Tennis Buddies

News from Nancy 7-23-25

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I am so behind on our news as I have been out of town.  June and July were busy months with lots of fun scheduled.

 

Oklahoma

We had a great time in Edmond at the Fred Johnson ALL Stars Tournament.  Our athletes played many matches and all did their best.  What a great representation for Omaha Tennis Buddies!  We came away with medals and great memories.  The foam party was a big hit!  Check the website for pictures of this event an all the other events.  tennisbuddiesrock.com

 

Dan Bratetic Fun Day

Next we had the Dan Bratetic Fun Day at Millard North.  The weather was perfect so we had a great day doing fun activities on all 6 courts!  Afterwards we enjoyed a delicious lunch.  Thanks to Double Zero Pizza who supplied the 20 pizzas!  We have some fantastic cooks so the sides provided were fantastic!  You are all so generous with your giving and we really appreciate it! 

 

Vince Schmidt at Miracle Hills

All this fun was followed by the activities at Miracle Hills directed by Vince Schmidt.  There were some new ideas that we want to try out!  It was a fun filled 2 hours and I am so proud of our athletes as they persevered through the whole evening!  Also, thanks for making the Fremont athletes so welcome.  It was fun to play with new friends. 

 

State Games

Next up are the State Games on August 2nd at Woods in Lincoln. SONE is still working on the schedules, but the first matches will be at 9:00 AM.  As soon as they are available I will share your playing time.  

 

PLEASE thoughtfully consider before you decide to withdraw from the Games.  This is a highlight for everyone and SONE works really hard on the scheduling and when an athlete withdraws they have to start all over.  Not only are they working on the tennis schedule, but golf, bocce...all the other sports that are offered.  I also work really hard getting enough volunteers to be partners and I don't want to tell someone that they won't be needed.  Thanks for your consideration.

 

Here are the partners that you will be playing with.  Remember that we bring gift bags for our partners to thanks them for practicing and playing with us.  This is our last chance to thank these volunteers for their devotion to our program.  Please don't forget to pack the gift bag on that Saturday!

 

Write a thank you and bring a bag for the person assigned to you.

Sam Alvine-Ben Clausen (high school)

Ethan Costello-Ethan Schroeder (high school)

Joey Drwal-Annie Nyguyen (college)

Kaleb Gass-Charlie Levy

Grace Greenwood-Ava Schroeder (high school)

Wyatt Geary-Joe Meyers (adult)

Melissa Giersch-Jill Johnson (adult)

Matt Hoffman-Kay Merkel (adult)

Josh Hudson-Ryan Thomas (high school)

Nina Mills-Maxine Martin (adult)

Olivia Nathan-Maddie Badje (adult)

Ben O'Malley-Akhil Ganti (adult)

Hannah Overall-Elsa Jurrens (college)

Zach Reynolds-Shelly Bates (adult)

Kayla Roecker-Julia King (college)

Patrick Simmons-Anuraag Ganti (high school)

Joseph Tran-Tucker Clausen

Caleb Watson-Lisa Thomas (adult)

Ben Wimmer-Dex Saniuk 

Nick Wright-Kevin Schuster (adult)