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made his Former USTA Board tournament debut in 2004, reaching member John Korff, the quarterfinals at the US Open Junior whose company organ- Boys’ Championships. Four years later, izes the Nautica New in the best Big Four performance of York City and the Toyota his career, he (as he noted) “made it US Open Triathlons, had to CBS weekend”, downing Tomas Berdych, Nicolas Devilder and Ivo seen Scout Bassett and Karlovic. , the top seed, Kelly Bruno compete brought his Open to an end in four in his events. Because sets. he is a visionary, he Querrey said, “He had to earn it; thought it was time for I didn’t just give it to him. It’s nice to physically challenged know he actually had to go out there athletes to work at the and fight for it.” Rafa also defeated the Open. Bruno served as a Olympic performer in his debut against Spain in four sets. ball person and Bassett, He also won his first ATP tourna- Sam Querrey a UCLA sophomore ment, the Channel Open. and a World Triathlon champion, was a court Scout Bassett Photo: USOpen.org attendant.

In his first appearance at the Countrywide Classic, Juan Martin Del Potro was the singles champion and / the doubles winners. was the Legends champion, and was the Tournament Honoree. C O U N T R Y W I D Rohan Bopanna and Eric Butorac Photos: Cynthia Lum E

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Photo: Harvey Rubin Jim Courier Lesley Waite, a member of the Southern Tennis Association Board of Directors and a San Diego District First Vice-President, reported that, “During the District Championships in August, The San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame inducted: Franklin (Frank) Johnson, William J. (Bill) Kellogg, Jean Kremm, James (Jim) Perley and Brian Teacher. Each contributed to tennis in many ways.” H Continuing with the a Hall of Fame theme, l immediate USTA Past l President (and former SCTA President) Frank o Johnson received the f Samuel Hardy Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame, an f honor bestowed annu- a ally to an individual for m service to the game. e Frank Johnson Lawrence Johnson (accepting for his brother Frank), Jim Perley, Jean Kremm, Photo: cameraworkusa Bill Kellogg, Brian Teacher and San Diego District Hall of Fame founder, Larry Belinsky

Both USC and UCLA have storied tennis pro- grams. The women from Westwood, under the direc- tion of Stella Sampras-Webster (ably assisted by Rance Brown), added the NCAA Women’s Team Champion- ships to its trophy case. /Kaes Van’t Hof and Tracy Lin/Riza Zalmeda scored a unique double claiming the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Doubles re- spectively. That victory earned Lin/Zalameda an Open and they took full advantage of the opportunity w by defeating Arantxa Parra Santonja/Carla Suarez i Navarro 6-3, 6-4 n in the first round. n Stephanie Foretz/ e Camille Pin defeat- r ed the duo 6-3, 6-3 s in their next court appearance. UCLA women honored at the Rose Bowl. Photo: UCLA Sports Information Lin, who is plan- ning to attend medical school said after her last match, “I told Riza that I was disap- pointed, but play- ing together was Tracy Lin and Riza Zalameda one of the best experiences of my life. I wasn’t in the doubles line-up at the beginning of the year. All of a sudden, we got together and we became No. 1. Winning the NCAA Team Champion- ship and the doubles was fantastic. To have everything culminate at the US Open is even better.”

Robert Farah and Kaes Van’t Hof Gail Brodsky of Brooklyn, who trains at the Weil Academy in Ojai, downed Vandeweghe in the National Girls’ 18 final. Julia Boserup, a wild card entry, won her first International Ten- nis Federation Junior Circuit event capturing the Girls’ 18 singles. teamed with of Chicago, Illinois to win the National Boys’ 16 doubles. Sarmiento, the Eddie Herr Boys’ 16 champion, was also a mem- ber of the Boys’ 16 Junior Davis Cup team, (coached by David Roditi), which was part of a his- toric double. The squad, along with the Girls’ 16 Fed Cup team, (led by Roger Smith), won both world championship events at

San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Kaitlyn Gail Brodsky Photo: cameraworkusa Julia Boserup Photo: cameraworkusa Christian teamed with Whitney Kay of Alpharetta, Georgia for the National Girls’ 16 title. She also scored an incredible—never happened before— Quadruple, winning four Junior Sectional events includ- ing: Girls’ 18 singles and doubles with Sabrina Santamaria w (at the Summer event), Girls’ 16 doubles (again with San- i tamaria), and Mixed 16 with Clarke Spinosa in the Fall. n Amelia Herring/Ellen Tsay were the Girls’ 16 Easter Bowl n winners. e Alexios Halebian had a break-out year. He was the r National Boys’ 14 singles winner, and earned another s gold ball at the Boys’ 14 National Clay Court Champion- ships (and was a doubles finalist with Mitchell Krueger of Aledo, Texas). Halebian, the Eddie Herr singles champion, was also a member of the Boys’ 14 Junior Davis Cup team that, (along with the Girls’ 14 squad), won titles at Pros- tejov, Czech Republic. Ashley Dai/Riko Shimizu were the National Girls’ 14 champions.

Evan King and Raymond Sarmiento Kaitlyn Christian Photo: cameraworkusa

Ashley Dai

Amelia Herring and Ellen Tsay Riko Shimizu Alexios Halebian Photo: USTA Junior Competition Three wasn’t Ryan Thacher’s lucky number. Having been a final- ist in the 2006 National Boys’ 16 championship and the National Boys’ 18 a year later, he was a finalist again in 2008. Nonetheless, he was the tournament’s Allan B. Stowe Sportsmanship Award winner. Reid Shumway took a page from the Thacher book, earning the Na- tional Boys’ 12 Sports- manship Award. Reid Shumway Kyle McMorrow de- feated Walker Kehrer 6-3, 7-5 in the Boys’ 18 National Open final at Waipahu, Hawaii. (Kehrer/Daniel Moss were doubles final- ists.) Catherine Isip was the Girls’ 18 winner and a doubles finalist. Amelia Herring/Ellen Tsay were the Girls’ 16 Easter Bowl champi- ons. Maxwell Cancilla Kyle McMorrow was a Triple Crown win- Catherine Isip Maxwell Cancilla Ryan Thacher Photo: cameraworkusa w ner taking the Junior i Sectional Championships Boys’ 10 singles, doubles, n with Eric Nguyen, and the mixed, with Parris Todd. n The Boys’ 18 Intersectional team continued e its record-setting run, winning the champion- r ship for the fifth straight year, (and 11th time s overall). Andre Dome, , Denis Lin, Oscar Fabian Matthews, McMarrow, JT Sun- dling (who won the Sportsmanship Award) and Thacher were the featured performers. Barry Horowitz, Boys’ 18 Intersectional team who runs The Gate Ju- nior Tennis Academy at Mountain-Gate Tennis Club, again led the team that has dominated recent Ryan Thacher competition. The Boys’ & and Barry Horowitz Photo: Cynthia Lum Girls’ 16 Intersectional Team Championships was a finalist. The section’s 16 Zonal Team was victorious. Brynn Boren, Stefan Doehler,

Sarah Gealer, Caryl Hernandez, Melissa Huang, 16 Zonal team Sarah Lee, Matthew Siow and Johnny Wang rep- resented Southern California at the Pacific North- west Cup and the team was a finalist.

