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2011 SPRING ISSUE

“To introduce, promote & develop the game of tennis within Southeastern Michigan”

The

URT EPORTER UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION

SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN DISTRICT

Recreational Coach Workshop April 23rd Pg 2 Southeast Michigan District Qualifier Pg 3 Future Qualifier (10 & Unders) Pg 5 New Tournament Rest Periods for Juniors Pg 5 2010 Top Southeast Michigan Junior Players Pg 6 2011 Junior Summer Tournament Schedule Pg 7 2011 Points Per Round & New Level Tournaments Pg 8 USTA Jr. Team Tennis District Championships Pg 9 USTA Adult League Tennis Dates to Remember Pg 11 Start/Restart Tennis & New iPhone App Pg 12 NEW 65 & Over League Pg 13 2010 Combo Doubles District Champions Pg 14 2010 League Wrap Ups Pg 14 District Annual Awards Winners Pg 18 2011 Adult Summer Tournament Schedule and 2010 Top Southeast Michigan Adult Players Pg 23

IN THIS ISSUE:

A mini-revolution is brewing in Tennis worldwide. In Can-ada, the approach is called "Progressive Tennis”. In the United States, the approach is called "QuickStart" Tennis. Regardless of the name, it is imported from European coun-tries like Belgium where it was used to successfully develop players like Justine Henin and Kim Clisters. In Switzerland, Roger Federer promotes the approach. In Brazil, Guga Kuerten is the spokesperson. In the United States, Andre Agassi and Steffi Graff have just been announced as spokespersons. As you've surely heard by now, QuickStart Tennis uses a systematic progression of court sizes, balls, and racquets, to scale the game down to an appropriate level for 5-10 year olds.

Simply put, learning tennis is more effective with this pro-gressional, systematic approach.

STAGE 3 - Red Ball (ages 4-8 and Adult Begin-ners). An oversized, high-density foam ball or felt ball that flies slower and bounces lower so it is eas-ier to visually track, receive and control.

STAGE 2 - Orange Ball (ages 7-9). Low compres-sion balls that are approximately 50% slower than a normal tennis ball. The ratio of length to width of the modified court is basically the same as a full sized court to an adult. This allows for development of an all-court game style with net play, and the low-compression balls facilitate tactical development as well as the development of good biomechanics.

STAGE 1 - Green Dot Ball (ages 9-10). The final step in the progression is to move 9-10 year olds to the full court with regulation rules and scoring. Transi-tional balls that fly slower and bounce lower (25% less compression) are used to enhance consistency and control.

The power of the QuickStart Tennis Format is that it allows players to play quickly and successfully. The quicker and

more skillfully a player can play, the more fun it is. No need to ‘dress it up’ with trivial activities. Each stage not only has spe-cific equipment to aid Success, but develop particular skills as well.

Proponents of the progressional approach to tennis will tell you that no 10 & under player (unless exceptionally gifted) should play on a regular court with regular balls.

Consequently, competition in tennis must mirror this progres-sional approach. Thus, USTA National has mandated that all 10 & Under Sanctioned Tournaments for 2012 be played using the QuickStart Format. In the Midwest Section, we are leading the charge by making these changes effective start-ing January 2011.

10 & Under DIVISION: Our District Level 1-5 Tournaments for The 10s division must use a “green dot” ball on a 78-foot court (regulation size court and net) and will play 2 out of 3 sets with a tiebreak in lieu of a third set. District Level 6 Tournaments for the 10s division must use an “orange stage” ball on a 60-foot court (regulation net height) and will play 2 out of 3, 4-game sets using no-ad scoring and a 7-point tiebreak at 4-all.

8 & Under DIVISION: Using the “red stage” ball, these tournaments are designed specifically for the 8 & Under player and will hold a District Level 4 Points Per Round value. These tournaments will be round-robin events using a 36-foot court, portable net (2’9”) and will play 2 out of 3, 7-point tie-break sets. They will also count towards the Midwest Quick-Start Recognition list. For more information on 10 & Under Tennis, visit www.10andundertennis.com today!

Anyone interested in learning the basics of coaching and teaching tennis or seeking a refresher on more current methods and effective tools should attend a Recreational Coach Workshop.

Taught by specially trained, certified teaching professionals Mike Woody and Jorge Capestany, this six-hour workshop will cover:

• Games and Drills Every Coach Should Know • Teaching Large Groups • Running Effective Team Practices • Tennis Technique – Current Trends and Progressions • Teaching using the “Games Approach” • QuickStart Tennis and more!

Participants will receive lunch, CD of drills/games, low-pressure and large foam transition balls, Learn to Rally / Play and USA Tennis 1-2-3 Adult Program Guide, Coaching Youth Tennis online course description and registration form, as well as the opportunity for a USPTA or PTR Development Coach Certification.*

Saturday, April 23rd From 12:30-7pm at Liberty Athletic Club in Ann Arbor

First Time USTA Member Attendees are FREE ! $42 for Non-USTA Members. No repeat attendees, please.

*With paid USPTA or PTR membership and completion of workshop.

Call (734) 421-1025 Sign Up Today!

Excellent Workshop for

High School Tennis Coaches and

Beginner to Intermediate Instructors

SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN DISTRICT

The Muthig Jr. Qualifier is our District’s premier tournament. Held at various tennis facilities, the Qualifier spans two weekends (May 27-30 & June 10-12) and is open to all Southeast Michigan juniors who meet residency and eligibility requirements. The draw is not limited, providing a great tournament experience for both beginner and experienced players. Used to determine entry into the USTA/Midwest Closed Outdoor Championships (June 25, 2011), the Qualifier attracts top Southeast Michigan players interested in advancing to both the Midwest Closed and USTA National Championships. These top players are advanced further into the draw (block seeding) to allow the lower seeds and unseeded players to play matches before facing the higher seeds.

Eligibility Requirements for first-time competitors in the Qualifier*:

FIRST-TIME COMPETITORS IN THE QUALIFIER MUST PROVIDE BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: PROOF OF RESIDENCY & PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP. Please see the home page of the Tournament for complete details at http://www.usta.com/tennislink/, follow “tournaments” and tournament ID number 855750111.

*All documentation MUST be received in the District Office no later than 4:00 p.m. Monday, May 16, 2011 for entry consideration into the District Jr. Qualifier. (Faxes will not be accepted.) In order to participate in the Qualifier, players must be registered for the tournament on TennisLink by the May 14th deadline and proper documentation MUST be on file prior to the May 16th deadline. Competitors may confirm receipt of documenta-tion by checking the report posted to the Tournament Home Page. The Qualifier Committee reserves the right to fur-ther verify eligibility of all entrants.

Other important facts: ♦ No scheduling exceptions for ACT’s, SAT’s, parties, trips, etc. ♦ No medical exemptions ♦ We will make our best attempt to schedule around player’s high school graduation ceremony; however, written notifi-

cation of ceremony date and time must be filed with the district office prior to the May 16th documentation deadline. ♦ Play & Complete rule will be strictly enforced. All scheduled matches must be completed for endorsement into the

Midwest Closed. No matches may end in Default, Withdrawal or Walkover. ♦ Qualifier Opening Round Start Times will be posted on Wednesday, May 25th. Qualifier Final Round Start Times

will be posted on Wednesday, June 8th. It is the player's responsibility to obtain his/her first match time. Only first match times will be posted. Players should check in with the tournament desk 15 minutes prior to match time. Draws will be posted after the opening rounds on Friday, May 27th.

Please remember: It is the player’s responsibility to read and understand the tournament details which are listed on the tournament home page at www.usta.com, under “tennislink” “tournaments” (Tournament ID #855750111).

Opening Rounds: May 27-30

Final Rounds:

June 10-12

On L:ine Entry Deadline*: Fri., May 13, 2011 11:59pm

Documentation Deadline*: Mon., May 16, 2011 4pm

*both deadlines must be met for completion of entry.

Don’t miss your chance to play this District Championship Event!

Tournament ID #855750111 Entry Fee: $65 Citizenship and Residency Requirements


HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS:

If you’re looking for college financial

assistance, apply for the

Kaspers’ Scholarship On October 30, 1989, June and Bert Kaspers (formerly of Southeast Michigan) created a

scholarship fund to provide financial assistance to graduating high school seniors for college tuition and expenses. The Kaspers’ legacy lives through the past, present

and future accomplishments of the winners of this scholarship.

The scholarship is available for 2011 graduates.

Deadline for Applications is June 30, 2011

Kaspers’ Scholarship Applications are available on our website: www.semich.usta.com, under “juniors”).

