Addvantage 2012 December

contents the total professional – enhancing your career

departments

3 President’s message

7 New feratures for your personal website

11 2012 USPTA tournament player ranking points

5 CEO’s message 8 Classifieds

12 2012 USPTA HEAD staff contract

26 Career development 28 Industry action

15 It’s not too late to register your Lessons for Life™ events for 2012 16 USPTA Player Development conference 19 Florida’s Zguns and Texas’ Olson capture singles titles for second year in a row at the USPTA Hard Court Championships 21 USPTA welcomes new members

On the cover – Tim Heckler completes his 30year tenure as CEO of the USPTA on Dec. 31.

His dedication to the sport of tennis took him from Grand Slam player to teaching pro to industry innovator. He remains a champion of the game and plans to stay in touch with the USPTA membership through the same technological services that he helped develop (CEO’s Message, page. 5). We, in turn, will honor his legacy by continuing to serve our communities with the passion and tradition of excellence that Tim Heckler made a hallmark of this association. Here’s to you, Tim and Renee!

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President’s message What USPTA resources are you using?

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ell, it is dues time again! USPTA membership dues offer continuing education and, of course, paying your dues sustains your certification as a USPTA teaching professional. However, a question that is often asked by our membership is, “What value do I receive from my USPTA dues?”

events; challenge ladders; a court reservation system; online lesson bookings; online communication tools for your tennis community and/or your club membership; and league software, etc.

President

Tom Daglis

First Vice President

Randy Mattingley

Vice Presidents

Nancy Cox Jeff Hawes Tom McGraw Dan Moster Gary Trost

Past President

Harry Gilbert

WORLD HEADQUARTERS CEO

Tim Heckler

Director of Operations

Tennis product discounts Our national endorsements with HEAD racquets and accessories, Pro Penn Marathon tennis balls, First, it should be noted that the Nike Fromuth apparel, Dartfish dues for our tennis trade association USA software, Aer-Flo windscreens, are considerably lower than that of 10-S Tennis Supply tennis court the PGA and the CMAA. But what accessories, and SportsMaster Sport do we get for our membership?

Surfaces give our tennis professionals the opportunity to take Let me remind you of some of the advantage of personal and business Tom Daglis USPTA resources that we offer, and savings. In addition, we receive that perhaps you are not taking advantage of. discounts with Enterprise and Avis car rental and FTD florists.

Personal website Every USPTA professional is provided with a USPTA T-shirt program complimentary personal website and Web address This program was designed to co-op the buying that you can personalize and update to market power of our membership and allows USPTA most effectively to the tennis-playing public. It members to purchase T-shirts for your tennis is professional in appearance and our national camps, junior development programs, and/or headquarters supplies a relevant tennis tip to each tournaments at a rock-bottom price, whether you website that changes every other week. You may need a dozen or six dozen. promote yourself with pictures, bios, programs and promote your club or tennis facility!

National Surface Championships prize money events Liability insurance Our five surface championships, hard court, clay Our $9 million liability policy for each professional court, grass court, indoor and International Chamis standard and is one of the leading benefits that pionships, offer prize money as our members can our employers look for. compete at multiple age levels for our Gold Star awards.

Courtside USA This complimentary software is an amazing com- Tennis Resource Center prehensive platform that is truly a benefit that is If you run clinics, tennis camps, team practices, relevant to your business and positions every teach- etc., this online resource provides every member ing pro in a professional demeanor. You can run with hundreds of videos, drills and educational your entire tennis operation with Courtside USA. information. You can also produce an effective It offers: tournament software that can be posted Practice Planner that you can distribute to your to the Web; online sign-ups for round robins and teaching staff! continued next page www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com

National Board of Directors

Rich Fanning

Administrative Director

Marty Bostrom

Director of Communications

Shawna Riley

Creative Services Director

Julie Myers

Publications Manager/ Managing Editor

Kim Forrester

Director of Public Relations

Poornima Rimm

Director of Marketing

John Dettor

CourtsideUSA Manager

Randy Jenks

Director of Technology and Advanced Media

Timothy Heckler

Digital Asset Coordinator/ Ramona Husaru Tennis Multimedia Management Graphic Design Specialist Nick Warwick Director of Video Production Chris Maale Video Editor/ Videographer

Andrew Robertson

Director of Fred Viancos Professional Development Corporate Janice Stollenwerck Services Administrator Director of Information Technology

Dan Wilson

Information Technology/ Multimedia

Scott Bucic

Director of Computer Services

Kathy Buchanan

Director of Membership and Certification

Vicky Tristan

Membership/ Certification Coordinator

Sylvia Ortiz

Membership/ Melony DeLoach Insurance Coordinator Director of Finance Payroll/Benefits Controller Merchandise/ Accounting Assistant

Kathy Ladner Renée Heckler Ellen Weatherford Shelina Harris

Legal Counsel Attorney-at-law

Paul Waldman

For information, write the USPTA World Headquarters 3535 Briarpark Drive, Suite One Houston, TX 77042 Phone 713-97-USPTA 800-USPTA-4U Fax 713-978-7780 uspta@uspta.org www.uspta.com Office hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Central time

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from previous page Find-A-Job Simply the best job bureau in the tennis industry! This resource normally has more than 100 positions listed at any one time including tennis directors, head professionals, assistant professionals, college coaches, pro shop managers, etc. eHealthInsurance and DentalPlans.com For those USPTA professionals who are not able to have the advantage of employer-offered medical insurance or dental insurance, these two products may fill that void as they offer excellent discounts for our members!

