ADDvantage July 2020

USPTA World Conference Goes Virtual!

CEO John Embree

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Passion & Perseverance

Josh Surowski reaches new heights pg. 48

Special Announcement about 2021 Dues CEO John Embree

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From the CEO USPTA

The USPTA World Conference is Going Virtual!

John R. Embree, USPTA CEO

ach year when we produce the July issue of ADDvantage, it is focused on the upcoming World Conference. We provide a schedule of specialty courses and seminars, highlight the social activities planned, preview our awards luncheon and promote the Merchandise and Trade Show. All of that is done to entice you to travel to the venue and invest in your professional development.

Needless to say, 2020 is a year unlike any other we have ever seen. With the whole world turned upside down, the economy struggling and our health and safety foremost on everyone’s mind, the USPTA was faced with a gut-wrenching decision about the viability of hosting our usual annual gathering in September.

New Orleans was such a fantastic destination for us in 2015, so everyone was excited about returning to the Crescent City!

Earlier this year, the landscape changed dramatically in just a few short months. With New Orleans being a hot spot for the pandemic, there is no certainty when the city will re-open for business. Even though the event is still two months away, how many of you would feel comfortable traveling in the first place, let alone to a place where COVID-19 was rampant in March and April? Does the French Quarter or Harrah’s Casino have any allure at this moment?

With the majority of our members

having faced financial hardship for two months or longer, how many could afford to take the time to come to a conference when they could stay home teaching and making up for lost time? How many clubs that usually pay for their pros to attend are unable to do so this year?

Would vendors want to come to a trade show while their businesses are suffering? How would we handle social distancing in seminar rooms or around the indoor court, at our committee gatherings and awards presentation? How would we sanitize our merchandise area or the session rooms in between all seminars?

These were all the tough questions that the staff and our board have wrestled with ever since the pandemic began. Even though a segment of our membership would do anything they could to attend, we determined that the risks would just be too sizeable to overcome. Thus, we have elected to

conduct a virtual World Conference this year so that everyone can stay home, stay safe, yet still get valuable education credits, industry news and product information from our vendor community from the comfort of their home.

Pivoting like this is a giant undertaking for our staff, especially at the eleventh hour. But, we are up to the challenge and know we can put together a dynamic World Conference online. Tough times such as these require innovative thinking and proactive leadership. The USPTA has always led the way when it comes to progressive action. Now is the time to take an alternative approach to providing first-rate virtual education.

Details about our plans will be highlighted in next month’s edition of ADDvantage. I trust you will do everything in your power to be a part of the first ever USTPA World Conference Live Event – coming to you live from Lake Nona! * Photo credit: Lucas Casás / USPTA

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Struggle Leads To Opportunity Bill Mountford, USPTA Vice President

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or many members, these have been the most challenging times of our lives. Businesses are closing, careers will be shifting and uncertainties about the “safety” of playing tennis will linger.

The question is: how do we emerge from this fog?

The resources being shared among those in our industry are impressive.

USPTA Master Professional Jorge Capestany made a remarkable offer to all members to sell off his online instructional courses while allowing them to keep 100% of the profits. Jorge put in tremendous effort to support fellow members who have been laid off, furloughed or are struggling to make ends meet. What an incredibly selfless act.

The USPTA got involved as well, emphasizing continuing education opportunities, such as expanded access to TennisResources.com, at no cost to members. With the pandemic effectively shutting down all tennis courts, USPTA members had unprecedented time on their hands.

The USPTA correctly reasoned that this time could be used effectively to become better and more informed teaching professionals for when the time comes to return to the court. The participation was fantastic, and the number of members taking advantage of this offer exceeded ambitious expectations.

The USPTA COVID-19 Task Force was formed and served to share viewpoints and best solutions from professionals around the country at all levels of the industry. This task

force also served to inform local groups petitioning state governments regarding re-opening procedures and informing them of the inherent social distancing in tennis.

The USTA Relief Fund was another generous offer available to USPTA members. The USTA is offering dues relief for 2021 for all certified members in good standing.

The Tennis Industry United collaborations, among others, have been a silver lining during such a dark time.

The term “we are all in this together” can sound trite, but it is truly the case. The USPTA Board of Directors, leaders from all divisions serving on the Executive Committee and the National Staff continue to collaborate to find solutions for our members. Every single member has been affected, and each of us has absorbed hardship. This shared experience is one we might never have imagined, but it has also fortified our need to be cooperative, collaborative and solution oriented.

Among the new realities we face, certified teaching professionals will garner more of their education online than ever before. This is practical and more efficient, and this pandemic has forced us to adapt. Clubs and business will look for the most versatile professionals to fill their staffs, placing a premium on well-rounded, experienced teaching professionals. Broad training is vital. Tournaments will be forced to adopt different formats to remain safe and relevant, so innovative organizers

will shine. We learn from trial and error, but also by taking online seminars from the most successful competition organizers. Traditional pro shops will struggle, but direct-to-consumer business transactions will thrive for companies that we promote.

Reinvention will become more essential than ever. Tennis coaches might need to also be competent organizers of platform tennis.

Monetizing activities like pickleball (or even ping pong!) will become crucial. Discovering new ways to profit from virtual or online instruction will become a priority. Reduction in staffing will mean that jack-of-all-trades expertise will be required in racquet stringing and accounting and marketing and scheduling, and, yes, on-court coaching as well.

Thankfully, tennis is a sport that can be played with safe social distancing – and that will really matter over the coming years. The basic dynamic that struggle can lead to opportunity will prevail. We are a strong trade association, and this career path we have chosen binds us together. I truly hope that each of us makes it through this pandemic and that we emerge better equipped than ever in dealing with a rapidly changing world. *

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Passion, Perseverance Mark Josh Surowski’s Coaching Career Lucas Casás, USPTA Communications

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osh Surowski always knew that if he was patient, his opportunity would come.

He was a recent grad and working as a court maintenance man at two clubs in Louisville, Ky., waiting for his chance to coach a tennis lesson.

