Tennis Talk
By Betty Olsen
I would like to introduce you to one of our new tennis club members. His name is Tony Loiacono. He and wife Hanne moved to village Hermosa April 2023. When you meet him, you will wonder if he is related to Steve Olsen because if you were glancing at the courts from the viewing stand you would think you were watching Steve except Tony is a lefty!
Tony grew up traveling because his father was in the military. But the unique reason he moved and traveled so much was because his dad was a PGA tour golf pro in the military. Tony has an older brother who is a scratch golfer. He also has a younger sister.
Tony went to high school in Florida and played trombone in a jazz band. He went to Florida State University and became a wine sommelier working his way through college at Disneyworld. After college he and a friend did a road trip from Florida to California but ran out of money when they hit San Francisco. However, he never returned to Florida because he met his wife here and raised his family in Redwood City. They have one son, Nicholas, who is a musician. He plays several instruments, but the guitar is his main instrument but now is a music producer and owns a recording studio in San Mateo.
Tony has enjoyed many careers including working as a yacht broker in Newport Beach. Tony and Hanne now own a special events company. Their clients include Stanford and many IT companies. However, he says he now works part-time because he can rely on repeat business.
I asked Tony how he found out about the villages, and he remembers when they decided to move, they looked on Zillow. And are we glad they did! Tony joined the tennis club after participating in Jay’s Sunday drop-in and states they are very happy with their move choice. They were looking for a friendly community with many activities to choose from and they found it.
