Tennis Committee
Results and notes from the Pink October Ladies and Mens Doubles Fundraiser Tourney
Thank you to everyone who helped with court cleanup on Friday just before the tourney and to those who work week in and week out during the outdoor season to maintain our courts!
Thank you to all tournament participants for your generous support!
$1,500 was raised and will be split between court maintenance costs and breast cancer research for a cure! Thanks to all of you, we have sent in a $750 donation to Susan G Komen for a cure, that will be matched by Garvey Hyundai in Queensbury effective doubling our donation!
What a tournament! We had a total of 52 players for this tournament featuring Ladies’ and Men’s doubles matches.
Congratulations to all the finalists.
Winners of the ladies Division 1, Courts 1-4 . Dawn Keenan & Natale & Moore over May Hwang & Marianne Clancy. (5-0)
Winners of the ladies Division 2, Courts 5-8. Kathy Fields & Siobhan Hart in a close contest defeating Sydney Homitz & Natasha Cuccullio ( 5-3)
Winners in the men’s Division 1, Joe Hunter & Joe Hunter Jr won in a close match by tiebreaker against Bryant Jarocki & Alan Cusick (5-4)
Winners in the men’s Division 2, Mike Akker & Bob Farley also won by tiebreaker in the finals against Kerry Mayo & Kirt Dooley (5-4)
Again, we want to thank everyone for coming out on a chilly Saturday morning to play tennis, to support Friends of Spa State Park Tennis and to support the ongoing research for cancer and breast cancer awareness.
We appreciate people coming together, their donations and ongoing effort of the court preservation by the Friends of Spa Stage Park tennis committee creating and maintaining this wonderful place to play.
We look forward to doing this again next year!
Thank you,
Brad Winslow & Jessica Barrett Co-Tournament Chairs
Previous event news:
Our final Saratoga Spa State Park “Friends of the Park” Mixed Doubles Tournament of the season was held on Saturday, October 4th. A message from Brad Winslow about the event is below.
“Thanks to everyone who played and helped with the Saratoga Spa State Park Mixed Doubles Tournament yesterday!
I don’t have the exact number, but Chip said we raised around $1400, so thank you all for your donations that will buy more Hartru soon!
We had a full field of 32 players.
Winners on the North Court division was David McDermott & Michelle Schrader winning in an exciting 6-3 final against Joe Rodrigquez and Nancy Weaver.
On the South Court, Mark Schachner & Katherine Atwell were the champs winning 6-4 against finalists Tony & Rachel Krackler in a hard fought match that was fun to watch!”
Tennis Court Etiquette Rules
The following rules are posted on the sign in board between the two sets of courts.
- First of all, there is ABSOLUTELY no reserving of tennis courts ahead of time.
- Courts are available on a first come first serve basis.
- At least two people are required to use a court.
- Prior to entering the court, sign in on the board. If someone forgot, kindly remind to fill in a time.
- Please limit time to 1 and 1/2 hours when other players are waiting.
- Courts and lines must be swept after play.
- No Pets allowed on the courts
Tennis
There are 8 Har-Tru (green artificial clay) tennis courts available to the public at no cost, on a first come/serve basis. No private lessons are allowed on the courts. The courts are located across from The Little Theatre and are maintained by The Friends of The Spa State Park. We ask that players limit their play to 1 and 1/2 hours when others are waiting, and sweep the courts when play is finished. Please be aware that sprinklers will go on at 12:45 pm for courts 1-4 and 2:30 pm for courts 5-8. Duration is approximately 5-10 minutes.
Our annual spring clean-up day is usually on the 2nd Saturday in April. We welcome volunteers to join us for an hour or two, help prepare the courts for the summer, and maybe have a hot dog off the grill. The fall clean-up day is usually the 2nd week in October, unless the weather permits us to extend the season.
We encourage those players who have enjoyed use of the current courts to consider a donation that will help maintain the current four courts plus the four additional courts. You can pick up a donation envelope at the courts (look for wooden box on the main gate), stop by the Administration Building, donate on our website or mail a check to 19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
