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Surfside Tennis Club, Inc., is a Community Tennis Association of the USTA serving - Morro Bay, Los Osos, Cayucos and Cambria.
All residents & vacationers are invited to join. Effective July 1 2022 Annual dues: $30 for individuals; $45 for a family. After June 30 subject to $5 surcharge. Local non-members and vacationers may play free for up to one month.
Many great tennis activities are included with this membership:
• Organized doubles play every Saturday morning at Morro Bay High School;
• Tournaments: our famous Wretched Round Robin, the Turkey Tussle, and a Spring Fling;
• Participation in the Morro Bay High School fundraising girls and boys tournaments each Fall & Spring;
• Potential Central Coast Women’s Tennis League play at the B and A level;
• A membership roster for contacting others for recreational play during the week;
• Social activities include: Holiday party, Spring Dinner, and Summer Picnic.
Contact Us at Su ... @gmail.com
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| News: New Calendar of Events for 2022-2023 |
Calendar of Events for 2022-2023. - Summer Picnic - June 26th 2022
- Wretched Tournament - September 17, 2022
- Turkey Tussle – Saturday November. 12, 2022
- Holiday Party – Sunday December 04, 2022
- Spring Dinner – March. 05, 2023
- Spring Fling Tournament / Annual Membership Meeting – April 22, 2023
- Summer Picnic – June 11, 2023
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Congratulations to Greg Burke, Greg Doyle, Barbara Babka and Choy Jung as prize winners at this year’s Turkey Tussle tournament! Thanks to all that came out to play and I hope you had a good time (win or lose). Please give us any feedback as to what you would like to see for future tournaments. We try to make each one a little different and want to get as many members to come out to play as possible. Remember, this is your tennis club and we appreciate your input to help make this fun for everyone. I can't thank Lara enough for all her time and effort in arranging the matchups, creating the format, recruiting the players, organizing the prizes, drawing up the chart for the tournament, changing the matchups as needed during play, keeping score and most importantly - bringing her upbeat enthusiasm and sense of humor to the courts to host the event - it really helps set the tone for a great day. Her work is greatly appreciated by all of us.
Here is the email sent by Lara to the participants of last weeks’s Turkey Tussle Tournament:
From Lara Henry: I wanted to say thank you for playing in yesterdays Turkey Tussle, and I hope you had as much fun as I did! The tennis was fierce with a competitive line up. There were some unexpected upsets, and some real nail biters! The middle set left most of us watching court 6 battle it out through a 7-5 tie break.
In this format, points were earned for each game with the winner taking a spread of the differential. Congratulations to our top three scores and prize winners:
1) Greg Burke with 31 points 2) Greg Doyle with 29 points 3) Barbara Babka with 28 points
Also, congrats to the winner of our choice prize, a frozen turkey, which was awarded to Choy Jung!
This was a brand new format to make the tournament more competitive based on feedback we've received. Admittedly, there was a glitch or two, but we will iron out the kinks for next time. Meanwhile, I welcome your feedback! Did you like the format or not, and what changes would you like to see for next year? Please email me with your suggestions!
Thanks also to the board members who help a LOT with collecting prizes, measuring the nets, helping hang signs, offering to substitute, etc. It's a team effort and I couldn't do it without them.
Hope to see you ALL at the holiday party December 4th!
Lara |
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| Hello my Surfside friends,
While fond memories of the Wretched still remain, it's already time to plan for our annual Turkey Tussle. Let's kick off the holiday season with another morning of fun and exercise together.
TURKEY TUSSLE TOURNAMENT! SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12th, 8:45am
The Turkey Tussle is competed at the individual level, so no need to find a partner, just set the date aside and sign up by emailing or texting me at any of the contact information below.
More details to come, but registration is OPEN and I can't wait to see you there!5
Lara Henry, Tournament Director 805.704.0773 |
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| Hello again my Surfside Friends!
A huge thank you to all who participated in the Wretched Tournament this weekend! It was another FANTASTIC morning of tennis and friendship.
As a quick recap, the weather was just perfect - cloud covering for the first sets, with a gentle breeze kicking up as the sun started to break through later in the morning. We were greeted with scrumptious homemade banana cinnamon muffins, courtesy of Bonne Werring. Silvio then arrived with ice-cold sparkling water flavored with fresh fruit to keep us refreshed during the four-set battle.
All courts were full of smiling happy hitters who fought through three full sets until the last six teams pressed on to the finals. I know there were many tie breaks along the way and our top court in the finals battled it out to a 4/4 set with a 7-5 tie break win!
AND YOUR WINNERS ARE.....
Third circuit winners - Lori Martin and Rose Bodrian Lori and Rose each took home a bottle of Talley wine
Second circuit winners - Bruce and Barbara Davis Bruce and Barbars took home a bottle of Talley Pinot Noir and a gift certificate to Beerwood in Los Osos
And our First Circuit winners are - Aryn and Ken Jorgensen Aryn and Ken are proving to be the team to beat! They walked away with a $50 gift cert to Hidden Kitchen and a $25 gift cert to Le Parisienne
There were also two surprise scratch off winners; the lucky draw went to: Dennis Bailey went home with a fun package of tennis shaped pasta, yum Aryn Jorgensen went home with a coffee mug that says "Filled with the Tears of People I Beat at Tennis". Very apropos! All players went away with a large gourmet chocolate bar each!
