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At the Southern California Tenn i s A ssoc i a t ion’s Annual Meeting, in the

Straus Clubhouse (Los Angeles Tennis Center – UCLA) on February 2nd, William (Bill) J. Kellogg, President of the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, Inc, and the former Co-Chair of the United States Tennis Association Davis Cup & Fed Cup Committee, was elected President. Kellogg, who has been an SCTA Board Member and the Sectional Delegate for some time, replaced William (Bill) E. Rombeau who held the position from 1997 to 2008. Rombeau, who comes from a tennis playing family, literally grew up at the Los Angeles Tennis Club during the reign of Perry T. Jones, who led the SCTA (inter-estingly as Secretary, not President) be-ginning in the 1930’s until 1970. Currently, the President of Sports Tutor, a ball ma-chine company, Rombeau played tennis at Oregon State. His late older brother, Chuck was a member of great USC teams that included Dennis Ralston and Rafael Osuna. Younger brother Jim, a former ju-nior national star and All-American, spent 30 years as the Head Pro at the Houston Country Club before becoming the own-er of the Westheimer Indoor in Houston. Bill Rombeau, honored by the USTA in 2005 with a 25 Year Volunteer Service Award, always looked to bring more people to the game in different ways. He made sure that SCTA programs

such as the LA84 Foundation/National Junior Tennis League, and the College & University Scholarship Seminars, (a pro-gram that, in the early years, held meet-ings at the Racquet Center, the facility in Studio City where he was the Director of Tennis), always had his backing. His “outside the box” thinking led Sports Tutor to donate equipment to or-ganizations helping youngsters learn the game, and provided ball machines for a variety of medical investigations dealing with the stress of playing tennis. His name is now included on an il-lustrious list of former SCTA Presidents. When Jones passed away, Joseph (Joe) O. Bixler, (his long-time assistant), succeeded him and held the position from 1970 until 1983. The Honorable Robert J. Kelleher, (who later became USTA President) , brought about Open tennis and in time,

became an International Tennis Hall of Fame member, was President in 1984. Frank W. Clark followed until 1991. The legendary Jack Kramer was in charge from 1991 to ’93. Franklin (Frank) Johnson, took a page from Kelleher’s book serving as President from 1994 until 1997, before moving to the USTA Board, eventually becoming its President. “My proudest moment was when I worked it out so that Henry Talbert could move from Princeton and working for the USTA, back home to Southern California as the Executive Director,” Rombeau

stated. “I am proud of a number of other things too, but at the top of the list is hav-ing Bob Kramer become the Tournament Director for the annual Los Angeles men’s professional event. Together, Henry and Bob, along with their staff, form the best team in tennis.” Kelleher said, “In the early days he (Rombeau) was waiting in the wings because those of us on the Board of Directors realized how much potential he had. His father had been on the Board so when the time came, he became the President. He was well prepared, having been the Association’s Secretary and then Sectional Delegate. He served on a variety of USTA committees, and was the Chair of the Nominating Committee. When he took over, the Association was small, and

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Bill Rombeau and Bill KelloggPhotos: Cynthia Lum

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ers for their lifetime. “In short, we have a wonderful Tennis Association that has been doing good things for tennis for many, many years. If we can continue the work of the Association and expand our reach to tennis communities that really haven’t participated in offi cial programs over the years, I believe we will

be able to make tennis grow signifi cantly in numbers and popularity in the years ahead. I am looking forward to meeting that chal-lenge and working to help create the next tennis ‘boom’.” Kelleher said, “Both his grandfather and father played important roles in the game in Southern California. He has his work cut out for him, but with Kellogg’s history in the game, he will be a success. He brings a lot to the offi ce (of President), having run the Beach & Tennis Club so successfully for so long. If he plays his cards right, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him become the USTA President.”

Bob Shafer, a long-time mem-ber of the SCTA Board

of Directors will assume Bill Kellogg’s position as the Sectional Delegate. Jim Buck, a retired high school mathematics teacher and tennis coach who had been the organization’s Secretary, will be-come a Vice President. Carlos Cruz-Aedo, a Honda Motor Company executive, is the new Secretary. Additions to the Board of Directors include: Geoff Griffi n, President of the San Diego District Tennis Association; Don Henson of the United States Professional Teaching Registry (USPTR), Tom Rohrbacher of the United States Professional Teaching Association (USPTA) and Rainer Wulf of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section.

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Circle The Dates

The LA Open, the annual men’s professional tennis

event that has been played lo-cally since 1927, will take place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center-UCLA, July 27 – August 2. Some of the best players in the game will participate. This is a tourna-ment no tennis fan would want to miss. For information about the tournament check the website at LATennisOpen.com or call (310) 824-1010.

Rombeau with wife, Sharon

known for producing outstanding tennis players more than anything else. Thanks to Bill, along with Bob Kramer and his work with the tournament, there was more revenue produced than ever be-fore. The Association became the best section in the USTA. He also played an important role in Frank Johnson’s be-coming USTA President. He is a very modest and very responsible individual.” Kellogg has a tennis pedigree to match Rombeau’s. His grandfather, William S. Kellogg was elected to the SCTA Hall of Fame in 1992, and his fa-ther, William C. Kellogg made the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club the place to play in the San Diego area by host-ing events like the Pacifi c Coast Men’s Doubles Championships (the fi fth oldest tournament in the world), and a variety of USTA national championships. An All-Ivy League doubles per-former during his days at Dartmouth College, Kellogg is a USTA Certifi ed Referee. (Before graduating from college, he was a linesman and chair umpire at Wimbledon.) He spent a summer playing small professional tournaments in France, Ireland and Switzerland, and taught tennis with Dick Leach, (the retired USC coach), at Lacy Park in San Marino, and was the Co-Head Pro and General Manager of the Westlake Tennis & Swim Club. Locally, he was the President of the San Diego District Tennis Association (and last year became a member of the District’s Tennis Hall of Fame), and Youth Tennis San Diego. He crafted the success-ful Davis Cup tie in 2006, and the Fed Cup match in 2008 into La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club spectaculars. “I am very honored to be selected to follow in the footsteps of the great lead-ers who have guided the development of tennis in Southern California for the last century,” Kellogg said. He continued, “I believe we need to focus, as we have in the past, on making tennis accessible in our public parks and on maintaining a tennis environment that will continue to produce some of the world’s best tennis players while at the same time, serving adult and senior play-

