Sunday, March 15 (3:30 p.m.):The GRF suspended all remaining services Sunday after Gov. Gavin Newsom asked all seniors 65-years and older and those with chronic conditions to isolate themselves at home until further notice because of the rise in coronavirus cases in the state.
As of Sunday afternoon, there were 335 people infected in California and six deaths.
The GRF has closed all facilities, including the golf courses, Fitness Center, pools, pickleball and tennis courts, dog park and bocce ball courts. Bus service has been suspended. Office buildings will be closed Monday, but staff will be available by phone (see facility closures list for phone numbers).
With the consensus of your board members I am cancelling our General meeting which was scheduled for next Monday 16 March. We feel that, even though nobody in Rossmoor has yet tested positive for the Corona virus, it would be unnecessarily risky to convene a crowd.
On February 23 the BALL match between the Rossmoor Buckeyes and the El Cerrito Club was as close as the scores indicate with both teams playing excellent tennis and battling hard. It was a strange morning of tennis with several of the scores looking like mirror images of each other and ending in a tie. In Line one, Carol Pillsbury and Terry Quinlan battled valiantly but lost 4 - 6, 2 - 6. Line two was very hard-fought and happily ended with Eileen Plotkin and Gery Yearout winning in the 10- point tiebreaker after splitting sets. In Line three, Anna George and Dorothy Watkin had a huge win which mirrored the scores in Line 1. They won 6 - 4, 6 - 2. In Line four, Nelly Sawczuk and Joan Gardner lost in the 10-point tiebreaker after splitting sets 4 - 6, 7 - 5. Team captain Barbara Blum and the team thank Barbara Schwartz for arranging the refreshments and expressed appreciation for the strong play on both sides of the net.
The Oaks traveled to Chabot Tennis Club on Jan 27. The team is pictured relaxing before the match. The Oaks were the victors, 8-4, over their Chabot opponents.
The Rossmoor Men's Tennis team took on the Round Hill Country Club squad in a Senior Men's Interclub League (SMIL) match on February 5 at the Buckeye courts in Rossmoor. There was not a cloud in the sky, and the sun was shining very brightly. This condition made lobbing an even more effective tactic than usual!
The Rossmoor team prevailed 3-1. The results for each line were as follows: At line 1, Chris Slee and Bernie Wolf won a hard fought contest 7-5, 6-2. At line 2, Larry Barclay and Al Peters won their first set 6-3 and were ahead 5-4 in the second set when their opponents retired. At line 3, David Hickey and Barry Brian won 6-2, 7-5 by fully employing the "lob into the sun" strategy. At line 4, Chris Christopher and Nicky Abdolhosseini played a tough match but lost 4-6, 4-6.
Ken Steiner was the Rossmoor captain for this match and shared these insights into his team’s victory. The next match for the Rossmoor Men will be March 4 at home at 11am. The team welcomes all who would like to come out to watch some entertaining tennis.
On Saturday Feb 1, in a thick fog, the Rossmoor Tennis Club held its first Wild Card tournament of 2020. Twelve men and twelve women played on slightly damp courts in very hazy conditions without complaining at all.
Three men tied for third place. Allan Tam, Dave Corliss and John Corwin each had 18 points. In second place was Rick Sterling with 19 points. The winning man was Gayl Westendorf with a very strong 23 points. For the women, in third place was Laura Kim with 18 points. In second place was Eppie Ying with 20 points. The winning woman was Susan Mann with a great score of 22 points.
A Wild Card tournament is held the first Saturday of most months and is open to all tennis players in Rossmoor. Play consists of 7 rounds of a combination of mixed, women’s and men’s doubles.
Thanks to Barbara Blum and Ken Haley for hosting a great event!
The Men's Team secured a victory on Jan 22 over Moraga Country Club. The start of match play was delayed due to wet courts and many of the team members came out early to help dry off the courts so that they could be playable. The teams then enjoyed their lunch while waiting for Mother Nature's help with the sun to finish drying off the courts. By noon the play began under clearing skies and bright sunshine.
At line 1 Larry Barclay and Al Peters lost in a third set tiebreaker, 7-5, 1-6, and 4-10.
Sadly, line 2 with Ken Steiner and Dave Hickey could not be played as one of Moraga's players was injured in a fall early in the first set. Rossmoor's Nick Abdolhosseini stepped up to give the group a game.
Line 3 was Dave Kern and Stuart Coffey. This went to a third set tiebreaker also with Rossmoor winning, 4-6, 7-5, and 10-2. Finally at line 4 Barry Brian and Dave Besenfelder also went to a third set tiebreaker winning 6-7, 6-2 and 10-5. The team thanks acting captain Bernie Wolf and all the other team members who came out to help ready the courts and cheer the team on.
