Tennis Club

Howdy Ags!

We going to have our usual practice on Wednesday from 8-11 out at the intramural courts, so come out to hit and play some clean winner.  The theme for this week is "Dress Like the Pros", so make sure to wear your fanciest tennis attire to practice.  If you can't play like Federer or Nadal, at least you can look like them. 

Once again, make sure that you sign up for the tournament in Austin on October 9th through the Facebook event titled Austin Regional Tournament at  http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152753394758785.  We REALLY need girls to sign up so we can make sure to bring as many teams as possible.  So if you are a lady and aren't doing anything on the weekend of the 9th, sign up to play some tennis!!  Remeber that you must respond 'attending' for the Facebook event in order to be considered to play.  If you respond with 'maybe' you will not be considered for the tournament. 

We have the official tennis club challenge ladder up on the tennis club website or by following the link below
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AmcA-BwQTgNJdFpZVzV3ejB6MEo2LVM2UUQ5ZVZGY1E&hl=en&output=html.  You may start challenging right now, so go ahead and start moving up teams!!

One more time, please understand that it is IMPOSSIBLE to be able to accurately judge the skill level of all the players in club.  If you are unhappy with your team, the best way to change it is to use the challenge system.  The challenge system rules can be found on the tennis club website or here https://docs.google.com/View?id=d33jckr_25dqgp9cc7, so make sure to check those out if you are challenging or are getting challenged.  Teams 1 and 2, make sure to check out the new rules that involve a singles and doubles 'title' to your team.  If anyone has any questions, just contact an officer.

That's all I have for now, but I'll see you at practice tomorrow from 8-11 at the intramural courts.

 

Thanks and gig 'em!!

-- Patrick Haines
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Texas A&M Tennis Club
tamu10s@gmail.com
http://tennisclub.tamu.edu

Did It Big

Howdy Ags!

Way to do it big at the tournament earlier today and beatin' the hell outta the rest of Texas!!!  Even though it was shortened by rain, I think its safe to say that everyone else had a good time, so let's keep the good times rolling tomorrow at practice from 4-7 out at the intramural courts.

After practice, make sure that you sign up for the tournament in Austin on October 9th through the Facebook event titled Austin Regional Tournament.  Make sure to head down to Austin to saw those horns off.  Don't worry, I'll text you score updates of the Arkansas-A&M game while you're there.  Remeber that you must respond 'attending' for the Facebook event in order to be considered to play.  If you respond with 'maybe' you will not be considered for the tournament. 

We have the official tennis club challenge ladder up for the tennis club website or by following the link below
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AmcA-BwQTgNJdFpZVzV3ejB6MEo2LVM2UUQ5ZVZGY1E&hl=en&output=html. 

Please understand that it is IMPOSSIBLE to be able to accurately judge the skill level of all the players in club.  If you are unhappy with your team, the best way to change it is to use the challenge system.  The challenge system rules can be found on the tennis club website, so make sure to check those out if you are challenging or are getting challenged.  Teams 1 and 2, make sure to check out the new rules that involve a singles and doubles 'title' to your team.  If anyone has any questions, just contact an officer.

That's about it for now, but make sure to come out to practice on Sunday from 4-7 at the intramural courts!!!

Thanks and gig 'em!!

-Patrick Haines

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CStat Regional

Howdy Ags!

If you're a girl and if....

1. You have paid dues
2. You are free this weekend
3. You want to play some tennis this weekend
4. You feel the desire to be a part of something bigger than yourself, like...say the best tennis club in the nation!

Then email us back ASAP!  We have the minimum number of girls for this weekend's tournament and we can always use more!

Thanks and Gig 'Em!

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Practice/Tourney Info

Howdy Ags!

Thanks to those of y'all that braved the rain delay and came out to practice on Sunday, and make sure to come out to practice this Wednesday from 8-11 at the intramural courts!  The theme for this Wednesday's practice is High School Hero.  We will be reminiscing the good ole high school days by wearing a shirt or uniform from high school, so wear one because you know you still have one somewhere in the back of your closet!

 

For those of y'all that are playing in the tournament this weekend, we have the most up to date listing of teams right here:   https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AmcA-BwQTgNJdDY3VDluU3p0cUZtVzZUZDhVdmU1bUE&hl=en&output=html.  Your team captain should be getting in contact with you before the end of the week to make sure y'all all meet up as a team on the day of the tournament or to set up a possible team practice toward the end of the week.  As for the day of, you get to sleep in before we meet at 7:30 A.M. out at the intramural courts.  Yup, that's 7:30 A.M. at the courts.  The official tennis club ladder will be posted by the end of this week, so you can start challenging and moving up teams if you are unhappy with your position on the team. 

