Fall Competitive Play, Practice Tomorrow

Howdy-

Practice tomorrow, 4-7.

If you haven't yet joined the best tennis club in the nation, we will be around tomorrow if you have any questions, collect some dues, or get you signed up to play competitively with us.

We need your USTA numbers, if you are a USTA member. Its real easy to retrieve your number by calling them up if you don't have it memorized or tattooed somewhere. Link to the entry form is on the right side of the website.

Competitive Stuff:

So its looking like we will be traveling to 3 away team tournaments this semester (Houston, Austin, and Dallas), the first of which on Oct 13. We also have scheduled a dual match vs tu (to be played at home) and we will be hosting a singles tournament of our own. The team tournaments are played with 6-10 people per team, in a WTT format. Initial placement on our teams are primarily based our Intra-club competitive matches in the fall, and challenge matches in the spring. Last year we were able to take 5 teams to some of the tournaments.

This fall we will be playing a win-lose type setup, similar to Vicki's tennis class, where you will play people with similar won/lost ratios. For example, on the third week, if you have won 2 and lost 1 match, you will be playing against someone else who has also won 2 and lost 1. We will post the entire setup online soon, but for now, the first round matches are attached.

From here on out, these matches are your responsibility to get in touch with your opponent and get your match played, either during our Sunday practices or in your own time. We are allowing 1 week per match, starting tonight and ending a week from now ( 2 out of 3 sets, regular scoring ). Please let us know if there are any problems getting in touch or finding a suitable playing time.

Score Reporting: check out the "Report a score" button on the right side of our website, where you will enter winner's and loser's name, match number, and your score.



Thats all for now,

David


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Upcoming Tennis

First and foremost I want to welcome all the new tennis club members and say thanks to those who have been faithful members over the years.  Our Competitive Play will begin within the week so for all you that signed up for competitive play be prepared to play one to two matches a week.  Next, I'm sorry for the ceaseless annoyance of dues but for all of those wanting to play competitively dues are due.  For those that are not playing competitively dues are also due.  There will be no more "free" practices.  The reason being that this is a club and it is for members only.  If you have not joined and want to play competitively please reply to this email with your phone number and we will contact you.  As always first timers are not required to pay dues but, as i said it is a club so please do not take advantage of that.

Next order of business.  Our first "Team Tournament" is on October 13, also our calendar is on our website for those that want to plan ahead (tennisclub.tamu.edu).  Be thinking as to whether or not you can go to this.

Also for everyone, if you are a USTA member we need your number.  David has created a cool program that makes this easy for everyone.  Go to

http://creator.zoho.com/dvdtho/form/8/

All you do is pick your name and type the number.

Now why are we doing this?  Well USTA wants to know which college has the highest percentage of USTA members.  Therefore once y'all enter in the numbers we will report to them.  This also in a way depicts how much money they give in grants which help us pay for travel expenses, tournaments, etc.  If you are not a member you do not have to do this, so do not worry about it if you are not.  If you do not remember your number contact membership services of the USTA.


Soda paid his dues!!!!  

Jonathan
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Practice

Howdy Ags,

Ok so check this out; 1. Our football team is terrible once again, well actually just Fran... he sucks. 2. All dues are payed so I will never ask again....haha yeah right Pay your dues!!!!!!!!!!! . 3. Practice tonight  8-11, at the courts. 4. Dallas is the most confusing place ever!!,  Let me tell ya a storey Ags, Ok so we all wanted to get ice cream after the match on Sat, so we left to go there. Soong calls and says he is  lost 20 miles away in downtown Dallas. We were in Fresco. So David and I go and rescue him, and then we go get some Whataburger,  and some how we get lost for another couple hours in the ghetto and Ive never seen Highways just end before but they do in Dallas!!! It was awful!!! So thanks Soong. Even though ya did buy me a strawberry Shake. And last but not least... SODA pay your dues.

-- Billy
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http://tennisclub.tamu.edu

Fwd: Practice time

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From: David Hoover <dvdtho@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 23, 2007 11:39 AM
Subject: Practice time
To: "tamu10s@gmail.com" <tamu10s@gmail.com>

Howdy aggs!!
Ok so this is crazy  I am actualy sending this email on davids
iphone!  Bc we are coming back from the Sampras match. It was awsome.
Ok so we have club at 4-7 at the tennis courts. Make sure that you pay
dues .  All right guys I hope to see ya there.

Later
Billy




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David Hoover '09
214.773.0504


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PRACTICE CANCELLED

Howdy Ags, Im sorry for the late notice but i was hoping that the storms would clear off.  The REC which opens the courts has said that there is lightning in the area therefore we cannot risk practicing.  Also if you are planning on attending the Sampras Match I need to talk to yall, I need yall to sign a paper and need to know who can drive there.  Reply to this email if you can dirve.

 

See all of you on Sunday,  Jonathan 

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Practice 8-11

Hey Guys

 

All right so tonight yall know what time it is..... practice from 8-11 at the courts.  Dues are due for all members meaning, Competitive and non competitive players, as well as prior members. So if your in the club pay your dues. And if you are going to the Sampras match make sure you see Johny or Matt.  So hope to see you guys there tonight!!!

Billy
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