Mark / The Mayor

Male

Albuquerque, NM

United States

Profile Information:

I am a:
Tennis Fan, Casual Player, Tournament or League Player, Tennis Media
Neighborhood or other helpful location info:
Albuquerque, NM
Random things about me (hobbies, occupation, tennis history, favorite band, etc.):
Hi. I'm the Community Manager, aka The Mayor of Tennisopolis. Welcome to the site! Tell your friends about us. Use the "invite" tab at the top.

Oh, about me? I'm a website developer as well as a tennis player and huge fan of the pros. I just got moved up to a 4.5 rating - success at last!

I love to follow the pro game. I get fully obsessed during the Grand Slam events to the point where I want to lock the door and just sit around watching in my jammies.

Please invite your friends to join.
Favorite pro tennis player(s):
McEnroe, hands down. Agassi is second. Oh, you wanna know current faves? I like rooting for Murray, Azarenka, Radwanska, Coco. Other retired faves are Santoro and Spadea. Weird group I know, but hey. I love Federer and Nadal too, how can you not?
My tennis skill (please check your NTRP if you know it):
NTRP 4.5
On the court, I am a:
rightie, watcher, poacher, doubles partner, singles player, returner, two-hander, top-spinner, all courter, gracious winner, gracious loser, tournament goer
My favorite local courts:
Tennis Club of Albuquerque
Lobo Club
Wellesley (now that they are fixed up)
Jerry Cline
Relationship status:
Married
Favorite website:
http://www.tennisopolis.com

Comment Wall:

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  • Lindsay Alpert, M.A

    Hey Mark,

    Thank you for the warm welcome message.  Check out my website at www.toughbrain.com

    If there is anything I can do to help out, please let me know.  

    All the Best,

    Lindsay Alpert, M.A

     

    May 18, 2011

  • Chavonne Brown

    OK Mark Thanks a bunch!

    May 23, 2011

  • Jeff Bartman

    Mark, yes, I'm on my laptop using Explorer 9 on Windows 7.  The blue "send" button on the bottom left doesn't work on any of my replys or emails. It moves but doesn't send - the page does nothing.  I just tried to respoind the your email.  I can write it but the button doesn't do anything.  JB

    May 25, 2011

  • Bill B

    Roland Garros

    May 27, 2011

  • Andrew (Tampa Bay)

    i moved to austin in march lol

    May 28, 2011

  • Lindsay Morris

    Yes, Carrboro is the western suburb of Chapel Hill, in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill triangle.

    May 31, 2011

  • Jess

    Oh ok, will do. Thanks for the heads up mr. mayor!

    May 31, 2011

  • Alyse

    Hi Mark!  Thanks for the gift and the warm welcome. It's much appreciated as I acclimate myself to Chicago this summer.

    May 31, 2011

  • Dennis P

    Thanks Mark!  The new racquet really gave a boost to my confidence again.  There's something to be said about brand familiarity.  I could have probably saved more money by just demoing these sticks.  But what can I say?  "I got the tennis bug!"  Love Tennisopolis too!  I met a fellow member tonight for the first time!

    May 31, 2011

  • Mark T.

    Mayor, so when are the results of the Leaderboard contest going to be announced?  How will that all work out?

    Jun 1, 2011

  • Sam M

    Thank you for warm greeting!

     

    It looks like I've found what I was looking for.

     

    Thanks,

    Sam

    Jun 2, 2011

  • Dennis P

    Thanks again for the welcome, Mark. This is a great site!

    Jun 2, 2011

  • Laura Kratochvil

    Good! That was always wierd! Thanks Mark!

     

    Jun 3, 2011

  • imran alam

    lol i am new here, i just wanted to put some pictures, i did not how to alter title

    Jun 7, 2011

  • imran alam

    Hi now all the pictures are with title sorry about previous blunder, I just came back from Utah

    Jun 8, 2011

  • imran alam

    some people just made account here after that never logged in again, and everybody say i want to hit some balls, but none of them ever reply

    Jun 8, 2011

  • Maria

    Just found a rally partner through this site. And I'm looking forward to getting back to the swing of things (pun intended).

    Thanks,
    Maria

    Jun 9, 2011

  • Mike Lewan

    Thanks very much!

    Jun 15, 2011

  • Cordell

    Red Ribbon

    Jun 15, 2011

  • Klaus Koenig

    :-) Thank you! I would have thought it was a scam, had there been a price...

     

    I hope there will also be some social events (?)

     

    Klaus

    Jun 15, 2011

  • Norman Robinson

    Thank You.

    Jun 16, 2011

  • rajiv walia

    Understood Mark.. will stick to the website wall messages.. will my previous mesasges be deleted?

    Jun 16, 2011

  • Zachary Cornett

    No thank you for organizing this!

    Jun 16, 2011

  • Anya Hilger

    Thank you Mark, I am sure I will find here nice people to play with me.
    Cheers,
    Anya. 

    Jun 17, 2011

  • Roberto Farias

    Mark;

    Thanks for the help guiding me in the right direction on this website.  Now it's time to find some tennis partners and hit the courts. 

    Roberto

    Jun 18, 2011

  • Roberto Farias

    Red Ribbon

    Jun 18, 2011

  • veronica jennings

    Thanks for the information Mark.

