Newsletter of the Rancho Peñasquitos Tennis Center Volume 27

Newsletter of the Rancho Peñasquitos Tennis Center
Volume 27, Number 9
November 2014
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Mission Statement
To become the leading recreational tennis center in San Diego’s
North County area, by implementing activities, and providing facilities that cater to the casual, social
and competitive tennis needs of
people in the local community.
2014-15 Board Members
Patsy Greenwald, President
Steve Leffler, Vice President
Julie Simone, Rec. Secretary
John Parsons, Treasurer
Sabine Schroeder, Membership
Norma Garrison
Doreen Krone
Carol Musterer
Vicky Young
STAFF MANAGEMENT
Executive Director, Mike Donahue
Club Director, Julie Maiorano
Office Manager, Connie Komin
LEAGUE COORDINATORS
Men’s League, Dan Scherer
Women’s League, Carol Donahue
Level Coordinators:
A—Patti Sherman
BB—Carey Ramos
Mixed—Norma Garrison
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With Membership Comes Privilege and Responsibility
Just a few reminders to keep your award-winning tennis facility
running smoothly!
1. Monitors are required to card check every player at the club.
by having your card on or beside your bag facing up.
Help us do our job
2. All GUESTS of members are required to pay a Guest Fee of $7. Please come
into the office to pay for your guest before play. (You can also purchase a Guest
Card to use when you have guests)
3. If you drop in without a court reservation, no problem! Just stop by the office to let us know and we’ll put you on the scheduler if a court is available.
4. Members may not reserve courts for any League Match (JTT, Women’s,
Men’s, etc.) under their personal name. All league court assignments must go
through the office. No exceptions.
5. Members may not reserve instructional courts under their own name.
The Teaching Pros make those reservations through Management.
6. Please remember to lock up your court’s gate when leaving.
7. Please no gum, marking shoes or animals on the courts.
Thanks Everyone!
-RPTC STAFF
Christmas Mixed Doubles Social
Tournament
Sunday, December 21
We need someone to coordinate this
event, as well as a few volunteers to help
out.
October Board Meeting Highlights:
MEN’S OPEN PLAY
Sat morning Men’s Open Play new schedule
was made permanent.
TENNIS COURTS MAINTENANCE
Courts 7-10 received approval for resurfacing
to be done in December
Courts 5-10 were approved for new windscreens to be installed in December.
RACQUET STRINGING
Doug Denton was approved to be on site periodically for racquet stringing services.
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LOTS OF FUN AT RPTC’S ANNUAL HALLOWEEN MIXER !
Many thanks to all who attended the Halloween Mixer on October 24. It was a wonderful mix
of people from RPTC, RB Community Tennis Club and players from all around San Diego. The
tennis was fun— the food was delicious! And it was great to make some new friends.
Special thanks to Tracey Austin and John McEnroe for their appearance. I heard they provided
a bit of commentary on their courts!
Thanks to the Castleberrys and the Shermans for coordinating this great event!
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Two Smash & Grabs Last Week
Two cars
were hit at the park this week, in broad daylight – windows
shattered and purses stolen. Please do not leave purses or
anything else that might be stolen in your car!
Also, please be on the lookout for any suspicious behavior.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
Alan Hang
Junior
Tiffinie Harpster Family
Olia Javidi
Junior
Corey Leamon
Single
Hongwen Lu
Family
Anupam Phukan
Family
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Do you enjoying gardening? Save the date! The
landscape maintenance committee is planning a
Club Care Day for Saturday, January 17th.
Volunteers needed!
Women’s A-Level League Fall Report
With three teams fielded in both the Competitor’s and
Leah’s leagues, RPTC A team members played a lot of tennis this fall! Thanks to our Competitor captains: Christine
Bristol, Alison Hout and Pete Sievers, who are leading their
teams through a long (injury plagued) season. They greatly
appreciated the help of our BB subs!
Leah’s League, though a shorter season, was challenging for
our teams as they were all in the same flight and played
against each other. The cooperation of our captains: Norma
Garrison, Kathy Gallo and Susan Dere, set the right tone for
our sister teams. Thanks to each of you for captaining!
Sign ups for Winter League are underway. If you haven’t received the sign up email,
please let me know at pattisherman5@gmail.com and I’ll get your email address corrected (Also, see the following page).
Please consider captaining a team this winter! Having new captains does a lot for
the teams and the club. It gives our “regular” captains a well-deserved break; gives you
a chance to get to know the members at RPTC better; and captaining gives you a better
appreciation of what the job entails.
Also, if you do not have a partner and are looking for one, let me know. I am willing to
help you set up some social matches.
