play tennis florida -- april 2012

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APRIL 2012 visit us online at www.ustaflorida.com 3

RESOURCES DIVISIONDoug Booth Executive Director 386-671-8925

[email protected] Lynne Salus Volunteer Development & 954-625-6259

Meetings Manager [email protected]

Linda Matthews Executive Administrator 386-671-8940 [email protected]

Julie Claude Accounting Specialist 386-671-8933 [email protected]

PLAY TENNIS DIVISION – COMMUNITY TENNISAndy McFarland Associate Executive Director, 386-671-8927

Play Tennis Division [email protected]

Linda Curtis Director of Community Tennis 386-671-8934 [email protected]

Rebecca Halpern Schools Coordinator 386-671-8928 [email protected]

Michelle Brown Team Tennis Coordinator 386-671-8937 [email protected]

Elizabeth Coates Administrative Assistant 386-671-8943 [email protected]

Debbie Ellsworth 10 & Under TMI Coordinator 561-313-1083 Village of Wellington [email protected]

Sheryl Rivas 10 & Under TMI Coordinator 407-551-9798 Seminole County [email protected]

Amanda Becker Tennis Program Coordinator, 904-281-1187 North Region 2 [email protected]

Susie Bessire Tennis Program Coordinator, 941-629-4733 Regions 5 & 7 [email protected]

George English Tennis Program Coordinator, 850-510-6585 Region 1 [email protected]

Shelly Licorish Tennis Program Coordinator, 407-403-5686 West Region 4 [email protected]

Cathy Nordlund Tennis Program Coordinator, 305-252-6591 South Region 8 [email protected]

Janet Sprague Tennis Program Coordinator, 561-385-7399 Region 6 [email protected]

Molly Zimmer Tennis Program Coordinator, 386-847-2497 East Region 4 [email protected]

LEAGUESSandy Marshall Director of Leagues/SLC 386-671-8932

[email protected] Garcia Adult & Senior League 386-671-8936

Coordinator [email protected]

Jodi Manning Mixed, Combo and Super 386-671-8939 Sr. Leagues Coordinator [email protected]

Kelly Vanhorn Administrative Assistant 386-671-8926 [email protected]

COMPETITIVE TENNISAndy Gladstone Competitive Tennis Coordinator 386-671-8931

[email protected] Brown Competitive Education 386-671-8942

Coordinator [email protected]

Bobby Curtis Sanctions Coordinator 386-671-8926 [email protected]

MARKETING / MEMBERSHIP / COMMUNICATIONSLaura Bowen Director of Marketing 386-671-8930

& Membership [email protected]

José Medina Information Technology 386-671-8929 Coordinator [email protected]

Rick Vach Communications Coordinator 904-535-9489 [email protected]

USTA Florida Section StaffApri l 2012

FEATURES10 Davis Cup Preview John Isner leads the U.S. into hostile territory on clay in France

12 Florida ‘The Model’ High praise for the Florida Section and its volunteers

13 Tennis on Campus How the club tennis program is providing an alternative to

NCAA tennis

25 Middle School Jr. Team Tennis JTT pilot program in St. Johns County a success

DEPARTMENTS4 President’s Message

5 Around the Courts

14 Volunteer of the Month

15 Regional Columnists

24 Quick Shots

Table of Contents

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I recently played in a friendly two-day tournament in

North Palm Beach for 24 players, consisting of 12 doubles teams that had been hand selected by the tournament director for highly competitive, one-set matches. In other words, any of the 12 teams could win by design and selection. The tendency was to match some of the older players with the younger ones for age equality as well.

When I arrived to play, my friend Mike Eissey told me my team was minus 1 bisque (-1). What? That means our team was slightly better than the average, and we were handicapped to give up one bisque (which is one point claimed by the opponents per set before playing it) when playing a 0 bisque team. For example, if the other team was +1 bisque, they would have the right to take two points from us per set. All the teams were matched to be within -2 and + 2 bisques each.

Two pools of play were arranged in a round robin format, whereby the top two teams from each of the six team pools would advance to a semifinal playoff the next day. Play got more competitive in pool play when each team that

won any two sets in a row gave away an additional bisque their next match, and conversely, each team that lost any two sets in a row was awarded an additional bisque for their next match.

What was most interesting was the strategic use of the bisques. Save them and you might not use them, use them too soon, and you are in trouble when you need them. Also, should you use them for a chance to break serve, or wait until you get to your advantage to use it?

By the way, my team didn’t make it to the semis. We lost our last match despite not having a break point against us, we were “bisqued” at deuce on my serve, and they won the match on the next point on one of my sloppy volleys.

Thanks to Bertan Cikigil for the history lesson on bisques, who also explained that the roots of bisques lie in New England. Let’s use it in Florida for an any-team-can-win format!

President’s Message

What in the World is a Bisque?

Dan Casey, USTA Florida President

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The USTA has teamed

with the newly-launched TGA Premier Youth Tennis (TGA), a youth sports franchise firm, to help introduce tennis to kindergarten through 8th grade youth throughout the country. The partnership supports USTA’s 10 and Under Tennis youth initiative.

The USTA has been implementing programs to attract youngsters to tennis, and recognized the success that TGA has had with its golf business. Currently, thousands of schools nationwide participate in TGA’s after-school enrichment programs. The USTA and TGA have worked together to develop curriculums for K-3rd grade and 4th-8th grade.

“The partnership is a great fit and will build a pathway for elementary and middle school kids to enjoy tennis through after school programs,” said Kurt Kamperman, USTA chief executive, community tennis.

TGA began forming its alliance with the USTA in December 2011, and is expected to become a pipeline for the game by introducing tennis to boys and girls enrolled in elementary and middle schools, child care centers and

community-based organizations throughout the U.S.

The full service franchise company will create jobs and business ownership opportunities within the industry as the company begins awarding TGA tennis franchises to the public, which is expected to attract tennis professionals as well as business professionals within the 17 USTA sections around the country. Self-starters who are passionate about tennis and have an interest in youth sports can embrace a business opportunity while benefiting their communities.