2010 Kaspers’ Scholarship Recipients: Patrick Cole and Marissa Cloutier (see “District Awards” on Page 19)

14 & Under Team (co-ed) Max. team size: 8 players (4 boys / 4 girls) TennisLink ID #855732211 Location: Purdue University, IN Player Entry fee: $75 Team jacket included in entry fee. Hotel and travel expenses to and from event are not included in entry fee.

Team Play for the Elite: Chasing the Midwest Cup

On June 19th, 2011, Southeast Michigan will send their top players to compete against the other thirteen districts for bragging rights as the best of the Midwest Section. If you are a top player in Southeastern Michigan and would like to be considered for a spot on either the 12 & Under, 14 & Under or 18 & Under Midwest Cup Teams, you must sign up on TennisLink. Team members will be chosen from the top players registered after the deadline using the most current Midwest Standing List available from the appropriate age group (top players in the 16s may be considered for the 18 & U Cup Teams). Deadline for application is May 31, 2011. The selection process will include (but is not limited to): current Midwest Standing List, Code Violations and Sportsmanship.

12 & Under Team (co-ed) Max. team size: 8 players (4 boys / 4 girls) TennisLink ID #855732111 Location: Indianapolis, IN Player Entry fee: $75 Team jacket included in entry fee. Hotel and travel expenses to and from event are not included in entry fee.

18 & Under Girls Team Max. team size: 10 players TennisLink ID #855732311 Location: Urbana, IL (University of Illinois) Player Entry fee: $150 Team jacket, room, board and travel expenses are included. Team players travel together with coaches to event. Players need to provide their own personal expenses.

18 & Under Boys Team Max. team size: 10 players TennisLink ID #855732411 Location: t/b/d Player Entry fee: $150 Team jacket, room, board and travel expenses are included. Team players travel together with coaches to event. Players need to provide their own personal expenses.

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NEW RULES for All USTA Sanctioned Junior Tournaments:

3-Minute Rest Period Before a Match Tiebreak

When a Match Tiebreak is played in lieu of the third set, players will receive a 3-minute rest period after splitting sets. During the 3-minute rest period, a player may receive coaching.

Players should adhere to the following procedures prior to the match tiebreak after splitting sets:

• Players must notify the roving umpire if they have split sets (raise racquets at the net) prior to leaving the court area. • During the 3-minute rest period, coaching is allowed. It is preferred that coaching occurs just off court to prevent non-court shoes from the court surface and to prevent distractions to other play-ers. • If a player requires a bathroom break prior to the match tiebreak, the player must inform the roving umpire before leaving the court area for the 3-minute rest period. Reasonable time is allowed for the bathroom break. • Coaching is allowed during the bathroom break. If one player takes a bathroom break and the

other does not, coaching is allowed for both players for the duration of the bathroom break.

Should a player return late from the 3-minute rest period, the player will be penalized according to the Lateness Rule (FAC Comment III.D-4). The penalty for lateness shall be assessed as a “Game” penalty and the match is over. The match will be over because the tiebreak is considered a game played in lieu of the 3rd set. The score for the tiebreak will be recorded as “1-0”.

Mandatory 10-minute Rest Period Before Third Full Set (including 18 year olds) If the players split sets in a best-of-3-set match, there will be a mandatory 10-minute rest period after the 2nd set for ALL age groups (previously, this rule did not apply to the 18 & Under Division).

Our District's Premier Tournament for 10 & Under Boys and Girls! June 3-5, 2011

held in between the two Qualifier Weekends! Enter online using “TennisLink” at www.usta.com (Tournament ID #855720311)

See tournament homepage for complete details, or call the District Office (734) 421-1025.

District Level 1 Event for Points Per Round

Regulation-size Court � Green-Dot Ball Two out of three sets with tie-break in lieu of third

BOYS 10s

MIDWEST SECTION Top 50 5 Mueller, Kobie 8 Wen, Alex Donald 41 Mukherji, Janak Kumar 43 Hyman, Julian SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN Top 25 1 Mueller, Kobie 2 Hyman, Julian 3 Hemmrich, Constantin 4 Stafford, Joseph 5 Mukherji, Janak 6 Wen, Alex 7 Zimmerman, Zachary 8 Warnicke, Ricky 9 Chakrabortty, Vikramjit 10 Li, Joshua 11 Wong, Philip A 12 Gallagher, Ryan J 13 Mettler, Alexander 14 Cimpeanu, Brennan C 15 Rahmani, Kavon 16 Pero, Anthony 17 Gruskin, Nikolas 18 Amarnath, Sidharth 19 Conway, Ryan 20 Baylis, Luke 21 Brown, Gabe 22 Paduraru, Andrei 23 Sweeney, Theodore 24 Sandler, Christopher 25 Meluta, Vlad BOYS 12s

MIDWEST SECTION Top 50 6 Karoub, Noah Frederick 12 Johnston, Connor B. 18 Nettles, Jibril 19 Mukherjee, Josh 22 Brozovich, Franklin 26 Kerst, Jason J. 32 Adams, Christopher A. 37 Hyman, Justin SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN Top 25 1 Karoub, Noah 2 Johnston, Connor B. 3 Mukherjee, Josh 4 Nettles, Jibril 5 Kitayama, Denali 6 Kondapi, Koushik 7 Kerst, Jason J. 8 Brozovich, Franklin 9 Palmer-Hawkins, Colin 10 Gandham, David 11 Wen, Alex Donald 12 Adams, Christopher A. 13 Jacobson, Benji 14 Matisse, Alex 15 Reed, Patrick 16 Paduraru, Andrei 17 Li, Oliver 18 Yi, Ian G 19 Haselwanter, Alexis

20 Martin-Dyer, Jack 21 Hyman, Julian 22 Chen, Gilbert 23 Nguyen, Donovan 24 Kenyatte, Kweisi 25 Runkle, Damian BOYS 14s

NATIONAL Top 100 19 Fliegner, Maximilian 71 Dube, Michael MIDWEST SECTION Top 50 3 Fliegner, Maximilian 5 Dube, Michael 25 Kranz, Sven 32 Wang, Timothy 45 Petersen, Jack 47 Kim, Alexander SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN Top 25 1 Dube, Michael 2 Fliegner, Maximilian Au 3 Wang, Timothy 4 Kim, Alexander 5 Mei, Kevin 6 Kranz, Sven 7 Johnston, Connor B. 8 Hyman, Justin 9 Peery, Chase 10 Ying, Andrew 11 Patel, Rishi 12 Mukherjee, Josh 13 Petersen, Jack S. 14 Zhang, Richard 15 Garrett, James H. 16 Sheeren, Thomas 17 Kitayama, Denali Joe 18 Rothstein, Kevin M. 19 Paolucci, Nicholas 20 Gruskin, Alex S. 21 Ernst, Julian 22 Lacki, Adam 23 Martin-Dyer, Jack 24 Rakic, Ivan 25 Mertz, Griffin BOYS 16s

NATIONAL Top 100 24 Gardiner, Tyler S. 26 Murray, Jack T. 28 Forman, Brett 38 Covalschi, Edward MIDWEST SECTION Top 50 2 Forman, Brett 6 Murray, Jack T. 7 Covalschi, Edward 15 Parker, Jordan 27 Mullane, John Patrick 39 Cahn, Andrew 50 Gardiner, Tyler S. SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN Top 25 1 Forman, Brett

2 Covalschi, Edward 3 Murray, Jack T. 4 Parker, Jordan 5 Mullane, John 6 Reed, Stephen P. 7 Massie, Tucker 8 Payne, Stephen 9 Peery, Gunnar 10 Navarre, Spencer 11 Fiaschetti, Nicholas R. 12 Cahn, Andrew 13 Renehan, Kevin 14 Saari, Kristoff 15 Gardiner, Tyler S. 16 Stannard, Blaine 17 Shanbrom, Max 18 Hemmrich, Maximilian 19 Mertz, Michael 20 McCormick, Matthew E. 21 Fliegner, Maximilian 22 Scott, Jacob R. 23 Mosincat, Bogdan 24 Halpert, Garrett R. 25 Rakic, Ivan BOYS 18s