At first, Surowski’s supervisor only gave him “the lessons that nobody really wanted,” he said. “Then I kept going and got more and more people that were requesting me, so they were filling up my schedule and I was able to start full-time.”

In hindsight, it’s really no wonder Surowski was so popular among his students. Surowski’s father Lenny is a long-time tennis professional and started taking Josh to lessons when he was around 10 years old.

Surowski played his freshman year of college tennis at the University of Louisville before finishing his career

at Indiana University Southeast, where he was a second team AllAmerican in 2005.

Surowski eventually worked his way up to tennis director at Harmony Landing CC, a small club in Louisville.

But after a couple years, a change of ownership offered Surowski a chance to learn from the experiences of Alladin Mitha.

Soon, he met Magnus Gustafsson, a tennis pro who’d just moved to Louisville from Vero Beach, Fla. Surowski made enough of an impression on Gustafsson that he recommended Surowski to Sam Garcia, a USPTA Elite Professional and the tennis director at Quail Valley Golf Club in Florida.

“When you’re looking for a pro, you call your other pros that you’ve known for a long time,” Garcia said. “We interviewed Josh twice. The first time

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Surowski ( left) expanded the daily clinics at Reunion Club to 90 minutes so members have more time to improve their game.

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it didn’t work out, we had someone in Florida. Then a year later we hired him.

We brought him in town and everybody absolutely loved him.”

Surowski’s ability as a teacher was apparent from the beginning, but his aspirations extended beyond the court.

He had some prior experience, but he needed to continue learning how to manage programming and other offcourt aspects of the job, especially at a large club.

“I told him, ‘If you want to be a director of tennis at a big club, you need to become a USPTA Elite Professional,” Garcia said. “He did.”

Why not jump in the front?

“When I first started, I wasn’t very good at coaching, honestly,” Surowski said.

He could lean on his skills as a player, but knowing proper technique isn’t the same as communicating it. So he started watching USPTA continuing education videos online whenever he could.

“That gave me a lot more confidence to say, ‘Okay, this is what I need to know. You can do this.’”

It also added a new sport to his repertoire — pickleball.

“I saw pickleball exploding. I could just see it coming,” Surowski said.

“There is a buzz and I wanted to be one of the people in the front with the buzz, not one of the people standing back fighting it off. I felt like it’s coming no matter what, so why not jump in the front? I also thought getting more certifications of different sports will give me more opportunities.”

Surowski also committed himself

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Surowski (right) has incorporated more social programming to build a tennis and pickleball community at Reunion.

to attending Regional Education Days and other USPTA coaches workshops around Florida. He would drive to venues across the state, showing up late if he had to, so he could listen to a presentation — without missing a single lesson.

It didn’t matter if it was a seminar on court maintenance or teaching a new drill; Surowski did everything possible to become the best coach he could.

There was also the added benefit of networking, and that soon paid off.

“Next thing you know, he met a pro who called and said, ‘Hey, did you hear there’s a director of tennis job in Orlando?’” Garcia said. “He’s networking instead of just looking at the website.

Within eight months [of upgrading to Elite], he got that job and he was so excited. And he has been excited ever since he’s been there.”

Itching to get back

It’s been almost two years since Surowski became director of tennis and pickleball at Reunion Resort in Orlando.

One of his first changes was to host tennis clinics every day and to increase them from an hour to 90 minutes “because I felt like if they get here, let’s have them here longer so I can grow their game more.”

The biggest change Surowski has implemented, though, has been an increase in evening and social programming “to create a community here.”

“My goal was to have not just people come play tennis, but I want to build friendships, have their whole social lives built around this,” Surowski said. “We’ll do a Tuesday night clinic where it’s like a social every Tuesday. Players come out 7 to 8:30 and then eat afterwards. We fill the place up and people can’t wait every Tuesday.”

Reunion has two “really nice pickleball courts,” Surowski says, and the sport has proven incredibly popular among Reunion’s members — to the point that he’s able to bring tennis players into pickleball and vice versa.

“I had people come in through pickleball because it’s easier to access or their friend plays,” he said. “So many players intermingle and now they’re doing both, so I have a daily tennis clinic from 8:30 to 10 [a.m.] and a pickleball clinic from 10 to 11 and I have a lot of players stay for the pickleball.

“It helps to have more activities and being able to get those players

that play pickleball that would never consider tennis or pickleball, and now they’re tennis fanatics that came through pickleball.”

Keeping that sense of community has been difficult during the coronavirus pandemic, but Surowski gets creative by sending videos of drills to clients that can’t make it out to the courts.

“Members who live in Canada and different places can’t get down here, so I’ll make a video so they can still feel like they’re part of the program,” Surowski said.

“Sometimes they’ll shoot me a text and say, ‘Hey, we miss the family.’ That’s encouraged them.

They’re just itching to get back.” *

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USPTA-U can be easily accessed from the USPTA.com homepage and offers thousands of hours of educational videos and webinars, as well as podcasts, articles and other interesting ideas designed to give members the knowledge they need to navigate every facet of the tennis industry. USPTA-U will allow members to earn continuing education credits wherever they are by watching courses on TennisResources.com and other

USPTA webinars on their computer, smartphone or tablet. Non-members will also be able to watch a selection of free courses and videos.

Check back every week for the USPTA National Head Tester Sid Newcomb’s weekly Quick Tip, as well as the Director’s Podcast with USPTA Past President Chuck Gill and USPTA Elite Professional Chris Michalowski, and the USTA’s Compete Like a Champion podcast.

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Special Announcement on Dues Relief for Certified Tennis Professionals John Embree, USPTA CEO

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s mentioned last month, the Tennis Industry United Task Force has been working hard to provide resources for tennis-teaching professionals and clubs/facilities during the worldwide crisis we are experiencing. Teaching professionals have filled out the survey and the data have magnified the struggles many in our Association are facing. All of the stakeholders serving on the TIU task force recognize that those on the front lines of delivering our sport (tennis facilities and professionals) need help.

Thus, I am excited to announce that the USTA is coming to the aid of those pros who are certified members in good standing with the USPTA. Owing to the incredible generosity of the USTA and USPTA our mutual commitment to assist those who are responsible for delivering tennis each and every day, your 2021 dues for professional members will be FREE. While we are not in a position to help provide financial relief immediately as some have hoped, this gesture is significant for our certified professionals.

