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To contact Jerry@ ThaGoodSport@aol.comI would like to encourage everyone to play tennis. This is one of the most rewarding sports anyone can play today. Once you have the basic skills you can find people at your level and play for the rest of your life! Meeting new players and having more fun than you could ever imagine! If your lucky you will get the chance to play on a USTA Team league. Teams start at 3.5 level. So if you are in need of a great life style and want to meet people and have fun, TENNIS might be just the right direction you should put your life on. Here is some links to get signed up and get started!
Below is an example of how much fun one can have if you become a little consistent on your serve and return of serve... ....I did all this with a bad back and bad knees! So do not give up if you have physical problems...you just have to try harder... 1972-1973..... Recreation and Business Major Foothill College, Los Altos, California. Supervised Intramural Tennis Tournaments. Instructors: Mr. Halley, Dick Gould, Tom Shevinton (tom convinced me that I could play tennis because you only have to run 30 feet most of the time and, doubles is even easier!)
1974....Tennis Instructor, COOK, BARTENDER, at Sequoia Woods Country Club, California.
In charge of VIP Guests (Ski guide) Hosted weekly Ski Package Parties, Cooked Sundays Brunch at "Elevation 6000" Restaurant at, Sun Resorts International Village, Warm Springs, Sun Valley, Idaho.
1977... Head Tennis Instructor, at The Timbers Racket Club, Steamboat Springs Colorado. 1978... Tennis Instructor, Tri-City Court Club 1979-1983... Tennis Instructor & Tournament Director & Sponsor of Annual Liberty Lake Tennis Tournament. Liberty Lake, Washington.. ..Likes old porsches and hobi sail crafts.... below
1980... Winner of Doubles Tournament STA..doubles Partner: Mark Witinger 1982... Winner of Doubles Tournament Spokane Tennis Assoc...doubles Partner: Mark Witinger 1983... Winner of Doubles Tournament STA..Doubles partner: Frank Meyers 1984-1986.... Private Tennis Lessons only, Mt. Park Recreation Center, Mt.Park, Lake Oswego, Oregon. 1986... Private Tennis Lessons only, La Pravada, Scottsdale Ranch, Scottsdale, Arizona. 1988-1989 ... Winner of Holiday Classic Men's Doubles, Tualatin Hills,Ore..Doubles partner: Dave Greif 1991... Winner of Irvington Doubles Classic, Portland Oregon.doubles partner: Dr. Glen Rose 1992-1993.... Member of Men's Volvo 4.5 Team of Glendoveer Golf & Tennis Club, Portland, Oregon...Captain Andy Kil 1993 Winner USTA team National Award
until he was hit in a dune buggy accident at the oregon coast. he continued to go to our usta men's tennis team matches even when then he could not even use his wheel chair. He would sit and watch the matches even though he could not move his head. The usta found out about his spirit and shear will to be involved in some way and gave the whole team a national award. As seen here some years later he is now playing with the racquet taped to his hand. There are no words that can match this mans spirit to play tennis. 1994... Winner of the Oregon Olympic Bronze Medal for Men's doubles Tennis, Dr. Glen Rose partner,Portland, Ore. Member of the Watering Hole Racket Club, at the Pointe Hilton Resort Complex, Phoenix AZ. & Member of the Club Team.
