Riviera Resort & Racquet Club Trip March 12-14, February Calendar

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1 In This Issue Hello Tournament 1 Riviera Resort Trip 1 February Calendar 1 Turkey Shoot Recap 2 Spring Singles RR 2 Happy New Year Board of Directors 2 Renew Your Membership! 2 Non-members Reminder Grand Prix Points 2 Welcome New Members 3 Ladder Director s Notes 4 Challenge Ladders 4 Hello Tournament to kick off 2004 for SMTC, Sunday, February 22 Come out and say hello to your fellow SMTC members, old and new, at the annual Hello Tournament and Dinner to be held on Sunday, February 22, at Reed Park. (In case of rain, this event will be held on the following Sunday, February 29.) This year, non-members are also welcomed to sign up for this event as a guest of an SMTC member. Entrants will play with many different partners in a mostly mixed doubles round robin format in either the morning or afternoon sessions with a hearty dinner and celebration to follow the final afternoon matches. The 2003 Grand Prix and ladder awards will be presented at the dinner, which will be held in Joslyn Hall at Reed Park. The cost of the tournament, including the dinner, is $20. You can also opt to not play in the tournament and just come to the dinner for a cost of $12. (Non-playing guests are also welcome at the dinner for $12). Send the enclosed entry form by Saturday, February 14, 2004 along with a check made payable to SMTC, to Marguerite Jorgensen, 560 East Channel Road, Santa Monica, CA Elizabeth Dorzback is the Tournament Director. Riviera Resort & Racquet Club Trip March 12-14, 2004 After a personal inspection of the Riviera Resort, SMTC has planned a trip to Palm Springs again. All rooms have been renovated and all facilities have been brought to newest standards. The Resort has received several Awards in the past two years. The Resort offers many on-site activities: Nine tennis courts (five lighted for night play), Two swimming pools with Jacuzzi, Fitness Center, The grill, The Bar, Starbucks Espresso café, Shuttle to/from Downtown Palm Springs, A lighted 18-hole championship putting course, Sand Volleyball, and Classic Croquet. SMTC members have in the past enjoyed great tennis at the resort. We plan on playing organized tennis all day Saturday and Sunday morning. Dinner and trophy ceremony is planned for Saturday night. The trip coincides with the Pacific February Calendar Sunday Open Play* February 8, 15 Hello Tournament Sunday, February 22 Rain Date: Sunday February 29 (otherwise open play) *Open Play hours are 8:00am - 4:00pm on courts 1 & 2. Court 1 is the Challenge Court. Life Open tennis tournament starting March 08-21, 2004 at the Tennis Garden in Indian Wells. There will be sufficient time to attend some of the earlier rounds of the tournament with ticket prices starting at $15.00, lots of special events going on that weekend. Please call me or go to the tournament website http: // for more information. So, please sign up as soon as possible, as limited number of rooms will be available. continued on page 3 SMTC - P.O. Box 2012, Santa Monica, CA Editor: Tom Johnson

2 SMTC TURKEY SHOOT 11/16/03 The annual SMTC Turkey Shoot doubles tournament was played at Reed Park on Sunday, November 16. Two teams played against one another throughout the day, and in deference to political correctness, they were the Hams vs. the Turkeys. Although a few protesters from the butchers union were spotted at the park, the day went smoothly and everyone seemed to have a good time. The tournament comprised two sessions, morning and afternoon. Twenty players, 10 Hams and 10 Turkeys, participated in each session. Once again SMTC Tournament Director, Elizabeth Dorzback, crafted a great format that provided new opponents and partners for most players in each of their five rounds. In a slight change from prior years, each session was treated as a separate tournament and each member of that session s winning team received a $10 Ralph s Supermarket gift certificate. The morning session was delayed about 30 minutes while Elizabeth and her crew cleared the courts of standing water from Saturday night s rain. She enthusiastically thanks those members who, without hesitation, jumped in to help in this massive effort: Richard McNally, Stan Weinberg, Jay Tichenor, Lori Drake, Kara Glover, Carrie Gold, Moshe Herscovitz and Ginny Johnson. Thanks also to SMTC emeritus member Lou Bock for gathering all the equipment required to carry out the task. When play finally got under way, the teams seemed to be evenly