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JANUARY 15 - 16, 2011 MIXED DOUBLES TOURNAMENT
The next tournament will be the weekend of January 15 - 16, 2011.
The draw has been determined, the teams and start times are below: Santa Rosas San Ysidros Vallecitos Sheldon Baker - Susan Dow, 9am (Al Lieb ... or whoever could play twice) - Kersti Garthwaite, 10am Borden Granger - Maddie Smith, 9am Al Lieb - Roz Smyth, 9am Don Wilson - Mary Marchese, 9am Dave Chrivia - Yvonne Russell, 9am Jef Johnson - Peg Lieb, 10am Bill Hanson - Mary Kay Romeo, 9am Ron Romeo - Terry Moy, 9am Harold Maier - Joanne Cohen, 10am Jeff Marxen - Bonnie Wilson, 8am Harold Plett - Annette Marxen, 9am Fred Dow - Jackie Umphrey, 8am Jim Munce - Nina Hanson, 8am Ed Ghiorso - Marilyn Bean, 8am Curt Hawkins - Jan McNamara, 8am Bryan Worthington - Janie Munce, 10am Denny Bean - Kerry Armstrong, 8am Val Schultz - Ursula Hawkins, 10am Bill Holst - Carol Gottlieb, 10am (Harold Plett .. or whoever could play twice) - Vickie Mercer, 10am (Jim Munce .. or whoever could play twice) - Jackie Goodrich, 10am The format will again be the standard double elimination format. As this is "the season", it is a good idea to make reservations early. If you are planning to play, you must sign up by 6:00 p.m. on the eve of the tournament. Sign-up at the clubhouse, or contact Jef, phone 760-767-4536 or e-mail: jefbstc@gmail.com, or if all else fails, call the tennis center at 760-767-0577 the Friday night before the tournament (definitely before 6 p.m.). The draw will be completed by around 9:00 P.M. and play will begin on Saturday, as early as 8:00 a.m. After 9pm on the Friday before the tournament, Jef will try to upload the draw (including partners, start times, and opponents) to our website at www.borregotennis.com and click the tournament date. If you want us to call you with the start time, and don't have internet access, add your phone number with your name when you sign up, or, preferably, arrange to have someone you know check and contact you. Also, if you are just joining the club, please provide contact information, preferably an e-mail address, if you wish to receive a newsletter, and if you want to be listed in the club's directory. If you want to share and consume goodies, there will be a Goody Bar in the clubhouse on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
TREASURER'S REPORTThe Borrego Springs Tennis Club has a robust membership, thanks to the addition of local Borregans joining the club as well as new members that have been guests of our long time players that have also joined. We now have a total of 65 members. There were 48 players in the December tournament. At the December 2010 tournament we received 6 renewals, 4 brand new (full) memberships and three social memberships. We would like to welcome Bryan Worthington, Nine' Hanson, Teresa San Felippo, and Vickie Mercer to our club. We are pleased to welcome Steve SanFellipo, Gary Mercer and Tom Freed as social members.Thanks to the help of Fred and Susan Dow for making lunch and Ursula Hawkins for contributing the quilt we were able to build our treasury for future purchasing of tournament prizes. To sum up, the BSTC is going in a positive direction due to the dedication of its members.
Respectfully, Joanne Cohen Treasurer
SATURDAY POTLUCK / HAPPY HOURAs usual, we will have our potluck on the first day, Saturday, of the tournament. Happy hour starts at 6:30 p.m. and dining starts about 7 p.m. It would help the club if you could please bring your own place settings. If you have door prizes to give away, put them in the "door prize area" before the dinner.
DOUBLES IN THE DESERT CLINIC AND TOURNAMENTBeautiful weather accompanied Sandi Granger's "Doubles in the Desert" tournament this year. The clinic was on January 6, 2011, and the tournament followed on the next 3 days.
Tennis pros at start of clinic
Murphy Jenson during demo set with other prosEXHIBITION:
The night of the banquet
The party was by the pool
Huddled by the fire with Jimmy singing in background
Dancing to the music
At the awards ceremony
One of 24 awards given out. This one is 2nd place for Men's division 1 to our own Larry WagnerMore pictures were taken, but this is all Jef had time to put up.
COMAN TIE-BREAKERInstead of the normal tie-breaker, it was voted at the end of the December tournament to change all 12-point tie-breakers to the "Coman" style:The Coman Tiebreak is no different than a regular tiebreaker, except that players switch ends after one point, and then every four points thereafter. This assures that a server in doubles will serve on the same side that he/she has been serving on for the whole set. It also eliminates a six-point swing (in singles or doubles) if the conditions favor a specific side (due to strong wind or difficult sun conditions).
