Home

Find Your Tennis Ambassador

SCTA News – February 10, 2025

Tennis Socials

OK.  You’ve wanted them.  You have asked for them.  They’re finally coming.  Terrific Tennis.  Fabulous Fun.  Announcing the return of the Tennis Socials.  Yes indeed.  The Valentine’s Day Social Event is being planned for Sunday, February 16th, starting at 4:00 pm.  Please arrive no later than 3:40 pm. We are looking to have noncompetitive, no Club ratings required, strictly fun tennis.  Using new and quite unique formats of play.   Basically, a fun tennis party for SCTA members. 

If you would like to participate, please email Carolyn Walton (crlynwalton@yahoo.com) by February 9th, as we need to know how many courts to reserve.  If you sign up, and then need to cancel, please let Carolyn know ASAP! 

Please wear pink, red or white and bring whatever you would like to drink. The SCTA will provide snacks for after we play!

The St. Patrick’s Day Social Event is being planned for Sunday March 16th.  All those details are still being worked out.  Watch for more information in the Eblasts under Tennis Socials.

WTO Annual Trivia Night

Get ready for WTO TRIVIA NIGHT with premier sponsor VADEN AUTOMOTIVE

A fun evening of Trivia and a light dinner on March 28 from 4:30-7:30 pm.  We guarantee you will have a great time.  Gather your friends and neighbors to start forming teams.  Each team will consist of 4-6 people.

By Popular Demand, the Silent Auction will be back.  Remember only cash & checks will be accepted.  

Registration will begin on February 21^st.

SELF HELP FOOD FOR LOVE DRIVE SPONSORED BY WTO 

The Women’s Tennis Organization will be holding our 11th annual Bluffton Self Help Food for Love drive, starting Wednesday, February 6^th. We will be collecting nonperishable food and personal care items at the Logo building and will have boxes set up for your donations and an envelope for cash and checks. Monetary donations allow them to purchase most needed items along with perishable items such as milk, meat, eggs, fresh produce, and vegetables. Please make out checks to Bluffton Self Help.

The Bluffton Self Help van will be parked by court 5 on February 13^th to load our donations from 10-noon. Donations can be brought that morning   and loaded directly into the Van.  This is a great opportunity for us to help fill the shelves after the holidays.  Click here to view the attachment.

World Team Tennis- 4.0, 3.5, and 3.0 Men’s and Women’s Spring League 

SCTA will once again run a WTT league on Thu nights in Mar-Apr 2025.  There will be separate leagues for 3.0s, 3.5s, and 4.0s.  There may be an opportunity to play up a level, if there is room in that league, so please indicate that on the form!  As the deadline approaches, the coordinators will let you know if you are needed in the higher league.   (All leagues play at the same time, so you can only play on one level.) 

Number of teams/courts depends on signups, but we have been authorized to use as many as all 12 lower courts.  The league is currently set to run Mar 6 through Apr 10, with Apr 17 open for possible rain make-ups.  We’ll start at 5:30 pm, and this Spring 3.0s will play Men and Women’s Doubles at the same time, followed by Mixed Doubles.  (3.0s and 3.5s will have a 2nd line of mixed doubles.) 

General Rules:  Each match will be first to 6 games with no-ad scoring.  If games are 5-5, you keep the same service rotation, and someone will win the set 6-5.  Team scores are cumulative.  A complete list of rules will be further explained in the literature that is distributed soon, or you can ask the coordinators (currently George and Carolyn Walton). 

Coaching and limited substitution is allowed.  Music should be available as this league should have a festive atmosphere.  We are still working on possible extras like food or drinks. 

We plan on a regular season of 5 weeks, followed by a playoff on the 6th week, with a 7th week reserved for potential rain make-ups.   Therefore:  to be a REGULAR player, you must be available for at least 4 of the matches.  Otherwise, sign up as a sub. 

