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Just a few words in support of the open court times at Timberhill: Men's Nights (Tue/Thu), Women's Night (Mon), Junior's Night, and Mixed Doubles (Sun). If you're a long-time member and never attend one of these, why not give it a try occasionally. New members often come at these times to get to know other members, and of course for them it's a chance to play when you don't belong to a regular group. If there are not enough people to play, however, new members can get discouraged. This has been especially a problem with Women's Night. Many nights only a few come, get discouraged and don't come back. Remember that keeping new members is the lifeblood of our club? I've been a regular at Men's Nights and Mixed Doubles for the whole four years I've been a member, even though I play regularly with several other groups. I think the adjustment of playing people with different styles has really helped my USTA play.
I know, sometimes you get matched up with a weak player, or are playing against a weak team. It still can be fun. It can be a chance to work on your weak shots, the ones you don't usually try in more competitive play. And if you are playing against a team with one strong and one weak player, don't go for the easy winners against the weaker player all the time, but try to make points against the stronger player.
You'll see elsewhere in the newsletter we are making a couple of changes. Women's Night is becoming Open Mixed to see if we can get it regenerated. Junior's Night is becoming Junior's-Family Night, since some parents would like to come and play with their kids.
Hope to see you during some of the open times.
Gary Watson (co-president)
TIMBERHILL SILENT AUCTION (1ST ANNUAL)
Timberhill will be having its 1st annual silent auction to raise some funds
earmarked for locker room upgrades. Items for bid consist of two Sunriver weekend
homes, one Sun Valley home, a wine tasting party for 40 on the Willamette river,
a brunch & tennis at the club for couples, an original work of art by a local
artist, special flower arrangements, 1 hour tennis lesson, a new tennis racquet
and more. The items will be in the Timberhill clubhouse to bid on starting November
1. Bid closing will take place at the Nov. 9 Spaghetti Feed 4:00-8:00pm at the
Timberhill clubhouse. There will be a sign-up sheet to attend the Spaghetti
feed so look for it in the clubhouse.
DROP-IN PROGRAMS CHANGE
The Board has made a few minor adjustments to two of Timberhill's drop-in programs. The Tuesday and Thursday men's night and the Sunday Mixed doubles program will remain as is with no changes. What used to be Monday night Women's night has been changed to an Adult Open Mixer at 7:45pm. It is open to men and women alike with the emphasis being put on mixed doubles depending on who comes out. We are trying to get more players out on Monday night so we will experiment with this format for three months or so and reevaluate the Monday night program. The junior night (not Junior Fest) will be changed to a Junior Family night. We are encouraging parents to drop by and play on Friday nights with the juniors at Friday night. We hope this encourages a wider range of ages on Friday nights to participate. Remember that you must be a member to come to Friday Junior Family night. Non-members are allowed to come to the once a month Junior Fests.
TTC ANNUAL MEETING NOVEMBER 17 AT 7:30PM AT THE CLUBHOUSE
Timberhill will be hosting its annual meeting on Monday November 17th at 7:30pm in the TTC clubhouse. You will vote on new Board members, hear the state of the club address, look over the year-end financial statement, have refreshments, door prizes and learn more about the club. This is your time to bring up any questions or concerns or just sound off on how you feel about the club to the Board of Directors.
Hello, and welcome to fall! There is lots of great tennis on tap for the month of November at Timberhill and beyond hopefully there will be something for everyone.
Our Spaghetti Feed event is November 9 at 4:00pm. This was a great time last year--a good crowd enjoying plenty of food and tennis. An added feature this year is the Silent Auction you've read about elsewhere in the newsletter. November 7 will be the next Junior Fest.
Elsewhere in the Northwest, the USTA Pro Circuit Tournament will be held November 9-16 at Eugene Swim and Tennis Club, and the Men's Pro Superset event will be at the Rose Garden November 22. Good attendance of these events will ensure that world class tennis will return in the future.
On the home front, the second fall session of Junior Clinics are underway--there are still some spots open, so ask if you're interested. The adult clinics and ladder are happening--if you're not involved, but would like to be, call me at the club. Lastly, we've had some parents interested in participating in the Junior Nights on Fridays. We think this is a great idea and would love to have more parents playing with the kids on Fridays. Have a good month, and see you on the courts.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
Rhonda Wilson (3.5) & Dustin 503-606-0711; Rhonda can
play late afternoon or weekends and likes both singles or doubles. Son Dustin
will play for Central High in the spring and is an Intermediate junior player.
Anatol Erofeev (3.5) 752-3645; works at OSU and has some flexibility to
his schedule. He like singles as well as doubles.
Allie Cohen (junior) 738-2617; Allie is an Intermediate junior player
and can play anytime after school.
Bret (3.0) & Rhonda (2.5) Wright 757-8482; Bret can play
weekends and Rhonda can play some mornings and evenings. Son Chris is an intermediate
junior player.
