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USTA Missouri Valley Information President & Executive Director's Message............................................ 4 Board of Directors & District Presidents. 6 Committee Chairs ............................................. 7 Section Staff........................................................ 8 Annual Conference ........................................ 9 Section Awards .........................................10-11 Hall of Fame ............................................... 11-12 Community Tennis Youth Programs...............................................14 Adult Programs............................................... 15 Pro Tennis/Other Programs.................16-17 Resources............................................................ 17 Juniors Junior Camp Listing ............................... 18-19 Junior Competition Contacts ................... 22 Junior Sportsmanship.................................. 23 2016 Junior Rankings ........................... 24-25
Adult Leagues League Section Champions ................ 26-29 2016 Adult Rankings ............................ 30-31 2018 Events Calendar....................................32 Serve - Spring 2018 Cover and Table of Contents.....................1-2 Youth Play Opportunities............................ 3 Net Generation in School.......................... 4-6 Spotlight on Elliott McDermed................... 7 Adult Tournaments...................................... 8-9 Net Notes.......................................................10-11
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Member Organizations Listing .......................................................... 69-70
Year in Review 2017 Year in Review ............................ 44-46
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Districts Heart of America .................................... 48-50 Iowa ............................................................... 51-53 Kansas .......................................................... 55-56 Missouri ...................................................... 57-58 Nebraska .................................................... 60-61 Oklahoma .................................................. 62-64 St. Louis ....................................................... 65-67
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Correspondence - Advertising Reproduction The USTA Missouri Valley Yearbook is a publication of the USTA Missouri Valley. All correspondence regarding the editorial material should be directed to the Missouri Valley office (c/o Marketing Director). The USTA Missouri Valley may grant permission to reprint any and all articles published in the Yearbook unless copyrighted by a third-party, upon written request. No photographs and/ or logos may be reproduced without the written approval of the USTA Missouri Valley. 2018 Yearbook Staff Contributors Emily Steinwart Andrew Robinson Manon Eilts Mary Buschmann
Mission Statement The mission of the USTA Missouri Valley is to promote and develop the growth of tennis. United States Tennis Association Missouri Valley is a not-for-profit organization covering a five-state region of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma, as well as parts of Illinois. As one of the 17 sections of the USTA, USTA Missouri Valley has more than 21,000 individual members and 400 organizational members. USTA Missouri Valley offers recreational and competitive tennis for all ages and abilities. Non-Discrimination Statement In accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, no person, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, shall be excluded from, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of the USTA Missouri Valley. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against should write to USTA Missouri Valley, c/o Executive Director Mary Buschmann. ADA Statement In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the USTA Missouri Valley strives to provide quality recreational programs to individuals of all abilities. If you, or anyone you know has a disability and would like more information on the accessibility of our programs or any facilities in our section, call toll-free at 888-368-8612. We would like to work with you to continue to improve program and facility accessibility. Also, please contact us if you experience difficulty or have concerns about gaining access to any of our programs or facilities. If you have specific questions or concerns about programs, please contact the Executive Director, Mary Buschmann (contact information on page 8). 4
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR This year the USTA will debut their new Louis Armstrong stadium at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center. There are now two stadiums with a roof as we complete the Strategic Vision on the 50th anniversary of the US Open. Check out USOPEN.org and see the 50 Champions, 50 moments of US Open history. The USTA National Campus has completed their first year of operation and continues to build momentum, showcasing collegiate matches, League National Championships, Junior National Championships and Pro Circuits. Check out USTAnationalcampus.com to see events happening throughout the year. USTA Missouri Valley will continue to build on our newly designed USTA.com as well as our new junior youth brand, Net Generation. If you have want to learn more about youth tennis as a player, parent, coach, teacher or volunteer NETGENERATION.com is the place to go. We are uniting the industry under one brand, building a safe and secure environment for children to play tennis. We are building alignment across the country with consistent curriculums, assessment tools and defined competencies. Approved providers are uploading available programming and consumers can find those programs at NETGENERATION.com. Within our communities we are building relationships with providers and schools to offer after school tennis programs for k-12. We will continue to build on team play throughout the section, including Junior Team Tennis, Tennis on Campus, and Adult leagues. We are emphasizing flexibility in scoring formats and tournament formats for all ages. There is something for everyone’s age and schedule out there! To continue the growth of tennis in our communities, we need more volunteers. Whether you have a little time or a lot of time, please become a part of our team. Please spread the word and check with your local CTA, NJTL or District office to get involved. You may also call the USTA Missouri Valley office and we can help get you connected to a community near you!
Mary Buschmann Executive Director
Larry Haugness President 5
BOARD OF DIRECTORS USTA Missouri Valley Executive Committee (Back L-R): Alex Lee, Stuart Dusenberry, Gary Trost and Chris Carey. (Front L-R): Steve Henry, Larry Haugness and Lisa Minihan.
President Larry Haugness haugnesstennis@gmail.com 417-837-5800
Treasurer Alex Lee AlexL17@aol.com 316-259-3023
First Vice President Lisa Minihan lisa.m.minihan@gmail.com 405-417-7357
Secretary Steve Henry okctenniscenter@att.net 405-226-1722 cell 405-946-2739 work
Vice President Chris Carey chriscarey2017@gmail.com 816-679-1771 Vice President Gary Trost gtrost@okcgcc.com 405-858-2177
Immediate Past President & Delegate Stuart Dusenberry sddins62@yahoo.com 712-243-4806 day 712-243-6958 night
USTA MISSOURI VALLEY PAST PRESIDENTS 2015-16 2011-14 2009-10 2007-08 2005-06 2003-04 1999-2002 1997-98 1995-96 1991-94 1989-90 1987-88 1985-86 1981-84 1979-80 1977-78 1975-76 1973-74 1971-72 1969-70 1967-68 1965-66 1963-64 1961-62 1958-60 1956-57 1946-55 6
Stuart Dusenberry Atlantic, Iowa Scott Hanover Kansas City, Missouri Shelley George Iowa City, Iowa Richard M. Perry Enid, Oklahoma Kevin Nebergall Cedar Rapids, Iowa Verne Weber Omaha, Nebraska Pam Sloan Kansas City, Missouri Dave Riley Tulsa, Oklahoma Barbara Fackel Rock Island, Illinois Jodie Adams Springfield, Missouri Mervyn Webster Wichita, Kansas Richard F. Haitbrink Overland Park, Kansas Steve Gerdes Omaha, Nebraska Joy Rodenberg Lincoln, Nebraska Leigh Strassner St. Louis, Missouri Don Gardner Wichita, Kansas Carl A. Simonie Kansas City, Missouri Francis Baxter Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Wilmer Rompf Des Moines, Iowa Marvin P. Richmond Kansas City, Missouri John L. Brown Omaha, Nebraska Jack E. Buss Des Moines, Iowa S.E. Freund St. Louis, Missouri O.B. Martin Oklahoma City, Oklahoma T.H. "Curly" Vaughan Winfield, Kansas Herbert Thomas Jr. Little Rock, Arkansas Dr. Keedy Campbell Kansas City, Missouri
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DISTRICT PRESIDENTS USTA Heart of America Richard Kohn rinaner007@gmail.com USTA Iowa Kathy Anderl ganderl@mchsi.com USTA Kansas Ron Wherritt RonW117@aol.com USTA Missouri Paul Nahon pnahon@springfieldmo.gov USTA Nebraska Heather Blumel heatherblumel@hotmail.com USTA Oklahoma Bill Towler billtowler@praxisbenefits.net USTA St. Louis Beth Causey brcausey@gmail.com
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
In which district do I live?
Iowa District - All of Iowa (except Pottawattamie County), as well as Rock Island County in Illinois
Nebraska District - All of Nebraska, as well as Pottawattamie County in Iowa
St. Louis District - 10 Missouri counties (Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Perry, St. Charles, St. Francois, St. Genevieve, St. Louis, Warren and Washington; parts of Illinois within a 30mile radius of St. Louis City Hall Kansas District - All of Kansas except those counties in the Heart of America district
Oklahoma District - All of Oklahoma
Heart of America District - Seven Kansas counties (Atchison, Doniphan, Douglas, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth and Wyandotte); and 10 Missouri counties (Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Holt, Jackson, Nodaway, Platte and Ray)
Missouri District - All of Missouri, except those counties in either the Heart of America or St. Louis districts
COMMITTEE CHAIRS Adult Competition Scott Hanover - ptcguy@yahoo.com Glenn Pelecky - gpelecky@gmail.com Staff Liaison: Lori Therrien
Grievance Bruce Vosburg bvosburg@fitzlaw.com Staff Liaison: Mary Buschmann
Adult League Terry Jackson - tcj857@gmail.com Jan Koder - iowa-usta@hotmail.com Staff Liaison: Lori Therrien
Hall of Fame Jodie Adams jadams5557@aol.com Staff Liaison: Manon Eilts
Awards Susan True sstrue37@kc.rr.com Staff Liaison: Manon Eilts
Junior Competition Larry Newton - larry_new@msn.com Simon Norman simon@genesishealthclub.com Staff Liaison: Nikki Chambers
Coaches Commission Chris Smith csmithbluehillscc@gmail.com Staff Liaison: Marissa Moment Brown Diversity and Inclusion Nick Taylor nickryantaylor@yahoo.com Staff Liaison: Jaren Glaser
Nominating Stuart Dusenberry sddins62@yahoo.com Staff Liaison: Mary Buschmann
Officials Verne Weber - vaweber10s@aol.com Vicki Elwood vickiten4life@gmail.com Staff Liaison: Mary Buschmann Personnel Stuart Dusenberry sddins62@yahoo.com Staff Liaison: Mary Buschmann Youth Pathway Rod Zerni rodzerni@gmail.com Staff Liaison: Marissa Moment Brown Youth Progression Pathway David Minihan ustaoklahoma@gmail.com Staff Liaison: Marissa Moment Brown
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SECTION STAFF
USTA Missouri Valley Staff (front row L-R): Emily Steinwart, Beth Azan, Nikki Chambers, Laura Puryear, Tonya Kaup, Scott Howes and Kara Heim. (Second row L-R): Lori Therrien, Becky Riggs, Mary Buschmann, Manon Eilts, Jodi Gordon, Lindsay Hall and Kim Wheeler. (Back row L-R): Kyle Quirk, Marissa Moment Brown, Sue Riemann, Andrew Robinson, Jaren Glaser and Tara Williams. Not pictured: John Terpkosh.
Beth Azan Office Administrator 913-322-4845 bazan@movalley.usta.com
Tonya Kaup Finance Director 913-322-4823 kaup@movalley.usta.com
Becky Riggs Schools Tennis Organizer - Oklahoma 918-999-5502 riggs@movalley.usta.com
Marissa Moment Brown Director of Community Tennis 913-322-4822 brown@movalley.usta.com
Lindsay Hall TSR - Missouri 913-216-5143 Hall@movalley.usta.com
Mary Buschmann Executive Director 913-322-4824 mbuschmann@movalley.usta.com
Kara Heim TSR - Nebraska 913-967-9452 heim@movalley.usta.com
Andrew Robinson Communications Coordinator Digital Engagement 913-322-4827 robinson@movalley.usta.com
Nikki Chambers Program Manager Junior Competition 913-322-4832 chambers@movalley.usta.com
Scott Howes Coordinator - Play Services 913-322-4821 howes@movalley.usta.com
Manon Eilts Marketing, Communications & Membership Director 913-322-4826 eilts@movalley.usta.com Jaren Glaser TSR - Kansas 913-967-9929 glaser@movalley.usta.com Jodi Gordon TSR - Heart of America 913-967-9925 gordon@movalley.usta.com 8
Laura Puryear TSR - Oklahoma 913-967-9147 puryear@movalley.usta.com Kyle Quirk Community Tennis Coordinator 913-322-4854 kquirk@movalley.usta.com Sue Riemann TSR – St. Louis 913-967-9137 riemann@movalley.usta.com
Emily Steinwart Communications Coordinator Digital & Graphic Design 913-322-4838 steinwart@movalley.usta.com John Terpkosh TSR - Iowa 913-967-9926 jterpkosh@movalley.usta.com Lori Therrien Program Manager Adult Competition 913-322-4829 therrien@movalley.usta.com Kim Wheeler Schools Tennis Organizer - St. Louis 618-741-4639 wheeler@movalley.usta.com Tara Williams Community Tennis Manager 913-302-5901 williams@movalley.usta.com
2017 ANNUAL CONFERENCE More than 200 people attended the USTA Missouri Valley Annual Conference December 1-2 at the Sheraton Hotel in Overland Park, Kan. The conference’s theme, “Join the Future of Tennis” set the tone for the weekend as speakers and workshops focused on the USTA’s new Net Generation, and how the brand will unite around a source for local community members to find programs, certified coaches and facilities. The opening session featured a video of Craig Morris, General Manager of Community Tennis and Youth Tennis for USTA. Morris spoke about how providers can get involved in Net Generation. Following Morris’ presentation, USTA Missouri Valley hosted a panel titled “Net Generation in Your Community, and featured Matt Wiemers, high school coach and elementary school teacher in McCook, Nebraska; Emmy Tigert, an NJTL executive director in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Larry Newton, tournament director and community based pilot program volunteer in Omaha, Nebraska; Max Shapiro, Junior Team Tennis coach in St. Louis, and Dee Wharton, Junior Team Tennis coordinator in St. Louis. The USTA Missouri Valley honored its 2017 USTA Hall of Fame Class during a luncheon on December 2. Inducted this year were Buff Farrow, (Wichita, Kansas), Francis P. Lemery, (Overland Park, Kansas), and Richard M. Perry (Enid, Oklahoma). The three new members of the USTA Missouri Valley Hall of Fame bring the new total number of members to 126. Also honored were more than 20 USTA Missouri Valley award winners and 10 junior sportsmanship winners. The conference also included Adult League Coordinator Training, Junior Team Tennis Coordinator Training, and an oncourt Net Generation Coaches Workshop.
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2017 AWARD WINNERS Adult Recreational Player of the Year
Facility of the Year
High School Coach of the Year
Junior Player of the Year (Female)
Aimee Claassen Parkville, Missouri
Jayhawk Tennis Center (Accepted by Kyle Markham) Lawrence, Kansas
Matt Wiemers McCook, Nebraska
Gracie Epps Norman, Oklahoma
Junior Player of the Year (Male)
Junior Recreational Player of the Year (Female)
Junior Recreational Player of the Year (Male)
Member Organization of the Year
Carson Haskins Ballwin, Missouri
Emma Pawlitz Des Peres, Missouri
Jordan Patterson Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The Greens Country Club (Accepted by Caitlyn Metseff) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Outstanding Adult/Senior Tournament
Outstanding Community Tennis Association
Outstanding Contributor USTA League Tennis
Outstanding Contributor Youth Tennis
US Open USTA Wheelchair (Accepted by Ken Hayden) St. Louis, Missouri
McPherson Advantage Junior Tennis Club (Accepted by Janie Bremyer) McPherson, Kansas
Linda Woodard Ballwin, Missouri
Larry Newton Omaha, Nebraska
Outstanding Official
USTA Junior Team Tennis Organizer
Laura Norman Wichita, Kansas
Max Shapiro St. Louis, Missouri
Outstanding Diversity Achievement
Special Olympics of Iowa (Accepted by Rhonda 10 Schwarzkopf) Grimes, Iowa
Outstanding Junior Tournament
STL 5 St. Louis Jr. Summer Open (Accepted by Carobeth Kelly) St. Louis, Missouri
Tennis Family of the Year
Distinguished Service
President’s Award
The Lance Lysaught Family Topeka, Kansas
Dee Wharton St. Louis, Missouri
Susan Provance Springfield, Missouri
The following awards were also presented, but are not pictured: Adult Player of the Year - Chris Haworth (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Media Excellence - Ron Powell, Lincoln Journal-Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) Outstanding Contributor Youth High Performance Program - Matias Marin (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
2017 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES L-R: Francis P. Lemery, Richard M. Perry and Buff Farrow.
Buff Farrow is a two-time Kansas High School State Champion from Wichita, Kansas. He finished his high school career with a 48-0 record before playing collegiately at UCLA where he was a four-year letter winner from 1986-1989. Farrow was named the USTA Missouri Valley Player of the Year in 1985 and won the US Amateur Tennis Championships in 1986. Farrow went on to have a professional career, earning a career high ranking of No. 224 in the World. He also played for the Wichita Advantage World TeamTennis and was a member of the US Davis Cup team from 1988-1991. Farrow remains active as a volunteer committee member on several USTA national committees. Francis P. Lemery is a lifelong player who developed a love for tennis at Wyandotte High School, where he lettered all four years. As an adult, Fran competed in the USTA League programs for many years competing at the 5.0 and 4.5 levels. In 1993, Fran played on the winning National Championship 4.5 Senior Team, never losing a match at local, District, Sectional or National Championship levels, and playing number one on his team with his longtime doubles partner, Wilber Jones. He also won two USTA national championships on 4.5 senior teams. Lemery has served in a number of roles for the USTA Heart of America and also served as the chairperson for the USTA Missouri Valley's Adult Tennis Council. Richard M. Perry had an exceptional career as a high school player at Northwest Classen High School in Oklahoma City. A two-time state champion, Perry earned honorable mention on the Oklahoma All-Decade Tennis Team for the 1960s. He went on to play tennis at Oklahoma City University. Perry has remained an active player. He was named the USTA Oklahoma Adult Player of the Year in 1992 and was awarded the inaugural USTA Oklahoma Jim Thorpe Tennis Award in 2004. He's been ranked No. 1 in the USTA Missouri Valley in Men's 45 and 50 singles, and as captained several successful USTA League Teams. He's served the USTA Oklahoma district in several roles including as President. He also served as USTA Missouri Valley president in 2007-08 following several years of involvement on the board. Additionally, Perry formed the USTA Oklahoma Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999. 11
USTA MISSOURI VALLEY HALL OF FAME MEMBERS 2017 Buff Farrow.....................................Wichita, Kan. Francis P. Lemery...........Overland Park, Kan. Richard M. Perry................................Enid, Okla. 2016 Bob Bates.............................Prairie Village, Kan. Mark Johnson..........................Henryetta, Okla. Wilbur Jones............................... Shawnee, Kan. 2015 Richard Hudlin*............................. St. Louis, Mo. Cornelia Salmon-Robertson................................. ..........................................................Lecompton, Kan. Mark Rosewell.............................Maryville, Mo. Verne Weber.................................Bellevue, Neb.
2004 John Bregin................................... Merriam, Kan. Don Dippold..................................... St. Louis, Mo. Don Gardner*.................................Wichita, Kan. Ken Lidie*........................................Bellevue, Neb. Su Oertel......................................... Decorah, Iowa
2014 Steve Gerdes.................................... Omaha, Neb. Jim Klousia..................................Springfield, Mo. Ken Veney...............................Sydney, Australia
2003 Bill Brown........................ Arroyo Grande, Calif. Cliff Buchholz........................Fort Collins, Colo. Bob Green............................Atlantic Beach, Fla. Nancy Pearce-Jeffett....................Dallas, Texas Phil Landauer.................................. Hillard, Ohio
2013 Ron Cobb........................................... St. Louis, Mo. Kevin Hedberg................................Topeka, Kan. Joe McGuire.............................. Kansas City, Mo. Doug Smith....................................... St. Louis, Mo. Bruce Vosburg................................ Omaha, Neb.
