Boeing Employees Tennis C lub Volume 23 , Issue 8

December 2016

Contact Information

Phone: 253-872-5545 Web: www.betconline.net Facebook.com/BoeingTennis Club Director: Adrian Buchan Phone: Ext. 22 Email: adrian@betconline.net Membership: Lawson Mansfield Phone: Ext. 24 Email: lawson@betconline.net Pro Shop: Dave DeMulling Phone: Ext. 25 Email: dave@betconline.net Front Desk: Phone: Ext. 1 Email: frontdesk@betconline.net Teaching Pros listed on Page 4

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Membership Corner 2

Holiday Junior Camps 2

Holiday Tournaments 2

Junior Results 2

Pro Tip 3

USTA Results 4

December Classes 5

COURT REPORT 2017 RATE INCREASE S S U B M I T T E D B Y E D B A K E R

and late payment fees from $5.00 to $10.00. These increases are part of our ongoing strategy to keep ahead of increased costs of doing business while continuing our reserve strategy for the end of our lease in 2030. The change to court fees is part of a three year cycle of adjusting our main sources of revenue, court fees, dues and lessons. In 2017 and beyond, we will continue our commitment to making The Boeing Employee’s Tennis Club the best indoor tennis value in the area. For the Board, Ed Baker, President

Dear Fellow Members, At the November Board meeting, the Board ap-proved raising rates in 4 areas for the coming year. This decision was made following a com-parative review of pricing at other area tennis clubs and our increased costs in these areas. The price changes include the first increase to court fees since 2010. Effective January 1, 2017, the following fees will change: Court rental fees will be raised to $15.00 for 1 ½ hours, singles or doubles. Tennis balls will increase from $3.50 to $4.00, ball machine rental from $3.00 to $4.00

FR OM T HE BO A RD S U B M I T T E D B Y D AV E P R E S U H N

Welcome to the holiday season. With all the hustle and bustle one still needs to stay focused on important things...like tennis. Your club is healthy, the membership roster has a waiting list, and financials are in good shape.

Let’s examine those factors for a moment. The cost of keeping the club healthy continues to increase. Wages, insurance, utilities and the general cost of keeping the club in good condition keep going up. We have limited sources of revenue. Since we have an upper limit on membership, our dues revenue is constrained. We have an inventory of court availability which is limited by our operating hours multiplied by the number of courts. We need to save additional money to support the long-term goal of purchasing the land on which the club resides before our lease expires. To keep our financials in good shape, the Board has implemented some modest rate increases for the club services. For some items, this is the first increase in several years. Elsewhere in this newsletter, Board President Ed Baker details the new fees. The Board thinks this action is a prudent course to take which still maintains the value for which the club is recognized.

The club has had several successes to report. Allan’s November 12 High Performance Adult Clinic sold out with 12 students. JJ’s Level 6 (highest level) High Per-

formance Junior Class has 12 full time students and several on a wait list. Allan is exploring options to allow the class to go to 3 full courts. USTA is paying for 10 and Under blended lines being painted on courts 8-9. With three courts, we can look to host 10 and Under tourna-ments in 2017 and beyond. It’s good news for players of all abilities and ages.

Elections for Board members have been underway since early November. Three well-qualified candidates were presented to the club as candidates. Spoiler alert: there were three positions to be filled. Also on the ballot was a change to the by-laws regarding the length of time a Board member who had served two consecutive terms needed to wait before running for the Board again. We hope you voted!

The Holiday Classic Tournament (NTRP events) is De-cember 18-23. The Holiday Open (USTA Sanctioned) is December 26-30. Entry is currently available online and entry forms are available at the front desk.

We hope you have your gift list all loaded with tennis goodies. Don’t worry, Santa won’t put you on the naugh-ty list for that missed line call last summer.

Happy Holidays!

