NewsletterAPRIL 2014 - Unionville Tennis Club

P.O. Box 64619
Unionville, ON, L3R 0M9
(905) 470-7059
www.unionvilletennisclub.ca
Newsletter
APRIL 2014
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
On a brilliant sunny day April 6th, our
volunteer team got the nets up on the
hard courts and installed all the
windscreens. Thanks to everybody who
showed up to help! For current opening
hours please visit WHATS ON.
Greetings UTC members old and new!
After a long winter, I know you are as anxious as I am to get back to the courts.
Preparations are well under way to get the club facilities ready for 2014.
We finished last season with a great year-end party and AGM at Mayfair
Sports and Racquet Club on November 9, attended by 61 members. It was an
opportunity to thank president Gord Llewellyn, Premises Director William Lei
and Club House Manager Zac Manankil for their contributions to UTC. The
following new directors were elected at the AGM: Soheil Kashi (Director of
Teams), Robin Lapointe (Clubhouse and Courts Allocation Director) and Dave
Ross (Premises Director). Welcome to these new volunteers.
In a newly created role as groundskeeper, we welcome John Weston. John is
a long time member who will bring his many skills to the maintenance and
improvement of our courts and clubhouse. As for our pros, we welcome back
Sally Coles and Adrian Coles. Daniel Salmon is not returning for this year. For
information on group lessons go to PROGRAMS and to PROS CORNER for
information on private lessons.
There are no major court surface renovations scheduled for this year. We have
a couple of surface cracks that our court contractor will address in the spring.
We do not expect this work to disrupt court availability very much.
All your favourite activities will be available again, such as the Tuesday
morning Ladies House League, the Wednesday evening, Friday morning and
Friday evening mixed Round Robins, Inter County competition, and singles
ladders. Best of all, once again there is no increase in membership fees!
We are dedicated to provide a first rate tennis facility and experience for all
our members. We are proud of our facility and are planning to make further
improvements this season. However, we cannot do it without your help and we
will need more volunteers this year than ever.
We are always anxious to hear your comments and ideas on how our club can
be improved. If you have any comments or suggestions, do not hesitate to
contact any of your executive at CONTACTS.
Finally, our official Opening Day festivities will be on May 3rd at 11am. Join
us for fun tennis drills, food, prizes, and more. I look forward to seeing you all
on the courts!
Lorraine Eaglesham, President
Inside this issue:
President’s Message
Court Policies
Help for New Members
Team News
Upcoming Events
News For Juniors
Junior & Adult Lessons
& Camps
• Private Lessons
• Recreational Programs
• Opening Day
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Newly appointed Lifetime
Member Zac Manankil
helps out on Nets Up Day
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REVISED COURT POLICY
Premises Director Dave Ross
signals nets up is completed!
Based on your feedback, we have revised our court
policy. A court will only be assigned when at least two
members are present to play on that court. This will help
ensure better court utilization and assignment. The
revised court policy also applies to telephone booking
which will still be available for Wednesday and Thursday
evenings. When a member is late or there is a no-show,
the assigned court will be used as a random court after 10
minutes. Phone booking will start the 3rd week of May.
For a complete description of all court policies please
visit POLICIES.
UTC Executive
Thanks again to all those volunteers who came out to assist with Nets Up Day. Thanks for the coffee
and doughnuts, thanks to our Pros, Sally and Adrian, for being available to answer questions along
with the executive team. As you can see, while the hard courts are ready, it will still be a while before
the clay courts are playable, its usually early May, we will let you know by email.
HELP FOR NEW MEMBERS!
UTC is a large club with many programs and events for adults and juniors. With our 9 courts and 1,000
members we are one of the largest volunteer run community based tennis clubs in Canada. Potential
members have many questions, but we have lots of answers readily available on our web site at
http://www.unionvilletennisclub.ca/. You can find out how to get a court, when are we busy, what are all
the rules, how to get a lesson, how many courts are booked for programs on any particular day, when are
we open, what are the drop in programs, when do we have round robins, what teams do we run, what
ladders do we run, how do you register for membership, a program, a lesson or how to book a court by
telephone, and lots more! You can find out the names of the executive team who run the club, and find out
how to email them with any questions. Please do, don’t be shy, we love feedback!
