Clay Court Tennis in Vermont's Mad River Valley
An invitation to membership to come watch the last match of an exciting tournament weekend! Blaine and Hadley Laskowski will be challenging Peggy Clement and Cathy G. for the Women’s Doubles title.
A few pics from today:
The weather forecast for Saturday is looking cloudy and comfortable.
Five women’s teams and five men’s teams teams will be competing on Saturday August 30, with women in the morning and men in the afternoon, followed by finals and a potluck social.
Competitors will receive an email this evening with more detail as we are still working out the detailed timing. The schedule here is approximate. Ladies, plan to arrive no later than 8:30 for warm-up, earlier if you prefer more than 15 minutes. Men, arrive no later than noon for warm-up.
Competing teams include: Linda Levin & Judy Bowen, Cathy Giannattasio & Peggy Clement, Blaine & Hadley Laskowski (mother/daughter), Rosa Mastrocola & Marilyn Zelin, Darlene McCormick & Milli Chapell, Peter & Nick Laskowski (father/son), Geordie Hall & Dexter Lefavour, Woody Dugan & Charlie Delaney, Bob & Sandy Vietze (father/son), and Andy Nagy & Ethan Hoblitzelle.
SCHEDULE (approximate)
8:30 – 12:00 Women’s Doubles Matches
12:00 – 4:00 Men’s Doubles Matches
4:00 Ladies Final
5:00 Men’s Final
Social mixer and potluck to follow.
We welcome and encourage our tennis community and guests to come watch matches and finals, cheer on the teams, and socialize with us afterwards. Please bring your favorite dish to share during and/or after the matches. Soda/seltzer and beer will be provided by the Club. Thanks in advance everyone!
We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!
Hello Tennis Friends,
Things are shaping up nicely for our Labor Day weekend tournament and social and the long-range forecast looks good. We have five women’s teams and three men’s teams entered so far. There is room for a couple more men’s teams and one women’s team without having to add a second day. If you are interested in entering a team, please do so by end of Wednesday to [email protected], and then we will know the blocks of time needed. The current plan is to have women play in the morning and men in the afternoon on Saturday August 30, with Sunday as a rain date.
Guidelines and format will otherwise be similar to last year, https://www.madrivertennis.com/labor-day-weekend-2024/.
We’ll be back in touch Thursday evening (or Friday) with team and scheduling details.
All members are welcome the entire day and especially to the late afternoon/evening championship matches and potluck social gathering. We hope to see you and celebrate tennis!
Thanks,
Dar and Woody
Hello Tennis Friends,
We plan on having our annual tournament and social again on Saturday and/or Sunday of Labor Day weekend.
We’re going to change it up this year and have women’s doubles and men’s doubles in celebration of all the effort and progress the women have made in their clinics.
The format and day(s) will be similar to previous years based on number of teams entered, weather, and other factors. Priority will be Saturday with Sunday as rain date and/or overflow. Refer to last year’s post for details, https://www.madrivertennis.com/labor-day-weekend-2024/.
Start planning ahead, send in your teams and availability as soon as possible to [email protected]. Please indicate specifically when you will be available Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning, and/or Sunday afternoon with as much flexibility as possible and we will try to accommodate all.
Thanks,
DarWood
As we approach the 2025 season, there are some fond memories from 2024 which we haven’t yet shared.
New net posts and nets were installed in 2024.
MRTC held a Women’s Exhibition and social potluck on Sunday afternoon/evening July 28. The event was organized by Lee Delfausse and refereed by Peter Delfausse. The four women, all 5.0 teaching professionals from Burlington who have played on numerous New England Cup teams, put on quite the entertaining show with great skill. Peter presented the winners with Wheaties cereal featuring Billie Jean King, sure to be a collector’s item.
Labor Day Tournament: Six teams competed in a round robin in beautiful weather on Sunday morning of Labor Day weekend. Competitors and members who came to watch the final enjoyed a potluck luncheon featuring numerous, delicious hand-crafted offerings. The 2024 champions were the Nagy team–Andy and his up-and-coming high school star, daughter Tess! Thanks to everyone who helped make this event an enjoyable success!
Three sessions of Triples were planned with potlucks at Levin’s, Delfausse’s and Goldman’s. Many clinics and lessons were held. Some members played in the VT Senior Games. A fun season was had by all!
We still need a few more volunteers. Come one come all. Don’t forget about setting the clocks back. See you Sunday at 1:00 pm.
The weather this week looks good to get in a few last matches of outdoor tennis!
We’re going to close the courts on Sunday afternoon and would like some member help.
Please reply if you can help with closing, pulling up lines and removing nails (gloves and pliers helpful), packing and storing lines and nets. Some tasks have already been done. Woody will be leading this effort. We will get back to those who are available to help with the actual start time once we see the short-term weather forecast.
What a great season we had!
Darlene
Hello Tennis Friends,
The tournament and social will be Sunday, as Saturday’s forecast was not looking good. Play will be from 9am to 1pm followed by an afternoon social. Since we’ll likely be hungry for lunch, we’ll take a break in play and the two finalist teams will be given flexibility as to when they wish to start; estimated match time is 2:15pm. Stop by to cheer and bring a dish to share if inclined.
Dar and Woody
Updated Friday 8/30.
Hi All,
If you are interested in entering a team for the tournament, please do so by end of Wednesday. Please refer to guidelines and email address to connect with both Woody and me in the original post, https://www.madrivertennis.com/labor-day-weekend-2024/.
We have six teams entered, so we’ll take a few more and keep it to one day, Saturday Sunday, due to poor forecast for Saturday.
We’ll be back in touch Thursday evening (or Friday) with team and scheduling details.
All members are welcome to the late afternoon championship match(es) and potluck social gathering. We hope to see you and celebrate tennis!
Dar and Woody
Updated Friday 8/30.
Hello Tennis Friends,
The Labor Day weekend social and tournament is becoming a tradition and we are beginning the planning for this year!
We will conduct a matrix round robin of predetermined doubles teams divided into flights of equivalent ability followed by a member social event. Tournament play may be spread over Saturday and Sunday as needed based on the number of entries and the weather forecast. Sunday or Monday will be a rain date. Labor Day weekend this year is August 31 through Sept. 2.
Doubles teams may be formed as mixed, womens, or parent/child and with an approximate combined average skill level not greater than NTRP 4.0 (not greater than total 8.0).
Two to four flights will be held based on number of entries, morning flight(s) from approximately 8:30am to noon and afternoon flight(s) from approximately 1:00pm to 4:30pm, adjusting times if necessary. Everyone will get to play the same number of games during the flights regardless of winning or losing. The winning teams from each flight will face off in Club Championship match(es) after each day’s flights.
Also after the tournament at ~5:30pm, all MRTC members and their families are invited to meet, socialize, and celebrate tennis at the club. MRTC will provide beer and soft drinks, but feel free to bring your preferred beverage as well. Please bring a potluck snack, appetizer, or dish to share during the tournament or afterward at the social. Let us know if you’d like to help out with setup and organization of paper goods.
PLEASE RESPOND BY Wednesday, August 28 to [email protected] with your intention to enter a team, and with the following information:
The sooner you respond, the better, as that will give us an indication of how many flights to prepare for and how much court time to reserve. We will also be watching the weather forecast. We will be back in touch with people on Friday, August 30 (or Thursday if possible) with scheduling. We may also update this post, so bookmark it and refer back periodically.
We hope this will be a great opportunity for fun competition and a fulfilling occasion for us to visit with each other and celebrate tennis!
Woody & Darlene
P.S. A couple related notes:
