Little Chilly for September

Drop in tennis on Thursday was just that...drop in! Seven ladies turned out on a not so warm morning and watched as the cold front swept in. Jackets were needed. The weather did not cooperate until much later in the day. We played "Australian" on court #2 and rotated our players. It was a fun morning.

Starting next week (Oct), HEB ladies can expect drop in tennis on Monday and Thursday to begin at 9:00 AM.

Come and Join Us for Fall Tennis!

Front: Gigi

Middle: Sosanna and Carrie

Back: Jan

Dear HEB girls, Remember we're still playing ladies tennis on Monday and Thursdays thru September at 8:00 a.m. WE ONLY HAVE ONE MORE MONDAY IN SEPT.(NEXT WEEK SEPT.26) so please sign up and join us! We had 6 girls this morning, the weather was perfect and we all had a great time and good tennis too!!! This Thursday and next week will be "walk-in" tennis, but I already know several girls who plan on being there! Last week Liz Wallace had contacted several girls (both 3.0 and 3.5 players) who planned on playing. Alas, the big rain storm on Weds. night brought cold, windy conditions on Thursday so no one played. But, this week is supposed to be good weather so come Thursday and play!!


I've agreed to be women's tennis coordinator for one more year, but it is disheartening to have these wonderful courts on beautiful days only one fourth full! Please come out and join us, they're free and waiting for players! Maybe now that golf is almost over we'll get more of those girls on Thursdays!


Hope to see you on the HEB courts!
Carrie Sharp, Women's tennis coordinator

Year End Party

Photo courtesy: Shari and Hank S.

Shari S. hosted her annual 3.5 H.E.B. luncheon party last week. Unfortunately, Kathy E. could not attend, because she had family commitments. Food was scrumptious and company even better!

Needless to say, the group is excited about representing H.E.B. in Las Vegas next March, and tentative plans were discussed and drawn up in regard to both travel and hotel accommodations.

Once again, the 3.0 super senior ladies will be going to Las Vegas. It's amazing to think that in the relatively short life of our club...that we are sending two teams to represent H.E.B. but more than that -- they are representing the whole of Colorado! We are so proud of our gals.

East vs West Tournament Trophy

As most of us know, there's a natural and friendly competitive edge to the East vs West tournament every year. At the regular meeting last night, Larry D. presented the duly engraved tennis plaque to John P. who accepted it with a shake of the hand--amidst lots of cheering, hand clapping and "wait until next year" comments.

Larry brought the 16 members who attended the meeting to order, and asked for volunteers to help run the tennis club in 2012. Several people stepped forward, and I'm glad to report that all positions have been filled. We thank the generosity of those people for without their help, our tennis club would simply not exist. 

Our HEB Men Complete at Districts

Not only did our super senior women's 3.0 and 3.5 HEB teams compete at Districts, win and will compete in Las Vegas in March of next year...our senior men's 3.5 team competed yesterday at Monaco and did extremely well. They play again this weekend and, if they qualify, will go on to Regionals in Boise, Idaho, in two weeks! Not much time for them to practice, but watching them play yesterday...it didn't look as though they needed much practice at all. There were a couple of  "nail-biting" moments during tie-breakers -- but they were fun matches to watch.

We wish our HEB men all the luck in the world this weekend -- please watch this space for more information.

PRESS RELEASE...PRESS RELEASE

3.0. Super Senior Champions

3.5 Super Senior Champions

Resting in between matches

I was unable (due to grandparents' duty) to see our team play their matches today...however, Carrie Sharp provided the following commentary.

“Double whammy-3.5 Super Senior team wins District championship today! Viva Las Vegas in March 2011!

We are so proud and excited for our 3.5 Super Senior women'.s team who won the District championship today at Pinehurst Country Club! They defeated a very strong Loveland team 2-1 and advance to the Intermountain Sectionals in Las Vegas in March 2012! Way to go HEB RED! Team members are Carol Chiolero(captain,) Jan Rankin, Gail Hedy, Louise Forsythe, Jean Duncan, Joann Posluszny, Shari Schroeder, Kathy Ebdon and Elinor Newman.

For the first time in HEB history we will be sending 2 teams to Intermountain Sectionals!!The 3.0 super senior team which qualified yesterday are Carrie Sharp (captain) Janice Allmacher, Donna Rufner, Carol Lawson, Violet Marquez, GiGi Goodson, Joy Bole, Margaret Hinderliter, Neemie Felton, Nancy Wagner.

We COULD have a 3rd team going to Senior men's sectional as HEB 7.0 men's senior TEAM WILL BE PLAYING IN DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS THE WEEKEND OF SEPT.9-10.Good luck, HEB MEN!

It has been an incredible winning year for HEB USTA teams-believe me HEB is now a force to be reckoned with in Colorado!

See you on the courts, Carrie Sharp, Women's tennis coordinator.”