Players playing at their rating level will have priority, but if a few more people are needed, some lower rated people may be invited.   Sign-up Links are on the web page, also below. 

WTT 3.0 Signup 

WTT 3.5 Signup 

WTT 4.0 Signup

Mix & Match Tournament 

Mix and Match Registration is now open to all SCTA members. Get ready for an engaging and competitive social tournament! The SCTA’s Mix & Match Tournament includes over 200 participants divided into 8 teams, each playing 7 doubles matches including same gender, mixed, combo and mixed combo pairings. Each player competes in 3-4 matches over 4 days and attends a team gathering. Highlights of Mix & Match include:

• • • • • A food area featuring hamburgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, snacks, and beverages.
        • Product discussions by sponsors.
        • The WTO’s Match Point event, where doubles partners play one point to determine the winner.
        • An HHI Pro exhibition showcasing high-level tennis performances.
        • A team shirt and goodie bag containing tennis-related items.

Tournament dates: April 24-27 with the team party on April 21. The cost is $30 per player. Registration will begin February 1-15. Register early to assure your spot. 

Use the link below to sign up for the tournament.  

2025 Mix and Match Registration 

Please reach out if you have any questions to:

Donna Ryan, Mix & Match Tournament Director 2025 donnaryan0813@gmail.com  517-304-4751 

CALLING ALL WOMEN TENNIS PLAYERS OF SUN CITY 

Come and join in the fun at the WTO Wine and Cheese event on March 2^nd from 4-7pm.

Registration is now open for the WTO Wine and Cheese event.  This is a free event for all women tennis players of Sun City.  Come meet fellow tennis players, learn about WTO fundraising activities, and watch St. Francis University tennis teams play both singles and doubles tennis exhibition on courts 1 and 2. 

Wine and Cheese Registration Link: bit.ly/WTOWineCheese25 

Click to read attachment.

North Court Bag Hooks

Please note, and use, all of the new bag hooks on the fences and poles.  A big thank you to our members who installed them.  Now we can sit on the player benches, not just store bags on them. 

Working for the Outcome, Not the Income 

We have wonderful SCTA members, and here’s another example of volunteering for the common good. Over the past couple of weeks we’ve had new boxes installed at court 4, and the proper shoe placard frames are all being replaced. Keeping this beautiful facility shiny! See the photos below. -Michael Ryan

Searching For Life’s Meaning Off the Court

“The best way to find a helping hand is at the end of your arm.”

Thanks for submitting your contributions to the blissful well being of your fellow tennis members.  Please forward your favorites to tylertollstrup@aol.com.

Essential Homework

I have been called away to take care of very important business at the Milan, Italy production facility of Tyler’s Famous Balls (Patent Pending).  Michael Sacks will be kindly posting the Eblasts during my very necessary absence.    If you need anything posted please contact him at msacks3@gmail.com.

However, just because I am gone, does not mean members don’t have homework to complete.  Please complete all of the following:

1)    Play lots of tennis

2)    Sustain no injuries

3)    Attend both Tennis Socials

4)    Have tremendous amounts of fun

5)    Love one another

The essays of your successes will be collected upon my return.  Double spaced, three to four pages, photos for extra credit accepted. 

All right….. The best essay wins two cans of TFB’s (Tyler’s Famous Balls).

Please See the Minutes and Treasurer’s Report Below

A Tennis Community Passing

It is with great sadness that Bob Gard is not the one using the list of recipients for our group to announce something.  I am assuming Bob suffered from a complication regarding his heart or lung problems — both of which the doctors told him were being treated and would be okay.  He was taken to Coastal for treatment Saturday afternoon; and he did not get better.  He did not make it back from Coastal.  He died later in afternoon. -Bill B.  

The Next SCTA Board Meeting

The next board meeting is at the Lakehouse in the Bayside Room on Wednesday, March 5 at 6pm.

It is a pleasure to serve the SCTA as its president.  Thank you- Tyler