Welcome to May at BTC! We still seem to be getting April showers which has set us back a bit with our clay courts as we need them to dry out to finish working on them. Let’s hope for some sunny days. As a reminder, please remain off the courts until we post and let you know that the courts are open. |
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Project/Repairs Our spring project is to repave our side parking lot, scheduled to begin as soon as the weather breaks. Mother Nature took its toll this winter, giving us this unique sponge effect, making walking on a rather pleasurable experience, but parking on not so much. The project calls for installation of over 100 ft of drainage pipe and 3 inches of binder, and will be built to stand the test of time. We have started the demolition of our pool shed remnants. What happens next remains to be seen but we do hope to open the back area to our members! |
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US Open After much debate, we have decided to run our US Open Bus trip! With the Open allowing only 50% spectators (for the moment) we felt running one bus, 45 available seats was appropriate and manageable. We travel Day 2, Tuesday August 31 and cost is $145, which includes transportation, ticket to Arthur Ashe stadium, our après match tailgate party and movies for the ride home. We have already sold over 30 seats! For the moment, we will ask all passengers to either be vaccinated or have a negative covid test. As we know this may change. We take reservations on a first come first serve basis, with payment securing your spot. Call 722-3491 and happy to keep our US Open bus trip tradition alive. |
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Raffle After a year hiatus, we will offer free box seat tickets to the ATP Men’s Newport Hall of Fame tournament. Played on grass courts in a stately and intimate setting, our shaded box seats provide the perfect place to view professional tennis. At the moment Newport is reduced to 50% spectator capacity, and that can change. The dates are July 12-15, Monday-Thursday. The way this works is simple, simply e-mail us back btc@tennisctr.com saying: “Newport raffle”. Deadline is Sunday May 16. Monday morning we will pick 4 winners who receive 2 tickets each to their day of choice! Have some fun with this, add maybe, your favorite player or who you would most like to see live, your favorite Newport bar etc! Good luck | | |
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ADULT ROUND ROBIN We will be having a Free Round Robin to kick off our official outdoor season on Monday, May 31st from 9-12pm Please sign-up at the front desk so we can plan accordingly. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there! Indoor backup if it rains. |
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SUMMER CAMPS: If you have not received your summer camp brochure in the mail, a copy is linked here. And brochures are also available at the front desk. This year we combined adult and juniors for your convenience. You can call in to the front desk to reserve your spot today! |
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JUNIOR TOURNAMENT NEWS: We have a junior tournament May 21st-23rd for the Boys and Girls 14’s and 18’s this month, followed by a 10u Junior Team Tennis event held the following weekend for our younger juniors as well. If you are interested in playing in the 10u team event, please contact us and we will get you on the list. As it becomes available to register you will be able to do son via the USTA website tennis link. |
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JTT NEWS! This past Sunday, May 1 BTC fielded two teams in the Junior Team Tennis Regional Qualifier; 18U in Syracuse & 14U in Rochester. Our 18U were victorious and will advance to sectionals held in Flushing Meadows! Our 14s ended in a tie with Rochester losing a super tiebreaker 10-8; could not have been closer! The highlight reel moment was Logan Howard beating David Fenner, a player Logan has lost to 3 times previously. No one beats Logan 4 times in a row! These could be the strongest teams BTC has ever fielded and we are really proud of our juniors and the progress they are making. Special thanks Amanda Spottek, Ewelina Holdrege, and Michelle Wilson who chaperoned our juniors to regionals and our JTT coaches, Carl Speicher, Lester Pangilinan and Jason Spencer for donating their time and expertise as volunteer coaches and going the extra mile. |
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The participants for the 18s were: (pic left) Zach Burpee, Logan Howard, Isaac Spottek, Connor Frey, Adele Giovannoni, Kate Salamida and Adelie Wilson. |
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The 14s team (pic rt): Back row: Tyler Cranfield, Adrian Holdrege, and JJ Herzing. Front Row: Lily Lengyel, Natalie Crowley, Aviva Kaminsky |
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Adult USTA Leagues: If you are interested in participating in our adult spring USTA leagues, please contact the front desk for more information. We have established an USTA ambassador team which we hope will help guide and grow our leagues to appeal to all levels and interest of play. Our “A” team will help guide you through registration process and find a team to play on. They will also introduce Non-Advancing leagues at our upcoming captains meeting, to begin as soon as the advancing leagues finish. These non-advancing leagues allow for cross level play, exciting and different playing formats with an emphasis of fun and social engagement. Our hope is they will appeal to a broad spectrum of players and create a buzz and increase participation, giving USTA leagues/summer play a much needed boost on the arm. We are having the following divisions this year: Men’s 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 along with a Women’s 3.0, 3.5 & 4.0 league. |
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Adult Singles Ladders Both singles ladders have been so much fun to run this year. Great participation, close matches and spirited play. Next round will be our last, ending May 23. We will then offer a singles league one night of the week TBD. Thanks for your efforts and solid tennis! |
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Mens Ladder Standings
1. Frank Goroleski
2. Bilal Ahmed
3. Max Kammerman (up 1spot)
4. Joey Hommel (up 1spot)
5. Matt Weintraub |
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Womens Ladder Standings
1. Kim Yunnick (up 4 spots)
2. Dawn Worden
3. Amanda Spottek
4. Marci Straight
5. Taylor Dzeikan |
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Maui Jim Sunglasses are coming to the shop soon! We will have 24 pairs in stock for you to choose from. Any advance orders please let me know ASAP as they are due to ship next week. Maui Jim are exceptional sunglasses and stand the test of time. Definitely worth checking out! We will be the exclusive local dealer for the area so spread the word and look cool for the summer; the sun is due to arrive by then! | | |
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Oh yes, we still sell tennis racquets, clothes, bags and shoes, and to help you style up for the summer season we have new clothes from Bolle, Nike & Sofibella, new bags from Ame & Lulu, and a great selection of tennis shoes that you won’t find in bog box retail stores. To coincide with our Memorial Day Adult round robin we will offer 20% off new arrivals and shoes Memorial Weekend! |
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FYI, due to a variety of issues evolving from COVID, it is increasingly difficult to get tennis items in stock, even tennis balls. If you are looking to order a racquet or shoes you should check our inventory as special orders are back ordered. The tennis companies are advising us to inform our customers to stock up now. |
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BTC Clay Court Our BTC Clay Court Tny is back! Feels like the 89th annual or something like that, but Kristopher Shumway and maintenance swear they will open 6 clay courts this summer and have them ready in time. The dates: June 11-13. The categories: Mens Open Singles & Doubles (prize money), Women Singles, Mens B Singles and Mixed. Junior are encouraged to enter At stake: BTC bragging rights and avoid the one: I wish I had been there! Guaranteed: Free t-shirt, pizza and a good time Entry applications will be out soon, hopefully online and after such a long covid hiatus, we anticipate a lot of entries. It appears that the Star Group will once again be our corporate sponsor of the prize money events. Stay tuned and start to get ready! |
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