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