2002 Patsy Rippy-Bond............................ Sandy, Utah William Davis............................ Seminole, Okla. Ralph Hart........................................ St. Louis, Mo. Bill Rompf.........................................Newport, R.I. Mary Norwood-Rompf...............Newport, R.I.
2012 Judy Dippold................................... St. Louis, Mo. Micki Schillig Feldmann.......Cedar Rapids, Iowa Edmund Serrano*.......................... St. Louis, Mo. Meredith Geiger Walton...........Humble, Kan.
2001 Junior Coen............................... Kansas City, Mo. Dick Gilkey....................................Edmond, Okla. Gene Land........................Oklahoma City, Okla. Gerry Perry.................................Springfield, Mo. Don McNeil...............................Chickasha, Okla.
2011 Rex Coad...........................................Wichita, Kan. James “Buddy” Fields*................Wichita, Kan. Janet Thomas Griffith.................... Tulsa, Okla. Jane Pratt*........................................ St. Louis, Mo. Kim Steinmetz.............................Florissant, Mo. 2010 Charles Doughty, Jr.* ................. Wichita, Kan. Tommy English ........... Oklahoma City, Okla. Paul Lockwood .......................... Norman, Okla. James Wadley ......................... Stillwater, Okla. 2009 Nick Taylor .................................... Wichita, Kan. Skip Walther .............................. Columbia, Mo. Sheldon Weiner*...................... Rock Island, Ill. 2008 Gayle David Bradshaw........................................... ......................................... Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Patricia Graham*..................... Kansas City, Mo. Steve Prosser....................................DeSoto, Kan. Leigh Strassner*............................. St. Louis, Mo.
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2005 John Allen Been.........................Houston, Texas Dr. Harry Clifton Burrus*...................................... .................................................. Winter Haven, Fla. Jacque Croft......................Overland Park, Kan. Richard Mechem.........Fredericksburg, Texas Frank A. Thompson Jr.*.............. St. Louis, Mo.
2000 Marilyn Mueller............................ St. Louis, Mo. Louis Gerdes*................................... Omaha, Neb. Ollie Gresham.................................... Tulsa, Okla. Homer Robinson*............................. Tulsa, Okla. Dr. Bryce Young......................Hilton Head, S.C. Judy Levering..........................Hilton Head, S.C. 1999 David Bryant..................Oklahoma City, Okla. Dr. George Milton........................Emporia, Kan. Cliff Price.............................................. Tulsa, Okla. J. Hal Surface Jr....................... Kansas City, Mo. Dr. Steve Wilkinson*................St. Peter, Minn. 1998 W.E. Steve Broadie.......................Wichita, Kan. Dr. Donald Klotz*...................... Iowa City, Iowa J.C. Louderback................. Arkansas City, Kan. Jim Reed......................................... Winfield, Kan. S.L. Shofner.................................... Prescott, Ariz.
2007 Barbara Fackel............................ Rock Island, Ill. Ken Flach........................................... St Louis, Mo. Bob McKinley.................College Station, Texas
1997 Lucien Barbour*.......................... Winfield, Kan. Frank Ward........................................ Tulsa, Okla. Anna Guerrant................................Gilbert, Ariz. Dick Johnson.................................... Ballwin, Mo. Nora Prosser................................. Merriam, Kan.
2006 Dave Freeborn................................... Tulsa, Okla. Jay Louderback....................... South Bend, Ind. Terry Miller.......................Overland Park, Kan. Dave Riley............................................ Tulsa, Okla. Russell Warner................................. Tulsa, Okla.
1996 Harold "Buck" Balzer......................Buhler, Kan. Justina Bricka................................. St. Louis, Mo. Kate Cushing*..................................... Tulsa, Okla. Ted Drewes*..................................... St. Louis, Mo. Phillip L. Edwards......................... St. Louis, Mo.
1995 Jodie H. Adams..........................Springfield, Mo. Carol Hanks Aucamp.................. St. Louis, Mo. Mary Ann Eisel Beattie.............. St. Louis, Mo. 1994 Wray Brown.................................... St. Louis, Mo. Earl "Butch" Buchholz Jr. .................St. Louis, Mo. Beverly K. Buckley..............Des Moines, Iowa Joy Rodenberg................................Lincoln, Neb. Mervyn Webster..........................Wichita, Kan. 1993 C.J. Hixon............................................. Tulsa, Okla. Wally Smith............................. Ponca City, Okla. Dave Snyder............................Kingwood, Texas 1992 Jack Buss*.................................Des Moines, Iowa Lucile Davidson.................Independence, Mo. Ed Doane.............................................Tustin, Calif. 1991 Clarence Dyer................................ Durant, Okla. Ward Parker Family.................... St. Louis, Mo. Tom McSpadden.....................Muskogee, Okla. 1990 Francis Baxter..............................Edmond, Okla. Earl H. Buchholz Sr.*........................Sedalia, Mo. Charles D. Cunningham................ Tulsa, Okla. Bill Price............................................ St. Louis, Mo. Len Prosser.................................... Merriam, Kan. 1989 Gerald Perry...............................Springfield, Mo. 1988 D. Keedy Campbell................ Kansas City, Mo. Harris Coggeshall.................Des Moines, Iowa Marvin P. Richmond*...............Leawood, Kan. T.H. "Curly" Vaughan*.............. Winfield, Kan. 1986 Dwight F. Davis*............................ St. Louis, Mo. Charles McKinley.......................... St. Louis, Mo. *Deceased USTA Missouri Valley Hall of Fame Criteria In order to be eligible to be inducted into the USTA Missouri Valley Hall of Fame, a nominee must meet one of four criteria: A USTA Missouri Valley resident for five or more years or, be a player who has participated in numerous section and/ or national championships and gained a ranking high enough to be considered an outstanding player or, made a substantial contribution to tennis (i.e. tournament directors, teaching pros, coaches and umpires) or, shown exemplary sportsmanship and character on and off the court. Deadline to submit nominations is July 31. Nominations are kept on file for five years and can be updated at any time. For more information, contact Jodie Adams at jadams5557@aol.com.
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YOUTH TENNIS Net Generation is a new kid-friendly approach to tennis that hopes to inspire the next generation of young tennis players, ages 5-18. Specifically in 10 and Under Tennis, balls bounce lower, don’t move as fast through the air and are easier to hit. Racquets are sized for small hands while courts are smaller and easier to cover. Net Generation aims to make it easier for children and their parents to learn about tennis and get into the game in schools, parks and tennis clubs across the country. To ensure a safe environment, all Net Generation providers – including coaches, teachers, players and volunteers – must first go through a Safe Play Program, which involves a three-step process, including a background check. The Youth Progression Player Pathway promotes play in red, orange, and green ball events and is structured in a way that will allow young players to remain at the appropriate level until they are granted advancement by way of age, results, or participation. Player’s advancement in orange and green ball is determined by the amount of stars and trophies they have earned, which are awarded for playing in Youth Progression tournaments (Smashers), being on a 10 & Under Junior Team Tennis team and/ or participation in Tennis BASH events. Tennis BASH events are simple, clearly defined, turn-key and consistently fantastic tennis play experiences. These events allow let kids experience the thrill of competition without the pressure. Tennis BASH events introduce kids to a fun, low-pressure match play experience. Tennis BASH events last from 90 minutes to two hours, and kids get multiple match and point play in a non-elimination setting. The goal of these events is to enchance skills and make friends in a fun social atmosphere. For both beginning and experienced players, Tennis BASH events are a welcoming way for kids to experience social and competitive aspects of tennis.
Junior Team Tennis offers girls and boys age 6 to 18 the opportunity to play on teams in local league play that emphasizes developing skills, play opportunities and fun. Players are matched by similar age and ability using the Junior National Tennis Rating Program (JNTRP). A league consists of a minimum of two teams in the same division. Junior Tennis Team follows two tracks to provide opportunities to players of all abilities: Local Junior Team Tennis or Championship Junior Team Tennis. The local track allows kids and team organizers to play on local level with flexible structures, while the championship track provides teams the opportunity to advance to a national championship – the crown jewel of the USTA Junior Team Tennis season. Teams play against each other in one of the following divisions based on age and skill level: • 8 & under: Local Junior Team Tennis opportunities • 10 & under: Local Junior Team Tennis opportunities • 12 & under: Local, District and Section Junior Team Tennis opportunities Eligible to advance to section championship (12U Green) • 14 & under: Intermediate, or Advanced - Local, District and Section Junior Team Tennis opportunities Eligible to advance to section & national championships • 18 & under: Intermediate, or Advanced - Local, District and Section Junior Team Tennis opportunities Eligible to advance to section & national championships Junior Tournaments give players the opportunity to advance their game by competing in match play situations against peers with similar skill levels. Competing in junior tournaments will help players learn the skill sets necessary to take their game to the next level – high school, college or the pros. There are many play opportunities available at the district, section and national levels. Junior competition includes events for everyone- from first time competitors to top level tournaments for more experienced competitors. Tournament play offers many different formats that give you multiple opportunities to compete. The round robin, feed-in championships and team events are just a few of the many options. Find a junior tournament near you by using TennisLink.
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Tennis in Schools is designed to introduce the sport to youth through PE classes and extracurricular activities. Children will learn the basics of tennis in PE class, then play games in afterschool programs. The USTA Missouri Valley can provide free teacher workshops that demonstrate lessons from the Net Generation tennis curriculum which has been vetted and approved by SHAPE America®, the leading organization who sets the national standards for physical education. This curriculum has been developed for teachers with large numbers of students in schools without traditional tennis courts. Schools with a USTA membership may access discounted equipment and grants for equipment or to initiate afterschool programming. Register your program in Net Generation and receive FREE school curriculum and equipment, plus other additional benefits.
ADULT TENNIS Varsity collegiate tennis in the United States provides opportunities for thousands of players to continue their tennis careers while also earning a college degree. There are three associations governing collegiate athletics: the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Each association sponsors a season-ending National Championship for its divisions. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) serves as the governing body of collegiate tennis in the United States. The ITA administers a comprehensive calendar of tournaments and events and a far-reaching awards program. The goal of the ITA is to improve the level of intercollegiate tennis competition and the quality of college tennis coaching. The USTA Tennis on Campus program is a natural extension to a college or university’s physical education tennis classes, intramurals/extramurals program or recreational league. USTA Tennis on Campus programs offer students and faculty the chance to compete in a friendly and competitive playing environment. The playing format of USTA Tennis on Campus is designed to be flexible, so that it will work on any campus and incorporate players of all ability levels and teams of all sizes. Beginning players may elect to concentrate more on skill building and the social aspects of tennis, while more advanced players might opt to form a sport club team and compete against nearby schools. Players who choose the more competitive route will have the opportunity to compete against Tennis on Campus teams from not only across the Missouri Valley section, but the country as well. This includes university hosted invitationals, the Missouri Valley Fall Invitational and Section Championship, and a National Championship event. This provides a great opportunity for players to compete against and form friendships with competitors from universities across the country.
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The USTA National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) is a nation-wide network of community tennis organizations seeking to develop the character of young people through tennis and education. The NJTL mission is to reach out to those who may not otherwise have the opportunity to play the sport, while instilling in these young people the values of leadership and academic excellence. The program gives all kids (regardless of income, race, or gender) the opportunity to fully develop their tennis skills so that they can derive a life time of enjoyment from the sport. The NJTL program is a great way for kids to get exercise, make friends, and have fun in a, team-oriented, safe environment. NJTL offers a variety of on and offcourt programming, emphasizing educational and life-skill components to enhance overall development. This curriculum is offered at little or no cost to the participant. NJTL chapters are divided into differen’t levels, within the USTA, based on size and programming the chapter is able to provide.
USTA League Tennis is one of the most successful recreational sports programs in the country. Players can make friends and compete not only in matches against players with similar abilities, but also as part of a team. USTA Leagues has more than 24,000 participants in the Missouri Valley and includes more than 930,000 players from all across the nation, making it the world’s largest recreational tennis league. In addition to competing locally, you can vie for district, section and even national championships – just as long as your team keeps winning. Players range in age from 18 to 90 (and beyond), so there’s a team for you to play singles, doubles or mixed. Adult Social Leagues are offered throughout the country, and can satisfy your desire for competition while keeping the focus on having fun, meeting new people and hanging out with friends. From “Sets in the City” to 18-39 young-adult leagues to mixed doubles and post-match happy hours, there are a variety of play options available. There are many adult and senior tournaments offered at the district and section level. These tournaments are for players of all levels and players can enter to compete in either singles or doubles. These tournaments match players by skill level or age and they are a great way to maintain or improve your tennis skills playing against new competitors who are on your level. Find a list of adult and senior tournaments in your area on TennisLink.
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PROFESSIONAL TENNIS The USTA Pro Circuit was formed in 1979 to provide players with an opportunity to gain the professional ranking points needed to compete on the major pro tours. It also serves as the pathway to the US Open. Many of today’s top players began their professional tennis careers by competing on the USTA Pro Circuit – Jon Isner, Andy Murray, Jack Sock, Madison Keys, and Sloane Stephens, to name a few. In 2018, the USTA Pro Circuit will have six stops in USTA Missouri Valley. This gives our local communities the opportunity to see professional tennis players up close, and to become involved with the tournament activities. Our host sites rely on local tennis enthusiasts to help with many aspects of the tournament. In addition, most host sites provide community involvement events such as clinics run by the players, proams, kids’ days, and more. Join the fun and excitement – find a tournament near you! Mylan World TeamTennis always offers fans plenty of thrills, but it is extra exciting in the USTA Missouri Valley, home to the Springfield Lasers. The 2018 season will run from July 16 to August 5, with professional tennis players bringing some of the finest tennis around to our section. The USTA is a minority owner and promotional partner of Mylan World TeamTennis. wtt.com SpringfieldLasers.com
OTHER PROGRAMS Diversity and Inclusion Statement: Embracing diversity and encouraging multicultural outreach efforts is essential to achieving the USTA Missouri Valley’s mission to grow the sport of tennis. We are committed to fostering a tennis environment that is more inclusive and inviting to all people. In working to expand the image of tennis, the USTA Missouri Valley is focused on broadening and increasing diverse participation in the sport and serving as a model for all organizations that aspire to successful growth and an inclusive environment. Adaptive Tennis recognizes four main categories of disabilities: 1) Developmentally disabled (learning disabilities, Autism, Down Syndrome, intellectual disabilities). 2) Physically disabled (birth defects, Multiple Sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, Muscular Dystrophy, hearing impaired, stroke, etc.) 3) Consumers of mental health services (psychiatrically disabled, emotionally disturbed). 4) At risk/environmentally disabled (substance abusers, mentally and physically abused, homeless, HIV positive individuals, persons within the juvenile justice system, etc.). For each of these groups, USTA Missouri Valley Adaptive Tennis provides grant money, equipment and resources for specifically-tailored programs that provide fun, fitness and a positive social experience for participants. Regional clinics and instructional programs are held throughout the country. The enjoyment, physical well-being and contact shared by participants have proven to be positive sources of self-esteem, helping open doors to a more positive lifestyle. USTA Adaptive Tennis program works to provide opportunities to all populations to enjoy and realize the benefits of tennis and its life changing opportunities. Wheelchair Tennis is one of the fastest growing and most challenging of all wheelchair sports. To meet this demand, USTA offers programs geared toward the wheelchair player. Rules are the same as stand-up tennis, except the wheelchair player is allowed two bounces of the ball. USTA Wheelchair Tennis programs provide persons with disabilities the opportunity to share in activities with their peers, whether able-bodied or disabled. Playing USTA Wheelchair Tennis adds to the socialization and normalization of life after sustaining a disabling injury. Proficient wheelchair users can play and actively compete against stand-up players. Learning mobility on the court is exciting and challenging, and helps build strength and cardiovascular ability. For more than 13 years, National Parks and Recreation Association (NPRA) has partnered with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) to bring parks and recreation agencies, Tennis in the Parks (TIP). TIP is a strategic initiative designed to help you improve and expand opportunities in communities nationwide, for the public to learn and play the lifelong game of tennis. Tennis In the Parks (TIP) and all associated program resources are FREE to eligible agencies that are committed to growing and improving tennis programs and infrastructure in the community.
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Community Tennis Associations (CTAs) are not-for-profit, volunteer-based organizations supporting programs that grow the game of tennis. They are located in towns across the section and are great entry points if you’re looking to get started in the game, to play more often or to give back to our lifetime sport. First and foremost, CTAs work to coordinate and maintain tennis programs and services, guaranteeing that they are open and accessible to everyone. Those who run CTAs are tennis enthusiasts who act as advocates, program administrators, promoters or fundraisers – and sometimes as all of these things at once. Community Tennis Associations partner with their communities to help grow tennis at the local level. Some benefits available to CTAs include:
USTA MISSOURI VALLEY RESOURCES USTA Missouri Valley hosts hundreds of tournaments a year and none of them would be possible without the use of officials. If you are interested in becoming an official, there is an on-going program for the recruitment and training of new officials that offers an opportunity for tennis enthusiasts to become involved in a variety of officiating roles. These roles range from overseeing local junior/senior tournaments and collegiate events, to officiating on-court at the US Open. There are numerous volunteer opportunities within the USTA. Volunteers may serve on committees, assist at tournaments and events and assist in many more ways. Every district has different needs and different volunteer opportunities. Whatever your interests or talents, there is definitely a volunteer opportunity for you. Coaching: You’ve already got the love for the game. We’ll give you the ideas, activities and tools you need to help your students improve their games and you advance your programs. Players and aspiring players turn to coaches to learn the basics of tennis, refine their swings, fine-tune their serves and advance their skills as they continue their development and personal pursuitof our lifetime sport. Visit USTA.com and click on the Coach tab for resources, training and professional associations.
