If it’s July, it must be time for Wimbledon! As we gear up for this famous tennis grand slam, let’s see who can answer this question: Who is the youngest woman to win at Wimbledon? That’s a tricky one because the youngest woman was Lottie Dod from England, who won the championship in 1887 at…
On Friday, April 12, the Tennis Club held a Friday Night Social tennis event. Players were assigned to courts to play the first round; in two hours, everyone was able to play at least four games with eight different players. After the two hours of tennis, everyone gathered at the home of Dave and Jan…
Penny Petersen The Don Neu Charity Tennis Event was held at the Cottonwood Courts Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16. There were 123 players participating from six communities: Cottonwood/PV, Iron/Oaks, Sun Lakes CC, SunBird CC, Springfield and Robson Ranch. Fifty-six matches were held. The Chandler Boys and Girls Club Tennis Program, where Don taught,…
It may be winter, but Eloy, Arizona rarely sees snow. That didn’t stop the Tennis Club at Robson Ranch from hosting the Snowball Tennis Social on Saturday, January 12, 2019. Who else but an Arizonian would plan an ice cream party in January? About 26 tennis players came out to the courts at 10:00 am…
Nothing is better than fall weather in Arizona! Day-time temperatures are below 95 degrees and the sun shines brightly with a light breeze. That’s the time for the outdoor afternoon activities to begin! The Tennis Club at Robson Ranch hosted two tennis social tournaments this fall already! The first one was with Quail Creek on…
Saturday, September 8 was the nationally televised women’s doubles championship game for the U.S. Open, one of the Grand Slams of Tennis. To celebrate the tennis match held in New York City, players of the Tennis Club at Robson Ranch held a tennis social for all club members. Beginning at 8:00 a.m., players arrived at…
Linda Gayer With the new year comes the new schedule for the Tennis Club activities. Beginning in January, the third Friday of every month is the Friday Night Social. Tennis play is a round robin format, and every club member is invited to sign up to play. Following the two-hours of tennis play, members…
Linda Gayer The Tennis Club at Robson Ranch celebrated the opening of the fall season in grand fashion starting Friday, October 20. Friday Night Social had tennis players of all levels play a social round robin format followed by a pizza party in the Fireside Room for all club members and their spouses and significant…
Linda Gayer Wimbledon, a Grand Slam Tennis Tournament, started Monday, July 3, 2017, at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England. Although last year’s women’s singles champion, Serena Williams, will not be playing; all eyes are on the men’s singles champion, Andy Murry, to see if he can defend his title.…
Christine Terechenok The Southeast Valley Tennis League will be open to all surrounding communities of SunBird. Our goal is to create a fun, healthy tennis activity to add to a club’s schedule of events. It is a unique competitive play against other clubs. Details: eight to 12 members per team; two men’s doubles; 2 women’s…