Jim Hillman – Lifetime Achievement

The Edles Family – Family Of The Year

Indian Wells Tennis Garden –Member Organization Of The Year

Nicolas Meister and Cosmina Ciobanu –Evelyn Houseman Junior Sportsmanship

UCLA – Long Ellis

Jan Ryan – Countrywide Umpire

Fred and Susan Mullane, and Pat Parsons –Media

Alice Sims and Gideon Smith – AAF/NJTL

Allen Jang – Jr. Team Tennis CommissionerOf The Year

Angel Lopez – Competitive Junior Tennis

Anthony Horsley and Mark Otten –Tennis On Campus

Heidi Stryker – League

Fran Wakefield – Senior

Organizing Committee 90th ATAChampionships – Multicultural

Grace Avazian and J. Gordon Erberts –Countrywide Classic Volunteer

Oakridge Athletic Club –Countrywide Classic Organization

The Southern California TennisAssociation’s Annual Meeting takesplace on the first Monday of February

each year. Among the activities on thisoccasion is an award presentation that rec-ognizes individuals and groups who havemade a significant difference in sectionaltennis. At the 120th gathering, the followingwere honored:

SSCCTTAAJUNE 2007newsSouthern California Tennis Association

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Edles Family

Jan Ryan

Cosmina CiobanuPhoto: Notre Dame Sports Information

Nicolas Meister Billy Martin accepted Long Ellis Award.

Tom Fey accepted Member Organization AwardJim Hillman

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Anthony Horsley and Mark OttenGideon Smith and Alice Sims

Fran Wakefield Virginia Glass accepted Multicultural Award

Mark Majdick accepted Countrywide Organization Award

Pat ParsonsPhoto: Carolyn Nichols

Allen Jang

Heidi Stryker

Angel Lopez

Fred MullanePhoto: Cameraworkusa

Susan MullanePhoto: Cameraworkusa

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Asolid contingent of U.S. players led by JamesBlake, Mardy Fish, Robby Ginepri and Boband Mike Bryan will join two-time champi-

on Tommy Haas of Germany, Scot teen sensationAndy Murray, two-time Grand Slam championMarat Safin of Russia and Chile¹s FernandoGonzalez are among the early entries for theCountrywide Classic, to be held July 16-22, at theLos Angeles Tennis Center – UCLA.Haas, the winner in 2004 and ‘06 will be seeking his third Los

Angeles singles title at the 81st tournament, and the Bryans, whohave been No. 1 for three of the last four years, will bid for theirfourth doubles crown.Blake enjoyed a career best season in 2006, winning five titles on

four continents. Fish was a Los Angeles quarterfinalist in 2004.Ginepri reached the Countrywide Classic last eight the past two

Countrywide Classic: U.S. All-Star Cast To b y Z w i k e l

years. Safin was the U.S. winner in 2000 and theAustralian champion in 2005. A semifinalist lastyear in his first appearance in the CountrywideClassic, Gonzalez defeated Andre Agassi in thequarterfinals. The 19-year-old Murray capturedSan Jose for the second consecutive year in 2007.The landmark Southern California ATP tour-

nament, the longest running annual professionalsporting event in Los Angeles, will for the fourth consecutive yearbe a part of the U.S. Open Series, the eight-week summer tennisseason, linking 10 major ATP and WTA Tour tournaments to the U.S.Open. The Countrywide Classic, held in conjunction with UCLA,benefits grassroots programs of the Southern California TennisAssociation and UCLA.For information regarding the Countrywide Classic visit

www.countrywideclassic.com or call (310) 824-1010.

Watching Querrey, King and TuCh e r y l J o n e s

The 2007 Pacific Life Open held March5th–18th, was one for the recordbooks. More than 300,000 people, a

record for a non-Grand Slam, passedthrough the gates at Indian Wells TennisGarden. The extremely warm temperatureswere also record breaking, as it hoverednear 100° nearly every day, causing evendesert dwellers to cry “uncle” and head forthe shade.Billie Jean King received the Alan King

Passion Award, which was set in motion in2004 to honor Alan King’s dedication totennis. The Saturday presentation also hon-ored the minions of volunteers, (over 1,200– including ball kids) – that make the tour-nament one of the best in the world.

Sam Querrey, the19 year-old wun-derk ind fromThousand Oaks,managed to climbto a career highranking of 69 after

his performances. He made it to Round 2,where he lost a hard fought match withNikolai Davydenko in three sets.

Vania King, the LongBeach native who turned18 a month before thetournament, managed tokeep her singles ranking of78 intact, even after losingher second round matchin three sets. She movedfrom 31 to 27 in the dou-bles ranking, as she andShahar Peer, (whom shepaired with for the first

time in Memphis just before IW), managedto make it to the quarterfinals in Women”sDoubles, where they lost to Lisa Raymondand Samantha Stosur, the eventual champs.Meilen Tu, who makes her home in PorterRanch, didn’t have much luck, losing in thesecond round. Because she played so well inearly tournaments this year, she remainedranked 52 in singles.

