Denver League's Summer Tennis Mixer

11 players made their way to City Park yesterday and we had a great time at the mixer! After the intro's, all the players played a round-robin style 10 point tie-break games against each other. Duane Cagle and Joe Nunez fought it out in the final, with Joe prevailing in the end. We have some big hitters this time and the Summer season promises to be a lot of fun!! Check out some pics by clicking on the image below.

Denver Summer Mixer

A big thank you to all those who participated in the mixer!!

Head YouTek Pro Racquet

This weeks Object of Desire is the Head YouTek Pro Tennis Racquet.

Couple of months ago I was looking to change my Head Ti-S6 and get a head light racquet as I play from the baseline a lot. I also wanted more control and top spin. I love head racquets so I decided to give the Head YouTek Radical Pro a try. I instantly fell in love with the look of the racquet and I did some more research about the racquet. Head uses a material called D30 which supposedly gives this racquet unique charecteristics - it can adjust the frame stiffness according to the swing. So if you are playing a drop shot the frame gets soft and when you ripping the ball from the baseline the frame gets stiffer. I loved this concept because as a 3.5 I can't swing hard all the time. At about 11.6 ounces strung (about 3.5 ounces heavier than my previous racquet) and 2/3 inch headlight this racquet felt like a perfect balance of control and power (my old racquet was 8 pts. head heavy).

I paid about $190 for the racquet and included were head strings at mid tension. At first it was having a torrid time getting used to the racquet, because it offers no mercy unlike head heavy racquets - you have to time your shots and hit through the ball. It forced me to make some changes in my game, the best way I got used to it was try and hit the top spin (up and across) as much as you can. Once I started doing this I could see my game improve. Now I absolutely love this racquet and it is totally worth the money I paid. With my old racquet, my arm was taking a lot of shock while playing against big servers and hard hitters. YouTek Pro's also have the MicroGel technology which distributes the schock evenly across the frame and it definetely works - my arm started feeling a lot better after using my YouTek Pro. I also love the thin beam, which offers additional control and stability.

Head also makes YouTek Speed Pro, which is heavier than YouTek Radical Pro at 12.5 ounces and is about 8 points head light. If you are looking to switch to a racquet with lot of control and if you are serious about adding top spin to your game I would highly recommend the Head YouTek Radical Pro.

Weight: 11.1 Ounces (unstrung) / 11.6 Ounces (strung)

Length: 27 Inches

Tension: 52-62 Lbs.

String Pattern: 16M x 19C

Headsize: 100 in.²

Beam Width: 21.5mm, Straight Beam

Balance Point: 32.5cm. / 12.8in.

Balance: Head Light

Flex (RDC): 61

Composition: d3o™

Swing Weight: 338

Power Level: Low

Swing Type: Fast & Long

Grip: Leather

Technology: d3o™, YouTek™, Teflon®

Pro's using this Racquet: Andy Murray

Denver Summer League starts today

The Summer 2010 season for the Denver Flexible League starts today. We've had more than 40 players from all over signup for the league and this season promises to be even more fun than the Spring league. Sign up now to be a part of the fun.

Players from all over the Denver metro have signed up for our summer league.

Rob Jaecks wins the Denver Spring 2010 Tennis league.

Rob Jaecks won the Flexible Tennis League's Denver Spring 2010 season by defeating Rob Snider 7-6, 6-3 on June 7th 2010. Jaecks had an excellent season all the way through by winning 6 games and losing just one. Rob Snider kept it pretty tight in the first set no giving too much away until the tie-breaker, but Rob Jaecks stormed away in the second set to win it 6-3. Rob Snider had a pretty decent season himself, winning 11 of the 14 games he played in the season.

Interestingly, first match that Rob Jaecks played in the league was against Rob Snider, which Snider won 7-6,1-6,6-3. Jaecks worked hard on his game after that loss and did not lose another match the whole season!!

We had a great Spring season and we thank everyone who participated in the league for making it a lot of fun!! The Summer season starts on 06/18 and we are really looking forward to it.

Rob Jaecks - Our Spring 2010 Season Winner.

Denver Spring 2010 League Playoffs/Mixer

The 8 players who made it to the playoffs of the Denver Spring 2010 league got together last Sunday to play the quarter final matches and also to have some fun getting to know each other. The event was hosted at the Saddle Creek community Tennis courts. First match saw Jeff DuBois defeating Duane Cagle 6-1, 6-3. The second round of matches got underway at 10:30 AM where Rob Snider overcame Austin Blacker in straight sets 6-2, 6-1. Steven Healey had a tough match, but managed to defeat Andrew McAree 5-7,6-4,6-3. Vamsee Konda was defeated by Rob Jaecks 6-2, 6-3 in the last match of the day. Here are some pictures from the event.

Denver Spring 2010

History of Tennis

Nice article about the origins of Tennis on CNN. The game has its roots back in 5th century Italy, where people knocked balls around with bare hands. The sport gained popularity in France and England, where it was played by the aristocrats who inturn appealed to the masses by constructing public playing area. Read the complete article, its interesting.

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