Club Times January/February 2024

t enn i s NEW CLINICS with Coach Wendy

Thank you to all the Captains and Co-Captains that make the tennis program such a success and to all the members that continue to work hard to get better at this amazing sport. We love your dedication! GO AAC! ALTA PLAYOFFS AAC Ladies Teams that made it to the playoffs in 2023 Fall ALTA season: Senior Ladies A-5 City Champions and Division Winner / Captains: Tory Whipple and Shari Wilkison Senior Ladies B-5 Division Runner up & 1st round of playoffs / Captains: Caroline Kuehn and MJ Olson Sunday Ladies B-6 Division Winner & 3rd round of playoffs / Captains: Elli Mays and Jessica Dupree Sunday Ladies B-1 Division Runner up & 1st round of playoffs / Captains: Carrie Strickler and Clare Manning Sunday Ladies A-8 Division Runner-up & 2nd round of playoffs / Captains: Katherine Malone and Shannon Collins Sunday Ladies A-1 Division Runner up & 1st round of playoffs / Captains: Julianne Ryan and Lauren Trapani Thursday Ladies B-8 Division Winner & 2nd round of playoffs / Captains: Julie Wright and Susie Judge Thursday Ladies B-3 Division Runner-up & 1st round of playoffs / Captains: Lauren LeFevre and Erin Rhatigan Thursday Ladies B-2 Division Runner-up & 2nd round of playoffs/ Captains: Pat Smith and Angie Baker Thursday Ladies B-1 Division Winner & 3rd round of playoffs / Captains: Shannon Collins and Elizabeth Shore

LADIES’ TENNIS Coach Carmen | CMG@aac1.org DEADLINE COMING UP! The ALTA deadline to register the teams is Thursday, January 19. Spring 2023 Captains should not accept new players for their team unless it has been communicated to Carmen (league coordinator) and to the team captains involved. Etiquette reminder when switching from current team to another team at AAC. • Consult and discuss the move with your coordinator (Carmen Garcia-Jersild). • Inform your current captain and thank them for their hard work. • We ask that you follow these two simple steps when switching teams, out of respect for the captain’s and coordinator’s hard work in creating the team, assuring that everyone has a team to play in and that the teams have enough players season to season. 2024 SPRING ALTA SEASON Important Dates ALTA registration: January 1 Register for Adult (women and men) by January 18 Alta schedules: February 29 2023 FALL ALTA SEASON REVIEW:

BACK TO BASICS DOUBLES CLINIC If you need to brush up on your double's strategy? Come and work on your serve/serve return tactics and doubles positioning. Drill instruction and live ball play will be included. SHOT OF THE DAY CLINIC This class is perfect if you want to work on a certain shot. Each week will feature a different shot to work on. This class includes drill instruction and live ball interac tion. Always get your racket back early as soon as the ball crosses the net. This helps get more depth, power, and gives you more time to prepare where you want to angle or place your return. MEN’S TENNIS Coach Lance | LOM@aac1.org With the arrival of the New Year, it is time to prepare for another won derful year of tennis. While it may still be cold outside, temperatures for Men’s Night remain a balmy 72 degrees! So, take advantage of this opportunity to play indoors every Thursday night until Spring has sprung. Speaking of Spring, ALTA season will soon be here, and regis tration for the Spring season begins on January 1. If you wish to play on an ALTA team this spring season, please let Lance Missildine know before the deadline on January 18. The men’s USTA league will be wrapping up on January 20. Hopefully, our men’s 3.5 team Captained by Randy McMichael and Tim Klespies will play their way into the playoffs. Let’s go AAC! TENNIS TIP By Coach Wendy

CONGRATULATIONS to all the teams who made it to playoffs this past 2023 Fall ALTA season. A special Congratulations to the A-5 Senior Team captained by Tory Whipple and Shari Wilkison for their ALTA CHAMPIONSHIP!