Donald Miller (3.0) 757-2792; Donald likes singles or doubles and can
play evenings and weekends
Hoonbok Yi (3.5) 752-2648; Hoonbok enjoys both singles and doubles and
can play a different times during the day or evenings.
Kristine (2.5) & Scott Janes (2.5) 753-4892; Both Scott and Kristine
teach school, so they can play evenings, weekends or holidays. They enjoy singles,
doubles or mixed doubles.
Peter Fox (3.5) 754-1584; Peter likes singles or doubles. He can play
evenings and weekends.
Amy (3.0) & David Welter (3.0) 752-1445; Both Amy and David work
at HP and can play evenings or weekends. They can play mixed doubles or singles
or doubles.
Steven (3.0) & Barbara Strauss (2.5) 753-2116; Steven has some flexibilility
in his schedule and enjoys singles or doubles. Barbara also is flexible and
like singles or doubles.
Joe Haberman (3.5) 745-5555; Joe can play evenings or weekends and enjoys
singles, but will also play doubles.
Brian (2.5) & Pattie (2.5) Johnson 503-838-4115; They joined
mostly for their kids Malia, Craig & Tracy. Tracy will
play at Central high this year, David goes to OSU and can play singles or doubles.
Rene (3.0) & Estela (2.5) Geniza 758-9386; Rene has been
playing men's night but will play singles too. Estela can play most times and
is interested in playing with other moms.
Ted McCann (3.5) 738-8811; Ted is looking for singles players who can play
in the middle of the day.
Doug Gordon (3.0) 745-3804; Doug is retired so he can play most times.
He likes singles but some knee problems means he will also play doubles.
Remember that if you looking for subs or just want to play a new face please give these players a call and make them feel welcome. Even new members can use this list of other new members also. If you are looking for other players to hook up with contact Gary at the club and he will help you get matches.
Do you need a partner to play with? If you can’t find players to play against please contact Gary at the office or use Timberhill’s web page - MatchMate
Final results from Timberhill's All Comers Tournament held October 3-5
Men's 2.5 Singles: Doug Gordon def. Preston Mann 3/6, 6/3, 6/4
Men's 3.5 Singles: Russell Rinker def. Curt Cook 6/7, 7/6, 6/3
Men's 4.5 Singles: Deke Gunderson def. Ben Pritchard 6/1, 6/3
Women's 3.5 Singles: Shelley Starkey def. Corinne Butzin 6/1,
6/2
Women's 4.0 Singles: Carolyn Kreuger def. Barb Schmitz 6/4, 6/1
Men's 3.5 Doubles: John Myers-Jim Scott def. Jack Casey-Bruce Pritchard
6/2, 6/2
Men's 4.0 Doubles: Prescott Mann-Louis Rozario def Dale Dinwiddie-Henry
Lee 7/6, 6/0
Women's 2.5 Doubles: Shelley Starkey-Alix Gitelman def. Haley Thompson-Caroline
Seeley 6/3, 6/2
Women's 4.0 Doubles: Kim Schlessinger-Carol Wood def. Carolyn Boggess-Carolyn
Kreuger 6/2, 7/6
Mixed 3.5 Doubles: Allison Bostrom-Kevin Wong def. Darryl & Sharon
Eng 6/2, 6/3
Mixed 4.0 Doubles: Dale Dinwiddie-Lynn Harper def. Sue Sandstrom-Jim
Scott 7/6, 6/4
Please vote for a maximum of four candidates. Please sign your name or account number and return to Gary along with your billing or just drop it by his office mailbox. Remember that each membership, not individual member gets on ballot.
Helen Higgins has been a member of TTC for the past 6 years and an avid tennis player since childhood. Helen has two boys, Casey and Ryan and is married to Clay. Helen has been employed with Hewlett-Packard for the past 15 years in various roles, most recently as a manager for HP's Environmental Programs. She managed a worldwide team of 23 people and a budget of approximately $1.5M. Helen is a Board member for the Corvallis Public Schools Foundation, and a member of the Greater Corvallis Rotary Club. "I look forward to the opportunity to volunteer my time and experience towards helping our club continue to provide the best experience for our members."
Andy Houpert has been in Corvallis for six years becoming a Timberhill member 4 years ago. Andy is a teacher and plays at the 4.0 level. In his off time Andy enjoys being a family man to his children and wife.
Curt Cook just retired from OSU and has played here at Timberhill on and off over the past 20 years. Curt joined full time after retiring. Curt and his wife Joan have been long time residents in Corvallis and watched their kids grow up playing tennis here at TTC.
Becky Wong moved to Corvallis along with husband Jeff and two sons, Kevin and Brian in July of 2001. By August , both sons were enrolled in their first Timberhill clinic and continue active in the junior programs. When not busy being a tennis mom, Becky is a nurse with Benton Hospice Services.
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