Tennis News

A big welcome to all tennis players. October represents the start of a new, exciting 2022-23 season of tennis at Silver Sands.

Court Director/Tennis Pro

The Tennis Committee is thrilled to have D’Wayne Begay as our new Court Director and Tennis Pro. D’Wayne is a USTA high performance teaching professional and is also a Wheelchair tennis instruction specialist. He is currently coaching the #1 wheelchair junior in the U.S.

D’Wayne’s first official day on the job is October 24 and his term runs until April 22. He is looking forward to welcoming back players from last season as well as players who are new to Silver Sands.

D’Wayne’s hours of operation at the tennis courts are from 7 am to 11:30 am on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. He is available for lessons and will also be offering clinics to players of all abilities. D’Wayne can be reached at begay10spro@aol.com or 505- 239-3500.

Court Update

Courts 1 and 5 have been resurfaced and should be ready for play on October 10. Resurfacing 2 courts per year keeps our courts in top playing condition.

A new state of the art Playmate Ace ball machine has been ordered. At this time, a delivery date for the new machine is not known but there will be an announcement when it arrives. D’Wayne is intending to provide a demonstration of the machine to all interested players.

Online Booking System

Silver Sands has an on-line booking system for reserving tennis courts as well as for viewing and registering for events and clinics. This system has been in place for the past few years and works extremely well. This year, the on-line booking system goes live on October 27 for court bookings beginning November 1. Remember you can only book a court 5 days in advance for doubles and 2 days in advance for singles.

Players already registered on the system are not required to do anything. For players who have not registered go to silversands.tennisbookings.com and follow the prompts to create an account. When your registration has been processed, you will receive an email with your login and password. To access the system, you either need to be an owner or renter. If you have any problems with using the system please contact D’Wayne.

A brochure describing everything you need to know about tennis at Silver Sands will be available this fall. We expect to have more exciting program announcements to share with you about the upcoming season, including exhibitions and inter-club play.

Looking forward to seeing you on the courts this season. If you wish to contact the Tennis Committee with any questions or comments, please contact the Chair, Neil Jacoby at njacoby@rogers.com.

Silver Sands Tennis Committee

Neil Jacoby