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The Official Publication of the USPTA Texas Division Spring 2013 Edition
Joe Dinoffer, USPTA Texas
Tennis Professional of the Year
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River Oaks CC
April Specialty Course
2013 USPTA Texas
Summer Retreat
2013 Annual Conference
Wrap Up
2013 ITA Men’s
Hall of Fame
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David Webb
PRESIDENT
DAVID WEBB
7111 N.E. Loop 820
North Richland Hills, Texas 76180
817-427-6680
dwebb@richland-tennis-center.com
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
JENNY GRAY
2510 Onion Creek Parkway
Austin, Texas 78747
512-282-2829
jgray@onioncreekclub.com
1st VICE PRESIDENT
CRAIG BELL
5201 Westgrove Drive
Dallas, Texas 75248
972-931-7326 ext. 2121
CBell1360@aol.com
2nd VICE PRESIDENT
CARY LOTHRINGER
One Carlton Woods Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 77382
281-863-5795
clothringer@thewoodlands.com
3rd VICE PRESIDENT
JORY ERECKSON
449 Champions Drive
Georgetown, Texas 78628
512-930-3783
jereckson@berrycreekcc.com
SECRETARY
ANDY SHIELDS
644 Northwood Hills Drive
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
830-998-8989
hillcountrytennis@gmail.com
TREASURER
DENNIS REBLIN
4100 N. New Braunfels Ave
San Antonio, Texas 78209
210-804-6130
dennis@sanantoniocc.com
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CHARLOTTE WYLIE
2113 Winding Creek Drive
Keller, Texas 76248
888-445-0505
817.521.7483
cwylie2@verizon.net
President’s Message
Hello Texas Professionals,
I am honored and humbled to have
been elected your president. My goal is to
focus our organization on you, the pros
in the field, that are doing all the work to
make Texas the great division it is. In an
effort to do that I would ask that each of
you take 45 seconds to email your contact
information (name, email address, mailing
address, work phone, cell phone, etc.)
to Charlotte Wylie at cwylie2@verizon.
net. This will help us be better able to get
information out to you in a timely manner.
Speaking of Charlotte, I would like to
take this opportunity to welcome her as
our new Executive Director for the Texas
Division. We are very fortunate to have
Charlotte in that position. Her passion for
our organization is unsurpassed. This was
Charlotte’s first conference as our ED and
it went off without out a hitch. Thanks,
Charlotte.
I would also like to welcome our newest
board member, Andy Shields. Andy has
been instrumental in arranging for the
speakers for our last several conferences
and summer retreats. A listing of the
current board members is in the column
to the left of my letter. If you have any
concerns, comments or would like to
volunteer to help out on any committees,
please don’t hesitate to contact one of us.
The annual conference and buying show
were once again huge successes. Jenny
Gray did an outstanding job with the
buying show having 49 booths this year.
This is the second largest number since
Jenny’s been running the shows. Craig Bell
and Andy Shields put together a great line
up of speakers. I heard nothing but great
reviews from all the seminars. Thanks also
to all the speakers and the vendors that
so faithfully support our shows. Thanks
to Dan Moster, national Vice President,
who came to our membership luncheon
and gave us an update from the national
board.
Thanks also to Cliff Richey and Rudy
Gatlin for making the awards banquet one
of the most entertaining ones in recent
history. We are very fortunate that the
USPTA Texas and the USTA Texas divisions
work so closely together. We are unique
in that most other parts of the country do
not enjoy the same relationship between
the two organizations.
I also write this letter with a heavy heart.
We lost a true friend at the beginning of
the year. Tim Heckler WAS the USPTA
and left us much too soon. Our most
sincere condolences go out to Renee
and the rest of the Heckler family. Tim
dedicated 30 years of his life to make us
the organization we were. Tim always did
what was best for the organization and
honored the wishes of the membership.