USPTA Career center Job search tools – You never know when you may be looking for a new tennis job. Our USPTA Career Center helps you prepare yourself for that new opportunity. There are sample resumes, interview do’s and don’ts, resume and interview tips, sample cover letters, and even a sample employment contract, that you may access to assist your journey.

PR tools – Access our USPTA personalized poster where you can utilize USPTA graphics while adding your own name. Download the file to print from your computer or bring it to a print shop to enlarge as your see fit! Professional-level members in good standing can download a personalized certified professional logo. You can use the logo to promote yourself and your tennis business on email signatures, websites, social media and printed materials. Go

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to member documents for more information. Through the USPTA Pro Shop you can order a personalized membership plaque and business cards to publicize your membership. In addition, personalize all your teaching pro ball carts with each tennis pro’s name plate to help with your lesson marketing! Coming soon to the Pro Shop, you will be able to select from an exciting array of banners to promote yourself and your business.

Teaching tools – Our USPTA website also offers some teaching tools that may help you with your daily tennis operation. Complimentary tools such as compass draws, draw sheets, match charting forms, and printable round robin formats are at your fingertips and just a few clicks away!

These USPTA resources and more are available to all of our members. Are you taking advantage of them? 

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CEO’s message Keeping up with USPTA: It’s easy with websites, email and social media!

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s USPTA CEO for the past 30 years, I’ve been involved in every imaginable aspect of this wonderful organization. From creating policies and procedures to attending meetings and representing USPTA around the world, I’ve been proud to have been a part of an era of unprecedented growth and change for the world’s oldest and largest group of tennis-teaching professionals.

By virtue of various tasks over the years such as answering member questions and concerns, participating in sensitive negotiations with endorsees, advancing the computerization of USPTA, planning and implementing many programs and benefits, being involved in the purchase of our World Headquarters, helping to establish our USPTA Hall of Fame and much, much more, it’s been a great ride!

the-minute information on everything from how and when to pay your dues, news on local, regional or national educational events, pro shop specials, discounts and news from endorsees, testing and upgrade opportunities, job opening alerts that will direct you to Find-a-Pro, and more.

Our endorsees are also using webexclusive means to register members for special benefits. And, speaking of endorsement benefits, don’t forget to sign up for your HEAD contract, which is due Jan. 31, 2013. You can check out other endorsee benefits by visiting http://benefits.uspta.com/.

And, that’s not all. Today, social media will let you and me keep up with what’s happening with fellow Tim Heckler members and others across the city or around the world. We can communicate via Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn. And, USPTA first started using computers to organize don’t forget to pin those great ideas on Pinterest! It’s member databases in the early 1980s, but member amazing how much information is being shared and correspondence and regular communication with you communicated for tennis enthusiasts. was still limited to letters sent by “snail mail,” phone calls, faxes, and a combination of our semimonthly When I become a USPTA “civilian,” I will no lonnewsletters or magazines (before ADDvantage became ger be involved in the daily operations of USPTA, but thanks to some impressive technology, I’ll be a monthly publication). able to keep up with USPTA news and manage my Today, thanks to USPTA’s amazing variety of websites membership. (the first of which debuted in 1995), members not only can read the latest news about the association There’s never been a better time to be a member, and its programs, but also change their address on- ­especially a very informed one who can receive almost line, get their education report cards, print insurance immediate feedback from your trade association, verification letters, view tennis tip videos and even and communicate with your own member network take education courses. Our main website changes at through various social media tools. I’m certainly lookleast weekly with information on upcoming events, a ing forward to making contact with many of you. So, calendar of activities and a tip of the week. This is just while I may not see you in person, I hope to see you one way I’ll be able to check what’s happening within on Facebook!

USPTA and the industry.

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New features for your personal website

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ou may have noticed some new features popping up on your USPTA personal website. Now that the update is complete, we wanted to introduce them to you.

Document upload You can now upload several types of documents to your website and create links to them. This is ideal for brochures, fliers or registration forms. The acceptable formats are .PDF, .DOC, .DOCX, .XLSX, and .TXT. To upload a document, click on the Uploads link (formerly Upload pictures). After you have uploaded the document, you must click the “Publish changes” button at the bottom of the page. To create a link, go to the page from which you want to link the document. Type in the name of the document, such as Fall Tennis Brochure, highlight it and click the Hyperlink icon.

Select your document from the Existing Document dropdown, check Opens New Browser, then Apply. Click Save, then Publish changes. You now have a link that will open a separate document.

Links Until now, the links page on your website had a standard set of links provided by the website template. You can now add your own links to this page. A red Links item has been added to the menu, and this page works like all the other pages that you can edit. If you do not use this page, the default links will remain.

YouTube A YouTube feature has been added to your edit page options. While you have always been able to embed a video by pasting the code into the code view, this new button makes it easier.

To add a video from YouTube to your website, first copy the URL of the YouTube Web page. Then put the cursor on your page where you would like video to be placed. Click the YouTube button and paste the link into the YouTube link field. Click Insert and a gray www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com

box will appear on your page. Click Save, the Publish changes.

(The video appears after you save the page.)

Crop If you upload a picture that has too much empty space around the subject, you can now simply crop it with a new tool that has been added to the edit page options.

After you have inserted an image on a page, select the image, then click the crop icon. A new box will appear containing the image with a red line around it. Click on a side and move the line to the desired location. Click Crop Picture and your image will be cropped. (The original image on the Uploads page will remain unchanged.)

