Green Valley Tennis Club PO Box 224
Green Valley, Arizona 85614

WINTER 2012 LEAGUES

Contact League Coordinator: Jerry LeTendre at 396-3019

Monday, West Center, 2-4 pm, Men’s Over 70 league. (NOT A DROP IN) Paul Taylor 648-7231
Monday, Desert Hills, 12-2 pm, Men’s singles drop in tennis. Jim Chervenka 625-1143
Monday, Desert Hills, 2-4 pm, Tennis Club Clinic, Carl Johnson 399-4781

Tuesday, Desert Hills, 12-2 pm, Women’s 3.0 Drop In, Susan Frost 777-3393
Tuesday, Desert Hills, 2-4 pm, Men’s drop in. Ernie Olson 399-2390

Wednesday, Desert Hills, 12-2 pm, Men’s drop in. Verne Phillips 625-3636
Wednesday, Desert Hills, 2-4 pm, Tennis Club Clinic, Carl Johnson 399-4781

Thursday, West, Men’s 3.5 Intraclub Team Doubles (Not a Drop In), Jim Bath 399-4821
Thursday, Desert Hills, 12-2 pm, Women’s 3.5 drop in. Cindy Klung 399-9271
Thursday, Desert Hills, 2-4 pm, Men’s drop in. Ed Crateau 648-2577
Thursday, Canoa Hills, 12-2 pm, Coed League 2.5, Pam Kale 317-679-6401

Friday, West, 2:30-4:30 pm, Men’s 4.0 Team Tennis (Not a drop in), Mike Touzeau 399-9133
Friday, Desert Hills, 12-2 pm, Women’s 3.0 drop in. Kim Sula 396-4089
Friday, Desert Hills, 2-4 pm, Men’s Double Drop In, Elton Waack 398-7397
Friday, Canoa Hills, 12- 1:30 pm, Senior QuickStart. Jon Otto and Carl Johnson 207-6456

Saturday, West Center. 12-2 pm. Saturday mixer. Inga Stumbecker 625-6903

2011 FALL DROP-IN LEAGUES

The 2010 – 2011 Fall and Winter drop-in leagues were filled to overflowing thanks to all of the captains and avid tennis players. To make the 2011 – 2012 drop-in league season another smashing success a little help will be necessary. Several of the captains have stated that they won’t be returning in the fall as captains.

If you are a captain planning to return to that role in the fall or anyone else who is willing to take on the role of a captain of a drop-in league PLEASE contact me with your interest.

We ended the season at Desert Hills with four men’s doubles drop-ins, one men’s singles drop-in, one women’s 3.5+ doubles drop-in and one Saturday mixed doubles drop-in. At West we had one women’s doubles drop-in and one Saturday mixed doubles drop-in.

In the fall I would like to move all of the drop-in leagues to Desert Hills with the exception of the Saturday (Inga) mixed doubles drop-in that is already at West. Organized leagues with a players roster will continue to play at West.

Thanks for all of your support this past season and I look forward to seeing all of you on the courts in the fall.

Mike Schultz/League Coordinator
mikeschultz@cox.net
520-625-7112

TUESDAY MEN’S DOUBLES:
The Racqueteers will coordinate Tuesday Men’s Doubles which will be played on Tuesday Afternoons until May when they move to the late mornings. Folks should contact Jon mailto:Jon.Otto@cox.net or 207-6456) for details and to be included in the play when they are in town through September. This is NOT a drop-in League.

POST SEASON LEAGUE:
Jon Otto will coordinate the Post Season League for the 5th year from April 27th to September 28th. This Wednesday morning league is open to all Tennis Players in Green Valley (with that GVR Number). It is for men and women but is not mixed doubles. The PSL will play on courts which the players reserve for play. This is NOT a drop-in League. Weekly confirmations are used to determine pairings. Those interested in playing, at any time during the summer, should contact Jon (Jon.Otto@cox.net or 207-6456) for details and to make sure he knows when to anticipate they will be in town.

The 3.5/4.0 Mix-It-Up League will start on March 25 and go through May 20. The Mix-It-Up League will be held on Friday’s at West Center from Noon until 2PM. You will be able to commit to play on a week-by-week basis. Each Friday the first 24 ladies to sign-up via email (or phone for those without email) will play the following week.

The league will have a format similar to last year. If you are a 3.5/4.0 level lady tennis player interested in playing, complete the directions below.