1994... Winner Men's Doubles Open Championship at Paseo Racket Club...Bob Randolf partner 1995... Winner of Men's 45 Doubles at Paseo Racket Club..Bob Randolf partner . 1995... Finalist of the 45 Doubles Arizona Senior Closed..Prof. Mike Palmer partner 1995... Finalist of the 45 Doubles Phoenix Senior Open..Prof. Mike Palmer partner 1995... Ranked # 5 in Men's 45 Doubles USTA SW Section..Prof. Mike Palmer partner 1996... Finalist 45 Men's Singles, Paseo Racket Club...Norm Chryst winner 1997... Finalist 45 Men's Doubles, Arrowhead Senior..Prof. Mike Palmer partner 1997... Ranked #4 in Men's 45 Doubles USTA SW Section..Prof. Mike palmer partner
1997... Member/Winner of USTA Phoenix District 4.5 Team Tennis..DR. Ray Price Captain 1997... Member/Winner of USTA Southwest Sectional 4.5 TEAM TENNIS..Dr. Ray Price captain 1998... Winner of Kachina Senior Men's 45 Doubles..Mark Beaton partner 1998... Ranked #2 in Men's Doubles USTA SW Section...Mark Beaton partner 1998... Winner of Phoenix Senior Open Men's 45 Doubles..Mark Beaton partner 1999... Finalist of Men's 45 Doubles Arrowhead Senior..Mark Beaton partner 1999... ranked #3 in Men's Doubles USTA SW Section..Mark Beaton partner 1999... Finalist Phoenix District Open Doubles..Mark Beaton partner 1999... Gold Medal Arizona Olympics Men's 45 Doubles..Mike Boland partner 2000... Winner of Water’n Hole Senior Men’s 50 Doubles..Robert Williams partner
2000... ranked #2 in Men’s 45 doubles Arizona State..Robert WilLiams partner 2000... Finalist Men’s 50 doubles Arrowhead Senior.Robert Williams partner 2000... Winner Year End USTA Arizona Masters Tournament Men's 50 doubles..Robert Williams partner 2001... Finalist Men’s 45 Doubles Arizona State Championships..Robert Williams partner 2001... Finalist Men’s 50 Doubles Arrowhead Senior..Robert Williams partner 2001... ranked #4 in Men's 50 Doubles Arizona State..Robert Williams partner 2001... Winner Year End USTA Arizona Masters Tournament Men's 50 Doubles..Robert Williams partner 2001... Winner Men's Open Doubles Phoenix Tennis Center, Match Point..Ryu Iwai partner 2003... Winner Radisson Senior Open , Men's 50 Doubles..Robert Williams partner 2003... Finalist Val Vista Senior Open Men's 50 Doubles..Robert Williams partner 2003... Member of USTA Men’s Senior Doubles Tennis Team 2nd place Phoenix Area..Ken Brown captain 2005... Winner Palm Desert Senior Doubles Classic Palm Springs Calif..Ed Clark captain 2005... Winner USTA Southwest Senior Team Tennis Regionals, El Paseo, Texas.Ken Brown captain 2005... Finalist (2nd Place) usta National Championships Seniors Phoenix Team..Ken Brown captain
2006... Finalist Arrowhead Senior Open, Men's 55 Doubles..Robert Williams partner 2006... Winner Jason Morton Tennis Classic Men's 55 Doubles..Robert Williams partner 2006... Winner USTA Southwest Senior Team Tennis Regionals at Tucson..Dr.Ray Price captain
2006... #1 usta phoenix Grand Prix Masters men's 55 doubles.. Robert Williams..Partner 2006... 3rd place usta national Senior Men's team championships..Dr. Ray Price captain
2007... Finalist jason morton classic 55 doubles..RobertWilliams partner 2007... finalist arrowhead senior 55 doubles..Robert Williams partner 2007... #1 USTA Phoenix Grand Prix Masters Men's 55 Doubles..Robert Williams partner 2008... ATA men's Tennis team surprise Arizona..Joe Johnson captain 2009 Playing Tennis for cardio health 2010 Playing tennis for cardio health 2011 playing tennis for cardio health 2010 finalist Mens 60 doubles Prescott Mile High Open...VinceBlauvelt.partner__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In remembrance of the Tennis players I have had the honor to hit tennis balls with....
lloyd Bridges 1923-1998 ...Bear Valley California Rodger Weiland 1938-2005 ....Phoenix Arizona Dan McKelvey 1945-1986 .....Spokane Washington Ed Clark 1948-2007 ..........Phoenix Arizona Bud Peddicord 1933-2011 .........Phoenix Arizona
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1973-1974... Tennis Instructor, cook at Bear
Valley Ski Area
Resort, Bear Valley, California
1975-1977... Tennis Instructor, Front Desk Reservations, 
Jim
Carlton is an old friend
of mine that was a doubles partner in portland oregon 
(SIGNATURE RACQUETS IN PICTURE) John Havlicek, Maureen Connolly (Wilson), Bjorn Borg (Bancroft), Jimmy Connors (Wilson), Poncho Gonzalles (Spalding), Tom Gorman (Spalding), Rod Laver (Chemold), Butch Buchholz (Wilson), Jack Kramer (Wilson), Fred Stolle (Spalding),Chris Evert (Wilson), Billy Jean King (Brancroft), Evonne Goolagong (Dunlop), Marty Riessen (Dunlop), J.C.Higgins (Cadet), Tony Trabert (Wilson), and the Dunlop Max 200G (McEnroe/Graff ) Won the most Grand Slams Racquet.