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TEAM NEWS
UPCOMING EVENTS
UTC INTER-COUNTY TEAMS
The UTC will field the following Inter-County
Teams in 2014:
Mixed Teams (Tuesday & Thursday evenings)
Teams
Majors
A North
B York
B North
C East
C York
Captains
Mary Hall
Raj Maraj
Soheil Kashi
Michael Roecken
Jeff Wong
Lorraine Eaglesham
Opening Day & BBQ
Saturday, May 3rd, 11 am to 4 pm. (Rain
Date: Sunday, May 4th). Just show up.
Sunday May 4th
Men’s & Ladies Drop In starts if courts not
needed for Opening Day. Just show up.
First Ladies House League
Tuesday May 6th. Sign up via the web site.
Friday Night Social Round Robin
Starts Friday, May 10th 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Free to UTC members, just show up!
First Friday Morning Round Robin
Friday May 9th. Sign up via the web site.
Ladies Teams (Wednesday morning)
Teams
Majors
A
B1
B2 (Thursdays)
Captains
Barb Peters
Jennifer Lawrence
Rila Levine
Felicity Monaco
First Wednesday Evening Adult RR
Wednesday April 30th 7pm, and 8:30pm.
Sign up via the web site.
New Members Night & Round Robin Friday
May 30th. Just show up!
55+ Mixed Team (Thursday morning)
Team
Division 1 East
Captain
Irv Swieca
Mixed team tryouts took place on Saturday April
12 and Sunday April 13. If you missed the tryouts
and are interested in playing on a team please
email [email protected].
For further teams information, please email:
[email protected]
Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti addresses
members under glorious sunny skies at the
Opening Day event in May 2013. This year’s
event will take place on May 3rd.
Soheil Kashi, Teams Director
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NEWS FOR JUNIORS
JUNIOR ROUND ROBINS
Junior round robins are free and are open to all UTC's junior members.
Parents who are also members are welcome to join in. Sign up by email
to [email protected] or on the board in the club house!
Junior Round Robin "Spring Has Sprung".
Saturday May 24, 2014, 3:30pm-5:30pm. The first Junior Round
Robin of the season. Get to know other UTC Juniors. Pizza & prizes.
Junior Round Robin "Rogers Cup"
Saturday July 19 2014, 3:30pm-5:30pm. Fast moving round robin
honoring our Canadian Masters tournament. Refreshments & prizes.
2013 Girls A winner Shirley
Liang accepts her trophy from
Juniors Director Brian Kum and
Club President Lorraine
Eaglesham.
Junior Challenge
This junior drop in program will start on the first Sunday in August
until the last Sunday in August. Court time is reserved on every
Sunday in August, including the holiday weekend from 1pm to 3pm
for this event. Junior Challenge is free and open to all junior members.
No sign up is required. Just show up and play!
JUNIOR TEAMS
UTC will have 2 teams playing in the 2014 Junior Inter County
League. The Boys A team that plays on Saturday mornings and the
Mixed A team that plays on Sunday afternoons. Tryouts are planned
for April 19/20 9:30-11am. Rain date April 26 9:30-11am.
JUNIOR LESSONS
2013 Boys A winner Andrei
Glogov accepts his trophy
from Juniors Director Brian
Kum and Club President
Lorraine Eaglesham.
UTC offers many spring group lessons for juniors across several age
categories and skill levels. UTC membership is required. Starting the
week of May 5th, for 6 weeks, sessions run 1 hour per week. Each
session has an optimal ratio of 1:6 instructor to players.
UTC also offers Summer Camps, non-members may apply, but
members receive a discount.
Please see the next page to find out more and how to register.
Brian Kum, Juniors Director
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TENNIS LESSONS FOR ADULTS & JUNIORS AT UTC 2014
UTC is pleased to continue its long relationship with our Head Pro Sally Coles who has been at UTC since
2000. Sally is joined by her husband Adrian this season. Both are fully certified Tennis Canada Coach 3.
To learn more about them and their programs visit PROS CORNER. Through “Tennis With Sally”, UTC
offers private and semi-private lessons, Spring Junior Clinics for a wide range of age groups, Adult Group
Lessons, Summer Camps and Advanced Training Camps. All lessons are booked directly online or by
contacting Sally. To learn more about any of these programs, and how to register, please visit UTC’s
website and click through to “Tennis With Sally” from a program you are interested in, or go directly to
http://www.tenniswithsally.com/.
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