“TGA believes that an important component to growing tennis is to bring the sport to schools and provide a full-service, affordable and accessible after-school program that combines tennis instruction with academics, physical activity and life skills,” said Joshua Jacobs, TGA’s founder and CEO. “We are proud to partner

with the USTA to not only grow tennis, but also to generate business ownership opportunities and jobs in the tennis industry through our sustainable, replicable and scalable franchise model.”

For more information on franchise opportunities go to http://www.franchise.

org/FranchisorDetailsView.aspx?id=55770.

Around the Courts

Youth Tennis Franchise Partnership for USTA, TGA

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Around the Courts

Curtis Named Executive Director for USTA Florida Section Foundation

USTA Florida Section Foundation, the charitable arm of USTA Florida, has

announced that Linda Curtis has been named executive director, effective Jan. 1, 2012. Curtis previously served as the USTA Florida staff liaison to the Foundation Board of Directors since its inception in 2004 and was instrumental during the development and approval of the “Play Tennis” specialty automobile license plate.

“To have Linda Curtis as the executive director of the USTA Florida Section Foundation, Inc. is another indication that the Foundation is growing in the right direction,” said Foundation President Donn Davis. “I have worked with Linda for almost 15 years now so we know one another quite well. Linda brings a wealth of knowledge of

management of non-profit organizations to our Foundation and we couldn’t be more pleased to have her leading us.”

As Executive Director, Curtis looks forward to working closely with the Foundation Board to further its mission “To improve the health and quality of life of Floridians through tennis.”

Jack sonville, Lee County, Pensacola Receive $100K Tennis Grants

Jacksonville, Lee County and Pensacola are the three Florida recipients among 18 total communities across the U.S. receiving the latest round of USTA 10 and Under Tennis grants as part of an effort of the United States Tennis Association to get more kids playing tennis.

Each of the three Florida communities will receive $50,000 in funding from USTA Florida,

and $50,000 from the USTA national body for a combined $100,000 in funding.

The amount will be distributed over a three-year period to build new and adapt current tennis courts to accommodate 10 and Under Tennis, as well as support new programs.

Community officials will work with the USTA to ensure that local organizers have the proper techniques and skills to implement this new method of teaching tennis to kids. The USTA

and the USTA Florida Section will be working with partners, such as schools, public parks, youth organizations, tennis facilities, and pros to incorporate tennis into physical education classes, after-school programs and other youth programs to drive participation.

For more information on the 10 and Under Tennis, visit

http://www.10andundertennis.com.

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As part of workshops conducted by USTA national professional development across

the U.S., Jacksonville, Fla., will host a 10 and Under Tennis High Performance Workshop on April 14, 2012, at 9 a.m. at the MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation Tennis Center in downtown Jacksonville.

The workshop will present the USTA Player Development teaching and coaching philosophy in a practical manner, while highlighting the new 10 and Under Tennis format, as well as the full continuum of junior player development from

age 7-17. After attending the workshop, high performance coaches will leave with a teaching, training and planning framework, including documentation and materials.

The fee for the event is $15, payable during the online registration, and lunch is included.

Registration closes on April 9. The MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation Tennis Center is located at 1096 West 6th Street in Jacksonville.

To register online go to http://www.active.com/tennis-conference/jacksonville-fl/pd-workshop-in-jacksonville-2012.

Florida Registration Open for US Open Playoffs Qualifying

Registration for all 13 US Open National Playoffs Sectional Qualifying Tournaments opened Thursday, March 15. Players age 14 and older can register for singles competition and/or mixed doubles.

The registration deadline for the Florida event, to be held at the Henry H. McMullen Tennis Complex in Clearwater, Fla., on May 26-30, 2012, is May 16.

The US Open National Playoffs returns for a third year, with the National Playoffs men’s and women’s singles champions earning wildcards into the US Open Qualifying Tournament, held the week prior to the US Open. The US Open National Playoffs mixed doubles champions receive a main draw wildcard into the 2012 US Open.

Registration is available at http://www.USOpen.org/NationalPlayoffs. The entry fee is $100 for singles and $120 for each mixed doubles team ($60 per player). All players competing must have a current USTA membership valid through Aug. 27, 2012.

To register or for more information go to www.USOpen.org/NationalPlayoffs.

Around the Courts

Jacksonville to Host USTA 10 and Under Tennis High Performance Workshop

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The University of Florida women’s tennis team posted a landmark win in March, defeating

Vanderbilt 6-1 for its 100th consecutive match win at home.

Florida’s home win streak is the longest active by any NCAA Division I women’s program in any sport. The

Stanford women’s basketball team owns the second-longest active home winning streak by a women’s team with 79 straight. The Ohio State men’s tennis team has won 138 consecutive home matches for the current men’s record. The women Gators have not lost at home since a 4-3 decision to Miami (Fla.) on May 15, 2004, in the second round of the NCAA Championships.

The UF women improved to 9-1 on the year, also winning their 28th straight regular-season match, and improving to 174-1 all-time against SEC opponents at home.

“We’ve had a lot of good players here, and this year’s team is up there with any team we’ve ever had,” UF Head Coach Roland Thornqvist said. “I can think of many great memories here — in 2009 when we were lean on players and in 2005 and 2006 when we had some really tough players who kept this streak going.”

Anderson, Moya Collect ATP Delray Beach Titles

Kevin Anderson of South Africa and former No. 1 Carlos Moya captured titles during the ATP Delray Beach and ATP Champions Tour events held concurrently in Delray Beach in February.

Anderson, the No. 7 seed, ended the run of Australian qualifier Marinko Matosevic 6-4, 7-6(2) in the final. Anderson in the semifinals upended top-seeded John Isner. Matosevic was contesting his first ATP World Tour final.

“Both of us were a little nervous at the start of match, so I had to find my rhythm,” Anderson said. “I think at the end, I felt I was mentally composed throughout. I didn’t let any patches of bad tennis affect my mindset.”

In the senior final Moya defeated Ivan Lendl 6-4, 6-4.

“His forehand is still so good, particularly down the line. It’s still there,” Moya said of Lendl. “It was a little bit strange being across the net from him. Guys like him and [John] McEnroe were my idols growing up so it is a bit strange to see him across the net playing with me. It’s good, I love it, and it’s what I really enjoy about this tour.”

