Historical File - Nov/Dec 2002

Congratulations To The Ladies Teams

The Ladies 3.0 Senior and the 3.5 Teams represented the Bluewater Bay Tennis Center superbly during the National Championships. We are so proud of you:

3.5 Team – 3^rd in the Nation.

From left to right: Joy Schneider, Lynne Whittemore, Della Mandel, Karen Jones, Booty Jones, Lori Goodwin (Captain), Shana Daher, Cathy Casey, Michele Poate, Karin DeAmicis & Carla Ritchie.

3.0 Seniors – 7^th in the Nation.

From left to right: Ilse Daiberl, Sarah Breckenridge, Kathy Wilke, Olga Buck, Sue Boswell, Elaine Cunningham (Captain) & Mary Lou Alvadj.

Club Championship scheduled for November 16 & 17th

The 17^th Annual Club Championship at the Bluewater Bay Tennis Center is scheduled for Nov 16 – 17.  This competition is open to all members at all levels.  Players will compete in A, B, C, D Men’s and Women’s Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles.  The Awards Banquet will take place at the Bluewater Bay Clubhouse Restaurant Sunday, Nov 17^th at 6:30pm.  There will be a raffle throughout the tournament with great prizes, such as warm-ups, a tennis racket, racket bags, shoe gift certificates and many more great things.  The drawing will be done during the Awards Banquet. Sign-up sheets for the Tournament and the banquet are available at the Tennis Center desk.  Don’t miss this great event.

CAC Charity Tournament Dec 7^th & 8^th

The 2^nd annual Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center Christmas Benefit Tournament and Silent Auction is scheduled for Dec 7-8.  On Saturday, Dec 7^th “kids are playing for kids”.  This is an all day tournament with juniors playing singles in the morning and juniors playing with an adult (mother, father or friend) in the afternoon.  Lunch and goodies are provided.  Sunday is “adults against abuse” day, an all day event with men’s & women’s doubles in the morning and mixed doubles in the afternoon.  Lunch will be provided.  This tournament is open to all levels and all proceeds will benefit the Children’s Advocacy Center of Niceville.  Check out the Silent Auction with great prizes to bid on.

Holiday Operating Hours

Thanksgiving        8am – 2pm

Christmas Eve      8am – 2pm

Christmas Day      CLOSED

New Years Eve      8am – 4pm

New Years Day      10am – 5pm

USA Junior Team Tennis

Congratulations to all the juniors who participated in the Florida/Georgia Challenge in Jacksonville.  Although the Georgia team managed to scrape out the victory, this year’s competition proved to be the closest yet – and the Bluewater representatives definitely upheld their end.

Ladders

This month’s ladder leaders are:

Men’s Ladder – Andy Gustafson

Junior Ladder – Taylor Braziel

Ladies’ Ladder – Lynne Whittemore

Remember, if you are on the ladder, it is a challenge ladder and you must call and challenge opponents to get points.

Junior Development

The second session of the Fall Junior Development Program has started.  If you have not signed-up yet and want to participate, call Doug and he can tell you the appropriate days and times for each child.

Player To Watch

This month’s player to watch is Taylor Braziel.  Taylor was able to reach the semi-finals of the following tournaments this year:  Junior Winter Classic, Bluewater Bay Junior, Pensacola Junior Champs, R.P. Sloan Claypit Super Series, and the Oktoberfest Super Series.

He also reached the finals of this year’s Summer Is Here Junior Classic, and just won the Cayo Grande Junior Futures Champs.  In addition, Taylor also recently concluded a very successful middle school career at Ruckel, which was capped off with a county tournament victory at the #1 singles spot.  Taylor has been able to increase his sectional ranking, and is teetering at the point to break into the top 100, with a season high ranking at 109.  Congratulations Taylor, you truly are a player to watch.

Free For All

On October 19, Bluewater Bay Tennis Center hosted a Free-for-All for local elementary school students.  The turnout was great with Plew sending 31 kids to the clinic, and Bluewater sending 40 kids.  For their efforts, each school received a USTA membership, which qualifies them to receive free tennis racquets for their P.E. classes.  Additionally, Bluewater will receive 2 free short court nets for winning the competition between the schools.  A hearty thanks to the USA Tennis Florida staff and the Emerald Coast Junior Tennis Development Council for their support; and especially to Mary Catherine Alexander, Nolan Roesler, and Doug Wercinski for donating their time and efforts to make this event such a success.

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