Summer Tennis at Gulf Harbour

Labor Day Tennis

The season is almost upon us, but before we jump right into it, we do have one more summer event in which you may want to participate. It is time for your tennis “labor of love” as the Labor Day event is right around the corner. On Monday, September 6th from 9am – 11am we will have some fun on the courts, and then move the party over to the pool for some refreshments and cooling off. If you have your login information for the club website, click here to register for the event. We look forward to seeing you there.

Tennis Boot Camp 2010

A few members have mentioned that they are planning to attend a Boot Camp at West Bay, and that they didn’t know the dates of Gulf Harbour’s Tennis Boot Camp. That was surprising since we previously emailed information about our Boot Camp, and posted it on the main Tennis page of the Club website. Just to remind everyone, all tennis events are listed on the Club Calendar, as well as on the Tennis Calendar on the main Tennis Page of the Club website.

Member Update

Norma Schuyler has won the first set against one of the most formidable opponents in the women’s game: Breast Cancer. Using a positive mental game and strong sense of humor, along with much cheering from friends and family, Norma made it through initial surgery, emerging with an excellent prognosis. With a few good bounces here and there, it appears as though Norma might triumph in straight sets (no chemo!!!). Keep your fingers crossed and continue to send the positive energy her way. Hopefully we will see Norma in October before she returns home to continue her “match” with her treacherous foe.

In the toughest “match” of his life (a fight against Acinic Cell Carcinoma), Bob Ostrom has claimed a hard fought victory in the first set tiebreak. Engaged in the most strenuous of Grand Slam battles, Bob persevered through cramps, multiple bouts of heat exhaustion (as in radiation treatments) numerous injury timeouts, and the like, before claiming victory in the first set (pronounced cancer free on July 7th).

After the set, Bob acknowledged that he wouldn’t have won the first without his fans. In an email to his supporters, Bob wrote, “The PET scan confirmed that my February surgery, and 33 gruesome radiation treatments have been effective to date.…please accept this email as my thanks for all your kind words, moral and spiritual support, and for just checking in to see how I'm doing.” After a brief rejuvenating rest, Bob is gearing up for what we hope is a much easier second set. Bob is awaiting results of a biopsy taken on another lump he recently discovered.

We have no doubt that Norma and Bob will continue to fight the good fight with all of our energy behind them. We look forward to the time when they can rejoin us at full strength.

Staff Update (click link for staff info)

Mike Curran, your director of tennis, is back from a rejuvenating vacation experience in the Blue Ridge Mountains, during which he exploded out of bed at 3am in the morning to rescue his two children from a marauding bear…only to find that the bear was only after the trash can.

Joel would probably rather that I not mention this, but after returning from his two-week vacation of nothing but leisure, he believed that hitting twice with an old goat like me (for about fifteen minutes each time) would prepare him for his sectional competition in Daytona. Not! Let’s just say that Joel’s team did not advance to Nationals, but should be commended on making it to Sectionals anyway.

As for me, I’m still trying to find a golf game somewhere, but the golf game finding tool that Mike gave me for my birthday just is not working. Anyone have an idea as to where I could find a golf game relatively inexpensively? I’ve pretty much given up hope on a tennis game.

Laurie has brought in some new gear that will have our members looking as good as any club members anywhere. If you are still around, I would suggest paying her a visit before everyone gets back and snatches up all the goodies.

And if you remember what these courts looked like in the summer time before Jerry got here, you will know that Jerry continues to fight the good fight with the elements to keep the courts in pretty good shape all things considered.

That’s about it for this installment. If you haven’t taken a look yet at “T. A.’s Gulf Harbour Tennis Hall of Game,” check out the blog from August 5th. From time to time I will be doing profiles on some of the members who have made Gulf Harbour Tennis what it is today. Until the next time, game, set, match….