Gold Key Newsletter

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Club News Janaury 2021

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Staying Healthy

      Just a reminder as we enter the flu season and deal with covid concerns, we ask that if you or anyone in your household is ill, please do not visit the club. As for masks, you do not need to wear one at the club, unless you remain indoors, in which case we will ask you to please wear one. In addition, sanitize your hands often and maintain recommended distancing. For more information go to www.cdc.gov. 

 

Gold Key Adult Ladies Doubles Tournament

    We are kicking off the year with a ladies doubles tournament on Saturday, January 9th starting at 1pm. The format will be a single set, round robin, and each team will get at least 3 matches! Entry fee is $15 per player and prizes will be gift cards for the top teams.  Questions? Please reach out to Cody Kacerek at luis@goldkeyracquetclub.com.  

 

SWITA Men’s UTR Doubles Open

   UTR Mens Doubles Money Tournament on January 22nd through 247th. Guaranteed 2 matches and the format will be 2 sets with a match tiebreaker in lieu of a 3rd set, with no ad scoring. This is a verified UTR event and the draw open to all ages and levels. Register individually (not with a partner) but be sure to list your partner in the appropriate section. Total Prize money is $1650 with champions splitting $800, finalist split $400, 3rd splits $200, 4th splits $100, consolation champions split $100 and consolation finalist split $50. Players need to sign up at www.myUTR.com.  Entry fee is $75 per player with a UTR Power subscription and $85 without. If you have questions, please contact Luis Ridaura at luis@goldkeyracquetclub.com. 

 

New Fees for Adult Clinic No Shows

    In response to an increase in adult clinic no shows, the club is changing its policy from a $5 charge, to the full $10 charge for members and $15 for non-members when you no show for a clinic. To avoid this charge, simply show up for the clinic you signed up for, or at least call or cancel online as there is usually a wait list of people hoping to get into the clinics.  

 

New Court Lighting

    We are super excited to announce the new lighting conversion taking place at the club over the next month. We have always been spoiled by having some of the best lighting in town in the past. The new LED conversion actually surpasses our old lighting, and will operate with about half the power consumption!  

 

SWITA Update

    December was a very successful month for our academy!  Starting with the Scottsdale USTA L5, Lincoln Baldonado won 2nd place in 16U, Kade Talbot got 3rd place in 18U and Anjani Vickneswaran got 3rd playing up in 14U.  At the USTA L6 Christmas Classic, we had Chase George as champion for 16U, Tiana Pritts as champion for 18U and Natalie Esparza as 2nd place in 18U. Meanwhile in Scottsdale, we had Kade Talbot and Theodor Wolf getting the 2nd place in 18U doubles and Anjani Vickneswaran getting the 2nd place also playing up in 14U.  And to finish the year, we had one of the biggest tournaments of the year at the L3 in Scottsdale, where players from all of the country came here to play.  We had Nandini Gupta, winning consolation championship in 12U. Ranya Mulk got 2nd place in 14U beating the seed number 2 in semifinals. To finish, just two players from Arizona won that tournament and one of them was our Anjani Vickneswaran who got the championship in 12U beating the seeds 1 and 2. With this championship, Anjani secured finishing the year as the number 1 in the sectional ranking and 30 in the national ranking. Talking about number 1 in the section, we congratulate Aditya Pandey for finishing the year as number 1 in the sectional ranking as well and 19 in the National ranking. Thanks for following our achievements and we’ll keep you posted about our progress 

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Academy  Session Starts January 4th

    The new session of the junior tennis program starts the week of January 4th. To help us staff effectively, please be sure sign up and pay for your session when you begin! Each session runs for 4 weeks, but late starts are always welcomed and will be prorated.  For the Elite Program, we have added morning training on Mondays through Thursday for those athletes looking to take their game to the next level! If you have any questions on the program or where your junior fits in, please contact Director Luis Ridaura at luis@goldkeyracquetclub.com.  Brochures are available at the front desk and on the club’s website.  

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Massage Therapy         

    Looking for a great massage? May we suggest an appointment with the club’s licensed massage therapist, Erika Miller. Call her direct at 602-413-7041.

 

Fitness Evaluation         

    Trainer Matt Toupalik will provide any member a free 1/2 hour fitness evaluation. Please call Matt at 480-258-9730 and get started. 

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Treat Your Feet!

Treat your feet to custom orthotics! Regularly $175.00, 25% off for Gold Key members ($130) and 20% off for nonmembers ($140). Special rate for juniors, ($110) ages 12-18. All-inclusive rate for exam, fitting, one pair of orthotics, re-exam and adjustments. Text Randy Gootzeit at 602-228-9843 for an appointment.

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Find a Tennis Match Service            

   Are you looking for more tennis but need someone to hit with? Then check out the Gold Key Tennis Match Finder! Whether you are looking for Singles, Doubles or Mixed Doubles, this new online program can help you find new players to hit with. To get started, register or seek out a match by clicking here. If you have registered and not been contacted for a match, have no fear, all you need to do is use the search function to seek out your own match! Don't be shy, give it a try! 

 

Got Ideas?

    If you have any ideas for instruction, activities or special events for the club, we would love to hear about them. Please email your ideas to   .