2017 Yearbook

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2017 Yearbook

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USTA Missouri Valley Information

President & Executive Director's Message.................................................. 4 Board of Directors & District Presidents. 6 Committee Chairs ................................. 7 Section Staff.......................................... 8 Annual Conference .............................. 9 Section Awards ..............................10-11 Hall of Fame ................................. 11-12

Community Tennis

Youth Programs................................... 14 Adult Programs................................... 15 Pro Tennis/Other Programs...........16-17 Resources............................................. 17

Juniors

Junior Camp Listing . .................... 18-19 Junior Competition Contacts ............. 21 Junior Sportsmanship.......................... 22 2016 Junior Rankings ................... 23-24

Adult Leagues

League Section Champions .......... 25-28 2016 Adult Rankings .................... 29-30

Serve - Spring 2017

Cover and Table of Contents.............1-2 Granting Local Success......................... 3 Larry Knows Best................................. 4 Ask a Tournament Director................6-7 Adult Tournaments.............................8-9 Net Notes........................................10-11 2017 Events Calendar.......................... 12

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Digital Publications The 2017 USTA Missouri Valley Yearbook was produced digitally with a limited print run. This publication, as well as previous yearbooks and every issue of CrossCourt is available online in digital format free of charge.

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Distribution of the Yearbook The USTA Missouri Valley Yearbook printed copy is available upon request. A limited number are available. Please email yearbook@movalley.usta.com to receive your copy.

USTA Home of American Tennis 10000 USTA Blvd.

Orlando, FL 32827 844-872-8667 USTA Member Services 800.990.USTA (8782) memberservices@usta.com

Mailing Address Changes To change your address, please contact USTA Member Services at the phone number or email address listed to the left, or log into your member account at Membership.USTA.com

Year in Review

2016 Year in Review ..................... 43-45

Districts

Heart of America . ........................

Iowa ..............................................

Kansas . .........................................

Missouri ........................................

Nebraska .......................................

Oklahoma .....................................

St. Louis ........................................

46-48 49-51 52-53 55-56 57-59 60-62 64-66

Member Organizations

Listing ........................................... 69-70

Correspondence - Advertising Reproduction The USTA Missouri Valley Yearbook is a publication of the USTA Missouri Valley. All correspondence regarding the editorial material should be directed to the Missouri Valley office (c/o Marketing Director). The USTA Missouri Valley may grant permission to reprint any and all articles published in the Yearbook unless copyrighted by a third-party, upon written request. No photographs and/or logos may be reproduced without the written approval of the USTA Missouri Valley.

2017 Yearbook Staff Contributors Emily Steinwart Andrew Robinson Manon Eilts Mary Buschmann

Mission Statement The mission of the USTA Missouri Valley is to promote and develop the growth of tennis. United States Tennis Association Missouri Valley is a not-for-profit organization covering a five-state region of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma, as well as parts of Illinois. As one of the 17 sections of the USTA, USTA Missouri Valley has more than 21,000 individual members and 400 organizational members. USTA Missouri Valley offers recreational and competitive tennis for all ages and abilities.

Non-Discrimination Statement In accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, no person, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, shall be excluded from, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of the USTA Missouri Valley. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against should write to USTA Missouri Valley, c/o Executive Director Mary Buschmann.

ADA Statement In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the USTA Missouri Valley strives to provide quality recreational programs to individuals of all abilities. If you, or anyone you know has a disability and would like more information on the accessibility of our programs or any facilities in our section, call toll-free at 888-368-8612. We would like to work with you to continue to improve program and facility accessibility. Also, please contact us if you experience difficulty or have concerns about gaining access to any of our programs or facilities. If you have specific questions or concerns about programs, please contact the Executive Director, Mary Buschmann (contact information on page 8).

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

WHAT AN EXCITING TIME TO BE INVOLVED IN TENNIS! The USTA is in its final stages of remodeling the US Open to become the best venue for tennis in the world, to be completed in 2018. The success of the US Open will allow the funding to help grow the game throughout the country. The recent completion of the home of US tennis, the USTA National Campus in Orlando, with 100 courts for recreational and high performance training will change the way the world views US tennis. The possibilities are endless. We could easily be on the verge of another tennis boom.

The youth initiative with modified equipment is already showing results with our up and coming touring pros. Look for exciting announcements in 2017 to take our youth brand to the next level, add more flexibility to Adult league and tournament play and the digital transformation to a new single USTA website!

USTA Missouri Valley is fortunate to have a great working relationship with the staff and volunteers. Our relationship with the delivery system, the teaching pro organizations continues to grow. This year the USPTA Missouri Valley division held their Board meeting during our Section Annual meeting in December. The districts continue to be successful and can take pride as everyone is working toward the common goal to promote and develop the grow of tennis in the USTA Missouri Valley Section.

The USTA has something for everyone, whether you are six or 96. Whether you are a weekend recreational player or a serious tournament player there is some form of organized play that lets you choose what you want from tennis, whether you prefer to play on a team as in Junior Team Tennis and Adult leagues or as an individual in tournaments.

We always need more volunteers. Whether you have a little time or a lot please consider joining the USTA Missouri Valley team.

Players with a passion for the game can help others by channeling that burn to getting others involved. Spread the word and check with your local CTA or District office to get involved. Or, call the USTA Missouri Valley office.

Larry Haugness President

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Mary Buschmann Executive Director

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2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS USTA Missouri Valley Executive Committee (Back L-R): Steve Henry, Gary Trost and Alex Lee. (Front L-R): Chris Carey, Lisa Minihan and Larry Haugness.

President Larry Haugness haugnesstennis@gmail.com 417-837-5800

Treasurer Alex Lee AlexL17@aol.com 316-259-3023

First Vice President Lisa Minihan lisa.m.minihan@gmail.com 405-417-7357

Secretary Steve Henry okctenniscenter@att.net 405-226-1722 cell 405-946-2739 work

Vice President Chris Carey chriscarey2017@gmail.com 816-679-1771

Vice President Gary Trost gtrost@okcgcc.com 405-858-2177

Immediate Past President & Delegate Stuart Dusenberry sddins62@yahoo.com 712-243-4806 day 712-243-6958 night

USTA MISSOURI VALLEY PAST PRESIDENTS 2015-16 2011-14 2009-10 2007-08 2005-06 2003-04 1999-2002 1997-98 1995-96 1991-94 1989-90 1987-88 1985-86 1981-84 1979-80 1977-78 1975-76 1973-74 1971-72 1969-70 1967-68 1965-66 1963-64 1961-62 1958-60 1956-57 1946-55

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WE ARE

Stuart Dusenberry Scott Hanover Shelley George Richard M. Perry Kevin Nebergall Verne Weber Pam Sloan Dave Riley Barbara Fackel Jodie Adams Mervyn Webster Richard F. Haitbrink Steve Gerdes Joy Rodenberg Leigh Strassner Don Gardner Carl A. Simonie Francis Baxter Wilmer Rompf Marvin P. Richmond John L. Brown Jack E. Buss S.E. Freund O.B. Martin T.H. "Curly" Vaughan Herbert Thomas Jr. Dr. Keedy Campbell

Atlantic, Iowa Kansas City, Missouri Iowa City, Iowa Enid, Oklahoma Cedar Rapids, Iowa Omaha, Nebraska Kansas City, Missouri Tulsa, Oklahoma Rock Island, Illinois Springfield, Missouri Wichita, Kansas Overland Park, Kansas Omaha, Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska St. Louis, Missouri Wichita, Kansas Kansas City, Missouri Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Des Moines, Iowa Kansas City, Missouri Omaha, Nebraska Des Moines, Iowa St. Louis, Missouri Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Winfield, Kansas Little Rock, Arkansas Kansas City, Missouri

2017 DISTRICT PRESIDENTS USTA Heart of America Richard Kohn rinaner007@gmail.com USTA Iowa Kathy Anderl ganderl@mchsi.com USTA Kansas Ron Wherritt RonW117@aol.com USTA Missouri Paul Nahon pnahon@springfieldmo.gov USTA Nebraska Justin Bigsby mrjbigs@gmail.com USTA Oklahoma Bill Towler billtowler@praxisbenefits.net USTA St. Louis Beth Causey brcausey@gmail.com

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In which district do I live?

Iowa District - All of Iowa (except Pottawattamie County), as well as Rock Island County in Illinois

DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

Nebraska District - All of Nebraska, as well as Pottawattamie County in Iowa

St. Louis District - 10 Missouri counties (Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Perry, St. Charles, St. Francois, St. Genevieve, St. Louis, Warren and Washington; parts of Illinois within a 30-mile radius of St. Louis City Hall

Kansas District - All of Kansas except those counties in the Heart of America district

Oklahoma District - All of Oklahoma

Heart of America District - Seven Kansas counties (Atchison, Doniphan, Douglas, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth and Wyandotte); and 10 Missouri counties (Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Holt, Jackson, Nodaway, Platte and Ray)

Missouri District - All of Missouri, except those counties in either the Heart of America or St. Louis districts

COMMITTEE CHAIRS 10U Youth Progression David Minihan ustaoklahoma@gmail.com Staff Liaison: Marissa Moment Brown

Diversity and Inclusion Nick Taylor nickryantaylor@yahoo.com Staff Liaison: Jaren Glaser

Officials Verne Weber - vaweber10s@aol.com Vicki Elwood - vickiten4life@gmail.com Staff Liaison: Mary Buschmann

Adult Competition Scott Hanover - ptcguy@yahoo.com Glenn Pelecky - gpelecky@gmail.com Staff Liaison: Lori Therrien

Grievance Bruce Vosburg bvosburg@fitzlaw.com Staff Liaison: Mary Buschmann

Personnel Stuart Dusenberry sddins62@yahoo.com Staff Liaison: Mary Buschmann

Adult League Terry Jackson - tcj857@gmail.com Jan Koder - iowa-usta@hotmail.com Staff Liaison: Lori Therrien

Hall of Fame Jodie Adams jadams5557@aol.com Staff Liaison: Manon Eilts

Youth Pathway Rod Zerni rodzerni@gmail.com Staff Liaison: Marissa Moment Brown

Awards Susan True sstrue37@kc.rr.com Staff Liaison: Manon Eilts

Junior Competition Larry Newton - larry_new@msn.com Simon Norman - simon@genesishealthclub.com Staff Liaison: Nikki Chambers

Coaches Commission Chris Smith csmithbluehillscc@gmail.com Staff Liaison: Marissa Moment Brown

Nominating Stuart Dusenberry sddins62@yahoo.com Staff Liaison: Mary Buschmann

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SECTION STAFF

USTA Missouri Valley Staff (front row L-R): Andrew Robinson, Manon Eilts, Mary Buschmann and Darren Emerick. (Second row L-R): Kyle Quirk, Kim Wheeler, Lindsay Hall, Jaren Glaser, Tara Williams, Becky Riggs, Nikki Chambers, John Terpkosh and Scott Howes. (Back row L-R): Emily Steinwart, Laura Puryear, Sue Riemann, Lori Therrien, Kara Heim, Marissa Moment Brown, Jodi Gordon and Tonya Kaup. Not pictured: Claudio Giraldi, Carrie Hellerich and Heather Hill.

Marissa Moment Brown Community Tennis Director 913-322-4822 brown@movalley.usta.com

Jaren Glaser TSR - Kansas 913-967-9929 glaser@movalley.usta.com

Mary Buschmann Executive Director 913-322-4824

mbuschmann@movalley.usta.com

Jodi Gordon TSR - Heart of America 913-967-9925 gordon@movalley.usta.com

Nikki Chambers Junior Competition Manager 913-322-4832 chambers@movalley.usta.com

Tonya Kaup Finance Director 913-322-4823 kaup@movalley.usta.com

Manon Eilts Marketing, Communications & Membership Director 913-322-4826 eilts@movalley.usta.com

Lindsay Hall TSR - Missouri 913-216-5143 Hall@movalley.usta.com

Darren Emerick Youth Tennis Specialist Nebraska 308-279-0509 emerick@movalley.usta.com Claudio Giraldi Youth Tennis Specialist - Iowa 563-663-4718 giraldi@movalley.usta.com

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Kara Heim TSR - Nebraska 913-967-9452 heim@movalley.usta.com Carrie Hellerich Schools Tennis Organizer Heart of America 913-522-7828 hellerich@movalley.usta.com

Heather Hill Youth Tennis Specialist Missouri 417-830-3891 hill@movalley.usta.com

Andrew Robinson Communications Coordinator Digital Engagement 913-322-4827 robinson@movalley.usta.com

Scott Howes Coordinator Play Support Services 913-322-4821 howes@movalley.usta.com

Emily Steinwart Communications Coordinator Digital & Graphic Design 913-322-4838 steinwart@movalley.usta.com

Laura Puryear TSR - Oklahoma 913-967-9147 puryear@movalley.usta.com

John Terpkosh TSR - Iowa 913-967-9926 jterpkosh@movalley.usta.com

Kyle Quirk Office Administrator 913-322-4845 kquirk@movalley.usta.com

Lori Therrien Adult Competition Manager 913-322-4829 therrien@movalley.usta.com

Sue Riemann TSR – St. Louis 913-967-9137 riemann@movalley.usta.com

Kim Wheeler Schools Tennis Organizer St. Louis 618-741-4639 wheeler@movalley.usta.com

Becky Riggs Schools Tennis Organizer Oklahoma 918-999-5502 riggs@movalley.usta.com

Tara Williams Community Tennis Manager 913-302-5901 williams@movalley.usta.com

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2016 ANNUAL CONFERENCE More than 200 people attended the USTA Missouri Valley Annual Conference December 2-3 at the Sheraton Hotel in Overland Park, Kan. The conference’s them, “Reimagine, Reconnect, Reignite” set the tone for the weekend as speakers and workshops focused on reimagining how tennis is delivered, reconnecting through social media and content, and reigniting a passion for tennis as the USTA Missouri Valley works to continue to promote and develop the growth of tennis.

The opening session featured Fabrizio Alcobe-Fierro, member of the USTA Board of Directors. Alcobe-Fierro spoke about the progress of the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Fla., and the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as well as priorities for community tennis in 2017.

Following Alcobe-Fierro’s presentation, USTA Missouri Valley hosted 20Talks, which featured speakers intended to inspire attendees to reimagine, reconnect and reignite tennis communities. Marilyn Sherman, National Promotions Manager for USTA League Tennis, shared about new social leagues while Rafael Rivera, Guest Experience Manager at the USTA National Campus, shared insights on providing excellent customer experience. Finally, Carolyn Anderson, Social Media Manager for VisitKC, shared about how to connect with members and fans through social media.

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On December 2, Kirby Bridges, Director of Content Development for EssentialTennis.com, shared how tennis has shaped her life.

The USTA Missouri Valley honored its 2016 Hall of Fame class during a luncheon on December 3. Inducted this year were Bob Bates, (Prairie Village, Kan.), Mark Johnson, (Henryetta, Okla.), and Wilbur Jones (Shawnee, Kan.). The three new members of the USTA Missouri Valley Hall of Fame bring the new total number of members to 123. Also honored were more than 20 USTA Missouri Valley award winners and 10 junior sportsmanship winners.

The conference also included an Adult League Coordinator Training. A full photo gallery is available on the USTA Missouri Valley’s Facebook page. The 2017 USTA Missouri Valley Annual Conference will be held December 1-2, also at the Sheraton Hotel in Overland Park, Kansas.

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2016 AWARD WINNERS

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10 and Under Tennis Facility Oak Tree Country Club (Accepted by Lisa Minihan) Edmond, Oklahoma

Adult Player of the Year Pat Purcell St. Louis, Missouri

Community Service Excellence The Greens Country Club (Accepted by Malachi Millben) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Facility of the Year Overland Park Racquet Club (Accepted by Eric Rand & Elliot McDermed) Overland Park, Kansas

High School Coach of the Year Skip Griese Ada, Oklahoma

Junior Player of the Year (Male) Carson Haskins Ballwin, Missouri

Media Excellence Brian Aufdengarten Kansas State High School Athletic Association (Wellington, Kansas)

Member Organization of the Year Sunset Tennis Center (Accepted by Lindsay Smith) St. Louis, Missouri

Outstanding Adult/Senior Tournament 77th Annual Adult Jayhawk Open (Accepted by Diana Christman) Topeka, Kansas

Outstanding Community Tennis Association Topeka Tennis Association (Accepted by Connie Robertson) Topeka, Kansas

Outstanding Contributor USTA League Tennis Sam Shouldis Shiloh, Illinois

Outstanding Contributor Youth High Performance Program Mike Miller St. Louis, Missouri

Outstanding Diversity Achievement Julie Harrelson Tulsa, Oklahoma

Outstanding Official Carol Hodges Omaha, Nebraska

USTA Junior Team Tennis Organizer Mark Platt St. Louis, Missouri

Event of the Year Wichita Tennis Open Community Events (Accepted by Lisa Sutherland) Wichita, Kansas

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The following awards were also presented, but are not pictured: Adult Recreational Player of the Year Mike Thagard (Edmond, Oklahoma) Junior Player of the Year (Female) Morgan Coppoc Tulsa, Oklahoma Junior Recreational Player of the Year Emily Kantrovitz (St. Louis, Missouri)

Distinguished Service Beth Causey Chesterfield, Missouri

President’s Award Susan True Kansas City, Missouri

Outstanding Junior Tournament Hideway Junior Mixed Open Tulsa, Oklahoma Tennis Family of the Year The Tom Powers Family Bixby, Oklahoma

2016 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES • Regularly ranked as the No. 1 player in his age division and won at least 20 district and section doubles championships • Earned eight trips to USTA League National Championships between 1992 and 2005, captaining five of the teams • Volunteered for USTA Heart of America for over 40 years, including three terms as president between 1984 and 1986 and again between 1999 and 2000, and treasurer between 1980 and 1984 • Vice president of USTA Missouri Valley from 1987 to 1988 and served one term on the USTA national Membership Committee 2016 Hall of Fame Inductee Bob Bates Prairie Village, Kansas

• Became an official in the mid 1970’s and officiated USTA Clay Court Championships, NAIA Championships as well as NCAA and World Team Tennis Matches • Started the Kansas City Association of Tennis Officials in the late 1970s, an organization that remains active today

• Served as the head women’s tennis coach at Oklahoma University from 1988-2008 compiling a 306-176 career record. Also coached 23 conference champions and had four NCAA singles qualifiers and five NCAA doubles qualifiers • USTA Missouri Valley junior singles champion in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979 and 1980. Also the USTA Missouri Valley junior doubles champion in 1971, 1972, 1974 and 1976 • While playing for Oklahoma State University, was Big 8 Conference singles and doubles champion in 1981 and 1982, and named an NCAA All-American in 1981

2016 Hall of Fame Inductee Mark Johnson Henryetta, Oklahoma

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• Spent a season as assistant coach for the men’s team at Oklahoma State before becoming a teaching professional at Quail Creek Country Club in Oklahoma City and Oak Tree Country Club in Edmond, Oklahoma between 1984 and 1988 • Lead an effort in Henryetta to repair and rebuild the community’s broken tennis courts. In 2016, Henryetta dedicated the courts, which required over $250,000 in fundraising

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• Regularly competed in district, section and national tournaments • Ranked No. 1 in his age group in doubles in the USTA Missouri Valley in 1992, 1994 and 1996 and mixed doubles in USTA Heart of America with partner Terry Miller in 1991 • Captained a number of USTA League Tennis teams including at the senior and super senior levels. His teams won three Senior National Championships, the first in 1993 • Received the USTA Heart of America’s Shawna Guilfoil Froeschl Adult Sportsmanship Award in 1993 and was named the USTA Heart of America Adult Player of the Year in 2001 • Served on the USTA Heart of America Board of Directors for several years and built a tennis court at Merriam Elementary School

2016 Hall of Fame Inductee Wilbur Jones Shawnee, Kansas

USTA Missouri Valley Hall of Fame Criteria In order to be eligible to be inducted into the USTA Missouri Valley Hall of Fame, a nominee must meet one of four criteria: A USTA Missouri Valley resident for five or more years or, be a player who has participated in numerous section and/or national championships and gained a ranking high enough to be considered an outstanding player or, made a substantial contribution to tennis (i.e. tournament directors, teaching pros, coaches and umpires) or, shown exemplary sportsmanship and character on and off the court. Deadline to submit nominations is July 31. Nominations are kept on file for five years and can be updated at any time. For more information, contact Jodie Adams at jadams5557@aol.com.

USTA MISSOURI VALLEY HALL OF FAME MEMBERS 2016 Bob Bates.............Prairie Village, Kan. Mark Johnson............ Henryetta, Okla.

Wilbur Jones................. Shawnee, Kan. 2015 Richard Hudlin*............St. Louis, Mo. Cornelia Salmon-Robertson................. ................................... Lecompton, Kan. Mark Rosewell...............Maryville, Mo. Verne Weber................. Bellevue, Neb. 2014 Steve Gerdes................... Omaha, Neb. Jim Klousia................ Springfield, Mo. Ken Veney................. Sydney, Australia 2013 Ron Cobb.......................St. Louis, Mo. Kevin Hedberg............... Topeka, Kan. Joe McGuire..............Kansas City, Mo. Doug Smith....................St. Louis, Mo. Bruce Vosburg................ Omaha, Neb. 2012 Judy Dippold..................St. Louis, Mo.

