October 2011
Mill Creek Tennis Club
Volume 3, Issue 10
Editor: Bruce Dayton
Benefit Super Set
Tennis Tournament
October 1st
Indoor/Outdoor at MCTC
Men’s/Women’s/Mixed
Doubles
October 1st
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Men’s Nights:
Tuesdays @ 7:30-9:00pm
Men’s Flights:
Congratulations to MCTC 4.0 USTA Men’s team for winning the Sweet 16 National
Tournament. Lead by Coach Roger Mark, Captain Kent Van Alstyne, Co-Captain Jeff Lee,
Scott Sleight, Justin Tran, Jason Bower, Justin Kinney, Danny Vo, Holden Au, Ryan
Johnson, Marco Del Rosario, Ray Hu, Jason Webb, James Kim, & Nelson Asaba
Thursday @ 7:30pm 3.0/3.5
Thursday @ 9pm 4.0
Women’s Night:
Thursdays @ 6:00-7:30pm
Contact MCTC to be added to
these Adult programs!!!
Please join us
in welcoming
new members:
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Paul Brocato
Lisa Kerslake
Oscar Matesanz
Gerardo Pena &
Liliana Uribe
Aamer & Nabeela Semuel
Kathy Tamura
Badri Vengalathur & Archana
Kumar
Muni & Avani Vimawala
Carl Youngblut
15505 Country Club Drive
Mill Creek, WA 98012
Phone: 425-224-4167
E-mail: millcreektennisclub@gmail.com
Web: www.avantisports.com/millcreek.aspx
Mixed Troubles
Potluck Mixer
Friday, October 7th
7:30pm-10:30pm
Enjoy our potluck and play
with new hitting partners at
our social tennis mixer! Free
to members and their
prospective guests.
Non-members welcome with
$15 fee.
Funky Friday!
Friday, October 14th
7:30pm-10:30pm
Join in on the food, fun, music
and more! Open to all high
school players. Please see
MCTC for permission slip.
$5/members
$10/non-members
October Membership Special! Receive a
$100 Gift Certificate
when you refer a friend for a 12 month
NO INITIATION FEE Club Membership!
...plus, the new member will also get a $100 Gift Certificate!
Certificate is redeemable at all three Avanti Pro Shops or can be used toward lessons and
programs at MCTC. Call the club today to schedule a complimentary 1.5 hour court time
and tour of the facility! Rates and membership info available online.
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USTA 3.0 One Doubles
Team Sectional Champions
Evergreen Team in 2nd place out of 24 teams
Lead by Captain Lynn Casey, the team has started off extremely
well. Matches are played every Monday at noon at Mill Creek
Tennis Club. MCTC instructor Ted Kim works with the ladies every
Wednesday at Noon. Keep up the great play ladies!!
Congratulations to Magui Garcia,
Cindy Song, Tina Nef, Cheryl Pink,
and Amy Amick(Not Pictured) for
winning Sectionals in Yakima
Sept. 25th
October Tennis Tip Of The Month
Mental Toughness by Bruce Dayton
Mental toughness is the ability to
raise your level of performance on
demand and in crucial situations.
There are many athletes who have
great athleticism or great mechanics
but it is the athlete who is "mentally
tough" who can raise their level of
play at the right time. To reach peak
performance during an athletic
event the mentally tough athlete is
able to reach an ideal state of
performance. If you are too high or
too low with your mental state you
will not perform at your optimum
level. This is a learned behavior that
athletes can practice getting into
their peak performance state. There
are three factors; mental discipline,
emotional discipline and physical
discipline that you need to practice
on.
Mental discipline equals keeping
focused, alert, calm and fully
present in the athletic event at
hand. Thinking about opponent's
mistakes, losing, or other negative
thoughts will erode your mental
toughness. Practice thinking about
being successful, positive imaging,
and practice making the big shot at
big times. Believe it! Many athletes
have rituals that they go through
either before or during a match.
These can keep you focused on
your present situation. Great
competitors learn that emotional
discipline bring a feeling of
confidence, high energy, relaxation,
fun and challenge themselves. If
you lose your car keys before
playing a match you will invariably
be thinking about where are your
keys during the match. If you are
angry, fearful, disappointed, and
nervous or have a feeling of
helplessness you will not perform
at your best. Even if you're not
feeling well you should always
practice carrying yourself with
confidence so you can concentrate
on better results. You need to be
accountable for your results.
Physical discipline is simple. Work
to keep your body fit by using diet,
sleep, and rest to maintain peak
performance. Don't let yourself
become dehydrated during your
match or let your blood sugar drop
too low. You must keep physically
fit if you're going to keep your
mental and emotional toughness. If
you get tired you cannot stay
focused on your task at hand and
you will not be emotionally strong
enough to be mentally tough.
As you work to become more
mentally tough you need to work
on all three aspects of the
mind/body relationship. This can
be your biggest challenge in sport
and you can continue to work on
becoming the best that you can be.
You will find out that in sport the
quest to become the best
competitor; the goal is not to
conquer your opponent but to
conquering yourself.
After School October Junior Tennis
Program at Mill Creek
Tournament Champs
VARSITY
MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS 3:00 pm — 6:00 pm
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 3 pm — 4:30 pm
Fees: $351 Members, $432 Non-Members
Fees: $144 Members, $192 Non-Members
LITTLE/FUTURE VARSITY
JUNIOR VARSITY
FRIDAYS 4:30pm — 6:00 pm
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 4:30 pm — 6:00 pm
Fees: $72 Members, $96 Non-Members
Fees: $144 members, $192 Non-Members
Over 46
Different
Countries
available
Show your
Country
spirit!
Team flag shirts
available at all
Avanti Pro Shop
locations.
1—$11.95 ea
2—$10.95 ea
3—$9.95 ea