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Founders Day Festival
Pro Am Tournament

Saturday, June 2
8 AM to 4 PM

You may pre-register for ANY court with the tennis desk or just come and join us that day!

Event Schedule 

8am - noon on courts 5 & 6 - fitness classes with our wellness folks and their favorite DJ.

10am - noon on cts 1 & 2 - tiny tennis, 10 & U tennis, - clinics and fun with our pros

10am - noon on ct 3 - cardio tennis with Michael Harper from USTA - certified cardio pro

10am - noon on ct 4 - Magee Rehab's championship wheelchair tennis team with their coach Carol Mac Lennan from USTA will be playing an exhibition and conducting a clinic for players.

10am - noon and beyond - on cts 7 & 8 - "whites and woodies" - Round robin with all white attire, wooden racquets - play or bring a blanket to watch from the hill in the Wimbledon tradition.

10am - noon on cts 9 & 10 - Smash Zone and mini lessons. UMLYs own version of the US Open favorite. Fun games with prizes, accuracy tests, radar gun for serves, Also 15 minute, free, mini lessons on your stroke of choice.

10am - noon on cts 11 & 12 - soccer tennis with Kevin Curley and his gang. Come check it out and try it out - tennis and soccer not tough enough on their own? Try putting them together!

10am - noon and beyond on cts 13-20-round robin play on 8 lower courts for ALL members, guests, levels - ALL day!!! Hop in/out to try other cts that day. WILSON demos will be on site.

10am - noon and beyond - on the sidewalks - vendor tables with local merchants like Tennis Essentials, Rita's Water Ice, the Putaway Shop and Play it Again Sports. UMLY arts & crafts. chiropractor and physical therapist table. Chick-Fil -A, the Philadelphia Freedoms and more!

10am - noon and beyond - on the lawn by the pools - Volleyball - a summer favorite for all.

1pm-4pm on cts 3,4,5,6- Pro-Am Tournament - 8 teams of mixed doubles with top local pros and players - come cheer on your favorite team and watch some GREAT tennis!!!This should be a fun day for all at the Upper Main Line YMCA. Come and play, come and watch, bring a friend!!! And join us for a wonderful Founders Day Festival!! Please contact the tennis desk for more information or to pre-register for any of our court events on Saturday. Look forward to seeing you all there!!   

Quick Notes:

• Courts 5 & 6 are nearly complete. The har-tru courts are now open for play They are a still bit soft underneath from the massive spring rains, but should continue to improve with a bit of member play - thank you for your patience.  
• Ladies interested in playing on a 3.5 level senior team this spring, please e-mail umlytennis@umly.org as we are looking to add a 2nd team to the league this year.   
• Today is the deadline to return your signed contract and deposit to hold your courts for next year. Any slots not confirmed will be put out to the membership as available for contract for 2013.

Kings Corner:

Use the Entire Court

Most players are pretty good at moving their opponents from side to side in rallies, but they forget that they are playing on a rectangle. There is a lot more distance from the baseline to the net than from sideline to sideline. The singles court is only 27 feet wide. Most players, if standing at the serve hash mark, can reach the sidelines with their racquets by taking 3 steps. The court is 39 feet from baseline to net, so if you drive a player behind the baseline with a deep shot, a short angle with the next shot has the opponent sometimes charging over 40 feet. If the opponent gets that short shot on a dead run, then a lob is the perfect follow up. If you're playing doubles, it is even easier for opponents to cover side to side, but both players must make the full run from back to front. So practice your deep shots and short touch shots and you'll take advantage of the whole court!

For more information, please call the Tennis Office at 610 854-1610, Jamie has ext 2503 and Marie has ext 2516. You may also e-mail us at www.umlytennis.org; Jamie.king@umly.org or marie.thomas@umly.org.