April first found quite a few of
our tennis faithful heading in all directions.
But there were still a decent number of players hanging around to get a
match together for a while. Social
Tennis edged its starting time earlier and earlier as the daily temperatures
began to climb. There was a foursome or
two that played at 7am. Hank and Glady
gathered about 20 of us for one last happy hour at their place. Larry Marik entertained us with his musical
talent as we enjoyed drinks and snacks cleaning out our pantries.
As we moved towards May, there were
even fewer players. (No surprise
there!) And, of course, Arizona’s famous
“dry heat” increased daily. Jean and Bob
McConnell organized a ‘mixed doubles round robin’ for Thursday evenings. It was quite pleasant to play under the
lights and we usually had three courts of players drawing for partners and
entering into friendly competition. When
we’d had enough tennis, we moved to McConnell’s lovely rear patio for drinks
and snacks. Although they lit their
fireplace to set the mood, it was wonderful being able to sit outside in the
evening without being chilly or bothered by bugs! Big thanks to Bob and Jean for being the
weekly hosts!!
By Memorial Day Weekend the tennis
courts were definitely quiet. We’ll be
looking forward to the return of all our players next season! Be sure to see our post of June 2 and invite your friends to join us at Palm Creek.
