The new season is less than 3 weeks away!!

Dear Members,

We wanted to give everyone a quick reminder that we open for the new season on Sunday, October 2nd.

Everyone who is not part of a contract group (where your membership dues are built into your invoice) will need to pay their membership dues ($50) for the year when you first come to the club in October. If you are not already a member and would like to become one, we will need to get your name, email address and phone number.

We also want to remind anyone who has not signed up already that there will be a men’s and women’s singles ladder this season. Please drop us an email if you would like to be included. We are also hoping there is enough interest to have a doubles ladder.

For anyone still looking for a contract time slot, please feel free to contact us and we will try to find a time for you to play every week!
We also want to remind everyone that the deadline for signing up for the Woodstock Tennis Tournament (Sept.10-18) is Wednesday, September 7 (that’s tomorrow!).  Registration forms can be downloaded off of the this website: www.woodstocktennis.com

Finally, a quick reminder of some of the basic rules of the club:

–non-contract players and guests playing in someone’s group, please always check in at the desk when you first arrive. You should pay your court fees – and any guest fees – prior to playing

–please come to the club in your regular shoes and change into clean tennis shoes once you arrive.

–if you are playing on court #2 (the far court), please do not open the door until any point being played on court #1 is over. Please try to cross over as quickly as possible, preferably as a group. This provides much less of an interruption for the players on court #1.

–only water is allowed on the court. Food, soda, fruit, etc. must be eaten in the clubhouse!

We very much look forward to seeing each and every one of you!

James and Matt

The 2016-2017 HVIT season is almost upon us!!!

Dear Tennis Lovers:

Incredibly, we are preparing to begin our fourth season! We are looking forward to seeing everyone back at the club. Opening day is Sunday, October 2nd. Our season will end on Saturday, April 29.

Lots of exciting news this year. We hope all of you will read this entire email and give us any input you might have.

We are starting a singles tennis ladder for both men and women. We are constantly being asked by regular members as well as new players to hook them up with a partner. Well there is no better way to do this then to join a ladder! There will be season ending prizes for most wins, most improved, and year end #1 (and Shawn won’t be allowed on the ladder, LOL). Furthermore, we are considering a doubles ladder as well. You would need a regular partner in order to make this work. Please advise if that is of interest to you—mixed, women’s, or men’s. There will be no cost to join the ladder (just the normal court fees for your playing time). Please email the club if you would like to be put on one of the ladders. More information about the ladder will follow.

We still have contract times available for people looking for a fixed time each week to play with their friends. Here are some of the best available times still open:

Sundays: 12pm-1pm & 4:30pm-6pm
Tuesdays: 7:30pm-9pm
Thursdays: 8pm-9pm
Fridays: 7:30pm-9:30pm (pending interest in the mixed doubles and/or ladder matches)

We also have available slots most weekday afternoons at a lower price point.

We would also love to have members shoot us an email if they are interested in playing in our mixed doubles league. Last year this league met every Friday night from 7:30pm-9:30pm. We might reduce this to a twice a month event if there are not enough interested parties.

One thing that is NOT new will be our fees. Annual memberships will remain at $50 per person. ANYONE who plays at the club (including clinic members, lesson takers, WTT League players, etc) must pay a membership or pay a $10 guest fee every time they come in. All court fees will remain the same as last year.

Finally, just a quick heads up for anyone who does not already know, our friends over at the Woodstock Tennis Club are having their annual tournament starting on September 10th. Registration forms and more information can be found at: woodstocktennis.com or by contacting Karen Gill at karengill8@aol.com.

We will be sending out an email prior to our re-opening going over the rules and regulations of the club.

We cannot wait to see you all again!!!

James and Matt