2022 NEIGHBOR ISLANDS YEAR-IN-REVIEW

Kauai Community Tennis Organization

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CAROLYN LUM, President hawaii96766@yahoo.com

Kauai Community Tennis Organization (KCTO) stayed safe in 2022 and to our surprise we had 2 Women’s 40+ teams compete with the winner going to Sectionals and winning to travel to Nationals. The team that headed to Nationals was: Women’s 40+ 3.5 team, & “Hanalei Reign.”

Thanks to the Muriel Osborne Foundation, funds were given to each of the four high schools on island (Island, Kapaa, Kauai & Waimea High Schools) who were able to complete the 2022 season and send Kauai winners to Hawaii States in May, 2022.

On the Adult side, Christine Watanabe made the move to Kauai for good, joined the KCTO board and successfully ran a Labor Day Fun Tournament of singles, doubles and mixed doubles in spite of competition from the Kauai Marathon held luckily only on Sunday.

KCTO has high hopes for more activity in 2023 as more courts are being redone to accommodate both tennis and pickleball. We thank USTAHPS for more inspiration and guidance as normal times return.

Maui Community Tennis Organization

www.ustahawaii.com/maui

CHRIS mdtahawaii@hotmail.com

We’re back on the courts and growing the game.

Adult league tennis continues to see good growth. Our league Captains deserve applause for all their efforts in bringing teams together. The annual Captains recognition brunch along with a live ball clinic designed for “On Court Strategy,” was the focus of this year’s event. Cathy Nicoloff, Sara Yoshinaga, Mino McLean, Barbara Wallace and Tricia Wilstead aided with on court instruction. This year Maui hosted the Adult 18 and 40 & Over Sectional events. Our thanks go out to the Royal Lahaina Tennis Ranch as our host facility.

A significant donation was made to MCTO this year and as a result we established the Donna Vaughn Memorial Fund. These additional funds are designated for Maui’s adult league teams who qualify and advance to USTA National Championships. All other funds for our juniors continue to be available upon request through MCTO.

Junior tennis programs under the direction of tennis professionals: Cathy Nicoloff, Lisa Poulsen, Mac Pascual, WJTC, Barbara Wallace and Tricia Wilstead to name a few, continue to see growth and the kids are enthusiastic. MCTO has been making donations of tennis balls to all the clubs/pro’s for this year.

The MCTO representatives: Chris Scharein, Cathy Nicoloff, Janie King, Jill Kanahele, Jane Sakakihara, Clarita Balala and Ted Gee, Kris Oyama and Nani Ehlinger all played a key part in making tennis available on Maui. They are instrumental in helping to coordinate our leagues, managing costs, scheduling courts, and assisting with various events. They are an asset to our community. Reach out to any of these individuals if you are interested in helping your tennis community. Mahalo, Chris

Scharein