Rancho PeñasquitosTennis Center

Rancho PeñasquitosTennis Center
Volume 28, Number 8
August 2016
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.
2015/16 BOARD MEMBERS
PJ Greenwald, President
Vicky Young, Vice President
Linda Beach, Rec. Secretary
John Parsons, Treasurer
Sabine Schroeder,
Membership
Onay Havens
Marty Fellenstein
Julie Islitzer
Barbara Brokaw
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
Junior Team Tennis League
Ernie Blando
Minh Vo
Nick Bennett
LL EDITOR
Julie Maiorano
We would love to see lots of RPTC members competing in this
fabulous tournament! 15 years and going strong! Voted
Oustanding USTA Tournament by USTA. CLICK ON: http://
tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/
Tournament.aspx?T=174097 to register today!
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A NOTE FROM OUR FAVORITE REFEREE:
I would like send out a heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s RPTC
Adrian Waisfeld Juantopo Cucurucho Junior Open Tournament a success. A few days prior to
the start of our tournament, our Director, T. Solomon Liu, had to make an unexpected trip to
Taiwan; his grandmother had passed away. Solomon finished and posted the draw from
30,000 feet on the way to Taiwan. Although Solomon was not there for the first weekend, he
returned in time to finish the tournament the second weekend. Thanks for your integrity and
hard work.
The remainder of our tournament committee and volunteers stepped up and did a great job,
Kudos to all.
Ernie Blando Y our organization tennis know ledge and smile made every day w ell run
and fun. How do you get there so early?
Lamella Belgica calm and efficient, w hen you are there I feel safe.
Julie Maiorano our tournament “Mom” kept us fed, watered
and in line, you’re the best!
Our wonderful volunteers: (If I omitted anyone my apologies)
Carolyn Brooner and Dad Daniel
Kiana Nguyen
Hana Jeluzadeh
Eliza Belgica
Hannah Mora
We could not have done it without you!!
Mike Kelley, USTA Referee
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10 and under winners from our Jr. Open tournament
with Tournament Director Solomon Liu and
Referee Mike Kelley
NOTICE TO ALL TEAM CAPTAINS…..
PLEASE CHECK YOUR HOME COURT MATCHES ONLINE AT LEAST 3 DAYS
BEFORE YOUR MATCH. ALL MATCHES HAVE BEEN PRE-SCHEDULED, BUT
THINGS HAPPEN. SO PLEASE CHECK!
Members will no longer be able to delete their own reservation with in one hour of
their reservation time. They must call into the office in order to have the reservation
removed. The board is in the process of instituting stricter policy in order to reduce
unused courts due to last minute cancellations.
MISSING BABOLAT TENNIS RACKET!
A member’s brand new 107 oversized Babolat Pure drive; white, black and blue, which
was placed in the club bathroom, is missing. We know members and pros sometime
borrow “lost and found” rackets. This racket belongs to a member who is very anxious
to get it back. So please return the racket if you have it. Thank you!
WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS!
Diane Rogers-Ramachardran
Darwin Jativa
David Wu
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Girls Nite Out - Short Registration
USTA League
RPTC is Taking Sign ups for USTA Girls Nite Out!
Respond to rptcleague@gmail.com by Thursday, Aug 4th.
Requirements for sign-ups:
* Must be RPTC member
* Must be current member of USTA (USTA requires USTA membership, which charges $40 per membership as well as a $25
league season fee paid online)
IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR TEAMS COMPETITIVE, players must sign up at the level in which they
are currently rated by USTA. If you are unsure of your rating or if you do not yet have a rating
with USTA, please contact a League Coordinator (listed below).
Sign up soon, as player's registrations could be rejected because the team (s) cannot field
everyone. Players who have a rating that is equal to the level they are signing up for, have
priority.
Format is 3 doubles matches at 6:30 p.m.
Play starts in early September.
Teams are limited to 10 players maximum per team
(Priority to players who cannot play daytime league)
Play Nights:
Wednesdays - 3.5
Thursdays - 4.0
PLEASE NOTE: Going forward with RPTC teams is dependent on whether USTA has enough
clubs for a reasonable division.
If you are interested in playing on an RPTC GIRLS NITE OUT team, please respond to this address . ( rptcleague@gmail.com ) by Thursday, Aug 4th:
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Your name (as it appears on your USTA membership)
Your phone number
Partner's name (if you have one)
Your current USTA rating & membership number
Are you willing to captain a team?
