The Palm Beach County Senior Tennis League, now in its 22nd year, played its championship round at the Gleneagles Country Club in Delray Beach on March 24th and March 27th with the top 34 teams competing for this year’s titles.

This is the 18th consecutive year that Gleneagles has hosted this event. From its inception in 1985, the league has grown from 9 teams to its current level of nearly 350 teams and almost 5,000 players in nine men’s flights and eight women’s flights. We believe this is the largest senior tennis league in the country.

Teams come from a wide range of tennis venues: public tennis centers and racquet clubs, country clubs, and tennis communities. Players of varying abilities compete in this ten week season, running from January to March.

Left standing at the end of the season were 18 men’s and 16 women’s teams that vied for Championship honors. Trophies for the Champions and finalists will be presented April 11th at the annual Awards Luncheon to be held at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach.

The 2008 Champions in the West Delray area were:
Women’s Level 4 – Villa Borghese

Men’s Level 2 – Valencia Falls
Men’s Level 3 – Addison Reserve
Men’s Level 7 – Valencia Falls
Men’s Level 8 – Valencia Palms
Men’s Level 9 – Vizcaya

Events This Week: Tuesday, April 15 Swing & Jazz Preservation Society presents Bob Davis and his Big Band at Spanish River Performing Arts Center, corner Yamato Road and St. Andrews Blvd., Boca Raton. Concert begins at 7:30 P.M. Ticket information call (561) 499-9976.

Wednesday, April 16 Boca Raton Computer Society, 6:15 P.M. at South County Civic Center, opposite Morikami Gardens, Delray Beach. Public welcome.

Friday, April 18 Hearing Loss Association of America Delray/Boynton Chapter at 9:45 A.M. at South County Civic Center. Public is welcome. Refreshments served.

West Delray Road Construction Update:
S.R. 806/ Atlantic Ave. from a point east of S.R.7/ U.S. 441 to a point west of Lyons Rd. Construction began on January 7, 2008 on 0.5 miles of S.R. 806/ Atlantic Ave. from a point east of S.R.7/ U.S. 441. This $756,745.68 construction project including milling and repaving of the existing roadway, drainage improvements, guardrail relocation and new signing and pavement markings. The project is being built by Ranger Construction Industries, Inc. and is expected to be complete May 2008.

Restriction: There will be alternating lane closures from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Monday, April 14 through Friday, April 18. Flagmen will be onsite to assist motorists during lane restrictions, delays are expected.

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