Micki Schillig Feldmann.Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Edmund Serrano*..........St. Louis, Mo. Meredith Geiger Walton.Humble, Kan. 2011 Rex Coad.......................Wichita, Kan. James “Buddy” Fields*...Wichita, Kan. Janet Thomas Griffith.......Tulsa, Okla.

Jane Pratt*......................St. Louis, Mo. Kim Steinmetz............. Florissant, Mo. 2010 Charles Doughty, Jr.* ... Wichita, Kan. Tommy English .Oklahoma City, Okla.

Paul Lockwood . ......... Norman, Okla.

James Wadley ............ Stillwater, Okla.

2009 Nick Taylor .................. Wichita, Kan. Skip Walther .............. Columbia, Mo. Sheldon Weiner*........ Rock Island, Ill.

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2008 Gayle David Bradshaw......................... .......................Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Patricia Graham*......Kansas City, Mo. Steve Prosser.................. DeSoto, Kan. Leigh Strassner*.............St. Louis, Mo.

2001 Junior Coen...............Kansas City, Mo. Dick Gilkey...................Edmond, Okla.

Gene Land........ Oklahoma City, Okla.

Gerry Perry................ Springfield, Mo. Don McNeil..............Chickasha, Okla.

1994 Wray Brown...................St. Louis, Mo. Earl "Butch" Buchholz Jr. .St. Louis, Mo. Beverly K. Buckley...Des Moines, Iowa Joy Rodenberg.................Lincoln, Neb. Mervyn Webster.............Wichita, Kan.

2007 Barbara Fackel............ Rock Island, Ill. Ken Flach........................St Louis, Mo. Bob McKinley...College Station, Texas

2000 Marilyn Mueller.............St. Louis, Mo. Louis Gerdes*................. Omaha, Neb. Ollie Gresham...................Tulsa, Okla.

Homer Robinson*.............Tulsa, Okla.

Dr. Bryce Young...... Hilton Head, S.C. Judy Levering.......... Hilton Head, S.C.

1993 C.J. Hixon.........................Tulsa, Okla.

Wally Smith.............. Ponca City, Okla.

Dave Snyder............. Kingwood, Texas

2006 Dave Freeborn...................Tulsa, Okla.

Jay Louderback......... South Bend, Ind. Terry Miller.........Overland Park, Kan. Dave Riley.........................Tulsa, Okla.

Russell Warner..................Tulsa, Okla.

1999 David Bryant..... Oklahoma City, Okla.

Dr. George Milton........ Emporia, Kan. Cliff Price..........................Tulsa, Okla.

J. Hal Surface Jr.........Kansas City, Mo. Dr. Steve Wilkinson*... St. Peter, Minn.

1992 Jack Buss*.................Des Moines, Iowa Lucile Davidson.... Independence, Mo. Ed Doane.........................Tustin, Calif.

1991 Clarence Dyer................Durant, Okla.

Ward Parker Family.......St. Louis, Mo. Tom McSpadden...... Muskogee, Okla.

2005 John Allen Been.......... Houston, Texas Dr. Harry Clifton Burrus*..................... ...............................Winter Haven, Fla. Jacque Croft........Overland Park, Kan. Richard Mechem.................................. ...........................Fredericksburg, Texas Frank A. Thompson Jr.*........................ .......................................St. Louis, Mo.

1998 W.E. Steve Broadie.........Wichita, Kan. Dr. Donald Klotz*....... Iowa City, Iowa J.C. Louderback....Arkansas City, Kan. Jim Reed........................Winfield, Kan. S.L. Shofner...................Prescott, Ariz.

1990 Francis Baxter..............Edmond, Okla.

Earl H. Buchholz Sr.*....... Sedalia, Mo. Charles D. Cunningham...Tulsa, Okla.

Bill Price.........................St. Louis, Mo. Len Prosser...................Merriam, Kan.

2004 John Bregin..................Merriam, Kan. Don Dippold..................St. Louis, Mo. Don Gardner*................Wichita, Kan. Ken Lidie*..................... Bellevue, Neb. Su Oertel.......................Decorah, Iowa

1997 Lucien Barbour*...........Winfield, Kan. Frank Ward.......................Tulsa, Okla.

Anna Guerrant................ Gilbert, Ariz.

Dick Johnson....................Ballwin, Mo. Nora Prosser.................Merriam, Kan.

1989 Gerald Perry............... Springfield, Mo.

2003 Bill Brown......... Arroyo Grande, Calif.

Cliff Buchholz......... Fort Collins, Colo.

Bob Green.............Atlantic Beach, Fla. Nancy Pearce-Jeffett........ Dallas, Texas Phil Landauer.................Hillard, Ohio

1996 Harold "Buck" Balzer...... Buhler, Kan. Justina Bricka.................St. Louis, Mo. Kate Cushing*..................Tulsa, Okla.

Ted Drewes*...................St. Louis, Mo. Phillip L. Edwards..........St. Louis, Mo.

2002 Patsy Rippy-Bond.............Sandy, Utah William Davis..............Seminole, Okla.

Ralph Hart.....................St. Louis, Mo. Bill Rompf ..................... Newport, R.I. Mary Norwood-Rompf . Newport, R.I.

1995 Jodie H. Adams.......... Springfield, Mo. Carol Hanks Aucamp....St. Louis, Mo. Mary Ann Eisel Beattie..St. Louis, Mo.

1988 D. Keedy Campbell...Kansas City, Mo. Harris Coggeshall....Des Moines, Iowa Marvin P. Richmond*..Leawood, Kan. T.H. "Curly" Vaughan*.Winfield, Kan. 1986 Dwight F. Davis*............St. Louis, Mo. Charles McKinley..........St. Louis, Mo. *Deceased

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YOU MAKE THE CALL Be a part of the game. Channel your passion for tennis and keep it fun for generations to come.

Become a USTA Certified Official.

It’s one of the many ways to find yourself in the game. Contact Verne Weber at vaweber10s@aol.com.

USTA.com/offi .com/officiating Š 2015 United States Tennis Association Incorporated. All rights reserved.

Community Tennis Guide YOUTH TENNIS 10 and Under Tennis follows the same logic as other youth sports like baseball or soccer, which use kidsized courts and kid-sized equipment. With 10 and Under Tennis, balls bounce lower, don’t move as fast through the air and are easier to hit. Racquets are sized for small hands while courts are smaller and easier to cover. That means kids will have more fun and less frustration. The rules require that 10 and Under Tennis tournaments be played using slower-moving and lower-bouncing balls, on smaller courts and utilizing shorter, lighter racquets, which is incorporated into the Missouri Valley’s “Youth Progression Player Pathway.” The Youth Progression Player Pathway promotes play in red, orange, and green ball events and is structured in a way that will allow young players to remain at the appropriate level until they are granted advancement by way of age, results, or participation. Player’s advancement in orange and green ball is determined by the amount of stars and trophies they have earned, which are awarded for playing in Youth Progression tournaments, being on a Junior Team Tennis team and/or participation in Youth Progression Play Days.

Play Days let kids experience the thrill of competition without the pressure. Kids are introduced to competition in a low-pressure setting where the emphasis is on FUN. Play Days allow kids to gain match-play experience with others of similar age and skill so they can transition to team tennis and tournaments. Play Days typically last two to three hours, and kids get to play multiple matches in a non-elimination setting—all with the goal of enhancing skills and making friends in a fun, social atmosphere. For both novices and experienced players, Play Days are a welcoming way for kids to experience the social and competitive aspects of tennis.

Junior Team Tennis offers girls and boys age 8 to 18 the opportunity to play on teams in local league play that emphasizes developing skills, play opportunities and fun. Players are matched by similar age and ability using the Junior National Tennis Rating Program (JNTRP). A league consists of a minimum of two teams in the same division. Teams play against each other in one of the following divisions based on age and skill level: • 8 & under: Local Junior Team Tennis opportunities • 10 & under: Local Junior Team Tennis opportunities • 12 & under - Local & District Junior Team Tennis opportunities • 14 & under: Intermediate, or Advanced - Eligible to advance to section & national championships • 18 & under: Intermediate, or Advanced - Eligible to advance to section & national championships

Junior Tournaments give players the opportunity to advance their game by competing in match play situations against peers with similar skill levels. Competing in junior tournaments will help players learn the skill sets necessary to take their game to the next level – high school, college or the pros. There are many play opportunities available at the district, section and national levels. Junior competition includes events for everyone- from first time competitors to top level tournaments for more experienced competitors. Tournament play offers many different formats that give you multiple opportunities to compete. The round robin, feed-in championships and team events are just a few of the many options. Find a junior tournament near you by using TennisLink.

USTA School Tennis is designed to introduce the sport to youth through PE classes and extracurricular activities. Children will learn the basics of tennis in PE class, then play games in Kids’ Tennis Clubs. The USTA Missouri Valley can provide free teacher workshops that demonstrate lessons from the USTA’s tennis curriculum which was developed for teachers with large numbers of students in schools without traditional tennis courts. Schools with USTA membership may access discounted equipment and grants for equipment or to initiate a Kids’ Tennis Club. Register your program on the school registry and receive the Kids’ Tennis Club Playbook plus additional items.

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The USTA National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) is a nation-wide network of community tennis organizations seeking to develop the character of young people through tennis and education. The NJTL mission is to reach out to those who may not otherwise have the opportunity to play the sport, while instilling in these young people the values of leadership and academic excellence. The program gives all kids (regardless of income, race, or gender) the opportunity to fully develop their tennis skills so that they can derive a life time of enjoyment from the sport. The NJTL program is a great way for kids to get exercise, make friends, and have fun in a, team-oriented, safe environment. NJTL offers a variety of on and off-court programming, emphasizing educational and life-skill components to enhance overall development. This curriculum is offered at little or no cost to the participant. NJTL chapters are divided into differen’t levels, within the USTA, based on size and programming the chapter is able to provide.

ADULT TENNIS Varsity collegiate tennis in the United States provides opportunities for thousands of players to continue their tennis careers while also earning a college degree. There are three associations governing collegiate athletics: the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).

Each association sponsors a season-ending National Championship for its divisions. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) serves as the governing body of collegiate tennis in the United States. The ITA administers a comprehensive calendar of tournaments and events and a far-reaching awards program. The goal of the ITA is to improve the level of intercollegiate tennis competition and the quality of college tennis coaching.

The USTA Tennis on Campus program is a natural extension to a college or university’s physical education tennis classes, intramurals/extramurals program or recreational league. USTA Tennis on Campus programs offer students and faculty the chance to compete in a friendly and competitive playing environment. The playing format of USTA Tennis on Campus is designed to be flexible, so that it will work on any campus and incorporate players of all ability levels and teams of all sizes. Beginning players may elect to concentrate more on skill building and the social aspects of tennis, while more advanced players might opt to form a sport club team and compete against nearby schools. Players who choose the more competitive route will have the opportunity to compete against Tennis on Campus teams from not only across the Missouri Valley section, but the country as well. This includes university hosted invitationals, the Missouri Valley Fall Invitational and Section Championship, and a National Championship event. This provides a great opportunity for players to compete against and form friendships with competitors from universities across the country.

USTA League Tennis is one of the most successful recreational sports programs in the country.

Players can make friends and compete not only in matches against players with similar abilities, but also as part of a team. USTA Leagues has more than 20,000 participants in the Missouri Valley and includes more than 800,000 players from all across the nation, making it the world’s largest recreational tennis league. In addition to competing locally, you can vie for district, section and even national championships – just as long as your team keeps winning. Players range in age from 18 to 90 (and beyond), so there’s a team for you to play singles, doubles or mixed.

USTA Flex Leagues packages all the thrills of organized league tennis into a flexible schedule so everyone, regardless of time constraints and ability, can play. With Flex Leagues, it’s your call. The Flex League format groups players of similar ability together in an organized seven to ten week league that allows participants to schedule matches on their own terms. Flex Leagues can be either singles or doubles, within NTRP ratings or by gender, ensuring fair and competitive matches.

There are many adult and senior tournaments offered at the district and section level. These tournaments are for players of all levels and players can enter to compete in either singles or doubles. These tournaments match players by skill level or age and they are a great way to maintain or improve your tennis skills playing against new competitors who are on your level. Find a list of adult and senior tournaments in your area on TennisLink.

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professional TENNIS The USTA Pro Circuit was formed in 1979 to provide players with an opportunity to gain the professional ranking points needed to compete on the major pro tours. It also serves as the pathway to the US Open. Many of today’s top players began their professional tennis careers by competing on the USTA Pro Circuit – Jon Isner, Andy Murray, Jack Sock, Madison Keys, and Sloane Stephens, to name a few. In 2017, the USTA Pro Circuit will have five stops in USTA Missouri Valley. This gives our local communities the opportunity to see professional tennis players up close, and to become involved with the tournament activities. Our host sites rely on local tennis enthusiasts to help with many aspects of the tournament. In addition, most host sites provide community involvement events such as clinics run by the players, pro-ams, kids’ days, and more. Join the fun and excitement – find a tournament near you!

Mylan World TeamTennis always offers fans plenty of thrills, but it is extra exciting in the USTA Missouri Valley, home to the Springfield Lasers. The 2017 season will run from July 16 to August 5, with professional tennis players bringing some of the finest tennis around to our section.

The USTA is a minority owner and promotional partner of Mylan World TeamTennis. WTT and the USTA are teaming up on a number of initiatives, including development of 10 and Under Tennis. wtt.com and SpringfieldLasers.com

Other Programs Adaptive Tennis recognizes four main categories of disabilities: 1) Developmentally disabled (learning disabilities, Autism, Down syndrome, intellectual disabilities). 2) Physically disabled (birth defects, Multiple Sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, Muscular Dystrophy, hearing impaired, stroke, etc.) 3) Consumers of mental health services (psychiatrically disabled, emotionally disturbed). 4) At risk/ environmentally disabled (substance abusers, mentally and physically abused, homeless, HIV positive individuals, persons within the juvenile justice system, etc.). For each of these groups, USTA Missouri Valley Adaptive Tennis provides grant money, equipment and resources for specifically-tailored programs that provide fun, fitness and a positive social experience for participants. Regional clinics and instructional programs are held throughout the country. The enjoyment, physical well-being and contact shared by participants have proven to be positive sources of self-esteem, helping open doors to a more positive lifestyle. USTA Adaptive Tennis program works to provide opportunities to all populations to enjoy and realize the benefits of tennis and its life changing opportunities.

Wheelchair Tennis is one of the fastest growing and most challenging of all wheelchair sports. To meet this demand, USTA offers programs geared toward the wheelchair player. Rules are the same as stand-up tennis, except the wheelchair player is allowed two bounces of the ball. USTA Wheelchair Tennis programs provide persons with disabilities the opportunity to share in activities with their peers, whether able-bodied or disabled. Playing USTA Wheelchair Tennis adds to the socialization and normalization of life after sustaining a disabling injury. Proficient wheelchair users can play and actively compete against stand-up players. Learning mobility on the court is exciting and challenging, and helps build strength and cardiovascular ability.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement: Embracing diversity and encouraging multicultural outreach efforts is essential to achieving the USTA Missouri Valley’s mission to grow the sport of tennis. We are committed to fostering a tennis environment that is more inclusive and inviting to all people. In working to expand the image of tennis, the USTA Missouri Valley is focused on broadening and increasing diverse participation in the sport and serving as a model for all organizations that aspire to successful growth and an inclusive environment.

For more than 13 years, National Parks and Recreation Association (NPRA) has partnered with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) to bring parks and recreation agencies, Tennis in the Parks (TIP). TIP is a strategic initiative designed to help you improve and expand opportunities in communities nationwide, for the public to learn and play the lifelong game of tennis. Tennis In the Parks (TIP) and all associated program resources are FREE to eligible agencies that are committed to growing and improving tennis programs and infrastructure in the community.

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Community Tennis Associations (CTAs) can be defined as any incorporated, geographically defined, not-for-profit, volunteer-based tennis organization that supports or provides programs which promote and develop the growth of tennis. As an association, the group works to coordinate and maintain tennis programs and services; guaranteeing that they are open and accessible to all. Fueled by local volunteers, they exist to promote and develop the game of tennis in the community. usta.com/cta

USTA Missouri Valley hosts hundreds of tournaments a year and none of them would be possible without the use of officials. If you are interested in becoming an official, there is an on-going program for the recruitment and training of new officials that offers an opportunity for tennis enthusiasts to become involved in a variety of officiating roles. These roles range from overseeing local junior/senior tournaments and collegiate events, to officiating on-court at the US Open.

There are numerous volunteer opportunities within the USTA. Volunteers may serve on committees, assist at tournaments and events, staff USTA booths, maintain websites, and assist in many more ways. Every district has different needs and different volunteer opportunities. Whatever your interests or talents, there is definitely a volunteer opportunity for you.

USTA Missouri valley resources Coaching: The coach plays a critically important role in motivating players and teaching the skills that a player will have for a lifetime. Coaches serve as role models and demonstrate the behaviors that players will emulate. Any successful coach has a plan and a base of knowledge that will help players improve their skills, have fun and develop a love of the game. There are many paths available, from online courses & workshops to becoming a certified tennis teaching professional.

Tap into the coaching resources that USTA has to offer by visiting CoachYouthTennis.com. There you will find six online courses as well as our 10U Workshop Online that will improve your coaching skills and help you get kids playing more tennis. Under the Resources tab, find lesson plans, practice plans, instruction articles, tips and video clips to improve your coaching and teaching skills and help your players improve.

Grants: USTA and USTA Missouri Valley offer a variety of grants to help grow the game of tennis in many ways. Check out all the available grants and requirements for USTA Missouri Valley.

Program Resources: Increase awareness of your USTA programming and bring more people into the game with customizable marketing materials and other program resources available online. These tips and templates are designed to make marketing your programming easy and effective. Check out all the available templates and designs. resources.usta.com

- Order USTA Program Resources to help develop and implement your local tennis program. netknacks.com/usta-quick-ship/usta-program-resources.html

- USTA Missouri Valley apparel is available on our e-store.

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JUNIOR COMPETITION CONTACTS The Junior Competition Program Manager implements the USTA Missouri Valley competition system, which includes coordinating junior circuit events and the development of programs for all age groups.

The Community Tennis Director supervises the competition department of the USTA Missouri Valley.

Nikki Chambers chambers@movalley.usta.com 913.322.4832

Marissa Moment Brown brown@movalley.usta.com 913.322.4822

The Junior Competition Committee (JCC) is made up of one volunteer chair from each district and other appointed members. The JCC sets the policies and procedures for the USTA Missouri Valley junior events and serves as the tournament committee for the USTA Missouri Valley Sweet 16. These are the volunteers who comprise the JCC: Chair Larry Newton larry_new@msn.com

Kansas / Vice Chair Simon Norman simon@genesishealthclubs.com

Oklahoma Eric Wedemeyer ewedemeyer1@cox.net

Heart of America Anthony Perkins anthony@opracquetclub.com

Missouri Dave LaFevers dlafevers@springfieldmo.gov

St. Louis Ken Hayden kjhay12@yahoo.com

Iowa Tom Jennings tomtennis101@gmail.com

Nebraska Scott Shafer scott.tyler.shafer@gmail.com

The role of the USTA Missouri Valley Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) is to act as a liaison between parents and players of the USTA Missouri Valley. The committee will meet regularly with the USTA Missouri Valley staff to provide feedback and express concerns and suggestions that they receive from other parents within the Missouri Valley. The committee will not be involved in any decision making that pertains to the Missouri Valley junior circuit. The committee's role is strictly to provide feedback in hopes of improving the overall process for junior players competing on the junior circuit.

Please feel free to contact your district representative by email below: Heart of America Mickie Kuckelman - mickiekuckelman@outlook.com

Nebraska Amy Faulk - rnafaulk@cox.net

Iowa Doug Patterson - dpatterson@mcfarlandclinic.com

Oklahoma Summer Epps - lukeandsummer@hotmail.com

Kansas TBD

St. Louis Melissa Kantrovitz - mglassman15@aol.com

Missouri Howard Jarvis - hejarvis@sbcglobal.net

TEAM USA TRAINING CENTERS USTA Missouri Valley has one Team USA Training Center that will enhance the training and development of junior players in the USTA Missouri Valley. In addition to continuing their already existing programs, the Team USA Training Center will also host Team USA section camps for players, ages 10-12, in their respective regions. These players will be selected in conjunction with the USTA national coaching staff and their respective USTA Section Coaching Commission.

The Tucker Tennis Academy at the Grand Health & Racquet Club - Tulsa, Oklahoma

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JUNIOR SPORTSMANSHIP

2016 Junior Sportsmanship winners recognized at the USTA Missouri Valley Annual Conference (Back Row L-R): Noah Hiini, Heidi Gaertner, Keeley Van Antwerp, Claire Martin and Gus Tettamble. (Front Row L-R): Kathan Palagiri and Keira Lang. Not pictured: Lizzie Barlow, Zach Trimpe and Dillon Youngberg.