Header image This feature allows you to upload a header image that will be placed at the top of each page below the menus. (This is similar to Facebook’s cover photo, but not as tall, and we have reduced the height of the menu to accommodate the new header photo.) This header would be an ideal location for a landscape view of a club, tennis court or even group picture.

The recommended image size is 800 x 150. If you upload an image that has different dimensions, it will automatically be resized to fit. (This may result in a distorted image if not proportionally correct.)

Personalized certified member logo Don’t forget that you can now add a personalized certified-USPTA member logo to your website.

There are two ways you can do this.

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You can now add a personalized certifiedUSPTA member logo to your website.

Log into your USPTA website and go to the About me, My facility or Upload pictures page. Select a field and click Browse. Select the logo and click Open, then Publish changes.

If you upload this logo on the About me or My Facility pages, it will be placed in a specific location on the page. If you upload it in the Upload pictures page, you can insert it into any location. Please see the personal website instructions for help with this.

The second option is to embed your logo. One advantage to this method is that it doesn’t use one of your image fields.

To do this, log into Member documents and select Certified member logo. Go to the “Embed your logo” section. Select the size you want and select IFrame for the embed method. Copy the code on the left.

Go to your USPTA website, log in and go to the page where you want your logo. Click Edit page and select the View source icon.

In the source view, put your cursor where you want the logo. This will be easiest at the beginning or end of the page. Paste the code.

Click the View source icon again to view the page. You can drag the logo around the page, however, you cannot wrap text with this option. (Use the upload image option to do that.) Click the save icon, which will close this window. Then click Publish changes.

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Income Need more students and income? Sign up with the tennis industry’s ONLY rewards program and watch your student base and income grow! www. adpointtennis.com.

Subscriptions FREE SAMPLE Bob Larson’s Tennis Jobs newsletter. Daily newsletter lists new tennis jobs in USA. For sample, email jobs@tennisnews.com.

Tennis Drills We do the things you don’t have the time, staff or resources to do!

Free samples: www.jobeasier.com, discount code: s-uspta.

Tennis products PRO/COACH PRICING on racquets, apparel, shoes, bags, balls, strings and accessories. Get baskets, carts, training equipment, books, videos and more. www.TennisExpress.com/800833-6615.

QM-1 Portable Camera Support.

Extendable pole, precalibrated system places on fence, from either side, quick and easy. MyTennisTools.com.

GRIP COACH is a practical product that has simple and easyto-follow guidelines, making it ideal for adults and kids to learn tennis grips. Players and coaches love the Grip Coach because it maximizes coaching time for everyone. Visit: www.gripcoach. com.au.

VACATION OpportuniTIes Five-Star Caribbean Resorts are Waiting for You! Working ­vacations available for certified tennis professionals. Family and couple resorts available. ­Contact: www.fitbodiesinc.com or call ­Denise Cox, 678-778-4673.

To find your personal website, go to http://usptafindapro.com, click on Player box and search for your name. A link to your website will be listed with the results. If you have any problems or run into any bugs with these new features, please contact Julie Myers at juliemyers@uspta.org. 

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No exceptions are made. USPTA cannot verify nor be responsible for the contents of any advertisement. The USPTA is committed to the policy that all people have equal access to its programs, facilities, employment and membership without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital or veteran status. USPTA is an equal opportunity employer. USPTA reserves the right to reject any advertisement at its discretion, or to edit the advertisement to be certain that any employment requirements set forth in it conform with the law.

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2012 USPTA tournament player ranking points Mens open singles James Daly Tony Larson Oren Motevassel Paulo Barros Adrians Zguns Christopher Trizzino Piotr Banas Juan Garcia Tye Myers Johannes Brink Diego Brunicard Jason Holland Michael Birzon Angelo Faustino Guillaume Gauthier Rudy Obregon Kurt Pessa Erik Turnquist Jeff Zenisek Gabe Higgs Thiago Oliveria Hamish Mackay Jacob McMindes Dural Morris Aaron Brown Brenton James Matt Moreman Chris Singer

325 320 300 200 200 180 150 150 150 120 120 120 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 45 30 30 15 15 15 15

Men’s 35 Singles Juan Garcia 425 Marcin Rozpedski 300 Kamil Kuchta 200 Rich Slivocka 180 Andy Lake 150 Doug Matuska 150 Mark Palus 120 Scott Pukys 120 Edward Shanaphy 30 Denny Rager 25 Christian Clark 15 John Pratt 15

Men’s 40 Singles Oren Motevassel 300 Kamil Kuchta 225 Bill Quario 180 Richard Spurling 180 Monty Basnyat 50 Matt Grayson 25

Men’s 45 Singles Jeff Cohen 300 Micky Navarro 250 Kevin Gillette 225 Bryan Biever 200 Horacio Rearte 200 Louis Ballantyne 180 Rob Horsch 180 Cory O’Brien 150 Jon Stitt 150 Frank Vermeer 150 Barry Brady 120 Stephen Bucar 120 Brian Dahlstrom 120 Jack Steyn 120 Richard Waterfall 100 Johann Saurbier 30 Robert Green 25 Adam Zastempowski 15 Men’s 50 Singles Kie Foreman 300 Mark McMahon 225 T.A. Niles 200 Tom Breece 180

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Mark Ray 180 Chris Cummings 150 Albert Hernandez 150 Greg Neuhart 120 Tomas Ollestad 120 David Cordrey 50 Paul Cole 30 Arup Dutta 15

