Don Pooley And the winners are … Jack Zastrow and Bill Cashin. In second place was the team of Rosemary Simecek and Steve Rynn. Arlene Pfeil presented the winners’ trophies on May 25, after a playoff match (Jack and Bill winning 3 to 1) to determine the winners. Below are the team total wins through…
Tom McLaughlin Our next tennis social event will be on June 25. Breakfast at Wimbledon will be a round robin event with winners in Men’s and Women’s divisions, followed by Strawberries and Cream snacks with lemonade. As the weather is warming up, we will have check-in at 7:30 a.m. and play beginning at 8 a.m.…
Don Pooley The 2022 Arlene Pfeil/Jim Greg Doubles Tournament started Friday, May 13. The duration of this year’s tournament is two weeks (May 13 through May 27) with teams being able to play matches during any of the club’s table tennis play sessions. The tournament features a doubles team competition, with teams being determined by…
With the improved weather, tennis at Robson is in full swing. We have drop-in doubles Monday through Saturday. Women are Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Coed is Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9 to 11 a.m. Men’s is Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. All levels are welcome. Leagues are also in action. Women…
Don Pooley The Robson Ranch Table Tennis Club held its first meeting on Dec. 29, 2003, in the home of Dwight Olson, with 19 residents in attendance. Organized play started in January of 2004, with 27 Robson Ranch residents signed up to play a challenge ladder at the newly built Sports Center with only one…
Lorie Blanda Another good time was had by the Robson Ranch tennis players on Oct. 16. Twenty-four players checked in for our Oktoberfest playday, followed by beer and bratwursts provided by the Robson Ranch Grill. The Men’s division was won by Bob Hauck, with Tom Ehinger coming in second. The Women’s division was won by Renee…
Lorie Blanda The Tennis Club members got out their Wimbledon Whites for the Saturday morning tournament on July 10. President Jerry Nissen coordinated a round robin format for all of the players. Spencer Folsom and Andrew DuBose tied for first place. Spencer took sole possession of first in a lob off. Men’s second place went…
Don Pooley On May 19 the Robson Ranch Table Tennis Club was treated to a visit by USA Table Tennis (USATT) Certified Coach Daniel Rutenberg. Coach Rutenberg, with Pong on Wheels (www.pongonwheels.com), has over 20 years of table tennis coaching experience and was the U.S. Paralympic National Table Tennis Team Head Coach from 2009 through 2012.…
Lorie Blanda We successfully held our second tennis event of the year, Spring Fling, on May 8. Our turnout of 32 players was a record high. Everyone enjoyed multiple rounds of tennis, social time, and a light lunch after play was over. Winners were determined by lob-off: seeing who could lob a ball closest to…
Lorie Blanda The Tennis Club held its first event of the year, Sundaes on Saturday, on April 3. Twenty-four players enjoyed five rounds of tennis before indulging in some delicious ice cream with all of the toppings. Armando Reyes won the tournament with the most games won. “Lob offs” determined the second and third place…