The Winning Warriors

From Rick Gallwas (chair of the Warrior League):

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Warrior League this year.

The playoffs we're this past Saturday with my team "Stack and Hook" winning Flight A, Vince Ruggiero's "Spankers" winning Flight B and Pat Read's "Fully Loaded" winning Flight C. Enjoy the Pilsner glasses you won!

The regular season winners we're Brian Freel's "Team GFY" for Flight A, Vince Ruggiero's "Spankers" for Flight B and Pat Read's "Fully Loaded" for Flight C. We hope you all had a great time, we're challanged and met some new people during the season.
 

Left to Right: Tom McCleary (series 9), Sam Stout (Regular Season and Playoff MVP), Perry Yates (14), Vince Ruggiero (10 and Team Captain), Adam Fromm (8, Best Season Record), and Greg Wenstrup (14). Not Pictured: Gary Wenstrup (10), Andrew Bizup (9), Andy Flynn (10) and John Griffin (9).

Hinsdale Tournament Winners

Women’s A Draw: Tiffany Cruikshank and Keri Robison
Women’s B Draw: Susanne King and Anne Theophilos
Men’s A Draw: Mike Jolly and Eddie DeLaCruz
Men’s B Draw: Tony Ruggiero and Vince Ruggiero
Men’s C Draw: Lee Matricaria and Jim Welch
Mixed Doubles: Holly Tritt and Rich O’Hara

Hinsdale Women Finish 2nd in 2013 Nationals!

Thought I would share the photo below of Mary Doten and Chelsea Nusslock, 2nd place at the 2013 Nationals.

Mary & Chelsea, seeded #6, took out #4 seed and #1 seed before losing in finals to #2 seed. 

Way to go Mary and Chelsea!!

Women Champions in Hinsdale Paddle

Please see below pictures of Hinsdale Womens Champion squads!!

These pictures are sure to be a part of the upcoming- "Hinsdale Ladies of Paddle" Charity Calendar - stay tuned for details as they become available. (I will keep you posted on the calendars too...)

Eddie Delacruz and Mike Jolly prevail in Open A Tournament

Paddle Logic Explained

Mixed doubles tourney info

Hello All- please see below for the Mixed Doubles Tourney- scheduled for February 23rd...

New format!!!

·         Competitive “a Draw” for Advanced and intermediate players

·         Social Mixer for beginning and intermediate players

Hinsdale’s top mixed teams will compete for annual bragging rights in the mixed tournament Saturday, February 23rd from 5:00p.m. till 10:00p.m. @ Salt Creek Club.

Other paddle enthusiasts will enjoy a social hit around Saturday, February 23rd from 6:30p.m. till 8:00p.m. @ KLM or HGC followed by a viewing party including adult beverages and light hors devours @ Salt Creek from 8:00p.m. till 10:00p.m.

The “a draw” will be limited to 16 teams.  Teams will be registered on a first come basis with preference given to Hinsdale Park District, Salt Creek and Hinsdale Golf Course members.   Each team will play 3 matches, time and interest permitting.

Cost is $30 per paddle/$60 per team.  (Make checks payable to HPTA.)

All entries must be received by Tuesday, February 18th.  Send to Chris O’Malley @ comalley@ameritech.net or 126 S. Spring Ave., La Grange, IL  60525.

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A Draw______       Social Mixer ______  (Check one.)

Name:____________________________           Partner:__________________________

Phone:____________________________          Phone:___________________________

Email:_____________________________         Email:____________________________

Club:______________________________         Club:_____________________________

Series:_____________________________         Series:___________________________

2013 Hinsdale Paddle Tourney Info

Information for the 2013 Paddle Tourney!