Pacific Northwest Cup team and coaches In one of their closest match- es in some time, SoCal scored its 33rd victory over NorCal 11-9 in Maze Cup competition. Mem- bers of the junior team were: Christian, Isip, Zachary Leslie, Lin, McMorrow, Denis Nguyen, Alison Ramos, Britney Sanders, Santamaria and Joshua Tchan. Jim Buck was captain, with Horowitz and Paul Settles serv-

Maze Cup Photo: David Cardinal ing as coaches. Porter Valley Country Club Elite team The Porter Valley Country Club Elite team from Northridge made history winning the National 14 Intermediate Jr. Team Tennis Championships. Roger Carnow, Jake Hellen, Marcus Liou, J.R. Macalutas, Lena Poonnopatam, Brooke Ronney, Deborah Thompson, along with Brandon and Cameron Villadiego were responsible for the “Super Bowl-like” victory.

Bob Duesler/Jim Nelson dominated Men’s 70 doubles, winning all four National Champi- onships. For Nelson, it was his sixth doubles Slam, but more importantly, the Grass Court victory marked his 100th national champion- ship. Dorothy Matthiessen not only won all the Women’s 70 singles, she also swept the national doubles (claiming two with Doris deVries of Reno and two with Lynn Little). The incomparable Dodo Cheney, the national cham- pionships record holder, upped her count, play- ing with Betty Cookson. The SoCal-NorCal pair won the Women’s 85 doubles, giving Cheney a total of 380 gold balls and 30 Slams. S W E E P S Dorothy Matthiessen

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Jim Nelson W Two teams from Southern O California were successful at the M Women’s Intersectional Champ- E ionships. The 35s group, cap- N tained by Melinda Murray, and ’ including Darice Carnaje, Gretchen S Magers, Dina McBride, Cammy MacGregor and Debbie Nasim,

T triumphed. The 65s were even better, capturing top honors for E the seventh straight year. Those A Norma Veal, Diane Willauer, Suella Steel, Debbie Nasim, Darice Carnaje, Melinda Murray, on the team were: Lurline Fujii, Lurline Fujii and Roz King Cammy MacGregor and Gretchen Magers M Roz King, Suella Steel, Norma (Dina McBride not in photo) S Veal (captain) and Diane Willauer.

The 4.5 Women’s Senior League team L from the Seal Beach E Tennis Center (Orange A County) were Na- G tional winners, and U the 4.0 Men’s “Body E Shots” team from S Orange County were National finalists.

Women’s 4.5 Orange County team from the Men’s 4.0 “Body Shots” team from Orange County Seal Beach Tennis Center Photos: Ali Ordonez

Southern California, serving as host, won the 23rd North-South Super Senior Challenge Cup at the Copper River Country Club in Fresno, 41-19. It was the largest turnout in the event’s history.

Given the level of competition found locally, winning a Sectional, Masters or Grand Prix event is a major achieve- ment. The following were in this very select group in 2008:

C 106th Junior Sectional Championships Girls’ 18 - Brynn Boren/Catherine Isip H Boys’ 18 - Steve Johnson Girls’ 16 - Kaitlyn Christian/Sabrina Santamaria A Boys’ 18 Doubles - Denis Lin/Kyle McMorrow Girls’ 14 - Mayo Hibi/Alyssa Smith M Boys’ 16 - Joshua Tchan Girls’ 12 - Christina Makarova/Alexis Pereira P Boys’ 14 - Reo Asami Girls’ 10 - Riley McQuaid/Ryan Peus I Mixed 16 - Kaitlyn Christian/Clarke Spinosa Boys’ 12 - Deiton Baughman O Mixed 14 - Drew Dawson/Alyssa Smith Boys’ 10 - Maxwell Cancilla N Mixed 12 - Logan Smith/Carolyn Xie Girls’ 18 - Kaitlyn Christian S Mixed 10 - Maxwell Cancilla/Parris Todd Girls’ 18 Doubles - Christian/Sabrina Santamaria H 28th K-Swiss Grand Prix Masters Championships Girls’ 16 - Sarah Lee I Boys’ 18 - Daniel Faierman Girls’ 14 - Riko Shimizu P Boys’ 16 - Pilki Min Girls’ 12 - Gabrielle Andrews S Boys’ 14 - Tomas Aranguiz Girls’ 10 - Angela Kulikov Boys’ 12 - Alastair Hurry Boys’ 18 (Fall) - /Daniel Kosakowski Boys’ 10 - Eric Nguyen Boys’ 16 - Dennis Mkrtchian/Johnny Wang Girls’ 18 - Jordan Brewer Boys’ 14 - Justin Agbayani/Lestter Yeh Girls’ 16 - Mayo Hibi Boys’ 12 - Ernesto Escobedo/Eduardo Nava Girls’ 14 - Tracy Van Boys’ 10 - Maxwell Cancilla/Eric Nguyen Girls’ 12 - Jessica Failla Girls’ 10 - Yemisi Ayeni 11th Prince Doubles Grand Prix Masters Men’s 55 Doubles - Rob Wheatley/Harry Fritz Boys’ 18 - Kevin Cox/Torsten Keil-Long Men’s 60 - Frank Zebot Boys’ 16 - Tyler Gottshall/Stephen Harlan Men’s 60 Doubles - Gil Howard/Thomas Nemesker-Kiss Boys’ 14 - Justin Agbayani/Lestter Yeh Men’s 65 - Richard Ortiz Boys’ 12 - Kevin Bondar/Daniel Gealer Men’s 65 Doubles - Pete Gerry/Tony Pausz Boys’ 10 - Maxwell Cancilla/Konrad Kozlowski Men’s 70 - Jerry Singer Girls’ 18 - Hailey Hogan/Sarah Lee Men’s 75 - Saul Snyder Girls’ 16 - Lorraine Guillermo/ Men’s 75 Doubles - Dick Doss/Roger Hing Girls’ 14 - Alyza Benotto Wood/Kyla Klier Men’s 80 - Jack Graham Girls’ 12 - Yuki Asami/Melissa Huang Men’s 85 - Bob Seymour Girls’ 10 - Emma Higuchi/Minami Women’s 40 - Christine Almeida 22nd Central Coast Grand Prix Masters Women’s 50 - Tracey Thompson Championships Women’s 50 Doubles - Thompson/Kandy Chain Boys’ 18 - Sam Rodgers Women’s 80 - Dorothy Knode Boys’ 16 - Michael Lowe Husband & Wife 100 - Bruce and Kim Totten Boys’ 14 - Blake Mackall 25th Senior Grand Prix Masters Boys’ 12 - Nolan Rucker Men’s 35 - Stephen Lord Boys’ 10 - Sangeet Sridhar Men’s 40 - Robert Horsch Girls’ 18 - Erica Cano Men’s 40 Doubles - Pat Crow/Scott Spearman Girls’ 16 - Nisha Leelavanich Men’s 45 - Ed Charles Girls’ 14 - Alison Ho Men’s 50 - Randy Houston Girls’ 12 - Dominique Schaefer Men’s 50 Doubles - Houston/Bruce Totten Girls’ 10 - Claire Liu Men’s 55 - Emmanuel Acholonu C 4th Desert Cities Grand Prix Masters Men’s 55 Doubles - Michael Walters/David Zirkle H Championships Men’s 60 - Frank Zebot A Boys’ 18 & 16 (combined) - Tanner Emerson Men’s 60 Doubles - Gary Doi/Leo Fracaloisy M Boys’ 14 - Christopher Bastardi Men’s 65 - Pete Gerry P Boys’ 12 - Rafael Lenhard Men’s 65 Doubles - George Balch/Peter Smith I Boys’ 10 - Paul Nawar Men’s 70 - Johnny Sanchez Girls’ 18 - Kristin Eggleston Men’s 70 Doubles - Bob Duesler/Jim Nelson O Girls’ 16 - Megan Lester Men’s 75 - Saul Snyder N Girls’ 14 - Sophia Costes Men’s 80 - Arnie Pompan S Girls’ 12 - Brigitte Desnoes Men’s 85 - Bob Sherman H Girls’ 10 - Mimi Levine Women’s 40 - Tai Sisson I 52nd Southern California Intercollegiate Women’s 50 - Kandy Chain P Championships Women’s 80 Singles - Cathie Hall S Singles - Mahmoud Kamel (Pepperdine) Women’s 80 Doubles - Hall/MarionTyrell Doubles - Matt Kecki/ (USC) 22nd Southern California NTRP Sectional 122nd Sectional Championships Championships Men’s 5.5 - Brian Su Men’s Open - Robert Yim Men’s 5.5 Doubles - Eric Stephens/Su (Earned a wild card into the Countrywide Classic qualifying Men’s 4.5 - Michael Moore tournament.) Men’s 4.0 - William Quisto Men’s Doubles - Daniel Andrus/Aaron Yovan Men’s 4.0 Doubles - Paul McNiff/Tim McNiff Women’s Open - Katsiaryna Men’s 3.5 - Jeremy Sears (Earned a wild card into the East West Bank Classic qualify- Women’s 4.0 - Krislea Manuva ing tournament.) Women’s 3.5 - Darcy Daily Women’s Doubles - Cierra Gaytan-Leach/Pamela Montez 12th Southern California Wheelchair Mixed Doubles - Brooke Bartlett/Taylor Leiby Sectional Championships 122nd Southern California Senior Sectional Open Singles - Marty Anderson Championships Open/A Doubles - Anderson/Tom Ayala Men’s 30 - Ramsey Gerber A Singles - Dana Mathewson Men’s 35 - Stephen Lord B Singles - Greg Edwards Men’s 40 - David Bier B Doubles - Atif Moon/Jerry Russell Men’s 45 - Pierre Mareschal C Singles - Horace Warner Men’s 45 Doubles - Chris Merrill/Steve Schultz C Doubles - Reuben Mauricio/Marcos Lopez Men’s 50 - Robert Delgado D Singles - Reuben Mauricio Men’s 50 Doubles - Randy Houston/Bruce Totten D Doubles - Tyler Hunt/Joseph Diaz Men’s 55 - Steve Lott At the Southern California Tennis Associa- tion’s Annual Meeting in February, the following received awards: Virginia Glass - Lifetime Achievement Dave Grokenbergers - Family Of The Year Ryan Thacher and Stephanie Hammel - Evelyn Houseman Junior Sportsmanship Costa Mesa Tennis Center - Organization Of The Year (Hank Lloyd) Tim Bryant, Duncan Depew, Tony Haig, Ron Sexenian and Eddie Williams - LA84 Foundation/NJTL Virginia Glass Dave Grokenberger Ryan Thacher Stephanie Hammel Gordon Zawtun - Junior Competition Jeff Benito - Jr. Team Tennis Margaret Chang and Ai Takamori - Tennis On Campus John Tau - Community Tennis Herb Bartel, Jose Nino, Tom Rodda and Judy Sheets - Tennis Service Representative

