A Division of the USPTA
September 2021
2021 Southwest Award Winners!
Laurie Martin Southwest Pro of the Year
Zach Hackerott Star Award
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Ryan Johnson Elevate Award
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE - 2 SOUTHWEST AWARDS - 3 ANGEL FIRE FUNDRAISER - 4 WORLD CONFERENCE - 5 PICKLEBALL CERTIFICATION - 6 AREA NEWS - 7-13 JOB OPPORTUNITIES - 16
Alex Mouquin Industry Excellence award
President’s Message Dave Moyer - USPTA Southwest President
Dear USPTA Southwest Tennis Professionals, It has been a long two years since we have all been able to be together in person but the time is almost here! If you have not registered for the USPTA World Conference in Las Vegas, I would encourage you to get that done right away so you don’t miss out on one of the great perks of being a USPTA member. My favorite thing about the USPTA and being on the board is the opportunity to network and see all my colleagues face to face. I can’t tell you how excited I am for the chance the week of September 19-23 in Las Vegas. It’s just a short drive or flight from the southwest so I hope that you all take advantage and we have a big turnout once again! The conference will once again be held at the Westgate Resort and Casino which proved to be a perfect location in 2019. There is plenty to do, all the seminars are right there and transportation to the strip is easy and accessible. If you are a sports fan, they have one of the best sportsbooks in Vegas and the history which includes Elvis Presley is fun. Rooms are still available so it’s not too late to get a reservation. Once you register for the conference, a hotel link will be sent to you so that you can get your room.
Other fun events will include Ad Staff meetings on Monday afternoon and the Trade Show on Monday night, the Awards Luncheon on Wednesday as well as a Q & A with Stan Smith that day and finally a networking BBQ on Thursday evening. The one event you won’t want to miss and I hope to see everyone at is the division party on Tuesday night at the pool at Westgate. This year we are partnering up with Hawaii, Norther California, San Diego and the Pacific Northwest. It will be a great opportunity to not only network and socialize with the Southwest professionals but also those in other divisions on the west coast and beyond. I would really encourage you all to be there and have a drink with me and the rest of the board. We would love to see you there! Really looking forward to seeing you all there. Viva Las Vegas!
Southwest Party Tuesday, September 21 6:30-9:00 pm at Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino pool!
The slate of speakers and education is once again a world-class of who’s who. Seminars begin on Sunday morning with a specialty course and continue all week with a diverse group of speakers and topics including our own Greg Prudhomme and Amanda Fink! Greg is speaking on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. on Performance Psychology – Motivation, Confidence and Resilience and Amanda is on Wednesday at 3:45 p.m. speaking about The Art of Delivering a Successful Clinic. Let’s all make sure we are there to support Greg and Amanda!
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2021 Southwest Awards Pro of the Year Award– Laurie Martin Laurie Martin has been a certified USPTA for more than 15 years. She has served as a Southwest board member for the past 8 years as Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President and currently Regional Vice President. Laurie is also USTA Southwest Secretary, USTA National High School Committee Chair, and Arizona Tennis Coaches Association (ATCA) Past President. Highlighted in 2020, Laurie had planned a High School Tennis Coaches Conference for ATCA; also, she along with Amy Badger planned the 2020 Southwest USPTA Division Conference. Laurie also created the “Empowering Women’s Series” for the SW USPTA Women Coaches with the Speaker, Dr. Shawn Foltz Emmons. Laurie is starting her 17th year as Xavier High School’s head tennis coach. She runs a no-cut program at all levels. Three of her varsity players have successfully moved on to play college tennis. Under Coach Martin’s guidance, Xavier’s team had earned 5 state championships and been state team runner-up 5 times as well. Congratulations, Coach Martin – Southwest USPTA Pro of the Year!
Elevate Award – Ryan Johnson Ryan Johnson is a USPTA Elite Professional. He is the Tennis Director at the Desert Mountain Country Club, and currently Chairman of Southwest USPTA Elevate Committee as well as the Phoenix Area District Coordinator for the Southwest Division of the USPTA. Ryan was able to sustain club members in continuous tennis activities out of his neighborhood with pandemic guidelines and protocols. He also proposed a plan for growth to the club president, which has grown the club’s business by 247% (tennis) and 329% (pickleball). Ryan also published an article for Linked In on “Capitalizing on Tennis…”. He is certified in Pickleball and Racquet Fit as well. Congratulations, Ryan!