Unfortunately the national nominating
committee has chosen not to honor the
wishes of the membership. Last election
Dan Moster ran against one of the slated
candidates and won. This year, the
nominating committee put back on the
slate, in an unchallengeable position, the
person that Dan defeated and did not
put Dan back on the slate. They also left
off the slate of officers Randy Mattingley,
who is the most experienced person on
the current board. Hopefully we will learn
the reasoning behind this decision at the
Executive Committee meeting in Houston
in April.
The August Summer Retreat will be
held this year in Bastrop, August 22-24.
We’ll be offering a specialty course on
Thursday, the 22nd with other morning
seminars on Friday and Saturday. The
Southwest Buying Show, along with the
golf tournament, will also be held on
Friday and Saturday.
Please don’t forget to forward your
contact information to Charlotte. I look
forward to seeing you at the Summer
Retreat in Bastrop!
David Webb

Committee Chairpersons
Awards Ron Woods
Buying Show Chair Jenny Gray
Division Conference Craig Bell
Education Jack Foster
Ethics/Legal Tommy Connell
Diversity TBD
Finance Dennis Reblin
Jr. Development TBD
Lessons for Life Dennis Reblin
Long-Range Planning Randy Mattingley
Membership Jory Ereckson
National Convention Jim Sciarro
Nominating TBD
Public Relations Van Barry
Regional Directors Jenny Gray
Scrapbook Ron Woods
Sport Science Bob Haugen
Tennis Across America Karen Crumpton
Testing & Certification Tom Ingram
USPTA Adult Leagues Jim Sciarro
USTA Liaison Ken McAllister
Regional Directors
Austin
Tosha Smith
512-443-1334
Brazos Valley
Todd Taylor
972-229-2430
Central Texas
Julien Curatella
254-753-7675
East Texas
Karen Crumpton
936-631-1529
Fort Worth
Ernie Abraham
817-473-1311
Houston
Randy Mattingley
281-358-2181
Dallas
Lynn Khaing
214-772-1900
North Texas
Bobby Hagerman
940-322-7700
San Antonio
Barry Mills
210-698-2288
South Texas
Gerald Tjon-A-Joe
361-949-8228
Valley
TBD
West Texas
David Mendez
432-272-4520
April 2013
7-13 US Men’s Clay Courts (River Oaks CC, Houston)
9-11 Champions of Champions (Memorial Park, Houston)
11 USPTA Specialty Course: Strategy & Tactics:
Concepts & Creative Games for All Levels
12-13 USPTA Executive Committee Meeting
(River Oaks CC, Houston)
(USPTA WH, Houston)
17 Certification and Testing Exam (Tyler Junior College, Tyler)
17 Certification and Testing Exam
19 Certification and Testing Exam
May 2013
(USPTA WH, Houston)
June 2013
2 Certification and Testing Exam (Lost Creek CC, Austin)
14 Certification and Testing Exam
(USPTA WH, Houston)
July 2013
(USPTA WH, Houston)
August 2013
4 Certification and Testing Exam (RTC, North Richland Hills)
22 USPTA Texas Division Board Meeting (Lost Pines, Bastrop)
22-24 USPTA Texas Summer Retreat (Lost Pines, Bastrop)
September 2013
20-22 USPTA Texas Junior Gran Prix State Championships
(Newks, New Braunfels)
22-24 2013 USPTA World Conference (Orlando, Florida)
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
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USPTA specialty course Strategy & Tactics:
Concepts & Creative Games for All Levels
JoeDinoer&DougEng
Thursday,April11,2013
26p.m.
Joe Dinoffer has had an extensive “world class” career in the tennis industry, and has
conducted clinics and exhibitions in over 50 countries, personally logging over 30,000
hours of instruction in English, Spanish and German. He is a USPTA Master Professional.
