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A not-for-profit organization, USTA Colorado invests 100% of its resources into growing the game. We provide grants to organizations that want to introduce tennis to their communities and we offer scholarships to junior players who seek to take their game to the next level. We coordinate adult league play for more than 31,000 players across the state, and offer programs for junior players of all ages and abilities. Our sanctioned tournament schedule offers more than 160 events this year, including opportunities for wheelchair athletes. We are in the parks. We are in recreation centers and in private clubs. We are in schools helping physical education teachers introduce our kids to a game that they can play for a lifetime, keeping them fit and healthy. We believe that fundamental tennis principles like sportsmanship, hard work and personal responsibility translate into every area of life. Through tennis we are helping people realize their potential both on and off the court. USTA COLORADO We are more than 22,000 members strong, but our scope is not confined BACK: Dan Lewis, Fritz Garger, Paula McClain, Kurt to those players alone. We represent the nearly 500,000 tennis players Desautels, Jason Colter. FRONT: Kailey Jonas, Lisa Schaefer, Taylor McKinley, Jarret in our state, providing information and opportunities to play for each and Sutphin, Kristy Harris, Anita Cooper, Jason Rogers. every one of them. We reach out to all players, including those of diverse cultural backgrounds, mentally and physically challenged athletes, and under-served communities. Diversity and Inclusion is a strategic priority for GRASSROOTS TENNIS IS OUR GAME. USTA Colorado and one of our core values. We invite you to find out more about the lifetime sport of tennis. We will WE PLANT IT, GROW IT, AND NURTURE IT. help you find a court, find a program, find a league or find a team. We will help you put the FUN back in FITNESS. So whether you want to learn we’re ustA COLORADO. to play tennis, get back into the sport, or just find more opportunities to play it’s time to plaY. the game, we’re here to help. 2 2012 BIG BOOK OF COLORADO TENNIS COLORADOTENNIS.com USTA CO STAFF USTA COLORADO Administration: Gates Tennis Center FRITZ GARGER 3300 E Bayaud Ave Executive Director Suite 201 x204 [email protected] Denver, CO 80209 ANITA COOPER phone: 303.695.4116 Administrative Assistant toll free: 800.531.7438 x200 [email protected] fax 1: 303.695.7631 fax 2: 303.695.6302 THERESA DICKSON Accountant web: COLORADOTENNIS.com x208 [email protected] 2012 usta COLORADO BOARD OF DIRECTORS* Adult Leagues: DELEGates AT-LARGE REGIONAL REPResentatives JASON ROGERS Adult League Program Director, IT Support Laurie Anderson (Johnstown) Angela Finan (Broomfield), Secretary x202 [email protected] Taryn Archer (Denver), President Mike Humphrey (Southern Colorado) Alden Bock (Evergreen), Vice President Aaron Clay (Western Slope) KAILEY JONAS Carolyn Peters (Highlands Ranch) Carol Baily (Mountain) Adult League Coordinator Nancy Pflughoeft (Loveland), Treasurer Dave Hill (Northern Colorado) x206 [email protected] Art Rimando (Denver) TAYLOR MCKINLEY Rob Scott (Louisville), Past President SPECIAL CateGORY MEMBERS Adult League Coordinator George Tavarez (Castle Rock) Brett Haberstick (Colorado Tennis Umpires Association) x210 [email protected] Debbie Yoder (Denver) Ron Steege (U.S. Professional Tennis Association) Nicole Hola (Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation) JARRET SUTPHIN Nora Harrison (Diversity) Adult/Junior League Support x225 [email protected] Bill Trubey (Wheelchair Tennis) Junior Recreation: * Several positions are up for election at the USTA Colorado Annual Meeting in March 2012 DAN LEWIS Junior Leagues Director ADVERTISER LISTINGS PAGE x207 [email protected] Air Force Academy Sports Camps 42 The Broadmoor Back Cover Community/Grassroots Tennis: Coatings, Inc. 6 KRISTY HARRIS Community Development Director Colorado Academy Summer Program 12 x300 [email protected] Colorado Athletic Clubs Inside Back Cover Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame 24 KRISTY JENKINS Colorado Wheelchair Tennis Foundation 23 USTA Schools Coordinator Denver Tennis Club/Denver City Open 52 x301 [email protected] Greenwood Athletic & Tennis Club 5 Marketing/Diversity: Head Ties 23 PAULA MCCLAIN In The Tennis Zone with Andy Zodin 45 Marketing/Diversity Director Meadow Creek Tennis & Fitness 1 x220 [email protected] Meadow Creek Tennis & Fitness 53 National Public Parks Championships 30 Sponsorship/Development: Nike Tennis Camps 43 LISA SCHAEFER Sponsorship/Special