October 2007
Monthly Archive
November Calendar:Mixed Doubles & Junior Tennis & Pizza
Posted by Michael Starke on 31 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: General
We are now running Saturday night Mixed Doubles parties as well as junior tennis & pizza parties. from 7-9pm. The dates are as follows:
Sat Nov 3 7-9pm Mixed Doubles Parties
Sat Nov 10 7-9pm Junior round robin
Fri-Aun Nov 16-18 ETA Level 11 Junior Tournament 12, 14, 16 & 18 & under singles boys & girls
USTA Adult League recap
Posted by Michael Starke on 12 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: General
LGT Tny director and board chair discussing tny strategy at the party. Thought we would recap our 2007 USTA adult league play. Over 550 individuals participated in the Mixed Doubles, Adult, Masters and Grand Master leagues. We fielded 57 teams and ran leagues in the womens 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 & 4.0 divisions, mens 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and fielded a 4.5 team, mixed doubles 6.0,7.0 & 8.0, and Masters and Grand Masters womens and mixed. These are record numbers.
Our local teams enjoyed much post season success, more so than in recent years. The following teams advanced all the way to sectionals, one level away from nationals:
Donny Krebbeks: 3.0 Men
Sylvia Walsh/Sue Burns 3.0 Women
Marty Murphy 3.5 Masters Men
Betty Carruthers 6.0 Grand Masters Women
Arlene Kutz 7.0 Grand Masters Women
Marty Murphy 7.0 Grand Masters Men
Allison Winchell’s 6.0 Masters Mixed Doubles team qualified for the Eastern Nationals which will take place Nov 16-18 in Orlando Fla. Allison is already laying claim the prize for winning the “oldest aged team” competition.
Last but not least, Jordy Asher’s 4.5 mens team advanced to Nationals, which took place late September in Tuscon, Arizona.
Our Annual Players Party in mid July had over 100 attendees, and a great time was had by all. A wonderful evening of fun tennis, great weather, and delicious food catered by Campus Wings.
Ball Machine
Posted by Michael Starke on 11 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: General
We now have two Playmate “Ace” ball machines in our facility. The Ace is a state of the art ball machine whose features include:
- 10-100+ mph speed,
- variable controlled feed rate
- 3 station shot pattern & narrow -wide feeding range
- topspin, flat and underspin feed
- Remote control
- The machine holds 200 tennis balls
- All operations are electronically controlled with accurate control dials.
These machines are great; they are your friend on the court. Can’t find a game? Too busy to call someone? Try the Playmate. You will be guaranteed a good workout. Once can practice every shot except the serve with this machine. We have a series of drills for the Playmate to help get you going. Looking for that early morning workout before work, try the Ace!
US Open Bus Trip
Posted by Michael Starke on 09 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: General
Thomas Johannsen 2007 Binghamton LGT Challenger winner
Red zone seats Ashe Stadium. A spirited BTC contingent made their annual pilgrammage to the hallowed grounds of Flushing Meadow on Tuesday August 28 to watch 1st round action of the US Open. The Open, one of the four Grand Slam events of tennis has evovled into the most entertaining and exciting Slam, and this years event did not disappoint.
112 BTC members and tennis fans took in a day of great weather and tennis. Players spectated include: Arnaud Clement, Thomas Johannsen, (winner of the 2007 LGT Binghamton Challenger), Ivo Karlovic, (2005 Binghamton Challenger winner), James Blake, and countless others.
Our tailgate party was held amidst Shea stadium contrruction adn the famous NY railway system, but the distractions did not seem to bother anyone. We look forward to next years excursion.
BTC Level 11 ETA Tournament
Posted by Michael Starke on 08 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: General
Our Annual BTC Level 11 ETA Junior Tournament will run November 16-18. Being a level 11 event, it is appropriate for most of our juniors to enter. As there is no JCTP that weekend, we hope you will sign-up and compete!
You may enter online: click here. You may pay online, call in a credit card # to 722-3491 or mail a check. You should secure payment at the time of entry. The money must be received by tournament entry deadline.
Entry deadline is Sunday, November 4 6pm. Start times and draws should be posted by Thursday, November 8. You may check times by clicking on the USTA/Eastern link. If you are familiar with the USTA junior tournament site, one can also enter online through their tennis link system.
We will update the tournament regularly during the event by posting draws and results. See you on the courts!
