Wimbledon Weekend

Come join us this Friday and Saturday, June 21-22, for a fun Wimbledon Weekend at the Bloomington Tennis Club!

• Friday night will be an adult mixer with a potluck dinner and strawberries and cream, Wimbledon style! 
• Saturday morning we will be having a kids camp for all ages! 
• Saturday afternoon there will be a BBQ lunch and swimming. Bring the whole family!  

(see flyer below for activity times and prices)

Bring your friends, family, spouses, neighbors, EVERYONE is welcome!!

The theme is "Wimbledon" so feel free to wear your best tennis whites and come have some fun!

Follow our "Bloomington Country Club Tennis" group on Facebook and share the post with the flyer to be entered in a drawing for a $25 gift certificate to a place of YOUR CHOICE! Also be entered by bringing a friend!

**All money will go towards improving our facilities and programs. Even if you are not able to attend, any amount of donation is appreciated.

Spread the word to your friends and hope to see you all there!

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Player Spotlight: Indy

Name: Indy Redd

Age: 9

1. How old were you when you started playing tennis? When I REALLY started I was like 7.

2. What is your favorite stroke? Um, backhand.

3. What are you working on right now? Mmmm.....my forehands? Kind of?

4. What are your future goals in tennis? Yes. I want to play high school and college.

5. What is your favorite thing about tennis? I don't know. Everything.

6. Who is your favorite Pro tennis player? So hard! I think it will be Djokovic.

7. What kind of racket do you use? Wilson Pro 26 BLX

8. What brand of shoe do you wear? Adidas

9. How has tennis changed you or what have you learned as you have progressed? What has it done for you and your life? Um...I met Stefan....and it made me move faster.

10. Are you getting ready for any tournaments? Yes. Liberty Park.

11. Any other comments? No.

Djokovic is awesome!

 You can donate to Indy by clicking on the donate button on the top right-hand side of our blog! Money donated will go towards his tennis needs...lessons, tournament travel, racket stringing, shoes,etc...Be sure to put his name in with the donation so we know it belongs to him!



Bloomington Euro Cup Open

May 28 - June 6, 2013

 

The Bloomington Euro Cup Open is a European style singles tournament. All abilities, male/female, and all ages 10 yrs + may enter. All players will go into one European style feed in draw. 

 

European style feed in:

• Lower level players start 1st round
• Higher levels feed in each round
• Highest level players feed into round of 16 or quarterfinals
• Double elimination and a backdraw

The entry fee is $15. All matches will be at Bloomington Country Club.

**IMPORTANT: Most matches around 8:30 p.m. when the temperature cools down just a bit.  Please let us know before-hand if there will be any days/times you are not available to play, otherwise, please plan on playing at your scheduled day/time. We are flexible with the schedule, however we do need to finish the tournament on time.


**DEADLINE is Saturday, May 25. Draw will be available Monday, May 27.

**First rounds(lower level players) will start Tuesday, May 28. Later feed-in rounds(higher level players) will start later that week.

The draw will be posted and updated on our Facebook page.

TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION WILL NOW BE THROUGH OUR NEW WEBSITE

visit bcctennis.com to sign up

 

Questions, call or text:

Abbey Hancock: (435) 703-3212
Carl Neve: (435) 862-1928





Player Spotlight: Katie and Nicholas

This is Katie:

Name: Katie Moran

Age: 12

1. How old were you when you started playing tennis?: Ummm....I don't know. I started at 6 or 7.

2. Why did you want to play tennis?: Because it sounded fun and I thought It'd be good to learn and play.

3. What is your favorite stroke?: Probably a forehand.

4. Have you played in any tennis tournaments?: Yes. A club tournament.

5. What is your favorite thing about tennis?: The competition.

6. What kind of racket do you use?: Wilson

7. What brand of shoe do you wear?: Nike

8. Any other comments?: Nope.

And this is Nicholas:

Name: Nicholas Holden

Age: 13

1. How old were you when you started playing tennis?: 12

2. Why did you want to play tennis?: I like individual sports. I thought it would be fun to me.

3. What is your favorite stroke?: Umm...volleys!

4. Have you played in any tennis tournaments?: Nope. I will once I get good enough and think I might win some.

5. What is your favoite thing about tennis?: The physical activity I guess.

6. What kind of racket do you use?: Wilson K Force

7. What brand of shoe do you wear?: Nike

8. Any comments?: Nope.

Way to go Katie and Nicholas!



Player Spotlight: Madi and Aren

This is Madi....

Name: Madi Eames

Age: 14

1.How old were you when you started playing tennis? 8


2.What is your favorite stroke? Hmm....SWING VOLLEY!


3. What are you working on right now? My backhand.

 

4. What are your future goals in tennis? Do you want to play High School Tennis? College Tennis? Play on the Pro Tour? 
I would love to play pro! But if that doesn't work out  I'll settle for college.

