Tennis Girls - Mountain Vista High School (CO)

Mountain Vista Girls Tennis

Hi MVHS Tennis Parents,

Sign up for Summer Tennis!

To sign up: print and fill out the Summer Registration Form, then turn the form and payment into the Athletic Window at MVHS.

Please register by May 1st.

Let us know if you have any questions,Coach Flanigan, Coach Carl, and Coach Kendra

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2/27/2024
Hi MVHS Tennis Ladies and Parents,

PRACTICE IS CANCELLED.

Parent Meeting is scheduled for TONIGHT (February 27th from 5:30-6:15pm) in the auditorium. If you are unable to attend, I will plan to send a recap email. I've attached the documents we will be going over during the meeting.

Agenda
MVHS Tennis Expectations
Schedule

Other Info

Tryouts will consist of singles challenge matches (2 out of 3 sets) for Varsity. Varsity consists of three singles lines and four doubles lines (total of 11 girls). Most likely on Thursday (due to weather), we will begin JV doubles challenge matches, which will be a pro set (8 games). The ladder has been set based on last year's positions and will continue to be updated as challenge matches finish.

Monday - everyone practices from 3-5pm
Tuesday - cancelled
Wednesday - everyone practices from 3-5pm
Thursday - Varsity 3-5pm, JV 3-4:30pm (possible JV matches starting at 4:30pm)
Friday - Varsity 3-5pm, JV 3-4:30pm (possible JV matches starting at 4:30pm)

Game Set Match Team Night (Park Meadows location) is scheduled for Thursday, February 29th. Players, Vista families, and Vista Tennis Parents get a discount on racquet stringing, shoes, apparel, etc.

Schedules are posted on the MVHS athletic website. I have also created a Google Spreadsheet calendar. Varsity, please note, the Grand Junction tournament is the week before Spring Break.

Let us know if you have any questions,

Coach Kendra, Coach Dan, Coach Jen, Coach Carl, Coach Tom, and Coach Shannon
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2/13/2024
Hi MVHS Tennis Ladies and Parents,

Reminder: Registration Closes Sunday, February 18th.

Pre-Season Tasks:

Registration closes on February 18th.
- Chrome browser works best
- A current physical needs to be on file and cannot expire during the season
  - Click Here for a copy of the physical form
- Participation fee must be paid
- All three of these things (registration, physical, and participation fee) need to be completed to be eligible for the first day of practice.

In-Season Dates:

Season starts Monday, February 26th 3-5pm on the MVHS courts. Please bring a tennis racquet, shoes, and water.
Schedules will be posted on the MVHS athletic website. I have also created a Google Spreadsheet calendar. Varsity, please note, the Grand Junction tournament is the week before Spring Break.
Parent Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 27th from 5:30-6:15pm in the auditorium.
Game Set Match Team Night (Park Meadows location) is scheduled for Thursday, February 29th. Players, Vista families, and Vista Tennis Parents get a discount on racquet stringing, shoes, apparel, etc.

Let us know if you have any questions,
Coach Kendra, Coach Dan, Coach Jen, Coach Carl, Coach Tom, and Coach Shannon

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1/30/2024
Hi MVHS Tennis Parents,

Reminder, our Girls' Tennis Interest Meeting (PLAYERS ONLY) is tomorrow at 3pm in the library. This meeting is to meet the coaches, ask questions, and talk about tennis expectations. Please spread the word to new and returning tennis players.

Other Updates:

Team Store is OPEN and closes on Thursday, February 8th [access code: 3VZTfj1vKb] since it takes about 4 weeks for gear to arrive. Note, all apparel is optional on this website, but 12% comes back to the tennis program. I attached a preview to this email (youth and adult sizes available for the whole family). Uniforms (tank tops) will be distributed after the first week or two of practice.
Registration will open on February 5th and close on February 18th.
- Chrome browser works best
- A current physical needs to be on file and cannot expire during the season
  - Click Here for a copy of the physical form
- Participation fee must be paid
- All three of these things (registration, physical, and participation fee) need to be completed to be eligible for the first day of practice.
Season starts Monday, February 26th 3-5pm on the MVHS courts. Please bring a tennis racquet, shoes, and water.
Schedules will be posted on the MVHS athletic website. In the meantime, I have also created a Google Spreadsheet calendar. Varsity, please note, the Grand Junction tournament is the week before Spring Break.
Parent Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 27th from 5:30-6:15pm in the auditorium.

Let us know if you have any questions,

Coach Kendra, Coach Dan, Coach Jen, and Coach Carl

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1/3/2024
Hi MVHS Tennis Parents,

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great holiday season/winter break.

We are excited for the 2024 MVHS Girls' Tennis Season! We are still a month out from registration, but wanted to get the schedule out for any pre-planners.

Below are a few reminders...