 

Unfortunately, it turns out there is no tournament in Dallas next weekend. We're sorry for the cancelation, but it is out of our hands.  Once again, no tournament in Dallas on the 2nd. 

 

On a side note, if anyone is interested in purchasing a nice Babolat tennis bag, contact Hersh Pise at 281-772-8152.

 

On a separate side note, there is an opportunity for getting paid to coach some tennis in the Bryan/College Station area for the coming spring if anyone is interested.  A private school in Bryan is in need of a coach in the spring for their tennis team that had two state qualifiers last year.  It would be a few hours a day with a few tournaments and will pay $1000 for the semester.  If anyone is interested, contact Blake Evans at 979-822-1061.

 

Okay, remember to come out to practice on Wednesday with your high school duds on!

 

Thanks and gig 'em!

 

-Patrick Haines

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http://tennisclub.tamu.edu

College Station Regional Teams

Howdy Ags!

We've finalized the College Station Regional teams.  Please let us know ASAP if you won't be able to attend.  We did our best to get everyone in, but we had a shortage of girls which restricted us a little bit.  We have registered the 13 teams, and we will find out from the USTA if they have room for us (they always do, but if the tourney is really packed we might have to cut a couple of teams).

Please remember: Our competition officers spent a lot of time working on these teams to make them as fair as possible.  Given the size of our club, it is IMPOSSIBLE for us to evaluate everyone's talent level and know exactly where everyone should be on the ladder.  If you are unhappy with your team, please be patient and understand that we will be starting the ladder very soon, and you can work your way up through that.

Team Captains: We will be in contact with you very soon, so stay in touch.

Thanks and Gig 'Em!

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Texas A&M Tennis Club
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http://tennisclub.tamu.edu

Tournament Reminder

Howdy Ags!

Here is your friendly reminder that you should come out to practice with the Texas A&M Tennis Club on Sunday from 4-7 out at the intramural courts!

Once again, we will be having our first tournament on September 25th in College Station!! In order to be placed on a team for this tournament, you will need to do two things.  First, make sure to pay dues and become an official member of the Texas A&M Tennis Club, then join the 'Texas A&M Tennis Club' Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=2208256948&ref=ts and reply to the event invitation titled 'College Station Regional Tournament'. This Sunday during practice will be the deadline to have these two things done in order to play in the tournament, so make sure to take care of business soon if you want to play!  An invite has been sent out through the Facebook group, and you will only be placed on a team if you have marked "attending". If you reply with "maybe" you WILL NOT be put on a team. I know that Facebook events are a great place to reply "attending" and then wait til the day of the event to decide whether or not you actually want to go, but we would like to ask you to be sure that you are going to play if you reply "attending".

We do not want anyone missing out on a tournament just because they didn't get an invite, so once again, join the Facebook group if you want to play tournaments. If you join after this email, make sure to find the 'College Station Regional Tournament' event on the Facebook group page.

If you happen to read this email before game time on Saturday, then you should come on out, get some FREE FOOD, and relax with the tennis club at the Texas A&M Tennis Club Tailgate. We will be located on the corner of John Kimbrough and Olsen Blvd in between Reed Arena and West Campus parking garage. If you're still confused, see the attached aerial view of the tailgate location.

Also, remember that order forms (with money) for apparel and uniforms are due by September 19th which is this Sunday, so don't miss out because all the apparel is legit!  We have plenty of shirts, shorts, skirts, hats, and towels for the warm weather.  Then we have long sleeve shirts, hoodies, and slick Columbia Tennis Club fleeces for those winter tournaments.  Pictures of apparel and the actual order form is attached to this email.

Remember, come out to practice on Sunday!!!

Thanks and gig 'em

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Texas A&M Tennis Club
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http://tennisclub.tamu.edu

Tennis Club Apparel!

Howdy Ags!

Just a friendly reminder that ALL uniform orders (with money) are due at the next practice this Sunday!  Be sure to check out what we have to offer (everything you need is attached to this email).  This we be the only order we will be placing this semester, so don't miss out!

We have some awesome hoodies that people love to rock at our tourneys when it starts to get cold, as well as full-zip, grey Columbia fleeces that look great on campus (plus you get to rep Tennis Club).  The uniforms are also some cool things to rock at our tournaments. 

So check out the Tennis Club apparel and be sure to bring your order form on Sunday!

Thanks and Gig 'em!

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tamu10s@gmail.com
http://tennisclub.tamu.edu

Tournament/Tailgate

Howdy Ags!

