Kathie Marshall February was a swinging month for the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA). The fun festivities began Feb. 10 with a well-attended Meet & Mingle function at the home of President Sue Cook and her husband, Jim. This event was created so that members could meet, socialize, and share ideas with the 2025 SBRTA…
Deb McGiboney The SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) was founded in late 2011. The purpose of the SBRTA is to stimulate and maintain interest in tennis at SaddleBrooke Ranch, to promote good fellowship and sportsmanship among the members, and to enhance the social and recreational lives of SaddleBrooke Ranch property owners and their guests. All…
Kathie Marshall The new year kicked off with the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) hard at work. SBRTA welcomed a new board of directors and thanked the outgoing president, Mark Adamson, for his contributions and positive changes to the club over the last two years. Board members are nominated and elected annually by club members.…
Kathie Marshall Congratulations to the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) Men’s (3.5/4.0) team for its big win in the Fall 2024 Tucson Interclub League! The Tucson Interclub League challenges teams across the Tucson area to compete against each other in weekly matches. The Fall 2024 schedule ran from October through December of 2024. Interclub leagues…
Kathie Marshall It’s that time of year again and for members of the SaddleBrooke Tennis Association (SBRTA) this year is special! 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the tennis club’s signature event, the Steiness Tennis Festival. The Steiness event has a special history. Late in 2013, the SBRTA’s board members decided to pay tribute to…
Deb McGiboney SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) member Wayne McGiboney is going to the Southwest Sectional USTA tennis championship. He was invited to be on the winning Mixed Plate 40 & Over 7.0 Mixed Doubles team. There were seven other teams in the southern Arizona district USTA league competition. The Mixed Plate team finished with…
Kathie Marshall Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect. This is the mantra of a tennis coach and friend who told me this as I was learning to play. It does no good to repeatedly practice using incorrect form because all you are doing is reinforcing bad habits and creating muscle memory for…
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…
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…
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…