Men’s 55 Sungles Sal Castillo 300 John Guevara 225 Kimm Ketelsen 200 Craig Wittus 200 Gary Machholz 180 Mark Ray 180 Karl Akkerman 150 Paul Soliz 150 Frank Swope 150 Roosevelt Nash 135 Jeremy Berlin 120 William Frost 120 Brad Lowe 50 Howard Chodak 30 Pete Kelly 25 Harlan Hopchik 15 Men’s 60 Singles

Gewan Maharaj 380 Kimm Ketelsen 300 Tommy Connell 225 Roger Kahn 180 Joe Bouquin 150 Rich Causey 150 Brian Engel 150 Jared Chase 120 Stephen Shortridge 120 Bob Raedisch 50 Ken DeHart 25 JonMichael Cook 15 Dru Ackert 15

Men’s 65 Singles Fernando Velasco 300 Geoffrey Moore 200 Jimmy Parker 150 Charles Van Middlesworth 15

Men’s 70 Singles Max Pavon 300 Rafael Fuentes 225

Men’s 75 Singles Don Neu 300

Men’s 80 Singles James Ridgley 300

Men’s Open Doubles Cary Lothringer 500 Jonas Lundblad 500 Tony Larson 320 Matt Grayson 225 Kip Layman 225 Diego Brunicardi 200 Juan Garcia 200 Erik Turnquist 200 James Daly 150 Kurt Pessa 150 John Pratt 150 Reven Stephens 150 Jeff Zenisek 150 Adrians Zguns 150 Ben Adrian 120 JonMichael Cook 120 Jason Holland 120 John Nallon 120

Mark Odgers Edward Shanaphy Jack Steyn Lance Hagan Max Kourim Jacob McMindes Micky Navarro Rudy Obregon Jon Stitt Jory Ereckson Guillaume Gauthier Thiago Oliveira Joshua Rollins Piotr Banas Brent Fugit Taylor Hanson Gabe Higgs Dural Morris Mike Vidmar

120 120 120 100 100 100 100 100 100 45 45 30 30 15 15 15 15 15 15

Men’s 35 Doubles Cary Lothringer 300 Jonas Lundblad 300 Kamil Kuchta 225 Marcin Rozpedski 225 Kip Layman 180 Mark McMahon 180

Men’s 40 Doubles Kie Foreman 300 Bill Quario 300 Emile de Cuba 225 Patrik Segfeldt 225 Kamil Kuchta 200 Horacio Rearte 200 Mark Harrison 150 Mark Palus 150 Albert Hernandez 120 Andy Lake 120

Men’s 45 Doubles Jeff Cohen 300 Louis Ballantyne 300 Kevin Gillette 225 Rob Horsch 225 Raman Jayapathy 200 Marc Miller 200 Rajan Keswani 150 Michael Olson 150 William Kron 120 Mike Vidmar 120 Timothy Burke 15 Dave Mathews 15 Men’s 50 Doubles T.A. Niles Frank Swope Paul Cole James Katterfield Arup Dutta Steve Yankello

Men’s 55 Doubles John Holladay Angel Lopez Sal Castillo Wayne Pickard Men’s 60 Doubles Tommy Connell Kimm Ketelsen Roger Kahn Gewan Maharaj Ken DeHart Fernando Velasco

200 200 150 150 30 30 300 300 225 225 300 300 225 225 180 180

Men’s 65 Doubles Max Pavon Fernando Velasco

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Women’s Open Singles Callee Conda 200 Ristine Olson 200 Marina McCollom 200 Kathy Vick 200 Michelle King 150 Lori Robertson 150 Marine Spiegel 150 Athena Cajas 120 Women’s 45 Singles Julia Farina 200 Robin Keener 150

Women’s 50 Singles Kathy Vick 425 Judy Newman 300 Carolyn Franca 180 Lori Robertson 150 Athens Cajas 120 Tamara Vezina 25

Women’s 55 Singles Kathy Barnes 300

Women’s Open Doubles Julia Farina 200 Marina McCollom 200

Women’s 35 Doubles Athena Cajas 200 Michelle King 200 Women’s 40 Doubles Susie Brown Cindy LePrevost Elizabeth Burger Kim Franklin

200 200 150 150

Women’s 45 Doubles Kathy Barnes 300 Kathy Vick 300 Carolyn Franca 225 Sabita Maharaj 225

Mixed Open Doubles Callee Conda 200 Taylor Hanson 200 Andrew Lake 200 Jonas Lundblad 200 Ristine Olson 200 Ioana Paun 200 Tye Myers 150 Marine Spiegel 150 Mixed 40 Doubles Mark Harrison 200 Robin Keener 200 Lori Robertson 200 Jon Stitt 200 Trish Faulkner 150 Frank Swope 150 Susie Brown 120 Bob Grossman 120

Mixed 45 doubles Micky Navarro 300 Kathy Vick 300 Mark Fairchilds 225 Sara Stablein 225 Kathy Barnes 180 Chuck Gill 180

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2013 USPTA HEAD STAFF CONTRACT Dear USPTA Professional: What a year for HEAD Penn! It’s been a great 2012 as you’ll see below and we’re poised for an even better 2013. In fact, 2012 will be the best year in the history of HEAD Penn USA in sales and market share. Thank you for your support along the way and buckle up because in 2013 we have even more exciting plans.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE USPTA HEAD STAFF CONTRACT! HEAD Penn Racquet Sports will continue to handle all contracts electronically. You can easily submit your contract via the website link: http://uspta.head.com. The site will be open on November 1. You can also log onto the USPTA.com website, go to Benefits, then the HEAD section for the link.

