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PebbleCreek InSync Team wins West Valley League

From left: Gretchen Carlos, Melodie Boyer, Diane Bostock, Pat Ingalls, Pat Owens, Cooky O’Brien, Joan Stedman and Pam Harper; not shown, Vikki Constable

Diane Bostock The InSync team was formed in the spring of 2015 and finished in third place in its first season. We were fortunate that a couple of new players moved here this year which helped us win first place in our 2016-2017 season. We competed against nine other teams in the West Valley from…

Socializing at the tennis social

January mixer

Susie Anderson March is here and even though January and February were cool it never stopped the tennis fans in PebbleCreek from playing outside, even at 33 degrees in the morning. We have some changes and additions to the club, so read on! First: Our membership meetings will be moved up to 5:00 p.m. on…

PC Tennis players are givers

Two car loads of toys were donated by PebbleCreek Tennis Club members.

Susie Anderson The women staying at the New Life Center were so delighted by the two car loads of toys that the PebbleCreek Tennis Club members donated. We collected 150 toys and gifts for children and moms for their Christmas. The toys went into a special store at the center and mothers were able to…

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Halloween tennis at PebbleCreek

Susie Anderson After growing up on a farm way up north in Mentor, Minnesota and hearing their dad say “God gave us this beautiful land – all we need to do is take care of it,” two of three triplets started doing just that. You will see Jo Terry and Jude Tarkowski hopping on and…

Serve it, smash it, win it, love it

Troney Hutchins and John Julius

Susie Anderson Four members of the PebbleCreek Tennis Club competed in the 2016 Huntsman Senior World games in St. George, Utah and all were successful in winning medals. John Julius and Troney Hutchins won the first place gold medal in the men’s age 70 to 74 doubles event and John also won the first place…

Tennis Club: Focus on Females

The, as yet unnamed, ladies doubles mixer tennis group

Susie Anderson The tennis board members serve two years. This December will be the end of Maggie Eggleston’s term as treasurer. I interviewed her and this is what she has to say: “I moved to Arizona in 1977 and worked for APS for 32 years. I came to PebbleCreek in 2004 but didn’t start playing…

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Not too hot for lesson with J R Lampley

Susie Anderson Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquility. Billie Jean King – Was she at our mixer last month? Some big babies escaped the summertime heat in July and August. But some of us like tennis so much we will play in all kinds of…

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Jerry Santy

Susie Anderson We call him by many names: Big Cheese, Prez, Grand Poobah, Supreme Highness, Hey You, Chief, Honey, King of Tennis, Dad and mostly friend. Jerry Santy is the hardest working and playing 82 year old that I know. I interviewed Jerry to capture his words of wisdom before he steps down from his…