Tennis Talk
By Sherry Benz
Sunday saw the Tennis Club out on the golf course trying to understand why it was so much harder to hit a stationary ball than one that is traveling at the speed of light. The format was a “step aside scramble” where you chose the best ball of the group for each shot and each person hits from that position except the player whose ball was chosen – he/she must “step aside”. There were some bright spots:
- Low net for 18 holes: Cheryl Heusser, Jay Pinson, Roy & Kathy Pennington
- Low net for 9 holes: Sherry Benz, Dennis Cullen, Donna Quartaro, Marty Funcell
- Closest to the pin #4: Cheryl Heusser for the women – Vince Alvarez for the men.
Allow bragging rights … Donna drove the green on #6, Sherry put in a 12’ birdie putt – girl power! Prizes were given for the winners and lots more by random draw. Thanks to Scott Steele for donating a couple of baskets of range balls … some of us need it more than others!
The food was fabulous … tostado shells with all the fixin’s. Thanks to my co-chairs, Jayme and Lynn Dickson for a great job. It’s never too late to have fun!
Get ready … VTL (Villages Tennis League) is coming back in October! Remember how we met and played with other Club members, some we had never been on a court with. It was (mostly) friendly competition and a lot of fun. The play will be mixed doubles and most matches will be played on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays with only a couple of weekend matches to include our working players Thanks to Roy, Peggy and Jim for “herding” this group. Sign up … and make a new friend!
