Bay View Racquet Club Newsletter Winter/Spring 2019 Bay View Racquet Club Winter/Spring, 2019 “Life is like a game of tennis; the player who serves well seldom loses.” - Unknown Hello Bay View Racquet Club Members! 10 Greatest Tennis Matches It’s hard to believe, but we are only weeks away from the opening Of All Time - Discuss… of our 2019 recreation season. And each new season brings new changes… 10. Monica Seles v. Steffi Graff BVRC is so excited to welcome James Smith, as our new Tennis French Open Finals, 1992 Director this summer. James will be overseeing the adult tennis in 9. Henri Cochet v. Bill Tilden the morning as well as coordinating our youth tennis lessons in the Wimbledon Semifinals, 1927 afternoons, along with the weekend tournaments. James has been 8. Novak Djokovic v. Rafael Nadal playing tennis for 21 years and coaching/working for 11. He has Australian Open Finals, 2012 an impressive resume, as well as an impressive personality and 7. Pancho Gonzales v. Charlie Pasarell attitude. Wimbeldon First Round, 1969 Upon accepting this position, James had the 6. Chris Evert v. Martina Navratilova following message for our community: “Bay View French Open Finals, 1985 has always been an incredibly special place for my 5. Ken Rosewall v. Rod Laver family. I have extremely fond memories playing in WCT Finals, Dallas, 1972 the BV tennis program for many years and hope to 4. Don Budge v. Gottfried Von Cramm, give everyone the same opportunities. The staff and I Davis Cup, 1937 will work hard every day to give everyone the best 3. Suzanne Lenglen v. Helen Wills possible experience at our beautiful courts. I will aim Cannes, France, 1926 to be accessible and easy to communicate with. I 2. Bjorn Borg v. John McEnroe look forward to a great, productive, & fun summer in Wimbeldon Finals, 1980 2019”. 1. Rafael Nadal v. Roger Federer We believe you will be able to achieve this, James. Wimbeldon Finals, 2008 Good luck! Mitch Franseth & Walt Byers Co-Presidents, BVRC “An otherwise happy couple may turn a mixed doubles game into a scene from Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf.” –Rod Laver Bay View Racquet Club Newsletter Winter/Spring 2019 Wake Up To Water Street Hello Bay View Tennis Players. Summer is just around the corner and morning tennis will be right behind it. Early morning tennis in the Woods on Water Street will continue through the 2019 season. Women and men of all ages are urged to join us at the beginning of the day when you can get in a lot of competitive fun tennis. During the regular eight-week recreation season (June 17 to August 9) we meet at the ideal time of 8:00am on Monday through Friday and at 9:00am on Saturday. Prior to and after the regular season, the start time fluctuates according to the wishes of those who are in attendance. We will be glad to explain our "sign-up procedure" if you stop by the Water Street Courts or if you call Jeff Bennett at 231-347-2466. FYI: Our annual tournament will be celebrating its 30th year of fierce competition the sixth week of Boy's and Girl's Club with play beginning on Monday, the week of July 22nd-26th, 2019. Remember to jot those dates on your summer calendar. We look forward to another year of tennis in Bay View. - Jeff Bennett A Message About… Though weather setbacks delayed our progress in developing Woods Courts 3 and 4 for pickle ball last summer, the project was finally completed. Those of you who were here at the very end of the season may have even gotten the chance to play on them. These courts were modified with blue-gray pickle ball lines on each side of the net allowing for four pickle ball courts to be available for play. The red back court and side of court areas of these courts were painted green to eliminate contrast and allow the pickle ball lines to extend outside the area of the tennis courts to minimize distraction. In addition, temporary pickleball nets on wheels were purchased, allowing for easy setup, depending on the needs of the court users. This will be the first season where we will actually see how well they work as multi-use courts, so we welcome feedback. We also encourage people, beginners and advanced players alike, to take advantage of these updated facilities and experience pickle ball. If you are interested in playing or learning the game, contact Dick Crossland. 