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2008 USTA/Midwest Section Tournament Regulations 2 0 0 7 YEAR IN REVIEW IT’S YOUR GAME ! WS08_MidWest_7.5x9.875 2/14/08 11:53 AM Page 1 Tennis in mid-America doesn’t get any better! Detroit Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh Columbus CINCINNATI 2008 Indianapolis Lindner Family Tennis Center Cincinnati Kings Island Louisville Charleston Men: JULY25-AUGUST 3 Lexington Nashville Knoxville Women: AUGUST 9-17 USTA member benefits, tickets, hotels and more: Tickets through Ticketmaster: 513-651-0303 513-562-4949 www.cincytennis.com INDIAN WELLS MIAMI MONTE-CARLO ROMA HAMBURG TORONTO CINCINNATI MADRID PARIS SHANGHAI 2008 President’s Message The USTA/Midwest Section made great strides growing the sport of tennis during 2007. Thank you to all our USTA/Midwest Section Table of Contents members for helping us hit record membership levels ending the year with 82,885 USTA Members. In addition, Midwest ended the Administration President’s Message .....................................................................3 year with 1,256 USTA Organizational Members making us the No. Officers, Delegates-at-Large, and Past Presidents photos ...........4 1 Section in the USTA. Midwest Staff and District Contacts ...............................................5 Midwest Youth Tennis & Education Foundation .............................6 In 2007, we embarked on a new delivery system to increase the number of junior leagues and players. Targeting USTA Jr. Team Honors/Community Tennis/Other Tennis for the 10-and-under population, approximately 1,200 more Spring Meeting/Award Winners .....................................................7 junior players participated in the program. We also focused on Annual Meeting/Midwest Hall of Fame ..........................................8 recruiting, retaining and recovering league players, and USTA League participation increased Diversity and Tennis on Tour..........................................................9 by 11.06%. Wheelchair, Adaptive and Officiating ...........................................10 Adult Tennis Many Midwest players achieved notable success on the court last year. In adult action, the Adult/Senior Women League Championships .............................12 3.5 women from Indianapolis, In., won the USTA League 3.5 Adult National Championships. Adult/Senior Men League Championships ..................................13 On the junior side, a team from New Albany, Oh., captured the USTA Jr. Team Tennis National Senior Mixed/Combo Doubles League Championships ..............14 Championships title in the 18-and-Under Advanced Division. Mixed Doubles League Championships ......................................15 Collegiate Tennis .........................................................................16 Off the tennis court, Tennis Block Parties held throughout the Midwest during May and June Intersectionals and Senior Team Championships .......................18 introduced new individuals to tennis, and returned the excitement of the game to others who Adult Women and Men Section Rankings ...................................20 had not participated in years. Also, USTA Member Appreciation Days were again a big hit in Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Hundreds of members joined us for prizes, refreshments, and Junior Tennis player appearances. And, our Net Rewards program continued to attract and reward Midwest USTA Player Development ..........................................................26 Junior Intersectional/Team Championships .................................27 members for their participation in our sport as a player and spectator. Zone Team Championships .........................................................28 Junior Davis/Wightman Cups ......................................................29 At the end of the year, the following distinguished individuals were enshrined into the Midwest USTA Jr. Team Tennis ..................................................................30 Tennis Hall of Fame: Meredith McGrath of Santa Clara, Ca. (formerly Midland, Mi.); and the Schools and NJTL .......................................................................31 late Forrest Hainline, Jr., of Detroit, Mi. USTA/Midwest Section award winners included Lynda Midwest Sportsmanship Winners ................................................32 Hinshaw of Richmond, In., Mel Bergman Award; Brent and Karan Wilson Family of Evansville, Junior Girls’ and Boys’ Section Rankings ....................................34 In., Family of the Year Award; and Dora Hubbard Tennis Academy of Gary, In., the USTA Tennis NJTL Chapter of the Year. 2008 News Adult Ranking Requirements & Regulations ...............................41 The upcoming year provides many opportunities for the USTA/Midwest Section to achieve its Junior