Mill Creek 8.0 Mixed Team Wins National

Mill Creek Tennis Club
Volume 3, Issue 12
Editor: Kyle Stalker
December 2011
Mill Creek Welcomes New
General Manager!
Former MCTC General
Manager Bruce Dayton has decided to
leave to pursue a career at his childhood
home for tennis, the
Lakewood Racquet
Club. We wish him
the best! Avanti Sports Assistant
Manager Kyle Stalker takes the helm
as the New GM of the Mill Creek
Tennis Club. Kyle has been with the
Mill Creek Tennis Club since it was
taken over by the Avanti Sports
Group in May 2009. Kyle graduated
from Willamette University with a BA
in Economics, with a focus in Environmental Economics. During his
tenure at Willamette he was a two
time All American on the baseball
team, leading the NCAA in home
runs in 2008 and setting five all time
WU offensive records. Kyle is very
enthusiastic about tennis technologies and the latest cutting edge
trends in tennis equipment and
stringing, and how to use it to help
bring new life to the game. Kyle is
also a member of the 2011 Mill
Creek 8.0 Mixed National Champions
Mill Creek 8.0 Mixed
Team Wins National
Championship!
Mill Creek’s powerhouse 8.0
Mixed doubles team led by
MCTC Coach Kent took down
Florida 2-1 in the November’s
National Championship finals
in Tucson, Arizona. Team
Members Pictured L-R: Kyle
Stalker, Erin Link, Justin Tran,
Allison Porter, Kent Van Alstyne, Alex Mathers, Sonia
Pemberton, Anne Corsorno,
Rob Box, Matt Look, Brita
Nelson, & Bruce Dayton.
Holiday Mixed
Troubles Potluck
& Gift Exchange
The Mill Creek 7.0 Mixed
Team placed Third at Nationals, see article on page four.
Join us for our biggest and best Mixed Troubles Potluck of
the year! Bring a dish and an optional tennis themed $10
gift to exchange with your friends here at MCTC. As always, we’ll be playing great music and setting up fun tennis matchups. Free for members and prospective members, $15 for non-members.
Fall Flight Winners:
Welcome New Members!
Amy Amick
Chris Casazza
The George Family
Jennifer Harris
Josh Wallar
The Tang Family
Tia Lee
Erin Link
Ty Martin
Cindy Song
The Tang Family
Josh Wallar
Eriko Yamaguchi and Daniel Jung
15505 Country Club Drive
Mill Creek, WA 98012
Phone: 425-224-4167
E-mail: millcreektennisclub@gmail.com
Web: www.avantisports.com/millcreek.aspx
Matt Moon - Men’s
4.0 Doubles
Pedro Manfredi Mens 3.0 - 3.5 doubles
Anna Antonova - Ladies
Singles and Doubles
December Membership Special! Receive a
$100 Gift Certificate
when you refer a friend for a 12 month
NO INITIATION FEE Club Membership!
...plus, the new member will
also receive a $100 Gift Certificate!
Certificate is redeemable at all three Avanti Pro Shops or can be used toward lessons and
programs at MCTC. Call the club today to schedule a complimentary 1.5 hour court time
and tour of the facility! Rates and membership info available online.
Congratulations MCTC Member Dan Martin!
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Congrats to Dan Martin and the Robinswood TC Boomers 3.0 Senior
Men’s Team for winning the 2011 3.0 Senior National Championships in
Indian Wells, CA. The Boomers won the match 2-1 over Texas. After
dropping the first set in the finals, Dan came back and won his championship match in a third set tiebreak! Pictured on the left, Dan is in the
middle, wearing the crimson WSU Cougar visor.
New Pro Shop
Mill Creek Country Club now offering
a new Social Membership!
Holiday Arrivals!
Adidas Firebird
No Initiation! No Monthly Fees!
Track Suit - A great
Receive full access to Restaurant & Bar, and full club house
privileges, including access to
social events! A $50 monthly
food minimum is your only requirement. Includes monthly
golf privileges!
lightweight winter
men’s warmup. Buy
together or as seperates
Adidas Beckenbauer
Men’s Jacket—Stay
WARM in style! Soft
and thick crushed
cotton.
Mill Creek Holiday Tennis Camps!
Join Coach Roger Mark Ted Kim and Kent Van Alstyne for
our annual Holiday junior tennis camps. They run Monday
December 26th thru Friday Dec. 30th. Jr. Varsity runs 12pm
-3pm, Varsity runs 3pm-6pm. Camps cost $200 for Members, $240 for non-members. Sign up today at the club, or
mail in an entry form, available at
http://www.avantisports.com/millcreek.aspx
Contact us at 425-2244167 or millcreektennisclub@gmail.com for further information.
Women’s Adidas Barricade Team
Jacket/Pant—A great offering in the
adidas women’s line. Light, comfortable and breathable.
Remember: Mill Creek Members receive 20% off regularly
priced merchandise!*
*excludes Babolat Products
Tennis Director Roger Mark receives award from USTA!
