RACQUET SPORTS TENNIS Nicole Chambers, USPTA Elite Professional, IPTPA Pickleball Professional Director of Racquet Sports. Voted Top 10 Best Coach by The Tennis Channel 2021
UPCOMING EVENTS THIS SEASON • Memorial Tennis Social & Demo Day: Saturday, May 28 at 9am • Memorial Pickleball Social, Clinic & Demo Day: Sunday, May 29 at 9am • Pickleball Drop-in 5 days a week • NEW!! Orange/Green Ball Junior Event • BACK!! TENNIS MEMBER/ MEMBER • Pickle Ball 101, 102 and Intermediate/Advanced Clinics • MOST POPULAR! Wimbledon Doubles Event • Singles Flex Leagues for adults AND Excel/Elite Juniors • NEW!! Junior Excellence program for kids aged 8-12 years • Pickleball “Dink” and Drink Mixers on Thursday • Mother’s Day Tennis Clinic and Play • NEW!! Father’s Day Tennis “Sip” and Play • Pickleball Leagues • Pickleball Pine Cup Team Event (against Pine Canyon, Flag Ranch etc.) • Pickleball Shoot-Out • Ladies Tennis Member/Guest And many, many more fun and competitive events!
Dear Members, Even though the snow is still on the courts as I type, the warming weather and blue skies tell me that summer is just around the corner and with that, fun on the courts! I am excited to welcome Garrett Lackey, USPTA Professional to our team this season. Garrett was born and raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. He graduated from Lees McRae College, Banner Elk, NC in 2017 with a degree in business administration and finance. Garrett played #1 and #2 singles and #1 doubles for the Bobcats, a NCAA Division II school. He is a USPTA certified tennis professional and an IPTPA pickleball professional and has been teaching tennis for 9 years and pickleball for 4 years. Since graduating college, Garrett splits his time between North Carolina, where he held the position as Head Professional at Elk River Club, and in Florida, where he is the Head Pro at the Boca Bay Pass Club. In his free time, Garrett enjoys hiking, backpacking, music, and golf. Garrett will lead the Junior Development and Excellence Program along with assisting with pickleball and some adult clinics. He will also be available for private and small group lessons.
Garrett Lackey, USPTA and IPTPA Pickleball professional
As we look forward to the expansion of our Pro Shop facility at the
end of the season, we must all recognize the importance of voting as a Club to build permanent pickleball courts. If we do not get a 66% vote from our membership, we will continue to have to share our tennis courts with the pickleball community, that has been growing in leaps and bounds (39% 2021) along with tennis, that too has been growing exponentially (22% in 2021). Please read the Pickleball VIP for more information in helping to move pickleball to where it belongs. Here’s to another beautiful season that lies around the corner!
Nicole Chambers Director of Racquet Sports, USPTA Elite Professional
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