Joe also received the prestigious 2006 USPTA Tennis Industry Excellence Award. He is
the author and editor of 16 books and more than 45 DVDs and videotapes. He writes
regularly for Tennis, Smash, Tennis Life, and Racquet Sports Industry magazines, and
also has numerous shows and tips airing on the Tennis Channel. As a member of the
HEAD/Penn Advisory Staff and National Speaker Bureau, Joe is a frequent speaker at
conferences, having conducted over 250 workshops in the last 10 years. He is also
the founder and president of OncourtOffcourt, Ltd., a company exclusively serving the
needs of tennis, fitness, and physical education coaches with innovative training aids
and educational tools.
Doug Eng, Ed.D. Ph.D., CSCS has been teaching and coaching tennis for 26 years as a
teaching pro, director and college coach. A USPTA Master Professional, Doug is co-chair
of the USPTA National Education Committee and College Curriculum Committee, and
also serves as Regional Vice President for USPTA New England. Doug has coached over
one hundred ranked players. He has worked with players of all levels from complete
beginners to ITF/WTA competitors. Doug completed his USTA High Performance and
is a member of the USTA Sport Science Committee. He was named Best Tennis Coach
- Best of Boston 2010 (Boston Magazine) and in 2013 was awarded the US Olympic
Committee Doc Councilman Science Award in tennis.
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Beat the summer heat by floating the
lazy river at The Hyatt Regency Lost Pines
Resort in Bastrop, Texas. The weekend
promises to be full of fun for the whole
family with many great educational
opportunities, the Southwest Buying Show,
golf tournament and much more!
Check out everything the resort has to offer at
www.lostpines.hyatt.com. For more
information please contact Charlotte
Be sure to make
your reservation
before Wednesday, July 24
to take advantage of the
USPTA Texas room rate of $110.00.
at 888-445-0505
or cwylie2@verizon.net.
Hope to see you
there!
August 22-24
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HEAD PENN
A Texas Tradition!!

2013 Southwest Buying Show
The 2013 Southwest Buying Show was a great
success yet again. There were over 50 vendors
showcasing their products. We were fortunate
enough to have a copy of the Tim Heckler tribute
produced by Dave “Koz” Kozlowski which was
played on a loop in the booth set up in Tim’s
memory. People were able to stop by, listen to
the interviews and sign the guest book intended
for the Heckler family.
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Mother Nature cooperated for us this
year….no snow or sleet, just some chilly
temperatures! Attendees enjoyed 3
specialty courses, 10 hours of seminars,
general membership lunch, awards
dinner and much more. A jammed packed
weekend that is for sure!!!
2013 USPTA Texas Annual Conference
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Pro of the Year
Joe Dinoffer
Texas Proud
Dennis Ralston
Star Award
2013
USPTA
Texas
Awards
Banquet
Tennis – for the Health of It
Trey Foster
Charlie McCleary Community Service
Chris Singer
Small Facility Manager
Congratulations to all
the 2013 USPTA Texas
awards winners!!
The awards period is from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013.
Industry Excellence
Gerry Maingot
Touring Coach of the Year
Philip Farmer
Tennis Across America Award
High School Coach of the Year
Kelly Langdon
College Coach of the Year
Steve Denton
Lessons for Life
Steve Nolan
Large Facility Manager
Marvin Jones
Betty Sue Welch
Fernando Velasco
Sheryl Osborn
Cindy Benzon
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Diversity Award

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2013
USPTA
Texas
Pros
Awards
Texas Pros
Continue to Shine!!
Men’s Open Player of the Year
James Daly
Men’s 35 & Over Co-Players of the Year
Cary Lothringer
Jonas Lundblad
Men’s 45 & Over Player of the Year
Micky Navarro
Men’s 55 & Over Player of the Year
Kimm Ketelson
Men’s 65 & Over Player of the Year
Fernando Velasco
Women’s Open Player of the Year
Ristine Olson
Women’s 35 & Over Player of the Year
Michelle King
Women’s 45 & Over Player of the Year
Kathy Vick
USPTA Texas Tester of the Year
Jack Foster
USPTA Texas Dean Larson Sales Rep of the Year
Mark Gonzales
**USPTA World Headquarters has made
changes to Player of the Year awards**
All “Player of the Year” awards will be awarded
to the No.1-ranked player for each category
in singles and doubles, or combined when
applicable, based on year-end USPTA rankings
and not current USPTA rankings. There will no
longer be an application process for Player of
the Year Awards in every category. Be sure to
play as many of the USPTA national surface
championships as you can!!!
