AUGUST E NEWS from the STRATFORD TENNIS CLUB

Perfect weather conditions prevailed during the recent Woods and Whites Tournament held on July 20th at the Stratford tennis Club. To acknowledge and celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Stratford Tennis Club, former members Ray Cornish, Perry Hill, Velma Hansford and Mae Reed were invited back to kick off the event with some informal doubles play. Club manager,Bill White, provided some fascinating information about the beginnings of the club and these outstanding veteran tennis players.
Fifty participants dressed in their whites and/or retro attire, enjoyed an afternoon of great tennis and shared a delicious catered meal and assorted desserts donated by members. A silent auction with items donated by both club members and the community, drew some competitive bidding. The lucky recipients of the raffle draw of beer and wine were Michele Thomson and Joanna Billings.

Club President, Bob Tamblyn, organized a tribute to the Trillium Foundation for their recent grant of $46,300 to the club. Randy Pettapiece, MPP for Perth Wellington, Kerry McManus, from the City of Stratford and Rena Orr a representative for the Foundation, were the dignitaries who were present for the ceremony.

The day was very successful, raising $2400.00 for the club and garnering many positive comments! Many, many thanks to all who attended, organized and/or contributed to the day in the way of advertising, desserts and silent auction and wine donations. Your support and generosity helped to make the 2013 Woods and Whites Tournament a fundraising success!

August is the month when our Club Championship Events are held. All members are encouraged to participate. The sign up sheets are on the counter at the clubhouse. Please make note of the entry deadlines. Everyone starts in ‘A’  and moves to the ‘B’ division with a first round loss.

EVENT                                         DATE                                           ENTRY DEADLINE
Mens and Ladies Singles      August 6th – August 21st       Sunday, August 4th
Mixed Doubles                        August 9th – August 11th      Wednesday, August 7th
Mens and Ladies Doubles    August 16th – August 18th    Wednesday, August 14th

Boys and Girls Under 18        August 5th – August 11th       Saturday, August 3rd
Boys and Girls Under 16        August 12th – August 18th    Saturday, August 10th
Boys and Girls Under 14        August 19th – August 25th    Saturday, August 17th
Boys and Girls Under 12        August 23rd – August 30th    Wednesday, August 21st
**Each age category includes singles, boys and girls doubles and mixed doubles play.**

Spectators are more than welcome to come down and watch the Club Championship Finals. Bring a blanket and cushion and enjoy some superb tennis under the stars. The dates are as follows:

Mens and Ladies Singles Finals               Wednesday   August 21st  at 7:30
Mixed Doubles                                             Sunday           August 11th  at 7:30
‘A’ and ‘B’ Doubles                                      Sunday           August 18th  at 7:30

Thanks to the Trillium grant, our new concrete pad around the practice wall is now in and seeing lots of use. The new ball machine has been very popular as well. The rate is $6/hour for adults and $3/hour for juniors. Come down and give it a try!

The Superset tournament held in July met with record draws. Although the heat and humidity was intense, that did not stop players ranging in age from 13 to 84, from coming out for a great day of tennis! Many people enjoyed watching the finals at the club. The winners of the day were:

Men’s Singles               Bob Tamblyn
Ladies’ Singles             Marta Andrekovic
Mens Doubles              Travis Hiller and Grant McPherson
Ladies Doubles            Marta and Sonja Andrekovic
Mixed Doubles            Bob Tamblyn and Marta Andrekovic

Tennis Camps were highly successful this year with many weeks fully booked. The final week is August 5th to 9th and it is now full. So this means next year, reserve your week(s) early!

In Tennis League action, La Debonaire Hair Design remains in the lead with Sunrise Health Services a close second. Donkers Agri and Snap remain in 3rd and 4th place respectively. Two rained out games will be played before playoff games start and these dates are to be determined. Bill will email this information when it is confirmed.

The present adult and junior ladders will end Aug 9th and the new ladders will not begin again until August 23rd due to club championships. This ladder will finish the end of September.

The Junior tournaments have now concluded with the exception of the Parent/Child tournament in September. Our juniors are encouraged to keep practising their skills by competing in the Club Championships, joining the next ladder and attending the free lessons.

Greg is still available for private lessons if you are seeking some individual attention on how to better your game.

The courts are being well used and this is great to see! Don’t forget that you can phone one day ahead to book a court .

That’s all for this month.

Play More Tennis!
Nancy

Week 8 of the Stratford Tennis League was played this past week. The second last week of the regular season saw matches that would go a long way to determining the final standings.

