Norma Whitley Congratulations to PebbleCreek Tennis Club member Jim Martin on celebrating his 91st birthday in November. Jim was presented with birthday cakes made by Tennis Club member Sig Mueller and joined by his friends from Men’s Drop-In Tennis. Tennis is the sport for a lifetime!
Tag: tennis
Features, January 2020
Tennis Player of the Month: Jerry Santy
Dennis Whitley Do you know who I am? If you spent any time on the tennis courts while Jerry Santy was the club’s president, you certainly heard this question being asked by him. Jerry is well known for his sense of humor and his ability to dish it out, as well as, take it. What…
Sports, December 2019
Roadrunners Tennis Team celebrates Halloween
Norma Whitley The Roadrunners Tennis Team is off to another season in the Women’s Interclub Tennis League (WITL), which kicked off on Sept. 24. The team is headed by captain Jo Werner and co-captain Shelley Bain. Members of the Roadrunners gathered at the home of Barbie Heck to celebrate Halloween. As always, Barbie’s home was…
Sports, December 2019
Date Night Mixed Doubles Tennis
Norma Whitley On a beautiful afternoon at the PebbleCreek tennis courts, Tennis Club members Jill and Jerry Santy ran the first Date Night Mixed Doubles event for the autumn season on Oct. 27. New tennis club members Catherine and Thomas Lopez and Rich Mariotti were welcomed to the group for a fun afternoon of tennis…
Sports, December 2019
Tennis skills and drills
Norma Whitley The PebbleCreek Tennis Club offers free skills and drills to club members. The instructors are residents that volunteer their time to instruct Tennis Club members wishing to improve their tennis game and play the best sport for a longer life. There are many resident tennis groups at varying levels for all to enjoy,…
Sports, December 2019
Tennis Player of the Month – Joan Patchin
Dennis Whitley If you have played tennis with Joan or have seen her play, you would think that she’s been playing the game for a while. You would be wrong. Outside of one or two singles games a year with her husband, Joan really didn’t start playing tennis till she arrived at PebbleCreek in 2016,…
Sports, December 2019
PebbleCreek Tennis Club Oktoberfest Social
Norma Whitley Once again, PC Tennis Club members gathered to enjoy another fun social on a beautiful October day at the PebbleCreek tennis courts. The theme for the social was Oktoberfest and it was a day filled with many enjoyable activities. The day started off with mixed doubles tennis play on the Tuscany Falls and…
Sports, November 2019
Welcome Back PC Tennis Club social
Norma Whitley On a mild evening with a beautiful sunset, the PebbleCreek Tennis Club welcomed back tennis players returning from summer vacations and those enduring the summer heat on the tennis courts here at PebbleCreek. It was a perfect evening for a welcome back tennis social. The tennis club social director, Janet Wise, planned a…
Features, November 2019
Tennis Player of the Month Colonel Lou Tronzo, USAF, Retired
Dennis Whitley If you ask Lou Tronzo what he did during his 30-year military career in the Air Force, the quick answer is, “I was a fighter pilot.” With more than 100 combat missions over Vietnam, that is certainly a true statement. If you inquire a little further, what you’ll find is a high level and…
Sports, October 2019
Logan boys return
Dennis Whitley A group of tennis players and friends who participate in the Utah State University Summer Citizen program in Logan City, UT, have returned to PebbleCreek and resumed their weekly tennis matches. The Summer Citizen program was started in 1977 and serves as a destination for seniors to experience a moderate summer climate and a…