As of this writing, many details of the subsidy are still being worked through, but the guts of the program are such that the USTA will provide a grant to the USPTA to cover the lion’s share of each member’s dues in 2021. The USPTA Board and Executive Committee have voted to cover the remainder.

In addition, there is a similar offer

for our Recreational Coaches who are interested in converting to become Certified Instructors. Because of the pandemic, all of the face-to-face workshops were cancelled for three months, meaning it would have been unrealistic for Rec Coaches to meet the obligations of transitioning their status over to the new category by Dec. 31, which was the original target date.

Thus, current Rec Coaches and Rec Coach Applicants will have from Sept. 1, 2020 until June 30, 2021 (a six-month extension) to make that transition. If they are able to do so, their dues will also be FREE, depending on when they complete the certification. The USTA will also grant them a subsidy toward those dues with the USPTA making up the difference.

This is an incredible offer that will be communicated with regularity over the next four months. We don’t want any member to miss out because they were not made aware of this opportunity. As a result, you will see messaging in social media, on our website, in ADDvantage, through eblasts and even in video. Please make a point to share this plan with your colleagues and encourage them to make sure that they meet the qualifications.

I applaud the USTA and USPTA for “stepping up” to support a relief package that is bound to be appreciated by our membership. It goes to show when the industry works together for the common good, amazing things can happen. *

In order to qualify for the grant, USPTA members must: 1. Teach and reside in the USA 2. Be a certified teaching professional in good standing as of Oct. 1, 2020 3. Pass Safe Play training, policy terms and a background screening before Oct. 1, 2020 4. Be current with their continuing education requirements. For those whose cycle ends in 2020, you must have completed your 12 credits before Oct. 1, 2020.

5. Show “good faith” and introduce 50 “new” people, be they kids or adults, to the sport. We want to welcome people back to tennis that may have left, as well as a new cadre of players that want to take advantage of the health attributes of tennis while observing social distancing, which is intrinsic to our sport.

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he USPTA would like to recognize all of our members who attained Level I, Level II, Level III and Level IV status in 2019. Level I recognizes those that earned more than nine credits, Level II recognizes members that earned between 18 – 35 credits while Level III recognizes members that achieved 36 or more credits.

Level IV recognizes members who have earned 9 or more credits for 10 consecutive years.

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Trish Faulkner Brandon Feldman Amanda Fink Michael Friedman Bogdan Gard Mike Gennette John Gerard Jason Gilbert Chuck Gill Gavin Glider Christopher Gunnell Feisal Hassan Mark Hedden Don Henson Alex Hermeto Paul Hope Chris Hoshour Ramona Husaru Scott Hutchinson Geoffrey Jagdfeld Elliott James Jerome Jayapal Allan Jensen Ikaika Jobe Michael Jordan Josh Jorgensen Jahan Kashani Steve Keller Whitney Kraft Jason Kutzura Kyle LaCroix Alison Lane Laurie Martin Suresh Maurya Michael Mercier Patricio Misitrano Michael Moriarty Avis Murray Shashank Nautiyal Jing (Amy) Nestle David Neuhart Sidney Newcomb Vi Nguyen Steven O’Connell Stan Oley Suk Ong Dustin Overbeek Simon Paek Ajay Pant Jose Pastrello Michael Pollard Bryn Powell Bill Riddle Ana Rodriguez Hans Romer Evets Rose Richard Slivocka Joshua Sturgis Lara Teodoro Catherine Thomas Adam Thomson Todd Upchurch Devin Van Treeck Milos Vasovic Nesbert Vaval Fred Viancos Mic Wallace Steve Walters Bill Weber Craig Wells Pat Whitworth Lisa Wilcott Rick Willett Mike Woody Carrie Zarraonandia Neely Zervakis

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Christopher Hagman Kyle Halberg Kenyon Hall Gordon Hammond Scott Handback Mark Hanna Rick Hanover Scott Haralson Craig Hardenbergh Chris Harper Patricia Harrison Larry Harte Janonn Hasan Luong Hau Larry Haugness Gregory Heartt Rod Heckelman Ekaterina Heggie Matthew Helm Gary Henderson Cole Hennessy William Herbert Marco Herrera Benjamin Hestley Jane Hetherington-Rauth Bevan Hewett Ian Hintz Jimbo Hobson Laurie Hock Nicole Hola Paul Holbach Isabella Holland Magali Holt Alvin Hom Dan Hopkins Gary Horvath Paul Housholder Randy Houston Scott Howard Glen Howe Shannon Hudson Hassan Humayun Stefano Ianni Jason Ibrao Abdul Idi Tom Ingram Tim Irwin Kevin Isenhour Matt Iwersen Carrie Jackson Kevin Jackson Gabriel Jacob Jeff Jacobson Jimmy Jamie Michael Janz Tom Jennings Dick Johnson Ryan Johnson Matthew Jones Craig Jones Kimberly Jones Jason Joseph Christopher Kader Marc Kantor Tristan Kaye Patrick Kearns Ayman Keindl Levander Kelley Tracy Kennedy Janet Khaemba Paul Kid Tony Kille Terence Killen Richard King Jeff Kinlaw Craig Koessler Randy Kop Angela Koumaris Michele Krause Leland Kuk Gary Kushnirovich Sam Kwak Aldene LaCaria Stefan Lagielski Soufiane Lahroud Laurie Lambert Justin Landis Adam Lane Mike Lange Clint Laukhuf Thomas Le Scott Leifer Sanja Lemes Danut Lepadatu Vern Leslie Jenell Lester

