Today was a great match at Golden Gate for we only dropped one match out of 11 (smile) 9 singles and two doubles do the math. The first time players Hashim, Ishaqq and Keith with their first wins was a great day.
Having HP computer down for awhile we were not able to post our activities as allways. Now we are back and here is what has happened since last post. The HP FIRST SERVERS Team Tennis are again in competition at the Golden Gate Park and YTA now has a new van we can now use (Bank of the West pledge coming to life) and speaking of the Bank of the West we are there three days this week.
As we are ready for our match tomorrow at Golden Gate vs Cal club team at Golden Gate park at 300 pm. We will also attend the Bank of the West Tennis Jam and the YTA Dinner.
Come and we will tell you of our Head Coach Linda Paulding. While getting prizes and gifts for juniors that did not get to the Championships at Stanford made sure that these prizes and gifts were given during the Tennis Jam that YTA promoted. This was indeed a fantastic gesture that our staff will always put our site members first, for as the event was promoted to have these things it just was not true.
Great news today for Jake Hall at parks and rec. called to give starting match at Golden Gate on the 23rd of this month. And that the first match will be with the Golden Gate team. We look forward to the season and the new friends we will meet and the experience.
Today was our site Tennis Jam to kick off the summer season and let the community visit the site. Everyone had a great time and our Board members Mike Skinner and Ron Grant came out and assisted.
The First Serve National Life Skills Curriulum Training at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Fl. as allways gave us all the chance to relax and focus on new ideas to help empower our young people as they do the game of tennis.
It is indeed a pleasure to have a player that has lived his childhood in Hunters Point Bayview district of San Francisco to go off to college and return to share his skills and now college experience with the upcoming juniors. For Coltyce Sanders has indeed returned for summer break to assist his coach and the site he grew up in. He attends A&T University. Here we are with his car he purchased to get around for the summer. We are most proud.
This weekend at the championships at Standford Univ. was indeed an event that will continue to inspire or players to someday attend college. Coach Gould was very pleased to see the juniors and let us go into the one indoor court. Coach Gould we thank you for caring.
Former YTA Executive Director Charles Higgens came out to stroke with the juniors, was happy to meet Aushantee Dorton our junior instructor. We thank him for his continued support.
As a historical event in the NCAA Div. 1 Championships of Tennis, the Mens and Womens will be held together at Stanford Univ. Ca. Hunters Point is proud to announce their players will attend this event and to support the effort to promote grass root players the chance to attend the colleges they could one day attend.
Today we went to the Open House match between UC and STANFORD. The juniors had the chance this year to go out on the court and win shirts and hats. It was a great off work and going out with the everyone the first time this year. Robert Hughes bought everyone food afterwards, so we say thank you in every way.