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…
Rana Cukierski On October 18 at 8:15 a.m. at Eagle’s Nest Tennis Center many of PC tennis players were arriving in full dress ready to check in and do battle. Jill and Jerry Santy, at the head table, did the check-in and court assignments. Coffee, juice and donuts were served before everyone left for their…
Rana Cukierski The Tennis Club welcomed back the snowbird big babies with our kick off non tennis, tennis social on September 20. It was a big success with 45 members attending, having tennis buddies return to PebbleCreek and join in as we welcome our members back. Snacks and refreshments were just right for a late…
A project to resurface tennis courts one and two at Eagle’s Nest should delight tennis players with the addition of a Plexicushion system that promotes consistent and uniform bounce, sure footing and provides dynamic response to body impact while reducing fatigue on players’ legs, ankles and feet. The multi-layer resiliency lengthens the orthopedic life of…