Category: Adult

leagues, tournaments, clinics

Tennis for the Holidays

Opportunities to play tennis are plentiful over the holidays.  It is a perfect time to exercise and socialize with friends and family.  Contract courts and junior and adult clinics will resume on January 2nd.  The club will be closed on Christmas Day.   Reservations for open court time are now being accepted at a holiday rate…

Tennis is the Sport for a Lifetime

One of the best assets about tennis is that it can be played throughout one’s lifetime.  It is never too late to learn and enjoy the game.  Learning a new activity keeps one younger!  Kudos for Rosalie, Judy and Betty for setting good standards.  Rosalie (81) participates in Game Drills, quick moving drills several times…

USTA 2017 NTRP Ratings Are Available Now

How did you rate?  The year end NTRP ratings for the 2017 USTA Adult League season are now available.  You can check your rating by logging on the USTA site and selecting Tennis Link- NTRP Rating.  For additional questions and answers related to NTRP ratings, click here. The advantage of receiving a lower rating is that…

TGIF for Singles

The Friday singles program has blossomed into one of PRC most beloved leagues.  Since the summer, the singles players have improved so much.  Thanks to Coach Judy and all of the players.  Even the doubles players are impressed!

Tennis Partnerships

A new partnership was formed yesterday when Angela and Rika teamed up to practice for their upcoming USTA match this week. What makes a good doubles team? Sometimes the saying, opposites attract works for doubles teams. It is beneficial for an “aggressive” partner to play with a consistent one. Also an emotional, extroverted player may…

An Early Thanksgiving at PRC

Cos and Judy express their deepest gratitude to Jacinta, the staff and everyone who surprised them with an early Thanksgiving celebration on Friday.  The beautiful scrapbooks with special words from so many people will be cherished forever, as well as our memories of the event.  Thanks so much to everyone who makes PRC such a…

Thanksgiving Tennis

There are plentiful opportunities to play tennis over the Thanksgiving holiday.  PRC will be open from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm.  Regularly scheduled contract courts and tennis lessons will not be held.  Open court time is available at a holiday rate and courts must be prepaid.  Please call the front desk to reserve a time…

Many Happy Returns, Jane

Jane Huff, so admired by many players for her participation in sectional and national tournaments in the 75 and over divisions, celebrated her birthday with her friends after the Thursday drill.  Birthdays are the best -and next year Jane will qualify for the 80 and over division – can’t wait!

Thank you, Louise.

The PRC community lost a dear friend, Louise Bristol, who played weekly until she was 90 years old.  We loved her quick wit, impish smile and remarkable spirit.  It states in her obituary that she was “always the glue that held a group together” – which proves true as she was the captain of a…

3.5 Teams at Home

Both PRC USTA 3.5 teams enjoyed home court advantage today as they played each other.  Congratulations to Sue Gunther’s team who earned a victory over the PRC Topspinners. Don’t forget that the women are needed for the USTA Women’s Tri Level Leagues (Saturday 6:30-8:30 pm).  Please contact Doris Manahan if you are interested in participating…