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ME M BE RS H IP CO RN E R S U B M I T T E D B Y L A W S O N M A N S F I E L D

Welcome New Members! BETC would like to extend a warm welcome to our new Fall members Anh-Tuan Hoang and family, Charlie Baisch and family, Nelson Ohan and Family. We would also like to welcome a new crop of Juniors to BETC: Kyle Dunning, Ben Holmes, Elyas Poore, Sam Mateo, Ana and Abe Rios, Gene Bushan, Davis Ross-Lyons, Nick Mayer and Brian Fox. We are happy to have you with us! BETC Membership is Full There is currently a (growing) waiting list for BETC Associate memberships. Just turn in an application, no money down, to get on the waitlist. Winter Leagues 2017 (January-to March) League sign-ups are in full swing at the time of this printing – Notebooks will remain out until the close of business on Sunday 12/11. Don’t miss out! Stop by or call in if you haven’t registered. Club Ratings Most leagues and all classes require a club rat-ing, so if you don’t have a club rating or want your rating reviewed, contact me or Head Pro Allan

Holiday Junior Camps December 20-23

Champs: 10:00 AM-Noon Challengers: Noon-2:00 PM Rookies: 2:00-3:30 PM 10&Under: 2:00-3:30 PM

Overland. We have a FREE Ratings Clinic sched-uled for December 17th from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. You must register in advance to participate. 2017 1st Quarter Dues Billing will go out on December 15th with payment due on January 1st. Please check your online ac-count and make sure your info is up to date. Want to avoid late fees ($10) ask me about Auto-Pay!

Holiday 12 Pack Pro Penn Marathon Tennis Balls $36.00 plus tax (Supplies are Limited)

On behalf of the entire staff at BETC, I’d like to wish everyone a very happy holiday season! We are pleased to present our popular annual Holiday Jr. Tennis Camps for 2016, held over four awesome days, Tuesday-Friday, December 20-23. We will once again be offering a camp for junior players of all levels and ages and giving participants a great opportunity to sharpen their games in an intensive and fun-filled camp setting. We’ll throw in some holiday themed tennis games, and provide plenty of snacks and beverages in the bargain. Champs (advanced, levels 4 and up) run 10-12pm, Challengers (intermediate, levels 2 and 3) run 12-2pm, Rookies (beginner, level 1) run 2-3:30pm and 10 and Under (orange ball and red ball) run 2-3:30pm. Also back this year is the 36th Annual Holiday Classic tennis tournament. As ever, there will be great com-petition in many events, door prizes, players receive a cool tournament t-shirt and gift certificates. Great food and beverages will be provided throughout. The NTRP events (2.5-4.5 singles and doubles and com-bined 5.0-9.0 mixed doubles) will be played December 18-23 (entry deadline is December 8.) The USTA sanctioned Open events (singles, doubles and mixed doubles) will be played December 26-30 with an entry deadline of December 16.) To enter, just go to our website betconline.net where you can register online or download and entry form. Entry forms are also available at the front desk. See you out on the court!

DE C E M B E R EV E N T C A L E N D A R S U B M I T T E D B Y A L L A N O V E R L A N D

2017 1st Quarter Dues Billing Date: December 15 Avoid late fees with auto-pay. Contact Lawson Mansfield for details: lawson@betconline.net

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FA LL J U NI OR RE S U LTS S U B M I T T E D B Y J I M R O B I S O N

October was a busy month for BETC’s juniors. Our young players continued to participate in tournaments throughout the PNW as well as fin-ishing up the fall high school tennis season. Francis Viloria travelled to Longview on the week-end of October 7-9 to compete in the Mint Valley Fall Boys Advanced where he lost his first round match but advanced to the consolation semifinal where he was forced to withdraw due to illness. Amol Koli travelled further south to play the USTA National Sectional Tournament at the Tualatin Hills Tennis Center in Beaverton. This tournament drew top players from Washington, Oregon and California. Amol won a tough three set match in the first round before losing to the sixth seeded Nadim Moteghedi from Cerritos, CA in the round of 16. The following weekend players stayed closer to home to play in the Sprinker Junior Advanced & Intermediate/Entry Level Superset Tournament in Tacoma. In the Girls’ 14 Advanced, top seed Erika Ito won convincingly in the quarters before losing to the #3 seed in the semis. Martina Antich won both her matches in tiebreakers in the round robin 14 Girls’ Intermediate Singles. In the Boys’ 14 Advanced Arnov Sahu and Jesse Maris were unfortunately matched up in the opening round. Arnov won 6-4,6-4 in a tough battle. Arnov lost in

