GCU Club Tennis Information 2015/2016

Coach
Ed Prudhomme, USPTA Elite Professional, is the Director of Tennis at Paseo Racquet Center. He
has had over 30 years of coaching experience in both the private and team settings. Coach
Prudhomme will oversee and run the practice and accompany the team to several of the local
events and on all the road trips.
Club Activities
We have approximately 2 competitions monthly. They will either be Tennis on Campus
tournaments, home & Home matches vs other local schools club teams, exhibition matches with
Jr college teams, round robin events with other local club teams and participation in the local
USTA leagues. As more of these events are finalized, we will add them to the following schedule:
Scheduled Events
Sept 19th, 2015 local club tennis and Jr. College doubles round robin
USTA Sets in the City, Friday nights beginning October 2 nd, 2015 for 7 weeks
GCU Invitational we will be starting our own event in 2015 in October
Devil Classic at ASU, 11/12 11/13, 2015
Wildcat Classic at U of A, 1/23 & 1/24, 2016
Southwest Sectional Championships in Tucson, February 12 & 13, 2016
USTA Sets in the City, Friday nights beginning March 25 th, 2016 for 7 weeks
Practice Schedule
Practices will begin in September; we will pick times that allow the best participation by club
members.
Currently we practice Tuesday from 5pm to 7pm and Saturdays from Noon to 2pm. These times
may change based upon club members school schedules
Club Dues
All club members will have an annual due of $300 for the school year 2015/2016. This fee will
supplement the clubs budget to cover the costs of our court rentals, equipment, team jerseys,

tournament/league entry fees and travel/hotel/food expenses for out of town road trips. Fees
will be due by September 15th, 2015.
Try Outs
Try out will be held on Tuesday September 1 st from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, at our home courts. Paseo
Racquet Center, 6268 West thunderbird Road, Glendale AZ 85306. If you cant make it, contact
me to make arrangements to come to a practice to try out.