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Dropshot 2008 The Drop Shot Official Newsletter of the Peninsula Tennis Club By Jeff Tateosian 650.347.1439 [email protected] June 2008 Upcoming Events • van Dillen Men’s & Women’s Doubles Championships June 7 & 8 President’s • Update van Dillen Doubles Championships Weekend Cocktail Party June 7 Stuart Batchelor • Twilight Tennis/Dinner 75 Years Old and Still Going Strong June 26 The June Drop Shot marks a milestone June is important for a host of other - the reasons end of the Capital Improvement Project and the . The school year is ending and many re-opening of the Club. On May 17th the Club of our families are celebrating graduations, hosted 300 club guests to our re-opening. A mine included. The summer junior program grand party it was with all the new facilities begins June 16th. Our summer staff will be being put to full use. If you have not yet been starting including some faces known to club to the club to experience it first hand, we hope members and others who will be joining us for to see you soon. the first time. Please welcome them as we could not operate the club during the summer While the front courts, pool, and spa are back without their help. Next weekend the van Dillen in service, we continue with several smaller Men’s & Women’s Doubles Championships will projects. We still have lots of painting to com - be played with a record number of teams par - plete, we are waiting on the delivery of toilet ticipating. There is also a cocktail party with partitions, the rebuilding of the clubroom bar, hors d’oeuvre on Saturday evening, June 7th and the pool heaters will be turned on the week which all members are encouraged to attend. of June 9th. We appreciate everyone’s under - The cost is only $15 and you must sign-up in standing and patience as we get these final the clubroom or call Bill Jepsen with your RSVP. details completed. See Social news in this newsletter for more info. The #1 question being asked is Bob Sinclair and I want to again thank every - “will the back one courts get a new paint job?” YES is the simple who has given of their time and effort to answer. The issue is when. This and other support the Capital Improvement Project. This related issues will be presented at the July project would not have been possible without Membership Meeting and the Board hopes you everyone’s participation. will attend. More details will be forthcoming later in the month. Peninsula Tennis Club ~ 75 Years of Tennis The Drop Shot ~ Official Newsletter of the Peninsula Tennis Club Editor’s Note • Group parties where non-members will be attending must be approved in advance by the club manager Thank you to all the members who helped • Be considerate using cell phones when at kick off our summer season by attending our the club Opening Day Ceremony Pool & Spa Rules: (see Social report Nancy Batchelor below). naturally doesn’t list • No one under age 18 is allowed in or near the herself in her thank you’s, so I’d like to do so hot tub during daytime operation hours here. Nancy and her Social Committee did a (9am – 6pm, 7 days a week) fantastic job with the event. Well over a hun - • Unsupervised children under age 14 are not dred man-hours went into the organizing, pur - allowed in or near the pool or spa at any time chasing, setting up and managing the event. • Food and beverages are prohibited in the The summer is about to begin, so let’s keep pool & spa that family spirit going! We have some great • Kids may not bring toys into the spa events planned during the next few months. • No jumping into the spa • The spa has a maximum capacity of 11 • Parents must be attentive and responsible for Manager’s Corner their children at all times regardless of their age Tennis We expect a very busy summer • Proper tennis attire must be worn on the at the PTC. We have many new courts at all times families and the number of kids • No black or hard-soled shoes on the courts will be the highest we have ever • Shirts (not “tank tops” for males) had. We need everyone’s coop - • Do not walk across occupied courts eration and understanding to • Only water should be brought onto the courts Bill Jepsen make sure it is a safe and fun • USTA league teams must use 10 point tie- summer. break when playing matches on weekends Printed in the front of the 2008 Club Roster In addition, the rear court gate locks have is a listing of the Club Rules. While rules tend now been changed and your new key will work to take the fun out things, they are the rules for access to the back courts. Your old club key that our Club has and we ask that all our mem - is now obsolete and can be tossed. bers abide by them. Those that are of the most concern during the busy summer months Tennis News include: General Rules: Now that our beautiful front courts are fin - • Unsupervised children under age 10 are not ished, PTC tennis activities are back in full allowed on the premises at any time swing! • No one under the age of 18 may; The draws have been posted for the • remain at the club after closing time Men's Singles Tournament and matches are (6pm summer hrs. June 16th – Aug 17th) underway. Come on down to the Club on (5pm non-summer hrs.) Sunday June 29th to see both the 3.5 and 4.0 • use the fitness facility at any time finals - we guarantee that you will see some • possess a key to the Club great tennis. Before that, the van Dillen Men's • access or use the main clubroom and Women's Doubles Championships will take unless supervised place on Saturday and Sunday June 7th and 8th. • Members must sign in their guests upon Don't miss out on your chance to play...be sure arrival to sign up in the Clubroom before June 3rd. Peninsula Tennis Club ~ 75 Years of Tennis The Drop Shot ~ Official Newsletter of the Peninsula Tennis Club Women's and Men's finals will both take place pranks (the ones we could share that is) when on Sunday June 8th so mark that date on your they were Juniors in last month’s Drop Shot, so calendar and come watch the best doubles we’ll focus more on Erik’s tennis legacy in this teams square off against each other. article. Paul and Babes van Dillen Up next in July (July 11th, 12th and 13th to became PTC mem - be exact) is the ever-popular Calcutta bers in 1950, following the arrival from their Tournament for both guys and gals. For our native Holland in 1945. Paul was an avid player newer members, the Calcutta is a round robin who loved competitive men’s doubles as well as sharing tennis with his wife Babes, and young team tournament which is preceded by an Torry sons Paul and Erik. Along with Junior pals evening of merriment and lively betting on the & Craig Zimmerman teams as they are "revealed" that evening at , Erik would spend almost dinner. The Calcutta dinner takes place July every summer day at the PTC. They developed 11th, the men play on July 12th and the women their tennis game at every opportunity. If they play on July 13th. Sign up sheets will be posted saw a group leaving a court, they would quickly by mid June. Sign up individually for this one run to get on and start playing. Sometimes they as everyone is placed on a team (you find out would only get a game or two in before “kicked off” by older members wanting to play. That who is on your team at the dinner). This event meant that during the mornings and early after - is always a hoot and you don't want to miss it. noons, they would have a lot of non-court time. We look forward to seeing you there. It didn’t mean that the competitive juices A Heritage Perspective – 75 Years stopped flowing. Besides various table games, they would create games in and out of the pool This Month: Erik van Dillen to keep busy. Back in those days, you would often see the ping pong table situated between the two old pools. Four kids would play a game and everything was in play. This meant that in order to reach an angled shot, one of the defenders would literally have to fly in the air trying to return the shot – usually landing in the pool. They did have the afternoons to practice and many of these Juniors really excelled. Erik of course led the pack. He played #1 at Burlingame High School (along with Zimmerman & the Cookson boys) where they routinely won the CCS under Coach Jack Darrah. At that time, Erik was rated #1 in NorCal and had the chance Erik van Dillen to showcase his stuff at the National Junior Without question, is the most Hardcourts held each year at the PTC. His play celebrated PTC member to ever take to our was legendary as he won national championships courts. From Davis Cup, to #1 World Ranking, to in every age division - the 12’s, 14’s, 16’s, & beating some of the best tennis players in the 18’s.
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