We hope you are all having a wonderful summer! Let us know if you have any questions!
Carol Donahue
RPTC Women's League Coordinator
rptcleague@gmail.com
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RPTC/WTT
MIXED DOUBLES SOCIAL TOURNAMENTS!
Friday August 5
Friday August 26
@ 6:30-9:30pm
at Rancho Penasquitos Tennis Club
Sign up soon! Space is limited.
We are full almost every time and it is so much fun!
Come join us!
7.0 and 8.0 mixed categories
You can sign up with a partner, or we can help you find one!
COST: $10/RPTC & WTT Members and $15/Non-members
FORMAT: Round Robin Mixed Doubles.
CATAGORIES: 7.0 AND 8.0 combinations
PRIZES: $20 gift card per team winners
What to Bring:
Men, please bring beverages to share.
Ladies, please bring snacks, salads or dessert to share.
Sign up soon as space is limited to six teams per level!
RSVP THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE PLAY DATES TO:
Mike Has at: mike@w ttsandiego.com
619 -992-0023
Barbara Weinberg: Weinberg@san.rr.com (858)395-7110
JULY PICS!
Pictured Left:
Tony & Mina
Flynn - 8.0
finalists
Pictured
Right:
Al and
Beatrice
Darimon 8.0 winners
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ASK THE UMP!
Michael E. Kelley
USTA Certified Official
National Hard Courts Tournament Referee
On the Fly
My partner served a ball that hit the top of the net
and then without bouncing hit the receiver’s partner
on the baseline. After some discussion, we agreed
that it was our point because the ball had struck the
opponent before landing out. After thinking about the
point later I thought that perhaps the serve should
have been considered a let and the point replayed.
What is the official ruling?
Dear Fly,
Submit your Ask the Ump
questions to
office@rptctennis.com
then look for the reply in
upcoming LobLetters!
It should have been a let. There is no way that ball could have possibly have landed
in the correct service box and it would have been a fault if not for the partner’s inability to get out of the way. However the penalty for that is not the loss of a point.
Rule 22.a states a serve is a let “if after touching the net, net strap or band, touches
the receiver or the receiver’s partner or anything they wear or carry before hitting
the ground.
Let, first or second serve as applicable.
Ump
Note: Mike Kelley, long time member of RPTC, is a highly respected and very busy USTA official. He
has years of experience and you can find him officiating at most of the larger USTA tournaments in the
So. California area, including college tournaments.
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LEFT: Connie with Steven,
our new monitor filling in for
the summer, cleaning the upper courts. All 12 courts
were recently cleaned by
staff.
BELOW: Thank you, Marianne
Carson, for your donation of
several green chairs for our
upper patio!
RIGHT: Showing off his
unique form of painting! Thank you to Marty
Fellenstein (new board
member) for painting the
office doors, mirror and
monitor counter!
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Members have been enjoying the new shade structure between courts 10
& 11 which was completed recently - and just in time for the summer
heat and RPTC’s adult tournament coming this month! The new shade
structure will hold up against our RPTC wind which was an issue with the
umbrellas.
PERFECT FIT!
Click on: https://www.facebook.com/rancho.p.tennisclub
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MEN’S OPEN PLAY
Saturday mornings and Tues Evenings (check online scheduler
for times) $8 Guest Fee for Non-Members.
MEN’S WORK OUT
Thursday evenings with Tony Parzanese 7:00-8:30 p.m.
$20 members $25 non-members
BOARD MEETING
August 15 @ 6:30pm in multi-purpose room
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SEPT. LOBLETTER ARTICLES
August 24, 2016 (Photos should be in jpeg or gif format)
Remember to
pay your
membership
dues!
If your membership
dues were due in
June or July you’re
late! ($25 late fee)
Please remember to
send in your membership dues on time to
avoid late fees.
Thanks!
RPTC STAFF
May Board
Meeting Highlights
The Board approved a final budget for 2016-17
The Board discussed possible policies to reduce "last minute" cancellations
The Board approved Nomads to rent courts for their
Friday AA matches
It was reported that the water pipe repairs at the park
entrance would last to the end of the year
Completion of the repair to "net line" gap on courts 7-10
was completed under warranty
Court 10 shade structure was completed
Lights on 6,9 and 8 were fixed; Staff repaired anchor on court 12; Staff cleaned all courts in July
Office added matching cabinets; and Marty Fellenstein took on an office painting project
New Monitor, Steven Pineda was hired for the summer
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