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Written by Ivan Quinones:

We had an exciting and fun filled men's and women's Scramble tournament. A great turnout of 24 members who played hard to make room for the delicious French cuisine dishes enjoyed that evening at the French Open Social at the Floresca's Cafe

Dennis' bionic Achilles tendon catapulted him to first place, followed closely by Jay who chewed his way to second place (dentist humor!)

On the women's side, Evelyn won first place but could not attend the social to claim her prize, which almost dissapeared. Fortunately (or unfortunately) someone was keeping an eye on the tournament  director who was planning to take it home. Cynthia won second place and joined her husband in celebration.

 All and all, everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather and surroundings, played great tennis and did not make use of any materials in the first aid kits.

Now... start getting ready for the Team Tennis Tournament on June 27!

RSTC member Joey Delgado is the owner of Main Strings, a racquet stringing service that includes FREE pickup and delivery.  You just call or email Joey, he will come to your house to pick up your racquet, restring it, clean it, and then he returns it to your house.  It is that easy!

I just broke the strings in my racquet for the first time ever in my life (in the middle of a USTA match of course!)  I've been too busy to take my racquet in for service and then I realized I didn't have to take it anywhere.  I emailed Joey and wrote a check.  That's all the effort that it took.  Joey even put a new grip on for me.  I'm so ready for the May tournament!

Main Strings is an official sponsor of the Redwood Shores Tennis Club.  Please check out all of our sponsors on our Sponsors page and show them your support with your business.

The April tournament was a marathon.  On both courts the women played a stunning SEVEN rounds with NO BYES.  That's 42 games of tennis without stopping.  In professional tennis, outside of the Grand Slams, the most the women play at a time is 36 games and 3 tiebreaks!!  4 of the women were actually scheduled for an eight round but by unanimous agreement, they called it a day.

On Shorebird, 4 women and 5 men were playing.  The games were close: Kathy Miles and Carole Wong tied for 1st place, earning their wins by just 1 game over Barb Urrutia.  Rick Urrutia won on the men's side with just 2 games more than his closest competitor.

On Quay, the competition was even fiercer.  Karen Brodersen and Calona Paiko were the only 2 women playing and they were well matched.  Despite the variety of partners, the women were tied after each 2 rounds.  In the 7th and what was thought to be the deciding set, they tied 4-4!  The tiebreak was just as close as the rounds but eventually Karen prevailed.

The men played magnificently, especially during the men’s doubles rounds.  It was a treat to watch the power and angles that they displayed.  At the end of the 6^th round, Michael Garb had 25 games to Steve Hogan’s 24.  They played as opponents in the 7^th round and Steve aced the round and the tournament.

The Taste of India social was held at Sundar and Smita Venkateswaran’s home.  Many thanks to them for hosting us!  Delicious Indian dishes abounded and the air was redolent with curry.  Sundar declared the tastes so authentic that he thought he was back in Delhi!  We all indulged to our hearts’ content, feeling that we had earned it.

Well, the Redwood Shores Tennis Club’s Membership Mania on March 15 got rained out and things didn’t look too promising for our rain date reschedule of March 21.  All week, the weather forecast promised showers.  Thursday and Friday were brilliantly sunny and yet the forecast continued to be rain.  Nevertheless we made all of our preparations and Saturday dawned bright and dry!  We had a delicious buffet of croissants with home-made strawberry jelly, muffins, yogurt, granola, fruit, coffee, and orange juice available.  Drop-ins were welcomed to enjoy some breakfast and play a set with us.

Simultaneously, we were running our March Team Tennis Tournament with 16 hardy souls on 4 teams: the Spring Breaks, Showers, Fevers, and Flowers.  Despite early genteel protestations that “this is the first tennis we’ve played all winter”, there was some steel on the courts – lessons had clearly been taken during the winter!  In the end, the Showers took home the prizes.  Captain Kathy Miles, Michael Garb, Monique Seibel, and Shane Dickinson earned themselves each a box of chocolate truffles.  The rest of us were satisfied with good food (breakfast) and good tennis and seeing our friends again.

Now Membership Mania may be over, but we are always looking for new members so if you are at all interested in playing tennis, look us up!  Even if you don’t have time to play often, you’ll find that membership in RSTC is well worth your while.  First of all, the annual dues and per tournament fees are quite low.  Secondly, if you don’t play often, you probably don’t have regular opportunities to play.  RSTC provides partners and opponents twice a month – at our tournaments and open plays on reserved courts.  You don’t have to call around looking for available players or drive around looking for an available court.

This is a reminder to renew your membership.  Effective immediately, only club members will continue to receive email from the club, including notices of upcoming events.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

Click on "Member Application" on the menu bar or follow this link:Membership Application.pdf and print the application.  Note: For on-line registration, each playing spouse must register separately.  The paper form allows you to register on one form, and we will create separate accounts for you once we receive your application.

Step 1: Choose your membership level.  At the "tournament" level, there is no additional fee to play in the tournaments.  At the "general" level, there is a $10 fee per tournament.

Step 2: Fill in your contact information.

Step 3: If you have a non-playing partner who accompanies you to RSTC social events, you should enter his/her name in the appropriate field and click on the checkbox to register him/her for a social membership.  On the paper form, you should fill out the Member 2 information for him/her and select the $25 Social Membership.  The total cost due is the total of both memberships.

Step 4: Fill in the volunteer fields (these are on the back of the paper form).  RSTC is an all-volunteer club and we need everyone to volunteer to help run the events!

Step 5: You can pay on-line via credit card (a small transaction fee is included in the prices listed on-line) or mail in your check.  Once your payment is received, your account will be activated and you will be able to register for Tournaments and Socials at member prices.