NATIONAL Top 100 40 Rossi, Justin M. MIDWEST SECTION Top 50 7 Rossi, Justin M. 22 Dube, Joseph 45 Gardiner, Tyler S. 46 Zade, Douglas SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN Top 25 1 Rossi, Justin M. 2 Bielfield, Hunter J. 3 Joshi, Jay 4 Dube, Joseph 5 Zade, Douglas 6 Mullane, John 7 Keating, Trey 8 Gardiner, Tyler S. 9 McDonald, Johnny 10 Gettel, Graham F. 11 Willson, William 12 Keane, Matthew 13 Streeter, Andrew 14 Zhang, Aaron 15 Loduca, Jeffrey 16 Felice, Zac 17 Joshi, Aurko 18 Cahn, Andrew 19 Renehan, Kevin 20 Konarske, James 21 Foster, Brett E. 22 Attala, Alec R. 23 Smith, Matthew 24 Cole, Patrick 25 Sheena, Joseph J. GIRLS 10s

MIDWEST SECTION Top 50 2 Karoub, Monique 8 Rogers, Taysia

10 Yutzy, Allonna B. 15 Solomon, Maya 23 Hartje, Elle 29 Kumar, Shanoli 35 Yarlagadda, Anika SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN Top 25 1 Karoub, Monique 2 Solomon, Maya 3 Hartje, Elle 4 Kumar, Shanoli 5 Yarlagadda, Anika 6 Muhammad, Jala 7 Murray, Isabella 8 Rogers, Taysia 9 Karoub, Louisa 10 Gandham, Miriam 11 Yutzy, Allonna B. 12 Braun, Jessica R. 13 Brooks, Taylor 14 Olteanu, Alanna 15 Cao, Kate 17 Moreno, Hannah Rae 18 Allen, Caroline Therese 19 Fox, Madelyn Bryn 20 Mukherjee, Tia 21 Solomon, Brooke 22 Ware, Sarai 23 Brooks, Claire 24 Marwil, Sloane 25 Friedman, Julia GIRLS 12s

NATIONAL Top 100 15 Vasile, Dominique 81 Hurley, Marybeth MIDWEST SECTION Top 50 2 Vasile, Dominique 17 Jordan, Christina 21 Spindler, Isabella T. 25 Hurley, Marybeth 29 Huber, Tiffany 40 Karoub, Monique 50 Nash, Jeannie SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN Top 25 1 Vasile, Dominique 2 Hurley, Marybeth 3 Hartje, Sasha 4 Spindler, Isabella T. 5 Karoub, Monique 6 Mukherjee, Tia 7 Jordan, Christina 8 Huber, Tiffany 9 Johnson, Lauryn 10 Clem, Esperanza 11 Shannon, Evangeline 12 Nash, Jeannie 13 Shaffer, Kate 14 Cimpeanu, Hannah 15 O'Dell, Amber 16 Motea, Allison 17 Toler, Gillian 20 Brown, Eliza 21 Whall, Alexandra J.

22 Devireddy, Deepthi 23 Gjorgjioska, Ivona 24 Yutzy, Allonna B. 25 Winarski, Madalyn GIRLS 14s

NATIONAL Top 100 53 Abelson, Sophia H. 87 Najarian, Alexandria S. 100 Nguyen, Davina MIDWEST SECTION Top 50 8 Baylis, Lexi 18 Nguyen, Davina 22 Najarian, Alexandria 26 Abelson, Sophia 27 Hanna, Mary 33 Huckleby, Adorabol 35 Huber, Tiffany 37 Jankowski, Joy N. 46 O'Brien, Colleen 48 Moldovan, Bianca 49 Hu, Kerry SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN Top 25 1 Baylis, Lexi 2 Nguyen, Davina 3 Hanna, Mary 4 Abelson, Sophia H. 5 Huber, Tiffany 6 Hu, Kerry 7 Huckleby, Adorabol 8 Moldovan, Bianca 9 Fox, Mollie A. 10 Mukherji, Anika 11 Willard, Brooke 12 Basha, Francesca 13 Najarian, Alexandria S. 14 Jankowski, Joy N. 15 King, Sydney F. 16 Selenica, Marina 17 Hyman, Halle 18 Neely, Raven 19 Spindler, Isabella T. 20 O'Brien, Colleen 21 Moccia, Aimee 22 Nghiem, Emily 23 Vasile, Dominique 24 Holland, Natalie 25 Dunleavy, Kathryn A. GIRLS 16s

NATIONAL Top 100 69 D'Ascenzo, Alexandra MIDWEST SECTION Top 50 3 D'Ascenzo, Alexandra 20 Spindler, Gabriella 40 Brozovich, Katie 41 Hyman, Margaux 44 Najarian, Alexandria 50 Karoub, Monique SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN Top 25 1 D'Ascenzo, Alexandra

2010 Year End Junior Singles Ranking Lists Top District, Sectional & National Southeast Michigan Players

*Top positions shown in each age division. For a complete list, see TennisLink Tournaments at www.usta.com under “ranking home”.

2 Spindler, Gabriella 3 Hyman, Margaux 4 Najarian, Alexandria S. 5 Brozovich, Katie 6 Pendleton, Aerielle 7 Sweeney, Alexa P. 8 Hanna, Mary 9 Mitrache, Andreea 10 Wang, Abby 11 Benda, Nancy 12 Awe, Sarah R. 13 Fox, Mollie A. 14 Hughes, Lauren 15 Hicks, Maya M. 16 Baylis, Lexi 17 Moldovan, Bianca 18 Ewell, Simone-Alyse 19 Apaza, Elaine 20 Karoub, Winifred 21 Shonk, Abigail M. 22 Ziecik, Jane 23 Law, Kristen 24 Sweet, Kendra K. 25 Petrovska, Labina GIRLS 18s

NATIONAL Top 100 40 Gardiner, Kasey K. 63 Dieters, Kelsey L. MIDWEST SECTION Top 50 1 Dieters, Kelsey L. 5 Gardiner, Kasey K. 16 Thurman, Alexandra 32 Pinchoff, Taylor 35 Brozovich, Katie 45 Colarossi, Christina SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN Top 25 1 Dieters, Kelsey L. 2 Gardiner, Kasey K. 3 Thurman, Alexandra 4 Crawford, Jacqueline 5 Pinchoff, Taylor 6 Spindler, Gabriella G. 7 Colarossi, Christina 8 Brozovich, Katie 9 Lingl, Katarina 10 Phyle, Rebecca S. 11 Dabrowski, Natasha 12 Karoub, Amabel 13 Lucas, Kristina L. 14 Wittwer, Julie 15 Border, Amanda J. 16 Hyman, Margaux 17 Sweeney, Taylor N. 18 Weber, Joanne M. 19 Geppner, Kelsey M. 20 Mitrache, Andreea 21 Doud, Erin L. 22 Taylor, Morgan 23 Siegel, Dana 24 Rivera, Andrea M. 25 Wang, Abby


FMLC = First Match Losers Consolation FIC = Feed In Consolation RR = Round Robin SE = Single Elimination

July 29-31 Birmingham Racquet Club-Summer Championships 855751911 BG(18-10)s,FMLC Birmingham Racquet Club Birmingham, MI August 1-5 Ann Arbor Junior Open 855700001 BG(18-10)s,FIC; B(18-10)d,SE; G(18-12)d,SE Huron Valley Tennis Club Ann Arbor, MI August 5-7 Berkley Doubles Championships 855725711 BG(12)s,FMLC; BG(18-14)d,FMLC Berkley Parks and Recreation Berkley, MI August 11-14 Berkley Summer Open 850003611 BG(18-12)s,FMLC Berkley Parks and Recreation Berkley, MI August 13-14 Jule Kovar Memorial Open (Port Huron Tennis House) 855705311 BG(18-10)s,FMLC Port Huron Tennis House Port Huron, MI August 19-21 Birmingham Junior Steamer 850004211 B(14-12)s,FMLC; G(16-12)s,FMLC Birmingham Racquet Club Birmingham, MI August 19-21 Schoolcraft End of the Sum-mer Open 855706911 BG(18-10)s,FMLC Schoolcraft College Livonia, MI August 26-28 BAC Clay Court Champion-ships 855733211 BG(18-10)s,FMLC Birmingham Athletic Club Birmingham, MI