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• Insurance programs: The USTA offers eligible CTAs professional, high-quality insurance programs that give substantial liability coverage with a discounted enrollment contribution. • Awards: Nominate an outstanding CTA or a CTA volunteer for one of our USTA national awards. • Resources: netgeneration.com and usta.com/cta
Grants: USTA and USTA Missouri Valley offer a variety of grants to help grow the game of tennis in many ways. Check out all the available grants and requirements for USTA Missouri Valley. Program Resources: Increase awareness of your USTA programming and bring more people into the game with customizable marketing materials and other program resources available online. These tips and templates are designed to make marketing your programming easy and effective. Check out all the available templates and designs at resources.usta.com • Order USTA Program Resources to help develop and implement your local tennis program. netknacks.com/usta-quick-ship/usta-program-resources.html • USTA Missouri Valley apparel is available on our e-store. ustamvstore.com
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JUNIOR CONTACTS
Nikki Chambers Program Manager - Junior Competition chambers@movalley.usta.com 913.322.4832
Marissa Moment Brown Director of Community Tennis brown@movalley.usta.com 913.322.4822
Kyle Quirk Community Tennis Coordinator kquirk@movalley.usta.com 913.322.4854
The Junior Competition Committee (JCC) is made up of one volunteer chair from each district and other appointed members. The JCC sets the policies and procedures for the USTA Missouri Valley junior events and serves as the tournament committee for the USTA Missouri Valley Sweet 16. These are the volunteers who comprise the JCC: Chair Larry Newton larry_new@msn.com
Kansas / Vice Chair Simon Norman simon@genesishealthclubs.com
Oklahoma Eric Wedemeyer ewedemeyer1@cox.net
Heart of America Anthony Perkins anthony@opracquetclub.com
Missouri Dave LaFevers dlafevers@springfieldmo.gov
St. Louis Ken Hayden kjhay12@yahoo.com
Iowa Tom Jennings tomtennis101@gmail.com
Nebraska Justin Bigsby mrjbigs@gmail.com
The role of the USTA Missouri Valley Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) is to act as a liaison between parents and players of the USTA Missouri Valley. The committee provides feedback received from other parents within the Missouri Valley and serves as an advisory council. It is not involved in decision making for the junior circuit. Please feel free to contact your district representative by email below: Heart of America Mickie Kuckelman - mickiekuckelman@outlook.com
Nebraska Amy Faulk - rnafaulk@cox.net
Iowa Doug Patterson - dpatterson@mcfarlandclinic.com
Oklahoma Summer Epps - lukeandsummer@hotmail.com
Kansas Michael Thieu mt.kansas@yahoo.com
St. Louis Melissa Kantrovitz - mglassman15@aol.com
Missouri Howard Jarvis - hejarvis@sbcglobal.net
TEAM USA TRAINING CENTERS USTA Missouri Valley has one Team USA Training Center that will enhance the training and development of junior players in the USTA Missouri Valley - The Tucker Tennis Academy at RH91 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition to continuing their already existing programs, the Team USA Training Center will also host Team USA section camps for players, ages 10-12, in their respective regions. These players will be selected in conjunction with the USTA national coaching staff and their respective USTA Section Coaching Commission. 22
JUNIOR SPORTSMANSHIP
2017 Junior Sportsmanship winners recognized at the USTA Missouri Valley Annual Conference (Back Row L-R): Natalie Malone, Andrew Bower, Clayton Maack, Rachel McCorkle and Gracie Epps. (Front Row L-R): Mason Thieu and Langdon Tingleaf. Not pictured: Caroline Daugherty, Dani Rosenberger and TJ Griese.
PAST USTA MISSOURI VALLEY JUNIOR SPORTSMANSHIP WINNERS 2016 - Noah Hinni, Heidi Gaertner, Keeley Van Antwerp, Claire Martin, Gus Tettamble, Kathan Palagiri, Keira Lang, Lizzie Barlow, Zach Trimpe Dillon Youngberg 2015 - Matthew Dubuque, Zoe Hahn, Karen Yan, Victoria Ricaurte-Cabas, Rowan McCollum, Kevin Nguyen, Ariel Madatali, Ella Kinder, Justin Good, Zeke Clark 2014 - Amber Matronia, Samantha Remis, Janel Dean, Claire Martin, Makenna Gonzales, Kolton Kreisz, Hudson Dick, Bradley Frye, Alex Gray, Tyler Raclin 2013 - Gabriella St. Jean, Sarah Streller, Joie Beth Freirich, Kimmie Koors, Lindsay Terry, Noah Hinni, Nathan Han, Matthew Dubuque, Nick Funches, John Nogalski 2012 - Emily Kantrovitz, Vanessa Ong, Ellea Ediger, Jordan Henry, Mackenzie Hill, Grant Bowman, John “Jack” Wenzel, Stratton Brown, Travis Osland, Seth Moore 2011 - Jeff “Buddy” Wren, Rohit Chouhan, Will Welte, Jordan Henry, Garrett Lewis, Christopher Dean, Brianna Liu, Kat Rosenberger, Michelle Han, Briana Menolascino 2010 - Jason Nayar, Anna Rada, Tyler Raclin, Jacqueline Engelbrecht, Jack Desse, Sarah Stuhlmann, Alex Jones, Breana Feemster, Greg Marifian, Audrey Coventry 2009 - Samantha Mannix, Eliza Fike, Adrienne Jensen, Sammi Hornbarger, Claire Dreyer, David Streller, Kevin Cahoy, Bailey Merkel, Robert Tung, Naveen Nath, Danny Delao 2008 - Sydney Harlow, Alena Frye, Adrienne Jensen, Ashley Tiefel, Lindsay Weideman, Caleb Shudak, Adam Dellos, Jackson O'GormanBean, Connor Mulhall, Charlie Caris 2007 - Teresa Kaiser, Lauren Tondl, Kathryn Dillingham, Brooke Urzendowski, Claire Dreyer, Laura Richardson, Peter West, Joey Dulle, Robert Tung, Travis Neilson, Nate Kirk
2006 - Alli Hodges, Andrea Kinnerk, Katie Thome, Merritt Whitley, Casey Miller, David Liu, Anthony Delcore, Travis Neilson, Charlie Caris, Patrick Collins 2005 - Adrienne Jensen, Alecia Kauss, Tiana Bark, Chloe Jones, Rebecca Parks, Vinh Pham, Connor Mulhall, Paul Nahon, Abraham Souza, Milo Johnson 2004 - Mimi Fotopoulos, Christine McGaffigan, Jackie Lincoln, Leigh McCoy, Jackson Withrow, Will Humphreys, Malcolm Harrison, Blake Strode 2003 - Samantha Chao, Chloe Jones, Kali Krisik, Stephanie Smith, Michael Swank, Rod Bastani, Brett Waite, Chad Faulk 2002 - Gillian Hush, Kirby Bridges, Kara Hickey, Emily Wang, Chris Banerjee, Rod Bastani, Blake Strode, Stephen McGaughey 2001 - Megan Matter, Stephanie Johns, Christine Derouin, Kristina Stastny, Andrew Mellen, Logan Buck, Will Gray, Chris Gerdes 2000 - Pat Callaghan, Cameron Hubbs, Rob Simpson, Peter McCorkle, Nicole Ruiz, Amanda Pratzel, Kevin Otto, Megan Wedepohl 1999 - Lindsay McConnell, Kyle Tosie, Eric Hines, Chelsea Orr, Naren Clark, Laura Gravino, Angie Goodrich, George Hinkle 1998 - Kari Sloboth, Lauren Jensen, Branden Joost, Ryan Rowe, Kimiko Glynn, Ryan Friend, Annie Menees, Scott Brown, Amanda Cervantes, Josh Kopmeyer 1997 - Danielle Patton, Katie McGaffigan, Lindsay Marvel, Katarina Statsny, Ian Fillmore, Lee Dustin Gregg, Stuart Waters, Jarin Skube 1996 - Corey Steven, Kari Stark, Tara McGuire, Tina Harrison, Chris Schultz, Kevin Otto, Jon Navarro, Kelsey Moran 1995 - Laura McGaffigan, Tiffany Streeter, Shereee Schwartz, Lyndy Gegen, Matt Davis, Dylan Bird, Justin Menolascino, Matt White
1994 - Sheryl Posch, Melissa Iqbal, Brooke Nelson, Amy Michael, Andrew Murray, Brandon Hall, Omar Ahmed, Adeel Qalbani 1993 - Jenny McGaffigan, Jennifer Vaughn, Jill Stouffer, Molly Racette, Josh Kopmeyer, Marc McCallister, Dusty Beard, Richie Slivocka 1992 - Gigi Greenwood, Kendra Leese, Aimee Hites, Kalie Buehler, Greg Collins, Adam Jackson, Eddie Ernest, Brian Kelly 1991 - Emmy Cilek, Kate Cilek, Laura Baxter, Aimee Haas, Ashley Miskell, Billy Bemis, Blake Thompson, Danny Timblin, Todd Montgomery 1990 - Megan Russell, Christie Sim, Siri Eklund, Leanne Mos, Josh Barber, Jack Oxler, Tom Derouin, Scott Athey 1989 - Heather Mowery, Janet Rausa, Joan Heckman, Kara Brady, Adam Coldsnow, Paul Kloberdanz, Steve Griesener 1988 - Naomi Zeff, Brandi Swan, Blair Strassner*, Leslie Sue Jones, Eric Enloe, Bryan Smith, Erik West, Patrick Huewe 1987 - Shana Levitt, Ann Backhaus, Lynn Clark, Tracey Ruder, Jonathan Klampe, Mel Brown Jr., David Leslie, Joe Fackel 1986 - Kimberly Webster, Carolyn Strassner, Kristy Jessen, Stacey Stotts, Jonathan Poor, Derek Wooten, David Roberts, Andrew Dailey 1985 - Jennifer Lauck, Lydia Chiu, Barbara Knudten, Ann Christine Johnston, Joe Gonzales*, Scott Wolf, Doug Flach, Mark Fentriss 1980 - David Goodman, Sally Sulentic 1979 - Darrell Smith, Patsy Lukas 1978 - Jim Connor, Micki Schillig 1977 - Walt Mitchell, Sue Clark 1976 - David Mantor, Diana Myers 1975 - Champ Cudahy, Karen Bunag 1974 - Roger Knapp, Sue Briggs 1973 - Clark Phipps, Melanie Mann * National Award Winner
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JUNIOR RANKINGS (TOP 50 BOYS) Boys 12s 1 Humza Noor 2 Declan Galligan 3 Cooper Woestendick 4 Thomas Griese 5 Carter Olson 6 Lachlan Gaskell 7 Amit Kadan 8 Nicholas Patrick 9 Cristian Pensavalle 10 Cameron Cheek 11 Joshua Kim 12 Caleb Bartels 13 Ian Bracks 14 Aaron Ingram 15 Rajeshwar Jaladi 16 James Quattro 17 Lawson Prather 18 Topher Thornberry 19 Gregor Wiedeman 20 Nathan Chan 21 Abdulraheem Isa 22 Jacob Cameron 23 Caleb Kim 24 Jackson Miller 25 Kaden Taylor 26 Markus Rutledge 27 Caden Haar 28 Seth Smigel 29 Sejong Kim 30 Carter Henry 31 John Varley 32 Alex Chen 33 Rocco Regnier 34 Ryan Warren 35 Shaan Patel 36 Edward Yue 37 Langdon Tingleaf 38 Navneet Raghuram 39 Augustine Huston 40 Kirby Le 41 Anthony Schulte 42 Akshath Poojari 43 Clyde Kuennen 44 Andrew Greaves 45 Andrew Nelson 46 SangHyuk Im 47 Adyan Sabir 48 Dylan Rainwater 49 Austin Potter 50 Vishal Rajkumar Boys 14s 1 Alex Han 2 Luke Bracks 3 Brett Keeling 4 Kale Mize 5 Max Litton 6 Brian Kim 7 Jai Vallurupalli 8 Bryson Toubassi 9 Nicholas Fischer 10 Mason Thieu 11 Rohan Shrestha 24
Humza Noor 12 Alex Bigsby 13 Grant Wiedeman 14 Jesper Ohlson 15 Case Fagan 16 Zachary Kuo 17 Reid Rainwater 18 Danny Radke 19 Nicholas Rule 20 Thomas Griese 21 Daniel Lu 22 Hunter Henry 23 Slater Miller 24 Jake Dolphin 25 Ashwin Chandrasekar 26 Nicholas Grabon 27 Parker Sprague 28 Daniel Grieve 29 Cooper Woestendick 30 Nicholas Chun 31 Carter Olson 32 Randon Kanchanakomtorn 33 Creed Skinner 34 Gus Tettamble 35 Declan Galligan 36 Humza Noor 37 Alexander Sherer 38 Richard King 39 Gabriel Cortinas 40 Harris Zeiders 41 Charlie Fair 42 Graham Faris 43 Alex Mojica 44 Delvin Ko 45 Amit Kadan 46 Gavin Forster 47 Zachary Quattro 48 Cooper Knutsen 49 Gage Foltz 50 Jacob Lucas Boys 16s 1 Eli Brewer 2 Graydon Lair 3 Murphy Cassone 4 Alex Han 5 AJ Woodman 6 Cameron Luhring 7 Jeremy Ouyang 8 Ethan Neil 9 Matthan Tharakan 10 Timothy Ellis 11 Brett Seaton
12 Dominic Roman 13 Brogan McLaughlin 14 Rami Scheetz 15 Bryson Toubassi 16 Garret Lewis 17 Jacob Louiselle 18 Daniel Haley 19 Akash Rajan 20 Brenden Baird 21 Luke Bracks 22 Luke VanDonslear 23 Hudson Dick 24 Noah Winton 25 Cole Knutsen 26 Nicholas Moody 27 Joe Harris 28 Evan Erb 29 Samuel Shin 30 Case Fagan 31 Sean Nguyen 32 Daniel Harkin 33 Kavin Anand 34 Brent Fallon 35 Grant Bowman 36 Wes Robertson 37 Manas Madhira 38 Luke Steiner 39 Leonardo DaSilva 40 Jaydn Richardson 41 Hayden Brauer 42 Nick O’Shea 43 Rory Sutter 44 Calvin Faris 45 Mason Warner 46 Finn Wartick 47 Nathan Turtledove 48 Caylor Hessen 49 Harris Zeiders 50 Ben Richmond
Mason Meier
Boys 18s 1 Mason Meier 2 Carson Haskins 3 William Gleason 4 Carson Gates 5 Bruno Serra 6 Reid Jarvis 7 Nam Pham 8 Bradley Frye 9 Kenji Yanaba 10 Alexander Richards
11 Gabriel Willbourn 12 AJ Woodman 13 Aaron Umen 14 Ethan Henry 15 Timothy Ellis 16 Graydon Lair 17 Aaron Brewer 18 Bradley Mittleman 19 Shaddy Khalafallah 20 Wonjoon Cho 21 Alex Batrouny 22 Brett Slezak 23 Rodney Steven 24 Max Skaer 25 Zach Grueber 26 Yaswanth Mylavarapu 27 Rafael Serra 28 Jackson Atherton 29 Rhett Rollins 30 Dominic Macaluso 31 Zachary Trimpe 32 Ben Remis 33 Alex Gray 34 William Louiselle 35 Kamran Farid 36 Lakelin Conrad 37 Samuel Faulk 38 William Kaiser 39 Benjamin Starman 40 Trey Huelskamp 41 Jake Fraunfelder 42 Jack Wagner 43 Lucas Huffman 44 James Fritts 45 Matthew Dubuque 46 Benjamin Hediger 47 Rami Hemaidan 48 Karsten Knutsen 49 Collin Klumb 50 Daniel Harkin
JUNIOR RANKINGS (TOP 50 GIRLS) Girls 12s 1 Ariel Madatali 2 Brooklyn Olson 3 Erielle Hines 4 Amber Yin 5 Zoie Epps 6 Adriana Hines 7 Sophia Baillos 8 Kinley Vanpelt 9 Clair Stewart 10 Abbie Peterson 11 Audrey Brown 12 Elena Daskalova 13 Helen Hendricks 14 Lily Mason 15 Phoebe Martin 16 Lera Alexin 17 Sahana Madala 18 Ella Novion 19 Elle Kotre 20 Bryson Langford 21 Emily Chiasson 22 Belinda Rademacher 23 Ava Petersen 24 Sofia Acuna 25 Sydney Fuger 26 Livia Votruba 27 Sindhya Atturu 28 Elsa Jurrens 29 Skye Madatali 30 Emerey Gross 31 Carrington Hessen 32 Kathryn Zylstra 33 Taylor Chandler 34 Avery Jennings 35 Sarah Yan 36 Natalie Gillett 37 Ava Jacobsen 38 Eva Kasal 39 Grace Brown 40 Katie Schmidt 41 Erica Lambrecht 42 Megan Ouyang 43 Brynn Steven 44 Katelynn Kock 45 Katie Murphy 46 Mikaela Mikulec 47 Olivia Orgill 48 Lauren Mendlick 49 Saanvi Gudreddi 50 Atra Biria
Ellee Dryer
Girls 14s 1 Ellee Dryer 2 Gracie Epps 3 Jillian Harkin 4 Ariel Madatali 5 Kate Kim 6 Teja Tirunelveli 7 Elizabeth Choate 8 Brooklyn Olson 9 Arunadee Fernando 10 Caitlin Flower 11 Adella Castaner 12 Clara Whitaker 13 Issabella Pensavalle 14 Bettye Igbenebor 15 Emily Kantrovitz 16 Jade Koziol 17 Grace Lorenz 18 Yana Gaskell 19 Allison Wilcox 20 Camilla Ibrahimova 21 Abby Gaines 22 Daniela Rosenberger 23 Reagan Boleski 24 Lily Walther 25 Katie Ferguson 26 Tanya Fan 27 Mira Keeran 28 Amber Yin 29 Ashley Jacobson 30 Christine O’Brien 31 Claire Gu 32 Audrey Spencer 33 Elizabeth Barlow 34 Kate Miley 35 Mary Faulk 36 Ainsley Heidbreder 37 Alisha Castaner 38 Maisie Markowitz 39 Lucy Latham 40 Mirra Manolov 41 Savannah Lee 42 Maggie Lin 43 Abbie Peterson 44 Sophia McLellan 45 Sophia Baillos 46 Journee White 47 Lily Plaster 48 Meena Satpathy 49 Peyton Koper 50 Zoe Hammond
Girls 16s 1 Alisa Prinyarux 2 Chloe Kuckelman 3 Kelsey Mize
Girls 18s 1 Chloe Kuckelman 2 Gabby Lee 3 Sarah Wilcox
Alisa Prinyarux 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Ellie Kuckelman Ellee Dryer Alyssa Zayat Eva Kresovic Callie Flanagan Katherine Krueger Samantha Remis Corinne Farid Bianca Rademacher Teja Tirunelveli Julia King Arunadee Fernando Davi Patterson Emily Johnston Yana Gaskell Brooke Thompson Issa Sullivan Lilly McNeill Emily Kantrovitz Anatta Charoenkul Rachel McCorkle Jillian Harkin Caitlyn Sporing Chloe McIsaac Tristen Caskey Randi Hendricks Tanya Fan Clara Whitaker Annabelle Treadwell Keegan Vanpelt Elizabeth Choate Allison Wilcox Abigail Chaney Krisha Keeran Ariel Madatali Brianna Liu Megan Demo Mary Hose Brittany Steven Lily Walther Grace Lorenz Keeley Van Antwerp Gwyneth Gifford Sophie Lecuru Shria Atturu Mirra Manolov Addison Miller
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Andie Rae Williams Ellie Kuckelman Kelsey Mize Samantha Mannix Anna Alons Sarah Lounsbury Katherine Krueger Reagan Miley Madeline Doherty Alyson Piskulic Isabella Dunlap Evelyn Chang Faith Wright Ellee Dryer Madison Kiani Ryan Thompson Davi Patterson Fidan Ibrahimova Eva Kresovic Lily Feldman Alisa Prinyarux Mary Sullivan Anna Rader Sophia DeBenedetti Julia King Alexandra Blackwell Justine Linscott Cari Naanep Ellie Burger Megan Demo Kristal Kuo Ellie Joan Lewis Amber Hochstatter Alyssa Zayat Emily Johnston Anatta Charoenkul Kinsey Fields Natalie Malone Katherine Dudley Michelle Korenfeld Cadence Lynn Samantha Remis Valentina Caro Erin Epperson Rachel McCorkle Abigail Thurmer Lily Schoeck 25
LEAGUE SECTION CHAMPIONS
USTA Nationals Champions 18+ 2.5 Women: St. Louis Captain: Britney Coffey
18+ 3.0 Men: Kansas Captain: Ben Seitz
18+ 3.0 Women: Heart of America Captain: Jody Holsinger
18+ 3.5 Men: St. Louis Captain: Dustin Imgarten
USTA Nationals Champions 18+ 3.5 Women: Kansas Captain: Shawna Geist
18+ 4.0 Women: Heart of America Captain: Romy Carlson
USTA Nationals Semi-Finalist 18+ 4.5 Men: Kansas Captain: Chad Unrein 26
18+ 4.5 Women: Oklahoma Captain: Laura Grooms
LEAGUE SECTION CHAMPIONS
Placed 2nd at USTA Nationals
18+ 7.0 Mixed: Nebraska Captain: Carvie Erwin
18+ 9.0 Mixed: Kansas Captain: Laurie Mercer Photo Credit: Coolman Creative
18+ 6.0 Mixed: Kansas Captain: Mel Brown
Photo Credit: Coolman Creative
18+ 5.0 Women: Oklahoma Captain: Jennifer Linn Howard
40+ 3.0 Men: Oklahoma Captain: Brett Williams
40+ 3.0 Women: Heart of America Captain: Melanie Cohavi
40+ 3.5 Men: St. Louis Captain: John Brinkmeyer
40+ 3.5 Women: Oklahoma Captain: Gina Tuell 27
Photo Credit: Coolman Creative
Photo Credit: Coolman Creative
LEAGUE SECTION CHAMPIONS
40+ 4.0 Men: Heart of America Captain: Thomas Ohnemus
40+ 4.0 Women: Heart of America Captain: Kim Hanson
40+ 4.5 Men: St. Louis Captain: Kyle Laramie
40+ 4.5 Women: Oklahoma Captain: Laura Grooms
40+ 6.0 Mixed: Oklahoma Captain: Dave Rankin
40+ 7.0 Mixed: Oklahoma Captain: Michael Thagard
Placed 2nd at USTA Nationals 40+ 8.0 Mixed: Oklahoma Captain: Billy Little 28
40+ 9.0 Mixed: Iowa Captain: Spencer Eells
LEAGUE SECTION CHAMPIONS
55+ 6.0 Women: Oklahoma Captain: Michelle Bryan
55+ 7.0 Women: Kansas Captain: DeAnn White
