Monday, April 21, 2014

Practice on Wednesday, Matches on Friday and Saturday

Hello Parents and Players,

We have quite the busy week with tennis this week. We have practice on Wednesday, after school until 5 p.m. Then we have a match on Friday, April 25th and a match on Saturday, April 26th.

Friday's match is a rematch with Sebastian River Middle School, beginning at 4 p.m. The match will be held at the Sebastian River High School's tennis courts. You should park in the East Parking Lot between the High School and the Performing Arts Center. The courts are behind the high school, so park in back. Make sure your child has lots to drink and a snack. Players need to report no later than 3:40.

Saturday's match is a rematch with Oslo Middle School, beginning at 12 noon. The match will be held at The Vero Beach Tennis Club, in the Timber Ridge community off of Oslo Road in South Vero Beach. To get there, heading south on US1, turn right on Oslo Road (there is a light at that intersection with a Publix on the left and a Walgreen's on the right. Cross Old Dixie and the railroad tracks and head west about a half mile. Turn right into Timber Ridge. There is a church at the entrance. Continue along that drive about 1/4 of a mile and the tennis club will be on your right with ample places to park. Make sure your child has lots to drink and a snack. Players need to report no later than 11:40.

See you soon,

Coach Daugherty

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Stingray Tennis Update, April 12, 2014

Well, we won another match. Everyone who played won at least one match, some won twice. The final score was Storm Grove 14 Oslo 3. Winning is always nice, but it's not the most important thing. I would say "trying your best" is more important and I believe all of our Stingrays tried their best.

Our match against Gifford that was scheduled for Friday and was rained out will probably be rescheduled, though maybe not. Gifford's coach will call me next week and we'll look at possible make-up dates. There is a possibility we won't be able to find a date that works for both of us. We play them on Friday, May 2nd already. They are the best team, by far, that we will face.

This week we don't have any matches scheduled, but we do have a practice on Wednesday, April 16th. Our next match is scheduled for Friday, April 25th, against Sebastian River Middle. That match will be held at Sebastian River High School, at 4 p.m.

Thanks again for your continued support of the tennis program at Storm Grove Middle.

Coach Daugherty

Monday, April 7, 2014

Stingray Tennis Update, April 7, 2014

Well, we did it. We had our first match yesterday and we won most of the matches. My unofficial count was Storm Grove 11, Sebastian 7, with one tie. What was really great for me was having our beginners get their first experience. Thank you to all of the parents for your support of our tennis program. It was nice to see all the parents there and your kids appreciated your support, too.

This week we have a practice on Wednesday, a match on Friday against Gifford Middle School (they will be heavily favored), and a match on Saturday against Oslo Middle School. The match on Friday will be held at the Vero Beach High School tennis courts (south side of the high school). The match on Saturday will be held at Hidden Palms Tennis Club, located at 4291 5th Place SW in South Vero Beach. To get there from SR 60, head south on 43rd Avenue, past 4th St where there will be a traffic light, continue south until you get to 5th St. SW. Turn left, make your first right, then a quick right, and follow that road to the end. You will find yourself at Hidden Palms.

Their coach contacted me Friday and told me that they have a conflict at the scheduled time. It was scheduled for noon but now they need to make it 9 a.m. or else move the match to another day. The problem is we don't have another day that works for us, except maybe on a Wednesday. I would prefer to play at 9 a.m. I realize we have a match on Friday and then a quick turnaround to have another match on Saturday morning, but hopefully we can do this.

Please reply to me indicating if you are OK with the change in time, or not. Another option would be to cancel the match entirely, but I'd like to still have it, if possible. Again, please email me back to let me know if your child can play both Friday afternoon at VBHS and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. at Hidden Palms.

Thanks and I'll talk to you soon.

Coach Mike

Kendall and Madelaine