The week of March 14, those who have signed up will receive details on the league.

Directions:
• Create an email with the subject: Ladies 3.5/4.0 Mix-It-Up League
• In the body of the email state:
• Your Name
• Your e-Mail Address
• Your Phone Number
• Your Tennis Level
• Your expected available dates
• Send the email to: mahealey1@cox.net
• The preferred sign-up format is email. For those without email, handwrite your request and placed in the mailbox at the tennis hut at West. Verbal requests will not be honored.
• The sign up deadline is: 5PM on March 16.

The Tennis Club is starting a program called QuickStart tennis. What is it? It’s a program developed by USTA for younger children (10 and under) “to learn, rally and play tennis quickly and in a way that is both enjoyable and rewarding.” It is a program that gets kids involved in tennis immediately within the first hour of stepping onto the court. The court is smaller, balls are soft and larger and rackets are smaller (although, as adults we will use regular size rackets). We believe that we can use the outline of the program to help folks in Green Valley who may want to get started in tennis (ok, we can call it LateStart tennis) who may think it’s too late to take up the game or don’t know how to get involved. We will use softer balls to start and play will be on a much smaller court. After the QuickStart program, the player could move into other programs we offer in Green Valley.

The Tennis Club, with the work from Jon Otto, submitted a proposal to USTA for a grant for supplies, balls and training. They turned us down but the Southern Section of USTA gave us a grant for balls and supplies to see if the QuickStart program could be useful for adults. After the pilot program, we feel that we can use QuickStart to teach fundamentals of tennis to players wanting to improve their strokes.

QuickStart will begin on Friday, November 19 at Canoa Hills tennis courts starting at noon. The session will last approximately one and one-half hour. Ideally, the beginning program will last 5 weeks at which time the participants should be able to move onto other tennis in Green Valley; however, it is possible that some the participants will want to continue with the softer balls and smaller court longer than the beginning 5 weeks. Our adviser for the program will be our teaching pro (Ray), although he won’t be able to attend the sessions. The beginning instructors will be Carl Johnson and Jon Otto although we will be training other instructors along the way.

The cost of the program is $10 which pays dues to the Tennis Club. We have a few extra rackets.

ANY GVR MEMBER CAN TAKE THESE LESSONS!!!! QUESTIONS? CALL CARL JOHNSON 399-4781 OR JON OTTO 207-6456
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ORGANIZED DROP IN LEAGUES JANUARY THROUGH APRIL 2011

Monday, Desert Hills, 12-2 pm, Men’s Singles, Jim Chervenka/625-1143

Tuesday, West Center, 12-2 pm, Ladie’s 3.0 Doubles, Susan MacMillan/305-3229
Tuesday, Desert Hills, 12-2 pm, Men’s doubles, Bill McGinnis/207-0967
Tuesday, West Center, 5:30 pm, Men’s/Ladies Drop in Tennis, Kim Steinhilb/393-1494

Wednesday, Desert Hills, 12-2 pm, Men’s doubles, C. J. Delange/405-5497

Thursday, Desert Hills, 12-2 pm, Ladies 3.5/4.0 Doubles, Cindy Klund/399-9271
Thursday, Desert Hills, 2-4 pm, Men’s doubles, Ed Crateau/648-2577
Thursday, West Center, 5:30 pm, Men’s/Ladies Drop in tennis, Kim Steinhilb/393-1494

Friday, Desert Hills, 12-2 pm, Men’s doubles, Joe Frasier/396-3206

Saturday, West Center 12-2 pm, Saturday Mixer, Inga Stumbecker/625-6903
Saturday, Desert Hills 12-2 pm, Mixer, Susan MacMillan/305-3229

ORGANIZED LEAGUES – NOT DROP IN

Sunday, West, 2-4 pm, 6.5 Mixed Doubles, Jan McGinnis/207-9240
Monday, West, 2-4 pm, Over 70 Men’s Doubles, Paul Taylor/648-7231
Thursday, West, 12-2 pm, 3.5 Intraclub Team Doubles, Jim Bath
Friday, Desert Hills, 2-4 pm, 4.0 Men’s Doubles, Mike Touseau/399-9133
Women’s 3.5/4.0 Mix It Up, West, 12-2 pm, starts March 25th. MaryAnn Healey/625-9399

* League Coodinator : Mike Schultz- 625-7112