June 24-26 Ann Arbor Summer Classic 855750911 BG(18-10)s,FMLC; BG(18-10)d,SE U of M Varsity Tennis Center Ann Arbor, MI June 25-26 Life Time Fitness Boys Sum-mer Open 855716411 B(18-12)s,FMLC Life Time Fitness-Rochester Hills Rochester Hills, MI July 1-3 Sports Club West Bloomfield Independence Day Classic 855731811 BG(18-10)s,FMLC; BG(18-12)d,SE Sports Club Of West Bloomfield West Bloomfield, MI July 8-10 Jud Kingsbury Memorial 855723211 BG(18-10)s,FMLC Livonia Y. Tennis Livonia, MI July 9-10 Life Time Fitness Junior Girls Open 855714611 G(18-12)s,FMLC Life Time Fitness-Rochester Rochester Hills, MI July 15-17 Schoolcraft College Summer Open 855706311 BG(18-10)s,FMLC Schoolcraft College Livonia, MI July 15-17 Birmingham Junior Summer Open 855721011 BG(16-10)s,FMLC Birmingham Racquet Club Birmingham, MI July 23-24 Scott L. King Serving Aces for Sarcoma Benefit Quickstart Tournament 855732811 B(10)s,RR; B(10)s,FMLC; B(8)s,RR; G(10-8)s,RR Birmingham Athletic Club Birmingham, MI July 22-24 Wimbledon Summer Classic 850000711 B(18-12)s,FMLC; G(16-12)s,FMLC Wimbledon Racquet Club Saint Clair Shores, MI

May 20-22 Grosse Pointe Hunt May Classic 855735711 B(18-12)s,FMLC; G(14-12)s,FMLC Grosse Pointe Hunt Club Grosse Pointe Woods, MI May 21-21 Wimbledon Racquet Club 10 & Under Novice Tournament 850001011 BG(10)s,COMP/RR Wimbledon Racquet Club Saint Clair Shores, MI May 27-30 & June 10-12 S.E. MICHIGAN DISTRICT MUTHIG JR. QUALIFIER 855750111 FIC BG(18-12)s USTA-Southeast Michigan District Various locations in Southeast Michigan June 3-5 Travis Pointe Boys Open 850006411 B(12-16)s,FMLC Travis Pointe Country Club Ann Arbor, MI June 3-5 THE FUTURE QUALIFIER 855720311 BG(10)s,FMLC USTA-Southeast Michigan District Location t/b/d June 17-19 Dr. Joe Morris Memorial Classic Tennis Tournament 855702311 BG(18-10)s,FMLC Huron Valley Tennis Club Ann Arbor, MI June 17-19 Schoolcraft College Spring Open 855706411 BG(18-10)s,FMLC Schoolcraft College Livonia, MI June 17-19 Grosse Pointe Hunt Club Start of Summer Open 855735811 B(18-12)s,FMLC; G(14-12)s,FMLC Grosse Pointe Hunt Club Grosse Pointe Woods, MI June 24-26 Birmingham Girls Summer Open 855721411 G(18-10)s,FMLC Birmingham Racquet Club Birmingham, MI

April 29-May 1 Deer Lake Easter Open 855701211 B(18-12)s,FMLC Deer Lake Athletic Club Clarkston, MI April 29-May 1 Port Huron Tennis House Girls' Open 855727311 G(16-10)s,FMLC Port Huron Tennis House Port Huron, MI April 29-May 1 Dearborn Racquet & Health Club Spring Fest Open 855729311 B(18-12)s,FMLC Dearborn Racquet & Health Club Dearborn, MI May 6-8 Deer Lake Qualifier Warm Up 850005111 B(18-12)s,FMLC; G(14-12)s,FMLC Deer Lake Athletic Club Clarkston, MI May 6-8 Dearborn Racquet & Health Club Spring Fest Open 2 855729711 G(14-10)s,FMLC Dearborn Racquet & Health Club Dearborn, MI May 13-15 Troy Racquet Club May Classic 850004411 B(14-12)s,FMLC; G(12)s,FMLC Troy Racquet Club Troy, MI May 13-15 Schoolcraft College Qualifier Tune-up 855706211 B(18-10)s,FMLC; G(14-10)s,FMLC Schoolcraft College Livonia, MI 48152 May 13-15 Deer Lake Qualifier Warm Up 850005211 B(10,16-18)s; G(10, 14)s,FMLC Deer Lake Athletic Club Clarkston, MI May 20-22 Birmingham Junior Spring Open 855701611 B(16-12)s,FMLC; Birmingham Racquet Club Birmingham, MI

2011 Southeast Michigan 2011 Southeast Michigan 2011 Southeast Michigan Summer Junior Tournament ScheduleSummer Junior Tournament ScheduleSummer Junior Tournament Schedule

For sign up or a complete list of all

2011 Tournaments, visit

click on “TennisLink” Enter Tournament ID# for signup


Southeast Michigan Singles and Doubles Points Table for Main Draw with Modified Consolation Tournament Points Per Round,Including First Match Losers Consolation, First Round Losers Consolation, Modified FIC and Compass Draw*:

2011 Southeast Michigan Points Per Round for Juniors

Player Results* Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6

Champion 660 330 220 165 88 22 2nd Place 540 270 180 135 72 18 3rd Place 480 240 160 120 64 16 4th Place/SF** 420 210 140 105 56 14 Quarterfinalist 300 150 100 75 40 10

Reached R16 240 120 80 60 32 8

Reached R32 180 90 60 45 24 6 Reached R64 120 60 40 30 16 5 Reached R128 60 30 20 15 8 4 Reached R256 0 0 0 0 0 0

Points Earned for Each Consolation Round Won*

30 25 20 15 8 4

* In Compass Draw events, the East Draw earns main draw Points Per Round; all other directions earn consolation Points Per Round. **If there is no playoff for 3rd and 4th place, the semifinalists will receive points in this row.

Southeast Michigan Points Per Round

Event Levels for 2011

Level 1 SEMTA Muthig District Qualifier

SEMTA Future Qualifier (10s)

Level 2 USTA/Midwest Section:

Junior Closed Outdoor Championships Junior Closed Indoor Championships

Junior Designated January Series Junior Designated March Series

Junior Davis & Wightman Cup Events Junior Open Championships

Junior Fall Closed Championships Junior Indoor Open Championships

Midwest Level 3 Events All USTA National Schedule Events

Level 3 Dr. Joe Morris and Ann Arbor Jr. Open

Level 4 SEMTA District Events

Level 5 All other sanctioned tournaments in the

USTA/Midwest Section NEW Midwest Level 7 Tournaments* All sanctioned Junior Team Tennis

Advanced Level Events

Level 6 N.E.T. Championship Series Events &

SEMTA Novice Events All sanctioned Junior Team Tennis

Intermediate Level Events

Southeastern Michigan Doubles Rankings A player’s final doubles ranking will be based on the best three (3) tourna-ments, played and completed, in the age division being calculated. A player must have earned a minimum of 8 points in an age division in order to be included in the Southeast Michigan District Final Doubles Rankings.

PLEASE NOTE: Be aware that tournament levels and point values are different at the Sectional level (i.e. a District Level 1 Tournament [Muthig Qualifier] is a Midwest Section Level 4 Tournament). Refer to the Midwest Section’s website for sectional Points Per Round information: www.midwest.usta.com.

Southeast Michigan Singles Ranking A player must play and complete the Southeast Michigan Muthig District Qualifier or two Southeast Michigan District sanctioned tournaments in order to be considered for a final year-end District Ranking. A player’s final ranking will be based on the best 6 tournaments. A player must have earned a mini-mum of 32 points in an age division in order to be included in the Southeast Michigan District Final Rankings (eligibility requirements must be met). Standing List: A standing list is a tentative strength listing of players includ-ing match results from the previous 12 months. A player must earn 8 points in an age division in order to appear on the Southeastern Michigan Standing List. A player’s best 6 tournaments will be used. Matches played in a player’s actual age division as well as any higher age division(s) will be included in the calculation of the Standings.


*NEW LEVEL 5 (Points Per Round) TOURNAMENTS: Southeast Michigan will be instituting a New Level 5 Tournament. These tournaments will be available for all age divisions, will run with a regular draw format (first match losers consolation) and have the same entry fees as District Level 4 Tournaments; however, players with 100 points or more on the most current Midwest Standing List will be ineligible for these events. These District Level 5 Tournaments, will have a Midwest Level 7 Points Per Round value as well (a newly created level for the Midwest Section). Look for these new tournaments on TennisLink at www.usta.com.


USTA Jr. Team Tennis Southeast Michigan District Championships Flight winning teams from our 2010-11 Season in the 14 & Under Advanced, 18 & Under Advanced and 18 & Under Intermediate divisions were invited to attend District Championships early in March in hopes of be-ing crowned tops in their division to advance on to Sectional Championships in August. Congratulations to the following Champions and Finalists in their respective divisions:

14 & U Advanced DISTRICT CHAMPIONS Sports Club West Bloomfield “Big Shots” Coached by Marimar Alonso

Team Members include: Maxx Anderson, Sydney King, Denali Kitayama, Kyle Lakin, Griffin Mertz, Tia and Josh Mukherjee, Brad Silverman, Maya Solomon, Alex Wen, and Jack Winkler.

