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CONFERENCE 2 ANNUAL Join us for the 2012 USTA Missouri Valley Annual Conference, November 30 - December 2.

3 AWARDS AND HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES The USTA Missouri Valley is pleased to announce its 2012 section award recipients and Hall of Fame inductees.

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OPEN USTA WHEELCHAIR CHAMPIONSHIPS 5 US Many of the top wheelchair players in the world took to the courts in St. Louis October 2-7 for the 2012 US Open USTA Wheelchair Championships.

COURT WITH 6 ON Nick Taylor, a Wichita, Kansas, native,

now has Paralympic gold medals from Athens, Beijing and London. He recently sat down with CrossCourt to tell us about his Paralympic experience.

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Get the latest news from all around the USTA Missouri Valley.

RACKET CLUB 9 POLYNESIAN Standing in Santa Fe Park in Independence, Missouri, Sione Faletau is a

long way from his home island of Tonga, both physically and figuratively.

For questions about your USTA membership, please contact USTA Member Services at 1-800-990-USTA, or visit the Membership Center at www.usta.com/membership.

If you would like additional copies for your facility, please contact CrossCourt at the address above.

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GALLERY 10 PHOTO Check out photos from events, tournaments and

community outreach in the USTA Missouri Valley this fall.

Cover Photo Credit: Dean Mouhtaropoulos (Getty Images)

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The USTA Missouri Valley is proud to honor the following outstanding recipients: Outstanding Contributor USTA Tennis Youth Programs Dan Skaer (Swansea, Illinois)

Outstanding High School Coach Donna Stauffer (Wildwood, Missouri)

Outstanding Community Tennis Association Topeka Tennis Association (Topeka, Kansas)

Outstanding Adult/Senior Tournament Topeka Jayhawk Adult Open (Topeka, Kansas)

Member Organization of the Year The Greens Country Club (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

Adult Player of the Year Heather Fleming (Robins, Iowa)

Outstanding Official Dean Richardville (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

Adult Recreational Player of the Year Dona Zanotti (Yukon, Oklahoma)

Media Excellence The Manhattan Mercury (Manhattan, Kansas)

Junior Player of the Year (Male) David Liu (Omaha, Nebraska)

Outstanding Contributor USTA League Tennis Program Carobeth Kelly (St. Charles, Missouri)

Event of the Year Slammin’ & Jammin’ for Genesis (Kansas City, Missouri)

Junior Recreational Player of the Year Maddie Christensen (Audubon, Iowa)

Outstanding Tennis on Campus Program St. Louis University (St. Louis, Missouri)

Community Service Excellence Heart of America Tennis Buddies (Leawood, Kansas)

USTA Jr. Team Tennis Organizer Tracy Cooper (Prairie Village, Kansas)

Tennis Family of the Year Mark Allen Family (Edmond, Oklahoma)

Distinguished Service Susan True (Kansas City, Missouri)

10 and Under Tennis Provider Marc Claudé (Norman, Oklahoma) Outstanding Junior Tournament Summer Section Championship (Norman, Oklahoma) Junior Player of the Year (Female) Katherine Desloge (St. Louis, Missouri)

Outstanding Contributor Youth Facility of the Year President’s Award High Performance Program Midtown Athletic Club (Overland Park, Kansas) Surprise Announcement FALL 2012 MISSOURIVALLEY.USTA.COM 6 Simon Norman (Wichita, Kansas) 3 MISSOURIVALLEY.USTA.COM WINTER 2012

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This year’s events drew the top teams from throughout the USTA Missouri Valley section. The squads, which represent various clubs, parks, recreational departments and organizations, finished at the top of their local leagues and vied for a chance to represent the section at the USTA League National Championships, which began in late September and will run through April 2013. For National Championship results, visit http://www.usta.com/Play-Tennis/USTA-League/LeagueNationalChampionships Established in 1980, USTA League Tennis has grown from 13,000 participants in a few parts of the country to more than 800,000 players across the nation today, making it the world’s largest recreational tennis program. In 2012, more than 18,500 players have participated in USTA Missouri Valley League play.