PAST USTA MISSOURI VALLEY JUNIOR SPORTSMANSHIP WINNERS 2015 - Matthew Dubuque, Zoe Hahn, Karen Yan, Victoria Ricaurte-Cabas, Rowan McCollum, Kevin Nguyen, Ariel Madatali, Ella Kinder, Justin Good, Zeke Clark 2014 - Amber Matronia, Samantha Remis, Janel Dean, Claire Martin, Makenna Gonzales, Kolton Kreisz, Hudson Dick, Bradley Frye, Alex Gray, Tyler Raclin 2013 - Gabriella St. Jean, Sarah Streller, Joie Beth Freirich, Kimmie Koors, Lindsay Terry, Noah Hinni, Nathan Han, Matthew Dubuque, Nick Funches, John Nogalski 2012 - Emily Kantrovitz, Vanessa Ong, Ellea Ediger, Jordan Henry, Mackenzie Hill, Grant Bowman, John “Jack” Wenzel, Stratton Brown, Travis Osland, Seth Moore 2011 - Jeff “Buddy” Wren, Rohit Chouhan, Will Welte, Jordan Henry, Garrett Lewis, Christopher Dean, Brianna Liu, Kat Rosenberger, Michelle Han, Briana Menolascino 2010 - Jason Nayar, Anna Rada, Tyler Raclin, Jacqueline Engelbrecht, Jack Desse, Sarah Stuhlmann, Alex Jones, Breana Feemster, Greg Marifian, Audrey Coventry 2009 - Samantha Mannix, Eliza Fike, Adrienne Jensen, Sammi Hornbarger, Claire Dreyer, David Streller, Kevin Cahoy, Bailey Merkel, Robert Tung, Naveen Nath, Danny Delao 2008 - Sydney Harlow, Alena Frye, Adrienne Jensen, Ashley Tiefel, Lindsay Weideman, Caleb Shudak, Adam Dellos, Jackson O'Gorman-Bean, Connor Mulhall, Charlie Caris 2007 - Teresa Kaiser, Lauren Tondl, Kathryn Dillingham, Brooke Urzendowski, Claire Dreyer, Laura Richardson, Peter West, Joey Dulle, Robert Tung, Travis Neilson, Nate Kirk 2006 - Alli Hodges, Andrea Kinnerk, Katie Thome, Merritt Whitley, Casey Miller, David Liu, Anthony Delcore, Travis Neilson, Charlie Caris, Patrick Collins

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2005 - Adrienne Jensen, Alecia Kauss, Tiana Bark, Chloe Jones, Rebecca Parks, Vinh Pham, Connor Mulhall, Paul Nahon, Abraham Souza, Milo Johnson 2004 - Mimi Fotopoulos, Christine McGaffigan, Jackie Lincoln, Leigh McCoy, Jackson Withrow, Will Humphreys, Malcolm Harrison, Blake Strode 2003 - Samantha Chao, Chloe Jones, Kali Krisik, Stephanie Smith, Michael Swank, Rod Bastani, Brett Waite, Chad Faulk 2002 - Gillian Hush, Kirby Bridges, Kara Hickey, Emily Wang, Chris Banerjee, Rod Bastani, Blake Strode, Stephen McGaughey 2001 - Megan Matter, Stephanie Johns, Christine Derouin, Kristina Stastny, Andrew Mellen, Logan Buck, Will Gray, Chris Gerdes 2000 - Pat Callaghan, Cameron Hubbs, Rob Simpson, Peter McCorkle, Nicole Ruiz, Amanda Pratzel, Kevin Otto, Megan Wedepohl 1999 - Lindsay McConnell, Kyle Tosie, Eric Hines, Chelsea Orr, Naren Clark, Laura Gravino, Angie Goodrich, George Hinkle 1998 - Kari Sloboth, Lauren Jensen, Branden Joost, Ryan Rowe, Kimiko Glynn, Ryan Friend, Annie Menees, Scott Brown, Amanda Cervantes, Josh Kopmeyer 1997 - Danielle Patton, Katie McGaffigan, Lindsay Marvel, Katarina Statsny, Ian Fillmore, Lee Dustin Gregg, Stuart Waters, Jarin Skube 1996 - Corey Steven, Kari Stark, Tara McGuire, Tina Harrison, Chris Schultz, Kevin Otto, Jon Navarro, Kelsey Moran 1995 - Laura McGaffigan, Tiffany Streeter, Shereee Schwartz, Lyndy Gegen, Matt Davis, Dylan Bird, Justin Menolascino, Matt White 1994 - Sheryl Posch, Melissa Iqbal, Brooke Nelson, Amy Michael, Andrew Murray, Brandon Hall, Omar Ahmed, Adeel Qalbani 1993 - Jenny McGaffigan, Jennifer Vaughn, Jill Stouffer, Molly Racette, Josh Kopmeyer, Marc

McCallister, Dusty Beard, Richie Slivocka 1992 - Gigi Greenwood, Kendra Leese, Aimee Hites, Kalie Buehler, Greg Collins, Adam Jackson, Eddie Ernest, Brian Kelly 1991 - Emmy Cilek, Kate Cilek, Laura Baxter, Aimee Haas, Ashley Miskell, Billy Bemis, Blake Thompson, Danny Timblin, Todd Montgomery 1990 - Megan Russell, Christie Sim, Siri Eklund, Leanne Mos, Josh Barber, Jack Oxler, Tom Derouin, Scott Athey 1989 - Heather Mowery, Janet Rausa, Joan Heckman, Kara Brady, Adam Coldsnow, Paul Kloberdanz, Steve Griesener 1988 - Naomi Zeff, Brandi Swan, Blair Strassner*, Leslie Sue Jones, Eric Enloe, Bryan Smith, Erik West, Patrick Huewe 1987 - Shana Levitt, Ann Backhaus, Lynn Clark, Tracey Ruder, Jonathan Klampe, Mel Brown Jr., David Leslie, Joe Fackel 1986 - Kimberly Webster, Carolyn Strassner, Kristy Jessen, Stacey Stotts, Jonathan Poor, Derek Wooten, David Roberts, Andrew Dailey 1985 - Jennifer Lauck, Lydia Chiu, Barbara Knudten, Ann Christine Johnston, Joe Gonzales*, Scott Wolf, Doug Flach, Mark Fentriss 1980 - David Goodman, Sally Sulentic 1979 - Darrell Smith, Patsy Lukas 1978 - Jim Connor, Micki Schillig 1977 - Walt Mitchell, Sue Clark 1976 - David Mantor, Diana Myers 1975 - Champ Cudahy, Karen Bunag 1974 - Roger Knapp, Sue Briggs 1973 - Clark Phipps, Melanie Mann * National Award Winner

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2016 JUNIOR RANKINGS (TOP 50 BOYS) Boys 12s 1 Kale Mize 2 Max Litton 3 Slater Miller 4 Jai Vallurupalli 5 Humza Noor 6 Zachary Kuo 7 Brett Keeling 8 Nicholas Fischer 9 Rohan Shrestha 10 Aiden Robinson 11 Nicholas Grabon 12 Danny Radke 13 Declan Galligan 14 Thomas Griese 15 Ashwin Chandrasekar 16 Mason Thieu 17 Jesper Ohlson 18 Carter Olson 19 Parker Sprague 20 Cooper Woestendick 21 Daniel Lu 22 Joshua Kim 23 Gavin Forster 24 Randon Kanchanakomtorn 25 Abdulraheem Isa 26 Amit Kadan 27 Cristian Pensavalle 28 Cameron Cheek 29 Josh Morales 30 Trey Lambright 31 Caleb Peterson 32 Jake Dolphin 33 Caden Lingenfelser 34 Caleb Bartels 35 Gregor Wiedeman 36 Alex Mojica 37 Justin Jan 38 Daniel Schaffer 39 Neel Shah 40 Graham Faris 41 Zachary Quattro 42 Lachlan Gaskell 43 Topher Thornberry 44 Buzz Stevens 45 Christopher Smith 46 James Quattro

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Carter McIntosh Nicholas Patrick Brian Tokarczyk Caleb Kim

Boys 14s 1 Eli Brewer 2 Bryson Toubassi 3 Murphy Cassone 4 Alex Han 5 Jeremy Ouyang 6 Hudson Dick 7 Cameron Luhring 8 Noah Winton 9 Ethan Neil 10 Daniel Harkin 11 Daniel Haley 12 Grant Wiedeman 13 J.W. Johnson 14 Luke Bracks 15 Akash Rajan 16 Jackson Fenton 17 James Dryer 18 Jai Vallurupalli 19 Daniel Allen 20 Mason Warner 21 JuanPablo Acosta 22 Will Ecklund 23 Luke Steiner 24 Evan Erb 25 Dev Nayak 26 Mason Thieu 27 Will Blevins 28 Christian Cortinas 29 Nathan Herting 30 Brett Keeling 31 Max Litton 32 Case Fagan 33 Kale Mize 34 Brian Kim 35 Garrett Roach 36 Zachary Kuo 37 Parker Sprague 38 Joe Harris 39 Dylan Yan 40 Owen VanderArk 41 Manas Madhira 42 Sean Nguyen 43 Rohan Shrestha 44 Alexander Sherer 45 Rory Sutter 46 Nicholas Fischer 47 Brent Fallon 48 Caden Hillman 49 Layton Wille 50 Garret Starman

Boys 16s 1 Reid Jarvis 2 Pierce Rollins 3 Bradley Frye 4 Anil Chakka 5 A.J. Woodman 6 Gabriel Willbourn 7 Nam Pham 8 Graydon Lair 9 Nathan Han 10 Carson Gates 11 Zachary Trimpe 12 Jackson Atherton 13 Rhett Rollins 14 Aaron Brewer 15 Alexander Richards 16 Timothy Ellis 17 Eli Brewer 18 Kamran Farid 19 William Kaiser 20 Landon Hover 21 John Lies 22 Brett Slezak 23 Jake Fraunfelder 24 Bradley Mittleman 25 Jarrod Nowak 26 Jacob Weber 27 Clayton Hughes 28 Zach Grueber 29 Matthan Tharakan 30 Ben Remis 31 Benjamin Starman 32 Matthew Dubuque 33 Garret Lewis 34 Brett Seaton 35 Brogan McLaughlin 36 Jeremy Ouyang 37 Max Skaer 38 Bruno Serra 39 Dominic Roman 40 Calvin Faris 41 Rami Scheetz 42 Kavin Anand 43 Samuel Shin 44 Alex Batrouny 45 Jason Nayar 46 Rudra Dixit 47 Clayton Maack 48 Justin Sehlin 49 Benjamin Hediger 50 Connor Vandewege Boys 18s 1 Alexander Brown 2 Carson Haskins 3 Brady Draheim 4 Bradley Frye 5 Mason Meier 6 William Gleason 7 Joseph Hoff 8 Kenji Yanaba 9 Max Kurzban

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Joshua Bortnick Ethan Henry Yaswanth Mylavarapu Anil Chakka Carson Gates Stratton Brown Alex Gray Jiung Jung Jack Wagner Darryl Roman Brett Slezak Sriram Sugumaran Ben Remis Christopher Dean Reid Jarvis Gabriel Willbourn Henry Zeiders Wonjoon Cho Cole Schneider Shaddy Khalafallah Aaron Brewer Timothy Ellis Lakelin Conrad William Louiselle Jack Kaiser Collin Klumb Jacob Berven Rhett Rollins Scott Hjelm Alexander Richards Lucas Dionisopoulos Garrett Howard Dominic Macaluso Andrew Snell Brian Baker Brady Flanagan Ryan Moody Blaise Fagan Bradley Mittleman Max Skaer Benjamin Hediger

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2016 JUNIOR RANKINGS (TOP 50 GIRLS) Girls 12s 1 Jillian Harkin 2 Gracie Epps 3 Brooklyn Olson 4 Ariel Madatali 5 Caitlin Flower 6 Teja Tirunelveli 7 Kate Kim 8 Tanya Fan 9 Audrey Spencer 10 Abby Gaines 11 Camilla Ibrahimova 12 Annika Schoenhofer 13 Zoie Epps 14 Peyton Koper 15 Journee White 16 Beth Bayless 17 Maddie Shelley 18 Audrey Brown 19 Mira Keeran 20 Nia Cooper 21 Rachel Chaney 22 Kinley Vanpelt 23 Katie Ferguson 24 Ella Swindle 25 Adella Castaner 26 Suzanna McLellan 27 Amber Yin 28 Claire Gu 29 Sophia Baillos 30 Erielle Hines 31 Laura Finnie 32 Adriana Hines 33 Ina Satpathy 34 Greta Stechschulte 35 Sofia Ohlson 36 Clair Stewart 37 Livia Votruba 38 Ava Petersen 39 Ella DeYoung 40 Raegan McGee 41 Lily Mason 42 Abbie Peterson 43 Brynn Steven 44 Allison Szalay 45 Lera Alexin 46 Elsa Jurrens 47 Kathryn Zylstra 48 Belinda Rademacher 49 Nirandra Sivakumar 50 Heidi Gaertner Girls 14s 1 Zoe Hammond 2 Bianca Rademacher 3 Callie Flanagan 4 Sarah Weber 5 Alisa Prinyarux 6 Corinne Farid 7 Annabelle Treadwell 8 Elizabeth Choate

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JILLIAN HARKIN 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

Gracie Epps Bettye Igbenebor Samantha Remis Tristen Caskey Arunadee Fernando Ellee Dryer Brooklyn Olson Jillian Harkin Keegan Vanpelt Shria Atturu Issabella Pensavalle Mary Hose Mary Faulk Brianna Liu Clara Whitaker Meena Satpathy Quinci Cartmell Issa Sullivan Michelle Korenfeld Lily Walther Teja Tirunelveli Jade Koziol Emily Kantrovitz Claire Thimgan Yana Gaskell Audrey Koch Alayna Mulvaney Ciarra Rose Addison Miller Tanya Fan Mirra Manolov Kate Kim Ariel Madatali Kate Miley Angela Jia Ainsley Heidbreder Rachel Osborn Maggie Lin Reagan Boleski Gabrielle Taylor Erika VanDoren Randi Hendricks

Girls 16s 1 Chloe Kuckelman 2 Kelsey Mize 3 Anna Alons 4 Ellie Kuckelman 5 Andie Williams

6 Eva Kresovic 7 Gabby Lee 8 Alexandra Blackwell 9 Madison Kiani 10 Sarah Lounsbury 11 Evelyn Chang 12 Katherine Krueger 13 Alyson Piskulic 14 Julia King 15 Alisa Prinyarux 16 Reagan Miley 17 Macey Miller 18 Samantha Mannix 19 Vanessa Ong 20 Samantha Remis 21 Jenna Noel 22 Anatta Charoenkul 23 Katherine Dudley 24 Emily Johnston 25 Eleanor Fay 26 Brittany Steven 27 Fidan Ibrahimova 28 Gabriella Thornton 29 Caitlyn Sporing 30 Annabelle Treadwell 31 Alyssa Zayat 32 Ellee Dryer 33 Bianca Rademacher 34 Kristal Kuo 35 Lily Schoeck 36 Callie Flanagan 37 Rachel McCorkle 38 Mary Hose 39 Zoe Hahn 40 Courtney Potter 41 Kinsey Fields 42 Josie Friedman 43 Sydney Lair 44 Arunadee Fernando 45 Ella Kinder 46 Michelle Korenfeld 47 Lilly McNeill 48 Brayden Steven 49 Mary Sullivan 50 Chloe McIsaac

Girls 18s 1 Caroline Pozo 2 Dohee Lee 3 Dilara Spicer 4 Sarah Wilcox 5 Anna Riedmiller 6 Anna Alons 7 Andie Williams 8 Katherine Cao 9 Ellie Burger 10 Alexa Tiefel 11 Evelyn Chang 12 Jeryn Jack 13 Sarah Cameron 14 Erin Epperson 15 Grace Ball 16 Isabella Dunlap 17 Lauren O’Brien 18 Nina Jabrzemski 19 Claire Martin 20 Josephine Cao 21 Faith Wright 22 Valentina Caro 23 Sarah Lounsbury 24 Meghan King 25 Katarina Rosenberger 26 Katherine Dudley 27 Lily Feldman 28 Anna Rader 29 Madeline Doherty 30 Jaci Cochrane 31 Fidan Ibrahimova 32 Joie Beth Freirich 33 Anatta Charoenkul 34 Morgan Holopirek 35 Julia King 36 Eva Kresovic 37 Alyson Piskulic 38 Mary Sullivan 39 Alexandra Kozlowski 40 Kinsey Fields 41 Colby Fugit 42 Claire Neil 43 Haley Morgan 44 Larkin Mcliney 45 Rylee Tucker 46 Coral Tracy 47 Kristal Kuo 48 Ellie Lewis 49 Alexandra Blackwell 50 Mary Rielley

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LEAGUE SECTION CHAMPIONS

18+ 2.5 Women: Oklahoma Captain: Melissa McCorkle

18+ 3.0 Men: Oklahoma Captain: Doyt Duncan

18+ 3.0 Women: Oklahoma Captain: Christa Hessen

18+ 3.5 Men: Oklahoma Captain: James Hayward

18+ 3.5 Women: St. Louis Captain: Shelley Fridley

18+ 4.0 Women: Heart of America Captain: Marcia Jacelone

Placed 3rd at USTA Nationals

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18+ 4.5 Women: Oklahoma Captain: Keri Hale

18+ 5.0 Men: Oklahoma Captain: Brian Sasser

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LEAGUE SECTION CHAMPIONS

18+ 6.0 Mixed: Oklahoma Captain: David Stewart

18+ 7.0 Mixed: Kansas Captain: Michael Chico

18+ 8.0 Mixed: Nebraska Captain: Carvie Erwin

18+ 9.0 Mixed: Kansas Captain: Valerie Holmes

Placed 4th at USTA Nationals

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40+ 3.0 Men: Oklahoma Captain: Brian Leonard

40+ 3.0 Women: Oklahoma Captain: Tracy Lynn Ladner

40+ 3.5 Men: Heart of America Captain: Doug Schwabauer

40+ 3.5 Women: Iowa Captain: Nancy Almasi

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LEAGUE SECTION CHAMPIONS

40+ 4.0 Men: Oklahoma Captain: Minh Tran

40+ 4.0 Women: Kansas Captain: Melanie Joseph

40+ 4.5 Women: Oklahoma Captain: Keri Hale

40+ 7.0 Mixed: Kansas Captain: Michael Chico

40+ 8.0 Mixed: Iowa Captain: Elisabeth Marks

40+ 9.0 Mixed: Oklahoma Captain: Timothy Leos

Placed 2nd at USTA Nationals

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55+ 6.0 Men: Oklahoma Captain: Thomas Lydy

55+ 6.0 Women: St. Louis Captain: Rose Albrecht

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LEAGUE SECTION CHAMPIONS

55+ 7.0 Men: Kansas Captain: Robert Bundy

55+ 7.0 Women: Nebraska Captain: Nancy Watson

55+ 8.0 Men: Oklahoma Captain: Bill Riggan

55+ 8.0 Women: Oklahoma Captain: Lisa West

55+ 9.0 Men: Oklahoma Captain: James Billingsley

55+ 9.0 Women: Nebraska Captain: Mary Lou Winquest Not pictured:

Adult 18 & Over 4.0 Men: Oklahoma Captain: Chad Sanders Adult 18 & Over 4.5 Men: Oklahomaa Captain: Bill Towler Adult 40 & Over 4.5 Men: Heart of America Captain: Roy Allen

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Mixed 40 & Over 6.0: Oklahoma Captain: Dave Rankin Photos by All Net Photo and Andrew Robinson. Look for our photographer at the 2017 League Section Championships and order your team photos!