USPTA Indoor Championships
April 19-21, Fridley, Minnesota
USPTA Hard Court Championships
October 18-20, Tyler, Texas
Among the coaches being inducted
into the ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall
of Fame is one of Texas’ own
Coach John Peterson
at Tyler Junior College!!
John Peterson coached
the men’s and women’s
teams at Tyler Junior College
from 1987 to 2011, finishing
with an unprecedented 25
National Junior College Athletic
Association (NJCAA) tennis
championships. With 828
career wins, Peterson is already
a member of both the NJCAA
Men’s and Women’s Tennis
Hall of Fame, the Texas Tennis
Coaches Hall of Fame, and was
named the Wilson/ITA Junior
College National Coach of the
Decade.
Coach John Peterson began
his tenure in Tyler in 1987, and
his teams have experienced
great success throughout
the years. His men’s tennis
teams have won twelve
national championships,
and his women’s tennis
teams have thirteen national
championships, including
winning the title the last two
years. In his 24 years at TJC,
Coach Peterson’s overall men’s
tennis record is 394-101 and his
women’s teams are 434-88.

ADULT LEAGUE
CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2013 USPTA Texas Adult
League Championships were held
January 18-20 in Houston. There
were ten (10) men’s teams and
fifteen (15) women’s teams from
across the state participating
as well as a ladies team from
Intermountain. There was total
of 477 players playing indoors
on 28 courts in Houston. The
tournament was held at the
Houston City Club, The Downtown
Jim Sciarro USPTA
Tyler - Tournament Director
Charlotte Wylie USPTA
Keller - USPTA Texas Executive Director
Jenny Gray USPTA
Austin - USPTA Regional VP
Karen Crumpton USPTA
Lufkin - Asst. Tournament Director
James Daly USPTA
Tyler - Asst. Tournament Director
Club at The Met, Chancellor’s
Racquet Club and The Galleria
Tennis & Athletic Club. Thank
you to these clubs for allowing
us to rent court time away from
their membership. This event
would not be possible without
the cooperation of all the clubs.
We must also thank all the USPTA
pros who helped coordinate the
tournament sites.
Franky Vignikpo USPTA
Dallas - Asst. Tournament Director
Blayne Drucker USPTA
Lufkin - Asst. Tournament Director
Dave Tibbets USPTA
Austin - Asst. Tournament Director
Dencil Johnson USPTA
Dallas - Asst. Tournament Director
Thanks again for supporting the 2013 USPTA
Texas Adult League Championships !
New Members
Michael Blakeley Carrollton
Thomas Burke Fort Worth
Celina BurrisHaltom City
Jay Crawford Dallas
Enrique Garcia Laredo
Luke Hawk Abilene
Eddie Janek Hitchcock
Dan Lam Houston
Carl Lokko Plano
Austin ladies and San Antonio men are victorious at the
2013 USPTA Texas Adult League Championships .
Intermountain ladies and Tyler men were finalists
Welcome to the Texas Division!
Dylan Mah Houston
Sarah Naylor Rockwell
Corey Noel Dallas
Conrad Olson Dallas
Igor Ozegovic Fort Worth
Minh Phan Houston
Steven Samuel Burleson
Quynh Tran Houston
Stelios Vafiadis Spring
Jason Wilks Austin
Rachel Williams Midland
New to the Division
Chrissie Price Houston
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UPDATE...