DES MOINES - August 9-12 DIVISION 2.5 Women 3.0 Senior Women 3.5 Men 3.5 Women 4.0 Senior Men 4.0 Senior Women 4.5 Men 4.5 Women

TEAM Oklahoma Oklahoma Heart of America Heart of America Oklahoma St. Louis Heart of America St. Louis

CAPTAIN Alison Louise McFarlane Trenna Kay Kaut-Strauss Gene Humphreys Marcia Jacelone Woody Fugate Ava Munoz Chris Cox Cindy Bick

OKLAHOMA CITY - August 23-26 DIVISION 3.0 Men 3.0 Women 3.5 Senior Men 3.5 Senior Women 4.0 Men 4.0 Women 4.5 Senior Men 4.5 Senior Women 5.0 Men

TEAM Oklahoma Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Heart of America Heart of America Oklahoma St. Louis St. Louis

CAPTAIN Brian Copsey Carol Reyes Bob Bundy Kelly Kramer Mike Ulm Marla Lovinggood Chuck Bond Cindy Bick Bill Hornbarger

OMAHA - September 13-16 DIVISION 6.0 Mixed 7.0 Super Senior Men 7.0 Super Senior Women 8.0 Mixed 9.0 Super Senior Men

TEAM Oklahoma Kansas Heart of America Heart of America Kansas

CAPTAIN Jason Dickman Bob Bundy Barbara Meigs Joe Rishmany Jim Bauersfeld

SPRINGFIELD - September 27-30 DIVISION 7.0 Mixed 7.0 Senior Mixed 8.0 Senior Mixed 8.0 Super Senior Men 8.0 Super Senior Women 9.0 Mixed 9.0 Senior Mixed

TEAM Iowa St. Louis Iowa Oklahoma Nebraska St. Louis St. Louis

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Many of the top wheelchair players in the world took to the courts in St. Louis, October 2-7 for the 2012 US Open USTA Wheelchair Championships presented by the ROHO Group. The Championships were played at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center located in the heart of Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri.

Top wheelchair athletes included the three-time Paralympic Quad Doubles Gold Medalists team of David Wagner and Nick Taylor from the United States and 2012 women’s doubles silver medalist Lucy Shuker of Great Britain. Also competing was Frenchman Stephane Houdet, who earned a gold medal in men’s doubles at the Beijing Paralympics, as well as a silver (men’s singles) and bronze (men’s doubles) at the 2012 London games.

Sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation as a Super Series event on the NEC international wheelchair tennis tour, this event also featured grassroots level players competing alongside the world’s best. While the top players in the world competed for the 2012 titles, USTA gold balls were sought after in all divisions in this USTA National Championship. See the photo gallery on page 18 for shots of these players in action.

Men’s Open champ Stephane Houdet (right) and runner-up Michael Jeremiasz, both of France.

Men’s Open Doubles champs Stephane Houdet (right) and Gordon Reid (Great Britain).

Women’s Open champ Sabine Ellerbrock (left, Germany) and runner-up Lucy Shuker (Great Britain).

Women’s Open Doubles champs Sabine Ellerbrock (right, Germany) and Sharon Walraven (Netherlands).

Quad Open Doubles champs David Wagner (left) and Nick Taylor, both of the United States. Wagner was also the quad singles champ, while Taylor was singles runner-up. Also pictured: Mary Buschmann, USTA Missouri Valley Executive Director.

Wagner and Taylor were honored with the Triumph of the Human Spirit Award, given to participants who exhibit love of the game and good sportsmanship. Also pictured: Mary Buschmann, Greg Gelzinnis and Ken Hayden.

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[Q+A] ON COURT WITH...

/*$, 5":-03 Nick Taylor and his quad doubles partner, David Wagner, recently won their thirdstraight Paralympic gold medal. Taylor, a Wichita, Kansas, native, now has a gold from Athens, Beijing and London. He also earned his first Paralympic singles medal, a bronze, after defeating Shraga Weinberg of Israel. Taylor is currently serving as a volunteer assistant tennis coach at Wichita State University. He has worked with both the men’s and women’s teams since 2004. We sat down with Taylor at the US Open USTA Wheelchair Championships where he won another doubles title with Wagner and finished second behind his partner in singles competition.

Q: Tell us about your London experience.

A: It was an amazing experience, of course. It’s always an honor to represent your country; even more so at the pinnacle of the sport, the Paralympics. The crowds were great, and playing a hometown team (Peter Norfolk and Andy Lapthorne) in the gold medal match was the coolest atmosphere I’ve ever played in.

Q: What was your favorite part of the 2012 Games? Did you get to see much of the city?

A: I’ve always said my two favorite memories from both of my previous games (Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008) were winning the quad doubles gold medals and walking in at the Opening Ceremonies. This time was no different, except that I had the added thrill of winning my first singles medal, a bronze. As for sightseeing, there wasn’t much time for that. Every day was train, eat, hang out in the village and maybe play some ping pong. I didn’t really have time to play tourist, unfortunately.

Q: What does it mean to win three straight quad doubles gold medals?

