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 You’ll have a chance to watch some of the top players in the Southwest section when Shellaberger kicks off the exciting new USTA Southwest Slam Series, Feb. 10-12. The series is a regional version of a Grand Slam, held for divisions from the 35s through the 80s, and STC is hosting the inaugural event, the Indoor Championships. “This tournament counts for national rankings, which is why we’ll have such a strong field,” says STC pro Rocky Royer. “We’re very fortunate to have a tournament like this at Shellaberger.” Among the contestants are Jim Parker, the reigning world champion in Men’s 65 doubles; former All-American Tim Garcia; STC’s Warren Fulgenzi and Eric Rose; and players from Arizona, Colorado, Texas and California. Members can still book courts over the weekend, but we encourage everyone to come out and watch some outstanding play! read more
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Members of St. Michael's High School's tennis
team relax after a hard practice on STC's courts.
On Monday evenings, Shellaberger is proud to welcome junior players from our local high school teams. Under the supervision of Ralph Bolton (Santa Fe Prep), Kevin Skelly and Vlad King (St. Michaels High School) and Bonnie Rogers (Santa Fe High), the team players can maintain their tennis skills during the winter season. Coach Skelly, who is in his tenth year coaching the boys tennis team at St. Mike’s (Kevin has also been an STC member for 16 years), says, “It’s been a great relationship—Shellaberger has always helped out our team.” read more
Trivia Contest
February’s question: Which STC player is a member of the Lobos Hall of Fame? The first person to respond with the correct answer will win a free afternoon of play in the next Sunday Mixer. Submit your answer to cmatneystc@yahoo.com.
The answer to January's Contest: Santa Fe’s Jim Parker played Ken Rosewall in the first professional men’s match of the open era. Congratulations to Ellie Thurston, who was the first person to submit the correct answer Ellie beat out Michael Adee by the slim margin of eight minutes).
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Member of the Month
 We’re amazed that Don Hosch finds the time to work on his tennis game. Don has played on STC’s Men’s 4.5 team for the past three years, and he engages in some serious doubles on Tuesdays, sparring with team captain Drew McDermott, Victor Villareal, and other team members. Don drives in from Las Vegas to play at Shellaberger, but the commute is not the primary obstacle to his tennis time. Don, who previously coached gymnastics for 20 years, is now a full-time, stay-at-home dad. Make that full-time-plus; Don’s extended family, which includes adopted and foster children, requires major mini-van services…
In the News
Longtime STC member Don Ortiz was the subject of a recent in-depth profile in the Santa Fe New Mexican. The former stockbroker and bank chairman concluded the interview with a shout-out to Shellaberger, where he plays tennis three times a week. Read the full article here.
Welcome New Members
STC welcomed 32 new members in the month of January, 2012. We now have a total of 243 members, which puts us more than half way to our goal of 450 members. Our 10 new junior members are Sophie Bennet, Anna Bennet, Dave Biale, Westin Davis, Amalia Bertram, Daniel Hosch, Morgan Hosch, Skyler Hosch, Luke Lazano and Christof Schild. We'd also like to welcome our 22 new adult members: Beth Barry, Carl Barry, Dylan Chatain, Nicole Duran, Mike Duran, Sandi Duran, Laura Hillstrom, Malcolm Hillstrom, Raychel Hosch, Joan Hughes, Bobby Hughes, Paul Keaton, Gerald Labinger, Sarah Oakes, Michael Pettit, Gretchen Pomeroy, Tom Pomeroy, John Romero, Myron Roomkin, Kim Scheffield, Scott Scheffield and Gracie Schild.
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