A Carolyn Nichols and Lesley Waite - Media N Pepperdine University - Long Ellis Award N The Countrywide Classic Tournament honored: U Heidi Stryker - Queen Of Hearts - A Community Organization Hank Lloyd Gordon Zawtun Jeff Benito John Tau L Jane Goodman - John Coman Officiating Marion Clever and Ricky Hang - M Volunteer Service Spirit E E T I N G

Margaret Chang Ai Takamori Carolyn Nichols Lesley Waite

Eddie Williams, Tony Haig and Tim Bryant

Pepperdine University Team Members Heidi Stryker

Herb Bartel, Judy Sheets, Tom Rodda and Jose Nino D According to Lesley Waite, “The District Ten- I nis Association, which celebrated its 35th anniversa- S ry in 2008, held its Annual Meeting and Awards Ban- T quet at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club in January. R Logan Jenkins was the keynote speaker. Those honored I were: Alexander Magtanong and Roz King - Male and Fe- C male Player of the Year; Andy Volkert - Male Pro of the Year; T Tony Ybarra and Nancy Abler-Sanchez - Male and Female Sportsmanship; the Press’ - Family of the Year; Pat Mason - Community Service Award; Rancho Peñasquitos Tennis Cen- District award recipients Photo: Jeff Anderson A ter Tournament - Tournament of the Year; Coronado Tennis Association - Club of the Year; and CH Court Tech - Sponsor W of the Year. A “Geoff Griffin was elected District President and the other officers, besides myself, elected to two-year terms were: R Fran Wakefield, Second Vice-President; Mike Bauer, Treasurer; Barbara Kingston, Recording Secretary; Roz King, D Corresponding Secretary.” S

T Tennis families were the E focus of the International N Tennis Hall of Fame exhibit N at the US Open in the gallery I beneath Louis Armstrong S Stadium. Among those fea- tured were the Amritrajs, F Austins, Bryans, Dents, A Suttons/Bundys/Cheneys/ M Doegs and Williams’. I Panel Credit: Courtesy of the Inter- L national Tennis Hall of Fame & I Museum, Newport, Rhode Island E S

