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THE PLACE FOR TENNIS IN VENICE
512 N. Auburn Road, Venice, Florida 34292
Email: [email protected]
Phone 941-485-2000
November 2015
Website: http://www.courtsidevenice.com
energized, communicating and doing our best to serve and
please our members.
I was so thrilled with some of our members that have come out
to help beautify our tennis courts before the league season began. Thanks to the following: Sam Vendemia, Gary Sibley,
Sandy Allen, Jeannie Parsons, Jim Hester and Laurie Mooney for
help on the flyer. Sorry, if I missed anyone.
Namaste and good day to all board members and club members.
The board members have hired Eric Dove as the new tennis
director at Courtside and I am looking forward to working together with Eric here at Courtside. Congratulations to Eric and
please give him a warm welcome when he joins us.
I am still holding down the fort as your interim tennis director
until Eric’s arrival. I have worked at this club for almost 9 years
and plan to continue on as it has been a very family friendly and
fun place for me to work. I am very excited to continue because my son Ryan was 5 years old when I began to teach here
and this is a place that he has a true feeling of comfort as well.
He currently attends Pine View which is a top rated school in
the state and nation and is a 4.0 + level in tennis. He’s been a
great role model for our Courtside Junior Program and he’s
been a great help to me during the Friday Junior Program.
Ryan also plays USTA tournaments, which also helps get some
great publicity for Courtside, as coaches and parents always ask
where Ryan trains. Julie, my wife, and I are truly blessed to
have such a wonderful son.
We call Florida the Sunshine State and I feel that Sue, Michelle
and Leon are our “Sunshine Staff”. They are always willing to
help and they do it with a smile on their faces. We are all
Please mark your calendar for November 14th to come out and
take part in the Snowbird Welcome Back party and a farewell to
Jim Dempsey at Courtside. The tennis round robin @ 9:30 and
BBQ at noonish. The profits and proceeds will go directly to
our club. Please make sure to buy 50/50 drawing tickets too!
The tennis league is in full swing here at Courtside. Captains, if
you have any changes in your league schedule, please let us know
as soon as possible. Some teams are doing team clinics with me
and those who are not, please know that I am here to help give
suggestions as far as your line-up goes.
Due to the league season and match plays going on past 3pm, we
are going to water the courts in the afternoon. So, if you are
planning on coming to play, please call ahead so we can arrange
the watering schedule accordingly.
Thank you,
Ace Chandra
SPECIAL THANKS
My sincere thanks go out to Sam Vendemia and Gary
Sibley for the excellent (and difficult) work that they performed
in hand scarifying around the fences and nets on courts 1-9.
These two members have worked long and hard to remediate
the mold situation on these courts.
Jim Flynn
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News & Notes
from Jim Flynn, President
WELCOME BACK/FAREWELL EVENT
The Annual Welcome Back Event will be held on
November 14, 2015. This year’s event will include a Round Robin Tennis Function at 9:30 followed by a cookout lunch around 11:30. Former
Director of Tennis, Jim Dempsey has been invitied to the cookout in order to receive farewell
messages from the membership.
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DIRECTOR OF TENNIS APPOINTMENT
As previously announced via e-mail, Eric Dove
has been appointed as Director of Tennis beginning December 1, 2015 for a two year period.
The Courtside Board of Directors carefully reviewed the credentials of 11 applicants before selecting Mr. Dove. He appears to be eminently
qualified for the position and we are looking forward to him becoming an integral part of the
Courtside family.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Nov. 14th—Welcome Back/Farewell Party
BBQ & Round Robin
Nov. 26th—Office is Closed for Thanksgiving
Dec. 5th—Cojac Cup—details to follow
Dec. 13th—Holiday Party
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HOLIDAY PARTY—DECEMBER 13th
Courtside’s Annual Holiday Party will once again
be held at Boca Royale on Sunday December
13th. Last year’s event drew record attendance
of 106 members and guests. Reviews by those in
attendance were overwhelmingly favorable. Listening and dancing music this year will be by
Classics in Concert. The price will be $35 per
person (same as last year). Details regarding
tickets and meal choice’s will be available in the
office by November 9th.
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HARD COURT RESURFACING PROJECT
The resurfacing of our two hard courts has been
delayed due to the amount of summer rain.
Welch Tennis the contractor for the project has
plans to perform the job during the month of November.
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Herb Muther 2
Bill Brenner 6
Dom Calderon 9
Michael Malott 12
Anne Rauthe 16
Larry Dibrell 20
Tom Conner 22
Len Alpaugh 29
Pat Halsted 29
NEEDED: TALL BOOKCASE
Does anyone have a tall bookcase to donate to
the Courtside club library? We can arrange pick
up.
Also, any new books you have read and would
like to share, please bring them to add to the
library.
Cris Anderson
Conkie Sessler
Jan Stoner
“Quote of the Month”
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”
Mahatma Gandhi (Political and Spiritual Leader)
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