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2007 Usta Missouri Valley Yearbook 030607.Qxp Table of Contents 2007 Calendar of Events ....................................................2 USTA Missouri Valley President’s Message...........................................................3 8676 W. 96th St. • Suite 100 Past President’s Message...................................................4 Overland Park, KS 66212 C Executive Committee ..........................................................5 913-322-4800 • 888-368-8612 toll-free 913-322-4801 fax B Committee Chairs ...............................................................6 Executive Director’s Message.............................................8 Office Hours D E F USTA Missouri Valley Staff..................................................9 Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Volunteerism .....................................................................10 missourivalley.usta.com 2006 Annual Conference ..................................................12 USTA National Office USTA Missouri Valley Hall of Fame ..................................13 70 West Red Oak Lane • White Plains, NY 10604 A 2006 USTA Missouri Valley Section Awards................14-16 914-696-7000 • 914-696-7167 fax Community Tennis .......................................................17-20 usta.com JUNIORS ...........................................................21 USTA Player Development Office COVER ART 7310 Crandon Blvd. • Key Biscayne, FL 33149 USTA Missouri Valley 2006 Junior Sportsmanship Awards..........................22 305-365-8782 • 305-365-8700 fax 2007 Yearbook cover Junior Contacts..........................................................23 features images of Junior Camps .......................................................24-25 USTA Member Services USTA members from USTA High Performance ...........................................25 800-990-USTA (8782) the section. 2006 Junior Section Rankings .............................26-30 DISTRIBUTION OF THE YEARBOOK A Jennifer Despain ADULTS ........................................................31-34 The USTA Missouri Valley yearbook is mailed Tulsa, Okla. free of charge to all USTA Missouri Valley mem- 2006 Adult Section Rankings................................32-34 bers (one per residence) whose USTA member- B Gary Lippstreau ship is current as of Jan. 1, 2007. Members not Elkhorn, Neb. CROSSCOURT...............................................................35-49 on file as of Jan. 1 and living outside the USTA Missouri Valley may purchase a yearbook at the C Liz Jeukeng “Having A Ball”...........................................................35 rate of $10 each (additional copies at $20 each) Kansas City, Mo. “Honoring Ashe’s Legacy” .........................................36 by sending a check and written request to the “Tennis Gives School Added Lift” ..............................37 USTA Missouri Valley office in Overland Park, D Dustin & Carolina Kan. (see above address). Perry (Kansas City), “The Year That Was 2006” ...................................41-45 kiss afer winning 2006 USTA Missouri Valley League Champions..46-49 CORRESPONDENCE • ADVERTISING a match in the REPRODUCTION 2006 National World TeamTennis .......................................................50-51 The USTA Missouri Valley Section Yearbook is a Husband & Wife Dynamic NTRP .................................................................52 publication of the USTA Missouri Valley Section. Tournament. All correspondence regarding editorial material DISTRICTS....................................................53-79 should be directed to the USTA Missouri Valley E Anthony Meadows Section office (address listed above). The USTA Stillwater, Okla. Heart of America...................................................54-57 Missouri Valley Section grants permission to Iowa......................................................................58-62 reprint any or all articles published in the year- F Members of a Kansas..................................................................63-65 book unless copyrighted by the United States St. Louis women’s Missouri ................................................................66-67 Tennis Association or the USTA Missouri Valley USTA League team Nebraska ..............................................................68-71 Section. No photographs and/or logos may be celebrate winning a Oklahoma .............................................................73-76 reproduced without written permission from the Missouri Valley St. Louis................................................................77-79 USTA Missouri Valley Section. section title. MAILING AND ADDRESS CHANGES Organizational Members..............................................80-82 To change the address on your USTA Membership, please contact the USTA