matched and it could have gone either way going into the final round. The Turkeys finished with a total of 110 games to the Hams 90. Moshe Herscovitz was the high scorer of the morning session, winning 31 of 40 games. The afternoon session started at its scheduled time and again the teams seemed to be evenly matched in the early rounds. However, the Turkeys, perhaps inspired by their morning counterparts victory, pulled ahead in the final rounds and finished with 107 games to the Hams 88. Mike Germroth led the afternoon session, winning 29 of 40 games. Moshe and Mike each took home a can of new balls for their efforts. Several players, as requested, brought non-perishable food which were donated to the St. Joseph food bank. Others donated cash and some even threw their newlywon gift certificates into the donation bag. Unclaimed gift certificates were also donated on behalf of the intended recipient. Elizabeth thanks Harris Levey and Jay Tichenor for stepping in to play when scheduled players had to drop out. And special thanks go to longtime SMTC member Richard McNally who was recruited to help run the tournament throughout the day. All in all, it was a happy and memorable event. IT S THAT TIME AGAIN! WAKE UP WAKE UP!!! Its time to climb out of hibernation and sign up for the SMTC SPRING SINGLES ROUND ROBIN!!! Compete at your own NTRP level. Schedule your own matches and have a BLAST playing singles. Enter in Men s or Women s 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 or Open Division. Play will run from the end of February through the end of May. Entry fee only $5 for months of exciting action. See Entry form in this newsletter!! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!! A very friendly welcome to new membership director Joanie Rippner and a sad farewell to retiring Interclub director/vice President Mary Durkin. Thank you very much to Mary for her service to SMTC on behalf of the BOD and club members. I would also like to extend my thanks to our current Board, Marguerite Jorgensen, Jutta Ruehl, Elizabeth Dorzback, Bruce Janger,Bruce Schelden & Joanie Rippner for your hard work & dedication to SMTC!!! BRAVO!!! -Sincerely, Brian Page President, SMTC 2004 SMTC Board of Directors Officers President Brian Page Vice-President Elizabeth Dorzback Secretary Marguerite Jorgensen Treasurer Bruce Schelden Directors Social available Ladder Bruce Janger Membership Joanie Rippner Tournaments Elizabeth Dorzback Interclub available Trips Jutta Ruehl If you haven t already renewed your membership for 2004, now is the time!! If your newsletter has a yellow highlight on the label, this will be your last newsletter unless your dues are paid. Now, we wouldn t want that to happen, would we? 2

3 Riviera Resort Trip continued from page 1 $ per person includes: 1. Two nights hotel (double occupancy - If you need a roommate we will try to get one for you) 2. All organized tennis, trophies, balls 3. Saturday evening happy hour 4. Saturday night dinner Deadline for the sign up is March 1, Don t Let Non-members Steal From You At Open Play. In recent months, some people who are not SMTC members have taken part in Sunday open play. Some have lied when asked if they are members. Your dues pay for these courts; people who enter the open play without paying are stealing from you. (A person may play as a guest one and only one set in his lifetime, although his team may play a second set if victorious on the challenge court.) It is up to you, and not just board members, to make sure that you are not scammed by such people. Don t be afraid to ask someone if he or she is a member; it s a legitimate question. If someone isn t a member, and isn t someone s guest, refuse to play with that person. Remember, you have paid for the court. Don t let others freeload. Welcome New Members: Alexander Heil Jill Ivey Jennifer Cloud Marilyn Mack* Brian Connell Mo Borghei Maria Lucas Ari Miller* Brendan Linch Jamil Touma* Haleh Emrani Sherry Harrison Javad Kheradmardon Jeffrey Lasky Gabriel Patino Sia Shahasavani B.B. Shapiro Frank Glabach *Returning Members 2003 Grand Prix Point Totals Here it is, folks! Everyone who has scored a single Grand Prix point this year is listed in this newsletter. Major tournaments, minor tournaments, ladder points (up to 500) and round robins are included. Congratulations to all, and it s never too early to start building your 2004 total. Michael Perka 1255 Doris Bryce 260 Mike Germroth 115 Barbara Kobata 880 Kathy Reilly 250 Candice Kraft 110 Bruce Janger 820 Robert Weingarten 240 Elizabeth