Ron St. John        New USPTA Collier County President    "Collier Country Pro of the Year"

 

OUR NEXT PRO MEETING WILL BE ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 19, at 1pm.

Pete Minarich at Pelican Marsh will be our host. Lunch is provided at no charge.

The topic is : Brightest and Best Ideas.

Please rsvp.

Ron St. John, Director of Tennis & Fitness
Stonebridge Country Club
2100 Winding Oaks Way
Naples FL 34109
Voice 239.592.6641
Fax 239.594.0697

 

Winners:  Doug Browne & buddy, Pete Minarich -  Who are the two studs?  Tony Martin & Jim 'Katman' Katterfield.

The 2nd Annual Pro Exhibition series is expanding due to its popularity - Season II - 2008 & 2009.  We have some tentative dates lined up (subject to change)

 

Nov.     7        Player's Club              3:30PM

Nov.   14        Stonebridge C.C.       3:30PM

Dec.  5            Pelican Marsh            4:00PM

Jan.      2        To be announced       TBA

Jan.    30        Longshore Lake         3:30PM

Feb.    20        Vineyards C.C.            3:30PM

Feb.    27        Hideaway Beach        3:00PM

Mar.    20       Quail Creek C.C.         3:30PM

Apr.                Fiddler's Creek            3:30PM??

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Note:  We have more available dates, specifically, we would like to fill one in April and May (second Friday)

We have a specific format which utilizes only 2 courts or 8 players maximum each week.  There is a site fee and no player entry fee.

 

Naples Pro Exhibition Series Guidelines

 

  1. FEE
    1. $350 ($50 check payable to the 7 participating professionals).  No check for host pro.
    2. Food and Beverage for the pros after exhibition.

 

  1. No entry fee for the participating professionals  for the entire series.

 

  1. FORMAT
    1. 3 rounds, 8 games, double deuce, if tied, 1 point tiebreaker.
    2. All let balls played on serve or maybe not...I love it, what about the rest of the group?  Please email me.
    3. Partners stay as a team for that week only.
    4. Betting on all three rounds.

 

                                                              i.      1st round- spectators pick from a bag of colored slips with team name on them, the team that they draw will be their team for the first round. If that team wins their match, the spectator puts slip with his/her name on it to be drawn for a free prize. Same concept for the 2nd and 3rd rounds. This encourages people to “root” and enjoy the matches more.

 

  1. Host professional plays at their facility and chooses their partner.
  2. Pros may play as much or as little of the overall exhibition series.
  3. The professionals will be introduced with a bio prior to match play.