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3 Table of Contents B A C D E F COVER ART USTA Missouri Valley 2007 Yearbook cover features images of USTA members from the section. A Jennifer Despain Tulsa, Okla. B Gary Lippstreau Elkhorn, Neb. C Liz Jeukeng Kansas City, Mo. D Dustin & Carolina Perry (Kansas City), kiss afer winning a match in the 2006 National Husband & Wife Tournament. E Anthony Meadows Stillwater, Okla. F Members of a St. Louis women s USTA League team celebrate winning a Missouri Valley section title Calendar of Events...2 President s Message...3 Past President s Message...4 Executive Committee...5 Committee Chairs...6 Executive Director s Message...8 USTA Missouri Valley Staff...9 Volunteerism Annual Conference...12 USTA Missouri Valley Hall of Fame USTA Missouri Valley Section Awards Community Tennis JUNIORS Junior Sportsmanship Awards...22 Junior Contacts...23 Junior Camps USTA High Performance Junior Section Rankings ADULTS Adult Section Rankings CROSSCOURT Having A Ball...35 Honoring Ashe s Legacy...36 Tennis Gives School Added Lift...37 The Year That Was USTA Missouri Valley League Champions World TeamTennis Dynamic NTRP...52 DISTRICTS Heart of America Iowa Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma St. Louis Organizational Members USTA Missouri Valley 8676 W. 96th St. Suite 100 Overland Park, KS toll-free fax Office Hours Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. missourivalley.usta.com USTA National Office 70 West Red Oak Lane White Plains, NY fax usta.com USTA Player Development Office 7310 Crandon Blvd. Key Biscayne, FL fax USTA Member Services USTA (8782) DISTRIBUTION OF THE YEARBOOK The USTA Missouri Valley yearbook is mailed free of charge to all USTA Missouri Valley members (one per residence) whose USTA membership is current as of Jan. 1, Members not on file as of Jan. 1 and living outside the USTA Missouri Valley may purchase a yearbook at the rate of $10 each (additional copies at $20 each) by sending a check and written request to the USTA Missouri Valley office in Overland Park, Kan. (see above address). CORRESPONDENCE ADVERTISING REPRODUCTION The USTA Missouri Valley Section Yearbook is a publication of the USTA Missouri Valley Section. All correspondence regarding editorial material should be directed to the USTA Missouri Valley Section office (address listed above). The USTA Missouri Valley Section grants permission to reprint any or all articles published in the yearbook unless copyrighted by the United States Tennis Association or the USTA Missouri Valley Section. No photographs and/or logos may be reproduced without written permission from the USTA Missouri Valley Section. MAILING AND ADDRESS CHANGES To change the address on your USTA Membership, please contact the USTA Member Services toll free at USTA, or on-line at usta.com/membership. ADA STATEMENT In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the USTA Missouri Valley strives to provide quality recreational programs to individuals of all abilities. If you, or anyone you know has a disability and would like more information on the accessibility of our programs or facility, call toll-free at or locally at We would like to work with you to continue to improve program and facility accessibility. Please call or write to us if you experience difficulty in gaining access to any of our programs or facilities. If you have specific questions or concerns about programs, please contact Mary Buschmann, executive director, at the Missouri Valley office toll-free at or See staff list on page 9 for direct numbers. NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT In accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, no person, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, shall be excluded from, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of the USTA Missouri Valley Section. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against should write: Mary Buschmann, executive director, USTA Missouri Valley, 8676 W. 96th St., Suite 100, Overland Park, KS YEARBOOK CONTRIBUTORS The yearbook is produced by the USTA Missouri Valley Marketing Communications Department. Marketing Communications Director Manon Eilts Yearbook Advertising Senior Publications Coordinator Joe Loudon Yearbook Design & Photos Senior Communications Coordinator Jeff Sikes CrossCourt Writer USTA Missouri Valley Intern Tom Page CrossCourt Writer Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 1

4 2007 Calendar APRIL Junior Events in Blue SATURDAY 14 Missouri Valley Semiannual Meeting Kansas City, Mo. SUNDAY 22 Recreational Coaches Workshop Lawrence, Kan. THURSDAY 26 - SATURDAY 28 Central District AHPERD Convention Overland Park, Kan. THURSDAY 26 - SATURDAY 28 National Campus Championships Cary, N.C. THURSDAY 26 - SUNDAY 29 Big 12 Tennis Championships Kansas City, Mo. SATURDAY 28 - SUNDAY 29 Missouri Valley Segment 1 Boys / Girls 10 Team Event Topeka, Kan. MAY - National Tennis Month See page 11 for listing of Tennis Block Parties during May TUESDAY 15 - SUNDAY 20 NCAA Division II Championships St. Louis, Mo. FRIDAY 18 - SUNDAY 20 Missouri Valley Segment 1 Futures 1 Topeka, Kan. FRIDAY 18 - SUNDAY 20 Regional Community Tennis Development Workshop Oklahoma City SATURDAY 19 - TUESDAY 23 USTA National Junior Open (Boys / Girls 16) Norman, Okla. SATURDAY 19 - TUESDAY 23 USTA National Junior Open (Boys / Girls 14) Springfield, Mo. FRIDAY 25 - MONDAY 27 Missouri Valley Segment 2 12's Team Event Topeka, Kan. FRIDAY 25 - MONDAY 27 Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures 2 (Boys / Girls 14-18) Lincoln, Neb. WEDNESDAY 29 - SUNDAY, JUNE 3 USTA National Women's Indoor 65, 75, & 85 Championships Overland Park, Kan. JUNE FRIDAY 1 - THURSDAY 7 Missouri Valley Segment 2 Super 1 Omaha, Neb. FRIDAY 8 - MONDAY 11 Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures Des Moines, Iowa FRIDAY 8 - THURSDAY 14 Missouri Valley Segment 2 Super 2 Norman, Okla. FRIDAY 15 - MONDAY 18 Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures Wichita, Kan. FRIDAY 22 - MONDAY 25 Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures Oklahoma City FRIDAY 22 - MONDAY 25 Missouri Valley Segment 2 Sweet 16 Kansas City, Mo. MONDAY 25 - SUNDAY, JULY 1 Women's Pro Circuit Tournament Edmond, Okla. SATURDAY 30 - THURSDAY, JULY 4 USTA National Junior Open (Boys / Girls 12) Omaha, Neb. JULY See page 50 for World TeamTennis Schedules FRIDAY 6 - MONDAY 9 Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures St. Joseph, Mo. FRIDAY 6 - SUNDAY 8 Missouri Valley Adult 5's & Open Outdoor Section Championships Oklahoma City FRIDAY 6 - MONDAY 9 Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures St. Joseph, Mo. FRIDAY 6 - MONDAY 9 Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures Edwardsville, Kan. SUNDAY 8 - FRIDAY 13 St. Louis Junior Tennis Championships St. Louis FRIDAY 13 - SUNDAY 15 USTA National Husband & Wife Hard Court Championships Kansas City, Mo. FRIDAY 13 - MONDAY 16 Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures Tulsa, Okla. MONDAY 16 - SUNDAY 22 Women's Pro Circuit Tournament Wichita, Kan. MONDAY 16 - SUNDAY 22 Men s Pro Circuit Tournament Joplin, Mo. FRIDAY 20 - MONDAY 23 Missouri Valley 14's Team Event Wichita, Kan. FRIDAY 20 - MONDAY 23 Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures Edmond, Okla. MONDAY 23 - SUNDAY 29 Men's Pro Circuit Tournament Godfrey, Ill. FRIDAY 27 - MONDAY 30 Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures Wichita, Kan. MONDAY 30 - SUNDAY, AUG. 5 Car City Hyundai Classic St. Joseph, Mo. AUGUST THURSDAY 2 - SUNDAY 5 USTA League Section Championships St Louis FRIDAY 3 - SUNDAY 5 Junior Team Tennis Section Championships Kansas City, Mo. FRIDAY 3 - TUESDAY 7 Missouri Valley Segment 2 Futures Norman, Okla. THURSDAY 9 - SUNDAY 12 USTA League Section Championships Kansas City, Mo. THURSDAY 23 - SUNDAY 26 USTA League Section Championships Topeka, Kan. SATURDAY 25 - TUESDAY 28 Tennis Teachers Conference New York City MONDAY 27 - SUNDAY, SEPT. 9 US Open Flushing, N.Y. FRIDAY 31 - MONDAY, SEPT. 3 USTA Missouri Valley O's Open Outdoor Section Championships Omaha, Neb. SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 1 - FRIDAY 7 USTA Semiannual Meeting New York City Grand Hyatt Hotel THURSDAY 13 - SUNDAY 16 USTA League Section Championships Oklahoma City FRIDAY 14 - SUNDAY 16 Missouri Valley Segment 3 Outdoor September Futures Des Moines, Iowa FRIDAY 14 - SUNDAY 16 Kansas City Adult Open 5's Kansas City, Mo. MONDAY 24 - SUNDAY 30 Men s Pro Circuit Tournament Tulsa, Okla. OCTOBER FRIDAY 5 - SUNDAY 7 Missouri Valley Segment 3 Outdoor October Futures Topeka, Kan. FRIDAY 5 - SUNDAY 7 Missouri Valley Outdoor NTRP Section Championships (Adult) Kansas City, Mo. FRIDAY 26 - SUNDAY 28 Missouri Valley Segment 3 Indoor October Futures Various Cities NOVEMBER FRIDAY 2 - SUNDAY 4 Missouri Valley Segment 3 Super (Boys / Girls 10-14) Various Cities FRIDAY 2 - SUNDAY 4 St. Louis Gateway Junior Championships St. Louis FRIDAY 9 - SUNDAY 11 Missouri Valley Segment 3 Super (Boys / Girls 16-18) Various Cities FRIDAY 16 - SUNDAY 18 USTA Missouri Valley Segment 3 Sweet 16 Various Cities THURSDAY 22 - SUNDAY 26 USTA National Open Boys / Girls 18 St. Louis FRIDAY 23 - SUNDAY 25 Missouri Valley NTRP Indoor Section Championships St. Louis FRIDAY 30 - SUNDAY, DEC. 2 Missouri Valley Segment 3 Indoor December Futures (Boys / Girls 12-18) Various Cities DECEMBER FRIDAY 7 - SUNDAY 9 Missouri Valley Annual Conference Overland Park, Kan. FRIDAY 14 - SUNDAY 16 Missouri Valley Segment 3 Indoor December Futures (Boys / Girls 10) Kansas City Go to the Net at missourivalley.usta.com for more details and updates 2 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

5 President s Message promises to be another great year for tennis. I want to thank Kevin Nebergall for his outstanding leadership as President of the Missouri Valley the last two years. Kevin will be serving as our Section Delegate the next two years. I am a life-long Oklahoma resident and longtime tournament and league tennis player. I look forward to meeting many of you as I travel around the section. I hope to continue the progress that Kevin made. One of the challenges of keeping our game strong is attracting new players while maintaining the ones we already have. New approaches mean thinking outside the box. In this regard, the USTA completely revamped its Web site to not only make it more attractive but more user friendly as well. Another innovation being used at many tournaments is the electronic line calling of Shot Spot. Players and fans alike enjoy the nearly instantaneous results of Shot Spot unlike those replay methods used in other sports. One of the complaints about prior national rankings was that they were very subjective in nature. Now national rankings are based on an objective mathematical formula known as the Points Per Round system. This allows all players to immediately know their ranking at the conclusion of a tournament. The Missouri Valley has been on the cutting edge too. We also completely reworked our Web site to have a fresh new look and feel. More information is available through quicklinks and navigation through the various menus is easier. As part of a national initiative to get more assistance to the grass roots level, we now have a Tennis Service Representative for each of our seven districts. Our TSR s are Missouri Valley staff working in the field to help in any way possible to grow the game. Our staff publishes CrossCourt, an outstanding quarterly publication with great news and tips. Both our Junior and Adult rankings are based on the Points Per Round system. Strong organizations require a strong base. The Missouri Valley is fortunate to have a very professional staff and enthusiastic volunteers. Our section is consistently among the best in the nation in many categories. Our volunteers are appointed to numerous USTA national committees and hold several council and committee chair positions. So join the fun. Get out and play tennis with a friend, enter a tournament, and play in a league. Tennis truly is the sport of a lifetime. Richard M. Perry A Love For The Game! Three men who share a passion for tennis one who is still playing well into his 80s, one who has played on the world stage and one who is now our section president. (L-R) Former USTA Missouri Valley Hall of Fame (HOF) Committee Chair Homer Robinson, Luke Jensen and Missouri Valley President Richard M. Perry take a break from playing in the Battle of the Districts to watch a little bit of the action during the Annual Conference (page 12). After 20 years in that role, Robinson, 85 at the time, stepped down as HOF chair in December 2006, but stressed he planned to keep on playing the game. Jensen, the 1993 French Open doubles champ, is now women s tennis coach at the University of Syracuse and a frequent visitor to the Missouri Valley. Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 3

6 Past President s Message The past two years of my presidency of the Missouri Valley Section have passed swiftly. I have fond memories of the people I ve met and the places I ve visited within our section. I would like to thank both the staff and volunteers for all the hard work and assistance provided to me as well as the hospitality extended to me in all my visits to such exotic places as St. Louis, Kansas City, Wichita, Springfield and Tulsa. I trust that my successor, Richard Perry, will continue to enjoy the support of staff and volunteers to make his tenure as rewarding as my own. I look forward to participating in the myriad of programs and events in the section without the burden of concern and responsibility for their success. I also look forward to fewer phone calls on urgent matters in the various districts but am still available to receive for advice and enjoy all my long distance friends. In short, thank you to all members of the USTA Missouri Valley Section for allowing me to participate in governance and play in our section and encourage anyone not yet involved as a volunteer to give the office a call and find yet another niche in the tennis world. Past USTA Missouri Valley Section Presidents Kevin Nebergall Cedar Rapids, Iowa Verne Weber Omaha, Neb Pam Sloan Kansas City, Mo Dave Riley Tulsa, Okla Barbara Fackel Rock Island, Ill Jodie Adams Springfield, Mo Mervyn Webster Wichita, Kan Richard F. Haitbrink Overland Park, Kan Steve Gerdes Omaha, Neb Joy Rodenberg Lincoln, Neb Leigh Strassner St. Louis, Mo Don Gardner Wichita, Kan Carl A. Simonie Kansas City, Mo Francis Baxter Oklahoma City, Okla Wilmer Rompf Des Moines, Iowa Marvin P. Richmond Kansas City, Mo John L. Brown Omaha, Neb Jack E. Buss Des Moines, Iowa S.E. Freund St. Louis, Mo O.B. Martin Oklahoma City, Okla T.H. Curly Vaughn Winfield, Kan Herbert Thomas Jr. Little Rock, Ark Dr. Keedy Campbell Kansas City, Mo. All My Best, Kevin Nebergall 4 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

7 Executive Committee District Presidents Heart of America District Greg Russell 8509 W. 138th Terrace Overland Park, KS Iowa District Stuart Dusenberry 9 Ridge Rd. Atlantic, IA day night fax sddins62@yahoo.com Kansas District Myron Pushyk 1551 N. Rock Wichita, KS day night fax mpushyk@genesishealthclub.com EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Front (L-R): John Bregin, Kim Reser and Scott Hanover. Back (L-R): Alex Lee, Kevin Nebergall, Richard M. Perry and Shelley George. First Vice President Shelley George day night ihawk10s@aol.com Secretary Scott Hanover 9406 NW 86th Terrace Kansas City, MO day night ptcguy@yahoo.com President Richard M. Perry 401 Frances Enid, OK home richard.m.perry@sbcglobal.net Vice President Alex Lee E. Peppertree Ct. Wichita, KS day night AlexL17@aol.com Treasurer Kim Reser 1923 N. Weller Springfield, MO day kreser@ci.springfield.mo.us Vice President John Bregin 9026 W. 65th Dr. Merriam, KS day night jbregin@aol.com Delegate Kevin Nebergall 1512 Whitters Way NW Cedar Rapids, IA ext ext night fax nebergallkevin@mcleodusa.net Missouri District Larry Haugness 2331 E. Pythian Springfield, MO day fax lhaugness@ci.springfield.mo.us Nebraska District Dr. Shane Jensen 4114 Fourth Ave. Kearney, NE day night shanej@frontiernet.net Oklahoma District Dave Riley 3107 S. Cincinnati Ave. Tulsa, Okla day/night driley58@aol.com St. Louis District Jan Karibian 39A Gold Run Dr. St. Peters, MO day fax jan.karibian@tycohealthcare.com Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 5

8 Committee Chairs Standing Committees Adult Competition Terry Jackson W. 115th Ter. Olathe, KS Staff Liaison: Lori Therrien Adult League Tennis Donna Stauffer 7306 Macleod Lane O Fallon, MO day/night s_stauffer@charter.net Staff Liaison: Lori Therrien Grievance Bruce Vosburg California St., Suite 400 Omaha, NE day night fax vosburg@fitzlaw.com Staff Liaison: Mary Buschmann Junior Competition & High Performance Phil Baillos 3030 E. 91st Tulsa, OK night fax phil@grandhealthandracquet.com Staff Liaison: Kent Shultz Nominating Kevin Nebergall 1512 Whitters Way NW Cedar Rapids, IA ext ext night fax nebergallkevin@mcleodusa.net Staff Liaison: Mary Buschmann Officials Verne Weber 902 Hackberry, #2411 Bellevue, NE day night vaweber10s@aol.com Staff Liaison: Mary Buschmann Personnel Kevin Nebergall Contact info. under Nominating Staff Liaison: Mary Buschmann Awards Susan True 5111 NW 85th St. Kansas City, MO day/night fax strue@nfhs.org Staff Liaison: Manon Eilts Collegiate Michele Conlon Iowa State Tennis Jacobson Athletic Building Ames, IA home work fax mconlon@iastate.edu Staff Liaison: Sue Riemann Nebraska District All of Nebraska, as well as Pottawattamie County in Iowa. Kansas District All of Kansas, except those counties in the Heart of America district. AD HOC Committees Diversity Jeremiah Ollison 9300 N. May Suite 440 PMB 320 Oklahoma City, OK home work fax ollisonais@acninc.net Staff Liaison: Fred Johnson Iowa District All of Iowa (except Pottawattamie County), as well as Rock Island County in Illnois. Hall of Fame Francis Baxter P.O. Box 872 Edmond, OK home cell \francisbaxter@cox.net Staff Liaison: Jeff Sikes Community Tennis Ajay Pant Midtown Tennis Club 6700 W. 110th St. Overland Park, KS day fax ajay.pant@midtownclubs.com Staff Liaison: Marissa Brown Districts in the Missouri Valley Section Oklahoma District All of Oklahoma. St. Louis Districts 10 Missouri counties (Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Perry, St. Charles, St. Francois, St. Genevieve, St. Louis, Warren and Washington); and parts of Illinois within a 30-mile radius of the City Hall in St. Louis. Missouri District All of Missouri, except those counties in either the St. Louis or Heart of America districts. Heart of America District 7 Kansas counties (Atchison, Doniphan, Douglas, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth and Wyandotte); 10 Missouri counties (Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Holt, Jackson, Nodaway, Platte and Ray). 6 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

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10 Executive Director s Message seems to have flown by! We ve added new staff members out in the field to better service our existing members and to grow and expand our programming. We ve established a solid base in all our districts and experienced growth in Leagues, Tennis on Campus and Junior Team Tennis. Do we have room for more growth? Absolutely! 2007 is our year to connect the dots. Together we can foster relationships with our schools, parks, YMCAs, universities and clubs. We can get courts updated; we can help find volunteers; we can train new coaches; we can update high school coaches drills and assist them in having a successful no-cut policy; we can offer high school players the opportunity to continue their tennis with club play at the collegiate level. We want to recruit, train and retain our volunteers so that our programs will continue to thrive. We need to teach our juniors at a young age that giving back is a good thing. They too can introduce others to their favorite sport. In 2007, help us connect the dots by building community partnerships to heighten the awareness of tennis and strengthening the infrastructure so the sport of tennis is relevant to the well being of all. We want to make tennis personal, we want to make tennis about family, we want to make tennis about community, and we want to make tennis about inclusion. We want tennis to make your day! Together we can make it happen. Mary Buschmann Please make your tax deductible gift support payable to the MVTF and mail it to: c/o USTA Missouri Valley Section 8676 W. 96th Street Suite. 100 Overland Park, KS You ll be glad you helped return the serve. Tennis returns the service of improved physical health, personal confidence and cognitive abilities to those who participate, regardless of age. You can give the gift of tennis by contributing to the Missouri Valley Tennis Foundation, which provides grants and supports programs that promote tennis and education in your community. Your gift is an investment in making a difference in your community s future by helping establish, administer and promote tennis programs devoted to the development of healthy lifestyles and physical fitness through the sport of tennis. With your assistance, the Missouri Valley Tennis Foundation will encourage and provide assistance for tennis initiatives and will promote health, character, sportsmanship and responsible citizenship for youth and adults regardless of race, creed, national origin, sex or age (main) (toll-free) mbuschmann@movalley.usta.com Staff Liaison: Mary Buschmann If you d like to apply for a grant from the foundation, please contact Mary. 8 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

