Tag: tennis

National champions for Sun Lakes

Left to right: Zev Yardeni, Marv Jensen, Bill Cunningham, Tom Snider, Mark Heth, Mario Dominguez, Captain Ken Stanley, Jerry Geiszler, Hal Davis, Phil Messer, Jake DeMoss, Jim Utter; missing from photo are Gary Porter and Tim Shum.

The IronOaks Tennis Club (IOTC) 7.0 Men’s team captured the National Championship title at the rain-shortened United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) 2018 League National Invitational held at the Surprise Tennis Center February 1 through February 3. Annually, the USTA invites the 17 league winners from their respective sections from around to country to compete in…

Are these great odds, or what?

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…