Club Times Digital - August 2021

TENNIS

TENNIS

CLASSES FOR BEGINNERS

Tennis Updates From Director of Tennis, Jeff Chandley

Rookie Ladies’ Clinic SIX-WEEK SESSION: FRIDAYS, 10 – 11 A.M. NEW SESSION AUGUST 13 – SEPTEMBER 17

Tennis 101 – Co-ed Clinic SIX-WEEK SESSION: SUNDAYS, 11 A.M. – 12 P.M. NEW SESSION AUGUST 22 – SEPTEMBER 26 No experience necessary, and you get a free racquet! This co-ed class combines the basics of movement, balance, and swing-shapes to build all the necessary skills for athletes to develop into PLAYERS. Come learn to play the game and get the training you need to really improve! Please email Coach Seth G. Redelheim at SGR@aac1.org Six-week session cost: $109 Tennis 201 – Co-ed Clinic SIX-WEEK SESSION: SUNDAYS, 12 – 1 P.M. NEW SESSION AUGUST 22 – SEPTEMBER 26 Ready to play? Learn positioning, scoring, and basic tactics in this fun play-based class! Please email Coach Seth G. Redelheim at SGR@aac1.org Six-week session cost: $109

This class is geared towards players who are just starting to pick up the game. Athletes will learn all of the necessary shots and techniques to begin to rally with friends, and they will be introduced to the rules, etiquette, and tennis vocabulary that they need to start to play. Register online or

shown an interest in either Tennis or Pickleball, please let us know so we can get them involved. No program is successful without the help of our member volunteers. Our league captains are some of the hardest working members of the club. We would never see the growth of our league tennis without their help and energy. Thank you to the multitude of captains and co-captains that step-up every season to work with our staff to have a successful league season. The captains and staff manage over 110 teams throughout the year. What an awesome group! The tennis committee and management, at the direction of our Board, have begun to look at what the tennis program and facilities should be for future years. We have begun the process of establishing a wish list, seeking out industry trends and looking to the future. We continue to train our professionals in the latest tennis trends. They are leaders in their fields. This process is ongoing and we will be looking to our membership for their thoughts on what our future should hold. See you on the court!

August is always the start of new excitement at the tennis center. We have the start of our ALTA Seasons, with clinics and organization. Our junior program kicks off the fall schedule with the new Net Generation Clinics. This is for all ages and abilities. USTA Mixed doubles is preparing to start their Friday evening clashes. We also host two of our signature events, the LTA Member/Guest and our Men’s Mixed Sticks Event. It’s a fun filled packed month for our dedicated staff and tennis members. What is also exciting is to see all the new tennis players and as well as prospective players seeking out our programs and clinics. Tennis continues to grow at the AAC and we are thrilled with all the energy. Your tennis committee is working hard to meet all of our players’ needs and wants. It is our hope you will find a sense of community while enjoying tennis at the AAC. Our goal as a staff is to continue to build a fun tennis program and introduce others to the game. Once they start getting involved no matter their level, they see the fun, community and benefits of tennis in their lives. Our Tennis 101 & 201 and Pickleball Level 1 & 2 have introduced hundreds of players to these games over the past several years. If you know of a member that has

contact Seth at SGR@aac1.org Six-week session cost: $135

Intermediate Rusty Racquets Ladies’ Clinic SIX-WEEK SESSION: FRIDAYS, 11 A.M. – 12 P.M. NEW SESSION AUGUST 13 – SEPTEMBER 17 Designed specifically for the 2.0-3.0 levels, this class is perfect for ladies that are just starting to play competitively or who used to play and are anxious to get back into the game. We will cover stroke techniques, movement, and the 5 ball controls: height, distance, direction, speed, and spin. Drills will be cooperative and competitive, and will help athletes get the maximum number of reps to master the skills they need to become players! Register online or contact Seth at SGR@aac1.org Six-week session cost: $135

Celebrations in Tennis I love summer! It is hot out there, but that doesn’t seem to bother our USTA and ALTA teams as this makes everyone appreciate getting closer to normal. Many of the Covid related restrictions at the club have been lifted and we feel closer to the finish line. We have had a record number of USTA teams this season. We had 18 teams! There were three 40 & over ladies’ teams, six 18 & over business teams, and nine 18 & over Thursday teams. ALTA is also well represented with 4 teams. As you can see, we are having fun while remaining busy. Thank you to all the Captains and Co-Captains for your hard work this season, you do so much for the program and we hope you enjoy coaching your team. All our teams had a great season and worked really hard. Congratulations to the following teams who won their way to the playoffs. Thursday Team: 3.0 Aycock/Prante Thursday Team: 3.5 Yannucci/Kallensee Thursday Team: 4.5 Dreher/Boling Sunday Team 3.0 Strickler/Mays Sunday Team 4.5 Luskin

Thursday Team: 3.5 Pombo/Malone Thursday Team: 4.0 Cushma/Orton