Dorzback 100 Jim Metzger 820 Sandra Canalis 240 Tres Rose 100 Richard Levik 760 Kathy Knowles 240 Audree Clarke 90 Raymond Lopez 670 Polly Pritchard 240 Christopher Parker 90 Vicky Perka 615 Allan Greenberg 230 John Raiss 80 Yoko Takasumi 600 Marie McGuire 220 Carmen Grant 80 George Kimura 560 Chie Kawauchi 210 Fred Boyles 80 Lani Espinas 560 Park Liu 210 Chris Clarke 80 Vladimir Levin 560 Bob Shubert 210 Ana Ferber 80 Ashley DeStefano 560 Laura Horowitz 200 Dwight Liu 80 Lily Reeves 520 Rick DeWeese 190 Ruth Klap 80 Adam Altman 500 Michael Pulford 190 Jose Luis Gonzalez 80 James Brett 480 Herb Young 190 Linda Martin 80 Mary Durkin 440 Ted Malek 180 Mickey Freeman 80 Anoosh Askari 410 Jesse Singer 180 Mike Brooks 80 Marie Lafayette 410 Jason Sassorossi 170 Marguerite Jorgensen 80 Stephanie Speights 400 Ron Elmer 165 Jimmy Dale 60 Jim Dekel 400 Eben Ham 160 Klaus Friederic 60 Susanne Glaholm 400 Mike Nicholas 160 Peter Gross 60 Joe Hanania 395 Gene Parks 160 Moshe Herscovitz 60 Mike Schmidt 390 Roger Breternitz 160 Jacqui Schmidt 60 Phoebe Neil 390 Michael Wolfberg 160 Klavdia Goldshteyn 60 Harry Weiss 380 Hal Holtzman 160 Lance Clarke 60 David Ernst 360 Donna Wolfe 160 Chris Reutinger 60 Michiko Martinez 350 Carrie Gold 160 Phyllis Reutinger 60 Carol Katz 340 Russell Braunstein 160 Eric Freed 50 David Silverman 340 Susie Yoo 160 Kay Mills 50 Bashka Selwyn 320 Robbie Williams 160 Bill Roberti 40 Atul Sharma 320 Michael Nozik 160 Craig Cacek 30 Rosette Sperling 320 David Kartch 160 Patti Kingston 30 Charlie Thorne 320 Bill Henry 160 Sue Moore 30 Olivia Burgos 320 Diane Bell 160 David Morton 25 Jerry Zamarin 310 Rez Daryabegi 150 Henry Guerrero 20 Katherine Spetner 310 Frank Richardson 150 Brian Page 20 Linda Lockard 280 Bill Jias 120 Maged Guirguis 10 Ben Murphy 280 Peter Shustari 120 Tom Jonides 10 Jon Moody 280 Lew Zionts 120 Terry Chapin 10 Robert Jones 275 Marilyn Chalais 120 James Dwyer 5 Gary Altman 270 Katie Lunday 120 Ravi Sreerama 5 3 Vrej Azadian 5

4 4 SMTC CHALLENGE LADDERS Snapshot of standings taken January 12, Please see the website for current standings: Open Singles 1. Eben Ham (4.5) 2. Michael Perka (4.5) 3. Peter Shustari (4.0) 4. Klaus Friederic (4.5) 5. Mike Schmidt (4.5) 6. George Kimura (3.5) 7. Rick DeWeese (4.5) 8. Chie Kawauchi (4.5) 9. Herb Young (4.5) 10. Allan Greenberg (4.0) 11. Ted Malek (4.0) 12. Richard Levik (4.0) 13. Jason Sassorossi (4.5) 14. Mike Germroth (4.0) 15. Tres Rose (4.5) 16. Bill Roberti (4.5) 17. Christopher Parker (4.5) 18. Eric Freed (4.5) 19. Michael Pulford (4.0) 20. Jerry Zamarin (4.0) 21. Jesse Singer (4.0) 22. Park Liu (4.0) 23. Adam Altman (5.0) 24. Anoosh Askari (3.5) 25. John Raiss (4.5) 26. Bruce Janger (4.0) 27. Bill Jias (4.0) 28. David Silverman (3.5) 29. Joe Hanania (3.5) 30. Peter Gross (4.0) 31. Jimmy Dale (3.5) 32. Raymond Lopez (3.5) 33. Frank Richardson (3.5) 34. Bob Shubert (3.5) 35. Gary Altman (3.5) 36. Henry Guerrero (3.5) 37. Robert Jones (3.5) Women s Singles 1. Candice Kraft (4.5) 2. Michiko Martinez (4.0) 3. Kay Mills (3.5) 4. Carol Katz (4.0) 5. Elizabeth Dorzback (4.0) 6. Mary Durkin (4.0) 7. Laura Horowitz (3.5) 8. Audree Clarke (3.5) 9. Barbara Kobata (4.0) 10. Susanne Glaholm (3.5) Newly-Won Positions Date Challenger Defeated 01/04/04 Chie Kawauchi Herb Young 12/27/03 Raymond Lopez Frank Richardson 12/22/03 Anoosh Askari John Raiss 12/18/03 Bruce Janger Bill Jias Mixed Doubles 1. Phoebe Neil (4.5) / Mike Schmidt (4.5) 2. Vicky Perka (4.0) / Michael Perka (4.5) 3. Kathy Reilly (4.0) / Ron Elmer (3.5) Women s Doubles 1. Marie Lafayette (4.0) / Katherine Spetner (3.5) 2. Patti Kingston (3.5) / Sue Moore (3.5) 3. Doris Bryce (3.5) / Barbara Kobata (3.5) Men s Doubles 1. Brian Page (4.5) / Mike Schmidt (4.5) 2. Mike Germroth (4.0) / David Morton (4.0) 3. Allan Greenberg (3.5) / Jim Metzger (4.0) 4. James Dwyer / Ravi Sreerama (4.0) 12/12/03 Carol Katz Elizabeth Dorzback 11/30/03 Herb Young Allan Greenberg 11/22/03 John Raiss Bill Jias Positions Recently Defended Date Defender Defeated 01/10/03 Audree Clarke Susanne Glaholm 01/07/03 Anoosh Askari Robert Jones 12/30/03 Anoosh Askari Joe Hanania 12/26/03 Park Liu Anoosh Askari 12/12/03 Bob Shubert Raymond Lopez 12/17/03 Bruce Janger Joe Hanania 12/07/03 George Kimura Herb Young 12/04/03 Anoosh Askari Bruce Janger NOTES FROM THE DIRECTOR 5. Joe Hanania (3.5) / Robert Smith (3.5) WELCOME: Herb Young Robert Jones Open Singles Kathy Reilly / Ron Elmer Mixed Doubles Susanne Glaholm Women s Singles Bruce Janger took the 2003 title for ladder points with 770, followed by Anoosh Askari with 330 and Richard Levik with 280. Candice Kraft took the women s title with 110 points and no other women in triple figures. My recent match with Bill Jias must objectively be deemed The Greatest Match Ever Played. Bill fought off triple match point to force the third set into a tiebreak, in which I came back from double match point to win, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 7-6 (8-6). Catch it on ESPN Classic. If you haven t renewed by January 31, you will be dropped from the ladder. (Subtle reminder)

