Page 4 - Boca Club News - January '22

Page 4, Boca Club News

Broken Sound Club Opens Tennis Season from page 1

For the Broken Sound exhibition doubles match, Kozlov
paired with Sanchez. That was followed by a singles match
in which Kozlov faced Paul.
An exciting day of professional tennis ended with dinner
under the stars, served for 250 people at a group of Broken
Sound Club’s tennis courts, almost double the number who
had signed up in previous years.
Six of the club’s 23 tennis courts are new. A ribbon-
cutting ceremony attended by Boca Raton Mayor Scott
Singer and State Senator Tina Polsky marked the courts’
opening after having just been completely redone with a
hydro underground watering system, new fences, nets, posts From left to right: Scott Singer, City of Boca Raton Mayor;
and other updating...a process that will be continuing for the Burt Bines, Broken Sound Club President; John Creen,
rest of the courts. Broken Sound General Manager; Jay Swilky, Broken Sound From left to right: Stefan Kozlov, ATP Player; Sergio Sanchez,
The 20th “St. Andrews Challenge” Chairman of the Tennis Committee; Tina Polsky, Florida Broken Sound Professional; Gee Scarpelli, Broken Sound
Sixteen of those tennis courts and one Pickleball court State Senator. Professional; Tommy Paul, ATP Player.
were ready the next morning, Saturday, December 4th, for
inter-club competition in what has become known as the the record of these hard-fought games over the two decades devoted to a full basketball court to now provide four Pickleball
“St. Andrews Challenge,” a friendly rivalry started in 2001 has been remarkably close under the stewardship of the two courts and a half-basketball court. Pickleball has taken the
that has been held every year except 2020 (because of the clubs’ Tennis Directors, who have maintained their strong nation by storm, and it is anticipated that the club’s courts will
pandemic) in which the members of Broken Sound and St. friendship throughout: St. Andrews’ Aaron Krickstein and be busy as more and more members learn to play.
Andrews face each other across the net to determine which Broken Sound’s Greg Wheaton, who is in his 31st year with Broken Sound staff member Megan Hall is a Pickleball
club will have the right to display the silver trophy until the the club. professional ranked number 20 in the world! She won First
next tournament. Introducing America’s Hottest New Sport: Pickleball Place in a Pickleball competition in December in Delray,
While the result of the 2021 tournament will ensure that As part of its commitment to members’ sports interests, and is rapidly building an increasingly popular program at
trophy has a home at Broken Sound for the coming year, Broken Sound Club has reconfigured the area that was formerly Broken Sound.

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