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2016 ADULT RANKINGS (TOP 20) Mens Open Singles 1 Joseph Hunter 2 John Gernon 3 Aaron Degrafenread 4 Derek Dornsife 5 Kristopher Snyder 6 Justin Buzzard Mens 3.0 Singles 1 Tim Norris 2 Christopher Elmore 3 Connor St. Louis 4 Joe DeSimone 5 Chris Ridler Mens 3.5 Singles 1 Ishmael Alejo 2 Chris Stone 3 Miguel Cartagena 4 Michael Brett 5 Shane Soltvedt 6 Duane Lantz 7 Doug Knox 8 Christiopher Elmore 9 Ed Kirkwood 10 Tim Norris 11 Michael Delong 12 Dennis Radio 13 Trevor Robinson 14 Michael Castelluccio 15 Vaibhav Dahake 16 Jared Cleckner 16 Scott Ginther Mens 4.0 Singles 1 Brian Adams 2 Daniel Knox 3 Daniel Berkland 4 Jeffrey Marcott 5 Jeff Gibson 6 Anant Puri 7 Yeongcheol Won 8 Richard Alexander 9 Kyle Quirk 9 David Coleman 9 Parker Ward 12 Timothy Woods 13 Matt Wilson 13 Austin Hale 15 Junping Yang 16 Ishmael Alejo 17 Kevin Barbee 18 Mitchell Bennett 18 Thomas Ohnemus 18 Jan Claussen 18 Stefan Abraham Mens 4.5 Singles 1 Joel Ackerman 2 Matthew Randall 3 Andy McDill 4 Adam Fuchs 5 Rusty Brett 6 Mark Mills 7 Delfin Bernal 8 David LaFevers 9 Bobby Miller 10 Derek Dillingham 10 Justin Trotter 12 Brian Harris 13 Gardner Lee 14 Grant Johnson

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Gerald Mupingo Terry Jackson Jason Speicher Adam Koch

Mens 5.0 Singles 1 Joseph Hunter 2 Arsen Iskindirov Mens 25 Singles 1 Douglas Ely 2 Jacob Neimeyer 3 David LaFevers 4 Paul Nahon Mens 35 Singles 1 Matthew Randall 2 Daniel Vales 3 Ron Horner 4 Brian Hillman 5 Brad Byron

Mens Open Doubles 1 Daniel Berkland/

Kyle Cumberland 1 Alec Mills/

Darrel Mills 3 MichaelFarlow/

Tanner Lantz 4 John Gernon/

Charlie Wilhelm

Womens Open Singles 1 Jacqueline Engelbrecht 2 Nancy Spielbusch 3 Katie Harris

Mens 3.5 Doubles 1 Miguel Cartagena/

Michael Mattingly 2 Dennis Radio/

Chris Stone 3 Eric Wimmer/

Andrew Wimmer 4 Jon Lipsky/

Tim Norris

Womens 4.0 Singles 1 Katie Schmidt 2 Kelly Drummond 3 Heather Blumel

Womens 3.5 Singles 1 Loras Heck 2 Margaret Thomas 3 Destiny Mace

Womens 3.0 Doubles 1 Ann Cronkhite/Jennie Clarke 2 Tamela Yoder/Amanda Martin Womens 3.5 Doubles 1 Susan Bernstein/Maureen Kuti 2 Loras Heck/Patty Jensen 3 Diana MacRae/Julie Fuller 4 Christine Carle/Patricia Mitchell 5 Ann Cronkhite/Jennie Clarke 6 Tamela Yoder/Amanda Martin Womens 4.0 Doubles 1 Rebecca Bellah/Patsy Crystal 2 JoAnn Figueroa/Tiffany Madison 3 Bridge Throm/Jennifer Carpenter Womens 35 Doubles 1 Betsy Wahl/Sharon Bennett 2 Cheryl Daucer/Allison Steiner 3 Nancy Skinner/Linda Donnelson

Mens 50 Singles 1 David Hagedorn 1 Brian Harris 3 John Scott 3 Julio Olaya 5 Darrel Mills 6 George Lioubinski 7 Darrel Wild 8 Richard Temofeew 8 Chris Stone

Mens 4.0 Doubles 1 Christian Cortinas/Kelby Deese 2 Gregory Mott/Thomas Ohnemus 2 Shane Voyles/Bond Marrs 4 Brent Hall/Dale McConnell 5 Kyle Quirk/Matthew Falke 6 Austin Hale/Parker Ward 6 Spencer Terpstra/Ishmael Alejo 8 Ryan Allison/David LaFevers 8 Ishmael Alejo/Matt Wilson

Mens 55 Singles 1 Chris Leonard 2 Avon Degrafenread 2 Mike Wutke 4 Chris Stone 5 Randy Smith 6 Alan Yancey 7 Terry Jackson 8 Rick Friederich 8 Chuck Crossno

Mens 4.5 Doubles 1 Derek Kedigh/Adam Fuchs 2 Eduardo Riveros/Andy Muller 2 Brandon Cusick/Andrew Cusick 4 Gardner Lee/Eric Santon 5 Andy McDill/Matthew Randall 6 Dave Moore/Jeffrey Modean 7 Terry Jackson/Rick Friederich 8 Damon Osborne/David Neese 8 Bobby Miller/Alan Crute 8 Cody Pflugradt/Grant Johnson

Mens 60 Singles 1 Brad Richison 2 Mike Wutke 3 Skip Johnson 4 Timothy Woods Mens 65 Singles 1 Steven Yancey 2 Robert Bailey

Mens 35 Doubles 1 Randy Smith/Mike Wutke 2 Ron Horner/Steven Yancey

8.0 Mixed Doubles 1 Heather Blumel/Kelby Deese 2 David LaFevers/Alexis Payne 3 Joann Christian/Al Hilden 4 Danielle Doerhoff/Harrison Hill 5 Kimberly McDuffie/David Neese 6 John Howe/Shanna Loyd 7 Thomas Ohnemus/Sarah Page 7 Cynthia Gerdes/Jan Claussen 9.0 Mixed Doubles 1 Kimberly Gradoville/

Damon Osborne 2 Lindsey Seifert/

Chris Stansbury 3 Kelly Drummond/

Bradley Drummond Mixed 35 Doubles 1 David LaFevers/Allison Steiner 2 Sharon Bennett/Steven Yancey 3 Betsy Wahl/Paul Nahon Mens Wheelchair A Singles 1 Doug Dupont 2 Christopher Parnell 3 Kevin Green 4 Darryl Rahn 5 Jack Spicer

Mens 50 Doubles 1 James Lewis/William Richards 2 David Hagedorn/Julio Olaya

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2016 ADULT RANKINGS (TOP 20) Mens Wheelchair B Singles 1 Jack Spicer 2 Katie Garcia 3 Brian McMillan 4 Taylor Graham 5 David Thomas 6 John Watson 7 Jenny Kreutzer

Womens Wheelchair A Singles 1 Katie Garcia 2 Jenny Kreutzer Quad Wheelchair Open Singles 1 Nick Taylor 2 Taylor Graham 3 Grady Landrum

Mens Wheelchair C Singles 1 Eric Kingery 1 Rick Haith 3 Taylor Graham 4 John Watson 5 Brent Bicket 5 Lydell Otley Mens Wheelchair A Doubles 1 Kevin Green/Doug Dupont 2 Christopher Parnell/Darryl Rahn Mens Wheelchair B Doubles 1 Jack Spicer/Taylor Graham 2 Katie Garcia/Brian McMillan 3 Eric Kingery/Lydell Otley Mens Wheelchair C Doubles 1 Taylor Graham/Rick Haith 2 John Watson/Grady Landrum 3 Brent Bicket/Eric Kingery

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RAISE A RACQUET TO THE NEW YEAR Get on the court in 2017!

The USTA Missouri Valley publishes Serve three times per year, focusing specifically on the members and events in the section.

All material copyright USTA Missouri Valley, unless otherwise noted.

Your feedback is welcomed.

Spring 2017

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Granting Local Success Larry Knows Best Ask a Tournament Director

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Adult Tournaments Net Notes 2017 Event Calendar

Granting Local Success

USTA Missouri Valley Schools Tennis Organizer, Carrie Hellerich, awards the $19,000 grant to North Kansas City School District.

The USTA Missouri Valley offers two different grants to tennis providers across its five-state area. The section has its Serving Up Tennis Grants which is intended to assist notfor-profit organizations in initiating or expanding their tennis programming activities.

In 2016, there were a number of success stories throughout the USTA Missouri Valley. There were nearly 60 recipients of the Serving Up Tennis Grant, and grants totaled $36,000.

One of the largest grant recipients was the North Kansas City School District in North Kansas City, Mo. The district had 19 elementary schools apply for grants and as a district received $19,000 in grants, which will assist in providing the resources needed to implement tennis into the physical education curriculum.

“My elementary PE budget is pretty tight,” said Jason Fowler, physical education and health coordinator for the district..

“The grants make tennis a doable thing for our district.”

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Tennis opportunities at the most grassroots level are critical to keeping the sport vibrant and growing.

By Andrew Robinson

Whiteman Air Force Base, and the City of Audubon, Iowa., were also among those to receive grants as both organizations look to build its tennis programming.

The Serving Up Tennis Grant may be used to start programs and/or leagues for players of all ages, abilities and populations. Those awarded grants will receive half up front and the second half upon completion of program and submission of accountability form.

The USTA Missouri Valley also offers the Grow the Game Grant which provides funding for USTA Member providers that do not fall under the not-for-profit statues to help initiate or expand community tennis activities that address the following areas.

• Youth imperative, specifically the 6-12 age group.

• Junior development, specifically growing the middle the pyramid through local play and competition such as Junior Team Tennis and entry level tournaments as well as reaching out to middle and high school players.

• Program opportunities for Millennials.

There were six recipients of the Grow the Game Grant in 2016 with grants totaling $2,000. Contact Tara Williams (williams@movalley.usta.com) for more information.

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Larry Knows Best

By Andrew Robinson

Larry Haugness knows what it takes to grow the game of tennis.

Haugness, the new USTA Missouri Valley president, who is the community tennis director at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo., has been involved with the USTA for nearly four decades and is serving a two-year term as president of the USTA Missouri Valley.

His involvement has spanned three different sections within the USTA including USTA Intermountain and USTA Texas. He’ll be looking to carry momentum from a successful 2016 in which Tennis Industry Magazine named the USTA Missouri Valley its Section of the Year and USTA also honored three facilities within the section as Outstanding Facilities.

“We’ve got a base to work from and we can move up from there,” Hugeness said. “I see some great opportunities within the districts to communicate with each other and share ideas and grow as an entire section.”

Haugness is becoming president at a time in which the USTA Missouri Valley continues to successfully grow its Youth Progression tournaments as well as continue to maintain its successful USTA League program and junior programs.

But among Haugness’ biggest goals is unity among the seven districts within the USTA Missouri Valley.

“I see teamwork as a big deal,” he said. “There are opportunities to share ideas, issues, and solutions among the districts.

With the leadership we have, there’s so much knowledge and information there that can be put to good use.”

Haugness started playing tennis at age 14 as a way to spend more time with friends. After a successful high school career, he went on to play at Boise State University. Shortly after graduation, he wanted to find ways to start giving back and did so as a volunteer. Hugeness has served as president of USTA Missouri, USTA Wyoming, USTA Idaho and the district in El Paso, Texas. At Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, which has 17 outdoor courts and 12 indoor courts, the facility’s outreach programs serve approximately 8,000 people annually.

“I see some great opportunities within the districts to share ideas and grow as an entire section.”

When Haugness’ two year term is up in 2018, he hopes he leaves the leadership in such a manner that they have different issues than we have now.

“And I certainly want more people playing tennis,” he said.

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How PREPared Are You For Your Match?

P R E - M AT C H P R E PA R AT I O N

BLISTER CARE

HAVE I WARMED UP?

ARE MY FEET DRY?

• Approximately 30-40 minutes prior to start of match, you should raise your core temperature to prevent injury. Example: Light jog, stationary bike, dynamic stretching

• Make sure your feet are dry before putting your socks and shoes on

HOW ARE MY TOES?

DO I HAVE ENOUGH ENERGY?

• Powder between toes will decrease moisture in the skin and decrease the chance of blisters

• At least 30 minutes prior to the start of the match, you should have a snack • If you are not scheduled for the first match of the day, you should snack approximately every hour after you eat the first meal of the day

HOW ARE MY SOCKS?

DO I HAVE ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE COURT?

• During changeovers, you should snack every 10-20 minutes to maintain energy during the match, especially if it extends into three sets • Snack examples – a bite of sports bar, pretzels, sports gel, banana, peanut butter crackers

DO I HAVE ENOUGH FLUID?

• You need to drink both anti-doping approved sports drinks and water during the match to maintain proper hydration and energy levels • 3:2 ratio of sports drink to water is recommended

• If you’re wearing two pairs of socks, put on the first pair inside out and the second pair right side out to prevent blisters due to the nubby side of the sock • Change socks frequently during the match to prevent moisture buildup

HOW ARE MY SHOES?

• Make sure your shoes fit properly • The shoe should fit your foot; your foot should not fit the shoe

AM I A SLIDER?

• Place Vaseline on the outside of the inside sock to cut down on friction • See SMT (Sports Medicine Therapist) for lacing techniques to limit slide in shoes

DO I HAVE TWO CHANGES OF CLOTHES?

• Dry clothes help remove heat from the body and prevent heat illness

P O S T- M AT C H R E C OV E RY

DO I HAVE SUNSCREEN?

• Apply sunscreen 30 minutes prior to the match to work most effectively

WHEN IS MY NEXT MATCH? IS IT TODAY? IS IT TOMORROW?

DO I HAVE A HAT?

• Adjust food intake to the time between matches, a few hours vs. a day

• A hat will help keep you cooler and protect skin from the sun

HAVE I HAD MY RECOVERY SNACK?

H E AT I L L N E S S P R E V E N T I O N HAVE I BEEN DRINKING ENOUGH FLUIDS PRIOR TO MY MATCH? • It is very important to hydrate both the day before the match and the day of the match

IS MY URINE CLEAR?

• Urine should be pale yellow or clear when properly hydrated, unless taking a multi-vitamin

DO I HAVE LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING?

HAVE I COOLED DOWN?

• Wearing light-colored clothing and wicking fabric decreases heat retention, keeping the body cooler • Change of clothes – dry shirts, skirts, shorts or dresses allow the body to release heat

• A light jog, stationary bike ride or a walk in the pool is recommended • You never want to transition from a high-intensity exercise to stationary, as this may lead to injury

DO I HAVE MY DRINKS?

HAVE I STRETCHED?

• You should have a 3:2 ratio of approved sports drink to water per match (i.e. three 16-20 ounce bottles of sports drink to two bottles of water)

HAVE I ADDED SALT TO MY DRINKS?

• Stretching is critical to prevent injury

HAVE I EATEN ENOUGH?

• Recommend ½ packet of salt for every 20 ounce bottle sports drink to help with electrolyte loss from sweating

AM I DRINKING?

• From the beginning of the match, drink one gulp of water for every gulp of sports drink at each changeover • If you’re thirsty, you may already be dehydrated

DO I HAVE MY ICE BAGS/ TOWELS?

• Start using from the beginning of the match to keep cool • Place on groin, underarms, back of neck and abdomen

• Eat a snack or have recovery drink no later than 30-40 minutes post-match • The snack should be a 4:1 ratio of carbohydrate to protein and 200-400 calories. Examples: - Chocolate milk - Recovery drinks - Fruit juices (cherry) - 1 medium banana and glass of low-fat milk - A bowl of granola with 1 cup low-fat milk - Low-fat yogurt with 1/2 cup of fresh berries - Almond butter on whole wheat toast - A bowl of whole grain cereal with low-fat milk

• If you’re done competing for the day, you should have a regular meal within one to two hours of your recovery snack • The meal should consist of easy to digest protein (fish, chicken, and turkey), carbs (rice, pasta bread) and low-fat • Red meat and high-fat foods require more water to digest and may actually limit recovery in high-heat conditions • You should have a light snack prior to bed to keep energy stores up

HAVE I URINATED ENOUGH?

• You should urinate 4-5 times prior to the next day’s match and urine should be close to clear

HAVE I SLEPT ENOUGH?

• It is important to get a full night of restful sleep

For additional player wellness information, please contact: PlayerWellness@usta.com SPRING SERVE 2017

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ASK A TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

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In 2016, USTA Missouri Valley honored a junior tournament director each quarter.

The winners have shared their insights into how to successfully run tournaments and why they enjoy it so much. Here’s a sampling of their best thoughts and advice on running tournaments.

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Faith Bliss, first quarter: What is one thing you’ve learned as a tournament director? I played tournaments as kid so I knew the expectations and the rules, but I didn’t realize how many different groups of kids that coaches brought with them to tournaments. It was a little eye opening.

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What’s your advice to other tournament directors?

Have fun with it. If you’re not having fun, the people in the facility aren’t having fun. It’s tennis — it’s a game, it’s a sport.

It’s supposed to be fun.

Lisa: One of my things I’ve learned is how to handle conflict situations. You have a lot of parents or even kids for that matter that get upset or get cranky with a tournament director. I try to put myself in their shoes and try to find a way to diffuse the situation or make it better for the future. (continued on next page)

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David and Lisa Minihan, second quarter: What is one thing you’ve learned as a tournament director?

David: I think through the years, you learn that organization is the key to having a successful event. If you’re not organized as a tournament director or administrator, it’s going to be much more difficult. Lisa and I are both very type A personalities. We do everything in our power to make sure that nothing slips through the cracks. I learned my lesson early that you must be detail oriented, and make sure that you get everything done correctly and efficiently. We send a number of emails out and really make sure that the experience is a smooth one for players and parents.

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David: Number one is customer service. You have to treat players, parents, whoever it may be like a customer just as you would treat a person who is visiting your pro shop. Tournament directors maybe get a reputation as coming across stern or intimidating. We have to do a good job to make the tournament a positive experience. I think new tournament directors must realize that they have a very important role in educating and making sure it is a very positive experience even if a player loses both of his or her matches.

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Carobeth Kelly, third quarter: What’s your advice to new tournament directors?

Communication is very important. I’ve always done the pretournament email and get parents involved from the very beginning and get them what they need to know. For example, at Dwight Davis we talk about things like parking. I communicate about the overall schedule, I explain scheduling, I just tell them as much as possible so if you’re not on schedule, people aren’t surprised. I encourage checking in 15 minutes early and I feel like by doing that, it just makes everyone’s stress go away. There’s no guessing game, no mystery behind it. I really feel like we have minimal issues. As far as sportsmanship, I’ve become an official and knowing the separate set of issues they can experience, I can give an even better pretournament speech to the kids discussing expectations.

Has being an official been very beneficial as a tournament director?

I would recommend becoming an official. By being one myself, I understand all the rules better and the things I can do at the tournament desk to make that person’s job easier.

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Jason Grubb, fourth quarter: What do you hope to improve this year in terms of running a tournament?

I want to keep my streak alive of never having run behind in a tournament. That always seems to make the players and parents happy. Rather than hurry up and wait, I get really close to the rules as far as breaks go, but I always try to keep it moving.

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What have you learned as a tournament director?

Put in the preparation beforehand. It’s all about preparation, like anything. Get your volunteers organized, get your officials organized. Be able to schedule as many matches before the tournament starts.

For more information on junior tournaments, please contact Nikki Chambers at 913-322-4832 or chambers@movalley.usta.com

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Worth noting: Those days of registering at the last minute for USTA Missouri Valley adult tournaments are hopefully in the past. The USTA Missouri Valley has introduced a fee schedule for its adult tournaments. The later you register, the more expensive your tournament registration is likely to be. The hope with the fee schedule is that players will register earlier giving tournament directors a better idea as to how many players will be in a draw and can avoid making scheduling adjustments at the last minute. Also be on the look out for promo codes as the tournament you’re interested in registering for may offer one-time discounts. The first-year free program for millennial players will also return this year.

If you are a Missouri Valley resident and a USTA Member between the ages of 18-39 and would like to play your first USTA Missouri Valley Adult Tournament, we have a deal for you! You may play your first Adult Section Tournament for free by contacting the section office Adult Competition Program Manager, Lori Therrien, at 913-322-4829 or therrien@movalley.usta.com to receive your coupon code for a free registration. Promotion is open to the first 50 new tournament participants. Registrations must be completed before the registration closed dates. Eligible events for this promotion are listed on the schedule above.

ADULT

By Andrew Robinson

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2017 Schedule of Events ADULT, FAMILY & NTRP DIVISIONS CENTRAL REGIONAL NTRP CHAMPIONSHIP Plaza Tennis Center May 5-7, 2017 • Kansas City, Mo. Tournament ID: 400030417 ADULT NTRP & OPEN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP Overland Park Racquet Club May 26-28, 2017 • Overland Park, Kan. Tournament ID: 404328217 SENIOR & SUPER SENIOR HUSBAND & WIFE & SAME GENDER DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP Plaza Tennis Center June 9-11, 2017 • Kansas City, Mo. Tournament ID: 400031517

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SECTION FAMILY CHAMPIONSHIP Westminster Christian Academy July 28-30, 2017 • St. Louis, Mo. Tournament ID: 400049317 ADULT 5’S, 0’S & OPEN OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP Plaza Tennis Center, September 15-17, 2017 • Kansas City, Mo. Tournament ID: 404328317 ADULT NTRP & OPEN OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP Plaza Tennis Center October 6-8, 2017 • Kansas City, Mo. Tournament ID: 400030517 ADULT 5’S, 0’S & OPEN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP Cooper Tennis Complex November 24-26, 2017 • Springfield, Mo. Tournament ID: 400061717

Go for the gold (ball)!

Register now for the USTA National Husband & Wife Championship on TennisLink! The first 10 couples to sign up will receive a $50 Amazon gift card!

Husband & Wife Championship top place finishers: Renato Motoyama and Allison Davidson Motoyama (3rd place), champions B.J. and Heather Fleming and Phillip and Tiffany Williams (2nd place).

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NET NOTES Tennis Industry Magazine named USTA Missouri Valley as the USTA Section of the Year for 2016.

Some of the highlights mentioned in the article as to why the USTA Missouri Valley was awarded include its efforts in promoting Youth Progression, hispanic outreach as well as programs for the wheelchair and adaptive communities. Adult leagues have also grown in 2016.

The publication also recognized the Oklahoma City Tennis Center as the Municipal Tennis Facility of the Year, and Scott Hanover as the Grassroots Champion of the Year in this year’s Champions of Tennis issue.

The Oklahoma City Tennis Center was recognized for completing its addition of six indoor courts and youth courts in the past 18 months.

Hanover was recognized for his desire to grow the game of tennis through grassroots program. At the Plaza Tennis Center, where Hanover is the Director of Tennis, he hosts a myriad of programs for all skill and age levels in an effort to introduce tennis to as many people as possible.

