The 2009 season came to a close with Folsom Park winning the final game against Roseville’s Sierra View with a score of 2-1. The women’s 6.0 doubles team started with lessons from Ed Mitchell’s Bryan Solem and within three years managed to take Top Dog status at the Sacramento Area Tennis Association’s (SATA) competition.

First line Antonette Clark and Norma Thomson lost to Kerry Weinroth and Robby Denning 6-1,6-1. The third line of Ellen Desvarro and Christine Volker won 6-0, 6-2 against Joyce Bray and Angelen Simao. During the last game, Ellen Desvarro pulled her calf muscle and was unable to run leaving little room for error. The final tie-breaking game was won by Sandy Kennedy and Beth Mergens 7-5, 6-2 against Sierra View’s Betsy Newington and Liz Adkins.

Spring 2010 tennis season begins in March so if you’re looking for some great tennis and fun gals to play with email me with your information or go to the Top Dog site for more information about Sacramento area tennis.

This weekend you can catch a glimpse of the future of tennis right here in Loomis CA! The Futures Tournament semi-finals are today 6/13/09 starting at 10am and the second round will start right after at Del Oro High School    There are exciting tournaments the focus on the up and coming players to establish their ranking  and determine their career paths.

This past week players have competed to win a spot in the finals and we get to see the best compete tomorrow. The rankings and order of play are available at RWI Pro Circuit  The top prize is $15,000 but the ATP ranking is what fuels these players.  This is the entry into professional tennis and we are blessed to have such great play available to us free and close to home.

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Tennis is in full swing in Folsom, CA with lessons virtually every night of the week at Ed Mitchell Park. The resident tennis pro, Bryan Solem holds court most every night M-F and Sat. mornings and offers private lessons as well. I really enjoy the drill classes and when I’m not working on Sat mornings like to drop in and try to learn something new to improve my game.

This fall I managed to join both a SATA (Sacramento Area Tennis Assoc.) and a USTA (United States Tennis Assoc.) team and find I’m playing at least 2 nights a week for much less than what I was paying at Broadstone Racquet Club. Don’t get me wrong, I loved being a part of a private racket club but as you know we realtors are not flush with cash and I needed to trim my budget. The best part is that we play all the local club teams so I get to visit and play at the clubs without having to pay the monthly fees.

Folsom has almost 50 parks but the tennis courts are somewhat limited and even though there are 8 beautiful new courts at the new Vista Del Lago High School they are not for use by the general public. Folsom Lake College has courts but they are not in the best shape and are reserved for the student’s classes.

There is an online site to check for local tennis information started by Sue & Rob Vomund http://www.vomund.com/tennis/ which was most helpful when I first tried to get involved in the sport. They have managed to collect all the information and keep members posted about special events and local court information. What is amazing is the fact that Folsom did not have any league teams playing in 2002 but now has 11 leagues competing for court time which confirms my suspicion that as we age we find that playing keeps us young.