LA84 Vice-President of Grants Patrick Escobar and Rombeau

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Annual Honors

William (Bill) Rombeau – Lifetime Achievement

Biola University – Member Organization Of The Year

JT Sundling and Thien-Trang Nguyen – Evelyn Houseman Junior Sportsmanship

Condon Family – Curt Condon Spirit Award

Jeff Richards – Community Tennis Executive Director Henry Talbert, Lifetime Achievement honoree Bill Rombeau and new SCTA President Bill Kellogg

Photos: Cynthia Lum

Eric Mann – Junior Competition

Doris LaCour – Multicultural Participation

Steve Azeka andKatie Pruitt – Tennis On Campus

Heidi Betts – Tennis Service Representative

USC – Long Ellis Intercollegiate

The following were recognized with awards at the Southern California Tennis Association’s Annual Meeting:

Dee Henry and players from Biola University accepted Member Organization of the Year Award

JT Sundling Eric MannJeff Richards Doris LaCour

Peter Smith accepted Long Ellis

Intercollegiate Award

Heidi BettsThe Condon family Katie PruittSteve Azeka

Thien-Trang Nguyen

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Falkenburg, Lansdorp, Lutz, Michel, Smith And Yeomans Induction

M a r k W i n t e r s

On July 24th, Bob Falkenburg, Robert Lansdorp, Bob Lutz, Peggy Michel, Stan Smith and Pat Yeomans will become members of the fourteenth Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Fame induction class at a gala dinner and ceremony

at the Four Seasons, Beverly Hills. On that evening, they will add their names to the list of 56 previous honorees who have distinguished themselves locally, nationally and internationally while calling attention to Southern California, the best section in the country. For information about this fabulous affair contact Martha Katsufrakis at (310) 208-3838, Ext. 238.

Photos courtesy of the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, Newport, Rhode Island.

Bob Lutz

Robert Lansdorp

Stan Smith

Bob Falkenburg

Peggy Michel Pat Yeomans

The desert has a new host for the “Fifth Grand Slam”,

contested since the seven-ties in Indian Wells. BNP Paribas, a French based banking fi rm has been the sponsor for many major tennis events in Europe since its inception in 2000, when Banque Nationale de Paris joined forces with Campagnie Financière de Paribas, to make the fourth largest bank in the world. The BNP Paribas Open, as the tourna-ment is now known, saw record crowds stroll through the turnstiles, despite the fl oundering economy. Charlie Pasarell and Raymond Moore, the owners of PM Sports, were elated to announce another record for attendance – 332,498. The economy of the region ben-efi ted from the infl ux of guests, and it was projected that well over $250 million dol-lars made its way into local coffers, directly attributed to the tournament’s presence in the communities that surround the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The women’s fi nal is usually contested on Saturday. This year, Sunday featured fi rst the women’s; then the men’s fi nal. For the women, Vera Zvonareva managed to pull out a very slippery fi rst set, 7-6, and then stabilized her play to zoom through the second set 6-2 to defeat last year’s winner, Ana Ivanovic. Both women were hindered by the extremely windy conditions that punctuated the fi nal day of play. Zvonareva managed a rare feat, when she teamed with Victoria Azarenka to take home the dou-bles title too, by defeating Gisela Dulco and Shahar Peer, 6-4, 3-6, 10-5. The tournament is popular with the players because it is much like a “major” tournament, with men and women con-tending at the same time for titles. After the Sunday fi nal, Zvonareva spoke of what the title meant to her, “It feels great that I was able to win every single match. I think it will help a lot in the future to be able to

know what it takes to win those, you know, long, like, two-weeks’ events.” The men’s fi nal was a show-down between Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal. As the number 1 player in the world, Nadal was a favorite to take the trophy home to Spain, and he disappointed no one. The wind was the featured story though. Fifty-mile an hour gusts sent dust and fl ower petals fl ying through the air, along with many balls that seemed to have minds of their own, often travel-

ing sideways up to a yard and a half. Murray lost the match to Nadal and the wind, 6-1, 6-2 in just a bit over an hour and twenty minutes. Fans fi lled the stadium to capacity, most cheering for the popular Spaniard, who played with his usual vigor, running down each and every shot, nearly oblivious to the windy tempest that was an unwel-come guest for his opponent. After the match, he said, “I never stop the legs during all the match, and I think that was the key all today, no?” Anyone who watched the two men vie for the title would have answered, “Yes!” American’s Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish combined to defeat Max Mirnyi and Andy Ram for the Men’s Doubles title, 3-6, 6-1, 14-12. Fans were expecting an excit-ing match, and they liked the results. It was a great display of double’s play from all four men, but it was a real surprise to see Roddick and Fish come to the net often and use their wiles to defeat the far more experienced fi nalists. Angela Haynes, once well-known in Southern California, left the tourna-ment in the third round, but she wasn’t disap-pointed. She managed

to make it there, before losing to Flavia Pennetta, an Italian who is ranked 12 in the world. The bandana-wearing Haynes forced Pennetta to three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. Haynes’ life has been in turmoil for several years following the death of her brother Donitia in 2005 after a motorcycle accident. It is heartening to see her mov-ing forward once again. On her way to the third round, she defeated Aila Tomijanovic 7-5, 6-2 and then upset 20th ranked Ai Sugiyama, 6-4, 7-5. Haynes came into the tournament ranked 151, but moved up to 127 after the tournament. Southern California’s Sam Querrey

managed to get to the men’s round of sixteen before be-ing defeated by Stanislas Wawrinka, the other top-twenty ranked Swiss, 2-6, 7-5, 7-6. Querrey’s ranking was 44, but it reached an all-time high of 33 in January. He will be working hard in the com-ing months to make another move up the ladder. This year, the Open cre-ated a media award that was designed to recognize journal-

ists who cover the tournament annually. The inaugural winner was Jerry Magee, a San Diego resident who has covered ten-nis from the four corners of the world for the San Diego Union-Tribune since 1956. The popular writer retired in December of 2008 after over fi fty years with the news-paper. He was honored in a Friday evening ceremony on center court. BNP Paribas Open may be a new name for an old tournament, but anything

that Pasarell and Moore, along with Steve Simon, Dee Dee Felich and Peggy Michel do, sets a standard. That’s why tennis fans and play-ers alike can’t wait for next year; everyone is anxious to experience all the tournament at Indian Wells has to offer.

