Newsletter - United States Professional Tennis Association
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USPTA District Pros Raise Money for a Great Cause!<br />
District News<br />
C. W. Lewis, Director of <strong>Tennis</strong> at Seasons Swim and Racquet<br />
Club, and Lawrence Sagel, Director of <strong>Tennis</strong> at Delaire<br />
Country Club, organized a fundraiser and round robin for the<br />
pros in Districts 10 (West Palm Beach), 11 (Boca Raton) and<br />
16 ( N.Dade/S.Broward) to raise money for Jeff Wernick’s wife,<br />
Joy, who has been battling cancer. Her medical expenses<br />
have been overwhelming for their family. Through the generosity<br />
of the area tennis pros and members of the Seasons <strong>Tennis</strong><br />
Community, over $4000 was raised for Jeff and Joy from<br />
donations and entry fees. The event was held at Boca Pointe<br />
Country Club by host professional, Angel Rodriguez on Friday,<br />
June 17 and there was a tremendous show of family spirit by<br />
all who attended the round robin.<br />
We had a great USPTA Pro Meeting Nov. 3rd at Country<br />
Club of Orlando. A special thanks to Jim Oescher for hosting<br />
at his beautiful facility. Conrad Cowan, Director of <strong>Tennis</strong><br />
at Interlachen Country Club, gave an entertaining and informative<br />
talk on “Raising the Bar” in the <strong>Tennis</strong> Profession.The<br />
meeting was attended by Tobias Svantesson, Rich Schmidt,<br />
Len Simard, Marcelo Gouts and many other distinguished<br />
professionals in Central Florida. The Central Florida USPTA<br />
members need to “Save the date” of Sat. Feb. 18th, at Isleworth<br />
Country Club, for a special educational opportunity<br />
with Dr. Allen Fox, author of “<strong>Tennis</strong>:Winning the Mental<br />
Match”.<br />
Also, be on the lookout for announcements of golf outings at<br />
some of the incredible courses in Central Florida. – Henner<br />
Lenhardt, District 4 President<br />
A note from Jeff Wernick<br />
“My fellow colleagues and friends – I am humbled and touched<br />
by your outpouring support and generosity during this difficult<br />
time for my family. I spend most of my days running to doctor<br />
appointments and caring for my wife. However, I would like to<br />
take the time to thank each and every one of you for caring so<br />
much and reaching out to my family. It is an honor to be part<br />
of the USPTA and to see how lucky I am to be a part of an organization<br />
with such great members. Joy and I thank you from<br />
the bottom of our hearts.”<br />
I would like to thank everyone who attended the round robin<br />
and helped out with the donations for the Wernick family.<br />
Since writing this article, sadly, Joy has passed away after a<br />
courageous fight. The Florida division extends sincere condolences<br />
to Jeff and his family.<br />
C. W. Lewis,<br />
District 11 President<br />
District 10 - Ricardo Mendivil<br />
USPTA District 10, West Palm Beach, hosted a special presentation<br />
at BallenIsles Country Club on Nov. 4. Featured<br />
speaker was Daniel Spatz on the topic “Taking a talented<br />
junior to the highest level.” The discussion centered on the<br />
secrets of success by the Argentineans in developing young<br />
talent with the right technique in the early stages.<br />
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