Tennis Committee
We had a full tourney yesterday! Thank you all for playing and supporting such a great cause.
We counted $1,855 dollars raised thanks to all the players generous donations!
There were also several players who venmo’d Susan G Komen their contributions directly yesterday that is not included in the that total. (another $200 or so). Thank you to those donors as well.
On top of that, Bank of America matched up to 4 times your donations sent to Susan G Komen Foundation! (thank you John Enzien for that tip!)
Jess & I also want to thank David McDermott for all the work he and a small crew put in on Thursday to get our courts cleared of pine needles! Jeff Sherrin & Sel Harlow came in 2nd shift at 4pm to wheelbarrow out all the piles of pine needs collected. Dave & Chip arrived again way early yesterday morning too, to do last minute raking and prep. The courts looked and played great!
Our tournament started out a little on the chilly side as our lady’s can attest, but that did not seem to dampen the spirits of anyone.
Congratulations to all the finalists in the tourney!
The lady’s North court champions Melanie Wishart and Rachel Krackler won in a hard fought 5-3 victory over Renee Brodwin & Julie Anderson.
On the South Court side, congratulations to Kathy Fields & Siobhan Hart on their victory over finalists Laurie Tyler and Julie Hemmings!
On the men’s side, Alex Wentworth Ping and Nathaniel Ligon earned another hard fought victory over finalists George Werle & Mike Sitts!
We thank everyone who made this such a great event!
Brad & Jess
Co-Tourney Chairs
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 will be November 7 this year with a rain date of November 8.
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.
