Twenty years ago I directed activities for a tennis club. We thought it a great idea to hold an exhibition match in the Sacramento California King Dome. We selected two of the World’s best: Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe. Our one day cost for the match; McEnroe $75,000 and Lendl $50,000. I kid you not the cost twenty years ago back in the day when minimum wage was $3.25 an hour our club paid out $125,000 to two players for an exhibition tennis match that the public could pay $40 a ticket to watch from the nose bleed section!
Brian and Dann Battistone are two of the best players in the World who have won multiple money tournaments. In an effort to promote and build our new Maple Mountain High School Tennis Team and our tennis community these ATP Tennis Professionals are volunteering to play this match for FREE. They are even paying their own way to fly out here between tournament play!
WE hope to see you there with all of your friends to sign up for MMHS Tennis Camp #3. After the match a Press Conference will be held and photo signing and autographs will be made available to all Camp Student’s past, present and future this summer. Feel free to bring your rackets, hats, balls or any item you want signed!
See you tomorrow—rain or shine—we will move into the basketball gym if it rains!
Coach Paul Whiting
Friday, June 26, 2009
3RD ANNUAL BATTISTONE BATTLEZONE 2009
Saturday: Professional Tennis Free Exhibition for Camp players, friends, and family!
3RD ANNUAL BATTISTONE BATTLEZONE 2009
This Saturday 27 June 10 AM MMHS Tennis Courts!
TOP RANKED BATTISTONE BROTHERS (AS HIGH AS 130 ATP IN THE WORLD THIS YEAR)
DOUBLES CHAMPIONS BRIAN BATTISTONE AND DANN BATTISTONE will be dueling at MMHS 10 AM this Saturday 27 June 2009!
This is the end of Camp #2 party and registration for Camp 3. We hope to see everyone there for the most fun tennis event ever!
Watch a 2 handled racket at its best! Witness the only volleyball jump serve on the Professional Tennis Tour!
Feel free to bring friends and family!
Please be in your seats no later than 9:45 AM...Match begins promptly at 10 AM
Players enrolled in Camp will be able to meet the Pro's and attend the 1/2 hour autograph signing and video interview immediately following the match!
SEE YOU THERE!
COACH PAUL WHITING
801-623-1300
PS: Remember that when you bring 3 friends
to sign up for camp then you play 1 camp for free!
3RD ANNUAL BATTISTONE BATTLEZONE 2009
This Saturday 27 June 10 AM MMHS Tennis Courts!
TOP RANKED BATTISTONE BROTHERS (AS HIGH AS 130 ATP IN THE WORLD THIS YEAR)
DOUBLES CHAMPIONS BRIAN BATTISTONE AND DANN BATTISTONE will be dueling at MMHS 10 AM this Saturday 27 June 2009!
This is the end of Camp #2 party and registration for Camp 3. We hope to see everyone there for the most fun tennis event ever!
Watch a 2 handled racket at its best! Witness the only volleyball jump serve on the Professional Tennis Tour!
Feel free to bring friends and family!
Please be in your seats no later than 9:45 AM...Match begins promptly at 10 AM
Players enrolled in Camp will be able to meet the Pro's and attend the 1/2 hour autograph signing and video interview immediately following the match!
SEE YOU THERE!
COACH PAUL WHITING
801-623-1300
PS: Remember that when you bring 3 friends
to sign up for camp then you play 1 camp for free!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Unbelievable 160 of you joined in on our end of camp BBQ Party...even with the rain!
The rain was pouring down early in the day Thursday when MMHS Athletic Director, David Boyack, asked me if we were still going to try to pull off having the party. I said "Sure we are", but I didn't think over 50 of you would still come. Wow! Did I ever underestimate your commitment!
I could not believe the support on such a rainy day! One Hundred and Sixty of you came to join in! (That is the kind of turn-out we hope to have at our upcoming School Matches--Girls in the fall, and Boys in the Spring)
Jared Hair and Calder Groberg even got the courts squeegeed off so we could play the ABC league later in the evening—now that is dedication to tennis!
Thank you all so much for coming.
An especial thanks to our awesome custodian Monte for helping us set up and take down without even being asked.
Please also remember to thank Coach Laura Decker for picking up and planning all of the food! (and my dear wife Sherri for hustling back for more burgers and dogs when we ran out!) Thanks Art Porter and Coach Steve Blonquist for cooking!
Thanks to Cameron Rose for taking registration for the upcoming Maple Mountain Open tournament.
Thanks to all for making our first ever Maple Mountain Tennis Camp so fun and successful!
Coach Nelson Whiting and I are super excited to see all of you back out on the courts this Monday June 15th for the next MMHS Tennis Camp!
Please email us any suggestions, comments or questions: GoldenEaglesTennis@gmail.com
Your friend,
Coach Whiting
I could not believe the support on such a rainy day! One Hundred and Sixty of you came to join in! (That is the kind of turn-out we hope to have at our upcoming School Matches--Girls in the fall, and Boys in the Spring)
Jared Hair and Calder Groberg even got the courts squeegeed off so we could play the ABC league later in the evening—now that is dedication to tennis!
Thank you all so much for coming.
An especial thanks to our awesome custodian Monte for helping us set up and take down without even being asked.
Please also remember to thank Coach Laura Decker for picking up and planning all of the food! (and my dear wife Sherri for hustling back for more burgers and dogs when we ran out!) Thanks Art Porter and Coach Steve Blonquist for cooking!
Thanks to Cameron Rose for taking registration for the upcoming Maple Mountain Open tournament.
Thanks to all for making our first ever Maple Mountain Tennis Camp so fun and successful!
Coach Nelson Whiting and I are super excited to see all of you back out on the courts this Monday June 15th for the next MMHS Tennis Camp!
Please email us any suggestions, comments or questions: GoldenEaglesTennis@gmail.com
Your friend,
Coach Whiting
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Registration Camp BBQ Tomorrow (Thurs 11 June)
Registration Camp BBQ--BRING 3 FRIENDS SO YOU CAN PLAY FOR FREE IN THE CAMPS
TOMORROW 5-7 PM Come enjoy BBQ Party--no cost!
INVITED: All players and family and friends who are in camp and those who want to sign up for June 15th two week camp please come and enjoy!
Remember that for each student you refer to sign up reduces your camp fee accordingly: 3 student referrals allow you to play free for the following camp!
For those of you who make the tennis team this coming year, you will also be given a $ credit per referral toward the 2010 MMHS Professional Tournament Tour--either US OPEN or INDIAN WELLS. (The camps raise money to pay for the travel)
Time: Thursday 11 June 2009
Place: MMHS Tennis Courts (with new windscreens!)
TOMORROW 5-7 PM Come enjoy BBQ Party--no cost!
INVITED: All players and family and friends who are in camp and those who want to sign up for June 15th two week camp please come and enjoy!
Remember that for each student you refer to sign up reduces your camp fee accordingly: 3 student referrals allow you to play free for the following camp!
For those of you who make the tennis team this coming year, you will also be given a $ credit per referral toward the 2010 MMHS Professional Tournament Tour--either US OPEN or INDIAN WELLS. (The camps raise money to pay for the travel)
Time: Thursday 11 June 2009
Place: MMHS Tennis Courts (with new windscreens!)
HAPPY TENNIS--Coach Whiting
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