Industry Excellence Award – Alex Mouquin Alex Mouquin is new to the USPTA. Currently, Alex is directing the junior program at the Scottdale Ranch Park, which he has done since 2019. The program has grown from170 to 350 students under his direction. Although the program has halted in early 2020 Alex worked hard to implement changes that allowed them to reopen late in the year. They limited 4 players to a court, but still able to sustain 300 players in the program. Alex also able to run USTA junior tournaments in the L7 and L6. Congratulations for being awarded in Industry Excellence award!
Stars Award – Zach Hackerott Zach Hackerott from Prescott started teaching high school tennis since his college days. He started teaching part-time and worked his way up to 40 hours per week. During that time, he has brought over 50 players per week into the game. He also captains and coaches many USTA Adult Team Leagues; additionally, he volunteers at the Special Olympics. Zach primarily has been working on keeping people engaged and playing while many of the main facilities were closed by traveling to a lot of different HOA’s court facilities that players had access to in order to keep current players playing and introduce new players to the game. He also worked closely with the Local League Coordinator to get Flex Leagues up and running. Congratulations, Zach!
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Smash Cancer Tennis Fundraiser/Angel Fire, New Mexico article by Brett Hall
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rett Hall, Southwest USPTA professional and former Angel Fire Tennis Director returned to Angel Fire, New Mexico July 31, 2021 to help current Angel Fire Director Jimmy Celli with the first Smash Cancer Tennis Fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The event was a huge success with 47 tennis and pickleball participants along with another 23 supporters of the fundraiser. We raised $5,290 for LLS. Participants were treated to doubles match play with Jimmy, big group drills with Brett, and pickleball lessons and match play with Rick Hooker. Jimmy organized a great lunch along with music. A special thanks to Brad McElroy, Pacific Northwest Head Rep and Chuck Bahn, Southwest Head Rep, for donating prizes. Brett, a nine-year leukemia survivor, gave a motivational speech on life lessons learned on his cancer journey. Fellow Southwest USPTA professionals Dick Johnson, Jim Moss, and Bo Gray assisted with the event. Special thanks to Angel Fire members Jim McGhay, Judy Proctor, Drew Maxwell, and Rick Hooker for their help. A very special thanks to Jimmy Celli for initiating and running a great event.
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2021 USPTA World Conference (WC21) Experience the Premier Tennis Education Event Live in Las Vegas!
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he 2021 USPTA World Conference (WC2) will make a triumphant return to an in-person format September 19-23, 2021, at the Westgate Resort and Casino in glamorous Las Vegas, Nevada. The USPTA World Conference is the world’s largest gathering of tennis professionals, industry leaders, representatives, manufacturers, wholesalers, and media. In addition to robust educational offerings, including on-court seminars, the USPTA hosts meetings, industry discussions, evening social events, the 2021 Awards presentations, and so much more! Experience five days of in-person learning from some of the very best in the tennis industry. Attendees will participate in classroom learning sessions, on-court seminars, panel discussions, and more. The impressive speaker lineup includes; Dr. Jim Loehre, a world-renowned performance Psychologist; Katrina Adams, Vice President of the International Tennis Federation; and former world No. 1 tennis player, two-time Grand Slam singles champion, and successful doubles partner, Stan Smith. During the Awards Luncheon, the association will recognize deserving professionals who are growing the game of tennis. The 2021 Awards Program recognizes USPTA members for their 2020 accomplishments. Learn what’s new in the industry by exploring the WC21 Trade Show and visiting 70-plus booths with representatives from every imaginable tennis industry manufacturer and company while enjoying evening festivities. Register today to save $50 with the early bird discount. The cost to attend for members is $399, while nonmembers who register before July 1, 2021, is $449. Once the early bird deadline passes, the member price for the five full days will be $449 and $499 for non-members. Guest passes for WC21 are $179, and day passes are $175. Hotel registration information, including the USPTA WC21 hotel discount link, will be sent to you after registration. (Rooms are $139 plus $10 resort fee plus applicable taxes per night.) For more information and to register, visit www.uspta.com/wc21
