Boeing Employees Tennis Club Volume 23, Issue 4 May 2016 Contact Information Phone: 253-872-5545 Web: www.betconline.net Facebook.com/BoeingTennis Club Director: Adrian Buchan Phone: Ext. 22 Email: [email protected]Membership: Margaret Fain Phone: Ext. 24 Email: [email protected]Pro Shop: Dave DeMulling Phone: Ext. 25 Email: [email protected]Front Desk: Phone: Ext. 1 Email: [email protected]Teaching Pros listed on Page 4 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Membership Corner 2 Instruction for higher level adults 2 Junior Results 3 Pro Tip: The Overhead Smash 3 April Classes 4 Pro Contact Info 4 C OURT R EPORT S MILES ALL AROUND AT OUR S PECIAL N EEDS C AMP ran a truly inspirational two day event. Thank you to BETC member Daryl Harper for organizing the Camp. Additional thanks to Vanilla Bean Photography for providing pictures and Ingallina’s Box Lunch for providing catering. For more pictures, check our Face- book page. On April 23rd and 24th, BETC proudly hosted a Special Needs Camp. The Jensen-Schmidt Ten- nis Academy provided instruction along with our own Head Pro Allan Overland. We also had great support from some of our high school tennis players. For- mer French Open Dou- bles Champi- on Murphy Jensen and JSTA founder Vince Schmidt Welcome to spring time tennis. Once again we continue to have a full membership roster with names on the waiting list. Classes continue to be well subscribed. Financials are in good shape and the Board focus is on improving the club experience. Active planning is underway on club improvement projects. Adrian is still looking for members to partici- pate on the planning committee. Ideas being considered so far include a general upgrade to the mezza- nine area and repairing/replacing court curtains, backdrops and sidewalls. Also the awnings over the entry doors have been identified for replacement. Approval was also given to acquire a tablet to aid the teaching staff in improving student technique. You are encouraged to contact Adrian with any additional ideas or if you are interested in joining the planning committee. A highlight of April was the tennis academy April 23 and 24 for people with Down Syndrome and other special needs. A dozen of these special athletes participated in the two day event directed by the Jensen- Schmidt Tennis Academy for Down Syndrome. The Academy was represented by Murphy Jensen, a for- mer French Open Doubles Champion, and Vince Schmidt, a coach to several ATP and WTA tour players. Coordinated by member Daryl Harper with Head Pro Allan Overland and a group of volunteers including several juniors in support, the event was an unqualified success and truly inspirational to participants and spectators alike. Based on this success, there may be an opportunity for another session later in the year, with perhaps an even larger attendance. As the summer Open season draws near, we hear of members discussing plans for Paris and London. The rest of us will just have to play on our home courts and catch television coverage in between matches. Game on! F ROM THE B OARD S UBMITTED BY D AVE P RESUHN
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Boeing Employees Tennis C lub Volume 23 , Issue 4
May 2016
Contact Information
Phone: 253-872-5545 Web: www.betconline.net Facebook.com/BoeingTennis Club Director: Adrian Buchan Phone: Ext. 22 Email: [email protected] Membership: Margaret Fain Phone: Ext. 24 Email: [email protected] Pro Shop: Dave DeMulling Phone: Ext. 25 Email: [email protected] Front Desk: Phone: Ext. 1 Email: [email protected] Teaching Pros listed on Page 4
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Membership Corner 2
Instruction for higher level adults
2
Junior Results 3
Pro Tip: The Overhead Smash
3
April Classes 4
Pro Contact Info 4
COURT REPORT S M I L E S A L L A R O U N D AT O U R S P E C I A L N E E D S C A M P
ran a truly inspirational two day event. Thank you to BETC member Daryl Harper for organizing the Camp. Additional thanks to Vanilla Bean Photography for providing pictures and Ingallina’s Box Lunch for providing catering. For more pictures, check our Face-book page.
