Double Win for HEB

HEB Pink and Gold Teams each won their respective matches on Friday, June 29th 3-0 and 3-0. Yeah to both teams!!!

HEB Pink played their matches at the Colorado Athletic Club Inverness. Two matches were played inside and one outside. The club has a lot to offer and boasts of twelve outdoor and eight indoor courts. They also offer multiple leagues, clinics, ladders, etc. all to “fine tune” a player’s game.

More to come soon on HEB Gold Team, so watch this space!

The opposing team were friendly and hospitable – seen here are five members from The Colorado Athletic Club as the team captain records the scores and we all enjoy some light refreshments.

Our Captain for June

Each month, a captain is designated to organize and arrange teams for our Thursday morning practice. Joy is the captain for June and we want to thank her for a job well done. She has tried a new match scheduling technique this month based her bridge club experience. The method takes 16 players and, at random, sorts them into doubles teams. We each receive a slip of paper with our name and a designated number that tells us which court and partner. It has worked very well – thank you Joy! If only we could remember the score during the matches, we’d have it made!

HEB Gold Team Play HEB Pink Team

The HEB Gold played the HEB Pink team (or Gorgeous in Gold and Pretty in Pink) on Friday, June 22nd. The matches were played on our home courts and were enjoyed by the respective teams and several spectators. It is never easy to play in competition against friends, but all members tried their hardest to put those feelings behind them and concentrate on the matches at hand. HEB pink team won 2-1.

The weather was a little more cooperative on Friday after the sweltering heat of Thursday when it reached almost 90 ° by lunchtime. Our ladies had light refreshments under the gazebo after the matches.

Monday “Drop In” Tennis

Monday morning tennis practice is always a lot of fun. We have drills by our tennis coach beginning at 8:00 AM for an hour and then a second session begins at 9:00 AM. The drills are excellent (there is a waiting list) and provide all sorts of tactics and strategies that the ladies then put into action. Seen here is Debra Pope just waiting to put those strategies into practice.

Monday’s Practice Drills

The ladies tennis members had discussed having some tennis drills, but it was Susan Behm who pulled it all together. In the beginning we were just going to have “a couple of drills and see how we get on…” but now there is a waiting list as members sign up weeks ahead to be sure of getting a slot. This is a lot of work for Susan who maintains the list, informs the members of their respective day/time of the drill, etc. Susan said recently, “I never imagined the drills would be so popular – I think it’s fantastic!” We are all very grateful for Susan’s continued role in keeping the sessions organized. Susan is also the captain of the HEB gold team – a team that is brand new this year and doing very well in the league.

HEB Pink and Gold Teams

HEB (pink team) played their match at Gates Tennis Center on Friday, June 15th. HEB won two of their three matches. Likewise HEB (gold team) won their matches at home against the Colorado Athletic Club at Inverness, also winning two of their three matches.

Seen here is the Gates tennis ladies (one of whom had to leave unfortunately) who kindly posed for this photograph . They were great hosts and supplied a lovely breakfast and drinks after the matches.

Annoucement for Men's Tennis

The HEB men's tennis have a blog! Following is the url for their site. Go and check it out! http://www.hebmenstennis.blogspot.com/

Larry Place is in the process of laying out the blog and still has a couple of things such as the masthead, etc. to get organized...but he'll get to that as soon as he has time. Likewise with photos, he intends to get to these things done as soon as he can.

So, please flag this site and add it to your "favorites list" and visit it often.

Tennis Dues & Meeting Notes

This is just a reminder for those of you who have not paid their $10 dues. You can give the money to any of the Tennis Club Officers (Larry Place, Gail Hedy, Carrie Sharp or Jim Rogers).

It was decided in our Tennis Club Meeting this evening that we will be using some of our dues money to purchase: Court Numbers, Squeegie Replacement Rollers & Push Brooms.

Also, Jenny Hays has generously offered to buy pads for 3 of our light posts, since some of these light posts were installed too close to the courts and are very dangerous. Thanks so much, Jenny, and welcome back for the summer.

Gail Hedy

New Mixed Doubles Team at HEB

We are forming an ITA Mixed Doubles team for HEB. This will be a combined rating 6.5 team. The matches are played on Sunday afternoons and the season runs from August 12th thru September 30th.

I believe we have a number of couples whose ratings are 3.0 and 3.5 (6.5 total). But you don’t need to have a partner to be on the team. If you'd like to sign up without a partner, we will try to match you with someone to play with.

We need to have at least 3 couples registered by July 23rd. Nancy Strauss has agreed to be the captain, but I will be putting the team together for her. Please respond to me if you are interested in being on the team. This will be our first HEB mixed doubles team, so I'm excited to get this going.

Please let me know soon if you are interested in playing. Thanks,

Gail Hedy

Reminder of New Schedules

Hi Ladies,

This is just a reminder that Monday Drop-In Tennis is moved to 8:00 a.m. for the next few months. On Mondays, drop in tennis is on Courts 3 & 4. (Courts 1 & 2 have drills). We will rotate players on courts 3 & 4.

Thursday tennis will remain at 9:00 a.m. and you do need to sign up ahead of time on the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board.

We have our next tennis meeting Monday, the 11th, at 7:00 p.m. See you then.

Gail Hedy

Women and Men’s Tennis Event

On Sunday, June 3rd, the tennis season officially began with a fantastic afternoon of tennis with mixed doubles followed by a Pot Luck Supper. Everyone contributed a dish to the table and it blended nicely with the food and drinks that Gail and Ron supplied.

All in all, it was an excellent afternoon and evening. We very much appreciate Gail and Ron (pictured) for hosting the event – we all had a wonderful time. Many thanks!

Beginner (refresher) Classes

Some members of our team recall the last time they played tennis. They remember using a wooden racquet that was kept inside a wooden frame!!! These members have turned up for Monday morning practice but feel they have been away from the sport for too long and need help.

In an effort to accommodate those members of HEB who want to get back into tennis after a lengthy absence, or for those who have never played and want to learn tennis for the first time in their lives, the tennis club is offering special beginner’s sessions.

Gail Hedy, co-president of our tennis club said “We have lessons on Tuesdays @ 11:00 a.m. Larry & Jenny Lindsay are the volunteers who are giving those lessons. Their first lesson will be this Tuesday, June 5th. We already have 4 people who are signed up to take that lesson.

We also have lessons on Wednesday mornings @ 8:00 a.m. These lessons are given by Jerry Wagner and Carrie Sharp. So far, one person has signed up for that lesson. We want to encourage everyone who is interested to come to these classes.”

HEB at Monaco

It was an early start to our league match on Friday, June 1st. The ladies in pink left HEB at 7:00 AM for their away match at the Colorado Athletic Club Monaco. Although the morning began cold and relatively cloudy, the sun soon came out and the morning was beautiful.

The Colorado Athletic Club Monaco has wonderful facilities with twelve outside courts and eight inside, so members are allowed to play year round. The staff at Monaco was very helpful and courteous welcoming our team on an announcement board at the front desk and telling us which courts were allotted for our matches – we all thought this was very professional and well organized.

After our matches, (3-0 to HEB) the Monaco team provided a great breakfast of fruit and pastries. The ladies were friendly and courteous hosts (see photo). What a nice way to start a day!