Battle at the Bend Photo Album

During the Battle at the Bend tournament last month, John Posluszny visited all four courts and took some fantastic photographs of the participants during warm up and play. He provided some great shots and since they are so varied...I asked if I could put them into an album for everyone to enjoy, and he kindly agreed. If you would like to see his photographs, please click on the link below.

http://picasaweb.google.com/dwallace44/BattleOfTheBend?authkey=rvg71FdgvoQ

Thank you John for sharing them with us.

From May to September, coordinators volunteer to host the Thursday morning tennis sessions. The volunteer collects the sign up sheets from the bulletin board late on Wednesday afternoon, and then plans the following morning's tennis.

Carol was our coordinator for the month of July. This is always a lot of work and we thank her for doing a great job.

HEB Tennis Club Championships

Photo: Three ladies who participated in the last tournament. Left to right: Tricia, Carol and Liz.

The deadline is fast approaching for the HEB Tennis Club Championships. Please have your Entry Forms returned to the Front Desk by this Sunday, August 17th. If you don't have an Entry Form, you can get one at the Front Desk.

The matches will be played on Saturday & Sunday, August 23rd & 24th. If you would like to play, but have a conflict on one of those days, we can work around it. Just mention on your Entry Form what times you will be unavailable.

This will be a great tournament! We have Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles. There are 3 levels, so no matter what your level, you can be sure to get some competitive matches.

We have quite a few teams registered already, so get your Entry Forms in ASAP. John Gibas is the Tournament Director, so you can be sure that the tournament will be great! You can enter with or without a partner. John will match you up with someone at your level if you don't sign up with a partner. We hope you join us in a great tournament!

Ron Hedy
Pres

East vs West

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE "EAST", WHO ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE "BATTLE AT THE BEND" HEB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Also, congratulations to the West Team who put up a valiant try. It was nip and tuck the whole day.

Thanks for all those who helped put this together. It was a great success!!

A plaque was awarded to the East at the Awards Banquet and will be on display in the Club House.

This will be an annual event, so plan on playing again next year.

Ron Hedy & Jan Rankin
Co-Captains

Wednesday Evening Tennis

Four men and four women enjoyed a great evening of tennis for the second week running. This new evening program began on June 4th by Marlene (front center) and Hugh (kneeling). Their business schedules did not allow them to participate in the early morning tennis sessions at HEB, so they organized a 7:00 - 9:00 PM Wednesday drop in tennis group. For more information contact either Marlene or Huge for details through their email.

East vs West Tournament - Battle at the Bend

We finally have the sign up sheet on the bulletin board for the East vs. West Tennis Tournament, so any of you who would like to play can now sign up. Be sure to put your name on the correct sheet depending on if you live East or West of Gartrell Road. The tournament is Saturday, July 12th and is free. Tennis will be played most of the day and a draw sheet will be made up a few days ahead of time, so you will know approximately what time your match will start. Everyone who signs up will play at least one match. We will have Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and a "Mixed Doubles Super Tie Breaker" at the end of the tournament.

If you want to attend the Awards Banquet, the cost is $15.00 and you can pay at the Welcome Desk. You should pay with a check, because they will only be collecting the money for us, and will turn over the checks to us periodically. Make your checks out to "HEB Tennis Club". The banquet will start at 6:00 p.m. and will be held either in the Humboldt Room or the Lower Lobby of the Club House, depending on how many people we have.

Your spouse is welcome to come watch us play and root us on, and they are definitely welcome to attend the Awards Banquet.

Please sign up for the Tournament and the Banquet as soon as possible, so we can get a count as to how many we will have. Thanks,

Ron & Gail Hedy
Social Committee

P.S. The menu for the Awards Banquet is: Mixed Green Salad, Chicken & Beef Fajitas, Black Beans, Spanish Rice, Desserts, Iced Tea, Lemonade & Coffee. The $15.00 cost is inclusive of the above menu, tax and tip. We will also have a cash bar available.

Monday Morning Tennis

Eleven ladies turned out for drop-in tennis this morning. The weather was absolutely perfect with no wind. This was the first time everyone got together at 8:00 AM instead of the customary 9:00 AM get together, and they loved it!

However, Thursday (sign up tennis) is still scheduled for 9:00 AM through approximately 11:00 AM. Afterwards, some ladies stay to have lunch at the Eagles Nest restaurant.