 The early game had third place Donkers Agri facing fourth place Snap. The match began with Snap taking the ladies #1 doubles as Linda Doig and Johanna Billings scored a 7-6 (7 points to 5 in the tie-breaker) 6-3 win over Marta Andrekovic and Maria Donkers. The ladies #2 doubles was a split of sets as Nancy Chung and Noella Schiedel of Snap took the first set 6-3, while Donkers’ Lise Couture and Michele Thomson won the second set 6-4. The men’s #1 doubles went to Donkers’ Bob Tamblyn and Mike Furlong as they scored a 6-4  6-4 win over Chris Parson and Murray Schiedel. Donkers also took the men’s #2 doubles with John Fischer and Bill Steele downing Gary Henry and Stuart Arkett 6-4  7-5. 

The #1 mixed doubles had Andrekovic and Tamblyn of Donkers shut out Doig and Parson 6-0. Billings and Schiedel won the #2 mixed for Snap 7-5 over Donkers and Furlong. A tie-breaker decided the #3 mixed match as Donkers’ Couture and Fischer were able to edge Chung and Henry 7 points to 4 to take the set. Thomson and Steele scored a 6-2 win over Schiedel and Arkett to give the #4 mixed set to Donkers.

The match ended with Donkers taking 8 sets and Snap winning 4 sets. The 4 set advantage extended the lead for Donkers in the battle for third place. 

The late game was a battle of the first place La Debonaire Hair Design and second place Sunrise Health Services. La Debonaire started the night with a four set lead for the top spot. The ladies #1 doubles match saw La Debonaire’s Krista Plociennik and Sandie Ennett cruise to a 6-2  6-0 victory over Naomi Lange and Debbie Murphy. Sunrise took the ladies #2 doubles as Marilyn Leasa and Marilyn Holmes took out Sandra Hofing and Jolanda Vandereijk 6-4  6-1. The men’s #1 doubles had Richard Bast and Graham Heaton win the first set for La Debonaire 6-4 while John Noble and Spencer Trachsel took the second set 6-4 for Sunrise. The men’s #2 doubles went to Sunrise as Pat McCarroll and Jagdish Patel scored a 6-2  6-2 win over Jim Wilson and Sing Chung.

Plociennik and Bast won the #1 mixed doubles for La Debonaire with a 6-3 victory over Lange and Noble. La Debonaire’s Ennett and Heaton edged Murphy and Trachsel 7-5 to take the #2 mixed set for La Debonaire. Leasa and McCarroll of Sunrise won the #3 mixed doubles 6-1 over Hofing and Wilson. The #4 mixed doubles was a 6-2 win for Sunrise as Holmes and Patel downed Vandereijk and Chung.

The night ended with Sunrise taking a 7 sets to 5 win. This cut the La Debonaire lead to 2 sets in the battle for first place. Next week is the last week of the regular season where Donkers Agri will take on Sunrise Health Services in the early game , while Snap faces La Debonaire Hair Design in the late game.

Bill White

The ‘US Open’, the fourth and final leg of the Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam, took place in July at the Stratford Tennis Club.

 The boys singles saw Luke Fischer complete the season Grand Slam. Fischer won all 4 events this season, taking the ‘US Open’ title with an 8-7 (9 points to 7 in the tie-breaker) victory over Collin Rose. Sam Wyatt won the consolation title downing Ethan Misener 8-3 in the final.

The girls singles champion is Livia Passarelli who took out Kaitlyn Mathieson 8-0 in the championship match. The consolation winner is Rachel Nash who defeated Sophie Bogdan 8-5 in the final match.

With the Grand Slam events completed the players will focus on the annual Club Championship tournaments that take place during August. 

Bill White

 Week 7 of the Stratford Tennis League took place on Tuesday night. The results saw a tightening in the standings. With two weeks remaining in the regular season the playoff positioning remains up in the air.

The early game had first place team La Debonaire Hair Design face Donkers Agri. The match up saw a split in the men’s #1 doubles as La Debonaire’s Richard Bast and Grant McPherson took the first set 6-3 while Donkers’ Bob Tamblyn and Mike Furlong scored a 6-1 win in the second set. Donkers swept the men’s #2 doubles as Tom Warnock and Bill Steele defeated Cameron Kramer and Sing Chung 6-2  6-0. Krista Plociennik and Sandie Ennett of LaDebonaire dominated the ladies #1 doubles with a 6-0  6-1 win over Maria Donkers and Lise Couture. A split in the ladies #2 doubles had La Debonaire’s Sandra Hofing and Jolanda Vandereijk take the first set 6-4 while Donkers’ Heather Henke and Erma Weernink scored a 7-6 (7 points to 3 in the tie-breaker) win in the second set.

