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Meet Lauren Stewart – The Director of Tennis at The Woodlands Golf & Country Club
Lauren Stewart grew up in Columbia, S.C. and played six
years of Varsity Tennis at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School.While playing Junior Tennis, she was
ranked top three in South Carolina, top 20 in the South and top 100 in the
Nation.
From 2001-02, she played for Coach Sarah Hatgas at Division
III Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn. While playing at Rhodes, she earned a
First-Team Singles All-Conference Title with a 23-2 singles record.
In the fall of 2002, Lauren transferred to the Southern
Conference to play Division I tennis at the College of Charleston. While at
Charleston, she played #1 Doubles and #4 Singles for Coach Angelo Anastopoulo.
Lauren received a full athletic scholarship from 2003-05 at the College of
Charleston, where her team won the 2003 Southern Conference Championship.Lauren was the recipient of numerous
honors during her time at College of Charleston, including the 2003 and 2005 Coach’s
Award and the Most Valuable Player for the 2002-03 tennis season.Lauren also received Southern
Conference First -Team Doubles Honors in 2005.Lauren was a Scholar Athlete, which means she was able to
excel inside the classroom while competing at the highest level of competition
on the court.
Lauren is certified by the Professional Tennis Registry. She is extremely excited about meeting
and working with the Members of The Woodlands. Lauren started work at The
Woodlands on Feb. 1, 2010.
Check out what Lauren's Students say about her in this short video - click here
I would like to congratulate our 3.0 ladies’ team, “Highly Strung”, for finishing first in their flight and advancing on to the City Tournament.
Saturday the ladies had a close match with a team out of Longcreek, but went on to win 3-2 in matches. Ruth Rayman/Cindy DePalma won #1 doubles in 2 sets. Linda Reed won the #1 singles in a 3rd set tiebreaker, and Marie Ouellet won #2 singles in 2 sets. In the meantime, the #2 doubles (Anna Petitgout/Becky Marchi) and #3 doubles (Sissy Childress/Jennie Flanders) did not lose without a battle. They only fell short by a few points, both finishing in 3rd set tiebreakers.
Sunday morning they went on to face a tough Greenview team. They finished with a 4-1 victory, but that came with a lot of hard fought battles ending in 3rd set tiebreakers. #1 singles (Linda Reed), #1 doubles (Anna Petitgout/Laurie Narboni) and #2 doubles (Ruth Rayman/Cindy DePalma) came out on top winning their 3rd set tiebreakers. Becky Marchi/Margaret Glassman had a smooth victory at #3 doubles, while Marie Ouellet had a tough loss at #2 singles.
Sunday afternoon, the ladies faced the toughest team of the season in the finals of the City tournament. This team out of Columbia Tennis Center won the State Championship title in the Spring Season. We lost all 5 matches but very close battles. These ladies fought hard, and I am proud of all of their efforts. They ended the season as the 2nd place team in the entire city of Columbia. What a great season you all had! Thanks to Becky Marchi and Margaret Glassman for their hard work as captains, and thanks to all the teammates for making it such a wonderful season. Keep up the hard work!!
3.0 Ladies Team Members – Highly Strung Sissy Childress Cindy DePalma Jennie Flanders Margaret Glassman Chan Gray Becky Marchi Laurie Narboni Marie Ouellet Anna Petitgout Ruth Rayman Linda Reed
Other Woodlands Teams that had an outstanding Fall Season:
The 3.5 Ladies team (Love you, Mean It) finished 2nd in their flight of 5 teams. They won 6 out of their 8 matches. The team, captained by Jennifer Lasecki, played some outstanding matches and only fell short of the #1 spot by a couple courts. Congratulations team, we’ll get ‘em in the Spring!!
3.5 Ladies Team Members– Love You, Mean It Susan Arling Pat Butler Jeanie Cecil Diana Como Cindy DePalma Dianne Donnelly Lyn Hibino Jennifer Lasecki Amy Lytle Wanda Pipes Judy Rockwell Sharon Trace Renee Watson
The Men’s 4.0 Team finished 1st out of 8 teams with a 6-1 record. They had a tying record with the team out of Saint Andrews Park, however we won 3 more individual matches than the other. Congratulations to our men for having such a successful season! We look forward to a first place victory in the Spring and a trip to the State Championship tournament in May!!
4.0 Men’s Team Members – The Crunkers – Captain: David Ouellet Stephen Bidwell Kevin Craig Harry Dent Walker Garrison Rich Houghton Wayne Ledbetter Robert Marchi Michael Molony David Ouellet Yves Ouellet Rob Petitgout Jim Powell Wayne Thierrien Zach Timmerman
Congratulations to Bob Marchi's 6.0 Sr. Team for competing so well at the Sectional Mixed Doubles Tournament this past weekend in Mobile, Alabama. The Sectional Tournament brings in state championship teams from 9 southern states.
Friday, they swept all 3 courts to defeat a team from Huntsville, Alabama 3-0. Saturday, they had another 3-0 victory against a team from Tennessee. Sunday, they had to play the toughest team in their bracket from Arkansas,and couldn't quit pull it through. They were able to win one court in a 3rd set tiebreaker, but lost the other 2 courts in close sets. We had a great team representing South Carolina, and I would like to congratulate them for all their efforts and putting up a great fight in the tournament. Way to go team!!!
I would also like to Congratulate the Woodlands' 6.5 Sr. Men's team for making it to the Combo State Championship Tournament this upcoming weekend (Oct 23rd-25th). We have a great group of guys that are going to represent Columbia, and hope we can pull out the State Championship title. We'll all be routing you on! Good luck guys!!
Players on the 6.5 Sr Team include: Joel Atkinson Ed Benincasa Keith Brown Charles Carnaggio Joe Clark Sal DePalma Mark Goldenfield Bob Marchi Jack McGregor Charlie Palmieri Rob Petitgout Ron Petty Jim Powell Rod Trace
State Champions
I would also like to congratulate Bob Marchi and his 6.0 Senior Mixed Doubles Team for winning the state championship this past weekend. After such a disappointing loss on Saturday morning, they were able to win the next 2 matches and get the wild card for the semi-finals on Monday morning. They swept all 3 courts in the semi's and the finals!! What a great victory!! The members that are a part of this team are:
Bob Marchi Becky Marchi Ed Benincasa Mel Banner Sharon Trace Rod Trace Joel Atkinson Mary Townsend
Way To Go Woodlands 6.0 Senior Team
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Members enjoy year round tennis with courtside low-level tournament lighting for night play. The tennis center includes four Plexi-cushion all-weather tennis courts and two clay courts. Quality individual and group instruction is available from our USPTR certified Professionals. Special events, round robins, tournaments and clinics are available.
The Woodlands Country Club offers an energetic and competitive tennis program that includes beginning USTA teams (kids to seniors) as well as State caliber play. The program offers year round play including mixed doubles and combo play.