USPTA and ThanksUSA continue campaign to Thank the Troops
As part of “Tennis Thanks
the Troops,” the United States
Professional Tennis Association
and ThanksUSA will continue
to team up to encourage
USPTA professionals to fund
scholarships for the families of
military men and women.
The nationwide campaign
which was launched in 2012,
has the support of
Men’s Doubles Champions
and No. 1- ranked doubles
team Bob and Mike Bryan
and WTA Tour’s previously
No. 1-ranked doubles player
and US Open Doubles
Champion Lisa Raymond as
spokespersons. Click here for
a public service announcement
created by the Bryan Brothers
to support Tennis Thanks The
Troops that was featured on
Tennis Channel.
USPTA members can help
by donating a portion of their
lessons or clinic fees taught
during Memorial Day Weekend
2013 (or any other weekend/
date). USPTA Professionals
can provide the opportunity
for their students and club
members to donate $5 for
the cause or they can run a
simple round robin or other
event with all or a portion of
the proceeds being donated
to ThanksUSA. The club raising
the most money for the
ThanksUSA charity will receive
two tickets to the US Open and
the opportunity to send their
pro to New York, including
airlines and hotel.
For more information visit
uspta.com or ThanksUSA.org.
“There’s certainly lots of
attention on supporting those
initiatives that help our troops
of late and rightfully so,” said
USPTA CEO John Embree. “As
an association, we intend to
do our part using pros who are
community-minded and want
to show their dedication to the
military by making a valuable
contribution to those efforts.”
Through Lessons for Life,
which became USPTA’s
national charitable program in
1999, the USPTA encourages
its members to use tennis
as a vehicle to help others
through fundraising activities
in their communities. The
collaboration with ThanksUSA
is an added component of the
program, and one that strives
to mobilize USPTA members to
raise funds to help families of
military personnel, specifically
by providing scholarships.
“ThanksUSA’s partnership
with the USPTA is a profound
example of how much
Americans treasure our troops
and recognize the sacrifices
they and their families make to
keep those of us here at home
safe,” said ThanksUSA CEO and
Chair Bob Okun. “Your help
gives our returning soldiers
and those still in danger zones
the ability to ensure that the
futures of their children and
spouses are made equally
secure through education.”
In the past year alone,
ThanksUSA received 1,800
applications from the spouses
and children of our armed
forces. While ThanksUSA
was able to provide 300
scholarships valued at $3,000
each, the organization could
only meet a small portion of
the need among deserving
applicants. In 2013, ThanksUSA
seeks to award at least 500
scholarships totaling $1.5
million.
ThanksUSA’s scholarship
program is unique in that
both spouses and children
of active-duty men and
women can apply to the same
organization for support.

By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
Columnist.
When Dr. Douglas Brown,
a radiologist in Provo, Utah,
noticed an uptick recently
in the number of barefoot
runners he was seeing with
heel and foot problems, he
wondered if there might be
a connection between their
unshod training and their
sore feet. But he couldn’t find
any scientific studies that had
examined the issue.
So he approached Sarah
Ridge, a professor of exercise
science at Brigham Young
University in Provo who studies
impact injuries in sports, and
suggested she undertake one.
The resulting study,
published last month in
Medicine & Science in Sports
& Exercise, will probably add
fuel to the continuing debate
about the benefits of running
barefoot or wearing minimalist
“barefoot” shoes. Does the
barefoot style reduce a
runner’s risk of pain and injury
(as enthusiasts believe)? Or
does barefoot running simply
contribute to the development
of a different set of injuries in
some runners?
To find out, Dr. Ridge began
by recruiting 36 experienced
runners, men and women,
who, until then, had run
between 15 and 30 miles a
week while wearing normal
running shoes. She sent them
to Dr. Brown for baseline M.R.I.
scans of their feet and lower
legs to check for any injuries or
problems.
Those who believe in
barefoot running often point
out that humans ran and
walked without shoes for
millenniums before footwear
was invented. They argue that
being unshod is normal for
humans and should reverse
past injuries related to modern
running shoes and prevent
future ones.