Ranking Requirements & Regulations ..............................42 Endorsement Procedure Grid ......................................................44 tennis participation and membership goals. Our priorities and goals during 2008 include tennis Midwest Tournament Regulations ...............................................45 development and operations (adult tennis, junior tennis and community tennis), financial and organizational excellence, and membership growth. Distribution of Year in Review We are implementing new initiatives during 2008. First, you will notice this publication is called The USTA/Midwest Section Year in Review is mailed free of charge to all USTA members who reside in the USTA/Midwest Section, and our Midwest Year in Review replacing our former Yearbook. While the majority of content from whose membership is current as of February 15. the Yearbook appears in this magazine, you will notice the publication sports a new look similar to our Midwest Tennis News magazine distributed several times during the year. Another Correspondence, Advertising, Reproduction initiative is the launch of the USTA/Midwest Section Kids’ Club for juniors 10 years and younger. The USTA/Midwest Section Year in Review is a publication of The club includes a mascot named Ace who will make appearances this year at select events the USTA/Midwest Section, Inc. All correspondence regarding editorial material should be directed to 1310 E. 96th Street, Suite throughout the Midwest. 100, Indianapolis, IN 46240). The USTA/Midwest Section grants permission to reprint any or all articles published in the publication You also play a key role in helping us grow the sport of tennis throughout the USTA/Midwest unless copyrighted by the United States Tennis Association or the Section, and there are three ways you can help us now. First, consider yourself a salesperson USTA/Midwest Section or is reprinted from another publication. No photographs may be reproduced without written permission from and recruiter for tennis. Get some transition tennis balls and put them in your tennis bag. When the photographer. you see a family or beginners on the court, go up and offer them these balls, and watch them quickly experience success. Tell them where to get more, and direct them to local programs. USTA/Midwest Section Founded: July 13, 1895 Second, tell your friends about junior team programs, so we can get many more kids started in The USTA/Midwest Section is the second largest section of the United States Tennis Association, the National Governing Body for a team format. Help organize a neighborhood tennis event or an after school program. And tennis in the U.S. The USTA/Midwest Section is composed of 14 third, please recruit others to volunteer, as there are opportunities ranging from just a few hours Districts in the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, a year to more frequent roles. Please encourage others to get involved, and pass along their and Wisconsin, as well as designated counties in West Virginia and names to us. Kentucky. The USTA/Midwest Section was founded as the Western Tennis Association in Chicago, Ill. Thank you for helping us grow the sport of a lifetime, Mission Statement The mission of the USTA/Midwest Section is to promote, develop and service the game of tennis. Doug Wenger WWW . MIDWEST . USTA . COM 3 2008 USTA/Midwest Section Executive Committee/ Midwest Youth Tennis & Education Foundation Board USTA/Midwest Section Western Tennis Association Board of Directors Past Presidents Standing (l-r): Beverly Wentz, 1895 Victor Elting* Secretary; Stephen Butzlaff, 1896 Samuel S. Chase* 1906 James Gardner* Executive Vice President; Don 1907-08 Edwin Ashcraft* Harris, Treasurer; Doug Wenger, 1909-12 Everts Wrenn* President; Violet Clark, Vice 1914 Edwin M. Ashcraft, Jr.* President; Leslie Varnado, Jr., 1916-21 L.H. Waidner* USTA Delegate; and Jonelle 1922-28 J.C. Stewart* 1929-30 Harry S. Walsh* Smith, Vice President. 1931-32 Fred D. Burns* 1933-34 James H. Bishop* USTA/Midwest Section 1935-36 Gordon E. Small* 1937-38 Ralph W. Westcott* Delegates at Large 1939-40 H.G. Petersen* Standing (l-r): Tom Gray, Steve 1941-42 Stanley McKie* Hayden, Jerri Banks, Ethel 1943-44 Chester C. Johnson* Parker, John Wolk, Joy Albi and 1945-46 Melvin Bergman* 1947-48 Walter T. Ritter* Denny Schackter. Not pictured: 1949 William Matson Tobin* Elizabeth Barnhill. 1950-51 Allen B. Stowe* 1952-53 Warren Wheary* 1954-55 Stanley W. Lewis* 1956-57 Carl M. Noble* 1958 Ralph E. Ellis* 1959-60 Thomas E. Price* USTA/Midwest Section 1961-62 Harold Tenney Past Presidents 1963 Owen H. Wyandt* 1964-65 Stanley Malless These esteemed former 1966-67 Robert S. Malaga presidents attended the 2007 1968-69 Richard F. Stonesifer* USTA/Midwest Section Annual 1970-71 Joseph E. Carrico* Meeting in Detroit,
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