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The Drop Shot Official Newsletter of the Peninsula Tennis Club 75th Anniveary 1E93d3i~ti2o0n08 th The Drop Shot 75 Official Newsletter of the Peninsula Tennis Club By Jeff Tateosian 650.347.1439 [email protected] September 2008 Upcoming Events PTC 75th Anniversary Celebration Week September 10-13 President’s • Update PTC Backgammon Tournament Wednesday Sept. 10 2:00 PM • Stuart Batchelor PTC Gin Rummy Tournament Thursday Sept. 11 5:30 PM Honoring the Past, Present, & Future of • the PTC . 2008 marks the 75th Anniversary PTC Poker Tournament of the Club and on September 13th we will Friday Sept. 12 2:00 PM honor our past while enjoying our new • facilities and look to the future of the great PTC Team Tennis Tournament things to come. I especially hope that all Saturday Sept. 13 9:00 AM the new members that have joined the PTC • over the past three years can attend the PTC 75th Gala Anniversary Gala to hear the wonderful stories that our Saturday Sept. 13 6:30 PM long term members will enjoy sharing with • you. As you know by now, the PTC will honor Editor’s Note our 75th Anniversary with a week-long celebration next week . A lot of work has been put into planning the social activities I hope you enjoy this 75th and especially the Gala Dinner/Dance. Anniversary Commemorative There is still time to sign up for each of the issue of the Drop Shot. It activities. I am looking forward to seeing features many memories, both both old and new members coming togeth - in photos and in words by our Jeff Tateosian er to make this a truly memorable event. long-time members. I would like to thank all of the members who con - 75 Years at PTC tribute to this newsletter on a monthly basis, and especially my Drop Shot partner Dennis Mayer for producing our finest This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the issue yet. Bay Area’s best-kept secret. Located in Peninsula Tennis Club ~ 75 Years of Tennis The Drop Shot ~ Official Newsletter of the Peninsula Tennis Club caliber members. Erik Van Dillen Burlingame, the Peninsula Tennis Club was (U.S. founded by twenty or so local tennis enthu - Davis Cup Team 1969-1976, Ranked #1 in Ann siasts who had decided to form their own Men’s Doubles 1971-1973), (Kiyomura) Hayashi club. Starting in 1930, they paid 25 cents (Wimbledon Doubles Gordy Stroud per month for a few years to help fund the Champion 1975), (Canadian Tom Brown purchase of land where the facility sits Davis Cup Team 1963) and today. The Club became official in 1933 (U.S. Davis Cup Team 1946, 1950, 1953, when eighteen members attended a pre- Wimbledon Doubles & Mixed Doubles incorporation meeting, at which time the Champion 1946) are some of the prominent Peninsula Tennis Club Dyle Anderson name and a set of members. Nationally, resolutions was adopted. (National 80 Doubles Champion 2001 & 2002, National 85 Doubles Champion The PTC started with just three courts. A Betty Cookson 2006), (Ranked #1, #2, or small clubhouse and two additional courts #3 in 55 Doubles, 60 Doubles & 65 Doubles were added in 1947. In the mid 50’s, the from 1972-1989), and the recently Ken Beer Club added a large swimming pool and deceased (Double Grand Slam 80 many other improvements. The last two Doubles & 85 Doubles in 1985, 1987 & courts, a second swimming pool and a spa - 1988) represent the PTC in the finest tradi - cious new clubhouse were completed in the tion of tournament play. early 60’s. The facility served its members A milestone was reached in 1983 as the well until father time started to catch up to club celebrated its 50th Anniversary the Club. 2007 marked the start of a new and Club-of-the-Year 2.4 million dollar capital improvement was honored as the by facelift. Completed in May of 2008, the the United States Tennis Association. club is full of energy and ready to serve its During the next 25 years, PTC has contin - membership for decades to come. ued with a strong membership and com - mitment to tennis excellence. Happy 75th Many tournaments have been held at the Birthday PTC, you're young and going Club over the years. From 1949 to 1989, strong! the Club hosted the prestigious USTA National Junior Hardcourt Championships. Manager’s Corner Stan Smith, Jimmy Conners, Michael Chang, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Billy Jean Moffit (King) and Rosie Casals are some of Please welcome our new the well-known young players who partici - PTC manager, Lona Means. pated in the National Hardcourts and who went on to top pro careers. Together, these seven players have won 98 Grand Slams and She started a couple of days nearly 