But anecdotal evidence,
including from physicians
who treat runners, indicates
that some people who take
up barefoot running develop
entirely new aches and
injuries.
Dr. Ridge’s volunteers
all started the study with
normal feet and lower legs,
according to their M.R.I. scans,
which were read by multiple
radiologists.
Half of the group members
were randomly assigned to
continue running as they had:
same mileage, same shoes.
The other runners were given
a pair of Vibram Five Fingers
barefoot-style shoes and
asked to begin incorporating
some barefoot-like mileage
into their runs, but gradually.
They were told to wear the
minimalist shoes for one mile
during the first week of the
study, two miles the second,
three the third, and then as
much as they liked, which is
what the Vibram Web site
recommended at the time of
the 2011 study.
After 10 weeks, both groups
of runners received a follow-up
M.R.I. There was no evidence
of injuries to or changes in the
tissues of the lower leg, like the
Achilles’ tendon, in any of the
runners. But more than half
of the runners wearing the
minimalist shoes now showed
early signs of bone injuries in
their feet.
Specifically, most had
developed bone marrow
edema, an accumulation of
fluid, similar to what happens
during bruising, in their foot
bones. The radiologists graded
the edema on a scale of 0 to 4,
with 0 representing no edema
and 1 the slight bone damage
caused by simply moving
around on and loading the
foot. This amount of edema
is considered healthy, a sign
that the bone is responding to
training and growing stronger.
Most of the runners in
HEALTHY HABITS…
Barefoot Running Can Cause Injuries, Too
the control group, who
were wearing their normal
shoes, had edema levels of 1
throughout their feet.
But a majority of the runners
in the minimalist-shoe group
had developed at least a level
2 edema, “which indicates
early bone injury,” Dr. Ridge
said, and three had signs of
more-extensive level 3 bone
edema, “which constitutes an
actual injury.”
Two even had full stress
fractures or level 4 edema, one
in her heel bone and one in
his metatarsal, one of the long
foot bones.
Almost all of the runners
in the minimalist shoe group
were spontaneously running
fewer miles at the end of the
10 weeks than they had been
at the start, “probably,” Dr.
Ridge said, “because their feet
hurt.”
Why some of the barefootstyle
runners developed
serious foot problems and
others did not is not yet clear,
but Dr. Ridge is now analyzing
additional data about the
volunteers, which includes
information about each
runner’s mileage, running
form, body weight and other
variables.
“What we hope to see is
whether there are some
runners who, because of their
biomechanics or other factors”
seem to be particularly
predisposed to foot injuries
during the transition to
barefoot-style running and
“perhaps shouldn’t” make
the switch at all from normal
running shoes, she said.
She hopes to have findings
ready to publish by this
summer.
The results don’t mean
that everyone who chooses
to switch to minimal or no
footwear will court foot injury,
Dr. Ridge said. “But I would
tell anyone who wants to try”
kicking off their normal shoes,
“to be extremely cautious
during the transition period.”
In her study, substituting a
mere mile per week of normal
running at the start with one in
minimal shoes “was probably
too much,” she says. So go
slow.
Barefoot-style running may
have been natural for our
ancestors, Dr. Ridge points
out, but it’s a new experience
for most of our feet.
www.nytimes.com
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USPTA members are
active fundraisers in their
communities, using tennis
as a vehicle for helping
others. Through Lessons for
LifeTM, USPTA encourages
this activity and tracks some
of the impact that tennis
professionals have on local
and national charities.
The impact has been
substantial. From
1999-2011, USPTA members
have raised more than $47
million in donations.
Lessons for Life is officially
celebrated in October.
However, USPTA members
run fundraisers year-round,
and they take a variety of
forms, such as tournaments,
pro-ams, auctions, black-tie
dinners and clinics. Each
event might raise hundreds
or more than a hundred
thousand dollars for local or
national charities.