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he desert has a know what it takes to win those, to make it there, before losing to Flavia

BNP Paribas Open: Sets A StandardC h e r y l J o n e s

Angela Haynes Photo: cameraworkusa

BNP Paribas Open Chairman Charlie Pasarell, Jerry Magee and Tournament Director

Steve Simon Photo: April Graham

Sam Querrey Photo: Harvey Rubin

New this year, all three Zonal Team

Championships will be held during the same week, July 29th – August 2nd. The age groups and locations include:Boys’ and Girls’ 16 – Salt Lake City, Utah (24 boys/24 girls); Boys’ and Girls’ 14 – Colorado Springs, Colorado (24 boys/24 girls); Boys’ and Girls’ 12 – Tucson, Arizona (30 boys/30 girls) To be eligible for Zonal endorsement, a player must play a minimum of two Designated Tournaments to completion in 2009, prior to June 15th in the age division in which they are seeking to be endorsed. There are seven Designated Tournaments in this time frame: Esme Pearson San Diego, Whittier, Fullerton, Woody Hunt Memorial South Bay, Long Beach, Anaheim and Santa Barbara.

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A fter careful consideration and study, the Southern California Tennis Association Junior Tennis Council (JTC)

voted to adopt a Points-Per-Round (PPR) ranking system for standings and rankings, effective January 1, 2010. For play-ers that have been competing in Southern California tourna-ments for some time, this system will work under the same philosophy as the National Ranking System, in that individu-als receive points depending on 1) the level of tournament you are participating in and 2) the round that is reached. Separate point tables for Satellite and Open rankings will exist. Satellite tournaments will be weighted based on the round reached compared to the size of the draws. The Open tournaments standings lists will have six (6) levels of tournaments: Level 1 (Junior Sectional Championships and selected national events), Level 2A (selected exist-ing Designated Tournaments), Level 2B (selected existing Designated and Open tournaments, along with selected

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Points-Per-Round Rankingnational events), Level 3 (Grand Prix Masters Championships, CIF Individual Championships, other selected national events), Level 4 (Regional Open tournaments) & Level 5 (Open tournaments). The SCTA has a page on the website – www.scta.usta.com under juniors – which will have helpful documents with im-portant information on how the system will be set up. These documents are subject to change as the year progresses, so please continually check. Also note that tournaments in 2009 starting on or after May 1st will be counted toward the fi rst PPR standings list in January 2010. A consolidated list will be posted no later than October 1st including both STAR and points rankings. As always, if you have questions, feel free to contact either Darren Potkey or Ai Takamori at the SCTA offic-es for assistance, (310) 208-3838. E-mail addresses are: DarrenP@SCTA.usta.com or Takamori@SCTA.usta.com

The 35th Maze Cup, the annual contest between the best juniors in Southern

California and Northern California, will take place at the Bakersfi eld Racquet Club, June 6-7. SoCal has won 33 of the 34 team matches, including last year’s 11-9 victory at Alpine Hills Tennis & Swimming Club in Portola Valley. Jim Buck will, once again, serve as the sec-tion’s captain.

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Zonal Update

This year’s Competition Training Center (CTC) season is in full swing

with each squad having participated in at least one exchange match. The Team Cup competition, scheduled for June 13-14, will be hosted by the San Gabriel Valley team at the Claremont Club. Thanks are extended to the coaches, and Barry Friedman of the Claremont Club, for doing so much to make the CTC program a success.

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2008 16s Zonal champions

The 107th Southern California Tennis Association Junior Sectional Championships, the largest annual tournament of its kind in the United

States, is fast approaching. This year’s event will take place June 20-22 and June 25-29. Once again, the 14 and 12 competition will serve as the section’s qualifying for the Nike Junior Tour (NJT) USA Masters Championships. As it has for some time, Los Caballeros Racquet & Sports Club will serve as the headquarters for the Junior Sectional Championships. For this USTA Level 3 and SCTA Level 1 Closed event, all tournament information is posted at www.scta.usta.com under tournaments (ID # 651722909).

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Paxton Samarnmitr d. Charles Peterson 6-0, 6-2

27th Junior Satellite Masters

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Jessica Cedillo d. Mariel Bautista 7-5, 6-3

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Dennis Sanchez d. Giancarlo Battaglia 6-3, 6-3

B O Y S ’ 1 4

Steward Yang d. Sean Lee 6-7, 7-6, 7-6

B O Y S ’ 1 2

Andy Tran d. Jimmy Zheng 3-6, 6-1, 6-1

B O Y S ’ 1 0

Kevin Orellana d. Cameron Liederman 6-1, 4-6, 7-6

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Neil Tengbumroong d. Nicholas Corvino 6-1, 6-0

G I R L S ’ 1 8 : (Round Robin) Mariel Ante – FirstSamantha Chou – Second

G I R L S ’ 1 6

Thao Pham d. Vivian Chau 6-2, 2-6, 1-0, Retired

G I R L S ’ 1 2 Samantha Nuno d. Chloe Wight 7-5, 6-3

G I R L S ’ 1 0

Sarah Nuno d. Claire Liu 6-1, 6-0

G I R L S ’ 8

Lydia Rosen d. Bridget Stokdyk 6-3, 6-4

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Albert Rodriguez – FirstCameron Ruland – Second

