Tennis Association YEAR in REVIEW
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Mike and Bob Bryan Gabrielle Andrews 2010 Year In Review Southern California Southern California Jada Hart Vania King Tennis Association YEAR IN REVIEW Tennis20 Association10 southern california 20William (Bill)1 J. Kellogg 0 YEAR IN REVIEW Graphics~SharpEyes Design Sam Querrey www.scta.usta.com Sangeet Sridhar tennis association Quite A Story (Click on the section you wish to view) Introduction .............................................................. 1, 2 4th Inland Empire Grand Prix Junior Success .......................................................... 2, 3 Master Championships .................................... 15 Senior Stars ...................................................................3 Competition Training Centers ............................. 16 In The News ...................................................................4 First Serve ................................................................... 16 Annual Meeting ....................................................... 4, 5 Jim Buck Team Tournament ................................ 17 San Diego District ................................................. 5, 6 College & University Scholarship Seminars 17 Annual Meeting/Awards Banquet ...........................7 Tennis On Campus .................................................. 18 Hall Of Fame ...............................................................7 Intercollegiate Tennis ...................................... 18, 19 LA84 Foundation/NJTL ............................................6 League Tennis ............................................................. 19 Jr. Team Tennis ...............................................................7 Community Tennis ................................................... 20 Junior Competition ....................................................7 Senior Tennis .............................................................. 21 108th Junior Sectional Championships ...................7 Team Cups ............................................................ 21, 22 Singles............................................................... 7, 8 Competitions ............................................................. 22 Doubles ........................................................... 8, 9 North-South Super Senior Challenge Cup ... 22 Mixed Doubles .............................................9, 10 Lurie Cup .......................................................... 23 2011 Junior Information ........................................ 10 Amigos Cup ...................................................... 23 National Tournament Schedule .................... 10 Desert Circuit .................................................. 24 National Opens ............................................. 10 National Championships ................................ 25 Regional Tournaments .................................. 10 Youth Tennis San Diego ......................................... 26 Endorsement Requirements ......................... 10 Fed Cup ......................................................................... 27 Points Per Round Ranking ............................. 10 Orange County ......................................................... 27 National Ranking Tournaments .................... 10 Senior Sirs ......................................................... 27 ITF Claremont .................................................. 10 Ladies Evening Doubles 4/4.5 ....................... 27 Spring Championships/Easter Bowl ............. 11 Ladies Evening Doubles 3.5/4 ....................... 27 Point Penalty System ...................................... 11 Winter League ................................................. 27 Grand Prix Masters Championships ............... 11 6th Santa Ana OCCTA .................................... 28 30thK-Swiss Grand Prix Tennis After School ......................................... 28 Master Championships .............................11, 12 23rd Top Gun ..................................................... 28 13th Prince Doubles Grand Prix Inland Empire ............................................................ 29 Master Championships .............................12, 13 Tri-Counties ................................................................ 30 24rd Central Coast Grand Prix History .......................................................................... 30 Master Championships .................................... 13 Standouts ..................................................................... 31 6th Desert Cities Grand Prix In Memoriam ............................................................. 31 Master Championships .................................... 14 Conclusion ................................................................... 