Once again, thank you to those of y'all that came out to practice.  We are very excited about the turnout so far, but we would still like to see you at practice this Wednesday from 8-11 P.M. at the intramural tennis courts!  Okay, this is a long email, so brace yourself and make sure to read all the way through because it has important info.

In tennis news, we will be having our first tournament on September 25th in College Station!!  In order to be placed on a team for this tournament, you will need to join the 'Texas A&M Tennis Club' Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=2208256948&ref=ts.  An invite has been sent out through the Facebook group, and you will only be placed on a team if you have marked "attending".  If you reply with "maybe" you WILL NOT be put on a team.  I know that Facebook events are a great place to reply attending and then wait til the day of the event to decide whether or not you actually want to go, but we would like to ask you to be sure that you are going to play if you reply "attending". 

We do not want anyone missing out on a tournament just because they didn't get an invite, so once again, JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP IF YOU WANT TO PLAY TOURNAMENTS.  If you join after this email, make sure to find the September 25th tournament event on the Facebook group page. 

Many of the future Wednesday practices will have a theme associated with it, and we will start this week with Wimbledon Wednesday.  This means wear all white when you come to practice so you can look and play like Federer when he wins Wimbledon (or when he loses to Nadal at Wimbledon...or Soderling).  Dressing in white is not mandatory, but let's get as many people to white out the courts as we can! 

Remember that the Texas A&M Tennis Club tailgate will happen this Saturday starting at 2 P.M. four hours before kickoff.  Come on out, get some FREE FOOD, and relax with the tennis club.  We will be located on the corner of John Kimbrough and Olsen Blvd in between Reed Arena and West Campus parking garage.  If you're still confused, see the attached aerial view of the tailgate location.  Also, remember that order forms for apparel and uniforms are due by September 19th which will be this Sunday, so don't miss out!  For apparel and uniforms, pictures as well as the actual order form is attached to this email.

Finally, come out to practice on Wednesday!!!

Thanks and gig 'em
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Texas A&M Tennis Club
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http://tennisclub.tamu.edu

Good First Practice

Howdy ags!

Thank you for those of you that came to the first practice on Wednesday night!  We all had a good time, met some new friends, and played a lot of clean winner.  I would like to remind you that there will be practice tomorrow at the intramural courts from 4-7, so come out and play some tennis!

There are a few important things that you can do at tomorrow's practice.  Make sure to come and pay dues within the first week while they are still cheaper because this will be the last practice to pay at the lowest price of $50.  Remember that in order to play in any tournaments, you will have to pay dues.  Also, make sure to give us your sports pass if you plan to pull with us for next weekend's football game when we beat the hell outta Florida International.  We have to have your pass by tomorrow's practice because we are pulling on Monday as a group.  If you do not pull with us for next week's game, then you should still make sure to come to our tailgate next weekend before the game to get some food and have a good time with the tennis club! 

If you still want tennis club apparel or uniforms (not mandatory), the deadline to turn in the order forms is September 19th, which is next Sunday's practice.  Remember that you can check out the uniforms and apparel on our website at http://tennisclub.tamu.edu/. 

Another important thing to do if you plan to go to tournaments is to join our Facebook group by searching for Texas A&M Tennis Club or following this link http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=2208256948&ref=ts   AGAIN, IF YOU PLAN TO PLAY TOURNAMENTS, MAKE SURE TO JOIN THIS GROUP!!  We send invites to tournaments through a Facebook event sent through this group.

Remember to come out to practice this Sunday from 4-7 at the intramural courts.  Hope to see you there!

Thanks and gig 'em.

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Texas A&M Tennis Club
tamu10s@gmail.com
http://tennisclub.tamu.edu

First Practice Wednesday 8-11

Howdy Ags!

 

Thank you to everyone that showed up to the informational yesterday!  We were glad that so many of you were interested, but we apologize for the crowdedness and the power point issues.  To make up for this, I'll attach the power point to this email so you can see things such as a map to the courts and our Tennis Club apparel that you can order at practice.  Also, check out our straight ballin' promo video on this link that we were not able to show you last night:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nnpim-wG1w

Now that y'all are informed about club, it is time to come to the first tennis club practice of the year on Wednesday from 8-11 P.M. out at the intramural tennis courts!!  Come out and hit or play some clean winner with the rest of club.  When you arrive, you have the chance to become an official member of the club by paying dues to an officer.  Remember that dues are ONLY $50 dollars if you pay in the first week and you will get a tennis club shirt with your membership.  If it happens to be raining tomorrow during practice, you can still come pay dues, get your t shirt, and meet all of your tennis club officers. 

