun. Tennis dinner at the clubhouse will be on Wednesday, Nov. 13. We will have an interclub tournament on Nov. 30. We hope most of our snowbirds are back by then. Expect a great Christmas party and…