Thom Tschetter The IronOaks Tennis Club held its fall Tennis Social on Saturday, October 15. The event was multi-purpose as well as multi-club. The event not only welcomes back Sun Lakes’ snowbirds but is a chance for all of the Sun Lakes area tennis clubs to get together. The multi-club aspect brought participants from other…
Denise Lott Several IronOaks Tennis Club players traveled to St. George, Utah to participate in the annual Huntsman World Senior Games. This competition drew over 11,000 athletes from 72 countries, involved in 27 different sporting fields. The matches were tough. Our ladies’ teams did especially well, with Lois Newman and Drena Radcliffe securing the second…
Kwong Young will be hosting a free beginner tennis lesson group on Wednesdays from 6:00-7:30 p.m. starting in November. The free lessons will be held at the IronOaks Fitness and Racquet Center on courts seven and eight. These lessons are open to ALL Sun Lakes residents. Players will be able to sign-up in the Fitness…
Rod Hayward It’s that time of year again – players of every level will be streaming to the Cottonwood Tennis Club for the annual Bradshaw Open, Sun Lakes’ premier tennis event, open to all residents of Sun Lakes and SunBird. What you need to provide: One tennis racquet (with strings) Two tennis shoes (a left…
70 plus 85 = 155. This was the combined ages for the winners of the “ageless” 3.5 clay court men’s doubles tournament held at IronOaks Tennis Club. Wayne Newman and Len Paulson defeated Burt Hustad and Mel Terechenok in the annual IronOaks Open Clay Court Tournament finals held on June 17. This beat-the-heat early morning…
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 doubles…
Vicki Eslick A little tennis, then a great pancake breakfast will be a good start for your Fourth of July celebrations. IronOaks Tennis Club is hosting two fun events in July. First, the annual July pancake breakfast will be held on Saturday, July 2. All local tennis clubs are invited for the doubles mixer at…
Susie Dunn, Coordinator May 16 officially ended our annual extended spring league with several awards given and light snacks provided after our 8:30 a.m. matches. The pleasant April and May weather cooperated this year with no temperatures reaching over 90 degrees during our eight weeks of play. This was very unusual and we were all…
Denis White, Ann Armbruster and John Cousins[/caption] Wayne Taylor, Betty Dunn, Dick Haynes and Dan Thorsen Jerry Vance The Sun Lakes Tennis Club held its final tennis tournament of the year. The Remembrance Tournament helps us to remember and thank those members who are not here anymore or are not playing. Lots of former…
Denise Lott was named IronOaks Tennis Club’s Volunteer of the Year at the club’s annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner. Denise is pictured here with club President Judy Gahide.