NET NOTES - NEWS NEAR YOU Be sure to visit our Facebook page for event photo galleries and our Instagram for more event coverage. facebook.com/ustamissourivalley instagram.com/ustamovalley NEW SECTION STAFF We are pleased to announce some recent staff changes for USTA Missouri Valley. Noah Bortnick is the new Junior Competition Program Manager. Noah will be working to implement the new junior competition structure in collaboration with the Junior Competition Committee, tournament directors, coaches, parents and players. Noah comes to us from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Noah participated on the Tennis on Campus team at the University of Kansas and is currently completing his Masters in Business Administration at Rockhurst University. Amber Gerdes is our new Digital Content Producer. She previously worked with the Marketing Communications staff as a Digitial Assistant in St. Louis. Amber will take the lead on USTA.com as well as social media. She’ll also be covering tournaments and events, and collecting video and photos to tell the story about tennis in our seven districts. Amber is a recent graduate of Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois where she was the volleyball team captain. She resides in St. Louis with her new husband, Aaron.
JUNIOR TEAM TENNIS WRAPS UP IN TULSA A total of 22 teams competed in the 12s, 14s and 18s age divisions at Junior Team Tennis Section Championships at LaFortune Tennis Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, July 22-24. The winning team from the 14s and 18s divisions advances to compete in the USTA National Junior Team Tennis Championship in San Antonio, Texas in November. USTA Junior Team Tennis, designed for players ages 6 to 18, gives players a way to participate in an individual sport and experience the excitement of team play. The program emphasizes fun and fitness, and groups players by age-group and skill level, leading to more competitive matches. Champions: 18U Advanced: Southern Hills, Oklahoma 18U Intermediate: RH-91 Intermediate White, Oklahoma 14U Intermediate: RH-91 Intermediate White, Oklahoma 12U Intermediate: BCCTA Barracudas, Oklahoma Sportsmanship Winners: 18U Advanced: Lillie Williams (IC Tennis), Kansas and Chris Arnett (Iconic), Kansas 18U Intermediate: Julia Spaulding (Kickingbird), Oklahoma and Brendan Cunnane (CCRC), St. Louis
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14U Intermediate: Abby Morris (Homestead), Heart of America and Cameron Strickland (Andover), Kansas 12U Green Intermediate: Bella Negley (Lafortune), Oklahoma and Noah Butler (Sunset HotShots), St. Louis For more information on Junior Team Tennis, visit usta.com/ustamissourivalleyjtt or click on the Play button below.
