Thom Tschetter Yes… the rumor is true. The IronOaks Tennis Club is raffling off a $7,995 custom E-Z-Go golf cart with all net proceeds going to Neighbors Who Care. Only 500 tickets will be sold… so don’t wait! Sales will run only until the 500 tickets are sold or until the drawing on March 23,…
Tag: tennis
Sports, March 2019
Cottonwood Tennis Club’s Men’s and Women’s Doubles winners
Penny Petersen Cottonwood Tennis Club held its annual Gender Doubles Tournament January 6-12. It started out on a rainy Sunday, but the rest of the week was perfect for tennis. There were 88 players participating (44 teams in six categories). Final results are as follows: Red Division – Men: Champions: Bob Walk and Bruce Beelman;…
Sports, February 2019
Triple “T” a fun team endeavor at Cottonwood
Penny Petersen Cottonwood Tennis Club held its Triple “T (Team Tennis Tournament) December 5 to 8. There were four teams competing for the number one rating. First place was won by “The Racqueteers” with 59%. Their captain was Mary Park. The “Lovers” with Sandy Casale as captain and “the Aces” with Susie Dunn as captain…
Sports, February 2019
Cottonwood’s Gender Doubles begins with drenching rain
Penny Petersen Cottonwood Tennis Club’s Men’s and Women’s Doubles Tournament (Gender Doubles) began Sunday, January 6. It did not start out well. The first matches were to be played at 9:00 a.m. But it rained all night Saturday night and at 8:30 a.m. Sunday morning, it looked more like the Northwest than Arizona. By 9:00…
Sports, February 2019
Sun Lakes Tennis Club holds dinner meeting
Jerry Vance The Sun Lakes Tennis Club had its monthly meeting and dinner on January 9 at Sun Lakes Country Club. Members enjoyed a great beef, green beans and potato dinner. The next dinner will be on February 13. Meeting followed with President Ed Campion in charge; Dan Thorsen, vice president; Faye Haynes, secretary; Paul…
Sports, February 2019
Sun Lakes Tennis Club’s holiday party highlights
Sports, February 2019
IronOaks to host tennis social
Come join us for a tennis social and potluck. Meet friends, enjoy some great tennis and then relax, visit and nosh on some great food. The IronOaks tennis players get together each month to challenge each other’s tennis prowess and catch up on how their game is going. Plan to join us February 16 from…
Sports, January 2019
Tennis welcome back event
On December 1, 24 members played and many more cheered them on at the Welcome Back interclub tournament. President Ed Campion supervised a great event. The winners were Peter Hall and June Lewis, followed closely by Ken Nelson and June Sackett. Great food and sunshine made it fun. Our annual Christmas Party was held on…
Front Page, January 2019
Nationals here we come!
The IronOaks USTA Women’s 7.0 65+ tennis team won Sectionals for the Southwest Area on December 7-9 and will advance to Nationals where they will face the winning teams from all over the U.S. Teams came from Western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California to compete in Sectionals. The captain of the team is…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
Annual Bradshaw Tournament attracts 150 participants
Penny Petersen The Bradshaw Tennis Tournament is the largest tennis gathering of the year and includes entrants from Sun Lakes 1, Cottonwood Palo Verde, Ironwood, Oakwood, SunBird and Springfield. This year, there were 150 participants competing in Men’s and Women’s Doubles. New elements were added, including Fast Serve and Placement competitions. An exhibition match was…