Novice Jamboree

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Valeria Corral – First Sheyda Khonji – Second

B O Y S ’ 1 4

Oscar Chan – First Alvin Ho – Second

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Michael Weyant – FirstCarlos Alvarez – Second

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Logan Baurle – FirstJun Kobayashi – Second

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Alexis Ronney – FirstMonica Spacciapolli – Second

G I R L S ’ 1 4

Anya Tugucheva – FirstTaylor Mohrhardt – Second

G I R L S ’ 1 2 Savanah Goode – FirstCamila Garcia Wright – Second

UCLA Southern California Tennis Association

Los Angeles Tennis Center - UCLA 420 Charles E. Young Drive West

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S T A F F

Henry Talbert – Executive DirectorDarren Potkey – Manager Of Junior Competition Annette Buck – Director Adult & Senior Tennis

Mark Winters – Executive Editor

C O N T R I B U T O R S

Melanie Bischoff, Kerry Blum, Adam Davis, Becky Duesler, Danny Harrington, Cheryl Jones, Cynthia Lum, Thuvan Nguyen, Ali Ordonez, Alison Roell, Harvey Rubin and Lesley Waite

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Dr. George Fareed, a member of the Southern California Tennis Association Board of Directors, received a Community Service Award from the Board of Trustees at the El Centro Regional Medical Center. Don Henson was named Professional Tennis Registry Volunteer of the Year. Clay Thompson was the National Boys’ 18 Open winner and a doubles fi -nalist with Erich Koenig losing to Christopher Freeman/Billy Grokenberger in Hawaii. Sarah Lee won the Girls’ 18 doubles with Brett Ellen Keeler. Ryan Redondo of San Diego State University and Lauren Jones of Brigham Young University were members of the Mountain West Conference’s 10th Anniversary men’s and women’s team. The Youth Tennis San Diego Board of Directors includes: Bob Alden, Jonathan Atun, George Alexander, Mike Bandemer, Lisbeth Blum, Lee

Booth, Lori Faierman, Jim Frakes, Kathy May Fritz, Bruce Hunt, Steve Kappes, Brian Lorenz, Marc Lucero, Marty Molden, Anne Rosser, Scott Rogers, Maria Salas, Chris Swortwood, Kathy Willette, Julie Watts, Kevin Wood and George Yermanos. Lee Singer is a member of the Virginia University men’s team that won the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Indoor Championship, and Nazlie Ghazal is a member of the Northwestern University team that won the women’s title. Drew Dawson was one of the boys born in 1995 and ’96 who participated in the USTA Player Development Camp held in conjunction with the US-Switzerland Davis Cup tie in Birmingham. Christina Makarova was one of the girls born in 1996 who took part in a Development Camp in Boca Raton. Claremont-Mudd-Scripts men’s ten-nis team lost a vital member of its program when junior Michael Starr injured his knee, the same one that sidelined him two years ago, at the Division III ITA Indoor Championships. Zbynek Mlynarik again was the winner of the Professional Tennis Registry GAMMA Open singles and was a fi nalist in the doubles with Julien Heine. Heine was also a fi nalist in the HEAD Sports Men’s 35 singles. Joe Jares, the well respected former Sports Illustrated and newspaper journalist, has a new book called “The Golden Age Of College Tennis: A USC’s Coach’s Unique Contributions To The Game” that covers the career of 2000 SCTA Hall of Fame mem-ber George Toley. For more information, call (800) 966-7716. Harold Hecht, the Emmy Award winning tennis producer (who also creates the Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Fame videos), will be in-ducted into the Southern California Jewish Hall of Fame in the Media cate-gory, January 30, 2010 at the Skirball Museum. Amanda Augustus, the Cal women’s coach, will be one of the USTA Women’s Summer Collegiate Team’s coaches. Angel Lopez re-ceived the Olive R. Pierce Award from Youth Tennis San Diego at the YTSD Annual Junior Tennis Banquet. Karen Ronney, along with Tom Fey, were honored by the USPTA San Diego Division for their “Train The Trainer” Community Service efforts last year. She also was named the National Youth Sports Double-Goal Coach of the Year by the Positive Coaching Alliance.

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received a Community Service Award from the Board of Trustees at the El Centro Regional

Don Hensonwas named Professional Tennis

Clay was the National Boys’

18 Open winner and a doubles fi - losing

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Dr. George Fareed

Cal women’s coach, will be one of the USTA Women’s re-

ceived the Olive R. Pierce Award from Youth Tennis San Diego at the YTSD Annual Junior Tennis Banquet.

, were honored by the USPTA San Diego Division for their “Train The Trainer” Community Service efforts last year. She also was named the National Youth Sports Double-Goal

Karen Ronney

Tom HagedornAs the men’s tennis coach at University of San Diego, Tom Hagedorn was praised for his knowledge of the game and caring for all those involved in the sport. When he played at Arizona, he was graciously competi-tive, but gave his all. That tells the story of his 18-month battle with leukemia. He lost the fi ght in March.

Chris JonesEveryone who knew him realized what tennis meant to Chris Jones. The fact he passed away while playing at Edward Vincent Park in January saddened the en-tire tennis community. That he was taken while doing something he loved makes the loss a bit easier to han-dle. As LaRonda Amos, said, “Another one of the good guys has crossed over…”

Madelyn “Maddie” KatzAs is often the case with successful families, there is an individual, behind the scenes, who is responsible for almost all of what is realized. Madelyn “Maddie” Katz was the reason that her husband, Ron and her children, Randy and Todd, were so unique and supportive of the game. When she passed away in March, her family and the sport lost a very special lady.