A good time was had by all, smiles and laughter were exchanged with friends new and old. BUT, the party didn't stop there as players and guests were hosted to a post-tournament barbeque at the home of Greg Doyle. Grilled tritip, chicken breast and garlic bread were quickly devoured by the hungry crew! Conversation and drinks carried into the afternoon.
Special shout outs to: Keith Crowfoot, Silvio Desantis, Morri Nash, Bonnie Werring and Greg Doyle for helping elevate this event to another level!
For those who couldn't join us, I look forward to seeing you at the Turkey Tussle in November! Look for registration announcements next month.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2022 WRETCHED TOURNAMENT WINNERS! Click Here for Photos Lara Henry
Tournament Director
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Hello Surfside Tennis Club Members,
It is time once again to collect the annual dues for our club. Even during these inflationary times our dues are remaining the same as the past few years. Individual memberships are still at the bargain rate of $30.00 and families pay only $45.00. Deadline is June 30th and there is a $5.00 surcharge for payments received after that date.
You can mail payments to our Treasurer: Lara Henry 3051 Augusta St Unit 14. San Luis Obispo CA 93401
On behalf of my fellow board members I would like thank all of you for your membership and look forward to seeing you on the courts or at one of our social functions.
Keith |
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Surfsiders, A huge thank you to all who came out to participate in or cheer-on the Spring Fling Tournament this past Saturday! A good time was certainly had by all, lots of smiles and laughs, great weather and some strong competition! I especially appreciate the good humor shared by those who didn’t have their best day out there, next time perhaps there should be a bogie award, I’ll talk to my people. Meanwhile - drum roll please…. here are your winners! Congratulations to our top three scorers: First Place: Brian O’Farrell – this was Brian’s first day as a member of Surfside and he took the “W”! Second Place: John Bea – another somewhat new member who helped John Howard demolish my partner and I in the fourth set, so a prize was well earned! Third Place: John Engvall – John recruited Brian O’Farrell, otherwise he may have been in 2nd place! J Also, a shout out to Keith Crowfoot, Silvio Desantis, Choy Jung and Carl Pherson who showed up to help in many ways – collecting the prizes, getting the courts ready, charting scores and being available to substitute if needed. It’s always a team effort, thank you gentlemen! I’m so grateful to be part of such a fun and collaborative group of people – hope to see you on a Saturday soon. Lara Henry, Tournament Director |
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Happy Vernal Equinox Surfsiders, SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, April 23rd: 8:45am As the wildflowers start to bloom and the clock moves forward one hour, it’s time for Surfside to celebrate another season together! This year’s Spring Fling Tournament is scheduled for Saturday April 23th at Morro Bay High School. Players will be paired at random by the tournament director and/or other STC board members during the tournament. Please sign up as an individual, registration is officially open! We can accommodate 24 players at MBHS and spots fill up quickly. Feel free to reach me here or at my personal email address/telephone below. Players are required to sign-in by 8:45am. Looking forward to seeing you all there! Lara Henry, Tournament Director 805.704.0773 slolivin@gmail.com |
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Surfside Tennis Club Spring Picnic Sunday, March 6th 1-4 Crowfoot Residence 416 Napa Ave. Morro Bay
Hello Fellow Surfside Tennis Club Members,
Please join us as we celebrate the coming of SPRING at our Surfside Tennis Club Spring Picnic on Sunday, March 6th from 1-4.
This year’s event will be hosted in the backyard of the Crowfoot residence at 416 Napa Ave in Morro Bay.
The club will provide gourmet sandwiches, fruit-flavored sparkling water and service items.
Members provide potluck appetizers, side dishes, salads, and desserts. BYOB if desired.
Members are allowed to bring a guest, so please RSVP to let us know how many plan to attend. Please Call or Text Silvio to RSVP: Sil 805-801-1518
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Hello Surfside Tennis Club Members,
It was a challenging day on the courts due to the relentless winds, yet all that signed up for the annual Turkey Tussle tournament showed up and played. It wasn’t always pretty, there were numerous shots that stayed in that should have gone out and many that just blew off the court. It is humbling (and embarrassing) to swing at a ball and feel nothing but air blowing through your strings, something I experienced a few times myself that day. I applaud everyone for playing in these demanding conditions and I hope that all of you had a fun time.
Here are the results from a field of 18 players (with 5 substitutes taking turns filling in to bring us to a full 5 courts of doubles).
1st Place with 24 wins - Colt Wilkinson
2nd Place with 23 wins - Mark Stephens
3rd Place with 23 wins - Greg Burke
Second and third place finish was determined by tie-breaker (spinning of the racquet)
4th Place with 20 wins - Shoni Swenson
Fourth place was also determined by tie-breaker (spinning of the racquet) with Lori Martin who also had 20 wins.
Colt, Mark, and Greg each received a $25.00 gift card. Shoni left with the frozen turkey.
Special thanks to Coach Taylor Bennett and MBHS for reserving the courts for our tournament.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Keith |
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Good afternoon Surfside Members, SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, November 13th, 9am It’s already time for another Surfside Tournament, how time flies. We’ll be out there competing again on Saturday November 13th at Morro Bay High School. This is our pre-holiday tournament and traditionally awards a top player with a whole turkey for their Thanksgiving feast! This tournament will be played and scored at the individual level, so no need to find a partner. More details to come although you’re welcome to express your interest now. We can accommodate 24 players at MBHS and spots fill up quickly. Feel free to reach me here or at my personal email address/telephone below. Gobble Gobble, Lara Henry, Tournament Director 805.704.0773 slolivin@gmail.com |
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