This Sunday's practice will be from 2-4 p.m. at our courts. Hopefully we
won't have any more issues with other people using the courts. And just
in case you've been confused, unless stated otherwise, there will be
practice:

MONDAY, THURSDAY 7-9:30 PM at our courts
all other SUNDAYs 1-3 PM at our courts

Also ya'll should get out on your own time and play challenge matches as
there will be prizes for the top 3 finishers! =-O

So the varsity team pulled another fast one on us and took the courts,
we're going over to Heman park to play until 3ish
call if you need directions (573)864-3564
Nathan

Just a reminder that we have the wash u courts from 7-9:30 tonight
unless it rains.
see ya!
Nathan

Clubbers,

Someone left their nalgene water bottle on the courts at Monday
night's practice.  It says Depauw University, has a blue cap, and has
an adorable sticker with cartoon bears marching in line.  Contact me
if you ever want to see your bears again.

Ashish

Also I forgot to mention, The Don teaches tennis through the USTA NJTL
program to area kids on Sunday afternoons and could use volunteers,
email him (njtlucity@...) or talk to him at practice if you'd like
to help out.

Thing 1: If it doesn't rain then we'll have practice tonight
Thing 2: SLU's club team has some programs going for tennis outreach and
they've invited us to help out with one of them, see the info below, if
you're interested let me know!

The Block Party is at Heman Park tennis courts  on Saturday
may 12th from 1-4 pm.

If rain , the tennis block party will move to the centennial
commons recreational center just west of the tennis courts
in Heman Park.

(Just across 2 baseball fields)

need 10-12 tennis club members  to run the various tennis
games for the 200 Underprivileged youth expected to attend- we’ll give out
free rackets -or kids again   and also serve –our
traditional hot dogs,chips,and lemonade

Just a reminder that there is Thursday practice at the WashU courts
from 7-9:30 PM.  We will have lights.  We will also have good tennis.
  Come!

Ashish

Hey yall

I have to extra Welcome Back To Tennis shirts, both large. If anyone is
interested, let me know.  These are guaranteed to be THE hit fashin
item within the enxt 5 years. Mark my words.  They'll probably fetch 4
figures on eBay when you advertise that you have one of the ORIGINAL
Welcome Back to Tennis shirts.  Just lettin you know, you know?

Doug Disabato

Hey Folks,

Just to make sure it's clear, we're having outdoor practice on Sunday
from 1-3 at the WashU courts.  Anyone and everyone who wants to play
should come out.  It might be a little chilly, but we'll have brand
new tennis balls for you to play with!

Ashish "Welcome Back to Tennis" Khatri

It looks like there's no hope for getting the lights turned on before
spring break, so no practice tonight or next Monday, Thursday. But we
might take some cars over to Heman still.
Nathan

First of all, sorry for any confusion I caused, but practices are going
to be MONDAY (not Tuesday as I said in the last email) and THURSDAY from
7-9:30 p.m. and SUNDAY 1-3
p.m. at the Wash U courts (outside the AC). They gave us an extra 30
minutes on Monday and Thursday, which is nice. *Note there is no
practice tonight as they will not be turning on the lights.*

I visited some folks at the AC today to discuss the lights on the tennis
courts. The current policy is that they only turn on the lights "when it
gets warm" , which apparently they determined is immediately following
spring break. I made the case that they should turn them on whenever
it's warm and we'll find out tomorrow if it worked and if we can have
them turned on Thursday.

Issues with the lights have occurred in the past and some club tennis
members have voiced their dissatisfaction with the athletic dept.'s
facilities policies. Last spring this happened and they threatened to
never turn the lights on again. So please, do not under any
circumstances antagonize the staff at the AC about turning on the lights
or at least don't identify yourself as being from club tennis.

In any event, we will start having regular Sunday practice outdoors this
week. See you then, and try and get out on your own while there's
sunlight and warmth if you can. Also note, there are 8 public courts, 4
of them lit near campus in Heman park. Call me if you need directions (
573-864-3564 )
Anyone know if Flynn park has lights?