BORREGO NEWSLots of extreme weather was experienced here since the last tournament, including several rains and freezing cold spells, similar to the rest of the state. The result of freezing temperatures around Thanksgiving caused fall colours in the various ocotillo forests here in the days after the last tournament. This is very unusual (to have heavy rains before severe cold hits the valley). Freezing weather also occurred between Christmas and New Years Day. The New Years weekend is (along with Thanksgiving), the most popular weekend for off-roaders, and many thousands of RVs were camped in the area and it was moderately crowded in Borrego. The Granger tournament is already full and will occur the weekend before our next tournament, January 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2011.
DECEMBER 2010 TOURNAMENT Great weather accompanied this straight doubles tournament. Most Borrego businesses has "Hot Cocoa for Chilli Nites" this weekend, but nearly all tennis club members were busy with other activities, including the pot luck on Saturday night. Gary McNamara reports:
Saturday's pot luck dinner was a tremendous event hosted by Janna and Larry Wagner. We were fortunate to receive a surprise visit from their cousins, visiting from an unknown southeast location. While Janna and Larry were fixing their cousin's trailer hitch out back, these guest hosts entertained the crowd with stories, words of wisdom, and innumerable jokes all told in a somewhat bewildering accent. Following a delicious dinner and gift exchange, our southern hosts led the club in several songs of the Holidays, including a very topical original ditty. We also had the good fortune to hear Nancy Shoemaker and Ed Ghiorso again. It was a special evening of good friends, good food, and great fun.
Note from our president: Thanks again to Ursula Hawkins who made and donated the beautiful quilt, and to Fred and Susan Dow for their preparation of a wonderful lunch. Their generous contributions and efforts help build our treasury. Thanks also to our members who support the club financially with their purchase of such tickets, etc. Every dollar helps.
Marilyn
Teresa SanFillipo won the $50 drawing!
Congratulations, Teresa!
Ursula giving away her "Pillow blanket" to drawing winner, Marla Anderson
| HAN YUCCAS | CRISPY KRINGLES | ||
WINNER Jan McNamara - Teresa SanFilippo(4 - 0) | WINNER Tom McClure - Bill Hanson (6 - 1) | ||
RUNNER-UP Susan Dow - Ursula Hawkins (3 - 2) | RUNNER-UP Mike Geddes - Jef Johnson (2 - 2) | ||
| Jacque Goodrich - Harriet Lisak (2 - 2)
Toshiko Geddes - Bonnie Wilson (2 - 2) Roz Smyth - Nine Hanson (0 - 2) Janna Wagner - Joann Cohen (0 - 2) | Fred Dow - Craig Goodrich (0 - 2)
Mike SHoemaker - Barry Frahm (1 - 2) Larry Wagner - Curt Hawkins (0 - 2) Sheldon Baker - Lonnie Hawkins (2 - 2) | ||
| DESERT HOLLY'S | SAND NICHOLAS | ||
WINNER Marla Anderson - Terry Moy (3 - 0) | WINNER Ken Shallahamer - Bryan Worthington (4 - 0) | ||
RUNNER-UP Sandi Kean - Sandi Granger(2 - 2) | RUNNER-UP Bob Hopkin's holiday spirit - Hal Cohen (3 - 2) | ||
| Mary Kay Romeo - Vicky Mercier (0 - 2)
Eileen Childress - Marilyn Bean (2 - 2) Mary Marchese - Kerry Armstrong (3 - 2) Andrea Guernsey - Susan Ammons (0 - 2) | Don Wilson - Denny Bean (2 - 2)
Borden Granger - Ed Ghiorso (0 - 2) Dave Chrivia - Ron Romeo (1 - 2) Harold Plett - Victor Khatchadovrian (2 - 2) | ||
| Oct 30 - 31 2010 Mixed doubles | Feb 19 - 20 2011 Straight doubles |
| Dec 4 - 5 2010 Straight doubles | Mar 19 - 20 2011 Mixed doubles |
| Jan 15 - 16 2011 Mixed doubles | Apr 16 - 17 2011 Straight doubles |
WHAT IS POLITICS?SON: Dad, I have to do a special report for school. Can I ask you a question?
FATHER: Sure son, what's the question?
SON: What is politics?
FATHER: Well, let's take our home for example. I am the wage earner, so let's call me management. Your mother is the administrator of the money, so we'll call her government. We take care of your needs, so let's call you the people. We'll call the maid the working class, and your baby brother we will call the future. Do you understand?
SON: I'm not really sure, dad. I'll have to think about it.That night, awakened by his baby brother's crying, the boy went to see what was wrong. Discovering the baby had seriously soiled his diaper, the boy went to his parents' room and found his mother sound asleep. He then went to the maid's room where, peeking through the key hole, he saw his father in bed with the maid. The boy's knocking went totally unheard by his father and the maid, so the boy returned to his room and went back to bed.
The next morning:
SON: Dad, now I think I understand politics.
FATHER: That's great son. Explain it to me in your own words.
SON: Well, dad, while management is screwing the working class, the government is sound asleep, the people are being completely ignored, and the future is full of shit.
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