... Last Chance For A Spring Fling! May Calendar Sunday Open Play* 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28 Friday Night Spring Fling 5/5 Grand Prix Mixed Doubles

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1 In This Issue Mixed Doubles 1 Tournament Friday Night Spring Fling 1 Open Play Alert 1 May Calendar 1 Morgan Run Trip 2 Riviera Interclub Board of Directors 2 Welcome New Members 2 Westchester Wrap-Up 3 Mountaingate Recap 3 Notices 3 SMTC Challenge Ladders 4 Ladder Director s Notes 4 SMTC Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Tournament Sunday, May 21 at Reed Park This Major Grand Prix doubles tournament will be held on Sunday, May 21st at Reed Park. You can enter as a couple or individually. We will try to match you up. Play will consist of two divisions. Division A in the morning and B in the afternoon. Enjoy this fun and good competitive doubles tennis tournament and earn Grand Prix points, as well as a chance to win a prize for the winning team in each Division. A prize will be set aside for the entrant who can come up with the best idea for improving this tournament in the future. Send entries to Anoosh Askari at P.O. Box 3465 Santa Monica, CA He needs your enthusiastic participation and support. Fill out the attached form and mail it as early as you can - but not later than May 13th - along with a check for $30 per couple and $18 per individual, made payable to SMTC Last Chance For A Spring Fling! Come celebrate Spring by having a Friday Night Fling on the tennis court on May 5th from 7:00pm -10:00pm. Again, this is a mostly-mixed doubles round robin format designed to meet different players in a fun atmosphere. The entry fee is just $12. Send the enclosed entry form ASAP and a check made payable to SMTC to: Elizabeth Dorzback, th St., #6, Santa Monica, CA For questions, call (310) May Calendar Sunday Open Play* 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28 Friday Night Spring Fling 5/5 Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Tournament 5/21 Morgan Run Tennis Trip 5/27-5/29 *Hours: Courts #1 & 2 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Court # 6 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ** OPEN PLAY ALERT ** Due to the installation of new lights at Reed Park, Sunday Open Play will be held at Memorial Park (located at Olympic & 14th St.) for the entire month of June. Two courts will be available, both dedicated to the open play general guidelines (no challenge court). Bring your patience and cooperative spirit with you, along with your racquet! SMTC - P.O. Box 2012, Santa Monica, CA Editor: Tom Johnson

2 Spend your Memorial Day Weekend with SMTC at Morgan Run Resort! Again, on popular demand, SMTC has planned a trip to Morgan Run Resort in Rancho Santa Fe for Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-29, Morgan Run is a beautiful boutique resort and private club located in San Diego s most affluent community, Rancho Santa Fe. Set amidst majestic hills and embraced by perfect weather, this prestigious area, as well as the surrounding communities of Del Mar, La Jolla and Carlsbad, is heralded as the most exclusive spots for travel and recreation in the country. The price of $ includes two nights double occupancy (the price is $ for a single room), organized tennis, interclub tournament with members of the Morgan Run Tennis Club at the resort, tennis balls, happy hour and dinner on Saturday night. Please sign-up by May 15, deadline for refund is May 20. MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Interclub Tournament With Riviera Tennis Club Sunday, June 25, 1:00-3:00 On Sunday, June 25, we will have an interclub tournament with Riviera Tennis Club, which they will host at their great facilities. Riviera is one of the most beautiful and outstanding tennis clubs in the city and a wonderful place for us to be able to play. SMTC will be sending eight teams (two 3.5, four 4.0, two 4.5) to Riviera Tennis Club, so find a mixed doubles partner now. We will play mixed doubles and then men s and ladies doubles followed by light refreshments. The cost is only $20 per person. Please sign up with a partner on the entry blank in this newsletter and send it with your check payable to SMTC to Brana Hall, Waterford St., Los Angeles, CA Brana is in charge of this event, so please her at branatennis@aol.com or call her at if you need further information. Welcome New Members! Kelly Ott Calin Popescu Gene Kim Nancy Smith Joe Nicoletti SMTC Board of Directors Officers President Elizabeth Dorzback Vice-President Jutta Ruehl Secretary Marguerite Jorgensen Treasurer Bruce Schelden Directors Social Ron Elmer Ladder Bruce Janger Membership Available Tournaments Anoosh Askari Interclub Available Trips Jutta Ruehl

