George Esqueda - Tennis Director
Cardinal Racquet Club
(864) 225-1193
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Newsletter, January 2008
Here’s a chance to meet our Assistant Pro, RICHARD TRACY!! Richard comes to us from Gainesville, Ga. Most recently he worked at the Hobson Performance Tennis Academy in Snellville, Ga. where he assisted in training many juniors with state, sectional and national rankings. The academy also had several players who currently hold ATP, WTA and ITF junior points toward rankings. He joined our staff in October and has many new and creative ideas for our juniors and adult clinics. He is certified by the Professional Tennis Registry and has taught and coached all levels from the very beginner to collegiate All-Americans. He was the Assistant Coach at Brenau University in Gainesville, Ga. where the team was national runner-up twice and national champions in 2002.
We were sorry to have Corey Davis leave our club but he has moved a step up in his career by accepting a job in the Atlanta area at the Indian Hills Country Club as an assistant pro. He will be working with juniors as well as adults in his new position.
2007 Junior Tennis Championships winners from Cardinal:
Congratulations to IVEY WELBORN, the winner of the girls’ 12 singles, and to all our junior members who participated in the Junior Championship Tournament on September 14-16 at Cardinal Racquet Club. We had some of the best players from Anderson, Greenville, Abbeville, Easley and the state of Georgia.
A special thank you to our SPONSORS of the Junior Tournament:
REMEMBER, if you get someone tojoin the club, you will be given a $50.00 thank you gift for adding to our club!
NEW LITTLE HITTERS CLASSES:
There will be classes offered for boys and girls ages 5, 6 and 7 being held on Mondays and Wednesdays starting on January 7th. They will be 45 minute sessions at the cost of $15.00 each. All newcomers signing up will receive a Scooby Doo tennis racquet cover while supplies last. The classes are offered by Cardinal Racquet Club Tennis Pro Richard Tracy. The dates for January are: Monday, January 7th Wednesday, January 9th Monday, January 14th Wednesday, January 16th Monday, January 21st No Class Wednesday, January 23rd Monday, January 28th Wednesday, January 30th
FALL LEAGUES: Cardinal had a total of 22 teams participate in the fall leagues. Congratulations to the following teams that went to state: 3.5 Super Senior 60’s captained by Tommy Hamlin; 3.5 Super Senior 70's captained by Gene Griffin; 6.5 Senior Combo captained by Sylvia McCormick; 3.0 Super Senior 60’s captained by Sally Lomax; and 3.0 Super Senior 60’s captained by Martha Blanton. Congratulations to the 3.0 Women Super Senior 60's team that won the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP the weekend of November 9-11th. They are captained by Sally Lomax and co-captained by Brenda Glenn. Great job, girls!!
A FREE HALLOWEEN TENNIS SOCIALwas held on Friday, October 26th with 34 people attending! Costumes were optional with a 70’s theme. A new tennis racquet was the prize given for the best male costume and female costume. Mike and Amy Stone were the winners!
NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2007-2008: President: Louis Manios First Vice President: Betty Calhoun Second Vice President: Swain Thompson Secretary: Anna Johnson Treasurer: Lindsey Funchess
Please feel free to contact any of these officers if you have issues or concerns about our club.
The 2007 Annual Meeting was held the end of September. At the annual meeting, George presented DOT NICHOLOSON with an “Outstanding Winning Record” award for her performance from 2005-2007. She had a 94% winning record in her league play. CONGRATULATIONS, DOT!! CPR CLASSES: George, Richard and Donna have all recently completed CPR classes. Each class prepared them for CPR as well as First Aid. We are thankful that our staff is staying up to date in this area to help keep our club safe!
WORLD TEAM TENNIS TOURNAMENT:
In early December, Cardinal hosted our second World Team Tennis Tournament and again it was a big success! It was a great weekend to play tennis and the weather was perfect this year. We had over 95 players and 18 teams participating from all over the area and everyone had a grand time.
BALL MACHINE HOURS:
Weekdays: 8 am-6:30 pm
Saturday: 8 am-12:30 pm
$15/hour for members and $18/hour for non-members, or you may purchase a package for $125/year. You must call the office to reserve your time on the ball machine. OFFICE HOURS:
Donna will be at the club
Monday – Thursday: 8am-12
and 4-6pm;
Friday: 8am-12;
Sundays (when there is a league playing): 1-3:00 p.m.
Thanks to Elaine Epstein for donating the hair drier in the women's bathroom. And thanks also to Martha Pruitt for taking the time to plant the red pansies in our planters. You’ve both help to make our club a better place!
LIGHTS! LIGHTS! LIGHTS! Please be sure and turn off the lights when you leave the courts at night. The new lights only have a life span that measure in hours before they start to get dim and have to be replaced. This will help on the life and cost of the bulbs. PARKING LOT LIGHTS – We have had many members report to us about the light situation in the parking lot. We thank you for your patience and have recently signed a contract with Duke Energy to erect two poles on the Cardinal Park side of the parking lot to shine toward the courts. This should be accomplished in the next couple of weeks. Lamp posts have been ordered and will be placed by the front steps to help light the walk to the parking lot area.
ATTENTION TO ALL MEMBERS:We love our new patio and so do the ants! Please keep the back patio clean of food on the floor or counter. It would also be appreciated if our cigarette smokers would not extinguish your cigarettes in any of the flower planters on the front or back patio or on any of the sidewalks or front entrance to the club. Please be sure to extinguish them and then put them in the trash cans. We want to keep the club looking in tip-top shape at all times!
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION: Please let the office know when you have a birthday that changes your status from Single to Senior! There is a great reduction in dues and you will want to take advantage of it! Senior discounts start at age 70 and change again at age 80 for in county as well as out of county dues.
NEWSLETTER AND STATEMENTS BY E-MAIL
Members have been asking about whether it is possible to send you the Newsletters and Statements over the internet. We would like to hear from you and see if the majority would be interested. If you do not have e-mail, you would continue to receive everything in the mail. Please let the office know your feelings on this.
OFFICE HOURS
Donna will be at the club from 8-12 and 4-6 Monday through Thursday; 8-12 on Friday, and Sundays when there is a league playing.
CARDINAL WEBSITE:
Please check out our website at www.cardinalracquetclub.com. A lot of work has been done on it including player profiles. Stan Vandiver has been working hard to get this up-to-date and the Member Directory is now current.
USED RACQUETS AND SHOES WANTED:
If you have any old racquets that are just gathering dust, please donate them to the club. There are many tiny tots and juniors in tennis camps and clinics that need a racquet. We also have a bin for used shoes to be recycled.
Get prepared by taking one of the available clinics
FALL LEAGUES: Cardinal had a total of 22 teams participate in the fall leagues. Congratulations to the following teams that went to state: 3.5 Super Senior 60’s captained by Tommy Hamlin; 3.5 Super Senior 70's captained by Gene Griffin; 6.5 Senior Combo captained by Sylvia McCormick; 3.0 Super Senior 60’s captained by Sally Lomax; and 3.0 Super Senior 60’s captained by Martha Blanton. 
Please be sure and turn off the lights when you leave the courts at night. The new lights only have a life span that measure in hours before they start to get dim and have to be replaced. This will help on the life and cost of the bulbs. 
