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Lorraine Fazzolare Reports-
The effervescent Bubblicious 3.5 Senior
Women's team, captained by Jan Edwards, led
us to the Sectionals last month in Walnut
Creek. The team won 2-1 the first day, 2-1
the second day and it was all going to come
down to the matches on Sunday to determine
which team would be heading to Nationals.
After two days of tennis and a lot of food
and wine after the matches, the team had
their hearts set on a trip to Palm Springs.
The final match was scheduled for high noon
on that Sunday where temperatures rose over
the 100 degree mark. The 6 Amigas (Cindi,
Pam, Tamara, Cheryl, Terri and Lorraine)
headed out to the courts to do battle. In
the end, it all came down to 4 little points
in a 3rd set super tie-break that kept us
from going on to Nationals. Everyone was a
little disappointed with the results of the
tennis, so deciding to make lemonade, we all
focused on our main accomplishments to make
it as far as Sectionals (none of us have been
this far before) and most importantly, we
expanded our circle of friendship with the
Sonoma wonder women! And, in the end,
that's really what tennis is all about-no
huge trophies, no million dollar checks-just
fun and friendships!
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Captain Gil Lima, 3.0 Adult Men's Team Reports-
With only 5 of the 14 matches left to play we
are in second place, with strong teams in the
top 4 positions. My team consisting of new
and existing NVTA members contributing to our
success on the courts. Hopefully we can
maintain our momentum thru to the playoffs.
Captain Jan Edwards from the ladies 3.5A
Adult team reports-As of June 6th, with only
three matches to go the Ladies 3.5A team (
aka: Blue Angels) is first place. We 've
been having a really fun season so far, and
are truly disappointed our section has only
8 total matches. Our next match on 6/13 at
1:00 is against Benicia, the number 2 team,
so come on out an CHEER US ON!
Captain Matt Forbes Reports-The NVTA Men's
4.0 team was challenged in the early part of
the season with schedule conflicts and having
enough players for each match. The good news
is that looks to be behind us now and we are
in the thick of the race with a 5-3 record
and 6 matches remaining. This years players
heading up singles for us so far are Jim
Vanoli, Scott Butterfield, George Wakerlin,
and Oscar Camacho. Doubles consist of Kyle
McAhren, Todd Satiago, Mike Smith, Pete
Arbios, Owen Irwin, Larry Holman, John
Cooney, Bruce Lamoreaux, Pat Eggers, Eric
Grigsby, Harold Zagunis,and Matt Forbes,
Unfortunately on injured reserved is our
co-captain Fred Facchini.
The following is the results from our most
recent match-
We are in the thick of the race with a huge
team win on Saturday against Vacaville. We
fought hard in singles with both Oscar
Camacho and Jim Vanoli, however we came up a
little short. Then it was up to all three of
our doubles. Owen Irwin and Larry Holman
disposed of thier opponents 6-1, 6-4. Then
Pete Arbios and Mike Smith handled thier
opponents 6-1, 6-4 also. It all came down to
the match with Kyle McAhren and Todd
Santiago. The first set went to Vacaville
6-1. Then Kyle and Todd kicked in to high
gear taking the next two sets 7-5, and the
third with a 7-5 win.
Captain Bob Walsh says that his Super Senior
65 team just moved into first place by
beating Oakmont 2 - 1. John Blasingame
and Al Facchini took first doubles 6-3. 6-0,
Clair Palmer and Bob Walsh won number two
doubles 7-5. 3-6, 10-5 and Ange Moreno &
Jerry Muth lost in a tough number three
doubles 7-5, 7-5. Our record is 6-1 with 5
matches to play.
Captain Bob Walsh reports that they had a
whirlwind time at the Senior 3.0 Sectionals
in Walnut Creek on May 15-17. On Friday we
beat a team from Courtside 2-1. On Saturday
we beat the team from Pleasant Hill 2-1 and
headed for Napa to celebrate being the only
undefeated team. While celebrating we got
the dread call from the Tournament Director
that Ken Civiello had struck out and his
match wins were overturned leaving us in a
1-I tie with the other three teams in our
flight. So we went back on Sunday and lost
2-1 to Gilroy Tennis Club. It was a hot and
miserable day.
Captain Lorraine Fazzolare Reports-
The 4.0 Women's team, captained by Lorraine
Fazzolare, is having a fun season as we start
to build a strong 4.0 team again at NVTA. We
may not be winning all of our matches but we
are certainly giving our opponents a
challenge and having fun along the way. The
team welcomes so many new players and NVTA
members this year: Gila has returned to the
NVTA team (Yeah!!), Cathie Witters, and from
Sonoma our new members are: Mary Herring,
Tamara Krautkramer, Betsy Niles, Sue Smith,
Cheryl Sweeney and Jenny Yamakawa. We even
have some new members from San Rafael: Paige
Hirschkop and Amy Taylor. Its been great
getting to know all the new players!
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Did you wonder how the colorful landscaping
just magically appears every summer? The
flowers were planted by a terrific crew
(volunteers of course)
who had a great time.
Pictured are Mark, Barb and Bruce, Chuck and
Fred, Cindi, Lis and Jan, Chuck, Bob & Al.