To view all results for the week in Delray Beach, go to http://www.atpchampionstour.com/results.html. For the official Delray Beach International Championships website, go to http://www.yellowtennisball.com/.

Around the Courts

UF Women’s Tennis Sets NCAA Record

Carlos Moya

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Florida tennis’ Michele Krause of University Park and Rita Gladstone of Port Orange were

award winners in late February from the PTR/ITA and PTR/USTA respectively.

Cardio Tennis Manager Krause was presented with the PTR/TIA Commitment to the Industry Award during the Professional Tennis Registry’s (PTR) annual International Tennis Symposium, held Feb. 24-28, 2012.

Krause has worked to increase benefits and services to both Cardio Tennis participants and to those running Cardio Tennis programs, including helping to develop Cardio Tennis “Authorized Providers” and key partnerships with TRX Suspension Training and Total Health Interactive. She leads the National Cardio Tennis Speakers’ Team, helped create the Cardio Tennis Master’s Program and Cardio Tennis Kids, coordinated Cardio Tennis for “The Biggest Loser” TV show, and helped to secure Anna

Kournikova as a Cardio Tennis spokesperson.

To date, Cardio Tennis been introduced in 30 countries, and most recently, Tennis Australia is using Cardio Tennis in a major consumer tennis participation drive.

Also at the PTR International Tennis Symposium, Gladstone was presented the PTR/USTA Service Award.

A grassroots tennis advocate, Gladstone serves at the national and sectional levels of the USTA. She is a member of the USTA national 10 and Under Tennis Task Force and serves as vice chair of the Jr. Team Tennis Committee. Very active in her home state of Florida and in her community as an RCW Trainer, Gladstone conducts tennis training for physical education teachers and after-school program providers.

Recently Gladstone was also named the USTA National On Court Trainer of the Year, an honor bestowed on an individual who promotes the growth of tennis through exemplary on court training, assists the national office with the

direction of the program, and is well connected with their section’s efforts.

“Rita Gladstone has had a remarkable impact on the game of tennis and her commitment and en-thusiasm are unparalleled,” said Kurt Kamperman, USTA chief executive, community tennis.

Gladstone has been a trainer, coach, volunteer and player for more than 30 years. She played tennis for the University of South Carolina from 1984-88, and her 127 wins remains an unbroken school record.

Around the Courts

Floridians Krause, Gladstone Garner Awards

Michele Krause Rita Gladstone

“Rita Gladstone has had a remarkable

impact on the game of tennis and

her commitment and enthusiasm are

unparalleled,” said Kurt Kamperman,

USTA chief executive, community tennis.

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No one gave the U.S. much of a chance to begin the year in the 2012 Davis Cup opening round

— at Switzerland, on red clay — against former French Open runner-up Roger Federer.

Now the talk is how the U.S. may have left their “red clay curse” behind them.

John Isner took some lessons away from a five-set loss on clay to Rafael Nadal in 2011, and the same to Novak Djokovic in 2010 — that such tight matches on the slow red dirt were not beyond his grasp. Since then the U.S. has won away on clay at Colombia and Chile, and Isner himself has gone on a tear. Last month in Indian Wells the big man defeated the world No. 1 Djokovic in the semifinals, rising into the Top 10 for the first time on the ATP Rankings. Whether on clay or hardcourts, Isner is showing he can get it done against the elite players in the men’s game.

“I knew going into this year that I had the tools and I had the game to be able to at least compete with these guys,” Isner said at Indian Wells. “I take the court no matter who I’m playing expecting to win and believing to win...For sure I do have confidence in my return game, and I have the utmost confidence in my service game.”

Isner showed it weeks prior to Indian Wells in Switzerland when he beat Federer in the opening-day U.S.-Switzerland Davis Cup singles, leading to an eventual 3-0 sweep of the Swiss by Saturday.

Now as the upcoming April 6-8 tie approaches, Isner and his compatriots are preparing for another red clay adventure against the tough French team of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and company.

“They’re playing in Monte Carlo, I think it’s a slower-play court,” Isner said. “Obviously, they don’t want to put it in altitude because in Switzerland it was a bit in altitude, they don’t want to put it indoors because they saw that we are a pretty tough team in those conditions. It’s going to be challenging.”

More challenging was the announcement five days before the tie that U.S. No. 1 Mardy Fish would miss the trip to Monte Carlo due to an illness related to fatigue.

Without a deep U.S. bench, Fish’s absence means that Davis Cup neophyte Ryan Harrison will step in, making his first appearance in a live singles rubber. Against Switzerland earlier this year Harrison made his first appearance in singles, defeating Michael Lammer in a dead rubber match after the U.S. had already clinched victory in the tie.

Last year on red clay Harrison had a rough go of it, posting an 0-3 win-loss at tour-level events, but taking a set off former French Open winner Robin Soderling in a first-round loss at Roland Garros.

It will be the resumption of one of the more storied Davis Cup country rivalries, dating to 1905. In the 15 times the two countries have met, the U.S. leads the series 8-7.

By Rick Vach, ustaflorida.com

Confident Isner Leads U.S. Into France for Davis Cup on April 6-8

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Isner says he looks for Tsonga to lead the charge for France, which boasts a handful of players to choose from in the Top 50 rankings, including Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet. One of these yet-unnamed players will replace No. 2 singles player Gael Monfils, who dropped out of the tie on the same day as Fish, citing an abdominal injury. The athletic Tsonga, himself prone to injury, will set the tone for France.

“Tsonga can play on any surface because he’s just very good, as simple as that so I would be a little bit surprised if one of us didn’t see him on that first day,” Isner said.

Tsonga and Isner have split two career meetings on hardcourts, both in three sets, so their match-up could be a coin toss. Isner has likewise split six career meetings with Monfils, all on hardcourts.

Harrison has never faced Tsonga or Gasquet, and is 0-1 versus Simon.

The Bryan brothers would get the nod as the favorites in doubles, but not by much, over the tough team of Llodra and probably Julien Benneteau of France with their home-crowd support.

