Susie Anderson Cheers to you, a new year and all the opportunities in front of us! The effects of the El Nino weather pattern have cut into our tennis for several days in the first part of January. We are hoping for dry courts for our Sweet 2016 social and matches. The December Christmas Party…
Rana Cukierski Happy and healthy New Year to all! Our November 19 social was a busy day! We started at 8:30 a.m. check-in with the Prince representative Amanda Craddock who provided many demo tennis racquets for our players to try. She gave out several gifts for our raffles as well as a pair of tennis…
Rana Cukierski Halloween was a barrel of laughs at our Saturday social! Choosing the winners of the costume contest was difficult. We ended up with four contestants that were most creative! The social/tournament had a huge turnout as 88 members attended. John Flynn organized another fun format with 60 players. 32 women and 28 men…
Rana Cukierski Friday, October 2 was a busy morning. The sun was shining and skies were clear. The ice chests were loaded and set up at 7:00 a.m. at Eagle’s Nest patio by the “ice man,” Dan Schimmelpfennig and his “ice cube” helpers. Jeanne Schimmelpfennig was picking up donuts and orange juice as her “village…
Rana Cukierski Our snowbird friends are returning, summer is coming to an end and the cooler weather is setting in. Our monthly Board meetings started up again in September and I am happy to say we had several club members attending. Get ready for our Missed September Social/Tournament which is Friday, October 2. Due to…
Rana Cukierski Summer is winding down and soon our snowbird tennis buddies will be returning to PebbleCreek. The summer heat and humidity has been intense as usual and early morning tennis is active on the courts. Good exercise and playing with friends in good competitive spirit is always satisfying and fun. Although, I do hear…
Rana Cukierski The heat is on! Tennis players are arriving on the courts at 6:30 a.m. to beat the heat and enjoy fun tennis. I would like to address two issues about the sun and the heat. It is very important to lather on the sun screen/block. Keep in mind just because we may have…
Rana Cukierski The summer heat doesn’t keep us crazy tennis players away! The courts are filled at 7:00 a.m. and ready for play. Water, hats, sunglasses and gobs of sunscreen are everywhere! Courts 11 and 12 were resurfaced last month and our members are thrilled with the improved courts. We’ve had numerous positive comments. Our…
Jo Werner The RoadRunner Tennis Team is part of the WITL (Women’s Interclub Tennis League) for the seventh year! The team had a lot of fun this year playing some really tough teams. It’s a long, long season-–from September to April. Captain Pam Wallace and acting Co-Captain Jo Werner are retiring from their positions. Our…
Lynne Carlyle After a very challenging season of travel to all corners of the valley, The PebbleCreek Peppers earned their way to an even more competitive level by finishing second in their division in the Women’s Interclub Tennis League (WITL). They will now compete at the A-2 level, which is only one away from the…