5 Riviera Resort and Racquet Club Tennis Trip March 12-14, 2004 Your Name (h) Your Your NTRP level: Guest Name Guest Is Guest a Tennis Player? Guest NTRP level: Person You ll Share Room With: Can You Drive Carpool? Enclose: 1) Check payable to SMTC for: $ per person (double occupancy) 2) Stamped, self-addressed #10 envelope (not required if you furnish address) Mail to: SMTC c/o Jutta Ruehl, 625 Midvale Ave. #4 Los Angeles, CA Deadline: Entries must be received by Monday, March 1st. (w) male Yes No Yes No How Many? female # Your Name SMTC Annual Hello Mixed Doubles Tournament Sunday, February 22, 2004 (h) Your (please print legibly - or inclose self-addressed, stamped envelope) Circle NTRP level: Circle: Man Woman (Rain Date: Sunday, February 29, 2004) (cell) Open Will you play up one division if necessary? Yes No Enclose: 1) Check payable to SMTC for $20 per player (for tennis and dinner) or $12 for dinner only. (Guests for dinner are also $12 each.) 2) Stamped, self-addressed #10 envelope (not required if you furnish addresses) Mail to: SMTC c/o Marguerite Jorgensen 560 East Channel Road Santa Monica, CA Deadline: Entries must be received by Saturday, February 14th, 2004 Tournament Director: Elizabeth Dorzback I d like to help out with this tournament: (check) before during Spring Singles Round Robin Your Name (h) Your Your NTRP level: (w) male female Open Division Men s Division Women s Division Enclose: 1) Check payable to SMTC for $5 2) Stamped, self-addressed #10 envelope (not required if you furnish address) Mail to: SMTC c/o Brian Page 5900 Canterbury Dr. K129, Culver, CA SAVE A TREE GET YOUR NEWSLETTER BY If you would prefer to receive your copy of ON THE LINE via please indicate this on your membership renewal form NEW: Member Bulletin Board If you would like to post an announcement such as doubles partner wanted or tennis equipment for sale, we can put it in a Member Bulletin Board section in future newsletters. If you have such a posting, please it to webmaster@santamonicatennisclub.com and we will do our best to fit it into the next newsletter! Deadline: Entries must be received by Sunday, 2/15/2004

6 Santa Monica Tennis Club 4Renewal Application for Membership Gift Membership Application members renewing for 2004: $50 2. New and former members (including gift recipients): $50 # If you joined late in members who joined the club on or after October 1, 2003 and did not play in the Club Championships are automatically paid-up members for the full year 2004 and may disregard this renewal request. Please fill out the form(s) below and mail to: Membership, Santa Monica Tennis Club, PO Box 2012, Santa Monica, CA If you have questions, leave a message at (310) Renewal Application for 2004 Membership -- Mail to: SMTC, PO Box 2012, Santa Monica, CA Name c Check if spelling change from current label last first c Check here if you would like to receive the newsletter via c Male c Female NTRP Playing Level (over): Circle one This is: c My estimate c Official USTA rating dated Renew my membership for 2004: c without any changes (Complete the following phone and address information only if you have changes): c with the following changes (home) ( ) (work) ( ) State Please enclose a check payable to SMTC for $50 # Check# Gift Membership (pay $50) - Mail to: SMTC, PO Box 2012, Santa Monica, CA Please Issue a 2004 Santa Monica Tennis Club membership, as a gift, to: Name last first (home) ( ) State c Male c Female c Check here if the gift recipient would like to receive the newsletter via NTRP Playing Level (over): Circle one Please enclose a check payable to SMTC for $50 Check#

