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S p r i n g 2 0 1 4 USATable tennis Jha Dropping Performance 13 Year Old Kanak Jha’s Impressive Performance at the 2013 US Nationals CONTENTS PUBLISHER: USA Table Tennis Magazine USA Table Tennis S P R I N G 2 0 1 4 4065 Sinton Road, Suite 120 Volume 85, Number 2 Colorado Springs, CO 80907 FEATURES Kanak Jha by Sheri Cioroslan ................................................................... 14 TeamUSA ................................................................................................... 19 Bobrow ....................................................................................................... 31 Tim Boggan on Yvonne Kronlage ............................................................ 72 Obituaries (Gary Gresher) ....................................................................... 74 Wally........................................................................................................... 78 FEATURED VIDEOS by Jimmy Butler ................................................. 81 COACHING Tips of the Month by Carl Danner .......................................................... 34 Tips for Seniors by Yang Yu ..................................................................... 35 Changeup by Samson Dubina .................................................................. 36 Shadow Practice by Larry Hodges .......................................................... 37 Tournaments Cary Cup.................................................................................................... 42 Swiss Open ................................................................................................. 46 Local and National Tournamnets ............................................................ 48 USATT AND OTHER NEWS Editors ........................................................................................................ 8 Chairman’s Report ................................................................................... 10 USATT Annual Giving Campaign ........................................................... 13 USATT National Rankings ..................................................................... 60 USATT Ratings ....................................................................................... 62 USATT Tournament Schedule ................................................................ 68 * US OPEN ENTRY INFORMATION ON PAGE 29 ON THE COVER: 2013 Nationals Semifinalist Kanak Jha Photo by Diego Schaaf. Design by Steve Hopkins. Photo this page of Grant Li Photo by Grant Bergman. Official Sponsors: EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Tables Balls Apparel Steve Hopkins and Marie Hopkins Conimicut Point Press 6 Kennedy Drive Conimicut Village USA Table Tennis Magazine is a digital publication of USA Warwick, RI 02889 Table Tennis. Distribution of the publication is at the direc- tion of USA Table Tennis. The publication is designed and CIRCULATION DIRECTOR* produced by Steve Hopkins, and edited by Steve and Marie Andrew Horn Hopkins. 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