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Northern Arizona by Andrea Meyer
Flagstaff residents and guests have had a wonderful summer on court with the Flagstaff Tennis Association. They hosted another successful Flagstaff City Open in June that saw players flock to the city courts to enjoy the beautiful mountain weather. They also hosted several popular summer mixers for adults and juniors, alike. The USTA season has been busy with teams in the 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 having had success going to Sectionals in both men’s and women’s leagues. Flagstaff also has several mixed teams participating in the USTA Mixed League. NAU is hoping to begin their community programming in the fall. Forest Highlands will be hosting their Annual Team Member/Guest Tournament in the fall, bringing about 56 women from all over Arizona to compete in this weekend event. Director of Racquet Sports and Elite Pro Nicole Chambers is in her 10th season at Forest Highlands and is looking forward to the extension of the Racquet facilities at FH which will include pickleball courts, an expanded Pro Shop and lounge and additional tennis courts in 2022. Larry Lineberry has organized the Oxendale Autogroup Tournament, a USTA- sanctioned event for September 24-26 in Cottonwood that will raise money for junior tennis development in northern Arizona. The event will feature age - level adult and junior categories as well as NTRP events and is directed by USPTA professionals Jake Worseldine and Andrea Meyer. Covid 19 caused cancellation of the 2020 event after a very successful 2019 result. The goal is to make the Oxendale the largest of its kind in northern Arizona and an annual affair. On September 18th, Larry will be in Roanoke, VA where he is being inducted into the inaugural 2020 Roanoke Regional Tennis Hall of Fame. He will play in a pro-am round robin fundraiser that day, then be the guest speaker at the induction ceremonies that evening. Larry spent the first 17 years of his career in
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Roanoke where he was the USPTA Virginia Pro of the Year 4 times (1982-1985) and the USPTA MidAtlantic Pro of the Year in 1986 and division president from 1986-1987. From 1979 to 1991, Larry and his club promoted and directed 10 professional tennis tournaments, and he earned his Master Professional rating in 1990. Larry is very proud and honored to be a member of the USTA Southwest Tennis Hall of Fame (2017) and the 2020 Roanoke Regional Tennis Hall of Fame. He was also an inaugural inductee in the 2015 Prescott Park of Fame. Elite Pro Jake Worseldine will exchange his Mingus Union HS red and grey colors in Cottonwood for Scorpion purple this year as he becomes the new Sedona Red Rock HS boys’ and girls’ coach. The new coaching assignment, much closer to his home and Jake’s other lesson venues in Sedona, will give him more time with his family. In Prescott, Pro Zach Hackerott is sending his group of 3.5 ladies ( 18+) to compete in August’s sectionals in Albuquerque. He is also teaching at Prescott Lakes and is looking for a great dog to adopt! Prescott HS coach and Pro Sterling Fetty has been busy with an ambitious slate of junior JTT and Level 6 events. With Sterling’s persistent legwork, he and Jake Worseldine recruited about 45 players from Lake Havasu, Las Vegas, Kingman, Sedona, Flagstaff, and
Cottonwood for a July 16-17 Prescott Area Tennis Association tourney. Sterling’s son Camden took 2nd in 16 singles while his twin brother, Leyton, won the boys’ 18’s. Their next junior tournament is scheduled for Aug. 21 at Yavapai College. NAZ tennis players send best wishes to long-time beloved Sedona Elite Pro Claudette Laliberte who has moved to Puerto Penasco, Mexico for a well- deserved rest and change of pace.
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Northern New Mexico by Dick Johnson
I have had a busy spring and summer. My La Cueva Bears Boys tennis won the 5A State Championships for the 10th time under my tenure. This breaks the all-time team coaching record previously helped by Daryl Gage, ABQ Academy’s legendary coach.
later this month in Las Vegas.
