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Arrowsmith Tennis Club
The Arrowsmith Tennis Club is a Vancouver Island community club whose members come from the Oceanside area - Nanoose Bay, Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Bowser - and beyond. The membership is comprised of all ages, from juniors to seniors, but the latter form the majority. Visitors and prospective new members are welcome to participate in the play during the Club drop-in times, posted under Court Times. Play at these times tends to be doubles.
The Club is fortunate in being able to use the six excellent community courts behind the Springwood Middle School in Parksville and the three scenically situated courts on Veterans Way in Qualicum Beach.
During the summer season, in addition to the daily drop-in tennis, the Club organizes a number of social events and tournaments, posted under Events, and, starting in 2011, challenge ladders for singles and mixed doubles. The singles ladder is open to both ladies and men. More details about these ladders are posted under Events.
If you want to become a member, please see the information under Fees.
For other Club information, please contact
Colin Beardmore
phone: 250.468.7518
email:arrowsmithtennis@hotmail.com
Reserved Court Times
Summer Season: April 1 - October 31
Courts behind (to the west of) Springwood Middle School, 450 Despard Ave., Parksville:
Courts 2 to 6 are reserved daily as follows.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, noon - 2 pm: Priority on Courts 2 and 3 is for women and on Courts 4 to 6 for men. Mixed doubles play is possible depending on player interest and court availability.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 2 pm - 4 pm: Any kind of play without priority assignment.
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 8 am - noon: Courts 2 to 6 mixed doubles.
Sunday, 8 am - 10 am: Priority on Courts 2 and 3 is for women and on Courts 4 to 6 for men. Mixed doubles play is possible depending on player interest and court availability.
Sunday, 10 am - noon: Any kind of play without priority assignment.
Monday and Wednesday, 6 pm - dusk: Courts 2 to 6 any kind of play.
During reserved times, play is on a drop-in basis except during the evening hours when play is usually pre-arranged.
Courts on Veterans Way in Qualicum Beach
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Courts 1 and 2, 8:00 am - noon, pre-arranged games.
Winter Season: Nov. 1 - March 31
Courts behind (to the west of) Springwood Middle School, 450 Despard Ave., Parksville:
Daily, Monday through Sunday, 1 pm - 4 pm: Courts 2 to 6, any kind of play.
Monday, Wednesday, 6 pm - dusk: Courts 2 to 6, for anybody who can see the balls at this time.
During reserved times, play is on a drop-in basis. At other times, Club members will make their own arrangements depending on court availability.
Club Events
During the summer season, the Club organizes a number of social events and tournaments. Some of these are free for Club members, others require a small fee.
Saturday, May 7: Round Robin. Organizers: Dave Chappell and Colin Beardmore.
Note about all Round Robins. They are played on the Springwood Courts, start at 9:00 am and last until about 11:00 am. Please be at the courts by 8:45 am to register and to allow the organizers time to schedule the play order. Participation is free to all members. Three rounds will be played, 8 games in each round, with a reshuffling of players within each group of four after 4 games. Rainouts will be held Sunday at 9 am.
Saturday, June 4: Round Robin. Organizers: Glenda Hunter and Bob Urquhart.
A light lunch will be served at courtside following the Round Robin. All members are welcome, whether participating in the Round Robin or not. The lunch is free.
Thursday, June 9 - Saturday, June 11 (postponed to Sept. 8 - 10): ICBIWT (I Can't Believe I Won this Trophy).
Rules. This is a mixed doubles tournament. Entry fee: $5. Only those players may enter who were not champions in any Club Championship in an earlier year (singles, doubles, mixed doubles). The team that won the tournament in the immediately preceding year may not enter as a team, but the two partners of the team may enter with other partners. Other details: TBA.
Saturday, July 2: Round Robin. Organizers: Jutta Gerg + Peter Koughan.
Saturday, August 6: Round Robin. Organizers: Isabelle Armstrong and Akbar Rhemtulla.
Saturday, August 27: Chinese Dinner at the Surfside RV Resort in Parksville from 4 pm to 7 pm. The event is free to all members and their spouses.
