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…
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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…
Sports, February 2017
IronOaks to host Jason Morton Tennis Classic
The IronOaks Fitness and Racquet Center, with the help of the IronOaks Tennis Club, will be hosting the Jason Morton Tennis Classic March 2-5, 2017. This is a USTA Sanctioned Sectional Level II Tournament. Divisions include Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles, and Open. Singles fee is $40 and Doubles fee is $54 per team (a small…
Sports, January 2017
Sun Lakes Tennis Club holds welcome back event
President Ed Campion welcomed back the tennis players at the November 19 welcome back tournament. On December 10 a holiday tournament as well as the Christmas party was held. Coming up in January we have a tournament with SunBird on January 7, the hot dog tournament on January 14 and the January potluck on January…
Sports, January 2017
IronOaks Tennis Team wins USTA sectionals
Denise Lott On December 11, the IronOaks 7.0, 65 plus men’s USTA team won the Southwest Sectional tennis tournament held in Surprise, AZ. The next stop will be to compete in the Spring National Championship tournament. The other competitors were from Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Our team was undefeated in the 7.0 men’s group.…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
IronOaks Tennis member Paulson ranks USTA #1
Denise Lott Len Paulsen, longtime member of the IronOaks tennis community, is well-recognized in his USTA (United States Tennis Association) age group. He is undefeated in the 85 plus category in Arizona, and that makes him currently our No. 1 state player. This is a rolling standing rank. In addition, his skills have earned him…