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Trent Aaron Gary Aasen Ernie Abraham Frank Acierno Alina Ackenbom Ben Adam Tony Adams Sylvia Adams Afshin Aflatoon Gary Agardy Ty Aki Nelson Alapi Benjamin Albers Corey Aldridge Natalia Alekhova Joseph Alessandrini Glen Alex Alexandra Alford Mario Algarra Gregory Alice Kyle Allen Scott Allen Angela Allin J D Almond Steve Alonzi Graham Alrutz Jose Alvarez Abraham Alvarez Paul Amrein Avinash Ananth Angelo Anastopoulo Carol Anderson AnnElise Anderson Eric Anderson Dusko Andreic Todd Andrews Johnny Angel Adam Angle Steve Annacone Vincent Anzalone Hideki Arai Ani Aratounians Arvind Aravindhan Carlos Arbiza Jeffrey Archer Samantha Ardenfriend Susan Armeli Daniel Armellino William Aronson Chantalle Arsenault Reid Arthur Philip Artus Michelle Ash Marc Assaraf Gregory Aten Chris Atienza Adri Atkinson Henry Avants Sharon Avants Juan Ayala Reda Azagar Jennifer Azevedo Matt Babcock Cameron Backman Val Baden Martin Badt Ben Bajarin Alison Baker Michael Baldwin Mark Ball Charles Ball Wade Ball Edward Banach Amanda Bandrowski Meg Bandy Bill Barber John Barker Leah Barnes Tim Barnes Cheryl Barnett

Patricia Barney Nick Barone Francie Barragan Duncan Barringer Bill Bartlett Claire Bartlett Lindsay Bartlett-Montero Paul Bates Michelle Bates Christopher Bates Brad Batstone Fortunato Battad Lindsay Baum Mohammad Bavadkji Ross Beall Bryant Beard Kendra Becker Habtu Belayneh Brock Belcher Viktoria Belinsky David Bell Jamie Bell Rebecca Beloungea Lynn Bender Nicholas Bennett Christina Bennett Seth Benton Yigal Bergen Kathryn Bergmann Carl Bergquist Nicholas Bergstrom Gerry Berkheimer Jay Berman Nestor Bernabe Nicholas Berni Lee Ann Berning Mark Bernstine Benjamin Berry Vera Bessonova Jon Betts Joe Biedenharn James Bisazza William Bissett Joyce Bitaraes Harrison Bitzberger Brent Bjerregaard Oscar Blacutt Niklas Blanadet Zak Blanchard Trenton Blanchette Oscar Blando Pablo Blasco Torres Katelyn Blumberg Anton Bobytskyi Sean Bochman Chrisann Boehm John Bogusewski Jacqueline Bohannon Andrea Bohn Eisinger Daniel Bolick Leonid Bolshakov Michael Bond Alex Bose Alex Boshell Gary Bourgeois Jack Bowe Aisling Bowyer Nell Boyd Maury Bozman Amy Bradley Doug Bradley Chris Bradley Patrick Breen Frank Brennan Kevin Brennan James Brennan Christine Brenner Jacob Brewer Anthony Bright Savannah Bright Benjamin Brito Daniella Britt Tony Brock Susie Brown Dave Brown Jason Brown Baraka Brown Aaron Brown Tammie Brown Michelle Brown Matthew Brown Doug Browne Lloyd Bruce-Burgess Tami Bruce-Romero Kelly Bruner Mickey Brzov Stephen Bucar Trey Buchholz Vu Bui David Bull Adam Burbary Lori Burdell Josh Burger Veronica Burke Paige Burke Matthew Burr Scott Burton Barry Buss D J Butler Ronald Byas Galina Bykova Michele Byrne Michael Cabana Stephen Caccam Kevin Caccia Abby Caddick Tom Caldwell Andrea Calvert-Sanders Robert Campbell

Todd Campbell Pedro Campos Arturo Cano Daniel Cardiff James Carella Jeremy Carl Braden Carlsen Bradley Carney Elizabeth Carpenter John Carrizosa Scott Carson William Carte Christopher Cartwright Pam Casale-Telford Tom Cascarano Diego Casco Jesus Caseres Brett Casey Gary Castillo Danny Castro Mark Centrella Adrien Chabria Erin Chadwell Chris Champ Melissa Champion Jeff Chandley Alexander Chanley Margot Charlton Phuoc Chau Guillermo Chaves Brian Cheney Lisa Cheng Curt Chesley Aaron Cheung Ken Chiang Edmund Chilton Holly Chomyn Hyun Jin Chong Tom Chorney Brian Christensen Kevin Christian Alan Christopher Danny Chung Kevin Chung Jeff Clark William Clark Jacqueline Clark Robert Clark Eric Clay Beth Clay Pierre Clermont Rex Coad George Cobia Dena Coe Bennett Coffey Anne Colangelo Pat Colbert Paul Cole Chuck Coleman Earl Colina George Collier Gordon Collins Scot Collins Courtney Collins-Guentner Kurt Collis Gregory Conaway Kevin Condreay Michele Conlon Michael Conlon Ryan Connelly Christian Connors Calin Constanceanu William Cook John Cook Brittany Cooper Cecil Cooper Tyler Cooper Eric Cornejo Hilary Cornelius Lee Cornelius Trenton Corvino Alyssa Corvino Frank Cosentino Colleen Cosgrove Josh Cossitt Carlos Cotto Lee Couillard Duane Covell Jim Crane Walter Crenshaw Truman Cressey Glenn Cripe Andrea Crook Jacob Cruze Justin Cuellar Patrick Curry Brandon Cutter D’Monroe Yossi Dahan Hannah Dahlem William Dahm Gregory Dalida Long Dao Clement Darko Curtis Darrow Gabrielle Datlow Phillis Dattilo Mark Davis Corey Davis Mark Davis Anne Davis Alex Davydov Maria Dawkins Matt Day Colin Day Ian Edward De Guzman Raul De La Torre Cullen De Windt Jay Deacon