55+ 8.0 Men: Kansas Captain: Jim Bauersfield
55+ 8.0 Women: Oklahoma Captain: Susie Hurst
Not pictured: 18+ 4.0 Men: Iowa - Darren Bullard 18+ 5.0 Men: Heart of America - Daniel Dezamacona 18+ 8.0 Mixed: Heart of America - Jan Claussen 55+ 7.0 Men: Kansas - Bob Bundy 55+ 9.0 Men: Heart of America - Terry Jackson
55+ 9.0 Women: St. Louis Captain: Linda Woodard
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2017 ADULT RANKINGS (TOP 20) Men’s Open Singles 1 Alex Mailes 2 Danny Graves 3 Brandon Ambroske 4 Tyler Shima 5 William Grier 6 Bradley Drummond Men’s 3.0 Singles 1 Christopher Elmore 2 Antonio Hickman 3 Joe DeSimone Men’s 3.5 Singles 1 Chris Stone 2 Shane Soltvedt 3 Spencer Terpstra 4 Michael Castelluccio 5 Scott Hull 6 Thomas Hunt 7 Joe Lucas 8 Sai Phani Kasinadhuni 9 Doug Knox 10 Michael Delong 11 Ed Kirkwood 12 Tuan Khai Dang 13 Donald Arnold 14 Logan McGregor 15 Ben Velasco 16 Ronnie Cain 17 Christopher Elmore 17 Michael Brett 19 Miguel Cartagena 20 Brent Smith Men’s 4.0 Singles 1 Aaron Ogden 2 Michael Flint 3 Junping Yang 4 Ishmael Alejo 5 Dennis Mailes 6 Tyler Kempf 7 Adam Venneman 8 Aaron Stout 9 Chad Stohlmann 10 Christopher Freeman 11 Anant Puri 12 Jeff Gibson 13 Witold Rzepnicki 14 Scott Hanover 15 Gary Kuzmich 16 Robert Batdorf 17 Timothy Moyer 18 Jonathan Cremin 18 Carmine Di Palo Mens 4.5 Singles 1 James Berry 2 Mark Mills 3 Joel Ackerman 3 Anthony Forcucci 5 Adam Fuchs 6 Joseph Hunter 30
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Men’s 25 Singles 1 Sai Phani Kasinadhuni Mens 35 Singles 1 Daniel Vales Men’s 50 Singles 1 Bill Roach 1 Lorry Lazenby 3 Vatren Jurin 3 David LaFevers 5 Timothy Williams 5 Malcolm Gilreath 7 Russell Crane 8 Skip Johnson 8 Jeffrey Marcott 10 Timothy Woods 11 Michael Castelluccio 11 Darrel Wild 11 Chris Leonard 14 Tim Norris 14 Paul Bajich
Mens 4.0 Doubles 1 Aaron Ogden/ Christopher Freeman 2 Ishmael Alejo/ Tyler Kempf
Women’s 3.5 Doubles 1 Karen Davis/ Jody Holsinger 2 Caroline Hau/ LaRhonda McDaniel
Men’s 4.5 Doubles 1 Brandon Cusick/ Andrew Cusick 2 Michael Boyer/ Anthony Forcucci 3 H Osborne/ Jeff Fredricks
Women’s 4.0 Doubles 1 Heather Blumel/ Elizabeth Flood
Men’s 45 Doubles 1 David LaFevers/ Raymond Still Men’s 50 Doubles 1 L Boyd/ D. Hagedorn 2 R. Lewis/ W. Richards Men’s 55 Doubles 1 Randy Smith/ Lenny Clark Women’s Open Singles 1 Laura Haney 2 Alexis Payne 3 Lindsay Hall
Men’s 65 Singles 1 Walter Trammell
Women’s 3.5 Singles 1 Karen Davis 2 Caroline Hau 3 Keisha Walters 4 Ellen Bushman 5 Alice Edwards 6 Anh Vu 7 Margaret Thomas
Men’s 70 Singles 1 Uwe Schmidt
Women’s 4.5 Singles 1 Laura Haney
Men’s Open Doubles 1 Stephen Kastner/ Dustin Burnham
Women’s 35 Singles 1 Alexis Payne
Men’s 55 Singles 1 Randy Smith 2 Lenny Clark 3 Stacey Zengel
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Men’s 3.5 Doubles 1 Kevin Phillips/ Brad Bicknell 2 Chris Stone/ Donald Arnold 3 Tuan Khai Dang/ Ed Kirkwood
Women’s 4.5 Doubles 1 Alexis Payne/ Laura Haney 2 Heather Blumel/ Elizabeth Flood Mixed Open Doubles 1 David LaFevers/ Alexis Payne 2 Brad Byron/ Laura Haney 3 Adin Baban/ Lindsay Hall 4 Susan Richards/ William Richards 5 Amera Wild/ Darrel Wild Mixed 7.0 Doubles 1 Lori Scott/ Michael Flint 2 Jody Holsinger/ Paul Norris Mixed 8.0 Doubles 1 Joann Christian/ Al Hilden 2 Heather Blumel/ Kelby Deese 3 Madison Layton/ Shonne Webb-Bey 4 Ryan Carpenter/ Jennifer Carpenter 5 Danielle Doerhoff/ Harrison Hill
2017 ADULT RANKINGS (TOP 20) Mixed 9.0 Doubles 1 Laura Haney/ Eric Santon 2 Lindsey Seifert/ Chris Stansbury Mixed 35 Doubles 1 David LaFevers/ Alexis Payne 2 Julie Skinner/ Paul Nahon 3 Sharon Bennett/ Steven Yancey
Men’s Wheelchair A Doubles 1 Taylor Graham/ Nick Taylor 2 Christopher Parnell/ Darryl Rahn
Men’s Wheelchair B Doubles 1 Rory Heaton/ Lydell Otley Quad Wheelchair Open Singles 1 Nick Taylor 2 Taylor Graham
Men’s Wheelchair A Singles 1 Nick Taylor 2 Darryl Rahn 3 Christopher Parnell Men’s Wheelchair B Singles 1 Taylor Graham 2 Rory Heaton Men’s Wheelchair C Singles 1 Grady Landrum
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USTA Missouri Valley Tennis on Campus Winter Invitational
January 20
USTA Missouri Valley Dominant Duos Tournament
January 27-28
USPTA Missouri Valley Division Convention
February 23-24
USTA Missouri Valley Tennis on Campus Section Championships
March 3-4
USTA Annual Meeting & Conference
March 16-18
USTA Missouri Valley Board Meeting
April 5
Overland Park, Kansas
USTA Missouri Valley Adult NTRP and Open Indoor Championship USTA Missouri Valley 12s & 14s Team Event
May 11-13
Overland Park, Kansas
May 26-28
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
National 30s Men’s, Women’s & Mixed Hard Court Championship June 8-10
Kansas City, Missouri
USTA Missouri Valley Summer Sweet 16
June 19-24
Kansas City, Missouri
Tulsa Men’s Pro Circuit 25K Tournament
Week of June 25
WIchita Men’s Pro Circuit 25K Tournament
Week of July 2
USTA Missouri Valley 65+ Section Invitational
July 13-15
Springfield Lasers World TeamTennis Season Begins
July 15
Norman Men’s Pro Circuit 25K Tournament
Week of July 23
Junior Team Tennis Section Championship
July 23-25
Tulsa, Oklahoma
USTA Zone Championships (12s, 14s & 16s)
July 26-30
Various Sites
USTA Missouri Valley Section Family Championship
July 29-31
St. Louis, Missouri
USTA Missouri Valley Adult Section Championship I
August 2-5
St. Louis, Missouri
Edwardsville Men’s Pro Circuit 25K Tournament
Week of August 6
USTA Missouri Valley Adult Section Championship II
August 23-26
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Tennis Teachers’ & USPTA World Conferences
August 24-27
New York, New York
Arthur Ashe Kids Day
August 27
New York, New York
US Open USTA Wheelchair Tennis Championships
August 28-September 2
USTA Semiannual Meeting & Conference
September 1-6
New York, New York
USTA Missouri Valley Adult Section Championship III September 6-9
Kansas City, Missouri & Springfield, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri Various Sites Mission Hills, Kansas Des Moines, Iowa Carlsbad, California
Tulsa, Oklahoma Wichita, Kansas Overland Park, Kansas Springfield, Missouri Norman, Oklahoma
Edwardsville, Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri
USTA Missouri Valley Adult Mixed Section Championship I
September 13-16
Omaha, Nebraska
Stillwater Women’s Pro Circuit 25K Tournament
Week of September 24
USTA Missouri Valley Adult Mixed Section Championship II
September 27-30
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tennis on Campus Fall Invitational
September 29-30
Kansas City, Missouri
Lawrence Women’s Pro Circuit 25K Tournament
Week of November 5
Lawrence, Kansas
Tri-Level Section Invitational
November 9-11
Des Moines, Iowa
USTA Missouri Valley Winter Sweet 16
November 10-12
Norman Women’s Pro Circuit 25K Tournament
Week of November 12
USTA Missouri Valley Annual Meeting
November 30-December 1
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Various Sites Norman, Oklahoma Overland Park, Kansas
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BUILDING THE NET GENERATION Plus: Adult Tournaments, Youth Play Opportunities, Schools Tennis and more!
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Which Youth Play Opportunity is Right for You?
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Spotlight On... Net Generation Ambassador Elliot McDermed
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Serving Up Net Generation in School
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Welcoming New School Tennis Partners
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Net Notes - News and Highlights from around the section
Which youth play opportunity is right for you? In addition to competitive junior tournaments, there are a number of opportunities to hone your skills whether you’re just learning the game or trying to move up your high school ladder.
Smashers Tournaments (10 & Under Tennis)
10 and Under Tennis follows the same logic as other youth sports like baseball or soccer, which use kid-sized equipment. Kids learn to play baseball by first playing T-ball; they use shorter, lighter bats and larger, softer balls. Kids learning basketball shoot baskets with kidsized balls on lowered backboards and they play soccer on smaller fields with smaller goals. Red, orange, and green tennis balls bounce lower, they don't move as fast through the air and are easier to hit. Kids tennis racquets are sized for small hands and courts are smaller and easier to cover. By using this format, the benefits are immediate and within a short time kids are rallying, playing, and excited to keep playing. That means kids will have more fun and less frustration. They're playing real tennis and having real fun--and that's what is the most important.
A player just starting out will play someone equal to their ability. Players with more experience but less tournament play will be paired when possible with others of similar ability using the USTA NTRP. An effort is made to group everyone in with others of similar ability. Flights were grouped either by gender and age or grouping with NTRP ratings if players have them, so there could be some Co-Ed matches and matches with mixed age groups. Each player will be scheduled to have multiple matches, usually round robins, playing 2 or 3 matches and using the short set format. Any event involving 11 to 12 years of age players will use green balls. Older age groups will use yellow balls.
Junior Team Tennis
The USTA Missouri Valley Junior Team Tennis program offers junior players the opportunity to join teammates and compete together. Leagues match players of similar age and ability using
NET Tournaments
A NET tournament is a Non-Elimination Tournament. These are half day events for ages 10 and under to 18 years. Junior NET events will offer beginning level of junior play to those who enter. The goal of NET events is to make this a fun and enjoyable experience for players.
the Junior National Tennis Rating Program. No matter your age, there’s a league for you! Throughout the five-state area, leagues are happening in the winter, spring, summer and fall! The competition culminates with the USTA Missouri Valley Junior Team Tennis Section Championship held annually at the end of July, where the champions earn a berth to the USTA Junior Team Tennis National Championships.
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Serving Up Net Generation in Schools
By Andrew Robinson
First Serve OKC in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma has laid the foundation to create a robust network of after school tennis providers through Net Generation. Already, the NJTL chapter has partnered with seven area elementary schools and six high schools to become an afterschool tennis provider which means supporting the school through equipment, curriculum needs, or even offering transportation to at-risk students to get them to the Oklahoma City Tennis Center where First Serve OKC is based. The program is also beginning to offer scholarships to the NJTL’s summer programming. More than a dozen schools have completed partner agreements within the USTA Missouri Valley. The focus of this program is to create partnerships between schools, local School Partners and USTA section or district to give students the opportunity to learn, play, and enjoy the game of tennis. By signing up for the program, the school, School Partner and USTA section or district agree to partner with the United States Tennis Association to support Net Generation at the School. With continued support through Net Generation resources, Emmy Tigert, executive director, believes there’s more opportunity on the horizon.
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“The Net Generation curriculum has been a game changer for what we can provide to our volunteer coaches,” she said. “I think what’s been a challenge for coaches is understanding the skill set. But the curriculum pretty much provides a framework for introducing tennis and character building.” Tigert has taken an approach of starting small by partnering with a few schools rather than trying to partner with an entire district, a tactic she says is key. “You have to have big goals but you have to start small,” she said. “You have a lot of credibility through the USTA and if you can just build a relationship one school at a time, there’s a domino effect.” At each of its partner schools, First Serve OKC is now the after-school tennis provider, but its influence goes far beyond teaching tennis. The organization works with schools to identify the highest-risk students and work with a volunteer to pick that child up and bring him or her to the Oklahoma Tennis Center for additional programming. Tigert’s early observations of the resources Net Generation provides has been positive. From the background checks to the mobile app offering curriculum and insturctional tips, Net Generation is giving First Serve OKC resources for its organization it hasn’t had in the past.
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One of Tigert’s biggest takeaways she offers to other organizations is to not fear the time commitment surrounding Net Generation’s required background checks. The objective of Net Generation is to provide a safe connection to the sport, as well as a platform to celebrate individuality and self-expression. To ensure a safe environment, all Net Generation providers – including coaches, teachers, players and volunteers – must first go through a Safe Play Program, which involves a three-step process, including a background check, by registering on NetGeneration.com. With the USTA’s focus on childhood safety, this system will be the first of its kind in the sports landscape to require all providers to submit to a comprehensive screening and education program. “Volunteers have been really excited about the Net Generation process,” she said. “To them, it’s something they can add to their resume. Programs like mine rely heavily on volunteers. We approach it with a win-win attitude and that translates to volunteers who are excited about it, too.”
“We approach it with a win-win attitude and that translates to volunteers who are excited about it, too.”
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The focus of the Net Generation school partnership program is to create partnerships between schools, local School Partners (providers) and USTA sections or districts to give students the opportunity to learn, play, and enjoy the game of tennis. By signing up for the program, the school, school partner and USTA section or district agree to partner with the United States Tennis Association to support Net Generation at the school. Below is a list of School Partnerships as of February 13, 2018. Please contact your Tennis Service Representative to learn more and see how you can help continue these efforts! Heart of America Jennifer Bishop (Lansing Middle School) and Edward Fenton (High School Coach) Kansas Dakota Sorensen (Jay Shideler Elementary) and Junior Brown (Topeka Country Club) David Hinton (Skelly Elementary School) and Janet D Glaser (High School Coach) Jack Doornbos (McLean Elementary) and Jamie Schaper (Community Tennis Provider) Nichole Bishop (Topeka Collegiate) and Junior Brown (Topeka Country Club) Patric Jackson (Gordon Parks Academy) and Alex Lee (McAdams NJTL) Rene E. Langer (St. Matthews Catholic School) and Junior Brown (Topeka Country Club) Nebraska Sue Temme (Mary Our Queen School) and Larry Newton (Omaha Tennis Association) Oklahoma Chris Ridgeway (Windsor Hills ES- Putnam City Schools) and Steve Henry (OKC Tennis Center) Cyndy Stagner (West Nichols Hills Elementary) and Jeremiah Ollison (Community Tennis Provider) Jennifer M Crow (Adams Elementary) and David Minihan (Westwood Tennis Center) Lanora Barton (Coolidge Elementary) and Emmy Tigert (First Serve OKC Foundation) Lydia Dowdell (Martin Luther King Elementary) and Emmy Tigert (First Serve OKC Foundation) Shannon Buck (Monroe Elementary School) and Emmy Tigert (First Serve OKC Foundation) St. Louis Nik Skokovic (Gotsch Intermediate School) and Mark Platt (Beginner’s World Tennis)
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USTA Net Generation Ambassador Elliott McDermed By Andrew Robinson
There’s zero question that this year will be the year of Net Generation. The USTA’s new youth brand will officially roll out its consumer-facing features later this year. You’ve likely already seen the signage, whether it be around the grounds at the US Open, or in a local facility. Providers have been preparing for the launch for months, and two ambassadors for the program in the USTA Missouri Valley are embracing Net Generation to its core. Elliott McDermed, owner and director at Kansas City United Tennis, said he believes the resources Net Generation will provide and the ease at which players and parents will be able to find opportunities to play will make a big difference. “It’s a bit like Uber,” McDermed said. “It’s like matching up the drivers with the riders and that’s what I hope it does.”
