Summer Tournaments - Adult and Junior

BETC will host 3 junior tournaments this summer. The first is the NW WA Jr Championships June 26-28. The second is the Boeing Summer Challenger Classic held the August 6-8. The last is the Labor Day tournament September 2 - 6. BETC Head Pro Allan Overland will direct these events and draws or online entry are available at the links provided. To print an entry form for the Labor Day tournament, please go to the link provided.

Fall Leagues

The sign-ups for the fall league season will begin on Monday, August 2.

During a sign-up period, for leagues which are held before 3:30 PM sign-ups begin at 8:00 AM and for leagues which are held at or after 3:30 PM, sign-ups begin at 2:00 PM. Sign-up sheets are available based on when a league would normally play. For example - for Wednesday leagues, sheets are posted on Wednesdays at the times mentioned above. Members may either phone in to sign-up or sign-up in person. Sign-ups continue for usually 3 weeks. When signing up please include all your contact information on the sign-up sheets and indicate if you would like a full session or not. Thank you.

Wallyball...

Come join us on Thursday 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!

Introductory League to BETC

Club member Steve Kono is working with staff to offer a new introductory league. Several different times are being worked through and a firm time slot should soon be determined. If you are a player of the 2.0 to 2.5 level and would like more information, please contact Tracy Lockhart at the email provided. Thank you!

Promoting BETC

Until recently BETC has never been able to advertise that we are open to the public or that we have public membership available. As we are down about 50 memberships and in order to keep rates low for you, we would appreciate your support. We are asking that you print and post in any facility that you frequent, a flyer promoting BETC. Thank you.

Max Manthou 4 Time 4A State Champion

BETC Junior Max Manthou is currently a senior at Kentwood High School and will be attending the University of Washington in the fall on a tennis/academic scholarship. Max has just done what no one has ever done before and that was to win 4 consecutive 4A State Tennis Championships. Couple that with a basketball state championship earlier this year and Max has 5 state championships! Chris Egan with King 5 News was at BETC filming Max and his coach and BETC Pro Jesse Walter and the story aired Monday, June 7th. The story is now online at the link provided. There was a cool article on Max (aka The Little Big Man) in the ESPN junior version called RISE - Issues are available in the mezzanine area at BETC. :-) Okay, the photo to the left was when he was about 10 but fun to reflect on!

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.

New - USTA/Cup 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 or Cup 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's USTA/Cup members may participate in matches or workouts scheduled by the team at the member court rates. Additional information is available at the link provided.

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.

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.

About BETC and Mission

BETC By-laws (PDF)

Operations and Procedures (PDF)

Articles of Incorporation(PDF)