11 Section Staff Making Sweet Tennis Music! USTA MISSOURI VALLEY STAFF Seated (L-R): Mary Buschmann and Sue Riemann. Front (L-R): Dan Bratetic, Laura Puryear, Jane Waterstradt, Lori Therrien, Jodi Gordon, Perry Peggy, Manon Eilts, Kent Shultz, Scott Howes, Tina Harrison, Jeff Sikes and Marissa Brown. Back: Richard Dedor, Connie Robertson, John Terpkosh, Fred Johnson and Joe Loudon. Executive Director Mary Buschmann Community Tennis Director Marissa Moment Brown Marketing & Communications Director Manon Eilts Finance Director Peggy Perry Executive Assistant Scott Howes Program Managers Community Tennis Sue Riemann John Terpkosh Program Manager Junior Competition Kent Shultz Program Manager Adult Competition Lori Therrien Diversity Manager Fred Johnson Sr. Publications Coordinator Joe Loudon Heart of America Jodi Gordon Iowa Richard Dedor Kansas Connie Robertson Missouri Jane Waterstradt Sr. Communications Coordinator Jeff Sikes Tennis Service Representatives Nebraska Dan Bratetic Oklahoma Laura Puryear St. Louis Tina Harrison Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 9

12 USTA Volunteers Tennis success starts with a good serve. That s why, to fulfill its mission to promote and grow the game, the USTA depends on those who serve as volunteers. You don t have to have the best serve on the court to be a big hit as a volunteer. The USTA provides training. We ll find a volunteer opportunity that s perfect for you! Missouri Valley Vice President John Bregin (Merriam, Kan.) runs a student from Kansas City, Mo., through drills during a clinic for youths who are tennis beginners. Nick Taylor (Wichita, Kan.), among the world s top-ranked wheelchair players, bounces balls back and forth with a youngster discovering that he, too, can enjoy tennis. Jane Hines (Omaha, Neb.), Missouri Valley Volunteer Committee Chair, discusses volunteerism at the Missouri Valley Annual Conference. Event Volunteers help organize and operate Competitive Tennis and Community Tennis programs by taking photos, assisting at tournament desks, messaging information between different event sites, participating on tournament committees, collecting results for the media, and distributing poster/flyers. Booth Volunteers provide information about USTA Missouri Valley programs to promote membership to the USTA. Committee Volunteers/Members in each district and the section assist in the planning, promotion and implementation of USTA programs through public relations, marketing, Web development, community development, fundraising, junior competition, leagues and more. Appointment to section committees is based on district involvement. For more information about volunteering, please contact your local district s volunteer coordinator (pages 54-79). General Responsibilities of Committee Members (Number of hours averages 10 to 20 per month, but varies depending on position, committee and time of the year.) Committee Chairs: manage the committee, including schedule and budget issues lead meetings lead committee in defining/meeting goals and measures of success represent committee in interactions with the Board and general USTA community submit changes to Regulations (Adult Competition, Junior Competition, and Leagues only) and Bylaws for Board approval attend Annual and Semi-Annual Board meetings to report recommendations and activities prepare other reports as requested by the Board via the Executive Committee liaison. Committee Vice-Chair: manage the committee and lead meetings in the absence of the chair perform duties assigned by the chair serve as scribe at meetings for minutes or other documentation, including drafting of proposals for Board consideration assist in mentoring new committee members lead task forces. Committee Member: participate in committee meetings assist in setting committee goals and measures of success perform tasks assigned by the chair, in a timely manner, to meet committee goals provide recommendations to the chair represent and report back to the member s District. 10 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

13 May is Tennis Month! Join us in celebrating Tennis Month with a Tennis Block Party near you! Spread the love. Bring someone next to the game with you and introduce them to tennis. Lots of on-court fun and more! SATURDAY, MAY P.M. Rolla, Mo. Ber Juan Tennis Complex Organizer: Rolla Parks & Recreation SUNDAY, MAY P.M. Nevada, Mo. Nevada High School Organizer: Nevada Tennis Association SATURDAY, MAY P.M. Edmond, Okla. Kickingbird Tennis Center Organizer: Edmond Tennis Association SATURDAY, MAY A.M. Lawrence, Kan. First Serve Organizer: Lawrence Parks & Recreation SATURDAY, MAY 12 9 A.M. - NOON Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson Tennis Complex Organizer: Hutchinson Recreation Commission SATURDAY, MAY A.M. - 2 P.M. Great Bend, Kan. Vets Park Organizer: Barton Tennis Association SATURDAY, MAY P.M. University City, Mo. Heman Park Tennis Courts Organizer: University City Parks & Recreation SATURDAY, MAY A.M. - 2 P.M. Kansas City, Mo. Parade Park Organizer: Ambassadors For Christ SATURDAY, MAY A.M. - 2 P.M. Tulsa, Okla. LaFortune Tennis Center Organizer: LaFortune Tennis Assocaition SATURDAY, MAY A.M. - 2 P.M. Independence, Mo. Santa Fe Trail Park Tennis Complex Organizer: City of Independence Parks WEDNESDAY, MAY :30 P.M. Omaha, Neb. Gifford Park Organizer: Omaha Tennis Association Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 11

14 2006 Annual Conference Tennis innovation... Tennis fashion... Tennis awards... Tennis action... Tennis talk... Tennis champ Luke Jensen... Mixed together thoroughly and the USTA Missouri Valley had all the ingredients needed for a successful 2006 Annual Conference, held Dec in Overland Park, Kan. Jensen got the conference off to a heartpounding start. Literally. The 1993 French Open doubles champion, now head women s tennis coach at the University of Syracuse, raised the pulse of the more than 65 participants in the Coaches Clinic the conference s kickoff event. He ran the coaches through on-court drills for two hours. Then Jensen helped set the tone for the weekend, stressing that it s never too late to get the most and then even more out of tennis. In his opening-night speech, Jensen recalled Andre Agassi s cavalier early days on the pro tour, particularly his disdain for practice when they were Davis Cup teammates. Agassi, Jensen said, depended entirely on his awesome shot-making talent. But Agassi, of course, reinvented himself more than once during his 20-year career and retired among the most admired Grand Slam champs ever with a remarkable work ethic that enabled him to still contend at the majors well into his 30 s. Agassi s commitment to improving as a player, related Jensen, parallels efforts to keep the game growing through hard work and innovation. A tennis fashion show capped off the opening night. Two of the three workshops held during the Annual Conference centered almost exclusively on innovations BATTLIN CHAMPION The Kansas District topped Iowa in the final to claim the big prize the Battle of the Districts championship. The eighth annual competition featured teams from each of the Missouri Valley s seven districts, as well as a squad of section staff. Luke Jensen, the section s special guest to the Annual Conference, demonstrates proper volleying technique during the Coaches Clinic. In addition to putting several junior and senior high coaches through some rigorous drills during the clinic, Jensen was also the conference s opening night speaker and participated in the Hall of Fame/Awards luncheon. being made to grow tennis. Representatives from three equipment manufacturers Wilson, Prince and Dunlop joined Leigh Strassner, president of St. Louis-based Strassner Tennis Court Builders to discuss advances in tennis technology. Meanwhile, Mark Platt, owner of Beginners World Tennis in St. Louis, and Daryl Greenstreet, head pro at Midtown Tennis in Overland Park, focused on new methods being used to introduce youngsters to the game (see page 35). In the third workshop, Jane Hines concentrated on one aspect of the USTA that will never change the essential role of volunteers. Hines, the chair of the Missouri Valley Volunteer Committee, stressed the importance of not only recruiting volunteers but also retaining them to operate programs, tournaments and other events. She, Plaza Tennis Center (Kansas City, Mo.) General Manager Scott Hanover, and Nancy Fuller, president of the Junior League of Kansas City, Mo., formed a panel to field questions about igniting the passion in volunteers. Among those recognized during the Hall of Fame inductions (page 13) and Section Awards (pages 14-15) were volunteers who made an enduring contribution to the Missouri Valley. Homer Robinson was applauded for 20 years of service as Hall of Fame Committee chairman, overseeing inductions to the Hall since its inception in The 85- year-old noted that he was stepping down as chair, but looked forward to still playing the game after hip and knee replacements. The members of the Coaches Corp were also saluted as the Tennis in the Hood program commemorated its 10th and final year. 12 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

15 2006 Section Hall of Fame Inductees USTA Missouri Valley Section Hall of Fame Criteria 1) A USTA Missouri Valley Section resident for five or more years. 2) Players who have participated in numerous Sectional/National championships and gained a ranking high enough to be considered an outstanding player. 3) Others who have made a substantial contribution to tennis (i.e. tournament directors, teaching professionals, coaches, umpires, various administrators, promoters and manufacturers). 4) Sportsmanship and character. Dave Freeborn Tulsa, Okla He was an exceptional player most of his life. In 1920 s, he captained the University of Wisconsin tennis team to an undefeated season. In 1970 s, he won three different USTA senior national doubles championships on three different surfaces, playing with three different partners. He was heavily involved in getting the first senior age division started in the USTA Missouri Valley, beginning with a program in Lexington, Mo. Jay Louderback South Bend, Ind. The longtime Notre Dame women s tennis coach has posted a record (through the season) during his 26-year career, which included stints at Iowa State and Wichita State. He has directed Notre Dame to 14 straight Top 30 year-end finishes, and has won Big East Coach of the Year six times. As a player at Wichita State in 1976, he won the Missouri Valley Conference singles and doubles championships. Terry Miller Overland Park, Kan. This longtime USTA volunteer played a crucial role in the formation of tennis leagues in the Kansas City area. She continues to run local tournaments, including the highly successful annual Kansas City Open. A member of the U.S. Wightman Cup (a team that also featured Chris Evert) at 18, she has continued to excel through the adult and senior ranks, always among Missouri Valley s top ranked players. Dave Riley Tulsa, Okla. A former Missouri Valley president, he has also served as vice-president and president of the Oklahoma District Tennis Association. He was a presidential appointee to the USTA Executive Committee in A former player at Southeastern State College (Durant, Okla.), he has been ranked in the top five in the Missouri Valley in nearly every age group from 35 s to 60 s with 60-plus district and section tournament wins. James Russell Warner Tulsa, Okla. As a top-flight coach, he has guided players from their first days on the court to ATP- and WTA-ranked professional success. United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) has recognized him with its Missouri Valley Community Service Award (1997) and as its Professional of the Year for Oklahoma (1995). He is tournament director for the USTA Challenger of Oklahoma, and he has authored three books. USTA Missouri Valley Section Hall Of Fame Past Inductees 2005 John Allen Been...Houston, Texas Dr. Harry Burrus...Winter Haven, Fla. Jacque Croft...Overland Pak, Kan. Dr. Richard Mechem...Fredericksburg, Texas Frank A. Thompson Jr...St. Louis, Mo John Bregin...Merriam, Kan. Don Dippold...St. Louis, Mo. Don Gardner...Wichita, Kan. Ken Lidie...Bellevue, Neb. Su Oertel...Mason City, Iowa 2003 Bill Brown...Arroyo Grande, Calif. Cliff Buchholz...Fort Collins, Colo. Bob Green...Atlantic Beach, Fla. Nancy Pearce-Jeffett...Dallas, Texas Phil Landauer...Hillard, Ohio 2002 Patsy Rippy-Bond...Sandy, Utah William Davis...Seminole, Okla. Ralph Hart...St. Louis, Mo. Bill Rompf...Newport, R.I. Mary Norwood-Rompf...Newport, R.I Junior Coen...Kansas City, Mo. Dick Gilkey...Edmond, Okla. Gene Land...Oklahoma City, Okla. Gerry Perry...Springfield, Mo. Don McNeil...Chickasha, Okla Marilyn Mueller...St. Louis, Mo. Louis Gerdes...Omaha, Neb. Ollie Gresham...Tulsa, Okla. Homer Robinson...Tulsa, Okla. Dr. Bryce Young...Hilton Head, S.C. Judy Levering...Stowe, Vt David Bryant...Oklahoma City, Okla. Dr. George Milton...Emporia, Kan. Cliff Price...Tulsa, Okla. J. Hal Surface Jr...Kansas City, Mo. Dr. Steve Wilkinson...St. Peter, Minn W.E. Steve Broadie...Wichita, Kan. Dr. Donald Klotz...Iowa City, Iowa J.C. Louderback...Arkansas City, Kan. Jim Reed...Winfield, Kan. S.L. Shofner...Prescott, Ariz Lucien Barbour...Winfield, Kan. Frank Ward...Jenks, Okla. Anna Guerrant...Scottsdale, Ariz. Dick Johnson...Ballwin, Mo. Nora Prosser...Merriam, Kan Harold 'Buck' Balzer...Buhler, Kan. Justina Bricka...St. Louis, Mo. Kate Cushing...Tulsa, Okla. Ted Drewes...St. Louis, Mo. Phillip L. Edwards...St. Louis, Mo Jodie H. Adams...Springfield, Mo. Carol Hanks Aucamp...St. Louis, Mo. Mary Ann Eisel Beattie...St. Louis, Mo Wray Brown...St. Louis, Mo. Earl Butch Buchholz Jr..St. Louis, Mo. Beverly K. Buckley...Des Moines, Iowa Joy Rodenberg...Lincoln, Neb. Mervyn Webster...Wichita, Kan C.J. Hixon...Tulsa, Okla. Wally Smith...Ponca City, Okla. Dave Snyder...Austin, Texas 1992 Jack Buss...Des Moines, Iowa Lucile Davidson...Independence, Mo. Ed Doane...Tustin, Calif Clarence Dyer...Durant, Okla. The Ward Parker Family.St. Louis, Mo. Tom McSpadden...Muskogee, Okla Francis Baxter...Edmond, OK Earl H. Buchholz Sr...Sedalia, Mo. Charles D. Cunningham..Tulsa, Okla. Bill Price...St. Louis, Mo. Len Prosser...Merriam, Kan Gerald Perry...Springfield, Mo D. Keedy Campbell...Kansas City, Mo. Harris M. Coggeshall...Des Moines, Iowa Marvin P. Richmond...Leawood, Kan. T.H. 'Curly' Vaughan...Winfield, Kan Dwight F. Davis...St. Louis, Mo. Charles McKinley...St. Louis, Mo. Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 13

16 2006 Section Awards Adult Player of the Year Benjamin Talako Williamson Bethany, Okla. Adult Recreational Player of the Year Brendan Gore Topeka, Kan. Junior Female Player of the Year Chloe Jones Baldwin City, Kan. Junior Male Player of the Year Patrick Callaghan Iowa City, Iowa Junior Recreational Player of the Year Dan Porter Independence, Kan. USTA Junior Team Tennis Organizer Troy Saulsbury Kearney, Neb. Outstanding Contributor USTA Tennis Youth Programs Mark Platt St. Louis, Mo. Outstanding Contributor Youth High Performance Program Simon Norman Wichita, Kan. Outstanding Contributor USTA League Tennis Kathie Price Edmond, Okla. Outstanding Official Verne Weber Omaha, Neb. Distinguished Service Charles Goose Doughty Wichita, Kan. Media Excellence Bill Speltz Dubuque Telegraph-Herald Dubuque, Iowa Community Service Excellence Robert Cooper Springfield, Mo. President s Award Ajay Pant Overland Park, Kan. 14 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

17 2006 Section Awards Tennis Family of the Year The Tom & Brenda Wickham Family Epworth, Iowa Legendary International Tennis Hall of Famer Dodo Cheney focuses intently on the ball during the 2006 USTA National Women s 65, 75 & 85 Indoor Championships. High School Coach of the Year Donna and Scott Stauffer Lafayette High School O Fallon, Mo. Event of the Year Special Olympics USA National Games Ames, Iowa Outstanding Junior Tournament Missouri Valley Segment II Super One Omaha Tennis Association Omaha, Neb. NJTL Section Chapter of the Year United Neighbors, Inc. Davenport, Iowa Outstanding Adult/Senior Tournament USTA National Women s Indoor 65, 75 & 85 Championships Overland Park, Kan. Facility of the Year Cooper Tennis Complex Springfield, Mo. Member Organization of the Year Genesis Health Club Wichita, Kan. Outstanding Community Tennis Association Omaha Tennis Association Omaha, Neb. Show-Me Cup Springfield Lasers Springfield, Mo. Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 15

18 Section Awards Heart of America Helen Elliott Catalina Leawood, KS day Iowa Ann Carder 1604 Forest Ave. Red Oak, IA day/night Kansas Ken Brown 500 E. Maple Independence, KS District Award Contacts Most districts have a Sept. 1 deadline to receive district award nominations. For award criteria and award deadlines visit missourivalley.usta.com and click Section Awards under the Hall of Fame / Awards menu option. Missouri Linda Peters 2331 E. Pythian Springfield, MO day fax lpmotennis@aol.com Nebraska Verne Weber 902 Hackberry Ct. #2411 Bellevue, NE day night fax vaweber10s@aol.com Oklahoma Jim Shaughnessy 2734 Mount Vernon Rd. Enid, OK home work jim@freetennislessons.com St. Louis Myra Rowan 5004 Oak Bluff Dr. High Ridge, MO day fax sldta2@mindspring.com 2007 Section Awards Adult Player of the Year Adult Recreational Player of the Year Community Service Excellence Distinguished Service Event of the Year Facility of the Year High School Coach of the Year Junior Female Player of the Year Junior Male Player of the Year Junior Recreational Player of the Year Media Excellence Member Organization of the Year NJTL Section Chapter of the Year Outstanding Adult/Senior Tournament Outstanding Community Tennis Association Outstanding Contributor USTA League Tennis Outstanding Contributor USTA Tennis Youth Program Outstanding Contributor Youth High Performance Program Outstanding Junior Tournament Outstanding Official USTA Junior Team Tennis Organizer Tennis Family of the Year Thank You! The USTA Missouri Valley appreciates the support of our advertisers and sponosors Adidas Tennis Camps Advantage Sport Coatings Cooper Tennis Complex Creve Coeur Racquet Club Drury Inn Dwight Davis Memorial Tennis Center Kansas City Explorers Kelly Jones Tennis Marriott Overland Park Nike Tennis Camps Oklahoma City Tennis Center Prince Racquet Sports USTA Pro Circuit Tournament Directors Springfield Lasers St. Louis Aces Tennis History Press Topeka Tennis Association United States Professional Tennis Association Missouri Valley University of Texas Longhorn Tennis Camp University of Tulsa The Vic Braden Tennis College 16 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

19 Community Tennis COMMUNITY TENNIS ASSOCIATIONS Community Tennis Associations (CTAs) work with USTA districts, sections and the National Office to deliver USTA programs to grow the number of new and frequent recreational and competitive players. CTAs, independent local tennis associations, offer those in their respective communities a variety of programs such as after-school tennis and USTA League Tennis. A CTA is an organized group of dedicated volunteers (parents, players) and professionals (teaching pros, coaches, park & recreation staff, an attorney or key business leaders) who come together to support community tennis programs or projects. As an association, a group of volunteers develop their vision for tennis, based on the needs of the community in which they live. CTAs coordinate and maintain programs and services, acting as advocates, program administrators, promoters and fundraisers. They are not-forprofit entities, and they are key to promoting and developing the growth of tennis in their local communities. JUNIOR TEAM TENNIS Junior Team Tennis offers youth age 6 to 18 the opportunity to play on co-ed teams that emphasize fun, fitness and friends. Leagues are composed of teams of boys and girls with similar abilities and ages that play regularly scheduled matches against other teams. TennisLink, the online software, is available for organizing teams and leagues, collecting fees, and a number of other uses. Local teams have the opportunity to compete in a District Championship that leads to the USTA Missouri Valley Section Championship held in Kansas City, Mo. Winning teams advance to the Junior Team Tennis National Championships. More Information: Susan Riemann or riemann@movalley.usta.com Emily Jones (left) and Krista Lindsay congratulate each other after winning a point while playing for the Goddard (Kan.) Slammers. More Information: John Terpkosh or jterpkosh@movalley.usta.com Adam Greenhaw of Independence, Kan., hits an overhead during the 2006 Missouri Valley Junior Team Tennis Championships. DIVERSITY The USTA Diversity Initiative develops program awareness, new program initiatives and program continuity in an effort to substantially increase minority participation among recreational and competitive players, volunteers, industry professionals and administrators. These efforts ensure that all people have the opportunity to experience the educational, health and other lifetime benefits of tennis. More Information: Fred Johnson or johnson@ movalley.usta.com Alba Grijalva, a middle school student from Kansas City, Mo., smacks the ball during a May 2006 YES clinic. By partnering with groups such as the NCAA (in the case of this clinic), the USTA is dedicated to doing all it can to reach out to minorities. JUNIOR NOVICE TOURNAMENTS Junior Novice Tournaments are intended to provide an introduction to tennis tournament play for youths. These are district-level events through which players may qualify to play in the USTA Missouri Valley Junior Novice Section Championships. Traditional brackets, compass draws, pool play, round robins and alternative scoring are among the formats utilized in junior novice events. Please consult the individual district Web sites, and/or the district pages in the Yearbook (pages 53-80) for specific junior novice eligibility rules and schedule of events. More Information: Kent Shultz or kshultz@movalley.usta.com Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 17