O L The Bryans, Querrey, Jill Craybas and (along with Serena and ) were members of the US Olympic tennis Y team. Harold Hecht produced the television coverage for NBC. He was M also the producer of the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum’s P “Breaking the Barriers: The ATA & Black Tennis Pioneers”, documentary I that received the International Sports Heritage Association’s Communi- C cation Award. Kaitlyn Verfuerth was on the US Paralympics team and S Anthony Lara was an alternate. Brent Poppen was on the Quad team. Harold Hecht Jason Hartnett was an assistant Olympic coach. Kaitlyn Verfuerth Anthony Lara Melanie Bischoff, who stepped in for an ailing Arlene Barco, (the “mother and soul” of LA84 Foundation/National Junior Tennis League), reported “The program was once again a huge success. At the SCTA’s Annual Meeting, the pro- gram recognized Tim Bryant, Dun- can Depew, Tony Haig, Ron Sex- enian and Eddie Williams for their service and dedication. “The Instructor Orientation in June, featured Karen Ronney, (pro- vided by the LA84 Foundation Coaching Program), who conducted the on-court segment, and Wayne Bryan, the energetic father of the country’s Davis Cup doubles team (Bob and Mike). Ronney and Bryan combined to make the day very special. “During the summer some 6,000 youngsters had the opportunity to learn the game at 150 locations throughout the section. On a Year-Round basis, 33 sites provide the same chance. In the past 23 years, the LA84 Foundation has provided over $3 million in support. L “On July 3rd, the KTLA Morning News, with commentator Gayle Anderson, featured the LA84 Foundation/NJTL A program at Poinsettia Park in Hollywood. LA84 Foundation Vice President, Patrick Escobar and Executive Director of 8 the Southern California Tennis Association, Henry Talbert were on hand to watch Steve and Maurice Katz put the young- sters through their paces. 4 “NJTL’ers traveled to the Countrywide Classic and East-West Bank, Carson professional tournaments. LA84 Foun- dation Board Member, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke was introduced at the Countrywide Classic prior to the “Between F Match Activity” featuring NJTL participants. Special Activity Days at Whittier Narrows Park drew 250 kids for a great O day of fun tennis and prizes. U “Sakeenah Adams, Malesha Bruner, Monica Cervantes and Nadia Zepeda were the Southern California winners N who outlined their thoughts about fair play and good citizenship that are part of the NJTL program. D “A special thanks is extended to the LA84 Foundation for its continued support of NJTL. The same can also be said A for all the instructors who have made it a one-of-a-kind program, along with people like Shelby Sinoway, a 15-year-old T tournament player from Chaminade High School, who did her Community Service by collecting used racquets for NJTL, I and Dave Hagler, a dedicated tennis coach, who repaired and restrung the used racquets at no charge. These are the O people who have dedicated themselves to nurturing the game’s growth in the section.” N / LA84 Foundation 2009 Calendar N st th J Saturday, February 21 Wednesday, August 12 Tennis Carnival T Winter Year-Round Special Activity Day Whittier Narrow Tennis Center Whittier Narrows Tennis Center L 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 16th Thursday, August 13th Spring Year-Round Special Activity Day 12 & 13 Championships Tournament Los Angeles Tennis Clubhouse/Courts Whittier Narrows Tennis Center 9:00 a.m. – 3: 00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 6th Saturday, August 15th Special Activity Day Staff/Instructor Orientation Robb Field – San Diego The Home Depot Center 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, November 14th th th July 6 - August 14 Fall Year-Round Special Activity Day Summer Program Dates Los Angeles Tennis Center Tuesday, July 28th Clubhouse/Courts LA84/NJTL Night 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Los Angeles men’s tournament at UCLA S C H Tiffany Geller Reed moved from being the Junior Competition Assistant to heading School Tennis. “We had a busy O year,” she said. “The USTA created a package of resources designed to make starting and maintaining a Physical Educa- O tion or After - School program easy for teachers and administrators. The resources included training, new curriculum L on DVD, equipment assistance and staff support. “In 2008, School Tennis worked with 11 school districts and trained over 200 teachers and After - School staff. T Close to 100 schools received equipment, curriculums and training. One of the biggest activities was a QuickStart E Workshop held in the City of Montclair for the After - School Program that more than 80 staff members attended. The N USTA No-Cut High School Tennis Program had 82 high schools, with over 3500 students, participate. N “In 2009 the plan is to I get tennis into Physical S Education classes. After- School programs and or- ganized team play are oth- er growth venues.” Ques- tions concerning School Tennis should be directed to Tiffany Geller Reed at [email protected] or visit the website www.scta. The Palmdale Teacher Training emphasized that… School Tennis is fun, safe, easy, and…no courts are required! usta.com

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T E Jeff Benito Gina Pelazini A M

T E N In the fall, Jeff Benito, who had been the Riverside/Inland Empire Area League N Coordinator, replaced Gina Pelazini as the head of Jr. Team Tennis. Overall, the I program had another memorable year. The Section Championships involved more teams than ever before. NorCal captured the 26th Gar Glenney Cup, leaving the S annual competition tied 13-13. Jada Hart was the event’s Sportsmanship Award winner. Jada Hart There was more to the Junior Competition than gold balls. Steve Johnson/ were Boys’ 18 finalists at Kalamazoo. Walker Keh- rer/Denis Lin finished in the same position at the National Boys’ 18 Clay Steve Johnson Photo: LA Times Blog Courts. Zachary Leslie was a National Boys’ 16 Clay Court finalist. Reo Asami was a National Boys’ 14 finalist. Darren Potkey, Man- ager of Junior Compe- Bradley Klahn Photo: cameraworkusa tition who is now assisted by Ai Tikamori, noted, “The Junior Sec-

J tion Championships lived up to its U billing as the largest event of its kind in the world. At the summer N event, 1,526 players participated; I there were 1,884 total entries; O and 2,176 matches played. The Zachary Leslie Reo Asami R Doubles Sectional Champion- Photo: Photo: Prince Sports ships, which was bigger than ever TennisRecruiting.Net C before, had 960 total entries (345 O gender specific and 156 mixed M teams); and 494 matches were P played. Walker Kehrer Denis Lin E T I T “At the annual Awards Banquet, held during the June tournament, the following I were honored for their performances in 2007: O N

Lawrence Formentera Ryan Thacher and Stephanie Hammel - Hammel and Michelle Sulahian - Photo: cameraworkusa Evelyn Houseman Junior Lifetime Special Junior Tennis Council Sportsmanship Award “Doubles Excellence” Award Thacher and Alison Ramos - Age Division Sportsmanship Awards: Player of the Year Alex Brigham and Anna Chkhikshvili - 18s Lawrence Formentara and Jessica Harrow - Warren Hardie and Sarah Lee - 16s Most Improved Player Rickey Baylon and Hailey Johnson - 14s Joseph Di Guilio and Alyssa Smith - Brandon Yeoh and Hayley Thompson - 12s Triple Crown Winners Brandon Holt and Kelsie Bryant - 10s Triple Crown Trophy J “The 7th CIF-Wilson “First Serve” Boys’ High School Team Tourna- U ment, held in the spring, kicked off the season for many teams. The five N one-day tournaments utilized a non-elimination round robin format. The winners, coaches and locations were: Valencia High School - Annie I Kellogg at Orange Coast College; Kennedy High School - Albert Lai at O West Torrance High School; El Dorado High School - John Cyrus at El R Dorado High School; West Torrance High School - Jerry Smith at West Torrance High School; St. Augustine High School - Tom Isaak at Barnes C Tennis Center. O “In the fall, the Girls’ High School Team Tournament took place. M The winners, coaches and locations were: Marymount High School - Ty P Metcalfe and Troy High School - Donna Judd at West Torrance High E School; Diamond Bar High School - Tisa Shavers and Martin Luther King T High School - Becky Gagnon at Orange Coast College; Francis Parker I High School - Tom O’Brien at Barnes Tennis Center. “First Serve” Girls’ winner from Marymount T “Thanks to Paul Castillo and John Costello of the CIF Southern Sec- tion, Chad Kawahara of San Diego, along with Mike Miringoff of Wilson Racquet Sports, the events were a huge success. I “Thanks is also extended to the host facilities and people such as: Janice Maran of Orange Coast College, Patty Yoo O of West Torrance High School, John Cyrus of El Dorado High School and Steve Bickham of Barnes Tennis Center.” N

Potkey added, “junior tennis will undergo a number of changes in 2009. They include:

1. National Schedule: Once again, there will be no na- 4. International Spring Championships & Easter Bowl: The tional schedule booklet printed for 2009. To access the USTA will once again be holding the ITF International Win- schedule in PDF form, please go to www.usta.com and ter Championships in Carson (ITF Grade 1) on April 6-12 click on tournaments and leagues/then juniors, tourna- (qualifying April 4-5). Once the information from the tour- ments. We will also put a link on the SCTA website to nament is available, it will be sent out. You can also look access this as soon as it’s available. at tournaments.usta.com (tournament ID # 651734909). 2. Endorsement Requirements: The following changes The 2009 Easter Bowl will be held in Rancho Mirage on have been made by the SCTA Junior Tennis Council to the April 12-19 (specific starting dates for each division yet to SCTA endorsement requirements for 2009: be determined). The Boys & Girls 18’s will once again be an ITF Grade B1 event. • Due to the fact that the 14 Zonals will now be held in the same week of the calendar as the 12’s & 16’s, all Zonal 5. Designated Tournaments: Beginning in January 2009, the endorsement requirements will now be the same: top 8 players in each division (not including 10’s) will be “block seeded” and will begin play on the second week- A player must play a minimum of two (2) Designated R end of the tournament. All other players will play down to Tournaments to completion in 2009 prior to June 15th,| U 8 spots on the first weekend of the tournament. Players in the division in which they are seeking zonal endorse- L who are block seeded and withdraw after play starts will ment. There are seven (7) Designated Tournaments in this E receive a penalty. timeframe: Esme Pearson San Diego, Gene Jung Whittier, 6. Campus Match Play One-Day Showdowns: Fullertton, Woody Hunt Memorial South Bay, Long Beach, One-Day Showdowns: What are they? C Anaheim and Santa Barbara. • One-day, short format tournaments open to juniors, col- H • For the 18’s division ONLY, players who participate in the A lege players, professionals and adults. Generally draws are USTA National Spring Championships (Mobile, Alabama) compass draws for both singles and doubles with matches N will receive credit for one Designated Tournament for being one set with a tiebreaker at 5-5, although format G 2009. In addition, for the 18’s division, players will receive and scoring is at the discretion of the director. Events can E credit for one Designated Tournament if they play one be men’s, women’s, or co-ed. of the following 18’s events: The USTA International S Spring Championships or The ITF Easter Bowl or The Ojai • The tournaments are run on college campuses with Valley Tennis Tournament. the college coach acting as tournament director. Both ITA Membership and USTA Organizational Membership are • Juniors may use the SCTA Junior Sectionals as a Desig- required. Entry Fees are kept low to provide access to full nated Tournament towards fulfilling their Winter Champi- range of players. Generally entry fees run $10 for singles, onship endorsement requirements for 2009. $5 for doubles, and $15 for both. All other endorsement requirements will remain the same as in 2008. “In 2010, there will be additional changes as Potkey pointed out, “After careful consideration and lengthy debate, 3. National Ranking Tournaments (Level 3/4/5): There are the SCTA Junior Tennis Council voted this week to implement no changes to the SCTA Level 3/4/5 events for 2009; they a Points-Per-Round (PPR) ranking system for Southern Califor- remain the same as in 2008. A list is available on www. nia starting on January 1st, 2010. As you can imagine, this scta.usta.com under juniors/info for players and parents. process will be a challenging transition, yet an exciting one. More specific details about how the system is to be imple- mented will be made available in the future.” Attendance at the Spring and Fall College & University Scholarship Seminars increased significantly. Candidates, along with parents and coaches of prospects, were eager to gain insight on providing university and college coaches across the country with the appropriate information for scholarship consideration. Given the competitiveness found in the game today, along with the economic burdens faced by those in the tennis community, the interest is expected to continue.

San Dieguito Upland

S C H O L A R S H I P Seal Beach Valencia High School S E M I N A R S

Santa Barbara San Diego Oxnard

The Spring 2009 Seminar Schedule

(The individuals listed should only be contacted for directions to a site. For program information call, Mark Winters (310) 208-3838 Ext. 231.)

April 1st (Wednesday) April 8th (Wednesday) April 15th (Wednesday) Valencia High School, Room 620, Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego Santa Barbara Tennis Club in Santa in Valencia/Santa Clarita at 7:00 p.m. at 6:30 p.m. Barbara at 6:30 p.m. Contact: Annie Kellogg Contact: Kerry Blum (619) 221-9000 Contact: Cathy Ann Simon at [email protected] (805) 680-3870 April 9th (Thursday) April 2nd (Thursday) Seal Beach Tennis Center in Seal April 22nd (Wednesday) MountainGate Country Club Beach at 6:00 p.m. Temescal Canyon High School in Los Angeles at 7:00 p.m. Contact: Cathy Jacobson-Guzy in Lake Elsinore at 6:30 p.m. Contact: Doug Doss (310) 476-2291 (562) 896-0555 Contact: Alison Roell (951) 901-9110 or [email protected] Martha Katsufrakis, who has run the K-Swiss Summer Grand Prix since its inception 29 years ago, said, “As is always the case the 44 tournament circuit had participants from throughout Cali- fornia, as well as Colorado, Connecticut, , New York and Texas. There were also players from , Mexico and South- K east Asia. All the youngsters were anxious to test their skills against – the talented juniors from Southern California. S “Mayo Hibi amassed 1380 points in the Girls’ 16 division and W became a member of the exclusive K-Swiss 1000 Point Club. The I Masters Championships was its usual success. The tournament had S special meaning for Jessica Failla, the Girls’ 12 champion. Her fa- S ther Greg collected 1500 points in 1983 in Boys’ 16 play which is still the third highest total ever achieved. More and more children are following in their parent’s footsteps and playing the K-Swiss which is an indication of both great tennis genes and the timeless-

Mayo Hibi ness of the program.” Jessica Failla

Tennis On Campus held its 5th Southern California Section Championship at The Home Depot Center, and it was a huge success. Twelve teams, from eight colleges and universities, participated. Those taking part included: UCLA, USC, UCSD, UCI, UCSB, CSUN, CSULB and University of La Verne.

t UCLA, USC, UCSD and UCI, the UCLA e seeded teams, played through the n Pool competition to the semifinals. n In the end, UCLA and UCI gain spots i in the National Campus Championship. USC and UCSD s received at-large bids. The inaugural Cal Poly San Luis Obispo State Tourna- o ment featured teams from Southern and Northern n California. For additional information about Tennis On Campus, c contact Linda Milan at [email protected] a m UCI p u s

The first Cal Poly San Luis Obispo State Tournament featured 11 schools. Robert Farah, Tracy Lin, Kaes Van’t Hof and Riza Zalameda were All-Americans. In addition, Van’t Hof was the ITA/ Sportsmanship Award win- ner, and Zalameda, was named the NCAA tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, the Pac-10 Player of the Year and the ITA Senior Player of the Year. She was named an All-American for the fourth time in her career. Other Division I All-Americans from the section were: Hilary Barte of Stanford (who was also Rook- ie Player of the Year), Amanda Fink of USC, Steven Forman of Wake Forest, Chris Kearney of North Carolina and Jessica Nguyen of Stanford. Ann Lebedeff, who has made Pomona-Pitzer tennis outstanding, was named Wilson Division III Women’s Na- tional Coach of the Year. All-American Siobhan Finicane, who plays for her, was the NCAA Women’s Division III singles winner. Lawrence Wang/Gui Schils of Claremont- Mudd-Scripps, not only achieved All-American status, but they won the NCAA Men’s Division III doubles. Hilary Barte Amanda Fink Jared Kamel of University of California Santa Cruz, Photo: Stanford Sports Information Photo: Stanford Sports Information Marissa Lin of Chicago, Olivia Muesse of Pomona-Pitzer, Tshema Nash of Emory, Bret Thacher of Williams and Marc Vartabedian of A University of California Santa Cruz were also L Division III All-Americans. L Last fall, Kelly Fox/Elizabeth Lewis of – Chapman College were the Wilson ITA Division Chris Kearney A III West Regional Doubles champions. All-American Jonathan Bowman of Point Photo: North Carolina M Tennis Loma Nazarene University was E the NAIA (National Association of R Intercollegiate Athletics) Arthur I Ashe Jr. Award for Leadership C and Sportsmanship winner. Addi- A tional NAIA All-Americans were: N Robby Dabbs of Azusa Pacific, S Tim Kpulun of Concordia and Ann Lebedeff Siobhan Finicane Steven Forman Jessica Nguyen Photo: Wake Forest Sports Information Photo: Stanford Sports Information Bryan Newell of Concordia. Photo: Pomona-Pitzer Photo: Pomona-Pitzer Kristin Strimple of Point Sports Information Sports Information Loma Nazarene University was the National NAIA Rookie Player and an All- American as were Sheryl Bon of Azuza Pacific, Bay Daniels of Azuza Pacific, Hana Im of Embry- Riddle and Amanda Varela of Concordia. Community College Men’s All-Americans included: Waylon Bennett of Grossmont, Daniel Coelho of Riverside City, Evan Jurgensen of College of the Desert, Olumide Sherman-Norman of Grossmont and Jason Wall Gui Schils, coach Paul Settles Bret Thacher of Cerritos. and Lawrence Wang Mike Napoli of Cuesta College, who led his team to an undefeated season, was the Wilson Junior and Community College Women’s Coach of the Year. Natalie Kelley of Santa Monica College was the Jr. Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship Award winner. All-Americans included: Brittany Bass of Orange Coast, Brittnie Furuvald of Orange Coast, Caroline Housten of Riverside City, Erina Hung of Saddleback, Amber Marsden of Chabot and Vanessa Reibstein of Jonathan Bowman Daniel Coelho Natalie Kelley Mike Napoli Grossmont. Photo: Cuesta Athletics S F ormer USC star Kyle Spencer, Assistant Director of U Men’s Tennis at Baylor University, and Rance Brown, M M Assistant Head Coach of Women’s Tennis at UCLA, E coached the men’s and women’s USTA Summer R Collegiate teams.