The memorable tournament had itsquirks, though. All the previous years’ win-ners, (except Raymond/Stosur) left early.Roger Federer, who received a bye in thefirst round, lost to Guillermo Canas in thesecond. Maria Sharapova joined him, afterlosing to Vera Zvonerava in the third round.The Bryans were surprised by RobertLindstedt (Sweden) and Jarko Nieminen(Finland), in the first round.Indian Wells has been a welcome oasis for

players and fans alike, as the premier event inthe Master’s Series. Exciting tennis filled thefinal week. Saturday, fans witnessed DanielaHantuchova, a 2002 tournament winner,defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova for theWomen”s trophy. The Sunday men’s final sawRafael Nadal defeat Novak Djokovic, afterthe field had been narrowed to make AndyRoddick, at 24, the “oldest man standing” inthe semi-finals. The Pacific Life Open defi-nitely has something for everyone. It is easyto see why Indian Wells has been touted asthe “Fifth” Grand Slam event.

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22 Years Of SupportA r l e n e B a r c o

For the 22nd year, the Amateur Athletic Foundation is gener-ously supporting the National Junior Tennis League. Thanks tothe organization’s desire to make a difference, economically

disadvantaged youngsters will be provided the opportunity toreceive tennis instruction at 140 locations this summer.Some program participants will also have a chance to attend the

Countrywide Classic. AAF/NJTL Tennis Carnival and ChampionshipTournament days will be held in August involving those who havebeen outstanding participants.For information and a brochure listing all program sites, contact

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K-Swiss SummerMa r t h a K a t s u f r a k i s

The K-Swiss Summer Grand Prix, a 44 tournament jun-ior circuit, kicks off its 28th year in June. Youngsterswho participate are looking to earn enough points to

be one of the eight in each agedivision that are invited to par-ticipate in the Masters Champ-ionships that will be played inOctober. They are also anxiousto become one of the elite andadd their name to the 1000Point Club roster. For infor-mation about the K-SwissSummer Grand Prix, callMartha Katsufrakis at (310)208-3838 Ext. 302.

Caroline Xie was one of the players born in 1997 and ‘98 whoparticipated in a High Performance Camp at the Home Depotfacility in Carson. Raymond Sarmiento was a member of theUS boys’ team that played the Club Casablanca InternationalJunior Tournament and the Jalisco Junior Cup in Mexico.Bradley Klahn was one of the juniors selected to attend aHigh Performance Clay Court Camp at the Evert TennisAcademy in Boca Raton, Florida. He also participated in theHigh Performance “Boot Camp” at the Camp Pendleton MarineCorps Base. Michael McClune and Ryan Thacher partici-pated in a High Performance Camp for players born in1989 atCarson. Gabrielle Andrews and Jwany Sherif were amongthe players born in 1996 attending another camp at the facility.Daniel Ho, Campbell Johnson, Sarmiento and ClayThompson were among the juniors born in 1992 who partic-ipated in one of the elite training activities. The ProfessionalTennis Registry (PTR) honored the following SouthernCalifornians at its annual awards ceremo-ny: Paul Annacone – Touring ProCoach of the Year (PTR Coach VerdieckAward); Adam Steinberg – CollegeCoach of the Year (PTR Coach VerdieckAward); Julien Heine – PTR Male Playerof the Year; Steve Riggs – PTRCalifornia Member of the Year. Heineteamed with Zbynek Mlynarik, who

also won thePTR Open sin-gles, for doublehonors. Natasha Makarova, winnerof the CIF singles for Scripps RanchHigh School, was designated captain ofthe All-Academic team selected by theSan Diego Union-Tribune. Others hon-ored included: Joy Backer – TorreyPines; Jekka Kuhlmann – RanchoBernardo; Megan Leahy – RanchoBernardo; Siana May – Torrey Pines;Samantha Mohr – Poway; MonicaNguyen – Westview and BrettNisenoff – La Costa Canyon. EllenEhlers was appointed to the USTACompetition & Training Committee.Three – Gabrielle DeSimone,

Sarah Lee and Sabrina Santamaria – of the six Girls’14Bonnebell Cup participants were fromthe section. Isabelle Garvanne an 8-year-old Satellite player, received aTiger Woods Foundation grant for hercommunity service project, recycling ten-nis balls and cans. Riza Zalameda, thefirst UCLA women’s performer to be sohonored, was the Pac 10 Player of theWeek on two occasions this spring.

Names In The News

Former New York MayorDavid Dinkins and

Julien Heine

Zbynek Mlynarik

Isabelle Garvanne

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JuniorSectionals

The 105th edition of the Junior SectionalChampionships (the biggest junior tour-nament of its kind) is fast approaching.

This year’s event will be held June 16-18, 21-25at Los Caballeros Sports Village and at facili-ties in the surrounding area. Preliminary round play (and 10’s divi-

sion) will begin on Saturday, June 16th. Thefinal rounds of singles draws will beginFriday June 22nd.The Jim Hillman Junior Sectionals

Sportsmanship Award will again be pre-sented to a boy and a girl at this year’stournament. Bradley Klahn and MollyScott were the inaugural winners in 2006.

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D a r r e n P o t k e y

Five Winners – Many Champions

The 6th CIF-Wilson-SCTA “First Serve”Boys High School

team tournament washeld in March. The winners were: CathedralCatholic High School(coaches – Ron Marquezand Joe Wesson) at theBarnes Tennis Center;Diamond B ar HighSchool (coach – DaveHammel) at El DoradoHigh School; LakewoodHigh School (coach –Lisa Busch) at WestTorrance High School;and Sage Hill HighSchool (coach – A.G.Longoria) at OrangeCoast College.For the first time, the event featured a new one-day format, which allowed more

teams to participate. Tournament supporters who deserve praise include: DarianBorowiak of Wilson Sporting Goods; Paul Castillo and John Costello of the CIF-SouthernSection; Chad Kawahara of Francis Parker High School; John Cyrus of El Dorado HighSchool; Janice Maran of Orange Coast College and Jerry Smith and Patty Yoo of WestTorrance High School.