7 SANTA MONICA TENNIS CLUB INFORMATION ELIGIBILITY Every adult tennis player, regardless of ability, is welcome to join SMTC. You do not have to be a resident of Santa Monica. HANDBOOK A Members Handbook, including a membership roster, is mailed to all current members in the first quarter of the year. It is updated periodically throughout the year and supplements are mailed out with the club newsletter. NEWSLETTER on the line is issued monthly to all current members and includes announcements of all upcoming events, the latest ladder positions and entry blanks for the upcoming activities. ACTIVITIES SUNDAY OPEN PLAY The club reserves three courts at Reed Park for Open Play every Sunday throughout the year, except when the courts are being used for tournaments or other sanctioned activities. These three reserved courts are for the exclusive use of members. Open play guidelines are printed in the handbook. SMTC TOURNAMENTS These tournaments are held throughout the year at Reed Park, usually one each month. Most are one-day, Sunday tournaments. Main events include the Hello Tournament in February, the Club Championships (two weekends) in the fall, the Team Tennis tournament in October, and the Turkey Shoot tournament in November. INTERCLUB TOURNAMENTS These one-day matches with other clubs are scheduled throughout the year. CHALLENGE LADDERS SMTC maintains singles, doubles and mixed doubles challenge ladders which are open to all current members, regardless of ability. Guidelines are published in the handbook and standings are posted each month in the newsletter. BOARD MEETINGS The board of directors meets monthly. Any suggestions, problems, or accolades should be brought to the attention of a board member who will present them to the board at the next meeting. A general meeting, open to all members, is held annually in the fall and announced in the newsletter. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES These include, but are not limited to, the Hello Tournament party, the Club Championships awards party and weekend trips to tennis resorts, usually in Southern California. The National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) This player is just starting to play tennis This player has limited playing experience and is still working primarily on getting the ball over the net; has some knowledge of scoring but is not familiar with basic positions and procedures for singles and doubles play This player may have had some lessons but needs on-court experience; has obvious stroke weaknesses but is beginning to feel comfortable with singles and doubles play This player has more dependable strokes and is learning to judge where the ball is going; has weak court coverage or is often caught out of position, but is starting to keep the ball in play with other players of the same ability This player can place shots with moderate success; can sustain a rally of slow pace but is not comfortable with all strokes; lacks control when trying for power This player has achieved stroke dependability and direction on shots within reach, including forehand and backhand volleys, but still lacks depth and variety; seldom double faults and occasionally forces errors on the serve This player has dependable strokes on both forehand and backhand sides; has the ability to use a variety of shots including lobs, overheads, approach shots and volleys; can place the first serve and force some errors; is seldom out of position in a doubles game This player has begun to master the use of power and spins; has sound footwork, can control depth of shots and is able to move opponent up and back; can hit first serves with power and accuracy and place the second serve; is able to rush the net with some success on serve in singles as well as doubles This player has good shot anticipation; frequently has an outstanding shot or exceptional consistency around which a game may be structured; can regularly hit winners or force errors off of short balls; can successfully execute lobs, drop shots, half volleys and overhead smashes; has good depth and spin on most second serves This player can execute all strokes offensively and defensively; can hit dependable shots under pressure; is able to analyze opponents styles and can employ patterns of play to assure the greatest possibility of winning points; can hit winners or force errors with both first and second serves; return of serve can be an offensive weapon This player has mastered all the above skills; has developed power and/or consistency as a major weapon; and can vary strategies and styles of play in a competitive situation. This player typically has had intensive training for national competition at junior or collegiate levels This player has mastered all of the above skills and is an experienced tournament competitor who regularly travels for competition and whose income may be partially derived from prize winnings This is a world class player.