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1 Rancho Pe asquitos Tennis Center Volume 30, Number 11 November 2018 1 2018/19 BOARD MEMBERS PJ Greenwald, PRESIDENT Dan Scherer, VP Linda Beach, Rec Sec Marty Fellenstein, Treasurer Sharon Gehrke, Membership Norma Garrison Steve Leffler Julie Simone Sabine Schroeder Mission Statement To become the leading recrea-tional tennis center in San Die-go s North County area, by im-plementing activities, and providing facilities that cater to the casual, social and competi-tive tennis needs of people in the local community. STAFF MANAGEMENT Executive Director, Mike Donahue Club Director, Julie Maiorano Office Manager, Connie Komin LEAGUE COORDINATORS Men s League, Dan Scherer Women s League, Carol Donahue Level Coordinators: AA- Megan Steadman A: Norma Garrison/Pete Sievers BB Barbara Kingston B: Lisa DeVos Junior Team Tennis League Ernie Blando Minh Vo Nick Bennett LL EDITOR Julie Maiorano Save the date for RPTC s annual Thanksgiving Mixed Doubles Tournament!

2 WHEN: Friday, November 23 11:30am - 2:30pm (11:00 warm up) DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING! GUARANTEED TO WORK THOSE THANKSGIVING CALORIES OFF! MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT The fun has begun! Starting in October, life seems to speed up. As soon as Halloween is over our lives become both hectic and excit-ing as we prepare for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Therefore, we try to plan some fun parties for our members. Our first social of the season took place on Friday Oct. 26, with our annual costume and tennis fest hosted by Sharon Gehrke and her family. Lots of scary and funny costumes, lots of partying along with some great tennis. Check out photos in this issue! But don t worry if you missed it, there are two more special events for our families before the year is over. Next month on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) we will hold our annual Turkey Tennis Day which is hosted by PJ Greenwald and Mike Donahue.

3 We usual-ly have about 50 members, but I would like to see that number in-crease to 75 this year. The day is filled with fun tennis, special chal-lenges on the courts, prizes and plenty of great food. Then comes our Christmas tournament in December (date TBD) which is organized by Ernie Blando. Unlike most Christmas parties, this is not a gift giving event, but you can be sure to receive a gift. There is always lots of challenging tennis and the opportunity to meet other members of the club. Who knows, this year we might find someone who would be willing to plan and host a special tennis activity to celebrate one of the many other holidays (Valentine, Easter, St Patrick etc.) in the year. Could it be you???????? PJ Greenwald LobLetter November 2018 2 A howling good time was had by all at the RPTC Halloween Mixer!

4 Fun people, good tennis, yummy treats, and even an awesome harvest moon contributed to this annual fun event. Congratulations to our champions, Lek Chen and Andrea, and our costume winners Mae Alonsagay the Robot and Dave Gehrke the Beer Hunter. Other notable costumes included: Court Jester Glenn Pinto * Hippie Sooz Gehrke * * Bride and Groom Sharon and Rob Gehrke * Cute Kitty Cat Christine Bristol * *Clown man Brian McCray * Cleopatra Diane Rogers-Ramachandran * *Captain Jack Sparrow Leanne Gehrke * Rock-n-roll star Nathan Gehrke Special thanks to Sooz Gehrke for providing the fun music, monitor Parker Stone for set-up assistance, and Connie Komin for behind the scenes support! Thanks to all who joined us and we hope to see you all again next year! LobLetter November 2018 3 More spooky fun at the rptc Halloween social LobLetter November 2018 4 Women's Winter League Sign-Ups RPTC SIGN UP DEADLINE: Friday, November 9, 2018 Online registration only.