D a t e s To R e m e m b e r :

Monday, July 16th

“High School Day” at the Countrywide Classic. Get Free tickets for junior play-ers on high school teams. Contact Darren Potkey at darrenp@scta.usta.com or Tiffany Geller at geller@scta.usta.com or call (310) 208-3838 Ext. 222 or 232.

Monday, July 16th - 7th

High School Coaches Clinic at the Countrywide Classic. All high schoolcoaches are invited to attend at the cost of $10 (plus parking). Each coachwill receive two tickets to the Monday day session. Contact Tiffany Geller atGeller@SCTA.usta.com or call (310) 208-3838, Ext. 232.

Saturday, September 8th and 15th - 7th

“First Serve” Girls High School Team Tournament. Contact Tiffany Geller atGeller@SCTA.usta.com or (310) 208-3838, Ext. 232.

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M a r k W i n t e r s

As Lauren Peterson, the Los AngelesTimes standout prep tennis writerdetailed, Santa Barbara High School

came up a shot or two short in the final ofthe eighth Corona del Mar/National All-American boy’s tennis championship, a 16-team event, dropping a gripping 5-4 decisionto Atherton Sacred Heart Prep. Billly Grokenberger, the SBHS soph told

Petersen, “I blew it. We should’ve won.”Steve Geremia, the Santa Barbara coach

said, “There were a lot of other people infront of him that could’ve done the samething.”Santa Barbara, the No. 3 team in the

Southern Section Division I and the 2005tournament winner, was the highest finisheramong six Southern Section schools thisyear.“I think we’re going to get better,”

Geremia said. “We’re just beginning to build;just getting started.”

Sage Hill High School

The 25th Junior Satellite Masters Championships concluded another banneryear for the program. Over 700 players qualified for the tournament bywinning at least one Satellite event in 2006. Within that group, over 300

players attempted to follow in the footsteps of some past great Satellite Masterschampions. The following deserve a sincere “Thanks” for their longstanding support of

Satellite play: Carrie Cimino of Head/Penn Racquet Sports; Cathy Jacobsen of ElDorado Park Tennis Center; John Lansville of the USTA and Eric Stephens ofLakewood Tennis Center.

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D a r r e n P o t k e y

BOYS’ 18

William Urquhart d. Greg Druckenmiller 6-3, 6-2 BOYS’ 16

Kliment Bozhilov d. Dylan Tevlin6-3, 6-1 BOYS’ 14

Giordano Valdez d. Kevin Kim 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 BOYS’ 12

David Stanko d. Kevin Young 6-4, 6-4 BOYS’ 10

Jake Klein d. Matthew Gottlieb6-4, 6-3 BOYS’ 8

Martin Marin d. Brandon Michaels 6-2, 6-1

Over 40 players, (those who had won a sanctioned Novice tour-nament in 2006), gathered at Barnes Tennis Center on the lastSaturday in January for the 2007 SCTA Novice Jamboree. When

the dust settled, eight players were crowned champions. Thanks areextended to Steve Bickham and Conan Lorenzo of the Barnes TennisCenter, along with Ellen Ehlers of the Junior Tennis Council for theirNovice Jamboree support.

GIR L S ’ 18

Tiffani Shaik d. Alexandra Ponce 6-0, 6-2 GIR L S ’ 16

Marcela Jimenez-Ramos d.Brianne Cyrus 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 GIR L S ’ 14

Ashley MacKey d. Katina Zampas 6-3, 6-1 GIR L S ’ 12

Melissa Huang d. Kayla Shapiro 6-3, 6-1 GIR L S ’ 10

Tracy Van d. Sarah Mae Garcia 6-1, 6-0 GIR L S ’ 8

Mimi Levine d. Maina Germany 6-1, 6-2 Martin Marin and Brandon Michaels

Maika Adair and Monica AlejandroMargaux Lawson and K. C. Discenza

Tiffani Shaik and Alexandra Ponce

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BOYS’ 18 /16

First: Justin Preibisius; Second: Ronald Jacobus

BOYS’ 14

First: Christopher Vincent; Second: Tyler Truong

BOYS’ 12

First: Tommy Truong; Second: Stanton Presar

BOYS’ 10 / 8

First: Nathaniel Vincent; Second: Cameron Liederman

GIR L S ’ 18 /16

First: Margaux Lawson;Second: K.C. Discenza

GIR L S ’ 14

First: Monica Alejandro; Second: Maika Adair

GIR L S ’ 12

First: Yolanda Pham; Second: Jackie Alejandro

GIR L S ’ 10 / 8

Four way tie for first;Kendal McGinnis was theplayoff winner and Sarah Benjamin finalist;Jiana Huang and AmandaPresar other competitors.

Novice Jamboree Success

Another Banner Year

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Recreational collegiate tennis teams from San Diego to Santa Barbara com-peted in the 4th Tennis On Campus Championship held at the Los AngelesTennis Center – UCLA in February.