3 Victory Against Westchester! On a crisp Spring Day in March, the brave warriors of Santa Monica Tennis Club battled against the warriors of Westchester Tennis Club at the plains of Reed Park. At the end of the day, 40 or so gentle folk, a good time did have. Victory was ours. I do want to thank Ron Elmer for his snacks, umbrellas and libations, and Elizabeth Dorzback for her strong support in making this happen. Mostly thanks go to the players for their good sportsmanship. Remember, we do this to test our skills, but mostly to have FUN. See you at the next event! - Harry Weiss Ain t No Mountain High Enough May 2006 That s the tune Santa Monica Tennis Club players were singing as they played an interclub match against Mountaingate Tennis Club on Sunday, April 9th. Despite a rocky start due to a miscommunication about the match time, coupled with the presence of a few ominous rain clouds, our 11 teams eagerly took to the courts against Mountaingate s fierce competitors. All the rounds were 8-game pro sets; the first round played was men s and ladies doubles. Although Mountaingate had two tennis pros in their 4.5 line-up, Santa Monica dominated the first round, winning seven out of the nine matches. By this time, the ominous rain clouds passed over and the sun came out in time for the second round, which was mixed doubles. Again our club dominated the field (to such an extent that the Mountaingate Tennis Director decided to stop keeping score!!). It was a decisive overall win for Santa Monica Tennis Club. We celebrated our victories over a BBQ lunch generously provided by Mountaingate in their clubhouse. The only unfortunate blip was, due to the start & end time miscommunication, some players couldn t continue past the two rounds of tennis. However, several people stuck around and played competitively fun pickup games. It was also unfortunate that the May newsletter containing the entry form for this event was distributed after the fact, so many of our club members were not able to sign up for it. This was an unusual occurrence and should not be an issue in the future. Fortunately, the Mountaingate players are keen on having a rematch, so there will be another opportunity for our players to participate. Despite these glitches, the interclub tournament with Mountaingate Tennis Club was a great success and we thank them for their generous hospitality. Special thanks goes to Marguerite Jorgensen, who nurtured a relationship with Mountaingate s Director of Tennis, Kris Jordan, for two years in order to bring this event to fruition. She even coordinated details at the last minute from her hospital bed while recuperating from surgery! Both teams had a wonderful time on a beautiful day and hope this is the beginning of an ongoing tradition. Notices: 4 Membership Cards should be carried with you at all times when participating in Open Play. SMTC activities are for our members and registered guests. SAVE THE DATE Member/Guest Tournament and BBQ July 23rd at Ocean View Courts Look for details in next newsletter 3

4 SMTC CHALLENGE LADDERS Snapshot of standings taken April 27, Please see the website for current standings: Open Singles 1. Mike Schmidt (4.5) 2. Jim Metzger (4.5) 3. Mike Germroth (4.0) 4. Steve Dorman (4.0) 5. Allan Greenberg (4.0) 6. Marty Katz (4.5) 7. Bill Roberti (4.5) 8. Russell Braunstein (4.5) 9. Bill Denecour (4.0) 10. Park Liu (4.0) 11. Bruce Janger (4.0) 12. Richard Levik (4.0) 13. Josh Mallamud (4.0) 14. John Raiss (4.5) 15. Rick DeWeese (4.5) 16. Andy Shore (4.5) 17. Cyrus Namini (4.0) 18. Stacie Murray (3.5) 19. Jerry Zamarin (4.0) 20. Joe Hanania (3.5) 21. Raymond Lopez (3.5) Women s Singles 1. Stacie Murray (3.5) 2. Elizabeth Dorzback (4.0) 3. Carol Katz (4.0) 4. Diane Hart (3.0) Newly-Won Positions Date Challenger Defeated 4/26/05 Park Liu Bruce Janger 4/26/05 Stacie Murray Jerry Zamarin 4/6/06 Allan Greenberg Marty Katz Mixed Doubles 1. Phoebe Neil (4.5) / Mike Schmidt (4.5) 2. Sherry Harrison (4.0) / David Morton (4.0) Women s Doubles 1. Sherry Harrison (4.0) / Candace Tysdal (3.5) 2. Elizabeth Dorzback (4.0) / Linda Martin (4.0) 3. Patti Kingston (3.5) / Sue Moore (3.5) Men s Doubles 1. Brian Page (4.5) / Mike Schmidt (4.5) Positions Recently Defended Date Defender Defeated 4/12/06 Park Liu Cyrus Namini 3/31/06 Mike Schmidt Steve Dorman NOTES FROM THE DIRECTOR A ladder page shout-out goes to Andy Shore, who recently played three ladder matches in two days, winning two of them. We are awaiting certification from the Guinness Book of World Records. The ladder point races are wide open this year; no one is running away with either title. The top man and woman each get a $20 gift card, and up to 500 ladder points also count toward your Grand Prix point totals. ( The prizes are even bigger for the Grand Prix winners.) 4

5 Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Tournament May 21, 2006 Partner Name Partner Partner NTRP level: Will you play up one division? Yes Would you like to help in this tournament? Yes: Morning Afternoon 1) Check payable to SMTC for: $30 per team or $18 individual Mail to: Anoosh Askari, P.O. Box 3465, Santa Monica, CA Tel: Deadline to enter Saturday, May 13 Submit your ideas for the improvement of this tournament for a prize given to the best received. (c) (c) No Interclub with Riviera Country Club Riviera Country Club Sunday, June 25 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 only) Partner Name Partner NTRP level: ) Check payable to SMTC for $20 per person Mail to: SMTC, c/o Brana Hall, Waterford St., Los Angeles, CA (: ) male # female Morgan Run Tennis Trip Morgan Run Resort in Rancho Santa Fe Guest Name Guest Is Guest a Tennis Player? Guest NTRP level: May 27-29, 2006 Person You ll Share Room With: Can You Drive Carpool? 1) Check payable to SMTC for $242 per person (double occupancy), $399 per person (single room) Mail to: SMTC c/o Jutta Ruehl, 625 Midvale Ave. #4 Los Angeles, CA Please sign-up by May 15, deadline for refund is May 20. male Yes Check payable to SMTC for $12 No Yes No How Many? Friday Night Spring Fling Reed Park - May 5, :00-10:00 p.m. NTRP Level: Circle: Male Female Mail to: Elizabeth Dorzback, th St., #6, Santa Monica, CA For questions, call (310) female