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…
Penny Petersen Cottonwood’s Rainbow Classic, the first social of the 2018-2019 season, gleamed with color, and in spite of the heat, all 85 participants showed up on time and played their matches with enthusiasm. The “Rainbow” is a two-day social. Socials are planned events organized for enjoyable play that stress fun and companionship rather than…
Jerry Vance The Sun Lakes Tennis Club is starting to get busy as members return to the sun. Our first tennis dinner with great food was enjoyed by all on on November 14. We also had a successful Welcome Back tournament on November 17. December 1 will be the Holiday tournament, and December 15 will…
Penny Petersen Just as the tennis season was about to start, Cottonwood Tennis Club learned that their tournament directors were unable to perform. President Bill Gosiak sent urgent memos searching for a replacement. He was about to divide up the job when former President Nadine Sutter and Barb Jorgenson saved the day. They brought Jerry…
Penny Petersen Free tennis lessons, courtesy of Cottonwood Tennis Club, are just beginning. Every Monday and Tuesday evening, teachers and students gather on Court 1 at 7:00 p.m. Everyone who wants to learn a fun and challenging game is welcome to attend. You do not have to be a member of Cottonwood Tennis Club to…
Penny Petersen We’re all looking forward to fall and a break from the 100+ heat, especially tennis lovers who, during August, have to rise about 5:00 a.m. in order to be comfortable playing. Fall plans are in the works for a 20-participant Round Robin on Tuesday mornings at Cottonwood. According to Tuesday’s Director Rod…
Penny Petersen The Bradshaw Tennis Tournament, sponsored by Cottonwood Tennis Club, will take place Monday, November 5, through Saturday, November 10. The Bradshaw is the largest and most exciting tournament of the year for both participants and spectators. All five of the Cottonwood courts are used for the event, and more than 1,000 spectators show…
Penny Petersen If you pass the Cottonwood tennis courts Monday through Thursday, you might imagine that CTC is segregated by sex. Monday and Wednesday women congregate. Tuesday and Thursday the men preside. But Friday is really the best day of the week, because that is Mixed Doubles Day and focuses more on making friends and…
Susie Dunn Our fun Extended League ran from April 2 to May 14 this season with a round robin format playing three sets each week. We ended up on our last Monday playing a little tennis trivia, sharing assortments of ice cream bars and popsicles and saying our goodbyes to our great snowbird friends for…
Penny Petersen When it’s 82 degrees at 7:00 a.m. and 110 degrees by noon, it takes hardy souls to venture onto the tennis court. Normal play times for the Cottonwood Tennis Club are 8:30, 10:00 and 11:30 a.m. But nobody in their right mind would subject themselves to heat stroke. So, in the summer, CTC…