UCLA edged USC, 25-21, in the final. Both schools fielded strong teams, butNick DeGeode and Alana Pfeffinger, the UCLA mixed doubles team, proved to bethe difference, defeating Matt Black and Jackie Reed of USC 6-4 to claim the titlein the last match.The University of

California San DiegoTriton team, who almostupset UCLA, the defend-ing champion, in the semi-finals, finished third.Fourteen teams partici-

pated in the tournament,which utilized the men’s/women’s singles, doublesand mixed doubles WorldTeamTennis format. Theexciting no-ad competi-tion allowed substitutions,coaching as well as theability to come frombehind during the finalmatch and force “SuperTie Break”. A team isnever out of the matchuntil the final point.The two-day Champion-

ship started with “pool play” on Saturday. All teams had an opportunity to moveinto the Gold Championship or the Silver draws; both of which were to be playedon Sunday. Unfortunately, morning rain made it possible to complete only the GoldChampionship draw.In addition to UCLA – Gold & Blue and USC – Gold & Cardinal and University

of California San Diego – Gold & Blue, University of California Irvine, and CaliforniaState University Fullerton – Orange were in the Gold Championship competition. In the Silver draw, whose completion was rain delayed, University of California

Santa Barbara defeated University of LaVerne and California State University SanBernardino for top honors. California State University Long Beach, California StateUniversity Fullerton – Blue and California State University Northridge also participat-ed in the division.Based on TOC rules, UCLA and USC earned automatic entry in the National

Campus Championship that takes place in late April at the Cary Tennis Center inCary, NC. They will be part of a collection of 64 recreational collegiate tennis teamsfrom around the country. There was room for “At Large” teams and UCSD tookadvantage to earn a place in the draw. Interestingly, all three teams participated inthe 2006 National Championship.For additional information, photos and news regarding Regional League events,

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T E N N I S O N C A M P U S

UCLA Tops FieldL i n d a M i l a n

First EverM a r k W i n t e r s

Naomi Cavady of Great Britain was thestory of the Direct Mortgage USAWomen’s Pro Challenger of Orange. She

became the first qualifier to win an event of thatkind defeating Karin Knapp of Italy 6-1, 6-1 in thesingles final. Jorgelina Cravero of Argentina and Su-Wei Hsieh of Taipei won the doubles. Played atRidgeline Country Club, where Mike Nelson is theDirector of Tennis, the tournament benefitedMaternal Outreach Management System (MOMS),a local organization that assists low-income, at-risk babies. Nelson’s daughter Lindsey, a USC junior and

the Challenger of Orange doubles champion withAnne Yelsey, in 2006, survived a first round matcha year ago, playing with pneumonia then had towithdraw. This time, illness didn”t sideline Nelson,who was an NCCA finalist last spring. Afterdefeating Angela Haynes 6-4, 6-0, NCAA and ITFrules concerning individuals playing two differentevents in a week (USC had a match) forced herto withdraw again. Looking ahead, Nelson hopesto make her way further into the 2008 event.

In The GameM a r k W i n t e r s

Anumber of players who call SouthernCalifornia home were in the news becauseof successes in the indoor season. Cosmina

Ciobanu, an Evelyn Houseman Junior Sportsman-ship Award winner, was a member of the NotreDame team that lost to Georgia Tech in the Inter-collegiate Tennis Association National Women’sTeam Indoor Championships. Jared Kamel, MaxOrtiz and Mark Vartabedian were part of theUniversity of California Santa Cruz team that wonthe ITA Division III National Men’s Team IndoorChampionships over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.Lawrence Wang played for the finalist’s.

Cosmina Ciobanu is fourth from left.

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P h o t o s : A l i O r d o n e z

Men’s 3.0

Men’s 4.5

Men’s 4.0

Men’s 3.5

Women’s 2.5

Women’s 3.0

Women’s 3.5

Women’s 4.0

Women’s 4.5

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Tom Fey, the ubiquitous Directorof Tennis at the Indian WellsTennisGarden, had a brilliant idea—

but it took fiveyears to come tofruition. Late in2006 things beganmoving towardmaking it a reality. “Iwanted to host aTri-Level Champion-ship that involvedteams from everysection,” he said,during the PacificLife Open. After

staging the National Senior 3.5Championship last October, he “Thought itcouldn’t be a bettertime” to hold anNTRP level competi-tion, and do it inconjunction with theMasters Series eventplayed in the desertin early March.“The USTA had

Tri-Level pilot pro-grams,” Fey said. “Iwas told (by TennisGarden officials) thatI could hold the tournament if at least fourof the 17 sections agreed to participate.” Headded, “The idea was to have people “playwhere and when the pros play”.”As it turned out 121 individuals, from 8

sections–Intermountain, Midwest, Northern,Northern California, Pacific Northwest,Southern California, Southwest and

Texas–par ticipated ;comprising teams ofat least 12 members(A minimum of six menand six women wererequired.), to competein 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 leveldoubles contests.Though the compe-

tition was formidable,SoCal won. Membersof the winning teamincluded: Julie Annet,Dorothy Bishop, RobertCampbell, Jim Forgerson, Lisa Howell,Margaret Howard, Val Julian, Michael Lane,Quoc Ly, Rob Piepho, Michael Rollyson,Prentiss VanDenberg and Dawn Wasley.

The wonderfulpart of Fey’s con-cept was that “Par-ticipants used thelocker rooms theplayers used; theywould play on thesame courts and

they had at least three matches. Points talliedon all three levels would decide the winner.The USTA has held only men¹s or women¹sTri-Level tournaments in the past. Here, wecombined genders; just like the Pacific LifeOpen.”