Thursday, August 25 - Saturday, August 25 - 27: Club Ladies' and Men's Singles Championships. Entry fee: $5. To register, please contact Bob Sage at bobcyn@shaw.ca by Tuesday, Aug 23, 6 pm.
Thursday, September 1 - Saturday, September 3: Club Mixed Championship. Entry fee: $5/person. To register, please contact Bob Sage at bobcyn@shaw.ca by Wednesday, Aug. 31, 6 pm.
Thursday, September 8 - Saturday, September 10: ICBIWT. Entry fee: $5/person. To register, please contact Bob Sage at bobcyn@shaw.ca by Wednesday, Sept. 7, 6 pm..
Thursday, September 22 - Saturday, September 24: Club Ladies' and Men's Doubles Championships. Entry fee: $5/person. To register, please contact Bob Sage at bobcyn@shaw.ca by Wednesday, Sept. 21, 6 pm.
Saturday, October 1: Round Robin and Annual General Meeting. The AGM will be immediately subsequent to the Round Robin at courtside. Organizers for the Round Robin: Bob and Cynthia Sage.
Oct. 1, 5 pm: Wind-up Dinner and Trophy Presentation at the Qualicum Beach Legion.
April - September: Singles and Mixed Doubles challenge ladders are being played. There is no entry fee. The singles ladder is open to both ladies and men. Hopefully a minimum of 8 matches will be played by a person/team to determine the final standings. Play consists of a Pro Set to 8, with a tie-breaker at 7:7. Challenges can be made up to three steps higher on the ladder. To enter a ladder, please contact Bob Sage (phone: 250.248.5702 or email:bobcyn@shaw.ca) who will also provide more detailed rules. The ladder standings will be posted on the bulletin board on Court 4 of the Springwood Courts.
Juniors Program
Juniors of any age are welcome to join the Club and participate in all Club activities, assuming a commensurate stroke production capability. The annual fee is only $5 for juniors under 18.
Fees and Club Membership
Fees: Adults $25, Juniors $5 for a one-year membership (April to April).
Fees are due in April and are to be paid by cheque made out to
"Arrowsmith Tennis Club". New members joining the Club
later than April pay fees at that time. Cheques can be mailed to
Arrowsmith Tennis Club
Box 166
Parksville, BC
V9P
2G4
To join the Club, please get in touch with Cynthia Sage via phone (250.248.5702) or email (bobcyn@shaw.ca) to give her some personal information: name, address, email address, phone number.
Potential members and visitors are welcome to join a few times in the drop-in play posted under Court Times above, but are expected to join the Club if they wish to continue playing for a longer time.
General Information About the Arrowsmith Tennis Club
September 2011 - September 2012 Executive
President: Hans Laue
Vice President: Frank Johnston
Secretary: Isabelle Armstrong
Treasurer/Membership: Cynthia Sage
Social Program: Elain Johnston
Tournaments: Bob Sage
Junior Program: TBA
Communication: Colin Beardmore (email)
Past President: Dave Chappell
Director-at-large: George Klimek
Sunshine Lady
April Whitman is our Sunshine Lady. Phone No. 250-752-7008. Please let April know if someone is ill or if there is a bereavement in the family, so she can send a card.
Contacting Members
Most of our members are now being contacted by email. Please contact Hans Laue at arrowsmithtennis@hotmail.com if you have email and are not being contacted in this way. Email contacting saves us many phone calls. Important: If you change your email address, inform Hans of your new address is.
Racquet Stringing
Tennis Lessons
Gordon Verge is a qualified instructor. Please call Gordon at 250-248-7359 for single or group rates.
Parking
The Springwood School parking lot must NOT be used by tennis players during school hours.
Court Cleaning
A leaf blower, brooms, garbage can, and squeegees are stored in the locker at courtside.
Club History
1975 - The Qualicum Beach Tennis Courts were built. Louise Dwyer was on the Recreation Commission and instrumental in pulling together the funding by means of a of 1/3 Town, 1/3 Rotary, and 1/3 Provincial grant.
