Saddle up and join in the fun at the 2nd annual Battle for the Saddle to be held March 27 through 30 at the SaddleBrooke Tennis Center at 64335 E. SaddleBrooke Blvd. Doubles teams from SaddleBrooke Ranch and SaddleBrooke will face off in friendly competition to win the coveted Battle for the Saddle trophy. Spectators are…
Kathie Marshall Drunken Pumpkins and Slicing Skeletons engaged in a friendly battle at the Nightmare at the Net tennis tournament held Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 on SaddleBrooke Ranch’s six tennis courts. The tournament was the highlight of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) 2023 Steiness Festival featuring an amazing week of tennis and POP tennis entertainment,…
Deb McGiboney POP is hot at the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association. The warm weather this summer hasn’t kept the POPATEERS from having POP Tennis fun on the tennis courts! Come join the POPATEERS on Thursday mornings on courts 5 and 6 from 9 to 11 a.m. Whether you are new to POP or an active POP player, we welcome all players. If you…
Kathie Marshall On any given day, you will find people having a blast on the tennis courts, but it’s not all traditional tennis. The Saddlebrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) has added a new sport that is a slight variation on tennis. The game is POP Tennis—it takes in all the fun of tennis and combines…
Kathleen Marshall Congratulations to the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) Mixed Doubles United States Tennis League (USTA) 7.0 Team that finished with a 7-3 record, and the Men’s USTA 3.0 team that finished with a 5-2 record. The Mixed Doubles Team will move on to Southwest Sectionals held in Surprise, Ariz., in September and will compete…
Kathie Marshall The color green, shamrocks, leprechauns, and the luck of the Irish were the prevailing themes of the March 17 St. Paddy’s Day social hosted by the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA). The event featured tennis and POP tennis play from 2 to 4 p.m., with several round-robin style rotations. The first round started…
Kathleen Marshall January was a very busy month for the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA). Fresh off the club’s win in the Battle for the Saddle tournament against neighboring SaddleBrooke, the SBRTA event chairs, Sue Cook and Paula Cartwright, organized a ladies Queen of the Court league Jan. 26 through March 2. This league was…
Kathie Marshall The new year got off to a swinging start when 123 players braved the rain, wind, and cold to compete in the first Battle for the Saddle doubles tennis tournament on Jan. 4, 5, and 6 at the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) tennis courts. The two-day event was a friendly competition between the SaddleBrooke…
Deb McGiboney It was a time to celebrate peace, love, and tennis! On Oct. 26, the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) opened their annual Steiness Festival with an exhibition Mixed Doubles match featuring our pros, Chris Madsen and Rita Singleton. After the match, the pros got together with members for pizza at the Ranch House…
Deb McGiboney Mike and Carol Fielding moved to the Ranch from Salem, Ore., in 2013. They had been visiting the area since their daughter went to ASU from 1997 through 1999 and now tell her it’s her fault that they left the drizzly Oregon weather and moved to the desert for fun in the sun. The…