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…
Jerry Vance On January 6, the Sun Lakes Tennis Club hosted SunBird for a day of fun and tennis. We started at 8:30 a.m. and finished at 2:30 p.m. with lots of matches played. It appeared SunBird may have won a few more matches, but everyone had a great time. The Sun Lakes Club provided…
Penny Petersen Cottonwood Tennis Club held its week-long Gender Doubles Tournament January 8 through 13 with matches in four ability levels. The finals were held Saturday, January 13, after the February Splash deadline.
Jerry Vance The Sun Lakes Tennis Club is back in full swing with lots going on. We started play in December with a Welcome Back intra club tournament on December 9 where everyone had a good time back in the sun playing tennis. Bob Dunn and Mary Jane Robinson came in first, and Mike…
Bob Hirt Billie Jean King trounced Bobby Riggs on September 20, 1973, with Jason Morton officiating as Chair Umpire at that world-famous “Liberation Match” (the recent movie of this match was called Battle of the Sexes). This fact may not be well known, but it is well known that his efforts created an outstanding tennis…
Carol Mellinger, IOTC Secretary Mark your calendars for Friday, March 9, 2018, starting at 5:00 p.m. The IronOaks Tennis Club will be hosting the second annual Charity Dinner Dance, with Thaddeus Rose providing entertainment. There will be raffle tickets, silent auction and tickets for your favorite baskets. All proceeds go to Neighbors Who Care. All…
Penny Petersen Cottonwood Tennis Club has a long history of introducing newcomers to the joys of tennis as well as providing competitive and non-competitive ways to enjoy the sport. One of the best offerings CTC has is the free lessons provided every Monday and Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. from early October through April. The…
Jerry Vance If you were not there on Wednesday evening, January 9, you missed a great dinner with the tennis club friends. The Sun Lakes Tennis Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. to enjoy food and friendship and have a meeting. We play every week at the Sun Lakes courts…
Dave Wilcox, President, IOTC Fun, social and competitive play leads us up to the fall tennis season which began with the annual July 4th Pancake Breakfast Social and was enjoyed by 66 sun-loving folks, 44 desiring to play and 22 more enjoying the social environment and the great pancake breakfast prepared by Carol Mellinger and…
Denise Lott IronOaks Tennis Club member Jack Sanders secured a major victory with a first-place win at the United States Tennis Association’s National Tournament in Vancouver. This was part of USTA’s Grand Slam series of four open events — played on grass, clay, indoors and outdoors. The Vancouver section was played indoors. Jack and his…