HEAD is a brand with momentum! Andy Murray switched to the new YouTek™ IG Radical Pro this year and has had the best year of his career, winning the Olympic Gold Medal and the US Open Title! We also celebrated 25 years of the Prestige with all of our legends coming back to relive their greatest moments! The US Open Men’s semi-final had 3 HEAD players. Andy played with the Radical, Novak with the Speed and Thomas with the Instinct. Concluding with a 5 hour Radical vs. Speed final! Maria also completed her career Grand Slam by capturing the French Open Title playing with the Instinct!

2013 will bring a new HEAD technology. We will use a new material called Graphene which enabled us to create a completely new and patented way to redistribute weight from the middle of the racquet to the tip and the grip. This provides more power and maneuverability in a lighter racquet! Novak and Maria will be launching this new technology in the Speed and the Instinct.

And since HEAD is the leader in Social Media fans, you know we will put some fun, cool virals out to drive consumers into your shops! We will also launch a completely new Power Series with 3 racquets that fit perfectly into HEAD segmentation: the Prestige PWR, the Speed PWR and the Instinct PWR! Why should only competitive players be able to use the best known racquets? All these products will also be available on your contracts.

HEAD is excited about our launch of Sonic Pro EDGE string. The new pentagon shaped string creates increased spin, superior control and precise touch giving you the EDGE you need to devastate your opponent! We are also adding two new grips: HydroSorb Pro and HydroSorb Comfort. Based on the success of HydroSorb Tour, the Pro will give you more feel and if you are looking for more cushion, the Comfort will be perfect.

We launched our Pro Penn Marathon tennis balls at the 2011 USPTA World Conference, and these premium balls have taken the pro specialty market by storm during the past year! USPTA pros around the country have noticed how much longer these Pro Penn Marathon balls are lasting in their teaching carts which, with the combination of our long-wearing high tenacity LongPlay felt and our Encore Technology, are helping stretch their facility budgets further than ever before. We are extremely proud to be the official ball of the USPTA for the past 39 years ... thank you for making Penn tennis balls the US market leader year after year!

We’re proud to be partners with USPTA and take our relationship seriously. We truly appreciate you and your efforts to grow the HEAD Penn brands and the game of tennis every day when you step on the court.

All the best,

Greg Mason Amy Wishingrad Roger Petersman V. P. Sales and Marketing National Promotions Manager Senior Category Manager Sign up early at http://uspta.head.com.

2013 USPTA HEAD STAFF CONTRACT PROCEDURES How to place your HEAD Penn contract:   

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Complete the HEAD Penn Contract online starting November 1, 2012 at: http://uspta.head.com or log onto USPTA.com, go to Benefits, choose HEAD. Your order will be confirmed instantly with a number on screen and a complete recap of the order to a valid email address you supplied.

You can also follow with one reorder at this site for additional equipment you may wish to purchase.

Complete your contract as soon as possible and no later than January 31st, 2013.

Please call TEAM HEAD at (800) 289-7366, Option #1, if you have any questions.

PLEASE NOTE: 1. “*” If a member who has a contract with HEAD purchases $1,000 worth of HEAD products through his shop, to be sold at retail, he will receive one additional HEAD racquet free. This is to be documented by HEAD and the retailer. If the facility has more than one member on a HEAD contract (i.e. three pros), and that facility purchases several thousand dollars in HEAD product, the additional member pros at that facility (who have a HEAD contract), will also receive one free racquet for the additional $1,000 increments of product purchased (i.e. $3,000 purchase will cover three pros at one racquet each).

This offer is limited to one racquet per member.

- - OR - A USPTA member who has a contract with HEAD but does not have a pro shop and works at a facility that does not have a pro shop can also benefit from a different program. HEAD will offer a “Friends and Family Program” a minimum of twice a year. This program will allow any USPTA member to purchase up to $600 worth of HEAD products during each of these promotional periods at Preferred Player Price. If that member, with a HEAD contract, purchases a cumulative $1,000 worth of product during the promotions, they will receive one free racquet. This offer is limited to one racquet per member. The above options cannot be combined.

2. All contracts are due on or before January 31, 2013.

3. All contracts must have a U.S. address. We do NOT ship internationally.

4. Product will start shipping in March 2013. For contracts and other orders with credit card information, your card does not get charged until your order is shipped.

5. Contracts vary for the different levels of Master, Pro 1, Pro 2, Pro 3 and Developmental Coach. The system will recognize your current level based on your USPTA member number and last name.

6. Pro 2 Contracts require Credit Card information to receive the “buy one, get one free” contract (one time only). You do not receive the free product portion without a racquet purchase.

7. Pro 3 & Developmental Coaches are eligible for preferred pricing as are all other levels when ordering additional product.

Credit card information must be complete for the order to be processed.

8. Please check your order confirmation received by email for correct product and address information. An email address must be noted when filling out the contract.

9. There is a “No-Exchange” policy on racquets and equipment. If it is a shipping error, we will exchange up to 30 days of receipt of product.

10. HEAD Penn is not responsible for product shipped to an address that is no longer valid. It is your responsibility to notify Team HEAD of any changes to the address once the contract has been submitted.

11. HEAD Penn is not responsible for lost or stolen goods.

It’s not too late to register your Lessons for Life™ events for 2012

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he USPTA would like to thank all of you who have participated in this year’s Lessons for Life campaign. Many members have already submitted information to us. However, a number of events go unrecorded each year because of busy schedules or lack of information on how to report your charitable events.