Jack Sock was a member of the U.S. Davis Cup team, which swept Switzerland in the World Group First Round. Sock claimed a win over Marco Chiudinelli and John Isner defeated Henri Laaksonenon Friday Those matched were followed by Sock and Steve Johnson's doubles triumph over Laaksonen and Bossel at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Center.

The U.S. will next play in Australia, April 7-9, at a site to be determined by the Aussies. The U.S. is 26-20 all-time vs. Australia in a rivalry that dates back to 1905, winning their last meeting, 3-1, in Kooyong, Australia, in the 2016 World Group first round.

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NET NOTES Youth Progression Tournaments are once again underway in 2017. The series of tournaments which occurs across the USTA Missouri Valley’s five-state area began Jan. 13. This year, there are over 150 tournaments scheduled throughout the USTA Missouri Valley.

Players will compete at appropriate levels of play as they progress through stages based on age, participation and achievement.

A child can advance to another level by earning the required amount of virtual participation stars and trophies. Players will have to collect a combination of 20 stars and/or trophies to advance to the next level.

In its first year using stars and trophies, the Youth Progression program had nearly 800 participants across the USTA Missouri Valley’s five-state area.

PLAY TIME DOESN’T END WITH RECESS

The best after school programs start with the best coaches.

The best coaches start with Coach Youth Tennis.

Learn how to: • Teach tennis skills and fundamentals • Organize age appropriate games and activities • Communicate more effectively with children

Learn more at CoachYouthTennis.com

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2017 EVENTS AND MEETINGS

Event

Date

USTA Missouri Valley Tennis on Campus Section Championships

March 4-5

USTA Annual Meeting & Conference

March 24-27

USTA Missouri Valley Semiannual Board Meeting

April 12-13

USTA Missouri Valley Central Region NTRP Doubles Championship May 5-7

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Location Des Moines, Iowa Orlando, Florida Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri

USTA Missouri Valley NTRP Indoor Adult Tournament

May 26-28

Overland Park, Kansas

USTA Missouri Valley 12s & 14s Team Event

May 27-29

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

National Husband & Wife Hardcourt/USTA Missouri Valley Senior/Super Senior Husband & Wife/Same Gender Couples

June 9-11

Kansas City, Missouri

USTA Missouri Valley Summer Sweet 16

June 13-18

Kansas City, Missouri

USTA National Women’s Senior 65, 75, 85 Indoor Championship

June 19-25

Overland Park, Kansas

Adult 65+ Section Invitational

July 7-9

Overland Park, Kansas

Springfield Lasers World TeamTennis Season

July 16 - August 5

Junior Team Tennis Section Championship

July 25-28

TBD

USTA Zone Championships (12s, 14s & 16s)

July 27-31

Various Sites

USTA Missouri Valley Section Family Championship

July 28-30

St. Louis, Missouri

Adult Section Championship I

August 10-13

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Adult Section Championship II

August 24-27

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

USTA US Open Wheelchair Championship

August 28-Sept. 3

USTA Semiannual Meeting & Conference

September 2-4

Adult Section Championship III

September 7-10

Mixed Sectional I

September 14-17

Topeka, Kansas

Mixed Sectional II

September 21-24

Springfield, Missouri

USTA Missouri Valley Adult NTRP Outdoor Championship

October 6-8

TDW & USPTA World Conference

October 11-15

USTA Missouri Valley Winter Sweet 16

November 10-12

Various Sites

Tri-Level Section Invitational

November 10-12

Des Moines, Iowa

USTA National Indoor Championship - Boys 18s

November 23-26

Overland Park, Kansas

USTA Missouri Valley Adult 5’s Indoor Fast 4 Tournament

November 25-26

Springfield, Missouri

USTA Missouri Valley Annual Meeting

December 1-2

USTA Missouri Valley Adult 0’s Fast 4 Tournament

December 16-18

Springfield, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri New York, New York Omaha, Neb./St. Louis, Mo.

Kansas City, Missouri Orlando, Florida

Overland Park, Kansas Joplin, Missouri

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year in photos Left: USTA Missouri Valley junior, Carson Haskins, competes in the Easter Bowl in April. Haskins took home the Boys 16 championship.

Below: The University of Iowa’s Tennis on Campus team takes a selfie at the Section Championships in March.

Left: Players at the USTA National Husband & Wife Doubles Championship in June watch as the coin is tossed to begin their match.

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Above: Players compete at the USTA Missouri Valley Sweet 16 in June.

Below: Dozens of athletes participated in the Fred Johnson ALL Stars Event, also in June.

Above: Kansas City, Missouri created a new young adult social league called Sets in the City in April.

Left: Kids from the 14s and 18s age divisions vied for a spot at Nationals at the Junior Team Tennis Section Championships in July.

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Above: Women from all over the country came to play in the USTA National Women’s 65, 75, 85 Indoor Championship in June.

Above: A child participates in the Kids Clinic during the Wichita Pro Circuit $25K Tournament in June.

Left: John Isner played for the Springfield Lasers during the World TeamTennis season last August.

Left: Seven players from the US Open National Playoffs USTA Missouri Valley Qualifying Event moved onto to compete in the US Open National Playoffs Championship events in August.

Below: USTA League Section Championships took place all over the Missouri Valley during August and September. Nearly 40 teams advanced to USTA League National Championships.

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HEART OF AMERICA

OFFICERS

PRESIDENT Richard Kohn 816-820-0136 rinaner007@gmail.com VICE PRESIDENT - ADULTS Susan Nealy 913-438-7547 heaven2earth@att.net VICE PRESIDENT - JUNIORS Anthony Perkins 515-771-6647 anthony.perkins@gmail.com TREASURER Terry Miller 913-341-8209 ttm10s@aol.com SECRETARY Deb Fabrizius 913-424-9299 littlesade@hotmail.com

Helen Elliott 913-522-7933 hoatennis.usta@gmail.com

Tennis Service Representative

Jodi Gordon 913-967-9925 gordon@movalley.usta.com

Schools Tennis Organizer Carrie Hellerich 913-522-7828 hellerich@movalley.usta.com

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Elizabeth Barnes 913-216-3578 eibarnes826@icloud.com

Marcia Jacelone 913-710-8934 mjacelone333@gmail.com

Kathy Loepp 816-420-0421 kateloepp@gmail.com

George Harris 816-309-3552 georgeh275@aol.com

Kalissa Kaufman 785-550-4222 kalissa7@gmail.com

Cassidy Mears 913-488-8669 cassidymears@gmail.com

Stefan Hughes 816-305-4446 stefan-hughes@usdoj.gov

Rick Kochuyt 913-710-2019 rkochuyt@att.net

Immediate Past President Bruce Baldwin 816-809-3300 bruce@homesolvers.com

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

10U Youth Progression Andrew Shipp 785-230-0635 hoa.10utennis@gmail.com

Grants Paul Knoflicek 913-402-8212 paul.knoflicek@merck.com

Junior Team Tennis Coordinator Rod Zerni 913-269-6607 rodzerni@gmail.com

Adults 55+Over Marianne McGrath 913-451-4505 mmcgrath300@gmail.com

Adult Competition Susan Nealy 913-438-7547 heaven2earth@att.net

Clark Richardson 913-522-8474 wrichardson@shb.com

Officials Bob Boulware 913-782-8017 hoaofficial@gmail.com

Adults 65+Over and 70+Over Barbara Meigs 913-681-3887 bgmeigs@yahoo.com

Assistant TennisLink Coordinator Pat Sibenaller 816-822-1276 pat.usta@gmail.com

Deb Fabrizius 319-424-9299 littlesade@hotmail.com

Officials Tracey Johnson 913-499-0422 tdjlaw@hotmail.com

Daytime League Peggy Parrish 913-322-1276 hoavolunteercoord@gmail.com

Volunteer Coordinator Peggy Parrish 913-322-1276 hoavolunteercoord@gmail.com

Flex League Scott Hanover 816-891-7251 ptcguy@yahoo.com

Webmaster Richard Dedor tennis@richarddedor.com

Mixed Doubles 18+Over Jackie Gehrke 816-868-4719 jackieg@kc.rr.com

Awards Kim Hanson 913-486-4978 Kimlhanson@me.com Community Development/ Membership Marcia Jacelone 913-710-8934 fruitlist@aol.com Diversity Brian McMillian 816-830-9078 brian@theaccessiblelife.com

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Grievance

Mitch Bennett 913-963-1572 srvnvole@gmail.com Hall of Fame Scott Hanover 816-891-7251 ptcguy@yahoo.com Junior Tennis Development Parent Coordinator Stacie Turtledove 214-629-5748 turtledovetennis@gmail.com

LEAGUE COORDINATORS Adult League Terry Miller 913-341-8209 ttm10s@aol.com

Mixed Doubles 40+Over Deborah Fabrizius 913-424-9299 littlesade@hotmail.com

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2016 AWARD WINNERS Outstanding Contributor Youth High Performance Skip Span Overland Park, Kansas

Adult Player of the Year (Male) Anthony Perkins Lenexa, Kansas

Junior Player of the Year (Male) Fletcher Scott Olathe, Kansas

Adult Recreational Player of the Year Jane Gelvin Leawood, Kansas

Junior Recreational Player of the Year Hogan Stoker Greenwood, Missouri

Community Service Excellence Lee’s Summit Boys & Girls Tennis Teams Lee’s Summit, Missouri

Media Excellence Phil Witt, Fox 4 News Kansas City, Missouri

Outstanding Junior Tournament Girls 14s Indoor Regionals Overland Park, Kansas

Distinguished Service Jim Pfeffer Gladstone, Missouri

Member Organization of the Year Genesis Health Club - Overland Park Overland Park, Kansas

Outstanding Official Melissa Degasperi Overland Park, Kansas

Event of the Year Raise Your Racquet for Freedom

Outstanding Adult/Senior Tournament 65s Invitational Overland Park, Kansas

Stephanie Waterman Junior Sportsmanship Award Madeline Doherty Lenexa, Kansas

Outstanding 10 & Under Tennis Provider Andrew Shipp Kansas City, Missouri

High School Coach of the Year Stu Reece Lee’s Summit, Missouri Junior Players of the Year (Female) Chloe & Ellie Kuckelman Overland Park, Kansas

Outstanding Contributor to USTA Leagues Joe Rishmany Olathe, Kansas

Tennis Family of the Year The Tim Doherty Family Lenexa, Kansas Volunteer of the Year Marcia Jacelone Overland Park, Kansas

2016 FINAL RANKINGS (TOP 20) Boys 12 1 Humza Noor 2 Carter Olson 3 Cooper Woestendick 4 Trey Lambright 5 Caleb Bartels 6 Gregor Wiedeman 7 Alex Mojica 8 Graham Faris 9 Topher Thornberry 10 Buzz Stevens 11 Christopher Smith 12 Carter McIntosh 13 Gage Foltz 14 Arnav Gannavaram 15 Peyton Peck 16 Nick Kock 17 River Flaska 18 Michael Bondi 19 Abhiraj Mukerjee 20 Dimetri Fleming Boys 14 1 Murphy Cassone 2 Grant Wiedeman 3 Jackson Fenton 4 James Dryer 5 Daniel Allen 6 JuanPablo Acosta 7 Dylan Yan 8 Owen Vanderark 9 Manas Madhira 10 Sean Nguyen 11 Brent Fallon 12 Hogan Stoker

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13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Joseph Schmidt Humza Noor Ethan Wolf Alex Mojica Powers Trigg Carter Olson Abhirup Mukerjee Delvin Ko

Boys 16 1 Bradley Frye 2 Anil Chakka 3 Nam Pham 4 Carson Gates 5 Landon Hover 6 John Lies 7 Bradley Mittleman 8 Brett Seaton 9 Bruno Serra 10 Alex Batrouny 11 Rafael Serra 12 Raghav Gupta 13 Nathan Turtledove 14 Jacob Louiselle 15 Lucas Dryer 16 Cole Hopkins 17 Nicholas Moody 18 Cem Spicer 19 Tyson Cowger 20 William Mohr Boys 18 1 Brady Draheim 2 Bradley Frye 3 Max Kurzban

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Joshua Bortnick Ethan henry Yaswanth Mylavarapu Anil Chakka Carson Gates William Louiselle Collin Klumb Brady Flanagan Ryan Moody Bradley Mittleman John Lies Bruno Serra Cutter Sanders Brian King William Grier Thompson Tong Raghav Gupta

Girls 12 1 Brooklyn Olson 2 Audrey Spencer 3 Peyton Koper 4 Kinley Vanpelt 5 Adelia Castaner 6 Sophia Bailos 7 Erielle Hines 8 Adriana Hines 9 Greta Stechschulte 10 Raegan McGee 11 Lily Mason 12 Lera Alexin 13 Elle Kotre 14 Marlena Smith 15 Eva Kading 16 Leisana Rector

17 18 19 20

Helen Hendricks Bryson Langford Sydney Fuger Elena Daskalova

Girls 14 1 Callie Jo Flanagan 2 Alisa Prinyarux 3 Bettye Igbenebor 4 Tristen Caskey 5 Ellee Dryer 6 Brooklyn Olson 7 Keegan Vanpelt 8 Quinci Cartmell 9 Issa Sullivan 10 Jade Lynn Koziol 11 Claire Thimgan 12 Gabrielle Taylor 13 Randi Hendrixks 14 Sophie Lecuru 15 Christine O’Brien 16 Allison Wilcox 17 Maisie Markowitz 18 Bentley Walters 19 Allison Brown 20 Ashley Jacobson Girls 16 1 Chloe Kuckelman 2 Ellie Kuckelman 3 Eva Kresovic 4 Gabby Lee 5 Alexandra Blackwell 6 Sarah Lounsbury 7 Evelyn Chang

HEART OF AMERICA

Facility of the Year Overland Park Racquet Club Overland Park, Kansas

Outstanding Diversity Achievement Tracy Boschert, Tennis Buddies

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HEART OF AMERICA

2016 FINAL RANKINGS (TOP 20) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Alisa Prinyarux Caitlyn Sporing Ellee Dryer Callie Jo Flanagan Lily McNeill Cadence Lynn Larkin McLiney Tristen Caskey Sarah Duong Megan Demo Colb Kelley Hannah Tadros ElizabethTrupp

Girls 18 1 Dilara Spicer 2 Sarah Wilcox 3 Katherine Cao 4 Alexa Tiefel 5 Evelyn Chang 6 Lauren O’Brien 7 Josephine Cao 8 Sarah Lounsbury 9 Meghan King 10 Madeline Doherty 11 Joie Beth Freirich 12 Eva Kresovic 13 Larkin McLiney 14 Alexandra Blackwell 15 Mary Rielley 16 Ellee Dryer 17 Catherine Henne 18 Karen Yan 19 Kelen Caskey 20 Alexandra Rogers Mens Open Singles 1 Joseph Hunter 2 Fletcher Scott 3 Cutter Sanders 4 William Grier 5 Grant Martin 6 Daniel Dezamacona 7 Jack Santilli 8 Connor Garrett 9 Daniel Usieto 10 Blake Barnard 11 William Louiselle 12 Yaswanth Mylavarapu 13 Alex Batrouny 14 Nicolas Horst 15 Justin Trotter 16 Garrett Kincaid Mens 3.0 Singles 1 Tim Norris 2 Christiopher Elmore 3 Jeff Sykes 4 Connor St. Louis 5 Eric Wimmer 6 Shane Soltvedt 7 Joe DeSimone 8 Jon Wilson 9 Michael Dreps

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Mens 3.5 Singles 1 Ishmael Alejo 2 Chris Stone 3 Miguel Cartagena 4 Michael Brett 5 Doug Knox 6 Shane Soltvedt 7 Tim Norris 8 Christiopher Elmore 9 Michael Delong 10 Trevor Robinson 11 Jason Zuba 12 Kelcei Glasgow 13 Michael Shackelford 14 Pradeep Dantala 15 Corey Schmidt 16 Austin Caldwell 17 Dennis Radio 18 Michael Castelluccio 19 Mike Klender 20 Gary Baxter Mens 4.0 Singles 1 Daniel Knox 2 Jeff Gibson 3 Daniel Berkland 4 Jeffrey Marcott 5 Anant Puri 6 Richard Alexander 7 Nick Westphal 8 Yeongcheol Won 9 Parker Ward 10 David Coleman 11 Kyle Quirk 12 Jeffrey Johnson 13 Matt Wilson 14 Austin Hale 15 Jonathan Wright 16 Junping Yang 17 Ishmael Alejo 18 Terry Delp 19 Lanny Daise 20 Andrew Robinson Mens 4.5 Singles 1 Joel Ackerman 2 Mark Mills 3 Adam Fuchs 4 Marcus Elsey 5 Delfin Bernal 6 Bobby Miller 7 Derek Dillingham 8 Justin Trotter 9 Jake Goodman 10 Eric Howes 11 Brian Harris 12 Richard Sola 13 Grant Johnson 14 Grant Martin 15 CT Hardison 16 Jason Wang 17 Gardner Lee 18 Chris Stansbury 19 Terry Jackson 20 Frank Norfleet

Mens 50s Singles 1 Brian Harris 2 John Scott 3 Darrel Mills Mens 3.0 Doubles 1 Ryan Wall/ Kelcei Glasgow Mens 3.5 Doubles 1 Miguel Cartagena/ Michael Mattingly 2 Eric Wimmer/ Andrew Wimmer 3 Ryan Wall/ Kelcei Glasgow 4 Dennis Radio/

Chris Stone 5 Brad Bicknell/

Mike Klender 6 Ishmael Alejo/ Jason Sportsman Mens 4.0 Doubles 1 Shane Voyles/

Bond Marrs 2 Gregory Mott/ Thomas Ohnemus 3 Kyle Quirk/ Matthew Falke 4 Erick Shinn/

Daniel Berkland 5 Austin Hale/

Parker Ward 6 Michael Woods/ Howard Cloogman 7 Spencer Terpstra/ Ishmael Alejo 8 Stefan Abraham/ Yeongcheol Won Mens 4.5 Doubles 1 Eduardo Riveros/

Andy Muller 2 Dave Moore/ Jeffrey Modean 3 Gardner Lee/ Eric Santon 4 Brandon Cusick/ Andrew Cusick 5 Terry Jackson/ Rick Friederich 6 Tony Lee/Brian Burton 7 Alex Batrouny/

Mark Mills 8 Luke Zoller/ Justin Hoffman Womens Open Singles 1 Rebecca Falkner 2 Nancy Spielbusch 3 Jane Hutchinson 4 Katie Harris Women 3.0 Singles 1 Kimberly Stone

Women 3.5 Singles 1 Loras Heck 2 Alice Edwards 3 Margaret Thomas 4 Christie Meller 5 Karen Evans Women 4.0 Singles 1 Katie Schmidt 2 Kelly Drummond 3 Shanna Loyd Women 4.5 Singles1 Lindsey Seifert 2 Angelica Horst Women 3.0 Doubles 1 Ann Cronkhite/

Jennie Clark Women 3.5 Doubles 1 Susan Bernstein/

Maureen Kuti 2 Loras Heck/Patty Jensen 3 Diana MacRae/ Julie Fuller 4 Christine Carle/ Patricia Mitchell 5 Ann Cronkhite/

Jennie Clarke Women 4.0 Doubles 1 Rebecca Bellah/

Patsy Crystal 2 Alexandra Rogers/ Natalie Thimgan 4 JoAnn Figueroa/ Tiffany Madison Women 65 Doubles 1 Nancy Spielbusch/

Gail Gregory Mixed 7.0 Doubles 1 Tim Norris/Abby Norris Mixed 8.0 Doubles 1 Joann Christian/ Al Hilden 2 Danielle Doerhoff/ Harrison Hill 3 Erick Shinn/ Aimee Claassen 4 Daniel Berkland/

Krista Shelton 5 Tim Norris/Abby Norris 6 Stacy Beshears/ Junping Yang 7 Kathy Goggin/ Delwyn Catley 8 Matt DeLeon/ Alice Edwards Mixed 9.0 Doubles 1 Lindsey Seifert/ Chris Stansbury 2 Adam Fuchs/ Kelly Drummond

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Executive Director

Tennis Service Representative

Mark Blume 319-400-8857 usta.iowa@gmail.com

PRESIDENT Kathy Anderl 319-396-7060 ganderl@mchsi.com

Youth Tennis Specialist Claudio Giraldi 563-663-4718 giraldi@movalley.usta.com

John Terpkosh 913-967-9926 terpkosh@movalley.usta.com

PAST PRESIDENT Kevin Nebergall 319-364-2928 nebergallkevin@imonmail.com VICE PRESIDENT David Soucek 712-346-7746 dsoucek@mchsi.com

COMMITTEE CHAIRS 10 & Under Tennis/ Junior Competition Tom Jennings 515-201-7474 tomtennis101@gmail.com Adult Competition Rusty Graff 319-270-1497 rustog@aol.com Adult Leagues Jan Koder 515-223-3074 iowa-usta@hotmail.com Awards Rusty Graff 319-396-7060 usta.iowa.awards@gmail.com

