Category: Tennis4All Announcements

Dear Tennis4all Membership and friends,

Our annual Boston Tennis Classic tournament will be contested at Woburn Racquet Club Friday, June 16th through Sunday, June 18th.

This tournament brings tennis players from all over the world to Boston for three days, and is the flagship event for our organization.

It cannot be a success without volunteers!!  We need YOUR help.  The three biggest needs are:

1. People to sell raffle tickets at the draw party.  The draw party will be at Cathedral Station in South End from 6:30-9 on Thursday, June 15th.
2. People to register folks for our tournament banquet at Maggiano’s in the theatre district of Boston from 6-9 PM on Saturday, June 17th.  We also need people to sell raffle tickets at the banquet.
3. We need Raffle items!! If anyone has raffle items we would greatly appreciate it.  All raffle proceeds go to charity.  This year’s beneficiary is the Sportsman’s Tennis and Enrichment Center in Dorchester, MA.  For more information on Sportsman’s Tennis and Enrichment Center, here is a link to their website:  https://sportsmenstennis.org/

If you are interested in volunteering, please email Steve Menichetti at menichet1@aol.com.

If you have raffle items to donate, please email Chris Wood and Edwin Medrano at glta@tennis4all.org.

Whether you are playing or not, please come out to Woburn Racquet Club for the event.  We’d love to see you! Thank you for considering volunteering and/or donating raffle items for this event.

Sincerely,

Steve Menichetti, on behalf of the tennis4all Board of Directors

Hi Folks – Friendly reminder that last year’s Tennis4All memberships will expire on May 31st. Please renew your membership now via the Tennis4All website so you don’t miss out on any fabulous benefits.

Here’s a quick look at the benefits of being a member:

• Access to all of our fantastic programming including the singles league, doubles league, challenge ladder, winter holiday party, etc. through May 31, 2024
• Discounts on monthly doubles socials
• Ability to find other players near you through the membership directory
• Supporting a great volunteer-run non-profit organization!

Thank you & let’s have another great season!

Kyle Poyar, Membership Director

PS – if you’re planning to play in the challenge ladder or the doubles league, you are required to have an active membership.

Tired of your opponents picking on your backhand? Well fix it. Join the fun at weekend tennis camp August 18-20 at the Cliff Drysdale Tennis School at Stratton Mountain in beautiful southern Vermont. Get all the details and register at Weekend Summer Tennis Camp

I am delighted to announce that we are still 12 days away from the official start of the 2023 Tennis4All Summer Challenge Ladder and we are already at 28 rungs! There is always room for more and we invite you to take part in all things ladder. Here is the link but the gist of it is: $10 and a membership in good standing and you’re in! We accept new players all summer long in fact, so if you’re not sure now but you decide later in June or July you’d like to join, you can!

2023 Summer Challenge Ladder

Also, though again official matches do not begin until the 27th, if you’re already on the ladder and would like to engage in what we call a ‘friendly’ match, by all means, do! Contact someone and set up a match, enjoy the beautiful weather we’re having. Just don’t report the score to me, as it won’t count until the 27th. That’s when everything counts. Every. Thing.

-Doug

 

 

Hello tennis friends.

I recently sent a message about joining the Summer Challenge Ladder. You should totally do that.

You might also wish to see me playing Touchstone in Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s production of ‘As You Like It’ over on the Tufts campus in the Balch Theatre. It runs pretty much the month of June. Come out and support the Arts and I believe it will be a very good time to boot!

While we all know Shakespeare lends himself to all things Queer, I will add that this production will be extra Queer. The director is Harold Steward from the Theatre Offensive.

Here is a link to all of the info:

As You Like It

If some of you want to get together and go as a ‘Group’ there are Group Discounts available if you email the lovely Evan Turissini at: evan@actorsshakespeareproject.org

Cheers!

-Doug Lockwood

 

 

 

 

 

The sun has returned. It is May. And so…it is time to mount the ladder.