    Jun 19, 2011

  • John DenBoer, Ph.D.

    Hi Mark, how does one become a "partner"?

    Jun 20, 2011

  • Deyan

    Great idea, Mark. Looking forward to finding tennis pals.

    Jun 22, 2011

  • Jeremy Dyche

    Hello Mark,

    Thanks for commenting on our page!

    We are excited to finally have something set up on here.

     

    We want to get in touch with you to go over a mini collaboration if you are interested?

     

    John DuBois will be the person you will be speaking to.

     

    We hope everything is going really well for you and will be talking to you soon.

    Jun 25, 2011

  • Robert Garcia

    Thank you Mark

    Jun 25, 2011

  • Jddjunior

    Is there a print out flyer  here online that i can put up at the local court?

    Jun 26, 2011

  • Patrick Young

    well thank you for your love for the game! just want to say VAMOS RAFA!!! take another wimbledon.

                     God Bless!

     

    Jun 26, 2011

  • Mark / The Mayor

    http://www.livescore.in/free-livescore/

    Jun 27, 2011

  • justin

    Hey I am ib Wichita falls with family do u knw any tennis players or close by

    Jul 10, 2011

  • Raj

    Thanks Mark!!!

    Jul 20, 2011

  • Tim Masterson

    Thi is a great thing you've got going, kind sir. I'm playing tennis with a fellow I met over this service. I hope he doesn't pick me up in his van and kil me! It is an odd thing, a little, meeting a stranger, and playing a sport. But I'm willing to take a shot at it,as he might end up being one of the missing parts in my tennis puzzle that's neccesary to help me with that part of me getting back into tournaments, building my confidense and that stuf... anyway, there we go, maybe we'll meet some day, what part of the city/state you in/ we should have a tournament / party gathering at the end of the summer! I'l help host the one in Ontario...should be in Toronto, let me suggest...

    Jul 21, 2011

  • Protrainer Tennis

    Hey Mark, That is an awesome story from Samprass. Business has really picked up since we did the commercial on Tennis Channel and ESPN. I now use the commercial as a marketing tool to demo the product effectively with great results. We will be at the WTA US Open Series Mercury Insurance Open at La Costa in Carlsbad Ca. July 30 - August 7. We have a booth called Better Tools For Tennis with Oscar Wegner, The Racquet Bracket folks and the Topspin Memory Board guys. I am playing alot and am loving the game more and more. I cant get enough. Maybe one day I will make it up your way and we can play. My dad now lives in Rockport Tx. though, so I dont know when. Thanks again for the note and take care of yourself.

     

    Bill

    Jul 25, 2011

  • Diana Martin

    The fast serve challenge was definitely a first in my book. It was awesome because I had to focus on my serve to improve it's accuracy and speed. It paid off in the end, but I had my old second serve to win it. On top of  EVERYONE watching, I was the first person to serve for the women's competition. P-R-E-S-S-U-R-E

    Aug 1, 2011

  • Natasha Amarelle

    Thank you 4 joining my group: I WON! Plano, TX!!!!!! Your support is greatly appreciated!

    Aug 2, 2011

  • Joe B. (BP, CA)

    Hey Mark, what's up?  As a curiosity, did you ban this girl http://tennisopolis.com/profile/MariaCole811?xg_source=profiles_mem... a couple of weeks back, or did she quit on her own?  She's back, and her activities seem a bit suspicious, as if she's phishing.  Benefit of the doubt?

    Aug 5, 2011

  • Clay Turner

    Thanks for the welcome! I look forward to connecting with other tennis players in my area. It's nice to see other redditors around!

     

    Best,

    Clay.

    Aug 8, 2011

  • Tim Prapong

    Thanks, Mark! It's just me hanging with my bros in the Los Angeles industrial club scene at Das Bunker.

    Aug 9, 2011

  • Coach Dudley

    Mark, thanks for all you do and Tennisopolis. I just posted a public thank you. Aloha.

    Aug 9, 2011

  • Laura Dan

    Hi Mark,

    Thanks for your efforts to establish links between players. I really appreciate it.

    Take care.

    Laura 

    Aug 12, 2011

  • James Kline

    Thanks, Mark for you welcoming remarks. Wondering about the NTRP rating system, what is it? What do the levels mean? How do you get rated? I'm also stumped on how to contact the Detroit Metro Club through this site. Any help you can provide would be awesome.

                                               

    Thanks Again

    James

                                                                   

    Aug 12, 2011

  • vijay

    Thanks Mark..

    Aug 12, 2011

  • Mark T.

    Mark, looks like another spammer.  Pascalina sending around mass messages.

    Aug 15, 2011

  • Baruch Truscott

    Hi Mark

     

    Great website. Thank you. Perhaps you or other members could help me. I'm finding it very difficult to find tennis partners where I live in Jerusalem, Israel. I found 1 member on your site who lives in Jerusalem and left him a comment. Do you have any contacts here?

    Thanks

    Baruch T

    Aug 20, 2011

  • Tony Lynn

    Hi Mark: Thanks for the welcome! Hope to meet some interesting players! Take care, Tony

    Aug 20, 2011