14 & U Advanced DISTRICT FINALISTS Port Huron Tennis House “Blitz”

Coached by Steve Pillon

Team Members include: Christopher Adams, Francesca Basha, John Betrus, Luke Ingles, Amber O’Dell, Margaret Phyle, Monika Polakovic and Margaret Bacheller.

18 & U Advanced DISTRICT CHAMPIONS Dearborn Racquet & Health Club “FDSUs” Coached by Jerry Escheck

Team Members include: Stephanie Clough, Christina Colarossi, Zac Felice, Ryan Jorgensen, Johnny McDonald, Yahsha Moore, Alexandra Thurman, and Christian Woods.

14 & U Advanced DISTRICT FINALISTS Liberty Athletic Club “Mountain Wolves”

Coached by Peter Pusztai

Team Members include: Matthew Hing, Jason Kerst, George Lu, Courtney Lymburner, Colleen O’Brien, Luis Salas, Kaitlin Sheets, Hunter St. Pierre,

Abby Wang, and Taylor Zdanowski.


18 & U Intermediate DISTRICT FINALISTS

Bloomfield Open Hunt “Tigers”

Coached by Francisco Leyva

Team Members include: Annie Boniface, Stephen Criss, Michael Daniels, Graham Gordon, David Gwizdala, Annie Hinnant, Jonathan Jessup,

Blake Keaton, Heidi Lemon, Francisco and Isabella Leyva, Devin and Kelsey Nagle

and Lauren Richmond.

18 & U Intermediate DISTRICT 3rd PLACE Northwest YWCA “Sonics” Coached by Justin Gray and Phil Woods

Team Members include: Dylan Collins, Taylor Downing, Marcus Johns, Glenn Miller, Alexis and Erica Northcross, Briana Payton and Karl Woods.

18 & U Intermediate DISTRICT CHAMPIONS Troy Racquet Club “Top Spinners” Coached by Brian Miska

Team Members include: Tejas Bharath, Shruthi Chandra, Sanjay Devireddy, Nicholas Fava, Trevor Gohl, Amanda Guo, Harsch Gusiani, Sachin Ketkar, Allison Li, Lillian Liang, Tonya Malyarenko, Saumil Shah and Shalin Shah.

Congratulations to all the flight winning teams who participated, including:

18 & U Intermediate: Ann Arbor Rec & Ed “Avalanche” Beverly Hills Club “B52s” Birmingham Racquet Club “Spartans” Dearborn Racquet & Health “Hawks” Dearborn Racquet & Health “Lakers” Dearborn Racquet & Health “Smashers” Grosse Ile Tennis Center “Jaguars” Monroe Family Y “Hammers” Peachtree Tennis Club “Eisenhower Eagles” Peachtree Tennis Club “Lanse Creuse Netsters” Port Huron Tennis House “Huskies” Troy Racquet Club “Spartans”

18 & U Advanced: Huron Valley Tennis Club “Hornets” Sports Club West Bloomfield “One Hit Wonders”

Thank you to our host sites: Bloomfield Tennis and Deer Lake Athletic Club!

Look for our 12 & U Intermediate and 14 & U Intermediate District Champion and Finalist teams in our next edition of the Court Reporter!

Thank you to all our 2010-11 Season Players, Parents

and Coaches who make our program the Largest Indoor Team Tennis League

in the Country!

To join a team, contact your local facility or Deb Thallman, Southeast Michigan District League Coordinator

(734) 421-1025 (email: [email protected]) today!

2011 USTA League Tennis Dates to Remember2011 USTA League Tennis Dates to Remember2011 USTA League Tennis Dates to Remember

Summer League Start Dates by Playing Level TennisLink is now open for player registration! Get your team number from your Team Captain or Facility Coordinator.

Mondays Day: 2.5 Women, 3.5 & 4.0 Sr. Women Night: 3.0 Women, 4.5 Sr. Women, 3.0 Men, 4.0 Men, 7.0 & 9.0 Super Sr. Men

Tuesdays Day: 4.0 Women, 3.0 Sr. Women Night: 4.0 & 5.0 Women, 3.5 Sr. Women, 5.0 Men, 3.5 & 4.5 Sr. Men

Wednesdays Day: 3.0 Women, 7.0 & 8.0 Super Sr. Women, 7.5 level Super Super Men (65 years+) Night: 2.5, 3.5 & 4.5 Women, 3.0 Sr. Women, 2.5 & 4.5 Men, 3.0 & 4.0 Sr. Men

Thursdays Day: 3.5 Women Night: 3.5 Women, 4.0 Sr. Women, 3.5 Men, 6.0 & 8.0 Super Sr. Men

Fridays Day: 6.0 Super Sr. Women, 7.0 level Super Super Women (65 years+) Night: Mixed Doubles


March 1 April 1

April 15 May 14-15

May 16 May 23 June 3

July 30-31 August 5-7

August 12-14

August 18-21 August 25-28

September 9-11

September 17-18

September 23-25 Sept 30 - Oct 2

Summer League Registration Opened Summer League Team Declaration & Team Minimums Deadline Winter Mixed & Winter Team Singles Registration Closes Winter Mixed Playoffs (site TBD) Summer Leagues Start - 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 Senior Men & Women Summer Leagues Start - Adults & Remaining Seniors & Super Seniors Summer Mixed Doubles League Starts Southeast Michigan Senior League Championships (site TBD) Southeast Michigan Adult League Championships (site TBD) Adult & Senior State Championships Host: Northeast Michigan - Midland Community Tennis Center Adult League Sectional Championships - Indianapolis Senior League Sectional Championships - Fort Wayne Southeast Michigan Mixed Doubles Summer Playoffs and District Championships (site TBD) Mixed Doubles & Super Senior State Championships Host: Southeast Michigan (site TBD) Mixed Doubles Sectional Championships - Fort Wayne Super Senior Sectional Championships - Indianapolis

Celebrate your 18th Birthday: Join a USTA League Team!

If you will be 18 in 2011, you are eligible to partici-pate in the largest USTA League program in the Midwest.

Current junior players of all abilities are welcome! This league offers play at a variety of levels. So, if you are a super-star planning to play college tennis or someone who just learned how to swing a racquet in phys-ed class, we have a team for you!

Our premiere Summer League starts in May and features both Singles and Doubles formats along with a Mixed Doubles League.

Form your own team with eight of your friends or join an existing team by contacting your local club USTA League Coordinator or Southeast Michigan USTA League Coordinator Deb Thallman 734-421-1025, email: [email protected].

USTA League iPhone App Gets You In The Game The USTA League iPhone application gets you in the game like never before. It allows you to track, measure and improve your league and your team at your convenience—with everything you need right at your fingertips. Download the USTA League app for your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices and get USTA League information anytime, anywhere. Get the most out of your USTA League experience today by simplifying and maximizing the way you communicate with teammates and organize matches. Download your FREE app by visiting itunes.apples.com today! Features of the new application include the ability to:

♦ View league schedules ♦ Track rosters and records ♦ Research statistics and standings ♦ Get directions to your next match ♦ Find an NTRP rating ♦ Report a score from any league match


START/RESTART TENNIS: Get New or Returning Tennis Players Back in the Game! The key to a successful adult beginner program is the opportunity for participants to have early success which leads to a more enjoyable experience!

The Start/Restart Tennis program mixes elements of the QuickStart Tennis play format along with traditional beginner drills into your adult beginner programming. This ensures that participants will grow confident in their abilities by being able to rally and have more con-trol of their game earlier on in their tennis experience.

Participant Benefits ♦ Introduction to Tennis in a fun environment that

leads to early success ♦ Program Participation Tee ♦ Discounted USTA

Membership ♦ Subscription to Tennis

Magazine and USTA Magazine

♦ Health and Exercise Tips ♦ Discounts to over 100 Tennis Tournaments, plus

much more!

For more information visit www.midwest.usta.com/StartRestart or contact the Southeast Michigan District Office (734) 421-1025.

