Mike Welton On Saturday, May 20, the Tennis Club hosted the first event for 2017 titled “Sundaes on Saturday.” Over 30 players participated in both our own tournament and a lob accuracy competition. Winners are Tom Ehinger and Ellen Gilgore with runners up Steve Haugen and Janet Elizondo. Afterward we all cooled down with ice…
Sherry Jackson, RCI Corporate Communications The expansion of the pickleball and tennis courts at Robson Ranch Texas was completed late April, just in time for the Super Senior International Pickleball Association Circuit event in early May. With the expansion the lighted complex has a total of six tennis courts (two new) and 16 pickleball courts…
No net, no paint . . . no problem. Don Skokan hits the first tennis ball on the new tennis courts even though they’re still under construction. Photo by Karen Skokan
Catherine Bass The Robson Ranch Ladies USTA 55+, 7.0 tennis team had a very busy summer. Play in the Fort Worth League began the first week in June and continued through the month of July. Other teams in the league were a team from Arlington Tennis Center and another from Wagon Wheel Tennis Center in…
The Robson Ranch Tennis Club participated in the Senior Olympics with a series of preliminary matches leading up to a playoff between the four early match survivors. The final “Medal Round” was played on Saturday, September 24. The four finalists played a three-set round robin match consisting of one set with each of the other…
The Robson Ranch Tennis Club held its annual Breakfast at RR Wimbledon mixer on Saturday, June 25. The event was a great success, keeping all five tennis courts hopping with activity all morning with a progressive tennis competition for 26 highly motivated players. The format was to play four-game rounds, beginning with randomly assigned partners…
On Saturday, May 7, the Tennis Club hosted our Cinco de Mayo festivities. The afternoon started with a field of 18 seasoned veterans vying to be the King and Queen of the courts when the dust settled. The format was again to play four game rounds, winners moving up and losers down a court while…
Klaus Dannenberg The Robson Ranch Tennis Club held its first seasonal mixer, Spring Fling, on Saturday, April 9. The event was a great success, keeping all five courts busy all morning with a progressive tennis competition. The format was to play four-game rounds, beginning with randomly assigned partners and then having the winners move up…
The Robson Ranch Tennis Ladies are forming a USTA 55+ league for the summer at Robson. League play begins the first week in June through the end of July. Playoffs are in August. We will need at least 10 ladies for the team, 12 would be better. We play three lines of doubles. Match play…
Edward Baarnett The Robson Ranch Tennis Club held its annual holiday party in December and met for its annual meeting on February 17 to elect new officers for the coming year. The officers elected were as follows: President Linda Grandfield; Vice President Mike Welton; Secretary Klaus Fanterberg and Treasurer Don Skokan. The new officers are…