H.V. Topspin, Esq. “A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.” Winston Churchill One of my favorite mathematicians (not that I have that many-Heisenberg being the other), is Vilfredo Pareto who posited that all groups can be divided into two distributions of roughly 80%-20%. With tennis players, the 20%…
TJ Duffy The word is beginning to spread that all SaddleBrooke residents and guests are invited to join the cause of defeating skin cancer in its various forms. The third annual Skin Cancer Research Fundraiser was held on Saturday, November 17 at the SaddleBrooke Tennis Center and although tennis was a prominent theme of the…
Chad Stettler STC members just finished one of their largest social events of the year, the Calcutta Social. Ninety-six players squared off in a two day round robin format tournament that had everyone guessing up to the final ball being played as to which team of eight players, four women and four men, would…
Kay Sullivan Despite the late start on January 31, approximately 70 men and women signed up for Social Team Tennis this year so that we were able to field three teams each with a nice cushion of willing substitute players. With three teams, it meant that each team had two byes over the six-week…
Jay Clayton Wilson Douglas Wolf is a firework of explosive enthusiasm. His friendly, gregarious personality pounds its way into your heart and immediately enriches your day. No one will ever have to search for him. Just listen. You’ll know where he is when you hear his laughter ring out in our desert community. He…
Steve Leane Garry Jenkins, STC’s first president and Garry’s vice president, Nancy Frazer, worked tirelessly together to form the club in 1994. They have witnessed many changes in STC over the past 24 years: from a small group of 50 or so active players and four courts, to today’s 400+ members, twenty courts, beautiful…
Mike Oberski SaddleBrooke Tennis Club celebrated an early Valentine’s Day with a tennis social for our members on February 13. In the spirit of attempting something different members were organized into teams of two ladies and two men with a World Team Tennis adapted format. Over 50 of our members at all levels had…
H.V. Topspin “No one ever left a job or a marriage because they were over-appreciated.” All non-profits rely on the good will and energy of members who volunteer to arrange, contrive and engender salubrious events that build a better and more convivial tennis experience. Our SaddleBrooke Tennis club is no stranger to the finest of…
TJ Duffy December is such a hectic time with decorating, shopping, partying, and celebrating that it’s easy to overlook what drew us to live here. As is often the case, we’re reminded by our visitors with mouths a gasp just how fortunate we are to enjoy the splendor of our community. SaddleBrooke was one of…
Jay Clayton Wilson “Noah,” as his friends call him, is one of the most fascinating new members we are honored to have at STC. You are going to love playing tennis with him and hearing the myriad of stories he has to tell about a very successful life. A reasonable question to ask is,…