| Co-Presidents' Message Paul and Tony didn't have anything pressing to say this month so I'm going to repeat their call for volunteers for the 2011 Board of Directors. Here are the Board positions and the current officers. Please contact any of the current Board members to express your interest in keeping MVTC strong. Tournaments: Kathy Wheeler Newsletter: Diane Silverman/Bob Dickerson Communication: Roger Okamoto & Nuwan Jayasena Treasurer: Teresa Low Secretary: Debbie Ryan Vice President: Jimmy Areias USTA Link: Rajeev Kelkar Fund Development: Carol Tolen President(s): Paul Chen, Tony Serksnis --diane Fall General Meeting Our upcoming General Meeting will be held at the Mountain View Senior Center on Tuesday, November 9, starting at 6:00pm. The evening will include a nice dinner catered by New Leaf, time for chattign with new and old friends, and a talk by George Napier, CEO of Prince Sports. Thanks to Jimmy Areias for doing the organizing on this. The Evite has been sent, please RSVP sooner rather than later. Member Profile - Jimmy Areias  Yes, I know his name is all over this issue of the Court Report. But the guy is organizing the General Meeting again. We really should get to know him better. Photo at left is of Jimmy and his wife, Marcie.CR: Where did you grow up? Any memories? JA: Los Banos, CA in the central valley. I grew up in the country, memories include spending time at our family dairy, riding horses with my grandfather or just doing something outside with my siblings, cousins, and/or friends. I didn't watch much TV and I'm thankful for it. CR: When and where did you first start playing tennis? What attracted you to the game? What do you like about it? JA: I first started playing tennis when I was around 10 years old in some peewee summer tennis clinic and caught on fairly quickly, I remember winning a warm can of Pepsi for rallying volleys 10 times. I think I averaged playing a few times a year until high school where I played singles and mixed doubles with my older sister. CR: What's it like being VP on the board? What do you enjoy about it? Would you like to encourage others to participate, to serve on the board? JA: Being on the board has been a fulfilling experience and it has given me a new outlook and appreciation of not just tennis events but all organized events I attend. I would strongly recommend everyone give it a try, it's simple when you're accompanied by well rounded and talented volunteers. CR: How long have you been a member of the club? What do you value about it? JA: 4 years. Initially, I joined to meet people in the area to play tennis. I continue to be part of the club for the events including tournaments, USTA, general meetings, and the clinics. My favorite event is the Team Tennis tournament! CR: Your favorite match that you have played? Tell us a little about it. Of if you want to talk about two, please do. JA: My favorite tennis matches.. 1. The day of my wedding I played with my Uncle Albert near Pismo Beach. It was just a great day, we had a view of the ocean and it was great to incorporate tennis into that day with one of my favorite tennis partners. 2. An Ultimate Tennis championship match. It was back December 2008 and I think is was 50 degrees, it was freezing and a long drawn out match. I was worried I may not play my best under pressure which I didn't but I held on for the victory without frostbite. CR: Your favorite tennis shot? Which shot gives you the most pleasure when you hit it? JA: My favorite tennis shot is definitely any returned shot my opponent thought was a winner and I'm able to get it back. Winning those points are great! CR: Your favorite tennis pro? Probably more than one. And why? JA: Of the current players, Federer because he is Swiss and excellent and the Bryan brothers because they just seem to have fun while they're playing.  Photo at left is Jimmy longboarding.CR: What do you do for work? Do you like it? If so, why? JA: I'm an account rep for an IT consulting. I really enjoy and am thankful because 1. it's a job in this economy 2. the company treats both employees and their customers better than any other company I'm aware of and 3. we have great reference accounts which make my job much easier. CR: Any hobbies, other pursuits besides tennis, other passions? JA: A partial list includes Golf, Mountain Biking, Ping Pong, Skateboarding, Wake Boarding, Riding horses, Flying, and Traveling. Ice Hockey is the latest hobby I've picked up but I need to play more. My perfect day is a long day of Snowboarding with a good dinner and cold beer! September Mixed Doubles Tournament Review Under overcast skies, with weather forecaster’s “chance of rain” in our minds, 24 teams of mixed doubles gathered at Rengstorff to compete for bragging rights. The clouds soon went away and after three rounds of tennis in eight hours, winners in three flights emerged. The teams were divided into three flights according to their computer rating.    The weather turned out to be that of a typical fine autumn California day. The players along with their friends and family had a great time playing, watching in the stands and socializing with each other. Katherine Altemus assisted me in directing the tournament. While the food committee did their usual outstanding job of keeping all of us fed all day from morning juice and coffee through lunch to afternoon snacks on leftovers. George Koo, Tournament Director October Singles Tournament Go Giants! Get out your orange and black tennis clothes and sign up for to play some singles! Special prize to the player in the best costume! Both Men and Women players welcome... (women: please specify in the comments section of the sign-up form what men's level you would like to play). October 2010 Coed Singles Tournament Date: October 23rd, 2010 (one day tournament*) Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm* Location: Rengstorff Tennis Courts Entry Fee: MVTC members: $22; Non-members: $25 Entry Deadline: Wednesday, October 20th at 5pm (online) Participants: Open to all adults -- men and women singles players (women will play in the same draw at the level of their choosing) Tournament Director: Kathy Wheeler Food: Continental breakfast and lunch provided Prizes: $10 gift certificate to the winners and a can of balls to the runners-up Signup Here * Note: Depending on the size of the draw, we may hold the championship matches on Sunday morning (to give players the option of not having to play three matches in one day) Senior league is into playoffs. Final standings for our two teams were: Senior Women's 3.0 (Patsy Duke): 1-14 Senior Men's 4.0 (Killer Squirrels): 4-8 Combo league is mostly done with playoffs due to begin at the end of October. Two of the four MVTC teams will be involved in playoffs. See final standings below: Combo Women's 6.5 (Carrie Fischer): 3-7 Combo Women's 7.5 (Dropshot Divas): 9-3 (3rd place, in playoffs) Combo Men's 7.5 (Qiao Chen): 5-7 Combo Men's 8.5 (Chicken Taggers): 8-2 (1st place, in playoffs, first match Oct 31) Tennis and the World Here are three links. The first features quotations for the somewhat serious tennis player; the second is more humorous and includes unterances by and about those bad boys of tennis Ilie Nastase and John McEnroe; and the third is for the poets among you. It offers blogs, articles, and poems about tennis. Hope all three links inspire you. Quote Garden Sports Quotes Poetry Foundation |
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