2007 usta missouri valley yearbook_030607.qxp - USTA.com

� 2006 Award Recipients �
Adult Player of the Year
Steph Broady
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Adult Recreational Player
Leita Keller
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Community Service
Jean Uffelman
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Distinguished Service
Doug Hartman
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Event of the Year
Isaac Open
Charity Fund Raiser
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Outstanding Recreation
Tournament
Omaha Junior
Interclub Championships
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Facility of the Year
Koch Family Tennis Center
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Family of the Year
Ed Hubbs Family
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Junior Female
Player of the Year
Kristen Messbarger
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Junior Male
Player of the Year
Jackson Withrow
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Junior Recreational Player
Liz Longo
Media Excellence
John Dervin
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Member Organization
of the Year
Metro Omaha Tennis Alliance
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Outstanding Adult Tournament
Omaha Adult Open
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Outstanding Junior Tournament
Kearney Junior Open
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Outstanding Contributor
USTA League Tennis
Jennifer Allison
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Outstanding Contributor
USTA Tennis High Performance
Jesse Plote
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Outstanding Contributor
USTA Tennis (Youth)
Rich Halpine
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Outstanding Contributor To
USTA Team Tennis
Troy Saulsbury
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Outstanding High School Coach
Gene Starmer
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Outstanding Community
Tennis Association
Omaha Tennis Association
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Website of the Year
omahatennis.org
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Grand Slam Winner
Kyle Bucknell
Men’s 3.0 Singles
Paul Spence
Men’s 4.5 Singles
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Nebraska
� Adult & Junior Rules �
REGULATIONS THAT APPLY
TO ADULTS AND JUNIORS
1. USTA members who reside in Nebraska and Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, shall be eligible for ranking. “Resident” means any
person whose legal residence has been within the district for at
least thirty days during the ranking year.
2. Formats of matches in Nebraska sanctioned and Nebraska
authorized matches. Only the results of Nebraska sanctioned or
Nebraska authorized matches using the following formats shall be
considered for ranking:
(a) Best of three tie-break sets.
(b) Best of three tie-break sets with a Match Tie-Break in lieu of the
deciding final set;
(c) For Boys’ and Girls’ 10 and 12 Divisions only: The formats
described in subparagraphs 2a. and 2b. and the best of three short
sets; best of three short sets with a Match Tie-Break in lieu of the
deciding final set.
(d) For Doubles only: The formats described in subparagraphs 2a.
and 2b. and the best of three short sets; best of three short sets
with a Match Tie-Break in lieu of the deciding final set, and 8-game
pro sets.
3. Matches count for ranking only in the division in which the match
was played.
4. A player who fails to play to completion a tournament for a reason
other than illness, injury, or personal emergency shall not
receive credit toward the minimum tournament participation
requirement.
5. In divisions in which fewer than five tournaments are held, the
ranking committee may reduce the number of tournaments that
must be played in order to qualify for ranking.
6. Nebraska Ranking Year: Oct. 1 to Sept. 30.
Adult Ranking Regulations
(Open, 5.0, 4.5, 4.0, 3.5, 3.0; and Mixed)
1. Minimum tournament participation requirement. A player or doubles
team must play in at least three sanctioned tournaments. At
least one must be outside the player’s metropolitan area. Only
Omaha and Lincoln are defined as metropolitan areas. The Omaha
metropolitan area is defined as Douglas and Sarpy counties; and
the Lincoln metropolitan area is defined as Lancaster County.
2. In divisions in which fewer than five tournaments are held, the
ranking committee may waive the requirement of playing a tournament
outside the metropolitan area.
Junior Ranking Regulations
(Boys’/Girls’ 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 Divisions)
The New System is Points Per Round. (PRR) In this system a player
receives a set amount of points in each tournament that he/she
participates in according to the highest level of the draw that the
player attains.
Regulations:
1. A player must win a round to receive any points for the tournament.
Byes do not qualify as wins.
2. Withdrawals and walkovers qualify as wins for the advancing
player and earn PPR.
3. Retirements qualify as wins for the advancing player and earn
PPR.
4. A player who is defaulted from a tournament for code violations
under the PPS or misconduct forfeits any points accumulated during
the tournament.
5. Annual ranking will be calculated based on a players 5 Best
Tournaments played within Nebraska during the calendar year,
January through December (i.e. A player plays 10 USTA sanctioned
tournaments within Nebraska, the PPR System will take that
players 5 best tournament results based on how he or she finishes
in a draw.)
There will be two levels of tournaments: Level 1 is Endorsements
and Team Events. Level 2 is all other NTA Tournaments.
6. At the end of the ranking year, a Standing List will be produced
based on the players’ 5 Best Tournaments.
7. A player must participate in a minimum of three tournaments in
the same age division and event. One of the tournaments must be
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