Club Times: May June 2024

Memorial Day Davis Cup | May 27 Join the staff in a fun morning of tennis in our Davis Cup format. Each professional will be a team captain and will draft their teams for the event. All levels are invited and you will play against players of like ability. Check in begins at 9 am and play will conclude at noon. There will be plenty of drink and breakfast food for all that attend. Deadline to sign-up is Wednesday, May 22 at 5 pm. Cost is $35 per player. tennis From the Director of Tennis, Jeff Chandley

Court Resurfacing Project We will be resurfacing the clay courts and hard courts during the month of May. We will be staggering the work so all the outdoor courts will not be unplayable at the same time. As long as the weather cooperates with the contractors, the clay courts will take a week to complete and the hard courts will take two weeks. The hard courts will have all cracks repaired during this process. Congrats to West Forsyth High School The 2024 AAC High School Invite presented by Piedmont Bank was a success for the 8th year. We were able to dodge the rain on Friday with the help of the AAC maintenance and professional team members. Six powerhouse high schools teams competed in this year’s event, Alpharetta, Milton, Westminster, Alpharetta, West Forsyth 1 and West Forsyth 2. Teams were placed in two divisions and competed in these divisions. The winners of each division gained the right to play in the finals against the other division winner. This year’s championship round was between West Forsyth 1 and Westminster. West Forsyth came out as the winner for the second year in a row. Congrats to all the teams that participated and a special thanks to Piedmont Bank for their continued support of the event. Our North Atlanta Pickleball City Champs

TENNIS 101 For those who want to learn the game of tennis, please join our tennis 101 class and learn all of the basics on proper grip, forehand, backhand, volleys, overheads, and serves. This session runs for 6 weeks from 10 am-11 am on Sundays. A complimentary Wilson racket will be given

with this class. TENNIS 201

This program is for those who want to play with others and learn the basic strategy of how to play doubles. This session runs for 6 weeks

from 11 am -12 pm on Sundays. INTERMEDIATE LADIES

This is for you if you want to hit a lot of balls and get back into playing doubles in order to get ready for league play. This session runs for 6 weeks from 10 am-11 am on Fridays. ROOKIE LADIES For those who want to get the rust off their rackets and get back into playing tennis again. This session runs for 6 weeks from 11 am-12 pm on Fridays. BACK TO BASICS DOUBLES CLINIC Need to brush up on your doubles strategy? Come and work on your serve/serve return tactics and doubles positioning. Drill instruction and live ball interaction will be included. This class runs on Fridays from 12:00 pm-1:30 pm. WEEKNIGHT TENNIS 101 AND 201 This will be offered for those who have a busy weekend family schedule and want to try a weeknight class. Tennis 101 will be held on Tuesdays from 6 pm-7 pm and 201 will be held on Wednesdays from 5:30 pm-6:30 pm.These will be 6 week session classes.

Captain Pam Starke lead one of our AAC Pickleball teams to the City Championships this past season. Their victory was over the number one ranked team, St Ives. The depth of strength of this team was the deciding factor in getting the team to the playoffs. We are so proud of our newest city champions and we look forward to many more! TEAM MEMBERS: Pam Starke, Captain, Julie Wright, Alex and Robin Marchetti, Kyle Starke, Justin Rhodes, Amy Little, Helen Haberstroh, Jack Wright, Craig Du Buryn, Yancey Suber, Marc Morin, Jen & Roger Sittler, Curt Boling, David Lawhon, Pamela & Ray Russo