C O A C Kyle Spencer Baylor Rance Brown H University Sports Information UCLA Sports Information E S In 2009, Claremont-Mudd-Scripts will host the Men’s NCAA Division III Tennis Championships at its new state of the art Biszantz Family Tennis Center that opens in January. Thanks to donations made by Terry Rhodes, a former tennis player at the school, California State University Long Beach will have a new tennis facility and an endowed scholarship fund for tennis players. Les and Cindy Robbins, along with her brother John Hendricks, made a donation to the school for the Gloria and Bob Hendricks Family Scoreboard. Gloria Hendricks was the CSULB women’s coach from 1975-80. Building will conclude in January and San Diego State will have new men’s, women’s and visiting team locker rooms at the Aztec Tennis Center. The facility will be named in honor of the late Harold and Grace Willens thanks to their son, Larry Willens, the volunteer men’s coach who has worked with the women’s team in the same capacity, who made the addition possible.

F A C I L I T I E Biszantz Family Tennis Center Construction at the Aztec Tennis Center Photo: John Martin S

LBSU Rhodes Tennis Facility Gloria and Bob Hendricks Family Scoreboard im Pugh of UCLA and I J Robbie Weiss of Pepper- N dine were members of the T 26th Intercollegiate Tennis E Association Men’s Hall of R Fame class. Janice Metcalf C Cromer, the first woman to O play on the men’s team at L the University of Redlands, L helping lead them to the E NAIA national champion- G ships in 1973 and ‘74, and a I two-time National Intercol- legiate singles champion, A ITA President David Benjamin and Hall of was inducted into the Inter- Fame inductee Robbie Weiss Photo: ITA T collegiate Tennis Associa- E tion Women’s Hall of Fame. Janice Metcalf Cromer

Ronita Elder said, “Multicultural Participation was filled with exciting and exhilarating activities for all ages. The high- lights included activities that focused on community programs such as QuickStart and Cardio-Tennis. “Thanks to The , seven students from M Jordan High School including members of the boys’ tennis U team, and schoolmates with media and journalism interests, spent time behind the scenes at the Tennis Channel Open L in . For the second year Multicultural Participation T joined with National Alliance for Hispanic Health to be part of I “Viva tu Vida! - Get Up! Get Moving!” in Los Angeles and San C Diego. During Hispanic Heritage Month, the business com- U munity was encouraged to participate in the California En- Quick Start Clinic L dowment project “Connecting to a Healthier Generation. T “Multicultural Participation teamed with Fox Sports West U and Sports Gift to make donations to the girls’ tennis teams R at Manual Arts and Susan Miller Dorsey High Schools. A “Teens Make A Difference and Connecting To A Healthier L Generation, (two Connect LA events), were part of the 2008 schedule. They showcased corporate and public partnerships that helped Los Angeles become a National $10,000 winner P in the USA Today Weekend Magazine Teen Make A Difference A initiative. The Fourth Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Youth Tennis R Classic, at the Home Depot Center, was an integral part of the T nd effort to make the 2 District the “Place To Play Tennis” lo- Jordan High School at Tennis Channel Open I cally. The tournament stressed that tennis is not only fun and C a healthy activity, but a way of achieving three goals: I • Introduce new players to the game P • Generate excitement about playing more tennis A • Create awareness of the SCTA and its programs T “Finally, Multicultural Participation wants to recognize I PAVA, Media Aid Center, Wilson Sports Paddle Tennis, Afri- O can Marketplace & Cultural Faire and college students from Tennis on Campus for all their support, energy and love for N tennis.”

Viva tu Vida San Diego Summarizing the Community Tennis “stars” of 2008, Melanie Bischoff said, “The program again helped organize the Kids Zone at UCLA’s Drake Stadium during the Coun- trywide Classic. Thanks to the dedication of people like Jeff Richards, Direc- tor of Tennis at Calabasas Swim & Tennis Club, Dee So many play a role. Henry, Women’s tennis coach at Biola University, Margaret Imai of Bakersfield and Barbara Tscherne of the Neighborhood Junior Tennis Pro- gram, the activity has been a huge success. Jeff does a great job as the Master of Ceremonies, and Dee always finds youngsters to attend. Margaret is the “Expert” when it comes to handling the busses that bring the participants, and Barbara is skilled at getting people to help with anything that is being done. Kids come from all over Southern California and they really have a blast! “May was ‘Tennis Month’, and ‘Block Parties’ were offered at sites in Fontana, Huntington Park, Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Clarita, Santa Monica

C and San Diego. Telemundo T52 had a record set- ting event featuring a collection of sports including O tennis. Organizing a Block Party takes countless M hours and many volunteers. All tennis lovers who M have participated and have made the experience U positive deserve praise for all they did to make the N Block Parties possible. I “Seven Recreational Coach Workshops (RCW) T were held during 2008. Any organization can host Kids Day at the Los Angeles tournament Y an RCW and use the event as a fundraiser. The following website T provides more in- E formation http:// N www.usta.com/ Coaches/Recre- N ation.aspx The I highlight of the S RCW and Com- munity Develop- Coaches workshop ment Workshop offering was the Saturday-Sunday activity held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in late October. The USTA will hold a Community Tennis Development Workshop (CTDW) at Hilton Head, February 13-15. Anyone interested in attending should go to www.usta.com/ctdw to sign up. Jeff Richards and Dee Henry This is a great opportunity to meet people who are work- ing with Community Tennis Associations, Park & Recreation leaders, school coach- es and others from around the country. “QuickStart Tennis, the new program designed for those 10 and younger to learn to play the game, got off to a great start. The court size, racquets, balls, scor- ing system and even the net height have been adjusted to make it easier to learn the sport. The format stresses the impor- tance of play and team competition. Six National Trainings were held in Southern California. For more information about the innovative offering check http://partners.quickstarttennis.com/ Looking at San Diego District activities, Lesley Waite said, “Bill Kellogg brought the US-Germa- ny Fed Cup quarterfinal to the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club on Super Bowl weekend. As he and his staff, along with an experienced crew from the local tennis community had done two years before for the Davis Cup tie the facility hosted, they joined forces to make the event happen. The club’s par-3 golf area once again was turned into a stadium court arena. Lindsay Davenport anchored the US team of , , (making her debut in Fed Cup play), and . captained and Mary Jo Fernandez coached. When Davenport lost the first singles match to everyone’s amaze-