Each section was allowed to chooseparticipants in their own fashion. Thirty-sixSoCal teams participated in the Februaryqualifying event played at the Tennis Garden. Fila jumped at the chance to be involved

in the unique activity. As Fey explained,“Winning team members received clothingsponsorship for a year. Can you imaginewhat it would be like to have new Fila ten-nis product and play at your club for twelvemonths?”They also received tickets for the last

three days of the Pacific Life Open, alongwith a reception and dinner, both of whichwere gourmet excellent. What¹s more, thewinning section was acknowledged on sta-dium court on the final Sunday, receiving aBaccarat trophy similar to the one present-ed to the Pacific Life Open men¹s doubleschampions. Everyone involved was delighted with the

experience. The event surpassed expecta-tions. Many were even planning for nextyear’s qualifying; anxious to return to a tour-nament that was extremely well run; onethat put recreational players in the spotlight.“In time, I would like to see this

become a national championship,” Feyconcluded. Based on the success of theinaugural event, it seems as if it will bean exce l lentpossibility.

Where The Pros PlayMa r k W i n t e r s

Tom Fey

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When the Men’s 4.5 SeniorLeague team from La JollaTennis Club won the 2006

USTA Senior National Championship,the members were in for a big sur-prise. Having the best record of any ofthe other national champions, theywere named the Chrysler 2006Ultimate Champions. Captain ScottFarr, along with Rick Evans, AndyHarrison, Roger Hulburt, LoganJenkins, Bob Pecora, Mark Schmersal,Donny Thompson, Steve Warfieldand John Wright, as well as their wives orguests were treated to an all expense paidthree-day weekend at the Pacific Life Open,courtesy of Chrysler and Tennis Magazine.Chryslers and drivers were at their dispos-al, skybox seats for the quarterfinal; semifi-nal and final matches; impressive gift bagsthat included, among other things, a HeadRadical racquet and $150 in hotel credit forthe spa or on the golf course were part ofthe package. The program sponsors hosted a dinner,

and Billie Jean King presented each teammember with a Waterford trophy inscribedwith their name. “This was definitely theabsolute ultimate…we all had the best timeever!” enthused Farr, the captain of a teamparticipating in this year’s Adult League thatis underway in San Diego County.The 2007 Mixed Doubles League

increased to 49 teams with 541 players. Localleague winners advancing to SectionalChampionships included: 9.0 – Barnes TennisCenter (captain-Janet Podney), from theNorth County; Carmel Valley RecreationCenter (captain – Eddie Acuna); 8.0 –Fallbrook Tennis Club (captain – LeslieBranson); 7.0 – National City Tennis Club(captain – Cirilo Daguia); La Mirage (captain –Yumiko Shinozaki); Surf & Turf Tennis Club(captain – Thanh Huyen); 6.0 – ScrippsRanch Swim & Racquet Club (captain –Cheryl Beaty) Players born in 1957 or before, are eligible

to play in the Senior League. Competition isduring July and August: 9 a.m. on Sundays for

the men and 9 a.m. on weekdays for thewomen (3.0 – Mondays; 3.5 – Tuesdays; 4.5 –Wednesdays; 4.0 – Thursdays). The format isthree doubles matches. All players must bevalid USTA members. The player fee is $19.(The captain’s fee is waived.)Summer is one of the best times for fam-

ilies to take to the courts. There are tourna-ments for all ages and skill levels. Practicallyevery teaching prooffers junior clinicsfor Novice to Ad-vanced youngsters.And for those whosetennis-playing daysare a distant recol-lection, it’s the per-fect time to dust offthe racquet. Family Tennis Day

is a District spon-

sored program that is a free and funintroduction to the sport. Members ofthe Community Tennis Committee,along with local teaching pros, set upshop on neighborhood courts on aweekend afternoon. Soon 30-40 adultsand kids, are hitting balls. Games, prizesand snacks are all part of an action-packed day. In time, adults can sign up for free

Drop-In-Tennis classes. Juniors cancontinue making progress at AfterSchool Tennis, offered by many schoolsthroughout the county. Since the

instructors are paid by the District, this is agreat opportunity for those who want toplay at their local courts.Pros interested in teaching Drop-In-

Tennis for Novice adults should call (619) 299-8647 for information. Visitwww.sandiegotennis.com for the nextFamily Tennis Day.The San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame Class

of 2007 will be inducted on Saturday, August25, in a 4 p.m. ceremony on the BalboaTennis Club’s Maureen Connolly StadiumCourt at Morley Field. The SelectionCommittee includes Larry Belinsky, RickEvans, Colleen Clery Ferrell, Robin Harris,Jim Lackritz and Ben Press who was induct-ed last year. Those attending the 2006 eventcame away inspired by the tennis notableswhose passion for the game make San Diegoa major force in the sport. This year’s cele-bration will again spotlight people who havecontributed much to the community’s richtennis history.

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Winners And ActivitiesL e s l e y Wa i t e

The San Diego Tennis Hall ofFame Class of 2007 will beinducted on Saturday, August25, in a 4 p.m. ceremony onthe Balboa Tennis Club’sMaureen Connolly StadiumCourt at Morley Field.

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Billie Jean King honored the Ultimate Champions.

