Shoreline Tennis

MIT USTA Sr. 3.5 Win - Clean Sweep Against Guilford

2008-01-20T23:00:00.000-05:00

Today's match against Guilford was really great fun. In addition to some fun tennis they had massage therapy students on hand to give everyone massages! It was terrific. And all that was topped off by snacks and wine. The Guilford players are really nice and fun and their courts are a pleasure.
On Court 1 Pauline Grippo and I won in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5. In the second set we somehow got behind and were down 0-3 but we battled back and kept our concentration and were happy not to go to a tie-break. On court 2, Patty Bessey and Carol McBee lost the first set 4-6 but won the second set 6-1 and then the super tie break. On the third court our 2 Peggy's won in straigh sets 6-2, 6-3. So it was a good day for Mystic.
Currently we are in 3rd place - though we are tied with Pond View for Individual Wins which is what really matters most. But we have played one more match than Pond View at this time - as has Lyme Shores.
For our latest standings goto USTA League Tennis

Sr. 3.5 USTA - Sunday Afternoon in Guilford

2007-12-02T18:06:00.001-05:00

It was a festive day for Mystic 3.5 Senior Women. We traveled to Guilford - and more than one person shopped on the way there and back! We were in good spirits after another clean sweep - winning all 3 courts in straight sets. It was closer than the results sound. On court 1 Linda and Gail won the first set in a tie break. They were trailing in the second set and the rest of the team had finished their matches. So we were able to watch from the viewing area (which is very nice in Guilford). Guilford was ahead in the second set 4 to 2. The time was advancing and we were all watching with anticipation - not wanted to decipher the dreaded last 10 minute rules. We watched Linda win her serve .. she covers the court like a gazelle .. and has great anticipation. Meanwhile Gail was gaining confidence and beginning to poach those cross courts and put them away down the middle. Gail and Linda picked off game after game and won the second set 6-4 .. winning 4 games in a row. On court 2, Beth and Jane were happy to play together and marched to a 6-1, 6-1 victory. They were off the court first. On court 3, Peggy & Nancy won the first set easily at 6-1. The second set was not as easy and we missed the opportunity to close it out serving at 5-4. They took the lead to 6-5 and we were down 0-40 but Peggy kept her cool and came back to win that game and bring it to a tie break. We won the tie break easily .. moving out to a 4-1 lead and then finishing 7-3.

While it's a lot of fun to give the summary of our winning match it's not so exciting to describe our losses. So I'll just mention that our previous match at Lyme Shores was the opposite - we lost all 3 courts. We meet them again at our club in early January and hopefully that will have a better result.

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Clean Sweep Victory over Guilford High Fives

2007-10-28T15:56:00.001-04:00

Today our MIT USTA Senior 3.5 Women's team won over the Guilford High Fives. We took all three courts in straight sets. It was our first match and we have some players new to our team so it was great to enjoy a decisive victory.
Alice Butler and Carol McBee won on the first court, 6-4, 6-2. On the second court we watched Hillery Tura and Gail Bettencourt win 6-1, 6-4. Hillery closed out the match at 5-4, coming back from being down 15 - 40. Jane Shea and Peggy Schock played beautifully together, even though they'd never played together before. They won 6-1, 6-3.
We enjoyed a delightful social gathering with the very nice, fun Guilford players after the match.
We are looking forward to our next match on Sunday, Nov 11.
We are looking into times when the courts are available to have an occasional practice.

Thanks, Nancy

Schedule: 3.5 seniors

2007-10-07T10:01:00.001-04:00

Hi Everyone,

Here is a copy of the full schedule from our USTA organizer Nan. We have not been able to get 6 players for the Oct. 13 match. But please stand by in case we are forced to play.

I see we have GF on the schedule now which I assume is a Guilford team. The second Pond View team did not get enough players.

