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1 Rancho PeñasquitosTennis Center Volume 29, Number 2 February 2017 Mission Statement To become the leading recreational tennis center in San Diego s North County area, by implementing activities, and providing facilities that cater to the casual, social and competitive tennis needs of people in the local community. 2015/16 BOARD MEMBERS PJ Greenwald, President Vicky Young, Vice President Linda Beach, Rec. Secretary John Parsons, Treasurer Sabine Schroeder, Membership Onay Havens Marty Fellenstein Julie Islitzer Barbara Brokaw STAFF MANAGEMENT Executive Director, Mike Donahue Club Director, Julie Maiorano Office Manager, Connie Komin LEAGUE COORDINATORS Men s League, Dan Scherer Women s League, Carol Donahue Level Coordinators: A Patti Sherman BB Carey Ramos Mixed Norma Garrison Junior Team Tennis League Ernie Blando Minh Vo Nick Bennett Message From Your President RPTC is such a great club, and the Administration and Board work diligently to support the best interests of all our members. We are the envy of almost every other club that operates cityoperated tennis facilities in San Diego. The Board has addressed the issue of court usage in several earlier versions of the LobLetter, but I want to capsulate the issue at hand. We have many members of varying types: an impressive junior program, social players, tournament players, drop-in open players, an astounding number of league players, teaching professionals providing service to members and we serve the public with one public court (required by the City) available most hours all of which place intense demand on our courts. Keeping our courts as accessible as possible to everyone is a huge challenge. In order to succeed, we require the assistance of all members. Most of our members understand this. Unfortunately, not every member complies with rules, intentionally or not. Court usage rules are being abused to a point that the Board is now forced to address the issue with new policies, procedures and enforcement. The two areas being addressed are (1) late court cancellations and (2) noshows. These are fairly self-explanatory, but a late cancellation is where the person who reserved a court calls the club extremely late (sometimes at, or just minutes before the reserved time) to cancel the court. Obviously, when this is done, the court will likely sit unused, when it could have been used or reserved by another member. A no-show is when someone reserves a court, and then just doesn t show up to use it, while failing to call the club in a sufficient time to release the court for others to use. This is particularly frustrating to our members who go on-line or call, only to find that all of the courts are booked, and then show up to see that courts are sitting empty. The Board has discussed these problems in several LobLetters (and on the website), in hopes that the problems could be solved without the Board having to become strict in the enforcement of policies. Unfortunately, the problem has continued. The Board will now act to set and enforce strict policy for late court cancellations and no-shows. Please understand that these new policies and procedures must be set in place to protect and serve all members. Once the Board completes its work on the establishment of ramifications and enforcement, we will update you all on how the club will move forward. I wish you a great month of play and I hope to see you soon on the courts! PJ Greenwald, President LL EDITOR Julie Maiorano 1

2 COURT HOURS AND RULES TO REMEMBER HOURS OF COURT AVAILABILITY 7:00am-9:45pm: There is absolutely no court play on any of the courts prior to 7:00am or after 9:45pm. Lights shut off automatically at 9:45pm. Court play, even 5 minutes before 7:00 A.M., violates our operating agreement with the City, and can cause a termination of our agreement to operate the courts. Please do not think that people don t know when this violation occurs, as the club and City are notified by the residents uphill from the courts on almost every occasion that this occurs. Playing before 7:00 A.M. or after 9:45 P.M. will jeopardize membership privileges. LOCK THE GATES (any gate you see unlocked)! The office is closed on rainy days and occasionally monitors may not be present for varying reasons on other days. If no one is in the office, there is no one to make sure the gates are locked. Recently, we had intermittent rain on a particular day with no monitor. Luckily, someone discovered later that almost all of the gates had been left unlocked by players. Please remember to lock the gates when you leave. This includes the court you are playing on, as well as the main gates, regardless of whether you opened them or not. If you see the main gate open or any other gate unlocked, please lock it. This is necessary from a liability standpoint and to protect our courts from damage. RESERVATION TIME AMOUNTS: 1 hour practice for ball machine, serves, hitting 1.5 hour for singles 2 hours doubles play. FAMILIES: Family members may not overbook reservations. Every family member playing must always show their member card. Please have it ready. The person making the reservation, must be playing on that court. THANK YOU! JUNIOR TEAM TRYOUTS (JTT) ** Updated start time ** Team tryouts for JTT are scheduled for Saturday, February 4, 2017 at RPTC Courts #5-8 from 12 pm 2:00 pm. The Spring season begins play on Feb 26, For more information, please Ernie Blando at evlando@san.rr.com. 2

