2016 Ojai Tennis Tournament Program

OJAI

April 20-24, 2016

Tennis Tournament

Ojai’s All-Time Winningest Player Comes Home pages 6-7

Schedule of Events Tuesday, April 19 • Ojai Valley Athletic Club: Men’s and Women’s Open Singles Qualifying Rounds Wednesday, April 20 • Libbey Park: Two PAC-12 Men’s Team Matches starting at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.

• Ventura College: Men’s California Community College Team Championship 12 p.m.

• Pierpont Inn: Women’s California Community College Team Championship: 1 p.m.

Thursday, April 21 OJAI SITES • Libbey Park: Two Pac-12 Men’s Team Dual Matches, Junior Events • Ojai Valley Inn: Open Men’s Singles • Ojai Valley Athletic Club: Pac-12 Women’s Championship Singles • The Thacher School: Boys’ CIF, Junior Events • Villanova Preparatory School: Junior Events • Ojai Valley School Upper Campus: Boys’ CIF • Ojai Valley School Lower Campus: Junior Events • Nordhoff High School: Junior Events • Matilija Junior High School: Junior Events • Private Courts: Junior Events VENTURA SITES • Pierpont Racquet Club: Independent College Women’s Singles & Doubles • Ventura College: Community College Women’s Singles & Doubles, Independent College Women’s Singles & Doubles • Ventura High School: Junior events • Camino Real Park: Community College Women’s Singles & Doubles • Buena High School: Community College Women’s Singles & Doubles 2

OXNARD SITES • Oxnard Tennis Center: Community College Men’s Singles & Doubles • Pacifica High School: Community College Men’s Singles & Doubles • Hueneme High School: Community College Men’s Singles

Friday, April 22 OJAI SITES • Libbey Park: PAC-12 Men’s Team semifinals at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

• Ojai Valley Inn: Open Men’s Singles & Doubles, Open Women’s Singles • Ojai Valley Athletic Club: PAC-12 Women’s Championship Singles & Doubles • The Thacher School: Boys’ CIF, Junior Events • Villanova Preparatory School: Junior Events • Nordhoff High School: Junior Events VENTURA SITES • Pierpont Racquet Club: Independent College Men’s Singles & Doubles • Ventura College: Community College Women’s Singles & Doubles, Independent College Women’s Singles & Doubles • Camino Real Park: Community College Women’s Singles & Doubles • Buena High School: Division III College Men’s Singles and Doubles OXNARD SITES • Oxnard Tennis Center: Community College Men’s Singles & Doubles, Division III College Men’s Singles & Doubles • Pacifica High School: Community College Men’s Singles & Doubles • Hueneme High School: Community College Men’s Singles & Doubles.

Saturday, April 23 ALL EVENTS IN OJAI • Libbey Park: PAC-12 Men’s Team Championship at 6 p.m., PAC-12

Women’s Championship & Invitational Singles and Doubles semifinals at 9 a.m., all JR and CIF finals at12 p.m.

• Lower Libbey Park: Selected Junior Event Semifinals • Ojai Valley Inn: Open Men’s Singles Semifinals, Open Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals and Semifinals, Open Women’s Singles Semifinals, Open Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals and Semifinals • Ojai Valley Athletic Club: Independent College Men’s Singles and Doubles, Independent College Women’s Singles and Doubles, Community College Men’s Singles and Doubles, Community College Women’s Singles and Doubles • The Thacher School: Division III College Men’s Singles & Doubles and selected Junior Event Semifinals

Sunday, April 24 8 a.m. - PAC-12 Women’s Invitational Singles, Division III Men’s Singles Semifinals, Lower Libbey: Community College Men’s & Women’s Doubles semifinals 9:30 a.m. - Open Women’s Singles, Independent Women’s Singles, Independent Men’s Singles 10 a.m. - PAC-12 Women’s Championship Singles 11 a.m. - PAC-12 Women’s Invitational Doubles, DIII Men’s Singles 11:30 a.m. - Open Men’s Singles 12:30 p.m. - Community College Men’s & Women’s Singles finals 1 p.m. - Open Women’s Doubles, PAC-12 Championship Doubles 2 p.m. - Independent Women’s Doubles, DIII Men’s Doubles 2:30 p.m. - Open Men’s Doubles, Independent Men’s Doubles 3:30 p.m. - Community College Men’s & Women’s Doubles finals

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Tournament Sponsors THANKS TO ALL OUR 2016 TOURNAMENT SPONSORS!!

