"The Baseline" - Credit Valley Tennis Club's latest news for you

Volume 4 | April 2021

The Baseline

your tennis community news

April showers bring May flowers....and tennis. It's official, opening day is May 1st!

This months' BIG NEWS, we're honoured to have Peter Figura contributing to our Players Past and Present column of The Baseline. Peter is a tennis writer and photographer with his most recent book titled The Future of Tennis. His work spans the spectrum of junior tennis all the way to the U.S. Open, French Open, and two Davis Cup Finals. He's a regular contributor to two tennis magazines, and his freelance work for Canadian Press has been published nationally. Thank you and welcome Peter!

Be sure to read this month's newsletter in it's entirety. We've got lots to announce as we approach opening day. Also be sure to visit our website to see the new look and other important Credit Valley Tennis Club information.

All the best,

Your CVTC Executive Team

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News & Events

ACT NOW...offer expires soon! If you become a member by April 15th you will get 2020 prices!

Please note that only credit card payments can be accepted.

Membership details are as follows:

To take advantage of this offer click on "Become a Member". For more information "Visit our Website" or send questions to timcreditvalley@gmail.com.

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Covid-19 Update

Great news on the tennis front! The City of Mississauga has loosened restrictions on outdoor activities. As it pertains to tennis at our Club highlights include:

singles and doubles play allowed
Ladder matches allowed
courts will be furnished with benches
masks required on Club premises when not playing
no guests / members only
members required to use hand sanitizer prior to entering club and before and after playing

This update is inclusive of the most recent government communications of 04/01/2021.

For full 2021 guidelines click here.

Season Weekly Calendar

At this time Covid-19 restrictions do not allow for club organized events. When the restrictions loosen, we hope that you will participate in the weekly events that the Club has to offer. Please note that Ladder play is allowed and highly encouraged as these games are initiated by individual members.

TIP: If you want to arrange a match but do not have contact information, the Member Directory is a great place to look. Login to our member portal by clicking "Member Login" on the website and look for the Member Directory section.

Ladder Play

To sign up for the Ladder, login to the member portal by clicking on "Member Login" and then visit the Singles Tennis Ladder section. Note that NTRP Ranking information can be found in the same section under "View Ladder Rules". General information on Ladder Play can be found by clicking here.

Petya's Place

Tip of the Month:

When it comes to racquet restringing the general rule is that you should restring your racquet throughout the year the number of times you play tennis in a week. If you would like your racquet strung before the season begins click on "Ask the Pro" to send me a message and arrange for racquet pick up.

Training and Development:

Just like you don't want to play with an old wood racquet, you don't want to play with old strings. Watch this video for some stringing tips.

Ask the Pro!

Community Corner

Shout Out:

Once again a big thank you to Peter Figura, for sharing his work and time with our tennis community.

Congrats:

Congrats to Ken Seto for having his "PLAY the CLAY" tagline selected by club members. Ken wins a $100 credit to his 2021 membership and bragging rights!

Photos:

We want to hear from you! Send us your favorite picture or recognize a member by submitting below.

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Players Past & Present

Gael Monfils, is one of the most talented and athletic players on the ATP Tour. As New York Time Magazine wrote "He is a player who crackles with the possibility that, at any instant, he may do something beyond the limits of physical laws or human capabilities, or merely the respectable conventions of tennis". Some are calling him the most artistic player on the Tour. He reached the semifinals at Roland Garros (2008) and the US Open (2016). Most recently Monfils has struggled losing in the first round of 2020 US Open and 2021 Australian Open, but he is working hard to fight back. Gael Monfils and Ukrainian tennis star Elena Svitolina are one of the most loved couples by tennis fans. It seemed the couple had taken a break. Recently after Svitolina posted a photo from the tournament in Miami Gael in his comment wrote "My first love" to which she responded with emoticons and smiley faces. Let's hope 2021 is great for both players.

Figura Photos

Monfils Top 10