Membership Mania has been rained out.  With a constant mist and heavy clouds, the courts are currently unplayable and will probably get worse.  Regretfully, we are postponing this event until next Saturday March 21.

Thank you to Cynthia, Dennis, Kathy, Monique, Erwin, Michael, and Irene for volunteering to bring food, coffee, and supplies, and to man the Membership Table.  Irene will be out of town next week so additional volunteers are needed.  Please email me if you can help.

We do also have a Team Tennis Tournament scheduled for March 21 which will continue to be held.  We will either reserve one court for Membership Mania players or give visitors a one-set slot on a team.  If you want to play more tennis, please make sure you sign up for the Tournament.

Sign up for the Evening Social too!  We need to know how many are coming to plan drinks and food assignments, plus only registrants get email updates and reminders regarding the social.  (This may turn into a lunch social at a local restaurant if no one steps up to host.)

Don't forget to renew your RSTC membership before you sign up for the Tournament/Social.  If you pay on-line, the Tournament and Social registration forms will reflect member-only prices immediately.  If you are paying by check and plan to register for the tournament/social once your account is activated, send me an email so we know to expect you.

Thank you and hope to see you next week!  --Karen

Step-by-Step Instructions:

To apply for RSTC membership, click on "Member Application" on the menu bar or click on the following link: Membership Application.pdf and print the application.  Note: For on-line registration, each playing spouse must register separately.  The paper form allows you to register on one form, and we will create separate accounts for you once we receive your application.

Step 1: Choose your membership level.  At the "tournament" level, there is no additional fee to play in the tournaments.  At the "general" level, there is a $10 fee per tournament.

Step 2: Fill in your contact information.

Step 3: If you have a non-playing partner who accompanies you to RSTC social events, you should enter his/her name in the appropriate field and click on the checkbox to register him/her for a social membership.  On the paper form, you should fill out the Member 2 information for him/her and select the $25 Social Membership.  The total cost due is the total of both memberships.

Step 4: Fill in the volunteer fields (these are on the back of the paper form).  RSTC is an all-volunteer club and we need everyone to volunteer to help run the events!

Step 5: You can pay on-line via credit card (a small transaction fee is included in the prices listed on-line) or mail in your check.  Once your payment is received, your account will be activated and you will be able to register for Tournaments and Socials at member prices.

To sign up for Tournaments and Socials, log in so you get member-only prices and your contact information is filled in automatically.  The username/password fields are on the lower left hand side below the menu bar.  Then click on "Tournaments and Events" on the menu bar.

Step 1: Enter your email address.  If you are not logged in and you are a registered member, you will be reminded to log in.

Step 2: Choose your registration level.  The registration levels available depends upon your membership level.

Step 3: Fill in your contact information.

Step 4: Fill in the volunteer fields for this event.  These are all areas in which we need folks to step up.  Since you are planning on attending the event, please consider how you can help out.

Step 5: You can pay on-line via credit card (a small transaction fee is included in the prices listed on-line) or mail in your check.  If you are mailing in your check, please don't wait until the last minute!  Once your payment is received, you will be registered for the event.

I hope you are energized and ready for a new tennis season.  I am very excited to let you know of the many things your Board of Directors has been busy with.

First of all, MEMBERSHIP MANIA.  It will be great fun to see you, enjoy some coffee and breakfast together, and hit some balls.  Fingers and toes crossed for sunny weather!  Registration is not required but is appreciated in order to get a head count. Register for this free event on-line.

Fill out your MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION.  Once we receive your payment, we’ll start sending you the NEW MEMBER PACKET (WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION and EVENT CALENDAR is available now.  PRINTABLE MEMBER DIRECTORY will be coming in April.)

NOTE the new section on VOLUNTEERING.  FILL IT OUT.  Be as generous as you can in offering to help.  We will spread out the work amongst all people that volunteer.  If you play more than twice a year, if you come to the socials, if you go to Pajaro -- you need to volunteer!

NEW this year – SOCIAL MEMBERSHIPS are available for your non-playing spouse/partner (or your non-playing self if you are injured.)  We are asking that everyone who attends more than one or two of our socials to buy at least a Social Membership.  Club dues pays for the drinks, wine, cups, plates, napkins, etc. for all socials.

The MARCH TOURNAMENT will be March 21 and the format is Team Tennis.  We NEED VOLUNTEERS for all positions for this tournament as the Board is busy preparing for Membership Mania.  You can register and volunteer for this event on-line.

I’m very pleased to announce the NEW REDWOOD SHORES TENNIS CLUB WEBSITE.  If you any questions or problems, just let me know.  Here’s a brief list of what is available and what is planned:

·       ON-LINE EVENT REGISTRATION: Easily view and register for all of our upcoming events.  You can even pay on-line through Google Checkout.  All tournaments are priced at an extra 50 cent to reflect on-line payment expenses.  You can save the 50 cents if you want to send a check through the mail (but think about how much it costs for an envelope, 42 cents in postage, and time.)  Or buy the $75 Tournament Membership and just forget about tournament fees.

·       ON-LINE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION: Fill out and submit the membership application on-line.  You can pay on-line or send a check to save the on-line payment expense ($1 for the General Membership and $2 for the Tournament Membership.)  Once we receive your payment, your account will be activated and you will be able to sign in to access the Members-Only pages.

·       MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY: See contact information, tennis ranking, and preferred times of play for Club members so you can contact them to set up a match.  This directory is visible only to members and you can update access privileges to decide how much of your information you want to share

·       PHOTO GALLERY: Only members can see photos taken at our events.