Michele Renahan On Saturday, April 14, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Coach Kwong Young organized a social play from high school players (boys/girls) from Arizona Preparatory College (ACP), and they were teamed up with an IronOaks tennis member with three rounds of play with different partners. All serving was done on the south side…
Penny Petersen The East West Tournament wrapped up the competitive season for Cottonwood Tennis Club, but tennis continues throughout the summer. Two days of East West competition was a nail-biter. East represents all tennis members who live east of Alma School Road. West is all those living west of Alma School. The score was…
Penny Petersen Cottonwood Tennis Club’s end-of-the-season picnic didn’t include tennis. It featured competition in bocce ball, bean bag toss and putting. Winners collected tickets, and a drawing was held for prizes. A long line formed for food while The Rokuseks entertained with a variety of familiar tunes. But best of all was the camaraderie…
Jerry Vance The Sun Lakes Tennis Club was hosted by Springfield in tennis matches on March 24. We started at 8:00 a.m. and played to noon on four courts. There were lots of great tennis matches, and the food provided by Springfield was excellent. Sun Lakes had two more tournaments, hosting IronOaks on March…
Penny Petersen What’s good for your heart, muscles and making friends? Tennis! In the Cottonwood Tennis Club, there are 28 couples who make tennis an enjoyable part of their lives together. We picked three and asked them about themselves. Horst and Dorothea Flachsmann came to Sun Lakes as snowbirds in 1997. They originally lived…
Elaine Kraemer, CWPV Foundation President There’s nothing more powerful than working together to achieve great results! The recent collaboration of our Cottonwood Palo Verde Foundation with the IronOaks Tennis Club is a prime example of this synergy. The IronOaks Tennis Club held its annual charity dinner dance on March 9, 2018. The event provided…
Jerry Vance Saturday, February 24, started a bit chilly at the Sun Lakes Tennis Club courts, but the action heated up with 23 matches, with Cottonwood winning a narrow 12-1/2 to 10-1/2 win. There was lots of good food to share during the day, and Tony Korn organized a great tournament. Thank you, Tony.…
John Brasch East Valley residents were again treated to a great display of local tennis talent as the Jason Morten Tennis Classic wrapped up on Sunday, March 4, continuing a 13-year-long tradition of honoring Jason Morten, an American legend in senior tennis and designer of the IronOaks Tennis Center. Over 100 players competed for…
Jerry Vance The Sun Lakes Tennis Club took on the SunBird Tennis Club on February 10 at SunBird. Fifty-six members participated in 28 matches from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Great food was provided by SunBird (baked potatoes) plus other goodies. A beautiful day and fun for all. There will be two in house…
Penny Petersen Everyone loves to dress up! But, to dress up and also play tennis and eat food favorites from each country? That’s a real winner. It’s a one-day event characterized by friendly competition between Canadian CTC members and members from across the USA. There were women’s doubles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles. The…