Patti Sherman
A-Level League Coordinator
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RPTC WOMEN WINTER LEAGUES SIGN UP
RPTC is taking sign-ups for NCDTL and NCI. Both leagues are morning leagues and will
begin play in early January. Sign up Deadline is this Sunday, November 9th.
North County Doubles (NCDTL) —Format is a six position line up, with 3 doubles matches at 9:00
a.m. and 3 doubles matches at 10;15 a.m.
North Coast Invitational (NCI)— Format is a four position line up with two doubles matches at 9:00
a.m. and 2 doubles matches at 10:15 a.m.
NCDTL
Mon-BB
Tues—B
NCI
Mon—AA Tues—A
Wed--A
Fri—AA
Wed—B
Thurs—BB
Players are charged an RPTC $10 league fee per regular player, per team, to cover the costs of registration fees, balls, court maintenance, staff time, paper products, etc. Captains will collect this fee.
Note: If you are not sure that you will be available regularly, please either sign up as a SUB or let us
know what you expect your availability to be so incoming new captains have this information when
they draft teams. (This might include planned extended vacations, surgery, work, child care restrictions or other obligations) If you can only play in the 9:00 slot, sign up as a sub.
Teams are fielded according to RPTC’s Policy for Fielding Teams, which can be found under Standing
Rules on the website. The Captains Committee (the outgoing Fall Captains), will meet next month to
rate players, appoint new captains and address player requests. After that, the new winter captains
will draft the winter teams. If you have an item you would like discussed at the next Captains Meeting,
please let your captain or the League Coordinators know. Captain’s Request: Once you have signed
up, please don’t ask to be removed from a roster in order to play at another club. Make sure of your
plans before signing up.
** Because our membership is growing rapidly, we cannot always guarantee placement in both leagues at
the same time. If you are requesting to play in more than one league, please list your first and second
choice. (If it looks like space is limited, we will notify you early in the process). If you are interested in
playing league at RPTC this winter please respond directly to this address: rptcleague@gmail.com
with the following information no later than Sunday, November 9th.
Your Name
Your phone numbers (only if changed recently)
What level are you requesting? (AA, A, BB, B, CC) (ratings are determined by Committee)
Which league are you signing up for? (NCDTL OR NCI)
Which league is your first choice? (If signing up for both leagues)
Partner’s name (if you have one—not required)
Are you willing to captain a team?
Are you available to “sub up” if needed?
WE MUST HEAR DIRECTLY FROM EACH PLAYER WHO WISHES TO PLAY—EVEN IF
YOUR PARTNER HAS ALL READY SIGNED UP.
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Men’s Winter League Sign-ups
It's already that time -- time to start preparing for the upcoming 2015
North County Doubles Tennis League—Mens Division.
A few reminders...
This league is not a USTA league and you do not need to be a USTA member to play. You do need to be a member of RPTC.
RPTC typically fields teams at the A (4.5), BB (4.0), and B (3.5) levels. On occasion there are not enough clubs in the area able to field "B"
teams to warrant a "B" league. If this happens we will strive to place
some 3.5 players on our BB teams if we have available slots.
Normally, each league match features 6 doubles matches on Sunday mornings -- three at 9:00am followed by three more at 10:15ish. This year, the
NCDTL Administrator is considering reducing the number of lines from 6 to
4. If this happens, it may impact how many players we can put on each
roster. We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.
League play usually starts in early-mid January and runs for 2-3 months
depending on how many teams are in the a division.
If you are interested in playing on one of our NCDTL teams this season....Send an email to Men’s League Coordinator, Dan Scherer at
danner.scherer@gmail.com
Include your USTA rating (for placement on a team), your preferred
email address, and your cell phone number. Please respond no later
than 11/10/14.
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Dan will then compile the sign-ups and work with the captains to determine the team rosters. Dan will communicate the rosters to you sometime in late November or early December.
Also, please let Dan know if you are interested in being a captain.
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RPTC TENNIS TIP
“Five Basic Forehand Footwork Techniques”
Lesson Six – The “Run Around” Forehand
By: Coach Sam Langley
The “Run Around” Forehand footwork technique is moving around the backhand to take a
forehand. Moving around the backhand offers many advantages when executed properly,
but can be a costly maneuver when used inappropriately. Roger Federer is one of the best at
this and has been touted many times by his peers as being his most effective weapon. The
shot can turn a point around, from defense to offence as well as deliver the final blow, resulting in a jaw dropping, lightning bolt aimed with surgical precision. When attempted at an
inopportune occasion or when poorly directed, impedes one’s ability to cover the court left
vacant by positioning toward the backhand side of the court. Thus, anticipation, timing & execution are paramount to its effectiveness. One of the main benefits is, the ability to aggressively hit to either side of the court with a spin effect that curves the ball toward the outside
or wider. The terms are “outside in” and “inside out” which essentially signifies which side of
the ball was struck and its direction. Hitting as such imparts critical spin to assist in control,
pace and the devastating angle created by curving the ball. Also it should be noted, when
your opponent realizes you’ve moved around your backhand to take a forehand, they must
shift their position more toward the center of the court protect against the angle and type of
spin created. I have prepared a short video demonstrating a few “Run Around” Forehands as
it’s easier to see than describe. Have a look!