Registration will open on February 5th and close on February 18th.
The team store will open towards the end of January [access code: TBD]. Note, all apparel is optional on this website, but 12% comes back to the tennis program. Uniforms (tank tops) will be distributed after the first week or two of practice.
I will plan to schedule an interest meeting for the girls in the library towards the end of January.
Season starts Monday, February 26th 3-5pm on the MVHS courts. If there is inclement weather, we will be meeting in the wrestling room.
Schedules will be posted on the MVHS athletic website. In the meantime, I have also created a Google Spreadsheet calendar. Varsity, please note, the Grand Junction tournament is the week before Spring Break.

Let us know if you have any questions,

Coach Kendra, Coach Dan, and Coach Jen

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11/10/2023
Hi MVHS Tennis Ladies,

The coaches are excited to see you in the spring!

Please think about getting out and hitting a little this winter to hone skills, practice, and get ready for our first day of practice on Monday, February 26th.

Some ideas include:

Texting teammates or friends at other schools and practicing outside if the weather is nice. Drill together or play a practice match.
Find a concrete wall or tennis backboard to practice your short game.
Jump rope, do HIIT workouts, keep the feet moving.
Look at junior tennis programs near you:
- Northridge Junior Programs
- Denver Tennis Park Junior Programs
- Randy Ross Tennis Center Junior Programs
- Lifetime Junior Programs
- Parker Racquet Club Junior Programs
- Apex Junior Tennis Programs
- South Suburban Junior Programs
- Gates Junior Programs
- Colorado Athletic Club - Monaco Junior Tennis Programs
- Meadow Creek Junior Programs
- Denver Tennis Club Junior Programs
- Greenwood Junior Programs
- Rolling Hill Junior Programs
Sign-up for a winter tournament (I know there may not be a lot of official ones, but sometimes there's junior in-house tournaments at the locations listed above).

I will be getting the spring schedule soon and will send another email most likely at the beginning of the year with dates for the informational meeting, parent meeting, and first day of practice/tryouts.

Let us know if you have any questions.

Go Golden Eagles,

Coach Kendra, Coach Jen, and Coach Dan

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Mountain Vista Tennis Community,

I wanted to write a letter to inform you all that I am stepping down as the Head Boys and Girls Tennis Coach at Mountain Vista High School. It has truly been my pleasure to coach at Mountain Vista for the past nineteen years. It does seem like only yesterday that I was leaving a friend’s wedding and Dave Mumper called me to let me know that I was the new Head Boys Tennis Coach at Mountain Vista High School. I was twenty-four years old and I could not wait to embark on building a program at a brand new school in Highlands Ranch. I was so excited and while I made some mistakes along the way it was one of my greatest honors to serve this community in this role.

I look back at the past nineteen years with only fondness and I hope that everyone that played for me knew I cared about them as people and not just as tennis players. I always wanted to teach life lessons and I felt that the game of tennis did that very well because it taught me so much about life as I grew up playing it. I hope those who played for me and read this think of me and remember a life lesson I taught them and not a forehand or a serve. But I did teach those as well. I always wanted to win but I did feel we learned more from failure than from success and always tried to teach that when we failed.

I also made some of my greatest friends coaching at Mountain Vista. The coaches at our school are truly some of the best in the entire state. Listening to them over the years and learning from all of them has prepared me for my next chapter as the Athletic Director at Mountain Vista. I want to first thank my wife Andreya for supporting me in my coaching career. I also want to thank all of the assistant coaches that have been a part of the program for the last nineteen years. Thank you, Jill Cleverdon, Dan Gonzalez, Kendra Lavallee, Paul Angelico, Susan Cash, Lew Kosich, Stuart Foster, Mike Willsea, Evan Kruck, Jenn Ortmann, Michael Shin and others for coaching with me on the tennis court. Most of all thank you to Dave and Cole Jensen, without you two I know I could not have done this for as long as I have. You two are literally and figuratively the backbone of this program. Thank you for always encouraging me and having my back when things got tough.

Lastly, I need to thank Dave Mumper, Pat McCabe, and Shawn Terry who employed me as a coach. Thank you to Mike Weaver and Rob Ceglie for allowing me to continue to coach tennis even after they hired me as the Athletic Director because they knew I needed to still have a connection with students.

It is time for me to embark on the next chapter of life which will be continuing to support all of our athletic programs as the Athletic Director at Mountain Vista but it will also give me the time for me to be a better parent to my kids. I was blessed to have so many great parents at Mountain Vista over the years and I saw what they poured into their kids. I want to do a better job of that in the next ten years for my kids. It all goes too fast and I need to be there for those moments with them like my parents were for me and so many of you have been for your kids that played for me.

Thank you to everyone and I look forward to supporting the tennis team and hiring coaches that will take this program to even greater heights in the future.

Sincerely,

Jim Flanigan