Fed Cup photos: Cheryl Jones ment, Harkleroad stepped up and won the next match to tie the score. Rain cancelled play on Sunday, but the contest was S resumed on Monday under sunny skies. Davenport won her singles and Harkleroad col- A lected another victory, and the US advanced to the semifinal against Russia. N “Tennis Fest 2008 was held in early May at the Balboa Tennis Club. In its eighth Ed Collins, Gretchen Magers year, nearly 850 people of all ages and skill levels attended the free afternoon tennis and Ben Press D celebration. Fifty-two teaching pros, from I throughout the District, led skill drills and shot E clinics. Courts were filled with everyone from G tiny tots to teenagers to adults. Every partici- O pant received a T-shirt and goody bag. There were prizes galore. There were also informa-

D tion booths where general tennis questions were answered and advice concerning lo- I cal tennis programs was offered. The Henri S Elkins’ Bijou Tennis Show, a hilarious perfor- T mance similar to basketball’s Harlem Globe R Trotters, was very entertaining, leaving those Tennis Fest Pros I on hand clamoring for more. The Ben Press C Award was presented to Gretchen Magers, a T former Women’s Tennis Association profes- sional, for her ongoing commitment to Com- munity Tennis. “Family Tennis Day, the free program that introduced people to tennis in their neighbor- hood, continued to be a success. Follow-up ac- tivities included free Drop In clinics for adults and After-School Tennis for youngsters. Urban Village Family Tennis Day “League participation increased to 3,448 reg- istered players. Five teams advanced to the National Championships: La Jolla High School’s Men’s 5.0; Balboa Tennis Club’s Women’s 5.0; Santaluz Tennis Club’s Women’s 4.5 women; and StoneRidge Country Club’s Women’s 2.5 (Adult League Nationals). Peninsula Tennis Club’s 9.0 team participated in the Mixed Doubles Western Nationals.

Youth Tennis San Diego had a stellar year. Rarely was there a moment when the Barnes Ju- nior Tennis Center wasn’t bustling with on-court programs or educational activities. The Match- Point Ball (called “Raise the Roof”), an annual fundraiser, drew raves, not only because of the donations received, but also because of the pres- ence of keynote speaker former Davis Cup team captain, Tom Gullickson.

Looking ahead, the 21 hard and four clay court facility (named in honor of the late former USTA President George Barnes, who was a major contributor), promises to provide youngsters with even more opportunities in 2009. This will certainly be true with the construction of the Steve and Lee Booth Learning Center. Steve and Lee Booth It’s all about the kids. Becky Edles-Rye, Executive Director of the Orange County Communi- ty Tennis Association, admitted, “Despite the downturn in the economy the OCCTA held another successful Top Gun tournament, which raises money for local programs, while on a shoestring budget. At the Players’ Party, at- tendees were treated to a great Mexican buffet presented by the tourna- ment host site, the Racquet Club of Irvine. The band, “Room 179”, was a big hit. “In Men’s Open singles, top seed Robert Yim was defeated by Noah Newman, No. 6 seed, 1-6, 6-2 7-6. Having returned to compe- tition after a shoulder injury, Yim fought hard, but wasn’t able to sus- tain his effort against the steadier New- Susan Nardi and Jonathan Hertlein man. The Men’s Open doubles went to Neel Grover/Chris Kearney who defeated the brothers Aaron and Bryan Endress-Fox 6-2, 6-1. “In an NCAA repeat grudge match, Susie Babos of Cal defeated UCLA gradu- ate Riza Zalameda 6-0, 2-6, 6-3 in the Women’s Open final. Babos said after the match, “In the first set I went out slugging without a care or worry, then, in the second set, I started to think, ‘I really want to win’”. Babos was able to shrug off second set jitters and get back to her game plan to close the match. In an intriguing Mixed Open doubles final former touring pro Cecil Mamiit and Cal’s Christina Visico defeated Page Bartelt/Bryan Endress-Fox 6-2, 1-6, 6-0. For additional tournament results go to: http://tennislink.usta.com/tournaments/Tourna- mentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=57468 “Kudos were extended for the tireless efforts of Tournament Chair, Shaun Bernadou and dynamic duo, Co-Directors, Brad Albert and Sam Sarria. Thanks also went to sponsors, Board

members and players for their help and continued support. Terri Machado and her team of Noah Newman ball kids earned a special “Shout Out!” O “After a mini hiatus Tennis After - School got a huge boost when the widely respected Susan Nardi, along with C Jonathan Hertlein, took over the program. “Susan’s got a lot of expertice and experience teaching youngsters,” said C OCCTA President Loren Nelson. “Her enthusiasm, passion and drive is what we’ve been looking for to inundate local T school yards with tennis fun”. A “Tennis After-School needs to replace its portable nets. If you can help with the cost of the nets, contact Becky Edles Rye at [email protected]. All donations are tax deductible. “The Summer Pre-Satellite/ Novice tournament entries dou- bled from what they had been on the Winter circuit because six of the eight tournaments were granted sanctions.”

