Tennis Talk
Put these dates on your calendar:
Scholarship Events on April 27.
VTL end-of-season celebration on May 1.
Silver Creek Boy’s play our men on May 6.
By now you know that we raise money for the Scholarships by sponsoring the tournament and dinner, and from donations from folks like you and kind merchants in our area. But, did you know that the very first fundraiser was the Ladies of the Court calendar for 2005? One page looked like this:
Left to right, Sally Schauer, Phyllis Mueller, Peggy Marlow, Wendy Ferguson, Jean Gillette, Anna Hewitt, and Jill MacMitchell. We had a lot of fun as the photo shows. And the fun has continued for 20 years.
News flash: Four very deserving SCHS scholars and intrepid tennis players are recipients of the Villages Tennis Club Scholarships. You can meet them at the Scholarship Dinner next Saturday night. Be sure to read their essays on the Tennis Club web site. Let me tell you a bit about their achievements. First, all of them have a 4.0 GPA; well, one has a 3.95.
Kate is majoring in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology at UC Davis. She played tennis for three years and was co-captain as a senior. She said that her tennis career was the most memorable and enjoyable experience of her high school years.
Kabir is studying Computer Science at Cornell. He played all four years, and his best friends were members of the tennis team.
Kiana is majoring in Engineering at DeAnza. As co-captain her senior year, tennis taught her to learn and grow from mistakes and she helped foster team cooperation.
Vasanth is studying Biology at UCLA. He has played tennis for nine years. During the season, he set up a more efficient communication system for the team through Google Calendar. Let’s hope these fine young people continue a life-long pursuit of tennis as so many of us have in The Villages.
VTL standings are in, and as of this writing, Team Benz is in first place, followed by teams Olsen, Murphy, and Pennington. And it’s not all about winning; just ask the participants.