BAY AREA 4.0 PLAYERS: Who wants to drive down to Carmel for some Clay Court Action?

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Lee

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I'm thinkin about driving down to Carmel Valley Ranch to hit on the hard-tru clay courts next weekend. I went there a couple of time last summer and I had a lot of fun. Great, secluded location, nice fascilities, awesome food, friendly staff... all of us had a ton of fun there

Anyway, I'm looking for 2 people (4.0 - 4.5 NTRP) who would like to hit at CVR. If you are interested, please leave a message or email me, jasonlee at berkeley dot edu
 
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Lee

Guest
Last time we went, we were really lucky to hit their promotional weekend. There were 4 of us and we paid $20 each, and we get to play on the two clay courts for the ENTIRE DAY! Yes, $20 for the whole day, from 8am to 5pm, unbelieveable deal

Basically, we left Palo Alto at 7am, got to CVR by 10am and hit for 2 hours in the morning, got some lunch, and resumed hitting by 1:30pm. We hit for another 3 hours or so, then we hit up the Gilroy Outlet for some new tennis gears!

I am calling CVR tomorrow to see if I can get the same deal again
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gokou703

Rookie
i wish i could go ....got plans though...had a chance to play on clay in fresno last year. i was too tired from a match to try it out though
 
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154Ace

Rookie
Thats sad you guys have to drive 3 hours to play on clay. I have a clay court 5 minuets down the road and grass 30 minuets away. Hard Courts everywhere, even one next door to my house, a nice one with light.
 
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Lee

Guest
Carmel Trip on Sunday, November 13th

Thanks for those who emailed me. Here is an update:

Ok, so I got a sweet deal: $40 court fee for up to 4 people, so only $10 per person, from 830am to 4pm!!

I will be driving to Carmel from downtown Berkeley on Sunday, November 13th, and two of my buddies will be coming with me. Daniel is about a 4.5, Fernando is a 4.5 on a good day but 3.5 on a bad day, and myself, who is a 4.0

Anyway, we are looking for an extra person who would be interested for this day trip. Here is our preference:
1. someone who can meet us at my place in Berkeley on Sunday morning
2. someone who is around our age (we are all 21 years old college kids)
3. someone who is NTRP 4.0 or 4.5


We will be stopping by Gilroy Outlet (Nike, Addidas, Puma, and tons of other stores) on the way back.

The cost (individually) will be $10 for the court fee, about $8 for lunch and $10 for gas.

Email me if you interested in this excited trip!
jasonlee@berkeley.edu

Thanks!
 
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Lee

Guest
dmastous said:
I'm in the Bay State. Does that count?
Dang, you set this up 7 years too late.
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Sure bro, if you would be willing to fly back to the bay from Methuen, MA :)
 
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jayserinos99

Hall of Fame
So Sunday Morning huh? To follow up:

1) I'm in Antioch or San Jose, depending on circumstances
2) 26 years old
3) I've never been rated but people who play USTA regularly say I'm a 4.0/4.5.

The weather sucks right now in norcal, but it should pick up by the weekend.
 
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jayserinos99

Hall of Fame
Oh yeah, Fee don't tempt me with shopping for tennis gear! I just got done shopping at Niketown this past weekend (thanks to a cool TW member for hooking up the 40% discount) and I don't want to drop more money on gear!

By the way, is anyone bringing a camera?
 
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Lee

Guest
My review of CVR:


I had a lot of fun at the Carmel Valley Ranch last Sunday. We left Berkeley at around 6:30am and got to Carmel by 9am, while stopping at Gilroy's McDonald for breakfast (at 7:30am). Gilroy is the midpoint between Berkeley and Carmel, and it has some cool stores and cheap gas, so we always stop by there.

Anyway, we had access to both clay courts in the back of the resort, which was more than enough for 4 of us. We hit from 9 to noon and took a break, then resumed hitting from 1pm to 4:30pm. Believe me, that was a lot of tennis! For only $20!!!!! I really enjoy playing on clay, because the courts are a lot slower, the points are longer, and I felt like I got more exercise (compared to Hard courts) because I was sprinting toward the net for the drop shots and falling on my butt. Definately good times, Can't wait to go back!

As for the expense of the trip, I spent about $40 for the entire day, including court fee, gas (round trip), lunch and breakfast. Not a bad deal at all! I'm definately willing to drive down there again during the winter break. There are cabins for rent, right by the clay courts, so we should definately get a cabin and play on clay all weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Lee

Guest
pic from the trip:

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me working on my game on the hardtru
 
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John Zheng

Rookie
Lee said:
pic from the trip:

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me working on my game on the hardtru
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What is that shot? A baseline volley?? LOL.