Hinsdale Platform Tennis Tournaments

2013

Five year-end tournaments and the Annual Party:

Party................................ Saturday, March 9, from 7:00 PM

                                        Ashley & Dave Killpack home,

                                        347 Ruby Street, Clarendon Hills

Women’s A Draw................ Friday, March 8, at 12:00 PM

Women’s B Draw................ Friday, March 8, at 8:30 AM

Open A Draw..................... All-day Saturday through Sunday morning, March 9-10

Open B Draw..................... All-day Saturday through Sunday morning, March 9-10  

Open C Draw..................... All-day Saturday through Sunday morning, March 9-10

Eligibility:

1. Players in the Open A, B, and C draws should be available for entire tournament – all-day Saturday and Sunday morning.
2. If you play for more than one league team, you are rated according to the highest team.  Women playing in the NSWPTA s eries 1 team are rated as series 3 in the Open draws.
3. Teams with a combined series of 7 or more are eligible Women’s A Draw.
4. The aim of the Open draws are for men in series 0-6 to play the A (combined series of 5 or more), series 5-10 to play the B (combined series of 15 or more), and series 10-24 to play the C (combined series of 25 or more).
5. Draws are limited to available court space. Preference will be given to Hinsdale Park District, Hinsdale Golf Club, and Salt Creek Club members if a draw is over-subscribed.

Tournament chairs:

Open: Charlie Usher ( idealco@aol.com )

Women’s: Margaret Hawn (margarethawn1@gmail.com )

 Hinsdale Platform Tennis Tournaments 2013 Entry

Enter the draw as a doubles team. Schedule permitting, you’ll play a minimum of three matches. Mark the draws you are entering below:

Entering?	Draw	Your Name	Your Partner
	Open A
	Open B
	Open C
	Women’s A
	Women’s B
	Party Only (if you are not playing)

Entry is due by March 1

Receipt of your entry and a check payable to “HPTA” by Charlie Usher confirms your spot.

Fees:        ___   $85   per player ($170/team) includes party for player and guest

       

        ___   $40   per person for attendance at the party only

       

________   Total enclosed

Mail or drop your check off:

Charlie Usher, 324 Radcliffe Way, Hinsdale, IL 60521.

For more information, visit:

http://www.hinsdalepaddle.com

Village acquires new paddle hut

Recognizing the popularity and rapid growth of platform tennis, and striving to keep up with new facilities at Skokie and Sunset Ridge, the village is proceeding with the purchase of a new hut, located about a mile from KLM. Are additional courts also in the works?

Read more in the Chicago Tribune article.

Hinsdale Open.....

The Hinsdale Open will be taking place March 8-10th.  

The entry forms will be available mid-January- start thinking about your partners now!!

Hinsdale Men's Challenge on December 8

Date & Location

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Saturday - Sunday, December 8-9, 2012
December 8th, All players to check in at 8AM at Salt Creek Club
Play on Saturday will be the finals in all draws - Semi’s to start at 4pm on Saturday

Hinsdale, IL
Salt Creek Club, 830 N. Madison, Hinsdale, IL  60521
Play will also occur at Burns Field, Hinsdale Golf Club and Katherine Legge paddle facilities

Contact

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Paul Garvin at 630-715-9828 or Paul.Garvin@comcast.net

Entry

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• Entry Form (doc)   Entry Form (pdf) 
• Entry Fee: $95 per paddle
• Entry Deadline: Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
• 48 team limit
• All players must be current APTA members or pay a $20 Limited Membership Fee, good for one tournament. Join the APTA. If you are a member of Chicago area CPTC league play, your APTA membership fee has been included in your league fee.

Details

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• PT-PRO balls will be provided for all play.
• All players will receive tournament favor. 
• Lunch will only be provided on Saturday, December 8th at the Salt Creek Club. 
• Beer & Snacks will be provided during the afternoon Quarterfinals & Semi-final.
• Official APTA rules will govern play.
• All matches best of three sets.
• 12-point tiebreak in all sets.

Weekend Warrior League, Season II

Message from Rick Gallwas:

Welcome to the WWPL.  It’s time to sign up for the 2012/2013 season.  We will play only ONE season this year to run from Oct 20th till March 9th. 

We will have a draft and will have a total of 18 teams with 8-10 players each.   We will have flights A, B, and C.    

There will be 6 players per team who play each week.  We will play on Sat afternoons and the start times will be either 1:00, 2:30 or 4:00. 

 

Each Flight will have a commissioner.  They will work to make sure everything runs smoothly and help with any questions, comments or concerns

Flight A  Ed Varin,  Flight B  Mark Gupta,  Flight C Michael Lee 

 

We are currently looking for Captains. The draft which will be held Oct 10th at Salt Creek Clubhouse.  When you respond to sign up for league also let us know if you want to be a captain.  We have a website that makes being a captain pretty easy. 

We will provide details of playoffs after we draft the teams. 