 

5. What is your favorite thing about tennis? 
  How much fun it is! It strengthens your mental game and it's healthy and you can hit the ball hard. And winning feels good :)

6. Who is your favorite Pro Tennis player?
Rafael Nadal.

7.What kind of a racket do you use? Wilson Juice

8. What brand of shoe do you wear? Adidas

9. How has tennis changed you or what have you learned as you have progressed? What has it done for you and your life?

Hmmm lets see...(whistles) It's given me more friends and I've learned to be a stronger person. Even when it's hard, I don't give up. It's the only thing I focus on.

10. Are getting ready for any tournaments? 
Yes. Snowball.

 

11. Any comments? You know what....nope!

 

Lefty like Rafa!

You can donate to Madi! Money donated will go towards her tennis needs. Tournament travel, racket stringing, shoes,etc...Be sure to put her name in with the donation so we know it belongs to her. 

And this is Aren.....

Name: Aren Balian

Age:13...almost 14.

1.How old were you when you started playing tennis? Eigh...seven.


2.What is your favorite stroke? My Forehand


3. What are you working on right now? My Backhand.

4. What are your future goals in tennis? Do you want to play High School Tennis? College Tennis? Play on the Pro Tour? 
Right now, high school.

5. What is your favorite thing about tennis? Winning!

6. Who is your favorite Pro Tennis player? Djokovic

7.What kind of a racket do you use? Wilson BLX Blade 98

8. What brand of shoe do you wear? Adidas

9. How has tennis changed you or what have you learned as you have progressed? What has it done for you and your life?

I balance really well now and my hand-eye coordination has gotten better.

10. Are getting ready for any tournaments? Not right now.
 

11. Comments? I like tennis...& my leg muscles!
 

 Djokovic has some nice leg muscles too!

You can donate to Aren! Money donated will go towards his tennis needs. Tournament travel, racket stringing, shoes,etc...Be sure to put his name in with the donation so we know it belongs to him.

 

Bloomington Tennis Sweatshirt Orders

 ~Black Hoodies~

Different design for girls and boys

 This order of sweatshirts is a ONETIME OFFER! We will only be ordering sweatshirts for the amount we receive orders for. No extras will be made for later sale, so get your order to us today!

Prices:

• Current session students: $26.51 ($24.95 + tax)

This includes all students that have signed up and paid for all of session #8 Group Wave Program: 

November 19-December 22.

Students have until Tuesday, November 27th to sign up for this session.

• Non-session students: $31.82 ($29.95 + tax)

*ALL ORDERS DUE BY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29th* 

To place order, along with your size, call:

Bloomington Country Club: (435) 628-4350

Clark Hancock: (435) 669-1090

Abbey Hancock: (435) 703-3212 

 

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Player Spotlight...Tanner and Brinley

This is Tanner...

Name: Tanner Turley

Age: 13

1.How old were you when you started playing tennis?: 12 years old.

2.Why did you want to play tennis?: Because it looked like it was fun.

3.What is your favorite stroke?: Forehand.

4.Have you played in any tennis tournaments?: Yeah. One club tournament.

5.What is your favorite thing about tennis?: Hitting in rallies.

6.Who is your favorite Pro Tennis player?: Nadal.

7. What kind of a racket do you use?: Wilson Pro Open.

8. What brand of shoe do you wear?: Nike.

 Who doesn't love RAFA...

You can donate to Tanner!

Money donated below will go towards Tanner's lessons, future tournaments that he may need to travel to, or even a racket! Thanks for supporting our players and helping making their future in tennis a little brighter. 

After you enter the donation amount Paypal will take you to a page to review your donation. There is a tab you can click on that says Add special instructions to the seller. Please put Tanner's name in the box when you donate so it goes to the right place. 

 

Name: Brinley Plumb 

Age: 9

1.How old were you when you started playing tennis?: 9.

2.Why did you want to play tennis?: I wanted to try a different sport in my family. I haven't played this sport yet, just basketball and soccer.

3.What is your favorite stroke?: Backhand.

4.Have you played in any tennis tournaments?: Nope.

5.What is your favorite thing about tennis?: In soccer there's only one way to play, you kick the ball. In tennis I like the way you use certain strokes to play.

6.Who is your favorite Pro Tennis player?: Never watched the pros.

7. What kind of a racket do you use?: Prince.

8. What brand of shoe do you wear?: Nike.

You can donate to Brinley!

Money donated below will go towards Brinley's lessons, future tournaments that he may need to travel to, or even a racket! Thanks for supporting our players and helping making their future in tennis a little brighter. 

After you enter the donation amount Paypal will take you to a page to review your donation. There is a tab you can click on that says Add special instructions to the seller. Please put Brinley's name in the box when you donate so it goes to the right place.