Tag: tennis

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…

It Is Never Too Late to Get Into the Game

Sharlene Jerome Tennis is truly one of those sports that you can play for a lifetime, which makes it one that you can begin to play at any age and be competitive. Take SunBird Tennis Club member and resident Barb Hall as the perfect example. Barb only started playing tennis a couple of years ago.…

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…

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,…

Summer Tennis Continues!

It gets pretty quiet on the sport courts during the hot months, but there are still a few of us enjoying summer tennis here in SunBird. We are presently able to fill two courts in the mornings, allowing all those interested to play on a rotational basis when we have more than eight players. Our…

Summer Tennis Continues!

Jen Walden It gets pretty quiet on the sport courts during the hot months, but there are still a few of us enjoying summer tennis here in SunBird. We are presently able to fill two courts in the mornings, allowing all those interested to play on a rotational basis when we have more than eight…

SunBird Tennis Club: Wimbledon Is Coming!

Jen Walden The Championships Wimbledon is coming! This year, the Wimbledon Tennis Grand Slam runs from June 27 through July 10 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. The first Wimbledon Tennis Championship was held in 1877 on one of the croquet lawns of the club. In 1884 a women’s championship was…

Tennis Club News

Jen Walden It was great to be able to return to our usual tennis club activities this past season after suffering through all the restrictions, limitations, and confinement the previous two years. All of our Canadian friends were able to return and join us on the courts, and we acquired a few new members as…