In a League of Their Own

By:

Joe De Luna, Director of Tennis and Pickleball

The Clubs of Cordillera Ranch boasts several leagues for both tennis and pickleball. In the spring, the Tennis and Pickleball Club was represented by two Ladies Tennis Teams at two different levels and two league sessions of coed pickleball.

The 3.0 ladies’ tennis team, Set it Up, is captained by Courtney Lambert, and the 3.5 team, The Chicks, is captained by Debbie Williams with help from Anne Cotner. The league play lasts eight to ten weeks and both teams compete against other private clubs and facilities in the San Antonio area. The teams play four doubles matches on Wednesday mornings to determine the winning team. The matches consist of two out of three set matches with a match tiebreak to determine the third set. These ladies are focused and dedicated to the sport and practice multiple times a week to sharpen their skills and prepare themselves for match days. The San Antonio Professional Tennis Association sponsors the league, and we are proud of all of our members for their travel and efforts. Although our teams did not win the league, they competed well and continue to work on their game and press forward to the next season. I cannot thank the captains enough for their commitment to the team and the Club. Our fall league starts in early September and runs through November. Good luck ladies — looking forward to a great fall season!

Pickleball leagues at Cordillera Ranch are new and exciting. We hosted a coed league on Wednesday evenings with 24 participants for six weeks. This was a progressive league, which means your results each week determine where you will play the following week. This is a doubles league, so you play one game with the other three players on your court. The player who wins the most points over the course of three games moves up to the higher court. The player with the lowest point total moves down to the lower court. There are six courts of league play each week so over the six-week session there is plenty of movement and a variety of players week to week, which is exciting and challenging. There were two six-week sessions in the spring, and we look forward to adding a men’s league and women’s league as well as our coed league in the fall. Pickleball leagues will continue to grow as the sport’s popularity increases. Beginner and junior leagues are on the horizon as our pickleball program expands to all ages and levels.

Overall, tennis and pickleball leagues continue to prosper at the Club and we look forward to an awesome fall league schedule. Please contact Joe De Luna with any questions regarding leagues in the fall.

Joe De Luna is the Director of Tennis and Pickleball at The Clubs of Cordillera Ranch. He can be reached at jdeluna@cordilleraranch.com and 830.336.9004.

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