If you have participated in Lessons for Life this year, please submit event information to the World Headquarters so we can give you and your division the proper credit for your efforts and help USPTA reach its $5 million fundraising goal for 2012.

If you are not sure if you have already submitted your information to us, please email Shelina Harris at sports@uspta.org and we will be more than happy to let you know.

You can submit details about your fundraising activities online by visiting www.uspta.com and selecting Lessons for Life in our Quick Links pull-down menu. This will take you to the Lessons for Life section, where a link at the top of the page directs you to “Click here to register your event.” You may also submit your event information via e-mail at lessonsforlife@uspta.org. Thank you again for everything you do!

For more information about Lessons for Life, please visit www.uspta.com. If you have any questions, please contact Shelina Harris at sports@uspta.org or at 800-877-8248, ext. 104. 

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Florida’s Zguns and Texas’ Olson capture singles titles for second year in a row at the USPTA Hard Court Championships

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drians Zguns of Orlando, Fla., defended his men’s open title after defeating Piotr Banas of Lafayette, La., 7-6, 6-0 at the $13,000 United States Professional Tennis Association Hard Court Championships, Oct. 21 at the Hollytree Country Club in Tyler, Texas. Ristine Olson of Austin, Texas, defended her women’s open championship title by going undefeated in round robin play.

Olson also went on to win the Mixed Open Doubles title with Jonas Lundblad, of Austin, after defeating Jory Ereckson of Georgetown, Texas, and Michelle King of Austin, 6-1, 6-4.

The tournament, which was held from Oct. 19-21, and was presented by The Original Evans AC, included events in the following categories: men’s and women’s open singles, men’s open doubles, mixed open doubles, men’s 45 and 55 singles, women’s 50 singles, women’s 35 doubles, and mixed 40 doubles.

Below is a complete list of results from final-round matches: Men’s Open Singles Finals – Adrians Zguns, Orlando, Fla., def. Piotr Banas, Lafayette, La., 7-6, 6-0.

Women’s Open Singles Finals Round Robin – Ristine Olson, Austin, Texas, def. Emily Dumelle, Tyler, Texas, 6-0, 6-0. Olson def. Michelle King, Austin, Texas, 6-2, 6-2. King def. Dumelle, 6-1, 6-1.

Men’s 45-and-over Singles Round Robin – Micky Navarro, Tyler, Texas, def. Tim Davis, Jacksonville, Fla., 6-1, 6-2. Navarro def.

Barry Brady, Little Rock, Ark., 6-2, 6-2. Navarro def. Jon Stitt, Fernwood, Miss., 6-4, 6-3. Stitt def. Brady, 7-6, 6-4. Brady def.

Davis, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Stitt def. Davis, 6-1, 6-0.

Ristine Olson, women’s open winner.

Men’s 55-and-over Singles – Kimm Ketelsen, Tyler, Texas, def. Paul Soliz, San Antonio, 6-3, 6-4.

Women’s 50-and-over Singles Round Robin – Kathy Vick, Lubbock, Texas, def. Athena Cajas, Burleson, Texas, 6-1, 6-3. Vick def. Lori Robertson, Albuquerque, N.M., 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Vick def. Karen Martell, Tyler, Texas, 6-2, 6-1. Robertson def. Martell, 6-0, 6-0.

Cajas def. Martell, 7-5, 6-1. Robertson def. Cajas, 6-3, 6-2.

Men’s Open Doubles Finals – Cary Lothringer, Woodlands, Texas, and Jonas Lundblad, Austin, Texas, def. James Daly, Tyler, Texas, and Adrians Zguns, Orlando, Fla., 6-4, 6-4.

Mixed Open Doubles – Ristine Olson, Austin, Texas, and Jonas Lundblad, Austin, Texas, def. Jory Ereckson, Georgetown, Texas, and Michelle King, Austin, Texas, 6-1, 6-4.

Mixed 40-and-over Doubles – Jon Stitt, Fernwood, Miss., and Lori Robertson, Albuquerque, N.M., def. Micky Navarro, Tyler, Texas, and Kathy Vick, Lubbock, Texas, 6-4, 7-6.

Women’s 35-and-over Doubles – Michelle King, Austin, Texas, and Athena Cajas, Burleson, Texas, def. Kathy Vick, Lubbock, Texas, and Lori Robertson, Albuquerque, N.M., 7-5, 1-6, 6-0.

Adrian Zguns, men’s open winner. www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com

The tournament was the final one for 2012 in a series of national tournaments on several court surfaces that the USPTA offers to its members as part of the USPTA National Surface Championship Series.

The national tournaments are open to members in good standing. For additional information, please contact the USPTA at 800-USPTA-4U. USPTA Professionals may log in to the “members only” section of the USPTA website at www.uspta.com for more information.  ADDvantage/December 2012

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USPTA welcomes new members Congratulations to the following new USPTA members who fulfilled requirements between July 1 and Oct. 31.

