Peninsula Tennis Club Newsletter – June 2007

Hello tennis players,

First, event news.  Information on all these events can be found at our website www.olypen.com/peninsulatennisclub, either from the “new stuff” page or from the new directory.  Please print out the flyers/entries on anything you are interested in for the details…

Sequim Ultimate Doubles – Saturday, June 24^th.  Sign up individually in advance. Play is doubles format, rotating partners, w/ prizes awarded at the end of the day. Entry number is limited.  Read the flyer at http://www.olypen.com/peninsulatennisclub/Seq_Ult_Dbls_2007.pdf, and call Julien Berg to enter.

Summer League – Thursday nights, June 28^th through July 26^th at PAHS.  Entry deadline June 23^rd. Mixed Doubles format.  Info and entry form at http://www.olypen.com/peninsulatennisclub/Summer2007League.pdf.  Coordinator: Christy Brown

Sequim Doubles Tournament – July 6^th, 7^th, & 8^th.  Men’s, Women’s & Mixed doubles.  Entry deadline July 1^st, entry form at http://www.olypen.com/peninsulatennisclub/2007_Sequim_entry.pdf.  Tournament director: Laurel Cripe

Saundra Kent Memorial Tournament – Singles first weekend of August, doubles second weekend.  More information coming.

Jefferson County tennis events are listed at http://www.olypen.com/peninsulatennisclub/May_JCCTA_Newsletter.pdf.

Nominations are open for “Most Improved Player” awards for male & female of 2007. Let us know who stands out in this season’s competition & social play!

Also, a heads-up:  John Campbell, tennis pro from Bally’s in Olympia, is planning on putting on an adult camp for 3.0 to 4.0 level players at PAHS, July 27-29^th.  A flyer is not available yet, so I will send more email when details are available.

On to other news:

The next monthly business meeting is Monday, June 18^th, 6:30 pm at the Port Angeles Library.  Anyone interested is welcome to attend. 

Erickson Park Update:

Low bid from Lakeside was $215,000, we had $152,000 committed funds.  PTC stepped up with an additional $6500 donation, made up of $2631 in donations expressly made for Erickson, and $3869 from the PTC savings account.  The PNW section of the USTA pledged an additional $10,000 to the project.  This is support from our USTA section above & beyond their court grants, and shows a great deal of confidence in PTC and desire to make this project go.

The Erickson bids will be on the City Council meeting agenda for June 19^th.  Bill Sterling, Deputy Director of Recreation, will make a project presentation to the council, and we will have a USTA representative speak, representing their $46,400 interest in the project, and PTC representation for our $22,100 interest, and ask the city council to fund the remaining $46,500 out of the city budget.  The 3 members of the sub-committee on Parks & Recreation: Edna Petersen, Grant Munro, and Gary Braun, are unanimously recommending that the city accept the additional USTA & PTC donations, and fund the remaining portion, and award the bid.  We will need at least one additional favorable vote from the remaining 4 council members for the funding to be granted.  We are optimistic, though there are no guarantees until the vote is taken.

And, finally, congratulations to the Sequim Girl’s Tennis Team, for their first place team finish at state! Well done!

That’s it for now.  See you on the courts!

Laurel Cripe