Collegiate Brenton Kuchera 319-296-5933 bkuchera@cvcatholic.org

Marketing/Membership Richard Dedor 646-801-6122 rmdedor@richarddedor.com

Community Development Barbara Fackel 309-786-1159 bjftrain@aol.com

Nominating/Personnel Kevin Nebergall 319-364-2928 nebergallkevin@imonmail.com

Diversity & Inclusion Sue Nelson 309-738-8774 sanelson611@mchsi.com

Recreation Brian Daoust 712-249-6685 daoustb@shenandoah.k12.ia.us

Grievance Tom Wolle 319-721-8314 twolle@simmonsperrine.com

Umpires (Officials) Donna Farley

319-626-6470 farleys@inav.net

Hall of Fame Barb Fackel 309-786-1159 bjftrain@aol.com

IOWA

OFFICERS

SUPPORT

Accountant Kelly Drake 319-354-6295 kdrake.tennis@gmail.com Adult League Coordinator Jan Koder 515-223-3074 iowa-usta@hotmail.com Adults/Mixed/Seniors Liz Peck 203-219-2405 elizabethppeck@gmail.com Social Media Manager Richard Dedor 646-801-6122 rmdedor@richarddedor.com

VICE PRESIDENT Jack Wardell 712-792-1000 jwardell@cityofcarroll.com VICE PRESIDENT Brenton Kuchera 319-296-5933 bkuchera@cvcatholic.org TREASURER Richard Tubbs 319-388-5354 richard-tubbs@uiowa.edu SECRETARY Bob Ryan 319-351-2140 raryan3@mchsi.com

2016 AWARD WINNERS Adult Player of the Year Kevin Nebergall Cedar Rapids, Iowa Donna Farley Outstanding Official Ellie Herman Iowa City, Iowa Event of the Year Iowa All Stars Eldridge, Iowa Facility of the Year Byrnes Park Tennis Center Waterloo, Iowa Junior Player of the Year Jiung Jung Iowa City, Iowa

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Media Excellence Award Douglas Miles Cedar Rapids Gazette Cedar Rapids, Iowa Outstanding High School Coach Rusty Graff Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Junior Sportsmanship Awards Boys 12 - Jake Dolphin Bettendorf, Iowa Boys 16 - Jacob Panjwani Bettendorf, Iowa Boys 18 - Michael Puevich Bettendorf, Iowa

Outstanding Adult Tournament Baird Iowa Open Cedar Rapids, Iowa Outstanding Junior Tournament Baird Iowa Open Cedar Rapids, Iowa President’s Award Chuck Schillig Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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2016 FINAL RANKINGS (TOP 20)

IOWA

Boys 12 1 Declan Galligan 2 Parker Sprague 3 Daniel Lu 4 Caleb Peterson 5 Jake Dolphin 6 Neel Shah 7 Lachlan Gaskell 8 Nicholas Patrick 9 Jason Strand 10 Seth Smigel 11 Sang Hyuk Im 12 Luca Chackalackal 13 Anurag Anugu 14 Anthony Schulte 15 Beau Gamble 16 Clyde Kuennen 17 Ryan Kirkpatrick 18 Aaron Ingram 19 Logan Howard 20 Brady Adams Boys 14 1 Cameron Luhring 2 Will Ecklund 3 Will Blevins 4 Parker Sprague 5 Elijah Young 6 Mukundan Kasturirangan 7 Jackson Eells 8 Declan Galligan 9 Joseph Lu 10 Jake Dolphin 11 Dylan Wiemers 12 Grayson Zylstra 13 Siddhartha Kalala 14 Charlie Fair 15 Kyle Lassen 16 Vikashprithvi Ayyappan 17 Henry Borts 18 Zach Kahle 19 Evan Moon 20 Torin Kovach Boys 16 1 Timothy Ellis 2 Rami Scheetz 3 Samuel Shin 4 Justin Sehlin 5 Benjamin Hediger 6 John Wenzel 7 David Lu 8 Rami Hemaidan 9 Cameron Luhring 10 Ty Sherman 11 Luke VanDonslear 12 Zach Glanz 13 Joe Schneider 14 Yash Singh 15 Nathan Wong 16 Jozef Porubcin 17 Caleb Hirl 18 Benjamin Kreamer 19 Jack Drey 20 Varun Myneni Boys 18 1 Alexander Brown 2 Joseph Hoff

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Jiung Jung Sriram Sugumaran Cole Schneider Shaddy Khalafallah Timothy Ellis Benjamin Hediger Lucas Huffman Nathan Greiner Vineel Mallavarapu Rami Hemaidan Ty Sherman Daniel Bastola Jacob Panjwani Nathan Meister Aditya Subrama Ted Weaver Michael Pyevich Samuel Shin

Girls 12 1 Tanya Fan 2 Mira Keeran 3 Claire Gu 4 Ava Petersen 5 Ella DeYoung 6 Abbie Peterson 7 Michele Szalay 8 Kathryn Zylstra 9 Isabella Valverde 10 Julianna Mascardo 11 Andrea Porubcin 12 Ella Tallett 13 Lydia Shin 14 Emily Goodner 15 Abby Struble 16 Madison Sagers 17 Anna Current 18 Diya Choudhuri 19 Sarah Gustafson 20 Sally Gaskell Girls 14 1 Arunadee Fernando 2 Yana Gaskell 3 Audrey Koch 4 Tanya Fan 5 Mira Keeran 6 Caitlyn Hanulikova 7 Lauren Myers 8 Caroline Chandler 9 Maya Chawla 10 Monika Birski 11 Andrea Porubcin 12 Abigail McCormick 13 Caroline Hutchinson 14 Claire Gu 15 Erika Farwell 16 Peri Sagun 17 Brooke McKeown 18 Miyako Coffey 19 Natalie Kaiser 20 Katie Carver Girls 16 1 Anna Alons 2 Anatta Charoenkul 3 Lily Schoeck 4 Arunadee Fernando 5 Cari Naanep 6 Yana Gaskell

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Lauren Hird Krisha Keeran Davi Patterson Kaily Speer Kayla Nutt Caitlyn Hanulikova Lydia Berry Shelby Cook Alyssa Lewton Elizabeth Messman Kiersten Housenga Monika Birski Lily Gust Lauren Couves

Girls 18 1 Anna Alons 2 Valentina Caro 3 Lily Feldman 4 Anatta Charoenkul 5 Alexandra Kozlowski 6 Jordyn Thompson 7 Stephanie Bush 8 Yana Gaskell 9 Cari Naanep 10 Abby Reis 11 Erin McGivern 12 Krisha Keeran 13 Beth Murman 14 Abi Paravasthuramesh 15 Davi Patterson 16 Anna Corell 17 Lauren O’Brian 18 Michelle Nitschke 19 Emily Nutt 20 Kiersten Housenga Mens Open Singles 1 Charlie Wilhelm 2 Alexander Punj 3 Thomas Wolle 4 Connor Barnard 5 Todd Kuennen 6 Jason Derby 7 Javier Sanchez 8 Matthew Mandeville 9 Bob Humphrey 10 Karl Wenzel 11 Jeremy Ellerby Mens 3.5 Singles 1 Venkata Yeluri 2 Sungjoon Kang 3 James Stoycheff 4 Kiran Ummadi 5 Adam Hinshaw 6 Wayne Goedken 7 James Welter Mens 4.0 Singles 1 Nicholas Petaros 2 Mark Weldon Mens 4.5 Singles 1 Jose Pastene 2 Eugene O’Connell 3 Taylor Barkett Mens 45s Singles 1 Randy Childers

Mens 55s Singles 1 James Moran 2 Carl Hartman 3 Eric Rodgers 4 Keith Touchton 5 John Raines 6 Martin Sprengelmeyer Mens Open Doubles 1 Brady Anderson 1 Jackson Hoyt 1 Gustavo Caro 1 Nathan Greiner 5 Connor Barnard 5 Thies Kolln 5 Thomas Wolle 5 Corey Duncan 9 Kenneth Goins 10 Todd Kuennen 11 John Wenzel 11 Karl Wenzel 11 Hunter Adams 11 Jason Derby 11 Brad Olson 11 Thomas Weiss 11 Michael Boyer 11 Rami Hemaidan 11 Rami Scheetz 11 Sam Nettleton 11 Joseph Rottinghaus Mens 4.0 Doubles 1 Randy Childers 2 Ronald Bradfield 3 James Christensen 3 Ryan Shomo 5 Michael Anderson 5 Chris Gustas 7 Anil Jha 7 Chris Dorothy 7 Benjamin Lehnen 7 Brandon Willett 11 David Perkins 12 Richard George 12 Fred Burke 12 Tyler Karrels 12 Wahyu Boentoro 12 Trushar Shukla 12 Emilio Navarro 18 Nicholaus Daniel 19 Mark Weldon 19 Julien Duhautois Mens 45s Doubles 1 Wes Brackey 1 Carl Hartman Mens 65s Doubles 1 Kevin Nebergall 2 Charles Schillig Womens Open Singles 1 Eve Small 2 Anatta Charoenkul 3 Sarah Lasecki Womens 3.0 Singles 1 Jule Houston 2 Sonja Smith

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Womens 4.0 Singles 1 Dawn Ver Steeg 2 Haley Bankson 3 Laura Wolf 4 Alyssa Tullar Womens Open Doubles 1 Sarah Lasecki 1 Haley Resnick 3 Lilly Hartman 3 Heather Fleming 3 Kristine Diehl 3 Kay Dileo 7 Laura Birky 7 Kylie DeWees Womens 3.0 Doubles 1 Deborah George 1 Sheila Goins 3 Carla Schmidt 3 Ann Ridenour Womens 3.5 Doubles 1 Daniela McCue 2 Sonja Smith 3 Janalee Kosowski 4 Mary Linde 5 Jessica Malott 5 Elizabeth Constantine 7 Sheila Goins 8 Melinda Muller

8 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 18 18

Suzi Carstensen Stephanie Duits Jungwon Kim Jiyeon Han Deborah George Amy Infelt Kim Bradfield Kathryn Duethman Karen Casavant Jiyu Kim Jyungmean Son

Womens 4.0 Doubles 1 Mary Neumann 1 Lori Mascardo 3 Marcia C Carman 4 Marissa Buresh 4 Chelsea Poesch 6 Sheryl Dekutoski 6 Jaime Ragins 6 Kim Bradfield 9 Laura Wolf 9 Christine Amelon 9 Anatta Charoenkul 12 Stephanie Wills 12 Mary Fiala 12 Lin Driscoll 12 Myrna Seline 12 Sheila Goins

Mixed Open Doubles 1 Haley Resnick 2 Krisha Keeran 3 Brady Anderson 4 Tiffany Williams 4 Phillip Williams 6 Chandreshwara Morales 6 Neel Shah 6 Calvin Song 6 Anatta Charoenkul 6 Eve Small 6 Sarah Lasecki 12 Will Ecklund 12 Nathan Greiner 12 Karl Wenzel 12 Lilly Hartman 12 BJ Fleming 12 Heather Fleming 18 Mira Keeran 19 Daniel Lu 20 Joseph Hoff 20 Kristine Diehl 20 Yassie Buchanan 20 Daniel Buchanan

8 8 10 10 12 12

Randall Bankson Haley Bankson Wayne Goedken Dawn Ver Steeg David Liao Jiyeon Han

Mixed 8.0 Doubles 1 Brandon Willett 1 Dawn Ver Steeg 3 Alex Rand 3 Stephanie Duits 3 Myrna Seline 3 Ronald Bradfield 3 Gracie Benton 3 Lori Mascardo 3 Dennis Mascardo

IOWA

Womens 3.5 Singles 1 Sonja Smith

Mixed 7.0 Doubles 1 Steven Nesteby 2 Ronald Bradfield 3 Daniela McCue 3 Sheila Goins 5 Sonja Smith 6 Kristen Trovas 6 Paul Trovas

CHECK USTA.COM FOR PRO CIRCUIT TOURNAMENTS IN YOUR COMMUNITY!

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KANSAS

COMMITTEE CHAIRS OFFICERS PRESIDENT Ron Wherritt 316-260-8956 316-648-5140 ronw117@aol.com FIRST VICE PRESIDENT/ LEAGUES Richard Strange 785-906-0204 rstrange@cox.net SECOND VICE PRESIDENT/ JUNIORS Simon Norman 316-634-6111 simon@genesishealthclubs.com SECRETARY Ken Brown 620-331-0814 kbrown@indycc.edu TREASURER Mike Olson 785-825-8865 mholsonal@juno.com DIRECTOR Aaron O’Donnell 620-506-7023 odtennis@hotmail.com DIRECTOR Beth Fischer 785-770-2098 bethrichardsot@yahoo.com

18+ and 40+ Women’s Coordinator Tahnee Maples 316-680-7441 TahneeM@me.com

League Scheduler Myron Pushyk 316-634-6111 mpushyk@genesishealthclubs.com

18+ and 40+ Men’s Coordinator Danny Williams 785-221-2433 DWilliams@genesishealthclubs.com

Mixed League Coordinator Jesse Sherer 785-969-0783 pau8336@embarqumail.com

55+ and 65+ Men’s Coordinator Bob Keeshan 785-267-0040 Ext. 102 bob@sqwblaw.com

Officials John Seal 620-778-2289 netjts0@gmail.com

55+ and 65+ Women’s Coordinator Kathy Bagwell 316-264-7909/316-250-5378 kbagwell2@cox.net

Officials Co-Chair J.K. Patel 785-228-2529/620-364-8831 Ext. 8267 Jipatel@wcnoc.com

At-Large Representative Jeff Clark 316-337-9257 JPClark@wichita.gov

Tournament Coordinator Scott Bagwell 316-264-7909 sbagwell@cox.net

District League Coordinator Diana Christman 785-357-8480 dchristman10s@att.net

Tri-Level Recruiter/E-mail Blasts Connie Robertson 785-887-6730/785-249-9410 crobertsonustamv@aol.com

Diversity & Inclusion Co-Chairs Ron Thompson 316-681-1273 RonT702@yahoo.com

Webmaster Jason Rose jlrose@martinpringle.com

Grady Landrum Grady.Landrum@gmail.com Grants Bob Warkentine 785-819-0580 bob.warkentine@kwu.edu

Youth Progression Gayle Shaw 785-633-7493 gaylewest@ymail.com

Tennis Service Representative

Jaren Glaser 913-967-9929 glaser@movalley.usta.com

Executive Director Diana Christman 785-357-8480 785-640-3536 cell dchristman10s@att.net

2016 AWARD WINNERS 10 and Under Tennis Facility Ralph Wulz Riverside Tennis Center Wichita (Jeff Clark)

Junior Player of the Year – Female Anna Riedmiller Wichita

Community Service Excellence Jason Speegle Winfield

Junior Player of the Year – Male Bryson Toubassi Wichita

Distinguished Service Jan Louderback Krisik Ark City

Junior Sportsmanship Awards Boys 12s Alex Sherer Rossville

Event of the Year Wichita Tennis Open Wichita (Lisa Sutherland)

Facility of the Year Louderback Family Tennis Complex Ark City (Aaron O’Donnell) USTA Junior Team Tennis Organizer Aaron O’Donnell Ark City High School Coach of the Year Matt Ysusi, Independence HS Independence

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Boys 14s JW Johnson Pittsburg Girls 18s Morgan Holopirek Hesston Tennis Family of the Year Eric and Rebecca Burr Family Ark City Media Excellence Brian Aufdengarten, Kansas State High School Athletic Association Wellington

Outstanding Contributor to USTA Leagues Scott Bagwell Wichita

Recreational Player of the Year – Junior Allie Little Andover

Member Organization of the Year Independence Tennis Association Independence (Ken Brown)

Recreational Players of the Year - Adults Missouri Valley Section Champions Adult 18 & Over and 40 & Over 7.0 Mixed Doubles Teams Kathleen Ambrosio and Mike Chico, Captains Karli Alderson, Topeka Tom Alexander, Topeka Mary Martell, Topeka Mike Norris, Maize Valerie Peckham, Topeka Steve Pigg, Topeka Bo Schmidt, Topeka Cyd Schmidt, Topeka Jim Watson, Scranton

Outstanding CTA Topeka Tennis Association Topeka (Connie Robertson) Outstanding Junior Tournament KS Smashers McPherson Youth Progression Tournament McPherson Outstanding Adult/Senior Tournament 77th Annual Adult Jayhawk Open Topeka Tennis Association, Connie Robertson, President Outstanding Official Diane Lawrence Winfield

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2016 FINAL RANKINGS (TOP 20) Boys 18 1 Wonjoon Cho 1 Lakelin Conrad 3 Andrew Snell 4 Jarrod Nowak 4 Rodney Steven 6 Jason Reilly 7 Daniel Harkin 7 Jacob Berven 9 Kerry Dunn 10 Luke Howard 11 Jordan Singh 12 Pierce Klaassen 12 Stratton Brown 14 Davis Roe 15 Austin Gartner 15 Bryce Easton 17 Zack Schroeder 18 Ian Clifton 19 Nolan Schrader 20 Andrew Klimiuk

Boys 14 1 J.W. Johnson 1 Mason Thieu 3 Nicholas Grabon 4 Bryson Toubassi 4 Alexander Sherer 6 Jacek Holroyd 6 Jebediah Carlson 8 Logan Gamble 9 Rhain Isaac 10 Alex Mojica 10 Reed McHenry 12 Johnny Steven 13 Garrison 14 Jacob Lucas 15 Charlie Dunne 16 Max Shaffer 16 Daniel Harkin 18 Austin Beatty 19 Grant Ramsey 20 Luke Bellar

Girls 12 1 Reagan Boleski 1 Brynn Steven 3 Sarah Sinclair 4 Maya Chon 4 Lily Conrad 6 Aspen-Julia Ames 7 Gracie Foster 8 Patty Huerta 8 Julia Sherman 10 Sydney Achilles 10 Hope Lubbers 10 Heidi Lubbers 13 Madeline Wilkinson 14 Ella Graham 15 Carley Malm 15 Maddie Dobson 15 Katen Putman 15 Celine Khalife

Boys 16 1 Jarrod Nowak 1 Rudra Dixit 3 Andrew Klimiuk 4 Jaydn Richarson 5 Hayden Brauer 6 Kevin Cassidy 6 Pierce Klaassen 8 Nolan Schrader 9 Bryson Toubassi 10 Charlie Foss 11 William Weiner 11 Garrett Rogers 13 Brennen Sanders 13 Nathan Watson 15 Nolan Foth 16 Isaac Decker 17 Austin Gartner 17 Logan Gamble 19 Evan Kruse 20 Colby Swift

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Girls 14 1 Clara Whitaker 2 Jillian Harkin 2 Lillian Perrin 4 Rachel Osborn 4 Aspen-Julia Ames 6 Reagan Boleski 7 Kiarra Farha 7 Emma Sinclair 7 Halle Krehbiel 10 Gracelynn Bradbury 11 Robyn Logan 12 Sydney Benjamin 13 Kayla Lei 14 Patty Huerta 15 Gracie Foster 16 Michaela Martin 17 Sarah Sinclair 18 Hannah Weers 19 Menley Westhoff 20 Taylor Bruce

Girls 16 1 Brittany Steven 2 Brayden Steven 3 Sydney Lair 3 Reagan Boleski 5 Lauren Conrad 6 Riley Ruffin 7 Madeline Lysaught 8 Katherine Sherman 9 Alaina Cunningham 10 Hannah Geoffroy 11 Sydnee Foster 12 Grace Holgerson 12 Lillian Williams 14 Sydney McGrown 15 Alexandria Taylor 16 Kelsie Burr 17 Kylie Martin 18 Halle Krehbiel 18 Raegan Wessel 18 Kaylin Beswick 18 Kylie Coup 18 Brynn Steven

Mens Wheelchair Quad Open 1 Nick Taylor 2 Grady Landrum Womens Wheelchair A Singles 1 Jenny Kreutzer Womens Wheelchair B Singles 1 Jenny Kreutzer Mixed 7.0 Doubles 1 Kathleen Ambrosio/ Michael Chico

Girls 18 1 Grace Ball 1 Morgan Holopirek 3 Colby Fugit 4 Ellea Ediger 5 Sydney Lair 5 Ashley Sherrow 7 Taelyr Blehm 8 Brittany Steven 8 Anna Riedmiller 8 Elizabeth Cole 11 Breckyn Steven 12 Kendra Wicks 13 Karley Benson 14 Rachel Osborn 14 Sabrina Bellar 14 Madeline Watson 14 Jessie Graves 18 Ashley Debauge 19 Catherine Brierton 20 Taylor Daugherty Mens Open Singles 1 Robert Grout 2 James Hunt 3 Edward Ayala 4 Jonathan Cremin Mens 3.0 Singles 1 John Maddox Mens 3.5 Singles 1 Matthew Freese 2 Doug Peggs 3 Jim Bruggeman 4 Brannen Hogge Mens 4.0 Singles 1 Nicholas Hoyer

KANSAS

Boys 12 1 Nicholas Grabon 1 Abdulraheem Isa 3 Barrett Steven 4 Connor Phelps 4 Casey Perrin 6 John Lysaught 7 Grayson Wright 8 John Naftzger 9 Coleman Mathews 9 Kelton Poole 11 Charlie Dunne 12 Britton Snyder 13 Owen Deines 14 Collin Phelps 15 Jack Kramer 16 Joshua Everhart 16 Lucas Nutter 16 Charles Nolan 16 Sam Delong 20 Thom Loub

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Lasers welcome Jack Sock to the team!