Already, more than 360 providers within the USTA Missouri Valley have registered with Net Generation, which gives them the opportunity to post programs, camps, leagues within the website, NETGENERATION.com. McDermed is hopeful that number continues to grow as providers realize the benefits Net Generation will offer. “First, I think every pro or every program should look at what they do and ask themselves if not getting involved is going to hurt their program. And then ask ‘is getting involved going to hurt their program’ or is getting involved going to improve their program?” McDermed said. “When you start to ask those questions and you start to explain that the upside is this is where the future of american tennis going and the downside is there’s a good possibility you’re going to be left behind.”
The USTA Missouri Valley hosted a training for certified teaching pros in December to review the curriculum and offer best practices for teaching. McDermed has been involved for over a year as an ambassador for the program with goals of working with providers to grow Net Generation in the USTA Missouri Valley. “I think the consumer being able to find quality programs and quality instruction in their area is going to make a big difference.” Stay tuned for the summer issue of Serve magazine when we feature our second Net Generation Ambassador, Mike Woody.
USTA Missouri Valley hosted an on-court Net Generation training at its Annual Conference in December 2017.
Consumers will be able to use search functions to find the program that’s right for them, whether it’s beginner lessons, Junior Team Tennis opportunities, or a one-week summer camp. Providers will also be armed with a specific curriculum to make sure players are developing correctly and learning the skills they need to continue to develop. “The work that went into putting that curriculum together is coming form some very experienced people who have taken time and research to make sure this is really the best resource out there,” McDermed said.
“It’s a bit like Uber. It’s like matching up the drivers with the riders and that’s what I hope it does.” SPRING SERVE 2018
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Adult Tournaments By Andrew Robinson For 2018, the USTA is launching a new national adult tournament that leverages the NTRP rating system as a way to create level-based competition at the 18 & over and 50 & over age groups. NTRP national champions will be crowned in men’s and women’s singles and doubles at the 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 levels in both 18 & over and 50 & over age groups. The NTRP National Championships will be held in the spring of 2018. One player in each division, from each section will be invited to attend. This is a tournament, not a USTA League Section Championship. So how do you qualify, if you are a tournament player in the USTA Missouri Valley? • The player that holds the #1 position on the 2018 final ranking lists for the USTA Missouri Valley, for each division will be invited to attend as the section representative. • To be listed on the USTA Missouri Valley ranking lists a player must play at least one section level adult tournament in each of the divisions they would like to be ranked. • Players may count a section-level and any other two tournaments they have played in the same division, in which they received points, to be included in the final rankings for 2017. The more you play, the better your chances at earning more points. The farther you make it through a tournament, the more points you earn! • Go to tennislink.usta.com/tournaments to check to see if you are currently ranked. Use the "Players Ranking Search." If you do not play tournaments, you will not be ranked. Check our Facebook page throughout the year for updated standings as players work to qualify for the NTRP National Championships. Visit tennislink.usta.com for more information or to register for an event.
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2018 Section Adult Tournaments USTAMV Section Level NTRP & Open Indoor Championships* May 11- 13, 2018 • ID #404328218 Overland Park Racquet Club, OP KS
USTAMV Section Level Adult NTRP & Open Outdoor Championships* October 5-7, 2018 • ID# 400008118 Plaza Tennis Center, Kansas City, MO
USTAMV Section Level Family Championships May 12-13, 2018 • ID #400049318 Tower Grove Park, St Louis, MO
USTAMV Section Level Adult 5’s & Open Indoor Championships November 3, 2018 • ID# 400061718 Cooper Tennis Complex, Springfield, MO
USTAMV Central Regional NTRP Doubles Championships* August 10-12, 2018 • ID# 400050518 Plaza Tennis Center, Kansas City, MO USTAMV Section Level Adult 5’s, 0’s & Open Outdoor Championships September 14-16, 2018 • ID# 404328318 Plaza Tennis Center, Kansas City, MO
* denotes NTRP National Championship qualifying tournament.
Visit tennislink.usta.com for more information or to register for an event.
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NET NOTES - NEWS NEAR YOU USTA Missouri Valley Names Junior Leadership Council Nine junior players have been named to the Junior Leadership Council, which has the ultimate goal of improving sportsmanship and player camaraderie. The participants are expected to be leaders amongst their peers and will serve as a liaison between junior players and the USTA Missouri Valley staff and volunteers. Members of the council will also be a resource for other junior players to provide feedback on the junior circuit. Each member is required a community service project during his or her term by assisting with local tennis events in their community. The members must be 15-18 years old and currently compete on the USTA Missouri Valley Junior Circuit. The USTA Missouri Valley Junior Leadership Council members will serve 1 year terms with the opportunity to renew up to two terms.
The members and his or her home district are as follows: • Bradley Frye, Heart of America (Co-chair) • Anna Alons, Iowa (Co-chair) • Nathan Turtledove, Heart of America • Cam Luhring, Iowa • Madeline Lysaught, Kansas • Kamran Farid, Missouri • Clare Plachy, Nebraska • Rachel McCorkle, Oklahoma • Samantha Remis, St. Louis
Coach Named to No-Cut Coach All-Star Team High school coach Matt Wiemers of McCook High School in McCook, Neb., has been selected as a member of the No-Cut Coach All-Star team which recognizes exceptional high school coaches who implement an inclusive “no-cut” policy for their high school tennis team. Since 2013, the USTA has recognized coaches nationwide for their dedication and leadership in providing young players with the experience of representing their school. For the past 19 years, Matt Wiemers has been the head coach for the McCook High School tennis teams. His teams average 25 boys and 30 girls which represents 15 percent of McCook High School’s student body. During his tenure, Wiemers has amassed a 146-58 record for his girls’ teams and a 13167 record for his boys’ teams. His teams have won two conference championships and are seven-time conference finalists. In 2017, the McCook High School tennis team won its first state championship in school history.
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Additionally, each summer Wiemers hosts a summer tennis program for all ages to be introduced the sport, in which more than 100 players participate annually. He encourages his teams to support local Head Start students and YMCA youth programs to inspire young children to play tennis.
Frye Earns Silver Ball Bradley Frye earned a silver ball at the USTA Boys’ 18s National Winter Championships. Brooklyn Olson and Ariel Madatali earned fourth place in Girls 12s doubles, and Madatali earned the Sportsmanship Award. The 16s and 18s National Winter Championships were held at the USTA National Campus at Lake Nona in Orlando, Fla., while the 12s and 14s events took place at the Reffkin Tennis Center in Tucson, Ariz.
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Current pros have had success at the USTA National Winter Championships during their junior careers, with past champions at the event including Jack Sock (12s, 2004; 16s, 2008), Christina McHale (12s, 2004), Donald Young (14s, 2002), Frances Tiafoe (14s, 2011) and Kayla Day (16s, 2013).
NET NOTES - NEWS NEAR YOU Haugness & Platt Receive Tennis Industry Magazine Awards Larry Haugness, USTA Missouri Valley President, was named Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) Member of the Year, while Mark Platt received the Youth Tennis Provider of the Year award. Haugness of Springfield, Mo., has a passion for not only making players better on the court, but also for making the teachers who train those players better. It’s for such dedication and service that Haugness is named TI’s 2017 PTR Member of the Year. Haugness has been a PTR member since 1989 and continues to be a PTR National Workshop clinician. “The PTR is Larry Haugness Mark Platt so personable and family-oriented, which makes it easy to stay involved with the organization,” he says. Haugness, who currently serves as president of the USTA Missouri Valley section, retired this year as community tennis director at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. However, he continues to work toward leading other teaching pros to reach their potential. “Larry has played a key role in the growth of tennis," says PTR CEO Dan Santorum.” He has a tremendous amount of passion for this sport.” St. Louis, Mo., has a rich tennis history, but no one may be more successful in getting people on the court than Mark Platt. It’s Platt’s dedication to teaching youngsters that makes him TI’s 2017 Youth Tennis Provider of the Year. Platt created Beginner’s World Tennis in St. Louis in 1984 to encourage new tennis players and promote team tennis leagues and community events. More than 30 years later, it’s not uncommon for more than 1,000 people of all ages to participate in Platt’s programs and events at over 25 facilities throughout the St. Louis area. This summer, Platt’s programs will include at least 10 Junior Team Tennis squads. Beginner’s World Tennis has a staff of 10 who teach tennis and run all types of programming. Platt’s long history in tennis includes receiving one of the USTA’s highest honors, the Eve Kraft Community Service Award, in 2004.
Taylor, Ratzlaff Find Continued Success American wheelchair legends Nick Taylor and David Wagner won their 10th quad title in November at the UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters in Bemmel, Netherlands. Wagner, who hails from Walla Walla, Wash., and Taylor, from Wichita, Kan., have been a reigning team in the game of wheelchair tennis for most of this century. The two have won three gold medals at the Paralympic Games as well as three Australian Open titles and seven crowns at the US Open Wheelchair Competition. Casey Ratzlaff of Wichita is a member of the US men’s wheelchair tennis team which advanced to the BNP Paribas World Team Cup in February. The event is the equivalent of Davis Cup and Fed Cup. Nick Taylor
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Above: Washington University celebrates at the USTA Missouri Valley Tennis on Campus Section Championship in March. Below: Some of the USTA Missouri Valley’s best 12 and under players represented Iowa in the Alex J. Kuhn Memorial Tennis Invitational at the Kuhn Court of Dreams in Charles City, Iowa in June.
Upper Left: Players celebrate at the USTA National Husband & Wife Doubles Championship in Kansas City in June. Left: A player prepares to return the ball at the USTA National Women’s 65, 75, 85 Indoor Hardcourt Championship in Overland Park in June.
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Above: Players compete at the USTA Missouri Valley Sweet 16 in Kansas City in June. Below: Dozens of athletes participated in the Fred Johnson ALL Stars Event in Wichita, also in June.
Left: USTA Missouri Valley staff and local kids took part in a schools tennis programming training in Olathe, Kansas in July.
Right: Kids from the 14s and 18s age divisions vied for a spot at Nationals at the Junior Team Tennis Section Championships in July.
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Above: Dedicated volunteers man the registration desk at League Section Championships in Omaha, Nebraska in September.
Right and Below: USTA League Section Championships took place all over the Missouri Valley during August and September. Nearly 40 teams advanced to USTA League National Championships.
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Above: Hometown hero Jack Sock played for the Springfield Lasers during the World TeamTennis season last August.
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Grievance Deb Fabrizius 319-424-9299 littlesade@hotmail.com Mitch Bennett 913-963-1572 srvnvole@gmail.com Hall of Fame Scott Hanover 816-891-7251 ptcguy@yahoo.com Junior Competition Coordinator Stacie Turtledove 214-629-5748 turtledovetennis@gmail.com Junior Team Tennis Coordinator Rod Zerni 913-269-6607 rodzerni@gmail.com
Volunteer Coordinator Peggy Parrish 913-322-1276 hoavolunteercoord@gmail.com
LEAGUE COORDINATORS Adult League Terry Miller 913-341-8209 ttm10s@aol.com Adults 55+Over Marianne McGrath 913-451-4505 mmcgrath300@gmail.com Adults 65+Over and 70+Over Barbara Meigs 913-681-3887 bgmeigs@yahoo.com Daytime League Peggy Parrish 913-322-1276 hoavolunteercoord@gmail.com Mixed Doubles 18+Over Jackie Gehrke 816-868-4719 jackieg@kc.rr.com Mixed Doubles 40+Over Deborah Fabrizius 913-424-9299 littlesade@hotmail.com
Adult Player of the Year (Male) Daniel DeZamacona Kansas City, Missouri
Media Excellence Karen Kornacki, KMBC-TV Kansas City, Missouri
Adult Player of the Year (Female) Valerie Marks Overland Park, Kansas
Member Organization of the Year Genesis Health Clubs - Overland Park Overland Park, Kansas
Adult Recreational Player of the Year (Male) Thomas Ohnemus Harrisonville, Missouri
Outstanding Adult/Senior Tournament USTA National 65, 75, 85 Indoor Overland Park, Kansas Outstanding Contributor to USTA Tennis Youth Programs Michael Jones Kansas City, Missouri
Adult Recreational Player of the Year (Female) Aimee Claassen Parkville, Missouri
Outstanding Contributor to USTA Leagues Nancy Hougland Olathe, Kansas
Distinguished Service Terry Miller Overland Park, Kansas
Shawna Froesch Adult Sportsmanship Award (Female) Lori Zacharias-Verdi Kansas City, Missouri Stephanie Waterman Junior Sportsmanship Award (Male) Ethan Henry Lee’s Summit, Missouri Stephanie Waterman Junior Sportsmanship Award (Female) Maggie Fielder Leawood, Kansas Tennis Family of the Year The Shinn Family Kansas City, Missouri Volunteer of the Year Nathan Turtledove Leawood, Kansas
Facility of the Year Jayhawk Tennis Center Lawrence, Kansas
Outstanding Contributor Youth High Performance Anthony Perkins Overland Park, Kansas
High School Coach of the Year Tom O’Brien Leawood, Kansas
Outstanding Diversity Achievement Pam Kopplin Overland Park, Kansas
Junior Player of the Year (Male) Nam Pham Lenexa, Kansas
Outstanding Junior Tournament OPRC HOA Clay Court Championships Overland Park, Kansas
Boys 12 - Nick Koca Boys 14 - Buzz Stevens Boys 16 - Cole Hopkins Boys 18 - Raghav Gupta
Junior Player of the Year (Female) Brooklyn Olson Kansas City, Missouri
Outstanding Official Frank Norfleet Kansas City, Missouri
Hall of Fame Inductees Bruce Baldwin Kansas City, Missouri
Junior Recreational Player of the Year Andrew Boessen Leawood, Kansas
Shawna Froesch Adult Sportsmanship Award (Male) Bob Hoog Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Susan Nealy Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Junior Sportsmanship Winners Girls 12 - Lily Mason Girls 14 - Eleanor Schaffer Girls 16 - Alisa Prinyarux Girls 18 - Evelyn Chang
HEART OF AMERICA
2017 AWARD WINNERS
2017 FINAL RANKINGS (TOP 20) Men’s Open Singles 1 Raghav Gupta 2 Brandon Ambroske 3 Jacob Tilton 4 Alvaro Quintero 5 William Grier 6 Jacob McFee 7 Cutter Sanders 8 Bradley Drummond 9 Nicolas Horst 10 Nick McFee Men’s 3.5 Singles 1 Chris Stone 2 Michael Castelluccio 3 Scott Hull 4 Shane Soltvedt 5 Andrew Gadea 6 Joe Lucas 7 Doug Knox 8 Spencer Terpstra 9 Kelcei Glasgow 10 Logan McGregor 11 Don Kolich 12 Ben Velasco
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Michael Delong Joe DeSimone Christopher Elmore Adam Smith Miguel Cartagena Michael Brett Dan Gassel Kyle Lavery
Men’s 4.0 Singles 1 Junping Yang 2 Adam Venneman 3 Tyler Kempf 4 Ishmael Alejo 5 Aaron Stout 6 Anant Puri 7 Witold Rzepnicki 8 Scott Hanover 9 Chad Stohlmann 10 Kyle Brennan 11 Lindell Frye 12 Jeffrey Marcott 13 Scott Ginther 14 Jeff Gibson 15 Terry Delp
16 17 18 19 20
Gary Kuzmich Jacob Beck Trevor Robinson Timothy Moyer Adam Sinovic
Mens 4.5 Singles 1 Mark Mills 2 Joel Ackerman 3 Joseph Hunter 4 Adam Fuchs 5 CT Hardison 6 Vatren Jurin 7 Garrett Foley 7 C. Raymond Lake 9 Marcus Elsey 10 Thomas Verdi 11 Jake Goodman 11 Brian Harris 13 Derek Noland Men’s 5.0 Singles 1 Cutter Sanders 2 Joel Ackerman
Men’s 50 Singles 1 Vatren Jurin 2 Jeffrey Marcott 3 Michael Castelluccio 4 Tim Norris 5 Paul Bajich Men’s Open Doubles 1 Lluis Altimires/ Alvaro Quintero 2 J Riveros/ Andy Muller Men’s 3.5 Doubles 1 Kevin Phillips/ Brad Bicknell Mens 4.0 Doubles 1 Jason Allen/ Mario Cancilla 2 Ishmael Alejo/ Tyler Kempf 3 Andrew Schulte/ Peter Schulte 49
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Men’s 4.5 Doubles 1 Brandon Cusick/ Andrew Cusick 2 Grant Foley/ Mark Mills Women’s 3.5 Singles 1 Karen Davis 2 Ellen Bushman 3 Pamela Konetzni 4 Anh Vu 5 Olivia Tewell 6 Karen Evans 7 Andee Jirkovsky 8 Alice Edwards 9 Margaret Thomas Women’s 4.0 Singles 1 Kelly Drummond 2 Pamela Konetzni
Women’s 3.5 Doubles 1 Karen Davis/ Jody Holsinger Women’s 4.0 Doubles 1 Heather Blumel/ Elizabeth Flood Women’s 4.5 Doubles 1 Kim Hanson/ Katie Harris 2 Susan Murphy/ Jamie Myers 3 Rachel Rolf/ Amy Lee 4 Pamela Konetzni/ Amanda Torbett 5 Joann Christian/ Lori Kodanaz 6 Rebecca Dick/ Janet Peard
