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The 50+ Tennis Experience 2013 Ruby Rott Story Tennis Events There’S a Great Story About Ruby, Who Again Won a by Bob Busch Medal at the Senior Games November The 50+ tennis experience 2013 Ruby Rott story Tennis events There’s a great story about Ruby, who again won a By Bob Busch medal at the Senior Games. Here’s the link to the Senior Games InnerCity website story: http://tinyurl.com/mrf9vgc Congratulations to STPC We goofed! members who participated at a very high level in the 2013 Senior In the October newsletter, we Games competition during the summer in Cleveland, had the wrong names to this Ohio. Ray Ranallo, Minneapolis, and Chuck Supplee, picture. Gene Dickie and Bloomington, won a gold medal in 90-Doubles and Lindsay Paskewitz were the Ruby Rott, St. Paul, won a silver medal in 80-Singles. winners of the Pro Division of Supplee also won silver and Ranallo won bronze in 90- the Grandparent/Grandchild Singles as they played against each other in a hard- tournament. fought 5-7, 7-5, 1-0 (6) match. Rott upset the #2 and #3 80-Singles seeded players in the quarter and semi- On the inside final matches before losing in the final to a player from P.2. Steve Wilkinson Hall of Fame! the state of Virginia. Rott and Patricia Dahlman of P.5. Expanded open Saturday drills at Life White Bear Lake finished fourth in 75-Doubles. The Time White Bear Lake—try before you buy! Baseline Tennis Center at the U of M will be the host P.6. Gopher schedules. Note the Gopher Invitational, for the 2015 Senior Games. Oct 31 thru Nov 3. Best tennis in town, for free! Youth tennis fund raisers P.7. Tip from a pro—footwork! P.8. Perrys’ passionate performances (Barb & Felix) On Saturday, November 9, 5-10 PM, Fred Wells P.9. Tennis players’ quirks, tics, & superstitions Tennis & Education Center is hosting their 2013 Pro-Am featuring an open bar, free food, silent auction Membership renewal—it’s in your and mini-tennis tournament pairing local pros with amateurs in a “Calcutta” pick-the-winner style mail! Please be kind to our competition. Cost is $25 with proceeds dedicated to volunteers and return promptly! their youth development continuum that pairs low- income youth with tennis programming and academic Memorials support from elementary through high school. In memory of Howard Wagner, from Jean Murdock. On Friday, November 15, InnerCity Tennis will be In memory of Mary A. Haviland, from Mary Ann holding their annual benefit at International Market McGuire. Square in Minneapolis featuring dinner, drinks, silent auction and raffle for $100 per ticket. Trent Tucker, Thank you Jean and Mary Ann for your gifts to Senior new Minneapolis Public School Athletic Director and Tennis in honor of past members. former NBA star will headline the evening along with emcee, Justin Gaard, two-time Minnesota State High School Champion and KFAN sportscaster. Proceeds Upcoming events will go to support the free and reduced-rate children’s Open House at White Bear Lake LTF programs for InnerCity Tennis and for improvements November 16, 2:00-4:00 PM to Reed-Sweat Family Tennis Center. This is an opportunity for all STPC members to Hall of Fame Inductees check out this Life Time Fitness club. Details page 5. Also see membership offer on page 7. (Tennis events—continued on page 6) Chance to “try before you buy.” Senior Tennis Players Club, Inc. our section had been an ‘old boys A nonprofit corporation, P.O. Box 5525 Steve Wilkinson in Hopkins, MN 55343. On the web: club.’ www.seniortennismn.com Tennis Hall of Fame “Also, I cherish my seventeen years Senior Tennis Times Steve Wilkinson, TLC’s founder on the national executive The Senior Tennis Times is published ten and visionary, was inducted into the committee. Leading workshops and times annually by and for the members of the Senior Tennis Players Club, Inc. USPTA Hall of Fame, September coaches clinics ranked high on my Board of Directors 27, with two other tennis President: legends, Vic Braden (left) and Andreas Papanicolaou......612-825-8617 Nick Bollettieri (center). Only Vice-President Richard Winga 612-886-1935 Secretary: Sharon Gribble ......651-633-0324 16 people have ever received this Treasurer: Wanda Davies.......612-750-8987 honor (including Steve’s friend New Members: Dick Brandt....612-803-5786 Linda Haller.............................612-558-1654 and life influence, Arthur Ashe). 