 

Even though we have not had a practice yet, our first social is approaching as we are pulling for the Florida International football game on the 18th together.  Make sure to hand your sports passes to us at practice or as soon as you can because we will have to have passes by Sunday the 12th for a group pull.  At practice, you can also order tennis club apparel so you can be playing in style at practice.  We have t shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and fleeces available for order.  If you want to look really good, we have tennis club uniforms available (not mandatory) that will intimidate your opponent.  These are lightweight shirts, shorts, and skirts from Nike and Adidas that you can view and print order forms on our website:  http://tennisclub.tamu.edu/   Make sure to check out our website for useful information such as a calandar, officer contact info, FAQs, challenge ladder rules, and more. 

 

Make sure to join our Facebook group as well by searching for "Texas A&M Tennis Club" and get other important updates and event invitations for tournaments.  Joining this group is very important if you are planning to play in tournaments with the club.

 

Remember to come pay dues (cheaper in first week) at your first fightin' Texas Aggie Tennis Club practice this Wednesday from 8-11 P.M. out at the intrmural tennis courts.

 

Thanks and gig 'em!!

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Texas A&M Tennis Club
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Promo Video

Here's our promo video for 2010-2011.  Sorry to those of you that showed up at the Informational and didn't get to see this on the big screen!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nnpim-wG1w

Enjoy!

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Welcome/Informational at 9:45 Rudder 401

Howdy Ags!

For many of y'all, welcome to your first Texas A&M Tennis Club listserv email!  We are glad that you are interested in what the tennis club has to offer.  For those of you that don't know me, my name is Patrick Haines and y'all will be receiving emails from me throughout the year with information that y'all will need to know about tennis club. 

First of all, if you still have ANY questions or if there is ANYTHING else that you want to know about the tennis club, remember that we are having an informational at 9:45 P.M. in Rudder 401 on Monday the 6th.  Come meet all of the officers and learn more about the greatest tennis club in the country. 

Also, for those few brave souls that cleaned up Reed Arena and set it up after MSC open house, thank you.  We beat the hell outta all of Reed Arena this time!  There will be more opportunities to do this in November.

If y'all cannot make it to the informational on Monday, make sure to come to the first practice on Wednesday from 8-11 P.M. at the intramural courts behind Reed Arena.  Hope to see y'all tomorrow.

Thanks and gig 'em!

Patrick Haines
2010-2011 Secretary

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Texas A&M Tennis Club
tamu10s@gmail.com
http://tennisclub.tamu.edu

Reed Arena Clean Up

Howdy Ags!

For those of you that took part in the Reed Arena clean up on Wednesday night, thank you for coming and beatin' the hell outta cleaning.  Y'all did a great job!

Now that we are done with this clean up, there is another opportunity to help the tennis club earn some cash in a Reed Arena clean up this Sunday from 5-9 P.M.  We will meet at the loading dock in the back like Wednesday.  Once again, if we could ask y'all to respond to the club email at tamu10s@gmail.com if you plan to attend.  Please include your name, phone number, and email address.  The clean up on Wednesday was not that bad, so come out and support the tennis club.  Remember, if you participate in two of the five scheduled Reed Arena clean ups, your sectionals fees will be waived in the spring. 

A reminder for those of you that are new to tennis club or want to be in tennis club, we will have a booth set up at the MSC open house at Reed Arena on Sunday from 1-5 P.M. where you can meet some officers and ask questions about club.  Then on Monday, we will have an informational at 9:45 in Rudder 401 where you can meet all of the officers and learn anything you need to know about club.  Finally, we will have our first practice at 8 P.M. on September 8th at the intramural courts.

Thanks y'all, and please RSVP for the Reed Arena clean up taking place on Sunday from 5-9.  Invite anyone you know who will be willing to help clean because it will go faster if we have more people there.

Thanks and gig 'em!

Patrick Haines
2010-2011 Secretary

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Texas A&M Tennis Club
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http://tennisclub.tamu.edu

Reed Clean Up Tonight at 9 PM!!!

Howdy Ags!

Come up us clean up Reed Arena tonight at 9PM (meet by the loading docks in the back).  This is a fundraiser for Tennis Club, and we need all the help we can get!!!  Remember the new Tennis Club policy:

"YOU MUST ATTEND AT LEAST 2 REED ARENA CLEAN UPS TO HAVE YOUR SECTIONALS FEES WAIVED"

See ya'll out there!

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Texas A&M Tennis Club
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http://tennisclub.tamu.edu