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June June 8 8 @ @ 8:30 AM June June June 13 @ @ @ 5:30 PM June June June 15th @ @ @ 8 AM AM June June 29 @ @ @ 9:30 AM AM October 19 @ @ @ 12 PM PM November 20 @ @ 2 2 2 PM PM Father’s Day Men’s Mixer Twilight Tennis Drill / 9:30 AM – Free Clinic Independence Day Celebration Appreciation Luncheon General Membership Meeting
The annual appreciation luncheon is scheduled for
for
Gigi Casapu
Saturday October 19th where we will formally acknowl-
USPTA Cascades Tennis Manager TOC 33 INDEX
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NEWS
A reason to celebrate! This year marks the the 20th anniver- sary of the Cascades Tennis Club!
When the Cascades first opened in 2000 there were no tennis
courts on the the prem-
ises Early in 2001 the developer started
construction of two
courts courts courts (courts 5 and and 6) and and by 2002 all ten courts courts courts were completed The Cascades Tennis Club was founded in in in 2004 with the the the intention of of affording the the the tennis
program a a a a a a a a voice and position within the the the the community Original officers of of the the club were Dave Cortese Rich Amione Al Caron Jim Vacciano Mike Kelleher Ray Landry and and Arnie Weiss Others who have served on the the the board over the the the years are Elaine Slayansky Slayansky Paul Fowler Peter Slayansky Slayansky Rich Salas Lou DeBlasio Ed Smith Jim Docherty Rod Montalvo Bernie Steinberg Bob Poller Larry Taylor Angelo Cona Jeff Miley Renate Nick Dave Caron Marshall Stearns Vickie Colter Kenna Leonhardt Steve Silver Larry Bannister Mike Trinchitella Jerry Horowitz Diane Nathans Shelly Fuchs Bob Spenelli and Barry Barry Roffer as as well as as current board members Barry Barry Karet Dave Shapiro Elizabeth McCloskey Rick Peck and Jeanne Monsiegneur A plaque dedicated to all past Cascades Tennis Tennis Club pres- idents is is is now hanging in in the the office at at the the Tennis Tennis Pavilion Stop by to to check it out!
There have have been so many people in our community who have have given their time to to to the the the the Tennis Club over the the the the years and and and we’d like to to to give give a a a a a a a a a a a big “thank you” to to to all of the the the the the volun- teers and and and members who have made the the club a a a a a a a a a a a a a a success and and and of of course special thanks to our our Tennis Facility Manager Gigi Casapu
for
providing a a a a a a a a a a a a a a high level of of competitive and and social tennis
and and maintaining the courts with such care!
Photo by: Chris Morrow
edge the 20th anniversary of our Tennis Club In April Tennis Club members enjoyed a a a a fun night of music dancing and dinner at the Spring into Summer Dinner/Dance!
SAVE THE DATE! Watch for
emails and Facebook updates as these events get closer Tennis Tips
Number 8 of tennis
doubles strategies for
seniors
Cover the the easier shot to to to force the the opponents into tougher ones It is is human nature to to to to want to to to to avoid giving your opponent the the chance to to to to to hit a a a a a a a a a a a winner but it it is is often a a a a a a a a a a a good plan to to to to to leave them an an an opening to to attempt something difficult If the the server can can only reliably execute a a a a a a a a wide serve serve serve adopt- ing ing a a a a a a a a a a a a “standard” position position for
returning the the serve serve serve it it it can can be a a a a a a a a a a very poor position position position to to take up Instead you you should stand stand wider in a a a a a a a a a a a position position where you you will will be able to to return their favorite serve serve This will will will probably mean that if they hit a a a a a a a a a a a flat serve serve down the the the middle it it it it will will will be be an an an ace but it it it it may be be that they they find this this difficult and will will end up missing most of their first serves if if they they focus on this this Thus by covering the the the the the easier shot (for them) you are forcing them them to make errors trying something else In a a a a a a a a a a rally many players instinctively cover the the the alley when they are are at the the the the net There are are times against some oppo- nents when when this can be important but hitting down the the the line is is is tricky especially on a a a a a a a a a fast court court when when faced with a a a a a a a a a wide serve or or a a a a a a a a a cross-court cross-court drive Therefore it it is is a a a a a a a a a good idea to to cover the the the the easier cross-court cross-court shot by moving towards the the the the the center of the the the the the net This leaves the the the the the alley open but many players will be far more likely to to to miss if they attempt to hit this perceived gap Of course a a a a a a a rethink is is required if they manage to find this gap several times but in in in in general it will be be beneficial to to cover the the easier shot in in in order to to make them play some- thing difficult N N N N E T •