the following round while Jesse went on to make the consola-tion Semis. S t e a m b o a t Tennis Club in Olympia held their Fall A d v a n c e d C h a m p i o n -ships on the 2 1 s t - 2 3 r d . U n s e e d e d Kaitlin Tan didn’t drop a set in her 5 victories in win-ning the Girls’ 18 Singles. Colton Weeldreyer had an equally dominant tournament and won the 18 Boys’ Singles. In the Girl’s 16 Singles, unseeded Erika Ito knocked off the #4 seed in the Quarterfi-nals before losing to the top seed in the Semis. Congratulations to all of these talented juniors on their outstanding performances. Look to the next newsletter for high school tour-nament results!

STA R T Y O U R S E R V E W I T H A B E N T E L B O W S U B M I T T E D B Y B I L L B A R T L E T T

Serena Williams have their backs almost facing the net as they toss the ball. This helps them get extreme power. So to get more power on your serve imagine that your racket is a sword. Pull your sword out of its sheath during you service preparation. This will help you get a good shoulder and hip coil. You will then be surprised how easy it is to get power on your serve.

In today’s power packed game of tennis the prepara-tion of most shots are initiated with a bent elbow. Both the forehand and two handed backhand preparation begin with a bent elbow. Most pros also begin their serve with a bent elbow. Pete Sampras who is often thought of as the best server of all time pulls his racket back with a bent elbow. Having a bent elbow on your service prepara-tion will help you rotate your body into the serve creat-ing added power. An easy way to help you start your service motion with a bent elbow is to think of your racket as a sword. As you take your racket back on your serve imagine yourself pulling your racket (sword) out of its sheath. At this point your back will be almost facing the net as you reach your trophy position. All the great servers like Roger Federer and

Junior Standout Amol Koli

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USTA S U B M I T T E D B Y L A W S O N M A N S F I E L D

BETC Results The Adult 55+ just concluded their local playoffs this past week-end. Kudos to the following teams for winning their divisions: Danny Edwards 7.0 Men, Larson 7.0 Wom-en, Linebarger 8.0 Men. The Furumasu 9.0 Women secured a wildcard invitation to Sunriver also. These teams will be representing BETC in the Sectionals in Sunriver, OR June 29th through July 2nd. Sectional winners will go to Orlando for Nationals later this year. The Mixed 18+ Leagues have wrapped up their season and are heading into local playoffs this weekend. BETC has 3 Teams that will be playing this weekend: Tray-ford/Shaheen 8.0 Mixed (#2 Seed), Wei 8.0 Mixed (#9 seed), and Brown 10.0 (#2 Seed). Winners of the local playoffs will go to Sectionals July 21-23 in Sunriver, OR. 40+ Season The PNW USTA has just closed team registration for the Adult 40+ Season. Teams have until Monday,

12/12 to register at least 8 players. The Adult 18+ weekday and weekend leagues and 65+ weekday leagues are entering the planning stages. These leagues start in March and run through June. If you are interested in captaining a team for these 2 leagues please contact me. The number of spots is limited. Congratulations to our USTA 55+ teams heading to Sectionals! Danny Edwards 7.0 Men Larson 7.0 Women Linebarger 8.0 Men Furumasu 9.0 Women Congratulations to our USTA Mixed 18+ teams head-ing to Playoffs! Trayford/Shaheen 8.0 Mixed Wei 8.0 Mixed Brown 10.0 Mixed