On April 23rd and 24th, BETC proudly hosted a Special Needs Camp. The Jensen-Schmidt Ten-nis Academy provided instruction along with our own Head Pro Allan Overland. We also had great support from some of ou r h i gh school tennis players. For-mer French Open Dou-bles Champi-on Murphy Jensen and JSTA founder Vince Schmidt
Welcome to spring time tennis. Once again we continue to have a full membership roster with names on the waiting list. Classes continue to be well subscribed. Financials are in good shape and the Board focus is on improving the club experience. Active planning is underway on club improvement projects. Adrian is still looking for members to partici-pate on the planning committee. Ideas being considered so far include a general upgrade to the mezza-nine area and repairing/replacing court curtains, backdrops and sidewalls. Also the awnings over the entry doors have been identified for replacement. Approval was also given to acquire a tablet to aid the teaching staff in improving student technique. You are encouraged to contact Adrian with any additional ideas or if you are interested in joining the planning committee. A highlight of April was the tennis academy April 23 and 24 for people with Down Syndrome and other special needs. A dozen of these special athletes participated in the two day event directed by the Jensen-Schmidt Tennis Academy for Down Syndrome. The Academy was represented by Murphy Jensen, a for-mer French Open Doubles Champion, and Vince Schmidt, a coach to several ATP and WTA tour players. Coordinated by member Daryl Harper with Head Pro Allan Overland and a group of volunteers including several juniors in support, the event was an unqualified success and truly inspirational to participants and spectators alike. Based on this success, there may be an opportunity for another session later in the year, with perhaps an even larger attendance. As the summer Open season draws near, we hear of members discussing plans for Paris and London. The rest of us will just have to play on our home courts and catch television coverage in between matches. Game on!
F R O M T H E B O A R D S U B M I T T E D B Y D A V E P R E S U H N
Court Report Page 2
ME M BE RS H IP CO RN E R S U B M I T T E D B Y M A R G A R E T F A I N
Welcome New Members! BETC is always glad to have some new members start enjoying our facility. We would like to wel-come our new members Kathy Baskin, Leah & Darren Gray and family, Yzylle Esiong, Michael Shannon and family, and Ehab Sahawneh & Samah Sous and family. Associate Membership Our BETC Associate Membership is full and the waiting list for membership is starting to grow. If you know of anyone who is interested in becom-ing a member, you might suggest that they sub-mit an application ASAP and get on the waiting list today. Once a space becomes available, the applicant can decide whether or not he still wants to join. If someone lists you as the referring mem-ber on their application, you get a $25 loyalty card! FALL USTA Deadline is July 20 The fall season that includes Adult 55+ and Mixed 18+ teams is a busy one at BETC. It is possible that the number of teams will be limited due to court availability. Last year we were right at the limit for the number of teams that we could accommodate. If you would like to captain a
Many of our 3.5+ adult players participate in our competitive leagues, USTA and regional tournaments. If you fit this description but aren’t seeing the results you hoped for, we have plenty of options to improve your game. For level 3.5 and up players looking for an intensive workout, we offer two Wimbledon Workouts weekly, with one session running Friday evenings from 6:30-8pm, and another session that runs on Satur-day afternoons from 1-2:30pm. These workouts can be attended for a month at time, or on a drop in basis (if there is room). Another challenging advanced workout is the Games Only class, which runs on Sundays from 12:30-2pm. Advanced classes for 3.0-3.5 level members include the following sessions: - Saturdays, 8-9am - Sundays, 3:30-5pm - Mondays, 5-6pm - Tuesdays, 6:30-8pm - Wednesdays, 12-1:30pm All of these classes are run by USPTA certified tennis professionals and they offer both a great workout and top notch instruction. To register for any of the above mentioned workouts or classes, contact the club at (253) 872-5545 (ext. 1), or sign up at the front desk. For more information, please feel free to contact me at [email protected]. Hope to see you out on the courts!
W A N T T O B E M O R E C O M P E T I T I V E I N L E A G U E P L A Y ? S U B M I T T E D B Y A L L A N O V E R L A N D
SUMMER MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE
Summer is a great time to try out BETC! Memberships are available from Memorial Day through Labor Day for $184.94, which includes dues of $124.71 and capital fund of $60.23. Summer members can sharpen their skills with some BETC lessons at the member rate and can even participate in our BETC sum-mer leagues. As with other memberships, league players must meet the league rating requirements and are subject to the regular league selection process.
