Men ’ s Top Gun kicked off on January 12 with 6 courts and will run through March 9th. Women ’ s Top Gun kicked off on January 13 with 6 courts and will run through March 3. The ORPS Internal Mixed League is back for its sophomore season. Competition started on January 18 with four teams. This league is currently scheduled to go for 8 weeks. The Sunday Mixed Ladders started on January 16 and goes for 8 weeks with 6 courts. The January mixer, hosted by the USTA Super Senior Women, was held on Saturday January 22. The theme was “ Guys and Gals with Balls ”. A lot of fun and food was had by all. Due to the timing of the event pictures will be in the next edition of the Oracle. The next Horse race will be on February 5 with a town hall and refreshments to follow at the LP tennis center. Instead of the usual February mixer, the multisport Can Am week events will take place. The Men ’ s 3.5 team will be working in conjunction with the Can Am committee on the joint award night party. Committee Corner
Tennis at the resort is in high gear! It ’ s great to see the courts full with all the good - natured competition going on. The first Horse Race of the year was held on January 8, 2022. We had 37 participants jockeying for wins.
Winners: Tim Hicks, Debbie Jensen, Judy Thorgeirsson, Susan Cowan
In this month ’ s Committee Corner, I am featuring Bill Grannary. Bill is in charge of Court Maintenance and is our tech guru. This is Bill ’ s first term. Here is hoping Bill will continue his good work with us for many more years!
Hometown : Edmonton AB
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• Occupation : Software Development • When did you start playing tennis : 5 years ago when I retired • Other hobbies ? Golf, flying, motorcycles & making my grandbaby laugh • What advice would you give someone new to ORPS ? Get involved. Lots of good fun to be had and good people to meet at ORPS.
Place: Hal Cusick, Bud Krahn, Fran Swanson, Shar James, Ron James, Dave Riely
Fun Tennis Fact
The fastest serve in women ’ s tennis was by Venus Williams with a recorded serve of 127 mph.
Show: Mike Cowan, John Jensen, Helen Glennie, Janet Whiteside, Lucy Denham, Marc Lavertu, Fran Duffy (not shown)
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