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Sunny Recovery for Fed Cup

The Friday morning match play was cancelled due to Thursday evening’s heavy rains and wet courts,  Due to some sunshine and lots of effort by Maria and Den, the Memorial Fed Cup was held at 11:00 am.  Congratulations to the Veterans:  Rosemary, Min, Betty and Debbie who won the team competition.  Thanks to everyone who participated…

Singles Players Are Not Lonely

There has been an effort at PRC to provide more drills and match opportunities for people who are interested in playing singles. Often, players either don’t know singles tactics or the court time isn’t available. Coach Judy is running several singles drills on Mondays and Fridays and matches with coaching are offered on Wednesdays and…

Memorial Day Schedule

PRC hours will be held as usual on Friday, Saturday and Sunday – clinics will be held and courts are available to rent (indoor and outdoor).  On Monday, Memorial Day, the club will be open from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm.  Coach Mansour will run a Game Drill from 9:00-10:30 am and a Doubles Round…

Super Seniors!

The Mercer Slammers, captained by Peter Wepplo and Robert Parker, practiced on the clay courts yesterday.  The team just returned from the USTA National 7.0 Men’s Super Seniors 65 and over Championships.  They had a great time and enjoyed the competition.  We are hoping to start a USTA 65 and over women’s  league for the…

Ready for Summer

Registrations are being accepted for summer tennis camp and junior tennis clinics.  The clinics are offered on weekdays between 4:00-6:30 pm and on Saturday and Sundays for juniors who cannot attend camp.  For a full listing of summer junior activities,  click here or go to the Summer Junior page on the PRC website.  For a PRC Summer…

Power Was Key in Berger Open

The Berger Open got off to a great start as everyone was motivated to play aggressively and hit winners to earn Berger points.  Because of the rain, the matches were held indoors and the points were quick.  Suddenly, the chocolate on the cookie wasn’t the only thing dark on the courts!  A power outage in…

Record Setting Fun

The warmer temperature brought out the best in everyone today on the outside courts. Excellent points and matches were enjoyed during the USTA match between the PRC Cosmos and PRC Spin Girls, and participants of the Singles and Doubles leagues. Good luck to the PRC men’s team this weekend- who actually will play in dry…

Berger Open – May 22nd 9:00 am

A Berger Open will be held on Monday, May 22 from 9:00-10:30 am.  One of PRC’s most favorite event, women’s doubles teams are awarded “Berger” points for every winner hit to end the point.   Berger cookies are the official cookie of Baltimore (vanilla wafer with a slab of dark chocolate on top).  This is a wonderful…

Spring or Summer tennis?

The sunscreen, glasses and hats were plentiful today as students in clinics and women in USTA matches filled the courts. If you aren’t enrolled in a spring clinic, you can still register (prorated fee) or drop in to a group. Registration for summer clinics is open now.   Shown above are students in the Wednesday…