Lakes Tennis News Archive
Men's Round-Robin Recap
12/4/06
The Men's Doubles Round Robin held Saturday, Dec. 2nd could not have fallen on a better day for weather. Despite the sleet and freezing rain on Thursday, court temps warmed up perfect for our Saturday event. We had a great group of gentlemen that were broken up into 3 flights. The goal of our event was to play a lot of points with numerous partners and have a lot of fun doing it…..we were definitely successful. The winners from each flight received the perfect manly gift…..a Best Buy gift certificate.
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Flight “B” Winner - Russell Holt |
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Elite Juniors Complete 73 Matches in Austin
11/1/06
At 6:45am on Oct. 28th a group of Elite junior players loaded the "party wagon" to head to Austin for as much match-play as they could handle. Fourteen Lakes junior players competed against the top Austin Tennis Academy juniors. The following day the same group traveled to Barton Creek Country Club to compete against their top juniors. A record 73 matches were completed in the 48 hour road trip. The group held to team travel tradition by stopping at Rudy's barbecue restaurant on the way home. LTA Elite Juniors that competed against these two academies: Joey Good, Jonas Warming, Travis Zappia, Alex Anderson, Clay Alexander, Andrew Parks, Tanner Hill, Brooke Hughes, Aaron Chafee, William Kerr , Holly Petrasko, Chris Jones, Kyle Funk and Colby Seamster. Coaches Andrew Painter and Nick Johnson organized and attended the trip.
Halloween Mixer October 28th
10/28/2006
The Halloween Mixer was a great success thanks to all our members and their guest/friends. We had over 40 people participate and the weather was absolutely perfect. A special thanks to Dana Linner, Linda Creager, and Gabe Hernandez for all their help with preparing and cooking those amazing burgers, decorating the lounge, and bringing extra wine!
The Pros exhibition was awesome once again. There were some awesome doubles points from David Lowe, Philip Farmer, Oscar Gonzalez, and Kim Forsythe! The mighty Oscar entertained us all once again by showing up and competing in the Pro Exo wearing a kilt!!! Thanks again to everyone for all your support with our LTA events. Hope to see you at the next one.
Tennis, Burgers & Beer!
Play: 6:30 – 8:30 P.M.
Exhibition 8:30
$22 Play, food and Drink
(Members may bring one guest)
$10 Exhibition and Drink
(Guests Welcome)
Costumes – Wear your favorite football team’s shirt/colors/jersey/hat/mouthpiece/etc.
Contact:
Philip Farmer
philip@lakestennis.com
972-668-5253
Lakes Academy Wins the Dallas Cup!!!
10/16/2006
With a finish that read like a story book ending, LTA wins the Dallas Cup! The Dallas Cup is a doubles combo tournament that involves 16 of the largest club in the metroplex. In early round-robin play Lakes beat T-Bar-M, Royal Oaks and the Jewish Community Center. In the semifinals, Lakes beat last years reigning Cup champions, High Point Tennis Center. In an All Frisco final, Lakes went down 4-1 matches in a race to 5 against Stonebriar Country Club. Lakes came from behind to win 5 to 4 as the last matches finished.
The Dallas Tennis Association will engrave Lakes Tennis Academy 2006 Champions on the Cup and deliver it to be displayed at our facility over the next year.
Players to be congratulated for this huge accomplishment:
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Men’s Open Andrew Painter Philip Farmer |
Men’s 9.0 David Lowe Mike Richardson |
Men’s 8.0 Jeff Jannasch Steven Tran |
Men’s 7.0 Randy Artcher Fred Desota |
Women |
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Women’s 9.0 Terri Paterson Laura Folk |
Women’s 8.0 Krissy Coons Milly McDonald |
Women’s 7.0 Beth Reeves Lynda Butcher |
Women’s 6.0 Caryn Dula Valerie Bacewitz |
Mixed |
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Mixed 8.0 Ron Way Kimberly Artcher |
Courts Resurfaced
10/09/2006
Courts numbered 5, 6, 7 and 8 will be closed from November 10th -20th in order to be resurfaced. We apologize for any inconvenience while these courts are out of commission. We are very excited about the look and feel these new courts will bring to the Academy.
Lakes Tennis Becomes Local Hot Spot
9/27/2006
We have just installed wi-fi internet access in our lounge. Wi-fi will allow members wireless internet access through their computer. Our reception reaches far enough to be online while viewing most of our courts. The front desk will have user names and passwords available to all members. This service is offered free of charge.
Blake, Bryans and Fish Perform Exhibition in Frisco
9/18/2006
No. 1 ranked American singles player James Blake, ATP World No. 1 doubles team Bob and Mike Bryan and ATP Tour Star Mardy Fish will headline the Dallas FedEX Shootout Series presented by Saab and Baylor Medical Center at Frisco on Saturday, December 16th at 7:00pm at the Dr. Pepper Star Center in Frisco, Texas.
People magazine named James Blake as one of the sexiest men alive. The former Harvard "All American" just might seem to have it all with 10 career titles. James Blake is on top of his game, and is excited about the opportunity to come to the Dallas Ft. Worth Metroplex to play tennis. "This is a great opportunity to bring world class men's tennis back to Dallas. I'm also looking forward to playing Mardy Fish. It will be a great match. Mardy and I reached the doubles finals in Memphis and semi finals in Houston earlier this year. We know each others game. So the match will be tough."
Rising U.S. tennis star Mardy Fish won a silver medal in the 2004 Athens Olympic games and has played in five Davis Cup ties for the U.S. "James Blake and I won the deciding doubles point against Slovakia in Oklahoma City," says Mardy Fish. "I look forward to returning to Dallas and playing James. It will be a battle, he's such a great competitor."
