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industry ac tion Members USPTA Professional Greg Lappin received the NOVA 7 Award presented by Fitness Management magazine for his development of an employee customer service training program that defines hospitality for his employees. Lappin is the general manager of the Rochester Athletic Club in Rochester, Minn. USPTA Professional Keith Swindoll, director of tennis at Indian Hills Country Club, recently hosted two charity events at his club in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The first was a tennis mixer held in conjunction with the Drive 4 The Cure golf tournament benefiting the DCH Breast Cancer Fund. The combined events Swindoll raised more than $250,000 for the DCH Foundation. The second event was an Adopt-A-School Tennis Tournament. Eighty-two ladies participated in this one-day event to raise money for the Tuscaloosa school system. Manufacturers Metaltek, manufacturer of Playmate Ball Machines, has introduced two new portable tennis machines: the Volley and the Half Volley. The Half Volley has a three-hour removable Club4Life in Monroeville, Pa., hosted its fi rst Play for the Cure Tennis Round Robin in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Hosting the event were USPTA Professional Rochelle Seilhamer, survivor Berry Campagna and membership coordinator Tracey Cook. Over 50 players participated in the fundraiser. All proceeds were donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The event raised more than $1,000. The goal for the second annual event is to exceed $2,000. battery pack, simple pointand-shoot design, plus it offers three do-it-yourself upgrades. These upgrades include a commercial remote control system, a two-line oscillator with random option, and a six-hour battery pack, all of which can be installed in just a few minutes. The Volley comes fully loaded with all the upgrades and replaces the original Playmate Portable. The Playmate Portable Series features a nonmemory, removable battery pack with SMART Charger. This means users simply remove the battery pack instead of taking the entire machine out of the car to charge it. The machines also have variable electronic ball speed, feed rate, topspin, and backspin; an integrated sliding hopper that holds 200 balls; commercial pitching wheels; manual height control; and a two-year limited warranty. For more information, visit www. PlaymateTennis.com or call 800-776-6770. Miscellany The Henri “Bijou” Elkins Tennis show was busy during the weekend of Oct. 18 in Austin, Texas. Together with USPTA Master Professional Fernando Velasco, the Bijou show was seen at the opening ceremonies of the Little Mo National Tournament at the Austin Tennis Academy, during the 24-hour “tennithon” by Israel Castillo to raise money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation at the Barton Creek Resort, before the finals of the $12,500 Pro Show Down at the Onion Creek Country Club, and finally during the Super Senior Sectionals at the Lakeway USPTA Professional Jeff Bingo, director of tennis at Addison Reserve Country Club in Delray Beach, Fla., since 1995, has been promoted to director of Esplanade operations after a recent $9.2 million renovation of the Esplanade area. The expansion included remodeling of the Esplanade Bistro, expansion of the Fitness Center to include a kinesis wall, stretching, and aerobic rooms, the addition of a world-class spa, a Kidz Zone children’s center, and a tennis department makeover including the addition of a state-of-the-art practice hitting court with an automatic ball machine replenishing system. In 2004 - 2005, Bingo was voted District Professional of the Year in the Florida Division. He will be in charge of operations for this new facility in addition to retaining his position as tennis director under the management of CEO/CFO of Addison Reserve, Michael McCarthy. 26 ADDvantage/January 2008 www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com
industry ac tion Curly Davis, adult director of Academia Sanchez-Casal, Florida, held a 24-hour tennis marathon to benefit the Toys for Tots campaign. Davis started playing tennis at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 14 and continued straight through until 6:30 p.m. Dec. 15 at the academy’s headquarters at the Naples Tennis Club & Resort. Davis invited all comers to play against him in half-hour sessions. The “charge” was a new, unwrapped toy for donation to Toys for Tots. He encouraged people to sign up for doubles play in their half hour because it brought in more toys. The USPTA Professional said he wore a pedometer that showed he logged 45.6 miles during that 24-hour period. To raise even more toys, a car was filled with tennis balls and people were invited to guess how many there were. There was no limit to the number of guesses per person, but the cost of each guess was a toy. The winner, whose guess came closest to the correct number, won a HEAD racquet autographed by Davis, three one-hour private lessons with him, and two box seats at a session of the International Tennis Championships in Delray Beach. HEAD/Penn donated the 1,375 tennis balls. “We ended up with five big boxes of toys!” Davis said. Members of the Peter Burwash International Tennis Show performed on the Great Wall of China in September, culminating their 2007 tour. Last year the PBI Tennis Show had a one-month tour in August with its finale at the USTA Tennis Teachers Conference in conjunction with the U.S. Open in New York. This year the tour was expanded to July through September with performances not only in China, but also in Seoul, Korea, as well as the United States, according to Dan Aubuchon, PBI Tennis Show director and USPTA Professional. In its nearly 30-year history, the PBI Tennis Show has been performed for millions of people in 99 countries. Often described as the Harlem Globetrotters of tennis, the show combines music, skits and extraordinary tennis skills that highlight the way people play the sport. (Photo) In a “U” shape from the left going back are Patrick Alle, Tyson Thomas and Sebastian Morning. From the right going forward are Dan Aubuchon, Art Santos and Dara Sok. www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com World of Tennis banquet. The show, named after USPTA member Henri Elkins, is a combination of a tennis lesson and comedy and has entertained tennis crowds in more than 30 countries. Tennis Addiction Sports Club hosted a pro-am tennis tournament to benefit Living Beyond Breast Cancer Research on Oct. 13. Tennis Addiction Sports Club, owned by USPTA Professional Anthony DeCecco, has eight tennis teams made up of 12 players in the Deltri Suburban Tennis League. Each team plays competitive tennis with other clubs in the area from October to March. For the past six years, all of the Deltri teams have held events to raise and donate money to Living Beyond Breast Cancer. This year Tennis Addiction had its best year, reaching a goal of $10,000. For more information about Tennis Addiction Sports Club and Living Beyond Breast Cancer, visit their Web sites at tennisaddiction.com and livingbeyondbreastcancer.com. Passings Frank E. Gaillard, a USPTA Professional and retired Army colonel, passed away Oct. 15 at the age of 80. Gaillard, who earned his USPTA certification at the age of 70, was the head tennis pro at the Lake of the Pines community in Auburn, Calif. He was still avidly playing and teaching tennis in spite of his battle with cancer. “It was his life,” said his wife, Joanie. He was the area representative for admissions to West Point and president of Korean War Regiment 224. The 6-foot- 5-inch Gaillard graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1950 and served for two years as a paratrooper in the Korean War. Gaillard was a member of the Army Reserve for more than 30 years. During this time he worked as a program director in the Silicon Valley electronics industry. He also taught tennis at Fairbrae Swim and Racquet Club in Sunnyvale, Calif. Although he had played tennis since his West Point days, he did not start teaching until after he completed his military service. After moving to Auburn, Gaillard coached the girls and boys teams at Bear River High School in Grass Valley, Calif. The Lake of the Pines Tennis Club started a memorial fund in Gaillard’s name and members of Fairbrae Swim and Racquet Club contributed as well. These monies will go toward scholarships to teach tennis to Auburn area youth, Joanie Gaillard said. “He would be very happy about that.” Scholarship donations may be made to the LOP Tennis Gaillard Memorial Fund, care of Richard Knowlden, president of LOP Tennis, 12023 Lakeshore North Drive, Auburn, Calif., 95602. Gaillard’s ashes will be buried at West Point Military Academy in the spring of 2008. ADDvantage/January 2008 27
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