CTC Newsletter Passing Shots March 2011

A message from the President:

As we are moving into daylight saving time, the beginning of the 2011 USTA Adult League is less than a week away. This year we have 19 CTC adult teams and once again we are

hitting the upper limit of home court availability allowed at CSC.

Forming and scheduling the teams for the adult season was a daunting task,

especially with the overlapping of the Mixed League and the high number of

rescheduled matches due to rain. Our USTA Coordinator, Grace Haig, has

done a superb job in tackling this process effectively.

I also would like to thank all the USTA League and Interclub Captains for

volunteering their time to lead the CTC teams. Their efforts are a very important part of promoting recreational and social tennis for the Club.

To all the League and Interclub players, as you know, it is important to have good team spirit, fine sportsmanship conduct, and be courteous on and off the courts. You can reduce your captain's burden by knowing the USTA/NorCal rules and regulations. You can find the NorCal Local League Area Regulations online at http://www.norcal.usta.com/Rules/llar_2011/ . You can also help your captain by ensuring that your 2011 CTC membership and liability wavier form has been renewed, as it is required by the City of Cupertino. Mike and Ellis Wilkens, our webmasters, have done an excellent job bringing us online membership registration this year. This new online process takes less than 5 minutes to complete. Go to www.cupertinotennisclub.org, click membership and follow the directions to easily renew and pay your dues.

This year, I would like to emphasize and encourage open communication between the CTC Board and the members. If you have any questions or suggestions on how we can improve our Club, please don't hesitate to share them with us. You can email board@cupertinotennisclub.org, put your suggestion or comments in the CTC Box at the CSC front lobby outside Colleen's office or just talk to any of the Board members.

The rainy season will end soon. Have fun playing tennis.

Raymond Yan

President

Our first CTC social , scheduled for Feb 19, had to be canceled due to the rain. It will be rescheduled. However, we currently don't know when courts will be available. We will wait for our USTA chairperson, Grace Haig, and the Adult League captains to settle all of the match schedules and court assignments for the spring leagues. When that task is complete, I will reserve courts for a social and let everyone know the details. It will most likely be some time in April. Stay tuned.

Eunice Yan

Social Coordinator

There will be no Senior League tennis in the fall of 2011. NorCal has aligned itself with the rest of the country by delaying the start of the 2012 Senior League until January, 2012.

There are currently 362 members in the Cupertino Tennis Club (CTC). Of these, 183 are female, 179 are male, and 42 are new in 2011. Many individuals are expected to join in March in preparation for the beginning of the USTA Adult season. In 2010 there were 396 members as of April 1 and 465 members as of the year end.

Remember that you must be a current member of CTC before playing in a USTA or Interclub match.

To join CTC:

Go to the CTC website at:

http://www.cupertinotennisclub.org

Click on "Membership"

Click on "2011 membership application"

Complete the application including payment.

Your membership is immediate.

To confirm your CTC Membership:

Go to the CTC website at: http://www.cupertinotennisclub.org

Click on "Membership"

Click on: Membership lists (names only) for 2011

If you think you should be a member but do not find your name in the above list,

contact John Sperinde at: Membership@CupertinoTennisClub.org

To update your CTC membership information: (Change email address, NTRP, etc.)

Go to the CTC website at: http://www.cupertinotennisclub.org

Click on "Membership"

Click on "2011 membership application"

Complete the application and click the "I agree" button. Do not pay again.

John Sperinde

CTC Membership

Get Involved! Volunteer at the 2011 NCAA Tennis Championships!

Stanford University will host the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Tennis Championships, May 19-30th

at the Taube Family Tennis Center.

The top collegiate tennis teams and student athletes from across the country will compete in singles, doubles, and team competitions. Many volunteers will be needed to support this event. Tennis will be played on 16 tennis courts during this two-week event at Stanford. If anyone is interested in being part of this exciting event, they can reply to sahollis@stanford.edu.

Be sure to include your name, email and phone number so we can get back to you with volunteer information.

For more information: http://www.gostanford.com.

Susan Hollis, Special Assistant, 2011 NCAA Tennis Championships

USTA NEWS - by Grace Haig, USTA Coordinator

Raymond Yan's Men's 3.5 team lost (1-2) to Courtside in a VERY close match.

Team 1: 4-6, 6-4, 0-1

Team 2: 7-5, 5-7, 1-0

Team 3: 3-6, 6-4

Fred Tierney's Men's 3.5 team won the first round against Los Gatos 3.5A.

Team 1: 6-2, 7-5

Team 2: 6-3, 6-2

Team 3: 7-5, 6-0

They will play against Courtside 3.5A for a spot in the Districts.

Ron Lee's Men's 4.0 team won against Saratoga CC 4.0.

Team 1: 6-4, 6-2

Team 2: 6-2, 6-3

Team 3: 3-6, 7-5, 1-0

They will play against Los Gatos 4.0A for a chance to play in Districts.

Anne Neeter's Women's 3.5 team lost in a tough fight against the University Club 3.5A team.

Team 1: 0-6, 6-4, 0-1

Team 2: 2-6, 2-6

Team 3: 4-6, 6-7

We are now half way through the "Mixed" season and the Mixed team holding a ranking in the top 4 is the Mixed 7.0 (captain Kevin Ong), ranking #2 in Flight 1.

A number of CTC Mixed teams are so close. As we all know from the past, it's not over until the last match is played and it will get more exciting as the season progresses. Good luck to all!!

We faced the toughest time with home match scheduling this year, with 5 teams having no courts to host their matches on the week of April 4. Three of the teams have successfully rescheduled their matches without much difficulty and let's hope the other two captains will soon come to an agreement. Special thanks to Kiran Kolpe, Fred Tierney, Anne Stevens, Kevin Ong and Debbie Argabright for working with their opponents even before the season started. Their cooperation is much appreciated.

Attention to all captains: RAINOUT RESCHEDULING PROCEDURE:

1) Submit two dates for Colleen. Colleen will either approve or give you alternate date(s).

2) Give the dates Colleen approves to your opponent.

3) Inform Colleen which date is for the match and which is to cancel.

If you stop at step 2, you are holding both slots! Please be considerate to your fellow tennis mates.

Adult Leagues:

For the women, 9 teams are ready to go.

1 3.0 team

4 3.5 teams

3 4.0 teams

1 4.5 team

The men's division line up will be:

1 3.0 team

4 3.5 teams

4 4.0 teams

1 4.5 team

We have finished our team formation process for Super Senior 65. We have one Women's 3.5 team, one Men's 3.5 team and one M4.0 team.

We would like to strongly encourage all members over 65 to use the CTC signup process to declare your intent to play. This league is growing and it's no longer a guarantee that the same team can continue year after year. With more members to play Super Senior 65, CTC uses the signup page to determine how many teams are allowed.

We must remember that just because we play our matches during the day time doesn't mean we have unlimited access to the courts. For example, there are three interclubs using the daytime courts regularly.

If you are not familiar with the CTC sign up process, go to the website - http://www.cupertinotennisclub.org - click on the "Sign Up Process" and follow the directions.

Calendar

March 21

Adult League season starts

April 4

Super Senior 65 League starts

April 8 -10

Senior League Districts

April 13, 12:30 pm

CTC Board meeting, CSC Conference Rm. All CTC members are invited.

April 11 - May 2

April 17

USTA Mixed League season ends.

Districts are scheduled for May 20-22

May 19-30

2011 NCAA Tennis Championships

Taube Tennis Center

Stanford University

July 10

Super Senior 65 season ends