Lorette Cornman, a long time member of the Tennis Club, began this event several years ago and has welcomed the ladies to her home year after year. This year we all missed her as she has passed away. We celebrated her life by sending off a bouquet of balloons. Barb Wallace was kind enough to…
Denise Lott The IronOaks Tennis Club Gender Doubles Tournament was held In February. Winners were Lola Bernadelli and Carmelle Davin (4.0 women), Mike Corey and Leo Lapane (4.0 men), Olena Buxton and Barb Yankee (3.5 women) and Jerry Geiszler and Len Paulson (3.5 men). Our Winter Drop-In Social, open to all Sun Lakes area players,…
Christine Terechenok The next Tennis Club meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. in the Lakeview room in the SunBird Clubhouse. Remember, everyone that wants to participate, bring an appetizer to share at the meeting. Our new tennis board is trying out this new idea and hopes to continue it…
Denise Lott Our men’s USTA team had exciting news. They captured the 2014 65 Plus USTA 7.0 Sectionals held at the Tucson Racquet and Sports Club. There were teams from El Paso, Las Cruces, Albuquerque, Tucson and Sun Lakes competing in their bracket. They now are advancing to the national championship held in Surprise on…
The Tennis Club Christmas dinner party and free dance on December 13 was a huge success. A surprise visit from Santa gave everyone a chance to take pictures and request their special gift for Christmas Day. Tournament news: December 6 – SunBird vs. Leisure World Tournament was a win for SunBird; 28 points to Leisure…
Christine Terechenok Everyone enjoyed our annual welcome back picnic and event on November 22. We had an in-house tennis tournament. Bragging rights go to Gary Greer with 19 wins and Hilary Henry with 12 wins. Starting January 1, we have a change of officers for the tennis club. The new President is Dave Walden, Vice…
Come join us and celebrate Christmas at a free dance on Saturday, December 13. All SunBird residents and friends are invited. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and music will begin at 7:00 p.m. A cash bar will be provided and you can bring snacks for your table. Community tennis day is every Saturday at the…
Denise Lott IronOaks Tennis Club was the scene of a friendly rivalry with our Cottonwood neighbors as IronOaks hosted a Saturday mixer between the two clubs. With 100 players participating, half from each club, we enjoyed great tennis, along with breakfast, lunch and snacks for players and spectators. After playing 397 games within 30 sets,…
Denise Lott Sectional Tournament: Three IronOaks teams competed in the USTA Southwest Section Championships in Albuquerque. Our women’s 7.0 team took first place and is advancing to the USTA National competition in Surprise on November 7–9. Our men’s 8.0 team took second place in a wrenching battle that kept them out of first by a…
Denise Lott USTA Sectionals in Albuquerque, New Mexico, were held September 19-21. IronOaks Tennis Club was well-represented with 27 members competing as part of the Phoenix Southwest USTA. With other Sun Lakes spectators going to be part of the fun, we totaled about 40 people attending. Men’s 7.0 team: Ken Stanley (captain), Randy McManus, Len…