Chip Dean Stephen Deller Katie Dellich Brook Deming Jim Dempsey Nastashia Denunzio Denton Desquitado Kyle Devlin Sebastian Di Clemente Carlos Di Laura Jerri DiCamillo Mike Dickinson Millie Didio Milos Dimic Keith Dismuke Ben Doan Thomas W. Dobbins Arpad Dobos Pam Dodman Lisa Dodson Klara Dohnalova Mike Dombrowski William Dopp Alex Dority Tavin Dotson Debbie Dotson Swindoll Claire Douthit William Dow Lance Drake Paulina Dreaden Eric Driscoll Ted Ducary Jose Duerto Bonilla Edward Duffy Nicholas Dukeman Tom Dundis Joseph Dunphy Raymond Durack Andy Durham David Dvorak Madison Dyer Rusty Dyer Caitlin Eberle Philipp Ebert Zachary Eccher Kurt Edelbrock David Edwards Christopher Eger Katherine Eisner Noureddine Elhajjar Julian Elias Jeremy Ellerby Bonnie Elliott Macie Elliott Mark Elliott Arthur Embleton Alejandro Emerson Brett Emerson Daniel Emirzian Manuel Encalada Zubin Engineer Claude England Elana Engleman Nathaniel Engler Eric Ernstrom Diana Espinal Armando Espinosa Clay Estes Caerwyn Evans Tom Ewert Jason Excell Adriana Fabrizio Shihab Faiyaz Paige Farmer Peter Farrell Margaret Faughnan Edward Brittin Feldhausen Joe Felice Bruce Fenn Eddie Fensler Ernie Fernandez Bernard Ferrao Marcelo Ferreira Colleen Ferrell Cassidy Ferrell Jorge Ferrin-Kranewitter Sterling Fetty Joseph Findley Michael Findling Costin Fink Mary Fink Matthew Finnerty Michael Fischer Mike Fitzgerald Ethan Fitzsimons Robert Fleming Andy Fletcher Scott Fong Dexter Fong Paul Fontana Jeff Forbes William Foreman Shawn Foster Allen Fox Mark Fraley Mark Frampton Peter Francesconi Steve Franklin John Fraser Ryan Fraser Mark Fredriksz Dennis Freeman David Freiman Rafael Fuentes Toshinori Fujinuma Thomas Funk Julia Fusik Kevin Gabel Seth Gabriel

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Vito Galatioto Brian Galle Jeff Gallego Zachary Ganger Rishi Garbharran T J Garin Michael-John Garnett Al Garrett Rosie Garza Gary Gaudio William Gauditz Johan Gedlitschka Susan Geist Zorana George Jerry Gerig Andy Gerst Patricia Gessner Frank Giampaolo Rhonda Gibbs Tom Gibson Robert Gibson Edgar Giffenig Keith Gilbert K Napoleon Gilbert Lisa Gilbride Kevin Gillette Leo Giraldi Philip Girardi Rita Gladstone William Glasgow Zachary Goldberg Dustin Goldenberg Valentim Goncalves Kyle Gonelli Boris Gonikman Mark Gonzales Gregory Goodin Jenni Goodling Henry Gordon Larry Gottfried Dick Gould Marcelo Gouts Jagadish Gowda Kathleen Goyette Isabella Graf Marilyn Graf Rusty Graff Adam Grandstaff Sydney Grant Michael Grant Terry Gratz Danny Graves William Gray Matt Grayson Kimberly Greason Joseph Grech Robert Greco Morton Greenberg Robert Greene Robert Greer Zenda Griebenow Madison Griffin Luke Grossman Wendy Grover Brittany Grover Juliana Guerin Fred Guerra Kamel Guessoum Charlie Gundi Jackson Gwinn Brett Haberstick Iyad Haidar Siamak Hajarizadeh Lars Hakansson Lindsay Hall Samuel Hall Brett Hall Steven Hall Kevin Hamilton Eric Hamlin Joel Hampton Gregory Hanessian Joni Hannah Byron Hardy Michael Harmon Daryl Harper Keith Harrietha Hank Harris Clayton Harris Miles Harris Catharine Harris Nora Harrison Jeffrey Harrold Teri Hartshorn Tim Harvey Hunter Harwell Jim Harwood Ronnie Hass Scheraq Hassim Gregory Hasterok Sarah Hatgas Sharon Haugen Jeff Hawes Robert Hawkes Darrell Hawkins Charles Hawkins Steve Hayden Nathan Hayes Jason Hazley Allison Hazrati Paul Healing Haley Heathman Geoff Hedges Brian Heil John Heim Julien Heine Dennis Heinz Ted Heiser Joshua Heller

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USPTA James Helvey Marty Hennessy Lester Herbert Sean Hergert Patric Hermanson Brent Hermsmeier Robert Herrera Asin Jamal Heydari Greg Hiers Matt Higgins James Hignett Mark Hildenbrand Steven Hill Michael Hill Ken Hine Andy Hinkle Susan Hites Ryan Hoag Deborah Hobbs Kevin Hobbs Ashley Hobson Andrew Hocker Doug Hofer Sandra Hoffman Margery Hoffman Kyle Hoffman Jason Holland Matthew Holt Jiang Hong Christopher Hoover Heath Hoover Benjawan Hope Rob Horsch Don Hosch William House Marcella Houseal Matthew Houser Taylor Howard Jerry Howard Mark Howard Lawrence Howell Jeffrey Hoyt Justin Hubbard Kristy Huck Shawn Huck Kathy Hudson Lance Hudspeth Carlos Huerta Megan Huffman Michael Humphrey William Hunter Maaria Husain Sue Hutchinson Carson Brian Hutter Hadley Hymas Ielyzaveta Ianchuk Eleonora Iannozzi Samir Iftikhar Suzanne Ihnat John Ingram Mikk Irdoja Robert Isaacs Greg Isermann Jeffrey Jacklich Jimmy Jackson Billy Jackson Raj Jackson Michael James Brenton James Zachary Janes Susie Jannach Andy Jansen James Janssen Javier Jaramillo Howard Jarvis Judy Jeanette Stan Jefferson Zoe Jeffery Jackie Jenkins Kyle Jewett Michael Jimenez Michael Johnson Kennan Johnson Dencil Johnson Tucker Johnson Benjamin Johnson Mark Johnson Barbara Johnston Hill Lennart Jonason Karl Jones Brannon Jones Lauren Joung Raul Jovic Adam Joyce Kyle Ju Terry Juchartz Bryan Juinio Robb Julian Algis Juodikis Kurt Kamperman Richard Kane Stephen Kappes Christian Karlovits Kaptan Karsolia Peter Katon Marna Katzel Casey Kay Hudson Kaylie Randy Kazdan Kevin Kearns Robin Keener Robert Kehl James Kelly Sheldon Kennell Brendan Kenny Anthony Kerin Deanna Kernan Miikka Keronen Jason Kesselman Kimm Ketelsen