1978 - The Qualicum Beach Open Tournament was started.
1983 - The Arrowsmith Tennis Club was formed with Fran Jones as the first president and Meep Verbrugge as a major organizational force. 66 members. The Club was based in Qualicum Beach with some play at Ballenas High School. There were a morning of ladies only, a fun day of mixed play, and a singles ladder. Some current members, Christine Aubin, Louise Dwyer, Jim Henderson, George Klimek, Stan Saunders, Rita Stevenson and Dorothy Watson, were among the original members of the Club.
1984 - Presidents Betty Gerbracht and Louise Dwyer. 43 members.
1985 - 1989 - President Jim Martin (35, 68, 34, 56 members).
1990 - President Noel Edwards, 65 adults, 5 juniors.
1991 - President Judy Wood, 128 adults, 38 juniors. This was the first year in which there were tournaments for Club members only - juniors, adults, and seniors (over 55). These tournaments attracted many new members. The junior boys tournaments had under-14 and under-18 events and attracted 24 in singles and 14 pairs in doubles. There were singles and doubles ladders, regular round robins (at Beach Acres). New also was an "Open" junior tournament, with other clubs attending. The Club was incorporated.
1992 - President Judy Wood. 114 adults, 57 juniors. There was an opening junior tournament at the beginning of the season in May and a final junior tournament which attracted 36 entries including 9 girls.
1993 - President Kathy Sturrock, 125 adults, 41 juniors. Judy Wood organized a Ladies B Interclub league.
1994 - President Kathy Sturrock, 114 adults, 40 juniors. Casino night raised $11,000 for new courts. The Ladies B Team won the island championship.
1995 - President Frank Scott, 114 adults, 6 juniors. The first "I Can't Believe I Won This Trophy" mixed tourney was held. Judy organized a fall mixed Interclub league and Arrowsmith won. The "Open" Junior ceased.
1996 - President Robert Stovall, 117 adults, 10 juniors.
1997 - President Robert Stovall, 94 adults, 2 juniors. Club casino raised $14,000. The Club offered $30,000 to Qualicum Beach toward building new courts - declined. The Mixed Team won Mid-Island league.
1998 - President Glenn Simpson, 100 adults, 8 juniors. The Club contributed $34,550 toward the addition of three courts at Springwood in Parksville, with the proviso that the Club get preferential use of court time. The final round robin was played on the six Springwood courts October 18.
1999 - President Glenn Simpson, 93 adults, 8 juniors. The Club times of Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and men's Sunday mornings were moved from Qualicum to Springwood and the fees raised from $20 to $25. (A few members preferred not to move and formed a Qualicum Club). The Qualicum Open became the Arrowsmith Open and moved to Springwood. The Mixed Team won the Mid-Island league. A second ladies team was entered in the Interclub league.
2000 - President Bruce Pepper, 108 adults, 1 junior.
2001 - President Louise Dwyer, 107 adults, 7 juniors. Gordon Verge started junior strategy sessions. The Mixed Team won the Mid-Island league.
2002 - President Louise Dwyer, 126 adults, 7 juniors. A club e-mail account was set up to provide improved communication with members. The Ladies B Red Team wins the Mid-Island league.
2003 - President Bob Urquhart, 120 adults, 21 juniors. A storage shed was built at Springwood at a cost of $4450. The website was developed to better publicize Club activities. The Ladies B Red Team won the Vancouver Island championship.
2004 - President Bob Urquhart, 128 adults,18 juniors. Due to organizational difficulties, the Arrowsmith Open tournament was canceled, effective starting 2005. The Interclub mixed and ladies leagues too ceased due to the lack of an organizer. Future emphasis is being placed on tournaments for members only.
2005 - President Liz Court, 123 adults, 25 juniors.
2006 - President Liz Court, 118 adults, 23 juniors.
2007 - President Ron Morrisroe, 113 adults, 19 juniors.
2008 - President Ron Morrisroe, 112 adults, 19 juniors.
2009 - President Bob Sage, 117 adults, 19 juniors.
2010 - President Bob Sage, 108 adults, 8 juniors.