PBTC NEWSLETTER. PBTC Championships and 50th Anniversary Gala to be postponed until fall. Summer

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1 PBTC NEWSLETTER Summer 2011 PBTC Championships and 50th Anniversary Gala to be postponed until fall You may have heard that the Annual Pacific Beach Club Championship Tournament and the Golden Gala celebrating our 50th Anniversary have been postponed. We apologize for any inconvenience, but given the City s delays and the consequent construction time-line, we must reschedule these events until the fall. The good news: these events will take place at our newly transformed club. Please be prepared to sign-up for the tournament when the new date is announced because your participation helps our club. But more importantly, your name will be engraved on the trophy as the club s best! Play singles, doubles or mixed doubles. The tournament is only one weekend and food and drinks will be provided. We also hope you will join us in celebrating our club s 50th Anniversary at the Golden Gala. The Gala will take place the weekend of the tournament, on the Saturday evening and will include dinner/drinks, a feature match, a raffle, and a dedication to the new construction at the Club. The Gala is free for members but donations are gratefully accepted! We are really excited and we look forward to announcing the new date. If you have any questions about the tournament or the Gala, please contact PB Tennis Club s events committee chair Kate Bennett at kbenn@earthlink.net. [1]

2 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Amy Endres / PBTC President This year, the club celebrates its 50th Anniversary. In the fall, we will commemorate this milestone with our annual Club Championship Tournament and Golden Gala. Be on the lookout for the dates because you won t want to miss out on this fabulous weekend of tennis and fun. We have many new members this year and that is because of you our current members. Everyone is so welcoming and it shows. Our numbers are up and we are doing very well because of it. Please continue the outstanding promotion of our club! To the new members: Welcome! We are so pleased you have joined our club! A special thank you to Kate Bennett for all she has done and continues to do She is our Events Committee Chair and she has pulled together a fantastic group to plan and prepare for the Club Championships/Golden Gala, the Turkey Tournament, the revitalization of Friday Night socials, and other events yet to come. Thanks to Kate and everyone on the committee. Clubhouse Update Construction begins! Because of the generosity and extreme patience of PB Tennis Club members, our long awaited dream for enhancing our club is underway! Please be aware and help us out by remaining patient and looking out for notices--via and postings at the club--regarding construction and possible disruption of court usage. The website will also be updated as frequently as possible to alert you to any major changes in court accessibility. Please check the website. The major elements of the landscaping project should be complete in September. Also, please know that we are moving forward with the court and bench naming plaques and the donor brick area-- don t worry, we ll get every donor s approval before engraving occurs! To raise additional funds, we will be making more brick donations available (along with other opportunities). The brick donation area will be the pathways leading to and surrounding the center tree. If you have yet to donate to the club, you will be given an opportunity; we will publish the details very soon. If you have any questions regarding previous or future donations, please contact Amy Endres at aoendres@san.rr.com. If you would like to help with or have any questions about the project, please contact our VP/ construction guru Dale Jensen at dale@techbilt.com. Member Directory available on-line! If you have yet to sign-up for access to the members only section of the website then you are missing out! For your first time gaining access, you need to contact Steve Adamson (steve@pbtennis.com) and he can re-set your account with your very own password. Once you have access, you can view and print the directory of PBTC members, register for events, and renew your membership. Contact Steve to set-up your account! [2]

3 LEAGUES Summer leagues are in full swing taking advantage of the long, warm summer days and evenings. How does life in San Diego get any better? It doesn t. It's not, however, too early to think FALL LEAGUE. Consider being a captain and putting together a team! Steve Adamson, our Club Manager, can work with you to help find potential players (steve@pbtennis.com). What's happening in the fall? USTA offers Men's & Women's singles/doubles through Flex League (flexible schedule), Super Seniors (60+) is on Fridays & Saturdays, Senior Mixed Doubles (50+) on Saturdays. SCTA brings Fall Men's Doubles on Sundays and Girls Night Out on weeknights. WTT has a variety of weeknight and weekend league play. Further league information, website suggestions and our private Members Only Directory are provided on our website at. What could be better than tennis with new acquaintances and old friends? If I can assist, please contact me, Debbie Hacker, League Coordinator at (619) SOCIALS Friday Night Socials: The socials on Friday Nights are continuing... The socials begin at 6:30 and you just show-up to play. The host for that evening facilitates and organizes play. Feel free to bring a snack or beverage to share and/or a can of balls! The August schedule is: 8/12 (canceled due to construction); 8/19 hosted by Donna Dube; 8/26 mixed doubles tournament (advance registration required; contact Mike Hasan at mike@wttsandiego.com). If you have any questions about Friday Night Socials or the end-of-the-month mixed doubles please contact our Events Committee Chair Kate Bennett at kbenn@earthlink.net. September Schedule Sept 9- Sue Spencer Sept 16- Mike Hasan (Tournament) Sept 23- Ericka Chickowski Sept 30- to be decided Save the Date! Turkey Tournament November 11-13th FACEBOOK! PB Tennis Club has a Facebook page! If you want to be in the know, then like us and become one of our Facebook friends! [3]

4 STEVE S COLUMN Juniors make waves at prestigious tournaments It is a very exciting time at the Pacific Beach Tennis Club. The re-model is in full force and the junior tennis program is bringing in kids and families from all over San Diego. Some of them are the best in Southern California. A special thanks to Simon Shen and Tom Svadja for their hard work in making this program such a success. We have had some special results from our on own Zach Svadja. He made it to the quarterfinals of the Southern California Sectionals as an eight year old. The last person do that was Michael Chang. Also, Zoe Scandalis, congratulations for qualifying into the main draw of the Mercury Insurance Open in La Costa. She is off to USC on full scholarship in September but we are sure to hear more of her in the future. I would also like to thank all the club members who have voiced their support of the new and improved junior program at the club. They are a lot more juniors playing in our program and hopefully we will breed the next generation of tennis. Maybe, these kids will inspire you to practice a little harder or just get out to the courts a little more often. Zoe keeps her eye on the prize! Recent Tournaments For those of you who don t get a chance to watch the tournaments held at the club here is a recap of how Pacific Beach Tennis Club players have done in the last two tournaments. The Powell Blankenship Memorial Junior (June 4-5th) Girls 14 s Winner: Danielle Devor Boy s 10 s Winner: Zach Svajda Boy s 18 s Winner: Oliver Welsh Pacific Beach Satellite Tournament (July 30-31) Girls 16 s Finalist: Nikita Rafie Boy s 18 s Winner: Danny King Congratulations! [4]

5 On the Court YOUTH VS. EXPERIENCE Promoted as the Match of experienced side 7-5. Trevor, the Decade long time member Phil Nerhood and friend Bob Thele tried their luck against two upcoming stars Zach (8 yrs.) and Trevor (5yrs.) Svadja. who saw most of the balls in this match, needed some consoling after the match. He vowed to get revenge when he turns six! The match took place on July 25th and lasted about an hour. The victory went to the What a match! JUNIOR CLINICS Little Ones Beginner Tuesdays 4:00-4:30PM Tuesday & Thursday Intermediate Advanced Tournament (9-13yrs.) Tuesdays & Thursdays 4:30-6PM Tournament (14+yrs.) 4:30-6PM Contact Us club@pbtennis.com Pro Shop Staff Tom Svajda Rick Seed Dane Thomson Haley Endres Erwin Hernandez Nikita Rafie Colin McNamara [5] Please call for more information or visit the web-site PB TENNIS CLUB 2639 Grand Ave. San Diego, CA 92109