Alan LewisAlan Lewis, a long-time news cameraman, who said there wasn’t a war or a Pope tour that he missed in 30 years of working for ABC, took an early retire-ment for one reason–so that he could play tennis daily at MountainGate Tennis Club. One of its early mem-bers, he regaled anyone he met (when he attended the BNP Paribas Open or the Los Angeles men’s event) with captivating stories. He was a one-of-a-kind guy, who left the game in February and those who knew him wishing to hear, “Let’s Party…Let’s play some ball.”

Glenn TurnbullAs good a tennis player as Glenn Turnbull was, he was an even more accomplished tap dancer. Not only did he dance on television and in fi lms, he taught master “classic tap” classes. Wearing his signature red socks, he captivated people with his moves. They came to an end in March when he hung up his racquet and put his shoes away for the fi nal time.

Robin “Lefty” WillnerMention Lefty Willner’s name and get ready for the stories. He was loved and appreciated by everyone who knew him. An outstanding player at UCLA and an even better senior competitor, representing the US in a number of International Tennis Federation team matches, he was a college educator and a beguiling tennis instructor. An ankle injury kept him from play-ing tournaments during the past few years, but he was teaching, giving lessons in his Palm Springs living room until the very end of February.

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Clay Thompson Photo: USTA Hawaii

Don Henson

of any type knows, it’s a huge task. Sampras Webster, with help from assistant coach, Rance Brown and volunteer assistant, Zaima (and his wife, Carole) kept the project on track. Still, there was more to it, as Brown brought out. “Stella worked so hard, but fortunately she had Becky Duesler (the women’s tennis team manager). The ‘Grant’, as we call her (because we ask her to do things and they are done…it’s just ‘granted’), did a fantastic job.” Sampras Webster said, “We are so excited to have all of these players back on cam-pus to celebrate their experiences at UCLA. Some of them were here from the very beginning and helped make UCLA the successful program that it is today. We want to specifi -cally thank them and show them how much they have meant to this university. Others have carried on that winning tradi-tion and helped this program remain among the nation’s elite. This reunion is to say thank you to everyone who has been a part of the UCLA tradition.”

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Thoug h t he U C L A women’s team dropped m a t c h e s t o b o t h

Stanford and Cal, there was still a great deal to cheer about when a host of former play-ers returned to Westwood, March 27-29, to celebrate the Alumni Reunion.

Both the 1981 Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), and the 2008 NCAA Women’s Champion teams were recognized. Also honored were national champ-ionship singles winners Jeanne Duvall (1978 AIAW) and Keri Phebus (1995 NCAA), along with NCAA doubles champions Lynn Lewis/Heather Ludloff (1982), Allyson Cooper/Stella Sampras

(1988), Mamie Ceniza/Iwalani McCalla (1992), Phebus/Susie Starrett (1995), Lauren Fisher (2004) and Tracy Lin/Riza Zalameda (2008).

“In my conversations with the players from that 1981 team, one of the things they are really looking forward to is getting their rings,” said head coach Sampras Webster. “They didn’t give out rings for national cham-pionships back then so it’s a big deal for them.” The players, along with head coaches Bill Zaima and Gayle Godwin received their deserved mementoes thanks to the gener-ous reunion support provided by Sampras Webster’s brother, Pete. As anyone who has organized a reunion

Alumni Reunion

The men’s team at Loyola Marymount faced Dartmouth in the fi rst Betty Werner Cup. The match was played in memory of the late LMU Senior Associate Athletic

Director who lost her battle with cancer last August. An ath-letic talent, Werner was an outstanding singles and doubles high school player who also won the Dallas Tennis Association Sportsmanship Award in 1964. She played tennis at the University of Tulsa, and in time, became No. 3 in women’s singles and No. 1 in doubles in Louisiana. Werner was the fi rst female administrator (and

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houg h t he U C L A women’s team dropped m a t c h e s t o b o t h

Stanford and Cal, there was still a great deal to cheer about when a host of former play-ers returned to Westwood,

2008 seniors Riza Zalameda, Tracy Lin and

Elizabeth Lumpkin (Alex McGoodwin is missing)

Zalameda (2008).

Savannah and Sophia Webster

with UCLA Women’s Assistant coach,

Rance Brown

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youngest to hold the position) at Drake University where she became the Women’s Athletics Director in 1974. The role she played implementing Title IX legislation is storied. In 2000, she became responsible for the internal op-erations of the LM Athletics Department. Among her achieve-ments was bringing men’s and women’s tennis championships to the same venue. (She was Chair of the NCAA Joint Men’s & Women’s Tennis Committee.) Werner’s legacy is rich, not only for all she did for tennis, but across the board in intercollegiate athletics.

ITA Hall Of FameByron and Wayne Black, and Bruce Manson of Southern California, José Noriega of San Diego State and Brad Pearce of UCLA were members of this year’s Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame induction class.

2008 NCAA winning coach Stella Sampras Webster with 1981 AIAW champion

coaches Gayle Godwin and Bill ZaimaPhotos: UCLA Sports Information

of any type knows, it’s a huge task. Sampras Webster, with help from assistant coach, Rance Brown and volunteer assistant, Zaima (and his wife, Carole) kept the project on

“Stella worked so hard, but fortunately she had Becky Duesler (the women’s tennis team manager). The ‘Grant’, as we call her (because we ask her to do things and they are done…it’s just ‘granted’), did

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T he USC Gold team won the Southern California Campus Championship and earn a berth in the National

Campus Championship. Sixteen teams from nine schools participated in the tour-nament played at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. The fi eld included the seeds – USC, UCLA, UCI and UCSD – along with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State Fullerton, Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount, and UCSB. Top seed USC ended UCLA’s fi ve-year dominance, scoring a 28-12 win in the fi nal. The champions won both the men’s and women’s singles matches. Andre Michelin/Emily Wu, the UCLA mixed doubles team, did their best to keep their team in the con-test. They earned a 6-3 victory, but lost the Tie-Break to Jordan Rees/Ashley Ohira of USC to close out the match. Pepperdine, returning to TOC action after a thee-year absence, was led by Scott Lawrence. Although the team didn’t fare as well as it would have liked, the enthusiasm shown marked the school as one to watch in the future. The top eight teams played their way into the Championship Gold round. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, entering two teams and new to TOC, performed impressively in the top half of the draw. After winning their pool, the Green team earned a 20-16 victory over the USC Cardinal in the Gold Bracket before falling 30-14 to UCLA in the semifi nals. In the lower half of the draw, USC swept the UCLA Gold, and the UCLA Blue to take the title.

