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HERE ARE SOME OF OUR
MEMBERS THOUGHTS ON

THE CLAY COURTS:

S O F T N E S S O F T H E C L A Y
P L A Y M O R E O F T E N
“These are the best maintained clay courts
“I love playing on the clay courts every
I’ve ever played on. I don’t have a worry
week. It’s gentler on my joints…so I can
about my joints aching
play much more often”.
after playing a match because of the
softness of the clay”. -Tracie Fraiche
-Nathan Robinson
B A L L B O U N C E I S L E S S P R E D I C T A B L E
C R E A T E S M E M O R I E S
“I love playing on clay.
“Having played on clay courts all over the
Unlike hard courts, I have no aches and
country, these
pains after playing on clay. I know
beautiful, well-tended red clay courts are
playing on clay will enable me to play many more
as good as I have ever hit on. The
years. Plus, because the ball
ambiance of the big shade trees, the
bounce is less predictable, one must really focus on
morning birds singing, and the sound of
watching the ball, making
the tennis ball being struck- creates
one’s game better. I am so happy and
memories for those who play here”.
thankful that I get to play on our wonderful clay
-Bob Hilliard
courts”.
-Mellissa Beecroft
CLAY COURTS | PAGE 02