Events

SUMMER PICNIC (LAST WEEKEND)

Let’s begin with an acknowledgment to Silvio for all the organizing and planning that  he put in to last week’s Surfside summer picnic.  It took a bit more effort this year due to the process of reserving the Bocce ball courts for our event.   We had over 20 people attend and many of them played bocce for the first time. We also had Maurice there to show us how to play pétanque, the French variation of bocce ball.  The weather was perfect and I would say all had a great time.  Thank you Silvio for all your hard work.  Also thanks to Jane and Ana for all their help.

Congratulations to Greg Burke, Greg Doyle, Barbara Babka and Choy Jung as prize winners at this year’s Turkey Tussle tournament!  Thanks to all that came out to play and I hope you had a good time (win or lose).  Please give us any feedback as to what you would like to see for future tournaments.  We try to make each one a little different and want to get as many members to come out to play as possible.  Remember, this is your tennis club and we appreciate your input to help make this fun for everyone.

I can't thank Lara enough for all her time and effort in arranging the matchups, creating the format, recruiting the players, organizing the prizes, drawing up the chart for the tournament, changing the matchups as needed during play, keeping score and most importantly - bringing her upbeat enthusiasm and sense of humor to the courts to host the event - it really helps set the tone for a great day.  Her work is greatly appreciated by all of us.

Here is the email sent by Lara to the participants of last weeks’s Turkey Tussle Tournament:

From Lara Henry:

I wanted to say thank you for playing in yesterdays Turkey Tussle, and I hope you had as much fun as I did! The tennis was fierce with a competitive line up. There were some unexpected upsets, and some real nail biters! The middle set left most of us watching court 6 battle it out through a 7-5 tie break. 

In this format, points were earned for each game with the winner taking a spread of the differential. Congratulations to our top three scores and prize winners:

1) Greg Burke with 31 points

2) Greg Doyle with  29 points

3) Barbara Babka with 28 points

Also, congrats to the winner of our choice prize, a frozen turkey, which was awarded to Choy Jung! 

This was a brand new format to make the tournament more competitive based on feedback we've received. Admittedly, there was a glitch or two, but we will iron out the kinks for next time. 

Meanwhile, I welcome your feedback! Did you like the format or not, and what changes would you like to see for next year? Please email me with your suggestions!

Thanks also to the board members who help a LOT with collecting prizes, measuring the nets, helping hang signs, offering to substitute, etc. It's a team effort and I couldn't do it without them.

Hope to see you ALL at the holiday party December 4th!

Lara

Surfsiders,

A huge thank you to all who came out to participate in or cheer-on the Spring Fling Tournament this past Saturday! A good time was certainly had by all, lots of smiles and laughs, great weather and some strong competition! I especially appreciate the good humor shared by those who didn’t have their best day out there, next time perhaps there should be a bogie award, I’ll talk to my people.

Meanwhile - drum roll please…. here are your winners!

Congratulations to our top three scorers:

First Place: Brian O’Farrell – this was Brian’s first day as a member of Surfside and he took the “W”!

Second Place: John Bea – another somewhat new member who helped John Howard demolish my partner and I in the fourth set, so a prize was well earned!

Third Place: John Engvall – John recruited Brian O’Farrell, otherwise he may have been in 2nd place! J

Also, a shout out to Keith Crowfoot, Silvio Desantis, Choy Jung and Carl Pherson who showed up to help in many ways – collecting the prizes, getting the courts ready, charting scores and being available to substitute if needed. It’s always a team effort, thank you gentlemen!

I’m so grateful to be part of such a fun and collaborative group of people – hope to see you on a Saturday soon.

Lara Henry, Tournament Director

Hello Surfside Tennis Club Members,

The calm, gray, overcast morning for our 2021 Wretched Tournament was perfect tennis weather for the 24 Surfside contestants that came out to compete on the courts at MBHS.  Our tournament director, Lara Henry, provided the starting lineup as seen above.

It seems that every year this creative but somewhat confusing bracket chart raises the usual questions and remarks about the order of play.  Nevertheless, once the players finished studying and deciphering the chart, they removed their 3D glasses, put their compasses and sextants away and play began.

There were 3 rounds of our normal no-ad 8 game sets.  The six teams that made it into the finals played a regular scoring fourth set.  

Throughout the matches I observed the varying tactics employed by the players to overwhelm their opponents.  Everything from drop shots, high lobbing moon balls, passing shots, and overhead smashes were attempted.  There were long suspenseful rallies that were fun to watch as the players patiently returned shots and waited for their chance to hit a winner or for the other team to make a mistake.  It was great to see everyone having fun even as they were playing competitive tennis.  Laughter and “Good Shot!” was heard often from the courts. 

After the final shot of the final match was completed, we had our winners!  Congratulations to the following teams for their achievement. 

Aryn and Ken Jorgensen

Kathy Dannecker & Concho Crotzer

Morri Nash and Dennis Bailey

For their efforts players each received a $15.00 gift certificate from local Morro Bay merchants.

I want to thank everyone that came out to play for contributing to the success of this tournament.  The general tone of the day was that of good fun and sportsmanship.  That can only be attained by the positive attitudes and personalities of the participants.  I am happy that Surfside Tennis has members with these qualities.

I want to also thank MBHS tennis coach Taylor Bennett for reserving the courts for us to use.  Taylor has been having a very busy tennis season and we appreciate her taking the time and helping us out.

Lara Henry did a wonderful job in organizing the tournament and keeping things moving smoothly, even as she was playing in the event.  A special thanks to you, Lara!

Photos from the tournament have been uploaded to the website and can be seen here:  Wretched Tournament 2021 Photos 

See you on the courts!

Keith