You’re invited!
Shake a leg and sign up ASAP for the T4All social at Woburn Racket Club from 8pm to 10pm on Saturday, November 20. Keep your tennis friends (a)breast of your holiday plans and say thigh to new friends who love to (s)wing the ol’ racket, too.
(The social will be more fun than these puns, we promise.)
Here are the details:
Click here to sign up!
Here they are folks: the Winners of the 2021 Summer Challenge Ladder
Pictured are:
The Points Champion: Raúl García
2nd Place for Points AND Biggest Ladder Jump of the Season: Jason Wu
Overall Winner of the 2021 Summer Challenge Ladder: John Grosdidier
You too could be holding such hardware (or wooden clock, in the case of John) next season! See you then!
-…The Ladder Master….
Our first ever pickleball social on November 13 filled up in just 24 hours! We’ve added a third court and room for 4 more players. Join us to play America’s fastest growing sport that tennis players love on November 13 from 6 to 8 pm. Register at First Ever Tennis4All Pickleball Social
Join us for our first ever pickleball social November 13 from 6 to 8 pm on the South Shore. We’ve rented two indoor pickleball courts. With up to 12 players total, we’ll run a mixer format (one game and then rotate), so you’ll play approximately 2/3 of the time with a mix of players. Enjoy beer, wine, or soft drinks while you rotate. Racquet rentals also available. Join us to meet some new people and play America’s fastest growing sport. Cost is $15 per player. Registration required at First Ever Tennis4All Pickleball Social
Get your racket out and your freak on with your friends from Tennis4All!
We are hosting a social doubles round robin for players at all levels. So serve up your early Halloween look and join us afterwards for snacks and an adult beverage or two. Space is limited, so register today!
This event is open to all, both members and non-members of Tennis4All.
Click here to sign up!
If you have any questions please contact Armin and Lisa at social-events@tennis4all.org
Greetings members of the 2021 Summer Challenge Ladder.
It is my honor and privilege to announce the winners of the 2021 Summer Challenge Ladder.
The Winner for the Biggest Mover is….Jason Wu!
Jason jumped from the 30th rung to a season-ending 11th rung for a 19 rung LEAP! Well done, Jason!
The Top Two on the Points Ladder are:
First Place: Raúl García with 81!!!
Second Place: Jason Wu with 69 (no comment)
Special kudos to Raúl for really getting out there and committing to TENNIS!
And now… the Winner of the Summer Challenge Ladder 2021 is…John Grosdidier!
The man from Kansas was in dominant form last Saturday despite my best efforts. Well done, John. The battle has just begun….
You will all be receiving fabulous prizes for your efforts.
Thank you all for your reporting, your patience, your playing, your resilience, your wit, your good cheer, your sweaty pits, and your beautiful smiles. I hope to see you again next summer here and on the courts of Boston and vicinity.
Until then….
The Ladder Master, over and out
Gorgeous Sunday! Congrats to Mr Wu and Mr. Chuang for getting wins on this beautiful day.
Just a reminder that This is the final week of the ladder, thru this Sunday, the 26th.
Mr. Grosdidier and I have one last tangle scheduled for this weekend. We were both asked to play for Laver Cup but felt this match was more important. #priorities
Mr García and Mr. Wu are pretty much uncatchable over on the Point Ladder. Well done this summer, guys!
Remember that fantastic prizes will be given to the Two Top Point Accumulators, the Player who made the largest ascension during the Summer, and of course, the Top Player on the Ladder itself.
There is so much riding on this week, it’s almost too much.
Have a terrific week everyone!
-The Ladder Master…
Hello Tennis4All members,
We are all looking forward to sharing a great year of tennis and friendship!
We are pleased to announce that several new members will be contributing their talents to the Tennis4All board, along with returning board members.
The 2021/2022 board is comprised of 11 members:
Steve Menichetti (Chair)
Scott Paveletz (Vice Chair)
Steve Backhaus (Treasurer)
Steve Santoro (Secretary)
Lisa Quackenbush (Clerk)
Armin Afsahi
Sam Smith
Rich Roda
Chris Wood
Edwin Medrano
Kyle Poyar
We also want to thank outgoing board members Cliff Gibbons, Brian Bartoloni, Barbara Ullman, and Gino Galutera for their contributions to Tennis4All. We appreciate your hard work and commitment.
There are many opportunities to play a bigger role in Tennis4All – please reach out to us! And if you ever have questions/feedback, please contact our general email or any board member and they can bring it to the monthly board meetings. http://tennis4all.org/contact/ We are looking forward to a great season—see everyone on the courts!
Greetings Ladder People.
In NYC, Ms. Fernandez just keeps going… and so do we!
We are entering the last few weeks of our Summer Challenge Ladder (season ends Sept. 26) and there is a new leader atop the ladder…ME!
Third times the charm they say and well, it proved to be true this time anyway, as I finally got the better of Mr Grosdidier in a third set tie breaker this past weekend. I expect we will play one more time to end the season…Nearby, Mr. Enos also was victorious in a super tie! Well done, great Scott and Mr Hwa for taking it to the tie!
Mr Roda continues to rise and rise….great playing Mr Roda!
Mr García and Mr Wu continue to impress atop the ‘Points’ Ladder although watch out Mr Wu…Mr. Enos is not too far behind.
Some gorgeous weather out there. Play on!
-The Ladder Master
Tennis4All Members:
It’s that time of the year again! Please let us know if you are interested in joining the Tennis4All Board.
It was a challenging year due to the pandemic, so we are looking to re-energize our group to improve our core activities while finding new ways to connect with the LGBT+ tennis community. We can only do this with the support and guidance of our volunteer board members.
Do YOU have thoughts on how to make Tennis4All more fun and offer great events?? Well, then put your name in the hat and join the board The board members are chiefly responsible for planning and managing the various year-round activities (i.e., singles league, doubles league, ladders, socials, team tennis, BTC tournament, etc.) and setting goals on how to improve the organization for years to come.
If you are a current member of Tennis4All and interested in running for one of the 12 board member positions, please e-mail your interest to cliffg@gmail.com by Monday, September 6th, 2021. Depending on the number of candidates, you may be asked to provide a brief paragraph (fewer than 150 words please) explaining who you are and why you want to hold a position. The final list of candidates will be announced and all members will have an opportunity to vote via e-mail if we have more than 12 candidates.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact me or any of the current board members: http://tennis4all.org/contact/
Thank you!
Cliff Gibbons cliffg@gmail.com
Tennis4All Clerk
