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February 2009

Vail Recreation District hosts 2009 Bill Wright Clay Court Open and Senior Tennis Championships - Registration ends July 26th

07/22/09

Vail Recreation District hosts 2009 Bill Wright Clay Court Open and Senior Tennis Championships - Registration ends July 26th

The Vail Recreation District (VRD) will host the annual Bill Wright Clay Court Open and Senior Tennis Championships next weekend, July 31 to Aug. 2, at the Vail Tennis Center. The championships will pit players against each other for three days of competition including singles, doubles and mixed matches.

Registration ends at 5 p.m. on Sunday (7-26) and is available by calling the Tennis Center at 970-479-2294. Costs are $30 per singles event and $35 per doubles event with a limit of three single events per player and two doubles events per player. Costs also include a Player's Party at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 at the Tennis Center. Additional guests are invited to the party for $10. 

Championship sponsors include title sponsor Vail's Mountain Haus, plus...

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Vonn Takes First Worlds Title

02/03/09

Vonn Takes First Worlds Title

Fresh from a sweep of two races on the Audi FIS World Cup in Germany, the U.S. Ski Team's Lindsey Vonn charged to her first World Championship title, winning the super G at the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Val d'Isere, France. The Minnesota native and Vail Ski Club product won by .34 seconds over French skier Marie Marchand-Arvier.

"I feel like I've worked my whole life for this moment. I've always dreamed of being a World Champion," Vonn said. "Coming through the finish today I just couldn't believe it. I'm so thrilled and so excited. There was so much emotion. You work so hard and to finally have something that you worked hard for, words can't describe it. It's an incredible feeling and I'm just so thankful."

Vonn, who took the...

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