 The mixed doubles had Plociennik and Bast of La Debonaire triumph over Donkers and Tamblyn 6-1 in the #1 match up. Ennett and McPherson gave La Debonaire the #2 mixed set scoring 6-4  over Couture and Furlong. Donkers took the #3 mixed as Henke and Warnock downed Hofing and Kramer 6-3. The #4 mixed went to Donkers as Weernink and Steele defeated Vandereijk and Chung 6-2. The match up ended with both teams winning 6 sets.

The late game saw Snap score its biggest win of the season as they downed Sunrise Health Services 8 sets to 4 sets. Snap’s big night began with a sweep in the men’s #1 doubles as Shannon Dyke and Murray Schiedel downed Spencer Trachsel and Nathan Duh 6-3 7-5. Sunrise swept the men’s #2 double with a 6-4 6-2 win by Brent Hiller and Paul Barclay over Gary Henry and Sumeet Bhat. The ladies #1 doubles went to Snap’s Johanna Billings and Naomi Lange 6-3 6-1 over Claire Scott and Debbie Murphy. The ladies #2 doubles went to Snap as Annette Garneau and Noella Schiedel took out Sunrise’s Marilyn Leasa and Marilyn Holmes 6-4  7-6 (7 points to 4 in the tie-breaker).

The #1 mixed set went to Billings and Dyke of Snap as they downed Scott and Trachsel 6-4. Lange and Schiedel of Snap shut out Murphy and Duh 6-0 to take the #2 mixed set. Leasa and Hiller of Sunrise won the #3 mixed 6-3 over Garneau and Kramer. Sunrise won the #4 mixed as Holmes and Barclay defeated Schiedel and Bhat 6-1.

After 7 weeks La Debonaire Hair Design holds on to a slight lead for first place in the standings. Sunrise Health Services remains in second place with third place Donkers Agri closing the gap and Snap moving back into contention with its big win. Week 8 will see Donkers Agri face Sunrise Health Services in the early game and Snap take on La Debonaire Hair Design in the late game.

Bill White

Cameron Kramer of La Debonaire hits a return in the men’s doubles.

The STRATFORD TENNIS CLUB held its annual Super Set tournament this past weekend. This event was for Club members only and required a lot of tennis play throughout the weekend.  The beautiful, but hot weather brought out a record number of participants. Saturday was the day for the men’s and ladies’ singles events, while Sunday saw mens and ladies doubles play.

The men’s singles had 28 competitors, by far the most in the history of this event. The men’s singles A final was a rematch of last season’s Club Championship final, as #1 seed Bob Tamblyn faced #2 seed Richard Bast. Once again, the smart and steady play of Tamblyn was too much for Bast as Tamblyn won the championship with an 8-2 victory. The men’s A consolation final was a battle between youth and experience as 13 year old Luke Fischer took on crafty veteran Todd Chisholm. In a match that went back and forth with some great rallies, it was appropriate that it came down to a tie-breaker to decide the title. In the end youth prevailed as Fischer took the match 8-7 (7 points to 5 in the tie-breaker). The men’s B championship also went to a teenager. 15 year old Collin Rose shut out Steve Gryba winning the title 8-0. The veterans got back on the winning side in the men’s B consolation category as Greg Misener edged Scott Landreth 8-7 (7 points to 5 in the tie-breaker).

The ladies singles A champion was Marta Andrekovic who scored an 8-5 victory over Johanna Billings in the championship final. The ladies B title went to Sandie Ennett as she downed Erma Weernick 8-5.

Sunday was doubles day with 14 mens and ladies teams entered, meaning 56 club competitors spent the day playing lots of tennis. The ladies doubles A final had the mother – daughter team of Marta and Sonja Andrekovic facing Johanna Billings and Debbie Murphy. The Andrekovics raced off to a big lead and couldn’t be caught scoring an 8-3 win to take the championship, giving Marta a sweep of the weekend’s ladies events.

The ladies A consolation title went to Carmen Miron and Jadzia Jenkens with an 8-5 victory over Annette Garneau and Liz Yundt. The ladies B final was won by Michele Thomson and Erma Weernick who defeated Lise Couture and Bev Paterson 8-3. The 84 year old Paterson was one of the most impressive players on the weekend, holding her own against the heat and younger competitors. Allison Hiller and Barb Thibeault took the ladies B consolation championship with an 8-4 victory over Michele Speak and Laura Martin.

