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TEXAS YEARBOOK EDITION

TEXAS SECTION

U S TA T E X A S

2014

YEAR IN REVIEW

By Derick Hackett
Standing strong as the third largest section in the United States tennis association, USta texas continues to grow and develop with 53,400 current individual members and over 700 organizational members.

the Samuell Grand Tennis Center in

Dallas was named one of the 12 USta Facility award winners and corpus christi’s

Tennis Success Inc. was named the

National USta NJtL chapter of the year.

corpus christi and the Zina Garrison Academy in Houston received USta grants

for youth and education programs.

the Dallas Tennis Association and T
Bar M in Dallas received Multicultural

excellence Program grants for junior

development. the Houston Tennis Association was named as one of the 10

national USta Foundation grant winners for NJtL programs. t Bar M in Dallas continues to serve as a
USta certified regional training center and

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hosted five regional Player Development camps.
14U advanced (austin) and 18U advanced (North richland Hills). place finishes in national events including

Mary Lynch of rockport, who won the 80s

singles title at the USta National Women’s 60, 70, & 80 clay court championship. Julie Cass of austin, texas won eight gold balls and the ladies 45 singles title at the 2014 itF Seniors World individual championships.

Henry Gordon of New Braunfels,
Ashley Weinhold of Spicewood, and former Oklahoma State players Malika Rose and Brady Bohrnstedt, won the US Open

National Playoffs texas Sectional. Six

texans, Tony Dawson (austin), Mark Meyers (Houston), William Wolff (Fort Worth), Sue Bramlette (Houston), Mary

there were more than 72,293 junior tournament entries in 2014. Over 970 Super champ level players and 128 of the highest ranked champ level junior players participated in the caspher texas Grand Slam tournament which continues to be one of the largest junior tournaments in the U.S.
USta texas Junior team tennis supported 5,600 registered players and hosted 160 teams at three section championships. the texas Jtt championships produced two teams that proudly went on to win the USta Jtt National championships in texas’ National Junior tennis & Learning kid’s Days were led by Houston with 600 participants. Dallas followed with 200 and austin at 100. Over 750 participants entered

the arthur ashe essay contest. Xavier Gonzalez of Houston was honored as one of

two USta National Junior Scholar athlete

award winners and Manuel Mareno of

Dobie High in Houston was named a USta No-cut coach all-Star team member. texas participation in adult tennis tournaments reached 18,578 entries. texas adult players collected 38 Gold Balls for first

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Men’s 40 & Over (San antonio); 4.5 Women’s 18 & Over (Dallas); 8.0 Women’s 55 & Over (Houston); 9.0 Women’s 55 & Over (Dallas); and 9.0 Men’s 55 & Over (Houston).
Seven texas schools competed among the nation’s best at the USta tennis On campus National championships.
Professional tennis teams thrived as the texas Wild played its second season in irving and the austin aces competed in its inaugural Wtt season. the U.S. Men’s clay court championships continued in Houston and Pro circuit events in texas included the $100k challenger of Dallas; Futures in Harlingen and Houston. the $50k Women’s Pro challenger was hosted in New Braunfels. austin and Fort Worth hosted women’s Pro

circuit events.

the Wheelchair run/roll Series continued as one-day events with top players earning berths to the invitational.

Javier Molinar from corpus christi

competed in the Deaflympics in Sofia,

Bulgaria. Dustin Strelsky of rockdale was

selected as one of the first recipients of a

Randy Snow Push Forward Foundation (rSPFF) Scholarship. Katherine Richards of

Houston competed on team USa at the australian championships for athletes with

intellectual disabilities.

the Professional tennis registry (Ptr)

named Fernando Velasco, of austin, as the Ptr Male Player of the year. Sujay Lama,

head women’s coach at the University of North texas, was named the Ptr Jim Verdieck college coach of the year.

President George H. W. Bush, James
A. Baker, Chris Bovett and Susan Shelby Torrance were inducted into the texas

tennis Museum and Hall of Fame.
National championships in 3.0 Men’s 18 & Over (Dallas); 4.0 Women’s 18 & Over (Dallas); 8.0 Men’s 55 & Over (the Woodlands); and 9.0 Men’s 55 and Over (Dallas). texas league teams finished second at nationals with 3.0 Women’s 40 & Over (austin); 4.0 Men’s 18 & Over (Houston); 4.0

John Lynch (rockport) and Margaret Canby (San antonio), were named to the US

international tennis Federation (itF) SuperSeniors World team.
USta texas continued to boast a healthy league tennis program with 62,325 participants. texas teams won USta League

after 24 years at the helm, Ken
McAllister announced his retirement. Van

Barry, former director of athletics at river

Oaks country club in Houston and the tournament director of the U.S. Men's clay court championship, is the new USta texas

executive director.

