2013-2014 PALM CREEK TENNIS CLUB SEASON IN REVIEW

  As the 2013-2014 tennis season draws to a close, we look back with many fond memories of great matches, exceptional social events and relationships, meaningful charitable fundraising functions, new and exciting tournament venues, and great membership building activity.  But we all are looking forward to more of the same for the 2014-2015 tennis season at the Palm Creek Tennis Center. 

  We kicked off our ORGANIZED ACTIVITIES in early November with our popular Social Tennis play at 9:30 every weekday morning – a great chance to catch up with old friends on summer activities – and a great way to dust some of the cobwebs off our tennis skills.  We kicked off the Men’s, ladies, and mixed Ladder Leagues as well.  As we got rolling, our Men’s Intermediate Round Robin, the 3.5 women’s advanced play, the Sunday Couples, night couples play,  Saturday advanced, and Saturday Round Robin all got going.  By the end of December we had around 10 foursomes with weekly court reservations booked for the season through our court reservation system in place.  

 

  As January arrived so did a large contingency of January arriving players.  Tennis lessons started for beginning level, intermediate level, and our experienced players.  Then, on January 18^th, we held our first annual open house at the courts and invited all who attended to have lunch on us at the courts, as well as observe players in matches, and we invited all interested parties to pick up a racquet and hit some balls off one of the ball machines, or have a session with our USTA certified trainer Mary Ellen Halm, or to take part in a pick-up game with other visitors or existing club members.  We signed up 16 new club members that day, and did a good job of introducing or re-introducing our great game to people who had never played before as well as to players who had not held a racquet in years.  Most importantly we were able to show what a great competitive AND social group the tennis club is, and we really enjoyed showing off our newly renovated 8 court complex.

  

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  On Friday January 30^th and Saturday the 31^st we held our first PALM CREEK SUPERBOWL OF TENNIS tournament – a team tennis tournament event with the culmination being a Pot Luck Banquet to honor all teams who participated, and of course the winning team was awarded their Superbowl Rings and Certificates.  In addition to these festivities, we tied our annual Cancer Fundraiser into the evening with our combination auction and raffle (all kinds of neat stuff) in to wrap up the weekend EVENT.  Thanks to the support of all the generous tennis club members, we were able to raise $950 that was pooled in with the overall Palm Creek Cancer Drive.  Friday January 30^th and Saturday the 31^st, 2015 are already set aside for the Superbowl of Tennis/Cancer Drive Fundraiser for next year…

 

  Our annual tennis club tournament weekend was held on February 14, 15, and 16 with super competitive matches in A flight, B flight, and C flight matches of men’s doubles teams, women’s doubles teams and mixed doubles teams over the three day event.  The tournament weekend was closed out with the awards chili dinner on Sunday night.  As always this tournament is a favorite of Palm Creek Tennis club members, and we had great matches with a lot of cheerleaders in attendance. 

  The Palm Creek Tennis Club’s final Tennis Event and club meeting were held on March 23^rd on the courts, and in our Tennis Pavilion.  We started with 3 sets of Redneck Tennis played with 3 on court players per team in a round of mayhem play that at times resembled the insurance company commercial on TV.   The courts were full and almost everyone in attendance participated.  Our meeting followed with the new 2014-2015 Management team candidates announced and approved by club members (see separate posting).   Reports on goals and objectives for next season, budget requests for next season, and an update on our financial status were all presented and discussed.  We wrapped up the evening with our Happy Hour, and then the Social Committee once again outdid themselves with a great dinner for all in attendance. 

  And lest we forget, the weekly Tennis Club HAPPY HOUR held each Wednesday evening at the Tennis Pavilion, which gives club members the chance to discuss the events of the week on the court, incorporating much laughter and good natured ribbing about those shots that went astray. 

  

  When it comes right down to it, the Palm Creek Tennis Club with our 165 members, and growing, is likely the very best way to participate in an exciting, aerobic, skill building, and highly social club in all of Palm Creek.  If you are not part of the club --- we will be back bigger and better than ever in November of 2014.  Come join us. 

 

See you on the courts!!!!