2 Bay View Racquet Club Newsletter Winter/Spring 2019 Adult Tennis – Game, Set, Match! The BVRC welcomes James Smith as our new Tennis Director. He brings an extensive resume to the role. He played at Nichols College (MA). He is a PTR certified tennis instructor. He comes to Bay View with work experience including coaching in Bay View, at Bay Tennis & Fitness (Harbor Springs), Glendale College (CA), IMG Academy (FL), Playsight Interactive, and, most recently, VDM Tennis Academy (SC). Adult tennis programs begin June 17th and run through the 8-week season. All men and women are invited to participate in the morning programs, which run every weekday at the Bay View Lake Courts. This includes men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles every single day. The sessions begin at 8:30am and there is an additional 10am session on Mondays and Wednesdays. There are also a number of tournaments scheduled throughout the season (see Event Schedule below). Tennis at Bay View is for everyone at every level. Please come out and join us. Youth Tennis – Aces High The Summer Youth Tennis Program offers a variety of lessons for ANY level during the 5th week. This week activities to keep our kids developing into both will be dedicated to the Junior Tournament. Please note: competitive players and players who want to learn the the $20 tournament fee is included in the season lesson game and have some fun. rate for Level 4 and JD players. Players that have not paid the Level 4 or JD season rate will need to pay the Each youth player will be tested on a set list of skills and $20 tournament fee. will be placed at a level in which they may continue to confidently flourish. Testing for levels will take place on The Youth Tennis Program could also use some Mondays at 12:30pm. Advancement will be determined volunteers with tennis knowledge to help run the by leaders. Junior Level includes Level 4 lessons and different sites of the Junior Tournament. James would be Junior Development. available during the first 4 weeks of club to help train you. We are looking for at least a dozen volunteers to be Because of the Junior Tournament and the Ernie Gray site directors, taxi drivers, and general helpers. Olympics, there will NOT be any scheduled junior tennis Donations Needed!!! 2019 Group Lesson Schedule Donations to our weekly Friday raffle are a wonderful Tot/Level 1 T & TH 1:00 - 1:45 way to support the youth tennis program and are a great Level 2 M, W, F 1:00 - 2:00 way for our instructors to have fun and keep kids excited about playing each week. Monetary donations are Level 3 M, W, F 2:00 - 3:00 welcome, as well as tennis or athletic items like sports Level 4 T & TH 2:00 – 3:00 bottles, gift cards to restaurants, or toys from dollar Junior Development M, W, F 3:00 – 5:00 stores or Walmart. Please consider donating raffle items, (3:15 – 5:15 on F) big or small – the kids love them all! 3 Bay View Racquet Club Newsletter Winter/Spring 2019 2018 Wall Of Champions Jr. Tournament - Singles Jr. Tournament - Doubles Girls 10 & Under Alison Champion - Champion Girls 10 & Under Elle Nolan/Vida Glass - Champions Vida Glass – Runner-up Ali Champion/McCann O’Brien – Runner-Up Elle Nolan – Cons. Winner Lucy Roberts/Sloan Waxweiler – Cons. Winners Sloan Waxweiler – Cons. Runner-up Elizabeth Doerr/Sophie Piper – Cons. Runner-Up Boys 10 & Under Skylar MacAllister – Champion Boys 10 & Under Will Diebol/Theo Liddicoat – Champions Peter Lynch – Runner-up Ben Sharai/Henry Sharai – Runner-up Weston Waxweiler – Cons. Winner Mason Volz/Jonathan Solgat – Cons. Winners Henry Sharai – Cons. Runner-up Skylar MacAllister/Ellis Wyatt– Cons. Runner-up Girls 14 & Under Marin Smith - Champion Girls 14 & Under Mary Kate Kirkpatrick/Marin Smith - Champions Eloise Roberts – Runner-up Eloise Roberts/Riley Vandevelde – Runner-up Riley Vandevelde – Cons. Winner Jenna Lowell/Abby Kirkpatrick – Cons. Winners Mary Morell – Cons. Runner-up Mary Morell/Lindsay Champion – Cons. Runner-up Boys 14 & Under Gabriel Chalesle - Champion Boys 14 & Under Pete West/Wally Lynch - Champions Graham O’Brien – Runner-up Gabriel Chalesle/Graf Gucky – Runner-up Wally Lynch – Cons. Winner Cosmo Franseth/Ezra Franseth – Cons. Winners Joey Kokeny – Cons. Runner-up Jack Piper/Penn Piper– Cons. Runner-up Girls 18 & Under Emma Fletcher - Champion Girls 18 & Under Bailey Grigg/Emma Fletcher - Champions Kati Gunnell – Runner-up Bateman Solmes/Kati Gunnell – Runner-up Nancy Mabry – Cons. Finalist Nancy Mabry/Sophie Holmes – Cons. Winners Nina Ellsworth – Cons. Finalist Molly Berger/Zoe Ellsworth– Cons. Runner-up Boys 18 & Under Peter Fitzgerald – Champion Boys 18 & Under Alex Lowell/Carter Smith – Champions Carter Smith – Runner-up Gus Berger/Sam West – Runner-up Sam West – Cons. Winner Brock Woods/Tim Schloff – Cons. Winners Brock Seymour – Cons. Runner-up Ryan Blackburn/Jack Rosacker– Cons. Runner-up Women’s Tournament Berles Men’s Tournament 1st Place: Kirsten Lowell & Sarah Smith OPEN DIVISION 2nd Place: Wendy Richardville & Shari Schroder 1st Place: Jim Berles & Mitch Franseth 3rd Place: Mary Mabry & Amy Tsotsis 2nd Place: Monte Smith & Erik Hagstrom 4th Place: Molly Bumstead & Jeanie Zarate 3rd Place: Peter Fitzgerald & William Fitzgerald Nancy Craig