5 Go to to get instructions to register for league. In-structions are located on the main page to the right under "news and events . You will receive a confirmation email shortly after registration. If you do not receive an email within 24 hours, please contact Matches will start in early January, and will go through the end of March/beginning of April. NCI (North County Invitational) 4-line format AA Monday A - Tuesday BB Thursday B Wednesday NCDTL (North County Doubles League) 6-line format AA Friday A Wednesday BB Monday B Tuesday USTA - 2 singles, 3-doubles line format + Wednesday Monday Friday Friday Players are charged a RPTC $10 league fee per player, per team, to cover the costs of registration fees, balls, court maintenance, staff time, energy costs, paper products, etc.

6 Captains will collect. The Captains Committee (the outgoing Fall captains), will meet early next month to rate players, ap-point new captains, and address player requests. After that, the new Winter captains will draft the winter teams. If you have an item you would like discussed at the next Captains Meeting, please let your Captain or one of the League/Level Coordinators know. Reminders: 1. Availability: Let us know if you are unsure of your availability (planned extended vacations, surgery, work restrictions, child care issues or other obligations) as this affects the team drafts. 2. Partnerships: Players signing up without a partner must be willing to play with whomever the Captain schedules her to play with. 3. Teams are fielded according to RPTC's Policy for Fielding Teams, located on the RPTC website.

7 If you are interested in playing this league, please register at no later than November 9th. REGISTRATION is ONLINE only! Please contact us if you have any issues register-ing. Thank you! Lisa DeVos (Level Coordinator ) Norma Garrison (Level Coordinator ) Julie Simone (Level Coordinator ) Megan Steadman (Level Coordinator ) Pete Sievers (Level Coordinator ) Sabine Schroeder, League Coordinator LobLetter November 2018 5 MEN S WINTER LEAGUE SIGN-UPS Hard to believe, but it s already time to start planning for the 2018 USTA Over 40 men s winter league! Details about the league: Format is 2 lines of singles and 3 lines of doubles. Each team must field at least 8 players for each match. Minimum roster size is 8 players; maximum is 18 players. Play is on Sunday mornings. Singles at 9am, Doubles at 10:15am.

8 Divisions are , , + + means up to 3 players on the roster may be rated , but only 2 may compete in a team match, and only in line 1 singles or doubles. Example: one player at #1 Sgls and one player at #1 Dbls or two players a #1 Dbls. RPTC will field teams at the , , and + levels in the USTA league. [We will NOT be fielding men s teams in the North County Doubles League.] League play will start in early January 2019. Players must be at least 40 years old sometime in 2019. If you turn 40 no later than 12/31/19, you are eligible. Players must also be members of the USTA and members of RPTC. Note that the USTA re-calculates ratings in late November/early December. Action Required: If you are interested in playing on an RPTC team, please reply to no later than November 17 with the following Name USTA rating Preferred email address Cell phone number If you are interested in serving as a team Captain, let me know (again by email).

9 After I ve received your responses, I will work with our captains to form the team rosters and then com-municate to you re: the next steps ( registration on the USTA website). Let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Dan Scherer RPTC Men s League Coordinator LobLetter November 2018 6 NOVEMBER PICKLEBALL CLINICS at RPTC! Yes, we still have Pickleball Clinics. Now that some of you are not playing league, please come out and try Pickleball. It s so much fun and a great workout. Clinics will be held every Monday from 10-11:30 am for all mem-bers ($7) and non-members ($12). Use the link below to sign up. LobLetter November 2018 7 OCTOBER BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS The board is looking into obtaining an ice machine as well as locating a water line to the upper patio for drinking water and/or ice.

10 The board approved the tax return that was prepared by Judy Anderson, CPA and volunteer. A member questioned the necessity to have membership cards checked every visit. The board tabled a discussion on moving money to a cd until Marty, the treasurer, is back from vacation. Why Do We Check Membership Cards? Article of the RPTC Board s Standing Rules states: Membership Cards: All active members are issued a membership card that must be visibly available for the monitor to inspect. If a member has forgot-ten their card, they must contact the monitor before taking their court. Why are Monitors required to check membership cards? To ensure that courts are booked according to RPTC Court Usage Policies To make sure the person(s) on the courts are members; and have paid a guest fee for non-member guests.