20 Community Tennis TENNIS ON CAMPUS Tennis on Campus is organized, non-varsity play for co-ed teams. Everyone is eligible, no matter whether you played high school tennis or are just beginning. The emphasis is on fun, fitness, and socializing. The program can be organized through the intramural department as a sport club, or through any other campus-based organization. Online software and grants from both the USTA and the Missouri Valley are available. Teams are eligible to attend the Missouri Valley Section Championships and may advance to the National Championships, presented by the USTA, NIRSA, and the ITA. More Information: Susan Riemann or riemann@movalley.usta.com Members of a 2006 Iowa State Univeristy Tennis on Campus team gear up for a match. USTA WHEELCHAIR TENNIS USTA Wheelchair Tennis is one of the fastest growing and most challenging of all wheelchair sports. To meet this demand, USTA Wheelchair Tennis offers programs geared towards the wheelchair player. Rules are the same as stand-up tennis, except the wheelchair player is allowed two bounces of the ball. Wheelchair tennis provides persons with disabilities the opportunity to share in activities with their peers and family, whether able-bodied or disabled. Playing wheelchair tennis adds to the socialization and the normalization of life for those who ve had a disabling injury or illness. Proficient wheelchair users can play and actively compete against stand-up players. Wheelchair players can letter in tennis in high school and college. A wheelchair tennis player must have a medically diagnosed, mobility-related disability, with a substantial or total loss of function in one or more extremities. In wheelchair tennis, the player must master the game and the wheelchair. Learning mobility on the court is exciting and challenging, To promote wheelchair tennis, the Missouri Valley featured players like Anthony Meadows of Tulsa, Okla., in exhibition matches at each of the four USTA League Section Championships in and helps build strength and cardiovascular ability. Wheelchair tennis players play in able-bodied events with two bounces and can be rated according to NTRP characteristics. More Information: Lori Therrien or therrien@movalley.usta.com USTA SCHOOL TENNIS The USTA Missouri Valley is pleased to join forces with dedicated teachers and school administrators offering tennis in after-school programs or physical education classes. Teachers can receive the USTA School Tennis Curriculum containing lesson plans for elementary through high school levels. In-Service workshops are offered free of charge to groups of teachers and provide instructors with specific techniques for handling large numbers of students. Schools committing to an afterschool or in-school tennis program, and with a current USTA organization membership, can access free or discounted equipment. More Information: Susan Riemann or riemann@movalley.usta.com RECREATIONAL COACH WORKSHOPS Recreational Coach Workshops (RCW s) are six-hour trainings that have been developed by the USTA in cooperation with the USPTA and the PTR for instructors who are teaching tennis lessons and coaching Junior Team Tennis programs. Topics to be covered in these workshops are: large group teaching for youth and adults using the play-based approach to coaching; conducting effective team practice for youth and adults; tennis teaching technique - current trends and progressions; and fundamental movement skills and more. The USTA office sends out a national approved trainer for the workshop, sample supplies for participants and additional resources. RCW s are perfect annual training tools for park & recreation agencies, NJTLs and other service organizations like YMCAs, Boys & Girls Clubs or Girl Scout Councils. More Information: John Terpkosh or jterpkosh@movalley.usta.com 18 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

21 Community Tennis NATIONAL JUNIOR TENNIS LEAGUE NJTL introduces at-risk and underprivileged young people to the skills, techniques and rewards of tennis. Established by Arthur Ashe, Charlie Pasarell and Sheridan Snyder in 1969, these inner-city organizations use tennis to develop character, values, social skills and self-discipline by providing adult role models and opportunities for academic advancement. NJTL promotes fun, fitness and friends the main reasons why youngsters play sports. NJTL is a low-cost, community-based system for providing tennis opportunities for youngsters. NJTL keeps youngsters off the streets and out of trouble by providing them a safe haven and role models, while they develop positive social skills and learning disciplines. Programs that affiliate with NJTL have many resources at their disposal including the Arthur Ashe Essay Contest, Regional Rallies and the Invitational Tennis Leadership Camp. More Information: Fred Johnson or johnson@movalley.usta.com WELCOME BACK TO TENNIS The purpose of Welcome Back to Tennis, for players age 50+, is to encourage people to make a commitment to a healthier lifestyle by providing them with an exciting social tennis event and offering them opportunities to join a specifically designed continuing tennis program. The target audience is people, ages 50 to 70, who used to play tennis but stopped playing or who would like to get started. These events aren t intended for individuals who are already involved in a local program or league. Here s a snapshot of a Welcome Back to Tennis party: A three-hour event that includes socializing, music, food and drinks, advice on new racquet technology, safety considerations, warm-up and cooldown activities, on-court tennis activities, prizes, and sign-up opportunities for continuing programs. More Information: Contact your district s Tennis Service Representative (TSR). See page 9 for TSR phone numbers and addresses. USTA Missouri Valley Adult Competition Program Manager Lori Therrien lends Naomi a helping hand while showing her some basic strokes during the June 2006 BlazeSports Kansas Kickoff, a tennis clinic for individuals with physical disabilities. ADAPTIVE PROGRAMMING Tennis is a sport without boundaries. Yes, there are lines on a court, but they are not there to exclude anyone. USTA Adaptive Programming recognizes four categories of differently-abled players: Developmentally disabled (learning disabilities, autism, Down Syndrome, mental retardation, etc). Physically disabled (birth defects, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, muscular dystrophy, etc.). Consumers of mental health services (psychiatrically disabled, emotionally disturbed, etc.). At risk / environmentally disabled (substance abusers, mentally and physically abused, homeless, HIV positive individuals, persons within the juvenile justice system, etc.). For each of these groups, USTA Adaptive Programming supports adaptive tennis programs, providing resources for specifically tailored programs that provide fun, fitness and a positive social experience for participants. Clinics and instructional programs are held throughout the Section, often in conjunction with agencies devoted to serving special populations within their respective communities. The enjoyment, physical well-being and contact shared by participants have proven to be positive sources of selfesteem, helping open doors to a more positive lifestyle. More Information: Fred Johnson or johnson@movalley.usta.com. TENNIS WELCOME CENTERS About 71 million Americans have tried tennis but left due to a poor introductory experience.they simply picked up a racquet and tried to play without the benefit of instruction or coaching. Research shows that when people are introduced to tennis through fun and organized instructional programs they keep playing. We need your help to attract and retain new players. As a Tennis Welcome Center, your tennis facility will benefit from the largest marketing campaign EVER to introduce people to tennis the right way, so they keep playing! Tennis facilities meeting basic requirements may become a Tennis Welcome Center. Through TennisWelcomeCenter.com, potential players can enter their zip code and find out about introductory instructional programs offered near them. Your facility or program name doesn t change; you simply become part of a network of Tennis Welcome Centers welcoming new players to the game. Register as a Tennis Welcome Center: Visit Partners.TennisWelcomeCenter.com or contact your district s Tennis Service Representative (page 9). Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 19

22 Community Tennis USTA Pro Circuit tennis is America s gateway to tennis stardom, providing elite competition for: Highly-ranked amateur and junior players testing their skills against professionals, Aspiring professionals at the start of their careers, Established professionals who have broken into the major tour ranks and are looking to maintain their status or return to the top. 2. World-class tennis administered at the local level and played on local tennis courts, providing an opportunity for current and new fans to experience the excitement and intensity of the professional game in their neighborhood. The USTA Pro Circuit provides aspiring tennis professionals the opportunity to gain experience and earn valuable ranking points as these young players look to boost their rankings as they transition to the pro level. USTA Pro Circuit events often USTA PRO CIRCUIT include Community Involvement Day events in conjunction with the tournament to create awareness within the community, to gain local support through partnerships with community organizations, and to provide a funfilled experience for all fans. Several tournaments also have a philanthropic aspect, raising funds and awareness for local charities and causes. The players on the USTA Pro Circuit give back to the communities in which they compete by participating in these Community Involvement events, such as Pro-Ams, clinics, and other community tennis activities. More Information: Jodi Gordon or gordon@movalley.usta.com. Connor Hazelrigg and other St. Joseph, Mo., high school students participate in a clinic during the 2006 Car City Hyundai Classic Pro Circuit women s tournament. 20 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

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24 2006 Junior Sportsmanship Awards Girls 10 s Alli Hodges Jones, Okla. Girls 12 s Andrea Kinnerk Omaha, Neb. Girls 14 s Katie Thome St. Louis, Mo. Girls 16 s Merritt Whitley Kansas City, Mo. Girls 18 s Casey Miller St. Louis, Mo. Boys 10 s David Liu Omaha, Neb. Boys 12 s Anthony Delcore Omaha, Neb. Boys 14 s Travis Neilson Overland Park, Kan. Boys 16 s Charlie Caris Des Moines, Iowa Boys 18 s Patrick Collins St. Louis, Mo. Past USTA Missouri Valley Section Sportsmanship Award Winners 2005 Adrienne Jensen, Alecia Kauss, Tiana Bark, Chloe Jones, Rebecca Parks, Vinh Pahm, Connor Mulhall, Paul Nahon, Abraham Souza, Milo Johnson 2004 Mimi Fotpolous, Christine McGaffigan, Jackie Lincoln, Leign McCoy, Jackson Withrow, Will Humphreys, Malcolm Harrison, Blake Strode 2003 Samantha Chao, Chloe Jones, Kali Krisik, Stephanie Smith, Michael Swank, Rod Bastani, Brett Waite, Chad Faulk 2002 Gillian Hush, Kirby Bridges, Kara Hickey, Emily Wang, Chris Banerjee, Rod Bastani, Blake Strode, Stephen McGaughey 2001 Megan Matter, Stephanie Johns, Christine Derouin, Kristina Stastny, Andrew Mellen, Logan Buck, Will Gray, Chris Gerdes 2000 Pat Callaghan, Cameron Hubbs, Rob Simpson, Peter McCorkle, Nicole Ruiz, Amanda Pratzel, Kevin Otto, Megan Wedepohl 1999 Lindsay McConnell, Kyle Tosie, Eric Hines, Chelsea Orr, Naren Clark, Laura Gravino, Angie Goodrich, George Hinkle 1998 Kari Sloboth, Lauren Jensen, Branden Joost, Ryan Rowe, Kimiko Glynn, Ryan Friend, Annie Menees, Scott Brown, Amanda Cervantes, Josh Kopmeyer 1997 Danielle Patton, Katie McGaffigan, Lindsay Marvel, Katarina Statsny, Ian Fillmore, Lee Dustin Gregg, Stuart Waters, Jarin Skube 1996 Corey Steven, Kari Stark, Tara McGuire, Tina Harrison, Chris Schultz, Kevin Otto, Jon Navarro, Kelsey Moran 1995 Laura McGaffigan, Tiffany Streeter, Shereee Schwartz, Lyndy Gegen, Matt Davis, Dylan Bird, Justin Menolascino, Matt White 1994 Sheryl Posch, Melissa Iqbal, Brooke Nelson, Amy Michael, Andrew Murray, Brandon Hall, Omar Ahmed, Adeel Qalbani 1993 Jenny McGaffigan, Jennifer Vaughn, Jill Stouffer, Molly Racette, Josh Kopmeyer, Marc McCallister, Dusty Beard, Richie Slivocka 1992 Gigi Greenwood, Kendra Leese, Aimee Hites, Kalie Buehler, Greg Collins, Adam Jackson, Eddie Ernest, Brian Kelly 1991 Emmy Cilek, Kate Cilek, Laura Baxter, Aimee Haas, Ashley Miskell, Billy Bemis, Blake Thompson, Danny Timblin, Todd Montgomery 1990 Megan Russell, Christie Sim, Siri Eklund, Leanne Mos, Josh Barber, Jack Oxler, Tom Derouin, Scott Athey 1989 Heather Mowery, Janet Rausa, Joan Heckman, Kara Brady, Adam Coldsnow, Paul Kloberdanz, Steve Griesener 1988 Naomi Zeff, Brandi Swan, Blair Strassner*, Leslie Sue Jones, Eric Enloe, Bryan Smith, Erik West, Patrick Huewe 1987 Shana Levitt, Ann Backhaus, Lynn Clark, Tracey Ruder, Jonathan Klampe, Mel Brown Jr., David Leslie, Joe Fackel 1986 Kimberly Webster, Carolyn Strassner, Kristy Jessen, Stacey Stotts, Jonathan Poor, Derek Wooten, David Roberts, Andrew Dailey 1985 Jennifer Lauck, Lydia Chiu, Barbara Knudten, Ann Christine Johnston, Joe Gonzales*, Scott Wolf, Doug Flach, Mark Fentriss 1980 David Goodman, Sally Sulentic 1979 Darrell Smith, Patsy Lukas 1978 Jim Connor, Micki Schillig 1977 Walt Mitchell, Sue Clark 1976 David Mantor, Diana Myers 1975 Champ Cudahy, Karen Bunag 1974 Roger Knapp, Sue Briggs 1973 Clark Phipps, Melanie Mann * National Award Winner 22 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

25 Junior Contacts JUNIOR ENDORSERS manage entries of USTA Missouri Valley Section players into USTA National Championships; establish endorsement lists based upon standing; communicate with prospective entrants; and submit all entries to these events. Below are the endorsers for the USTA Missouri Valley Section: Boys Girls Boys/Girls 14 Boys/Girls 12 Barbara Fackel Jacque Croft Helen Elliott Bob Holland st Ave W. 97th Terr Catalina 583 E. 113th St. Rock Island, IL Overland Park, KS Leawood, KS Jenks, OK day day day night night/fax fax night fax fax The Junior Competition Committee (JCC) is made up of one volunteer from each district and other appointed members. The JCC sets the policy and procedures for USTA Missouri Valley Junior Section events and serves as the tournament committee for the USTA Missouri Valley Sweet 16 during Segment II. Below is a list of the volunteers that comprise the Junior Competition Committee for the USTA Missouri Valley: Chairman Heart Of America Iowa Kansas Phil Baillos Nelson Elliott Brian Dahlstrom Simon Norman 3030 E. 91st Catalina Quad City Tennis Club Wichita Racquet Club Tulsa, OK Leawood, KS th Ave N Rock Rd night day/fax Moline, IL Wichita, KS fax cell day day phil@grandhealthandracquet.com helliott@kc.rr.com fax fax quadcitytennisclub@mchsi.com simon@genesishealthclub.com Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma St. Louis Ralf Nosic Kyle Johnson/Larry Newton Kevin Garlington Troy Bray 7300 Chimney Ridge Rd. P.O. Box S. Toledo Ave. P.O. Box Columbia, MO Lincoln, NE Apt. 17M St. Louis, MO night home Tulsa, OK ralfnosic@aol.com work cell rocktennis@aol.com kjohnson@linclaw.com kevin.garlington@gmail.com The Program Manager Junior Competition implements the USTA Missouri Valley Competition System, which includes coordinating junior circuit events and development of programs for all age groups. Kent Shultz 1913 SW 33rd St. Topeka, KS kshultz@movalley.usta.com The Executive Competition Assistant is a full-time assistant for the USTA Missouri Valley competition department. Scott Howes 8676 W. 96th Street, Suite 100 Overland Park, KS direct fax howes@movalley.usta.com The Community Tennis Director supervises the competition department of the USTA Missouri Valley. Marissa Moment Brown USTA Missouri Valley 8676 W. 96th Street, Suite 100 Overland Park, KS direct fax brown@movalley.usta.com Board Liaison Shelley George ihawk10s@aol.com Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 23

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27 Junior Camps Scholarships available for all three camps. Apply at missourivalley.usta.com by April 15, 2007! Competition Training Centers (CTC s) USTA Junior High Performance There are eight CTC s (see below) in the USTA Missouri Valley, each offering low cost ($150-$250), high-level competitive training to 16 (eight boys and eight girls) of the best players, ages 10-14, within a prescribed geographic area. The program consists of 50 hours between the fall and the spring and includes a mixture of modified competition, fitness drills, fitness evaluation, sport science and skill drills. All the training is sport-specific and is provided by the best coaches within an area as a supplement to the players regular training. Nationwide, there are approximately 100 CTC s. Iowa City Shelley George Administrator Fred Pederson Head Coach Kansas City Helen Elliott Administrator Rod Zerni Head Coach Oklahoma City Winnie Bushey Administrator Patrick Copic Head Coach Omaha Larry Newton Administrator Ed Hubbs Head Coach Springfield Larry Haugness Administrator & Head Coach St. Louis Shawn Walburn Administrator To Be Determined Head Coach Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com Tulsa Melissa McCorkle Administrator Tim Leos Head Coach Wichita Myron Pushyk Administrator Simon Norman Head Coach