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USTA Texas Officers, Committees and Past Presidents

Awards Committee
Executive Committee

chair: Joyce Dreslin, Vice-chair: Marsha thomas

rO: Jackie Payne

committee members: Nan Burnam, Paul christian, karen crumpton, Marta Hotz, Matt Pyle, Paul

rider, christy Sobey
President: Frank kelly, Vice-President recreational

tennis: ron Woods, Vice-President competitive tennis: Matt Jacob, Vice-President administration: emily Schaefer, treasurer: tom Hunt,

Secretary: Jackie Payne

USta Board Member: tommy Ho, USta Board Member: kathleen Wu, USta Delegate: Dan Barta, Nominating committee chair: Dr. alfredo trevino, Jr.

Budget & Finance Committee

chair: Ben eshleman, Vice-chair: Lynne Wiggins rO: tom Hunt committee members: ryan Bednarz, erika caldwell, Mary chaffin, Nancy Hilliard, Steve thurber, Jon Williams, David young, John Zimmerman tina anderson, Mardy ayers,Jim chaffin, ed chew, kevin collins, Murray coulter, Ben eshleman, ron Fisher, Olive Gatling, Jean Jablonski, russ Johnson, chad Loup, Dalia Martniez, Matt Mccoy, e.L. Mountjoy, Sheryl Osborn, Marcia rodriguez, Lars rosene, robert rubel, Barbara Smith, terry Sweet, Jerry thomas, Nancy Vivero, carol Welder, ed Williams, ronald Woods, Joe Wurster, John Zimmerman

Back Row, L to R: Ron Woods, Vice President, Recreational Tennis; Tom Hunt, Treasurer; Matt Jacob, Vice President, Competitive Tennis; Dr. Alfredo Trevino Jr., Nominating Committee Chair. Front Row, L to R: Dan Barta, Section Delegate; Frank Kelly, President; Kathleen Wu, USTA National Board. (Not pictured: Emily Schaefer, Vice President, Administration; Tommy Ho, USTA National Board; Jackie Payne, Secretary; Van Barry, Executive Director.)

Collegiate Committee

chair: Sally Brown, Vice-chair: tyson Stewart rO: ron Woods

committee members: reese Buchanan, terry

Gatzki, Lauren Gremminger, carol Hagar, Bob Haugen, Bob kent, christopher riley, Janel

Woerner

Hall of Fame Committee

chair: Jim chaffin rO: Dan Barta committee members: Paul christian, Dick Landenberger, chuck Sanchelli, Barbara Smith

2015- 2016 USTA TEXAS Management Committee

Communications/Marketing Committee

chair: Sara White, Vice-chair: carlos Hernandez

rO: Jackie Payne committee members: Mardy ayers, Merry

Bateman, israel castillo, Grant chambers, tony Dawson, Sam Jones, anita knox, David Martel,

tracy Mastrangelo, alexandra O’Neal, terry

St.John, christine Williams, ronald Woods,

carol yirak

President: Frank kelly Vice President, Administration: emily Schaefer Vice President, Recreational Tennis: ron Woods Vice President, Competitive Tennis: Matt Jacob Secretary: Jackie Payne Treasurer: tom Hunt USTA Delegate: Dan Barta Nominating Chair: Dr. alfredo trevino, Jr. USTA National Board: tommy Ho USTA National Board: kathleen Wu General Counsel: kathleen Wu
Jr Team Tennis Committee

chair: Mark Brown, Vice-chair: Brian Notis rO: ron Woods committee members: cecy abboud, Julie Beckham, Hillary Garbowski, Lacey Hittson, Mark Hodge, Jo Lightsey, Gerry Maingot, Jessica McMillen, Jim Sciarro, Nancy Vivero

Community Development Committee

chair: terry Sweet, Vice-chair: Nancy king

rO: ron Woods committee members: christine Beaudin, Debra chambers, allison Getz, cheryl Hultquist, kathleen Johnson, Sue Johnson-Maurer, adrienne Lacy, Sandra Lindstrom, roger Ojeda, Joann Padgett, Marsha thompson, Gerald tjon a joe, ericka Woodard, Laura Worsham, Becki Wortham, carol yirak

Junior Tennis Council Committee

chair: rick Meyers, Vice-chair: Neil adams rO: Matt Jacob committee members: Henry Borrero, ted erck,

Peter Farrell, Bobby Hagerman, Harriett Hulbert,

clint Laukhuf, chad Loup, Mike Maciel, Lisa Osborn, chris Singer, todd taylor, Meredith Walton

Adaptive/Wheelchair Committee

chair: Henry cox rO: tom Hunt committee members: Jeff Bourns, carl cogdill, Jack Foster, kevin Foster, Harold Graham, Mike Haynes, Jeff key, Mary knudsen, adam Lucio, kim richards, tina trevino, Stelios Vafiadis, Janel Woerner