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USC Triumphs

T he California Cup involved the four Tennis On Campus representa-tives from Southern California

who played schools from Northern California at UCLA in March. The f irst round pit ted USC, UCLA, UCSD and Cal Poly SLO (Team Southern California) against Cal Blue and Gold, Stanford and UC Davis (Team Northern California). Despite a number of close matches, NorCal captured every contest. That left the Southern California schools competing in the consolation bracket, while the NorCal schools played for champion-ship honors. In the consolation, USC and UCLA vied for the championship. Stanford faced Cal Gold in the California Cup fi -nal. USC easily defeated UCLA to win the consolation bracket. The Stanford-Cal Gold contest took three and a half hours to play. Cal sent the match into a Super Tie-Break. The Golden Bears Gold then escaped with the victory over their cross-bay rivals.

In closing, Steve Azeka of Cal Poly was named the 2009 Tennis On Campus Leader of the Year, and UCLA received honorable mention in the TOC Club of the Year selections .

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The remaining teams played in the Silver Draw. The UCI Gold team defeated Pepperdine, and the UCSB Gold downed LMU. UCI defeated UCSB, the defending Silver Draw champion), 21-20. UCI Blue defeated LMU, also playing its fi rst Campus Championship tournament, for third place. USC, which fi nished fi fth in 2008, is anxious to better that result in the National Championships. UCLA, along with UCSB and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, (both of whom received “at large” berths in the tournament), are looking to make an im-pression for the west. Thanks are extended to the families and friends who supported the teams. Each year the competition gets better, and the same can be said for the sportsmanship of those taking part. ..

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Haythem Abid and Nick Meister of UCLA, the No. 9 seeds, defeated Christoph Muller/Tobias Scheil of Rice, seeded No. 8, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to win the 120th Pacifi c Coast Doubles Championships held at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club.

UCLA Assistant Coach, Kris Kwinta and volunteer Assistant Coach, Chris Surapol were the tournament surprise playing their way to the quarterfi nals where they made Muller/Scheil work for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory. The annual event features the top open players, many of whom are former pros, past and current college players, and top-level juniors.

Abid/Meister Capture The Coast

Tournament Director Bill Kellogg, winners Haythem Abid/Nick Meister, and UCLA coach Billy Martin

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Annually, Tom Fey, Indian Wells Tennis Garden Director of Tennis, stages a Tri-Level League

competition on the fi nals weekend of the BNP Paribas Open. Each year, the activity gets better. Though Southern California didn’t repeat as the champion section, players from the area had a memorable time in the desert. Following the tournament, Thuvan Nguyen e-mailed the “Warner Sisters” who were among the players for the sec-tion who took part. She said, “We showed 14 USTA sections in the country who we are as a team, as players and as a group. We impressed them with our strength and determination. We powered them with tremendous team spirit and support for our teammates. And most of all, we showed them camaraderie, sportsman-

ship and friendship, as we supported each other no matter what; in the early hours of the morning, in the midst of scorching afternoon heat, gusty winds and unforgiv-ing sand storm conditions, and we did it like true sisters.” SoCal was tied with Southwest at the end of the tournament. This resulted in a play-off between the men’s and women’s 4.5, 4.0 and 3.5 teams from both sections. “Despite the sandstorm and the 50 mph winds, it came down to a Super Tie-Break for all levels, and we couldn’t handle the winds as well as the Southwest team,” Nguyen said. Nguyen continued, “It was an im-pressive team effort. Throughout the Tri-Level season, Lori Andelson, our believer and our nerve-wracking and superstitious captain, had envisioned our team sitting in

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Very Special Tri-LevelM a r k W i n t e r s

Section Doubles 2008 ChampionsPhotos: Adam Davis

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Men’s 3.0 – San Gabriel Valley (Racketeers)

Men’s 3.5 – San Gabriel Valley (Live Oak Tennis)

Men’s 4.0 – Orange County – (Body Shots)

Men’s 4.5 – Los Angeles (California State University Los Angeles)

Women’s 3.0 – Orange County (Los Cabarellos)

Women’s 3.5 – Bakersfi eld

Women’s 4.0 – Los Angeles (Triple Threat)

Women’s 4.5 – Orange County (Rancho Niguel)

awe next to Rafa (Nadal), in the waiting room of the Main Stadium, before going on the court and being honored as the champion section. It would have been a great reward to an unforgettable jour-ney for the Warner Sisters, but it didn’t happen. “A gold star must go to Stephanie Shear, as she was our team’s inspiration. Stephanie’s cheers, (in Italian, maybe, at times), were heard from miles away. It kept Lori calm and at peace during all the Super Tie-Break matches that were played, and helped our players to keep on fi ghting and to never give up. Stephanie was amazing. Her spirit and team support was contagious.” For the “Warner Sisters” and every-one else who played, it was a very special Tri-Level.

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July 17 – 19 Adult District/Area Playoffs at El Dorado Tennis Center and Lakewood Tennis CenterAugust 14 –16 Women’s Adult Section Championship at Los Caballeros Sports Club and Costa Mesa Tennis CenterAugust 21 – 23 Men’s Adult Section Championship at Los Caballeros Sports Club and Costa Mesa Tennis CenterNovember 6 – 8 TriLevel Section Championship at Lakewood Tennis Center

For further information on all the activities, contact Ali Ordonez at (310) 208-3838 Ext. 223.