As the sponsor/promoter of The Ojai Tennis Tournament, the Ojai Valley Tennis Club, Inc. would sincerely like to express its deep gratitude to each of the following sponsors, who have provided financial or in-kind support, or provided the use of their venues, to the 2016 Tournament. Your very generous contributions are an essential part of this great event!!

INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE • Mike Taggart • Ventura Rental Party Center: venturarental.com • Ojai Community Bank: ojaicommunitybank.com • Ojai Civic Association • E.J. Harrison & Sons: ejharrison.com • The Ojai Vineyard: ojaivineyard.com • Old Creek Ranch Winery: (805) 649-4132 • Plexipave Sport Surfacing Systems: plexipave.com • Tennis Warehouse: tennis-warehouse.com • Wells Fargo Bank: wellsfargo.com • Wilson - The official ball for The Ojai: wilson.com/en-us/tennis • Rotary Club of Ojai West: rotaryojaiwest.org • Ojai Valley Lions Club: ojaivalleylionsclub.com • Solinco - Official stringer for The Ojai at Libbey Park: solincosports.com • Tom Rohrbacher - Stringer at the Ojai Valley Inn: (805) 640-2109 • Ojai Valley Inn & Spa: ojairesort.com • Ojai Valley Athletic Club: ovac.caclubs.com • Coast Transfer & Storage: (805) 646-1234 • Agave Maria’s Restaurant & Cantina: agavemarias.com • Azu Restaurant: azuojai.com • Boccali Vineyards & Winery: boccalivineyards.com • Casa Barranca Organic Winery: casabarranca.com • Clos des Amis Wines: closdesamis.com • Osteria Monte Grappa: omgojai.com • Ojai Beverage Company: ojaibevco.com • Topa Mountain Winery: topamountainwinery.com • Topa Topa Brewing Company: topatopa.beer • Vino V Wines: vinovwines.com • Westridge Market Ojai: westridgemarket.com • Friend’s Ranches, Inc.: friendsranches.com

• Ojai Pixie Tangerine Growers Association: ojaipixies.com • Weil Tennis Academy and Preparatory School: weiltennis.com • George and Colleen Conrad • Mission Linen Supply: missionlinen.com • David Junod, CPA: junodcpa.com • City of Ojai: ci.ojai.ca.us • Casa Ojai Inn: ojaiinn.com • The Oaks at Ojai: oaksspa.com • Dunn-Edwards Paints: dunnedwards.com • A to Z Musical Services: (805) 566-6645 • Forbess Consulting Group: fcgenviro.com • Ojai Valley Directory: ojaivalleydirectory.com • Suzanne’s Cuisine: suzannescuisine.com • Ojai Donut Shoppe: (805) 646-1429 • Ventura County West: venturacountywest.com • Ventura Visitors Center: visitventuraca.com • Ojai Chamber of Commerce: ojaichamber.org • Ojai Visitors Bureau: ojaivisitors.com • Oxnard Convention and Visitors Bureau: visitoxnard.com • Camarillo Visitors Center: visitcamarillo.com • Ventura County Economic Development Association: vceda.org

VENUES • City of Ojai – Libbey Park • Ojai Valley Inn & Spa • Ojai Valley Athletic Club • The Thacher School • Villanova Preparatory School • Nordhoff High School • Matilija Junior High School • The Ojai Valley School

• City of Ventura – Camino Real Park • Ventura College • Pierpont Racquet Club • Pacifica High School • Buena High School • Channel Islands Racquet Club • Ventura High School • Hueneme High School