Tennis After-School According to Alison Roell, “Jr. Team Tennis grew from 60 teams in 2007 to 93 teams, giving the program a major presence in the Inland Empire. In the fall, the competition split into two areas – Riverside Country and San Bernardi- no County. Five additional teams participated in the Orange County League. Lake Arrowhead, Colton and Moreno Valley were new to the competition. “The Adult League again proved popular, with the Temecula Valley growing by leaps and bounds, from 50 to 71 teams. New groups fielding teams were Bear Creek, Hemet and Rim of the World. “Area tennis activists collaborated to support many programs in 2008. They included: • Southwest Riverside County facilities hosted a USTA Tennis Block Party at Chaparral High School in Temecula in January. CTA, Riverside Junior Tennis League, local clubs and facility host, River- Ramona QuickStart Tennis Camp side Community College, held a Block Party, in May, as did Fontana at San Sevaine Park. • Recreational Coach Workshop at California Baptist University, in February, was a hit. The school also hosted the Ivy League Boy’s High School Spring playoffs as well as home matches for Woodcrest Christian. • QuickStart Tennis Workshop, in Riverside in June, was well-attended. • Three Riverside tennis clubs - Canyon Crest Country Club, Riverside Tennis Center and Victoria Club - exhibited great community spirit by donating water jugs and bottles, practice cones, used nets, and I refurbished racquets to the Ramona High School tennis program. NINEZERO Games OuickStart Tennis N • Riverside Tennis Center conducted a “No Atten- L dance Required” fundraiser among members and collected $750 for the Community College men’s A program. N • Riverside Community College opened all 13-lighted D courts available to the public before and after school tennis programs and on weekends. The facility also E hosted Notre Dame High School’s home matches. M • Twelve teams participated in the three-division, one- P day WorldTeam Tennis-like round robin, NINEZERO I Games (a mega-event fundraiser for educational R programs to combat Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – Nine Riverside Junior Tennis League QuickStart Workshop E Month, Zero Alcohol) tournament. Beaumont area communities of Solera, Sun Lakes and Four Seasons hosted play. Beaumont High School was also utilized as the venue for a 3-hour QuickStart Tennis clinic that was very popular with parents and juniors alike. • Riverside Jr. Tennis League and Ramona High School tennis teams col- laborated on a QuickStart Tennis camp and league after receiving a SCTA Community Development grant. “Playing opportunities increased. The Eastvale Tennis Association’s new Junior Novice tournament had 71 participants in February. Six senior com- munities, along with two senior groups, held friendly interclub exchanges throughout the year. Women from six Inland Empire clubs enjoyed the Quad- Club Tri-Level events that coincided with the Grand Slams and Indian Wells tournaments. Roosevelt Junior Novice Tournament Director “While all of this was exciting, there was more. Jurupa Community Servic- Michael Munoz and Boys’ 16 winner Tim Voros es District, Beaumont-Cherry Valley Recreation and Parks, City of Colton, City of Fontana (McDermott Park), City of Banning and Yucaipa Community Services Department all introduced new tennis programs in their communities. The following organizations attended tennis In-Service or Recreation Coach Workshops in preparation for After-School tennis programs: • Corona-Norco Unified – 5 schools • Hemet Unified – 13 schools • Etiwanda Unified – 9 additional schools • Boys & Girls Club of San Gorgonio Carolyn Nichols, the NorCal resident who is the Chair of the USTA Senior International Competition and the ITF Seniors Committee representative, reported that nineteen players from Northern and Southern California represented the US in international team competition in Turkey. Those participating in the largest event ever held, a competition, involving 323 teams from 34 countries, included: Martin Barba, Phyllis Blackwell, Polo Cowan, Martha Downing, Bob Duesler, Curtis Dunn, Doris deVries, Glenn Erickson, Mike Fedderly, Charleen Hillebrand, Tina Karwasky, Roz King, Doro- thy Matthiessen, Jim Nelson, Graydon Nichols, Ken Robinson, Saul Snyder and Suella Steel. Cowan, Erickson, (captain), and Fedderly reached the final in the Men’s 45 Dubler Cup. Nichols and Blackwell were members of the Women’s 50 Bueno Cup winners. Downing and Karwasky (captain) had the same success on the Wom- en’s 55 Connolly Cup team. For the second year in a row, Karwasky went undefeated at No. 1 singles. Hillebrand and Steel played for the Women’s 65 Godfree Cup finalists. (Cathie Anderson, who was named to the team, had to withdraw.) Duesler and Nelson, (captain) were participants on the Men’s 70 Crawford Cup, another finalist. So were deVries, King and Matthiessen in Women’s 70 Gibson Cup play. Snyder, playing on his first ever cup team, was a member of the winning Men’s 75 Grant Cup team.

Dubler Cup - Mike Fedderly, Polo Cowan, Glenn Erickson and Val Wilder

Crawford Cup - Jim Nelson, Bob Duesler, Fred Farzanegan and King Van Nostrand c u p s

Bueno Cup - Robin Fishburne, Carolyn Nichols, Phyllis Blackwell and Susan Wright

Gibson Cup - Kathy Langer, Dorothy Matthiessen, Roz King and Doris deVries

Connolly Cup - Martha Downing, Mary Ginnard, Tina Karwasky and Kerry Young

Godfree Cup - Sheila Weinstock, Charleen Hillebrand, Grant Cup - George McCabe, Saul Snyder, Suella Steel and Suzanne Clark John Powless and Jack Vredevelt At the Individual World Championships, Hillebrand was a Women’s 60 singles finalist, and teamed with Susan Hill of Great Britain for doubles honors. Duesler/Nelson finished on the short end of the score against Fred Farzanegan/ King Van Nostrand in the Men’s 70 doubles final. DeVries was a singles finalist, and playing with King reached the same position in the Women’s 70 doubles. Chuck Nelson/Snyder were Men’s 75 doubles finalists. Bob Sherman was a Men’s 85 singles finalist and did the same, teaming with Cornelis Marre of The Netherlands in doubles.

The Desert Circuit, which kicked off the tournament season in January, was as competitive as it was hospitable. (Of course, playing in the desert at superb facilities could hardly be less.) The work of the following was saluted: Brad Berry at the 19th Monterey Country Club Senior Men’s 70 Plaza Racquet Club Men’s 70 Plaza Racquet Club doubles Tournament; Ana and Kurt winner Lloyd Goldwater with winners Bob Duesler/George Gill with Haggstrom at the 15th Plaza Tournament Director Brad Berry finalist Larry Freeman finalists Chuck Nelson/Lenny Lindborg and Diana Lott won the Monterey Racquet Club Senior Invitational Country Club 100 Combo Tournament; Glenn Erickson and Jack Weldon at the 26th Palm Spring Tennis Club Senior Championships; Ed Trost and Jane Robertson at the World Tennis Classic, a Category II USTA event.

D E S E Men’s 75 Plaza Racquet winner Men’s 80 Plaza Racquet Club winners Roger Hing with finalist Hugh Stewart/Arnie Pompan with R Saul Snyder finalists Jack Graham/Jim Settles T

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...and Elson De Cantuaria were among the top players at the Babolat World Tennis Classic. Steve and Abby Solomon continued to weave their tournament organizing magic as The Campbell’s and Tennis Chan- nel National Husband & Wife Senior and Super Senior Grass Court Championships (100, 120 and 140 divisions), and the Campbell’s National Men’s 60 & 90 Hard Court Championships were all held at Mission Hills Country Club. In conjunction with the tournament, the Solomons hosted the Lurie World Cup, an interna- tional Men’s 90 team competition prior to the Hard Courts, and they also staged the first 95s tournament. Riviera Tennis Club hosted the National Se- nior & Super Senior Husband & Wife Hard Court Championships (with the same divisions as the Grass Court event). The 90s was so captivating that Mel Keefer, the man who is known for drawing “Monty Hall” in the 1950s comic books, “Perry Mason” and “Rick O’Shay”, along with the daily golf strip, “Mac Divot”, captured some of the action with sketches.

S Lurie World Cup Men’s 95 trophy Men’s 90 winner Alex Swetka with his wife Mel Keefer’s sketches E Sally, Tournament Director Steve Solomon and N finalist Federico Barbosa with his wife Gladas I O R

T O U R N Men’s 60 winner Brian Cheney and David and Janet Bryant, 100 finalists, with A finalist Hugh Thomson winners Ann and Andrew Stanley M E Men’s 90 doubles winners N Swetka and Robert Mix T S

Mas and Susan Kimball 120 winners Charlie Hurme, Ed Baumer, Bill Lurie Men’s 60 doubles finalists Gene Malin and and Doug Crary were the 95s contestants. Laurie Hammel with winners Dave and Dan Bohanon

Jay and Georgia Turner, 140 finalists, with winners Bonnie and Neil Roberts R I V I E R A

T E N 100 winners Andrew and Ann Stanley 120 winners the Marolds 140 winners John and Sybil Totten with finalists Charlie and Hilary Marold with finalists Mas and Susan Kimball with finalists Larry and Gretchen Huebner N I The Riviera Tennis Club hosted another fabulous National Husband & Wife Senior and Super Senior Hard S Court Championships (100, 120 and 140 divisions).

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Looking back, 2008 was filled with accomplishments that will serve as a foundation for the coming year; one in which Southern California is once again in the forefront of all that’s taking place in the game.