tennis, life and a few things in between

We are going to start the mixed doubles league at the beginning of November this year.  Anyone signing up before the final ratings are published (the end of November), will play based on their early start rating. (www.eastern.usta.com)  A player signing up after the final ratings are published, will go by the final rating.  (www.usta.com)

It will probably just be two or three matches being played before the 1st of the year.

The guidelines for matches will be:
Friday nights 7-11pm
Saturdays 10am-8pm
Sundays 10am-10pm
(There are one or two facilities that have three courts for two hours on a weeknight.  It can be offered as an option but if the opposing team is not able to play during the week, the weekend guidelines prevail.)

Roster fee is $25.00 and the match fee is $20.00 per player.  As tradition, home teams on Long Island provide new balls for each court, water, and lite refreshments after the match, so I will collect extra $5 to cover when we’re hosting. The home games will be played at Great Neck Estate, and it will not be on Fridays because I’ve the five courts for the season from 8:15 – 10:15 pm till May 2013, which I use for the team practice. Please let me know if you can make it, I’ll fit you in.  Or Sunday Night.

October 12: to register a team
October 14: must have three women and three men registered
October 19: the schedule is available
January 1, 2013: Roster deadline

Great Neck Estate Park
(Next to 8 Shore Drive)
Great Neck Estate, NY 11021
(516) 233-2790

2020
2013.04.26
2012.10.31, storm Sandy

After a few players got lost, I pressed the club and was told, they don’t actually have an address! No wonder the GPS directs the drivers to Shore Drive in Kings Point on Manhasset Bay, where you’ll see Hemlock Dr., Central Drive or Mitchell Drive.

Feb 16, 2013

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The easiest way is from either Bayview Avenue or Middle Neck Road, make left turn onto Cedar Drive (Or map this address: 67 Cedar Drive, Great Neck Estate, NY 11020). Make sure it’s not 11204 or Manhasset Bay. Take it to the end, (you’ll see the water) and make a right turn onto Shore Drive. At the end of the road, turn left into the park’s parking lot. The courts are on your right, entering from the club house that is facing the Little Neck Bay.

Feb 16, 2013

Please pick up a parking permit from the club – the village police can ticket you in the parking lot.
A friend forward me those two links: a newspaper article and an audio on Oct 22, 2012. Oh well, it’s certainly too late for me to change the venue but not too late for you to display a proper parking permit.

This club will be my Long Island 8.0‘s home base in 2013.

For the city slickers, LIRR is an option (1.5 miles to the club), take the Port Washington branch. As of now, departs fm Penn Station to Great Neck:
7:01 pm – 7:26 pm
7:14 pm – 7:48 pm
I or someone can pick you up.

More pix here and Cross Island

^2020.9.24

Cross Island Parkway @ Little Neck Bay, 2014.08.17

Oct 10, 2013 9:45m from Cross Island Pkwy

Oct 10, 2013 9:45m from Cross Island Pkwy

April 26, 2013

April 26, 2013

at the tip of the Little Neck Bay; 9/24/2012

the boat ramp

the little path to the club

the club @ 9/24/2012

2013 Mar 22 at 6:45pm

five har tru courts

the colours of the autumn?

for your eyes only

Sept 24, 2012: I haven’t been there for a long while. It hasn’t changed much, except their courts and club got a face-lift. Reportedly they just opened for business today. There are still wires on the wall.
more pix in gallery.

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If You’re Thinking of Living In / Great Neck Estates, L.I.; Elegance With a Protected Tranquillity

A serve; a back and fore and mix and match; a few more in storage

Men and women think differently, or men are from Mars, women are from Venus.
I say on court, often
“I’ll warm you up” when someone comes and needs little hitting before the game.
“We’ll have a foursome” when there are four humans ready to play.

One guy at tennis today thinks those sound very sexual, and went on telling us a story about his incompetency:

When he was in the 8th grade, he mistakenly said orgasm instead of organism in his chemistry or biology class. Everyone laughed and he had no idea why.

Ok, here is my innocent or impotency, I mean incompetency story:
A guy in my class said he would help me when I was pretty desperate to get a paper done.
“Lets me grab something to eat and be right back. ” he said.
“Don’t go, you can eat me.” I said to him and put my arm in front of his face.
The humming class suddenly became creepy quiet.
Oh well ..

Kobi and I

Kobi

a good girl, a capable woman

.. Chairman Mao said we women carry half the sky .. a couple of more pix in gallery

Denise Shapiro has just clinched Corp WTT title this past weekend at Charlotte, North Carolina.
Congratulations Lady D!!

^{with Billie Jean King, who founded it}