Andy Roddick, who recorded a win over Roger Federer in Miami, told U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier that he would prefer to sit out the U.S.-France tie so that Isner and Fish could continue the roll they started on red clay after upsetting Switzerland.

“France has a deep and talented team and we know it will be a big challenge for our squad in Monte Carlo,” said Courier, who added that the surface should not be a hindrance to Isner. “It doesn’t matter what surface John is playing on, his serve is going to be a nightmare to deal with if he’s having a reasonable day, a normal service day.”

The U.S. won their previous meeting with France, in the 2008 Davis Cup quarterfinals at Winston-Salem, N.C., when Roddick, James Blake

and the Bryan brothers recorded a 4-1 victory on indoor hardcourt. The U.S. hasn’t won a match at France since the 1982 Davis Cup final when John McEnroe and Gene Mayer (and Peter Fleming in doubles) swept Yannick Noah and Henri Leconte 3-0.

Matches will be telecast live on Tennis Channel and streamed live for free on USTA.com starting at 6 a.m. ET on Friday, April 6, and 8 a.m. ET on Saturday, and 5 a.m. ET on Sunday.


John Isner in his early days on tour, at a US Open Prince-sponsored party with (left to right): players Sam Querrey, Olivier Rochus and the Bryan brothers’ father Wayne

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“Florida may be the most important place in the country for the future of American tennis”

USTA Florida has set its sights on getting as many kids involved in the game as possible

through 10 and Under Tennis.

Part of the success of the movement has been through USTA Florida volunteers, the selfless individuals who give their time to grow the game of tennis through captaining junior teams or starting programs or just lending local teaching pros a hand.

That volunteer spirit to instill the love of the game in a new generation of kids in the Sunshine State has made the USTA national body take notice.

“You guys are the model,” USTA national Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Gordon Smith told USTA Florida staff and volunteers last year. “Florida may be the most important place in the country for the future of American tennis. You have a tradition of fabulous volunteers. The key to the success is you work together in Florida, and you do it better than anywhere. If you put the two together, you are really leading the way.”

In 2012 the USTA Florida Section is helping volunteers and organizations lead the way

by extending the $500,000 “Share the Love” community tennis grant initiative that includes grants for equipment for individuals or organizations to start or expand 10 and Under Tennis programs.

Over the last two years the USTA Florida Section has distributed 252 grants totaling $542,501.87. The grants have touched virtually every tennis community from Tallahassee to the Florida Keys, including programs and projects such as tennis for deaf and blind children, 10 and Under Tennis programs and blended lines, court construction, renovation and repair, child foster care programs, wheelchair tennis, senior tennis and more. Organizations granted include YMCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs, college club tennis programs, K-12 school districts, individual school Kids Tennis Clubs, and home-school programs just to name a few.

USTA Florida’s “Share the Love” grant initiative looks forward to granting the equipment to start hundreds more 10 and Under Tennis programs throughout the state in 2012.

“This is also part of the USTA’s goal to support First Lady Michelle Obama’s ‘Let’s Move!’ campaign to encourage children in the community and schools to get active and lead healthy lifestyles through tennis,” said USTA Florida Director of Community Tennis Linda Curtis.

Grant application assistance is available. For full eligibility guidelines, a list of all 2010-2011 Share the Love grant recipients in Florida, and the Share the Love grant application link, go to: http://www.florida.usta.com/grants/share_the_love/.


Florida ‘The Model’ as Volunteers and Organizations Lead 10 and Under Tennis Push

Children rally on a permanent 36-foot court with smaller racquets and low-compression balls

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With international tennis players comprising the majority of the rosters of the top

Division I and II schools in increasing numbers, U.S. junior competitive players, and even former casual high school players, are turning to the new college tennis haven — the USTA Tennis on Campus circuit of club events.

Any college or university can start a tennis “club” and participate in Tennis on Campus, which now boasts more than 30,0000 players at 500 colleges across the U.S.

Clubs practice together and travel to attend some of the handful of tournament events throughout the school year hosted on various participating campuses. At the end of the year, all participating schools are invited to the season-ending championships to determine which schools will represent their USTA section at the USTA National Campus Championships.

At the recent USTA Florida “Tennis on Campus” Championships in Altamonte Springs near Orlando, tennis mom JoAnne Robinson sat in the bleachers marveling at the sight of her daughter Nicole — who burnt-out and gave up tennis at age 14 — as a freshman playing doubles on a far court for the Florida State University club team.

“My daughter has been playing tennis her whole life, since she was 6 or 7, played in the USTA

nationals, the whole thing, and then burn-out at a pretty young age from playing so much,” Robinson said. “Her sister plays for the University of Missouri...but she’s had a long life of tennis, and kind of burnt-out and completely lost interest.”

After half-heartedly playing high school tennis, Nicole declined to pursue NCAA varsity tennis, and her mother thought her involvement in the sport might be done. After enrolling at FSU, Robinson encouraged her daughter to look at club tennis, and much to her surprise, Nicole joined the team.

Tennis on Campus club teams are co-ed with an emphasis on sociability and a love for tennis — campus club teams practice together, hold meetings, perform community service together and generally hang out like other college clubs.

“She’s loved it — the pressure is not like what it used to be, and she’s loving it, loving it,” Robinson said. “She’s found her little niche in

the tennis world, I knew it would come together some day. This is a perfect world here.

“It’s much more competitive than I thought it would be,” Robinson added while watching Nicole compete on the FSU “A” squad, one of multiple teams of multiple abilities FSU fielded for the year-end Florida Tennis on Campus Championships. “I thought it would be patty-cake tennis but it’s very good tennis. It can be competitive but it’s much more social. Just because you’re not going to play on a Division I team, now you can still play tennis. She’s got new friends and it’s part of her social life. She can have a good time but not let it control her whole life like my other daughter on the Division I team — it’s her whole life. It’s quite a commitment, but that’s worked out well too — they’re different kids, and everyone needs to find where they fit in the world.”

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USTA Filling NCAA Gap for Competitive, Social Players

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With more than 35 years of experience volunteering for the USTA, Fort Myers’ Lyn

Bruner is the person you want beginning junior or adult players receiving an introduction to the game from.

