Beaver Valley Tennis Club

09/05/2025

Tennis scoring and the Pendulum of Power inside of every tennis game. Beautifully explained here.
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01/16/2025

Interesting survey of the challengers to the King of Raquet Sports… Tennis. 😜
Pickleball or Padel anyone? 😳

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07/20/2024

Not weeping for these willows some of which are dangerously overhanging my tennis court, and Beaver Valley Road.

06/28/2024

Resurfacing is underway at the court on Beaver Valley Road, with the promise this year of full wheel chair accessibility and much more subdued PickleBall lines to please our competitive Tennis purists in the neighbourhood!

06/23/2024

Never stop moving! Or as Brad Pitt said in the Zombie Movie “World War Z”… “Movement IS LIFE!” 🤪 Just look 👀 at all her microstep adjustments, that she does below in this clip, to get her body weight involved in every shot she makes! I ❤️ all her movements! Be like her!

06/04/2024

Ever show up for a game, and your other 3 mates, all have decided to bail last minute, due to a weather forecast? Could it be time for some more hard core racquet sport friends!?! 😜.

05/19/2024

Get better at what you’re doing! That’s the only thing that matters. I really like that Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, for what was the beginning of stoicism. Get Better. Be Better. Focus on THAT!

02/19/2024

ARTHUR & VITAS ON CHEATING

Don't be surprised when your child plays a cheater. It happens at almost every tournament, especially in the younger age groups. Unfortunately, there is too much emphasis on winning in the early years opposed to developing one's all-court skills.
I think when everyone in tennis thinks about the late Arthur Ashe they think class. Arthur was Mr.Class. When tennis people think about the late Vitas Gerulaitis they think fun. Vitas was Mr. Fun.

Arthur Ashe was cool. His advice was for players to keep their cool. Don't get upset when you are cheated because then the cheater has not only stolen a point or two from you but he or she has robbed you of your composure. Arthur's advice is, "Just quietly walk up to your opponent and calmly tell him that you are going to get a referee. Having a ref will make it better for both of us." Arthur was both a diplomat and an ambassador. It helps to take the high road when your opponent takes the low road.

Vitas, while playing junior tennis, was accused of cheating by his opponent. Remember Vitas was lightning fast. He perfected the split step. He changed direction on a dime. As this great tennis story goes.....Vitas looks at his opponent and says, "You gotta be kidding. I'm not cheating." Then Vitas proceeded to play all of his opponent's shots. Shots that were ten feet long and twenty feet wide. Vitas ran every ball down. He played everything. Finally, his opponent asked Vitas what he was doing. Vitas deadpanned, "Hey buddy, I don't have to cheat to beat you." Vitas was fast and fun. It helps to be able to take the lighter side and remove the drama from a junior tennis match.

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Phil Primmer, Club Pro/Owner
Beaver Valley Tennis Club