NET NOTES

Brewer Team Cup

Missouri Valley juniors represented the section well at March’s Level 1: Brewer Team Cup Championships in Mobile, AL. The four-day team tournament featured juniors from all over the country teaming up under various USTA coaches. Shaan Patel from St. Louis helped his team take home top honors in the Boys 16s division, while William Brown coached the runner-up team in the same division. Six Missouri Valley juniors also were awarded daily sportsmanship awards by tournament organizers: Sydney Fuger, Shaan Patel (awarded twice), Kale Mize, Anish Poojari, Emerey Gross and Langdon Tingleaf.

Feature Facility Award

Edmond Center Court in Edmond, Okla., was named the Featured Facility of the Year, the highest honor the USTA bestows on a tennis facility, at the 2023 USTA Annual Meeting and Conference. Edmond Center Court was one of 33 honorees in the USTA’s annual Outstanding Facility Awards program, which recognizes excellence in the construction and/or renovation of tennis facilities throughout the country.

Terry Miller Retires

USTA Heart of America District League Coordinator, Terry Miller, has announced that she will be retiring from her District League Coordinator role as of this summer. Terry is the first and only league coordinator the district has ever had, so there will be big shoes to fill. After 43 years of serving the district and growing tennis exponentially, Terry will be stepping down in July. Thank you, Terry, for all you’ve done. Tennis is in a far better place thanks to you.

Tournament Talk

This year USTA Missouri Valley is conducting a monthly Adult Tournament webinar series called ‘Tournament Talk’. Each month during 2023, starting in March, USTA Missouri Valley Adult Play Manager Scott Howes will be discussing topics associated with USTA Missouri Valley adult tournaments. Topics range from Tournament Levels to how to earn NTRP Ranking points and everything in between. Each webinar also has time for a Q&A session at the end, so don’t be shy about getting your burning questions answered. Click on the picture above to register.

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