Tennis Tips

This week did not see any competition on the Oldfield tennis courts so I would like to take some time to go over ideas to help your tennis, without making any major changes: Use your opposite hand to hold the racquet so you can relax your hitting hand as much as...

Open Tennis

On Saturdays Oldfield tennis players come out to play in “Open Tennis”. This is a round robin format where players switch partners after every match and get to play plenty of tennis, with different people. The weather was perfect for tennis and the play...

Next Time…

This past Saturday saw 48 tennis players playing in unseasonably cool weather! The “Quad club match” had Oldfield doing battle against Palmetto Bluff, Spring Island and Callawassie Island Club. Spring Island managed to win this event but Oldfield has vowed to get the...

Winter Tennis

It is January and we are spending most of our days outside playing tennis. Not too bad! We had a great turnout last weekend for the Mixed Doubles Champs and this coming Saturday will also see the courts “max out” with forty eight people playing in the Quad Club...

Time for racquet maintenance?

Tennis equipment can make a huge difference to your game. Players try to get by with the same string for as long as they can and then wonder why there is no longer any control in the shot. Old string has no feel! A good rule of thumb to go by is that you should...

Serve Toss Tips

The winter sun sits at its lowest all year and is something to consider when deciding if you should serve or receive first. Some tennis players have a toss way to the side and are not affected as much as others. You may also be playing with a left handed partner and...