Debbie McGeehan Yes, it is true that Nancy Frazer is leaving her position as lead tennis coordinator after 24 years! She has been such an asset to our tennis community from the very beginning. Ed Robson had a vision to build a premier tennis facility at SaddleBrooke in 1987. In 1994 the construction began for…
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Sports, November 2022
SaddleBrooke Desert Gems Advance to USTA Sectionals!
Kathy Kortus SaddleBrooke’s own 2022 USTA Ladies 65 and over team, Desert Gems, has done it again! They will now move on to challenge themselves at Sectionals. After losing their first match (1-2), they went on to win the next seven matches (3-0, 3-0, 2-1, 2-1, 3-0, 3-0, 2-1). The last match played determined which team…
Sports, October 2022
STARS—SaddleBrooke Tennis Automated Reservation System
Linda Foy A group of five SaddleBrooke Tennis Club (STC) members got together over a year and half ago to evaluate different software that would fit the needs of the club. The group evaluated more than 30 possibilities, and Court Reserve was selected. However, Court Reserve did not have one feature that the team felt…
Front Page, September 2022
Friday Night Under the Lights!
Debbie McGeehan Tennis and POP players enjoyed our beautiful summer nights at the SaddleBrooke One tennis courts. Bill Wallin organized this fun event with the assistance of Ron Bouchard and Mary Jo Quilling. The POP Tennis players were organized by Carey Ricard with the assistance of Denise Phillips. We had 16 tennis players and eight…
Sports, August 2022
Independence Day Social at the SaddleBrooke Tennis Center
The SaddleBrooke Tennis Club (STC) held its annual Independence Day Social on July 4. The event combined mid-morning mixed doubles matches, a chili cook-off, and a barbecue that included grilled hot dogs, side dishes, and desserts. Approximately 80 STC members and guests participated in the event. Sixteen mixed doubles tennis and POP tennis matches were played…
Front Page, July 2022
Tennis Club Prepares for Fall Sectional Tournament
Chad Stettler SaddleBrooke Tennis Club and the SaddleBrooke community has another USTA tennis team representing them in a USTA-sanctioned sectional tournament this fall. When a group of us decided to put together a 40+ mixed doubles 7.0 team, little did we know that we would win the league and get a chance to compete in…
Sports, July 2022
Tennis Is Now POPing in SaddleBrooke
Greg Hlushko Since the POP version of tennis was introduced here about four years ago, it has grown to approximately 200 players. All of our courts now have an additional baseline 9 feet in from the tennis baseline, which makes it easier to cover the POP playing area. Other features that make it a senior-friendly game…
Sports, July 2022
Spring Fling
Cindy Madsen On the evening of May 6, the SaddleBrooke Tennis/POP Tennis Club (STC) hosted its Spring Fling event. There were about 90 STC members in attendance enjoying the light appetizers, hosted by the STC, as they listened and danced to music provided by Chuck Moses. The STC patio was the perfect place to host the…
Features, May 2022
Thanks to Our Tennis Professionals for Teaching the Grandkids POP
Debbie McGeehan Kids sure love to run around! Saturday, April 16, was Grandkids Day on the courts. The grandparents brought their grandchildren to the tennis courts after an hour of fun and games on the pickleball courts. They still had an enormous amount of energy! Thanks to our tennis professionals TJ Duffy, Gene McGeehan, and…
Front Page, April 2022
Clubs Step Up Giving Tennis Shoes for the Homeless
Jerry Fay The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association has joined the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association and the SaddleBrooke Tennis Club as part of the Tennis Shoes for the Homeless Program. A big thank you goes to Kim Ahlgrim-Heine, current president of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association, for setting up the program. Over the past four years, the…