Left to right: Vice President Rick Waldorf, Member at Large Ginger Riffel, President TJ Duffy, Secretary Kay Sullivan and Treasurer Bob Stocks
The new SaddleBrooke Tennis Club board members began their service on January 1 and they have plans for some exciting events in 2015 beginning with Gender Team Tennis which is soon to begin. They’re excited to work with one another as well as with member-volunteers and club members to create a fun-filled year with additional social events.
One of the board’s primary goals is to grow club membership through activities, promotions and to some extent, incentives. They’ll encourage players to be inclusive by linking with or inviting players that they have not played with before into their groups.
Another goal is to communicate regularly with members using various methods such as email, an enewsletter and current SaddleBrooke publications. They understand that the club’s greatest strength is through an active, engaged and informed membership.
Here are some tidbits about and from the 2015 STC Board members:
Rick Waldorf: Michigan native, a SaddleBrooke resident since 2010, former USTA official and administrator, former STC Board member in 2013.
Ginger Riffel: SaddleBrooke resident for too many years to tell. “Playing tennis, making friends and painting watercolors are my great joys. I want our SaddleBrooke Tennis Club to be the best!”
TJ Duffy: Native of Indiana, a SaddleBrooke resident since 2010, and is a Professional Tennis Registry Certified Instructor. “Even though SB has great tennis facilities, it’s the members that make the club one of the best in the country.”
Kay Sullivan: Resident and tennis club member since 2001 says that tennis has been a very special part of her life at SaddleBrooke. The friends she has made through tennis and being part of a team are just two of the highlights. Kay hopes that the enthusiastic energy of this team of board members will be contagious and will help the club become one of the most fun clubs in SaddleBrooke.
Bob Stocks: Native of Oregon, a SaddleBrooke resident since 2013, is looking forward to a great year for the STC.
Tennis quote of the day: “The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good you get, you’ll never be as good as a wall.”