“Running tournaments allows me to offer a positive competitive experience in an organized way,” says Bruner, a tournament director for USTA-sanctioned junior events as a volunteer for the Lee County Community Tennis Association (LCCTA). “I enjoy working with junior players and parents. The LCCTA offers sanctioned junior events in Southwest Florida at each level — Rookie, Local, Super Series, and Designated — and a Senior Olympics Qualifier for adults.”

Bruner is currently the volunteer vice president for the LCCTA, and coordinates fellow volunteers for the organization. She has volunteered for the LCCTA a total of six years, including 2009 when the LCCTA was named the top USTA Community Tennis Association in the U.S. Also in 2009 she received the Reitan Cup for Outstanding Tennis Volunteer at her home club, the Landings Yacht, Golf & Tennis Club.

“Lyn is a volunteer extraordinaire and is very deserving of this recognition,” says USTA Florida Tennis Program Coordinator for the Lee County area Susie Bessire. “She is a pleasure to work with and is always ready and willing to get involved in any new project that comes along. We are all very

fortunate to have her living and volunteering in Lee County.”

Bruner also volunteers at the USTA Florida Section level on the Volunteer Council, and is assisting USTA Florida staff in implementing the use of a

Microsoft Sharepoint web-based application for USTA Florida volunteers.

“She is my volunteer counterpart on SharePoint, she is a really good tournament director, she has been extremely involved with her CTA, she is a member of the Volunteer Council, and helped last year reformat and restructure the USTA Florida Yearbook — she just does everything,” said USTA Florida Volunteer Development & Meetings Manager Lynne Salus.

With tennis such a big part of her life, Bruner says, “I want others to enjoy as much as I do all that tennis offers. I met my husband playing tennis. All my friends play tennis. I have met wonderful people through tennis and visited many parts of the country because of it. It’s great exercise and a lot of fun. We moved to Florida in 2003 because of year-round opportunities to play tennis outdoors.”

USTA Florida congratulates and thanks Bruner as the March 2012 Volunteer of the Month for all she does for Florida tennis. While she “lives” the game, her passion remains helping along a next generation of players and their parents.

“I really enjoy helping parents of juniors understand the Florida tournament structure and recommending where their children can experience the most success,” Bruners says, “so that players will stick with the game as a sport for a lifetime.”

Volunteer of the Month

Bruner 40-love; March USTA Florida Volunteer of the Month Shows Players the Way

ABOUT LYN

Birthplace: Canada

Family Members: Husband Ron Treaseh

Favorite Movie: Wizard of Oz

Favorite Food: “Chocolate!”

Favorite Travel: Hawaii

Favorite Shot: Crosscourt forehand

My earliest tennis memory was.. “learning to play indoors on a gym floor at a YWCA in Chicago in the mid-1970s.”

If I could play tennis with three people, they would be... “Martina Navratilova, Venus Williams, and Roger Federer.”

When I am not playing tennis I am... “making quilts.”

My best-ever tennis memory is... “winning a tournament in Chicago where the prize was a trip to a Florida tennis resort.”

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The City of Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Department, the Tallahassee Tennis Association

(TTA), and USTA Florida hosted a “Tennis Extravaganza” at Tom Brown Park on Feb. 25.

Tennis enthusiasts braved the cold temperatures for an opportunity to play and to learn more about the many tennis programs and leagues being offered throughout the city. Players could participate in one or more of the following stations that were manned by volunteers: adult clinics, cardio tennis, volley drills, 10 and Under Tennis, target hitting, ball machine, around the world tennis, and a tennis round robin.

At each station, players received a sticker that allowed them the opportunity to win some great prizes donated by the TTA, parks and recreation, and USTA Florida. Tables were also set up to allow players to pick up information on how to register for city clinics and USTA and TTA leagues, as well as how to join the USTA and TTA.

One of the new programs being promoted by the TTA at the event was “Adult Team Tennis Fun Play Days” that will be held on Sundays at Tom Brown Park. The eight-week program offers clinics and round robins for beginners through intermediate players (2.5–3.5 NTRP). This program will be offered year-round. Interested players should contact Sue James at [email protected].

Golden Eagle Junior Tennis Championships

Fifty players turned out in inclement weather to participate in the Golden Eagle Junior Championships held on March 2–4 at Golden Eagle Country Club.

Divisions included: Boys & Girls 12U, 14U and 17U with consolation rounds for all first-round losers. The girls champions and finalists were: Estella

Waczewsk/Anne Kirby (12U); Kelsie Grady/Emily Emmanuel (14U); Clara Francis McClure/Hanna Webster (17U); Daniella Schneider/Christina Giralt (12 consolation); and Sarah Heuler/Zoe Oropallo (17 consolation). The boys champions and finalists were: Christopher Decardenas/Will Doughton (12U); Brandon Cummings/Matthew Stout (14U); Jeff Mader/Joey Kelly (17U); Jeffrey Martin/Andrew Peipers (14 consolation); and Cameron Robertson/Howell Tucker (17 consolation).

Volunteers at the Tennis Extravaganza

Region 1 East by Kelly Tucker

Tennis Extravaganza, Junior Champions

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Unseeded American Madison Brengle of Dover, Del., defeated unseeded Tereza Mrdeza of

Croatia 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to win the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Center $25,000 USTA Women’s Challenger in March.

Brengle also captured the doubles title 6-3, 6-4 with Poland’s Paula Kania over Russia’s Elena Bovina and France’s Alize Lim.

Before Sunday’s singles final, area children participated in a 10 and Under Tennis Clinic with all the new age-appropriate equipment for younger players.

In ITF Supervisor Bunny Williams’ presentation to the crowd after the double final, she pointed out that 26 different languages were spoken during the week at the tourney.

USTA 10 and Under PlayDays on the Emerald Coast

Several USTA 10 and Under PlayDays have and will be conducted at various clubs and tennis centers along the Emerald Coast. Two of the biggest were organized by Junior Director of Tennis Michael Edge at Roger Scott Tennis Center in Pensacola. These two PlayDays are documented at the site below:

www.florida.usta.com/news/two_10_and_under_tennis_events_in_pensacola_draw_juniors111

PlayDays have been conducted at Tops’l Beach and Racquet Resort in Destin and the Panama City Racquet Club (PCRC). Jessica D’Aleo at Tops’l and Laura Dobbins at PCRC head up the activities at these two sites.

