Deadline: August 3, 2008, 6 p.m. is the deadline for receipt of applications with full payment, and for all applicants to belong to the SCWDC as members for 2008-2009 year. Repeat, SCWDC membership is required. Applications and memberships received after the deadline will be considered in the order they are received, as space permits. As of mid-August, the program's tennis slots are mostly filled. If you want to become a substitute player, read this material: How to become a Sunday Tennis Sub

Sunday Instructional Program is a mixture of professional instruction and fun play for 16 Sundays through the fall, winter and spring at the Fairfax Racquet Club. Participants play with the same group on alternating Sundays. Each session is two hours, which includes 40 minutes of instruction from a tennis professional provided by Fairfax Racquet Club. Also included are a holiday party in December and an indoor picnic in May.

We encourage participants to form their own foursomes and to designate one person to serve as court captain to submit the application and a check or checks for $1,160. We will attempt to place anyone who is not part of a foursome. We will also maintain and distribute a sub list.

Time slots are in the afternoon and evening as follows: 1-3 p.m.; 3-5 p.m.; 5-7 p.m.; 7-9 p.m.; 2:30-4:30 p.m.; 4:30-6:30 p.m.; 6:30-8:30 p.m.

We give priority for court times to groups having members with volunteer service to SCWDC, in any program. Please send names, phone numbers and addresses of the players in your group with check(s) totaling the final payment amount to Teresa Bigler. (Please check the July/August magazine or call Teresa for the final payment amount.) Also include your first, second and third choice of time-slots, and a statement of service to SCWDC. Applications and checks must be received not later than 6 p.m. on Sunday, August 3rd. The SCWDC office must also have a record of each person's membership for the 2008-2009 season by 6 p.m. on August 3. This means that you must mail your new or renewal membership application early enough so that it is received in the SCWDC office by Friday, August 1.

Cost: $265 members (guests add $45)
Location: Duck, North Carolina or nearby

Cancellation fee is $30.00 although there may be additional charges if you cancel and your space is not filled by another person.

Spend a great long weekend at a luxury beach house in the Duck, N.C. area, splitting time between tennis, group tennis lessons, beach-going, sight-seeing and dining in and out. We have space for 12-24 tennis players. You can arrive at your house Saturday afternoon, address & time to be provided by leader. The trip price will include lodging in Corolla or Duck within walking distance of the beachfront, two evening meals including one pizza party, breakfast food in the house, and 3-5 hours of tennis and group lessons on Sunday and Monday. If you are reading this in late August or early September, you need to send in your check and call the leader that you are doing so, because we face a decision on whether to lease one or two houses and how much tennis court time to reserve. Full payment is due by Sept. 7.

This is a 5 1/2-hour drive from Washington, DC. You are responsible for your own transportation. Car pooling is encouraged but not guaranteed by the SCWDC or the leader.

For more information, call Fred or Thalia Gray, 703-569-2834 up to 9pm on weekdays or email FredCGray@verizon.net. Non-members are wait-listed until 21 days before the trip, and availability cannot be guaranteed. Cancellation fee is $30, plus any unrecoverable expenses if we cannot replace you with another person.

To make a reservation, EITHER (1) download Tennis Weekend Reservation Form or (2) fill out a "tennis party application form," mark it "Columbus Day" in a margin, add a trip emergency contact and roommate preference if any, and mail a full payment check, payable to SCWDC, to:

Fred and Thalia Gray
8108 West Point Drive
Springfield VA 22153


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