The Bay Club recently hosted members from the Casino Tennis Club in Mattapoisett for the second annual Davis Cup tennis event.  With ideal playing conditions, the round robin event was a huge success.  The courts were decorated with the flags of the competing countries, USA, Italy, Spain, and Great Britain and the players showed their team spirit by dressing in their countries colors both of which set the tone for a wonderful morning of tennis.   After working up an appetite, the players enjoyed a wonderful lunch at the Golf House restaurant.  The festivities concluded with an international themed dinner at a member’s home.

A new tennis event has been organized by Bay Club Mattapoisett head pro, Chris Shannon.  Bay Club at Mattapoisett members will join players from the Mattapoisett Casino in a Davis Cup “international” themed format.   Matches will be played at the Bay Club with a lunch served on the patio of the Golf House Restaurant.  The event will conclude with cocktails, dinner and awards at the Casino club.

The Bay Club at Mattapoisett has four Har-Tru Hydo Tennis Courts, two of which are lighted.  The weekly tennis schedule includes Men’s and Women’s Round Robins, Stroke Clinics, drop in events, Aussie Cardio Class, Junior Clinics, children’s camps, matches and Member Guest events.

Chris Shannon, Director of Tennis for the Bay Club at Mattapoisett spends his non summer months in CA at the  Springs Country Club (where he hosted Bay Club members this past winter for a Palm Springs tennis excursion).  Chris, a teaching pro since 1998, grew up on the courts of Australia, moved to the States at sixteen, and then played for Stetson University in Florida.  Off the courts Chris can be found with his three young daughters and his wife Susan.

The Bay Club at Mattapoisett is a country club with an eighteen hole championship level golf course and residential property located in Southeastern MA.   To arrange a private tour please contact Dave Andrews via e-mail or phone, 508-758-9543.

The Bay Club Mattapoisett is pleased to announce that the Tennis Committee, along with Director of Tennis Chris Shannon are putting together a tennis trip to the Palm Springs area for March 2010. The trip will include tennis play and instruction at The Springs Club (Chris’ winter club) as well as attending the BNP Paribas Open. This tournament, featuring the world’s top male and female tennis players, takes place in Indian Wells between March 8 and 21. The Bay Club trip is scheduled for mid March.