Cottonwood tennis players enjoying the patio at Palo Verde: Back row (L-R) Bernie Tighe and Linda Vogelaar,; middle row (L-R) Penny Petersen, Barb Bram, Kay Strauman, Penny Rinald and Susan Garman; front row (L-R) Cinda Sue Thorhauer, Roberta Arpan and Sue Thomas
Jerry Vance The Sun Lakes Tennis Club played a very competitive match with the Cottonwood Tennis Club on February 25. There were 25 doubles matches contested, and all had a great time. The food and friendship provided by the Cottonwood Tennis Club was excellent. Come join the Sun Lakes Tennis Club each week, as we…
Rod Hayward If there is no rest for the wicked, tournament directors must be a wicked lot. In addition to a fall Bradshaw Tournament, both Gender and Mixed Doubles Championships, in-house competitions and annual special events, the Cottonwood Tennis Club hosts as many as four ‘Socials,’ where members can test their skills against other clubs…
Rod Hayward On January 22, the sun rose as it usually does over the courts of the Cottonwood Tennis Club. The palm leaves shimmering in the gentle Sunday breeze, gave no indication of the storm to follow. Suddenly, the sounds of approaching footsteps echoed through the quiet streets. They were arriving — the Canadians! First…
Jerry Vance Saturday February 10 the members of the Sun Lakes Tennis Club gathered for the Sunshine Tournament to enjoy good tennis and food. Twelve teams of three persons per team played the round robin seven point scoring system for an hour and 15 minutes. This fast moving game keeps you busy with lots of…
IronOaks Tennis Club is sponsoring a Charity Dinner/Dance to benefit Neighbors Who Care on Saturday, March 25. All Sun Lakes tennis club members and their guests are invited. Thaddeus Rose Band will be the entertainment and throughout the evening fundraising events will take place. This includes a 50/50 raffle, silent auctions and basket raffles. Cost…
Denise Lott Our community still feels the gap left by the sudden death of Don Neu, an avid tennis player and involved member of the community. In remembrance of Don, the IronOaks Tennis Club collected funds to install a bench with a memorial plaque. The plaque reads, “In Memory of Don Neu—A Dear Friend—2/11/2017—From Members…
Denise Lott The Jason Morton Tournament, being held at IronOaks Tennis Club on March 2-5, 2017, is a USTA Level II tournament. As a sectional level event, participants can receive ranking points. In addition, there are cash awards for all levels of play. Tennis professional Josh Bates will be coordinating the matches. Meals and snacks…
Rod Hayward From January 8 to 14, Cottonwood held its annual gender doubles tournament. Thanks go to the weatherman, to Ernie Soczka and his tournament committee and to everyone who manned (and womanned) the food court (Mel and Penny Rinald, Roseann Soczka, Nadine and Robert Sutter, Neda Mead and Sherri Butler, Mary Park, Linda Dirksmeyer…
Jerry Vance The February dinner meeting of the Sun Lakes Tennis Club was held on February 8 at 6:00 p.m. in the Sun Lakes Country Club. A wonderful dinner was followed by the monthly meeting. The March meeting will be at the Spring Fling on March 18. A busy month of tennis in February and…