28 2006 Junior Rankings SEGMENT 1 Boys 10 Singles 1. Andrew Dykeman 2. John Goodwin 3. Jackson Boyce Fine 4. Max Moxley 5. Daniel Eduardo Martinez 6. Blake L. Hunter 7. Austin Hoose 8. Tommy Hunter 9. Reese A. Goudling 10. Michael Huang 11. Blake Langston 12. Mason Bridegan 13. Vinh Quoc Pham 14. Vivek Yanamadala 15. Micah Klousia 16. David Liu 17. Blake Oetting 18. Bryan Lilley 19. Alexander M. Pozo 20. Miles D. Medaris 21. Omar T. Naguib 22. Carson Fournier 23. Jonathan Mayer 24. Alex Qin 25. Storm Rund 26. Billy G. Gardner 27. Kevin M. Cahoy 28. Connor P. Finerty 29. Alexander G. Punj 30. Christian F. Hagan 31. Samuel L. Johnson 32. Bryson D. Mosley 33. Adam L. Dellos 34. Steven D. Ray 35. Franklin Zhong 36. Mac Rechan 37. Zachary Gardner 38. Max Aaron Katcher 39. Will H. Jezek 40. Luke J. Hansen 41. Luke Lorenz 42. John Nagalski 43. Stavros P. Piperis 44. Daniel Langston 45. Mitchell Mathias 46. Kyle Patrick Crowl 47. Chandler Sokolosky 48. Chase Derusseau 49. Will L. Booker 50. Carson A. Howard Boys 12 Singles 1. Anthony Delcore 2. Matthew T. Hagan 3. Jake C. Norman 4. Conner A. Edwards 5. Trey Daniel 6. Christopher Frye 7. Simon D. Beatty 8. Chase Gordon 9. Dominic Palmieri 10. Quinn Dippel 11. Spencer Papa 12. Alec Kaczkowski 13. Nathan Roper 14. Davis Williams 15. Kevin A. Hornbeck 16. Sam Wells 17. Samuel A. Crawford 18. Josh T. Nix 19. Alex Fennell 20. Jeremy Lynn 21. Kevin R. Kochersperger 22. Vinh Quoc Pham 23. Brad J. Neunuebel 24. Jason B. Procter 25. Tyler Jackson 26. Jackson O' Gorman-Bean 27. David T. Gelvin 28. Luke D. Howard 29. Garrett F. Price 30. Will Edwards 31. Henry Cilek 32. Harrison Kruse 33. William D. Hemminger 34. Vivek Yanamadala 35. Kyle Appel 36. Drew Surface 37. William Little 38. Collyn G. Wood 39. Christian Boschert 40. Cameron Smith 41. Grant Steffes 42. Adam Casanova 43. Samuel Gray 44. Gregory A. Ledger 45. David Liu 46. Naveen S. Nath 47. Austin English 48. Hunter Vincent Whalen 49. Connor M. Castor 50. Nicholas G. Nelson Boys 14 Singles 1. Jackson J. Withrow 2. Paul G. Nahon 3. Matthew Kuelker 4. Kevin Moore 5. Steven Fletcher 6. Travis Neilson 7. Omar Aly 8. Max T. Helgeson 9. Reider Hunt 10. Brandon M. Finerty 11. Logon Collins 12. Cale Hammond 13. Ryan Joost 14. Aaron A. Skinner 15. Evan McElwain 16. Matt Ford 17. Drew Morris 18. Andrew J. Edmonds 19. Ross W. Guignon 20. Anthony Delcore 21. Casey Distaso 22. Seth Nelson 23. Connor Mulhall 24. John Harrison Warden 25. James Stathis 26. Jake C. Norman 27. Spenser T. Newman 28. Dalen Klassen 29. P.J. Guignon 30. Cameron Schoenhofer 31. Ryan Xiao 32. Mick Lyons 33. Samuel K. Barth 34. Greg M. Marifian 35. Erik Richison 36. Blake R. Daniel 37. Craig J. Klein 38. Connor J. Sutton 39. Briggs Westby 40. Mitchel Loudermilk 41. Charlie Curtis 42. Corban Aspegren 43. Ryan M. Norman 44. Jimmy Hunter 45. Christopher G. Haworth 46. Seth I. Garnett 47. Josh T. Nix 48. Samuel A. Crawford 49. Shawn Khosla 50. Christopher K. Arkfeld Boys 16 Singles 1. Eric D. West 2. Grant W. Fleming 3. Andrew Mellow 4. John Thomas Christian 5. Charlie Caris 6. Matt D. Waite 7. Jack E. Sock 8. Joseph D. West 9. Chris H. Cha 10. Zachary Siegler 11. Drew Feder 12. Eric C. Sock 13. Paul G. Nahon 14. Hank Lee 15. Cole B. Glass 16. Thomas Aliber 17. Chris Fotopoulos 18. Brandon M. Finerty 19. Drew Freeman 20. Gavril Nagy 21. Shaun Brem 22. Michael W. Gardner 23. David R. Human 24. Casey D. Cook 25. Trevor Horstmann 26. Nicholas G. Monaco 27. Brandon J. Davis 28. Chris Gordon 29. Andrew Zhang 30. John Lazenby 31. Jack D. Oflaherty 32. Arin J. Enge 33. Grant Fischer 34. Zachary T. Newell 35. Ryan Proctor 36. Ryan Xiao 38. Matthew Kuelker 37. Craig J. Klein 39. Omar Aly 40. Christopher Somers 41. Max Frey 42. Kevin Moore 43. Erik Hart 44. Tony Zhang 45. William Humphreys 46. Patrick Wert 47. Nick R. Isom 48. Jon Pang 49. Chicara Kidera 50. Lee Neilson Boys 18 Singles 1. Patrick Collins 2. Abraham J. Souza 3. Patrick Callaghan 4. Travis Fillmore 5. Benn Marler 6. Ross W. Gelina 7. Matt A. Hansen 8. Bret Berryman 9. Rod I. Bastani 10. Brian M. Zaron 11. Mark Silva 12. Clay R. Cypert 13. James A. Seagraves 14. Peter Bracha 15. Austen K. Kauss 16. Graydon Klassen 17. Dylan Gatton 18. Michael Gilliland 19. Ryan F. Harris 20. Nick Birger 21. Zachary J. Buenger 22. Craig Faulk 23. Stephen Hipkiss 24. Asjad L. Khan 25. Dawson S. Shaver 26. Chase H. Miller 27. Alex R. Sapot 28. Zachary R. Willis 29. Daniel Kim 30. Eric D. West 31. Teddy White 32. Drew Archer 33. Cameron B. Johnson 34. Zachary J. Alholm 35. Tyler Benson 36. Daniel S. Levy 37. Caio Cardoso 38. Drew Freeman 39. Kyle Taylor 40. Sam Raife 41. Omeed Latifi 42. John Thomas Christian 43. Jeff Sasser 44. Michael Maddox 45. Artie K. Yentumi 46. Michael A. Eisenberg 47. Bryce Warnock 48. Michael F. Chamberlain 49. Daniel Lopez 50. Chris Gordon Girls 10 Singles 1. Brooke Withrow 2. Shea E. Flanagan 3. Sara Goodwin 4. Julianna Curtis 5. Lauren C. Tondl 6. Kathryn Camp Dillingham 7. Lauren E. Pickens 8. Madison Westby 9. Olivia J. Medaris 10. Olivia Sneed 11. Nicole Tyulpa 12. Juliana Siegler 13. Morgan Steffes 14. Macy E. Zaloudek 15. Courtney Warren 16. Michelle Rojano 17. Emily J. Fink 18. Allison Flaherty Grampp 19. Rosemary Pelch 20. Alli C. Hodges 21. Savanna Storm Hunt 22. Hylan C. Miller 23. Lia Sutherland 24. Katherine Cao 25. Arianna D Demos 26. Connor Lauren Cassity 27. Mackenzie Morris 28. Josephine Ky Duyen Cao 29. Courtney Nicole Coon 30. Olivia Benning Bray 31. Elaina Parker 32. Casey Ann Crane 33. Teresa Hutnick Kaiser 34. Alena Frye 35. Stephanie H. Kaiser 36. Colleen Mellinger 37. Madison A. Behnen 38. Allie Schulte 39. Chloe A. Jefferies 40. Emma R. Fields 41. Hannah Bowen 42. Caitlin J. Calkins 43. Camden Link Newton 44. McKinleigh Lair 45. Jenna Lee Kane 46. Lucie Prewit 47. Alexandria Booterbaugh 48. Kacie Michelle Scroggins 49. Grace Wells 50. Kathryn Lundgren Girls 12 Singles 1. Sarah J. Bowen 2. Jessica M. Koraleski 3. 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29 2006 Junior Rankings 4. Sarah E. Dalton 5. Kate M. Vialle 6. Audrey L. Coventry 7. Adrienne O. Jensen 8. Liz Jeukeng 9. Taylor Jordan 10. Mackenzie M. Rozell 11. Andrea Kinnerk 12. Danielle Benson 13. Natalie Looney 14. Brooke Withrow 15. Madison N. Rhyner 16. Mollie Cooper 17. Elle Prewitt 18. Carly N. Cassity 19. Jocelyn M. Koester 20. Anna Bogdanov 21. Kylee J. Jackson 22. Madison Westby 23. Breanna B. Honer 24. Megan Schultz 25. Amanda B. Ziolkowska 26. Lindy K. Wilkerson 27. Katie Smith 28. Lauren E. Pickens 29. Lindseyann Howard 30. Hannah M. Wille 31. Olivia Sneed 32. Marston Fries 33. Katherine E. Nelsen 34. Suzanne K. Barth 35. Katie Carlson 36. Lauren L. Huddlestun 37. Chanel C. Glasper 38. Nicolle Hoose 39. Briana Menolascino 40. Savannah Drew 41. Jackie N. Tondl 42. Kira Smith 43. Katherine Grace Jezek 44. Reagan Reed 45. Emily Olivier 46. Safaa Aly 47. Katherine Louise Sims 48. Sara Goodwin 49. Kara Ann Schuele 50. Melissa Mihelic Girls 14 Singles 1. Emily V. Conrad 2. Brooke Urzendowski 3. Alecia Kauss 4. Katie Thome 5. Rachel E. Stuhlmann 6. Claire Dreyer 7. Haley Fournier 8. Nicole Jara 9. Sydney Lehman 10. Julie Labarthe 11. Nikki Reber 12. Gabrielle Siegler 13. Mimi Fotopoulos 14. Courtney N. Vaughn 15. Michelle J. Elkin 16. Sarah J. Bowen 17. Shelby Fraser 18. Trinian L. O'Neil 19. Rachel Scroggs 20. Stephanie Dudzinski 21. Audrey L. Coventry 22. Emily A. Bird 23. Courtney Buntz 24. Joan Dien 25. Christina M. Senger 26. Makenzie B. Miller 27. Alexandra L. Simmons 28. Shae Fournier 29. Krissy Lankelma 30. Brooke Gunter 31. Katy Lehenbauer 32. Ashley Tiefel 33. Lindsay Choi 34. Emily Richardson 35. Kate M. Vialle 36. Rachel L. Webb 37. Lauren Keller 38. Christina J. Gelvin 39. Taylor Jordan 40. Madison Westby 41. Evelyn Qin 42. Natalie Looney 43. Liz Jeukeng 44. Lauren E. Pickens 45. Lindseyann Howard 46. Alexis L. Bartek 47. Courtney Cassity 48. Arlette Rojano 49. Brooke Withrow 50. Whitney Ritchie Girls 16 Singles 1. Sheri B. Olivier 2. Kathryn Friedlund 3. Michelle A. Kedzierski 4. Alexandra Lehman 5. Julia B. Wood 6. Taylor Fournier 7. Julia M. Brubaker 8. Noelle Malley 9. Gabriela Demos 10. Lili N. Johnson 11. Maureen Rielley 12. Emily Whitney 13. Gillian Hush 14. Laura C. Richardson 15. Alexandra Oneal 16. Allison J. Majercik 17. Megan Matter 18. Tessa Klassen 19. Alexandra Patterson 20. Merritt E. Whitley 21. Haley Fournier 22. Stephanie Dudzinski 23. Abigail K. Lewis 24. Morgan L. Rainey 25. Meredith Burns 26. Sarah Luby 27. Jennifer D. Dien 28. Madison Wiedeman 29. Molly Flanigan 30. Madison M. Keller 31. Shannon L. Hamilton 32. Elizabeth Worsowicz 33. Kelly E. Gebert 34. Melissa N. Reynolds 35. Emily V. Conrad 36. Jennifer L. Buntz 37. Megan Gornet 38. Elizabeth Close 39. Erin M. Bales 40. Christina J. Gelvin 41. Jennifer Jordan Bradfield 42. Nicole Jara 43. Sara Sullivan 44. Carolyn Knop 45. Jessica L. Raatz 46. Lujan M. Brouwer De Koning 47. Mary Pat McMullan 48. Callie E. Huey 49. Devin Tellatin 50. Liz Jeukeng Girls 18 Singles 1. Mallory L. Weber 2. Brittany Kole Defelice 3. Cameron Hubbs 4. Erin Bleakley 5. Susan Ma 6. Rebecca K. Parks 7. Casey M. Miller 8. Paige McKinney 9. Melissa E. Hoffmeister 10. Olga Elkin 11. Natalie N. Friend 12. Kaitlyn Ritchie 13. Kathryn Friedlund 14. Katherine L. Rist 15. Kate E. O'Shaughnessy 16. Cassie C. Carver 17. Julia B. Wood 18. Hannah Clemons 19. Kristin Gray 20. Leila Keihani 21. Ellen J. Mauger 22. Jenna Hendrickson 23. Abby Allgire 24. Nicole Kantor 25. Greer Mackie 26. Katie N. Summers 27. Catherine Reed 28. Katherine Baber 29. Danielle N. Fancher 30. Allie Dickinson 31. Avery Gibson 32. Haley O. Martin 33. Sheri B. Olivier 34. Rachel M. Gluck 35. Alexandra Oneal 36. Taylor Fournier 37. Lili N. Johnson 38. Maureen Rielley 39. Alexandra Lehman 40. Elise A. Marifian 41. Meghan E. Garlich 42. Carley S. Markovitz 43. Lindsey D. Jones 44. Sara Dale 45. Margaret A. Junker 46. Allison J. Majercik 47. Morgan L. Rainey 48. Erin H. Jamison 49. Abigail K. Lewis 50. Shelby N. Penno SEGMENT 2 SEGMENT Boys 10 Singles 1. Tommy Hunter 2. Bryan Lilley 3. Andrew Dykeman 4. John Goodwin 5. Connor P. Finerty 6. Daniel Eduardo Martinez 7. David Hager 8. Jackson Boyce Fine 9. Mason Bridegan 10. David Liu 11. Austin Hoose 12. Blake Langston 13. Billy G. Gardner 14. Storm Rund 15. Bryson D. Mosley 16. Carson Fournier 17. Cole A. Davis 18. Kevin M. Cahoy 19. Blake Oetting 20. Alexander G. Punj 21. Steven D. Ray 22. Chandler Sokolosky 23. Cole Inhofe 24. Preston M. Choi 25. Alexander M. Pozo 26. Andre P. Flores 27. Brandon G. Price 28. Micah Klousia 29. Jack E. Snodgrass 30. Sean C. Padios 31. Will H. Jezek 32. Luke J Hansen 33. Will L. Booker 34. Miles D. Medaris 35. Chase Derusseau 36. Luke Lorenz 37. Stavros P. Piperis 38. Mathew Edward Burke 39. Andrew Reese Mong 40. Max Aaron Katcher 41. Carson A. Howard 42. Alex J. Antonides 43. Lee-Shawn Stein 44. Alex Shrewder 45. March M. Zheng 46. Jack Desse 47. Micah Jacob Cash 48. Trevor C. McCann 49. Blake Jackson 50. Will Porter Kennedy Boys 12 Singles 1. Jake C. Norman 2. Spencer Papa 3. Quinn Dippel 4. Charles J. Ray 5. Alex Fennell 6. Trey Daniel 7. Christopher Frye 8. Dylan Steffens 9. Vinh Quoc Pham 10. William D. Hemminger 11. Jason B. Proctor 12. Nathan Roper 13. David T. Gelvin 14. Anthony Delcore 15. Chase Gordon 16. Simon D. Beatty 17. Naveen S. Nath 18. Sam Wells 19. Blake L. Hunter 20. Jackson O'Gorman-Bean 21. Mitch Blades 22. Luke D. Howard 23. Garrett F. Price 24. Samuel Gray 25. Brad J. Neunuebel 26. David Hager 27. Samuel A. Crawford 28. Jeremy Lynn 29. Andrew Dykeman 30. Alec Kaczkowski 31. Henry Cilek 32. Owen E. Fike 33. Sam Wert 34. Niko Piperis 35. Josh J. Waite 36. Kareem Aly 37. Mason Bridegan 38. Eric M. Olson 39. Gregory A. Ledger 40. Vivek Yanamadala 41. Noah Placzek 42. David Liu 43. Lawrence G. Weigel 44. William Little 45. Trent Gardner 46. Hunter Vincent Whalen 47. Blake Christopher Folz Stay Up To Date! 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30 2006 Junior Rankings 48. Davis Williams 49. Shawn A. Selvidge 50. Chandler McCray Boys 14 Singles 1. Omar Aly 2. Zane Simmons 3. Jackson J. Withrow 4. Christopher G. Haworth 5. Travis Neilson 6. Logon Collins 7. Steven Fletcher 8. Evan McElwain 9. Connor Mulhall 10. P.J. Guignon 11. Matthew Kuelker 12. Daniel De Zamacona 13. Aaron A. Skinner 14. Casey Distaso 15. John Harrison Warden 16. Joey White 17. Ryan Joost 18. Mick Lyons 19. Grant M. Tesmer 20. Kevin A. Hornbeck 21. Philip Spencer 22. Robert Tung 23. Spenser T. Newman 24. Ross W. Guignon 25. Charlie Curtis 26. Bryce Lilley 27. Drew Morris 28. Anthony Delcore 29. Connor J. Sutton 30. Max T. Helgeson 31. Tom Campbell 32. Jeffrey C. Damisch 33. Craig J. Klein 34. Corban Aspegren 35. Briggs Westby 36. Jake C. Norman 37. Collyn G. Wood 38. John Brothers 39. Jimmy Hunter 40. Omar Karim 41. Jimmy Nora 42. Seton R. Bachle 43. Mitchel Loudermilk 44. Seth I. Garnett 45. Shawn Khosla 46. Blake R. Daniel 47. Quinn Dippel 48. William T. Watson 49. Christopher K. Arkfeld 50. Jared Ferris Boys 16 Singles 1. Eric D. West 2. Zachary Siegler 3. Cale Hammond 4. Eric C. Sock 5. Drew Feder 6. Joseph D. West 7. Chicara Kidera 8. Ryan Proctor 9. Kevin Moore 10. Hank Lee 11. James Gillespie 12. Andrew Mellow 13. Reider Hunt 14. Seth Nelson 15. Gavril Nagy 16. Nate Kirk 17. Brandon M. Finerty 18. Casey D. Cook 19. Andrew J. Edmonds 20. Sean Mathison 21. Travis Neilson 22. Brandon Videtich 23. Charlie Caris 24. Trevor Horstmann 25. Beep Seikel 26. Alex Pomerantz 27. Jack D. Oflaherty 28. Matt D. Waite 29. P.J. Guignon 30. Kyle J. Tucker 31. William Humphreys 32. Nicholas G. Monaco 33. Shaun Brem 34. John Lazenby 35. Chase Tomlins 36. Ryan Joost 37. Connor J. Brass 38. Christopher R. Banerjee 39. David R. Human 40. Sam Geurkink 41. Patrick Wert 42. Michael Sambol 43. Omar Aly 44. Victor R. Cassone 45. Alexander Walls 46. Michael W. Gardner 47. Logon Collins 48. Ryan M. Norman 49. Paul G. Nahon 50. Nathan Hoppe Boys 18 Singles 1. Patrick Collins 2. Brian M. Zaron 3. Samuel Keeton 4. Jack Levis 5. Abraham J. Souza 6. Craig Faulk 7. Ryan F. Harris 8. Michael Gilliland 9. Michael A. Eisenberg 10. Chris Gordon 11. Drew Archer 12. Graydon Klassen 13. Travis Fillmore 14. James A. Seagraves 15. Austen K. Kauss 16. Michael A. Delcore 17. Drew Freeman 18. Clark Richardson 19. Benn Marler 20. Taylor Boney 21. Cole B. Glass 22. Peter J. Sullivan 23. Karl Wert 24. Travis K. Truax 25. Jamie R. Holmes 26. Rod I. Bastani 27. Max Frey 28. Dickson J. Howell 29. Tim M. Bryant 30. Nick Birger 31. Chase H. Miller 32. Matt A. Hansen 33. Jack D. Oflaherty 34. Lee Neilson 35. Matthew Whitehurst 36. Nate Kirk 37. Caleb M. Villaflor 38. Kyle Taylor 39. Chase Trippet 40. Robert Gillespie 41. Hank Lee 42. Jeff Sasser 43. Tyler Benson 44. Dawson S. Shaver 45. Zachary Siegler 46. Michael W. Gardner 47. Vance M. Davis 48. Taylor Ray 49. Scott R. Stegemann 50. Gavril Nagy Girls 10 Singles 1. Morgan Steffes 2. Alli C. Hodges 3. Julianna Curtis 4. Katherine Cao 5. Josephine Ky Duyen Cao 6. Olivia Sneed 7. Caitlin J. Calkins 8. Olivia J. Medaris 9. Lauren C. Tondl 10. Macy E. Zaloudek 11. Alena Frye 12. Lucie Prewitt 13. Nicole Tyulpa 14. Savanna Storm Hunt 15. Victoria P. Flores 16. Lia Sutherland 17. Michelle Rojano 18. McKinleigh Lair 19. Courtney Warren 20. Shaina Beth Cash 21. Gabrielle Michelle Dick 22. Olivia Benning Bray 23. Teresa Hutnick Kaiser 24. Danielle E. Lewis 25. Connor Lauren Cassity 26. Maddie Dwyer 27. Anne C Linebarger 28. Camden Link Newton 29. Madison A. Behnen 30. Liera Bender 31. Jacqueline Anna-Marie Cochrane 32. Gabrella S. Schreiner 33. Courtney A. Lubbers 34. Casey Ann Crane 35. Melinda Sue Johnson 36. Morgan Elizabeth Brower 37. Hannah Bowen 38. Hylan C. Miller 39. Anne Elisse Hays 40. Lauren Truong 41. Chloe A. Jefferies 42. Courtney Schneider 43. Jordan Rae Leonard 44. Kylie Vogel 45. Lindsay Kathleen McManus 46. Kelly O'Farrell 47. Shelby Carter Wilkinson 48. Anne Elizabeth Cooper 49. Barbara Louise Mullen 50. Shelby L. Jackson Girls 12 Singles 1. Sarah J. Bowen 2. Andrea Kinnerk 3. Mollie Cooper 4. Liz Jeukeng 5. Madison Westby 6. Safaa Aly 7. Adrienne O. Jensen 8. Sarah E. Dalton 9. Katherine Grace Jezek 10.Madison N. Rhyner 11. Kylee J. Jackson 12. Natalie Looney 13. Olivia Sneed 14. Katherine E. Nelsen 15. Amanda B. Ziolkowska 16. Emily Olivier 17. Lindseyann Howard 18. Nyla E. Beenk 19. Lindy K. Wilkerson 20. Sara Goodwin 21. Lauren E. Pickens 22. Sarah Elizabeth Palik 23. Jackie N. Tondl 24. Taylor Jordan 25. Julianna Curtis 26. Celia A. Morton 27. Jocelyn M. Koester 28. Ann C. Pepper 29. Alexandra Curtis 30. Brooke Withrow 31. Shea E. Flanagan 32. Melissa Mihelic 33. Suzanne K. Barth 34. Arlette Rojano 35. Juliana Siegler 36. Nicolle Hoose 37. Carly N. Cassity 38. Katherine Louise Sims 39. Alexandra Q. Dick 40. Paige E. Hunter 41. Kristin Morgan 42. Savannah Drew 43. Lauren C. Tondl 44. Lauren L. Huddlestun 45. Mackenzie Morris 46. Payton Bergmann 47. Megan Schultz 48. Emma T. Schelble 49. Marston Fries 50. Lindsay B. Johnson Girls 14 Singles 1. Alecia Kauss 2. Emily V. Conrad 3. Chelsea Moore 4. Rachel Mitcham 5. Brooke Urzendowski 6. Rachel E. Pierson 7. Emily Pierson 8. Ashleigh Chiaf 9. Nikki Reber 10. Sydney Lehman 11. Gabrielle Siegler 12. Trinian L. O'Neil 13. Krissy Lankelma 14. Mackenzie A. Zaloudek 15. Audrey L. Coventry 16. Brooke Gunter 17. Shae Fournier 18. Sammi Hornbarger 19. Claire Dreyer 20. Nicole Jara 21. Mary Weatherholt 22. Madeline G. Schulte 23. Kara Ann Schuele 24. Charlotte Garvin 25. Alexis L. Bartek 26. Rachel Scroggs 27. Abby J. Morris 28. Kate M. Vialle 29. Makenzie B. Miller 30. Rachel E. Stuhlmann 31. Katie Thome 32. Michelle J. Elkin 33. Leslee R. Feldhaus 34. Shelby Fraser 35. Taylor Little 36. Mollie Cooper 37. Carissa Villaflor 38. Christina M. Senger 39. Rachel Lazenby 40. Kylie Q. Hornbeck 41. Kristin Richardson 42. Avery L. Clifton 43. Alexandra G. Schelble 44. 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31 2006 Junior Rankings 49. Lisa Danielle Waldron 50. Alexandra L. Simmons Girls 16 Singles 1. Taylor Fournier 2. Gillian Hush 3. Haley Fournier 4. Christine A. McGaffigan 5. Lili N. Johnson 6. Karma Parbhu 7. Alexandra Patterson 8. Julia M. Brubaker 9. Mary Weatherholt 10. Mary Pat McMullan 11. Melissa N. Reynolds 12. Kelly E. Gebert 13. Julia B. Wood 14. Suzan O. Lisenby 15. Julie Labarthe 16. Sheri B. Olivier 17. Maureen Rielley 18. Meredith Burns 19. Stephanie Dudzinski 20. Emily Whitney 21. Nicole Holsted 22. Melanie M. Barnes 23. Jennifer D. Dien 24. Jillian Brady Yakominich 25. Allison J. Majercik 26. Madison M. Keller 27. Kari L. Bosch 28. Jennifer L. Buntz 29. Kirby Bridges 30. Anna Kirshenbaum 31. Katelyn Connelly 32. Madison Wiedeman 33. Elise Sambol 34. Claire Atkinson 35. Tessa Klassen 36. Kathy Schuele 37. Merritt E. Whitley 38. Andrea Lewis 39. Devin Tellatin 40. Megan E. Schulte 41. Laura C. Richardson 42. Alexandra Oneal 43. Callie E. Huey 44. Emily A. Fike 45. Kristen Carr 46. Emily V. Conrad 47. Natalie Shellito 48. Gabriela Demos 49. Morgan K. Humphrey 50. Katie Hargrove Girls 18 Singles 1. Brittany Kole Defelice 2. Mallory L. Weber 3. Kathryn Friedlund 4. Michelle A. Kedzierski 5. Natalie N. Friend 6. Morgan L. Rainey 7. Kaitlyn Ritchie 8. Rebecca K. Parks 9. Kristin Gray 10. Casey M. Miller 11. Erin Bleakley 12. Abby Allgire 13. Kelly E. Gebert 14. Megan Matter 15. Jenna Hendrickson 16. Ariel M. Bodker 17. Cameron Hubbs 18. Leila Keihani 19. Mckenzie MacKey 20. Gillian Hush 21. Rachael M. Hush 22. Abigail K. Lewis 23. Alexandra Lehman 24. Catherine Reed 25. Jessica Ball 26. Emily Whitney 27. Kara Root 28. Allison J. Majercik 29. Taylor Fournier 30. Kelsey A. Kuykendall 31. Shelby N. Penno 32. Kate E. O'Shaughnessy 33. Jessica Wochner 34. Leesa Cadwallader 35. Maddie M. Marney 36. Elizabeth Worsowicz 37. Elise Sambol 38. Ellen J. Mauger 39. Lindsey Jenkins 40. Amy R. Ochs 41. Kelsey Haas 42. Jane Peters 43. Stephanie Alleman 44. Sara E. Schmidt 45. Megan Liechti 46. Jennifer Jordan Bradfield 47. Sarah J. Ginsburg 48. Sarah Cadwallader 49. Danielle N. Fancher 50. Stephanie Little SEGMENT SEGMENT 3 Boys 10 Singles 1. Connor P. Finerty 2. John Goodwin 3. Daniel Eduardo Martinez 4. Andrew Dykeman 5. Alexander M. Pozo 6. Alexander G. Punj 7. Cole Inhofe 8. Jackson Boyce Fine 9. Mason Bridegan 10. Micah Klousia 11. Carson Fournier 12. Austin Hoose 13. Chase Derusseau 14. Blake Langston 15. Michael Huang 16. Bryan Lilley 17. Storm Rund 18. Blake Oetting 19. Stavros P. Piperis 20. Andre P. Flores 21. Dakota Orion 22. Andrew Reese Mong 23. Lee-Shawn Stein 24. Will Sistrunk 25. Kevin M. Cahoy 26. March M. Zheng 27. Brandon G. Price 28. Brett E. Helbig 29. Daniel Langston 30. Brady Flanagan 31. Micah Jacob Cash 32. Jacob Moore 33. Justin A. Leslie 34. Zeke Clark 35. Alex J. Koca 36. Jack E. Snodgrass 37. Carson A. Howard 38. Sean C. Padios 39. Bryson D. Mosley 40. Tyler Dang 41. Luke Lorenz 42. Max Gillett 43. Zachary Reagan Gwin 44. Aaron Canfield 45. Marko S. Tardio 46. Connolly Kemp Rizley 47. Skylar Abbott 48. Peter C. Boylan 49. Grant Charles Patrick 50. Austin Diehl Boys 12 Singles 1. Trey Daniel 2. Spencer Papa 3. David T. Gelvin 4. Dylan Steffens 5. Simon D. Beatty 6. Christopher Frye 7. Vinh Quoc Pham 8. Alec Kaczkowski 9. Chase Gordon 10. Blake L. Hunter 11. Alex Fennell 12. Chandler McCray 13. Andrew Dykeman 14. Samuel Gray 15. John Goodwin 16. Quinn Dippel 17. Mitch Blades 18. Samuel A. Crawford 19. Jackson O'Gorman-Bean 20. William Little 21. Jason B. Proctor 22. Luke D. Howard 23. Connor P. Finerty 24. Chase Derusseau 25. Tommy Hunter 26. Joey M. Dulle 27. Nathan Roper 28. Blake Alley 29. Steven P. Cahoy 30. Charles J. Ray 31. Lee-Shawn Stein 32. Kareem Aly 33. Mason Bridegan 34. Daniel Eduardo Martinez 35. Vivek Yanamadala 36. Blake Christopher Folz 37. Sean Nanney 38. Garrett F. Price 39. Barak G. Federman 40. Alex Qin 41. Kyle Appel 42. Mac Rechan 43. Connor M. Castor 44. Spencer M. Hilton 45. David T. Morris 46. David Liu 47. David Hager 48. Austin Hoose 49. James Samuel Donley 50. Jake Lee Boys 14 Singles 1. Anthony Delcore 2. Evan McElwain 3. Jackson J. Withrow 4. Aaron A. Skinner 5. Steven Fletcher 6. Travis Neilson 7. Logon Collins 8. Jake C. Norman 9. Christopher G. Haworth 10. Conner A. Edwards 11. Casey Distaso 12. Christopher Frye 13. Blake R. Daniel 14. Briggs Westby 15. Joey White 16. Connor Mulhall 17. Teddy S. Fitzgibbons 18. Robert Tung 19. Ross W. Guignon 20. Corban Aspegren 21. Daniel De Zamacona 22. Mick Lyons 23. Christopher K. Arkfeld 24. Zackary J. Kaltenbach 25. Jonathan Borsky 26. Shawn Khosla 27. Dylan Steffens 28. Dalen Klassen 29. Alec Kaczkowski 30. Will Edwards 31. Hunter Vincent Whalen 32. Lincoln Mitchell 33. Dominic Palmieri 34. James Stathis 35. Joseph Monaldo 36. Paul Nurse 37. Vinh Quoc Pham 38. Luke D. Howard 39. Nishaad Balachandran 40. Grant Steffes 41. Nick Jordan 42. Trey Daniel 43. Matt Epplin 44. Connor J. Sutton 45. Connor T. Larson 46. Simon D. Beatty 47. Matthew Tyler Sturgeon 48. Payton Leslie 49. Samuel A. Crawford 50. Nick O'Neal Boys 16 Singles 1. Chicara Kidera 2. Joseph D. West 3. Charlie Caris 4. Eric C. Sock 5. Seth Nelson 6. Chris Fotopoulos 7. Gavril Nagy 8. Omar Aly 9. Matthew Kuelker 10. Paul G. Nahon 11. Drew Feder 12. Casey D. Cook 13. Ryan Joost 14. Logon Collins 15. Jackson J. Withrow 16. Kevin Moore 17. Blake R. Daniel 18. Thomas Aliber 19. Max T. Helgeson 20. Steven Fletcher 21. Cale Hammond 22. P.J. Guignon 23. Ryan Proctor 24. John Harrison Warden 25. Teddy S. Fitzgibbons 26. Victor R. Cassone 27. Brandon M. Finerty 28. Tom Campbell 29. Travis Neilson 30. Andrew J. Edmonds 31. Cameron Schoenhofer 32. Trevor Horstmann 33. Nicholas G. Monaco 34. Orion L. Wilkinson 35. Andrew Field 36. Evan McElwain 37. Kyle J. Tucker 38. Joey White 39. James Gillespie 40. Ryan M. Norman 41. Anthony Becker 42. Dalen Klassen 43. Jeffrey C. Damisch 44. Shawn Khosla 45. Nick R. Isom 46. 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32 2006 Junior Rankings Boys 18 Singles 1. Nate Kirk 2. Patrick Collins 3. Graydon Klassen 4. Abraham J. Souza 5. Travis Fillmore 6. Benn Marler 7. Chris H. Cha 8. Cole B. Glass 9. Rod I. Bastani 10. Craig Faulk 11. Drew Freeman 12. Matt A. Hansen 13. Brian M. Zaron 14. Shaun Brem 15. Chris Gordon 16. Hank Lee 17. Nick Birger 18. Mitch Beckert 19. Max Frey 20. Kevin Wolf 21. Michael Gilliland 22. Andrew M. Schneider 23. Patrick A. Tooey 24. Bryce Warnock 25. Derek William Gillilan 26. Matt D. Waite 27. Andrew Mellow 28. Joseph D. West 29. Jack D. Oflaherty 30. Michael W. Gardner 31. Karl Wert 32. Gavril Nagy 33. Tim Akhmedov 34. Tim M. Bryant 35. Lee Neilson 36. Cameron B. Johnson 37. Trevor Kleinschnittger 38. Eric D. West 39. Chris Fotopoulos 40. Trey R. Caseboldt 41. Kurt W. Schroer 42. Charlie Caris 43. Nick B. George 44. Jay M. Kinderknecht 45. Cole T. Cameron 46. Joey M. Paris 47. Quinton Osborne 48. Clark Richardson 49. Taj K. Harrison 50. Colin Tierney Girls 10 Singles 1. Lia Sutherland 2. Josephine Ky Duyen Cao 3. Camden Link Newton 4. Katherine Cao 5. Caitlin J. Calkins 6. Lucie Prewitt 7. Alena Frye 8. Gabrielle Michelle Dick 9. Shaina Beth Cash 10. Michelle Rojano 11. McKinleigh Lair 12. Rebecca A. Richison 13. Hannah Bowen 14. Alisa Friel-Watanabe 15. Maddie Dwyer 16. Liera Bender 17. Anne Elisse Hays 18. Olivia J. Medaris 19. Morgan Elizabeth Brower 20. Savanna Storm Hunt 21. Tess Olivia Herder 22. Alissa Canon 23. Victoria P. Flores 24. Jenna Lee Kane 25. Alix Williams 26. Alexis Grace Czapinski 27. Jacqueline Anna-Marie Cochrane 28. Blair N. Hollenbeck 29. Katie Zuech 30. Caroline M. Morton 31. Taylor Boylan 32. Teresa Hutnick Kaiser 33. Olivia K. Hauger 34. Colleen Mellinger 35. Barbara Louise Mullen 36. Anne C Linebarger 37. Michaela Ann Henne 38. Kayleigh Thurwalker 39. Courtney Reefe 40. Analee Stallings 41. Caroline Reynolds-Galles 42. Madison A. Behnen 43. Phoebe Elizabeth Boeschen 44. Elizabeth Barnickel 45. Audrey Thomas 46. Kelsey Daniel 47. Lindsay Terry Girls 12 Singles 1. Brooke Withrow 2. Liz Jeukeng 3. Sara Goodwin 4. Madison Westby 5. Olivia Sneed 6. Shea E. Flanagan 7. Katherine E. Nelsen 8. Suzanne K. Barth 9. Jocelyn M. Koester 10. Mimi Fotopoulos 11. Carly N. Cassity 12. Danielle Benson 13. Nyla E. Beenk 14. Emily Olivier 15. Mackenzie M. Rozell 16. Julianna Curtis 17. Megan Schultz 18. Lauren E. Pickens 19. Morgan Steffes 20. Lindsey A. Whitehead 21. Rosemary Pelch 22. Arlette Rojano 23. Lauren C. Tondl 24. Adreanne Nichole Orlanes 25. Emma T. Schelble 26. Alexandra Q. Dick 27. Lindy K. Wilkerson 28. Nicolle Hoose 29. Emily G. Shadid 30. Katie Carlson 31. Camden Link Newton 32. Savannah Drew 33. Delaney Sweet 34. Lauren L. Huddlestun 35. Kira Smith 36. Lindsay M. Chandler 37. Mariah Alexandra Burke 38. Murphy Marx 39. Kathryn Camp Dillingham 40. Paige E. Hunter 41. Melissa Dang 42. Carolyn Marie Welter 43. Allison Flaherty Grampp 44. Michelle Rojano 45. Michelle Sunderland 46. Lindsay B. Johnson 47. Kourtlyn Adams 48. Katherine Cao 49. Alexandra Curtis 50. Maddie Dwyer Girls 14 Singles 1. Brooke Urzendowski 2. Sarah J. Bowen 3. Shae Fournier 4. Audrey L. Coventry 5. Mimi Fotopoulos 6. Nikki Reber 7. Kate M. Vialle 8. Ashley Tiefel 9. Michelle J. Elkin 10. Natalie Looney 11. Sydney Lehman 12. Emily V. Conrad 13. Emily Pierson 14. Liz Jeukeng 15. Madison N. Rhyner 16. Taylor Jordan 17. Mollie Cooper 18. Hannah M. Wille 19. Rachel Mitcham 20. Sarah E. Dalton 21. Shelby Fraser 22. Rachel E. Pierson 23. Ashleigh Chiaf 24. Brooke Gunter 25. Trinian L. O'Neil 26. Kristin Richardson 27. Breanna B. Honer 28. Conner W. Hazelrigg 29. Lauren Ruben 30. Arlette Rojano 31. Loree Hazelrigg 32. Katie Thome 33. Jocelyn M. Koester 34. Joan Dien 35. Evelyn Qin 36. Lauren Keller 37. Krissy Lankelma 38. Christina M. Senger 39. Grace E. Alexander 40. Gabrielle Siegler 41. Madison Rahhal 42. Skylar Severson 43. Brooke Withrow 44. Suzanne K. Barth 45. Andrea Kinnerk 46. Emily Richardson 47. Alexandra L. Simmons 48. Breanna Keller 49. Katherine Grace Jezek 50. Lilli Oetting Girls 16 Singles 1. Alecia Kauss 2. Gabriela Demos 3. Emily V. Conrad 4. Julia M. Brubaker 5. Lili N. Johnson 6. Mary Weatherholt 7. Katelyn Connelly 8. Noelle Malley 9. Jennifer D. Dien 10. Merritt E. Whitley 11. Laura C. Richardson 12. Haley Fournier 13. Melissa N. Reynolds 14. Alexandra Oneal 15. Brooke Urzendowski 16. Courtney N. Vaughn 17. Liz Jeukeng 18. Madison M. Keller 19. Meredith Burns 20. Julie Labarthe 21. Claire Atkinson 22. Lindsay Choi 23. Anna Kirshenbaum 24. Stephanie Dudzinski 25. Uma Ravipati 26. Arlette Rojano 27. Megan Gornet 28. Nikki Reber 29. Suzan O. Lisenby 30. Lauren E. Jensen 31. Karma Parbhu 32. Rebekah Ashburn 33. Ellen Stultz 34. Joan Dien 35. Chelsea Moore 36. Madison Wiedeman 37. Christina J. Gelvin 38. Audrey L. Coventry 39. Emily A. Bird 40. Jenny Mcliney 41. Breanna Keller 42. Julianna Curtis 43. Angela Tracy 44. Ellie Nixon 45. Leslee R. Feldhaus 46. Lilly Wakim 47. Lindsay K. Cayton 48. Elizabeth Close 49. Ashley Tiefel 50. Megan E. Schulte Girls 18 Singles 1. Taylor Fournier 2. Sheri B. Olivier 3. Gillian Hush 4. Mallory L. Weber 5. Kathryn Friedlund 6. Maureen Rielley 7. Alexandra Patterson 8. Mary Pat McMullan 9. Mckenzie MacKey 10. Jenna Hendrickson 11. Megan Matter 12. Kelly E. Gebert 13. Catherine Reed 14. Allison J. Majercik 15. Natalie N. Friend 16. Susan Ma 17. Alexandra Lehman 18. Michelle A. Kedzierski 19. Julia M. Brubaker 20. Haley Fournier 21. Whitley G. Zitsch 22. Emily Whitney 23. Sarah Cadwallader 24. Hannah M. Jensen 25. Erica L. Engelbrecht 26. Devin Tellatin 27. Erin M. Bales 28. Leesa Cadwallader 29. Sara Dale 30. Elise Sambol 31. Jessica Ball 32. Morgan K. Humphrey 33. Ellen J. Mauger 34. Audra A. Feldhaus 35. Sara McLaughlin 36. Karma Parbhu 37. Morgan L. Rainey 38. Jennifer D. Dien 39. Emily Marie Huston 40. Alexandra A. Lewis 41. Carol D. Cunningham 42. Gabriela Demos 43. Stephanie Alleman 44. Erin H. 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34 2006 Adult Rankings MEN Open Singles 1. Eric B. Thacker 1. Tim J. Shanahan 3. Eric Schrumpf 4. Benjamin T. Williamson 5. Erik Hjermstad 6. McCasey R. Smith 7. Bill D. Roach 8. Brett Rustemeyer 9. James E. Berry 10. Matthew H. Conrad 11. Ben Douglas Mccouch 12. Chris G. Smith 13. Mike Harmon 14. Drake Vidrine 15. Javier Gomez 16. David J. Northey 17. Noel Hoig 18. Charles M. Lessmann 19. Frederick W. Hotz 20. Kurtiss J. Rames 21. August B. Hogan 22. Fritz Bissell 22. Mark C. Hoven 22. Chris C. Carey 25. Brandon D. Marsh 26. Donald Nimneh 27. Prashant N. Patel 28. David William Stagner 29. Lalo De Anda 30. Scott M. Veitzer 30. Luke F. Backhaus 30. Miguel Acosta 30. Drew Mercier 30. Timothy R. Smith 35. Jonathan P. Bair 35. Ted Barnickel 37. Jeffrey B. Sikes 37. Joel Rook 39. Kong Lee 39. Christopher Murphy 41. Brian Harris 42. Guerin M. Smith 42. Robert Beatty 44. Jameson Paul Cox 44. Jay Root 44. Terry T. Cogbill 47. Todd Blackwell 47. Jarrod M. Eyler 49. Rob Monsees 4.5 Singles 1. James E. Berry 2. Kevin Weaver 3. George B. Morton 4. Ryan G. Yarlagadda 5. Charles Olagbegi 6. Frank Norfleet 7. Chadwick A. Bellows 8. Charles Harrelson 8. Philip T. La Roche 8. Timothy Craig McKay 11. Steven T. Osborne 12. Tim Cowick 13. Michael L. Cooper 13. Michael Kapsemalis 15. Gregg B. Gore 16. Dennis S. Lonzarich 17. Joey F. Savoie 17. Brett Rustemeyer 17. Comron Yazdgerdi 4.0 Singles 1. Brian Goates 2. Alan R. Wilkerson 3. Todd Blackwell 4. Matt Hearon 4. Terry Jackson 6. James E. Lang 7. Gene F. Stickney 8. Joshua Rainey 9. James A. Stone 10. John D. Robertson 11. William J. Schlueter 12. Yibin Zhan 13. Junping Yang 14. Ben D. Bortnick 15. Mike Deal 16. Gary A. Kuzmich 16. Robert M. Steck 16. Bernie Marglous 16. Derek C. Since 16. Chris Bianchi 20. David E. Coleman 21. Jimmy W. Walley 23. R. Scott Hanover 23. Lonnie L. Clemon 23. Larry A. Pfaff 23. Kent L. Grassle 27. Phillip Barber 28. Jaromir Born 28. Khai Dang 30. Kip Lacey 31. Keith J. Hertel 31. Ryan J. Cochran 31. Elijah S. Loving 31. Ariel Palomarez 31. Matt McElroy 31. Gary S. Merrill 31. Andrew J. Potthast 3.5 Singles 1. Kenneth Dowell 2. Karsten M. Sommerhauser 3. Eric Wonsidler 4. Steve D. Boom 5. Ron A. Kandt 6. Grant Knowlton 7. David P. Diehl 8. Rob Hurtado 9. Glenn Lopate 9. Joseph F. Aubuchon 11. Ron Johnston 11. Matthew T. Smith 11. Oswaldo J. Sanchez 14. Vince Rook 14. Lynn Barr 16. Ed Reinholtz 17. Kaveh Sheikholeslami 18. William S. Richards 18. Ben Lam 18. David Kaye 3.0 Singles 1. Lyle J. Olson 2. Michael John Haight 3. Ranjeet K. Singh 3. Frank W. King 5. Trey Shaffer 6. Joseph R. Voyles 6. Craig D. Holman 8. Joseph Hawkes 8. Ezra N. Purdy 8. Robert Alan Madison Open Doubles 1. Mel P. Brown / Ken G. Veney 2. John R. Love / Rick Walsh 3. David William Stagner / Eric B. Thacker 4. Daniel Adalberti / Mateo Dalla Fontana 5. Dave Fuhrig / Steve A. Moehn 6. Mario Gruden / Martin Kardos 7. Luke F. Backhaus / Drew Mercier 9. Ben Douglas Mccouch / Brett Rustemeyer 9. McCasey R. Smith / Guerin M. Smith 9. Bob Berlien / Dennis W. Black 12. Andrew Ahlstedt / Axel S. Novion 13. Tim A. Oberhelman / Michael D. Strand 14. Erik Hjermstad / Scott M. Veitzer 14. Jonathan P. Bair / Jed M. Bair 14. Todd M. Hacker / Christopher Murphy 17. Michael E. Buckley / Jameson Paul Cox 18. Ronnie V. Acebo / Sean M. McWilliams 19. Timothy Craig McKay / Jason T. Rule 4.5 Doubles 1. James E. Berry / Brian Goates 2. Gene F. Stickney / Comron Yazdgerdi 2. Kyle J. Laramie / Robert R. Rosenberger 4. Doug A. Grasse / John Young 4. Jeffrey S. Modean / Ricardo Salas 6. James Kueper / Daniel J. Okeefe 7. Ben D. Bortnick / Malachy T. Connor 8. John Kinsella / David Machicao 8. Michael Kapsemalis / Dean Clark Woods 8. Richard Kohn / Ryan G. Yarlagadda 4.0 Doubles 1. Brandon D. Marsh / Kevin Powell 1. Chris A. Cox / Terry Jackson 3. Brian Malcolm / Jimmy W. Walley 4. Matt Hearon / Alan R. Wilkerson 5. Timothy Moeller / Larry A. Pfaff 6. Mitchell M. Bennett / Jan R. Claussen 7. Joey F. Savoie / Troy L. Sides 8. Chris Bianchi / James Bramlet 9. David E. Coleman / Ronald L. Woolford 9. Stephen W. Robertson / John L. Shaw 9. Terry D. Reed / Erik Thyssen 9. Sam Shouldis / George H. Young 13. Quentin G. Brewer / Gary A. Kuzmich 14. Doug R. Chandler / Michael F. Grasso 15. Lonnie L. Clemon / Jeff Dolinar 15. Steven Fischer / Tom Rensch 15. Scott Paul Holwitt / Terry A. O'Bryant 3.5 Doubles 1. Gary Bicknell / Brad B. Bicknell 2. H. Damon Osborne / Ron Wu 3. Chris M. Kozik / Tom E. Rhoads 4. Kip Lacey / William S. Richards 5. Bob Maguire / Billy Niemann 6. Kim I. Spalding / Hollis Worthen 7. Justin G. Davids / Rob Hurtado 8. Mike H. Klender / Scott Landregan 9. Jeffrey A. Harned / Grant Knowlton 10. Lynn Barr / Kip D. Smilie 10. Donald G. Crist / Jeff Launius 10. Paul Rios / James A. Stone 13. Jeremy Smith / Thom B. Walters 13. Matt McElroy / Vince Rook 25 Singles 1. James E. Berry 2. Sean M. McWilliams 3. Ayman El-Sayed Badr 4. Brian Goates 5. Sean Paul Gaither 30 Singles 1. Chris C. Carey 2. Noel Hoig 2. Ken G. Veney 4. Shannon M. Kraft 4. Tim Reynolds 6. Jeffrey S. Modean 6. Steven C. Martin 6. James E. Berry 9. Dean Clark Woods 10. Craig M. Meier 10. Blaise L. Gallahue 10. Marco Wong 10. Yibin Zhan 10. Jeffrey B. Sikes 35 Singles 1. Clark S. Renfro 2. Ted Barnickel 3. Ed Reinholtz 4. Brian J. Berkstresser 40 Singles 1. Rick Walsh 2. Willie Alumbaugh 3. Jed M. Bair 4. Huston M. Pulford 5. Marc Blouin 6. Jeffrey S. Modean 6. Tony Lee 6. Gardner Lee 9. Troy Caskey 9. Ronald L. Woolford 9. A. Todd. Jones 9. Darren C. Mcgilbray 9. Dean J. Doria 9. Kent L. Grassle 9. Mark A. Reagan 9. Junping Yang 17. Doug Knox 17. David E. Coleman 17. Mike Gillam 45 Singles 1. Ronnie V. Acebo 2. Terry Jackson 3. Skip Walther 3. Marcelo M. Puiggari 5. David S. Debyle 6. Rick R. Hockmeyer 6. Alan R. Wilkerson 8. James M. Webster 9. Jeff Oakley 9. Robert Cannon 9. Kent Combs 9. Dr James M. Lewis 9. Andy R. Falls 32 Stay Up To Date! 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35 2006 Adult Rankings 50 Singles 1. Bill D. Roach 2. Roger L. Bailey 3. Lynn Barr 4. Howard Cloogman 5. David J. Northey 5. Brad P. Richison 7. Lonnie L. Clemon 8. Skip Walther 8. Steven Yellin 10. Bruce A. Van Maanen 11. Jacob G Hannas 11. Max Liu 11. Larry French 55 Singles 1. Joe J. McGuire 2. Richard M. Randall 3. Brian E. Engel 4. Greg Garrett 5. Colin Robertson 6. Roger L. Dabney 7. Mischa Gorkuscha 8. Mickey E. Gage 9. Larry D. Sims 9. Delvin C. Mcgilbray 60 Singles 1. James E. Fields 2. Delvin C. Mcgilbray 3. Kenneth N. Azan 4. James Shanklin 5. John H. Kellogg 5. Michael L. Cooper 5. Richard M. Perry 8. Duane Gabrielson 8. John C. Rose 10. James L. Johnson 10. Roger D. Kirby 10. Skip Rice 10. Roger L. Dabney 10. Max D. Smith 15. George B. Morton 16. James O. Brown 16. Mickey E. Gage 16. Francis J. Cuba 65 Singles 1. Robert Reys 2. James Shanklin 3. James L. Johnson 3. Roger L. Jack 5. Wayne E. Hirst 70 Singles 1. Edwin A. Hosking 2. Benjamin G. Rader 3. Robert G. Hoig 3. James O. Brown 5. Sam A. Elliott 6. Stanley Plesser 75 Singles 1. Richard E. Land 1. Edwin A. Hosking 3. Joe H. Pitts 4. Roger Clark 5. George W. Bauer 6. Dorsey Roe 30 Doubles 1. Fritz Bissell / Paul Smith 2. Gardner Lee / Tim Reynolds 3. Marc Blouin / Brent W. Klapprott 3. Ben D. Bortnick / Shannon M. Kraft 5. Jeffrey Sochocki / Dean Clark Woods 5. Jeffrey R. Bregovy / Mike Gillam 5. Robert Kakareka / Richard Kohn 35 Doubles 1. Brian J. Berkstresser / Ed Ingle 2. Ed Reinholtz / Larry D. Sims 40 Doubles 1. Greg H. Kossover / Huston M. Pulford 1. Doug C. Hartman / Chris L. Westergaard 3. David E. Coleman / Ronald L. Woolford 4. Chris G. Schilke / Michael L. Willman 5. Troy Caskey / Joe C. Dawson 5. Roger L. Bailey / Lynn Barr 5. Richard Kohn / Craig L. Pagenkopf 45 Doubles 1. Rick W. Friederich / Terry Jackson 2. Gerald D. Etris / Ed Ingle 3. David S. Debyle / Andy R. Falls 3. Brad A. Kleindl / Dr. James M. Lewis 50 Doubles 1. Skip Walther / Phil D. White 2. Bill D. Roach / Bruce A. Van Maanen 3. John A. Shaw / Mike Young 3. Bill H. Debaun / Robert E. Dickerson 5. David Feingold / Spencer Schere 5. Paul Bloemer / Jeff A. Harbin 55 Doubles 1. Brian E. Engel / Glen Mullins 2. David M. Bryant / Wayne E. Hirst 60 Doubles 1. Michael L. Cooper / Wilbur L. Jones 2. James E. Fields / Delvin C. Mcgilbray 3. Richard A. Dunlap / Richard M. Perry 3. Chuck L. Elson / Milton Hatzidakis 5. Max D. Smith / James R. Larson 65 Doubles 1. Wayne E. Hirst / Steve Prosser 2. Edwin A. Hosking / Larry L. Tice 70 Doubles 1. Robert B. Bates / Ollie W. Gresham 2. Edwin A. Hosking / Eugene O. Livingston 75 Doubles 1. Richard E. Land / Joe H. Pitts 2. Dow W. McCarty / Mark P. Winters Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com Wheelchair A Singles 1. Anthony D. Meadows 2. Jim Dugan 3. Kevin Green 4. James S. Lewis 5. Doug Dupont Wheelchair B Singles 1. Darryl Rahn 2. Tony J. Kurtenbach 3. Larry Salyer 4. Tim Surry 5. Nhat Dinh 6. Jarvis Stirn 7. Grady L. Landrum Wheelchair C Singles 1. Lydell R. Otley 2. Justin Siebert 3. Brent Bicket 4. Chris Dewall 5. Jeff Cayce 6. Greg Grose 7. Nhat Dinh 8. Dennis L. Brungardt 9. Eric Kingery 10. Matthew J. Andersen 11. Chris Morrison 12. Marcus Johnson 13. Tim Fornachon 14. Aleki Fualau 15. Jennifer D. Kreutzer 16. Willie Hohl 17. James L. Bartels 18. Alan Henry 19. Bruce Hromek 20. David Hosch 21. Lyle E. Groth 22. Michael D. Lackey Wheelchair A Doubles 1. Kevin Green / James S. Lewis 2. Anthony D. Meadows / Larry Salyer Wheelchair B Doubles 1. Lydell R. Otley / Darryl Rahn 2. Grady L. Landrum / Nick R. Taylor 3. Grady L. Landrum / Tim Surry 4. Nhat Dinh / Tony J. Kurtenbach 5. Dennis L. Brungardt / Jarvis Stirn Wheelchair C Doubles 1. Chris Dewall / Greg Grose 2. Bruce Hromek / Eric Kingery 3. James L. Bartels / Nhat Dinh 4. Alan Henry / Jennifer D. Kreutzer 5. James L. Bartels / Lyle E. Groth 6. Willie Hohl / Michael D. Lackey 7. Matthew J. Andersen / Willie Hohl WOMEN Open Singles 1. Stephanie Broady 2. Rachel Faulk 3. Jennifer L. Allison 4. Maggie M. Russell 5. Amy L. Pierson 5. Sara Batchelor 7. Kristen Messbarger 7. Autumn B. Trimble 7. Katie Spahn 7. Callie Erickson 11. Rebecca J. Taylor 11. Anneline Hatutale 11. Sara Bredfeldt 11. Kylie Roe 4.0 Singles 1. Megan E. Clark 1. Jessica Kinzie Hunter Platt 3. Susan M. Riemann 3. Janis Battaglia 5. Anneline Hatutale 6. Lori A. Therrien 6. Michelle L. Jacobs 6. Laurie Burke 9. Janet Horlacher 9. Amy L. Mize 9. Deborah S. Durrwachter 9. Jennifer Johnson 9. Christa Ripley 3.5 Singles 1. Stacie Bilbo 2. Chris Bradley 3. Sabine Berzins 4. Andrea M. O'Brien 4. Marilyn McCann Lange 6. Sally J. Willson 7. Kerry M. Prendergast 8. Patricia G. Vidrine 9. Catherine D. Gonzalez 9. Lynda Bennett 11. Tiffany Boyle 11. Susan M. Richards 13. Megan Richardson 3.0 Singles 1. Jeannie Haight 2. Pamela A. Kultgen 3. Jennifer Dolan 4. Marquita Y. Lee 5. Michelle L. Milligan 6. Lisa Savoie 7. Deborah Dobson 8. Tiffany Raquel Madison 8. Nicole Lynn Goddard 4.0 Doubles 1. Heather L. Blume / Lee Ann Cooney 2. Toni McDonald / Leah C. Vinsand 2. Janis Battaglia / Amy L. Mize 4. Laura J. Fenton / Melanie K. Perry 4. Tara Dix / Kristin M. Ostanek 6. Antoinette Kovar / Misty Poynter 7. Kate Kleiber / Susan Tallman 7. Debra A. Haikal / Mary D. Vassar 7. Judith C. James / Mary J. Reese 33

