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How To Help Your Child Succeed In (and through) Tennis POSTMASTER, QuickStart Tennis Update SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO: Junior Tennis Menu USTA Colorado 3300 E Bayaud Ave #201 Denver, CO 80209 COLORADO ADULT LEAGUES PAGE 26 What's New In 2010 NTRP: Revisited COLORADO TENNIS Finding The Perfect Match Kurt Desautels, Editor League Calendar [email protected] Phone: 303.695.4116 x203 Karen Engel, Advertising 2010 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE PAGE 37 [email protected] We tell you where to find the best tennis action Phone: 303.322.4266 2009 Final Junior and Adult Rankings Sanctioned Tournament Listings Media Kits available at: Find the perfect summer camp for your kids (hint: check the ads) COLORADOTENNIS.com COLORADOTENNIS.com 2010 BIG BOOK OF COLORADO TENNIS 5 USTA CO STAFF Administration: FRITZ GARGER Executive Director x204 [email protected] ANITA COOPER USTA COLORADO phone: 303.695.4116 Administrative Assistant Gates Tennis Center toll free: 800.531.7438 x200 [email protected] 3300 E Bayaud Ave fax 1: 303.695.7631 THERESA DICKSON Suite 201 fax 2: 303.695.6302 Accountant Denver, CO 80209 web: COLORADOTENNIS.com x208 [email protected] Adult Leagues: 2010 USTA COLORADO BOARD OF DIRECTORS* JASON ROGERS DELEGates AT-LARGE REGIONAL REPResentatives Adult League Program Director, IT Support Rob Scott (Louisville), President Karen Brandner (Southern Colorado), Treasurer x202 [email protected] Taryn Archer (Denver), Vice President Aaron Clay (Western Slope) KAILEY JONAS Alden Bock (Evergreen) Carol Baily (Mountain) Adult League Coordinator Hai Ho (Broomfield) Jon Messick (Northern Colorado) x210 [email protected] Carolyn Peters (Highlands Ranch) Kathleen Winegardner (Boulder), Secretary Nancy Pflughoeft (Loveland) TAYLOR MCKINLEY Art Rimando (Denver) SPECIAL CateGORY MEMBERS Adult League Coordinator x206 [email protected] Debbie Yoder (Denver) Susan Hommel (Colorado Tennis Umpires Association) Rich Young (Colorado Springs) Lew Kosich (United States Professional Tennis Association) BRAD BREHMER Nicole Hola (Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation) Senior Breakfast League Coordinator Bill Trubey (Wheelchair Tennis) x209 Ryan Pena (Diversity) Junior Recreation: * Several positions are up for election at the USTA Colorado Annual Meeting in March 2010 DAN LEWIS Junior Leagues Director x207 [email protected] Community/Grassroots Tennis: ADVErtisER LISTINGS KRISTY HARRIS Air Force Academy Sports Camps 55 Community Development Director x300 [email protected] All Season Tennis Courts 31 The Broadmoor Back Cover KRISTY JENKINS Broomfield Swim & Tennis Club 27, 64 USTA Schools Coordinator Coatings, Inc. 15 x301 [email protected] Colorado Athletic Clubs Inside Back Cover Marketing/Diversity: Denver City Open 67 Denver University Summer Camps 62 PAULA MCCLAIN Marketing/Diversity