Member of the 2017 Davis Cup Team 2016 Olympic Gold & Bronze Medalist 2014 Wimbledon Doubles Champion 2011 US Open Mixed Doubles Champion Pride of USTA Missouri Valley

2017 Mylan World TeamTennis

Home Season July 16 - August 5 Tickets on sale May 1

SpringgeldLasers.com Cooper Tennis Complex offers 12 indoor courts, 17 outdoor lighted courts and a 2,500-seat Mediacom Stadium Court. The indoor facility houses a full-service pro shop with racquet stringing and grip services, locker rooms with showers, a tness room with exercise equipment and free weights, a conference room, and a large meeting area. Programs and lessons are available for all ages and skill levels.

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2331 East Pythian • SPringfield, Missouri 65802 • (417) 837-5800

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OFFICERS

Melissa Sanders 417-837-5826 msmotennis@gmail.com

Tennis Service Representative

Youth Tennis Specialist Heather Hill 417-830-3891 hill@movalley.usta.com

Lindsay Hall 913-216-5143 hall@movalley.usta.com

DISTRICT STAFF Assistant District Administrator & District League Coordinator Linda Peters lpmotennis@gmail.com Columbia League Coordinator Mary Beth Litofsky marybethlitofsky@aol.com Junior Team Tennis Coordinator Jaime Vargas mojtt@gmail.com

COMMITTEE CHAIRS Adult & League Competition Glenn Pelecky gpelecky@gmail.com Junior Competition Dave LaFevers dlafevers@springfieldmo.gov Officials Cindy Baine 10smns@gmail.com Assistant Chair Officials Steve Webb swebb@springfieldmo.gov

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Marianella Padron marianellapadron@hotmail.com FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Steve Webb swebb@springfieldmo.gov SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Amanda Smith Asmith10s@yahoo.com TREASURER Rhonda Kaissi rkaissi5@gmail.com SECRETARY Mary Gregory mlgregory6@gmail.com AT-LARGE Larry Huitt lhuittmegsar@gmail.com

2016 AWARD WINNERS Adult Player of the Year Bruce Tanner Springfield

Outstanding Contributor to USTA Leagues Mary Beth Litofsky Columbia

Volunteer of the Year - Female Kayla Wilson Waynesville

Community Service Excellence Teresa Givens - Branson Jean Larrick - Springfield

Outstanding Contributor to Youth Tennis Omenius Erickson Moberly

Volunteer of the Year - Male Alec Jarvis Springfield

Distinguished Service Award Bob Cooper Springfield

Outstanding Diversity Achievement Boys & Girls Club Springfield

Event of the Year Tennis Under the Lights Springfield

Outstanding Official Cindy Baine Joplin

Junior Team Tennis Awards Male Sportsmanship Tyler LeSue - Springfield Female Sportsmanship Award Brooke Buehler - Billings Coach of the Year Kris Bhend - Jopin

Female Junior Player of the Year Corinne Farid Columbia

Outstanding USTA League Volunteers Donna Anderson - Carthage Cheryl Daucher - Mt. Vernon Judy Haines - Springfield Allison Steiner - Springfield Ann Vogel - Springfield

High School Coach of the Year Andrew Pohlman Springfield Media Excellence Mediacom Springfield Member Organization of the Year Columbia Parks & Recreation Columbia

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Recreational Player of the Year John Xu Springfield Tennis Family of the Year The Kim Family Springfield

MISSOURI

District Administrator

PRESIDENT Paul Nahon 417.459.6545 pnahon@springfieldmo.gov

Junior Sportsmanship Award Winners Girls 10s Elizabeth Smith - Clever Girls 12s Maggie Lin - Springfield Girls 14s Jadyn Wersinger - Springfield Girls 18s Hannah Anderson - Springfield Boys 10s Davis Bonebrake - Springfield Boys 14s Caden Hillman - Springfield Boys 16s Johnny Pescaglia - Columbia

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2016 FINAL RANKINGS (TOP 20)

MISSOURI

Boys 12 1 Joshua Kim 2 Max Litton 3 Caden Lingenfelser 4 Caleb Kim 5 Rohan Rao 6 John Swindle 7 Mason Cisco 8 Sejong Kim 9 Austin Potter 10 Raghav Bansal 11 Tyler Han 12 Akhilan Elangovan 13 Grant Kaplan 14 Mark Hajicek 15 Jacob Zimmerman 16 Lucas Wilhoit 17 Christopher Grossmann 18 Andrew May Boys 14 1 Luke Steiner 2 Max Litton 2 Garrett Roach 4 Nathan Herting 5 Caden Hillman 6 Joshua Wilde 7 Rohan Bansal 8 Ian Ding 9 Caden Lingenfelser 10 Bek Wartick 11 Atul Krishnadas 12 Joshua Kim 13 Akhilan Elangovan 14 Mason Cisco 15 Alexei Shunyakov 16 Rohan Rao 17 Tarun Bathini

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Boys 16 1 Matthan Tharakan 2 Garret Lewis 3 Matthew Zengel 4 Noah Winton 5 Finn Wartick 6 Gideon Kroutil 7 Evan Acosta 8 Luke Steiner 9 Kamran Farid 10 Miles Engelbrecht 11 Payton LaFevers 12 Kavin Anand 13 Joshua Wilde 14 Garrett Roach 15 Sage Riddle 16 Luke Bouchard 17 Drake Stephens 18 Adeesh Parvathaneni 19 Caden Hillman 20 Austin Spratt Boys 18 1 Reid Jarvis 2 Garrett Howard 3 Jason Nayar 4 Alec Jarvis 5 Ruu Pultz 6 Hayden Fulk 7 Brian Baker 8 Tucker Ethridge 9 Ben Byrd 10 Kamran Farid 11 Tyler Acosta 12 Cole Nelson 13 Brock Myers 14 Case Birlew 15 Ethan Chanliongco 16 Cade Chrastina 17 Drew Irwin

18 Jake Fraunfelder 19 Sam Weiler Girls 12 1 Dayae Kim 2 Rachel Chaney 3 Ella Swindle 4 Nirandra Sivakumar 5 Autumn Acosta 6 Aparna Sivaraman 7 Brynley Brotherton 8 Anna McCune 9 Sarah Wilde 10 Jenna Lin 11 Abryannah Stayton 12 Clara Mayfield 13 Christina Hua 14 Meghana Ambati Girls 14 1 Mary Hose 2 Dayae Kim 3 Mira Manolov 4 Maggie Lin 5 Madeleine Fulk 6 Erin Jarvis 7 Anna Tharakan 8 Jadyn Wersinger 9 Rachel Chaney 10 Bradley Weimer 11 Claire Griesemer 12 Hannah Lee 13 Samantha Doisy 14 Sandhiya Baskar 15 Alekhyaa Donthireddy 16 Madelyn Becker 17 Nirandra Sivakumar 18 Amanda Acosta 19 Autumn Acosta 20 Marissa Scott

Girls 16 1 Eleanor Fay 2 Courtney Potter 3 Mary Hose 4 Abigail Chaney 5 Brooke Smith 6 Bailey Patrick 7 Hannah Loder 8 Corinne Farid 9 Kaitlyn Snyder 10 Caroline Holman 11 Heather Georges 12 MichelleBrown 13 Madelie Bhend 14 Susan Meyer 15 Mattie Miles 16 Sydney Johnson 17 Audrey Milyo 18 Mirra Manolov 19 Hayley Neighmond 20 Asha Parvathaneni Girls 18 1 Anna Rader 2 Katherine Dudley 3 Coral Tracy 4 Mary Harris 5 Eleanor Fay 6 Faith Wright 7 Hannah Anderson 8 Hannah Chaney 9 Brooke Smith 10 Corinne Farid 11 Emma Ethridge 12 Abigail Chaney 13 Darika Shaibekova 14 Emily Kroutil 15 Lauren Hofmann 16 Bailey Patrick 17 Courtney Potter

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OFFICERS

Tennis Service Representative

TBA

Youth Tennis Specialist

Kara Heim 913-967-9452 heim@movalley.usta.com

Darren Emerick 308-279-0509 emerick@movalley.usta.com

COMMITTEE CHAIRS 10 and Under Tennis Talor Wain 402-875-3403 tj_wain@hotmail.com

Community Development Troy Saulsbury 308-338-0911 troysulz@frontiernet.net

Junior Competition Scott Shafer 608-358-4468 scott.tyler.shafer@gmail.com

Adult Competition Jason Rodenberger 402-578-7372 jason.rodenberger@gmail.com

Diversity Rick Spalding 402-720-8284 rspalding@gmail.com

Junior Recreation Ben Wigert 402-590-7393 bgwigert615@yahoo.com

Awards Verne Weber 402-682-5862 vaweber10s@aol.com

Grievance Bruce Vosburg 402-342-1000 bvosburg@fittslaw.com

League Coordinator Lisa Thomas 408-290-5931 lisathomasusta@icloud.com

Collegiate Brett Lieske 402-616-6349 blieske1@gmail.com

Hall of Fame Verne Weber 402-682-5862 vaweber10s@aol.com

Membership TBA

Officials Carol Hodges cbhodges@gmail.com Parks & Recreation TBA Tournament Curt Smith 402-326-3484 curtten@gmail.com Website Jane Hines 402-522-6310 NTAwebupdate@gmail.com

Nominating Kevin Heim 402-441-7095 kevin@woodstenniscenter.com

PRESIDENT Justin Bigsby 402-721-8069 mrjbigs@gmail.com IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Kevin Heim 402-441-7095 kevin@woodstenniscenter.com FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Heather Blumel 402-699-3393 heatherblumel@hotmail.com SECOND VICE PRESIDENT TBA TREASURER Charlie Campbell 402-362-4558 campbell@alltel.net SECRETARY Mike Willman 402-547-9613 day 402-727-9048 night mikewllmn@aol.com

NEBRASKA

Executive Secretary

2016 AWARD WINNERS Hall of Fame Inductees Jim Manion, Omaha Gene Starmer, Omaha Distinguished Service Jean Uffelman, Lincoln 10 and Under Tennis Facility Woods Tennis Center Adult Player of the Year Jackson Withrow Adult Recreational Player of the Year Maggie Sweigert Community Service Excellence Gibby Chapman Event of the Year Fred Johnson All Stars Facility of the Year Koch Family Tennis Center

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Junior Female Player of the Year Samantha Mannix Junior Male Player of the Year Mason Meier Junior Recreational Player of the Year Olivia Flood Junior Tournament of the Year Missouri Valley Super #2 Media Excellence Max Massey Member Organization of the Year Tennis Buddies Outstanding Adult/Senior Tournament $5K Omaha Adult Open Outstanding CTA Omaha Tennis Association

Outstanding Contributor USTA League Tennis Susan Parr Outstanding Contributor to Youth High Performance Program Scott Shafer Outstanding Diversity Achievement Rick Haith Outstanding High School Coach Ron Messbarger Outstanding USTA Official Carol Hodges Tennis Family of the Year The Bob Wenger Family Grand Slam Winners Kelby Deese, Mixed Doubles 8.0 Kay Merkel, Mixed Doubles 8.0 Rifaz Jeoffrey, Mens 3.5 Singles Sara McArdle, Womens Open Singles Amanda Woodward-Kennedy, Womens 3.0 Singles

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NEBRASKA

Boys 12 1 Gavin Forster 2 Gabriel Cortinas 3 Josh Morales 4 Jackson Miller 5 Nathan Roberts 6 Quentin Reid 7 Jonathon Sabirianov 8 Kirby Le 9 Joshua Evans 10 Ryan Abels Boys 14 1 Christian Cortinas 2 Mason Warner 3 Ethan Neil 4 Zachary Kuo 5 Garret Starman 6 Joe Harris 6 Alex Bigsby 8 Will Ulrich 9 Miles Meier 10 Joseph Plachy 11 Daniel Kowal 12 Connor Barrett 13 Christian Norris 14 Colin Mahoney 15 Neal Agarwal 16 Siddarth Gillella 17 Asher Kula 18 Ruthvick Kasireddy 19 Samuel Johnson 20 Jake Sundquist Boys 16 1 Connor Vandewege 2 Benjamin Starman 3 Nick O’Shea 4 Kaleb Strawhecker 5 Jack Bergmeyer 6 Smaran Marupudi 7 Jack Hansen-Reed 8 Nathan Grof 9 Jake Wilkinson 10 Sam Konwinski 11 Richard Batelaan Boys 18 1 Brett Slezak 2 Derek Dornsife 3 Mason Meier 4 Samuel Faulk 5 Alexander Batelaan 6 Grayson Arnold 7 Benjamin Faulk 8 Parker Cunning 9 Matthias Mattley 10 Max Prochaska 11 Scotty Sullivan 12 Alex King 13 Jack Hitzemann 14 Sam Ortgies 15 Eli Wolfe 16 Zachary Beckman 17 Devin Nielsen 18 Matthew Semin 19 Matthew Moller

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Girls 12 1 Ina Satpathy 2 Elsa Jurrens 3 Camilla Ibrahimova 4 Belinda Rademacher 5 Elizabeth Nelson 6 Riya Kannapareddy 7 Kayla Kling 8 Cecilia Ulrich 9 Olivia Rae Flood 10 Kristina Le 11 Rahni Beyers 12 Abigayle Bigsby

17 18 18 18

Girls 14 1 Mary Faulk 2 Kayla Kling 3 Clare Plachy 3 Caroline Miller 5 Apsara Anugole 6 Baylor Pope 7 Kathy Le 8 Avery Spyers 9 Ina Satpathy 10 Swara Prajapati 11 Sydney Evaristo 12 Natalie Reynolds 13 Sarah Lang 14 Averie Dodds 15 Margaret Hove 16 Riya Kannapareddy 17 Alex Tessendorf

Boys 18 Doubles 1 Brett Slezak 2 Samuel Faulk 3 Benjamin Faulk 4 Derek Dornsife 5 Mason Meier 5 Connor Vandewege 7 Parker Cunning 7 Scotty Sullivan 9 Brian O’Flanagan 9 Samuel Coy 11 Jack Hitzemann 12 Ryan McNamara

Girls 16 1 Justine Linscott 2 Josie Friedman 3 Meena Satpathy 4 Hailey Haar 5 Bianca Rademacher 6 Abby Sullivan 7 Katie Le 8 Kailey Jay 9 Elizabeth Kirschner 10 Sarah O’Malley 11 Marissa Newman Girls 18 1 Julia King 2 Fidan Ibrahimova 3 Olivia Faulk 4 Katherine Krueger 5 Kristal Kuo Boys 14 Doubles 1 Christian Cortinas 2 Zachary Kuo 3 Ethan Neil 4 Alex Bigsby 5 Mason Warner 6 Gabriel Cortinas 7 Joe Harris 8 Will Ulrich 9 Garret Starman 10 Colin Mahoney 10 Daniel Kowal 12 Josh Morales 13 Christian Norris 14 Miles Meier 15 Graham Peterson 16 Neal Agarwal

Samuel Johnson Nathan Roberts Thomas O’Donnell Joseph Plachy

Boys 16 Doubles 1 Benjamin Starman 2 Kaleb Strawhecker 3 Jack Bergmeyer 4 William Alexander 4 Joseph Plachy 6 Samuel Coy 7 Damien Bell

Girls 12 Doubles 1 Belinda Rademacher Girls 14 Doubles 1 Caroline Miller 2 Clare Plachy 3 Cecilia Ulrich 3 Belinda Rademacher 5 Kathy Le 5 Kristina Le 7 Zoey Norris 7 Elizabeth Nelson 9 Averie Dodds 9 Elaina Fanton 11 Riya Kannapareddy Girls 16 Doubles 1 Bianca Rademacher 2 Madison Kiani 3 Sarah Weber 4 Justine Linscott 5 Kristal Kuo 6 Abby Sullivan Girls 18 Doubles 1 Katherine Krueger 2 Olivia Faulk 3 Claire Neil 4 Kristal Kuo 5 Sarah O’Malley 6 Abby Sullivan 7 Fidan Ibrahimova Mens Open Singles 1 Rick Stempson 2 Noel Hoig 3 Uriel Sandkovsky 4 Kerrick Stack 5 Andy McDill 6 Keagan Hill 7 Eqequiel Piccione 8 Decature Banker

Mens 3.0 Singles 1 Duane Lantz 2 Bret Tibbets Mens 3.5 Singles 1 Rifaz Jeoffrey 2 Scott Hagewood 3 Shawn Murray 4 Duane Lantz 4 Ed Kirkwood 6 Anh Huynh Mens 4.0 Singles 1 Jason McFarley 2 Christian Cortinas 2 John Fitzekam 4 Brad Miller Mens 4.5 Singles 1 Jerry Brocky 2 Greg Hepfner 3 Joseph Murray Womens Open Singles 1 Sara McArdle Womens 3.0 Singles 1 Amanda Kennedy Womens 3.5 Singles 1 Stephanie Theis 2 Angela Jacquin 3 Natalie Simmonds 4 Jackie Boller Womens 4.0 Singles 1 Stephanie Theis 2 Emily Boaz 3 Neeley Remmers Womens 4.5 Singles 1 Claire Hying Mens Open Doubles 1 Andy McDill 2 Uriel Sandkovsky 3 Decature Banker 3 Derek Dornsife 5 Keagan Hill 6 Javier Turbi 7 Rick Stempson 7 Grayson McCartney Mens 3.5 Doubles 1 Shawn Murray Mens 4.0 Doubles 1 Jason McFarley 2 Rian Beyers Mens 4.5 Doubles 1 Damon Osborne Womens Open Doubles 1 Kari Stempson Womens 3.5 Doubles 1 Jackie Boller

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Womens 4.0 Doubles 1 Shannon Brinkman 1 Tammy Tegler Mixed Open Doubles 1 Kari Stempson 2 Sara McArdle 2 William Batchelor 4 Jacob Wenger Mixed 7.0 Doubles 1 Greg Jacquin 1 Angela Jacquin 3 Amanda Kennedy 4 Jason McFarley Mixed 8.0 Doubles 1 Kelby Deese 2 Heather Blumel 3 Kay Merkel 4 Gene Stickney 5 Susan Parr 5 Kreg Green Mixed 9.0 Doubles 1 William Batchelor 1 Sara McArdle

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2016 Nebraska State Champions Nebraska Class A High School Girls Team Title – Lincoln Southeast No. 1 Singles – Fidan Ibrahimova, Lincoln Southeast No. 2 Singles – Caroline Lahey, Omaha Marian No. 1 Doubles – Morgan Eby/Spencer Roach, Papillion LaVista No. 2 Doubles – Brooke Shreve/Abby Sullivan, Lincoln Pius X Nebraska Class B High School Girls Team Title – Elkhorn South No. 1 Singles – Samantha Mannix, Elkhorn South No. 2 Singles – Leah Cates, Elkhorn South No. 1 Doubles – Michelle Messbarger/Courtney Shundoff, Kearney Catholic No. 2 Doubles – Laura Lowry/Madison Liske, GICC Nebraska Class A High School Boys Team Title – Creighton Preparatory No.1 Singles – William Gleason, Lincoln Southwest No. 2 Singles – Alex King, Creighton Preparatory No. 1 Doubles – Thomas Kennedy/Ryan McNamara, Creighton Preparatory No. 2 Doubles – henry Massey/Andrew Headstrom, Lincoln Southwest Nebraska Class B High School Boys Team Title – Lincoln Pius X No. 1 Singles – Mason Meier, Elkhorn South No. 2 Singles – Joseph Dawson, Lincoln Pius X No. 1 Doubles – Riley Warner/Joseph Burt, Lincoln Pius X No. 2 Doubles – Jake Wilkinson/Brooks Scott, Lincoln Pius X

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OKLAHOMA

OFFICERS

PRESIDENT Bill Towler 405-590-5260 btowler@praxisbenefits.net

Executive Director

Tennis Service Representative

David Minihan 405-312-5252 ustaoklahoma@gmail.com

VICE PRESIDENT - ADULTS Mary Jo Tasker 918-694-5445 mjtasker@hotmail.com

Community Tennis Manager Casey McKenzie 918-688-4408 mckenzie.usta.ctm@gmail.com

VICE PRESIDENT - JUNIORS Eric Wedemeyer 405-627-0792 ewedemeyer1@cox.net

SECRETARY Michele Hill 405-826-7856 hillkev@sbcglobal.net

Becky Riggs 918-999-5502 riggs@movalley.usta.com

Laura Puryear 913-967-9147 puryear@movalley.usta.com

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Steve Henry 405-226-1722 cell 405-946-2739 work okctenniscenter@att.net

TREASURER Dwayne Campbell 580-603-0490 dcamp1970@gmail.com

Schools Tennis Organizer

QUADRANT REPRESENTATIVES Northwest Quadrant Bart Ramsey (Yukon) 405-820-8572 bartletthramsey@gmail.com

