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Grand Traverse Resort and Spa is the Midwest's largest full service,
year-round resort and conference center. We believe that anything is possible
and will create grand experiences for our guests, our members and ourselves.
We hold the local community in high standing and will maintain a positive
stewardship of our environment.
Situated on 900 acres in the northwest corner of Michigan’s
Lower Peninsula along the shores of Lake Michigan’s East Grand Traverse
Bay, the resort is located six miles northeast of Traverse City, MI and ten
minutes from Traverse City’s Cherry Capital Airport. The Grand Traverse
area has grown to become the largest producer of sweet and tart cherries
in the world, and is home to several award winning wineries.
Well respected in the travel industry, Grand Traverse Resort
and Spa is ranked in the top 20 mainland resorts and top 50 travel destinations
and services worldwide by Conde Nast Traveler. Other awards include: Family
Circle’s Family Resort of the Year Award, Successful Meeting’s
Pinnacle Award, Corporate & Incentive Travel’s Award of Excellence,
and Golf Magazine's Silver Medal Resort.
Grand Traverse Resort and Spa is one of the Midwest’s
largest full service, year-round resort and conference destinations offering
660 luxurious accommodations, 49,000 square feet of dedicated meeting space,
and 54 holes of championship golf including Jack Nicklaus’s signature
course, The Bear, Gary Player’s The Wolverine, and William Newcomb’s
Spruce Run.
Additional features of the resort include a variety of recreation
offerings, including: five indoor and four outdoor tennis courts, two indoor
and two outdoor swimming pools, a beach club, an upscale shopping gallery
with a salon and spa, diverse restaurants and lounges, and live entertainment
nightly. The Club at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa offers a limited number
of memberships.
Grand Traverse Resort and Spa is a recognized tennis leader
with excellence in staff programs, and facilities. The Resort was named a
Top 50 Tennis Resort by Tennis Magazine in 2000 and again in 2002. The junior
tennis program ranked third in the nation in 2000.
The Club at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa is Northwestern
Michigan's premier golf, tennis, fitness and social club. Members of The
Club and their families can take advantage of one of the country’s finest
golf environments, a world-class spa, countless activities at the resort
as well as generous discounts at many of our exceptional shops and restaurants.
Complete Tennis Programs & Facilities
The Resort’s tennis instruction, leagues, and tournament
programs, which serve over 200 adult men and women, and nearly 100 junior
boys and girls, who are members of The Club, plus Resort guests. The Resort
has a six person tennis staff that includes four USPTA certified teaching
professionals and two tennis instructors. Erin Crandall is the Head Tennis
Professional.
The Club at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa conducts tennis
programs year-round thanks to facilities that include five indoor and four
outdoor tennis courts surfaced with Deco-Turf II, the same surface at the
U.S. Tennis Center and Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., site
of the annual United States Open Tennis Championships.
Tennis Pro of the Year
Most recently, Christopher “Mick” Michalowski,
Director of Tennis was chosen from among 300 tennis professionals in the
state as the 2004 Michigan Tennis Professional of the Year by the United
States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA).
Michalowski, the Resort’s Director of Tennis since 1988,
attended Ferris State University (FSU) where he majored in Marketing/Professional
Tennis Management and was named the 1988 Professional Tennis Management Student
of the Year.
During the summers of 1990 through 1994, Michalowski also
was the Director of Tennis at the Country Club of Detroit, in Grosse Pointe
Farms, Michigan. In 1995, he was named USPTA Midwest Tester of the Year,
administering the USPTA test in the Midwest to players interested in becoming
certified teaching professionals. He has hosted many workshops and serves
as a member of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) High Performance
Task Force (2003-2004).
800-236-1577 231-534-6000
100 Grand Traverse Village Boulevard P.O. Box 404
Acme, Michigan 49610
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