Wimbledon Workout For 3.5+ Adults Fridays 6:30-8:00pm Saturdays 12:30-2:00pm Instructor: Allan Overland, Head Pro
USTA team this fall, contact me by JULY 20. Please note that this is before the USTA’s deadline of Au-gust 1. Summer League Sign-ups TUESDAY May 31-Monday, June 13 Our summer league sign-ups will start the day AF-TER Memorial Day on Tuesday, May 31. Sign-ups will be available through Monday, June 13. The sum-mer session is for July and August only so it is a great time to try a BETC league. As usual, during a sign-up period, for leagues which are held before 3:30 PM, sign-ups begin at 9:00 AM. For leagues which are held at or after 3:30 PM, sign-ups begin at 3:00 PM. Sign-up sheets are available based on the day a league plays. For example, for Tuesday leagues, signups are first available on Tuesday, May 31 at 9 am or at 3 pm, depending on the league. For Monday leagues, the sign-ups are first available on Monday, June 6. Contact me if you want to play in a league that re-quires a club rating and don’t have a rating yet. [email protected] 253-872-5545, ext 24
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JUN IO R RE S ULTS S U B M I T T E D B Y J I M R O B I S O N
Boeing juniors had another good month of tournament play in April. Amol Koli continued to perform at a high level in the Boy’s 14’s as he won the Seattle City Advanced tourna-ment held the first weekend of the month. Amol, the #3 seed, knocked off the # 1 seed in the final 6-1, 6-7, 10-6. Amol also did well in the 16 singles, winning 3 match-es before withdrawing prior to the semifinal match. Jake Kim also played the Seattle City Advanced tour-nament, competing in Boy’s 18 Singles. Jake lost a close first round match in the main draw. He then played well in the consolation round, making it to the consolation final where Jake lost to the #4 seed. Erika Ito also had a great Seattle City Advanced tour-nament. Erika was seeded second and won three matches before losing in a tight 5-7, 7-6, 6-7 final to the #3 seed. Playing up in the 16 Singles, Erika won her first round before falling to the top seed in her next match. Later in the month, Erika again did well at the Girl’s 14 Advanced at the Sprinker Tennis Club in Taco-ma. As the #1 seed, she won two matches before los-ing in her second final of the month. Kaitlin Tan had a busy April, playing in three tourna-ments. At the Seattle City Advanced tournament, Kaitlin played up in age in the Girl’s 18 singles. She had a tough opening match against the #2 seed, losing 6-4, 6-1. A week later at the Mint Valley Spring Junior Ad-vanced tournament in Longview, Kaitlin, once again
playing in the 18 singles, lost her first round match against the #2 seed and eventual champion. She bounced back well winning the consolation bracket, losing only three games in her final two matches. The next weekend, Kaitlin played in the 16 singles at the Olympia Steamboat Tennis Advanced tournament. Seeded #3, she won two matches before losing a tough semi-final in three sets to the #1 seed. Marcus Lee was the #2 seed in the Boy’s 16 Singles at the Mint Valley Spring Junior Advanced tournament. He lost a tough three-setter in the semi-finals 7-6, 5-7, 5-7. Marcus then went on to win three matches on his way to winning the consolation bracket. Congratulations to nine year old Isabella Leon for her performance at the “Little Mo” Pacific Northwest Sec-tional tournament in Tacoma, competing in the yellow ball division of this 10 and under tournament. After losing in a tiebreaker in her first match, she went on to win her next two matches in the consolation bracket 8-2 and 8-2. In winning the consolation bracket, Isabella qualified for the “Little Mo” regional tournament to be held July 28-30 in California. Way to go, Isabella! Many BETC juniors will be competing in local high school post season tournaments during the month of May, concluding with State tournaments held over Memorial Day weekend. Look for the results in next month’s newsletter. Good luck to all of our juniors!
THE OV E RHE A D SM AS H S U B M I T T E D B Y B I L L B A R T L E T T
The overhead smash is a shot often neglected by the average club player. Many club players fail to practice the overhead smash enough. Most errors on overheads are caused by either bad timing or poor footwork. To time your overhead correctly you need to be aware of what type of spin your opponent’s lob has. If the lob has top-spin it will dip faster so you will need to swing earlier. If the lob has underspin it will tend to hang in the air longer so you will need to wait longer before hitting the ball. Make sure you move your feet enough so the ball is slightly in front of your head before hitting your overhead. You can practice this by catching the lob with your non-dominate hand slightly in front of you. The ball machine is a great tool for practicing your timing and footwork on your overhead. First practice hitting lobs sent from the ball machine with heavy topspin. With the ball machine placed near the baseline, set the spin nob to topspin #5. The height nob should be at 10 and the
power nob at 4.5. This will produce a nice topspin lob. Then set the spin nob to underspin 2 and practice hitting under spin lobs. Re-member when swinging at a topspin lob start your swing earlier. When swinging at an underspin lob start your swing later. Make sure you get your feet under the ball. To improve your footwork on your overhead practice catching a few lobs with your non-dominant hand. You should catch the ball about a foot in front of you. Once you practice your timing and work on your overheads you will be surprised how easy it is to hit an overhead smash.
Be honest, how much time do you spend practicing over-heads? Most club players hit 5-7 overheads when warming up for a match, but that’s it. Next time you book a ball machine, change the height, spin and speed settings to get some extra work in.
Good luck to our many juniors that will be participating in high school district and state tour-naments in May!