Northeast Quadrant Melissa McCorkle (Tulsa) 918-830-0526 mmtennis@cox.net

Southwest Quadrant Phil Barnes (Duncan) 580-251-5299 pbarnes@sbcglobal.net

Southeast Quadrant Luke Epps (Norman) 405-503-6427 lukeandsummer@hotmail.com

COMMITTEE CHAIRS Adult Competition Co-Chairs Mary Jo Tasker 918-694-5445 mjtasker@hotmail.com Richard Magann 405-314-0417 rmagann@gmail.com Awards Bill Nelson 580-320-4700 skunny31@hotmail.com Budget & Finance Dwayne Campbell 580-603-0490 dcamp1970@gmail.com

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Collegiate/League Coordinator Adults OKC Metro Marc Claude 405-640-9638 cell marcaclaude@gmail.com League Coordinator - Tulsa Metro Liz Montgomery 918-640-5348 tulsaustaleagues@gmail.com League Coordinator - Seniors OKC Metro Susan Bert 405-501-3463 (c) okcseniorusta@gmail.com Diversity Emmy Tigert 405-315-3822 emmy.tigert@mshdg.com

General Counsel/Grievance Charles Laster 405-273-2910 charlielaster@sbcglobal.net Grants Michele Hill 405-826-7856 hillkev@sbcglobal.net Hall of Fame Richard Perry 580-242-5848 Richard.M.Perry@sbcglobal.net Junior Competition Eric Wedemeyer 405-627-0792 ewedemeyer1@cox.net

Nominating Steve Henry 405-226-1722 cell 405-946-2739 work okctenniscenter@att.net Officials Dean Richardville 918-671-7208 drichardville@cox.net Sanctions & Scheduling Bill Riggan 405-329-1994 home 405-650-6076 cell wmriggan@att.net

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2016 FINAL RANKINGS (TOP 20)

Boys 14 1 Brett Keeling 2 Randon Kanchanakomtorn 3 Rohan Shrestha 4 Aiden Robinson 5 Kale Mize 6 Logan De Los Santos 7 Ashwin Chandrasekar 8 Brenden Baird 9 Rumaish Khastgir 10 Caylor Hessen 11 Andrew Carter 12 Cooper Knutsen 13 Nicholas Rule 14 Steven Nguyen 15 Daniel Haley 16 Conner Wood 17 Zachary Quattro 18 Luke Bracks 19 Hunter Henry 20 Reid Rainwater Boys 16 1 James Fritts 2 Graydon Lair 3 Brogan McLaughlin 4 Zachary Vaughn 5 Eli Brewer 6 Dominic Roman 7 Daniel Haley 8 Christopher Dyer 9 Luke Bracks 10 Cole Knutsen 11 Caleb Fuller 12 Aaron Boyington 13 Ishan Pasricha 14 Blake Hopp 15 Alex Han 16 Conner Wood 17 Zayne McLaughlin 18 Quinn Navarro 19 Evan Magsig 20 Aaron Puffinbarger

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Boys 18 1 Aaron Brewer 2 Jeremy Vaughn 3 Scott Hjelm 4 Alexander Richards 5 Nicholas Elias 6 Brogan McLaughlin 7 Jack Wagner 8 Gabriel Willbourn 9 Karsten Knutsen 10 Logan Orr 11 James Fritts 12 Jackson Atherton 13 Hamza Chaudhry 14 Logan Wheeler 15 Blake Sprouse 16 Vinay Chandrasekaran 17 William Reynolds 18 Jack Kaiser 19 Clayton Hughes 20 Jake Mcguire Girls 12 1 Audrey Brown 2 Sofia Ohlson 3 Ivy Wilson 4 Lucy Latham 5 Beth Bayless 6 Lily Plaster 7 Annika Schoenhofer 8 Sindhya Atturu 9 Maddie Shelley 10 Caitlin Flower 11 Carrington Hessen 12 Marisa Stonis 13 Sydney Swift 14 Erica Lambrecht 15 Ana Boggs Girls 14 1 Issabella Pensavalle 2 Kate Miley 3 Shria Atturu 4 Maggie Holcomb 5 Becca Powers 6 Teja Tirunelveli 7 Lauren Michalcik 8 Grace Lorenz 9 Savannah Lee 10 Addison Miller 11 Seerut Parmar 12 Audrey O’Rear 13 Amulya Devasamudram 14 Aubrey Bailey 15 Sydney Hoose 16 Houston Jennings 17 Preslee Peevy 18 Lucy Latham 19 Beth Bayless 20 Ciarra Rose Girls 16 1 Rachel McCorkle 2 Reagan Miley 3 Emily Johnston 4 Alyssa Zayat 5 Jenna Noel

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Addison Miller Hannah Walman Natalia Jabrzemski Bailey Wollmershauser Melody Holcomb Annabelle Treadwell Alexa Powers Houston Jennings Shria Atturu Erika VanDoren Natalie Evans Marissa Teter Erica Jaggernauth Nicole Merrill Hailey Juen

Girls 18 1 Haley Morgan 2 Darby Cobb 3 Erin Epperson 4 Darla Jirousek 5 Lora Boggs 6 Marissa Fingerle 7 Kinsey Fields 8 Saralyn Dyer 9 Sarah Cameron 10 Rylee Tucker 11 Nina Jabrzemski 12 Isabella Dunlap 13 Annabelle Treadwell 14 Valentina Ricaurte-Cabas 15 Kenzie Rains 16 Alyssa Zayat 17 Kimmie Koors 18 Lauren McCorkle 19 Reagan Miley Mens Open Singles 1 John Marshall 2 John Sedlak 3 Thomas Michaud 4 Brock Buchanan Mens 3.0 Singles 1 Gary Korsun 2 John Jeffords 3 Zachary Chastain Mens 3.5 Singles 1 King Bingamon 2 Matthew Green 3 Joey Davidson Mens 4.0 Singles 1 Jeff Cato 2 Fred Lueck 3 Mike Lofdahl Mens 3.5 Doubles 1 Eric Nelson/

Joshua Purser 2 Matthew Green/ King Bingamon Mens 4.0 Doubles 1 David Krisa/

Paul Thetford

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3

4

Tom Small/ Mark Allen Brent Hall/ Brian Battershell Jeff Harding/ Sam Hashemi

Womens Open Singles 1 Emily Faulkner 2 Addison Miller Womens 3.0 Singles 1 Nicole Snapp-Holloway Womens 3.5 Singles 1 Dallas Miller Womens 2.5 Doubles 1 Paris Van Dyne/ Pamela Rollins Womens 3.0 Doubles 1 Brie Bella/ Zelma Barnes 2 Mitzi Westerman/ Becky Johnson 3 Dotty Killam/

Audrey Walker 4 Ronna Osborn/ Stacy Cato 5 Nicole Snapp-Holloway/

Karen Waddell Womens 3.5 Doubles 1 Jamie Webb/ Rochelle Hale 2 Teresa Ledlow/ Maricel Kuhn 3 Dotty Killam/

Audrey Walker 4 Karen Waddell/ Laura German Womens 4.0 Doubles 1 Jamie Webb/ Rochelle Hale 2 Tina Stong/ Jenna Hellack Mixed 7.0 Doubles 1 Stacy Cato/ Jeff Cato 2 Cameron Trice/ Jennifer Barber 3 Dallas Miller/

Joshua Purser 4 Lucius Doh/ Joanne Kim Mixed 8.0 Doubles 1 William Hancock/ Emily Pomeroy 2 Mark Shuck/ Tina Shuck

OKLAHOMA

Boys 12 1 Zachary Quattro 2 James Quattro 3 Cristian Pensavalle 4 Lawson Prather 5 Jacob Cameron 6 Larsen Van Horn 7 Enre Boshoff 8 Cameron Cheek 9 Randon Kanchanakomtorn 10 Paxton Ford 11 Ian Bracks 12 Jesper Ohlson 13 James Owens 14 Kobe Nhin 15 Creed Skinner 16 Dylan Rainwater 17 Carter Henry 18 Cayden Cheek 19 Rohan Shrestha 20 Langdon Tingleaf

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2016 AWARD WINNERS

OKLAHOMA

10 and Under Tennis Facility Oak Tree Country Club Edmond

Male Junior Player of the Year William Genesen Tulsa

Adult Recreational Player of the Year Michael Thagard Edmond

Junior Recreational Player of the Year Edwin & Kevin Bosquez Oklahoma City

Community Service Excellence The Greens Country Club Oklahoma City

Member Organization of the Year The Greens Country Club Oklahoma City

Distinguished Service Jean Baxter Edmond Event of the Year NCAA Championship University of Tulsa Facility of the Year Case Tennis Center at LaFortune Tulsa High School Coach of the Year Skip Griese, Ada High School Ada Female Junior Player of the Year Morgan Coppoc Tulsa

Outstanding Adult/ Senior Tournament The Fall Classic Oklahoma City Outstanding Community Tennis Association Henryetta Tennis Association Henryetta Outstanding Contributor to USTA League Tennis Program Melissa McCorkle & Staff Tulsa Outstanding Contributor to Youth High Performance Trent Tucker Tulsa

Outstanding Diversity Achievement Julie Harrelson Tulsa Outstanding Junior Tournament Hideaway Junior Mixed Doubles Tulsa Outstanding Official Becky Riggs Tulsa Tennis Family of the Year The Powers Family Bixby USTA Junior Team Tennis Organizer Ellie Bailey, Tucker Tennis Academy Tulsa

Junior Sportsmanship Winners Boys 10 Michael Johnson, Sand Springs Boys 12 Enre Boshoff, Tulsa Boys 14 Daniel Haley, Edmond Boys 16 Wyatt Cummings. Pauls Valley Boys 18 Miller Zeiders, Edmond Girls 10 Ava Jacobsen, Tulsa Girls 12 Audrey Brown, Tulsa Girls 14 Ciarra Rose, Edmond Girls 16 Rachel McCorkle, Tulsa Girls 18 Erin Epperson, Bartlesville

2017 SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP DATES AND LOCATIONS Adult Section Championship I August 10-13; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 18 & Over 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 55 & Over 7.0, 9.0 Adult Section Championship II August 24-27; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 18 & Over 2.5, 3.5, 4.5 55 & Over 6.0, 8.0 This event has been funded in part by the Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Commission.

Adult Section Championship III September 7-10; Omaha, Nebraska 40 & Over 3.0, 4.0 September 7-10; St. Louis, Missouri 40 & Over 3.5, 4.5 Mixed Doubles Section Championship I September 14-17; Topeka, Kansas 18 & Over 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 65 & Over Invitational July 7-9; Overland Park, Kansas

Mixed Doubles Section Championship II September 21-24; Springfield, Missouri 40 & Over 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 Tri-Level Section Invitational November 10-12; Des Moines, Iowa Men & Women 3.5, 4.0, 4.5

ST. LOUIS

OFFICERS

PRESIDENT Beth Causey 314-322-8911 brcausey@gmail.com IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Jason Mathes 314-324-6648 jason_mathes@ml.com VICE PRESIDENT - JUNIORS Ken Hayden 618-277-7715 kjhay12@yahoo.com VICE PRESIDENT - ADULTS Beth Spengler Kelley 217-494-1285 beth.spengler@gmail.com VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Scott Stinson 314-550-6561 stinsons@central-realty.com SECRETARY Del Cloninger 314-402-7228 delcloninger@gmail.com TREASURER John Kelly 314-956-7660 kellyjohnF15@gmail.com

Executive Director

Tennis Service Representative

Mary Vassar 314-432-3990 314-341-8371 cell director@ustastl.com

Sue Riemann 913-967-9137 riemann@movalley.usta.com

Schools Tennis Organizer Kim Wheeler 618-741-4639 wheeler@movalley.usta.com

DISTRICT STAFF/SUPPORT COORDINATORS 10 & Under Toni McDonald 314-249-9986 10U@ustastl.com

COMMITTEE MEMBERS Awards John Kelly 314-956-7660 kellyjohnF15@gmail.com

DISTRICT SUPPORT Bookkeeper Susan Walton 314-432-3990 financial@ustastl.com

Adult League Megan Kovacs 314-432-3990 leagues@ustastl.com

Hall of Fame Judy Dippold 314-845-3944 dipper20@gmail.com

Legal Advisor Andy Glaser 314-231-6700 day afg@herzogcrebs.com

Junior Activities Carobeth Kelly 314-432-3990 juniors@ustastl.com

Officials Vicki Elwood vickiten4life@gmail.com

STL Association of Tennis Officials John Kelly - President 314-956-7660 kellyjohnF15@gmail.com

Junior Team Tennis Leagues Dee Wharton 314-374-7683 JTT@ustastl.com

Youth Pathway Dee Wharton 314-432-3990 JTT@ustastl.com

2016 AWARD WINNERS Adult Players of the Year Jason Rule & Pat Purcell Adult Recreational Players of the Year Dustin Imgarten & Anne Ross Community Service Excellence David Scurry Distinguished Service Beth Causey Diversity Achievement Mark Platt Event of the Year Hall of Fame - Maria Steinbach Facility of the Year Vetta Racquet Sports West Family of the Year The Biesterfeld Family

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Judy Dippold Junior Players of the Year Carson Haskins & Caroline Pozo

Outstanding Contributors to USTA League Programs Sam Shouldis & Shelley Fridley

Junior Recreational Players of the Year Gavin Sohn & Emily Kantrovitz

Outstanding Contributor to Youth High Performance Mike Miller - Miller Academy

Junior Team Tennis Organizer Jane Herder & Mark Platt

Outstanding High School Coach Brandon Murray - Lindbergh

Member Organization of the Year Sunset Tennis Center

Outstanding Junior Tournament Missouri Valley Futures #3

Outstanding Adult Tournament Light Dwight Outstanding Contributor to 10 and Under Tennis Kenneth Powell - MAC West

Outstanding Official John Kelly Special Achievement Pierce Liberman

Junior Sportsmanship Awards Boys 10 Noah Hinni Boys 12 Kathan Palagiri Boys 14 Gus Tettamble Boys 16 Zach Trimpe Boys 18 Dillon Youngberg Girls 10 Keira Lang Girls 12 Heidi Gaertner Girls 14 Elizabeth Barlowe Girls 16 Keeley Van Antwerp Girls 18 Claire Martin

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2016 FINAL RANKINGS (TOP 20) Boys 18 1 Ben Remis 2 Kenji Yanaba 3 Dominic Macaluso 4 Max Skaer 5 Robert Baisch 6 Aaron Umen 7 Trenton Wherry 8 Blaise Fagan 9 Christian Cowulich 10 Donovan McKnight 11 Clayton Maack 12 Matthew Dubuque 13 AJ Woodman 14 Alex Gray 15 Nazeer Robinson 16 Erik Weiler 17 Dillon Youngberg 18 Andy Graf 19 Zachary Harris 20 Dylan Friedman

Girls 16 1 Alyson Piskulic 2 Michelle Korenfeld 3 Zoe Hahn 4 Kelly Maeda 5 Ella Kinder 6 Chloe McIsaac 7 Gabriella Thornton 8 Natalie Malone 9 Mary Sullivan 10 Angela Jia 11 Natalie Karibian 12 Faith Griese 13 Caleigh McClain 14 Keeley Van Antwerp 15 Samantha Remis 16 Nia Cooper 17 Isabel Burwitz 18 Abigail Thurmer 19 Daniela Rosenberger 20 Madyson Schreiber

Boys 14 1 Akash Rajan 2 Jai Vallurupalli 3 Dev Nayak 4 Evan Erb 5 Brian Kim 6 Case Fagan 7 Nicholas Fischer 8 Rory Sutter 9 Sean Finnie 10 Augustine Tettamble 11 Layton Wille 12 Samuel Wang 13 Ryan Jasper 14 Thomas Griese 15 John Newell 16 Cody Zhang 17 Ethan Hinni 18 Gary Gaertner 19 Adam Zhao 20 Andre Sales

Girls 12 1 Suzanna McLellan 2 Katie Ferguson 3 Ariel Madatali 4 Abby Gaines 5 Amber Yin 6 Laura Finnie 7 Journee White 8 Livia Votruba 9 Heidi Gaertner 10 Skye Madatali 11 Clair Stewart 12 Robin Hall 13 Morgan McKinnis 14 Grace Brown 15 Emma Hall 16 Eva Kasal 17 Chloe Koons 18 Chava Hahn 19 Saanvi Gudreddi 20 Mary Beckemeier

Girls 18 1 Ellie Burger 2 Claire Martin 3 Alyson Piskulic 4 Katarina Rosenberger 5 Ellie Lewis 6 Kylie McCarthy 7 Mary Sullivan 8 Natalie Malone 9 Morgan Colbert 10 Chloe McIsaac 11 Keeley Van Antwerp 12 Ella Kinder 13 Maria Brandt 14 Kelly Maeda 15 Faith Griese 16 Rebecca Davis 17 Sarah Salinas 18 Aleksandra Blagojevic 19 Maria Mezo 20 Riley Clarke

Boys 16 1 Matthew Dubuque 2 Jeremy Ouyang 3 AJ Woodman 4 Zachary Trimpe 5 Max Skaer 6 Calvin Faris 7 Clayton Maack 8 Aaron Umen 9 Cade Cunnane 10 Grant Bowman 11 David Abilez 12 Drake Schreiber 13 Case Fagan 14 Brendan Cunnane 15 Matthew Fan 16 Nicholas Papachrisanthou 17 Evan Erb 18 Akash Rajan 19 Angelo Vidal 20 Danny Lombardi

Girls 14 1 Elizabeth Choate 2 Ariel Madatali 3 Lily Walther 4 Ainsley Heidbreder 5 Daniela Rosenberger 6 Emily Kantrovitz 7 Sophia McLellan 8 Erin Davis 9 Katie Ferguson 10 Laura Finnie 11 Angela Jia 12 Elizabeth Barlow 13 Meghan Ferguson 14 Nia Cooper 15 Nawal Cheema 16 Abigail Thurmer 17 Chloe Trimpe 18 Stuti Sinha 19 Shannon Sims 20 Alexis Woodman

Mens Open Singles 1 Erik Weiler 2 Devan Faulkenberg 3 Dylan Faulkenberg 4 Jordan Faulkenberg 5 Dylan Steffens 6 Michael Lesko 7 Joseph McAllister 7 Christopher Gillis 7 Carson Haskins 10 Romeo Monzones 11 Michael Peters 12 Jonathan Claywell 13 Chad Townsend 14 Andy Graf 15 Michael Levan 15 Alexander Lowell 17 Ryan White 18 Arashi Cogan 18 Chase Stumne 20 John Lowell

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Mens 35s Singles 1 Christopher Bailey 1 Jason Pan 3 Jesse Macias 4 Logan Kuhns 5 Damion Trasada 6 Trey Ourth 7 Robert Moore Mens 45s Singles 1 James Claywell 2 Andrew Sipka 2 Jeff Wagner 4 Bobby Stierwalt Mens Open Doubles 1 Michael Peters/ Dylan Steffens 2 Jonathan Claywell/

Erik Weiler 3 Jordan Faulkenberg/ Dylan Faulkenberg 4 Alexander Lowell/ John Lowell 5 Brian Etling/ Dave Fuhrig 5 Joseph McAllister/ Patrick Huewe 5 Ian Baker/ Chad Townsend 8 Michael Shelton/ Harrison Gammon 8 Stephen Kadyk/

Jason Rule 8 Steve Moehn/ Kyler Updyke 11 Matthew Dunn/

Austin Diehl 12 Allan Bower/

Steve Moehn 12 Chris Bianchi/ Brett Hartig 12 Alexander Pozo/ Eduardo Abilez 12 Stephen Hipkiss/ James Hipkiss 12 Richard Gray/ Jeffrey Stern 17 Jordan Faulkenberg/ Brian Stachowski 17 Andy Graf/ Devan Faulkenberg 19 Mandeep Yadav/ Dominic Macaluso 19 Matt Mainer/ Kyle Laramie Mens 3.5 Doubles 1 Yangdong Pan/

Jason Pan

ST. LOUIS

Boys 12 1 Danny Radke 2 Thomas Griese 3 Amit Kadan 4 Justin Jan 5 Nicholas Fischer 6 Brian Tokarczyk 7 Daniel Schaffer 8 Kathan Palagiri 9 Rajeshwar Jaladi 10 Nathan Chan 11 Gaurav Muthusamy 12 Rocco Regnier 13 Josh Lombardi 14 Alex Chen 15 Grant Dahl 16 Ayush Negi 17 Udaykiran Vissa 18 Nicholas Chun 19 Jai Patel 20 Shaan Patel

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ST. LOUIS

Mens 35s Doubles 1 Mark Sophir/ John Barenkamp 2 Paul Austin/ James Barenkamp 3 Ben Lam/

Charles Welton 4 David Machicao/

John Kinsella Womens Open Singles 1 Ashley Bonine 2 Laurie Burke 3 Janelle Wilson 4 Ashley Ragnow 5 Rebecca McIsaac 5 Caroline Claywell 5 Marta Caballero 8 Trish Skaer 9 Elizabeth Otto 9 Teresa Flanagan 9 Sydney Owsley 12 Laura Moore 13 Angela Reckelhoff 14 Sarah Rose 14 Dana Metzger 14 Katarina Rosenberger 17 Kelsey Welton Womens Open Doubles 1 Ilona Cowulich/ Jennifer Melichar 1 Marta Caballero/

Laura Moore 3 Christy Hoefle/ Brea Phillips 4 Annie Walsh/ Ita Pumphrey 5 Kate Kleiber/

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