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55 and Over 6.0 National Champions N RTHERN WWW.USTA.COM/NORTHERN DECEMBER 2017 55 AND OVER 6.0 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS STAFF DIRECTORY N RTHERNBRUCE EXP GULLIKSONSURE 6.0 55 & Over Men Win League 1001 West 98th Street, Suite 101 Bloomington, MN 55431 National Championship… Again! (952) 887-5001 • (800) 536-6982 Fax: (952) 887-5061 They did it again, but this time it was totally Pat Colbert (952-358-3283) Assistant Executive Director unexpected if you talk to Director of Junior Competition captain Eric Narvaez and [email protected] the 6.0 55 & Over men’s Mike Goldammer (952-358-3284) team, who won its second Executive Director [email protected] USTA League National Championship in the past Brandon Jackson (952-358-3291) three years. Director of Junior Teams [email protected] Having to split up their championship team for Carolyn Kramer (701-238-1515) Director of Schools Tennis/Tennis Service one year after winning the Representative (ND & SD) title in 2015 due to USTA [email protected] rules, Narvaez and George Kimball decided to get the guys back together for another run at the Nancy Lundberg (952-358-3286) 6.0 level. The team, based out of St. Paul Academy and Summit School in St. Paul, won the reg- Director of Adult Competition ular season championship, as well as the Section title, earning a return trip to Nationals – this [email protected] time at the new USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. Tricia Moorhead (952) 358-3292 Unfortunately, Northern drew the toughest team in the tournament in the opening match of Manager of National Teams/ round-robin play - defending champions Southern California captained by Jack Yu. Yu’s team had Junior Competition Assistant [email protected] also claimed the 6.0 65 & Over titles in 2015 and 2016, defeating Narvaez’s teams each time during their championship runs. Lisa Mushett (952-358-3282) Director of Marketing and Communications Yu’s winning streak remained intact as Southern California once again got the best of Northern, [email protected] but barely this time, as all three matches went to third-set tiebreakers with So Cal winning the Kelley Okerman (952-358-3287) #1 and #2 positions. Director of Twin Cities Leagues “After such a heartbreaking loss, our team knew that we would likely have to win our next three [email protected] matches 3-0 in order to win the flight or be in contention for the wildcard,” Narvaez said. James Poehler (952-358-3281) Northern did just that, handling Pacific Northwest, Hawaii and Intermountain 3-0 to finish Controller second in its flight. After doing the math, Northern received the wild card, winning 73% of its [email protected] total-games played compared to only 63% percent of the other second-place teams in the three Kathy Schneider (952-358-3295) flights. Twin Cities Leagues Scheduler [email protected] With new life, Northern faced Texas in the semifinals, winning all three matches – losing only nine total games – and setting up a return match with Yu and Southern California for the title. Rumeal Setts (952) 887-5001 Northern decided to roll the dice and change its lineup from the first-round matchup. It paid off as Director of Officials/Junior Teams Assistant [email protected] the Northern team of Peter Haan and Gary Bilbrey won easily at #3 doubles 6-1, 6-1, giving Nar- vaez’s team an early 1-0 lead. The other two matches saw So Cal take the first set, but Northern Vanessa Sexton (952-887-5001, ext. 0) Executive Assistant stormed back on both courts, taking the second set by identical 6-3 scores. The Northern #1 [email protected] team of Kimball and Thanh Pham and the #2 duo of William Boyes and Tu Van both prevailed in Sandy Smith (952-358-3288) match tiebreakers, giving Northern another trophy. Director of Membership & Sales “We knew we had a good team, but it was a real surprise to pull it out in the finals,” Narvaez [email protected] said. “Being able to come back and beat them 3-0 after losing to them in the opening match was Mya Smith-Dennis (952) 358-3289 definitely the highlight of the weekend. The Southern California team advanced to the finals of Training & Diversity Coordinator/ the 7.0 55 & Over championships as well this year which shows how fortunate we were to win.” Tennis Service Representative (MN & NW WI) [email protected] This marks the third National Championship in as many years for four of the players on the Northern team as Boyes, Kimball, Narvaez and Haan were all members of the 7.0 55 & Over team Carol Thies (952-358-3285) Adult Competition Assistant that won the title in 2016. [email protected] Congratulations to the entire team! We are Northern! WWW.USTA.COM/NORTHERN DECEMBER 2017 3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The