WEEK OF JANUARY 18th, 2010

Hey Everyone! Ol' Man Winter has let go of his icy grip here in Gainesville just enough so we can get some tennis in! Everyone here at the Gazette would like to thank all of the players and most importantly, tournament directors Dwight Bailey and William Byrd, for dealing with the weather and still have over 120 participants in this year's Heritage Classic! Spring will be upon us shortly and with that, tennis season will officially bloom :) Our Adult Classes have now begun and USTA Adult league teams are forming for the upcoming season in March. In our Junior section, high school tennis and spring junior team tennis seasons will be starting in just a couple of short weeks! Phew! Too much to even begin to talk about, but if you keep reading, you'll be kept informed on what's in store for Westside Park! ON TO THE NEWS..............


JUNIOR NEWS AND NOTES....... High School season is rapidly approaching! In fact, most schools will begin their tryouts Jan. 26th. If your child plans on trying out for their respective teams, the instructors at Westside would like you to take full advantage of lessons, either private or group, and definitely use the FRIDAY FREE PLAY to get your child some match play in. The FREE PLAY is EVERY FRIDAY FROM 3:30 til 6 pm and your child will get instruction from one of our staff members on strategy, technique and mental toughness. All of us here at the Gazette hope your children make their respective teams..
Junior Team Tennis will be starting its spring season in about 3 weeks. If your child is playing junior varsity tennis, not getting enough playing time on varsity, or just wants to play more tennis, this is a great way of getting the benefits of match play, regularity, and the experience to play with peers all wrapped into one.. Coaches Robert Taylor and Jon Bongiovanni hope to have more children interested in JTT this season!! If you played before, bring a friend, the more the merrier!!!! Call us at 376-8250 for more information.
Clinics are growing thanks to you! We have all types of clinics for the beginner to the advanced student! Check out our website at www.gainesvilletennisacademy.com for more info and on the rates!!!

ADULT NEWS......... Our Adult clinics are up and running!!! Each Monday thru Thursday and Saturday morning, we will have a beginner and an intermediate class from 7:30-8:30 and have an advanced beginner class on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30. These classes will give you the tools needed to gain confidence in your game and maybe implement them in an adult league!
We are currently taking names of captains looking to use our courts for practices for the upcoming USTA ADULT LEAGUE SEASON! Call us at 376-8250 to set up your time slot! Captains are also looking for Y O U!!!!!! Don't have a team yet, but would love to play? Let us know, we can help!
CARDIO TENNIS IS BACK WITH AVENGENCE!!!!!! Cardio Tennis, the fun way to get your body in shape on the court is on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm. Cardio Tennis is a new aerobic way to play tennis using agility and directional drills, set to fun, heart pumping, popular music!! Tell your friends!!

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS.................
Juniors: FEB. 6th- Designated Tournaments...12's-Daytona, 14's-Casselberry, 16's-Altamonte Springs, 18's-Orlando
FEB. 6th- Sweetwater Winter Rookie, Apopka
FEB. 13th- Gainesville Local- Westside Park
FEB. 20th- Matthew Cory Super Series- Tallahassee
FEB. 20th- Rookie Tournament- Green Cove Springs
FEB. 20th- Harry Gilbert Super Series- Daytona Beach
FEB. 27th- 300 Club Local- Gainesville

ADULTS:
FEB. 12th- Amelia Island NTRP (great gift for v-day!, tennis and great beach town)


GET OUT THERE AND PLAY!!!! : )

That's it for the week! Stay tuned for results from our day league matches and pics from this week's free play!!! Hope all your serves are aces!