Sharlene Jerome Earlier this year, the Sunbird Tennis Club and resident and member Rowland Tegio began implementing club-sponsored (aka free for members) drop-in drills from 4 to 5 p.m. on Thursday afternoons. Each week, Rowland introduces new strokes and new strategies and improves our mobility on the court. If you haven’t done so yet, you…
Tag: tennis
February 2024, Card Games & Sports
New Year! New You! New Offerings for SunBird Tennis Members
Sharlene Jerome 2023 was a great year! We saw the induction of a new president, John Jerome. While I might be a little prejudiced (as the First Lady), I thought he did a fantastic job! This year was all about intention—the intention to “Get Into the Game” by growing memberships and promoting more social events.…
Card Games & Sports, January 2024
Tennis and the Reasons Why!
Perry Rollings As we age, we all have the intention to maintain or work on our fitness. Intentions are all well and good, but faced with gym sessions, squats, and bench presses, the enthusiasm is difficult to maintain. Tennis develops bone strength, stamina, and flexibility and burns around 400 calories per hour. Scheduling to play…
December 2023, Front Page
Tennis Club Is Back in Full Swing
Sharlene Jerome Memberships are up! Tournaments are on! New Member Spotlights: Rowland Tegio and Sherry Mullen-Strang Both Rowland and Sherry have migrated from the Great State of Washington. Just as my husband and I did a few years ago, if you spend enough time in the Seattle area, sometimes you just need to “find the…
Card Games & Sports, May 2023
SunBird Women’s Tennis Club Gets in the Drinking Game—Mystery Wine Social
Front Page, February 2023
It Is Never Too Late to Get Into the Game
Card Games & Sports, December 2022
CTC’s First “Social” a Great Success
Penny Petersen On Oct. 29 Cottonwood Tennis Club (CTC) hosted players from Sun Lakes Country Club and SunBird. A Social is a one-day event designed to bring tennis lovers from the Sun Lakes area together for friendly play, lunch, and desserts. The object, of course, is to win your match, but making new friends from…
Card Games & Sports, October 2022
Tennis Club Posts October News
Jen Walden It has been a great summer for TV “armchair” tennis. Quality of play and the entertainment just keeps getting better and better. The standard of play has been phenomenal and definitely never disappointing! Just the schedule for ATP Tour alone offered up 64 tennis tournaments in 31 countries in one season. So, if…
Card Games & Sports, September 2022
Summer Tennis Continues!
Jen Walden All of us with the SunBird Tennis Club extend a big, hearty thank you to the SunBird HOA and our SunBird friends and fellow residents for the fabulous new sun/wind screens recently purchased and installed on the sport courts! It really helps block the glaring sun and blinding reflections from vehicles parked nearby,…