 

League Fee:  Fee is $100.00 for HPTA members and $110.00 for non-members.  You are a HPTA member if you are an active traveling league player for Hinsdale Golf Club, Salt Creek Club or Hinsdale Park District.  The extra $10.00 will cover you membership fee.  Your captain will collect all fees for the league. 

 

Beverages and Match balls are included in league fee. 

 

If you are not a member of SCC, HGC or KLM then you need to join KLM to participate in the league.  Here is a link to join.   http://www.villageofhinsdale.org/pr/default.php. 

Scroll down to Platform Tennis information. 

 

Please respond to hinsdalewwpl@gmail.com to sign up and put down the current travel series.  If you are not playing travel this year please let us know what series you played last year.  If you don’t play travel let us know how long you’ve played paddle and if you consider yourself beginner, intermediate or advanced. 

 

NOTE:  This is a first come first serve invitation.  There are limited spots available in the league and the people who respond after league is filled will be put on sub list.  If you can’t commit to the league and want to be on the sub list let us know. 

We would like to thank the HPTA for sponsoring the league.   It’s a testament to all your hard work with the HPTA and promoting paddle in Hinsdale that we had 165 people sign up for 144 spots for the inaugural  season in 2011.

 

Regards, 

WWPL Board,

Rick Gallwas    Chair

Ed Varin           Flight A Commissioner

Mark Gupta      Flight B Commissioner

Michael Lee     Flight C Commissioner

Rob Foster       Board Member

King Kong Ping-Pong

The Chicago Tribune writes about platform tennis, reporting that some players call the game "King Kong Ping-Pong". Must be something that someone named Biff or Buffy came up with, eh?

Along with that insight, the Trib repeats an oft-spouted claim about Winnetka being the biggest paddle program. We'll see what Factcheck.org has to say about this one day, but in the mean time I'd point out that:

Hinsdale Park District - 8 courts, Winnetka Park District - 6 courts
HPTA - 700 members, Winnetka - 325 members

Help Wanted: Hinsdale Paddle Blogger

Nine Years of Tournament History

For those who continue playing during the spring and summer months, you'll notice a few new signs of Hinsdale Paddle history posted at KLM.

Tournament Poster Preview

Weekend Warriors Grateful for a Successful First Season

Rick Gallwas writes:

The Weekend Warriors finished their first season March 17^th.  The league had 144 players from series 1 to series 23 playing in the three different flights.   We want to thank all the participants, captains and commissioners for all their efforts to make this a success!  In addition we want to thank the APTA, Hinsdale Golf Club, KLM and Salt Creek Club for their support and court time.   We’re excited about continuing the Warrior league next year!

Illinois Married Mixed Tournament - B Draw Winners

The "B" draw final of the Illinois Married Mixed tourney was an all-Hinsdale affair. Libby & Andy Bizub faced Greg & Susanne King at Sunset Ridge on Saturday, March 17. The Bizubs won the final match under some strange, 80-degree conditions. Congratulations to the Bizubs and the Kings!

A New Ball for Warm Weather Paddle

Mary Doten writes the following:

Hi All,

Happy Spring everyone!  Too warm for paddle?  I don't think so!

The new Viking warm weather balls just arrived!  I played with it yesterday and really liked the low bounce ball.  The ball played similar to a 40 degree day.  I was impressed.  The only downside was that it wore out a bit faster than the normal ball.  The balls are differentiated with a green logo and green box but otherwise appear the same as the Extra Duty ball.  

Want me to save some for you?  Shoot me an email or order at www.HPDpaddle.com.

 $15 per sleeve
 $55 for 4 sleeves
 $160 for 12 sleeves(1/2 case)
 $320 per case

Paddle on!

Mary

Weekend Warrior League Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the Winter (felt like summer) Warrior League Playoffs

• Donn York and The 99 Percenters beat Ted Tuerk's Spin Doctors to win Flight A
• Sam Stout and the Bobcats beat Andrew Wallace's Bohica to win Flight B
• Douglas MCarthur's Tilted Kilt beat Dan Meyer's Advil to win Flight C

Your captains have your fleece jackets for regular season and playoff winners.

Thanks again for playing in the league and we look forward to continuing to improve on the league next year.

Regards,

Rick Gallwas

Mark Gupta

Ed Varin

Rob Foster

Michael Lee