36 2006 Adult Rankings 10. Juanita Davis / Diane T. Stern 11. Lois McKinley / Melanie A. Watson 11. Lynda Bennett / Megan E. Clark 11. Kandace S. Terpstra / Lisa Thompson 3.5 Doubles 1. Jennifer Johnson / Kelli E Valdez 2. Sonia C. Klinger / Nancy G. Mader 2. Lauri L. Deninger / Carole E. Kron 4. Jacquelin R. Horton / Kathy Wennemann 5. Christy Leslie / Lara Maple 6. Lori P. Cardella / Liz Pearce 6. Julie D. Nicolai / Julie A. Wolfe 8. Denise M. Dewoskin / Norma M. Feldman 9. Virginia Davis / Sheryl A. Lamkin 9. Sophie M. Purdy / Kellie Dawn Walters 9. Shelley Ann Dendy / Sally J. Willson 9. Jean Liebau / Anne McGregor 13. Janell L. Nunn / Geri L. Steckel 13. Elizabeth Nosti / Beth Louise Ruf 3.0 Doubles 1. Candace K. Herman / Niorn Nicholas 2. Jolene M. Lyons / Gina Newman 3. Cathy M. Fultz / Pamela A. Kultgen 4. Diane M. Charles / Tiffany Raquel Madison 5. Deborah Dobson / Maria Teresa Molina 40 Singles 1. Melanie K. Perry 2. Kandace S. Terpstra 3. Molly M. Pagenkopf 3. Sally J. Willson 35 Doubles 1. Nina Loeffler / Susie Scott 2. Stacey Morris / De'Aun Sandvig 3. Kimberly S. Sharpe / Amy L. Wilson 3. Linda W. Higgins / Julie Young 45 Doubles 1. Janet C. Bryant / Laura S. Grooms 2. Becky Gilbert / Moira T. Roush 3. Athena S. Cajas / Vikki L. Williams 3. Deborah E. Coogan / Debbie Law 5. Susan Beck / Kelley L. Thomas 5. Ava Nesbitt / Cristy L. Wedemeyer 5. Sue A. Denny / Jenna J. Hellack 5. Janet Lee Pumphrey / C.J. Tipton MIXED Mitchell M. Bennett / Debra A. Haikal 2. Debra L. Hogan / Zach Schiff 2. Katherine Arenal / Jan R. Claussen 4. James Bramlet / Mary B. Hall 4. Anneline Hatutale / Jimmy W. Walley 6. Sam Shouldis / Kathy Wennemann 6. Libby Sharp / Jimmy W. Walley 8. Debbie M. Benson / John L. Shaw 8. Jan R. Claussen / Carrie Warren 8. Brian Malcolm / Misty Poynter 11. Michael Leslie / Nancy B. Wilson 11. Nicole Duvall / Brian C. Holdenried 11. Kellie Giulvezan / Stephen W. Robertson 11. Jennifer J. Bailey / Kenneth Dowell Heather L. Blumel / H. Damon Osborne 2. Mitchell M. Bennett / Kellie Dawn Walters 2. Elissa M. Ford / Chris Hahn 4. Sabine Berzins / Mike Deal 5. Norma M. Feldman / Billy Niemann 6. William S. Richards / Susan M. Richards 6. Ruth R. Ehresman / Rick Meyer 6. Sonia C. Klinger / Joseph C. Witkiewicz 9. Marquita Y. Lee / Brian Malcolm 9. Sara Batchelor / Barry McArdle 9. Lee Ann Cooney / Ron Wu 9. Beth Louise Ruf / Justin G. Davids 13. Sophie M. Purdy / Martin L. Taggart 13. Kathie A. Muehlheausler / Terry A. O'Bryant 13. Rob Hurtado / Elizabeth Nosti Frank W. King / Lawanda Lamar 2. Michael John Haight / Jeannie Haight 3. Jeanette K. Gladney / Lyle J. Olson 4. Jennifer A. Gill / Vince Rios Cheryl T. Lady / Paul Smith 2. Ben D. Bortnick / Joan C. Liechty 3. Jeff Launius / Sally J. Willson David M. Bryant / Janet C. Bryant 2. Marlene J. Sanders / Bob W. Schoen 3. Kenn Tindall / Suki Tindall 4. Rick D. Mayorga / Amy L. Wilson Roger L. Bailey / Nancy B. Wilson 2. Joseph L. Rishmany / Cheryl S. Vaught 3. James O. Brown / Mary Jane Brown QUAD WHEELCHAIR Open Singles 1. Nick R. Taylor 2. Grady L. Landrum A Singles 1. Allen Hoemann 34 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

