Friday, June 30
Fourth of July Party Alert: The club's fabled party/round robin/barbecue previously scheduled for July 3 has been patriotically re-scheduled for July 4, a Tuesday. Please note on the club bulletin board what food you might bring, and please do come. We follow a round robin format; the food is a feast; and the tennis play sparkles.
Round Robin: Next week's round robin, a pizza night, is scheduled for July 6. Tennis starts at 6:00.
Round Robin Note: "There will be a new format for all round robins, to enable everyone to play with different people. It will no longer be a "competition." Players will play 8 games with one partner and then mix it up and play 8 games with someone else, etc. Staff will supervise this. For those who want to choose their own partners, they can do this after supper. This new format will give members a chance to meet new potential partners, and will give summer members an opportunity to get to know a lot of new people on the courts and off."
-The Tennis Committee
Tournaments:
Mixed Doubles: The finals of the mixed doubles tournament were held last Sunday. Molly Downer and Alex Moot played against Michelle Schaffer and David Hemenway.
Molly and Alex won and are the new champions of the club. Congratulations to Molly and Alex who prevailed in a tough field.
If you'd like to see how Molly and Alex made their way to the finals, Here's a link to the draw.
Women's Singles: Molly Downer will play against Sarah Carter in the finals. July 1, at 10:00. If you'd like to see how Molly and Sarah made their way to the finals, here's a link to the Women's Singles draw.
Men's Singles: Alexi Joannidis won the Men's Singles title. Here's a link to the Men's Singles draw.
Note on links: A club member who wishes to remain anonymous put in a lot of work to put the draw in Java, a computer scripting language. There are literally hundreds of lines of code behind what you see as the draw. Thank you, Anonymous.
Arranged Pairs/Mixed Doubles Tournament: This tournament is new to the club, a doubles tournament where the teams are arranged by the club pro. The sign-up sheet is on the porch bulletin board. The semi-finals are scheduled for July 22 and the finals for July 23.
Wimbledon: For those of us who want it all on line, here's a link to the official Wimbledon site which has scores and more.
Summer Membership: Summer membership has begun. Summer members should try to come to round robins, Sunday pick-up doubles, and parties like the one that the club hosts on the 4th of July. The club is quite sociable, especially at the tennis parties.
Court Conditions: Open!
Joe DeBassio, Webmaster.