31 Quite A Story Mark Winters s tennis years go, 2010 was Aquite a story, indeed. William (Bill) J. Kellogg, who became Presi- dent of the Southern California Tennis Association a year ago, left the position because he was named to the incoming USTA Board of Directors. Jeff Tarango joined him on the Board, while Bob Shafer and Eric Taino became members of the Nominating Committee. Wheelchair tennis pioneer Brad Parks, and Mark Woodforde, (one William J. Kellogg Eric Taino Bob Shafer of the illustrious Woodies), both of Photo UCLA Sports Information whom reside in the section be- came International Tennis Hall of Famers. Christopher Clouser, Chairman of the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum noted, “Brad excelled on the courts, and he developed an en- tirely new aspect of the game for the world to enjoy.” Parks, who was appointed a Wheelchair Tennis Ambassa- dor by the International Tennis Jeff Tarango Photo Stanford Sports Information Federation, said that being rec- ognized by the Hall of Fame, “Is trons, and the first woman to re- the finishing step in integrating ceive a full athletic scholarship to wheelchair tennis fully into the USC (who subsequently won two game.” Association for Intercollegiate Ath- In July, Bob Duesler, Virginia letics for Women national singles Glass, Charleen Hillebrand, titles), were inducted into the Joan Johnson, Ed Kauder, Mel Brad Parks with wife, Wendy and Mark Woodforde with wife, Erin Women’s Intercollegiate Tennis daughters Sarah and Maia and daughters Maddy and Elyse Lewis, Dorothy Matthiessen, Jim Photos Michael Baz Nelson, Ben Press and Suella Steel became the second Se- nior Tennis Hall of Fame induc- tion class. Dave Borelli, the current TCU Women’s coach who spent 14 years at USC leading the women to seven national championships (compiling an astounding 87% winning re- cord), and Barbara Hallquist Dave Borelli Jim Bisch and Mel Lewis Virginia Glass Charleen Hillebrand DeGroot, a product of the Photo Women’s Intercollegiate Photos Cheryl Jones Pasadena Foothill Tennis Pa- Tennis Hall of Fame Dara Torres with Ed and Marilu Kauder The Duesler Family-bottom row-Skip, Bob Jim and Barbara Nelson with and Branden. Top-Sheelah, Becky and Drake Suella and John Steel 2010 YEAR IN REVIEW 1 Hall of Fame. Harold Hecht, the Emmy Award winning tennis tele- vision producer who creates the videos for the SCTA Hall of Fame inductions, became a member of the Los Angeles Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. The Biszantz Family Tennis Cen- ter at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College and Libbey Park in Ojai received USTA Outstanding Facil- Dorothy Matthiessen ity Awards. La Costa Resort & Spa, Photo Cheryl Jones Libbey Park La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, La Quinta Resort & Club, Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, Rancho Las Palmas Re- sort & Spa, and Shadow Mountain Resort & Club were listed among the Top 40 US resorts. Barbara Hallquist DeGroot Photo Women’s Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame Harold Hecht Biszantz Family Tennis Center JUNIORINTRO SUCCESS lexios Halebian, a member of the ABoys’ 16 Junior Davis Cup Team, was a National Boys’ 18 Clay Court, and an Eddie Herr doubles finalist with Bjorn Fratangelo of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Thomas Pura was a National Boys’16 Clay Court doubles finalist with Richard Del Nunzio of Forest Hills, New York. Nicole Gibbs was a National Girls’ 18 finalist. Kaitlyn Christian was a National Girls’ 18 finalist with Whitney Kay Alexios Halebian Nicole Gibbs Photo cameraworkusa Marcos Giron of Alpharetta, Georgia. Marcos Giron captured the Boys’ 18 Easter Bowl doubles with Nick Chappell of Indianapolis, Indiana and Krista Hardebeck, who was on the Junior Fed Cup Team, earned the Girl’s 18 title. Desirae Krawczyk and Alyssa Smith were Girls’ 16 doubles finalists. Deiton Baughman was a Boys’ 14 doubles finalist with Henrik Wiersholm of Kirkland, Washington. Gabrielle Andrews, whose middle name is Faith, had plenty of it as she swept the Easter Bowl singles and doubles with Taylor Townsend of Jonesboro, Georgia, Kaitlyn Christian and helped the US take its fourth straight Girls’ Krista Hardebeck Daniel Kosakowski Photos David Kenas Photo UCLA Sports Information 14 World Junior Tennis Team Championship. Elizabeth Profit claimed the top prize in the Girls’ Clay Court, Caisey Lee Emery the National 14 Nike Junior Tour US Masters Championships, Girls’ 12, and Emma Higuchi the National Girls’ held in Boca Raton, Florida. Profit didn’t drop 12 Clay Court Sportsmanship Award winners. a set in route to the title. With the win, she Southern California continued its Maze represented the US at the Nike Junior Tour Cup dominance, downing Northern California World Masters Championships. 15-5 in the 37th battle between the sections’ Juniors from the section were also