Calling all members! The Stowe Tennis Club Ladder officially kicks off this Sunday June 16th. Compete against new players outside of your regular groups, track your progress as you climb the rankings, and build camaraderie playing the sport you love. All levels welcome, choose your challenge: Men's and Women's Singles, Men's and Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles Ladders available. Don't have a doubles partner? Reach out to us and we will try to assist. Vacation plans this summer? Simply turn your player card over to pause your participation until you return. You can join anytime this season, but we hope you'll kick off the ladder with us this Sunday. More information and rules can be found on our website. 

Announcing a new weekly clinic with Mike Tasi at 5:30pm on Wednesdays: This 60-minute mixed clinic is for players rated 3.0 and above and includes live-ball drills focusing on strategy, stroke production and tactics in a fast-paced environment. A maximum of 6 players (men and women) can sign-up each week with a minimum of 3 players. The cost is $20 with the clinics beginning on Wednesday, June 19th. Please call the Pro Shop to sign-up (253-8250).

Mark your calendars for upcoming events at the club:

• Next week marks the start of our Summer Tennis Program which runs on weekday afternoon for juniors aged 8 through 14, with the Future Stars Program starting the following week for ages 4-7. 
• RSVP for the All Member Round Robin, coordinated by Mike Tasi on June 29th at 10:00am and followed by prizes as well as a catered lunch.
• Join us on July 6th for the second annual Jack Seivwright Fire Me Up Tournament to celebrate the life and tennis career of junior program alum Jackson Seivwright. 

Our newest weekly event, Family Night, starts on Saturday June 22nd. An evening for the whole family, parents and juniors of any age can join in from 4-6pm. Staffed with our summer program coaches, activities include warm-up drills, obstacle courses, on-court games, family round robin play and junior ladder matches. 

Coaches Corner with Mike Tasi

As America's favorite pastime, the common consensus is baseball. Believe it or not tennis is, in my opinion, a second cousin to baseball. The three skills you need to be successful in baseball are essentially the same in tennis. Hitting with a baseball bat is bio-mechanically the same as when you are exercising your ground strokes in tennis. Catching a baseball is also bio-mechanically the same motion as a volley, meaning we want to think of the volley as a catch. Lastly, the key to baseball is the throw, which is the same motion as a serve or overhead. So, next time you're out on court, simplify your game and go for the home run by subscribing to these three concepts of hitting, catching and throwing.