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56 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MARCH 2019 Tennis Club Free lessons and practice are held at 10 am on Saturdays that are not play days or other planned club events. Play days are open to all residents of Four Seasons Beaumont on the last Saturday of the month starting at 9 am. Please note the time change for the winter months. Sometimes there are donuts or muffins, but always there's some fun tennis and a nice mix of experience and abilities. In January, we unexpectedly lost our long-time club captain, tennis booster, and friend, Irve Sturner. His passing has been mourned, his life has been celebrated, so all I will say is that every day Irve is missed on his tennis courts. For all eternity, Irve, it's your serve. Now I think I will go to Smitty's and order an Irve's Special Pizza – with extra tomatoes. ~ Steven Hovey, sahovey47@hotmail.com I thought paddle tennis was finished at Four Seasons. We had a hard time getting people to come out and play. We were real lucky to get four or five people out on the courts. Sometimes I would go out to play and I was the only one there. Then came the weather change and it looks like paddle tennis is back in business. In order to play paddle tennis the weather has to be perfect. It has to be at least 70 degrees and not windy. Of course you are not able to play in the rain so it has to be nice and dry with clear skies. March is the perfect month to play paddle tennis. Not only is the weather perfect it is also my birthday month. Like everyone else I have my health issues, however, that does not keep me from going out and playing a few games of paddle tennis. We took a picture of our paddle tennis players for the Breeze. The picture does not lie and it shows just how many players are coming out to the courts. If the numbers keep up maybe we can see if they will build another paddle tennis court. I am sure that there is plenty of room to put another one in. Paddle ball is not for everyone. You have to be able to run a little bit and hit the ball straight if you want to win a game or two. To tell you the truth it really does not matter if you win or lose. The only thing that matters in paddle tennis is that you have fun. I have not seen any paddle tennis tournaments in the area. I guess you have to go to the beach or the L.A. area if you want to compete in any tournaments. As for me and my house, I am very satisfied just staying at home and having a good time with my friends here at Four Seasons. The paddle people throw some pretty good pot lucks, so maybe you might be interested in that aspect of the game. If you have never played paddle tennis then come on out to the courts located at The Lodge and we will show you how it is done. We also have extra paddles and plenty of balls just in case you hit a few over the fence and into the river bottom. ~ Richard Carrasco, ricarrasco52@gmail.com Paddle Tennis Twelve 2 Play on a sunny day