Mixed 7.0 Doubles 1 Jody Holsinger/ Paul Norris 2 Shelly Olufson/ Ethan Olufson
8 9
Jarett Payne/ Melanie Wang Tim Norris/ Chloe Norris
Mixed 8.0 Doubles 1 Kathy Goggin/ Delwyn Catley 2 Joann Christian/ Al Hilden 3 Madison Layton/ Shonne Webb-Bey 4 Issa Sullivan/ Michael Sullivan 5 Corey Schmidt/ Katie Schmidt 6 Ryan Carpenter/ Jennifer Carpenter 7 Danielle Doerhoff/ Harrison Hill
2018 HEART OFSMASHERS AMERICA AND NET TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES Date
Host
Location
Jan. 5
OPRC
OP, KS
Jan. 28
Jayhawk TC
Lawrence, KS
Feb. 17
Genesis
OP, KS
Feb. 24
Blue Hills CC
KC, MO
Mar. 2
OPRC
OP, KS
Mar. 17
Northland
Apr. 7
Ball
2018 NET tournament Schedule Date
Tournament
Tournament ID
KC, MO
January 20
BG12-14 Northland Racquet Club
400036618
Clayview CC
KC, MO
February 9
B16-18SD OPRC
400043418
Apr. 28
Homestead CC
Prairie Village, KS
February 17
BG16-18 Northland Racquet Club
400036118
May 11
PTC
KC, MO
March 3
BG12-18s Clayview Country Club
400008918
May 26
Homestead CC
Prairie Village, KS
June 9
Woodside
Westwood, KS
April 21
B12-14, G12-18 Genesis Health Clubs
400041018
June 16
Hallbrook CC
Leawood, KS
May 5
BG12-18 Raytown
400007518
July 2
PTC
KC, MO
May 25
BG12-18 Blue Hills CC
400018718
July 21
Genesis
OP, KS
June 4
BG12-18 Plaza Tennis Center
404327018
Aug. 4
Homestead CC
Prairie Village, KS
June 23
BG12-18 Clayview Country Club
400009018
Aug. 17
PTC
KC, MO
July 7
BG12-18 Genesis Health Clubs OP
400007718
Sept. 8
Hallbrook CC
Leawood, KS
July 13
BG12-18 Plaza Tennis Center
404324218
Sept. 15
Raytown Park
Raytown, MO
July 28
BG12-18 Genesis Health Clubs OP
400011118
Oct. 7
Jayhawk TC
Lawrence, KS
Oct. 13
Genesis
OP, KS
September 15
BG12-18 Clayview Country Club
400009118
Nov. 10
Clayview CC
KC, MO
October 12
BG12-18 Plaza Tennis Center
400054918
Nov. 17
Northland
KC, MO
Dec. 8
Genesis
OP, KS
November 3
BG12-18 Clayview Country Club
400009218
Dec. 14
OPRC
OP, KS
December 15
BG12-18 Clayview Country Club
400009418
October 20
BG12-14, B16-18 Northland Racquet Club 400036718
For additional information, please contact: Stacie Turtledove – turtledovetennis@gmail.com
IOWA
OFFICERS PAST PRESIDENT Kevin Nebergall VICE PRESIDENT David Soucek 712-346-7746 dsoucek@mchsi.com VICE PRESIDENT Jack Wardell 712-792-1000 jwardell@cityofcarroll.com
Executive Director
Tennis Service Representative
Mark Blume 319-400-8857 usta.iowa@gmail.com
John Terpkosh 913-967-9926 terpkosh@movalley.usta.com
President
VICE PRESIDENT Brenton Kuchera 319-296-5933 bkuchera@cvcatholic.org
Kathy Anderl 319-396-7060 ganderl@mchsi.com
TREASURER Richard Tubbs 319-388-5354 richard-tubbs@uiowa.edu SECRETARY Bob Ryan 319-351-2140 raryan3@mchsi.com
COMMITTEE CHAIRS 10 & Under Tennis/ Junior Competition Tom Jennings 515-201-7474 tomtennis101@gmail.com Adult Competition Rusty Graff 319-270-1497 rustog@aol.com Adult Leagues Jan Koder 515-223-3074 iowa-usta@hotmail.com Awards Rusty Graff 319-396-7060 usta.iowa.awards@gmail.com
SUPPORT
Collegiate Brenton Kuchera 319-296-5933 bkuchera@cvcatholic.org
Hall of Fame Barb Fackel 309-786-1159 bjftrain@aol.com
Community Development Barbara Fackel 309-786-1159 bjftrain@aol.com
Nominating/Personnel Jack Wardell 712-792-1000 jwardell@cityofcarroll.com
Diversity & Inclusion Sue Nelson 309-738-8774 sanelson611@mchsi.com
Recreation Brian Daoust 712-249-6685 daoustb@shenandoah.k12.ia.us
Grievance Tom Wolle 319-721-8314 twolle@simmonsperrine.com
Umpires (Officials) Donna Farley 319-626-6470 farleys@inav.net
Accountant Kelly Drake 319-354-6295 kdrake.tennis@gmail.com Adult League Coordinator Jan Koder 515-223-3074 iowa-usta@hotmail.com Adults/Mixed/Seniors Liz Peck 203-219-2405 elizabethppeck@gmail.com
2017 AWARD WINNERS Adult Player of the Year Jose Marvel
Outstanding High School Coach Jim Foth
Distinguished Service Kevin Nebergall
Outstanding Adult/Senior Tournament Mississippi Valley Open
Facility of the Year Don Klotz Tennis Center - University of Iowa
Outstanding Diversity Achievement Special Olympics of Iowa
Junior Player of the Year (Male) Jiung Jung
Outstanding Junior Tournament Mississippi Valley Junior Open
Junior Player of the Year (Female) Anatta Charenkoul
Tennis Family of the Year Frank and Kay Dileo Family
Junior Recreational Player of the Year Alex Meyer
Junior Sportsmanship Awards Boys 12 - Anthony Schulte Girls 14 - Arunadee Fernando
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2017 FINAL RANKINGS (TOP 20) Men’s Open Singles 1 Jason Derby 2 Trent Schneider 3 Todd Kuennen 4 Matthew Mandeville 5 Tony Lopez 6 Benjamin Hediger 7 Grant Kincaid Men’s 3.5 Singles 1 Mitchell Dekutoski 2 Kevin Johnston 3 Carlos Medina 4 James Stoycheff Men’s 4.0 Singles 1 Daniel Wasta 2 Teja Yeluri Mens 55 Singles 1 Randy Childers 2 John Raines 2 Daniel Ellard Men’s 65s Singles 1 Richard Leake 2 Thomas Bullinga 3 Kevin Nebergall Men’s 75 Singles 1 Thomas Bullinga Men’s Open Doubles 1 Jason Derby 2 Trent Schneider 2 Jose Marval 2 Brandon Hornback 5 Benjamin Hediger 5 Todd Kuennen 7 Benjamin Lundell 7 John Wenzel 9 Mike Miniter 9 JP Miniter 9 Cole Schneider 12 Phillip Williams 13 Rami Scheetz 14 Karl Wenzel 14 Anders James Jensen 14 Riley Galbraith 14 KyoungBin Im 14 Sungjoon Kang Men’s 3.5 Doubles 1 Carlos Medina 2 Neil Schmitz 2 Zachary Schmitz 4 Adam Hinshaw 5 Steven Nesteby 6 Rick Brown 7 James Welter Men’s 4.0 Doubles 1 Nicholaus Daniel 2 Randy Childers
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3 3 5 5 7 7 7 7 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 18
Ronald Bradfield Chris Gustas Nathan Meister Daniel Wasta Michael Anderson Julien Duhautois Sungjoon Kang Arthur Khaw Jim Moore Kenneth Goins John Langer David Perkins Nicholas Petaros Brenton Kuchera Tyler Karrels KyoungBin Im
Mens 35s Doubles 1 Carl Hartman 1 Richard Allebach 1 David Hash 4 Chad Fenwick 4 Luke Less Mens 55s Doubles 1 James Miller 1 Richard Leake Mens 65s Doubles 1 Jerry Schubick 2 Steven Odegaard Women’s Open Singles 1 Heather Fleming 2 Meghann Long Women’s 3.0 Singles 1 Julie Houston 2 Shannon Medina 3 Jennifer Bohr Women’s 3.5 Singles 1 Sheryl Dekutoski 2 Kim Bradfield 3 Christine Bush Women’s 4.0 Singles 1 Debbie Mackaman 2 Aixin Tan 3 Lori Mascardo 4 Rachel Morgan 5 Christine Amelon 6 Daniela McCue 7 Sheila Goins Women’s Open Doubles 1 Lori Koberg 2 Kay Dileo 3 Alicia Gerke 3 Sara Loetscher 3 Heather Fleming 3 Lilly Hartman 3 Joyce Sun 8 Kristine Diehl
9 Audrey Hinz 9 Anna Postnikov 11 Lindsey Rhea Women’s 45s Doubles 1 Sara Loetscher 1 Kay Dileo 3 Maureen Bortscheller 3 Mary Schumacher 5 Carolyn Zaiser 5 Mary Ellerbroek Mixed Open Doubles 1 Heather Fleming 1 BJ Fleming 3 David Hash 3 Lori Koberg 5 Nathan Greiner 6 Tiffany Williams 6 Phillip Williams 8 Richard George 8 Deborah George 8 Riley Galbraith 8 Alicia Gerke 8 Gustavo Caro 13 Meghann Long 13 Camden Long 13 Jason Derby 13 Brad DiLeo 13 Kay Dileo 13 Kristine Diehl 19 Evelyn Qin 19 Ty Sherman 19 Hannah Sherman 19 Lilly Hartman 19 David Dileo 19 Madeline Anne Jannes 19 Benjamin Hediger Mixed 7.0 Doubles 1 Sonja Smith 2 Sheryl Dekutoski 2 Mitchell Dekutoski 4 Sheila Goins 4 Zachary Schmitz 6 Carlos Medina 7 Josef Link 7 Suzi Carstensen 7 Lori Thomas 7 Brandon Willett 11 Shannon medina 12 Neil Schmitz 13 Steven Nesteby 14 Maria Bertorello 14 Lori Beckman 14 Kalab Hamilton 14 Adam Hinshaw Mixed 8.0 Doubles 1 Brandon Willett 1 Dawn Ver Steeg 3 Leslie Shipp 3 Ronald Bradfield 3 Paula Sander
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Dorian Punj Jessica Johnson Chandreshwara Morales Rebecca Studer Marissa Buresh Rachel Morgan Chris Gustas Anatta Charoenkul Matthew Morgan Steven Odegaard
Mixed 35s Doubles 1 Aimee Walsh 1 John Ottavi 2 Jodie Sheeley
FACILITY
CITY
January 12
Lifetime TC
Des Moines
January 19
Quad City TC
January 20
DATE
FACILITY
CITY
June 16
Wakonda CC
Des Moines
Moline, IL
July 12
Hawkeye TC
Iowa City
Quad City TC
Moline, IL
July 27
Des Moines CC
Des Moines
February 9
Quad City TC
Moline, IL
August 4
Caldwell Park
Pella
February 10
Quad City TC
Moline, IL
August 11
Hawkeye TC
Iowa City
February 24
Aspen AC
Des Moines
August 12
Hawkeye TC
Iowa City
March 16
Quad City TC
Moline, IL
September 15
Westfield TC
Cedar Rapids
March 17
Quad City TC
Moline, IL
September 29
Aspen AC
Des Moines
March 31
Aspen AC
Des Moines
October 12
Quad City TC
Moline, IL
April 7
Hawkeye TC
Iowa City
October 12
Lifetime TC
Des Moines
April 20
Quad City TC
Moline, IL
October 13
Quad City TC
Moline, IL
April 21
Quad City TC
Moline, IL
November 2
Quad City TC
Moline, IL
May 11
Quad City TC
Moline, IL
November 3
Quad City TC
Moline, IL
May 12
Quad City TC
Moline, IL
November 3
Aspen AC
Des Moines
May 12
Aspen AC
Des Moines
December 1
Lifetime TC
Des Moines
June 12
Quad City TC
Moline, IL
December 8
Hawkeye TC
Iowa City
Contact Tom Jennings (tomtennis101@gmail.com) for more info
DATE
IOWA
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KANSAS
OFFICERS PRESIDENT Ron Wherritt 316-260-8956 316-648-5140 ronw117@aol.com
TREASURER Kent Lammers 785-554-6941 klammers@polocustomproducts.com
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT/ LEAGUES Richard Strange 785-906-0204 rstrange@cox.net
Executive Director &
District League Coordinator Diana Christman 785-357-8480 785-640-3536 cell dchristman10s@att.net
Tennis Service Representative
Jaren Glaser 913-967-9929 glaser@movalley.usta.com
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT/ JUNIOR COMPETITION Simon Norman 316-634-6111 simon@genesishealthclubs.com SECRETARY Ken Brown 620-331-0814 kbrown@indycc.edu
DIRECTOR Aaron O’Donnell 620-506-7023 odtennis@hotmail.com DIRECTOR Beth Fischer 785-770-2098 bethrichardsot@yahoo.com AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVE Jeff Clark 316-337-9257 Jeff.JPCTennis@gmail.com
COMMITTEE CHAIRS 18+ and 40+ Women’s Coordinator Tahnee Maples 316-680-7441 TahneeM@me.com
Diversity & Inclusion Co-Chairs Ron Thompson 316-681-1273 RonT702@yahoo.com
League Scheduler Myron Pushyk 316-634-6111 mpushyk@genesishealthclubs.com
Tournament Coordinator Scott Bagwell 316-250-5378 sbagwell@cox.net
18+ and 40+ Men’s Coordinator Danny Williams 785-221-2433 DWilliams@genesishealthclubs.com
Grady Landrum Grady.Landrum@gmail.com
Mixed League Coordinator Jesse Sherer 785-969-0783 pau8336@embarqumail.com
Tri-Level Recruiter/E-mail Blasts Connie Robertson 785-249-9410 crobertsonustamv@aol.com
Officials John Seal 620-778-2289 netjts0@gmail.com
Youth Progression Gayle West 785-633-7493 gaylewest@ymail.com
55+ and 65+ Men’s Coordinator Bob Keeshan 785-267-0040 Ext. 102 bob@sqwblaw.com 55+ and 65+ Women’s Coordinator Kathy Bagwell 316-250-7274 kbagwell2@cox.net
Grants Bob Warkentine 785-819-0580 bob.warkentine@kwu.edu Grant Review Connie Robertson 785-249-9410 crobertsonustamv@aol.com Junior Team Tennis Janet Glaser 316-733-0610 janetglaser70@gmail.com
Officials Co-Chair J.K. Patel 785-228-2529/620-364-8831 Ext. 8267 Jipatel@wcnoc.com
2017 AWARD WINNERS Adult Player of the Year Matt Wright Wichita Adult Recreational Player of the Year Joyce Rogers Wichita Facility of the Year Ralph Wulz Riverside Tennis Center Wichita (Jeff Clark) High School Coach of the Year Dave Hawley Wichita Collegiate Junior Player of the Year – Female Clara Whitaker Wichita Junior Player of the Year – Male Stratton Brown Salina
Junior Recreational Player of the Year - Female Kelsie Burr Arkansas City Junior Recreational Player of the Year - Male Max Wheeler Wichita Junior Sportsmanship Awards Boys 14s Mason Thieu (Topeka) Girls 14s Clara Whitaker (Wichita) Girls 16s Olivia Richardson (Augusta) Boys 18s Lakelin Conrad (Wichita) Media Excellence Rick Peterson Topeka Capital-Journal
Member Organization of the Year Genesis Health Club Wichita Outstanding Community Tennis Association McPherson Tennis Association McPherson (Janie Bremeyer) Outstanding Contributor to Youth Tennis Programs Jeff Clark Wichita Outstanding Contributor to Youth High Performance Program Tom Gibaud Wichita Outstanding Diversity Achievement “Train the Trainer” Wichita
Outstanding Junior Tournament BG 12-18 Open District Championship #2 Wichita Outstanding Adult/ Senior Tournament Kansas Sunflower State Games Jack Oxler Outstanding Official Laura Norman Wichita Tennis Family of the Year Lance and Alisa Lysaught Family Topeka USTA Junior Team Tennis Organizer Janet Glaser Wichita
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2017 FINAL RANKINGS (TOP 20) Men’s 3.0 Singles 1 Jared Huske 2 John Maddox Men’s 3.5 Singles 1 Nathan Serrano 2 Dustin Coles Men’s 4.0 Singles 1 Timothy Williams 2 Doug Peggs 3 Tim Swope
4 5
Scott Ritter Jeff Wright
Men’s Quad Open Wheelchair Singles 1 Nick Taylor 2 Grady Landrum Mixed 7.0 Doubles 1 Kathleen Ambrosio/ Michael Chico 2 Marcus Contee/ Talya Quick
2018 SMASHERS AND TENNIS BASH EVENT SCHEDULES Date Event February 10 KS Smashers Crestview Country Club Orange/Green February 24 KS Smashers Genesis West Central Orange/Green March 17 KS Tennis BASH Genesis Rock Road (Play Day) March 24 KS Smashers Genesis Wood Valley Orange/Green April 14 KS Smashers Topeka Country Club Orange April 21 KS Smashers Ralph Wulz Riverside Orange/Green May 12 KS Smashers Genesis Rock Road Orange/Green May 26 KS Smashers Kossover Tennis Center Orange/Green June 16 KS Tennis BASH Ralph Wulz Riverside (Play Day) June 16 KS Smashers McPherson Advantage Orange/Green June 23 KS Smashers Arkansas City Tennis Orange/Green July 7 KS Smashers Kossover Tennis Center Orange/Green July 14 KS Smashers McPherson Advantage Orange/Green August 11 KS Smashers Arkansas City Tennis Orange/Green August 25 KS Smashers Ralph Wulz Riverside Orange/Green September 1 KS Tennis BASH Ralph Wulz Riverside (Play Day) September 15 KS Smashers Genesis West Central Orange/Green September22 KS Smashers Genesis Wood Valley Orange/Green October 20 KS Smashers Genesis Rock Road Orange/Green November 3 KS Smashers Crestview Country Club Orange/Green November 17 KS Smashers Genesis Wood Valley Orange/Green December 8 KS Smashers Genesis West Central Orange/Green December 29 KS Smashers Genesis Rock Road Orange/Green
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Location Wichita Wichita Wichita Topeka Topeka Wichita Wichita Topeka Wichita McPherson Arkansas City Topeka McPherson Arkansas City Wichita Wichita Wichita Topeka Wichita Wichita Topeka Topeka Wichita
MISSOURI OFFICERS IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Marianella Padron marianellapadron@hotmail.com FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Steve Webb swebb@springfieldmo.gov
District Administrator
Tennis Service Representative
& League Coordinator Linda Peters lpmotennis@gmail.com
President
Paul Nahon 417.459.6545 pnahon@springfieldmo.gov
Lindsay Hall 913-216-5143 hall@movalley.usta.com
COMMITTEE CHAIRS Adult & League Competition Glenn Pelecky gpelecky@gmail.com
Assistant Chair Officials Steve Webb swebb@springfieldmo.gov
Junior Competition Dave LaFevers dlafevers@springfieldmo.gov
Columbia League Coordinator Melissa Holyoak melissaholyoak@gmail.com
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Amanda Smith Asmith10s@yahoo.com TREASURER Rhonda Kaissi rkaissi5@gmail.com SECRETARY Mary Gregory mlgregory6@gmail.com AT-LARGE Larry Huitt lhuittmegsar@gmail.com
Officials Cindy Baine 10smns@gmail.com
2017 AWARD WINNERS Community Service Excellence Marianella Padron Joplin
Member Organization of the Year Hickory Hills Country Club Springfield
Tennis Family of the Year The VanDenBerg Family Springfield
Distinguished Service Sharman Walker Springfield
Outstanding Contributor to USTA Leagues Melissa Holyoak Columbia
Volunteer of the Year Laura Haney Springfield
Event of the Year Play 4 Stephen Republic, Branson & Springfield
Outstanding Contributor to Youth Tennis Anna Cisco Jefferson City
Facility of the Year Millennium Family Fitness Joplin
Outstanding Contributor to Youth High Performance Mike Wheelen Joplin
Junior Sportsmanship Award Winners Girls 12s - Katelyn Bourk, Hollister Girls 16s - Courtney Potter, Springfield Girls 18s - Gracey Browning, Columbia Girls 18s - Meera Singhal, Springfield
High School Coach of the Year Scott Maple Warrensburg Junior Player of the Year - Female Dayae Kim Springfield Junior Player of the Year - Male Jake Fraunfelder Columbia Media Excellence Jeff Kessinger Springfield
Outstanding USTA League Volunteers - Female Betsy Wahl Springfield
Boys 10s - Nathan Bourk, Hollister Boys 12s - Joshua Kim, Springfield Boys 14s - Rohan Bansal, Springfield Boys 16s - Garret Lewis, Joplin
Outstanding USTA League Volunteers - Male Dennis Boyd Joplin President’s Award Larry Haugness Springfield Recreational Player of the Year Kenzie Kuykendall Springfield
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2018 SMASHERS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Date
Host
Location
January 7
Cooper Tennis Center
Springfield
February 10
Millennium
Joplin
March 3
Country Club of Missouri
Columbia
April 8
Washington Park
Jefferson City
April 28
Country Club of Missouri
Columbia
May 13
Washington Park
Jefferson City
June 24
Washington Park
Jefferson City
July 29
Washington Park
Jefferson City
September 15
CC of Missouri
Columbia
October 20
Millennium
Joplin
November 11
Cooper Tennis Center
Springfield
December 9
Cooper Tennis Center
Springfield
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2018 SEASON
JULY 15AUG. 4 Home Dates to be announced COOPER TENNIS COMPLEX 2331 E. Pythian, Springfield, Missouri, 65802 417-837-5800 ParkBoard.org/Tennis
Cooper Tennis Complex offers 12 indoor courts, 17 outdoor lighted courts and 2,500-seat Mediacom Stadium Court. The indoor facility houses a full-service pro shop with racquet stringing and grip services, locker rooms with showers, a fitness room with exercise equipment and free weights, a conference room, and a large meeting area. Programs and lessons are available for all ages and skill levels.