The A final for men’s doubles  was another rematch of last season’s club championship final. Bob Tamblyn and Kurt Eickmeier won the Club’s men’s double title last year, but in this event they could not hold off teenagers Grant McPherson and Travis Hiller. McPherson and Hiller fought out of a 7-4 deficit breaking the veterans serve two times to get to a tie-breaker where the youths won the championship. The 8-7 (7 points to 5 in the tie-breaker) win for McPherson and Hiller was the match of the weekend and a real crowd pleaser.

The men’s A consolation title went to Bill White and Zdenko Andrekovic who scored an 8-6 victory over Brent Hiller and Murray Schiedel. Another tie-breaker was needed to determine the men’s B champions. Jim Wilson and Steve Scott took down Bill Steele and Stuart Arkett 7 points to 1 in the tie-breaker to win the B championship. Steven R. Schwartzentruber and Mike Schiedel took the men’s B title when their opponents could not continue.

The full weekend of tennis drew a good crowd of spectators who were entertained all weekend with the great play and close matches. The players now prepare for the Club Championship tournaments that take place in August.

Bill White

Luke FIscher and Todd Chisolm

Carmen Miron and Jadzia Jenkens

Joanna Billings and Deb Murphy

Travis Hiller

Bob Tamblyn

Kurt Eickmeier

The STRATFORD TENNIS LEAGUE completed week 6 of its schedule on Tuesday evening. The early game was a match up of Snap and Donkers Agri, with the late game seeing La Debonaire Hair Design take on Sunrise Health Services.

The early game saw a split of sets in the #1 ladies doubles, as Marta Andrekovic and Maria Donkers of Donkers Agri took the first set 7-6 (7 points to 3 in the tie-breaker), while Johanna Billings and Naomi Lange of Snap won the second set 6-4. Snap dominated the #2 ladies doubles as Nancy Chung and Liz Yundt scored an easy 6-1  6-1 victory over Lise Couture and Michele Thomson. The #1 men’s doubles went to Snap with Shannon Dyke and Chris Parson downing Bob Tamblyn and Todd Chisholm 6-4  6-2. The #2 men’s doubles was won by Donkers’ Tom Warnock and Mike Furlong 6-1  7-6 (7 points to 5 in the tie-breaker) over Murray Schiedel and Gary Henry.

Donkers won the #1 mixed doubles as Andrekovic and Tamblyn handled Billings and Dyke 6-2. The #2 mixed match went to Snap as Lange and Parson took out Donkers and Chisholm 6-2. Donkers won the #3 mixed 6-1 as Couture and Warnock  defeated Chung and Schiedel. The #4 mixed saw Thomson and Furlong of Donkers down Yundt and Henry 6-1. This meant the early match ended in a 6 set to 6 set tie.

The late game was a match up of the leagues top two teams. Play opened with a split in the #1 ladies doubles as Claire Scott and Debbie Murphy of Sunrise Health Services scored a 7-5 victory over Sandie Ennett and Ginny Smith of La Debonaire Hair Design, before Ennett and Smith responded taking the second set 6-2. The #2 ladies doubles saw Sunrise’s Marilyn Leasa and Nancy Rheaume sweep Sandra Hofing and Jolanda Vandereijk 6-3  6-2. The #1 men’s doubles had La Debonaire’s Richard Bast and Grant McPherson win the first set 6-2, with Sunrise’s John Noble and Spencer Trachsel taking the second set 6-2. La Debonaire won the #2 men’s doubles with Jim Wilson and Cameron Kramer downing Pat McCarroll and Steve Fischer 6-1 6-4. 

The mixed doubles matches opened with Ennett and Bast of La Debonaire taking the #1 match up 6-4 over Scott and Noble. Sunrise took the #2 mixed set as Murphy and Trachsel doubled up Smith and McPherson 6-3. Leasa and McCarroll scored a 7-5 victory for Sunrise over Hofing and Wilson in the #3 mixed match. The #4 mixed went to Sunrise as Rheaume and Fischer defeated Vandereijk and Kramer 6-3. This gave Sunrise a 7 sets to 5 victory for the night.

After 6 weeks La Debonaire Hair Design remains in first place with Sunrise Health Services cutting into that lead with their win this week. Donkers Agri maintained their lead over Snap for third place in the standings. Week 7 sees La Debonaire take on Donkers in the early game while Sunrise faces Snap in the late game.