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M E N ’ S 5 . 5

Charles Edginton 160Roberto Gallegos 120Efrain Morales 80Raymond Esparza 60Roger Hollomand 60

M E N ’ S 4 . 5

Maximo Salongo 420Doug Luu 220Panto Mijatovic 160Oliver Demail 120Steven Lazar 120Bryan Pottger 120

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Jon-Paul Brinkman 220William Quisto 180Michael Castillo 100Gerard Del Rosario 60Enrique Dondonay 60

NTRP Points (Submitted by Annette Buck,

March 23, 2009)

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Randy Smith 300Paul Brosche 240Thomas Gunter 220John Gratton 100

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Jason Pivnik 120Ryan Taylor 80

W O M E N ’ S 4 . 0 Angela Weaver 220Kathryn Lockwood 80Katharina Pellegrin 60Susan Tran 60

W O M E N ’ S 3 . 5

Amanda Saxe 160Tanya Bendersky 100Yvette Hooper 100Mayna Weiss 80

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Men’s 7.0 – Coachella Valley (Deep Canyon)

Men’s 8.0 – San Gabriel Valley (Flint Canyon Aces)

Men’s 9.0 – Westend Racquet Club

Women’s 7.0 – Coachella Valley (Palm Desert)

Women’s 8.0 – Orange County (Lake Forest Beach & Tennis Club)

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The National Recreation and Park Association’s (NRPA) mission is to “advance recreation, parks and

environmental conservation efforts that enhance the quality of life for all people.” With the growing number of youngsters dealing with obesity and heart disease, the NRPA is one of the organizations fo-cusing on these issues nationally. NRPA representatives are recognized as the voice for recreation and parks

on Capitol Hill. Joining with the USTA, both organizations are try-ing to advance national policies that promote

health through physical activity, reconnect children with nature and protect open space for recreational activities, including tennis. From March 17th – 20th, I at-tended the NRPA Legislative Forum in Washington D.C. There were almost 300 Park and Recreation/USTA repre-sentatives present, and each came away with a clear understanding of how im-portant it is to be heard when asking for funds for Recreation & Park agencies. Figures indicate that 70% of tennis is played on public courts. In fact, it is the only traditional sport that has shown consistent participation growth over the past seven years. The USTA’s advocacy agenda is based on the conviction that tennis is an important part of improving com-munities, schools and the quality of life. Members of the USTA family know that tennis can make a difference. Now, it’s time to become advocates to convince decision makers in public, private and non-profi t sectors that such is the case. It’s a critical time to be an advocate, and voices must be heard. And, there is more. If you have plans to build or renovate tennis courts in your community, NRPA and the USTA can help. Visit http://thebigserve.usta.com to learn more.

At the United States Tennis Associ-ation Annual Meeting, newly elected

President Lucy Garvin unveiled the slogan for her two-year term – Teamwork. It’s cer-tainly not a new concept, but in these trou-bled times, it makes sense to stress the fact that working together will reap benefi ts. Tennis players are passionate about the game and want to give back. To do so, they become part of the volunteer force behind the sport, and Garvin is one of those peo-ple who not only worked as a tennis facil-ity manager and umpire, but has a lengthy résumé of volunteer work at the local, dis-trict, section and national levels. Her career is evidence of the importance of teamwork, and that, of course, is the reason tennis has been so successful in the San Diego District. The 9th Annual Tennis Fest, held on May 3rd at Balboa Tennis Club, was truly a festival of tennis. (And it was free.) From the 60 teaching pros who conducted the afternoon clinics, drills and instruction on the 25 courts, to the committee led by San Diego District President Geoff Griffi n, to the volunteers, to the industry reps, to the sponsors, it was a team effort. The League program, the biggest and best grassroots offering of its kind in the country, happens because of teamwork. As the District’s Area Coordinator since 1985, I can attest to the teamwork that makes it so successful. At the local level, the teach-ing pros, tennis directors, managers and club owners, the players and their captains, (Where would the League be without the hardworking captains?), work together. That is the key. The Senior League, for players born in 1959 or earlier, and the Super Senior League, for players born in 1949 or earlier, will start in July and August. Registration deadline is June 10th. Captains should call (858) 755-8110 for a team number. The Flex League for singles players is online at www.ustafl ex.com and registra-

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TeamworkL e s l e y W a i t e

tion for the July 5th – September 12th summer season closes on June 24th. All the District programs depend on people working together. Family Tennis Day, a free introduction to the game at neighborhood courts, begins with a tennis instructor who wants to build the sport. These people partner with the District which provides additional instructors, ad-vertises the event and supplies prizes that are donated by industry reps. At a recent Family Tennis Day at Sunbow Park, 60 people, of all ages, picked up tips. Adults, who want to continue learning the game, were able to sign up for a free six-week Drop In Tennis clinic. Youngsters were encouraged to take advantage of After-School Tennis.

The summer tournament season features fantastic competitive opportu-nities. A group of National Hard Court Championships, featuring Open to Men’s 85 and Women’s 90, will be fi rst followed by the historic 93rd La Jolla Championships with events for juniors and adults in every age group to the 80s, plus a myriad of family events. The 81st District Championships, that ends on Labor Day, culminates a period where there’s almost a tournament happen-ing everywhere. Kudos to tournament directors, umpires and volunteers, who make these events special. The District Tournament Evaluation Committee keeps tabs on the events in an ongoing effort to improve the experience for every participant. Congratulations to Martin Barba and Gretchen Magers for being selected to the Men’s 40 Trabert Cup and the Women’s 45 Court Cup teams that represented the US in the International Tennis Federation Team Championships in Mallorca, Spain.