A: Well, winning three was obviously our goal, but we knew going in that it would be the hardest draw we’ve ever had. As a result of that, we prepared harder than ever before. We specifically focused on two teams and what we knew we had to do to beat them, and those were the two teams that we faced. So it just feels incredible to have accomplished what we set out to do.

Q: How does it feel to earn your first singles medal?

A: I missed out on the singles medal in both Athens and Beijing, coming in fourth at both events. To finally get it was so awesome, especially because this was probably my lowest chance of placing. The competition this year was incredibly tough. I just worked really hard, the draw came out right for me and I won.

Q: What’s next for you?

A: I’ll travel to Amsterdam, Netherlands, in November for the Doubles Masters. [Taylor and Wagner already have five championships under their belts.] I might also play in the Singles Masters. As for the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016, someone recently asked me about that at a family barbecue, and I’ll tell you the same thing I told them, “I don’t know!”

Taylor visited the USTA Missouri Valley office in Overland Park, Kansas, in July. He is pictured, at left, with several members of the staff, and his friend and fellow Kansas wheelchair player, Grady Landrum.

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Net Notes News from around the USTA Missouri Valley

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Congratulations to the University of Oklahoma team on its championship!

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Super Doubles Section Championship I September 11-17, 2013 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Adult 65 & Over: 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 Adult 18 & Over Mixed Doubles :5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 Super Doubles Section Championship II September 25-October 1, 2013 Spring field, Missouri Adult 55 & Over Women & Men: 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 Adult 40 & Over Mixed Doubles: 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

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Donna Stauffer of Lafayette High School in Wildwood, Missouri, and Philip Cook of Beatrice High School in Beatrice, Nebraska, were among 10 finalists recognized nationally. Stauffer was also recently named the 2012 USTA Missouri Valley High School Coach of the Year. She will be recognized at the Annual Conference Awards Luncheon, December 1, in Overland Park, Kansas.

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The Starfish Award recognizes exceptional high school coaches who implement a â&#x20AC;&#x153;nocutâ&#x20AC;? policy, welcoming all interested students to be part of the school tennis team.

This award is in its eighth year of existence and has honored 14 recipients since 2005.

There are more than 3,625 coaches nationwide implementing this initiative, and the coaches of these teams serve as positive role models and make a difference by spending the extra time and effort to ensure that young players experience the fun and fulfillment of representing their high school tennis team. To qualify for the USTA Starfish Award, coaches must be: currently implementing a no-cut policy on their tennis teams, currently registered with the USTA as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;no-cut coach,â&#x20AC;? and have coached tennis for a minimum of five years. For more information, visit www.usta.com/no-cut.

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Net Notes 40$, $"1563&4 '*345 $)"--&/(&3 5*5-& "5 5*#630/ Jack Sock earned his first-ever Challenger title earlier this fall at the $100,000 First Republic Bank Tiburon Challenger with a three-set win over Mischa Zverev, 6-1, 1-6, 7-6 (3).

Sock displayed big forehands to offset the crafty volleying exhibited

by Zverev. With his excellent court coverage, he showed no signs of the injured ankle sustained in his semifinal win against Steve Johnson.

The win boosted Sock’s ATP ranking to a career-high 165. He’ll play several other Challenger events this fall in Virginia, Illinois and Tennessee as he works to continue his rise in the rankings before the end of the year.

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Richard Johnson (far right) of Ballwin, Missouri, teamed with three other American players to finish first in the Britannia Cup tennis competition. The tournament was held on the red clays in Umaga, Croatia.

Johnson was selected to represent the U.S. based on his excellent national record in Mens 65’s. In the preceding matches, Dick was a major part of the team advancing to the finals against Spain winning in singles and doubles matches.

The ITF Seniors/Super-Seniors World Team Championships is the most coveted team event on the ITF Seniors Circuit. Since its inception, the number of competitors attracted to this event has increased annually. The Seniors World Championships is divided into two groups, Seniors for the 35-55 and over and SuperSeniors for the 60-80 and over.

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At JTT Nationals, sportsmanship awards have been given annually to the best sports, boys and girls, in each division.

Additionally, all 32 coaches were each given a lapel pin this year and asked to award it to a player on an opposing team that they think exemplifies sportsmanship.

Joan Baker, chair of the USTA Youth Growth Council which oversees JTT, 10 and Under Task Force and the Sportsmanship Committee, said it is USTA’s goal to make sportsmanship one of the main take-aways for the youth playing at Nationals.

“When these kids go home, what they should remember is the fun they had; the matches should be secondary,” Baker said. “They can’t remember those fun times if they themselves were poor sports or if they played against poor sports.

Sportsmanship is what sets the stage for a great tennis tournament.”

