New Website Dedicated to the Packer Ellis Project
The Town has created a great page on their website dedicated to the Packer Ellis Project.
Recreation Department Public Meeting
The Recreation Department held a public meeting on April 14 to discuss the plans and the next steps.
Creating a tennis draw
The objective is to to create a draw that is fair to all the participants. To create a tennis draw, you first have to figure out how many players/teams to seed. Seeding means ranking the players, starting with the best. Count up how many players there are and divide by 4. If there is a […]
USTA NEW ENGLAND HALL OF FAME
There are at least 4 former residents who have been inducted into the USTA New England Tennis Hall of Fame. This is a great honor, as only the best tournament players or major contributors are elected. William S Packer Tom Raleigh Phil Kadesch John Motor.
JR VETS 1966
I found this interesting blurb on the internet. The Jr Vets are players 35 and over in the New England Tennis Assoc rankings. In 1966, there were 12 Winchester residents in the list. See if you recognize any of the names. JUNIOR VETERANS–SINGLES
Editor’s Notes
I undertook this task of rewriting the website because Winchester tennis has been such an important part of my life since I came to town. I have made so many friends over the years, and have always found it a place to come to and relax The people there don’t seem to care about a […]
MAINTENANCE COURSE
A group of us met with a consultant some time ago to get recommendations on what we could to to improve the courts. I did some research and found a course put out by the USPTA was available. It wasn’t too expensive, so I bought it. It was a very good course, and when Glen […]
SPRING LEAGUES
For many years, the WTA paid entry fees for some of the spring tennis leagues. These leagues have different levels of competition and allowed players from Winchester to compete with players from other towns. Currently, we are not doing that, redirecting the funds to the many activities held at the courts. Here is a picture […]
SPRINKLER SYSTEM
It was always difficult to keep the courts watered. In the old days, Norm Doucette who worked for the public works department would drag around hoses with sprinklers on them. Needless to say this was not very efficient. In 1991 the WTA hired a Forest Hills clay court expert to evaluate the courts. He recommended […]
BACKBOARD
In 2014, the WTA decided that the old wooden backboard wasn’t going to last much longer. The staff spent a good amount of time trying to make it useable. After some research, it was decided to get a state of the art backboard made of fiberglass We held a fund raiser with people donating all […]