Coach Roger was given the award for Outstanding Service to Diversity and
Inclusion by the Pacific Northwest USTA. The award is given to recognize an
individual who actively supports the USTA/PNW's commitment to promote
diversity and inclusion within the sport.
Congrats Roger!
December Tennis Tip Of The Month
by Kent Van Alstyne
critical component of an advanced player's game. Keep your
arm as loose as possible. The
Every tennis player wants to
looser your arm is, the faster it
serve as fast as Andy Roddick, but
will be able to whip through the
not everyone has the live arm
contact point, producing a faster
and natural physical ability of
ball. Clenching your arm and
Roddick. Every player, however,
trying to muscle the ball will
can improve his serve and add
have the opposite effect, lessenspeed regardless of height and
ing your racket head speed and
strength. Hitting a fastball on
power.
serve requires technique rather
than physical strength. Use these
Pronate your wrist during your
tips to add some heat to your
service motion. Just before condelivery.
tact, snap your wrist to add additional racket head speed.
Use a continental grip. While the
Imagine your racket is an exteneastern or hammer grip might
sion of your hand and arm. If
provide you with more success
you are pronating correctly,
early on, these grips do not allow
your racket should start the upthe wrist to fully snap. A contiward swing with the frame leadnental grip allows the wrist to
ing the racket and end with the
fully pronate, allowing you to hit
racket strings facing the ball.
fastballs. As an added benefit,
Imagine high-fiving the tennis
the continental grip allows for the
ball with your racket.
development of spin serves, a
A More Explosive Serve
Holiday Funky Friday!
Friday, December 16th
7:30pm - 10:30pm
We’ll be celebrating the Holiday
Season in Style. We combined our
usual night of food, fun and music
with a gift fun Holiday gift exchange. ( Optional) Just bring a
$5 gift to exchange with another
player. All High School players
welcome with MCTC provided
permission slip.
$5/Members
December After School Junior Tennis
Program at Mill Creek TC Dec 1st-22nd
Tournament Champs
Varsity
MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS 3:00 pm — 6:00 pm
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 3 pm — 4:30 pm
Fees: $234 Members, $288 Non-Members. 18 Hours
Fees: $137 Members, $168 Non-Member. 10.5 Hourss
Little/Future Varsity
Junior Varsity
FRIDAYS 4:30pm — 6:00 pm, addl. FV class Sat. 9:00 - 10:30
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 4:30 pm — 6:00 pm
Fees: $60 Members, $72 Non-Members. 4.5 Hours
Fees: $137 members, $168 Non-Members. 10.5 Hours
Mill Creek 7.0 Mixed Doubles Team Places 3rd at National
Championships!
Mill Creek 7.0 Mixed Team, led proudly by Captain and
MCTC member Chris Ahearn took third place at November’s Mixed Doubles Nationals in Tucson , Arizona. The
team advanced from pod play and lost a close 1-2 semifinal match to the Caribbean team under the lights. All
three courts in the match went to 3rd set tiebreakers,
with the Caribbean getting the better of the Creekers.
Team Members pictured L-R: Bruce Dayton, Michelle
Nguyen, Amy Amick, Jason Bower, Tia Lee, James Kim,
Chris Ahearn, Tom Griner, Lacey O’Connel, Anne Corsano,
Kristi Magee, & Noel Balantac. GREAT JOB GUYS!
Need something to help boost up your game for the new year?
Here are some new products in the industry to give you that
extra edge.
Wilson BLX One - Wilson Brings
back their legendary One with a
more traditional throat and an
extremely stable and comfortable
feel.
Avanti Sports is conducting
it’s annual Holiday food
drive!
Adidas adiPower Barricade 7.0 - The Ultimate
Shoe returns with a vengeance! A slightly wider
toebox and a stichless upper make for the most
anticipated shoe in years. Lighter, Tougher
Faster. Coming in December.
Babolat BT7 Natural Gut - Like natural gut string but
hate all the hassle and special care needed? Babolat has
come up with a revolutionary chemical coating for their
natural gut to make it much more durable and significantly less sensitive to water and atmospheric conditions. Finally gut has become more practical! Available
in 17 gauge natural color and 16 gauge in natural and
BLACK.
Internal Hybrid Strings! Wilson is leading the way in new internal hybrid string technologies. These great strings combined the great feel and comfort of polyurethane multifilament strings with the control and durability of polyester
strings. You can’t beat these for a comfortable, crisp, solid
feel. Wilson offers its original NXT Control and a new, more
economical Sensation Control. Sensation Control Coming in
December.
Help the less fortunate this Holiday season and save yourself
some money on your next Avanti
Sports purchase. Donate cans of
food at MCTC or any Avanti
Sports Store.
Spend $50, bring in two cans of
food and save $5!
Spend $100, bring in four cans of
food and save $10!
Spend $200, bring in six cans of
food and save $20!