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Standing in Santa Fe Park in Independence, Missouri, Sione Faletau is a long way from his home island of Tonga, both physically and figuratively. He’s teaching tennis to a group of young students ranging in age from roughly eight to 18.

“I run this out of my own pocket, but I think it’s important for these kids to be able to know tennis and learn the game. It can be a great opportunity for them.”

On the chilly gray afternoon – another far cry from Tonga, where the Pacific island’s temperatures range from 78-83 degrees year-round – he gives firm but friendly instruction to the players as he leads them in drills.

In addition to running the Polynesian Rackets program and coaching the boys and girls tennis teams at Richmond High School, Faletau continues to help out with his home island. He sends equipment back to the island on occasion to the kids who are still playing tennis there.

“Forehand, forehand, then you move up for a volley,” he says to one student, pausing to demonstrate proper form on the volley. “You don’t swing too much. Got it?”

“Fred [Johnson] at the USTA helped me collect balls, shoes, T-shirts and rackets to send back,” he said. “They have been a big help for our program.”

Faletau’s program in Independence, the Polynesian Rackets, is an far-off extension of a small group he started back on his home island. He discovered tennis at the age of 20 while on a mission trip to the United States, in Salt Lake City. After that trip, he returned to Tonga where he lived for five years, before coming back to the States to attend college in Sacramento.

And while Faletau will always consider Tonga his home, he enjoys being invested in the Independence community and being able to contribute. He says that the Midwest – despite its remoteness to any ocean, anywhere – now feels like a new home.

“That’s where I really started playing the game and really started liking it,” he said. “I joined clubs there and took more lessons. I kept playing through a lot of tournaments and parks and [recreation] programs.”

From there he moved to Texas and began teaching lessons.

Eventually, he found himself in Independence in 1999, where he met his wife, Nive, who was born in Hawaii. They started a family and have six children.

“Tennis is our family game,” he says.

His oldest stepdaughter, Terra, attended college at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, on a tennis scholarship. With his Polynesian Rackets program, Faletau hopes to provide a similar opportunity for players in his program.

“In this area, it is very expensive to send kids to have lessons, so I run the program to help those kids who can’t pay for tennis,” he says. “It’s sometimes an expensive sport but it doesn’t have to be. I want to help them learn to play.”

The program is entirely free to the 25 or so students who show up for the clinics at the park. Faletau says it started small with just “a few Polynesian students” but it has now grown to a larger group that includes students from all backgrounds.

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“Tennis is my hobby,” he said. “I always thought I would go back somewhere near the ocean because that’s where I’m from, but the longer I stay here the more it feels like home.”

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USTA Missouri Valley Tennis on Campus Winter Invitational

January 26

St. Louis, Missouri

Oklahoma District Awards & Hall of Fame

February 2

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

USTA Missouri Valley Section Officials Training

February 2-3

Overland Park, Kansas

USTA Missouri Valley Tennis on Campus Section Championships

March 2-3

Springfield, Missouri

USTA Annual Meeting & Conference

March 16-18

Weston, Florida

USTA Missouri Valley Semiannual Meeting

April 6

Overland Park, Kansas

Oklahoma City Pro Circuit Tournament

Week of April 8

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Kirkwood Wheelchair Tennis Event

April 13-14

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Wheelchair Tennis Weekend

April 26-27

Omaha, Nebraska

Adaptive Tennis All-Star Team Event

June 1-2

Omaha, Nebraska

Jim Thorpe Games Tennis Tournament

June 14-16

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Joplin Pro Circuit Tournament

Week of July 15

Joplin, Missouri

Godfrey Pro Circuit Tournament

Week of July 22

Godfrey, Illinois

National Public Parks Tennis Championships

July 27-August 4

Springfield, Missouri

Edwardsville Pro Circuit Tournament

Week of August 5

Edwardsville, Illinois

USTA Missouri Valley Adult League Section Championship I

August 8-11

Des Moines, Iowa

USTA Missouri Valley Adult League Section Championship II

August 22-25

St. Louis, Missouri

USTA Tennis Teachers Conference

August 23-26

New York, New York

USTA Semiannual Meeting & Conference

August 31-September 4

New York, New York

USTA Missouri Valley Super Doubles League Section Championship I

September 11-17

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

USTA Missouri Valley Super Doubles League Section Championship II

September 25-October 1 Springfield, Missouri

Staff Development Workshop

October 28-31

Denver, Colorado

Community Tennis Development Workshop

November 1-3

Denver, Colorado

USTA Missouri Valley Annual Meeting

December 6-8

Overland Park, Kansas

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