3 RPTC WELCOMES ADRIAN WAISFELD TO ITS PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STAFF Adrian Waisfeld has been teaching on RPTC courts for over 3 years. He has been very active as a coach on the ITF Pro-circuit and Junior Levels. Recently, Adrian has cut back his touring and is rapidly filling his schedule. Adrian played professionally for 10 years, and has been teaching (PTR 4A) for 23 years. Adrian offers Junior and Adult lessons morning and afternoon at RPTC. Members may contact Adrian directly. Adrian Waisfeld Tennis Academy Director Master of Tennis -Performance PTR Professional 4A (858) awaisfeld@hotmail.com Website: Open Play for Mixed Doubles! RPTC is trying out a new event! Mixed Open w ill run on a trial basis on the follow ing dates to see if there is enough interest to justify making it a permanent event on the club s schedule. WHEN: 7 pm - 9:30 pm, Friday, March 3, March 17, March 31, April 14 and April 28. Mark your calendars! Mixed Open will operate the same way Men's Open does. There will be no host. Office monitor will set up a table to check member IDs. Members play free of charge. Nonmembers pay an $8 fee. If there is no open court, players write their names on a white board to form a queue. Players play one no-add set, then rotate; and may continue playing more sets if there is no player waiting in the queue. No partner? No problem! Just come. Your next partner is waiting for you. Mixed doubles has become very popular at RPTC. This winter, we fielded an unprecedented 5 mixed doubles teams at the 7.0 and 8.0 (combo) levels. We hope to see you in March for some fun social mixed doubles! 3

4 RPTC/WTT MIXED DOUBLES SOCIAL TOURNAMENT! Friday, February 10 Friday, February 6:30-9:30pm at Rancho Penasquitos Tennis Club Sign up soon! Space is limited. We are full almost every time and it is so much fun! Come join us! 7.0 and 8.0 mixed categories You can sign up with a partner, or we can help you find one! COST: $10/RPTC & WTT Members and $15/Non-members FORMAT: Round Robin Mixed Doubles. CATAGORIES: 7.0 AND 8.0 combinations PRIZES: $20 gift card per team winners What to Bring: Men, please bring beverages to share. Ladies, please bring snacks, salads or dessert to share. Sign up soon as space is limited to six teams per level! RSVP THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE PLAY DATE TO: Mike Hasson at: mike@w ttsandiego.com

5 CLUB CARE DAYS! Saturday, February 18 and Saturday, March 4 8:30a.m.-12:30p.m. 8:30a.m.-12:30p.m. Its time to spruce up RPTC with some much needed gardening and landscape work at the club. Do you enjoy gardening? Or just want to lend a hand? Please come join us! Coffee and donuts provided! Be sure to bring a pair of gloves; and if you have gardening tools or supplies, bring those along as well! You can drop in or you can let our Landscaping Chairperson, Karin know: bruinsma.karin@gmail.com RUMMAGE SALE CHAIR NEEDED! We are in need of a chairperson for RPTC s Annual Rummage Sale. If you can volunteer your talent and time for this important event, please contact the office at office@rptctennis.com. rancho.p.tennisclub/ 5

6 ASK THE UMP! Michael E. Kelley USTA Certified Official National Hard Courts Tournament Referee Note: Mike Kelley, long time member of RPTC, is a highly respected and very busy USTA official. He has years of experience and you can find him officiating at most of the larger USTA tournaments in the So. California area, including college tournaments. Dear Ump, Our opponent returned a ball over the net, but hit the net with her body while hitting the ball. All 4 of us agreed that the point was ours, BUT our opponent stated that they were the only ones who could make this call. Who is correct? LB Submit your Ask the Ump questions to office@rptctennis.com then look for the reply in upcoming LobLetters! Dear LB In this case you all got it right; the point goes to your team. However your opponents are correct it is their call much the same as a double bounce. Touches, hitting the ball before it crosses the net, invasion of opponent s court, double bounces. A player shall concede the point when: A ball touches the player That the player or anything the player is wearing or carrying touches the net or opponent s court while a ball is in play That a player hits a ball before it crosses the net That player deliberately carries or double hits a ball ; or A ball bounces more than once in that player s court. The opponent is not entitled to make these calls. The principle of giving the opponent the benefit of any doubt applies. The Code #19 UMP Note: Mike Kelley, long time member of RPTC, is a highly respected and very busy USTA official. He has years of experience and you can find him officiating at most of the larger USTA tournaments in the So. California area, including college tournaments. 6