I've added the matches to a google calendar. You can see it by bookmarking this link

http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=tvatba7v4f029op1fkadk5pk9o%40group.calendar.google.com

You can also see the calendar by going to www.shorelinetennis.blogspot.com which is a tennis blog I started last summer. Regina never used it so I've got some stuff on it. You can go to the blog to see the calendar or read about what's going on with the team. You can post to the blog by emailing to

ShorelineTennis.post@blogger.com

In fact I will send a copy of this email to that address and you can see it posted there.

Thanks,

Nancy

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Onvipa Pongsriwat <munchkin_leader@hotmail.com>

Please check and let know if there is any problem with the schedule. Nan


		Home	Away
13-Oct	4.30-6.30	OSB	MIT
14-Oct	12.30-2.30	GF	LS
28-Oct	1.00-3.00	MIT	GF
4-Nov	TBA	PV	LS
11-Nov	12.30-2.30	LS	MIT
11-Nov	12.30-2.30	GF	OSB
1-Dec	TBA	PV	OSB
2-Dec	12.30-2.30	GF	MIT
8-Dec	1.00-3.00	LS	GF
15-Dec	TBA	PV	MIT
	4.30-6.30	OSB	LS
5-Jan	2.00-4.00	MIT	LS
6-Jan	12.30-2.30	GF	PV
19-Jan	4.30-6.30	OSB	PV
20-Jan	12.30-2.30	GF	MIT
2/3/2007 **	12.30-2.30	GF	OSB
2/3/2007 **	12.30-2.30	LS	PV
16-Feb	TBA	PV	GF
	2.00-4.00	MIT	OSB
1-Mar	2.00-4.00	MIT	PV
	4.30-6.30	OSB	LS
15-Mar	4.30-6.30	OSB	MIT
22-Mar	2.00-4.00	MIT	LS
29-Mar	2.00-4.00	MIT	PV
	4.30-6.30	OSB	GF
5-Apr	TBA	PV	GF
	1.00-3.00	LS	OSB
19-Apr	TBA	PV	OSB
	1.00-3.00	LS	GF
26-Apr	1.00-3.00	LS	PV

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Fall Tennis - Moving Indoors

2007-09-07T15:39:00.001-04:00

The fall indoor tennis season has just begun. I've added the schedules for the Tuesday 8 AM and Friday 7:30 AM groups. Note to the left you can click on a link to get a full schedule. Or you can scroll down to the bottom to see the calendar with the subs scheduled. Feel free to add comments here if the subs are not correct or you want to add one. Also you can include the google calendar with your own calendars by clicking on the google link at the lower right of the calendar.

Tuesday & Thursday SHS 8:30 AM Subs

2007-07-19T12:13:00.000-04:00

The following people have arranged subs going forward .. Note the subs are also listed on the Google Calendar below.

Tues:
7/24 - Marilyn S for Deb D
7/31 - Amy L for Deb D
8/7 - Karen C for Deb D

Thurs:
7/26 - Lisa K for Nancy H
- Judith G for Deb D
8/2 - Karen C for Deb D

Summer Morning Tennis for FUN!

2007-05-04T06:45:00.001-04:00

Nancy is once again taking names of people who would like to play women’s doubles just for fun a couple mornings a week. For several summers the play was at Fitch High School in Groton. Due to the construction at the High School last summer we moved over to Stonington High School. The plan is to alternate towns each summer but right now it looks like Fitch HS is still under construction. So this summer we are planning on playing at SHS again.

Right now the plan is for 8:30 AM, Tues & Thursday mornings. The level of play is around 3.5.

Please email or call Nancy H if you would like to play. Play will start in late June after school is out for the summer.

Thanks to everyone .. we’re looking forward to another fun summer of morning tennis.

Nancy

Welcome to Summer Shoreline Tennis

2007-05-02T12:58:00.000-04:00

This blog was created to organize the summer shoreline tennis. It will be used to share information and schedules. Scores can be posted and players can leave comments. It's fun and easy to use.

Note you can also sign on to the associated google email account and get names, phone numbers and email addresses. The associated google calendar can be used for scheduling games. We can use the google documents to keep track of wins and losses.

It's fun, it's easy and anyone can do it.

Welcome Aboard .. Nancy & Regina