Committed to Promoting Tennis in the Napa Valley President`s

NVTA
Committed to Promoting Tennis in the Napa Valley
Feb. 2010 - Vol 1, Issue 1
In This Issue
President's Serve
We Welome New and Renew ed
Members
Your 2010 Board of Directors
Not All Businesss at the Annual
Meeting!
USTA Norcal Honors Napa
Membership Report
Seniors are Rockin'
Looking for 3.5 Ladie's Singles
Players
Captain's Corner
Please Close the Gates!!!
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President's Serve
Officers were elected on
Wednesday night. The meetings
are now going to be on the
second Tuesday at 7:00 pm
rather than Wednesday. The
place has not been settled. The
new officers are Bob Walsh President, Lorraine Fazzolare Vice President, Todd Santiago Secretary and Mark Glickstein Treasurer.
Hey Captains! Don't forget that all your team
members must be NVTA members. Remember
that our facility is run and kept up by volunteers
and all expenses are paid for from dues and
fundraisers. We do not receive any funds from
Parks and Rec or the city of Napa.
Calling all members!! A reminder to keep up your
NVTA membership and continue to support our
incredible ALL VOLUNTEER facility!
Please contact Bob Walsh if you wish to attend any of the
monthly board meetings. [email protected] or 707255-2794.
-Bob Walsh, President
We Welome New and Renewed Members
John Mangiantini 333-5468, 996-2261
Kimberley Hocker 609 868-2821
Jeff Ferries 252-4022
Kim Ward 253-2873
Lisa Goff 294-2767
Karen Kelly 938-8160
Your 2010 Board of Directors
The NVTA annual meeting was held on
Jan. 31st to elect the 2010 Board Of
Directors. Four positions were open
with three current board members
running for re-election. The current
board members, Bob Walsh, Mark
Glickstein and matt Forbes. Carmen
Mackey resigned after many years of
service. Thank you Carmen!! Todd
Santiago was elected to fill teh vacant
spot. Many thanks go to this active
and dedicated board. Take a moment
to thank them for their service when
you see them!
Pictured left to right-Fred Facchini, Bob Walsh, Ben Caron, Lis MacDonald. Lorraine, Fazzolare,
Bruce Lamoreaux, Barbara Pahl, Matt Forbes, Mark Glick stein. Not pictured, Jan Edwards and
Todd Santiago.
Not All Businesss at the Annual Meeting!
In true NVTA style, members celebrated the start of the year with a round robin and pot luck after
the meeting. Matt Forbes did a great job of keeping the matches fun and competitive. Thanks Matt!
And many thanks to Rick and Robin Hanover for taking charge of the BBQ. There was something for
everyone and Rick proved his multi-talents as Grill Master! As usual,all the members brought
wonderful contributions to the buffet table.
Above photo-Rick and Robin at the grill, with members enjoying the tennis and pot luck .
USTA Norcal Honors Napa
Photos clock wise-The Palace Hotel
Al Facchini and Bob Walsh,
NVTA supporters, (Bev Wilson, Carl Ciliax, Al Facchini, Lu Walsh, Bob Walsh, Fred Facchini,
Barbara Pahl, Joanne Facchini, Bruce Lamoreaux)
Sets Guillen team members create their own celebration
Sets being crowned by teammates
Rebecca Thompson, front, with NVC Tennis Club members
The USTA Norcal annual "ACES" awards banquet was held at the historic Palace Hotel in San
Francisco on Jan. 31. The event was sold out and packed with dressed up tennis players. After the
cocktail reception in the Garden Court, we enjoyed a fabulous dinner, the awards ceremony and
dancing.
Our NVTA president, Bob Walsh received a glass trophy as winner of the Volunteer for Senior Tennis
Programs, Northern California. There was thunderous applause from the NVTA table!!