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Not every child will serve like Federer or have an Agassireturn, but, with the pathway of programs at the BarnesTennis Center, everyone can reach their potential. Thanks

to the range of classes for the beginner, high school player, highperformance competitor, and specialized training for those on theelite national and international levels, this is possible.For some time, the Barnes Tennis Center has been attracting

many of the top juniors in San Diego County. The group includesover 70 tournament winners, several players with top twentynational rankings, a Little Mo National Champion, and more. Amajor part of the success is attributed to the High PerformanceProgram.HP is directed by Luda Makarova, two-time Canadian Coach

of the Year and a former Russian Fed Cup player. She has devel-oped a training system using the best of Russian, Canadian, andUSTA techniques. Some of the standouts include her daughtersNatasha (top 12 nationally in the Girls”16) and Christina (LittleMo national champion), along with Gregory Garcia (No. 1 Boys”10, and Boy’s 12 national champion). Jakob Karnop, Derek Klein,Joulia Likhanskaia and Everette Waterman are also currentlytraining in the program. Players “graduate” from HP into theBarnes Elite Team program and ultimately into the collegiateranks.For information about all Barnes Tennis Center programs, call

(619) 221-9000. For specifics on High Performance, contact LudaMakarova at lmakarova@ytsd.org or call (619) 221-9000.

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Ke r r y B l u m

Carl EarnWhen Carl Earn left the game in early April, he did it like hedid everything – with a smile. That was just the way he was.A funky lefthander, who hit topspin shots before they werethe way to play the game; he was a local standout despite hisclaim of winning, “all the rinky-dink tournaments when (Jack)Kramer and (Ted) Schroeder were out of town.” He wasinducted into the Southern California Tennis Association Hallof Fame in 2002, and he could play; having spent time on thepro tour following a stint in the navy.More importantly, he could teach in such a personable way

that he became legendary. There are encyclopedic recollec-tions of his time at the Beverly Hill Tennis Club, HillcrestCountry Club and the Tennis Place where students, along withthose who had an opportunity to watch him, have memoriesof a wonderfully funny, generous individual who was a mar-velous raconteur. Even as he suffered physically at the end, hewas true to Carl, and a delight to be around.

Jacque GrigryEveryone who know him had a Jacque Grigry story to tell.Not only was the three-time USC All-American an outstand-ing player, and later a teaching professional, Grigry had an elec-tric, slightly eccentric personality that left people smiling andshaking their heads. When he left in March, tennis lost a realcharacter

Lee WakefieldOften, the wife is the stalwart who provides the behind-thescenes tennis activity support. In the case of the Wakefields,Fran¹s husband Lee was always ready to quietly lend a hand.Though a formidable player, he never drew attention to hisskill. He simply enjoyed his time on the court. He savored itas much as he did his fishing, dogs, reading and trips to Mexico.He left the game in March.

In Memoriam

UCLA Southern California Tennis Association

Los Angeles Tennis Center - UCLA420 Charles E. Young Drive WestLos Angeles, CA 90024-9115(310) 208-3838www.scta.usta.com

Henry Talbert - Executive DirectorDarren Potkey - Manager Of High PerformanceAnnette Buck - Director Adult & Senior Tennis

Mark Winters - Executive Editor

Arlene Barco, Kerry Blum, Barb Johnson, Cheryl Jones, Martha Katsufrakis, Linda Milan,

Ali Ordonez, Alison Roell, Becky Edles-Rye, Gideon Smith, Lesley Waite and Toby Zwikel

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Busy, Busy

Nancy Furhmann, League Coor-dinator, noted that the LadiesWinter League 2007 season

had two divisions of 15 teams. MissionViejo Tennis Center, captained by CindyMcNamee, won the 4.0/4.5 division.McNamee certainly has the winningway because in 2005 she was also achampion, playing at Coto ValleyCountry Club. Nellie Gail, with KarenRiccio serving as captain, won the3.0/3.5 division. This year the team thatfinished at the bottom of the standingslast season is much improved. Its suc-cess shows what a few lessons and a lotof determination can do.

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Racquet Club of Irvine20 06 FALL / SPRING 20 07

Ladies Evening Doubles LeagueDivision 1 (4.5)

RCI – Risquez-Tomasyan Division 2 (4.0-3.5)

DHTC – Nancy Fuhrmann

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SunburstCaptivates

G i d e o n S m i t h

It is ironic that an area with neither coun-try nor racquet clubs, nor tennis traditionwould be recognized by the TennisIndustry Association (TIA) and the USTA forhaving one of the 50 best Tennis WelcomeCenters in the country. In a place where offroad vehicles and pickup trucks are popularforms of recreation, Sunburst Park was rec-ognized. For the past eight years, the facility has

been the hub of youth and adult tennis pro-grams conducted by the Morongo BasinTennis Association. They include:

� Year-Round Amateur Athletic Foundation/National Junior Tennis League

� Jr. Team Tennis (The “Mighty Turtles”)� Tennis Carnivals � Summer Tennis Camps� Adult Tennis 1-2-3 � Adult Team Tennis� Tournaments � Cardio TennisLocal tennis patriarch Art Freas, who

recently turned100, was on hand when thepark was honored in March. He began play-ing recreational tennis in 1928 in LosAngeles. Retiring from tournament compe-

tition at the ageof 98, he wasranked No. 7. Tennis momen-

tum is building inthe desert. Thispast fall, the twopublic high schoolgirls’ tennis teams

finished first and second in the De Anza League. That hasn’t happened before.The result was due, in part, to league realign-ment, but it was the result; the first fruit, ifyou will, of the focus on USTA pathway pro-grams and things such as Friday Night TeenTennis.Joshua Tree Park & Recreation handles

the tennis program registration and providescourt and conference meeting facilities tothe Morongo Basin Tennis Association. For information about tennis programs

