We will update you as soon as we know about when the club can reopen for match play.

The game has changed! USTA sanctioned tennis for kids ages 10 and under is now played on shorter courts with slower and lower-bouncing balls, smaller racquets and lower nets.  Kids can now rally and play “real” tennis successfully at an earlier age. 

For more information regarding 10 and Under Clinics, Play Days and Jr. Team Tennis, contact USTA KY at 491-1290 or Karen Draper, 10 and Under Coordinator, at Draper@sta.usta.com.  10andundertennis.com has an abundance of information, resources and videos relative to this revolutionary change.

Springhurst is involved in a construction project which involves changes to the parking lot.  Currently, the regular parking lot is not available, and this situation may continue for a few more weeks.  There is parking available in a Republic Back lot which is behind Springhurst.  Enter the bank parking and follow signs to back and to the right, which will terminate in the overflow lot.  From there, follow the straw path and signs to the back entrance of Springhurst.  Please be aware that the path can be muddy, and you might want to wear shoes other than your court shoes, and bring your good tennies,  if it has rained recently.  We will let you know when the regular parking lot is available again.

We have discovered some errors in the computer scoring of tied matches.  To clarify, if the point score for a match is tied (10-10, 2-2, 3-3, whatever), the winner of the match is the team that won the most sets.  If sets are tied, then it’s the team that won the most games.  Recently, the computer program has been going directly to games, skipping the sets.  We are attempting to correct all those errors.  If you have had a match tied in points, please check the listed results to be sure the winner is listed correctly, and if not, contact your division director and Dawn Clover, the data administrator.

Rest assured the point totals are correct, which is the primary determinant of standings.  At year end, if there is a tie in points in a division, we will manually check all the results to determine that all wins and losses have been recorded correctly.

Thanks to the teams who brought this problem to our attention.

Susan

In order to raise funds for their vital work, EDGE Outreach collects shoes and sells them to an exporter, who sells them to local vendors in developing countries where there are water purification projects.  In this way, EDGE not only gets vital support for its work but also is contributes to micro-enterprise ventures that benefit the local economy.

Boxes have been placed at Blairwood, LIRC, LTC, Bass Rudd, Advantage and Springhurst to collect your new or slightly used shoes. Any type of shoe (from sandal to tennis to dress shoes)  for men, women and children are needed.  Please look for these boxes when playing at any of the tennis clubs and bring your shoes!

Margie Cowden

If a break exceeds the stated limits by less than one minute, the penalty will the loss of the next point.

If a break exceeds the stated limits by one minute or more, but less than three minutes, the penalty will be loss of the next full game.

If a break exceeds the stated limits by more than five minutes, the penalty will be loss of the match.

The Board wants to remind everyone that the vast majority of breaks for bathroom or medical problems are legitimate emergencies, and players have historically treated those graciously and accommodated the needs of their opponents.  We encourage that to continue, and hope that teams will not take this new rule as an opportunity to gain an advantage.  It is still permissible, and indeed encouraged, to allow your opponent a little additional time without penalty when everyone on the court understands the situation and knows that the match can and should go forward after the brief break.  That is simply part of social tennis.  The rule is intended to address that small number of players who abuse breaks, for instance, by using the break as an opportunity to make a business phone call, or by taking several excessively long breaks in a match.