Debbie McGeehan Organized play tennis is always fun on Saturday mornings, but it was especially memorable on Oct. 30. Jeff and Anne Williams invited the organized play tennis players and spouses to their beautiful home on the golf course after two hours of playing tennis. Almost 30 people accepted their invitation. Drinks, along with a…
Ron Bouchard You often think of doubles tennis as a group of four guys or gals, or a mixture of both, getting together on a regular basis for a friendly game of tennis. Well, in SaddleBrooke, we have many different doubles groups playing at different times and days of the week. Most people are familiar…
It’s the People Stuart Watkins “It’s the people,” was the response that both Landon Sheat and Karen Simmons gave when asked what they enjoyed most about POP Tennis. Landon said he enjoyed it because it seemed to be less competitive than tennis. Karen also enjoys getting out and said she just enjoys the sport. Landon…
Stuart Watkins Both Barry and Betty Emmons are new to SaddleBrooke and POP Tennis. This interview reveals a lot about them and about the sport. Barry had played some tennis and racquetball before moving to SaddleBrooke. Betty had never played any sports, although she was a cheerleader in high school, which qualifies as a sport,…
Linda Foy What a great feeling, being able to get together in larger groups. Starting at 9 a.m., we filled all the courts with both tennis and POP tennis players. After two hours of play in humid conditions that many of us have not experienced since leaving our home states, everyone was ready to snack and…
Debbie McGeehan May 29 was our first post-COVID-19 event on the tennis patio. It certainly was a memorable night when SaddleBrooke Tennis Club (STC) members and their spouses showed off their dancing moves to the music of Chuck Moses. Craig and Benith MacPherson did not waste any time getting on the dance floor when Chuck started…
Stuart Watkins Mike Dunbar, Fran Meckler, Douglas Wolf, Maureen (Mo) Olinsky, Carol Kula, and Stuart Watkins met to discuss the future of POP Tennis in SaddleBrooke and to discuss future programs and concerns. Douglas Wolf, president of the SaddleBrooke Tennis Club, and Fran Mickler, liaison and chair of the POP Tennis committee, led the meeting.…
Debbie McGeehan Our tennis club members, along with all SaddleBrooke residents, are fortunate to have some of the best tennis courts in Arizona! Maintaining beautiful amenities is a reflection on our entire community. Unfortunately, one court has been out of service for almost two years and remains locked, and our other four tennis courts at MountainView…
Kathy Kortus and Ron Bouchard The Desert Gems 7.0 women’s 65 and older team won the league and will go to sectionals Dec. 3 through 5. Since SaddleBrooke restricted court use to members only, the team was lucky to be able to use the Oro Valley courts as home base. The team played a total of…
Paulette Kasperski Last January through March, SaddleBrooke residents, Fran Meckler and Carol Kula of the SaddleBrooke Tennis Club, arranged drop-in sessions of pop tennis on Sunday afternoons. Many people showed up to play for the first time—some as total beginners and others as former tennis and pickleball players. When the drop-in sessions ended, Stuart Watkins…