Look Over the Rainbow

Actual picture of Redwood City Rainbow. Good things a-comin' tomorrow?

Rain or Shine Social

Just a quick note about the worst case scenario...we are on for the Spanish Open Social whether there is any weather or not, starting at 6:30. Expect the worst, enjoy the best...

The Rain in Spain...Stays Mainly in the North Bay?

Stays mainly in the North Bay, please?
The National Weather Service is talking about a Saturday forecast of mostly cloudy with a chance of showers.

It may be prudent to pack a broom or squeegee and some rags/old towels to help with court drying if we get a passing storm. We are all our tennis court's keepers.

Spanish Open & Social coming this Saturday

It is looking like Spanish Open tournament is filling up, so we know turn our attention to the Saturday evening social at Casa Murphy-Hunton [map/directions]. It will be devoted to Spanish food and drink featuring many small plates of mouthwatering tapas appetizers served throughout the evening.

Please bring your contribution according to the first letter of your last name as indicated below:

A-L: Tapas
M-Q: Desserts of Spain
R-Z: Will be called on Thursday with special food assignment.

For ideas and recipes check out the following sites:

• Smart Spanish Recipes
• Mytapas ingrediants
  
• Sunset Magazine Spanish Recipies
• Tapas Recipes
• La Tienda Tapas recipes
• EuroResidents Tapas Recipes
  
• Rick Steves on Tapas
  
• More Tapas Recipes
• La Tienda Dessert Recipes
• More Spanish Desserts
• Even More Desserts
  

In Spanish, the word tapa comes from “tapar” which means “to cover”. It’s an interesting story, the first tapa was a piece of ham that covered the top of a wine glass, placed there to keep the flies out of fine sherry. Once the bartenders realized that the salty-flavoured ham increased their drink sales, tapas were born.

Today, tapas are commonly known to be small morsels that are eaten while socializing. Tapas are deliciously flavoured small dishes, that can be eating as snacks, shared with friends, or combined with an assortment of other tapas to make a vibrant and rich meal. In a common Spanish setting you would enjoy many varieties of tapas, which would come to a few a time, while enjoying a rich and fruity drink or a glass of wine.

Found Item at Open Play

Hard to play without one of these...will the owner contact Dennis at 650-365-5928 or murphy.dennis@gmail.com?

Open Play this Saturday

We have a Mother's Day Eve Open Play at Shorebird this Saturday morning starting at 9 AM and running to 2 PM if anyone is still left standing. Should be great weather. See you on the courts.

Calling all volunteers: Help Wanted & Needed!

We have a tournament director and social hosts for May 20th, but I believe we still have openings for:

• Procurement [tournament drinks/fruit and prizes]
• Tournament Photographer
• Social Cleanup
• Social Photographer

Please help out. Email rstc.info@gmail with "Volunteer" as a subject or call contact Dennis at 650-365-5928.

NCAA Tennis Fest at Stanford

For the first time ever, the NCAA has combined the men's, women's and team tournaments in one place [Stanford] at one time [May 20-29th]. Consider going, as tickets are inexpensive [$10 general admission and $15 reserved; seniors and juniors $8] and still available.

From the SF Chronicle [full article]: The appeal is simple: the best men's and women's college players competing together in an attraction similar to...Grand Slam events. Some matches will be played in the evening, perhaps creating the same atmosphere that makes the night matches at the U.S. Open so popular.

Here is schedule and ticket info at Stanford's web site.

Spanish Open, Open Play, Ole!

May events are lining up like so many warm and sunny days in a row. This Saturday [Mother's Day Eve for you keeping score at home] there is a special Open Play at the Shorebird Courts starting at 9 AM. Starting next week, the combined NCAA finals will be playing out in Palo Alto.

And on May 20th, a week from this coming Saturday, the long-awaited RSTC Spanish Open will take place. We will all have do our best to channel our inner Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario and/or inner Rafael Nadal. Go to the RSTC eTennisTeam site and indicate your availability. Signor Michael Garb is the May tournament director.


The Saturday Night Social at Casa Murphy-Hunton [map/directions] will be devoted to Spanish food and drink featuring many small plates of mouthwatering tapas appetizers served throughout the evening.

Please bring your contribution according to the first letter of your last name as indicated below:

A-L: Tapas
M-Q: Desserts of Spain
R-Z: Will be called on Thursday with special food assignment.

For ideas and recipes check out the following sites:

• Smart Spanish Recipes
• Mytapas ingrediants
  
• Sunset Magazine Spanish Recipies
• Tapas Recipes
• La Tienda Tapas recipes
• EuroResidents Tapas Recipes
  
• Rick Steves on Tapas
  
• More Tapas Recipes
• La Tienda Dessert Recipes
• More Spanish Desserts
• Even More Desserts
  

April is a Family Affair

The Family George display their winnings.

Ruth and Annette beam at the post-match lunch.

Pat Kehoe returns one crosscourt.

Rich Acuff revs up a serve.

The April Earth Day Open on Saturday the 22nd turned out to be the a snappy event, as players zipped through six consecutive rounds with a break only to switch courts. The weather provided a comfortable backdrop of partly cloudy skies and light winds. When it was all over, the George Family took home the prizes [drawing a bottle of Champagne and a classic Evert-Navrátilová match DVD] as Robin George topped second-placer Amy Guthrie by two games and Steve George tied Dennis Murphy [who drew two tickets to the upcoming NCAA Finals at Stanford] for honors on the men's side.

A number of participants, including a full compliment of Georges, met for an alfresco pub lunch afterwards at Marvin Gardens. This tournament featured the debut of Steve and Pat "Cookesey" Schery as event provisioners and we were rewarded with creative prizes and a great selection of fresh fruit to go along with waters and other drinks.

The next tournament, The Spanish Open, will be played on Saturday, May 20th with a Spanish Tapas-themed social that evening. There is an open play [which will probably not be rained out] on Saturday, May 13th.