Dear Member,
Hope you’ve had a great week. Here’s your weekly update from Rackets Academy! Find out who’s our Mrs Miyagi’s Player of the Week and get results from our Mrs Miyagi’s Ladies League. We have scores from last weekend’s Men’s Singles tournament and an interview with Coach Dean. We’ve got details of an exclusive offer for our Rackets Academy members at Dr. Michael’s and Micris Dental Clinics and check out our Rule and Tip of the Week from Coach Kris . Don’t forget to sign up for our upcoming tournaments…Read on!
Mrs Miyagi’s League – Player of the Week
Congratulations to Ruthie MacDonald who is our Mrs Miyagi’s Ladies League Player of the Week. Ruthie wins a brunch for two at Mrs Miyagi’s Restaurant in Studio City. She was voted for Player of the Week by the coaches for playing an awesome match last week, smashing it 6-4 6-1. A great start to the season… Go Ruthie!!
UTR Men’s Singles Tournament – Results
Well done to everyone who took part in the Men’s Singles Tournament last weekend. Congratulations to the champion Rayan Sajid who beat Hussain Nada 6-2 6-2 in the final! Well done to you both on a fantastic tournament!
Upcoming Tournaments
Check out our tournaments that are taking place over the next few weeks. To sign up, call 052 992 8595 TODAY or email register@racketsacademy.ae:
Fri 26th February – UTR Boys & Girls U18 Doubles, Atlantis Hotel, Palm
Fri 26th & Sat 27th February – UTR Boys & Girls U12 Singles, Rackets Academy, Motor City
Fri 5th & Sat 6th March – UTR Boys & Girls U14 Singles, Atlantis Hotel, Palm
Fri 12th & Sat 13th March – UTR Boys & Girls U17 Singles, Rackets Academy, Motor City
Fri 12th & Sat 13th March – UTR Boys & Girls U13 Singles, Atlantis Hotel, Palm
Fri 19th & Sat 20th March – UTR Boys & Girls U15 Singles, Rackets Academy, Motor City
Fri 19th & Sat 20th March – UTR Men’s Invitational Singles, Atlantis Hotel, Palm
Interview with Coach Dean
This week’s interview is with Rackets Academy Coach, Dean Moore.
1. Who is your favourite professional player?
Bernard Tomic
2. Why do you love tennis?
Because it’s an individual sport that builds character on and off court, as well as life skills.
3. How did you get into tennis?
My grandparents took me to the court and I was striking forehands like Agassi.
4. When did you start playing tennis?
I’ve been playing tennis since I was 8.
5. List 3 things you like about Rackets Academy
- Team chemistry
- The clients
- The ladies league
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Rule of the Week
If a player touches the net, distracts his opponent or impedes in anyway, then they automatically lose the point.
Coach Kris Tip of the Week: Bodyweight
“You probably find yourself at times going ‘full-power’ on a shot, but you just don’t feel like it’s going as fast or strong as you’ve expected?
Most players are not used to putting their entire bodyweight on the shot. This is valid for every shot, be it groundstroke, volley or serve etc.
On your next session, try on every shot to put your entire bodyweight forward ( e.g. Weight on left foot for a forehand) and you can get a power increase of up to 20% if done properly…Good luck!“
Mrs Miyagi’s Ladies League: Season 7 – W/c 14th February: Results
Another exciting match day last Wednesday for our Division B ladies. Well done to all the ladies who played and congratulations to George’s Rackettes and Baseliners who won their matches. See scores below.
Division B:
George’s Rackettes vs Las Chicas
Line 1: 6-3 6-0 (winner: George’s Rackettes)
Line 2: 6-2 6-0 (winner: George’s Rackettes)
Overall Winner: George’s Rackettes
The Match Makers vs Baseliners
Line 1: 6-2 6-4 (winner: The Match Makers)
Line 2: 4-6 1-6 (winner: Baseliners)
Overall Winner: Baseliners
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Have a great week!
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