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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 - President
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" 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.
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