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Spring 2011 Tennis Newsletter
EUGENE FAMILY YMCA
2055 Patterson Eugene, Oregon 97405
P 541 683 3410 W www.eugeneymca.org
What's Happening
New Y Update
Tennis Camp
Work Party
Tennis Trivia
Why in the World Tennis
Connie's
Corner
News About the New Y
We are in the home stretch!
May 16th: (afternoon and early evening) Each group who submitted a proposal will have the opportunity to present their proposal/case to members of the school board in Executive Session. Our partners arrive in town on Saturday to join us for this presentation.
May 18: School Board meeting where we expect a preliminary decision to be made. There will be the opportunity for public input (probably prior to the main agenda items)
June 1st: School Board will vote to confirm their May 18th decision.
June 2nd: Y Party to celebrate. (Might as well be optimistic!) Details to follow, but go ahead and save the date!!! (5:30-7:30pm )
Let's Play Tennis
Tennis Summer Camps
If you want your camper to enjoy tennis and want or need full day care, we've added two sessions of full day Tennis camps this summer. We'll also have our traditional morning camps, so whatever your camp need, we've got it! Here's to a great summer!
Morning Camps Ages 6-12 years
A great way to start the day. Your kids will have a great time making friends and learning to play tennis Beginner and Intermediate
players will find what they need here.
Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 11:30 am
Member fee: $80.00
Potential Member Fee: $100.00
Extended Care: 7:30 - 9:00 am $10 (Meets in the Gym)
Sessions
1. 6/27-6/30 2. 7/5-7/7
3. 7/18-7/21 4. 7/25-7/28
5. 8/1-8/4 6. 8/8-8/11
7. 8/15-818
Full Day Camps Ages 6-12 years
Tennis and a whole lot more. We’ll get plenty of tennis in and we’ll have a few adventures along the way. Swimming, parks, trips, and much more fun will fill our days. We’ll end the week with a Parent/Child mixer, so everyone can get in on the fun.
Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Member fee: $170.00
Potential Member Fee: $190.00
Extended Care:
7:30 - 9:00am $10 (Meets in the Gym)
4:00 - 6:00am $15
Sessions
1. 7/11-7/15 Tennis, OMSI, University Park, Dexter Lake, create your own t-shirt design
2. 8/22-8/27 Tennis, Shotgun Creek, Prince Puckler’s, Splash, Obstacle Course
Registration is going on at the Tennis Center now!
Save the Date Saturday June 4th, from 9-2.
We'll be cleaning, weeding, paining and having fun. There is a sign up sheet at the Tennis Center. Please let us know you'll be there and which projects you'd like to help with.
What is Why in the World Tennis? It is the Y's version of Team Tennis, a coed tennis league played with a unique team format. Each match consists of five sets. Each set is composed of a different type of tennis (men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles). Coaches, before the match, decide the order in which the sets will be played. Each player on a team usually plays in at least one of the five sets.
Sound fun? It is and we'd like you to try it out at our "Why in the World Tennis Try It" night. May 25th from 6:45 until close. Everyone is invited to participate, no team pre-organization required. Just bring your racquet and your sense of adventure!
Reminder! The "Try It" will replace Fun and Fitness and Match Makers on Wednesday, May 25th.
If you want to check out the rules before you try it, please take a look here.
The latest data from the Physical Activity Council (PAC) shows participation in the sport grew 46% from 2000 through 2010, making tennis by far the fastest growing traditional participation sport in the U.S. for the past decade.
Tennis Trivia Questions (Answers below)
Tennis Trivia 1: What is the name for the left side of the tennis court for each player?
Tennis Trivia 2: Where did the term "love" come from, in tennis?
Tennis Trivia 3: What did Goran Ivanisevic refrain from doing at Wimbledon in 1994, to win a $2,000 bet?
Tennis Trivia Answers
1. In tennis, the ad court is the left side of the court for each player, and the deuce court is the right side of the court for each player.
2. "Love" is generally taken as being derived from the French "l"oeuf", the egg, symbolizing nothing. The term "love" can also be said to come from the English phrase "neither for love nor for money", indicating nothing.
3. Throwing his racket.
Though your game is
hardly the best
You can fray your
opponent's nerves
By methodically bouncing
the ball at least ten times
before your serves.
~Arnold J. Zarett
USTA’s adult leagues are just finishing. The Y had men’s and women’s 4.0, 3.5 teams and one 3.0 women’s team. The season ends in two more weeks, but the teams have had fun and been successful.
The women’s 3.5 team is currently in first place and will go to play-offs in Salem June 4-5; the other teams are still competing.
June23-29 will be the senior/super senior/70+ sectionals in Sunriver. The 70+ league is brand new to Southern Oregon and there are five teams competing this season. Four of the teams come from the Y.
Jean Richie is captain of a 6.0 team;
Richard Clark—6.0 men;
Nancy Blickenstaff—7.0 women;
Dick Mulligin and Ray Hull—7.0 men.
All of these teams will go and compete at sectionals. Congratulations to these captains and to the new league. It proves that tennis is a life-time sport.
The senior and super senior leagues will play in the fall for the 2012 season, and it is not too early to begin planning for those leagues.
Thank you for being part of the
Y's Tennis Center.
See you on the courts!
Comments, questions, suggestions, etc.
Please e-mail Susan at susan@eugeneymca.org