The Marines Come to HEB

During our regular Monday morning session of tennis, we heard the distinctive sound of the Marines' marching song and realized a golfing event was being held at Heritage Eagle Bend. There was a lot of hustle and bustle, media coverage, etc. and then almost a 15 ft Marine appeared out of nowhere. Not being the shy types, our tennis ladies went to investigate. Two Marines kindly posed with our tennis players. (Lynne N. and Jenny L.)

Thursday Morning's Host for July

Many thanks to Neemie for hosting the Thursday morning tennis sessions for the month of July. She did a great job and we are all very grateful and appreciate her hard work.

Our Thursday Morning Tennis Host

Thanks to Anita, we had a great month in June. Anita used a method that's sometimes used in Arizona, especially when you have more players than courts. She was able to take up to 20 players substituting an extra player on each of our four courts...and it worked out very well. Thank you Anita for volunteering for the whole month of June. We all appreciate your efforts.

Breakfast at Wimbledon

Photo courtesy: Nancy B.

On July 5th, twenty+ members of HEB tennis club enjoyed a typical English breakfast and watched the men's finals at Wimbledon on a big screen TV. The Eagle's Nest Restaurant did us proud and served scrambled eggs, potatoes with onions and peppers, link sausage, bacon, grilled mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, strawberries and cream, toast, orange juice, coffee and tea - and it was delicious. It was great fun watching the last day of Wimbledon with our tennis buddies.

Nancy B.

First Ever - Friday Night Under the Lights

Our first ever Friday Night Under the Lights went really well. The weather was kind to us considering how changeable it has been recently. About 24 members attended the event, each playing 8 games before rotating with a different group of four. There was no real order to the event. It was "just turn up and play" and it seemed to work great! Some members arrived later due to work schedules. Most people stayed until almost 9:00 PM and enjoyed the beautiful evening under the lights at HEB.

New Shirts Anyone?

Our Co-President, Nancy B. has been busy trying to organize new tennis tops for our USTA leagues. Up until this point, the team members have each been responsible for purchasing their own tops in the designated colors. Consequently, we've had a variety of pinks (and golds when we had a HEB gold team). This year, we're thinking we'll have matching shirts with the HEB logo embroidered on the top left-hand shoulder. We'll let you know if we can get a resonably sized group interested in doing that.

Summer Kickoff Mixer and BBQ

The weather cooperated on May 31st for our Summer Mixer. About 30+ people participated, and we were able to keep four courts occupied for three hours. Having worked up an appetite, everyone moved towards the Eagle's Nest Restaurant where a fantastic BBQ was served on the patio.