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…
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Sports, March 2017
Dedication to Don Neu at IronOaks Tennis Social
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…
Sports, March 2017
IronOaks Tennis Club holds Jason Morton USTA Competition
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…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Cottonwood Tennis Club hosts annual Gender Doubles Tournament
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…
Sports, March 2017
Sun Lakes Tennis Club dinner meeting highlights
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…
Clubs & Classes, February 2017
The Dreaded lob
Rod Hayward On the Cottonwood courts, three tennis instructors met to discuss the lob. They all agreed—the best way to combat one is move under it and punish your opponents with a blistering overhead. “Where do I get one of those?” “Try practicing more than just your ground strokes and volleys,” suggested Bob Pivec. “And…
Sports, February 2017
Sun Lakes Tennis Club
Jerry Vance The Sun Lakes Tennis club held its January meeting with a dinner at the Clubhouse on January 11. A great meal of pot roast, mashed potatoes, green beans and salad was enjoyed by all with a great desert. After dinner, was the business meeting where we discussed the tournaments we have had and…
Sports, February 2017
IronOaks Tennis Players dominate SW Seniors
Denise Lott IronOaks Tennis Club is home to four of the No. 1 players in the USTA (United States Tennis Association) southwest region comprising Arizona, New Mexico and El Paso. Ranking in their age groups, we have the No. 1 and No. 2 in the 70 age bracket doubles players. Top ranked is Leo Lapane,…
Sports, February 2017
SL Tennis Club goes to SunBird
Jerry Vance The Sun Lakes Tennis Club had a fun outing at SunBird on January 7. Lots of players got great exercise in the warm sun with good food provided by SunBird. We will have our meeting and potluck, without having to bring our own pots, on January 11 at 6:00 p.m. We have a…
Sports, February 2017
Sun Lakes Tennis Club at SunBird
Sun Lakes Tennis Club took on SunBird on January 7 at SunBird. We had many members competing, and all had a great time. Come join up with us and have some fun at tennis. We play every week at the tennis courts on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Dues are only $30. See the website…