Rancho PeñasquitosTennis Center Volume 28, Number 8 August 2016 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 LL EDITOR Julie Maiorano We would love to see lots of RPTC members competing in this fabulous tournament! 15 years and going strong! Voted Oustanding USTA Tournament by USTA. CLICK ON: http:// tennislink.usta.com/tournaments/tournamenthome/ Tournament.aspx?T=174097 to register today! 1
A NOTE FROM OUR FAVORITE REFEREE: I would like send out a heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make this year s RPTC Adrian Waisfeld Juantopo Cucurucho Junior Open Tournament a success. A few days prior to the start of our tournament, our Director, T. Solomon Liu, had to make an unexpected trip to Taiwan; his grandmother had passed away. Solomon finished and posted the draw from 30,000 feet on the way to Taiwan. Although Solomon was not there for the first weekend, he returned in time to finish the tournament the second weekend. Thanks for your integrity and hard work. The remainder of our tournament committee and volunteers stepped up and did a great job, Kudos to all. Ernie Blando Your organization tennis know ledge and smile made every day w ell run and fun. How do you get there so early? Lamella Belgica calm and efficient, w hen you are there I feel safe. Julie Maiorano our tournament Mom kept us fed, watered and in line, you re the best! Our wonderful volunteers: (If I omitted anyone my apologies) Carolyn Brooner and Dad Daniel Kiana Nguyen Hana Jeluzadeh Eliza Belgica Hannah Mora We could not have done it without you!! Mike Kelley, USTA Referee 2
10 and under winners from our Jr. Open tournament with Tournament Director Solomon Liu and Referee Mike Kelley NOTICE TO ALL TEAM CAPTAINS.. PLEASE CHECK YOUR HOME COURT MATCHES ONLINE AT LEAST 3 DAYS BEFORE YOUR MATCH. ALL MATCHES HAVE BEEN PRE-SCHEDULED, BUT THINGS HAPPEN. SO PLEASE CHECK! Members will no longer be able to delete their own reservation with in one hour of their reservation time. They must call into the office in order to have the reservation removed. The board is in the process of instituting stricter policy in order to reduce unused courts due to last minute cancellations. MISSING BABOLAT TENNIS RACKET! A member s brand new 107 oversized Babolat Pure drive; white, black and blue, which was placed in the club bathroom, is missing. We know members and pros sometime borrow lost and found rackets. This racket belongs to a member who is very anxious to get it back. So please return the racket if you have it. Thank you! WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS! Diane Rogers-Ramachardran Darwin Jativa David Wu 3
Girls Nite Out - Short Registration USTA League RPTC is Taking Sign ups for USTA Girls Nite Out! Respond to rptcleague@gmail.com by Thursday, Aug 4th. Requirements for sign-ups: * Must be RPTC member * Must be current member of USTA (USTA requires USTA membership, which charges $40 per membership as well as a $25 league season fee paid online) IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR TEAMS COMPETITIVE, players must sign up at the level in which they are currently rated by USTA. If you are unsure of your rating or if you do not yet have a rating with USTA, please contact a League Coordinator (listed below). Sign up soon, as player's registrations could be rejected because the team (s) cannot field everyone. Players who have a rating that is equal to the level they are signing up for, have priority. Format is 3 doubles matches at 6:30 p.m. Play starts in early September. Teams are limited to 10 players maximum per team (Priority to players who cannot play daytime league) Play Nights: Wednesdays - 3.5 Thursdays - 4.0 PLEASE NOTE: Going forward with RPTC teams is dependent on whether USTA has enough clubs for a reasonable division. If you are interested in playing on an RPTC GIRLS NITE OUT team, please respond to this address. ( rptcleague@gmail.com ) by Thursday, Aug 4th: 1. Your name (as it appears on your USTA membership) 2. Your phone number 3. Partner's name (if you have one) 4. Your current USTA rating & membership number 5. Are you willing to captain a team? We hope you are all having a wonderful summer! Let us know if you have any questions! Carol Donahue RPTC Women's League Coordinator rptcleague@gmail.com 4
RPTC/WTT MIXED DOUBLES SOCIAL TOURNAMENTS! Friday August 5 Friday August 26 @ 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 DATES TO: Mike Has at: mike@w ttsandiego.com 619-992-0023 Barbara Weinberg: Weinberg@san.rr.com (858)395-7110 JULY PICS! Pictured Left: Tony & Mina Flynn - 8.0 finalists Pictured Right: Al and Beatrice Darimon - 8.0 winners 5
ASK THE UMP! Michael E. Kelley USTA Certified Official National Hard Courts Tournament Referee On the Fly My partner served a ball that hit the top of the net and then without bouncing hit the receiver s partner on the baseline. After some discussion, we agreed that it was our point because the ball had struck the opponent before landing out. After thinking about the point later I thought that perhaps the serve should have been considered a let and the point replayed. What is the official ruling? Dear Fly, Submit your Ask the Ump questions to office@rptctennis.com then look for the reply in upcoming LobLetters! It should have been a let. There is no way that ball could have possibly have landed in the correct service box and it would have been a fault if not for the partner s inability to get out of the way. However the penalty for that is not the loss of a point. Rule 22.a states a serve is a let if after touching the net, net strap or band, touches the receiver or the receiver s partner or anything they wear or carry before hitting the ground. Let, first or second serve as applicable. 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
LobLetter August 2016 LEFT: Connie with Steven, our new monitor filling in for the summer, cleaning the upper courts. All 12 courts were recently cleaned by staff. BELOW: Thank you, Marianne Carson, for your donation of several green chairs for our upper patio! RIGHT: Showing off his unique form of painting! Thank you to Marty Fellenstein (new board member) for painting the office doors, mirror and monitor counter! 7
Members have been enjoying the new shade structure between courts 10 & 11 which was completed recently - and just in time for the summer heat and RPTC s adult tournament coming this month! The new shade structure will hold up against our RPTC wind which was an issue with the umbrellas. PERFECT FIT! Click on: https://www.facebook.com/rancho.p.tennisclub 8
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 August 15 @ 6:30pm in multi-purpose room DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SEPT. LOBLETTER ARTICLES August 24, 2016 (Photos should be in jpeg or gif format) Remember to pay your membership dues! If your membership dues were due in June or July you re late! ($25 late fee) Please remember to send in your membership dues on time to avoid late fees. Thanks! RPTC STAFF May Board Meeting Highlights The Board approved a final budget for 2016-17 The Board discussed possible policies to reduce "last minute" cancellations The Board approved Nomads to rent courts for their Friday AA matches It was reported that the water pipe repairs at the park entrance would last to the end of the year Completion of the repair to "net line" gap on courts 7-10 was completed under warranty Court 10 shade structure was completed Lights on 6,9 and 8 were fixed; Staff repaired anchor on court 12; Staff cleaned all courts in July Office added matching cabinets; and Marty Fellenstein took on an office painting project New Monitor, Steven Pineda was hired for the summer 9