Bill White

Marta Andrekovic of Donkers Agri shows full extension while serving in the ladies doubles.      

ALL FORMER AND PRESENT MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND OUR FUNDRAISING EVENT OF THE YEAR!  TICKETS ARE $15 .

The ticket price is for tennis and supper, tennis only or supper only.  TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY JULY 16TH. Only ticket holders will receive food that evening.

Tickets may be purchased at the club, or by mailing a cheque to the address below and having a ticket reserved in your name for pick up the day of the event.

Our silent auction is bigger and better this year! There is something for everyone! The silent auction will close at 4pm. A raffle draw for some lovely bottles of wine will also be held that day and this will close at 4:30. Tennis will be played from 1- 5:00 pm and you may play as much or as little as you like. Supper will be served at 5pm. Come enjoy the day and reminisce with old and new members!

Stratford Tennis Club
371 Water Street
P.O. Box 21066
Stratford, ON, Canada   N5A 7V4

The third leg of the Royal LePage Hiller Realty junior grand slam, “Wimbledon”, was played this past weekend. Once again, Luke Fischer proved to be the class of the field in the boys’ event, and Ashley Humphrey took the girl’s title.

The boys event had a replay of the Australian Open final, as brothers Luke and John Fischer faced each other for the title. Younger brother Luke jumped out to an early lead before John staged a comeback. Luke finally put John away taking the championship match 8-5. This gives Luke the title in the three grand slam events played this season.

The boys consolation final was a long close match that saw Collin Rose edge Evan Moorehead 8-6 to secure the title.

The girls championship match had Ashley Humphrey take down Isabelle Thibeault 8-1 to win her first grand slam singles title. The girls consolation champion is Rachel Nash who downed Sophie Bogdon 8-5 in the title match.

The fourth and final Royal LePage Hiller Realty junior grand slam event is the “US Open”. It will be contested on Saturday, July 27th. Luke Fischer will attempt to complete a season grand slam sweep.

Bill White

(LtoR) Sophie Bogdon (consolation finalist), Rachel Nash (consolation champion), Ashley Humphrey (girls champion), Isabelle Thibeault (girls finalist)

(L to R) Evan Moorehead (consolation finalist), Collin Rose (consolation champion), Luke Fischer (boys champion), John Fischer (boys finalist)

Sophie Bogdon stretches out to make a return.

 The Stratford Tennis League held its week 5 games this past week. The early game had Snap taking on La Debonaire Hair Design. Snap took the early lead as their #1 ladies doubles team of Linda Doig and Johanna Billings took out Sandie Ennett and Heather Henke 7-5  6-2. LaDebonaire took the #2 ladies doubles as Ginny Smith and Naomi Lange doubled up Nancy Chung and Liz Yundt 6-3  6-3. Richard Bast and Grant McPherson of LaDebonaire won the #1 men’s doubles match 6-3  6-4 over Shannon Dyke and Chris Parson. The #2 men’s doubles went to LaDebonaire also as Brent Hiller and Chris Wyatt scored a 6-3  6-4 victory over Gary Henry and Stuart Arkett.

The #1 mixed doubles set went to Snap as Doig and Dyke downed Ennett and Bast 6-4. Snap also took the #2 mixed doubles with Billings and Parson scoring a 6-4 win over Henke and McPherson. Smith and Hiller took the #3 mixed for LaDebonaire with a 6-4 victory over Chung and Henry. La Debonaire’s Lange and Wyatt won the #4 mixed set 6-4 over Yundt and Arkett giving LaDebonaire an 8 sets to 4 victory on the night.

The late game saw Donkers Agri face off against Sunrise Health Services. Donkers #1 ladies doubles team of Marta Andrekovic and Maria Donkers knocked off Debbie Murphy and Nancy Rheaume 6-1  6-2. The #2 ladies doubles went to Sunrise as Marilyn Leasa and Marilyn Holmes edged Erma Weernick and Carmen Miron 6-4  7-6 (7 points to 4 in the tie-breaker). The #1 men’s doubles went to Donkers as Bob Tamblyn and Greg Vivian scored a 7-5  6-1 win over Spencer Trachsel and Pat McCarroll. There was a split in the #2 men’s doubles as Donkers’ Todd Chisholm and Bill Steele took the first set 7-5 before Jagdish Patel and Steve Fischer of Sunrise took the second set 6-2.