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CSI And OrangeCounty Great Park

Community Sports Institute (CSI)has submitted a comprehensiveproposal for development, con-

struction, and operation of the OrangeCounty Great Park. The goal is toimprove the student/athlete quality oflife through sports, while simultaneouslyoffering an opportunity to create aworld-class sports and training facility. CSI has secured commitments from

a number of powerful sports and educa-tional organizations who are rallyingaround the common goal of benefitingthe student/athletes in the community;including Special Olympics, YMCA, AAU,Cal South Soccer, AYSO, SaddlebackVolleyball Club, OCCTA, and manyother established organizations.Please visit the CSI website at

www.csisports.org and get involvedtoday!Plans include:

• Tennis Center with stadium style, center court

• Indoor sport courts for basketball, volleyball, badminton, and other sports, training and fitness center

• Sport fields to accommodate soccer, football, baseball, lacrosse, softball, field hockey, and other sports

• Stadium for football, track & field, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, and other sports

• Aquatic Complex designed for swimming, water polo and other sports

Enthusiastic self-starter to run OCCTA’sSouth Orange County Tennis After School(TAS) programs. Prefer USPTA/ PTR certified professional, highly organized andpersonable. Send resume to: Becky EdlesRye at beckye_occta@yahoo.com

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Mission Viejo Tennis Center

20th Top Gun Tournament: November 2-4, 9-11Host: The Racquet Club of Irvine

Please visit www.topguntennis.comfor more information. Top Gun is a USTA sanctioned event

and is being run by the OCCTA.Proceeds help support the OCCTATennis-After-Schools program (TAS)and other community tennis program-ming, leagues and activities.

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Riverside Tennis Block Party

California Baptist University’sTennis Center hosted the firstInland Empire Tennis Block

Party ever, on Friday evening, March 2,2007. Local tennis providers – CanyonCrest Country Club, FundamentalTennis, Riverside Parks, Recreation &Community Services Department,

Riverside Tennis Center and the Victoria Club joined forces withRiverside Junior Tennis League, Riverside Community College, CBU,Head/PENN and Ellesse for three hours of tennis fun. After Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge welcomed the crowd, the

activities started. Exhibition matches, product demos, games andinstruction captivated the 150-200 that were in attendance. Eachparticipating organization donated prizes – (Indian Wells TennisGarden donated two box seats for the Pacific Life Open men’s finalmatches). Everyone had a good time. Literally, the lights had to beturned out to get people to leave.

Riverside Community College

Jim Elton, Men’s tennis coach at RCC, and his merry band of play-ers ran a Recreational Coach Workshop in March, in part as ateam fund raiser, but also as an outreach to the tennis commu-

nity. The event was well-attended by college and high school coach-es and players, park and recreation personnel, physical educationteachers, Boys & Girls Club staff, recreational players and teachingpros, all of whom had an opportunity to hit quite a few tennis balls.A number of the participants were surprised at the physical exer-tion involved in the day’s proceedings. Fortunately, RCW trainerDennis Stojewa came to the rescue, giving everyone a chance tocatch their breath with “white board” exercises and group discus-sions. The general consensus was the day was well-spent.Everyone left feeling they had picked up some great ideas (and per-sonal connections) to take back to their own programs.

Redlands Tennis Scene

Tennis is alive and well in the Redlands area as evidenced by thefour groups operating the following junior programs:

��Gion Tennis offers clinics, private lessons and competitiveteam play at Clement Middle School. The 12 Mixed Intermediateteam advanced to Sectional Championships last fall and performedvery well. Twelve Mixed Intermediate and 14 Mixed Intermediatesquads are in the Spring 2007 USTA Jr. Team Tennis League. Tenniscamps will be conducted over the summer. For more information,see the website, www.giontennis.com or contact Charles Mosley at(909) 965-8026.

� Redlands Racquet Club’s Junior Development Program pro-vides clinics as well as private lessons in two locations – RedlandsHigh School on Saturday mornings and the Drayson Center inLoma Linda beginning at 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Over80 players participated in the last session. Contact Richard Jimenezat (909) 793-5991 for further information or check the website at www.redlandsracquetclub.org

� Redlands Recreation, a NRPA Tennis In the Parks partner,hosts NJTL programs at the Redlands Community Center. These 6-week activities take place four times a year and are always pop-ular. Contact Therese Lake at (909) 798-7547 for session dates andregistration requirements.

� Redlands Youth Tennis runs clinics, private lessons, tourna-ments and competitive team play at Ford Park. This is the organi-zation’s first Jr. Team Tennis season, and they will field an 18 GirlsIntermediate, 14 Mixed Intermediate and 12 Mixed Intermediateteams. Mini-camps will be offered during the summer. Programinformation can be found at www.redlandsyouthtennis.org or bycontacting Gabriel Jacob at (909) 794-5121.

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USPTA Pro Gabriel Jacob – (909) 794-5121 – conducts adultclinics, private lessons and Cardio Tennis at Ford Parkfor the Park and Recreation Department. Cardio Tennis

is so popular that it is being expanded to a senior group atRedlands Community Center. Call (909) 798-7572 for datesand times.

