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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)