Edward Keyser Kayser Khan Iryna Khatsko-Scott Spencer Kieft Yitae Kim Royce Kim Cyrus King Hannah King Riley King James King Donald Kirby Patricia Kirch J. F. Kirk Justin Kirstein Brad Knutson John Koahou Jorge Koifman Michael Kolendo Ted Kopren Gabriella Kovacs George Kovacs Rox Ann Krahn Kirby Krauter Robert Kresberg Betsy Kretschmer Michael Krooks Victoria Krutzer Milan Kubala Joseph Kuchler Andreas Kuehn Kurt Kujawa Debbie Ladig Andrew Lake Claudette Laliberte Niren Lall Nancy Lally Lily Lam Richard Lane Luke Laney Greg Lappin Michael Lardino Amelia Larkin Scott Larsen Hameed Lattouf Rebecca Laughton Michael Laurel Paul Lauterbach Kwan Law Craig Law Jill Lawrence Carolyn Lawver Michael Lawver Alvaro Layrisse Duong Khanh Han Le Brian Leahy Amy Leahy Benjamin Leahy Brady Lee Shihlong Lee Jae Lee Christopher Lee Nathan LeFevre Stuart Lehr Paul LePera Jayson Lester Mike Letcher Jim Leto Alexander Levie Jesse Levine Julie Lewis Sherith Lewis Sydni Lewis Mike Lewis Eden Lica Cameron Lickle Linda Lied Wade Liles Marc Lilley Robert Limpias Matthew Limyadi Kenneth Limyadi John Lin Larry Lineberry William Lloyd Geoffrey LoConte Ben Loeb Arnaud L’official Brian Loomis Vincent Lopes Daniel Lopez Kay Lorrain Mikus Losbergs Mimi Loucks Cal Loveridge Robert Lowe David Luedtke Daniel Lum Jessica Lundberg Bryan Lundberg Kevin Lungay Elizabeth Lunsford Jessica Luzadas Jason Ly Jake Lysgaard John Maas William Maas Jim MacGibbon Walter Mackey William Macom Grant Maddox Bob Madson Erin Maguire Dennis Mah Joseph Mahaffey Bruce Mahler Gerry Maingot Raymond Major Terhemba Makurdi Louis Malfait Annette Malloy

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Patrick Malone Troy Manditch William Mantilla Jeff Maren Stephen Margolese Matias Marin Patrick Markey David Marquina David Marshall Kelly Marshall Rawleigh Martin Juan Martinez-Arraya Roberto Martini Werner Marx Dominick Masciantonio Michael Massie Fernando Mateu Sveto Matovic Eric Matthewson Anton Mavrin Rebecca Mayew Fernando Maynetto Austin Mayo Dean Mays Alison Mays Stephanie Mazurek Casey McAfee Ethan McCafferty Brayden McClanahan Kevin McClure Jeff McConkey Melissa McCorkle Broderick McCoy Wyatt Mccoy Zeny McCoy Tina McDermott Alex McDonald Michael McDonnell Michael McDowell Claire McFerran Johnny McGinn Tom McGraw Kevin McGuffie Sandra McLaughlin Troy McMullen Russ Meadows Mike Mehall Edith Meinfelder Gerson Mendez Rogman Mendez Carl Mendoza Rob Merriman Nicole Merrit Kenneth Merritt Mike Merz Caitlyn Metseff Eric Meyer Andrea Meyer Ean Meyer Eric Michaut Florian Mihai Trude Mihalovich-Pletcher Scott Miller Stephen Miller Jeff Miller Tiffany Milner David Minihan Peter Mirnyi Ali Mirzaei Eric Mitchell Lily Mitchell Lisa Moldrem Lenin Mongerie Maria Mood-Brown Alec Moore Joshua Moore Danny Moore Jason Moore Joshua Morain Matthew Morillo Daniel Morneau Ron Morrison Sara Morse Paul Moseby Mary Moses Nikou Moshtaridoust Jane Mosley Maria Mota Oren Motevassel Jason Mueller Kathy Mueller Rohan Rachelle Mulanax Maria Muller Tony Mullican Rodney Munoz Samantha Munze Elizabeth Murphy Henry Murray Phil Myers Moe Moe Myinttun Vlatko Najdek Kris Najdovski John Nallon Kevin Nam Pat Narvaiz Jana Nejedly Welt Shannon Nelson Dean Ness Abbi Neuthaler Tiago Neves Linda Newcomb Judy Newman Taylor Newman Patrick Newsome Hau Nguyen Hung Nguyen Brenda Niemeyer Emma Niemi Kermit Nixon Kristi Noble

