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A MRTC social event. Join us for fun competitive play with three players per team. A lot more action than you may think and an opportunity to meet your fellow members. We are looking to fill the roster for the August 7th event.

To register: Contact via text – Lee Delfausse – (802)793-1962

Date: August 7, 2026 Time: 4:00 – 5:30pm.

Potluck to follow at Peter and Lee Delfausse’s – Common Road, Waitsfield.

All members are welcome to join for a fun game of competitive play with three people per team. A great social event and chance to meet other MRTC members!

Friday, July 17, 2026       *       Time: 4:00-5:30pm

Potluck to follow at Snider’s – 200 Mad Ellen Rd, Fayston

Friday, August 7, 2026   *        Time: 4:00-5:30pm

Potluck to follow at Delfausse’s – Common Rd, Waitsfield

Potluck rain or shine. Plus ones are invited to potluck.

This is a popular event please register early: Contact Lee Delfausse: (802)793-1962 

See you at the MRTC Courts tomorrow at 5:00 for what is anticipated to be an exciting tennis exhibition.

Bring a chair and something to share. Family and guests are welcome.

HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE COURTS!

Join us for a celebration of our great sport with a mixed doubles exhibition with the top four 5.0 Vermont tennis players.

All MRTC members and guests are invited. Bring a chair, bring a friend, bring a drink, bring a snack to share.

The Board would like to get better information about court usage than we have in the past. In a recent analysis of last year’s play, we found that fewer than half of those playing were signing in on the paper register in the shed/clubhouse. Please sign in ALL players, guests, and visitors to the Club including those in clinics and round robins.

We also wish to alert members who may play on an adjacent court when a member is using a basket of balls or ball machine. When making your reservation for this type of play, please note such on the calendar. If a lesson, note “LESSON,” and on the paper register record those taking the lesson and the instructor’s name.

Lastly, we may find it useful to know of attempts to play that have been thwarted by rain or softness of the court. If you take the time to go back to the calendar, rather than delete your reservation, simply note rain or soft court in the title line.

If you are not able to get a time slot for individual play we would like to hear from you, please text Bob Vietze @ 508-446-5473.

Thanks in Advance for recording your visits.

The Board

What a difference a day makes! Ideal weather on Tuesday did the trick. The courts firmed up sufficiently for us to resume regular activity. Please continue to use good judgment about your impacts. If you see that you’re creating deep impressions or divots reconsider continuing to play , and flatten, smooth or mend them with the sole of your sneakers before sweeping the court.

Thank you,

Woody

I regret having to say that our tennis courts at MRTC have been unusually slow to dry sufficiently for us to begin regular play. Significant precipitation and uncommonly cool temperatures have contributed to slow surface drying. And rather saturated subsurface conditions and a high water table in the surrounding ground have made the clay very soft and vulnerable to deep impressions from the impacts of moderate athletic stops and starts as well as resulting in poor and inconsistent ball bounces. I have volunteered significant time trying my best to improve conditions, but we’re dependent on nature to help us overcome the current circumstances. Please be patient and mindful in the meantime. For now, when I can, I will try to correspond with those of you who make calendar reservations and to post my general opinion about court conditions on the calendar somehow when feasible.

The weather outlook this week is favorable, so keep your fingers crossed!

Sincerely, 

– Woody

The club is officially open tomorrow based on the feedback I just received from Woody. FYI…there is a wrap up of a fence project happening tomorrow morning at the club. So, if you’re planning to play it might be best to plan to play starting in the late morning.

All the Best!

Good Morning

Yesterday the material was applied to the courts, rolled, watered, calcium chloride applied, lines nailed and nets attached to the posts. The courts are currently too soft for play they need time and rolling to firm up. Weather permitting, we are hoping the courts will be ready to play on Sunday. I’ll send out a note announcing the courts are ready to play on Saturday afternoon after Woody has given the thumbs up on the conditions. You can also check the Google calendar as well on the status.

A couple of reminders please always wear tennis footwear when playing, if your shoe makes an indentation on the surface, it’s an indication the courts are not suitable for play.

This is a reminder that we’re having a workday on Saturday, May 9 starting at 9 o’clock. We are going to repair all the fences which will go easier if we have a fair number of hands.

We also need to set up all the sprinklers and move the furniture up.

If you have not RSVPed with Geordie already, please do so.

And if you own wire cutters, please bring them to cut the chicken wire.

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Hope to see you there and thank you

Geordie