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Happy Easter from all of us at Hidden Trails!

🐰 Happy Easter from Hidden Trails!

We want to take the time to wish all of our members a very Happy Easter Sunday. Have a wonderful day today!

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

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A Note from our New Tennis Director

Dear Hidden Trails Members,

I would like to take this time to introduce myself and our team’s vision as we launch into a new era of tennis at Hidden Trails. I consider myself fortunate to have been given an opportunity to grow the program and enhance your tennis experience. I would like to thank our manager Judy Rollins for trusting and supporting me as I embark on this journey.

Our team’s vision is to create an atmosphere of “one big happy tennis family” for all ages, levels and all of our past, current and future club members. While making it a priority to create excellent tennis programs and events for you, we will also be focused on taking good care of our tennis facility. We would like to update our facility and give it a new look. With that being said, donations are much appreciated 😊

During these tough times and as the Coronavirus begins to have a greater impact, I hope you all are staying well and healthy. Since we are doing our best to stay at home, our tennis staff decided to share with you live facebook videos where we will guide you through fitness training and share some tennis technique tips. We thought this would be a great way to help you stay active and work on your tennis game from home. Facebook posts will start the 2nd week of April. We hope you will join us and enjoy our posts. (Our facebook page is Hidden Trails Tennis Center so be sure to “like us” so you can follow along).

I would also like to announce the Summer Season Opening Event that will take place as soon as we are in the clear from the current health situation. This event will be organized and open to everyone: our tennis members, our golfers, pickleball crowd, your neighbors and your neighbor’s friends. 😊 This will be an opportunity for families to try tennis and pickleball or participate in competition, fun doubles games or simply enjoy each other’s company and meet people in the community. Stay tuned to our social media pages and emails for the announcement of the exact date and time.

Lastly, to our Tennis, Golf and all our members, I am kindly asking for your support in my efforts to spread the word about the upcoming exciting changes and additions to our tennis program. Be part of my mission to introduce more people to our Hidden Trails family. We are working hard now to prepare and launch new tennis program and offer services that will add value to our club.

I welcome your feedback as we continue to grow and contribute to the overall goals we set forth for our club. Don’t hesitate to contact me with any suggestions, questions or just to say hello. It is You, our members and the relationships we develop that make Hidden Trails Country Club a special place to be a part of.

Sincerely,
Elizabeta Babb

Elizabeta & Garrett’s twins Sanja and Lucija and son Nicholas.

Babb family at Davis Cup Match, USA vs. Croatia.

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Meet our new Tennis Director, Elizabeta!

Elizabeta is excited to be a part of the Hidden Trails family. As of today, she is taking on the position of Tennis Director at Hidden Trails. She is looking forward to growing the tennis program and introducing more people to the great game of tennis. Elizabeta and her husband Garrett have 3 children; son Nicholas and twin girls Sanja and Lucija. You can learn more about Elizabeta’s tennis background below.

About Elizabeta

Elizabeta Abramovic Babb is a certified USPTA professional who recently founded and operates Wolf Tennis Academy that has over 50 students.

Born in Zagreb, Croatia, Elizabeta comes from a family of seven children where tennis runs in the blood. Her father is an established coach who operates a tennis academy in Croatia and her two older sisters were professional tennis players. Her oldest sister Ivana Abramović was a top ten junior tennis player in the world at the age of 16. Her career high on the WTA singles rankings was number 143. She reached her career high doubles ranking of No. 141 in 2007. Elizabeta’s sister Marija was also an accomplished professional player with career high on the WTA singles ranking of 266 and 140 in doubles. She is now licensed in PTR and USPTA professional tennis courses.

Following the footsteps of her older sisters, Elizabeta started playing tennis at the age of 7. After finishing high school she decided to pursue education in the USA. She accepted an offer for a tennis scholarship at the University of Central Oklahoma.

During her career at UCO she Earned All-Lone Star Conference honors in singles and doubles and was named the league Co-Sportsmanship Player of the Year. She was a four-year standout for the Bronchos and won 100 matches during her career while leading UCO to three national tournament appearances. She was also selected NCAA Division II South Central Region Senior Player of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

After completing a bachelor’s, she decided to pursue her master’s in Business Administration and at the same time accepted the offer to work as an assistant coach for the Women’s tennis team at UCO. Her coaching experience was greatly enhanced while working for several different tennis clubs, including Kicking bird and Greens Country Club. She also coached middle school and high school students at Cassidy School for the last 2 years.

Elizabeta is a competitive spirit that excels at making tennis lessons accessible and fun for various playing levels and abilities. Her passion for the game aids in making the lessons challenging and engaging.