Certified members California Rachel Aelion-Moss Brittany Bass Jonathan Butz Elizabeth Carpenter Noah Newman Anhtuan Nguyen Enrique Sanchez John Sangveraphunsiri Ian Stanley Caroline Verhelle Eastern Atton Burrell Collin Crawford Thiago Dualiby Gary Gaudio Colleen Hanzes Bryan Hodge Michael Lee Vernon Patrick Guillermo Ripoll-Brenot Karla Ruaya Gabriel Slotnick

Florida Alan Anastos Adrian Arroyave Jonathan Bongiovanni James Dunseith Josshua Egas Mark Gellard Matthew Gordon Daniel Harden Bradley Harrell Stefano Ianni Donald Kirby Corey Knapp Gavin Manders Dimitrio Martinez Michael-Ray Pallares Mary Pierce Jovanny Plasencia Scott Runda Tyler Simmons Sandra Soler Bradley Stevenson John Willits Ana Zuleta

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new members continued Midwest Joseph Franzen Christopher Hall Matthew Tansil Aaron Wagner

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Southwest Janonn Hasan Keith Schreiber

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Man Ho Chi Ho Hung Heung Yan Ip Tai Kuen Ko Chong Io Kuok Siu Fan Lai Hon Kuen Lam Ming Yuen Lam Philip Lau Chi Hong Lee Guo Lei Zhengfang Lei Yanping Li Chang Liu Quing Liu Zehua Liu Chi Kit Ma Hua Miao Rui Min Adrian Ordonez Tat Ming Pong Liwei Qi Haike Qu King Fung Tam Wan Ho Tam Shing Lam Tse Dongyang Wang Kam Man Wong Wing Fai Wong Di Wu Naichen Xu

Xia Xu Wing Cheong Yee Ka Sing Yip Wenqing Yue Xuejun Zhai Liangliang Zhang Xi Zhang Yubo Zhang Yueqing Zheng

International Ricardo Bisco Joe Edwards-Broome Sergio Ibarra Ryan Lowry Suresh Maurya Noel Karl Albert Zoleta Corporate New England Lake Waramaug Country Club, Inc.

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Career Development

conventions (division conventions, 5 credits; dates subject to change) Jan. 25-26 Northern Division

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Jan. 25-26 Southwest Division

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Feb. 8-9

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Northern California Division Stanford, Calif.

Feb. 14-17 Texas Division

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March 3

San Diego Division Workshop La Jolla, Calif.

exams, upgrades & certification review courses (4 credits for PTCA I segment) Dec. 1-2 Dec. 2 Dec. 2-3 Dec. 3 Dec. 8-9 Dec. 8-9 Dec. 8-9 Dec. 9 Dec. 9 Dec. 12-13 Dec. 14-15 Dec. 15-16 Dec. 18-19

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* This course is held at the USPTA World Headquarters.

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specialist degrees Little Tennis® Facility Management  Computer Technology  Sport Science  Competitive Player Development  Pro Shop Operations  

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Wheelchair Tennis

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For more information about USPTA’s specialist degrees, including applications, please visit our website at www.uspta.com or contact the USPTA Education Department at 800-USPTA-4U or education@uspta.org.

Earn education credits from World Conference DVDs Receive your education credit report card via email by visiting the members-only section of uspta.com.

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Jeff Salzenstein leads a seminar at the 2012 USPTA World Conference.

accredited professional coach To receive APC credits, professional members must accurately fill out APC attendance forms with the seminar/course number, their name, presenter’s name, and they will have the ability to rate the seminar/course. The form must then be turned in at the end of the seminar/course. The forms will be available as members arrive at seminars or courses and must be turned in as members leave. If members arrive late or leave early, then they will not receive credit for attending.

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Industry action Miscellaneous

Troon Country Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., will host its third annual Special Olympics Tennis Fun Day on Jan. 12, 2013. This event has done much in the past and will continue to provide and offer fun to these special athletes as much as funds permit. Mark Pachtner, USPTA, has committed his time and resources since 1998 to support the Special Olympics and his goal is to raise $3,000. The free clinic for children, teenagers and adults with intellectual and, in some cases, physical challenges is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at Troon Country Club. They expect a total participation of approximately 110 people - 45 to 50 special athletes of all ages and help from 50 to 60 volunteers, teaching professionals and club members. During the Fun Day of clinics and exhibition play, the volunteer pros will hit with each other and play points with the participants. But the special athletes will not compete against each other since most have never played tennis before. Each athlete will receive a new tennis racquet and a gold medal for participation during the awards luncheon following the tennis clinics. A donation of $50 will sponsor one special athlete for this great event. There are two ways you can donate: via PayPal using the account mark_pachtner@yahoo.com or mail a check made out to Pachtner Tennis Academy with a notation “Special Olympics Tennis Fun Day 2013” to Troon Country Club, 25000 N Windy Walk Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255. All donations will be reported by name directly to Special Olympics Arizona as a charitable contribution. For more information or to volunteer for the Special Olympics Tennis Fun Day, contact Mark Pachtner at the Troon Country Club, 480-358-7718, or mpachtner@trooncc.com.

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Camaraderie and competition were the watchwords for the 25th rendition of tennis’ longest-running and most successful fantasy camp, “Tennis Fantasies with John Newcombe and the Legends.” This year’s camp was held Oct. 2126 at its longstanding location, the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch in New Braunfels, Texas. As befits a silver anniversary, the event was rapidly sold out, with 100 campers in attendance – including 79 alumni. Founder and director Steve Contardi gathered the biggest cast in the event’s history.

Thirteen legends were in attendance – all of whom have won Grand Slam titles or represented their nation in Davis Cup

play (often both). Legend captains were Hall of Famers Newcombe, Roy Emerson, Fred Stolle, Owen Davidson, Mal Anderson and Mark Woodforde, as well as such notables as Rick Leach, Brian Gottfried, Marty Riessen, Charlie Pasarell, Ross Case, Dick Stockton and rookie legend Murphy Jensen.

The 2013 rendition of Tennis Fantasies takes place Oct. 20 - 25, 2013.