Amy Badger:
Highpoint was excited to host New Mexico’s first adult tournament since the pandemic. We had strong participation in 23 divisions! Since arriving in April as the club’s Director of Tennis, the club has seen tremendous growth in revenue and programming with the addition of junior programming clinics, a robust summer junior camp format and the addition of two new pros. We look forward to our fall programming which will include several charity events and programming, including the Corley Cup, Rally in the Alley, and eCADEMY elementary/middle school practices. My Albuquerque Academy Chargers won the 1 A-4A Girls State Championships and I received Coach of the Year honors for tennis from the New Mexico High School Coaches Association.
Finally on July 19th, we had our first tennis camp after a year and half absence, followed up by a one-week camp August 2-6. We will offer Saturday camps starting September 11.
Joe Felice will be hosting the Sierra Vista Grand Prix
I have been extremely busy as the President of the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame. Our benefit golf tournament was held on August 14th to full capacity. Our Induction Ceremony was August 15th with over 600 attendees at the Albuquerque Convention Center. This year USPTA World Conference in Las Vegas in September, should be well attended. It will be great to see people in person and the networking is very valuable. So far, I believe Amy, myself, Joe Felice, and Dave Shambach are attending. I am really looking forward to this gathering.
Doug MacCurdy makes some interesting observa-
I was honored to be asked to be the Coach of Orange County “Breakers” at the National JR Team Tennis Championship held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida in July. Our team finished 5th in the nation and had wins over Florida, Missouri Valley, Pacific Northwest, and Southern Divisions. One of my players, Alex Leumanog was asked to be on the team and did a great job! Hope to see everybody at the USPTA World Conference
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Doubles Tournament which had to be cancelled last year. HE IS expecting a large turnout for one of the most popular tournaments of the year in Albuquerque. Joe has been teaching at The Sierra Vista Tennis Center for 15 years. He currently is the captain of 9 USTA League Teams and playing on 7 of them. Joe will be attending the USPTA World Conference in Las Vegas later this month and is looking forward to catching up with friends he hasn’t seen in a while. tions: One-handed backhands are pretty much nonexistent in women’s tennis at the moment, but certainly not in fairly recent history. I have not counted this year, but in April 2020, there were no women in the WTA top 50 with one-handers. There were a total of two in the top 100 and 12 in the top 300. The men’s game paints a somewhat different picture with one-handed players Tsitsipas, Thiem, Federer and Shapovalov all sitting in the top 10. So, great backhands can be played with either one or two hands. There are built-in advantages and disadvantages to both types. Without going into a detailed list of each style of backhand, one fundamental truth is the effective one-handed backhands require a high degree of coordination, a large swing to produce your own power and more complex shots usually take longer to develop. Some players may be naturals for one-handed backhands, but I suspect that most children never really get a chance to discover it because of decisions taken by coaches when players are very young. Often
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coaches just feel the young kids are not strong enough to hit with one hand or that the two-hander is just easier to learn. One of the most significant advances in teaching has been the red, orange, green concept for court size and balls. Rackets and paddle are made to match the ball being used. Learning tennis is much faster and easier than ever before. The problem that I see, is that coaches, players, and parents often see moving from red to orange, orange to green, or green to yellow as a race. IF you transition quickly, you are somehow better than those that stay longer at the previous stage. Hitting a one-handed topspin on red courts with red ball and very light racquet is within reach of many children. It is often even easier than hitting with two hands. Watching a year old hitting with yellow balls on a 78’ court has little resemblance to the adult game. When everything is scaled down, the footwork, tactical patterns and ball striking are much more like real tennis. Let the kids master the skill and tactics at each stage of red, orange, green, and I think we will eventually see more players coming out that are more comfortable using and enjoying the free-swinging pleasure of ripping one-handed backhands. Remember, red, orange, green is a progression, not a race.
John Damgaard in Santa Fe reports that SFTSC won the 4.0 Women’s League Captained by Dorothy Roosevelt. They are now headed toward the sectionals!
We have the indoor portion of the Southwest Slam at the 2021 Southwest Slam Indoor Championships which includes an indoor hard court at Shellaberger Tennis Center, an outdoor hard court, clay court, and even a grass court.
