Kidz Tennis Club 2019

Kidz Tennis Club News

Kidz Tennis Club finished 2019 meetings mid-November with the typical warm ups, drills, then play, culminating with prize bags for all. Best attendance awards went to Lucas, Bella, and Noelia. Special thanks to those that helped:  John, Joe, Gail, ST, and parents, and to the ATA. Some kids were missing from our final day of 2019, those that were there had a great time. This club is open to kids from about 4^th through 8^th grades.  We will be starting up again in January.  

                                                                                                      Evelyn & Janet

Contact kidztennisalamo@gmail.comfor more info. 

    

   

October Nationals in Oklahoma City

Great job by these ladies who represented the Southwest this past weekend in Oklahoma city. 

Lene Loest, Janet Santackas, Jamie Borsodi, Maggie Follen, Gail Richardson, Jacquie Porter, Eunsook, Sue tillery, Cindy Blackman, Tammy Pickering 

September and October happenings

This September Janet Santackas' 55 and over Women's Double's Team came in 2nd at Sectionals which were held in El Paso. 
The 40 and over Mixed Doubles Team which Sintra Sampath played on took 2nd at their Sectionals held this past weekend in Tucson. Lot's of great tennis. CONGRATULATIONS to both teams.
League tennis can be so much fun, if interested, contact Janet. 

In October, Janet and Gail are headed to Natoinals in Oklahoma City, this is their 40 and over team captained by Jacquie Porter of Las Cruces and Co-Captain Janet. Wishing them lots of fun and tons of good luck.

Remember to register for the October tournament, it's a big one 45 years. Tournament ID 750000619

Evelyn and Janet's Kidz club is still going strong.  We thank the ATA for supporting this.

 

2019 Southern NM Champs

Great news to share with you all. Gail, Janet and Linda played on a 3.5 40 & over women's team and Gail and Janet just finished a weekend at Sectional's in Albuquerque where they won it all. This team captained by Jacquie Porter and Maggie Folin of Las Cruces have been playing at this sectional's for years (1 gal has gone 15yrs in a row) and she is so thrilled with her win. This means this team is off to Oklahoma City in October for National's where we will play amongst the best of the best from all over. Very excited to be part of this team and to report on this. It's an amazing feat and the Southwest USTA President Martha Trost couldn't be happier, she has informed us that our district will donate some funds to put towards travel expenses for our trip in October. Can't wait.  Look below for our scores, we haven't confirmed yet, but we're not sure if there has been a 5 and 0 at sectionals, how cool would that be. :)

 Tammy Pickering (family lives in Alamo), Janet Santackas, Lene Loest, Jamie Borsodi, Maggie Folin, Jacquie Porter, Cindy McLean Blackman, Sue Tillery and Gail Richardson.

L.C. vs SAZ: 3 wins 2 losses

L.C. vs Greater El Paso: 3 wins 2 losses
L.C. vs NAZ: 5 wins 0 losses
L.C. vs NNM: 3 wins 2 losses
L.C. vs PHOENIX: 3 wins 2 losses

Gail and Janet showing their bling. :)

In the ATA news

Pictures from February's play day hosted by Laura, great job, also February's birthday dinner at Si Senor's.

 

Evelyn and Janet's KIDZ TENNIS CLUB will take place this coming Friday, February 22nd. The kids are loving it. Feel free to come out and assist Evelyn and Janet, we think John G might appreciate a break, as he's been coming out since we started. Joe came out on the 8th (he's on call for another week of Jury duty), hopefully he'll be able to attend this week. 

 

Our March Cottonwood Tournament is just around the corner, time to sign up. March 23rd and 24th.  Entry forms can be found in the mailbox at court 3.

 

League Tennis: The 55+ leagues will run from March 31 – May 5 with Sectionals September 13-15 in El Paso. If interested in playing, contact Allison Deputy, SNM Leagues Coordinator, snmleagues@gmail.com, lots of fun, competitive tennis.            

 

 

 

 

ATA February news

 

  January's birthday gathering at Si Senor's was a big hit so February 12th will be the February birthday dinner, see you on the 12th at Si Senior’s at 5:30.
   February play day: February 2, will be hosted by Laura, see you there.
   The new shed should be arriving soon and volunteers are needed to help assemble the new shed. Please contact Charles or Fred, or any board member if you are able to help assemble the shed when it arrives on site.
   Janet and Evelyn's new KIDZ TENNIS CLUB was a hit. They had a great turnout on the 25th despite at least a half a dozen who couldn't make it. They will be doing this 2x a month and they are quite excited about this program. February's dates are the 8th and 22nd.
   SAFETY CONCERNS: Last week a tennis bag was stolen from the courts. Thankfully for quick thinking of parents and modern technology, the bag and its contents were found and the thief was apprehended by the authorities. We might want to keep an eye out for unusual behavior by folks we don't know while at the courts.
   The Cottonwood Tournament is quickly approaching on March 23 &24 so be thinking of partners and spread the word. This is open to all players and levels so we look forward to another fun and challenging tournament.
   As always, we would love to hear from all members with your questions, comments, concerns or things you’d like for the board to consider.

January, what's going on.

Happy New Year everyone. It's been so nice having snow, it's been a long time. Hope you skiers and snowboarders are enjoying your outings.

January Play Day: this Saturday, January 5th, starting at 10:00am due to the cold weather. ATA board members are your host.

Birthday dinner for January: 1/15, Tuesday at 5:30, Si Senor's.

Kidz Tennis Club  -  2019
WHEN:  Fridays, twice monthly from Jan. 2019 through April or May, from 4:00pm - 5:30 pm. Please note that the exact dates will be announced the month before and would be coordinated with school schedules and HS team schedules. 
Planned Start Dates; January: 18th & 25th, February: 8th & 22nd.
Janet and Evelyn are the coordinators, we're hoping our husbands will lend a hand, we welcome all help. Currently, we have no idea how many kids we are talking about. Once we do, we'll have a better idea how much help we need, please contact Evelyn or Janet if you are interested.

Other tennis coming up.

 

SNM league tennis: Great opportunity for Alamo to put a team together, 1/2 the matches would be played right here in Alamo.  If you are interested in playing, contact Allison Deputy, SNM Leagues Coordinator

snmleagues@gmail.com

 

January 21st-March 10th; 40 and over league tennis. For this league, if anyone is interested in playing 40 and over tennis, please contact Jacquie Porter, at jporter@nmsu.edu.

March 31st-May 5th; 55 and over league tennis.

March 23rd; Alamogordo Cottonwood Tournament

For a master list of league and tournament information click below:

http://www.southernnewmexico.usta.com and

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Southern-New-Mexico-District-USTA/177286374229.