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The October tournament was a combination of men's, women's and mixed doubles played at Preserve, Dolphin and Shorebird courts. The women's draw ended in an unusual 3 way tie of 25 games won by Penny Chin, Angela Yang and Mukta Sood.
The men's winner was Michael Lui with 29 games.  Second place went to Sandipan Samaddar with 26 games won.  Congratulations to all. The tournament was immediately followed by pizza and drinks hosted by the tennis club.

Hello everyone,

Here are the results from our satisfaction survey!

Redwood Shores Tennis Club - Admin 2.pdf

Thanks for participating!

The RSTC board has approved the following enhancements to our program:

1. Will add one more tournament on Dec 9th, 2023.

2. Any new members signing up for membership in the remaining of 2023 will get coverage all the way to December 2024 - that's 14 months coverage for a 12-month price.

3. Any existing members(General or Social) upgrading to tournament membership for 2024 during the remaining of 2023 will get the remaining tournaments in 2023 covered by the new membership. 

4. Will add another clinic taught by professional tennis coach in Feb 2024.

5. Reasonable price increases for 2024, 1st since 2019.

See you on the court.

Redwood Shore Tennis Club

The September tournament was a hit with 24 players spread across Preserve, Quay and Shorebird. A combination of mixed, men's and women's doubles was the format. Mary Bianco was the winner for the women and Steve George came out on top for the men. The evening social was a Margaritaville theme, a tribute to the late Jimmy Buffett. It was held at Steve and Robin home.  It was a fun evening filled with music, margaritas, good friends and awesome food! 
A big thank you to Bob Evans and Rick Chou for the tournament draw, Sundar and Barb for social arrangements, Barb and Sandipan for tournament refreshments and Amanda for prizes.

The RSTC board has approved a pilot program to add periodic tennis clinics to our program. We'll engage local professional coaches and our own ex D-1 player Bob Evans to instruct the players on various techniques and game plans.

RSTC is sponsoring the 1st tennis clinic exclusively for RSTC members.  We are inviting associate tennis Pro Robert Garcia to run a tennis clinic.  This is a 2-hour tennis workout that features skill development, live ball drills and competitive play.  

When: August 26 (Sat), 9 am to 11 am

Fee:

Tournament Member: $5

General Member: $10

The clinic is limited to 12 participants.  

It's July - time for a semi annual update for RSTC:

• Since our March kickoff, we have welcomed 32 new participants with 25 joining as members. In the last 30 days, we welcomed 15 new participants with 9 joining as members.
• We got fresh blood - new people range from 20s to 60s, split equally between men and women.
• We got quality players - most new players are already at 3.0-3.5 or above.
• The drop-ins on Wed and Sat @ Shorebird are big hits and are well subscribed.
• Our July 15th tournament has the strongest player quality of the last 18 tournaments. Still some slots for signup before Tuesday deadline. 
• The board in its next meeting will consider some new programs, such as skill clinics for members with professional coaches.
• We are in a very sound financial footing and plan to provide more snacks, sandwiches in the future tournaments.

Let's play tennis!

Redwood Shore Tennis Club

On Saturday, March 11th we kicked of our 2023 season with a very successful Membership Mania.  Despite a few sprinkles, the weather decided to cooperate and we were able to meet 10 new players that were interested in finding out more about the club.  Everyone was apparently ready to play some tennis, both Shorebird and Dolphin were busy with great tennis and lots of laughter.  The season if off to a great start! Check your emails for the first tournament on April 15th.  Sign up early!  Everyone is rearing to go!

RSTC is back! We kick off the 2023 season—our 34th consecutive year—with the annual Membership Mania on March 11 at Shorebird Courts on Marine Parkway and Dolphin Park on Quay Ln.

All tennis players are welcome. Come meet some members, play some pick up tennis games, and discover your local tennis club. RSTC has a new board this year, and they are raring to go. It will not only bring back invigorated tournaments. but also add weekday drop ins and all the fun activities that had disappeared during the pandemic, like evening socials.

For more info, or to join, go to www.rstc.org. But first come see what we’re about at Membership Mania on March 11th, 8:45am-1pm.

Let’s play tennis! 

OCTOBER

I canceled the October tournament due to projected unhealthy air quality levels.  We had 3 players that were already or potentially having respiratory issues so it seemed like the safest bet.  The social at the Jordans, however, was held as expected.

John & Natalie had just finished their remodel and treated us to tours of their lovely new home.  Everything was thoughtfully and elegantly designed.  My favorite room was the master bath and closets ... so gorgeous!  The living areas were perfect for RSTC socials as there was plenty of room for all of us to mingle, move, sip, and dine.

 The social theme was “Fall Colors” and it set the table for a feast that was dazzling to our eyes.  Bright greens (salads) and golds & oranges (carrots, sweet potatoes) were in the palette.  Penny Chin’s chocolate trifle was bright white layered with dark brown and crowned with red accents.  A delicious and warming beef stew, earthy potatoes, caramel apple and pecan pies brought plenty of fall flavors.

Everyone enjoyed the dinner and it was a very relaxing evening.  Thank you to the Jordans for hosting.  An extra thank you to Penny for making and Bob Evans for delivering the trifle even though Penny was sick and unable to attend; we hope you feel better!

NOVEMBER

Our final tournament of the year is November 11 and will be Team Tennis.  Format subject to change if we don't have enough players registered.  Cross your fingers it is not rained out!  Register now.

Rain is currently forecast for November 4, but, if it doesn't rain and the courts are dry, feel free to use them for November Open Play.  RSTC does have the courts reserved.

The social is November 4 and will be rain or shine.  The theme is "Signature Dish".  Bring a dish that people have asked for the recipe of (especially RSTC people), raved about, or you always make (e.g., for the holidays). Whatever is your "signature dish". Bring a card with your name/story and the recipe to share.

If you have past RSTC recipes that you aren't making for the social but you would like to share, please bring them too.  We'll post them up on our Wall of Fame!