The Thanksgiving Day Adult/Junior Mixer, 9-11 am is perfect for working up an appetite for the day's festivities - yellow ball advanced & intermediate and orange ball action.
Sign up by November 25 - 989-631-6151. $10 per player.
Just The Ticket
Black Friday Sale!
For the first time, discounted pricing for tickets to the Dow Corning Tennis Classic, February 1-8, will be available during national Black Friday Weekend Sale November 28 through November 30 by calling the Midland Community Tennis Center, (989) 631-6151.
The sale tickets are good for an evening of women’s pro tennis action and options include: two premier seats with fine dining, drinks and valet parking for $80; two club tickets for $25; and two general admission seats for $10 juniors, $15 adults. A general admission family pass is also available for all featured matches February 3-8 for $125.
Start A Friend On A Free Excellent Tennis Adventure
Spread the word to friends, co-workers, the neighborhood, and your club for an absolutely Free Week Of Tennis, December 8-14 with day and evening classes for starters and returnees to the game!
Learn to play in one hour-guaranteed! Cardio Tennis fitness is included. Play as many classes as you want. Enroll in follow up 3-week class with tennis racquet-only $45. Sign up for 3-week class right after last free class—save $10.Bring friend to 3-week class, both get 50% & free racquet. Sign up now. Space is limited 989-631-6151.
Half off adult memberships for new faces continues through the end of the year. The new one-year $50 membership for new juniors everywhere with unlimited free walk on time, free ball machine and practice balls is rolling with big sign up action.
The free walk on for juniors ends September 30, 2015. Sign up (989) 631-6151 or go online: www.midlandtennis.com.
Hey juniors, take this deal! Your membership used to be $128, now its $50 with a ton of free walk on tennis!
Good News “Travels” Fast!
Presenting everything you wanted to know about playing the USTA Travel Team Leagues for fame, glory and championships Saturday, November 22, 5-9 p.m., at a free tennis mixer to hear the buzz about this level of competition—and where you fit!
And the best news-- No matter your level of play, you’re good enough to get rated for a travel team and enjoy playing to win against other teams with new people and prime time socializing.
This was Johnny Carson’s great one line reaction with Tonight Show guests said something quirky, loopy, unexpected or off the wall. Read our first tennis complication of “good stuff” and maybe you’ll say, “I did not know that!”
Put your game face on for this brisk competition, featuring “verrrry” interesting points.
Open Play Doubles for 3.5-plus players presents fun and run for tactical points, Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 24-hour advance registration requested.
“Dubs” is an exercise in geometry so move as a team up and back, side to side. Cary Dardas coordinates--Call 631-6151. Email: cdardas@midlandtennis.com
He's Back....!
Popular pro Dustin Robinson returns to the MCTC, following a stint at the Midtown Athletic Club, Rochester, New York. Dustin learned all the good stuff here 2005-2013 before migrating east. Dustin is accepting lessons, call 989-631-6151. Why did the lad return to the USTA's Best Tennis Town in the US?
Whizz Kids
Tennis Whizz With Sally for 3-4 year olds uses tennis as a classroom for early child development, and growing with a game that sticks to kids for life.
A research-based national franchise, Tennis Whizz is currently enrolling munchkins and little stars. Sally Wasserman, PTR, is Director. Call (989) 631-6151, or go online: www.midlandtennis.com
Da Umps!
They scamper up and down to the throne with the nonchalance of the Flying Wallendas. They’ll be doing it again February 1-8, when the Dow Corning Tennis Classic hosts 15,000 of your closest friends. You gotta see this!
According to the Tennis Industry Association (TIA), research in 2013 showed more than 2-million players between the ages of 6-12 took to the courts, an increase of 4.8% over 2012.
In general tennis grew by 658,000 players or 4% last year, bringing total tennis participation to nearly 18-million. Now if we can just place a few more Yanks on the ATP/WTA Tours.
Excitement Guaranteed!
When you invite guests, visitors, co-workers or neighbors to an international night out at the Dow Corning Tennis Classic, February 1-8, expect them to be delightfully surprised and excited.
Well, why not? We’re talking world-class athletes from 20 nations; playing world-class tennis in 9-10 languages at this $100,000 USTA Pro Circuit Event.
Be prepared for the compliments you’ll receive for introducing newcomers to women’s pro tennis in the USTA’s Best Tennis Town in the US!
Box & Group Sales available now, contact Pesi Kennett at 631-6151 or email: Kennett@midlandtennis.com .
All Ages Foam Ball Tourney—We’re Not Kiddin’
Play long, crazy points on mini-courts for prizes, proceeds to Make-A-Wish Foundation, November 22, 1-4 p.m. Everyone who enters plays. Call Sagar Kamaraju (989) 980-4449 or Welcome Center, 631-6151 to sign up,
Great Dates
November 22, Travel Team Info Night and Mixer, 5-9 pm
November 22, All Ages Foam Ball Tourney, 1-4 pm
November 27, Thanksgiving Adult Child Mixer 9-11 am
December 1-March 27, winter Leagues, Call Cary, 631-6151
December 5-7, Midwest Holiday Classic, B/G (18-12)
December 6, Free Racquet Demo Day, 3:30-5 pm, Featuring Asics
December 13-15, Midwest Girls 16 Tourney
December 27-30, Midwest Girls’12, Winter Championships
January 9-11, DCTC Wild Card Challenge-pro tennis
February 1-8, 27th DCTC, a USTA $100,000 Pro Circuit Event
Your bi-weekly guide for tennis to taste, Slice is published by Mike Woody, Executive Director, written by John Krafft and designed by Cindy Vickery. Any questions call us at 989-631-6151.