37 Slowing game down crucial to early success Tennis balls are now being designed with the intent of keeping the on-court action lively, fun and, best of all, inside the lines. Taking some of the bounce out of the ball just might be the key to keeping the bounce in a new player s step. It s no secret tennis has not always been kind to beginners. But a new tennis ball revolution is geared toward making the sport more newbie-friendly. Surely you ve witnessed this scene before: Newcomer steps onto court for the first time with an oversized, space age racquet trying to hit a juiced-up, pressurized ball moving at what seems like warp speed. The result? A swing and a miss. Ball over the fence. Ball into the net. Ball rocketed into the next zip code. Another swing and another miss. When I go out to speak or do workshops now, I always ask the question, How many of you are using foam and transition balls?, said Kirk Anderson, the USTA s director of Recreational Coaches and Programs. Two or three years ago I d get one or two people. Almost everyone raises their hands now. We re only See THE BALL Page 38 USTA gives St. Louis school an extra Lift Page proves to be a smashing success Page 41

38 Ashe s legacy lives on Arthur Ashe wanted to take everyone to court. The tennis court that is. He d be proud to know that his most enduring legacy introducing the sport to those who might not otherwise have the opportunity to play tennis is something that continues on to this day, and in his name. Each year, the USTA remembers Ashe s accomplishments and contributions to the sport in many forms. The US Open Stadium Court is named after the former world No. 1, as is Arthur Ashe Kids Day held one day prior to the Open s first round which celebrates Ashe s enduring optimism and belief that children, education and tennis were a terrific mix. It is also in that vein, that the annual National Arthur Ashe Essay Contest is held open to National Junior Tennis League (NJTL) members across the country. NJTL was a program Ashe co-founded in 1969 to give more children exposure to tennis. EARLY START The USTA Missouri Valley added to this national contest by pairing up with several predominantly African-American charter schools and NJTL chapters located within the section to roll out an an early start to the contest during February, Black History Month. The goal was to increase awareness of Ashe s legacy as an African-American pioneer, and to get as many children to pen essays for the contest as possible. Our goal is for kids to know who Arthur Ashe was. Not just his name, but what he did both on and off the court, says Fred Johnson, USTA Missouri Valley diversity manager, who oversees the section s entries to the national contest. Among the schools included in this early roll out was Kansas City s Genesis School. Schools like Genesis, now in its third year as a registered NJTL, are excited about the opportunities the USTA Missouri Valley has presented them to help bring tennis to their campuses. The school, which caters to at-risk youth of middle school and early high school ages, has used tennis to expand its students; horizons, athletically and academically. Our kids all understand struggle, and Arthur s story is about overcoming and achieving through that struggle, said J.B. Blanks, teacher and NJTL director for Genesis School. His message was a message all of our kids can learn from. What I m really excited about is that this contest gives our kids the chance to bone up on their writing skills and Participating in NJTL gives students like seventh grader Tierra Chapman of the Genesis school in Kansas City the opportunity to learn both on and off the court. Lessons On The Court & Off! learn something about tennis at the same time. YEAR-ROUND GOAL Genesis School has seen a slight increase each year in its tennis offerings for students. The school, which runs after-school and summer programs, is trying to get grants for a year-round tennis curriculum. Educational components like the Ashe Essay Contest put tennis in a new and exciting light for students at schools like Genesis, and breaks the mold of the classroom materials about which they d normally write essays. The chance to win a free, all-expense paid trip to Arthur Ashe Kids Day at the US Open just for writing a 300-word essay doesn t hurt either. Two students from the Missouri Valley won their respective age divisions in 2005, with another two prevailing last year. Genesis School also had a student, Gentle Duley, selected to attend an NJTL Leadership Camp in the summer of So, the students know firsthand the potential rewards of dutiful effort. I didn t know much about Arthur Ashe before, but I ve learned a lot about him and tennis since we started, said 15-year-old freshman Nicole Williams, one of Duley s classmates and teammates on the Genesis NJTL squad. His story and the things he did with tennis were amazing. ARTHUR ASHE ESSAY CONTEST DEADLINE July 10 (Ashe's birthday): Essays are due at USTA National Office. Winners will tour New York and participate in Arthur Ashe Kids Day (Aug. 25). For more information about the contest, including the mailing address for entries, go to the net at missourivalley.usta.com. Click the Diversity option under Community Tennis. 4 WINNERS FROM MISSOURI VALLEY IN 2 YEARS: 2005: Katelyn Koerber (Aurora, Kan) and Jessica Wojcik (Grand Island, Neb.) 2006: Ashley Rhone (Del City, Okla.) and Alexandria Henson (Florissant, Mo.) 36

