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June Tournament Announcement:
2010-05-06
From Aussie

MHTC Second Tournament of the Year is set: The MHTC will host the second tournament for 2010 on Saturday June 5th. This will be a Men and Women's Doubles event(note: that DOES NOT mean mixed doubles). Members can sign up online at http://mhtennis.com/signup.html, or feel free to download a form here and mail it to the address on the form. You should sign up with a partner, however, If you don't have a partner contact the tournament coordinator and they may be able to help.

Speaking of the Tournament coordinators, this tournament is being hosted by Tony and Eileen Bontempi. They can be reached via email at menvp@mhtennis.com or womenvp@mhtennis.com. Their phone number is 408-782-9965

Food??? Of Course there will be food. The tournament will be followed by the usual BBQ and socializing.

Look forward to seeing all of you on June 5th.


                                       
 
2009 Club Banquet Held on 12/5:
2009-12-08
Well,,,,if you missed this, you missed a good one. The MHTC 2009 Club Banquet was held on Saturday, 12/5. The social hour was very active (read noisy), with lots of mingling and conversation. We then settled down to a very nice dinner(Thanks Jon) accompanied by great wine(Thanks Kris).After dinner, current club president(Edward) gave a "State of the Club" address which included recognition of the winners of this year's club tournaments. Winners and Runners-up were awarded nice fleece vests adorned with the new MHTC club logo. Edward followed this with the introduction of the newly elected 2010 MHTC president Jon Mockabee. Jon then rose to announce the MHTC leadership team for 2010, which follows below.
President Jon Mockabee
Men's Vice President Tony Bomtempi
Women's Vice President Eileen Bomtempi
Secretary Howard Watanabe
Treasurer Shirley Takenaka
Court Scheduler Pravin Lathigara
Membership & Webmaster Edward Taylor
Youth Director Brad Leach
We were then treated to vocal selections by Mr. David Johnson followed by dancing to tunes selected by Tony Bontempi(You guys should see Eileen "Get Down"). The banquet was a fitting celebration to MHTC's second year of existence and a great kick off of what is sure to be an outstanding 2010.
                                       
 
Upcoming Club Events:
2009-10-18
Reminder...Morgan Hill Tennis Club will be hosting its final tournament of the year on 11/7/2009. This will be a Mixed doubles tournament, so pick a partner and sign up either online here or print this form and mail it along with your payment. Good luck on 11/07!!!

Also mark your calendar for the end of the year MHTC Awards Banquet and Social, which will be held on 12/5/2009 at Momma Mia's Restaurant in Morgan Hill. The agenda includes recognition and awards presentation for winners to this year's tournament winners as well as look at next years club leadership and plans. The form to reserve your seat at this event can be found here.

Click here for Tournament Form

Click here for Banquet Form. See you at both events!!!
                                       

 
8-29-09 Tournament Results:
2009-09-24
The Morgan Hill Tennis Club held its second Tournament of 2009 on August 29th. It was a Men's doubles and Women's Doubles event (stated that way to not be confused with “Mixed” doubles). The turn-out was excellent, with 6.0 and 7.0 divisions for both the men and women. The weather was a bit warm but we were able to “chill out” afterwards with food and drinks Barbecue style. (Thanks Emory for cooking). Now for the outcome: Women 6.0 Division 1st - Natalie Schnetzler and Rachael Chizanskos 2nd - Deena Davalos and Maureen Webb Women 7.0 Division 1st - Ann Barham and KayRee Shreeve 2nd - Chris Wheeler and Sally Wrye Men 6.0 Division 1st - Rich Woolman and Vern Delgatty 2nd - Scott McDonald andHoward Watanabe Men 7.0 Division 1st - Jon Mockabee and Jason Mockabee 2nd - Pravin Lathigara and Eric Nielsen Congratulations to the winners and Thanks to all who participated. And a special Thanks goes to the tournament Directors, John Mockabee and Eileen Obata(Bontempi now I suppose) and to the many volunteers who setup, managed and cleaned up everything afterward.

Please note that our next tournament will be held on Saturday November 7th. This will be a “Mixed Doubles” tournament.


                                        		 
USTA Norcal visits Morgan Hill Tennis Club:
2009-05-17
Anna Elefant, Manager, League/Campus Tennis as well as Section League coordinator, and Seth Goodman, Community Tennis coordinator for Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties visited MHTC on Wednesday 5/13. Pravin Lithagara, Jon Mockabee, Tony Bontempi and Edward Taylor met with these guests at the Community park court,s giving a tour of the facility and a brief overview of the history of the club, progress to date and plans for the future. Anna & Seth complemented the club and the facility and expressed interest in helping grow the Community Tennis program in Morgan Hill. The visit ended with a commitment for continuing the close working relationship between USTA and MHTC.
                                        		 
First 2009 Club Tournament Scheduled:
2009-01-29
The Morgan Hill Tennis Club will hold it's first tournament of 2009 on Saturday February 21th. Warm-ups start at 8:30a with play beginning promptly at 9:00a. The format of this first tournament will be the same as last year's first tournament, a mixed doubles Mixer. This means that on this particular day we all get to "play around" and nobody gets angry about it :-). Also like last year there will be a barbeque afterwards with lots of food and drink. So think about, Tennis, food, drink, playing around, who can refuse. Sign up early as there a limited number of slots. See you there.
                                        		 
Message from the President:
2009-01-03
Welcome to the 2009 edition of the Morgan Hill Tennis Club. In this, the second year of the Club’s existence, we plan to continue the efforts to provide opportunities for the Morgan Hill tennis community to play more tennis as well as to guide the development our ever evolving tennis facility. First I would like to offer a big THANK YOU to Pravin Lithagara for his vision, drive and dedication in leading the effort to form this club. Morgan Hill has long wanted/needed a tennis organization, but Pravin took action on that front by organizing people around that goal and personally handling many of the details needed to get the club off the ground. Give him a well deserved pat-on-the-back the next time you see him. The club officers for 2009 were announced at the Awards Banquet in December. They are:
President: Edward Taylor Women’s VP: Eileen Obata Men’s VP: Jon Mockabee Treasurer: Kris Bhola Secretary/Membership: Pravin Lithagara Court Scheduler: Tony Bontempi
Our goals for 2009 can be simply stated as creating more opportunity to play tennis and driving the improvement of our facility. Regarding playing opportunities, of course we will foster teams to play in USTA league competition. Last year was an excellent first year for the club. We fielded 9 teams in 5 divisions, with 1 team actually making it to playoffs. Not bad for a rookie season.
                                       
 
First Annual MHTC Awards Banquet Held 12/6/08:
2008-12-07
The first annual Morgan Hill Tennis Club Awards Banquet was heldon December 6th 2008 at Momma Mia's Italian Restaurant in Morgan Hill. The dinner was preceded by a "social" hour in which the approximately 35 attendees enjoyed cocktails and traded details of their tennis exploits. Following dinner, Pravin Lithigara gave a short talk outlining the accomplishment made by the club in 2008. He then introduced the new club officers for 2009.
President: Edward Taylor
Men's VP Jon Mockabee
Women's VP Eileen Obata
Treasurer Kris Bhola
Membership Pravin Lithagara
Court Scheduler Tony Bontempi

                                        		 
Change in Drop-In Tennis Day & Time:
2008-11-19
Sunday morning "Drop-in" Tennis has not been popular, so we are moving it to Saturday morning at 10:00AM starting this Saturday, November 22. I hope this will work better for many people and participation will increase. We have reserved four courts at 10:00AM (court #5-8). We are avoiding Sunday afternoon because of the afternoon windy condition.