The Pensacola Athletic Center and Shoreline Tennis Center in Gulf Breeze have PlayDays planned as well.

One-Day Tournaments Started at Roger Scott in Pensacola

Roger Scott Tennis professional Steve Allison has started a series of “Tourneys in a Day” at the center. The first event was held Feb. 25 with seven more to follow with the final tournament in December consisting with the players with the most points in each division.

The tourneys circuits consist of men’s and women’s singles and doubles and mixed. Within each circuit there are two divisions: 3.0 and below, and 3.5 and above.

The format for each match is 11 games, no-ad scoring with at least three matches per day. With t-shirts, food and plenty of tennis, this new event has been well received. For complete information about the events, go to:

http://tennispensacola.com/forplayers/Roger-Scott-competition-circuits.htm

Region 1 West by Scott Harrison

Brengle Wins $25K Challenger in Ft. Walton Beach

Left to right: Tournament Director Erik Stenberg; finalists Elena Bovina, Alize Lim; champs Madison Brengle, Paula Kani; and Ft. Walton Beach Mayor Mike Anderson.

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Mikael Pernfors, the 1986 French Open singles finalist, will join the four-man, round-robin

One-on-One Doubles tournament to be played at the Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club in Ocala, Fla., on Saturday, April 21, from 4-6 p.m.

The half-court, serve-and-volley singles tournament played on the doubles court, known as One-on-One Doubles, will feature two matches played simultaneously on one court.

Pernfors will join Johan Kriek, 1981 and 1982 Australian Open singles champion; Murphy Jensen, 1993 French Open doubles champion; and Tim “Dr. Dirt” Wilkison, former ATP star with singles wins over John McEnroe, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi.

After the 4-6 p.m. One-on-One Doubles tournament, there will be a Rockin’ Blues concert performed by legendary Jimmy Hall and Friends starting at 7 p.m. Hall is the lead singer, saxophonist and harmonica player for the southern rock band Wet Willie.

To purchase tickets online, go to www.oneononedoubles.com.

Jax Town Hall Meeting

The Jacksonville, Fla., area will host a USTA Town Hall Tennis Meeting open to the public on Thursday, May 10, 2012, from 7-8:30 p.m. at San Jose Country Club. The meeting will be an opportunity to discuss the 2013 USTA League

restructuring changes that will be going into effect.

“I would strongly suggest that all USTA League players that have any questions on the restructuring for the 2013 league season attend this meeting,” says Amanda Becker, USTA Florida tennis program coordinator for the Jacksonville area. “Representatives from the USTA Florida league staff will be in attendance as well as the local league coordinators for the First Coast, and there will be time designated for questions and answers from players.”

The currently-existing 18 & Over and the new 40 & Over divisions will feature both singles and doubles, while the 55 & Over and 65 & Over divisions will consist of three doubles positions. Mixed doubles will also consist of three doubles positions. Additional league restructuring possibilities include rule changes designed to give 5.0 and 5.5-rated singles players more league play opportunities, and will be voted on in 2012.

For additional information contact Amanda Becker at [email protected].

Region 2 by Rick Vach

Pernfors to Play in Ocala; Jax Town Hall

Mikael Pernfors

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Four USTA Jr. Team Tennis teams from Pinellas County represented Region 3 in the Delray

Jr. Team Tennis Invitational during the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. To participate, teams had to place among the Top 4 in their age division at the USTA Florida Jr. Team Tennis Fall Section Championships.

The first day at the Delray Beach Tennis Center, there were 12 teams (four each in 8-and-under, 10-and-under and 12-and-under). Belleair Country Club, coached by Cari Reagin, finished first in the 8s division. Players included Grayson Hinrichs, Mason Munoz, Tori Epperson, Aiden Shaw, Max Rich and Emma Fernald.

“The ITC event at Delray Beach was a great ending to the JTT season with Belleair Country Club 8-and-under team winning the championship for the Florida Section,” said Cari. “Anybody not sold on the 10 and Under Tennis format is now seeing these 7 and 8 year old kids playing the game of tennis, using all of the shots and having fun! At Belleair Country Club I teach 10 and Under Tennis format exclusively and see first hand the benefits. Great going team!”

The second day’s play was hit by a rain delay that forced play on to just four hardcourts to complete the tournament for four teams each in the 14s, 18s-Intermediate and 18s-Advanced.

St. Petersburg Country Club won the 18s Advanced. Liz Schroeder was team coach. Players included Kyle Bulleit, Jade Smith, Michael Detsis, Jayla Smith, Alberto Lense and Jessica Schroeder.

“The kids were so excited to be part of this huge event, the venue made the kids feel special,” said Liz. “The conditions on Sunday

were awfully hard; wind gusts and then rain delay...it was like Wimbledon!

“After the rain delay my team settled in to watch Kevin Andersen warm up with his coach....they were on our court! The team was amazed with his game; tall, hard-hitting player.”

Largo’s Hulk Smash finished second in the 14s by just four games. Treasure Bay Pirates participated in the 18s Intermediate.

Region 3 by Nancy Morgan

Playing Alongside the Pros

Belleair 8-and-under champions

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USTA Mixed Adult Leagues start in May (team registrations due in April), where

male/female partnerships compete against each other from May 16-Sept. 16, 2012.

Each match consists of three lines of doubles in a best-of-two-set match format, with a match-deciding tiebreaker (first to 10 by two) if the match splits sets. No team can forfeit more than one line per match to stay in the round. The winning first-place team from each division goes on to Florida Sectional Championships in Daytona Beach (Sept. 21 for 7.0 & 9.0, and Sept. 28 for 6.0/8.0/10.0) representing Orange/Seminole counties.

Teams must submit a team roster by April 30 to [email protected] (call (407) 254-9173 for more information or email). Each team needs to have a captain and home courts to play (minimum team consists of eight players).

Mixed partnerships add up to NTRP level, and levels include 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 & 10.0. A partnership may not have more than 1.0 difference between them.