700 ATP tournaments. This doesn’t ago and is quickly getting up even count the Davis Cup or Wrightman Lona Means to speed. Her schedule will Cup victories. The PTC has also played host be Tuesday thru Saturday and each year to the California State Senior you can reach her at 347-1439 or by her Championship since 1952. email [email protected] . Be sure to stop by and introduce yourself the next The Peninsula Tennis Club has always time you are at the club. We’ll include a full been proud of their Pro Championship- bio on her in next month’s Drop Shot. Peninsula Tennis Club ~ 75 Years of Tennis The Drop Shot ~ Official Newsletter of the Peninsula Tennis Club Tennis Activities News recently concluded California State Senior Championships. Eighteen members partic - ipated and produced three finals winners. September is upon us and Erik van Dillen that means Gala Team Congratulations to for win - ning a thrilling finals match in the Men’s 55 Tennis is almost here. Dyle The Doubles. Congratulations also goes to Anderson and Austin Sellery 48 entries have been filled and for outlasting we currently have a waiting list their opponents to win the Men’s 85 for both the Men’s and Ladies Becky Showen Doubles. As they have done for years, Steve Brooks and Betty Cookson draws. The tournament will put be a lot of fun, so everyone is together another great tournament. Thank encouraged to come down and watch. you to all of the PTC volunteers for their September 13th is the date. Players should time in helping to make this such a success. report at 8:30 AM. Play starts at 9:00 AM and will likely continue until about 3:00 PM Club Anniversaries for September 5+ yrs (just in time for everyone to return home Congratulations to the following members: and get gussied up for the Gala event that Patrick & Barb Fallon 5 Years evening). See you on the 13th! Susan & Michael Lynch 5 Years The date for the Mixed Doubles The PTC would like to thank the 28 Championship (currently scheduled for Oct. members who played in the BCE Tennis Tournament on Labor Day. 11-12) is going to be rescheduled. We’ll The event was Don Clark announce the new date shortly. organized by our own and helped raise over $7,000 for the Burlingame Rick Membership News Elementary Schools. In Men’s Doubles, Deming Mark Pearcy & Ron & partner beat Martinucci Jim for the championship. Sobel & Chris Cooke Scott With Please help us welcome our newest defeated & partner in the Men’s Doubles Consolation. member/family Kay Coskey & Devi Ananda Ken & Kerry Mahrer. battled a good Ken is a 4.5 player draw to come in second in the Women’s and a physician by trade. Doubles. For the Mixed Doubles Marisa Wachhorst He has played for years, Championship, & part - including his college ner played their best but were beaten for David & Jill Andrews years at UCSB. His wife the title. Finally, Don & Sharon Bartels Kerry also plays - at a defeated in the 3.5 level. When not on Mixed Doubles Consolation. Special thanks Riaz the courts, she takes to & his crew for handling the game- care of their two kids, McKenna (7) & Megan Alan day tournament. (5). It’s all in the family as Ken is Klein’s brother-in-law. The fall Yoga session with Jean Yves will begin on September 11th Club News and run until November 13th. The classes will be held on Thursday evenings from 7:15 PM until 8:30 The PTC had a nice showing in the PM inside the clubroom. For more informa - tion, please contact Jean at 415-336-8577. Peninsula Tennis Club ~ 75 Years of Tennis The Drop Shot ~ Official Newsletter of the Peninsula Tennis Club USTA News Clubhouse. Enjoy cocktails, an hors d’oeu - vre buffet with music and dancing, while Our Senior 8.0 mixed team sharing memories with long-standing is still in first members. RSVP is required by Monday, place with two matches left to play. The fall league season for USTA is about Sept. 8th. Sign up in the clubroom, email to begin. [email protected] or call 347-1439. The Women’s 7.5 Combo has gotten underway, but there are four Senior Reminder, the September Twilight Tennis teams now forming. They are: ~ Senior Men’s 3.0 originally scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 25 Stuart Batchelor & Phil Marson has been canceled. ( captains) ~ Senior Men’s 4.0 Gerry Sydorak & Ken March ( captains) House & Grounds News ~ Senior Women’s 3.5 Nancy Chew ( captain) ~ Senior Women’s 4.0 As for this month, the long- Louise Tierney & Linda Pene ( captains) awaited exercise room switch is now complete. Bob Sinclair, If you are 50 + and interested in joining Thanks to any of these teams, please contact the per - Stuart Batchelor, Rich spective captains.