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NETT President Teresa Risley Earns 2013 USTA Texas Community Service Award |
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USTA Texas' Readicker Loses Beloved Young Friend Abby to Leukemia After Two-Year Journey |
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Written by Lisa Jordan Kilborn
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 Robyn Readicker is such a hardworking, positive force in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that her caring for Abby Burns was well known by her many dear friends.
Also, a military unit in Afghanistan thanks North East Tarrant Tennis (NETT) for its generous adopt-a-unit care packages. Read this and more in Lisa's Tennis Talk.
Dory Habenicht’s Grandma Groupies went on a cruise this past March to the Bahamas as part of a trip to the Sony Open for their annual tennis trip. They agreed that face time with the handsome captain was the highlight of the cruise, if not the entire vacation. Enjoy our new photo gallery of these ladies during their trip and at a recent luncheon to share photos.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:55 |
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Ridglea Pro Shawn Wooley Among Junior Team Tennis Coordinators With Kids' Best Interests In Mind |
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Written by Lisa Jordan Kilborn
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 JTT participation can only grow with people such as Shawn Wooley helping run things, because he has played high-level junior tennis around here and wants today's players to enjoy as good or better of an experience doing the same.
Also, Life Time Fitness Colleyville sends us an update with a new pro at the helm, and local fave Mitch Krueger serves as Davis Cup practice partner. Read more in Lisa's Tennis Talk.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 April 2013 11:37 |
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Southwest Community Center in Wedgwood Unveils Two USTA 10 & Under Courts |
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Written by Lisa Jordan Kilborn
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 It's hard to get a free lunch, but it's even harder to find free 10 & Under courts. Now there are two in Wedgwood, and they are beautiful. A lot of people had to come together for them to come to fruition, but first in line was Adrienne Lacy, a tiny woman with a huge heart.
Also, there's a really fun mixed-doubles mixer March 16 at Arlington Tennis Center for adults only, and proceeds benefit ATC's Senior 8.0 Mixed Doubles team, which is headed for Nationals. Read more in Lisa's Tennis Talk.
 
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Last Updated on Thursday, 21 March 2013 11:48 |
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Thanks to the USPTA Texas, Wylie & Webb Will Work Together Even When Wylie Retires from RTC |
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Written by Lisa Jordan Kilborn
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 Charlotte Wylie is getting ready to retire from Richland Tennis Center, but she knows that, no matter who winds up in charge when she leaves, David Webb will try to pick up where she left off. The pair also will be key players in the USPTA Texas for the next two years, continuing that relationship, as well. Read more in Lisa's Tennis Talk.
STC’s director of tennis Stephen Poorman reports that the facility recently held a very popular fitness-focused boot camp. Read more at our News & Notes page.
 
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Last Updated on Thursday, 07 March 2013 18:15 |
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Arlington's Michal Matusiak Wins Corpus Christi Consolations for His Parents |
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Written by Lisa Jordan Kilborn
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 Local boy doesn't let main-draw loss send him on a long drive home; instead he sticks around to try to play the consolation bracket to reward his parents for taking him to the tournament and winds up winning.
Also, the Challenger of Dallas was a fun, well-run tournament, where we ran into old friends and saw pro tennis from up close, and Southlake Tennis Center sent a stringer to work the Aussie Open and has hired a new pro. Read this and more in Lisa's Tennis Talk.
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Last Updated on Monday, 25 February 2013 16:58 |
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