65 & Over League65 & Over League65 & Over League Play starts in May - Morning matches are once a week - 3 Courts of Doubles

Men’s League

Wednesdays Team Combination Level 7.5

Women’s League Fridays Team Combination Level 7.0

USTA Membership Required

Reduced League Sign Up fee of $10 Reduced Match Fees of $10

Enter league as individual player or doubles team Non-advancing league—for recreational play

Call Deb Thallman, Adult League Coordinator (734) 421-1025

Email: [email protected]


Super Seniors 2010 League Wrap Up

Congratulations and good luck to two of our Super Senior teams headed to the National Champion-ships! In October, the 6.0 Super Senior Women from The Sports Club of West Bloomfield captured the Midwest Championship. Captain Carol Frankel’s team will play in Surprise AZ April 15-17. The 9.0 Super Senior Men’s team from Wimble-don Racquet Club captained Don Parshall ad-vances directly to National April 29-May 1, also in Surprise, AZ. Three other Super Senior teams advanced to the Midwest Championships in October. Their results are listed below:

8.0 Super Sr. Women from Huron Valley Captain Ann Munro

finished 2nd in their flight with a 3-1 record

7.0 Super Sr. Men from Sports Club Novi Captain Chuck Glinz

finished 2nd in their flight.

8.0 Super Sr. Men from Detroit Tennis Captain Jeff Peck

finished 2nd in their flight with a 3-1 record.

2010 Combo Doubles District Championships

The 2010 Combo Doubles District Championships were held March 5-6 at Deer Lake Athletic Club. Congratulations to District Champions who advanced to the Midwest Championships in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

All of the Combo teams at the Midwest Championships were from Southeast Michigan, including our 5.5 Women’s team from Sports Club of Novi, captained by Sneh Pate (not pictured). Congratulations to our Midwest Champion 6.5 Men from Franklin, captained by Jason Crozier.

The Midwest Championships also included the Senior Mixed Doubles Division. Advancing to this event: 7.0 Wimbledon, captain Karen Stieber and 8.0 Port Huron captain Dan Johnson.


6.5 Women Deer Lake Athletic Club Captain: Caryn Thompson

Back Row (l-r): Terri Griffin, Marilyn Andrachick, Caryn Thompson, Deanna Herbert, Julie Zerba. Front Row (l-r): Shannon Miller, Mindy Gurn. Not Pictured: Angie Dutkiewicz, Danielle Nickerson

7.5 Women Bloomfield Tennis Captain: Julie Barlow

Back Row (l-r): Christine Walsh, Mary Dobday,

Elizabeth Dzuris, Fran Parsons, Maureen Mitchell. Front Row (l-r): Laura Findlay, Donna Ghesquiere, Julie Barlow.

Not Pictured: Penni Morris, Margaret Schwarz, Patti Vanslingerlandt

8.5 Women Sports Club West Bloomfield Captain Miyuki Ochi

Back Row (l-r): Miyuki Ochi, Kiyo Saeki, Mihoko Horie, Ritsuko Nakano. Front Row (l-r): Ryuko Nakazawa, Miki Okura, Kanae Watanabe, Satomi Nakamura

6.5 Men Franklin Athletic Club

Captain Jason Crozier

Back Row (l-r): Joe Buison, Wasi Khan, Jason Crozier, Guangchun Liu.

Front Row (l-r): Johnny Malcom, Ailton Car-doso, Sundei Garay.

Not Pictured: Abdullah Dewan, Adam Gordon

MIDWEST CHAMPIONS!

APPEAL YOUR RATING ON-LINE National Guidelines govern whether or not an appeal is granted. Find out instantly by appealing on-line.

Go to “TennisLink” “Leagues” at www.usta.com, input your USTA number in the “Find NTRP Rating Info” box and follow prompts.


7.5 Men LifeTime Fitness Captain Brian Blankenship Back Row (l-r): Fred Edwards, Martin Bak, Grant Garrett, Craig Como, Brian Blankenship. Front Row (l-r): Roy Habeck, Doug Robinson, Chris Bronzetti, Steve Szymanski Not Pictured: Anthony Cardellio, Jeffrey Earll, Raymond Harris, Mark Hayes, Matt Malec, David Pietrangelo, Jon Pope, David Summers

8.5 Men Dearborn Racquet Club

Captain Kent Roman

Back Row: Lee Vanvalkenburg, Chris McMican, Jerry Escheck, Rocco Giorgi. Front Row: Kent Roman, John

Vaughn, Mike Dziama, Raj Singh. Not Pictured: Brian Adams, Sean Enright, Keith King, Mark

McConnell, Matt Patterson, Chris Rolls, Mark Winnik

Fall Success for our New Team Singles League!

Last October marked the first season of our Team Singles League. We had 53 teams and 368 players participating at various levels. Mark your calendar and get involved with a team next Fall!

Teams are made up of 3 courts of singles. Matches are 2 out of 3 sets, with a time limit of 1.5 hours. Players must play at their rating – no playing up!

Congratulations to our 1st Season Team Singles Flight Winners!

LEVEL CLUB CAPTAIN 3.0 Women Bloomfield Tennis Kristen Schestag 3.0 Women Grosse Pte Hunt Club Christine Sutts 3.0 Women Chippewa Mirian Dodson 3.5 Women Bloomfield Tennis Barbara Brown 3.5 Women Wimbledon Karen Stieber 3.5 Women LifeTime Fitness Sheila McKean 3.5 Women Chippewa Virginia Hamori 4.0 Women Peachtree Tammy Labell-Peer 4.0 Women Liberty Lynn Henry 3.5 Men Wimbledon Ed Hull 3.5 Men Chippewa Brandon Rogers 4.0 Men Peachtree Doug Robinson 4.0 Men Liberty Patrick Lee 4.5 Men Eastside Mark Miller

2010 USTA LEAGUE WRAP UP… SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN

DISTRICT

National Championships

In October, four Southeast Michigan teams ad-vanced to their respective National Championships. Team destinations included Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells and Tucson. Below are the results for our National teams:

2.5 Women from Liberty Captain Debra Krager,

finished 1-3 in their flight

4.5 Women from Bloomfield Tennis Captain Pam Cabot,

finished 3rd in their flight with a 2-1 record

5.0 Women from Chippewa, Captain Kendra Clark,

finished 1-3 in their flight

5.0 Men from Franklin, Captain Brennan Sicks, finished 0-3 in their flight

Mixed Doubles

Four Southeast Michigan District Champions ad-vanced onward in their quest to play at the Mixed Doubles National Championships. Unfortunately, no one captured a Midwest crown. Results are listed below:

6.0 Mixed from Wimbledon Captain Melinda McCullough, finished 2nd at States

7.0 Mixed from Peachtree

Captain Janell Guanco, finished 2nd at States

8.0 Mixed from Bloomfield Tennis Captain Jayne Carson, State Champion,

finished 2nd at Midwest Sectionals

9.0 Mixed from Lifetime Fitness Captain Bob Rondeau, State Champion,

finished 3rd at Midwest Sectionals

Join USTA's Military Join USTA's Military Outreach program! Outreach program!

We have several programs including ♦ Yellow Ribbon events ♦ Wounded Warrior programs and ♦ Adopt-A-Unit

Unite your tennis community and Adopt-A-Unit by sending care packages to our deployed service members overseas. The United States Tennis Association will then send portable tennis equip-ment to the unit on your behalf. It’s an easy way to help introduce our military and their families to tennis—the sport of a lifetime! We currently have several units that are waiting to be adopted by a local Community Tennis Association or a group of several teams. The process is fairly simple and can be customized for any size group that is willing to help with this initiative. For more information about this program visit usta.com/military, or see us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/USTAMilitaryOutreach.

ADOPT-A-UNIT TODAY!

Our Southeast Michigan District 2010 Annual Awards Presentation Last November at our Annual Awards Banquet, our District took time to acknowledge some of our young players and adults who exemplify the good in tennis. THE WILLIAM F. BEYER AWARD

The William F. Beyer Award (named after one of the first SEMTA presidents) is given to an individual who has contributed Immeasurably and unselfishly to ten-nis. 2010 Beyer Award Recipient: KELLEY HICE

A full time, certified teaching Pro since 1985, Kelley has dedicated his life to tennis in the Southeast Michigan Dis-trict.

