WEEK OF 10/26-11/1

Hey everyone! This week sure went fast as most kids were out of school on friday, Florida/Georgia weekend plus Halloween!!! As for the Gazette, our work is never done and this weekend we were watching a weekend full of great tennis at Westside Park for their annual Junior Super Series Tournament. There were over 140 participants and the final matched concluded on Monday! Congrats to all participants and winners for a job well done! Now on to the news!!.........


NEWS AND NOTES>>>>> Earlier it was reported that there was a tournament at Westside Park this weekend. A superb turnout was had and there were many players from the gainesville area that participated. A special Gazette shout out goes to Ms. Lindsey Cable for winning the Girls 18's singles division. She did not drop a set as she worked her way through the bracket to the title. Congratulations Lindsey!!!
Westside Park in collaboration with the Alachua County Mamas, a well established mother's playgroup, are doing a demonstration day of quickstart tennis for our young and upcoming stars ages 3-5.. Quickstart is a innovative way to introduce tennis to younger kids by making the dimensions of tennis more kid friendly. Smaller racquets, smaller court size, bigger and softer balls make this experience fun!!!! This demonstration day will be Friday, November 6th at 9:30.. Come check it out!!!! On to Junior News.....


JUNIOR NEWS>>>>> EXTRA EXTRA!!!! READ ALL ABOUT IT!!!! Mike Oransky Tennis at Westside Park now has MORE group clinics for your kids to enjoy!!!!!
THAT'S RIGHT!!!! You heard it here first! The gazette talked to many of the instructors and we were excited to leak this information out to you! Maybe times have been a bit difficult or days have been a little hard to work out.. Westside now is providing more clinics to ensure that your child has numerous opportunities to play any day of the week... This is the unofficial leak of programs that are being run... TELL A FRIEND, PASS IT ON! DON'T PASS UP THESE GREAT PROGRAMS!!! Please check with either Mike Oransky or Robert Taylor to get more info at 376-8250...

MONDAY: 3:30-4:30 Junior Beginner Clinic (ages 8-12): Some experience with tennis. Emphasis on technique, basic skills, and footwork.. Friendly play will be introduced as well..
5:30-6:30 Junior Clinic 2.0-3.0 (ages 8 and up): This group will be divided into courts where kids will be at or around the same age and ability level. The beginners will focus more on technique, strokes, and footwork with fun games included. The Advanced beginners to intermediate level will focus more on strategy and introduction of competitive play. However, technique, footwork, etc. will be coached and emphasized as well..

TUESDAY: 2:30-3:30: Junior Beginner Clinic (ages 6-11): little or no experience with tennis. The main focus will be fun, stroke mechanics and basic racquet, hand-eye coordination skills, footwork and games.
3:45-4:45: Junior Beginner Clinic (ages 8-12) : Same as Monday, but on a different day!


WEDNESDAY: 3:45-4:45: Middle School Tennis(6th-8th grade): Emphasis on all levels of play, basic skills, technique, strategy, friendly competition to get your child acclimated to a possibility of playing in high school or Junior Team Tennis.
5:30-6:30: Junior Clinic 2.0-3.0 (ages 8 and up): Same as Monday, offered 2 times a week! What a deal :)

FRIDAY: 4:00-5:00: RALLY BALL (ages 7-12): This clinic is geared to help with basic groundstroke production to introduce continuous play (rally). The instructor will also show the kids how to initiate rally play and incorporate friendly play.

*PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE AGES ARE APPROXIMATE AND DOES NOT REFLECT THE ABILITY OF YOUR CHILD. PLEASE CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMODATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

In other junior news.....There was only one junior team tennis match this weekend due to the tournament at Westside. The Under 12 beginner team played and lost a very competitive match against a solid Jonesville team coached by Magdalena Hurtig.. Each match was really tough and points were fun to watch! Overall, the kids had fun and it was very friendly and sportsmanlike! That's what you wanna see in a match. Good try kids and good luck in your next match! Their last match is Sunday November 8th at 5:00 at Westside Park... Good Luck Team!! On to Adult News and Notes....



ADULT NEWS>>>>>> The combo season for USTA is winding down and that only means one thing....Time to get your teams formed for the Adult season... If you know you're going to be a captain or know someone who would like to be a captain and would like to sign up to hold practices at Westside, let us know! We have court availability Monday-Thursday 6pm-10pm.. Let Mike Oransky know and we will set you up!!! Womens League: The 10 S Nuts had a tough loss this past week to the Golden Ocala Thoroughbreds... Chin up girls and dust your shoulders off, I'm sure you'll get back on track this week!! The 3.0 Pink Panthers scores were not available due to rain.. As always, come out and support the team!!! BREAKING NEWS>>>This reporter has heard that there may be a "happy i'm off work and want to play tennis" round robin format coming soon to westside.. More as we hear of it!

Next week at the Gazette>>> As promised, our pro spotlight will be on Jon Bongiovanni, one of the integral parts of Westside. Also, a new high school feature on P.K. Yonge Senior Lindsey Cable as she accepts her tennis scholarship to.........???? If you wanna know, you'll have to read next week! Final quote: "My greatest strength is that I have no weaknesses"- John McEnroe

SEE YA NEXT WEEK!!!!!!! :)