Newcombe, Emerson, Davidson and Ross Case are also the headliners for a mixed doubles Tennis Fantasies event that will take place March 7 - 10, 2013. For more information, contact Steve Contardi at 1-800-8747788 or 513-489-9700 or stevec@towneproperties. com or visit www. tennisfantasies.net.

USPTA professional and director of tennis at Sport Fit Bowie in Bowie, Md., Kevin G. McClure, had his book “Tennis Directions” recently published in the Kindle store at http://www.amazon.com/. This book contains much of the instruction from “The Tennis Podcast” with Kevin G. McClure, the first audio tennis instructional series on iTunes. Later added to The Tennis Podcast was Inside Tennis with Kevin & Koz (Dave Kozlowski, USPTA) and Inside Junior Tennis (with Colette Lewis). A favorite part of these podcasts was the interviews with industry movers and shakers. Tennis Directions has tips in chapters headed as Mindset, Stroke Patterns, Play Patterns, Footwork Patterns, Mental Patterns and Fitness Tips. It is written concisely and in an easy-to-read style that was used for the audio series. Thanks to the following USPTA tennis pros who contributed one or more articles to the process: Ken DeHart, Tomaz Mencinger and David Smith. Due to the speed of the release, the website http://www.TennisDirections.com/, is not yet fully functional and everyone is being sent to Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/TennisDirections. Kevin can be reached at sportfittennis@aol.com or Kevin@thetennispodcast.com.

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Industry action Tired of throwing your old tennis nets in a landfill?

How about giving them a second life as warehouse or cargo netting, or even debris covers for landscape contractors?

That is exactly what Denver-based company, repurposedMATERIALS, does with the old nets.

They have recently rescued several of old tennis nets from Gates Tennis Center in Denver and are ready and willing to take nets from anywhere in the world. repurposedMATERIALS founder, Damon Carson, met former USTA regional director Terry Walters at a sustainability conference.

Carson asked his

usual question, “Got byproducts?” Tennis nets came up, and now Carson’s company is busy “repurposing” these retired nets. They are in need of more nets, so contact them next time you swap out your nets.

What is “repurposing”?

Repurposing IS creative reuse. It is NOT recycling that has gotten all the buzz since the 1970s. Remember, recycling requires huge amounts of energy to melt, grind, chip, or shred a waste stream into a useable raw material to manufacture something new. With “repurposing,” deal with byproducts and waste that get a second

HEAD racquet rebel Novak Djokovic ended the 2012 season with a 7-6(6), 7-5 win over Roger Federer at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.

The Serb, who plays with a YouTek™ IG Speed MP, went down an early break, but took the victory in two hours and fifteen minutes. Djokovic achieved year-end world No. 1 status in the South African Airways ATP World Tour Rankings for the second year in a row. This victory marks the second time that Djokovic has won the ATP World Tour Finals since winning in Shanghai in 2008. Djokovic, who also won the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year for his contributions through the Novak Djokovic Foundation, his role as a UNICEF ambassador and other charitable ventures, came back from 0-3 in the first set. As well as winning the Australian Open for a second consecutive season, Djokovic reached the final at six ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments this year, winning titles in Miami, Toronto and Shanghai. He came to the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals already with a 70-11 match record, the third time in four years he’s reached at least 70 victories, and moved to 75-11 at London. Federer had prevented a HEAD-to-HEAD final when he beat racquet rebel Andy Murray and his YouTek™ IG Radical Pro in the semi-finals. But Murray ended his season with confidence high after significant breakthroughs including the London Olympic gold medal and his first Grand Slam title at the US Open.

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life because they have value “as is.” If you are interested in keeping tennis nets or other byproducts out of the landfills or if you need a creative, eco-friendly solution to a problem you are having, visit www. repurposedmaterialsinc. com or 303-321-1471.

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan’s greatest tennis champion and highly regarded world humanitarian, announced today that his book “Stop war, start tennis: Lessons of life and understanding from a Pakistani tennis player” is now available for sale as an e-book electronically on Kindle at Amazon.com. The book details inspiring stories of the life and tennis career of Qureshi with the hopes of inspiring people to learn from both defeats and triumphs in sports or other endeavors. The book was co-written with Qureshi’s coach Robert Davis, also a contributor to such outlets as the ATP World Tour’s Deuce magazine, Tennis.com, Tennis Magazine Australia, the Bangkok Post, and the Jakarta Post among others. Shortly after his U.S. Open success, Qureshi founded his nonprofit foundation (www.

StopWarStartTennis. org), created with the purpose of bringing hope through tennis to all those affected by war, sectarian conflict and landmines/ unexploded ordinance.

Said Qureshi of his

foundation, “Whether it be wheelchair tennis projects in Sri Lanka and Cambodia or amputee centers in Iraq, to displaced peoples in Sierra Leone and Rwanda, I truly believe that our great sport of tennis can bring some joy and happiness into the lives of the young and old.” Qureshi is a two-time winner of the ATP World Tour’s Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year award (in 2002 with Hadad and 2010 with Bopanna) and in 2010 he was named a goodwill ambassador to the United Nations Development Program.

In 2010, he was awarded the “Sitara-i-Imtiaz” (Star of Excellence) by the Government of Pakistan and also was given the Pakistan President’s Award for Performance in 2002, the Salam Pakistan Youth Award by the President of Pakistan in 2007 and, in 2003, he was a finalist for the Anne Frank Award For Moral Courage presented by the Anne Frank Trust.

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