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…
Jerry Vance On January 20, 28 members of the Sun Lakes Tennis Club got together for some good tennis and great food at our annual Sunshine Tournament. Unfortunately, the sun forgot to shine, and it was pretty chilly – naw, it was downright cold. Needless to say, we did not stay around long to…
Ed Rockland The IronOaks Tennis Club held its annual Valentine’s Social on Saturday, February 10, at the Oakwood tennis courts. What could be a more appropriate way to prepare for Valentine’s Day than a sport that features Love in its scoring? Over 40 participants took part in doubles play over two 45-minute sessions. St.…
Penny Petersen After what seemed like a long holiday break, the Cottonwood Tennis Club held its first tournament of the year with Men’s Doubles and Women’s Doubles in four different ability levels. Cottonwood rates players according to skill level with Red being highest, then green, blue and black. A beginning level is orange, but…
John Brasch High-level tennis is on tap for tennis aficionados this coming March as the 14th annual Jason Morton Tennis Classic returns to the courts designed by the tournament’s namesake, Jason Morton, a longtime legend in American senior tennis. Morton represented the U.S. on eight different international cup competitions and won over 100 gold…
Linda Shanahan The IronOaks Tennis Team won the 2017 Southwest USTA Sectional in Surprise, Arizona. The competition took place in early December. The ladies 65 and over, doubles 7.0 team had to win their Regional Division prior to advancing to Sectionals. After a brief celebration of winning the Sectional competition, it is back to the…
Ed Rockland, IOTC Reporter While most people were gearing up for the usual madcap evening of typical New Year’s Eve events, the IronOaks Tennis Club (IOTC) members were celebrating by – what else? -playing tennis! Play was organized by Coach Kwong and ran from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Sunday morning. Coach Kwong set up…