The #1 mixed doubles went to Donkers as Andrekovic and Tamblyn took out Murphy and Trachsel 6-2. The #2 mixed doubles also went to Donkers as Donkers and Vivian edged Rheaume and McCarroll 6-4. Sunrise won the #3 mixed doubles 6-2 as Leasa and Patel defeated Weernick and Chisholm. Holmes and Fischer of Sunrise won the #4 mixed match 6-4 over Miren and Steele. The match ended with Donkers taking 7 sets and Sunrise winning 5.

After 5 weeks of play La Debonaire Hair Design increased its lead in the overall standings, while Sunrise Health Services holds off Donkers Agri for second place and Snap continues to chase the pack. Week 6 has Donkers face Snap in the early game and Sunrise takes on La Debonaire in the late game.

Bill White

Shannon Dyke hits a forehand winner in the men’s doubles match. 

JULY E  NEWS from the Stratford Tennis Club

June was a busy month at the STRATFORD TENNIS CLUB! Greg, Bill, Claire and Steven were kept busy instructing and supervising the many area schools that took advantage of the fine tennis program we offer at the club. In July, the courts will be less busy with school classes but hopefully still busy with our members booking court times and getting out on our great clay surface.

The ladies and mens’ night remain very popular and the morning group is experiencing record numbers this year, with players having to rotate onto a court on some days! On July 1st there is a potluck lunch in the park for all players following the morning round robin. Start time is between 11:30am and noon. Bring your favourite salad or dessert. Spouses are welcome to share the meal as well.

The Super Set Tournament for adult club members takes place this month. The singles for men and ladies is set for July 13th and the doubles is July 14th. Players are guaranteed 3 pro set matches and there is no entry fee. Sign up at the clubhouse if interested.

Tennis League is moving along well. The standings still have La Debonaire Hair Design in the lead, with Sunrise Health Services a close second. Donkers Agri is in third place and Snap remains in fourth.

The Royal LePage Hiller Realty tournaments for our junior membership of which there are “Wimbledon” and the “U.S. Open remaining, are a great way for both girl and boy juniors to play in competitive but fun matches. Players of all levels may participate and they play off against each other in various games. It is a great opportunity to meet other juniors in the club with whom future matches could be arranged. Circle July 6th and July 27th on your calendars and sign up at the club!  This event is generously sponsored each year by the Royal LePage Hiller Realty company in Stratford.

Our Saturday Kids Tennis Program has now finished, but Junior TENNIS CAMPS are available and a few weeks still have some openings. Camps run the weeks of July 1st, 8th,15th,22nd,29th and Aug.5th. It costs $65/week for members and $75 for non members. Please contact Bill at the clubhouse for availability.

Optimist Junior Tennis Day saw over 50 enthusiastic youngsters participate in a fun filled day of tennis and games. All participants enjoyed a hot dog lunch and prizes. The club is very grateful to the STRATFORD OPTIMIST CLUB for their generous contribution to our youth program each year.

The monthly ladders offer another opportunity for both adult and junior members to meet other players in the club and further develop their tennis skills in a game situation. Juniors who have not played many games, should feel free to ask any of our knowledgeable staff for a quick lesson in scoring. The new ladders begin July 15th so sign up soon.

We are hoping that work will begin shortly on the new concrete foundation surrounding the practice wall. Weeping tile will also be installed to combat some of the water issues we have been experiencing on our courts.

Just a reminder that our Pro, Greg Vivian, offers private tennis lessons by the half hour, hour and series of sessions. Please speak with him if you are interested.

Last but not least, our fundraising tournament the WOODS and WHITES takes place on July 20th. Tickets are now on sale at the clubhouse. All tennis participants need to purchase a $15 ticket. A meal of assorted meat and veggie hors d’oeuvres and homemade desserts is included with your ticket purchase. Past and present members are all welcome to pay and play or just come and enjoy the day and bid on our silent auction items and take part in the raffle draw. Round robin tennis occurs from 1-5:00pm and the silent auction ends at 4pm. Supper will be served at 5pm. Community response has been positive thus far. The committee is still in need of donations from our membership. We would really appreciate your consideration of a small donation to help us make this day a successful one for the club. Donations may be given to the staff at the clubhouse or  Marilyn Holmes and myself.

The club strives to meet the needs of all its members. If you have any suggestions for improvement or ideas that you might like to see implemented, please feel free to email us at news@stratfordtennisclub.com

Play Tennis More!
Nancy Chung