Leadership Development Committee

chair: Jean Jablonski, Vice-chair: Megan Suarez rO: Frank kelly

Constitution & Rules Committee

chair: Murray coulter

rO: emily Schaefer

committee members: carol Bruehler, ray Delk,

allison Getz, Graham Hoppess, calvin ishee, Lynwood randolph, carol Welder

Adult/Senior Tennis Council Committee

chair: Jerry thomas, Vice-chairs: Del campbell & Scott canann committee members: antonio De Santis, Lara Lehmann, Matthew Minick, corey rizzo, kathleen tarbox rO: Matt Jacob

Leagues Committee

chair: Gerry Maingot, Vice-chair: Jim Sciarro rO: Matt Jacob committee members: kevin collins, kim Grant, Jason Harrington, cheryl Hultquist, Ona Lee Johnson, , Maria Del Pilar kamel, Dalia Martinez, randy Mattingley, Steve Miller, Brandon Myers, Marilyn Sherman, ken Sumrow, Becki Wortham,

Jennifer Wright

committee members: craig Bell, Hugh Burris, ana castano-Mears, tommy connell, tony Dawson, Jenny Gray, russ Johnson, Nancy king, Dick Landenberger, kathy Langer, Mary John Lynch, charles Marold, Hilary Marold, Dennis McWilliams, Martha Schroeder, Lee thornburg

Discipline & Grievance Committee

chair: Paul christian, Vice-chair: roy royston rO: emily Schaefer committee members: Neil adams, carol Bruehler, Nan Burnam, kevin clark, ray Delk, chris Merritt, Sheryl Osborn, Jerry thomas

Advocacy Committee

chair: Jane Morrill, Vice-chair: richard evans rO: Dan Barta committee members: robert castillo, Ben eshleman, karol Furmaga, Samantha Gregory, Jean Jablonski, Ona Lee Johnson, thomas karr, Matthew Minick, randy Ortwein,robyn Wertheim

Diversity & Inclusion Committee

chair: Luis Valdez, Vice-chair: Marilyn Sherman rO: Dan Barta committee members: kristi casler, cassi cole, anirban Dutta, Javier Gonzalez, Shaun Haynes, claire McFerran, Sarah Pernell, Lynwood randolph, Patrick Sullivan, kathleen tarbox

Membership Committee

chair: Mardy ayers, Vice-chair: Bea Philips

rO: Jackie Payne

committee members: Julie cameron, Debra chambers, carols Hernandez, Georgia king,

christina Martinez

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Nominating Committee

chair: Dr. alfredo trevino, Jr. committee members: emily coxe, rex cuajunco, ray Delk, Ona Lee Johnson

Officials Committee

chair: Bruce Sampley Vice-chair: Susan Wertenberger

rO: tom Hunt committee members: Dale Beckham, Gloria Dial, robert Dunivan, Mike Flynn, kevin Foster, John Garza, arcadio Garza iii, Marta Hotz, Ginny James, Bob kent, Myron krueger, Helen Lyons, Steve Smith, Lee thornburg, Nancy Vivero

Schools/NJTL Committee

chair: Bert cole, Vice-chair: Jane Morrill rO: emily Schaefer committee members: Jan Beeman, edmund carter, ryan Doss, richard evans, Derrick Hodge, Samuel karns, adrienne Lacy, Shyam Mehta, Brad Morrison, Sarah Pernell, Diane Walter, Margo Walters, tom Webber

Sports Science Committee

chair: Matt Mccoy

rO: Dan Barta committee members: rhonda carr, kristi casler, cassi cole, Martin Delgado, esteban Garza, Granger Huntress, Doug kierstead, caroline Sullivan, Leilani tejeda

Strategic Planning Committee

chair: carol Welder, Vice-chair: Olive Gatling rO: Frank kelly committee members: tarun Banerjee, kevin collins, Jeff cox, emily coxe, Graham Hoppess,

Dalia Martinez, Barbara Smith,

PAST USTA TEXAS PRESIDENTS

2013- 2014 Dan Barta – irving 2011-2012 2009-2010 2007-2008 2005-2006 2003-2004 2001-2002 1999-2000 1997-1998 1995-1996 1993-1994 1991-1992 1989-1990 1987-1988 1985-1986 1983-1984 1981-1982 1979-1980 1977-1978 1976
Dr. alfredo trevino, Jr. – Laredo robert rubel – Dallas Ben eshleman – corpus christi Lars rosene – Mckinney carol Welder – austin Marcia rodriguez – arlington Lee Hamilton – Dallas Murray coulter – Lubbock e.L. Mountjoy – richardson Joe Magliolo – Houston Jim chaffin – Dallas William Owen – Houston robert Moehler – Dallas Barbara Smith – austin H.M. irvin, Jr. – Houston yvonne Garton – Midland ed chew – austin, texas John Zimmerman – corpus christi ron Fisher – Houston

1975

Jim alexander –Dallas

1973-1974 1971-1972 1969-1970 1967-1968 1965-1966 1910-1964 1895
Jim Hight – Houston George Byfield – austin r.e. Hardwick, Jr. – Fort Worth S.r. Burman – Dallas t.L. Powers – Wichita Falls Daniel a. Penick – austin Glen Walker – Fort Worth

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tennis makes them exemplary ambassadors of the game.

