February Happenings here and there

2013 Southwest Southern New Mexico Calendar (February)

Feb 1 -  Las Cruces Junior Tennis Tournament L6

Feb 2 - Play Day, hosted by James, 9am

Feb 6 - Board Meeting, 12:15 @ Premiere Fitness Conf Rm, Indian Wells Rd

Feb 17 – April 7   -  40 & Over USTA league - if interested, contact Emery Borsodi @ egborso@yahoo.com

Feb. 23 - 24 -  Las Cruces TPA Valentine's Singles Tournament Non-Sanctioned

Chance and his students

The kids are loving the program as well as Chance, here are just a few pictures.

                                                  Stretching on a cold morning.

                                         Getting their fingers &  hands flexed

Battle of the Clubs

CONGRATULATIONS to the Ruidoso 4.0 team (White Noise) who had Cameron and Gail playing with them, won first place in their division. The 3.0 team (Alamo 3.0) captained by Sintra Sampath took second place and the 3.5 team (The Scrubs) captained by Janet Santackas came in 3rd.   Great job everyone! Fun was had by all!

                                                                4.0 White Noise

                                                                  Alamo 3.0

3.5 The Scrubs

¡Juguemos al Tenis!

¡Juguemos al tenis! program participants also braved the cold weather Saturday.

Youth aged 9-13 are being introduced to the game of tennis through this program, funded by the United States Tennis Association.   ATA members Chance Schimel, Raymond Montoya and Janet Santackas are the coaches working with these kids.  Stay tuned for more updates about the program!

January Play Day Winners

 The car's temperature read 29 degrees, but the sun made it feel warmer. Thanks to all that came out to support Dale's Play Day.   There were 4 courts of players and a good time was had and of course Dale's pies were delicious. The winners were: Evelyn, John, James and Diane.

January Happenings / Announcements

                                                 
Play Day - January 12th, hosted by Dale and Cameron. See you there at 9am.

Dues Reminder: Don't forget to pay your dues. ATA PO Box 684, Alamogordo, NM 88310.

We're hoping to officially kick-off the Latino Outreach Program on the 19th of January. Chance is in need of teaching help and Raymond and Janet have volunteered to do some teaching. If you know of any 9-13 year olds looking to learn a new sport, contact Dale for information.

Battle of the Clubs: January 26-27th.

Racquet left behind.  On Sunday, 12/30 a Head Metallix Flexpoint racquet was left behind. John White has placed it in the shed, should you know who it belongs to, please let the board know.

Thanks and Happy New Year.

Alamogordo Tennis Association

We had a great weekend at John Newcombe's Tennis Camp with Lee and Diane and Jamie and Emory Borsodi(Picacho Tennis Club). Lots of tennis, good camaraderie, good food and lots of fun. Congrats to Joe for winning a trophy for winning the doubles tournament.

Joe, Adrian(teaching pro) and Joe's partner Pedro