His service to our District be-gan in the early eighties, form-ing USTA League teams and helping with tournaments at the Rochester Hills Tennis & Swim Club. He went on to build programs and become Tourna-ment Director and Referee at the Deer Lake Athletic Club. Since 2000, Kelley has been a tennis teaching professional at the Beverly Hills Club. It was during this time, Kelley became a SEMTA Board Member, and eventually President from 2007-2009. Active on both the USTA Adult League Committee (which he chaired for two years) and the Junior Competition Committee, Kelley has been involved in every aspect of the District’s Programming. For the past three years, he has coached our 12 & Under Midwest Cup Team, taking Southeast Michigan top 12 & Under players to compete as a team against the 13 other district’s top players,

Always willing, Kelley has been an Official, Club Coordinator, Team Coach, Team Captain, Player, NTRP Verifier, Area Training Center Coach, Junior Qualifier Site Director and Girls’ Endorser for the Midwest Closed Championship. He has volunteered every year for tennis outreach programs at Belle Isle, Palmer Park and the Tennis Opportunity Program in Hamtramck.

Kelley’s experience as a Tennis Parent, High School Coach, member of the USPTA and the local Subur-ban League has given him a unique perspective to tennis.

Award was presented by Mike Graff, Past SEMTA President.

THE HOXIE AWARD

The Jean and Jerry Hoxie Memorial Award is given to a young male and female tennis player in South-east Michigan who has made a great contribution to the game of tennis through their good sportsmanship and achievements both on and off the tennis court. 2010 Female Hoxie Award Recipient: KELSEY DIETERS

Kelsey is a senior at Rochester High School where she has played on the Varsity Tennis Team since her Sophomore year. Named a Division 1 All-State and All-State Academic in all three years, she was voted Team MVP in 2009 and 2010, and has been the Team Captain for the past two sea-sons. In 2008 and 2010, she was a Division 1 State Semifi-nalist at #1 singles; and in 2009, racked up a remarkable 26-0 re-cord (never dropping a set) on her way to capturing the State Championship title. With an equally impressive record in USTA Tournament Play, Kelsey has held the top position in Southeast Michigan for the last three years and currently holds the #2 posi-tion in the Midwest, duplicating her highest ranking from 2009. Along with this high level of play, also comes great sportsmanship. Kelsey has won numer-ous sportsmanship awards throughout local and sec-tional play.

With a 3.94 GPA, Kelsey is a member of Rochester High’s National Honor Society. She has served on the Student Council since her Sophomore year, and the Student Council Executive Board since she was a Jun-ior. She has earned numerous departmental honor awards, been nominated into Rochester High School’s leadership group and the National Youth Leadership Foundation. Kelsey volunteers at a variety of school and community events, and also volunteers her time to help introduce youth to the sport of tennis.

Once an avid dancer (she won a National Dance Com-petition at the age of 10), Kelsey eventually had to choose between dance and tennis. During her time away from tennis, Kelsey enjoys crafts, music, movies and spending time with friends.

Kelsey will be attending Ohio State University in the Fall, where she plans to make an impact on the tennis team while pursuing a degree in Pharmacy.

Award was presented by Kelsey’s coach, Dan Goldberg.


2010 Male Hoxie Award Recipient: JOSEPH DUBE

Joseph attends Detroit Catholic Central High School, where he has been a member of the Var-sity Tennis Team since his Freshman year. He has been All-State, All-Catholic and All-Regional in every one of those years. Ending his freshman year as the State Champion in #2 singles, he moved up to the #1 singles position where he has finished his remaining years as State Runner Up with a com-manding 131-8 career record. As co-captain in his senior year, he helped his team capture the State Title and was just voted “Mr. Ten-nis” by the Michigan State High School Tennis Coaches Association. His accomplishments in USTA Tournament play have been equally impres-sive. Boys 16s Champion at our Jr. Qualifier in 2008 and 2009, he was ranked #1 in Southeast Michigan and as high as #4 in the Midwest.

Joseph displays exemplary conduct and character both on and off the court, and has numerous sports-manship awards from local and Midwest events.

With a 3.99 GPA, Joseph is on the Honor Roll and is a member of the Gabriel Richard Club. His commu-nity service includes volunteer work at Marycrest Manor, St. Genevieve Parish and the Livonia Family Y where he assists with young players learning our sport.

Joseph lives in Livonia with his parents and younger brother Michael (an accomplished tennis player him-self). He will attend Marist College in New York in the fall, where he will play on the collegiate tennis team while pursuing his degree.

Award was presented by Joe’s high school coach, Joe Stafford. DARLEE TOWLER AWARD

The Darlee Towler Memorial Award is given to a USTA League player in the Southeast Michigan District who best reflects the qualities that Darlee exhibited as a captain, player and supporter of the USTA League program: honesty, sincerity, loyalty, good sportsmanship and leadership with a commit-ment to growing tennis.

A true ambassador for the USTA League program, Darlee Towler used the USTA leagues not only to compete, but also to build friendships that went well beyond tennis. Darlee was diagnosed with cancer in December of 2007 and passed away in late 2008.

2010 Towler Memorial Award Recipient: USTA League Captain, JOE ARSENAULT

Joe enjoyed Track and Cross Country in high school, but it wasn't until 2002 that he became inter-ested in league tennis. A local tennis professional introduced Joe to the USTA, and he has been hooked ever since.

After his first year of playing in a league, his team captain chose not to run the team, so Joe be-came a team captain. Through the years, Joe has played on and captained many teams, including 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 Men's, 6.0 and 7.0 Mixed Doubles, 6.5 and 7.5 Men's Combo, and the new 3.5 singles format in-troduced this fall.

He is always looking to recruit new players into the USTA and en-joys making new tennis friends. Joe now plays ten-nis year round and finds the team camaraderie and competition to be very rewarding.

By trade, Joe is a semi-retired electrical engineer who has worked in Instrumentation, Flight Test, and Ground Vehicle Electronics. Originally from Con-necticut (where the rest of his family still resides), Joe lived in both California and Florida before mov-ing to Michigan in the 1990s.

When he’s not playing tennis, Joe enjoys the outdoor life—especially hunting and fishing. He currently lives in Lake Orion, with his wife of 13 years, Connie, who is also an avid tennis player and USTA League Captain in her own right. 2010 Kaspers’ Scholarship Recipients: MARISSA CLOUTIER

Marissa started playing tennis at a very young age and began competing in tournaments at age twelve. She played #1 singles for 4 years at Grosse Ile High School and has earned numerous awards, both for her play and her sportsmanship along the way. Her achievements have landed her a spot in the Grosse Ile High School Sports Hall of Fame.

She has been an instructor/coach not only for nu-merous tennis students, but for hockey, soccer and basketball as well. This is a result of a personal philosophy to promote healthy activities for children,

while also teaching the valuable lessons of dedica-tion and teamwork that can be garnered from sports. In addition to tennis, Marissa participated in many extra-curricular activities, including serving as Presi-dent of the Science Club and Editor of her High School yearbook. Additionally, she worked at the Grosse Ile Tennis Center and the Grosse Ile Memo-rial Cemetery. She is a dedicated scholar athlete graduating from high school with a 3.88 GPA and is in her first semester at Albion College where she is studying Economics and History with a pre-law focus. PATRICK COLE

Patrick is a well-rounded young man. His tennis accomplish-ments are numerous. Every-thing from Top Catholic League Scholar Athlete for Tennis his senior year in high school to several USTA tournament championships. He served as captain of the University of De-troit Jesuit High School team for two years and helped the team

reach a school best 6th place finish at the State Finals. He is currently playing tennis for Allegheny College in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Patrick graduated from high school with an impres-sive 4.24 GPA and was the valedictorian of his graduating class. He was active in a variety of activities including acting as Editor of the school newspaper, participating on the Quiz Bowl team and several intramural sports teams.

Additionally, Patrick served as a math and Spanish tutor all four years of high school and also worked with preschool through eighth grade students before school one morning a week as a senior. His work with the Summer in the City Program in Detroit is among his most memorable experiences. He is currently pursuing a degree in Managerial Economics with a Biology minor.

The Kaspers’ Scholarship application is available on our our website:

www.semich.usta.com, under “Awards and Scholarships.”

Application deadline is June 30, 2011. Must be a High School Senior, USTA Member, Tennis Player and Resident of Southeast Michigan to apply.

Jodi Backalar, Chris Dabrowski, Ron Portser, Phyllis Werner & Travis Pointe Country Club for their donations of used and new

tennis racquets, equipment and tennis literature.

Jodi Backalar (inset) used her Bat Mitzvah-inspired “tennis

theme” to collect racquets and balls which have been donated to the Clark Park Coalition to assist in their summer tennis outreach!

Michigan’s New Tennis Service Representative

We would like to welcome George Lowe, our new Ten-nis Service Representative for the State of Michigan.