Youth Tennis San Diego (YTSD), known for its grassroots programming, re-

ceived a $50,000 matching grant from the United States Tennis Association to help replicate the program success enjoyed by the Team Agassi that is supported by the tennis legend of the same name in Las Vegas. The National Junior Tennis League staff is managing the project. YTSD has begun fund-raising for the $50,000 needed to match the USTA’s support, and it will oversee the Excellence Team that is devel-oped. Skeets Dunn donated $25,000 to get things started, and Sam Querrey has been asked to lend his name to the effort. YTSD, a tennis and education organi-zation serving youth, began meeting local needs in 1952. Initially known as the San Diego Tennis Patrons, its name changed in 1997 to refl ect its mission, “Promoting the educational, physical and social devel-opment of all youth through organized tennis and educational activities.” The Excellence Team, which is highly competitive, will assist underprivileged youngsters with the goal of achieving college acceptance with a tennis and/or academic scholarship. Resources will be focused on those who display potential, talent, drive, determination and com-mitment both on and off the court. The 120 YTSD After-School Tennis sites will be used to identify prospects for the Excellence Team.

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The courts were fi lled.

Sam Querrey Photo: Harvey Rubin

Last summer, the Riverside Community Tennis Association and Riverside Junior Tennis League (RJTL) collaborated

with the Ramona High School tennis team to offer QuickStart Tennis camps as a way to introduce local youngsters to the game, and to help raise money for the high school tennis program. With a grant from the Southern California Tennis Association (money for start-up equipment), and QST training from Tom Fey, the high school players went to work. So far, 34 players have attended the camps, and six are currently play-ing Jr. Team Tennis. As good as this news was, it’s even better because $1,100 has been generated for equipment purchases for the school. Paul Caporaso, (a junior), and Fernando Cerda, (a se-nior), have led team mem-bers in the project, putting in many hours to make it a success. Last winter, the fi rst Girl Scout troop partici-pated in a QST camp, and everyone earned a USTA Tennis patch with fl ying colors. R JTL suppor ts the Riverside Poly High School’s tennis team by paying the School District for using the school courts for its Saturday TeamTennis matches for the past nine years. Thanks are extended to the school, especially Athletic Director, Bob Ritzau and tennis coach, Ric Moore, for supporting local junior programs, and providing supplies to maintain the tennis courts. Poly tennis team members, parents and friends have provided the sweat equity to wash, prep and paint the courts. The fi nished product, looks like it was done by a professional and gave the courts quite a facelift.

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Community Outreach

Paul Caporaso and Fernando Cerda with some of the equipment purchased for the team.

Ramona attendees, including the Girl Scouts

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School tennis continues to be popular throughout the Inland Empire. Montessori in Redlands began Physical Education

tennis units in March. Led by Rachel Mickelson, approximately 100 students in fi rst through sixth grades have twice week-ly tennis classes. Working with portable nets on the campus blacktop, Mickelson hopes to develop the program to a point where fi eld trips can be arranged to take the youngsters to actual tennis courts for team play.

SSchool Tennis – Big And Small

George Etem working with a Nicolet student

San Gorgonio Boys & Girls Club players in the After-School Program.

In-Service participants with Barbara TschernePhoto: Kendrea Gionet

In-Service participants with Barbara Tscherne

San Gorgonio Boys & Girls Club staff members attended the Recreation Coaches Workshop at Indian Wells last October. With the help of volunteer, George Etem, the club is now offer-ing a tennis unit at Nicolet Middle School during the Wednesday After-School program. Around 10-15 teens participate. Other sites looking to do the same this spring are Hoffer and Central Elementary Schools. Etiwanda Unifi ed School District conducted another In-Service Training for the After-School staff in late March. Forty people ran through the games and drills set up by trainer, Barbara Tscherne. Tennis has been offered in the District’s summer pro-gram since 2007, now it is being carried over to 14 sites to become, at least, a twice a week After-School activity.

Quad Club Tri-Level competitions continue to be popular with seven facilities now participating – Canyon Crest Country Club,

Canyon Lake Tennis Club, Lake Arrowhead Country Club, Murrieta Tennis Club, Riverside Tennis Center, Temecula Team Tennis and Victoria Club. Canyon Crest hosted a recent event, held to coincide with the BNP Paribas Open. The tennis, a convivial luncheon and bargain shopping made for a great day. The Riverside Tennis Center will be the venue for the next invitational during Roland Garros. For more details or if your club would like to join the fun, contact Alison Roell – roell@scta.usta.com

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J unior tournaments are alive and well in western

Riverside County. The 2nd Roosevelt Junior Novice Tournament, held in late February after a rainout earlier in the month, had a 21% participant increase. Tournament Director, Michael Munoz, was very happy with the continued support pro-

vided by local players and parents. The venue, Roosevelt High School in Eastvale, is also the site of junior and adult clinics of-fered by Eastvale Tennis Association. This spring a new Special Needs Tennis Class has been introduced. It’s designed for indi-viduals who have disabilities. More information can be found at www.eastvaletennis.net The Temecula Valley Junior Tournament, hosted by Murrieta Tennis Club in March, also posted a signifi cant in-crease in competitors, 189 compared to 157 in 2008.

J unior tournaments are

Junior CompetitionJJ

Boys’ 10 Roosevelt Junior Novice fi nalist Niko Duenas, winner Erin O’Connor and

third place Zachary Conkich

Scott Smith, Don Short and other hard-workers in the area are growing tennis in leaps and bounds in the San

Bernardino mountain communities. This season, the group has organized two 18 Jr. Team Tennis, and two Adult Spring League teams. Another major coup is snagging International Tennis Hall of Fame (and SCTA Hall of Fame) inductee, Dennis Ralston, for a summer tennis event. Ralston will be in Lake Arrowhead on June 20 to showcase his new DVD, “Classic Tennis” and conduct two clinics (9:00 a.m. – noon and 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.). A former Wimbledon and US Open doubles winner, he is one of the best coaches of all-time having worked with winning US Davis Cup teams and players such Chris Evert. Check www.ralstontennis.com for more details about Ralston’s career. The event will be held at Rim of the World High School. The cost is $10 for adults, and $5 for juniors (18 and younger). All proceeds benefi t tennis programing at the high school. For more information, contact Scott Smith by e-mailing at ssmith34@verizon.net or calling (310) 418-1545.

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