The 2023 Tennis-4-All Summer Challenge Ladder

2023 Summer Challenge Ladder

Make sure you acquaint or reacquaint yourself with the rules as there may be some nuances this year.

I look forward to serving you.

Let me know if you have questions

-Doug Lockwood

We’re returning for a third year to summer tennis camp at the Cliff Drysdale Tennis Center at Stratton Mountain in southern Vermont, August 18-20. The weekend package includes up to 9.5 hours of tennis including clinics and a private lesson, all on their clay courts with mountain view. Improve your tennis game, make new friends, and join the fun. Get more info and register at Weekend Tennis Camp in Vermont

Hi Everyone,

Harvard University (ranked #11 nationally) is hosting first and second round matches Friday, May 5th and Saturday, May 6th at Beren Tennis Center.

Please see attached link – admission is FREE.

https://gocrimson.com/sports/2023/4/26/2023-tournament-central.aspx

Men’s head tennis coach Andrew Rueb invited us to share this free invite with the tennis4all membership.

We hope that you enjoy this great event and some great collegiate tennis.

 

The last doubles social of the season is coming up on Saturday, May 13, from 8pm to 10pm at Woburn Racquet Club.  Sign up today!

$25 for Tennis4All members, $40 for non-members.  Includes tennis, food, and adult beverages – what a deal!

If you need a ride to Woburn, please send us an email and we’ll see if we can help.

Click here to sign up!

Hi all,

The Tennis4All Board is delighted to share with you the details of the Summer 2023 Doubles Season!

The details are as follows:

• This season will consist of 12 weeks, from May 16 to August 8, 2023. There will not be any matches played on July 4th.
• All scheduled matches will be on Tuesdays from 7:00PM – 8:30PM at the Winchester Indoor Tennis Club.
• Each team will be scheduled to play 10 matches.
• We are maxed out at 36 participants or 18 teams. Should we reach capacity, we will have 3 divisions with 6 teams.
• Registration is now open and will remain open until the earlier of (a) member capacity is reached or (b) Sunday, May 1, 2023.
• We will be sending email reminders to our membership while registration is open. In advance, we ask for your patience and understanding regarding multiple emails; these reminders are vital to both reaching our capacity and keeping the league successful and competitive.
• Every team will be allowed to request up to 1 Tuesday off, and we will do our absolute best to accommodate those requests.
• On the website, you will be able to choose your doubles partner. If you don’t have a specific partner, that’s okay; we’ll try to match you up with someone at your level based on availability.

How to sign up:

1. Join Tennis4All or RENEW your membership for $35 at http://www.tennis4all.org/register/membership. You must have a 2023-2024 membership (which begins on June 1, 2023) to participate in the doubles league.  If you have further questions regarding membership, please email our Membership Director, Kyle Poyar, at membership@tennis4all.org.  2022-2023 season memberships are not valid through the Summer 2023 Doubles Season, so please be sure to update your membership.
2. Sign up for Summer Doubles for $168 at https://tennis4all.org/summer-doubles-league/
3. Complete the application.
4. Submit payment.
5. Please note that all three of the following must be successfully completed to be considered registered: (a) membership up-to-date; (b) application submitted; and (c) payment received.  If you have any questions/concerns REGARDING REGISTRATION, please reach out to Edwin Teca or Steve Sage.

Refund Policies:

• For doubles league, once you make the payment to reserve a spot, you will only receive a refund if we are able to fill your spot with another player. In addition to this, PayPal fees are nonrefundable. If you have any questions regarding refunds, please reach out to Edwin Teca or Steve Sage.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship that would prevent you from participating, please let us know.  We may be able to provide assistance.

As always, if you have any questions/concerns about anything other than registration, please let your Summer 2023 Doubles Season directors know.  This year they are as follows:

• Steve Sage ( stevecsage@gmail.com )
• Edwin Teca ( eatecau22@yahoo.com )

Let’s have some fun!

Thanks!