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…
Susie Anderson 2017 New Year’s resolution for PCTC is return, volley, rally, love, serve up compliments and have fun on the courts. How nice it is to play as much tennis as we want with no court fees! All we have to do is pay 30 bucks a year to belong to the cool 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…
The PebbleCreek RoadRunners are part of the Women’s Interclub Tennis League – a group of about 400 tennis players sorted by skill level. There are 128 teams playing out of 37 locations. Our league is 13 teams. We play competitive tennis against all ages all over the valley. (It seems like the girls are always…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Susie Anderson “Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, you’re too damned old to do anything about it,” said Jimmy Connors. But he hasn’t been to PebbleCreek, has he? The great thing about our tennis is that there is something for everyone and every level. From 55 to…
In a May 14 ceremony at the Goodyear Fire Department, Chuck Kesting was honored with a life-saving award for his part in resuscitating Lew Geller on the tennis court on March 25. While playing tennis, Lew suddenly collapsed on the court and lost consciousness and stopped breathing. Chuck was playing on the same court and…