The “Run Around” Forehand Footwork Technique - Lesson Six – Video can be found
here:
The “Run Around” Forehand Footwork
This concludes the series of “Five Basic Forehand Footwork Techniques”. I hope you found
the tips and examples beneficial and useful to your own play. There are more Forehand footwork techniques than the five basic I presented but these will greatly improve your ability to
arrive, execute and recover from your forehand shots. Try them it out and enjoy the journey
to improvement.
Have fun, see you on the courts!
Coach Sam
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Ask the Ump!
Q.
Dear Ump,
Fault, Let or Point??
Submit your Ask the Ump questions to
office@rptctennis.com then look for the
reply in upcoming LobLetters
During a match my opponent hit a let second serve that
bounced high off the net, I reflexively caught the ball in the
air while standing well behind the base line. My opponent
claimed the ball should be replayed as a first serve because
I caught the ball before it was out of play. I countered that
it should be a double fault because I caught it behind the
baseline. Were either of us correct?
MP
A.
Dear MP
this was not a double fault because you caught the ball and prevented it from landing
out. But your actions in no way warranted a replay of the entire point. So your opponent
did not deserve a first serve either. The ball was a let and a second serve was in order. Rules of Tennis 22A.
The Ump.
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UNUSED RESERVATIONS POLICY – PLEASE READ
There have been reports by members and staff of reserved courts going unused.
Failure to call and cancel a reservation in a timely manner is monitored and the member will be
called by staff. Failure to cancel reservations in a timely manner, of unused courts more than two
times in a 30 day period will result in a one-week suspension of reservation privileges.
Repeated offenses will be subject to suspension of membership at the direction of the Board
of Directors.
Please be considerate of your fellow-members and cancel your courts online or by phone as soon
as you know you won’t be playing after all. This is each member’s responsibility.
Our squeegees are in need of 6
roller replacements! RPTC is
now a NonProfit
501(c)3
organization, which means all donations are tax
deductible. If you would like to donate one or
more of these squeegees, let us know! ($25.63
each)
Thanks!
Membership Cards
Monitors are required to card check every player at the
club. Help us do our job by having your card on or beside your bag facing up. If your card has become detached, we can fix it. If you have two tennis bags, we offer clips so you can easily transfer your card from one
bag to another. If there is anything we can do to help
you, help us, do our job better, please let us know. If
you have lost your card we offer replacements for only
$5, if your card is falling apart we can re-laminate or replace it for free.
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MEN’S WORK OUT
Thursday evenings with Tony Parzanese
7-8:30 p.m. $15 members $20 nonmembers
WOMEN’S CLINIC:
Tuesday evenings with Tony Parzanese
7-8pm. $15 members $20 non-members
Thanksgiving Mixed Doubles Tournament
Friday, November 28 / 10:30am-1:30pm
MEN’S OPEN PLAY
Saturday mornings and Tues Evenings
BOARD MEETING
Monday, November 17, 2014 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Please contact the office for more information.
WEEKLY CLINIC RATES
Because of rising costs, weekly instructional clinics by Tammy Redondo and Tony
Parzanese will be raised by a nominal amount of $5.
Regular Clinics:
Members:
$20
Non-members: $25
1-Hour Clinics:
Members:
$15
Non-members: $20
Private Lessons:
Members:
$60 per hour
Non-Members:
$65 per hour
Go to our website at www.rptctennis.com and click “clinics” for a schedule of our
weekly clinics. You can also learn about our on-staff professional tennis instructors
by clicking the “lessons” tab.
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BRAG BOARD
National JTT Championships
Columbia, South Carolina on the weekend of Oct. 17, 2014.
The RPTC 14 and Under CoEd JTT team finished in the top 10 during
the National Championship. Way to go, team!!!
The RPTC team was represented by (L-R): Anjini Agrawal, Coach
Jeff Speir, Olivia Speir, Coach Nick Bennett, Koe Bennett, Ryan
Hahn. Everrett Lin and Lindy Cornwall.
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