Dave Shambach has helped set up the summer tennis schedule and taught for the City of Rio Rancho Parks and
Recreation. The program attracted 85 students from ages 4 through adult age. He has also co-coached a JTT team from Rio Rancho during the summer. He participated in the City of Rio Rancho doubles tennis league. Dave has also taught several youths and adults privately or semi-privately. Currently, Dave is putting the finishing touches on the Fall Parks and Rec program. He is serving as the Rio Rancho organizer (and a possible coach) for the RR Middle School teams as the USTA Middle School Tennis League resumes in the Fall. He is registered to attend his first USPTA World Conference in September.
Best Kept Self by Dr. Greg Prudhomme
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hat story is your body language telling the world? Is the story happy, is it inspirational, or is it lethargic and deflating? Communication is approximately 90% non-verbal with body language making up most of this percentage. Even more significant than our body language telling a story to the world is that it is also sending the same messages to ourselves. Our mental states, actions, and ultimately our futures can be significantly influenced by our own body language. Make sure the influence is positive. Exhibit the body language that you’d love to see from those around you and enjoy the results!
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Southeastern Arizona
Tennis Academy after a one-year hiatus. Wimbledon Wednesday featured white clothing, wood rackets, strawberries and cream,
by John Perry
Greetings from Tucson! A successful Summer 2021 is winding down in Southern Arizona as busy summer camps around Tucson wrap up.
Ronnie Smith at Reffkin Tennis Center has had all 25 courts busy with adult and junior play, with junior camps filled. Ronnie and
Reffkin was one of the host sites for the Southwest Junior Closed. Ronnie and I enjoyed watching some of our juniors take home some hardware from this sectional championship. Ronnie and Reffkin also held the USTA Southwest 40 and Over League Championships crowning 8 team titlists that will advance to the national championships.
and a chance to hold the Wimbledon trophy! Olympic Tennis Day 2021 was another fun event with tennis themed Olympic games, medals, and the opportunity to stand on the Olympic podium.
Bryan Dirk at Tucson Country Club reports, “We are just finishing up 9 weeks of Tennis Camp. We had a great turnout this year. Our courts have been busy and our tennis community continues to grow.”
Amanda Fink from La Paloma states that “La Paloma has seen a pretty busy summer! Most of the tennis camps were sold out and cardio tennis classes remained at capacity. We are looking forward to using the momentum from summer to carry into fall where we expect to have a lively after school program as well as adding a ladies 2.5/3.0 team!”
Britt Feldhausen announced that TCTP (Tucson Some fun summer events were back at Reffkin and Smith-Perry
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Community Tennis Program) wrapped up a popular summer camp with a solid turn out. Following the camp, this three-decade old junior program sent twenty players on scholarship to various camps around Tucson. Finally, I was chosen as a USTA Tennis Champion and
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Official Tennis Advocate. I will be promoting tennis in Southern Arizona in 2021 and beyond in a variety of ways through this new USTA program. Of course, we all are official tennis advocates through the nature of our profession, but this sometimes means more than just showing up at the club. We should be promoting the social, mental, emotional and health benefits of our sport whenever we get the chance. One way to do so is by participating and playing tennis more ourselves! Sometimes it’s difficult to
find time to play for fun but doing so enhances our own well-being and shows we love the game as more than just teachers, which comes across to clients, club members and non-tennis players to show them why we coach in this wonderful lifetime sport. Stay cool and hope to see many of you in Las Vegas for the World Conference!
SOUTHWEST OFFICERS President Dave Moyer 480-342-7240 dmoyer@ccdranch.com Regional VP Laurie Martin 480-213-2083 lmartin@ppiarizona.com Vice President Amy Badger 505-379-6728 badgers3@me.com Secretary Suk Ong 602-881-0467 suk_ong@tempe.gov Treasurer Greg Prudhomme 602-301-1394 gmprudhomme@yahoo.com Past President Jonathan Davis 520-360-0182 jdavisuspta@gmail.com Pro Emeritus Britt Feldhausen 520-886-1885 brittfeldhausen@mac.comesident Executive Director Jack Michalko 602-740-0126 usptasw@cox.com
SOUTHWEST COORDINATORS Northern New Mexico Dick Johnson 505-507-6795 richarddjtennis@aol.com Phoenix Ryan Johnson 480-267-0725 rjohnson@dmbclubs.com Southeastern Arizona John Perry 520-403-8290 jptennis25@yahoo.com Northern Arizona Andrea Meyer 928-300-4352 andreajmeyer@yahoo.com Southern New Mexico & l Paso TBD Head Tester Greg Prudhomme 602-301-1394 gmprudhomme@yahoo.com The Southwest Magazine is the official Publication of the USPTA Southwest Division of the United States Professional Tennis Association.