“Our members continue
to stay committed to raising
money for important
charitable causes, while
at the same time bringing
their communities together
through these efforts with
tennis,” said Diane Selke,
Lessons for Life chair, USPTA
Master Professional and
head tennis professional
at Valley Country Club in
Aurora, Colo.
LESSONS FOR LIFE
Be sure to register
your Lesson’s For
Life events!!!
In their reports, individual
USPTA members have
indicated that they have
been doing fundraisers for
the same charities for years.
Others have been motivated
to organize new fundraisers
- and, in at least one case,
co-found a nonprofit
foundation - because of
hardships that have struck
members of their own
tennis communities.
Benefiting charities
have included American
Cancer Society, Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation,
Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation, Tim & Tom
Gullikson Foundation,
Mothers Against Drunk
Driving, Scripps Stevens
Cancer Center and many
smaller, local charities.
Members of the public
may find a fundraiser to
participate in by contacting a
USPTA-certified Professional
or Recreational Coach, or by
locating a USPTA member
through Find-a-Pro on this
Web site.
USPTA Texas members
should contact their
divisional Lessons for Life
liaison Dennis Reblin at
dennis@sanantoniocc.com
with details about their
fundraisers.
www.uspta.com
May is traditionally TAA month, but you
may host events year round. Did you
know there are great advertising tools just
clicks away at www.uspta.com? There is a
program guide, press release, poster as
well as a banner you may order.
Please register your events now!!
The Challenger of Dallas
The Challenger of Dallas
was once again a success
thanks to the hard work
and contributions of several
USPTA professionals.
Over 20 T Bar M Racquet
Club USPTA pros were involved
in this year’s Challenger of
Dallas which has now raised
over $500,000 for charities
such as the Dallas Tennis
Association “Invest in a Child,”
the Dallas Affiliate of Susan
G. Komen for the Cure® and
the Maureen Connolly Brinker
Tennis Foundation.
Headed up by longtime
UPSTA pro Bob Raedisch, the
Challenger of Dallas celebrated
its 15th anniversary in 2013.
Raedisch was not the only
tenured USPTA pro integrally
involved in this year’s event.
Chris Wade led the DTA Junior
Night, Lori Plum coordinated
the Wheelchair Tennis
Exhibition, Angela Allin ran
junior clinics while Ryan Haley
ran adult clinics and Royce
Young American Rhyne Williams
does a Rafael Nadal trophy bite as
he celebrates his first ATP pro circuit
singles title after defeating former
No.15 in the world Robby Ginepri
in theChallenger of Dallas singles
championship match 7-5, 6-3.
(Photo by Melchior A DiGiacomo)
Deepe handled pro-ams.
The Challenger of Dallas,
presented by Carpet
Exchange, had its best
following to date with close
to 10,000 tennis fans from
Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana
and other surrounding states
in attendance for the event as
well as being viewed nationally
and internationally through
webcasting of the event.
This year’s fans saw a young
up-and-coming American
Rhyne Williams triumph over
former No.15 world-ranked
player Robby Ginepri to
capture the singles title.
Williams reached the doubles
finals as well, teaming up
with former University of
Tennessee teammate Tennys
Sandgren. But a second
title eluded Williams as the
Tennessee tandem fell to
German Mischa Zverev and
American Alex Kuznetsov in
the championship match.
Former Top 4 World Ranked Player
James Blake reached the singles
semifinal at the 2013 Challenger of
Dallas.
(Photo by Melchior A DiGiacomo)
Challenger of Dallas doubles champions Alex Kuznetsov, right, and Mischa Zverev,
center, hoist their trophy alongside Challenger of Dallas Chairman and host site
TBarM Racquet Club owner Glen Agritelley. Zverev and Kuznetsov defeated Rhyne
Williams and Tennys Sandgren in the finals 6-4, 6-7(4), 10-5.
(Photo by Melchior A DiGiacomo)
(Photo by Tess Kolodny)

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