end of year always brings game with the implementations of the Stars & Trophies Youth Pro- mixed emotions for me as it is a time gression Pathway for players ages 7-10, World TeamTennis for our to evaluate how we have done as an junior intermediate players, Team Northern for our junior high per- organization, celebrate our numerous formance players and our Tennis In Your Parks program focused on successes and admit where we fell beginning or lapsed adult players. We also have increased our partici- short in accomplishing our mission of pation in a number of multicultural events throughout the Section, and growing and developing the game of in November, hosted our first-ever Girls & Women in Tennis event. We tennis. have seen great success with these new initiatives and look forward to It is always best to start on a pos- developing them even more in 2018. itive note and we certainly have had But with our successes, we must also be willing to admit our short- much to shout about within USTA comings. One such area was on a National level with our highly-antici- Northern this year. First, I would like pated digital transformation involving TennisLink, usta.com, the Single to personally congratulate our two Sign-On User Experience and the Net Generation Provider Registra- newest Hall of Fame members — Timothy Burke of Minneapolis and tion. The pain points associated with these initiatives nationally, in Brent Frueh of Rochester, Minn. Thank you for all you have done to turn, trickled down to the Section, and ultimately, the local level. Al- grow the game of tennis at the youth, adult and community levels, as most everyone was affected in some way by our missteps throughout well as with our special populations. Your lifetime of dedication to the the process, and all we can say is we are so sorry. game, as well as your commitment to serving in leadership positions, We have learned a lot from our mistakes and are feverishly working is why tennis is thriving in USTA Northern. to get it right for 2018. We have already made great progress in many Next, I would like to congratulate our 2017 USTA Northern Annual areas including relaunching usta.com for a second time, allowing one Award winners. All of you have brought your passion and unique talents to find Section content much easier, and making the Net Generation to our organization in making tennis accessible to everyone and part of registration process and viewing of the Safe Play component more the daily conversation on both the local and national level. Please take a seamless. This is only the beginning. We know there will be more un- moment to read about our award winners and all of the amazing things anticipated bumps in the road, but please stick with us and do not they have done over the past year in this issue of Northern Exposure. hesitate to reach out to our amazing USTA Northern staff for as- Congratulations are also in order for a number of organizations and sistance with any struggles you might encounter along the way. We individuals who have been recognized on a National level as well in also welcome your suggestions in helping us make the process more 2 017. Huether Family Match Pointe in Sioux Falls, S.D., was honored consumer-friendly in the future. by USTA National as one of 12 outstanding facilities in the nation at Speaking of our amazing USTA Northern staff, we are losing two the Tennis Innovation Workshop in Orlando in October. The Hastings amazing members of our team. After more than 20 years with the Tennis Association in Hastings, Minn., was selected as one of three Section serving adults, juniors and officials,Kristi Bushinski has decid- new Capacity Building Chapters nationwide by the USTA Foundation ed to focus on her private counseling and ice cream businesses, while and was also a Top 5 Community Tennis Association in the United Christine Nickels is taking the next step in her professional develop- States. Former USTA Northern President and current USTA National ment as the new Assistant Executive Director at the Fred Wells Tennis Nominating Committee member Roshan Rajkumar won the 2018 Vol- & Education Center in St. Paul, Minn., after more than 10 years with unteer Exceptional Service Award in the category of up to 10 Years of the Section. Both have been invaluable members of our team and have Service, and finally, theFridinger Family of White Bear Lake, Minn., and gone above and beyond in growing the game of tennis. I would like to Woodbury, Minn., led by patriarch and USTA Northern Hall of Famer personally thank them for all of their service to our organization and Tom Fridinger, was selected as the 2018 USTA National Family of the wish them the best of luck in their new endeavors (although I know they Year.
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