Sunday Play Day Today!

Wow, it was so great to see so many people in Bratton watching the Whitman men's team play some amazing tennis against both Lewis-Clark State on Friday and UC Santa Cruz on Saturday.

There is one more men's college match today (starting right now at 10am!) between UC Santa Cruz and Linfield College. And here are the signups for the match play day today at 5pm. We've booked courts, so email me at heinj@whitman.edu, call 301-8502 (my cell), or just show up and if any junior players want to play I'll set up some matches.

Currently playing:
Colton
Zeke

Hope to see you later today,
Coach John

Weekend Tennis

Don't forgot junior match play day this Sunday 5pm. Email Coach John heinj@whitman.edu if you want to play.

The Whitman men's tennis season kicks off this weekend and their will be great tennis all weekend in Bratton.

Friday 1pm Whitman vs LCSC

Friday 6pm LCSC vs UC Santa Cruz

Saturday 10am UCSC vs Idaho

Saturday 2pm Idaho vs LCSC

Saturday 6pm Whitman vs UCSC*

Sunday 10am UCSC vs Linfield

* Free pizza at the Whitman vs UCSC match. Should be a great match with a big crowd--come out and support your local team!

Junior Match Play Sunday

The Whitman Tennis season is upon us and the Bratton Tennis Center will be buzzing with top tennis all weekend. Here is the schedule for men's college matches
Fri: Whitman vs. Lewis Clark State College (ID) @ 1pm
Fri: Lewis-Clark State Vs. UC Santa Cruz @5pm
Sat: Idaho vs. UC Santa Cruz @ 10am
Sat: Idaho vs Lewis Clark State @2pm
Sat: Whitman vs. UC Santa Cruz @ 6pm
Sun: UC Santa Cruz vs Linfield @10am

All matches are free of charge, doubles prosets followed by 2 out 3 sets singles. Come cheer the Whitman men as they take on top local colleges Idaho and LCSC as well as defending NCAA Division III national champion UC Santa Cruz (coach John's alma mater). Watch a whole match or just come by to check out some amazing tennis.

If that wasn't enough, we'll have our first Match Play day of the year Sunday at 5pm. Let Coach John (heinj@whitman.edu) know you're playing so he can set up groups. This is a great chance to have fun, channel the inspiration of watching the Whitman men into your own game and get ready for the high school and tournament seasons. Junior match play takes about 2.5 hours and the entry is 2 cans of food for the local food bank.

Remember to come out and hit with the men's tennis team Thursday (tomorrow) at 4:15. Doesn't matter the level or age -- the team will either feed drills or hit with everyone.

See you at Whitman this weekend!
Coaches Jeff and John

Free Junior Event Thursday

The members of the Whitman men's tennis team would like to invite all local junior players (doesn't matter the age or ability) to a free tennis hit Thursday 4:15 - 5pm. Members of the nationally ranked men's team will be on hand to feed drills, hit, and meet upcoming aspiring players!

Please be our guests this Thursday.

Hope to see you at the courts!

Coach Jeff

Women's Team Winter Camp Recap

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Women's team fundraising camp last week. We had a blast. The Whitman Players who coached could not stop talking about how great all the kids were and how much fun it was to see them enjoy and improve their tennis.


For camp photos, see http://www.flickr.com/photos/tennislove and for Whitman tennis match schedules check out http://www.whitman.edu/content/womens-tennis and http://www.whitman.edu/content/mens-tennis

Exchange in Richland

Saturday afternoon Columbia Basin Racquet Club (CBRC) hosted a tennis exchange with players from Walla Walla. The W2 players (Malcolm Gabbard, Colton Norseworthy, and Danny Butler) all had a wonderful time and each played several sets of tennis. It was a wonderful experience and everyone made new friends in Richland.

Special thanks to Erik Husa and Patti Kirch of CBRC for setting up the exchange. And special, special thaks to Red Robin for making such wonderful hamburgers!

Coach Jeff

Reminder - Tennis Camp Next Week!

Whitman Women's Tennis Winter Camp 2010!

The Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with the Whitman College women’s tennis program, is offering youth tennis lessons. Youth of all abilities will receive instruction from Whitman College tennis players and coaches.

Lessons for ages 5-12 are held at 3:30-5:00 p.m. Cost for this class is $55. Lessons for ages 12-18 are held at 5:00-7:00 p.m. Cost for this class is $75. Lessons for both age groups are Monday through Friday on January 11-15. Lessons will be held at Bratton Tennis Center, located at Whitman College. Children of all playing levels are welcome to join. Students will have the opportunity to become better players or learn for the first time. Space is limited.

For more information or to register visit the City of Walla Walla website at www.ci.walla-walla.wa.us.

For questions call the Parks and Recreation Department at 527-4527 or send an email to recreation@ci.walla-walla.wa.us.

Junior Exchange Jan 9th

Working on putting together a junior exchange with Columbia Basin Raquet Club in Richland Saturday Jan 9th. I'll have the exact time in the next couple days. Plan would be to leave from the Bratton Tennis Center (Whitman campus) and head over to CBRC for a couple hours of play. After matches we will go to Red Robin for dinner!

I need to get a head count so I can line-up drivers. Please email me at northam@gmail.com if you want to go.

Happy New Year!

Coach Jeff