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Phoenix, Arizona by Ryan Johnson
Greetings Southwest Pros! I hope everyone has been enjoying their summer. I’m thrilled that the USPTA World Conference will be back in person this year in Vegas. As I’m sure you know, the World Conference is a fantastic opportunity to get your continuing education credits and network with fellow pros. I hope to see you there. For now, I have a few updates from around the Valley. As always, if you would like to have your information published, please email me at m.ryanjohnson@gmail.com or call 704-281-1713. Phoenix Pro, Leslie Banks, is the Founder and Executive Director for LoverAll10s and has created an amazing initiative to help underserved youth in our tennis community. The nonprofit runs out of the Phoenix Tennis Center and has been offering camps throughout the summer. Its core mission is to positively impact the underserved youth’s selfconfidence, perseverance, responsibility, and healthy lifestyle though the game of tennis. To accomplish this, these youths need a year-long tennis academy complemented by transformative and engaging programs. The organization has specifically targeted elementary, middle, and high school districts within the PUHSD, which serves a 95% minority population and receives federally mandated desegregation funding. The pandemic created a well-documented academic and social gulf among school districts, with some schools never having to leave their classrooms because of monetary resources.
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LoveAll10s aims to serve as a large part of the solution to this new ballooning problem. You can help this amazing organization by sponsoring a youth today by using this link: https:// givebox.com/ 521191. Desert Mountain will be hosting the 2021 USTA Adult Slam Series – Southwest Clay Court Championships. We are thrilled to be hosting again after Covid forced us to miss the event last year. We are anticipating around 185 participants over the 5-day tournament. I’d also like to extend a warm welcome to Craig Koessler. Craig, a USPTA Elite Professional, joins the Desert Mountain team from Seattle, WA, where he was at the PRO Club. Craig brings over 50 years of experience as a player, high school and college coach, club professional, administrator, tournament director, fan, retailer, and volunteer. He served six years as President of the USPTA/PNW Section and was named Professional of the Year in 1996. In short, Craig has been a lifer in the industry, and we are thrilled to have him join the Desert Mountain Team and Southwest tennis community. Arrowhead Country Club has contracted with Apex Court Builders to renovate 3 of their ten-court facilities. Renovations will include post tension concrete courts, new fencing, and landscaping with a resurfacing to their premiere stadium court with a US OPEN blue and green paint job. Along with a resurface and
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repaint of the stadium court stairs and entry way. Also, in the works is for two of the existing ten courts to be renovated into a versa court surface, which will be versatile to house 8 pickleball courts and other sports like roller hockey, basketball and crossfit. On May 1st, Paradise Valley Country Club hosted the Pawsome Tennis and Pickleball Event to benefit HARTT (Humane Animal rescue and Trapping Team). Chris Boehm, who has been an employee of PVCC for 32 years and a volunteer for HARTT for the past two years, chaired the event. There were 16 Pickleball players who played a double elimination tournament and 35 tennis players who participated in a fun King of the Court format that allowed 6 players per court. Four HARTT volunteers, Judi Ciliento, Beth Buchanan, Gina Dacquisto, Chris Boehm, and six tennis professionals, Vince Machynski, Alejandro Serrano, Zac Janes, Cory Rockow, Audrey Brown and Todd Snow donated their time on Saturday morning to help run the event. Each pro played the game of “35” on their court for 12-minute rounds and as the teams changed courts depending on if they won or lost, they also changed partners. There were A, B, and C players all mixed in together. The team of 3 players that made it to the top court and won the last round would win