7 A MESSAGE FROM MIKE Mike Donahue Executive Director, RPTC The start of a new year has been a wet one. But it looks like we found a break from the many rainy days. It's been great to see everyone out on the court getting some tennis in. Leagues, lessons, and open play are underway. UPDATE on COURTS 11 & 12 LIGHTS: The breaker for our 11 & 12 courts and the baseball field 2-9 lights is out, likely due to all the rain. The Park and Rec electricians have looked at the situation and it is a big problem, much higher amperage and maybe voltage cables, etc. than they normally work with. They think they (or a contractor) are going to have to dig up the existing line requiring heavy equipment. But the ground is saturated with water so they will have to wait for it to dry out before they can get equipment out there. It may be a while so for now, only daytime play on Courts 11 & 12. AND THANK YOU STEVE! Congratulations and big thanks to Steve Leffler. He is now a member of the San Diego Tennis District Association Board of Directors. Thank you for your service! Kathy Gallo & Mel Castleberry rained out but still having fun! 7

8 NEW GATE CODE The club has replaced all the locks and assigned a new gate code for members to use. An went to members recently with the new gate code. If you are a member and did not receive the code, please contact the office at office@rptctennis.com Also, please remember to LOCK GATES when you leave yours, the main gates and any other gates you notice are not locked...and remember to spin the numbers. Let s all work to keep our courts secured. Thank you! RPTC STAFF PLEASE REMEMBER TO SLOW DOWN MEMBERS: Please keep your speed in the parking lot to a maximum of 10mph and watch for pedestrians. The Park staff is watching. CAPTAINS: Please inform your opposing teams before each home match, of the park s maximum 10 mph speed limit and let them know there are children in the parking lot. Thank you! Junior Team Tennis Leaders Ernie Blando and Minh Vo presented a donation check to RPTC for $1,500 at JTT s end of 2016 Fall season party and awards gathering. Minh Vo is also responsible for a matching this end of the year donation from Zenith Insurance in the amount of $1,000. Thank you, JTT! 8

9 MEN S OPEN PLAY Saturday mornings and Tues Evenings (check online scheduler for times) $8 Guest Fee for Non-Members. MEN S WORK OUT Thursday evenings with Tony Parzanese 7:00-8:30 p.m. $20 members $25 non-members BOARD MEETING February 6:30 pm. Multi-purpose room DEADLINE TO SUBMIT MARCH LOBLETTER ARTICLES February 24 (Submit to office@rptctennis.com) (Photos should be in jpeg or gif format w/captions) Remember to pay your membership dues! If your membership dues were due in December or January, you re late! ($25 late fee) Please remember to send in your membership dues on time to avoid late fees. Thanks! RPTC STAFF December Board Meeting Highlights Board discussed strict penalties for no show and late cancellations. Policies to follow. Board aproved Mixed Open Play trial dates for March and April on non-mixer Fridays. Adrian Waisfeld was named newest RPTC staff pro. Next Board meeting: February 27 9

10 Welcome New Members! Wesley Read Family Reynaldo Sequerra Family A familiar sight this month. :) MENS OPEN PLAY & Mixed Open: 1. Please use the scorekeepers! this allow s those who are patiently waiting for their turn to play to know how the courts are progressing and how much longer the wait may take. 2. All players must write their name on the sign in sheet. This sheet is used by the board to determine if the amount of courts allocated to open play is necessary. All guests must sign in and pay the guest fee ($8). AGAPE MATCHES (and other singles leagues) Please know and follow the rules: Before League begins, provide the office with the following: 1. A print-out of your season roster with your name and date written at the top Pay your $8 league fee. This waives the guest fees for your opponents in matches during the season. 3. When reserving a court online, indicate in the Event window LEAGUE or AGAPE so that you may reserve a two-hour court. Attention: LATE NIGHT PLAYERS Court lights are timed to go off by 9:45pm. For your safety, staff asks that all night players be packed up and walking out no later than 9:40pm. Failure to follow these 3 steps will require the monitor on duty to collect an $8 guest fee each match, until all 3 steps are completed. Please NO EXCUSES. 10