Events & CYTF Peak Your Game Tennis 47 x201 [email protected] Pueblo Chieftain Paper Cup 51 Punk Relic 14 Competitive Tennis/Player Development: The Ranch Country Club 48 JASON COLTER Racquets For All 28 Player Development Director Renner Sports Surfaces Inside Front Cover x205 [email protected] Rocky Mountain Racquet Specialists 10 Publications: Rocky Mountain Tennis Center 13 South Suburban Parks & Recreation 20 KURT DESAUTELS Publications/Communications Director Sport and Spine Physical Therapy 26 x203 [email protected] Tennis Plus 16 Tennis With The Stars 21 Information Technology: USPTA 27 GARY GOFF Vail Recreation District 55 Information Technology/Technical Support Director x303 [email protected] Wiel Tennis Academy 49 Wilson Tennis Camps 44 COLORADOTENNIS.com 2012 BIG BOOK OF COLORADO TENNIS 3 iPad 2012 © 2012 United States Tennis Association Colorado District YEAR 37, ISSUE 1 THE 2012 BIG BOOK OF COLORADO TENNIS Welcome to the Official Publication of Tennis Lovers, v2012. This is the 7th edition of the Big Book of Colorado Tennis, USTA Colorado's annual keeper issue. We've upscaled, updated and upgraded many of our standard features in this year's Book. To our yearly list of sanctioned tournaments, final rankings and league offerings, we've added an entirely section on the 10 and Under Tennis initiative, which became the law of the tennis land on January 1. We invite you to browse, peruse, study and digest the vast amount of information in this year's keeper. Don't have time to read the book right away? Stick it in your tennis bag, or read it online at COLORADOTENNIS.com. Or better yet, turn some heads when you start flipping through the pages of your "iPad" at the local espresso joint when you're enjoying a pre-match doppio cappuccino. Headphones are optional. COLORADO TENNIS (USPS #013-371) 2012 BIG BOOK OF COLORADO TENNIS "APP" FINDER is published quarterly, plus a special issue in February (The Big Book of Colorado Tennis). Free subscriptions are available, connect JUNIORS leagues tournaMENTS contact the editor. Page 8 Page 12 Page 15 Page 29 Periodical postage paid at Denver, CO. POSTMASTER, SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO: USTA Colorado 3300 E Bayaud Ave #201 Denver, CO 80209 THE COLORADO TENNIS GUIDE TO 10 AND UNDER TENNIS On January 1, 2012, the USTA unveiled the biggest change to the rules of tennis COLORADO TENNIS since the advent of the tiebreak—10 and Under Tennis. It's a whole new ball for Kurt Desautels, Editor game for kids 10 and Under, and USTA Colorado helps guide you through all the [email protected] IT’S A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME details of the new format. This is a transformational time in our sport's history, Phone: 303.695.4116 x203 and we hope our special section—complete with our annual Parent Guide—helps you make the right choices for your kids. Karen Engel, Advertising [email protected] Phone: 720.495.5104 Digital Publications & THE rules PARENTS Media Kits available at: HAVE CHANGED GUIDE COLORADOTENNIS.com 4 2012 BIG BOOK OF COLORADO TENNIS COLORADOTENNIS.com COLORADOTENNIS.com 2012 BIG BOOK OF COLORADO TENNIS 5 Photo courtesy of Greenwood Athletic and Tennis Club FREE ESTIMATES | IN BUSINESS SINCE 1970 | CUSHION COURTS TENNIS COURTS | SPORTS COURTS | BASKETBALL COURTS REPAIRS & RESURFACING | WINDSCREENS | ACCESSORIES 303-423-4303www.coatingsinc.net 6 2012 BIG BOOK OF COLORADO TENNIS COLORADOTENNIS.com THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF TENNIS LO If you're new to tennis, it can seem like there's a lot to learn. Getting beyond the fundamentals like swinging low-to-high and wearing the right footwear on the court might be a challenge, but when you're ready to explore the next frontier, you'll find that there's a whole world of tennis opportunities just waiting for you. That's where the 2012 BIG BOOK OF COLORADO TENNIS can help. We've packed this year's Big Book with information about leagues and tournaments for players young and old. If you've perused a Big Book in the past, you'll see some familiar features, like our League Finder and Tournament section. In 2011, we debuted our Parent Guide—an ideal resource for parents with tennis-playing kids or for parents considering tennis as an option for their children. This year, we've also added the all-new 10 and Under Tennis Section—a detailed look at how the new paradigm for kids 10 and under is shaping our sport. In it you'll find all the infor- mation you need to become an expert on the new rules and formats, as well as information on where to find the right play opportunities for the younger generation.