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the prize. Players knew they were not playing for themselves, but for their dogs! Max & Neo graciously donated 5 gift boxes full of collars, leashes, treats, etc. for the winners. Each one retailed over $300.00. When the competition finished up, the participants enjoyed a delicious Oreganos lunch donated by Heather and Mark Russell. Founder and President of HARTT Cheryl Naumann gave a summary of what HARTT does for the community and then shared a couple recent rescue stories. Although there was no entry fee for the event, the participants could donate if they wished. The generous donations that came in were just over $6000.00! Arizona Country Club is proud to announce two new additions to their racquets staff. Will Adkisson is joining the tennis teaching staff as an Assistant Tennis Professional. Will is originally from Dallas, where he was a highly ranked junior player in Texas and nationally. He played college tennis at LSU and University of Arizona, where he graduated with a Finance degree. Will is delighted to be moving back to Arizona after teaching in Illinois and New York since graduation. Susan Mulcahy will be joining the ACC family as a Tennis Shop Attendant and as a part-time tennis instructor. Susan is a longtime Phoenix teaching professional, shop manager, and program organizer. Will and Susan join existing racquets teaching staff George Schuldberg, Tom Kollock, Jessica Combs, Marissa Johnson, Greg Abbott, and Tennis Shop Manager Raquel Hamstra. On behalf of the USPTA Southwest, I’d like to welcome our new pros. Stay safe everyone, and I look forward to seeing you all in Vegas!
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Southwest Job Openings Arrowhead Country Club Looking for: Assistant Tennis Professional * Guaranteed 12 hours working with Junior Development * Very quick growth in running adult lessons, drills, and social events * Hourly compensation for Junior Development and commission-based compensation for private lessons and organized drills * USPTA preferred but not required. Club will pay for the right candidate to get certified * Position may turn into a full time with a motivated candidate * Some Pickle Ball experience preferred but not required. Will work closely with head tennis professional and director of tennis in organizing and running events, socials, drills and lessons. Club will pay for the right candidate to get certified * Job perks include but are not limited to golfing privileges approved through Director, childcare during designated hours of the day, access to the Club fitness area and pool, discounted meals (40%) * Professional will report to director of tennis and work very closely with head tennis professional regarding junior development, expanding our adult programming and growing our pickleball programming
Alto Lakes Golf and Country Club Looking for: Tennis and Pickleball Professional
(Summer Job Opening for 2022) ALGCC is located in Alto, NM at 7,000 feet and boasts two premier golf courses, two club houses offering fine and casual dining, two tennis courts, eight pickleball courts, and an aquatic and fitness center. ALGCC is seeking a teaching professional who is certified in both tennis (USPTA or PTR) and pickleball (IPTPA or PPR) to run all aspects of the program, including providing clinics, round robins, events for primarily seniors, but also some youth and children’s’ programs. The individual would receive a salary (negotiable) for 20 hours per week, and on their initiative, offer and retain 100% of private lesson fees at other times during the week. Services are anticipated to be needed between May 15 and September 15 but could be adjusted/extended depending on the demand for services and the individual’s needs. Shared housing is available at $300/month if desired. Interested pros should email their resumes to Elaine Wedgeworth, Pickleball/Tennis Commissioner at Alto Lakes Golf and Country Club at michaelwayne62@hotmail.com.Jacksonville1322
* Contact or send resume to: Tennis Director Patrick Root at, proot@arcisgolf.com or call at 972-754-5517
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A Publication of the USPTA Southwest Division Jack Michalko / editor 77 East Missouri Avenue, Suite 62, Phoenix, AZ 85012 602-740-0126 / e-mail: jack.michalko@uspta.org The Southwest Magazine is published quarterly by the Southwest Division of the United States Professional Tennis Association. The opinions expressed in the Southwest Magazine are those of the authors and not necessarily those of Southwest Magazine or the USPTA Southwest Division. Copyright© Southwest Division/United States Professional Tennis Association, Inc. 2021. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any portion of this newsletter is not permitted without written permission from the USPTA Southwest Division. Advertising information: All ads must be camera ready and in color if possible. Prices are per issue.
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