TJ Duffy “It was very informative to learn more about the University of Arizona Cancer Research Center. We are very fortunate to have this valuable resource in our community.” —Sharon Gartner, SaddleBrooke Tennis Club (STC) Director at Large SaddleBrooke once again played host to a multi-faceted fundraising event in the fight against skin cancer. The event…
Greg Hlushko You are never too old to learn or to get back again to table tennis. Many have played at least a bit of table tennis at some point in their lives—some very casually and some a bit more seriously. Well, it’s time to get back and pick it up again. If you haven’t…
Debbie McGeehan The SaddleBrooke Tennis Club had another successful event on Saturday, Nov. 5! This is the 10th year that the Tennis Cabana has come to SaddleBrooke from their location in Chandler, Ariz. It is a very popular shopping event that our members look forward to all year. It’s a perfect time to buy tennis…
Debbie McGeehan A dream finally came true for Mike Oberski. For years, Mike has been mentioning how fun it would be for our club to organize a World Team Tennis event. Well, he met Bill Wallin, and they made a dream come true! Bill and Mike organized four teams to play on Monday nights starting…
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…
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…
Debbie McGeehan The saying goes, “Take it easy, have an eegee!” That’s exactly what the tennis and POP players did on Saturday, Aug. 6. SaddleBrooke tennis courts were filled with action in the morning. There were courts of organized mixed doubles play, along with men’s doubles and courts of POP players. Warm and humid days…
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…
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…
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…