BETC USTA 55+ teams headed to Sectionals Top Left: Team Danny Edwards 7.0 Top Right: Team Larson 7.0 Bottom: Team Linebarger 8.0 Not Pictured: Team Furumasu 9.0

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Boeing Employees Tennis Club

Phone: 253-872-5545

Head Pro: Allan Overland Phone: Ext. 31 Email: allan@betconline.net Head Asst. Pro: Bill Bartlett Phone: Ext. 32 Email: bill@betconline.net Assistant Pro: Ingrid Bakke Phone: Ext. 35 Email: ingrid@betconline.net Assistant Pro: Jim Robison Phone: Ext. 33 Email: jim@betconline.net Assistant Pro: JJ Jackson Phone: Ext. 36 Email: jj@betconline.net Assistant Pro: Daniel Cotton Email: dan@betconline.net Assistant Pro: Patrick Nam Email: patrick@betconline.net

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JUNIORS 10 & Under Tennis (QuickStart) Class Day(s) Time Instructor Red 1 Sat 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Robison

Red 2 Sat 9:00 AM-10:00 AM Robison Orange Sat 11:00 AM-Noon Robison Green Wed 5:30 PM-6:30 PM Robison Future Sun 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Robison Level 1 (Beginner) Class Time Instructor J1 Saturday 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Bartlett Level 2 (Intermediate) Class Time Instructor J2 Saturday Noon-1:00 PM Bartlett Level 3 (Advanced Intermediate) Class Time Instructor J3 Monday 3:30 PM-5:00 PM Bartlett J3 Wednesday 5:00 PM-6:30 PM Bartlett J3 Friday 4:00 PM-5:30 PM Bartlett J3 Friday 8:00 PM-9:30 PM Bartlett J3 Saturday 10:30 AM-Noon Bartlett Level 4 (Advanced) Class Time Instructor HS Vars. Sat 3:30 PM-5:00 PM Overland HS Vars. M/W 3:30 PM-5:00 PM Jackson High Performance Class Day(s) Time Instructor HP 2 T/Th 5:00 PM-6:30 PM Jackson HP 3 T/Th 6:30 PM-8:00 PM Jackson Matchplay Tues 8:00 PM-9:30 PM Jackson Matchplay Thur 8:00 PM-9:30 PM Jackson Sunday League with Coaching Class Day(s) Time Instructor Level 3-4 Sun 3:30 PM-5:00 PM Cotton Advanced Morning Workout Class Day(s) Time Instructor Level 5-6 Mon/Wed 6:30 AM-8:00 AM Rosa

G R O U P CL A S S E S—DE C E M B E R ADULTS

Level 1 (Beginner, Club Rating 1.0-1.9) Class Time Instructor No Classes in December Level 2 (Advanced Beginner, Club Rating 2.0-2.4) Class Time Instructor A2 Monday 6:00 PM-7:00 PM Robison Level 3 (Intermediate, Club Rating 2.5-3.0) Class Time Instructor A3 Monday 6:00 PM-7:00 PM Bartlett A3 Sunday 12:30 PM-2:00 PM Robison Level 4 (Advanced Intermediate, Club Rating 3.0-3.5) Class Time Instructor A4 Monday 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Bartlett A4 Tuesday 6:30 PM-8:00 PM Overland A4 Wednesday Noon-1:30 PM Bartlett A4 Friday 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Nam A4 Saturday 8:00 AM-9:00 AM Bartlett A4 Sunday 3:30 PM-5:00 PM Robison Level 5 (Advanced, Club Rating 3.5 and up) Class Day(s) Time Instructor WW Fri 6:30 PM-8:00 PM Overland WW Sat 1:00 PM-2:30 PM Overland Games Sun 12:30-2:00 PM Cotton Workouts Class Day(s) Time Instructor No Classes in December Cardio Tennis No Classes in December USTA/Cup Coaching Saturday Afternoon 2:00 PM-3:30 PM Robison