Thanks to all of you.
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There is a new cover over the bleachers at
court four. The design crew was Fred
Facchini and Ben Caron. The paint crew
captained by Phil Lampe included Bruce
Lamoreaux, Al Facchini, John Blasingame,
Clair Palmer and Bob Walsh. The construction
crew was struggling with several leaders
until Mark Stuart arrived and took control.
The construction workers were Fred Facchini,
Ben Caron, Bruce Lamoreaux, Al Facchini, Dick
Giusto, Chuck Simonds, Mark Glickstein, John
Blasingame and Bob Walsh. George Clemons, a
tenant of Fred's did a super job of
installing the posts and getting the heavy
beams up and in place. Enjoy the new
cover.
Thanks to all who helped!!
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We are a small (now) group of ladies who
play Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9a.m. on
the NVTA courts at Vintage. We would welcome
any player (female) 2.5 or 3.0 to play with
us. We have a good time and enjoy the game so
much.
Call Gwen Pyle,
707-224-8556
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Entries close June 22! Enter today!
Players must play all matches within the same
level. An example would be a M3.5S may play
M3.5D or X3.5 only
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA
members. Entries must be submitted by Monday,
June 22, 2009 11:59:00 PM Pacific Time. Only
USTA members can register online if available.
Don't miss this fun, competitive
tourney...let's bring some trophies home to
Napa!!
Notes
*Address of Vintage High School is 1375
Trower. Courts are located on Jefferson
behind school. *PLEASE PLAN FOR TRAFFIC IN
THE VALLEY. POINT PENALTIES WILL BE STRICTLY
ENFORCED. * Please enter email and phone
numbers if needed * If you need to withdraw
after the draw is posted, please email to
dedeez@earthlink.net or call 707-481-0370. *
Play will be held at Vintage High School and
possibly Napa Valley College. All check-ins
must be done at Vintage high. * No Ad scoring
will be used until the quarters in each event.
Click on Napa Valley Classic in Quik Tennis
Links box, upper left
to register!
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Our junior program for summer starts Monday
June 15th. It accommodates all levels, ages
4 - 18yrs and can do so on a drop-in basis.
Please contact me for full details. Also,
there is still room in our adult cardio
tennis class on Monday nights from 6-7pm.
We will be starting an adult singles ladder
for all levels. I have had many inquiries
over the years and thought we should give it
a try. Interested players will need to
sign-up through me at no cost. The ladder
will be posted at courts and possibly online.
For more info, call Rick at 337-3193.
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New offerings this summer include: An
intensive class 3 days per week for 6
weeks beginning on June 29, 2009.
iF YOU DO NOT NEED A GRADE, PLEASE REGISTER
CREDIT/NO CREDIT. If you have a repeatability
issue, and did not sign up to take the class,
please send me an e-mail and we'll get the
paperwork done so you don't miss out.
Currently, the first class has 19 enrolled,
whereas the second class has 8.
That's without counting the non-credit
(repeatabiity) students.
Also Offered this year-brand new Jr. TEAM
TENNIS for boys and girls 8-10 years old.
Beginning on June 16th at 6:00 pm we have our
brand new Jr. TEAM TENNIS for boys and girls
8-10 years old. That program runs on Tuesdays
5:00-6:00 pm and Saturdays 1:00-2:00 pm for 8
weeks. The program has filled and the
volunteer coaches have been assigned their
teams. Check with Gwen if you need further
information. If you think you might want to
be a volunteer coach in the fall for our
second Jr. Tennis Team Program, let me know
so I can plan a training period for you
during the summer months (probably August_.
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NVC Tennis Club Advisor Rebecca Thompson
Reports-Our USTA Men's 3.5 team will be
having matches through the summer months,
usually on Thursday nights, some Saturdays.
Our Women's 3.5 Team will be practicing over
the summer months, on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings.
Thursday nights from 8:00-10:00 pm is our
"CLUB NIGHT OUT". Only club members have the
courts for pick-up games, singles and doubles
available depending upon the number of people
interested. You must be a member of th club
to participate in this night of fun.
So, few if any courts will be available to
public on Tuesday and Thursday evenings this
summer from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
Probably no courts will be available on
Saturday mornings beginning in July from 8:30
am - 2:00 pm.
We will be having a USTA non-sanctioned
tournament probably August 7,8,9- more
information to follow.
Our program is growing....if you'd like to be
a part of the NVC Tennis Club and have fun
with tennis this summer, register for a
tennis class today!
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Sunday, September 6th (Labor Day Weekend) for
the the wildly successful NVTA / SVTA social
at The Lamoreaux Ranch. Thanks to Barbara and
Bruce for again organizing this fun event.
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Another reminder about locks and trash.
Please close the gates when you leave.
Please secure the storage building and
clubhouse when you are finished. Instead of
putting tennis ball containers in the
buckets, take them home and recycle.
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The NVTA Court Reporter newsletter will be published monthly. Please submit articles and photos to Bev Wilson. See you on the courts!
beverly wilson
napa valley tennis association
email:
beverlywilson@comcast.net
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