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CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER FOR THE 2009 DIVISION 4 CITY CHAMPIONS!! The Green Valley Division 4 "ZINGERS" captained by Barb Cole were the winners of the 2009 City Championships in their division!! This team finished the fall & spring seasons with an incredible record of winning 59 matches against only 13 losses. WAY TO GO LADIES!!
Captain Derek Gamble (GVP Director of Tennis), Tony Mule' (Head Tennis Professional) & Mike Weidl (GVP member) won the 2009 USTA National Championship in the Men’s 5.0 category! The Greensboro-based team won the National Championship in October 2009 in Indian Wells, CA. Along the way this team defeated teams from all across the US. Team Greensboro / North Carolina / Southern defeated Team Northern (Minnesota) 3-0, defeated Team Southern California 3-0, defeated Team Pacific Northwest (Seattle, Washington) 2-1 & Team Intermountain (Las Vegas, NV) 2-1. These victories secured winning their flight and moved them into the National Semi-Finals (Final Four). In the semi-final match Team Greensboro / North Carolina / Southern defeated Team New England (Massachusetts) 2-1. In the National Championship match Team Greensboro / North Carolina / Southern defeated Team Texas 2-1.
Included on the 2009 National Championship Team were the following:
Tony Mule' - Head Tennis Professional (Green Valley)
Mike Weidl - Director of Tennis (Chatmoss CC) & Green Valley member
Damon Martin - Assistant Tennis Professional (Cardinal CC)
Toby Curtis - Director of Tennis (Lake Jeanette Swim & Tennis)
Dipesh Rao - Assistant Tennis Professional (Lake Jeanette Swim & Tennis)
Jason Kinder - Director of Tennis (ACAC Wellness Center)
Matt Rowe - Director of Tennis (Benvenue CC)
Derek Gamble - Team Captain & Director of Tennis (Green Valley)
This team is also the FIVE-time USTA North Carolina State 5.0 Champion, 2009 USTA Southern 5.0 Sectional Champions, USTA Greensboro City Champions (2001-2009); USTA North Carolina State 5.0 Champions (2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 & 2009) & finished as the USTA Southern Sectional 5.0 Runner-Up (2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008).
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Tennis Court Reservations
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Courts may be reserved NO MORE than two days in advance after 7:00am by using the sign-up sheet outside of the pro shop or by calling the tennis shop at 292-8740 and leaving a voice mail. We DO NOT accept email court reservations! For example, if reserving a court for Friday, you may call after 7:00am on Wednesday for that reservation. REMINDER, COURT RESERVATIONS CANNOT BE MADE VIA EMAIL!
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When reserving a court please include the names of all players, time of play, and the number of guests that you will have accompanying the member.
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Reservations are limited to one per day per member. All members playing on reserved courts are considered to have a reservation.
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Courts reserved but not claimed within ten (10) minutes of their designated starting time will be considered a “no-show” and the court will be forfeited and opened up for another member’s use.
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Courts are booked on the hour and ½ hour. We do not accept a 5:15pm reservation.
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The backboard (court 8) may be reserved for up to 30 minutes by an individual Member.
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The ball machine may be reserved up to two days prior to play by any Member over the age of 16.
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A member is expected to cancel a reserved court promptly if he/she knows that the court will not be used. If a reservation becomes a “no-show”, all players signed up for that court WOULD lose their tennis privileges for one week.
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Reserved courts are limited to stated time on the sign-up sheet. When making a court reservation, you can only book a court for a 1-½ hour time period. If the court is open on the sign-up sheet after your designated time, you are welcome to stay and play until the next reservation arrives. Open courts are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Play is limited to 90 minutes unless no one is waiting to play. A court may only be reserved for 90 minutes at a time. If after that time no one has signed up to play on that court or has not shown up to play there, that group is welcome to play as long as they desire.
Derek Gamble, USPTA Professional, Director of Tennis
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Tony Mule, USPTA Professional, Head Tennis Pro
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Eddie Luck, USPTA Professional
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DID YOU KNOW in 2009....
GVP dominated in USTA league play in 2009 GVP based teams won multiple Greensboro USTA City Championships, as well as North Carolina USTA State Championships, a few advanced to the Southern Sectional USTA Championships and one was lucky enough to go all the way to Nationals. Green Valley members participated on the following teams that advanced far into USTA League play in 2009:
2.5 Women's Greensboro USTA Runner-Ups & 2.5 Women's North Carolina USTA STATE CHAMPIONS: (Captain) Stacy Harris, Jennifer Corso, Wendi Ingle, Driana Kadlecek, Crozier Moore & Jody Wood
3.0 Women's Greensboro USTA CITY CHAMPIONS & 3.0 Women's North Carolina USTA STATE 3rd place finish: (Captain) Lori Belk, Karen Bolyard, KK Efird, Britt Flanagan, Lisa Roach, Barb South & Donna Ysidron
3.5 Men's Greensboro USTA CITY CHAMPIONS & advanced to the 3.5 Men's North Carolina USTA State Championships: Jay Joyce & Dan Barbour
5.0 Men's Greensboro USTA CITY CHAMPIONS, North Carolina USTA STATE CHAMPIONS, Southern SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS & USTA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: Tony Mule', Mike Weidl & (Captain) Derek Gamble
3.5 Men's Senior Greensboro USTA CITY CHAMPIONS & 3.5 Men's Senior North Carolina STATE CHAMPIONS & 3.5 Men's Senior SOUTHERN SECTIONAL RUNNER-UPS: Roger Peterson
4.0 Men's Senior Greensboro USTA CITY CHAMPIONS & Advanced to the 4.0 Men's Senior North Carolina USTA State Championships: Doug Driver, Robert Hager & Chris Wing
4.5 Men's Senior Greensboro USTA CITY CHAMPIONS & Advanced to the 4.5 Men's Senior North Carolina USTA State Championships: Jim Cantrell & Johnny Wood
GVP has 300+ players involved in SPRING local USTA league play for 2010!!
GVP's women's teams have been league champions many years in their Gate City league in different divisions. Most recently City Champions in Divisions 3 & 4 for 2008 & Division 4 again in 2009!! Way to go ladies!
GVP's Men's Interclub won the City Championships in recent years and continues to perform as a top 3 team in the league nearly every year from 1997 - present!
GVP's junior teams have historically been at the top (or near the top) of every division from Junior USTA to the Summer JR Interclub leagues!
GVP offers league tennis for women, men and juniors three seasons per year against other area Greensboro clubs.
GVP is a well-established swim and tennis club that offers a full schedule of tennis programming year-round. Our tennis program offers a full range of instructional, competitive and social tennis programming for both adults and juniors.
GVP offers five championship Har-Tru (soft courts) and three beautiful Laykold hard courts for our membership. All of the courts at Green Valley are lit for nighttime play.
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