The Villages Men’s USTA 6.5 tennis team captured a nice win over Almaden Valley Athletic Club this past Sunday, October 20, with the highlight entailing a smashing victory for Lisi Bettencourt and Steve Olson playing in Line 2. They dominated a win 6-2, 6-2 in Lisi’s second ever USTA match! And another highlight in a smashing victory came with a 6-0, 6-1 by pair Josh Liao and Paul Spisar!
Saturday’s match, October 26, the 6.5 team played the first place team for a second time but came up short. Sunday, October 27, the Villages played Almaden Swim and Raquet club, battled hard, but came up short. Steve Olson and Brian Dombrowski played late into the evening on a heartbreaking tie-break loss.
Saturday, November 2, our team will play its final game of the league season here at the Villages at 3:30 p.m. Come down and cheer on your Villagers to an exciting victory with lots of food and high-fives at the end.
It is time to select next year’s tennis club officers. If you would like to help organize club activities for 2025, please contact Betty Olsen, 801-361-5591 or email betty_olsen@yahoo.com.
In addition, please save the date of Sunday, December 8 for our tennis club’s holiday party titled “Christmas in Hawaii.” You won’t want to miss the performance of the Sunshine Dance Club! DJ Chris Campos formerly of 94.5 will provide the music.