SAVE THE DATES: USTA TOURNAMENTS June 16, 2018
USTA MO BG 12-18 Cooper Open District Championship #1 (MV Level 4) - 400045918
November 17, 2018
USTA MO BG 12-18 Cooper Open District Championship #2 (MV Level 4) - 400048418
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NEBRASKA
OFFICERS IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Justin Bigsby 402-721-8069 mrjbigs@gmail.com VICE PRESIDENT Mike Willman 402-547-9613 day 402-727-9048 night mikewllmn@aol.com
Executive Director
Lisa Thomas 408-290-5931 lisathomasusta@icloud.com
Tennis Service Representative
Kara Heim 913-967-9452 heim@movalley.usta.com
President
Heather Blumel 402-699-3393 heatherblumel@hotmail.com
COMMITTEE CHAIRS 10 and Under Tennis Lee Fredericks 402-230-0491 leetennismatch@gmail.com
Community Development Troy Saulsbury 308-338-0911 troysulz@frontiernet.net
Junior Competition Scott Shafer 608-358-4468 scott.tyler.shafer@gmail.com
Adult Competition Jason Rodenberger 402-578-7372 jason.rodenberger@gmail.com
Diversity Rick Spalding 402-720-8284 rspalding@gmail.com
Junior Team Tennis Lee Fredericks 402-230-0491 leetennismatch@gmail.com
Awards Verne Weber 402-682-5862 vaweber10s@aol.com
Grievance Bruce Vosburg 402-342-1000 bvosburg@fittslaw.com
League Coordinator Lisa Thomas 408-290-5931 lisathomasusta@icloud.com
Collegiate TBA
Hall of Fame Verne Weber 402-682-5862 vaweber10s@aol.com
Nominating Kevin Heim 402-441-7095 kevin@woodstenniscenter.com
TREASURER Charlie Campbell 402-362-4558 campbell@alltel.net SECRETARY Kevin Heim 402-441-7095 kevin@woodstenniscenter.com
Officials Carol Hodges cbhodges@gmail.com Tournament Larry Newton 402-326-3484 curtten@gmail.com
2017 AWARD WINNERS Adult Player of the Year Chaz Kuper Adult Recreational Player of the Year Aaron Ogden Distinguished Service Marg Donlan Facility of the Year Woods Tennis Center High School Coaches of the Year Steve Biscoff and Matt Wiemers Junior Female Player of the Year Samantha Mannix Junior Male Player of the Year Mason Meier Junior Female Recreational Player of the Year Shea Kramer
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Junior Male Recreational Player of the Year Anders Long
Outstanding Diversity Achievement Chris Parnell
Member Organization of the Year Lincoln Parks and Recreation
Outstanding USTA Official Tracy Wright
Outstanding Adult/Senior Tournament MV O’s League
Tennis Family of the Year The Weber Family
Outstanding Community Tennis Association Omaha Tennis Association Outstanding Contributor USTA League Tennis LaVonne Uffelman Outstanding Contributor to Youth High Performance Program Mike Saniuk Outstanding Contributor to Youth Tennis Programs Larry Newton
2017 Nebraska State Champions Class A Girls Team Title Elkhorn South No. 1 Singles Samantha Mannix, Elkhorn South No. 2 Singles Justine Linscott, Lincoln East No. 1 Doubles – Tyranny Miller/ Hannah Raymond, Elkhorn South No. 2 Doubles – Abby Sullivan/ Brooke Shreve, Lincoln Pius Class B Girls Team Title McCook No. 1 Singles Katherine Krueger, Duschene No. 2 Singles Kassidy Michelis, McCook
No. 1 Doubles – Elia Healy/Jonna Lowe, Skutt No. 2 Doubles – Tenly Hansen/ Holly Rockenbach, York Class A Boys Team Title Lincoln Southwest No.1 Singles Will Gleason, Lincoln Southwest No. 2 Singles Joe Harris, Lincoln Southwest No. 1 Doubles – Duncan Works/ Nicholas O’Shea, Lincoln Southwest No. 2 Doubles – Grady Works/ Caleb Bowman, Lincoln Southwest Class B Boys Team Title Elkhorn South No. 1 Singles Mason Meier, Elkhorn South No. 2 Singles Mason Warner, Lincoln Pius No. 1 Doubles – Jacob Weber/ Zachary Weber, Gretna No. 2 Doubles – Will Ulrich/Joseph Plachy, Lincoln Pius
Men’s Open Singles 1 Drew Mercier 2 Zachary Northey 3 Javier Martinez Turbi 4 Kerrick Stack 5 Ezequiel Piccione 5 Enrique Del Rio 5 Sean Craig Men’s 3.5 Singles 1 Yungpo Su 2 Shawn Murray 3 Kirk Hicks 4 Anh Huynh 5 Duane Lantz 6 Scott Hagewood 7 Richard Shaw 8 Kreg Green 9 Ed Kirkwood Men’s 4.0 Singles 1 Ben Gouldsmith 2 Aaron Ogden 3 John Fitzekam 4 Daniel Beckwith 5 Xavier Lopez Alviso 6 Brian Richmeier 7 Barry Dahlkoetter 8 Brad Miller 8 Jason McFarley
Men’s 4.5 Singles 1 Brian Adams 2 Greg Hepfner 3 Jerry Brocky 4 August Hogan 5 Joseph Murray Men’s Open Doubles 1 Chase Petersen/ Ryan Strasil Men’s 3.5 Doubles 1 Ryan Wills/ Shawn Murray Men’s 4.0 Doubles 1 Dan Hrivnak/ Thomas Walker 2 Robert McGovern/ Barry Dahlkoetter 3 Justin Brinkman/ Tyler Dirksen 4 Chris Westergaard/ Doug Hartman Men’s 4.5 Doubles 1 H. Osborne/ Jeff Fredricks
Women’s 3.5 Singles 1 Jackie Boller Women’s 4.0 Singles 1 Stephanie Theis 2 Natalie Simmonds 3 Tammy Tegler 4 Susan Parr 5 Nikki Nemecek 6 Denise Vervelde Women’s Open Doubles 1 Donna Wyse/ Jennifer Allison 2 Amy Redfield/ Kimberly Gradoville
Mixed 8.0 Doubles 1 Justin Brinkman/ Shannon Brinkman 2 Shelly Patrick/ Joel Patrick 3 Tammie Kennedy/ Thomas Walker 4 Stephanie Theis/ Daniel Beckwith Mixed 9.0 Doubles 1 Sara McArdle/ William Batchelor 2 Jennifer Heywood/ Alex Heywood
NEBRASKA
2017 FINAL RANKINGS (TOP 20)
Women’s 3.5 Doubles 1 Jessye Torneten/ Stephanie Theis Women’s 4.0 Doubles 1 Tammie Kennedy/ Natalie Simmonds 2 Liz Sambol/ Denise Vervelde 3 Nicole Carmine/ Shelly Patrick
2018 SMASHERS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Date February 10 February 23 March 25 April 22 May 20 June 17 June 24 July 15 July 19 August 4 August 26 September 9 September 16 October 7 November 4 December 30
Event Location NE SMASHERS Miracle Hills NE SMASHERS Woods Tennis Center NE SMASHERS Hanscom NE SMASHERS Koch NE SMASHERS Koch NE SMASHERS Koch NE SMASHERS Harmon Park, Kearney NE SMASHERS Koch NE SMASHERS Harmon Park, Kearney NE SMASHERS Fremont NE SMASHERS Woods Tennis Center NE SMASHERS Koch NE SMASHERS Woods Tennis Center NE SMASHERS Hanscom NE SMASHERS Hanscom NE SMASHERS Hanscom
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OFFICERS IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Steve Henry 405-226-1722 cell 405-946-2739 work okctenniscenter@att.net VICE PRESIDENT - ADULTS Mary Jo Tasker 918-694-5445 mjtasker@hotmail.com
Executive Director
David Minihan 405-312-5252 ustaoklahoma@gmail.com
Community Tennis Manager
Casey McKenzie 918-688-4408 mckenzie.usta.ctm@gmail.com
President
VICE PRESIDENT - JUNIORS Eric Wedemeyer 405-627-0792 ewedemeyer1@cox.net
Bill Towler 405-590-5260 btowler@praxisbenefits.net
TREASURER Dwayne Campbell 580-603-0490 dcamp1970@gmail.com SECRETARY Michele Hill 405-826-7856 hillkev@sbcglobal.net
QUADRANT REPRESENTATIVES Tennis Service Representative
Laura Puryear 913-967-9147 puryear@movalley.usta.com
Schools Tennis Organizer Becky Riggs 918-999-5502 riggs@movalley.usta.com
Northwest Quadrant Bart Ramsey (Yukon) 405-820-8572 bartletthramsey@gmail.com
Northeast Quadrant Peter McCorkle (Tulsa) 918-830-0698 peter.mccorkle@gmail.com
Southwest Quadrant Phil Barnes (Duncan) 580-251-5299 pbarnes@sbcglobal.net
Southeast Quadrant Luke Epps (Norman) 405-503-6427 lukeandsummer@hotmail.com
COMMITTEE CHAIRS Adult Competition Co-Chairs Mary Jo Tasker 918-694-5445 mjtasker@hotmail.com
League Coordinator - Tulsa Metro Liz Montgomery 918-640-5348 tulsaustaleagues@gmail.com
Hall of Fame Richard Perry 580-242-5848 Richard.M.Perry@sbcglobal.net
Richard Magann, Jr. 405-314-0417 rmagann@gmail.com
League Coordinator - Seniors OKC Metro Marden Winkler 405-850-0091 okcseniorusta@gmail.com
Junior Competition Eric Wedemeyer 405-627-0792 ewedemeyer1@cox.net
Awards Bill Nelson 580-320-4700 skunny31@hotmail.com Budget & Finance Dwayne Campbell 580-603-0490 dcamp1970@gmail.com Collegiate/League Coordinator - Adults OKC Metro Marc Claude 405-640-9638 cell marcaclaude@gmail.com
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District League Coordinator Michelle Oquin 918-381-6690 oklahomaleaguecoordinator@gmail.com
Diversity Emmy Tigert 405-315-3822 emmy.tigert@mshdg.com
Nominating Steve Henry 405-226-1722 cell 405-946-2739 work okctenniscenter@att.net
General Counsel/Grievance Charles Laster 405-273-2910 charlielaster@sbcglobal.net
Officials Dean Richardville 918-671-7208 drichardville@cox.net
Grants Michele Hill 405-826-7856 hillkev@sbcglobal.net
Sanctions & Scheduling Bill Riggan 405-329-1994 home 405-650-6076 cell wmriggan@att.net
Adult Player of the Year Christopher Haworth
Outstanding Community Service De’Vonte' Pittman
Adult Recreation Player of the Year Nikola K. Puffinbarger
Outstanding Contributor to Youth High Performance Matias Marin
Outstanding Diversity Achievement Youth at Heart Event of the Year Raise Your Racket Facility of the Year Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center Female Junior Player of the Year Gracie Starr Epps Female Recreation Junior Player of the Year Faith Koontz Male Junior Player of the Year Alex Han Male Recreation Junior Player of the Year Jordan Patterson
Outstanding Contributor to USTA League Tennis Dawna Johnston Outstanding High School Coach Ronnie Acebo Outstanding Junior Tournament Hideaway Mixed Doubles Outstanding Junior Team Tennis Organizer Dennis Troyke Outstanding Official Cindy Ritchie
Junior Sportsmanship Boys 10 Jordan Patterson Boys 12 Langdon Tingleaf Boys 14 Sloan French Boys 16 James Stout Boys 18 Christopher Dyer Girls 10 Caroline Daugherty Girls 12 Gracie Starr Epps Girls 14 Maggie Holcomb Girls 16 Rachel McCorkle Girls 18 Quincy Hicks
OKLAHOMA
2017 AWARD WINNERS
Tennis Family of the Year The Leos/Howard Family
Member Organization of the Year The Greens Country Club
2017 FINAL RANKINGS (TOP 20) Men’s Open Singles 1 John Sedlak 2 Carlos Rodriguez 3 Tanner Brown 4 John Marshall 5 Braden Chambers 6 Mike Lofdahl
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Men’s 3.0 Singles 1 Gary Korsun 2 Jason Trice 3 Siva Atturu 4 Don Dillingham 4 Nathan Hardesty
Men’s 3.5 Doubles 1 Eric Nelson/ Joshua Purser 2 Matthew Green/ King Bingamon
Men’s 3.5 Singles 1 Matthew Green 2 Thomas Whitmore 3 Joshua Purser 4 Nathan Cao 5 Richard Davis 6 Ian Hancock 6 Christopher Cox 6 Kendall Irvin Men’s 4.0 Singles 1 Jeff Harding 2 Michael Flint 3 Brandon Clark 4 King Bingamon
Roger Moore Anthony White Nathan Cao
Men’s 4.5 Singles 1 James Berry 2 Mike Lofdahl
Men’s 4.0 Doubles 1 Tom Small/ Mark Allen 2 Scott Stewart/ Anthony White Women’s Open Singles 1 Addison Miller Women’s 3.0 Singles 1 Bouapha Walz
Women’s 4.0 Singles 1 Caitlyn Metseff Women’s 3.0 Doubles 1 Brie Bella/ Zelma Barnes Women’s 3.5 Doubles 1 Sunkyoung So/ Laura German Women’s 4.0 Doubles 1 Robyn Mellow/ Rhonda Lincoln Mixed 7.0 Doubles 1 Stacy Cato/ Jeff Cato 2 Cameron Trice/ Jennifer Barber 3 Terri Roselius/ David Ogle 3 Olivier Bouzerand/ Susan Wedel
Women’s 3.5 Singles 1 Kathy Mansell
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OFFICERS IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Jason Mathes 314-324-6648 jason_mathes@ml.com VICE PRESIDENT - JUNIORS Ken Hayden 618-277-7715 kjhay12@yahoo.com
Executive Director
Tennis Service Representative
Mary Vassar 314-432-3990 314-341-8371 cell director@ustastl.com
Sue Riemann 913-967-9137 riemann@movalley.usta.com
President
Beth Causey 314-322-8911 brcausey@gmail.com
DISTRICT STAFF/SUPPORT COORDINATORS 10 & Under Toni McDonald 314-249-9986 10U@ustastl.com Adult League Megan Kovacs 314-432-3990 leagues@ustastl.com Junior Activities Carobeth Kelly 314-432-3990 juniors@ustastl.com Junior Team Tennis Leagues Dee Wharton 314-374-7683 JTT@ustastl.com Mixed & Tri-Level Leagues Connie Weiss 618-207-5542 summerleagues@ustastl.com
USTA MISSOURI VALLEY COMMITTEE MEMBERS Awards John Kelly 314-956-7660 kellyjohnF15@gmail.com Hall of Fame Judy Dippold 314-845-3944 dipper20@gmail.com Nominating Myta Rowan-Aucoin 314-954-6972 myrarowan1@gmail.com
VICE PRESIDENT - ADULTS Beth Spengler Kelley 217-494-1285 beth.spengler@gmail.com VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Scott Stinson 314-550-6561 stinsons@central-realty.com SECRETARY John Kelly 314-956-7660 kellyjohnF15@gmail.com
DISTRICT SUPPORT Financial Manager Carobeth Kelly 314-432-3990 financial@ustastl.com
TREASURER Del Cloninger 314-402-7228 delcloninger@gmail.com
Legal Advisor Andy Glaser 314-231-6700 afg@herzogcrebs.com STL Association of Tennis Officials John Kelly - President 314-956-7660 kellyjohnF15@gmail.com
Officials Vicki Elwood vickiten4life@gmail.com Youth Pathway Dee Wharton 314-374-7683 JTT@ustastl.com
Schools Tennis Organizer Kim Wheeler 618-741-4639 wheeler@movalley.usta.com
2017 AWARD WINNERS Adult Players of the Year Devan Faulkenberg & Shannon Gordon-Carney Adult Recreational Players of the Year Robert Duggan & Louann Boyd Community Service Scott Stinson Distinguished Service Dee Wharton Diversity Achievement Mark Platt Facility of the Year Creve Coeur Racquet Club Family of the Year Quevreaux/Rosenberger
Junior Players of the Year Carson Haskins & Ellie Burger Junior Recreational Players of the Year Duncan Clipp & Emma Pawlitz Junior Team Tennis Organizer Max Shapiro Member Organization Chesterfield Athletic Club Outstanding Adult Tournament US Open USTA Wheelchair, Gateway Confluence Sports Outstanding Contributors to USTA Leagues Tom Rhoads & Linda Woodard
Outstanding Contributor to Youth Programs Creve Coeur Racquet Club Outstanding High School Coach Wendi Sock, John Burroughs School Outstanding Junior Tournament St. Louis JR Summer Open Outstanding Official Carobeth Kelly Youth High Performance Excellence Missouri Athletic Club, West
Junior Sportsmanship Awards Boys 10 TJ Griese Boys 12 Alex Chen Boys 14 Clark Kent Boys 16 Andrew Bower Boys 18 Clayton Maack Girls 10 Ashley Behan Girls 12 Eva Kasal Girls 14 Dani Rosenberger Girls 16 Michelle Korenfeld Girls 18 Natalie Malone
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2017 FINAL RANKINGS (TOP 20) Men’s Open Singles 1 Will Harness 2 Devan Faulkenberg 3 Dylan Faulkenberg 4 Michael Levan 5 Matthew Dunn 6 Michael Lesko 7 Mandeep Yadav 8 Jordan Faulkenberg 9 Nazeer Robinson 9 Benjamin Cobin 11 Eric McCollough 11 Carson Haskins 13 Jonathan Claywell 14 Ryan White 14 Kirk Schlueter 16 Brett Brannon 16 Jonathon Higham 18 Erik Weiler 19 Tim Hasara 20 Michael Essma 20 Nick Parsons Men’s 3.5 Singles 1 Jason Ariston 1 Samuel Biesterfeld 3 Peter Rechtlich 3 John McGowan 5 Kevin Schwab 6 David Livits 6 Rob Harper 8 Nicholas Hobin 9 Trey Ourth 10 Brycen Brown 10 Ethan Booker Men’s 4.0 Singles 1 David Snider 2 Samuel Biesterfeld 3 Ryan Weber 4 Bobby Stierwalt Men’s 65s Singles 1 Patrick Cleary 2 Paul Olivo 3 Trey Shaffer 3 Robert Burton 5 Ronald Kalb Senior 60 NTRP 3.5 Singles 1 John McGowan 2 Trey Shaffer 3 Paul Olivo Senior 60 NTRP 4.5 Singles 1 Doug Chandler 2 Randolph Fauser 3 Larry Walsh 4 Philip LaRoche 4 Terry McNabb 7 Robert Burton 7 Trey Shaffer Senior 70 NTRP 4.0 Singles 1 William Dannevik 2 Patrick Cleary 3 Harry Barnes 4 James Boone Men’s Open Doubles 1 Michael Lesko/ Jim Barenkamp
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2 Dave Moore/ Kyle Schlotz 2 Greg Ponitz/ Jevon Poncez 2 Carson Haskins/ Blake Strode 2 Bill Schlueter/ Charles Welton 2 Vincent Jouane/ Steve Williams 7 Michael Levan/ Terry McNabb 8 Steve Mense/ Mark Zolman 8 Kirk Schlueter/ Brett Hartig 8 Benjamin Cobin/ Don Cobin 8 Brian Etling/ John Barenkamp 8 Jordan/ Dylan Faulkenberg 13 Ben Lopatin/ Dylan Faulkenberg 14 Ryan Weber/ Sam Biesterfeld 15 Jacob Guse/ Dylan Faulkenberg 16 Matthew Dunn/ Austin Diehl 16 Drew Davis/ Cole Davis 16 Michael Essma/ Kylel Gillam 16 Steve Moehn/ Michael Doyle 20 Richard Gray/ John Lowell Men’s 4.0 Doubles 1 John Schaefer/ Matt Mullen 2 Blake Schneider/ Bob Batdorf 4 Matt Fagala/ Bill Dannevik 5 Barry Sage/ James Boone Mens 35s Doubles 1 Mark Sophir/ John Barenkamp 2 James Barenkamp/ Joe Vassen 3 David Machicao/ John Kinsella Women’s Open Singles 1 Shannon Gordon-Carney 2 Janelle Wilson 3 Ashley Bonine 4 Laurie Burke 5 Vicki Zielinski 6 Harmony Trax 7 Cindy Tabscott 8 Angela Reckelhoff 9 Lilly Humphreys 10 Justine Roy 11 Rebecca McIsaac 12 Hannah Macias 13 Aubrey Wagner 14 Brighton Hutton