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Jurupa Unified School District

JUSD’s Middle School After-School Tennis teams, together withthe Rubidoux High’s Girls Tennis team, took part in Kid’s Day atthe Pacific Life Open. Approximately 50 players traveled by bus

to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. School tennis organizer ScottHarris coordinated the event along with the School Resource

Officers. The youngsters returnedwith heightened enthusiasm for tennisprograms and are looking forward tomore professional tennis events inthe future. Many thanks to Tom Feyand his staff for coordinating anothergreat activity.

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Congratulations to the following play-ers for their achievements in theBakersfield Racquet Club Junior

Novice Tournament. David Kilpatrick andArianna Tilbury received SportsmanshipAwards. Winners, finalists and consolation (if

Carl Hinds, who was born inWerribee, Australia, moved to theUS to play tennis at Saddleback

Community College in 1989. During hisOrange County days, he was the No. Iplayer and won the Junior College Statesingles and doubles championships in 1990.He was also named the National JuniorCollege Player of the Year and received hisaward from Arthur Ashe at the US Open.In 1991, he moved to California StateUniversity Bakersfield where he was onceagain the No. 1 player, and achieved acareer high Division II ranking of No. 2.Since 1994, Hinds has been working as

the Junior Director of Tennis at StockdaleCountry Club. In that period, he has beenvery active in the tennis community. Hewas on the Kern Community TennisAssociation Board of Directors for six

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years, and was President in 2002. He hasbeen the Chairman of the KCTA JuniorBoard four of the last ten years. Having a passion for developing juniors

and getting them in the game, he enjoysdirecting tournaments and special teamtennis events because they offer anopportunity to work with large numbersof players. One of his most memorableexperiences, as a young player in Australia,was competing in a team tennis formatwith and against adults, at the age of 11.Being exposed to the program served toinspire him to be active in the tennis com-munity both as a player and as a coach.Following his instincts, he introduced theoriginal version of Club Cup team tennis

to Bakersfield in 2001.The concept allows clubs from

Bakersfield to compete. The format hasteams play for approximately two hours aweekend, for four weekends. The time-frame allows people to play while fittingthe event into their usual schedule.Both adults and juniors participate,

based on NTRP ratings from 3.0 to 4.5.Local club pro’s rate their junior playerswhen selecting teams. Team comparisonsare then made (by all club pros) to ensurethat squads are correctly placed. The rat-ing process is particularly beneficial forjuniors because it allows individuals tomatch up at the correct ability level,rather than in age divisions. The Club Cup has averaged over 300

players a year. Hinds meets with the prosthat organize things at their facility. Usingtenniscores.com he manages rosters, divi-sions, schedules, scores, substitute players,and all e-mails. The database has approx-imately 2,000 hits per season. Team captains are responsible for

arrangements. Hinds broadcast e-mails keepthe captains informed. At the conclusion of week three, the

playoff rounds are determined. Once com-plete, Hinds holds an awards dinner atStockdale Country Club. This year, 367attended. Bakersfield Racquet Club securedthe overall Club Cup for adults for the thirdyear in a row; while Stockdale County Clubjuniors clinched the overall victory for thesixth straight year.

A KCTA Aussie

played) honorees included: Boys’ 16 – ColinOlsen and Amandeep Singh; 14 – PrestonSimpson, Jake Kounter and J.T. Gonzales; 12 –Drew Raney, Devon Vines and AnthonyBusacca; 10 – Trey Alderete, Timmy Kounterand Jacob Williams.

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JuniorsGirls’ 18 – Lisa Thomas and Brigitte

Rankins; 16 – Carly Tucker, Zoe Tucker and LizBrooks; 14 – Kasandra Beadle, Abigail Croyand Nicole Angelini; 12 – Isabella Busacca, JuliaCastillo and Anna Lindsley; 10 – AriannaTilbury, Sophia Busacca and Riley Tucker.

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MEN’ S 3 . 5 DOUBLES

Raymond Robinson/Reggie Stanton d. Ted Brown/Robert Foster 6-1, 2-6, 1-0(5)

WOMEN’ S 4 . 5

Sunny Kim d. Katie Sweeney 4-6, 7-5, 1-0(9)

WOMEN” S 3 . 5

Fergy Manuva d. Lupe Lopez 6-3, 6-0

WOMEN’ S 3 . 5 DOUBLES

Patti Groves/Heather Hodgson d. Tracey Brandenburg/Christine Feckley 4-6, 6-2, 1-0(5)

MEN ’ S 5 . 5

James Dao d. Albert Altuna 5-7, 6-1, 1-0(6)

MEN ’ S 5 . 5 DOUBLES

Carly De Peralta/David DeSure d. Raymond Esparza/Anand Jethva 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(4)

MEN ’ S 4 . 5

Richard Layon d. Lance Franey 6-4, 4-6, 1-0(8)

MEN ’ S 4 . 5 DOUBLES

Bruce Beinlich/Fernando Hernandez d. Jason Hom/John Rodriguez 6-0, 6-2

MEN ’ S 3 . 5

Jason De Costa d. James Theisen 7-6, 6-4

R E S U L T S

20th NTRP Grand Prix Masters Championship(s)P h o t o s : A n n e t t e B u c k

4 . 5 M IXED DOUBLES

Sunny Kim/Solomon Liu d. Craig Orr/Sandra Show 6-2, 6-3

3 . 5 M IXED DOUBLES

Christine Garforth/Kevin Sutter d. Doreen Nordberg/Robert Southard 7-5, 6-4

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