11-22-05

Upcoming Junior Paddle Clinic at Hyde Park Country Club

The next Junior Paddle and Pizza Party will take place on Friday December 9 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Hyde Park Country Club.  Pre-registration IS required for this event and will be limited to the first 25 players.  To register, contact Heather Prop at 871-3111.  Cost for the event is $5 per junior.

The schedule for the upcoming clinics is:

December 16      6:30-8:30 pm     Beckett Ridge Country Club

January 20         6:30-8:30 pm      Four Bridges Country Club

TBA                   6:30-8:30 pm     The Camargo Club

Beckett Ridge Ends Two-Year Losing Streak

With some help from Mother Nature, the Beckett Ridge Men's Division 1 team ended their two-year winless streak by upsetting the Ridge Travelers 2-1.  Pandemoniun ensued as the crowd stormed the courts at the end of the match and tore down the net posts.  See the details in the Message Board.

11-20-05

Junior Paddle Clinic at Glendale

The first Friday Junior Paddle and Pizza was a success.  The kids played lots of paddle and, from what we have heard, had a great time.  In fact, there were lots of kids who clearly did not want to leave and all wanted to know when the next clinic was.  Luckily, we had a lot of member support which made it possible for us to accommodate all 35 kids who participated.  details and pictures

The Midwesterns

The Midwesterns will be held on January 13-15, 2006 and is again shaping up as one of the premier tournaments in the country.  Last year's tournament included over 200 participants

and featured 8 of the top 10 teams in the country in the Men's Open.  In addition to the normal festivities, this year's tournament will feature some exciting changes and additions.

see details

Sponsorship Opportunities for The Midwesterns

This year's tournament will be benefiting The Children's Home, an advocate agency that provides adoption services, early childhood care, education and mental health services to the children in our community.  It is a great way to support one of the fastest growing sports in our city and a tremendous charity as well.  We are looking for both cash sponsorships as well as raffle items.  For more information on the benefits of the different levels of sponsorship, contact Mark Kebe at 513-325-7746 or at mkebe@fuse.net.

Upcoming Tournament

The West Penn Open will be held in Pittsburgh during the weekend of December 2-4, 2005.  The Women's Open is on Friday December 2 and the Men's Open is on Saturday and Sunday December 3-4.  It is one of the best run tournaments and is always a lot of fun.  For more information, go to their website at www.wppta.org and click on "Calendar".

11-15-05

CITY MIXED TOURNAMENT

The City Mixed Tournament took place this Satuday at Beckett Ridge, Glendale and Four Bridges.  We would like to thank all of you for participating in this year’s tournament.  A special thanks to all of the sponsors who donated everything we needed to run the tournament.  This allowed us to donate 100% of the monies collected to the American Red Cross.  The total raised was more than $2,400.00.full details

11-9-05

JUNIOR PADDLE - FRIDAY NIGHT CLINICS

Juniors interested in playing paddle are invited to Friday Night Paddle and Pizza!  The first clinic is this Friday, November 11 at the Glendale Lyceum.  It will run from 6:30 - 8:30 pm and will include instructional time, an opportunity to play matches and of course PIZZA and drinks!  Players will be grouped according to age and skill level.  Even if you have never played the game, this is a great opportunity to learn the sport, meet other juniors who are interested in playing and above all, have a lot of fun!

The fee is $5 per player and there is no pre-registration required.  For more information, contact Pam Sawyer at 772-3911 (pes0510@aol.com) or Ashley Todd at 821-5002 ashley@cinci.rr.com)

9-28-05
The ultimate tournament for Platform Tennis has been finalized and the spotlight again is on Cincinnati! On October 8th-9th Four Bridges Country Club will host the 1st of a kind tournament called "The Premier Cup" featuring the top 8 men's Platform teams in the country(based on 2005 year end rankings). A $5000 total purse has been provided by David Dodge of Premier Platform Tennis. full details

8-23-05
The Ridge Club is very excited to announce a new “paddle only” membership for the ’05-’06 season. Cost of the new program will be $400 for a single person and $650 for a family. Membership includes: 1.) 24/7 use of platform courts 2.) use of clubhouse dining facilities and 3.) opportunity to form teams for city leagues (a minimum number of players are required).  for more info click here

8-20-05
Four Bridges Country Club has installed 2 new courts. On September 6th and 7th The Viking Academy will kick off there opening with a 2 day Academy - contact Jason Gray 513-759-4620