Another great Team Tennis event has been completed. The entire week of Team Tennis ran extremely well despite our unseasonably cold weather. We again had over ninety players and ninety six $100 sponsors. Everything from the Kick-Off Party through the Sponsor’s Dinner was exceptionally well received and lots of fun. The club will realize about a $6,000 profit from the week’s events. Thank you!

Team Tennis this year was one of the best balanced in the past 20 years. I don’t know why! I put the teams together the same way I always do (blind luck), made adjustments to keep husbands & wives together, or separate if need be, made adjustments for individual time requests, and then posted everything on the bulletin board. This year, it worked out so that every match was extremely close. There were the usual “Triples haters” and “Triples lovers,” but everyone seemed to have fun, and that is the idea of “Team Tennis.” The clubhouse was packed and Jose kept everyone well fed while Nana and Mike kept the beverages flowing. Ike was a great help in the operation of the scoring table and other key assignments.

I want to again stress my appreciation for all the wonderful “volunteers” at this club. Without their input, support, and labor many of our functions would fall well short of the success we achieve. Team Tennis and our Yard Sale are great examples. Members stepped up and contributed to Team Tennis and participated with great gusto and thoughtfulness. The Yard Sale was an even bigger story, as virtually dozens of members jumped in to make it go. When I stood on the front porch early Saturday morning and watched all the “worker bees” hustling around to set up the yard sale it was pretty overwhelming. Throw in all of those who distributed fliers, put up signs, directed traffic, collected items, made special arrangements, and much more, and you had a phenomenal “team effort” done strictly for the benefit of and love for our great club.

Members make this place go, I simply direct the traffic and try to watch the bottom line. I have remained here for twenty years simply because of the wonderful people here and their fantastic support of our club. I appreciate you all and will be calling on you again and again. I am never at a loss when seeking assistance for any club function.

We have another great month coming up and the fun will continue. There is the Anonymous Party on 3/12, the Chili Cook-off 3/20, league play, round robins, grill nights, and more to keep you busy. I hope you will make every effort to join in and support your club. Don’t miss the FUN!

See you on the courts….