George is a USPTA certified Tennis Professional who has been teaching for six years, most recently at the Deer Lake Athletic Club where he coordinated all of their Junior Team Tennis teams. George also worked at two other facilities – the Kalama-zoo County YMCA in Port-age, Michigan and The Lawn

and Tennis Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst, N.C. where he was the head pro. He attended Kalama-zoo College from 2000-04, where he played on the Men’s Tennis Team, co-captaining in his Junior and Senior years while earning a BA in Physics. He still enjoys playing tennis and competing in USTA Adult Leagues. George’s new TSR job will take him to tennis facilities as well as Park and Recreation Departments across the entire state. We wish George well in his efforts to help us grow the game.

George takes over for Sue Selke, who hung up her TSR car keys to become Executive Director of the Court One Athletic Club in Lansing and we wish her the best of luck in her new endeavors.


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Earn your spot at the U.S.Open!

This tournament is part of the US Open National Playoffs – a series of tourna-ments that gives any person 14 years of age or older who meets the eligibility requirements the op-portunity to earn a singles wild card entry to compete in the US Open Qualifying Tourna-ment at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, August 23-26, 2011. Go to usopen.org for additional information.

June 4-8, 2011 Must be 14 years or older

Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati, Ohio

Tournament ID#856353411 Registration closes May 24th

See tournament home page for complete eligibility requirements at www.usta.com, under “TennisLink”

“Tournaments”.

Register online today to be a part of ten-nis history and possibly make it to the

game's biggest stage!

To become a member contact Catherine Colarossi at (313) 336-4400

5000 Fairlane Woods Drive Dearborn, MI 48126 www.fairlaneclub.com

2010 Year End Adult Singles Ranking Lists Top District, Sectional & National Southeast Michigan Players

4 Collins, Kevin P. 5 Polonski, Michael A. 6 Barpal, Ofer 7 Fargo, Thomas E. 8 Maehr, Martin J. 9 Friesen, Kevin D. 10 Solano, David L. MEN’S 50s NATIONAL TOP 50 9 Rose, Michael K. 10 Ljungman, Mats

MIDWEST TOP 25 1 Rose, Michael K. 3 Ljungman, Mats 8 Cleary, Jesse J. 9 Franzen Jr., Joseph 14 Mitchell, Ernest 15 Perelman, Brett C. 17 Bozzo, Michael 18 Maxfield, Bob 21 Siegel, Michael T.

SE MICHIGAN TOP 10 1 Cleary, Jesse J. 2 Franzen Jr., Joseph 3 Cage, Keith 4 Rose, Michael K. 5 Bozzo, Michael 6 Thomson, Mark 7 Mitchell, Ernest 8 Perelman, Brett C. 9 Maxfield, Bob 10 Szymanski, Frank MEN’S 55s MIDWEST TOP 25 1 Schmidt, Frederick 14 Mikulec, Brian

20 Barpal, Ofer 21 Adam, John R. 24 Secrest, Paul P.

SE MICHIGAN TOP 10 1 Mikulec, Brian 2 Schmidt, Frederick 3 Barpal, Ofer 4 Sheridan, Thomas P. 5 Jennings, Tyrone 6 Secrest, Paul P. 7 Adam, John R. 8 Stark, Larry 9 Vaughn, John D. 10 Shields, Burrell D. MEN’S 60s MIDWEST TOP 25 6 Lundquist, John E. 9 Panter, Larry S. 12 Pappas, Norman A. 16 Jones, Fred R.

SE MICHIGAN TOP 10 1 Lundquist, John E. 2 Pappas, Norman A. 3 Brooks, Millard J. 4 Haynes, Tommy L. 5 Panter, Larry S. 6 Jones, Fred R. 7 Kowal, Michael E. 8 Gaffigan, Robert J. 9 Orr, Craig 10 Combs, Joseph D. MEN’S 65s NATIONAL TOP 50 22 Hamilton, James C.

MIDWEST TOP 25 1 Hamilton, James C.

9 Diener, Don 11 Nowak, Thaddeus 12 Friedman, Robert L. 17 Steenbergen, Larry D. SE MICHIGAN TOP 10 1 Diener, Don 2 Nowak, Thaddeus 3 Hamilton, James C. 4 Friedman, Robert L. 5 Steenbergen, Larry D. MEN’S 70s MIDWEST TOP 25 1 Bellinger, William 2 Seputa, Vitalis J. 5 Worobkevich, Leo 11 Pierce, Donald A. 13 Smith, Arthur C. 14 Iverson, Brad

SE MICHIGAN TOP 10 1 Bellinger, William 2 Seputa, Vitalis J. 3 Worobkevich, Leo 4 Smith, Arthur C. 5 Iverson, Brad MEN’S 75s SE MICHIGAN TOP 10 1 Hunt, Kenneth E. 2 Killen, Werner M. 3 Evans, Johnny L. MEN’S 80s MIDWEST TOP 25 1 Hunt, Kenneth E.

2 Segal, Merton J. 3 Berman, Leon

SE MICHIGAN TOP 10 1 Hunt, Kenneth E. 2 Segal, Merton J. 3 Berman, Leon WOMEN’S OPEN MIDWEST TOP 25 2 Sarcheck, Ana 4 Clark, Kendra S. 6 Kennebrew, N. Maxine. 21 Kashef, Yasmin

SE MICHIGAN TOP 10 1 Kennebrew, N. Maxine. 2 Sarcheck, Ana 3 Kuchenmeister, Susan WOMEN’S 30s NATIONAL TOP 50 7 Kennebrew, N. Maxine. 8 Sarcheck, Ana

MIDWEST TOP 25 3 Kennebrew, N. Maxine. WOMEN’S 35s SE MICHIGAN TOP 10 1 Hunter, Debra A. 2 Friesen, Barbara 3 Freeman, Shell 4 Kuchenmeister, Susan WOMEN’S 45s SE MICHIGAN TOP 10 1 Hunter, Debra A.

Please refer to “TennisLink” at www.usta.com for complete 2010 Adult Year End Ranking Lists.

For complete information on Adult Rankings/Standings including Points Per Round Tables,

refer to the “Adult Tournament” tab of our website:

April 29-May 1 Dearborn Racquet & Health Club Spring Fest Open ID# 855729311 M(Op)d,FMLC; NM(4.0-4.5)s,FMLC Dearborn Racquet & Health Club Dearborn, MI 48124 June3-5 Northwest YWCA Public Parks Challenger ID#855702811 M(Op,35,45-50,60-75)s,FMLC; W(Op,35,45-50)sd,FMLC; M(Op,35,45-50,60-70)d,FMLC; X(Op,35-55)d,FMLC Redford, MI 48240

June 23-26 Midwest Super Senior Clay Court Championships ID#: 855734811 M(45-80)s,FMLC; M(45-80)d,SE, Detroit Tennis & Squash Club Farmington Hills, MI July 15-17 Midwest Clay Court Championship ID#: 855710211 M(35-50)s,FMLC; W(35,45-55)s, FMLC Metropolitan Racquet Club 13200 Grove, Detroit, MI 48235

Adult Summer Tournament Schedule July 21-24 Metropolitan Senior Clay Classic ID#: 855751511 M(35,45-75)s,FMLC; W(35,45-55)s,FMLC Metropolitan Racquet Club 13200 Grove, Detroit, MI 48235 September 9-11 Emeral Crosby Memorial Classic ID#: 855723010 M(Op,35,45-75)s,FMLC; W(Op,35,45-55)s,FMLC; MW(Op)d,FMLC, Metropolitan Racquet Club 13200 Grove, Detroit, MI 48235

MEN’s OPEN MIDWEST TOP 25 28 Wharton, Evan Paul 34 Rose, Michael K. 43 Gauthier, Andy 45 Polonski, Michael A.

SE MICHIGAN TOP 10 1 Wharton, Evan Paul 2 Gray, Justin G. 3 Arriaga, Jose 4 Wilkinson, Stanford J. 5 Bain, Mark A. 6 Rose, Michael K. 7 Toth, Justin A. 8 Polonski, Michael A. 9 Marison, Mark 10 Warnicke, Thomas MEN’S 35s MIDWEST TOP 25 16 McMican, Christopher

SE MICHIGAN TOP 10 1 Arriaga, Jose 2 Jorgensen, Cory MEN’S 45s NATIONAL TOP 50 43 Rose, Michael K.

MIDWEST TOP 25 6 Spencer, Bill 7 Boeker, Roberto 16 Polonski, Michael A. 17 Collins, Kevin P.

SE MICHIGAN TOP 10 1 Spencer, Bill 2 Powell, Michael K. 3 Boeker, Roberto

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