2014 Texas Tennis Hall of Fame Inductees

Chris Bovett

kamrath Gonzalez said, “When i first gave

George H.W. Bush & James Baker, III

Houston

him lessons in 1937, i knew he was going to

be a really fine player. He paid attention and put into practice the physical requirements of footwork and stroke production at every

session. He had that internal fire, motivation,

President George H. W. Bush and former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker have teamed together in service to

their country and on the tennis court for

many decades. Longtime doubles partners, Bush and Baker were inducted into the texas tennis Hall of Fame as a team. in the 1960s, the

Chris Bovett excelled in high school

tennis as a top 10 junior in the 18 and under divisions in both england and australia. Bovett compiled an impressive 93-27 singles record during college before graduating from the University of Houston in 1970. as a pro, Bovett competed in three USPta Nationals and nine Grand Slams. He was ranked No. 1 in Men’s 40s Singles in texas, 1984-1985. in 1971, Bovett began coaching at the Houston racquet club. He has received numerous awards for excellence in coaching, including USPta coach of the year and the texas tennis association’s Lloyd Session

two became tennis

partners at the Houston country club winning the club Doubles championships in 1967 and 1968. together,

they became members

of the reagan White House. Bush was educational Merit award. Bovett’s students

embody the excellence and dedication he

models. His students have competed in 37 USta National Junior championship Finals, winning 25. Over 120 of his students have played college tennis while 25 have gained world professional rankings.

reagan’s Vice President while Baker was White

Chris Bovett, Susan Shelby Torrance, the Honorable James A. Baker, III and President George H.W. Bush (represented by grandson, Pierce Bush) were inducted.

– Photo courtesy of texastennishistory.org

House chief of Staff and

Secretary of the

treasury. When Bush

Susan Shelby Torrance

and natural athletic ability that is needed to

excel.” Baker was a top singles player during high school and later captain of his freshman

tennis team at Princeton University. Baker

won the singles championship at the Houston country club six out of seven years between won the presidency, Baker served as his

Secretary of State. as teammates in public

office, Bush and Baker steadily guided the country through a period of profound

international change and

helped bring about a

Corpus Christi
Susan Shelby Torrance attended king

High School in corpus christi where she was the UiL texas State Singles champion in 1968. She was also the texas Sectional champion in doubles in 1967 and singles champion in 1968. She went on to attend the University of texas where she was the No. 1 Ut women’s varsity tennis player and peaceful conclusion to the cold War.
President Bush first

gained appreciation for

tennis during the
1958 and 1964. in many of their public appearances, President Bush

and Secretary Baker

finished third in the State collegiate tennis championships. in 1976, she graduated with

a Master of Science degree in kinesiology

from Lamar University. She then started playing professionally and was ranked No. 1 for the Women’s Open Singles, USta texas section in 1978 and 1980. During the 1980s, she was the USPta National Hard court Singles champion and was ranked No. 1 for USPta. Susan competed on the Wita World tour in 1973 and from 1980-87. She reached the top 100 and played at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the French Open qualifiers. She was the USta 1985 Women’s 35 and over National clay court Singles champion.

She is currently the Director of tennis and

contract Manager of al kruse Municipal tennis center in corpus christi. showcased the game of tennis.

Whether it was a pro-charity event, a fundraiser for a worthy cause or by supporting the

game by providing a special presence, the Bush-Baker duo

did it selflessly because they

loved the game of tennis. While both gentlemen were

accomplished players, they are

summers spent with his family in Maine and connecticut as a youth. tennis was a family endeavor. although Bush played baseball for

yale, his interest in the

game of tennis never waned. Bush has been involved with many tennis associations and events from the level of honorary member all the way to chairman, including USPta, tennis across america and the Bluebonnet Bowl invitational tennis. Bush has fervently supported tennis in texas and across the United States for decades.

Secretary Baker’s first instructor, eugenie

Hon. James A. Baker, III and President George H.W. Bush circa 1967 - Photo courtesy of George H.W. Bush Presidential Library

being inducted into the texas tennis Hall of

Fame for their service to the game. Both men

encouraged youngsters to play tennis, vigorously supported charitable tennis tournaments and generously gave of their

time to promote tennis for decades. their ability on the court and their service to texas