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Ojai Valley Tennis Club, Inc. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gary Belshe, Mike Borders, Wayne Bruce, Carolyn Burke, George Conrad, Craig Fugle, Jeff Jenkins, Dennis Jenks, John Kretzers, Tina Leslie, Terry Lynch, Jim Maxwell, Robin Neumann, Vivian Perrett, Bruce Purvine, Alan Rains, Mandi Roberts, Kathleen Rogers, Jakob Vos, Mark Weil, Anne Williamson, Duane Williamson, Ron Wilson DIRECTORS EMERITUS Joe DeVito, Robert Jarboe, Binney Moss, Caroline Thacher, Tony Thacher TENNIS CLUB OFFICERS President: ..........................................................................Mike Borders Vice President: ............................................................ Kathleen Rogers Secretary: .................................................................... Robin Neumann Treasurer: ....................................................................... Mandi Roberts YOUTH TENNIS PROGRAMS Chair: ...................................................................................... Jakob Vos Vice Chair: ............................................................................Craig Fugle VCJTA Liaison: .................................................................. Terry Lynch Policy Board: ....................................................................Tony Thacher TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS Executive Director:.................................................Duane Williamson Open Tournament Director: ...................................Anne Williamson Pac-12 Tournament Director: ............................................ Jeff Jenkins Colleges Tournament Director: ....................................... Terry Lynch Junior Tournament Director: .............................................Craig Fugle I.T.A. Referee/Chief of Umpires: ................................ Jane Goodman Pac-12 Women’s Referee: ...........................................Joan Vormbaum Open Referee:.............................................................. Marylynn Baker Junior Referee: .......................................................Trevor Kronemann TOURNAMENT COMMITTEES / CHAIRS Player Activities and Liaison: .............................................. Mark Weil Operations Consultant: ....................................................... Jim Kasser Directory & Draw Sheets: .........................................Cynthia Duncan Libbey Tournament Desk: ..............................Jan Key & Sandi White Score Reporting: .......................................... Duane & Rhonda Basore Tournament Scheduling: .....................................................Tina Leslie Ojai Volunteer Coordinators: .....Suzanne St. Claire & Leslie Gache Accommodations: .............................................Cassandra Vankeulen Pac-12 Housing:............................................................. Nancy Pierson Ball Boys & Girls:........... Peter Fagan, Rick Thompson & Brice Pace Trophies & Photos: .......................................Dan & Yoko McSweeney Volunteer & Board Socials: ........... Leslie Gache & Robin Neumann Ojai Lunches: ............................................................. Robin Neumann Umpire Coordinator: ........................................................... Jeff Becker Libbey Venue Management: Chair: .............................................................................John Kretzers Vice Chair: ......................................................................Dennis Jenks Security: .............................................................................David Breese Security Assistant: ............................................................Terry Wright Health and Safety:.............................................................Dave Warner Barbecue: .......................................................................George Conrad Barbecue Entertainment:..................................................... Mark Weil Orange Juice: ...................................................................... Roy Bennett Tournament Physician: ............................... Dr. Kenneth Hartenstein Libbey Venue Setup: Chair: ........................................................................... Bruce Purvine Vice Chair: ................................................................ Kathleen Rogers Ojai Desk Managers: .......................................................... Mike Burke Ojai Venue Setup: ...............................................................Gary Belshe

Private Courts: ....................................Carolyn Burke & Connie Russ Private Court Monitors:........... Mark Zimmermann & Greg Wright Ventura Area — Venue Management: ............................. Lester Tong Venue Setup:............................................................... Bill Flothmeier Merchandise Sales: ...................................Pam Speitel & Kris Etzler Tickets: ...................................................................................Brian Ford Marketing & Media Relations: ............................Steve Pratt, BZA PR Vice Chair: ................................................................................Jill Cox Program: ....................................................................... Vivian Perrett Website Info Technology: .........................................George Walden Website Content: ...............................................................Tina Leslie Sponsors:........................................................................ Ronnie Wilson Libbey Score Posting: ......................................................Samuel Eaton Tea Tent: Chair: ......................................................................... Sharon Morgan Vice Chair: .....................................................................Tonya Peralta Fundraising Chair: ........................................................ Carolyn Burke Event Planning Chair: ...................................................... Susan Kasser Strategic Planning Chair:.....................................................Tina Leslie Facilities Management & Capital Improvements Chair: Dennis Jenks