Mixed Seniors

USTA Mixed Senior Leagues start in May (team registrations due in April) — seniors are adults who turn 50 in 2012 or sooner. Male/female partnerships compete against each other from June 16-Oct. 16, 2012. Championships for first-place teams only will be in Daytona Beach on Nov. 2-4, 2012. E-mail [email protected] for more information. Team rosters for Senior Mixed are due by June, 2012.

Free USTA Membership for 10 and Under Players

Players age 10 and under who have never been USTA members can sign-up for a free USTA one-year membership for participation in 10 and Under Tennis and Jr. Team Tennis leagues. Parents can use the promotional code 10UJRFREE (not available for renewals, and only good until Dec. 31, 2012). On the web go to www.membership.usta.com or call (800) 990-8782 to join the USTA. For more information on junior tennis in Orange/Seminole counties call Amy McCully at (248) 219-7651 or email [email protected].

Contacts

In Orange/Seminole counties contact: Ron Grocoff for men’s leagues at [email protected] or (407) 266-9500. Susie Rahimitabar for Ladies & Mixed Leagues at [email protected] or (407) 254-9173. Amy McCully for Jr. 10 and under Team Tennis at [email protected] or (248) 219-7651. Nita Klingenberg for 12 and older Jr. Team Tennis and high school team tennis at [email protected] or (305) 490-7156.

Region 4 by Susie Rahimitibar

New Seasons for Leagues in Central Florida; Jr. Tennis

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In March the Bradenton Country Club held its annual Cure for Kids Tennis Festival in

conjunction with its own Bradenton Country Club Open. The night was a star-studded event in terms of weather and participants.

BCC’s Tennis Director Laurie Tinnell welcomed former WTA and ATP tour pros Hana Mandlikova, Jiri Novak, and Ellis Ferreira to the festival along with BCC club pros Jack Steyn and Ben Adrian. The event was a highest bid event, with all proceeds benefiting the Cure for Kids.

The person who bid highest had the opportunity to play with that professional in a 10 point tiebreaker compass draw event. Brian Berdusco, the high bidder for two-time Grand Slam doubles champion Ellis Ferreira, was the tournament winner.

On the Saturday the BCC Open took center stage with another well-known tennis player taking home top honors. Michelle Larcher De Brito, a fixture on the international WTA tennis scene, teamed with Vamsee Chappidi to capture the mixed doubles title, taking out River Strand Golf & Country Club teaching professionals Whitey Biles and Nate Griffin 6-4, 6-4.

The Council of Exceptional Children (CEC) also held its annual fundraiser at Lakewood Ranch Tennis Center in March. The proceeds of the event help the CEC provide summer camp scholarships to deserving underprivileged youth. For the eighth consecutive year, Sam

and Gail Gold have chaired this event, donating their time and efforts to contribute to this worthwhile cause. And, despite some very windy weather, the event raised over $800 toward scholarships.

Region 5 by Lance Martin

Stars Came Out At Annual BCC Cure for Kids Event

From left to right: BCC’s teaching professional Jack Steyn, Hana Mandlikova, Ellis Ferreira, and Jiri Novak

Ellis Ferriera and Brian Bredusco, winners of the pro-am high bid event

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The year 2012 has been one of change for USTA Florida’s Region 6. A big welcome to

our new USTA League Coordinators, Lisa Bowser for Palm Beach County and Tiffani Buckley for the Treasure Coast, and our new USTA Jr. Team Tennis Coordinators, Joy Crenshaw for Palm Beach County and Stacy Hockenhull for the Treasure Coast.

We also welcome June Martin, South Treasure Coast Jr. Team Tennis rep./Green Dot League and Brenda Evans, Treasure Coast South Area liaison.

Amy Abbott, USTA Florida Region 6 social media consultant, will be assisting with our new digital magazine articles. Amy will also be assisting with getting our Region 6 Facebook pages up and running and our USTA Florida

Region 6 web pages off the main website at http://www.ustaflorida.com. Amy lives in Jupiter and assists local organizations as a social media consultant. Welcome Amy! Email Amy with any USTA news happening in Palm Beach or the Treasure Coast at [email protected].

And for our newest programs…USTA Florida Region 6 invites you to get your young players into the game with all the great program offerings in Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast!

For those living in Palm Beach County, we offer USTA Jr. Team Tennis for all levels age 5-14 on Friday nights at Lake Lytal Tennis Center. Players age 14-18 playing at the intermediate/advanced level may participate in our travel league on Friday nights.

On the Treasure Coast, our beginners ages 12 and under have a league of their own! The new Green Dot Ball USTA Jr. Team Tennis League provides the necessary modification for new players to be successful from the start. If you are interested in having your 12 and under beginner player(s) participate, contact June Martin at [email protected]. Our USTA Jr. Team Tennis/Greater Vero Beach league is off to a great start! Don’t miss their exciting awards event at The Boulevard Tennis Club on April 15. This event will include the grand prize drawing of two box seats at the US Open 2012. To purchase a $10 raffle ticket for a chance to win contact Stacy Hockenhull at [email protected].

Subscribe to our Region 6 monthly newsletter for local USTA League and USTA Jr. Team Tennis program offerings! Email [email protected] and we will add you to the list!

Region 6

Changes in USTA Florida Region 6

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February 14th is the one day of the year where red hearts

and mushy love stories are acceptable. In 2012, it was also the day when love had the potential of being more than just a tennis score during the Valentine’s Day festivities that were held at the beautiful 26-court Swim and Racquet Center in Boca Raton.

It began with the club’s membership invading the courts in pink and red attire, as patrons who adhered to the color of love code were entered into a lottery for prizes. The kids in the junior program also got a taste for the sweet life in the form of cookies and punch, along with goodie bags filled with Valentine’s Day treats.

An evening round robin at the impeccably-maintained courts at the club that the USTA named the “Best Public Facility” in November 2005 was postponed due to a rainout. Apparently, the great Cupid in the sky forgot that no bad weather is acceptable on this

romantic day. Potential lovebirds had to wait a week for their love matches. Acts of nature can cause postponements, but they can’t keep tennis players away from the game that’s their true love, so the round robin was held a week later.