In addition to the Blake and Fish men's singles match, the world #1 doubles team, Bob and Mike Bryan will team up to challenge James Blake and Thomas Blake in the "Battle of the Brothers". Perhaps this will be the most interesting match of the evening. Bob holds 29 and Mike holds 31 career titles in doubles. So far in 2006 the Bryans have won two slams, the Australian Open and Wimbledon and were finalist at the French Open.
"This will be a great night of world class tennis and family entertainment," says Tim Stallard, event producer and president of PROLINK Sports and Entertainment. "The last time the FedEX Shootout Series came to Dallas featuring Andy Roddick and Taylor Dent, they played to a sold out crowd. James Blake, the Byran Brothers and Mardy Fish offer a great addition to the Fed EX Shootout Series, providing tennis fans with the best in men's tennis."
Tickets go on sale at 9:00am on Friday, September 15th. Phone 214-GO-STARS (214) 467-8277. Tickets can also be purchased on line through tickets.com. Ticket prices are $26.50, $45.50 and $75.50.
Doubles Club Championship Results
8/22/06
We had an excellent turnout for our Doubles Club Championship held over the August 18th-20th weekend. Even though court temperatures soared well over 100….it didn’t stop this group from having a GREAT time!
Here are the results:
Combined 7.5 & Above Men 1st - Jeff Janasch and Adam Welwood 2nd - Mario Lopez-Belio and Doug Jobe Cons – Mike Richardson and Randy Valtierra |
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Combined 7.0 & Below Men 1st – Randy Artcher and Fred Desoto 2nd – Terry Yon and Jude Fleet |
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Combined 7.5 & Above Mixed 1st – Vu Le and Michelle Way 2nd – Mario Lopez-Belio and Kathy Chaffee |
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Combined 7.0 & Below Ladies 1st – Linda Craeger and Shideh Lowary 2nd – Kristi Merrill and Michelle Stroup Cons- Kimberly Artcher and Cara Bierig |
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Combined 7.0 & Below Mixed 1st – Adam Welwood and Amber Terlesky 2nd – Doub Jobe and Laurie Jobe |
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LTA Juniors in DPTA Masters Tournament
8/24/06
The Dallas Professional Tennis Association held its season ending Masters Tournament on August 19th at Bent Tree C.C. To be invited to the Masters, players acquired points throughout a yearlong season and had to be in the top 8 in the DPTA standings for their age division.
The Lakes Tennis Academy was well represented with 6
players invited to play in the Masters tournament, Austin Huffman, Alahna Reto, Wade Coll, Kristopher Coll,
Katy Zagurski and Jordan Reed.
The 1st and 2nd place finishers in the tournament will represent Dallas at the USPTA Grand Prix Championships held at Newks Tennis Ranch in New Braunfels on Sept 29-Oct 1st.
Congratulations to Alana Reto for winning the Masters in Girls 10 division.
Austin Huffman came in 3rd in Boys 10. Jordan Reed finished 3rd in Boys 14.
Alana Reto is on her way to the State Championships…along with our Lakes coach Bill Shaw. Bill has been the coach for this State event for the past 10 years.
Christi Gossett is the Director of the State Tournament as well as assisting with Dallas team
Juniors Selected to Represent "Team Texas"
8/7/2006
July 25th-30th Texas sent the top 20 players in the Girls and Boys 12 and under divisions to Omaha, Nebraska. LTA was incredibly fortunate to have 5 players from our Elite group selected to represent Texas. Congratulations to Kyle Funk, Brooke Hughes, Scotty Martinson, McKenzie Craft and Sam Laudon on receiving this huge honor. Coach Painter was not only one of the few coaches selected to attend this event, but the team he was in charge of coaching won the ENTIRE event! Both Scotty and Brooke were on this team.
3.5 Ladies Make USTA Playoffs
8/1/06
Congratulations to our ladies 3.5 USTA Team. These ladies earned a 6-1 record to advance to the playoffs. In the playoffs which were held July 10th & 11th, the team made a valiant effort but ended up falling short with a 1-2 record. Amanda Murphy captained this successful team. Team Members: Lisa Allen, Kim Artcher, Valerie Bacewitz, Tracy Boone, Lynda Butcher, Michelle Fitch, Kim Funk, Robin Gailey, Karen Huffman, Beth Reeves, Kathy Terry, Lani Trieu, Laurie Weatherby and Nancy Welwood.
Ladies Doubles Boot Camp
8/12/2006
Ladies….all the ladies, we will be conducting
a Doubles Boot Camp on August 28th, 29th and 30th. Each day we will offer
drills from 9:30-11:30am.
Camp will be instructed by Oscar Gonzalez, Andrew Painter, Nick Johnson,
Philip Farmer, David Lowe and Bill Shaw. All team drills conflicting
with camp will be cancelled. We will send a mass email and begin taking sign-ups
in early August
Doubles Club Championship
7/2006
Our first ever Doubles Club Championship will be held the weekend of Aug. 18th-20th. The entry deadline is July 31st. We will offer men’s, women’s and mixed doubles divisions. Winners will have their names engraved on our newly purchased doubles plaque of fame. For more information or to sign-up, please contact Philip Farmer (972) 668-5253.
Online Pro Shop
We
are pleased to announce that Lakes Tennis Academy now partners with Tennis
Express. Due to the competitiveness of online tennis sales, we have decided
to follow the old saying “If you can’t beat them…join
them.” read more->