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Lester Cook Finds a Home

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Tournament’s winningest player fulfills a dream, moves his young family to Ojai

The man who made The Ojai his tournament, has made the Ojai Valley his home.

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PAC-12 MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PREVIEW

Stanford sophomore and No. 1 player Tom Fawcett has been ranked as high as No. 4 nationally this year in the ITA singles rankings. He led the Cardinal to the Pac-12 Conference regular season title last year and the No. 1 seeding at The Ojai with Stanford falling to USC in the final match, 4-3.

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UCLA’s Catherine Harrison (left) is presented with the Pac-12 Women’s Individual singles trophy by Caroline Thacher as finalist Klara Fabikova, from Cal, looks on.

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Dick Leach (left) was the 2002 ITA National Coach of the Year, and watched both his sons, Ricky and Jon Leach, win titles playing for USC at The Ojai.

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In 1975, current UCLA coach Billy Martin (right) beat teammate Brian Teacher (left) in The Ojai Collegiate singles final, and the pair advanced to the doubles final giving the Bruins the William L. Thacher Challenge Trophy for the team title. The trophy was presented by Tony Thacher and accepted by UCLA coach Glenn Bassett.

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BRYAN BROS. TENNIS FEST 2016 Once again in 2015, the Bryan Bros. Tennis Fest raised close to $100,000 for junior tennis in Ventura County and Santa Barbara, as well as other worthy causes.

Bob and Mike were joined by good friends and fellow pros Sam Querrey and John Isner (above), as well as childhood friend and superstar actress Kaley Cuoco (below).

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The VCTJAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Terry Lynch accepted a check from Bob and Mike Bryan that will once again help defray the costs associated with playing local junior tennis events.

BRYAN BROS. TENNIS FEST Ticket Purchase and Info: BryanBrosTennisFest.com Date: Sunday, September 25th at 1:00 p.m.

Be sure to check back to www.bbtennisfest.com for all the latest news and information on the 2016 event.

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Grand Canyon took the 2015 Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Independent College title.

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The Ojai Wine & Beer Fundraising Reception at The Porch Gallery

Saturday, February 20, 2016

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Santa Monica claimed the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community College title.

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2015 Winners and Finalists

Boys’ 14s Singles: Miles Jones def.

Jacob Bullard

Girls’ 18s Singles: Ryan Peus def.

Siera Shimizu

Men’s Comm. College Singles: Hironori Koyanagi def.

Corentin Haener

Men’s Indept. College Singles: Brendan Aguilar def.

Adrian Legarreta

Girls’ 14s Singles: Delanie Dunkle def.

Hina Inoue

Girls’ 18s Doubles: Madison Hale/Mattea Kilstofe def.

Kelsie Bryant/Sophia Whittle

Men’s Comm. College Doubles: Valentin Baize/Maxime Rumeau def.

Simon Guillin/Guillermo Ucelay

Men’s Indept. College Doubles: Adrian Legarreta-Mitchell Maroscher d.

Alexander Roggenkamp-Felix Schueller

Boys’ 16s Singles: Matthew Tsolakyan def.

Connor Rapp

Boys’ CIF Singles: Michael Genender def.

Bjorn Hoffmann

Women’s Comm. College Singles: Mayra Jovic def.

Chieko Yamada

Women’s Indept. College Singles: Erin Walker def.

Brittney Reed

Girls’ 16s Singles: Alexa Ryngler def.