Al Facchini who has done so much to keep our facility going also received an award as Volunteer of the
Year. Al was joined at the celebration by his entire family
Sets Guillen was honored as Captain of the Year for the Norcal/USTA division. Janet Gelow ReportsUnfortunately the team couldn't get tickets to the gala in time, so we honored Sets with her own special
night at a party given to her by her present team. All those who Sets had captained and co-captained
for since 2003 were invited. It was a lot of fun with lots of food, wine, good friends and a wonderful video
put together by Sharon Howell. So many wonderful memories. It was a such an awesome night
celebrating a wonderful woman, who has dedicated herself to tennis and keeping it fun and available for
all of her teammates.
Rebecca Thompson Accepted the award for best Tennis Club on a Campus. Several of Rebecca's
students were present at the celebration.
Congratulations to all winners! We are very lucky to have such generous volunteers who are so
committed to promoting tennis in Napa Valley.
Membership Report
The board thanks the 175 members who have renewed. If you are one of the 90 members who have
not renewed, please send your renewal check to:
NVTA, P. O. Box 2225, Napa, CA 94558.
Dues are $ 100 for individuals and $ 125 for families.
Thank you!
Seniors are Rockin'
NVTA has 10 teams registered in the senior league and 5 of our teams have locked up a playoff spot
!
Tony Kelly SM 3.0 team first place.
Phil Lampe SM 3.5 team first or second place.
Dick Giusto SM 3.5 team third place.
Chuck Simonds SM 4.0 team second place.
Jan Edwards SW 3.5 team first place.
Looking for 3.5 Ladie's Singles Players
Needed: 3.5 rated Women's singles players for the B-2 team. It is a Women's day league which
competes in Napa, Sonoma and Marin counties. Please call Kathy Hess @ 257-1062 or Barbara
Pahl @ 938-5689 for further information.
Captain's Corner
Captain Bob Walsh Reports- My 3.5 senior team fondly
called the unwanted, was left wanting today when we lost a
very tough match against Green Valley to determine who
would be last in the standings. We won that honor with a
final record of 2 wins and 12 losses. Ned Fine and Stan
Boehm won 6-4, 6-2 in the number one doubles spot, Gene
Dick & Ira Smith lost 7-6, 6-4 in the number two spot and
Telford Terry & Bob Walsh lost 7-5, 7-5 in third doubles. So
we had fun, I think in, our first venture as 3.5 rated players.
Captain Lorraine Fazzolare Reports-With our less than
stellar record this season, it wasn't as much fun to do a
recap of every match. But we still managed to play great
tennis, have fun and meet some new players... We ended our 4.0 Senior season with a bang. You
might even say, it was a Valentine's Day Massacre. After rescheduling the last match 4 times due
to rain, we just wanted to end our season. The opposing captain scheduled our last match late in the
afternoon on Valentine's Day. Special thanks to Ann Smith, Yong, Cheryl, Cindi and Hunter for
agreeing to play and we won all three matches ending our season with six huge smiles. Having never
played in the Marin League, we came across some very tough competition. While the scores weren't
always favorable and the drives back home were spent shaking our heads wondering how we lost the
match, we did find ourselves challenged and enjoyed competing at a higher level. Next year we will
be ready for the Marin ladies. We ended the season in 5th place--which sounds much better than
next-to-last-place, doesn't it? We had such a great team this season and our team was rounded with
players from Napa, St. Helena, Calistoga and Sonoma. We will continue to build the 4.0 team at
NVTA, we will be sad to see Yong move on to 4.5 next season but happy that her dedication to the
sport has been recognized. We're always looking for 4.0 women to join our adult season team
(which starts in late March), and if you are interested, please contact Lorraine
([email protected]) or Gila. I want to thank everyone for a fun season and a lot of competitive
tennis. You were all great (and patient with all the rainouts) and we'll go after them again next year.
Please Close the Gates!!!
If you are the last to leave the courts, please make sure the gates are closed and locked. We have
found them left open overnight several times recently as well as the clubhouse doors. Vandalism has
been a big problem in the past and we have spent a great deal of money on secure fencing and
motion lights. PLEASE help keep your courts in good condition by locking up! None of us want extra
repair expenses, right?
The NVTA Court Reporter newsletter will be published monthly. Please submit articles and
photos to Bev Wilson.
See you on the courts!
beverly wilson
napa valley tennis association
email: beverlyw [email protected]
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