David Bee What do David Bee and Andre Agassi have in common? Well, they both learned tennis at a very young age and they both married women that can handle a tennis racket, but that’s a story for another day. David was born in Doncastle, England, where both of his parents played tennis. It was…
Norma Whitley Each month, the PebbleCreek Tennis Club offers Date Night Tennis coordinated by Jill and Jerry Santy. Members enjoy an hour and a half of mixed doubles tennis play followed by a social gathering at Toscana Lounge. The PebbleCreek Tennis Club offers a variety of fun events during the year for the enjoyment of…
Dennis Whitley If you ask most six-year-olds what they want to be when they grow up, you would probably get answers like be a fireman, a policeman or professional athlete. At age six, Ron Lord knew he wanted to be a fighter pilot. After giving college a try, Ron knew it was not for him…
Norma Whitley On Saturday, March 30, a beautiful spring day at PebbleCreek, the Tennis Club held its annual Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament. Tournament Director Diane Bostock organized the teams and event along with Janet Wise setting up the refreshments for a day of competition and fun in the sun. Teams competed for a spot on…
Pat Ingalls PebbleCreek Passion Tennis Team completes its second year of competition in mid-April and, at this writing, remains on track to retain its same standing as last year — fifth place in the 14-team B3 division of the Women’s Interclub Tennis Association. The league’s B3 division equates to USTA’s rating of high 3.5 to…
Norma Whitley Love means nothing to a tennis player. However, love was in the air at the February Tennis Club social, Valentine Amore. Tennis Club members enjoyed an afternoon of mixed doubles tennis coordinated by Tennis Club Tournament Director Diane Bostock, followed by a delicious…
Norma Whitley While tennis champions like Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka, Rafael Nadal, Petra Kvitova amazed the world at Melbourne, Australia for the 2019 Australian Tennis Open, PebbleCreek tennis lovers took to the courts at Eagle’s Nest and Tuscany Falls for their own “Aussie Open” social. Upon arriving at the PebbleCreek tennis courts, attendees were greeted…
Norma Whitley Tennis players at PebbleCreek are all too familiar with how busy the tennis courts are at Eagle’s Nest and Tuscany Falls during the morning hours, but did you know that there are nighttime tennis groups as well? Still working or involved with one of the other 100+ clubs at PebbleCreek and cannot always…
Norma Whitley The PebbleCreek Tennis Club is proud to announce the addition of a newly formed USTA 3.5 Women’s 40+ Tennis Team. This new tennis team, the Pebbles, began tournament play in January 2019 with matches throughout the valley with other United States Tennis Association teams. With the addition of this USTA Women’s Tennis Team,…
The PebbleCreek Tennis Club is offering tennis lessons for beginners and intermediate tennis players. Beginner tennis lessons will be Monday, February 11 through Monday, March 18 from noon–1:00 p.m., Certified Tennis Instructor, $60 total for six one-hour sessions. Intermediate tennis lessons will be Monday, February 11 through Monday, March 18 from 11:00 a.m.–noon, Certified Tennis…