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Show Fate steps in for Park City resident I' ' - i : ! I r-iV ! fits ; ' w;.7--7 ii h ; . , - by DAVE ADLER Record staff writer . Ken Lindquist, the newly-named tennis pro at the Prospector Athletic Club, figure the wheel of fortune stopped on his lucky number. "I was hoping to land a job as a tennis pro, but those jobs don't open up every day, and there aren't that many opportunities in that area here in Park City," said Lindquist. But for Lindquist, opportunity in the form of Jeannine Siemon, director of the Prospector Athletic Club knocked about three weeks ago. "I happened to bump into Jeannine one day and we started talking about the opening at the club for a tennis pro. And before I knew it, I had the job," said Lindquist. "It was pure chance." Lindquist, 30, an Oregon native who has lived in Park City for the past eight years, is a familiar face on tennis courts. He has played in numerous tournaments in the area and has been a member at the Prospector club. Now he'll be on the other side of the net as the teaching pro. He brings to the position considerable tennis talent, special gifts as a teacher and, perhaps most important, a tremendous amount of enthusiasm. "I was waiting for this kind of chance, and it's too good to be true," Lindquist said. "I really enjoy teaching tennis. I think people who play tennis want to improve their games and they can do it with some constructive changes. "I don't make a lot of radical changes in the people's games," said the former Oregon State tennis and football player. "People will adapt well to minor changes and they'll work on small things to improve." lindquist said he will continue to offer private lessons as well as to develop the tennis programs for men, women and junior players. "I want to create a well-rounded tennis program here," he said. "I would like to bring more exposure to the tennis program (at the Prospector Prospec-tor Athletic Club) and make it a J mainstay item. "I'm excited about this opportunity. opportun-ity. It's the kind of seasonal opportunity that I ready wanted," said Lindquist, who will continue to manage Stein Eriksen Ski Rentals during the winter. But Lindquist isn't the only one who considers his arrival at the club as a stroke of good fortune. So too does the lady who hired him Jeannine Jean-nine Siemon. "He has already established a good rapport around here," Siemon said. "He brings a lot of enthusiasm to the job, and he's a good teacher." "Ken plans to stay in Park City and he'll work hard to develop our programs," she said. "Having the same person in the job will give us the kind of consistency that we need." Siemon said that she had been negotiating with several people to fill the post. "Suddenly I realized there was somebody right here who would work very well, and who would be perfect for the job." Photo by Dave Adler Ken Lindquist was recently named head tennis pro at the Prospector Athletic Club. |