Jennings Ladies' Tennis League

Monday, July 8, 2013

Important Info

Hey Ladies,

WoW!!! Summer is definitely here and tennis is definitely the hottest thing happening in Jennings!!! Just a few little reminders:

1. PLEASE remember that our Ladies Tennis League have all the courts in Jennings reserved on Monday nights from 6-9 pm. If someone other than a league person is on the court, please ask nicely how long they will be and tell them the Ladies Tennis League through the city has the courts reserved. Hopefully, they will get off without any problems. If not, call me.

2. PLEASE remember the Mens Tennis League have the courts reserved on Thursday nights. They are a flex league and really do not have a set time for that evening. The best thing is to not reschedule a match on Thursday nights.

3. Also, the country club asked if you have to reschedule your Monday night match, please play it elsewhere.

4. The city is working on having all the courts resurfaced. The lights are going to be looked into especially since it is a safety issue. This is a slower process than we would like but hey at least the ball is rolling.

5. We have met with Bill Phillips again about having a youth program here in Jennings. It will be opened to anyone not just kids from Jennings. We will need volunteers for the festivals and will be letting you know when we get alittle closer to making this happen.

6. IF YOU HAVE AN INJURY, RESCHEDULE, OR ANY UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCE THAT YOU ARE UNABLE TO PLAY YOUR MATCH ON THE MONDAY NIGHT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW OR I CANNOT HELP YOU IF A FORFEIT IS BEING CONSIDERED!!!

Thanks,

Brittney

COLORPHORACURE 5K RACE

http://colorphoracure.com

THE CAUSE
THE COLOR PHOR A CURE
Color PHor A Cure was founded by Josh & Lindsey Belt of Jennings, Louisiana. In January of 2013, Joel Belt (Josh & Lindsey’s 2 year old son) was diagnosed with severe primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). After 42 days in 3 different hospitals, Joel was sent home with very intensive medication with the hope to improve his quality of life. Since there is NO CAUSE found for why Joel has PPH, that also means there is NO CURE. He currently has only two options at the moment: medicine for life or a double lung transplant.

Today, Joel is currently being seen by some of the greatest PH doctors at Texas Children’s Hospital. He is currently on a 24/7 IV medication that is being infused directly into his heart as well as taking half a dozen other oral medications. Unfortunately, at this time no PH medication given to children is FDA approved. Barring a miracle, this will be a life long journey for Joel and the Belt family. This is where you can help! Joel needs your help in raising funds to find a cure in his lifetime.

WHAT IS PH?
Pulmonary hypertension (PH), a rare and often misdiagnosed disease. The disease causes high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries. This makes it harder for the blood to flow through the lungs to pick up oxygen. This causes potentially lifethreatening consequences such as right heart failure. When diagnosed in time, treatments can be administered that improve quality of life and may prolong it. While research has come incredibly far in the last 15 years or so, with nine approved PH therapies and many more in the pipeline, none of these therapies is approved for use in children.

THE CAUSE
100% of all the proceeds from the race will go to help raise awareness and research funds for PHA’s Dr. Robyn J. Barst Pediatric Research and Mentoring Fund for Pulmonary Hypertension. This is the only pediatric PH research fund in all of the United States. You can learn more about PH at phassociation.org

REGISTER
COST
$30 before September 1

$40 after September 1

$50 day of Race

Free for Kids under 7 (kids will not get a shirt, but can purchase one on race day)

$20 for PH warriors and their caregivers

VOLUNTEER
Just like at Christmas and birthdays, ’tis better to give than receive… right? If you want to pummel your friends and family with color rather than be pummeled, sign up to volunteer below and join the COLOR BOMBERS. This historic event will require an army of crazy volunteers! Below is a brief overview of the teams that we need volunteers for:

Street Team
Sponsorships
Pre- Race Prep
Color Bombers
Registration
Water Stations
Course
Set-Up & Clean-Up
All volunteers will receive one of the coolest, Color PHor A Cure volunteer shirt. Students are also welcome to volunteer as well but we do request that any volunteers under the age of 16 have a parent or adult volunteer with them. So what are you waiting for…VOLUNTEER NOW!

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Jennings Tennis Booster Tournament

The Jennings Tennis Booster Tournament will be held July 12 & 13. Mixed doubles on July 14 only. Sign up deadline has been extended to Monday, July 8. Please contact Brian Parker for more info.

Monday, July 1, 2013

Tennis on a Cool Night!

This match went into three sets! At least we had a "cool" July night! We hope you all have a safe and happy 4th of July!

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Coman Tiebreak Procedure

The Coman tiebreak procedure is identical to the regular tiebreak procedure except that the players change ends after the first point and then after every four points, and at the conclusion of the tiebreak.

Set Tiebreak: First to win 7 points by 2 points wins “Game “ and “Set.”
Third-set Match Tiebreak: First to win 10 points by 2 points, wins match.
The player whose turn it is to serve shall serve the first point from the deuce court.
After the first point, the players shall change ends and the following two points shall be served by the opponent(s) (in doubles, the player of the opposing team due to serve next) starting from the ad court.
After this, each player/team shall serve alternately for two consecutive points (starting from the ad court); changing ends after every four points, until the end of the tiebreak game.
Switch sides after points 1,5,9,13,17..…. and at the conclusion.

PRINCIPLE ADVANTAGES

Fairness – By changing ends more frequently, the effects of the elements (sun, wind, etc.) are distributed more evenly between the two opponents as opposed to playing six consecutive points before changing ends.

In doubles, the server will always serve from the same end of the court that he/she did during the set, rather than having to serve from both ends.

To download these rules as a Word document, CLICK HERE.

USTA Tri-Level

Alley Gators vs Aline's Team

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Save the Date

Friday, May 17, 2013

Happy Birthday Mrs. Heloise!!

Happy 75th Birthday to a legend!
We love you, Mrs. Heloise!

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Summer Registration 2013

Registration Deadline is April 22
Drawing for Partners is April 29

Click here for Registration form

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Winter League Party

Our Winter League Party will be held on 4/15 at 6:00 PM @ the Jennings Country Club. Please bring a dish and RSVP to Brittney.

May all of you have a wonderful Easter weekend filled with His blessings.