39 Tennis Gives School Added Lift St. Louis school gives kids a new opportunity USTA organizational members are a diverse collection of groups, with many servicing those looking to do more than serve up tennis balls. Lift for Life Academy and Gym is just such an organization. This charter middle school located in a recycled bank building in the heart of St. Louis is relatively new to the USTA Missouri Valley family, having been an organizational member for less than a year. But Lift for Life is already accomplishing great things on the court. VARIED EXPERIENCES Lift for Life was started in the late 1980s as a neighborhood gym to keep children off the streets and give them a positive alternative via weightlifting and fitness. In 2000, that vision expanded when Lift for Life became the city s first charter middle school for students in grades sixth through eighth. Currently, 400 children attend the school. Most are at-risk kids who have bounced around the school system, but are given a second chance to succeed at Lift for Life. Many of the school s students are bused to the year-round school, no matter what corner of St. Louis they re from. Besides being a high-performing educational institution, Lift for Life also boasts a wide spectrum of enrichment activities, from cooking, to weightlifting, photography and tennis. That assortment truly makes the school unique, and one of the reasons the daily attendance rate is nearly 94 percent, almost 10 percent higher than the Missouri state average. You never know the hidden talents of a child or know if they ll take a liking to something until you give them a chance with it, said Lift for Life Community Relations Director Susan Kelter. That s our attitude here. We expose them to a lot of things and attempt to bring diverse programming, things like tennis. That s what makes them want to stay in school and be a part of a place like Lift for Life. For many of these kids, they d never even been introduced to the sport of tennis. Just doing that has now shown them that there are many opportunities for them to play. Tennis became part of the school s curriculum in the summer of St. Louis Aces owner Dan Apted invited Lift for Life to use the Dwight Davis Tennis Center for tennis lessons. Apted introduced Lift for Life to the Just Us Tennis Foundation, an African-American-based Community Tennis Association in St. Louis that strives to reach urban kids through the sport. We ran a four-week program, Monday-Thursday during the summer, said Just Us Tennis Foundation President Joe Clark. We did one group per week and the groups averaged in size between 30 and 40 kids. We reached about 140 kids in total. The children who took part in the program were hungry for the sport and became hooked immediately. Even the Lift for Life staff got involved during many of the days of the camps. It was a very good program, said Brandon Maytubby, 12, one of last summer s camp participants. They provided us The Lift for Life Academy accepts a grant check from the USTA. Kneeling (L-R): Academy students Alexis Smith and Michael Tomlin. Back row (L-R): Arianna Ross, Christian Brooks, USTA Missouri Valley Community Tennis Program Manager Sue Riemann, Lift for Life physical educator teacher Chris Vance, USTA Missouri Valley St. Louis Tennis Service Representative Tina Harrison, Brandon Maytubby and Maurice Kemper. with a lot of things, like drinks, snacks and tennis racquets. I d played a little tennis before, but the instructors really taught me a lot of new things. I play football and basketball, too, but the reason I love playing tennis is because it s an individual sport. The program was a huge success for everyone involved. Just Us instructors served as mentors for more than just Lift for Life s students on-court. They introduced Lift for Life s administration to the possibilities that were available through the USTA. Soon after, the Lift for Life Academy and the Lift for Life Gym both became USTA organizational members. HOOKED ON TENNIS The Just Us Tennis Foundation also encouraged Lift for Life to apply for USTA grants, and introduced the organization s brass to higher-ups at USTA See LIFT Page 40 37

40 THE BALL From Page 35 now doing what other sports like baseball and soccer have been doing for years. By scaling things down and modifying equipment for kids, you re not changing the sport that much. You re allowing them to play. SLOWER-MOTION, FASTER LEARNING CURVE Gone are the days where the choice of balls ranged from optic yellow and fuzzy to optic yellow and fuzzy. Take a trip to any athletic superstore or tennis club now, and you re likely to find tennis balls of different sizes, color, compression and composition. Not only are ball sales of all kinds up across the board, but transition balls the term for slower, low compression balls (spinners) and spongy, foam balls are particularly hot. We have seen pretty good growth in that area (transition balls) the last few years, said Jennifer Parker, business manager for Penn. When it comes to teaching, especially for kids, there is no substitute really for a foam ball. It almost provides a slow-motion effect for the kids, giving them time to really set up to hit the ball properly. It makes the sport more enjoyable to learn. Since many first-timers often give up the sport after just one chance, establishing that enjoyment is vital to helping a new generation of players find the game fun instead of frustrating from their very first swing. Spinners and foam balls allow kids and other beginners to experience early success and get a peek into their tennis future as they progress toward hitting regulation balls. Instructors are taking notice. TRANSITIONING TO TRANSITION BALLS The reason we use foam balls, No. 1 is to make the sport fun and exciting for the kids, said David Minihan, director of Tennis at Westwood Tennis Center in Norman, Okla., and the author of a soon-to-be published work entitled, Easy as 1, 2, 3: Introducing Children to Tennis in a Fun and Exciting Environment. Standard teaching curriculum for youngsters these days almost always begins with an introduction via transition and foam balls. From the United States Professional Teaching Association (USPTA) and Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) to ball manufacturers like Wilson, Dunlop and Penn, to the USTA itself, transition and foam balls are becoming a part of the business of tennis, as well as the business of tennis teaching. With the foam and transition balls, the ball just comes off the racquet easier for kids, said Minihan. It s not as heavy on their strings, which means control is better. Just about any kid can make good contact with (transition and foam balls), which means they re experiencing success with the sport right away. I m a strong believer of making the sport as easy as possible, and foam and transition balls definitely do that. SWING AND MISSILE Though fun may be the primary result, fundamentals also become easier for kids to grasp with the new equipment, which really excites instructors. Since foam and spinner balls are so much lighter and slower off the bounce, timing isn t such a crucial factor in making solid contact. Correct form is easier to develop because the bounce and speed of these balls is manageable. Bad technique and hitches in strokes 38

41 Transition balls help a youngster like 8-yearold Benjamin Rohleder really set up their swing and develop proper technique. often develop early on when new players are simply trying to adjust to the speed or height of the bounce. With transition equipment in place, that part of the equation is taken out of play, meaning instructors can now better stress form and function, and not have to adjust to their pupils height or strength levels. In short, kids are more receptive and excited when they re doing well. It s a win-win situation for instructors who want to see that success in their young pupils, and for parents who want their children having fun with the sport. The best potential result of all? Young players could become not only happier on the court, but better, more polished players at a younger age. Instead of swing and miss, it s now swing and missile. I have four kids and all of them have played tennis now, said Teala Engle of Kansas City, Mo., whose youngest son, Tom, 8, has been playing with both spinner and foam balls in his tennis classes at Midtown Tennis Club in Overland Park, Kan., from the start. My first three kids went with what I guess then was the more traditional route. Tom is going through a program now where they use (transition) equipment much more, and I think he likes it. Instead of maybe starting and being able to hit one in 20 shots great, maybe now he ll get 10 out of 20. One of Tom s classmates, 8-year-old Tyler Gillmore, says he likes playing with the transition balls because he likes to be competitive. It s a lot of fun with the softer balls, said Gillmore. I can get a lot of them in the court even when I swing hard. THE FUTURE IS AN OPEN DOOR Many of the sport s brass believe transition balls will soon become the next big thing in tennis teaching, and, if it s not already, will become standard equipment for instructors teaching young-age beginners. It also works well for older-age beginners just taking part in the game and wanting to get the feel of a rally before they develop their tennis hand-eye coordination. The balls are also used extensively in programs like Cardio Tennis, which have thus far been more geared towards adults. The equipment could also encourage parents to begin introducing the sport to their kids. That has long been a stumbling block, since so many parents have always felt that the sport was so technical, even at the earliest levels. According to Anderson, with transition equipment like mini-nets and balls, parents could begin bringing the court to their own driveways and become their children s earliest instructors. He points out that for many kids, their first taste of sports like basketball and baseball was at home, playing with their parents. There are nearly 400,000 coaches teaching soccer in the United States, said Anderson. Do you know who many of those are? Parents. If we can make the game of tennis so simple that a mom or dad can go out in the driveway and rally some balls back and forth with their child, then we all win. The research is overwhelming: When you slow everything down the way you can with these kinds of balls, anyone who has an interest in tennis can take part and have some success on the court. When that starts happening more and more, that s when we ll really take off. CROSSCOURT COVER: Using transition balls helps these kids at the Midtown Tennis Club in Overland Park, Kan., slow the action down and better develop their swing while having lots of fun, rather than frustration, as they learn to play the game. Go to missourivalley.usta.com and click the Benefits option under Membership Find a place to stay and help the USTA Missouri Valley! hotels.com is a proud partner of the USTA Missouri Valley. Booking your airfare, hotel, car rental or cruise needs from the USTA Missouri Valley Web site benefits local tennis in your area. A percentage of everything you book through missourivalley.usta.com goes back into the game in the Missouri Valley! For more than 15 years, hotels.com has been providing travelers great prices on the places they want to stay. hotels.com makes planning and booking your trip easy through the hotels.com expert lodging Web site and through our certified hotel experts available 24/7 via a toll free number. 39

42 From The Classroom To The Tennis Courts! The Lift for Life Academy added tennis program was launched with an invite from St. Louis Aces owner Dan Apted to use the courts at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center for lessons. LIFT From Page 37 National during a site visit to St. Louis. I ve been on tours to a lot of schools and I won t forget (Lift for Life), said Karen Green, USTA National Coordinator for School Tennis. I was really impressed by everything each group was doing to help get their kids introduced to tennis with the intent it could be a life sport for many of them. I thought it was a really good fit with the NJTL (National Junior Tennis League), the section, and the nonprofit group. USTA was convinced enough to offer Lift for Life a Tennis & Education grant for $10,600 at the end of 2006, a grant that will go toward equipment, instruction fees and transportation costs. It takes the entire community to do what we try to do here at Lift for Life, and I was amazed at the cooperation between all the different entities, said Kelter. We got very excited when the USTA talked about helping us. What the USTA is doing sends a great message to children like ours, and that message is really aligned with everything we re about, providing different opportunities for our kids. It s enormous what this grant is for and what it will help us do. 40

43 DREAM COME TRUE Just about anyone who has ever picked up a tennis racquet has imagined it playing at Wimbledon and the US Open. Chloe Jones (Baldwin City, Kan.), can stop imagining it because she s done it, playing in the junior divisions of both Grand Slams. Jones also played for the United States Junior Fed Cup team. TAYLOR SHINES The inspired and inspiring play of Nick Taylor (Wichita, Kan.) helped the United States win the 2006 Invacare World Team Cup, wheelchair tennis equivalent of the Davis Cup. Taylor didn t drop a match during the week-long competition in Brasilia, Chloe Jones Open USTA National Wheelchair Championships in San Diego. NCAA SUCCESS STORIES In 2006, players with ties to the USTA Missouri Valley authored plenty of success stories on college tennis courts. Ryan Rowe (Moline, Ill.) captured the NCAA Doubles Championship for the University of Illinois. Travis Helgeson (Overland Park, Kan.) and Sheeva Parbhu (Omaha, Neb.) each earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American honors Helgeson playing for the Texas Longhorns, Parbhu for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Both Helgeson and Parbhu advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals. Meg Racette (Urbandale, Iowa) reached the NCAA tournament s second round, while playing No. 1 singles all season for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Meanwhile, coaches from the Missouri Valley swept up numerous awards. Jay Louderback, a 2006 inductee to the Missouri Valley Hall of Fame (Page 13), was named Division I Women s Coach of the Year, after another successful season at Notre Dame. Amine Boustani of Drury University in Springfield, Mo., won the ITA Division II Coach of the Year award, while the Division III honor went to Roger Follmer of Washington University in St. Louis. Finally, the Greater Kansas City area played host to the NCAA Division II championships. BYU-Hawaii claimed its sixth women s title in eight years, and Valdosta State (Ga.) won its first-ever men s crown. NATIONAL CHAMP David Bryant (Oklahoma City) won the USTA Men s National 60 s doubles title. INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS Beverly Little (Belton, Mo.) represented the United States in the sixth Annual Friendship Cup in Portschach, Austria. Richard Johnson (Ballwin, Mo.) also traveled overseas to play in the Von Cramm Cup in Antalya, Turkey. Nick Taylor Brazil. He and doubles partner David Wagner of Fullerton, Calif., were a combined 11-0 on the week, playing both singles and doubles. Taylor got the U.S. off to a rousing start in the final versus Italy, posting a 6-1, 6-2 singles victory. US OPEN VICTORIES Tony Kurtenbach (Omaha, Neb.) took three titles at the 27th Annual US NCAA Division II Championships 41

44 NATIONAL OPEN WINNERS Haley Martin (Tulsa, Okla.) brought home the first-place Girls 14 s doubles title from a USTA National Open. Anthony Delcore (Omaha, Neb.) and Cameron Hubbs (Omaha, Neb.) also claim National Open titles in PTR MEMBER OF THE YEAR Ajay Pant (Overland Park, Kan.) was named Racquet Sports Industry s 2006 Professional Tennis Registry Member of the Year. Ajay Pant ARTHUR ASHE ESSAYISTS Alexandria Henson (Florissant, Mo.) and Ashley Rhone (Del City, Okla.) wrote their way to national victories. They each won their age divisions of the 2006 National Junior Tennis League (NJTL) Arthur Ashe Essay Contest. They joined the other eight national winners in New York City for Arthur Ashe Kids Day prior to the US Open. NJTL LEADERS Three youths from the Missouri Valley Lauren Cheeseborough (Wichita, Kan.), Demonta Bailey (Kansas City, Mo.) and Gentle Duley (Kansas City, Mo.) were selected to attend the NJTL National Leadership Camp in San Diego. LUKE! Luke Jensen, the colorful former French Open doubles champ and new University of Syracuse women s tennis coach, continued to be a frequent guest of the USTA Missouri Valley. 42 Among his visits to the section, he helped celebrate the reopening of the Oklahoma City Tennis Center, after a $1.8 million facelift, and he gave the opening night speech of the Missouri Valley Annual Conference (page 12). SHOW-ME CUP The Springfield Lasers got the cup! The USTA Missouri Valley gave the section s World TeamTennis franchises something extra to compete for in 2006 the first-ever Show- Nick Monroe Me Cup. And the Lasers won it. They topped their Missouri rivals, the Kansas City Explorers and St. Louis Aces, to prevail in the intra-section competition. Olathe, Kan., native Nick Monroe played for the triumphant Lasers. World TeamTennis continued to bring many of the marquee names in tennis to the Missouri Valley, including Pete Sampras, Anna Kournikova, the dynamic doubles duo of Mike and Bob Bryan, and 2004 French Open champ Anastasia Myskin. (2007 World TeamTennis schedule page 50) 7 PRO CIRCUIT EVENTS The Missouri Valley played host to seven different Pro Circuit tournaments Luke Jensen and friends in Oklahoma City. in Each included Community Involvement Day activities to further raise awareness of tennis in each tournament s host city. NATIONAL HONOR USTA National saluted Jane Hines (Omaha, Neb.) as the organization s national volunteer of the month for August MORE AWARDS Chris Young of Wichita State University (Kan.) received the national USTA/ITA Community Service Award. The USTA/ITA also presented a Regional Campus Recreation Award to Chase Hodges of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

45 STEALING THE SHOW Kansas City hosted the USTA National Husband & Wife Hard Court Championships a mixed doubles tournament featuring only married couples. Dustin and Carolina Perry kept the championship trophy in the Missouri Valley, as the Kansas City couple both former Division I college players topped Junior and Marissa Brown (Overland Park, Kan.) in the 6-2, 7-6 (4) final. But the Marolds from Corpus Christi, Texas, nearly stole the show. Charles (60 years old) and Hilary (55) had a tournament to shout about as they made a run all the way to the semifinals, before running into the top-seeded Browns. Charles and Hilary defeated many competitors who haven t been alive as long as the Marolds have been married 28 years and counting. Kansas City will again host the tournament July 13-15, Hilary and Charles Marold USTA LEAGUE TENNIS USTA League tennis continued to thrive in the Missouri Valley with the number of players in the section up to 13,197 players, up from 12,813 in The section s USTA League champions went on to represent the Missouri Valley well at the USTA League National Championships, with five finishing among the top four in the country in their divisions. One, the 9.0 Mixed Doubles team from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and captained by B.J. Fleming, won the 2006 Western Regional National Championship. St. Louis USTA League team celebrates winning a section title. PUBLIC FACILITY GRANTS Good fortune in the form of USTA Public Facility Funding continued to smile on the Missouri Valley. Three cities received grants to help construct or refurbish public tennis facilities: Columbia, Mo.; North Liberty, Iowa; and McCook, Neb. WHEELCHAIR TENNIS EMPHASIS To further stress wheelchair tennis, the Missouri Valley featured exhibition wheelchair matches at each of its 2006 USTA League Section Championships held in St. Louis; Kansas City, Topeka, Kan.; and Oklahoma City. Wheelchair players can participate on any USTA League team, competing with and against either other wheelchair players or ablebodied players. Larry Salyer (L) and Anthony Meadows after a USTA League exhibition match in Oklahoma City. 43

46 SAYING YES TO TENNIS The USTA Missouri Valley continued its on-going efforts to reach out to those who might never, otherwise, get a chance to play the game. The section participated in several clinics for seniors, disabled individuals and youth during 2006, including this YES clinic conducted during the NCAA Division II championships in Kansas City. Dozens of Kansas City-area eighth graders, like Marie Coronado, said YES to tennis and were given their first lessons in the game s basic strokes and rules. JUNIOR TEAM TENNIS The USTA Missouri Valley saw a 20 percent jump in Junior Team Tennis participation up to 1,269 players in 2006, compared to 972 in VEN Y JUEGA TENIS As part of its Diversity outreach program, the USTA Missouri Valley published a Spanish-language brochure to promote tennis a brochure also available at missourivalley.usta.com. Information about USTA Leagues, Junior Team Tennis, marketing kits and other programs was also made available in Spanish. ADAPTIVE TENNIS Tennis only has boundaries to determine whether the ball is in or out. Everyone can get in the game. Efforts to emphasis that fact were stepped up throughout The Special Olympics USA National Games were conducted on the campus of Iowa State University in July with more than 3,000 competitors from across the country nearly 100 in tennis. Meanwhile, the Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis integrated tennis into its recreational activities. World-ranked wheelchair player Nick Taylor joined the Easter Seals, The Capper Foundation and USTA Missouri Valley staff in Topeka, Kan., for the BlazeSports Kansas Kickoff clinic. The event introduced almost 75 players with developmental and physical disabilities to tennis. MEMBERSHIP GROWS Membership in the USTA topped 700,000 across the nation and exceeded more than 22,500 in the Missouri Valley. Go to the Net! Your USTA Missouri Valley Website is your 24/7 location for updates, feature stories, photo galleries and more! missourivalley.usta.com, redesigned in 2006, is easier to navigate and is packed with more information and photos than ever before! 44