Rika Tanaka

Boys’ CIF Doubles: Bradley Cummins/Alex Kuperstein def. Keegan Smith/Ivan Thamma

Women’s Comm. College Doubles: Mayra Jovic/Izabel Nazdracheva def.

Polina Gorshinina/Van Nguyen

Women’s Indept. Coll. Doubles: Lucile Pothier-Erin Walker def.

Kaysie Hermsdorf-Brittney Reed

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2015 Winners and Finalists

Men’s Division III Singles: Warren Wood def.

Skyler Butts

Men’s Division III Doubles: Skyler Butts/Daniel Morkovine def.

Joe Dorn/Warren Wood

Pac-12 Men’s Team: USC def Stanford

Women’s Pac-12 Singles: Catherine Harrison def.

Klara Fabikova

Women’s Pac-12 Invitational Singles: Meredith Xepoleas def.

Terri Fleming

Men’s Open Singles: Philip Bester def.

Lester Cook

Women’s Open Singles: Ena Shibahara def.

Emme Higuchi

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Caroline Doyle/Ellen Tsay

Women’s Pac-12 Invitational Doubles: Gabriella DeSimone/Zoe Katz def.

Capucine Gregoire/Riko Shimizu

Men’s Open Doubles: Quinn Borchard/Calle Hansen def.

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Kaitlyn Christian/Amy Zhu

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The 4th Annual Ojai Holiday Adult/Youth Tennis Challenge was held in January in Libbey Park to raise funds for youth tennis programs in WKH FRPPXQLW\ 7KH EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W HYHQW ZDV organized and sponsored by the Ojai Valley Tennis Club under the magnificent leadership of Craig Fugle, with substantial support from Rick Thompson, the Ojai City Recreation Department tennis professional and many YROXQWHHUV Sixty-four adults and juniors rounded out 32 adult/youth doubles teams which battled it out under brilliant sunny skies. Participants aged 9 to 74 enjoyed quality and healthy family time.

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Ojai Valley Tennis Club Supports Youth Tennis Activities

Wilson BBQ Awards Night at Ojai Tennis Tournament Area coaches help with the selection of awards (includes tennis instruction scholarships) and make scholarships available. The tennis bags were given by Wilson. Coaches and sponsors include: Mark Weil, Ryan Gaston, Jim Kasser, Rick Thompson, Tom Rohrbacher, and Stacy Margolin Potter. Aiden Federoff was named the winner of the Lucking Sportsmanship award and trophy. Winners in 2015 included: Hina Suzuki, Cole Burke, Ella Giuliani, Victor Becker, Jules Thompson, Claudia Adelman. Also pictured are Lucy Lucking, Mr. Lauretta, Fabio Lauretta, Mrs. Lauretta, Jakob Vos, Wilson Sporting Goods Regional Manager Tim To, Lena Lucking Fredell, and Carly Lucking Ford.

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Mike Taggart and the OVTC. DonaWLRQV DUH SURYLGHG E\ :LOVRQ 6SRUWLQJ Goods and the OVTC. Schools in the program include: Sunset (Oak View), Topa Topa, Meiners Oaks, San Antonio, Mira Monte, Ojai Valley School, 0RQWHVVRUL DQG 6XPPLW 2DN *URYH

High-Performance Tennis Clinic For more than 10 years, select young WHQQLV SOD\HUV KDYH EHHQ QRPLQDWHG E\ their coaches to participate in a day of intense tennis instruction and match strategy. All Ojai tennis professionals donate their time and expertise for this VSHFLDO KLJK LQWHQVLW\ HYHQW ,I \RX ZRXOG OLNH WR YROXQWHHU RU Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDOO\ VXSSRUW WKHVH SURJUDPV please make a tax-deductible contribuWLRQ WR 297& <RXWK 7HQQLV 3 2 %R[ 482, Ojai, CA 93024. For more information please contact Jakob Vos, Chair, <RXWK 7HQQLV 3URJUDPV DW MKPYRV# aol.com.

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