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Michael Noel Christopher Nordenson David Nostrant Rodolfo Nunez Amy O’ Connell Joseph O’Brien William O’Bryant Walter Oden Ethan Ogard Erica Olesen Andris Olins Woody Oliver Kevin O’Neill Keith Orahood Mike Oransky Sami O’Reilly Patricia O’Reilly Katie Orlando Robin Ortega Dane Ostilly Mike Owens Brian Oxley Gus Padilla Charles Painter Stephen Painton Hanna Pajunen Philip Palmer Leanne Palmisano Peter Paltsios Arun Pant Taki Pappas Alex Park Michael Parker Larry Parker Jonathan Parkes George Parnell Phillip Parrish Daria Pascale Svetlana Pastorella Ray Patalinghug Don Patch Norman Patten Levi Patton Graham Pearson Sean Pease Kevin Pease Matthew Peck William Pecor Michael Pedziwiatr Garrett Pekar Daniel Pekoc Murillo Pelegrino Bernard Pence Susan Pendo Ricardo Pereira Jean Perez Kim Perino Elizabeth Perkins Mikael Pernfors Sarah Perrin Michael Persky Ethan Perushek Giancarlo Pescetto Kurt Pessa Scott Petersen Pete Peterson David Petrie Elliott Pettit Tanya Petty Mike Pfisterer Fred Pfuhl Hung Phan Dave Phillips Ginger Phillips Jeffrey Pickering Jill Pietrowsky Adrian Pina Jimmy Pinjuv Wilson Pipkin Bradley Pippin Jimmy Pitkanen Daniel Pitz Kevin Plank Michelle Plattel Sean Polk Jonathan Pollare David Poole Dillon Porter Steve Porter David Porter Eduardo Portillo Scott Potter Leesa Potts John Pouzzner Walter Preidikman Warren Pretorius Howard Price Christina Price Andrew Provost Michail Psarros Karin Ptaszek-Kochis Mike Puc Mike Pugh Patricia Purcell Peter Pusztai Ben Putnam Jake Quarles Dennis Quaye Brody Queal Brian Quiban Luis Quintero Gustavo Rabines Shane Racine Alexandria Raffalovich Jack Raftery Matt Ragan Ben Rakusin Heidi Ramaekers Crisanto Ramirez Shannon Randolph

Dhiren Rathod Lindsay Rawstorne Michelle Rawstorne Farzin Razyani Domenic Rea Becky Recavarren Samuel Rechtin Joel Reckewey Laura Redford Adam Reeb Colton Reed Alice Reen Rebecca Reger Scott Reid Joseph Reiney Charles Reisig Jeff Rice Jim Richards David Richardson Dennis Richardson Wayne Richter Chase Rigdon Steve Riggs George Riley Eduardo Rincon Edmundo Rincon Alex Ringwald James Ritter Adam Rivera Paul Robin Reaves Robinette Marina Robinson Randy Robinson Mark Rodel Rodolfo Rodriguez Jorge Rodriguez Zayas Pedro Roese AJ Rogers Ron Romano Karen Ronney Jose Rosa Terence Rosenthal Randy Ross Naomi Rothring Jeff Rothstein Charles Roundtree Karla Ruaya Todd Rubinstein Daniel Rubio Bill Rublee Barbara Rueth Willis Runck Scott Runda Robert Runyan Brian Rusche David Rutherford Derek Sabedra Walker Sahag Michael Saheim Michael Saine Randy Sakamoto Joseph Salinas David Sall Mikinzee Salo Robert Salum Jody Sambrick Amy Samons Timothy Samons Chuck Sanchelli Carlos Sanchez Andres Sanchez Christina Sanders Michael Sanders Charles Sandomenico John Sanny Jacob Santana Alejandro Santiago Hisashi Sato Mark Savage Sagar Sawant Ted Sayrahder Robert Schewior Ray Schick Bill Schillings Richard Schmidt Mark Schminke David Schmook Jo Schneeweiss-Keene Jack Schneider Doug Schoelzel Adam Schrock Tracy Schroeder Brandon Schuchard Fred Schuchert Todd Schuyler Daniel Schwartz Meyer Schwartzberg Matthew Scott Kimberly Scullion Elizabeth Seay Patrik Segfeldt Vivian Segnini Eric Seiler Frank Seitz Susan Selke Gulsu Sener Yildirim George Serbanescu Ricardo Serrano Bernard Sewell Mathieu Seydewitz Mark Shaban Tim Shanahan YunJiao ShangGuan Brian Shanley Nancy Shannon Brad Shapiro Richard Sharton Ronald Shelton Jonathan Shemper Mel Shepherd

Paul Shepherd Melissa Sherline Timothy Shideler Anthony Shirley Riaz Shivji Devon Sikora Adam Silverstein Cathy Simpson Thomas Simpson Evan Sims Gurjot Singh Amanjot Singh Jason Sinkoff Chase Sires Dave Sivertson David Slater Scott Slobin Tosha Smith Brian Smith Otis Smith David Smith Todd Smith Paul Smith Jesse Smith David Smith Tim Smith Chad Smith Scott Smith Tim Snell Diego Snyder-Zuasnabar Karin Sobotta Aria Soboutti Felipe Sobrinho Augusto Solano Calvin Song James Soper Joseph Sopko John Soriano Richard Sotelo David Span Eugenio Spano Kevin Spencer Jeffrey Spiers Bob Spilman Matthew Springer Richard Spurling Tikky Srieud Wayne St Peter Ron St. John Shane Staley Jeremy Standiford Joseph Steele Michael Stenquist Duane Stewart Charles Still Dennis Stojewa Jason Stokes Ethan-James Stolmeijer Andy Stoner Richard Storr Duane Stotland Mark Strohmeier Jonathan Stueve Susanna Styve Dillon Sullivan Clint Sumrow Tex Swain Scott Swanson Stacy Sue Swiggart Richard Sypert Titus Tabotabo Myra Tagami Anton Talle Morgan Talley Michael Tang Mark Tatusko Donald Taylor William Taylor Lisa Teer Pablo Tellez Lindsey Tennis Joel Tennison Jason Terry Samir Tewari Mark Thalhofer Brian Theriot Stephen Thom Shea Thomas Lisa Thomas Ian Thomson Scott Thornton David Tibbetts Emily Tigert Jeff Timmer James Tinder Thomas Tipton Joe Tironi Sam Tofighi Jose Torres Patrick Tran Teagan Travalino Gabriel Treider Sergio Trevino Ivan Trevino Michael Trupiano Jessica Tucker Jack Tulatammagul Armen Tumanyan Buddy Turl Roman Turtygin Ema Turudija Bryan Twente William Uelze Kim Uhlik Courtney Ulrich Jeffery Urie Dan Valbak Hector Valentin Robert Van Der Schans Jesse Van Wagner

