Jay Clayton Wilson Dick Partridge and his wife, Patsy, joined the SaddleBrooke community in 1997 when Dick retired at age 58. His goal was to stay healthy and enjoy his retirement years. He chose to start playing tennis regularly. Having had only two lessons and a few years of social tennis, he joined the STC…
Jay Clayton Wilson “The most outgoing couple one could hope to meet at STC.” That is the description most often heard about John and Carol Sochacki. It is an honor they have earned during their 10 years in the SaddleBrooke community. It would be a rare event or most unusual tennis opportunity occurring at the…
Jay Clayton Wilson The SaddleBrooke Tennis Club celebrated the first day of summer. Debbie McGeehan and Joyce Wantuck put together a wonderful hot-day event they called the STC Ice Cream Social on the club’s spacious patio. These energetic ladies are the club’s fun-Olympians. Searching their calendars they find every possible occasion to celebrate and have…
Jay Clayton Wilson Almost every STC member has had Steve Leane restring a racket at one time or another. No surprise there because Steve is a Master Racquet Technician who has played with us and strung our rackets for us more than a decade. But there is more to Steve than many of our members…
Jay Clayton Wilson Cinco de Mayo at STC is party time. True, it must compete with the Battle of Puebla at the Mexican Fort Lorento for universal attention. Still, SaddleBrooke came alive again this May 5 when Joanie Dragon exercised her artistic talent to bring the STC patio to colorful life for the party. Traditional…
Jay Clayton Wilson The 2016 Club Championship Tournament was directed by the tireless couple, Terry and Gary Rowell. It was an unqualified success. Our championship tournament is the premier tennis event for STC as well as the entire SaddleBrooke community. That’s because our cherished desire to remain healthy during retirement has morphed into an exciting…
Debbie McGeehan It was a very active afternoon on courts one through four with approximately 50 players comparing their tennis racquets with the new 2016 models. It was a perfect opportunity to hit lots of balls and get lots of tips from the tennis pros! What a great time to hit and mingle with the…
Jay Clayton Wilson The SaddleBrooke Tennis Club is the community’s go-to venue for healthy social and physical activity. STC welcomes new members regardless of their previous tennis experience or the lack thereof. Free lessons are offered to new members by professional instructors; and parties are the social cement that bring us together as a…
Jay Clayton Wilson Scramble OP has been the STC answer to the difficult question of introducing and intermingling over 400 players of different skill levels. Ordinarily players in most sports, including tennis, tend to play with others of similar skill levels. That makes for good competition. But it results in a severe limitation on one’s…
Jay Clayton Wilson Gender Social Team Tennis is the name adopted for an exciting tennis format. It simply means that men’s doubles teams will compete against each other while women’s doubles teams compete against each other in an exciting format. There is not a mixed doubles component and, distressingly, women are not allowed to play…