Practice Tomorrow 4-5pm

Howdy!

I was glad to see everyone on Wednesday at practice in their decked out Federer at the U.S. Open black clothing. Congratulations to Nick Adams for looking the most Federer-esque in his all black everything and winning the $5 gift card to Rosa's. Here are some upcoming events to look forward to:

Practice Tomorrow 4:00pm - 5:00pm

We are having practice tomorrow from 4-5pm because of the tournament this weekend. 

Reed Arena Clean-Up - Wednesday - 10:00pm

This Wednesday we will be having our 2nd Reed Arena Clean-Up after the Aggie Volleyball team plays. This will occur during practice, so at 9:50pm we will drive over to Reed Arena and clean it up. For those who are not coming out to practice, you can still meet us in the parking lot on the West side of Reed Arena. Here is the facebook event for the clean up: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1149315303#!/event.php?eid=292304624116803

**Remember: those that attend at least two Reed-Clean ups will have their sectionals fee waived**

Fuddrucker's Profit Share - September 30 

Come eat at Fuddrucker's and help support tennis club! After ordering your meal, remember to drop your receipt in the basket so that part of the bill goes towards tennis club!

Dues

For those that wish to pay dues, you still can! Here is the link to pay dues by credit card: 

 https://secure.touchnet.com/C21490_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=2136

Apparel

Our super cool tennis club apparel is now available to order online. The link is here: https://secure.touchnet.com/C21490_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=202

Attached are pictures of the apparel!

The tennis club apparel should be arriving sometime next month. Stay tuned to the emails to find out when.

College Station Regional - October 1

Our next tournament will be here in College Station. You can find the facebook event here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=252438234800860#!/event.php?eid=252438234800860

Sunday at 7:00pm will be the deadline to sign up. 

Brazos Valley Tennis Association

If you are looking for as many ways as possible to play tennis, the BVTA (Brazos Valley Tennis Association) is a great outlet.  There are team tennis matches, tournaments, opportunities to teach tennis, and a good way to meet other players in the community.  If you are interested in the BVTA, contact Rod Hotz at rod@brazosvalleytennis.org

Challenge Ladder

Here is the challenge ladder:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0AmcA-BwQTgNJdFo1VjJOX3I4SVpCUjlPSFI0YXZaZEE&output=html

Challenge Ladder Rules:

https://docs.google.com/View?id=d33jckr_25dqgp9cc7

Here is a list to use in case you want to contact someone to challenge:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0AmcA-BwQTgNJdGVMVTdyTkxNbGV4MW1nYm1mX1pwZ2c&output=html

If you are not happy with the team you are on, use our challenge system.  The link to the rules can be found on this email, and please read them carefully.  If you are not on the team you thought you would be on, please realize that it is IMPOSSIBLE to assign everyone to the team they are supposed to be on with the limited time that we have seen everyone play.  Also, realize that we have ALOT of very good players.  There is a reason our club has won five national championships.  Keep challenging!!! If you are on the wrong team, you will eventually find your way to the right team if you keep coming to practices and tournaments!!

Also, if you are not listed in teams 1-13, you are a part of the pool available to challenge into team 13.  Please take advantage of the challenge system.  If you keep challenging, coming to practice, and playing in tournaments, you will find your way onto the right team!!

PLEASE READ THE CHALLENGE LADDER RULES IN FULL, but here are some of the basics:

1. You can only challenge up 1 team above you
2. The challengee must accept the challenge
3. To officially contact someone for a challenge, you must complete 2 out of 3 of the following: Facebook message, phone call, email
AFTER 2 of 3 contact methods have been completed: email the club challenge email stating who you are and who you are challenging: tamu10schallenge@gmail.com.  The club challenge email will then email the challengee letting them know about the challenge.  We will be emailing based on the emails submitted when you signed up for membership, so let us know what email to change it to if you know the one you signed up for will not be checked.
4. The challenger and challengee will then have 3 days after 2 of 3 contact methods have been completed to schedule a match, then 4 days from when the match is scheduled to complete the match. 
5. Email the club email with the completed match scores: tamu10s@gmail.com

That's all for now. Remember practice tomorrow is from 4-5!

And remember...always hit the tweener.

-Brent Hametner 

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