Jim Ward Tennis is truly the sport of a lifetime. What a unique opportunity to get great exercise and meet new people. 10S-4-LIFE is a follow-on to Tennis 1-2-3, a highly successful and popular program Bob Lewis started in SaddleBrooke in 1998. To date, over 1100 enthusiastic tennis players have benefited from this program. 10S-4-LIFE…
Tag: Tennis
Clubs & Classes, December 2015
Women’s Tennis Group serves Habitat for Humanity
Every month, a group of SaddleBrooke women that play together on a 4.0 interclub tennis team gather to do something fun and exciting off the court. In October they decided to put their skills to good use by helping a deserving family build their first house at a Habitat for Humanity building site. On October…
Sports, November 2015
Tennis Center patio for all SaddleBrooke residents
Jay Clayton Wilson Have you noticed how many of our SaddleBrooke Tennis Club articles are about events that happen on our patio? No surprise there because the patio is so convenient and well equipped for our parties, lunches and award presentations. Have you also noticed how often our SaddleBrooke neighbors use the patio for their…
Sports, November 2015
Jon Chase – STC Coordinator
Jay Clayton Wilson Jon Chase has served the SaddleBrooke Tennis Club as a coordinator for eleven years. His tenure illustrates the value our club places on this important job. Our unique Organized Play program cannot function without dedicated coordinators who run the computers to arrange games and make reservations every week of the year. Without…
Sports, October 2015
STC 7.0 ladies at El Paso
Mary Jo George Southwest Sectionals was an awesome experience for everyone on the STC Ladies 7.0 team, captained by Mary Jo George. There were a few bumps in the road such as 95 degree humid heat on the very first day, rain delays on the second day, one player getting the flu and another getting…
Sports, October 2015
STC Labor Day tennis social
Jay Clayton Wilson What better way to celebrate the end of summer than to have mixed doubles tennis matches in the morning followed by a terrific lunch consisting of hamburgers and hotdogs, all cooked on the Tennis Center grill? That’s how we did it this year. Almost 70 players participated in the matches. Then more…
Front Page, October 2015
Passion for tennis and pickleball
Nancy Teeter Is one sport better? I interviewed seven SaddleBrooke residents passionate about both pickleball and tennis to find out. Peter Bidwell, Larry Gray, Greg Hlushko, Mary Hlushko, Kathy Jensen, Jackie Kline and Linda Linegar have long tennis playing histories. Most have played tennis for 40 plus years and, except for Larry Gray, play both…
Sports, September 2015
SaddleBrooke Tennis
CJ Wright never touched a racket until shortly before she moved to SaddleBrooke 10 years ago. CJ (short for Carol Jean) was like so many who are new to our community. She and her husband had to feel their way around the plethora of activities that are offered here. But things began to change about…
Sports, August 2015
STC coordinator focus – Kay Koontz
Jay Clayton Wilson Kay Koontz has spent 10 of her 15 years at SaddleBrooke as an STC coordinator. She has always been a popular player and a real treat at the desk. Kay is fondly remembered for her delightfully friendly phone messages on the STC answer machine. At present, we will see her in her…
Sports, August 2015
July 4 tennis and Chili Cook-Off party at the STC
Jay Clayton Wilson The SaddleBrooke Tennis Club was the place to be for the 2015 celebration of Independence Day. All hands reported for duty to make the event spectacular. First there was mixed doubles play followed by a spicy Chili Cook-Off, a delicious lunch, an introduction of new members, a cowboy poet and an introduction…