Twenty-four players came out for the event, where people played a total of five games, then rotated to another court. As a result, if there was no love connection on the court between a player and her partner, she had the opportunity to try…and try…and try again. Hosted by facility manager Sue Taylor, club pro Elliott Liardo, and volunteer Debbie Purdy, the event served up plenty of tennis fun, as well as snacks and dinner for all.

Unfortunately, there was more lobbin’ than lovin’ that day, as most people were there for game play, not foreplay. But if they can’t find love, tennis players are always satisfied with the next best thing — a good meal.

Region 8 by Barbara Eisner Bayer

Valentine’s Day Mixer: Tennis Really Does Begin with Love

Left to right: Debbie Purdy and Sue Taylor hosting the Swim and Racquet Center’s Valentine’s Day mixer

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Unseeded wildcard Josie Kuhlman of Ponte Vedra Beach started her week at the USTA 18s

National Spring Championships in Mobile, Ala., last month with one of the tournament’s most memorable matches.

Kuhlman trailed 5-2 in the final set and saved five match points before posting a 7-6(6), 4-6, 7-5 win over No. 16 seed Taylor Davidson in just under four hours.

Kuhlman reached the quarterfinals by defeating two more seeded players, then went on to pick up two more wins in the backdraw, including a 6-1, 6-2 victory over the tournament’s top seed Jamie Loeb, to finish sixth overall in a field of 128.

With a day of rain compressing the schedule, Kuhlman played eight singles matches in six days, but a recent trip to compete in ITF events in Argentina and Uruguay proved valuable.

“I loved the red clay down there,” said Kuhlman, who reached the semifinals in Uruguay and the quarterfinals in Argentina, both ITF Grade 2 events. “It’s different, but I liked it a lot. I learned so much from my matches down there. I think it made me stronger and I had a lot of tough three-setters there, like here, and it helped me work through those.”

The 16-year-old home-schooled sophomore is coached by former ATP No. 3 Brian Gottfried, who won 25 singles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career.

Kuhlman’s goal for this year is to play the junior slams, so she will continue to emphasize ITF competition in her schedule.

As for her performance at the Spring Nationals, Kuhlman assessed it as “good overall.”

“Especially at the beginning of the week, with three three-set wins, but I felt I played well throughout the week. Toward the end, my legs were wearing down on me, but I worked through it the best I could.”

Photo: www.zootennis.com

Photo Op by Colette Lewis

Josie Kuhlman

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Quick Shots

Left — (L to R): USTA Florida Tennis Program Coordinator Janet Sprague, USTA Florida volunteer and board member Adam Ross, and USTA Florida Director of Marketing & Membership Laura Bowen at the ATP Delray Beach event’s USTA Florida booth

Below — The Spruce Creek High School boys’ and girls’ varsity teams in Port Orange, Fla., finish a session of adaptive tennis with exceptional

education students with the cheer “Spruce Creek!”

Above — USTA Florida volunteer Adam Ross with Brooklyn Decker, the model/

actress and wife of Andy Roddick, at the ATP event in Delray Beach

Above — USTA Florida Tennis Program Coordinator Amanda Becker (right in blue) leads children in parents in some aerobic dance moves at a 10 and Under Tennis PlayDay in Jacksonville that attracted more than 350 children and parents

Right — USTA Florida staff Janet Sprague, Liz Coates and Jose Medina

at the USTA Florida booth at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami

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More than 100 students are participating in a USTA Jr. Team Tennis/St. Johns County

Middle School pilot tennis program launched this winter in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and the surrounding St. Johns County area, where sports are no longer funded by the school county.

“Landrum Middle School in Ponte Vedra had 70 prospective team members arrive, racquets in hand, ready to go,” said Jacksonville-area USTA Florida Jr. Team Tennis Coordinator Diana Gardner. “We were overwhelmed by the interest which illustrates the need to bring tennis to this middle school demographic.”

The league is in partnership with the St. Johns Middle School Athletic Association (SJMSAA) and the school’s sports directors. The SJMSAA is an independent organization that organizes school sports for St. Johns County following the county switching to a “pay to participate” sports program.

“I contacted the president of SJMSAA, Keith Martin, and proposed a tennis program,” said Darla Neal, a parent-captain of one of the teams who did the majority of the program organizing and serves as “tennis commissioner” on the SJMSAA board. “Diana and I worked together to recruit volunteers, tennis professionals and donated court time. The kids have clinics once a week and matches every Thursday. The season will run through mid-May and will conclude in

a seeded playoff. We have ordered a traveling trophy to recognize the winning team.”

Eleven teams are participating from eight public middle schools, with matches at five different public park and private/semi-private club facilities. The Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, while not participating this year, plans on participating in future seasons. More than 235 players came to tryouts at five locations.

“The St. Johns Middle School Athletic Association offers a model which can be easily duplicated in other areas of Florida as dollars become less available for school sports,” Gardner said. “Their structure offers a clear path to reach the students — the website is comprehensive, and the fee collection process is established. And I cannot say enough about the wonderful work Darla Neal has done to initiate this program, contacting sites, making arrangements for the tennis professionals, creating a committee, raising student scholarship donations, and communicating with the SJMSAA and the school sports directors.”

USTA Jr. Team Tennis middle school leagues have also been organized in Volusia County and other Florida counties where school officials are working hand-in-hand with USTA Florida staff and Jr. Team Tennis organizers.

“With the right infrastructure, organization and

leadership by those involved, this model can provide amazing results,” said USTA Florida Associate Executive Director Andy McFarland. “With the success of middle school tennis in the Jacksonville area, we should be looking to have some record-setting participation numbers coming down the pipe in a few years.”

USTA Jr. Team Tennis brings kids together in co-ed teams to play singles, doubles and mixed doubles against other teams. It promotes social skills and important values by fostering a spirit of cooperation and unity, as well as individual self-growth. For more information go to www.florida.usta.com/youth_tennis/jr_team_tennis/home.

For more information on the USTA Jr. Team Tennis/St. Johns County Middle School pilot tennis program, contact Diana Gardner at [email protected].

School Tennis

Florida M.S. Pilot Program Provides School Tennis Alternative

Players in the Jr. Team Tennis Volusia County Middle School League

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