Member Services toll free at 800-990-USTA, or on-line at usta.com/membership. ADA STATEMENT 2007 YEARBOOK CONTRIBUTORS In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the USTA Missouri Valley strives to The yearbook is produced by the USTA Missouri provide quality recreational programs to individuals of all abilities. If you, or anyone you know has a Valley Marketing Communications Department. disability and would like more information on the accessibility of our programs or facility, call toll-free at 888-368-8612 or locally at 913-322-4800. We would like to work with you to continue to improve Marketing Communications Director program and facility accessibility. Please call or write to us if you experience difficulty in gaining Manon Eilts Yearbook Advertising access to any of our programs or facilities. If you have specific questions or concerns about pro- Senior Publications Coordinator grams, please contact Mary Buschmann, executive director, at the Missouri Valley office toll-free at Joe Loudon Yearbook Design & Photos 888-368-8612 or 913-322-4800. See staff list on page 9 for direct numbers. Senior Communications Coordinator NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT Jeff Sikes CrossCourt Writer In accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, no person, on the grounds of race, color, or national ori- gin, shall be excluded from, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under USTA Missouri Valley Intern any program or activity of the USTA Missouri Valley Section. Any person who believes he or she has Tom Page CrossCourt Writer been discriminated against should write: Mary Buschmann, executive director, USTA Missouri Valley, 8676 W. 96th St., Suite 100, Overland Park, KS 66212. Stay Up To Date! “Go To The Net” –– missourivalley.usta.com 1 2007 Calendar Junior Events in Blue FRIDAY 8 - MONDAY 11 FRIDAY 20 - MONDAY 23 OCTOBER Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures APRIL Des Moines, Iowa Edmond, Okla. FRIDAY 5 - SUNDAY 7 Missouri Valley Segment 3 FRIDAY 8 - THURSDAY 14 MONDAY 23 - SUNDAY 29 SATURDAY 14 Outdoor October Futures Missouri Valley Segment 2 Super 2 Men's Pro Circuit Tournament Missouri Valley Semiannual Meeting Topeka, Kan. Kansas City, Mo. Norman, Okla. Godfrey, Ill. SUNDAY 22 FRIDAY 15 - MONDAY 18 FRIDAY 27 - MONDAY 30 FRIDAY 5 - SUNDAY 7 Recreational Coaches Workshop Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures Missouri Valley Outdoor NTRP Lawrence, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Section Championships (Adult) Kansas City, Mo. THURSDAY 26 - SATURDAY 28 FRIDAY 22 - MONDAY 25 MONDAY 30 - SUNDAY, AUG. 5 Central District AHPERD Convention Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures Car City Hyundai Classic FRIDAY 26 - SUNDAY 28 Overland Park, Kan. Oklahoma City St. Joseph, Mo. Missouri Valley Segment 3 FRIDAY 22 - MONDAY 25 Indoor October Futures THURSDAY 26 - SATURDAY 28 Various Cities National Campus Championships Missouri Valley Segment 2 Sweet 16 AUGUST Kansas City, Mo. Cary, N.C. THURSDAY 2 - SUNDAY 5 NOVEMBER THURSDAY 26 - SUNDAY 29 MONDAY 25 - SUNDAY, JULY 1 USTA League Section Championships Big 12 Tennis Championships Women's Pro Circuit Tournament St Louis FRIDAY 2 - SUNDAY 4 Edmond, Okla. Kansas City, Mo. FRIDAY 3 - SUNDAY 5 Missouri Valley Segment 3 Super SATURDAY 30 - THURSDAY, JULY 4 Junior Team Tennis (Boys / Girls 10-14) SATURDAY 28 - SUNDAY 29 Various Cities Missouri Valley Segment 1 USTA National Junior Open Section Championships Boys / Girls 10 Team Event (Boys / Girls 12) Kansas City, Mo. FRIDAY 2 - SUNDAY 4 Omaha, Neb. Topeka, Kan. FRIDAY 3 - TUESDAY 7 St. Louis Gateway Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures Junior Championships MAY - National Tennis Month JULY Norman, Okla. St. Louis See page 11 for listing of See page 50 for THURSDAY 9 - SUNDAY 12 FRIDAY 9 - SUNDAY 11 Tennis Block Parties during May World TeamTennis Schedules USTA League Section Championships Missouri Valley Segment 3 Super Kansas City, Mo. (Boys / Girls 16-18) TUESDAY 15 - SUNDAY 20 FRIDAY 6 - MONDAY 9 Various Cities Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures THURSDAY 23 - SUNDAY 26 NCAA Division II Championships FRIDAY 16 - SUNDAY 18 St. Louis, Mo. St. Joseph, Mo. USTA League Section Championships Topeka, Kan. USTA Missouri Valley Segment 3 FRIDAY 18 - SUNDAY 20 FRIDAY 6 - SUNDAY 8 Sweet 16 Missouri Valley Segment 1 Futures 1 Missouri Valley Adult 5's & Open SATURDAY 25 - TUESDAY 28 Various Cities Topeka, Kan. Outdoor Section Championships Tennis Teachers Conference Oklahoma City New York City THURSDAY 22 - SUNDAY 26 FRIDAY 18 - SUNDAY 20 USTA National Open Regional Community Tennis FRIDAY 6 - MONDAY 9 MONDAY 27 - SUNDAY, SEPT. 9 Boys / Girls 18 Development Workshop Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures US Open St. Louis St. Joseph, Mo.
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