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TABLE OF CONTENTS ADVERTISING DIRECTORY In Memory of Doug Lintala .......................................... 2 All Weather Courts ............................ inside front cover From the President ...................................................... 2 All Weather Courts ............................inside back cover Officers, Delegates, Committee Chairs ...................... 3 Huff Sealing ................................................................. 4 2014 MSITA Junior Tournament Schedule ................. 5 Heath Museum and Confectionary ............................. 6 2014 MSITA Adult Tournament Schedule ................... 7 PDQ Threads ............................................................... 6 2013 MSITA Junior Rankings .................................... 10 Congratulations to Mustons & All Award Winners ...... 6 2013 MSITA Adult Rankings ..................................... 14 Judge Mark A. Schuering (Ret.) Civil Mediation ......... 7 2013 MSITA Closed Qualifiers .................................. 16 Advanced Dental Care ................................................ 7 10 & Under Tennis ..................................................... 18 Atkins Tennis Center .................................................... 8 Competition Training Center ..................................... 20 Evergreen Racquet Club ............................................. 9 Cup Team Training Center ........................................ 22 Anderson Buick GMC ................................................ 12 Cup Team Pictures .................................................... 24 The Trophy Room ...................................................... 12 2013 MSITA Awards .................................................. 25 Fairfield Tennis Club .................................................. 13 Having Fun ................................................................ 27 Congratulations to Olney Tigers ................................ 13 USTA Junior Team Tennis/Team Pictures ................. 28 Ursula Beck Pro Tennis Classic ................................ 13 USTA Adult League Tennis/Team Pictures .............. 34 Silverthorne Chevrolet ............................................... 15 2013 MSITA Junior Tournament Results .................. 37 Heath Harvest Festival .............................................. 15 MITA, SITA, MSITA Presidents/Executive Directors 39 First Robinson Savings Bank .................................... 17 2013 MSITA Adult Tournament Results ................... 40 Monical’s Pizza .......................................................... 18 US Open Midwest Sectional Qualifier ...................... 19 Horve Builders ........................................................... 21 USTA National, 70 West Red Oak Lane, White Plains, NY 10604, 914-696-0300 Decatur Athletic Club ................................................. 23 Coach K’s Strings & Things ...................................... 23 USTA/Midwest Section, 1310 East 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46240 317-577-5130 Mt. Carmel Junior Open ............................................ 25 Terry Wiseman’s Ford & Chrysler ............................. 27 TENNIS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Bret Schrama Quincy Tennis Association ........................................ 33 317-333-3559 [email protected] Laser Images ............................................................. 36 ON THE FRONT COVER Thank you to all the advertisers in Mixed 18 & Over 9.0 National Champions the 2013-14 Mid-South Illinois Tennis Stef Youngberg, Jon Friesen, Catherine Butts, Yearbook. If you see them or use Mark Bowers, Hannah Esker, Joe Rottman their services, please thank them for their support of MSITA. FROM THE PRESIDENT TENNIS In Memory of Doug Lintala The tennis community lost one of its best supporters when longtime teaching pro Doug Lintala passed away in January. Doug was head tennis pro at the Country Club of Hudson, Ohio, until 1984, when he was brought in as tennis director at the Springfield Racquet Club. He moved to Peoria in 1988 and began a 25-year career at Clubs of River City. He was an advisor to the Journal Star’s annual Tri-County Tennis Tournament. He was President of the MITA from 1998-1999, and served on the MITA board for many years. He was serving as an MSITA Organizational Delegate and Chair of the Junior Competition Committee until his death. He will be missed! We need volunteers for the Illinois State Fair! Two thousand thirteen was our first year to have a booth at the fair. It exceeded expectations! We just needed more volunteers. Those volunteering will get a free pass to the fair and can park at the site. I loved working with the kids and their parents. Many of them had never played tennis before, and knew nothing of the USTA programs. I thank all of the volunteers who make this organization possible. There are numerous volunteer opportunities in the USTA Leagues and the USTA Junior Programs. Please consider volunteering to be a Captain (the backbone of our tennis leagues), Local League Coordinator, Board Member, Junior Area League Coordinator, or JTT Coach. If you are not sure what these positions require, contact one of our MSITA Board Members, Executive Director Patty Bramlet, or District League Coordinator Joann Blair. This is my last year as President of MSITA. Dick Muston will be assuming the position of MSITA President in 2015. Dick and his family were awarded the Family of the Year last November at the MSITA Annual Awards program. Their family has a long tennis history. Dick and his wife Shirley were instrumental in starting the Boy’s and Girl’s tennis programs in Robinson, Illinois. Dick coached high school tennis for 30 years and received a 25-Year Coaches’ Award from the Illinois High School Tennis Coaches Association. He held a number of positions in the SITA: President, Vice President, Executive Director, and Junior Davis