Women’s Open Doubles 1 Toni McDonald/ Erica Peterson 1 Susan Nunez/ Erica Peterson 1 Morgan Colbert/ Grace Desse 4 Sue Percy/ Kate Kleiber 5 Ashley Bonine/ Vicki Zielinski 6 Trinity Lopez/ Margaret Cimarolli 7 Laura Moore/ Laurie Burke 7 Lilly Humphreys/ Harmony Trax Mixed Open Doubles 1 Kirk Schlueter/ Emily Cimarolli 2 Kat Rosenberger/ Shawn Walburn 3 Terry McNabb/ Shannon Carney 4 Mariam Clayton/ Chris Clayton 5 Mark Tabscott/ Cindy Tabscott 6 Bob Curtis/ Jennifer McKeown 6 Sampada Kanade/ Kyle Laramie 8 Rebecca McIsaac/ Michael Lesko 9 Ashley Bonine/ Ryan White 9 Callaghan Adams/ Paul Stuart 9 John Novatny/ Shannon Carney 9 G. Papachrisanthou/ Joe Vassen 13 Steve Cabler/ Erin Swaller 14 Paul Gontarz/ Margaret Cimarolli 14 Erica Peterson/ Paul Arendes 16 Vicki Zielinski/ John McGowan 17 Eric McCollough/ Claire Boone 17 Madyson Schreiber/ Erik Weiler 20 Matt Mainer/ Jennifer Gadsky 20 Benjamin Lopatin/ Jenny Lange 20 Matthew Varner/ Vicki Zielinski 20 Angela Reckelhoff/ Nick Mueller Mixed 7.0 Doubles 1 Pierce Liberman/ Susie Kinsella 1 David Chi/ Grace Chi 3 Sung Kim/ Sarah Wedick
4 Trinity Lopez/ Ryan Papproth 4 Kim Hammond/ Joseph Potthoff 6 Steve Robertson/ Mary Vassar 7 Mary Bohnenkamp/ Marvin Bohnenkamp 7 Curt Robertson/ Kathryn Flanagan 9 David Walters/ Lauri Thompson 9 David Schreiner/ Andrea Greco 11 George John/ Cindy Grigg 12 Shawna Shearburn/ Doug Reid 12 Monika/ Tom Tokarczyk 12 Rose Albrecht/ Peter Albrecht Mixed 8.0 Doubles 1 Judy Sindecuse/ Stan Anguelov 2 Kelsey Welton/ Charles Welton 2 Jeremy Greenlee/ Patty Hudson 2 Jay Campbell/ Jane Herder 2 Paul Gontarz/ Margaret Cimarolli 6 Vivian Kutheis/ Daniel Nieva 7 Del Cloninger/ Mary Vassar 8 Susie Kinsella/ John Kinsella 8 Kristin Mestdagh/ Laurie Mestdagh 8 Laurie Bryson/ Jeff Altemueller 8 Devon McClain/ Caleigh McClain 8 Jack Nicholl/ Beth Spencer Father/Son 1 Rory/Scott Sutter 2 Vladimir/Slobodan Trifunovic 3 Grant/Wayne Bowman 3 Max/Dan Skaer 5 Michael/Alan Lesko 5 Michael/Matthew Wong 7 Samuel/Craig Biesterfeld 8 Sam/William Applegate 9 Thomas Binek/Rob Binek 9 Carson/Darwin Haskins 9 Richard/James Randall Parent/Child 1 Michael/Matthew Wong 1 Cecilia Yu/Matthew Wong 3 Jim McIsaac/Rebecca McIsaac 4 Megan Moore/Robert Moore 5 Zoe Hahn/Robert Hahn 6 Grace Runge/Sara Runge 7 Michael/Owen Costabile 7 Larry Walsh/Annie Walsh
Date
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Location
July 21
Webster Groves TC
Webster Groves
Jan. 20
Sunset TC
St. Louis
July 28
Creve Coeur RC
Creve Coeur
Jan. 26
Sunset TC
St. Louis
Aug. 11
Creve Coeur RC
Creve Coeur
Feb. 3
YMCA
Edwardsville, IL
Aug. 25
Highlands
St. Louis
Feb. 17
Sunset TC
St. Louis
Sept. 8
Shaw Park
Clayton
Mar. 10
YMCA
Edwardsville, IL
Sept. 22
Highlands
St. Louis
Mar. 31
Creve Coeur RC
Creve Coeur
Oct. 5
Sunset TC
St. Louis
Apr. 6
Sunset TC
St. Louis
Oct. 13
Shaw Park
Clayton
Apr. 21
Highlands
St. Louis
Nov. 10
YMCA
Edwardsville, IL
May 6
Frontenac RC
Frontenac
Nov. 24
Creve Coeur RC
Creve Coeur
May 12
Webster Groves TC
Webster Groves
Dec. 1
Creve Coeur RC
Creve Coeur
June 9
Frontenac RC
Frontenac
Dec. 15
YMCA
Edwardsville, IL
June 16
Webster Groves TC
Webster Groves
ST. LOUIS
2018 SMASHERS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
2018 NET TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Date
Event
Location
July 14
BG12-18 NET
Edwardsville
Feb. 24
BG12-18 #1 NET
Kings Point
Aug. 11
G14 NET
Whitmoor
Mar. 24
BG12-18 NET
Belleville
Aug. 18
B14 NET
Whitmoor
Apr. 14
BG12-18 NET
Parkway Central
Sept. 22
BG12-18 NET
Parkway Central
May 5
BG12-18 #1 NET
Creve Coeur RC
Oct. 13
BG12-18 #2 NET
Kings Point
June 23
BG12-18 NET
Des Peres
Nov. 3
BG12-18 #2 NET
Creve Coeur RC
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2018 SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP DATES AND LOCATIONS 65 & Over Invitational July 13-15; Overland Park, Kansas League Section Championship I August 2-5; St. Louis, Missouri 18 & Over 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 55 & Over 7.0, 9.0 League Section Championship II August 23-26; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 18 & Over 2.5, 3.5, 4.5 55 & Over 6.0, 8.0 League Section Championship III September 6-9; Kansas City, Missouri 40 & Over 3.0, 4.0 September 6-9; Springfield, Missouri 40 & Over 3.5, 4.5 68
Mixed Doubles Section Championship I September 13-16; Omaha, Nebraska 18 & Over 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 Mixed Doubles Section Championship II September 27-30; Tulsa, Oklahoma 40 & Over 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 Tri-Level Section Invitational November 9-11; Des Moines, Iowa Men & Women 3.5, 4.0, 4.5
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS Heart of America ACT Sports Services Barry Park Blue Hills Country Club City of Prairie Village City of Raymore City of Raytown Parks & Recreation City of Roeland Park City of St. Joseph Clardy Elementary School Clayview Country Club Elite Squad Tennis Club Eudora Park & Recreation Genesis Health Club - Overland Pk Genesis Health Club - St Joseph Genesis School Inc. Greater Kansas City Jr. Tennis League Hallbrook Country Club Heart of America District Heat of America Tennis Buddies Hilltop Racquet Club Holliday Park Kids CTA Homestead Country Club Independence Parks & Recreation Indian Hills Country Club Jayhawk Tennis Center Jewish Community Center of Greater KC Kansas City International Academy Kansas City Racquet Club KC United Youth Sports & Education Lansing Middle School Lawrence Parks & Recreation Lee’s Summit North High School Lee’s Summit Parks & Recreation LINC LINC at Border Star Lincoln Prep High School McConnell and Associates Corp. Metro East Tennis Center Northland Racquet Club Olathe North High School Overland Park Racquet Club Platte County High School Plaza Tennis Center Stephanie Waterman Tennis Foundation The Whole Person Underwood Elementary USTA Missouri Valley Wheel It Forward Woodside Tennis and Health Club YMCA of Greater Kansas City Iowa All Iowa Lawn Tennis Club Aspen Athletic Clubs Atlantic Community Schools Atlantic Community Tennis Association Audubon Tennis Association Bettendorf Community School District Bettendorf Life Fitness Center Bi-State Community Tennis Association Black Hawk Tennis Club Carroll Parks and Recreation Cedar Rapids Community School District Cedar Rapids Recreation Department Cedar Rapids Tennis Association Central Iowa Tennis Alliance City of Carroll
City of Denison City of Manchester Parks & Recreation Clark Racquet Center Clarke High School Clinton Dept of Parks & Recreation Coralville Parks & Recreation Cornell College Courage League Sports Des Moines Golf and Country Club Dowling Catholic School Drake Tennis Club Drexler Middle School Dubuque Golf Country Club Eichhorn Recreation, LLC Elmcrest Country Club Fort Dodge Tennis Association Four Oaks Family & Children’s Services Glenwood Community High School Glenwood Tennis Association Great River Tennis Association Greater Des Moines Tennis Association Iowa City Parks & Recreation Iowa City Tennis Association Iowa Sports Foundation Iowa State University Tennis Club Iowa Tennis Association Jefferson Parks & Recreation John R Grubb Community YMCA LeMars Area Family YMCA Life Time Athletic - Des Moines Loras College Marion Independant School District Marshalltown Parks & Recreation Mason City Recreation Montgomery County Family YMCA MTT Co. MVO Tennis Open Inc. NJTL of Des Moines North Dodge Athletic Club North Liberty Recreation Deparment North Scott High Schools Okoboji CTA Osceola Parks Recreation Oskaloosa Tennis Club Pella Tennis Association QCA Adaptive Sports Association Quad City Tennis Club Red Oak Community Schools Red Oak Tennis Association Rock Island Parks & Recreation SE Iowa CTA Shenandoah Parks & Recreation Shenandoah School District Special Olympics Iowa Spencer High School SportAbility of Iowa Tennis Umpires of Iowa UIU Women’s Tennis United Neighbors Inc. University of Iowa Wakonda Club Waterloo Leisure Services Westfield Tennis Club Winterset Parks & Recreation
Kansas Abilene Parks & Recreation Adams Elementary Allen Elementary Andover Central High School Arkansas City Recreation Department Arkansas City Tennis Association Beech Elementary School Body First Wellness and Recreation Center Bostic Traditional Magnet Caldwell Elementary Central Plins High School Chisholm Trail Elementary School Collegiate Tennis Organization Colvin Elementary Conway Springs Recreation Commission Crestview Country Club Derby Middle School Fort Riley Middle School Fredonia Tennis Association Gardiner Elementary Genesis Health Club - Rock Rd Genesis Health Club - Topeka Genesis Health Club - West Central Gordon Parks Academy Hesston Recreation Holyrood Recreation Commission Horace Mann Elementary Independence Tennis Association Irving Elementary School Isely Traditional Magnet USD259 Jackson Elementary Kelly Elementary Kensler Elementary School Kickapoo Boys & Girls Club Kossover Tennis Center KSU Tennis Club Linwood Elementary Maize South High School Marysville Tennis McAdams Community Tennis Foundation MCB Tennis Foundation of KS Inc. McCollom Elementary McPherson County Tennis Association Micheal Salina Central Highschool Minneha Elementary Mueller Elementary Ortiz Elementary Parsons Recreation Commission Pittsburg Community Middle School Pleasant Valley Elementary Prairie Band Prairie Dunes Country Club Price Harris Communication Magnet Ralph Wulz Riverside Tennis Center Salina Parks & Recreation Scott Community Foundation Scott Recreation Commission Skelly Elementary Spagh Science and Communications Magnet Sterling College Sunflower State Games The ARC Of Sedgwick County Topeka Bible Church Topeka Tennis Association USD 466 Scott Community High School Washington Elementary School 69
Wheelchair Sports Inc. Wichita Community Tennis Wichita Country Club Wichita ProTennis Winfield Recreation Commission Woodland Elementary Missouri Aurora Park Board Boys & Girls Clubs - Springfield Branson Parks & Recreation City of Clinton City of Fulton City of Hermann Parks Department City Of Kirksville Parks & Recreation City of Marshfield City of Saint James CTA City of Stockton City of Willow Springs Columbia Parks & Recreation Cooper Tennis Complex Country Club of Missouri Hollister R-V School District Jefferson City Country Club Jefferson City Parks & Recreation Jefferson City Ymca Marshall High School Marshall Junior Tennis Marshall Park & Recreation Martin Warren Elementary Millennium Family Fitness Missouri State High School Missouri State Tennis Club Moberly Parks And Recreation Monett High School Nixa Parks and Recreation Perry Courts Randolph County Caring Community Republic High School Tennis Sedalia Parks & Recreation South Central Missouri CTA Special Olympics Missouri Springfield Lasers World Team Tennis Springfield Tennis Association The Joplin Parks & Recreation Thomas Jefferson IDS USTA Missouri VSE Tenis Warrensburg Parks & Recreation Waynesville School District - Tennis West Side Optimist International Whiteman AFB Force Support Squadron Willard Public Schools Woodland Heights Neighborhood Nebraska City of Bellevue Recreation City of Hastings City of Holdrege Columbus CTA Council Bluffs Park & Recreation Fremont Family YMCA Fremont Tennis Association Friends of Woods Tennis, Inc. Grand Island Tennis Association Justin Balfany Memorial Tennis Association Kearney Park & Recreation Kearney Tennis Association Lexington Tennis Association Lincoln Tennis Association Lincoln Tennis Buddies Lochland Country Club 70
Madonna Rehab Hospital Miracle Hill Tennis Complex Mount Michael Benedictine H.S. Nebraska City Tennis Association Nebrsaka Tennis Association North Platte Parks & Recreation North Platte Tennis Association Omaha Clay Court Association Omaha Parks & Recreation Omaha Tennis Association Omaha Tennis Buddies Pro Track and Tennis Inc. Siouxland Tennis Association York Community Tennis Association Oklahoma Ada Schools Ada Tennis Club Advantage in Sports Foundation Bartlesville Tennis Association Inc. Bixby High School Tennis Booster Club Byng Schools Cascia Hall Preparatory School Catalyst Racket Club City of Altus Parks & Recreation City of Enid Park Board City of McAlester Claremore High School Clark Elementary School Crossings Christian School DTPA Duncan High School Earlywine Tennis Center East Central High School Edison Preparatory HS Edmond Junior Tennis Foundation Enid Tennis Association First Serve OKC Foundation Guthrie High School Henryetta Tennis Association Heritage Hall Jenks High School Kickingbird Tennis Center Lafortune Tennis Center & Tulsa County Parks Martin Luther King Miami High School Missouri Valley Monroe Elementary School North Tulsa Tennis Association Northeastern State University Oak Tree Country Club Oakwood Country Club Oklahoma Baptist University Oklahoma City Golf And Country Club Oklahoma City Tennis Association Oklahoma City Tennis Center Oklahoma District Tennis Association Oklahoma State University Tennis Oklahoma Tennis Coaches Association OU Tennis Club Owasso Tennis Booster Club Philcrest Hills Tennis Club Philcrest Ladies Tennis Association Ponca City Park & Recreation Racquet and Health 91 Rejoice Christian School Santa Fe Family Life Center Shadow Mountain Racquet Club Stillwater Tennis Association Tennis Competitors Tulsa The Chickasaw Nation
The Club at Indian Springs The Greens Country Club Tulsa Area Tennis Association Tulsa Tennis Club Tulsa Union Public Schools University of Tulsa West Nichols Hills Westwood Tennis Center Will Rogers Middle School Wilson Elementary Youth At Heart Inc. St. Louis Alton High School Alton Park & Recreation Beginners World Tennis Bellefontaine Neighbors Belleville Township HS Brentwood High School Brentwood Parks & Recreation Chesterfield Athletic Club City of OFallon Parks & Recreation City of University City Clayton Parks and Recreation Shaw Park Creve Coeur Parks & Recreation Creve Coeur Racquet Club DASA Des Peres Parks & Recreation Dwight Davis Tennis Center East St. Louis Park District Edwardsville High School Edwardsville YMCA EGHM Foundation Forest Lake Tennis Club Frontenac Racquet Club Frontier Middle School Gateway Confluence Wheelchair Sports Jackie Joyner Kersee Foundation Just US Tennis Foundation Kings Point Racquet Club Kirkwood Parks & Recreation Lewis and Clark Community College Lift For Life Academy Mathews Dickey Boys and Girls Club Missouri Athletic Club Net Rushers Tennis Association New City School O’Fallon Township High School Old Warson Country Club Principia School St. Clair Tennis Club Sunset Hills Parks & Recreation Sunset Tennis Center The Village Of New Baden Tower Grove Park Triple A Youth Foundation USTA St. Louis Vetta Sports Concord Vetta West Washington University Watson Trail Park Webster Groves Tennis Center Westminster Christian Academy Woodsmill Racquet Club List current as of February 13, 2018.
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