Laguna Niguel Racquet Club is a Premier Tennis, Fitness and Swim Club located right next to the El Niguel Country Club. We offer something for the entire family. Tennis, Fitness, Swim, Social Activities & Events, Junior Programs, Tournaments... and so much more.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

The heat is going strong at LNRC!


Hello LNRC/TCMB members!  The heat is still going strong, but there are plenty of cool things to do at the club!!!

END OF SUMMER PARTY - THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th 5:00-8:00pm

Although summer may be coming to a close, ladies leagues, USTA and junior programs will be starting up again.  Take a time-out and enjoy these last moments of summer by joining us for our END OF SUMMER PARTY on Saturday, September 7th from 5-8pm!  We'll have music on Center Court and plenty of drinks and appetizers to go around.  Use it as an opportunity to get together with your team before the season starts! Hope to see you there!

NEW JUNIOR PROGRAM "LE PETIT SMASH USA"

Our newest pro, Valerie Albaret, has been teaching tennis in Paris for 30 years. During the first 12 years, she was one of the head coaches of the number one club in France.  In 2003, Valerie founded her own tennis club in Paris, Le Petit Smash, which is now one of the top ten clubs of the Paris Tennis League, with 550 children enrolled in the programs.  With a wealth of experience with children ages 3 to 12 years old, and along with her knowledge of the Bollettieri's method for champions, Valerie has successfully developed her own teaching method - "Evolutiv'Tennis" which is fun and especially adapted to the youngest.  She has also coached good juniors.

In 2011, she assisted and coached Victoria Duval from Bollettieri Academy when she was in Europe for tournaments, as well as when she was at the TWA Las Cruces tournament in New Mexico in June 2013.  Victoria defeated Samantha Stosur in August 2013 at the US Open.  Valerie is very excited to introduce "le Petit Smash USA" programs at the Tennis Club at Monarch Beach and hope that many children will grow and love the game.  She also offers private tennis lessons or clinics to adults and children with passion and dedication, every weekday from 10:30am to 4:30pm. 

She can be reached at (949) 200-2595 or contact@lepetitsmash.us.  Visit www.lepetitsmash.us for more info!

SUPPORT THE "JAPAN AMERICA TENNIS OPEN"

The "Japan America Tennis Open" will take place on Monday, September 23rd. The $100 per player fee (if registered together with a doubles partner, $125 if registered individually) pays for a tennis clinic with a  USTA Master Professional (only 135 in the world), a round robin tournament, reception and awards dinner, all at the SeaCliff Country Club in Huntington Beach.

Winners get an award trophy to take home and their name engraved in the perpetual Japan America trophy.  All participants get a bag full of goodies from Yonex.  The tournament is a fund raiser to benefit The Japan America Society of Southern California. 

JASSC administers donations to the 2011 Japan Relief Fund, to help in the rebuilding of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and has contributed $750,000 to date.  It is recently beginning to focus on the needs of children, including the needs of children who have lost one or both parents. Included in this is its commitment of $30,000 to support Fukushima Aiikuen, an orphanage in the affected area.

NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE SHOE DRIVE

Angel Bins is a socially-responsible company that started 10 years ago because they found that thrift stores were throwing away the things that didn't sell. They started buying them up and recycling them or finding homes for them all over the world. In the process, they started working with schools and organizations to help them fundraise.

They collect any types of shoes. If they are designer, they may sell them to websites. If they are out-of-style, they may give them to a needy person in a third world country. Damaged goods get made into yarn, which is then made into clothing or shoes. Nothing goes to waste.

Medora and Courtney Zani have a goal of collecting 100 pairs of shoes by Sept 7, 2013.

Please put your shoes in the bin located just inside the entrance of Laguna Niguel Racquet Club - your generous contribution will help make a happier holiday for needy kids in our neighborhood!

 

 

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