Mike Van Zutphen Michi VanGrunsven Michael Vann Scott VanSon Ethan Vaughn Clayton Vaughters Chelsea Vea Andrew Veal Jay Veazey Anand Venkataramani Joseph Venoza Kasey Vens Carien Venter Kenneth Ventimiglia Courtney Vernon Tamara Vezina Victor Vidal Liza Viplav Marthinus Visser Stacy Vogwell Lynn Vosloo Christopher Wade Dennis Wagner Bob Wagstaff Kelsey Waite Bobby Walker Kevin Walker Tom Wallace John Walter Christine Walter Stephen Walz Jack Wang Yue Wang Monika Waniek Karl Ward Ray Wardlaw Dennis Ware Kyle Warner Russell Warner Olga Warshaw Wendell Watanabe Andrew Waters Bill Watters Jessica Watts David Webb Lori Weeks Steven Wegner James Weinacker Eddie Weiner Benay Weintraub Frank Weiskirch Andrew Weiss Betty Sue Welch Marissa Welch Nathan Welden Tzu Ting Weng Marianne Werdel Carl Wermee Kristen Wertenberger Jill Wertenberger Jodi Wertenberger Gay West Elden Whisman Mackenzie White Joshua White Mason White Zach White John Whitehurst Susan Whiteside Marceil Whitney Richard Whittington Kevin Wiggs Rochelle Wild Scott Wiles Cameron Williams Zachary Williams Walt Williams Phillip Williamson Kevin Williamson Scott Wills Kyle Wilson Helen Wilson Eric Wilson Gerald Winder Shelby Winkelmann Ron Wiser Victor Withers Daniel Witt Jim Wolavka David Wolden Kent Womack Angie Wong Oliver Woods Harold Woods Matt Wooldridge Shawn Wooley Scott Works Gregory Wyzykowski Zhijia Xie Danyang Xu John Yandell Victor Yaneza Tony Yang Allen Yap Frank Ybarra Joo Yoon Daniel Yun Erica Zabkar Jon Zalinski Steve Zalinski Ernest Zamora Paul Zaretsky Anne Zarraonandia Tamar Zedginidze Souheil Zekri Scott Zent Leonardo Zerpa Anzela Zguna Anastassiya Zherdeva Zurab Zhvania

USPTA WORLD CONFERENCE Live from Lake Nona This year, we’re going virtual! While COVID-19 has forced a change of plans, the USPTA is committed to bringing you an outstanding World Conference that you can safely experience from the comfort of your home or office via your laptop, tablet or mobile device.

Join us for the USPTA’s inaugural World Conference virtual event to be held this September live from the USPTA World Headquarters in Lake Nona. Earn your continuing education credits, learn what’s new in the industry and get the latest product information — just like always!

We are excited about this opportunity and the potential of having thousands of USPTA members virtually attending the World Conference. You do not want to miss it!

2020 World Conference Virtual Event consists of the following plus a few surprises.

Keynote Speakers - Gigi Fernandez - Sven Groeneveld - Mark McMahon Forums and Q&A USPTA Awards Presentation Merchandise and Trade show Tour of the USPTA World Headquarters

Detailed information will be forthcoming as we work to finalize the agenda and registration instructions, so be on the lookout for World Conference communications. *

Go to USPTA.com to find out more and

Register!

USPTA Career Development

Career Development USPTA Certification Testing Dates July 6-7........................................................USTA National Campus

Orlando, FL July 7-8............................................................................... Monaco

Denver, CO July 10-11................................................... Bent Tree Country Club

Dallas, TX July 11............................................................ Atlanta Athletic Club

Johns Creek, GA July 12...................................................... Haig Point Tennis Center

Hilton Head, SC July 12-13...............................................Indianapolis Racquet Club

Indianapolis, IN July 17............................................Oklahoma Golf & Country Club

Nichols Hills, OK July 17....................................................... Greenville Country Club

Wilmington, DE July 18............................................................... Harvard University

Boston, MA July 18-19.............................................Mission Viejo Country Club

Mission Viejo, CA July 24-25........................................... The City Club at River Ranch

Lafayette, LA July 25-26...................................................Bayou Bluff Tennis Club

Gulfport, MS July 25............................................................... Trump National DC

Potomac Falls, VA July 31-August 1............................. Pecan Plantation Country Club

Granbury, TX

Exam reservations must be made by calling the USPTA World Headquarters at 407-634-3050 ext. 2 at least 21 days prior to the dates listed. Each date includes an exam and upgrade.

PTCA I is included in the two-day exam. Exam cancellations must be received no later than 14 days before the exam, or a cancellation fee will be charged accordingly.

Member News Rachelle Lifpitz, an 18year USPTA member, has authored “Just Love Tennis 4 Kids”, a tennis manual and coloring book for children ages 3 and older. The book engages kids through learning to love tennis and provides parents and coaches with fun activities and tools for children both on and off the tennis court. Additionally, the kids can use the manual as a coloring book. In this book, kids will learn what equipment to use, rules of the court, how to hold a racquet, how to move their feet, all strokes, how to play fun games, etiquette and sportsmanship. They will also learn to play a full match. “Just Love Tennis 4 Kids” is available on Amazon.com and portions of proceeds go to Soles4Soles, a non-profit organization helping families in need. *

Visit www.uspta.com for a complete listing of certification and educational opportunities • Wheelchair • Padel • Platform

Visit TennisResources.com to find hundreds of exclusive educational and instructional videos, audio material, articles and drill diagrams related to all levels and aspects of the game of tennis. The user friendly video interface is great for watching on a desktop or mobile device and makes it easy to #GetYourSix wherever you are!

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ADDVANTAGE MAGAZINE

President................................................................. Feisal Hassan First Vice President.............................................Richard Slivocka Vice Presidents...............Lane Evans, Mark Faber, Trish Faulkner, Jason Gilbert, Bill Mountford Immediate Past President............................................ Gary Trost CEO...........................................................................John Embree Legal Counsel........................................................George Parnell

Editor...................................................................................... Jim Burke Managing Editor.................................................................Lucas Casás Layout/Design.............................................................Kevin Karczewski Editorial Assistance .............................Alegna Hollis, Ramona Husaru, Sid Newcomb, Fred Viancos, Ellen Weatherford Circulation..................................................................... Trevor Trudelle USPTA World Headquarters 11961 Performance Dr. Orlando, FL 32827 800-887-8248- www.uspta.com

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