Nathan

There are a few more spaces open for Sunday indoor practice, 7-9 pm, let
me know if you want to come
-Nathan

Here's the list for this Sunday, It's mostly people that haven't been
able to come yet. Let me know if you can't make it ASAP and meet at the
S40 PD parking lot at 6:30 as usual. We'll probably cancel next Sunday's
(March 4th) practice and start practicing outdoors on campus this week.

*The outdoor practices will be Tuesday and Thursday 7-9:30 pm, and
Sunday 1-3 pm, *open to all club members. Look for another email on
Monday confirming Tuesday practice.

Andy Stein
Ben Gilford
Daniel Gettinger
Greg Marks
Jeff Miller
Kirthika Vijayakumar
Nate Schaffer
Nathan Dreyfus
Rachel Sleeman
Raul Tamez
Stuart Webb
Vicky Crago
Zach Singer

Drivers:
Ashish Khatri
Gene Cherng
Mike Plotzke
Nathan Killian

have a sweet weekend
-Nate

• Tennis clothes, racquet, water bottle, gatorade, extra changes of clothes, tennis shoes
• Bathing suit (don't want to miss out on the 20 person hot tub :)
• Stuff to do in the car, it's a long drive!
• Snacks, ie. granola bars, healthy stuff
• Money (you have to pay for your own meals)

Hey everyone,

Practices have been going great and I'm really excited about our chances
in Des Moines this weekend. I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty confident we
will take 1st and 2nd. Here's the updated roster for sectionals. We can
make changes up until Saturday morning so let me know if you have any
concerns. Also, the schedule of play should be attached.

Team 1:
guys:
Nathan Killian - captain
Andy Harding
Ben Oberman
Doug Disabato
Jeff Gole
Jeff Marlow
Jeff Goldblum
girls:
Becky Fifer
Vicky Crago

Team 2:
guys:
Ashish Khatri - captain
Gene Cherng
Ian Ross
Jamison Liang
Max Rosen
girls:
Chelsea Roberts
Gwen Bugger

The USTA people running the sectional and national tournament requested
we submit stories and pictures to put up on their website. So shoot me
an email if you have any pictures/stories about the team you want submitted.
-Nathan

Here's the roster for Sunday practice, it's still mostly sectionals
people, if you haven't been able to play indoors yet you'll get to after
the tournament. Please meet at the S40 PD parking lot at 6:30.

Andy Harding
Ashish Khatri
Becky Fifer
Ben Oberman
Chelsea Roberts
Doug Disabato
Gene Cherng
Gwen Bugger
Ian Ross
Jeff Gole
Jeff Marlow
Kirthika Vijayakumar
Max Rosen
Nathan Killian
Rachel Sleeman
Vicky Crago

Ok, so if you want to play a little bit extra indoors, you need to talk
to Mike Mattingly at Vetta by email:

mmattingly@...

Tell him what time you'd like to play and that you're with the Wash U
club and he'll write you down on the court sheet. The rate will be
$15/court/hour unless it's during peak hours (~6 p.m.), then it will be
something like $25.

Hey Ya'll,

I'm still trying to get something worked out with Vetta so we can play
outside of our scheduled team practices. Also....here's the initial list
of people going to sectionals:
Andy Harding
Ashish Khatri
Becky Fifer
Ben Oberman
Chelsea Roberts
Doug Disabato
Gene Cherng
Gwen Bugger
Jeff Gole
Jeff Marlow
Nathan Killian
Max Rosen
Vicky Crago

We can still take more girls! And most likely a spot for 1 more guy. We
may need to have a short round-robin to fill this spot. If you're a dude
that has told me you want to go to sectionals but you aren't on this
list, email me again if you are still interested and can go to practice
this Sunday, 7-9.

Also the word on the street is we'll be having a party on Friday, more
details later

Have a good Tuesday,
Nathan