I'll be in the bay area for most of december, if you are planning another trip, I'd love to go. And even if you're not, I'm looking for people to hit with. Just beware with my combatting tennis elbow, sometimes I play like the much maligned pusher on these boards :twisted: Oh wait, that's not tennis elbow, I do that sometimes anyways cuz it's fun to frustrate the other guy...hehe. But now with tennis elbow I have an even better reason to do it even more often :p

P.S. Are you a UCB student? Go bears!
 
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Lee

Guest
Yeah GO BEERS! Mr Zheng where are you staying in the bay area and what are you doing here?
 
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John Zheng

Rookie
Lee said:
Yeah GO BEERS! Mr Zheng where are you staying in the bay area and what are you doing here?
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Yes, beers are nice too, especially with a meal from Pyramid brewery. Although Berkeley is blessed with quite a few knarly breweries, so it can be tough to decide which one to go to!

I'll be in Fremont, and does it matter why I'm there? You want to play tennis or not?? LOL.

I'm there for the holidays to visit family. The company I work for is out there so I guess I'll be going into the office to work too!
 
BreakPoint

BreakPoint

Bionic Poster
Lee said:
pic from the trip:

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me working on my game on the hardtru
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Nice Nike Advantage Crew shirt! I've got a few myself. :D

However, it looks like you could use a bit of work on that forehand. ;) LOL.
 
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MonkeyPox

Semi-Pro
I stayed at the Carmel Valley Ranch myself for a vacation over Halloween and that place is awesome. I hit with the pro when I was there as well, but I never saw any clay courts, we hit on hard courts by the pool. Must've missed 'em somewhere. But if you plan on staying at the resort your prices are going to go up quite a bit. It was around $200 a night to stay there or thereabouts.
 
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Lee

Guest
My forehand and my Calf are a lot prettier than my Nike shirt, BreakPoint, it's just the angle of the photo that makes my shot look sort of awkward.
 
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jayserinos99

Hall of Fame
^ haburday man

when school gets done, i have the details regarding the courts down in carmel from lee. i'll be looking for 4 (or more) then.
 
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gokou703

Rookie
hey guys after this quarter i'm down to play...i'm gonna start practicing at my old junior college team's practices if anyone wants to join me...give me an email... gokou703@cs.com ....strong 4.0 -4.5 level ...i can't wait to start hitting again *w00 hoo*
 
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Lee

Guest
John I'll hit you up when I am back home (Palo Alto) after finals
 
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Lee

Guest
John, send me an email when you get a chance. I will be back in Palo Alto after December 16th. I can play every day between December 16th and December 27th and anytime after January 2nd

jasonlee@berkeley.edu
 
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Lee

Guest
Or, if you want to visit me in Berkeley, I live a block away from the newly remodeled Channing Courts so we can hit there if you want
 
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Lee

Guest
Hey guys, Tony and I are driving down to Carmel Valley on July 4th to hit on the clay courts, we can take 2 more players. I am a 4.0 and Tony is better than me (just a little bit better :) ). I'm driving from Berkeley to pick up Tony in Alameda on the way down to Carmel. If you are interested please respond. The fee is only 20 dollars for the entire day!
 
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penang

Rookie
Lee said:
Hey guys, Tony and I are driving down to Carmel Valley on July 4th to hit on the clay courts, we can take 2 more players. I am a 4.0 and Tony is better than me (just a little bit better :) ). I'm driving from Berkeley to pick up Tony in Alameda on the way down to Carmel. If you are interested please respond. The fee is only 20 dollars for the entire day!
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Hi Lee, are still in NYC cos I am coming back for the weekend. Where do you play when you in the city?
 
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Lee

Guest
i play all over the city but my fav. was 119/riverside

let's play this saturday

i am going to connedicut next weekend to hit with rommil and check out yale at the same time
 
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penang

Rookie
Lee said:
i play all over the city but my fav. was 119/riverside

let's play this saturday

i am going to connedicut next weekend to hit with rommil and check out yale at the same time
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I get to the city on Friday evening and hopefully able to hit Saturday. I lost your no:, can you email me at kiffleo@hotmail.com

Will arrange the court time and hope it won't rain again this time.
 
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heycal

Hall of Fame
Lee said:
i play all over the city but my fav. was 119/riverside
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Are you referring to the "Over the tracks" hard courts run by the city? How is that place?

If you like red clay, New Yorkers (or anyone visiting the city) can play at Riverside Clay at Riverside Park and 97th st. for a mere 7 bucks(www.rcta.info. It's windy because it's next to the Hudson River and noisy because it's next to the West Side Highway, but it's a gorgeous location and the courts are very well maintained. Busy on weekends, but not hard to get a court during week days.
 
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