11 LobLetter February 2017 THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS! Sponsorship $3000 John J. Moores Family Trust 2016 Club Donations $ Junior Team Tennis, Zenith Insurance Co., Judith Anderson, Susan Dere, Mr/Mrs. Dan Taylor, Karl Schwenkmeyer, Howard Lange, Swaminathan Sureshchandran Sam Langley Celebration of Life $ Dave & Sooz Gehrke, Jeff & PJ Greenwald, Barbara Kingston, Julie Simone, Mike & Carol Donahue, Alison Hout, Tho Moro, Tammy Redondo, Mary Hofferber, Vicki Pineda, K.F. When, Christine Bristol, Jean McDonald, Julie Maiorano, Alan Lustigson, Mitsuko Uehara and all the angels who brought food, flowers and special mementos BRAG BOARD The 2016 Fall JTT season produced 8 out 11 RPTC teams invited to compete in the Sectional Championships this past January 2017 in Palm Springs, CA. There were over 500 players from Southern California competing. The venues for matches were played at Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa, Palm Desert Resort Country Club, Palm Valley Country Club and JW Marriott Desert Spring Resorts. The success of the JTT program comes from the dedicated volunteerism of parent/coaches, David Fritz, Raj Ganti, Derek Nguyen, Tim Phan, Louis Lin, Nhuan Do, Tarak Brahmbhatt, Scott Olson, Nick Bennett and Minh Vo. We also appreciate the support of the RPTC Board of Directors and management staff throughout both the fall and spring JTT seasons. Congratulations to all! 11

12 LobLetter February 2017 BRAG BOARD The Bad Aces won the 18 ADV Sectional Title. Team members includes: Jack Hogan, Riley Vickers, Avinash Ganti, Sonny Gupta, Ryan Hahn, Koe Bennett, Ryan Ghassemi and Coach Raj Ganti. Congratulations Team Bad Aces!!! The Expendables of the 18 Satellites were one of three 18s division teams that also played in the sectionals. Team members includes, Dillan Merchant, Sal Crivello, Stephen ODwyer, Alex Decottiginies, Allen Wang, Hayden Ross, Anthony Chin, Aaron Kramer and Coach Ernie Blando. Team Warriors was the other 18 ADV team that received a wild card birth to the sectionals. Team members composed of Jay Blando, Mike Blando, Zach Pellochoud, Joseph Li, Clay Adams, AJ Srioudom, Eric Nguyen, Dylan Nguyen, Dylan Mai, Jeffrey Chen and Zach Orr. The team was lead by Coach Van Srioudom. 14 ADV Team Top Dawgs: Kevin Thai, Rahul Kulkarni, Christiane Bernhardt, Abby Yuen, Daniel Shaw, Ethan Vo, Praneet Varade, Andrew Baek and Coach Minh Vo. 12

13 LobLetter February 2017 BRAG BOARD 14 SAT Team Strikers: Coaches Tim Nguyen and Derek Nguyen, Ethan Chen, Dylan Nguyen, Justin Nguyen, Akhil Nandhakumar, Lucas Mai, Alex Do,Jeremy Ha, Colin Huang and Nakul Nandhakumar. 14 INT Team Fireballs: Andrew Ivasyk, Coach Louis Lin, Ethan Kuei, Sanjeev Rangan, Evan Lin, Jeemy Ngo, Ronek sharma, Allen Tu, Patrick Ngo, Daniel John & Adelle Vo. 14 INT Team Renegades: Coach Ernie, Aubteen Maroufi, William Pham, Arnav Palkhiwala, Varun Chafekar, Michael Antar and Margaret Hui. 10 ADV Team Trouble: Llara Levy, Akira Roy, Kevin Yang, Safin Singh, Paulina Ai, Allison Ma, Joshua Dimapilis, Ethan Fritz, Kylie Liu & Coach David Fritz. 13