Clay Court News - Cincinnati Tennis Club

Events and Activities
Membership Development
2010 was another very successful year for recruiting members resulting in over 30 people joining the club. This group
included all categories of membership - Families, Singles, Young Adult, and Juniors. Welcome to all our new members;
and many thanks to their sponsors for introducing so many wonderful people and enthusiastic tennis players.
We look forward to another successful membership development year in 2011 and invite ideas and suggestions from all
of you on how to attract and retain new members. Actually, our “Membership Development Committee” is made up of
all CTC members.
Please remember that we do admit new members over the winter making it possible for them to play as soon as the club
opens in April.
Friday Night Socials
What fun we had on Friday evenings at CTC! ... informal tennis, good cheer, great eats, a chance to talk with friends
(new and old), and the opportunity to introduce prospective new members to our wonderful club. A wide range of
members joined us including some non tennis playing spouses. Everybody generously contributed food, drink, and a
few dollars to compensate Charles, Cornel and Mark for graciously staying late to watch over us.
Many thanks to everyone who helped make these events so successful ... especially to Bertie Hertz, the heart and soul
of Friday Night Socials. Her enthusiasm is contagious, her organization exemplary! She is supported by a committeeof-the-whole,
to name only a few - Yelton-Saluke, Tucker, Richey, Drennen, Gibbs, Nadel, Hatcher, Cole, Horwitz,
Mack and Farley.
Mark your calendars for the 3 rd Friday evening in April, and join the fun for the opening Friday Night Social of 2011.
Labor Day
The Labor Day Tournament was filled with fun, friendly tennis and great food. It was a great way to bid farewell to
the summer and begin the Fall tennis season. Approximately 40 members played the mixed doubles format with Rusty
Schubert and his staff making sure the event ran smoothly.
From left: Pam Smith,
Howard McGurty
(2 nd place in Group 1)
From left: Michele Drennen, Mary Jo Byrnes,
Marty Wilz, Joe Drennen
1 st place in Group 3: Byrnes/Wilz
2 nd place in Group 3: M. Drennen/J. Drennen
From left: Gary Davies,
Marj Davies
(1 st place in Group 1)
From left: (1 st Place Winners in Group 2)
Jody Mahon, Fran Barrett
(2 nd place winners in Group 2)
Noel Dehner, Joe Dehner