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I remember especially Advisor: Mary Kaminski ..........612-781-3271 my presidency of the Northern Tennis schedules: Thue Rasmussen..............651-917-0075 section, when we doubled the Newsletter Editor and Webmaster membership and prioritized David Sommer ..................612-276-1313 Advertising women recruits. Prior to that, (Hall of Fame—continued on page 3) Send by email or USPS to the newsletter editor by the 15th of the month for publica- tion the following month. Please send all As a non-profit organization, the Senior Tennis payments to the newsletter editor. Ad rates (first month/additional months): Players Club gratefully accepts donations, me- Full page (7.5x10)......................... $165/135 morials and estate gifts. Please send to Senior Half page (7.5x4.9) ........................... 110/85 Half page on back cover ................. 125/100 Tennis Players Club, P.O. Box 5525, Hopkins, Quarter page (3.7x4.9) ....................... 70/50 Eighth page (3.7x2.4) ......................... 45/30 MN 55343 . Business card special ......................... 30/20 Horizontal strip ads: $55 first two inches; $20 each additional inch. Vertical: $75 first two Mission Statement inches; $25 each additional inch. 2-line ad (members only), first three months The primary purpose of the STPC is to provide tennis free, then $5/issue. Additional lines $5/issue. playing opportunities to people 50 and older for their Membership information changes, mental, physical, and social well-being; and to support the newsletter delivery problems, etc., can be made by writing Senior Tennis Players growth of tennis. Club, P.O. Box 5525, Hopkins, MN 55343 or email [email protected]. November 2013, Vol. 26, #9 Newsletter Submissions Membership total: 1272 ©2013 Senior Tennis Players Club. All To help make the newsletter as correct as possible, please sub- rights reserved. mit all items in writing only, by mail or email. The deadline is the 15th of the month for publication the following month. All mate- rial submitted for publication is subject to editing. Enclose a self- addressed stamped envelope if you want materials returned. Send your submissions to: David Sommer, 3657 17th Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55407. Email: [email protected]. Opinions expressed in articles, letters or advertisements are those of the author, and do not necessarily represent views of The 50+ tennis experience the newsletter editor or the Board or officers of STPC. Page 2—Senior Tennis Times/November 2013 Mark’s corner (Hall of Fame—continued from page 2) priority list. By Mark Mudra “Now I’m completing a book titled LET LOVE I recently attended a USTA SERVE, a Memoir Celebrating Tennis and Life. It coaching seminar with several of explains my values-oriented approach to tennis and to our STPC coaches. The major all of life. The approach guided me as I directed point was: your improvement at Tennis and Life Camps, which has served over 50,000 tennis is directly related to the students for the past 37 years. It focuses on what we amount of practice of proper tennis techniques. call the Three Crowns at Tennis & Life Camps, the The Lifetime programs we are developing stress these only three things that we can control. Our attitude, our two points, practice and focused skill development. effort, and our sportsmanship. We cannot control To learn about this program, see pages 7 & 8 for the winning or we would choose to win every time. We White Bear and Bloomington South programs. Or cannot control playing well or we would chose to play attend one of our open houses—see page 5. The new well every time. And we cannot control another improved unlimited tennis offer from Lifetime in White person’s behavior, only our own choice to treat others Bear Lake is fantastic! For $139.99 a month you can the way we want to be treated on and off the court. play unlimited tennis 7-9 AM and 2-4 PM 5 days a My values-oriented approach was fundamental for my week Monday thru Friday. This also includes a free collegiate coaching, teaching of sport ethics and world weekly drill: Thursday 8-9:30 AM taught by STPC pro religions, and my own tennis playing. Denny Wagner. See all the details on page 7. “Tennis is uniquely suited for teaching values that Last year I had several players who were 2.5 at the start apply to life. Consider the difference between tennis of the program and by summer were playing at a 4.0 and most other sports. In tennis, The Code requires us level. The ability to play/hit with better players, free to give our opponent every benefit of the doubt. The hitting on the ball machine, and instructors that focus Code offers a trust-building approach to tennis…and on your tennis/fitness development pays dividends to to life.
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