2010 - Doubles Club Championship

The 2010 Doubles Club Championship is complete and our newest champions are:
Men's 4.5 Emile Allard and Baraka Brown
Mixed 9.0 Josh Hershfield and Elizabeth Gorey
Men's 4.0 Cole Jeter and Bob Jeter
Women's 4.0 Shannie Presuhn and Cindy Seims
Mixed 8.0 Barbara Cotton and Daniel Cotton
Men's 3.5 Aadil Diwan and James Dugan
Women's 3.5 Breanna Esber and Kyana Esber
Mixed 7.0 Miranda Edwards and Boris Oks
Men's 3.0 Kerry Curran and Carlos Lacayo
Women's 3.0 Dee McGraw and Catherine Shaheen
Mixed 6.0 Lauren Thornquist and Vincent Viloria
Boy's 13 & under Gregg Furumasu and Alex Wang

The full report including draws and scores are available at the link provided.

Liz Buck Joins BETC Staff

Long time club member Liz Buck has been hired to fill our Member Services position at BETC. Her responsibilities will include directing the annual club championships, administering the BETC activities and maintaining the membership share and dues accounts. Liz's experience in QuickBooks and tennis will "serve" the members well.

Soon you will see Liz in the office area - please join us in welcoming her!

2009 - Holiday Classic Tennis Tournament - Deadline extended until Saturday, Dec 12th.

The 29th Annual Holiday Classic Tennis Tournament will be held December 18th through 30th with a small break on the 24th and 25th for Christmas. USTA members may enter online at either of the links below - one will be for 5.0 or Open level events and the other is for 4.5 and under events. The third link available is for non USTA members so that they can print and mail in the entry.
NTRP Events (4.5 and below)
Open Events (5.0)
or print and mail in an entry.

Senior Tournament

BETC's Inaugural Senior tournament is complete. Many thanks to Shannie Presuhn and Linda Knapp for running this very special event. Results are available at the link provided.

2009 - Singles Club Championship

The draws for the second weekend of the Singles Club Championship are available at the link provided. This weekend we will be hosting the Juniors' 16 & under and the Men's and Women's 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 divisions. The Finals for all divisions are scheduled for 2pm on Sunday. Please come join us for pizza and cheer on your fellow members. Winners from the frist weekend include: Emile Allard Men's 4.5, Tracy Lockhart Women's 4.5, Huadong Gai Men's 3.5, Vicky Tran Women's 3.5 and Jack Smith who won the Boys 12 and under!

Video Tennis Lessons

A lesson can be recorder by the any of BETC's teaching pros with the clubs new video camera. Once the lesson is over, the pro will burn the lesson to a DVD so that you can take it home and put on your computer or watch on your tv. This is also an excellent tool during the lesson to help demonstrate the strokes. The charge to have your own DVD burned is $3.00 or if you purchase the DVD from the club the cost is just $4.00. Ask the pros about it - the camera quality is superior so give it a try!

Wallyball...

Come join us on Wednesday at 11:00 for Wallyball. Its a fun activity at BETC and you don't need to find a partner just come dropin and play with other members. The cost is $2 each or to reserve your own Wallyball court, please call the front desk at 253-872-5545 ext 1. Have fun!

New - USTA Membership

Effective May 15, 2009, BETC is offering a new membership class for those that would like to play on any of BETC's USTA teams and participate in their team workouts or practices. The membership covers a 3 month term and is very affordable at just $106.38. BETC/USTA members may participate in matches or workouts scheduled by the team at the member court rates. Additional information is available at the link provided.

Max Manthou - 4A State Champion Member Max Manthou is now three time State Champion! Great job Max! The runner up in the 4A Championships was Matt Overland . At the link provided you will see Matt and other State participants.

Roof Top and Wall Fan Policy

Periodically we will hear the wane of a member shouting - turn the fans on! The clubs policy for turning on fans is as follows: The overhead roof top fans will be turned on if the temperature as measured at the front desk is at or above 65. If the temperature is above 70 degrees the desk will turn on the end wall fans as well. As one member may want the fans on, others prefer just the opposite. The end wall warehouse and walk through doors should not be opened unless the temperature again, measured at the front desk is above 65 degrees. Thank you for your cooperation.

Associate Membership Open

The Associate membership program is now open. The current threshold for this membership is determined by adding the active tennis and racquetball share members with current associate as to not exceed 610 total memberships. This was approved by the BETC Board on February 25, 2009. An informational sheet on the membership is available at the link provided or to print an application please use that link provided.

Capital Improvement Fund

March 12, 2008 a letter was sent to members regarding use of BETC's the capital improvement fund. The letter may be found at the link provided and your comments or suggestions are collected by email at the link provided, or may be placed in the suggestion box at the club or sent via US mail to P.O. Box 986, Kent, WA 98035. The deadline to receive your comments has been extended to Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Thank you.

BETC Guest Participation Policy

With each visit to BETC, participation without registration will not be allowed. Any player guest entering BETC must check in at the front desk. Upon check-in, they will be asked to sign the guest registrar and pay the appropriate guest and if applicable, court fee. If a guest participates in a league, reservation or block time, the member securing the guest substitute or the coordinator of the league is asked to tell the guest to check in at the front desk. A guest fee not paid by the guest, will be billed to the member.