Held on the breathtaking grounds of La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs, CA – Wayside’s USTA 4.0 over 40 Ladies traveled to California to compete in the USTA Nationals Tournament on October 28 – 30, 2016.
Tournament Day One Pre-Match Warm Up at La Quinta Resort & Club
Pictured Left to Right: Robin Malouf, Chris Perez, Bethany Gibson, Jen Wolcott, Lynne Owen, Nancy Federspeil, Bee Baker, Mary Lynn Bohn, Jen Cunningham, Carol Amidon (missing: Margie Keane, Christy West)
The journey to Nationals was paved with challenging summer schedules, injuries, travel, support from family members and lots of mental toughness. None of this would have been possible without our Captain, Chris Perez. Chris made sure we fielded teams for every match throughout the season and long post season. She did the necessary research to set up the best lineups which proved to be critical in order to get us through Sectionals and on to Nationals.
Tournament Day two pictured at the beautiful Palm Valley CC
Pictured Left to Right: Bee Baker, Bethany Gibson, Nancy Federspeil, Margie Kean, Lynne Owen, Christ Perez, Jen Cunningham, Robin Malouf, Jen Wolcott, Mary Lynn Bohn (missing: Carol Amidon, Christy West)
It is customary for each region to bring gifts to their opponents prior to each match. New England brought maple syrup bottles for all of their opponents!
Big thanks to Lynne Owen and Carol Amidon for putting this together.
Our group thoroughly enjoyed this experience! It was a great opportunity. A special thanks to Ron Parlman and Bill Hamilton for all their support throughout the season. Their coaching techniques and strategies helped prepare all of us for battle! Thank you!
