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…
Rana Cukierski Once again our leagues in PebbleCreek prevail! The men’s 3.5 WVSL, The Beer Nuts, captured the championship for the third consecutive season. Captain Dave Henry and his team were undefeated in the regular season and finished up with a big win in the league playoffs. Congratulations, team—you aced it! Newly formed men’s 4.0…
Rana Cukierski The new season brings lots of action on the tennis courts. February 15 was the first inter-community tournament with Sun City West. 18 players and fans flooded in at 12:30 p.m. to check in and meet opponents to get ready for competition on the courts. Three doubles matches at three skill levels. The…
Rana Cukierski Our first Souper Tournament/Social of the year was January 17. With the bright sun overhead, check in was at 9:15 a.m. and lots of colorful sweatsuits in the crowd! Coffee and donuts were gobbled up before 13 courts were filled with tennis players on steroids! Our Tournament Director John Flynn matched approximately 72…
Jeanne Schimmelpfennig On December 19 we held our annual Christmas party at the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom. After a delicious dinner, we danced all evening with the tunes of Tommy Holloway. Many door prizes were given out to the guests. Jerry Santy introduced the new board members: John Flynn is the new tournament director, taking over…
Rana Cukierski Happy New Year to everyone! Pour your cup of coffee and nestle in for bragging rights reading. The Tennis Board accomplished so many improvements in 2014. No, we didn’t leap tall buildings or become masked crime fighters, but I will tell you the cold hard facts! Appointed in April, our new Social Director…
Reprinted with permission from HealthBeat, a publication of the John C. Lincoln Health Network “When it comes to quality of life I feel like I’ve done a complete 180 in the last 10 months,” said Robert McAllister, a part time Valley resident. “I feel so great now that it’s hard to even remember the pain…