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www.texas.usta.com TEXAS SECTION League Players – USTA TEXAS NEWS & NOTES Play a Tournament for Free If you are a USTA Texas league tennis player and would like to play your first Texas sanctioned tournament, we have a great deal Host a USTA Free Tennis Play Event Texas Wild, USTA Appreciation Day and for you! You can now play your first age Texas tennis facilities, schools and Youth Tennis Festival a Big Hit division tournament for free! The USTA Texas Community Tennis Associations can leverage Check out the photo gallery from the USTA Section will reimburse the entry fees for the brand power of Nickelodeon, the No. 1 Texas Member Appreciation Day and Youth anyone entering an age division for their first media brand for kids and families to kick-off Tennis Texas sanctioned tournament. This offer is your fall program promotion. 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USTA Texas will announce the 2013 Community Development Award winners at 2013 Texas Community Development the Community Development Workshop Workshop Date Set Awards Banquet held Oct. 12, 2013 in Lost To kick off another amazing Community Pines, Texas. Award winners will receive: Development Workshop, we invite you to Free registration to the Community saddle up your tennis community and ride Development Workshop; 1 free room at Lost out to Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Pines Resort during the Community 2013 Texas Early Season League Ratings Spa! We are Development Workshop; and recognition in the USTA Texas magazine and website. The 2013 Early Season League Ratings for building a Application deadline is Aug. 26 and available USTA Texas League Tennis players are now tremendous at www.texas.usta.com/CommunityTennis/ available. To file an appeal, please first read line-up of cd_awards/ the FAQ. There are different processes for featured guest each type of appeal. 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For more information go to http://bit.ly/10bwZ5u Inside Tennis | SEPT/OCT 2013 34 insidetennis.com TEXAS SECTION Boyce Wins 2013 Texas Men’s US Open Qualifying Tournament BY DERICK HACKETT MEN’S FINALS The men’s, women’s and mixed doubles champions were determined in finals of the 2013 Texas US Open Qualifying Tournament at the Arlington Tennis Center, as Charles Boyce, Peggy Porter and the team of John Mee and Karina Traxler earned the section spots and will advance to the US Open National Playoffs. Charles Boyce, 18 of Cedar Hill, Texas defeated 33-year old University of Hawaii- Hilo head tennis coach Karl Sloss 6-2, 6-1, to win the Texas Men’s US Open Qualifying Tournament. “This US Open thing is big,” said Boyce. “It is great that anybody can get into the tournament. You never know what is going to happen so … I just gave it a shot.” As the winner of the Texas section qualifier Boyce is invited to accept the Texas slot to enter the 2013 US Open National winners or top available finishers from the advances to the US Open Qualifying Playoffs - Men’s Singles Championship. The 13 US Open National Playoffs Sectional Tournament, held Aug. 20-23 at the USTA Playoffs will be held August 16-19 in New Qualifying Tournaments held throughout the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, with Haven, Conn. at Yale University. country. The winner of the US Open a chance to earn a spot in the main draw of The playoffs will feature the top 13 National Playoffs – Men’s Championship the 2013 US Open. Inside Tennis | SEPT/OCT 2013 36 insidetennis.com SEPT/OCT 2013 Porter Wins Women’s Singles Crown for Second Consecutive Year WOMEN’S FINALS After winning the Texas sectional last August 16-19 in New Haven, Conn., will year, Porter went on to the National Playoffs feature the top 13 winners or top available Peggy Porter, 17 of Dallas, defended and lost to Sandra Roma 6-1, 7-5 in the first finishers from the 13 US Open National her Texas Women’s US Open Qualifying round. She learned a lot from that Playoffs Sectional Qualifying Tournaments Tournament title by defeating Rhiann experience. held throughout the country. Newborn 6-1, 6-0, winning the invite to “I was just blown away by the whole The winner of the US Open National return as the Texas women’s representative thing – playing next to all of those amazing Playoffs – Women’s Championship advances at the 2013 US Open National Playoffs. top pros so I gained a lot – huge experience to the US Open Qualifying Tournament, held “I played a lot of tournaments this playing in that kind of setting. Hopefully this Aug. 20-23 at the USTA Billie Jean King month, so I am pretty tired and worn out,” year I will be more comfortable,” said Porter. National Tennis Center, with a chance to earn said Porter. “I know how important this is – The 2013 US Open National Playoffs – a spot in the main draw of the 2013 US such a huge opportunity.” Women’s Singles Championship, held Open. Mee, Traxler Bounce Collegians to Win Mixed Doubles Crown MIXED DOUBLES FINALS Mixed Doubles Championship will be held August 21-24 in New Haven, Conn. at Yale Self described “Young Guns,” John University. The playoffs are staged during the Mee, 17 and 15-year old Karina Traxler, New Haven Open at Yale presented by First defeated University of Texas tennis player Niagara, an Emirates Airline US Open Series Nicholas Naumann and former SMU player Heather Steinbauer 7-6 (2), 6-4, to win the mixed doubles title at the Texas US Open Qualifying Tournament in Arlington. “We were just thinking to have fun,” said Mee, a native of Dallas, about their thoughts about entering the tournament. “It got progressively harder as we got into the tournament especially this finals match.” Traxler, from Rockwall, Texas said that she just wanted to come event. It will feature the top 13 winners or top back after finishing deep in the tournament available finishers from the 13 US Open last year as a 14-year old. National Playoffs Sectional Qualifying This is the third consecutive year that Tournaments held throughout the country. the qualifier has hosted mixed double play The winner of the US Open National and the first time that a team other than Playoffs - Mixed Doubles Championship Samantha and Harrison Adams is going to advances to the mixed doubles main draw of represent Texas at the US Open National the 2013 US Open, held Aug. 26 – Sept. 9, at Playoffs. the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis The 2013 US Open National Playoffs - Center in Flushing, N.Y. 2013 TEXAS US OPEN QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT FINALS Charles Boyce def. Karl Sloss 6-2, 6-1 Peggy Porter def. Rhiann Newborn 6-1, 6-0 John Mee/Karina Trexler def. Nicholas Naumann/Heather Steinbauer 7-6 (2), 6-4. Inside Tennis | SEPT/OCT 2013 37 insidetennis.com TEXAS SECTION Inside Tennis | SEPT/OCT 2013 38 insidetennis.com SEPT/OCT 2013 Ellie Douglas: A Bright Texas Star to Watch BY CLAIRE CAHILL When you talk to 13-year old Ellie Douglas, from McKinney, Texas she sounds like just a little kid, but there is nothing little about the way she looks or plays when she steps out on the tennis court. Ellie has already achieved tremendous success at such a young age, finishing this past year as the No. 1 ranked Girls 12s player in the nation. She has also proved to be one of the top players of her age around the world after she won the 2012 Eddie Herr International Junior Championships in Girls 12s. Her earliest introduction to tennis came when she was hitting around foam balls at 6- Ellie Douglas of McKinney, Texas was the No. 1 ranked 12’s in the nations but often plays against 18s. Photos by Derick Hackett / USTA Texas. years old, but she started taking lessons from her current coach, Luis Herrera, at top national and area junior coaches.