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54 Dynamic NTRP Overview The use of a dynamic rating system is predicated on having the ability to get the match results into the national database quickly and easily with the help of team captains to report scores. The USTA s automated data management system, TennisLink, integrates the national database and the NTRP program to provide a seamless flow of information. TennisLink provides: Significantly improved team registration, membership and eligibility management Increased efficiency in match scorecard entry Automated standings and a Championship module Information for NEW USTA League Tennis players If you re a NEW player to USTA League Tennis, you will benefit from ease of entry and the elimination of on-court verification and its associated costs and time. NEW players enter the program by rating themselves using the NTRP General and Specific Characteristics of Various Playing Levels, located in National Tennis Rating Program on the USTA League Tennis web page and in various USTA publications. Many of you should be able to self-rate accurately do you play with league players who currently have computer ratings. Knowing their ratings, where would you place yourself? TennisLink will provide a self-rating declaration box for new players at the time of registration. New players will begin to generate a dynamic NTRP rating after their first match against a player who has an NTRP computer rating. Information for RETURNING USTA League Tennis players If you re a returning USTA League Tennis player you will begin your league season with your current NTRP computer rating. If you received your computer rating before the 2004 League year, you may self-rate to enter the program. Computer ratings will stay in the system for 3 years for Adults and 2 years for players 50 years or older. Disqualification Dynamic NTRP ratings will be run by the computer to determine if any players are clearly above level using the current Disqualification Procedure Guidelines. Players will be disqualified if they achieve the currently established clearly above level status three times based on all matches reported in the national database for Adult and Senior Divisions. This includes all match play in Adult and Senior divisions in all sections. Remember, you must reach this disqualification level three times during the championship league year in order to be disqualified. Visit missourivalley.usta.com for regulation updates. What is "Dynamic" NTRP? Dynamic NTRP is an enhanced tennis rating system that generates player ratings at regular intervals over the course of a season (unlike the present static system that defers all rating calculations to year-end). What is different? Dynamic NTRP allows players to self-rate instead of attending verification clinics. Disqualifications will be handled directly by the NTRP program. How will it work? Players will register through TennisLink. If they have a valid computer rating on file in the database it will confirm their eligibility for the team. If they have no rating on file the player will be required to declare a self-rating before completing the registration. After each match, the captain will enter the scores online in TennisLink. These results will be calculated in the dynamic NTRP computer program. USTA will monitor the ratings and inform players if they reach the disqualification level three times based on all adult and senior matches appearing in the system. Remember, Mixed Doubles and Super Seniors do not have NTRP disqualification. Has the way that the computer program calculates ratings been changed? The basic mathematical algorithm has not changed. The computer still looks at your match scores and not whether you won or lost the match. Significant procedural changes apply in Dynamic NTRP, however. Where historically, your final rating was a function exclusively of your results at the highest level of competition entered, under Dynamic NTRP final ratings are based on your cumulative dynamic rating entering an event and on the traditional benchmark calculation method. Will my rating now change in mid-year? Only if you reach the third strike and are disqualified at your present level. Otherwise you will still receive a year-end rating just as in the past. Frequently Asked Questions Does Dynamic NTRP treat doubles partners differently? Dynamic NTRP maintains whatever rating differential between doubles partners that existed before a match. For example, if a 3.3 and a 3.5 player are paired together, whatever spread between opponents is dictated by the specific match results, the two partners will have ratings only.2 different from one another after the dynamic calculation is completed. How do you know that new players will self-rate correctly? Historically, better than 8 out of 10 new players self-rate accurately when attending a rating clinic in anticipation of entering the USTA League Tennis program. Actual match results will determine whether a player self-rates too high or too low with the prospect of player disqualification if warranted. What do I do if I think a self-rated player is too good for the level? Captains may submit a Fair Play Grievance against any player and/or team that condoned any players misrepresenting themselves in the Self- Rating process. These grievances would be submitted directly to the Section League Coordiantor. Can I declare a different self-rating for different League Divisions (e.g., 3.5 for Adult and 4.0 for Senior)? No. Once you declare an initial self-rating, you are bound by it for the calendar year or until you generate a final, year-end rating. The only exception to this is in the event of a player disqualification, where one is immediately bound by the higher, DQ rating. DISQUALIFICATION PROCESS What is a strike and how do I get one? Each time a player s dynamic rating exceeds the maximum tolerance for the level, he/she automatically earns a strike. Three strikes considering all matches in the Adult and Senior Divisions from all sections in the database from Local League up to and including Sectional Championships and you re disqualified. What are the consequences of disqualification? In all cases, the player is disqualified from participation at that NTRP level. Each USTA Section will determine which of two methods the section will follow at the local and the championship level. The effect on Team Standings may vary. For a Self-Rated Player being disqualified, matches played which produced strikes shall be consdered losses for the DQ ed player and wins for the opponent. For a Computer-Rated Player being disqualified, no changes are made to standings. Will a player be advised each time that he/she earns a strike? No. Notice occurs only after three strikes are accumulated. Will I be told exactly which matches earned me three strikes? Yes, with notification of disqualification you will be provided with a printout of all your matches and the NTRP level generated for each match. Who is notified in the event of a disqualification? By whom? How quickly? Responsibility for monitoring dynamic ratings lies with the Sectional Leagues Coordinator. When a third strike situation arises, the SLC will notify (a) the affected player, written notification by mail and by if possible; (b) the player s Team Captain, using the Captain s address as reported on TennisLink; and (c) the relevant District and Local League Coordinator. Notification is made within one business day of determination that a third strike has been received. Hard copy will be mailed to captain s and player s address as it appears on the team roster. 52 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

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56 Heart of America Officers President Greg Russell 8509 W. 138th Terr. Overland Park, KS night Executive Director Helen Elliott Catalina Leawood, KS day Vice President - Adults Terry Miller 9330 Lowell Overland Park, KS night ttm10s@aol.com Vice President - Juniors Nelson Elliott Catalina Leawood, KS night/fax nelliott@kc.rr.com Treasurer Bruce Baldwin 9712 N. Flora Ave. Kansas City, MO night bbaldwin@kc.rr.com Secretary Susan Nealy 9343 Tomashaw Lane Shawnee Mission, KS heaven2earth@everestkc.net Senior League Coordinator Nancy Manion 5429 W. 132nd Terrace Overland Park, KS night nancymanion@everestkc.net Super Seniors Coordinators Billie Barnes bilbarnes@hotmail.com Barbara Meigs bgmeigs@yahoo.com Mixed Doubles Coordinators Joan Dods Contact info. under Board of Directors, Page 55 Helen Elliott Contact info. under Executive Director Committee Chairs Membership Julie Walker Contact info. under Board of Directors, Page 55 Grants Jacque Croft 4809 W. 97th Terrace Overland Park, KS night jacroft@sbcglobal.net Diversity Fernando Zuna 2738 Seymour Court Eudora, KS cell home lzuna@bluevalleyk12.org Budget Bruce Baldwin Contact info. under Treasurer Community Development Kathy Loepp 8545 N. Britt Ave. Kansas City, MO home klo@kc.rr.com John Weber Overland Park, Kan. Additional Information & Rankings Online Adult League Coordinator Ranking Review Terry Miller Contact info. under Vice President - Adults Daytime League Coordinator & Junior Team Tennis Coordinator Richard Kohn Contact info. under Board of Directors, Page 55 Officials Billie Owen 821 W. 54th Terrace Kansas City, MO night btomail@aol.com Marketing/Public Relations Brad Patterson Contact info. under Board of Directors, Page 55 Grievance Bob Bates 4406 Homestead Drive Prairie Village, KS home bates-robert@sbcglobal.net Tennis Service Representative Heart of America Jodi Gordon 3503 Emerald Lane St. Joseph, MO direct gordon@movalley.usta.com Volunteer Coordinator George Howes 7220 Summit Shawnee, KS night gfhowes@everestkc.net USTA Tennis on Campus Sara Deere 431 North Queen Ridge Ave. Independence, MO cell smd22001@yahoo.com heartofamerica.usta.com 54 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

57 Heart of America Tracy Cooper 4326 Homestead Circle Prairie Village, KS Joan Dods 4405 North Mulberry Kansas City, MO night Richard Kohn 9216 Riggs Lane, Apt C Overland Park, KS home rinaner007@aol.com Fran Lemery 8931 Cedar Drive Prairie Village, KS night flemery@aol.com Board of Directors Kathy Loepp 8545 N. Britt Ave. Kansas City, MO klo@kc.rr.com Brad Patterson Bradshaw Overland Park, KS night bpatterson4@kc.rr.com Julie Walker Commerce Trust Co. P.O. Box 1119 St. Joseph, MO day Julie.walker@commercebank.com Fernando Zuna 2738 Seymour Court Eudora, KS cell home lzuna@bluevalleyk12.org 2006 Award Recipients Facility of the Year First Serve Lawrence, Kan. Member Organization of the Year Woodside Health & Tennis Westwood, Kan. Family of the Year Richard Rielley Family Junior Player of the Year Chloe Jones Adult Player of the Year Paul Smith Outstanding Junior Tournament USTA Missouri Valley Futures Segment II Kansas City, Mo. Outstanding Adult/Senior Tournament USTA National Women s Indoor 65, 75 & 85 Championships Overland Park, KS Outstanding Contributor Youth High Performance Rod Zerni Outstanding Contributor USTA Tennis Youth Programs Jennifer Waterman Outstanding Contributor USTA League Tennis Pat Sibenaller Outstanding Official Jack Moorhead Event of the Year NCAA Division II Championships Kansas City, Mo. Recreational Player of the Year Paula Gardner Stephanie Waterman Memorial Sportsmanship Award Hannah Clemons Shauna Guilfoil Freshel Sportsmanship Award David May Community Service Excellence Sharon Pflugradt 2006 Heart of America Rankings BOYS 10 Singles - Novice 1. Alex J. Koca 2. Chase Derusseau 3. March M. Zheng 4. Brady Flanagan 5. Justin A. Leslie 5. Mitchell Kreider 5. Jacob Moore 5. John A. Rohr 9. Samuel D. Kramer 9. Justin T Nogalski 9. Franklin Zhong 12. Michael Wang 12. Thomas James Irick 12. Jack Ryan 12. Tim O'Toole 12 Singles - Novice 1. Joseph M. Gamble 2. Alex Samuelson 3. Justin A. Leslie 4. Chandler McCray 5. John Nogalski 6. Austin English 7. Deepak Vadivalagan 8. Tyler Tabman 8. Kyle Nunnally 8. Kevin D. Cao 11. Michael A. Cesena 12. Mitchell Samuelson 13. Christopher To 13. Conner Stephen Neal 13. Brock Hunter Baade 13. Connor M. Castor 17. Jackson J. Sanders 18. Matthew Joseph Short 19. Garrett Small 19. Malachy Matthew Connor 19. Curan Mehra 19. March M. Zheng 19. Chase Derusseau 14 Singles - Novice 1. Paul Nurse 2. Andrew A. Garner 3. Steven Marc Anthony 3. Marshall H. Miller 5. Sam C. Amrein 5. Joe Hou 7. Andrew M. Ryan 8. Jack D. Rieck 8. Stuart S. Curry 10. Brian Allen Hillix 10. Griffin Smith 10. James Eric Dailey 13. Christopher Robert Hammond 14. Blaine Evan Steck 15. David C. Belpedio 15. Thomas P. Gardner 17. Ben Strickland 17. David Henderson 19. Reed Waldon 20. Thomas Spencer Jarrold 16 Singles - Novice 1. Christopher Patton 2. Steve R. Bodenheimer 3. Zackary J. Kaltenbach 3. Luke Talbot 5. Ross Wooten 6. Drew Richter 7. Paul Nurse 7. Joel Petterson 9. David W. Tipton 10. David Irons 11. Josh L. Boling 11. Bret R. McCandless 11. Kevin C. Cooper 11. Blaine Kaehr 15. Richard Dailey 15. Jon Strope 15. Evan J. Heuer 15. Caleb W. Phillips 19. Patrick Michael Macmurchy 20. Jacob Long 20. John Hagen 20. Pat Joseph Daly 20. Adam Summers 20. Spencer John Keil 20. Travis Robert Stewart 20. Mark Dehning 20. Scott W. Haner Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 55

58 Heart of America 18 Singles - Novice 1. Evan Alexander Holwick 2. Ian Davison 3. Christopher Ryan Dailey 4. Bennett Fitzgerald Comfort 5. William D. Wiseman 5. Andrew Adams 5. Benson B. James 8. Kyle A. Holt 9. Paul J. Jensen 9. Tyler Scott Nichol 11. Dave F. Worley 11. Stephen Schmidt 13. Mark Dehning 13. Joshua Clifford Payton 13. Eric C. Boyd 12 Singles - Grand Prix 1. Chandler McCray 2. Andrew Dykeman 3. Connor M. Castor 3. Kevin R. Kochersperger 3. Joseph M. Gamble 6. Nicholas J. Pelaccio 7. Vinh Quoc Pham 8. John Goodwin 9. Dakota Orion 10. Jake Glazer 11. Kevin D. Cao 12. Austin English 13. Brock Hunter Baade 14. Tyler Tabman 14. John Nogalski 16. Jonathan Mayer 17. Curan Mehra 18. Christopher To 19. Logan Schuman 19. Kyle Nunnally 14 Singles - Grand Prix 1. Shawn Khosla 2. Dominic Palmieri 3. Joseph Monaldo 4. Joe Hou 5. Christopher Frye 6. Samuel A. Crawford 6. John T. Seigfreid 8. Trey Daniel 9. Grant Steffes 10. Trenton Piepergerdes 11. Christian Boschert 11. Reilly Chandler 13. Alex R. Salvato 14. Vinh Quoc Pham 15. Stuart S. Curry 16. Jackson O'Gorman-Bean 17. Kevin A. Hornbeck 17. Lawrence G. Weigel 19. Tyler Jackson 20. David T. Gelvin 20. Nicholas G. Nelson 20. Sam Wells 16 Singles - Grand Prix 1. Michael Frederick Wiskirchen 2. Andrew J. Edmonds 3. Peter S. Gardner 4. Ross Alan Carr 5. Evan J. Heuer 6. Steve R. Bodenheimer 7. Andrew M. Ellis 8. Joey M. Paris 9. Tom Campbell 10. David Skelton 11. Jacob Long 12. Connor J. Sutton 13. Ryan Bressler 13. John P. Le Cluyse 13. Samuel K. Barth 13. Ryan Xiao 13. Mathew A. Edwards 18. Josh L. Boling 19. James Gillespie 20. David Matye 18 Singles - Grand Prix 1. Nick Mader 2. Kyle R. Lehenbauer 3. Anish A. Patel 4. James Gillespie 4. Kyle Taylor 6. Andrew J. Edmonds 6. Patrick A. Tooey 6. Christopher Ryan Dailey 9. Chad M. Kirkland 10. Brian A. Miller 10. Ian Davison 12. Evan Alexander Holwick 13. Stewart M. Anderson 13. Arin J. Enge 15. Chris W. Lucas 16. Stephen L. Bock 17. Evan Hoisington 17. Daniel W. Hoschouer 17. Robert Gillespie 20. Gregg D. Werner GIRLS 10 Singles - Novice 1. Elizabeth West Waugh 2. Kathryn Lundgren 2. Josephine Ky Duyen Cao 2. Katherine Cao 5. Alena Frye 6. Alyssa Morgan Williams 7. Taylor Shayne Stout 8. Kelly O'Farrell 9. Lindsey Thompson 10. Kathleen M Connor 11. Tess Olivia Herder 12. Margot L. Rhyner 12. Alexa N. Tiefel 12 Singles - Novice 1. Murphy Marx 2. Meara L. Smith 3. Anna H. Koutelas 4. Adreanne Nichole Orlanes 5. Caroline Connor 6. Jennifer Lowe 7. Laura Rose Belpedio 8. Riley Marie Nizzi 9. Alyxandra Sara Paisner 10. Regan L. Schoeman 11. Samantha Aleman 12. Rachael Dennis 13. Emma R. Fields 14. Bailey Anne Ayers 14. Sophia Seigfreid 16. Meryl Alyce Engle 16. Kendra B. Sterneck 16. Kelly Gillespie 16. Padget A. Sutherland 16. Rebecca Jean Fowler 16. Marie Gehrke 14 Singles - Novice 1. Suzie Gulley 2. Michelle Royle 3. Elizabeth C. Lewis 3. Kristen Stivers 3. Katie Krim 6. Sarah Snodgrass 6. Michelle Gummig 8. Sarah Holmes 8. Ellen Fields 10. Brittany Suzanne Bassinger 11. Kiersten Schorgl 12. Kirsty Anne McGhie 13. Jenny Caroline Bailey 14. Tessa M. Reichel 15. Crystal Lu 16. Mary Cate Reinert 16. Audrey K. Scherer 16. Ellie L. Levitt 16. Jessica L. Schmerge 16 Singles - Novice 1. Rebekah Gulley 2. Catherine Elizabeth Cellitti 3. Sarah Holmes 4. Taylor Morgan Johnson 5. Chante Gossett 6. Hana L. Lindbloom 7. Lauren E. Jensen 8. Katherine Kilroy 9. Tucker Nelson 10. Layne G. Anderson 10. Ashleigh A. Kaberline 10. Hannah M. Konetzni 10. Haley Mann 14. Kelsey Childers 15. Ashley S. Willson 15. Shannon Michele Walsh 17. Sydney E. Ayers 17. Taylor J. Eubanks 19. Alexandra Milbourn 20. Anna Catherine Beets 18 Singles - Novice 1. Jessica M. Luebbering 2. Kim Francis 3. Kelly Morgan 3. Amy D. Goppert 10 Singles - Grand Prix 1. Shelby L. Jackson 2. Josephine Ky Duyen Cao 2. Katherine Cao 12 Singles - Grand Prix 1. Carolyn Marie Welter 2. Carly Sutton 3. Caroline Connor 3. Lauren L. Huddlestun 5. Lauren E. Estes 6. Morgan Steffes 7. Sara Goodwin 7. Megan Schultz 9. Riley Marie Nizzi 10. Murphy Marx 11. Anna H. Koutelas 11. Shea E. Flanagan 11. Lindsay M. Chandler 14. Meara L. Smith 15. Katherine Cao 16. Michaela Redlingshafer 17. Melinda Sue Johnson 18. Alena Frye 18. Elaina Parker 18. Bristol Miller 14 Singles - Grand Prix 1. Breanna B. Honer 2. Cassie Redlingshafer 3. Loree Hazelrigg 4. Michelle E. Nogalski 5. Mollie Cooper 6. Conner W. Hazelrigg 7. Suzanne K. Barth 8. Natalie Looney 9. Sara Goodwin 10. Kate F. Skorija 11. Megan Schultz 12. Kelsey E. Heuer 12. Rebecca Paula Ramm 12. Karina Lakhman 12. Tessa M. Reichel 16 Singles - Grand Prix 1. Caroline C. Roth 2. Kylie Q. Hornbeck 3. Madison Wiedeman 4. Sarah Luby 5. Carolyn Knop 5. Gina Cielo 7. Lujan M. Brouwer De Koning 7. Kylee J. Jackson 9. Stacey Schultz 10. Lauren E. Jensen 11. Amy C. Barnthouse 12. Kelly A. Carney 13. Melissa R. Petrie 14. Meghan Linville 15. Morgan E. Lang 15. Katy Lehenbauer 17. Layne G. Anderson 18. Hannah M. Konetzni 19. Sydney E. Ayers 20. Karaline J. Nunnally 18 Singles Grand Prix 1. Audra A. Feldhaus 2. Mary Weatherholt 3. Emily Whitney 4. Alexandra L. Prosser 5. Megan Liechti 6. Nicole Jara 7. Madison Wiedeman 8. Stephanie Dudzinski 9. Molly Flanigan 10. Elizabeth A. Brown 11. Kim Francis 12. Jordan Leigh Hamilton 13. Megan K. Jaeger 13. Alexandra A. Lewis 15. Carolyn Knop 16. Meredith G. Erikson 16. Callie Girod 18. Christianna Jeukeng 19. Jessica M. Luebbering 19. Megan L. Titus MEN Open Singles 1. McCasey R. Smith 2. Chris G. Smith 3. Drake Vidrine 4. Mike Harmon 5. Brandon D. Marsh 6. Chris C. Carey 7. Fritz Bissell 8. Lalo De Anda 9. Ken G. Veney 10. Eric B. Thacker 11. Timothy R. Smith 12. Brett Rustemeyer 13. Keith S. Pipkin 14. Jim A. Stoner 15. Jeffrey B. Sikes 16. Joel Rook 17. Christopher Murphy 18. Kong Lee 19. Cassidy A. Mears 20. Emeka Igbenebor 4.5 Singles 1. Ryan G. Yarlagadda 2. Frank Norfleet 3. George B. Morton 4. Jim A. Stoner 5. Chace Brundige 6. Tim Cowick 7. Steven T. Osborne 8. Drake Vidrine 9. Ronald B. Hankes 10. Scott A. Martin 11. Mike Gillam 4.0 Singles 1. Todd Blackwell 2. Terry Jackson 3. Gregory Russell 4. John D. Robertson 5. Yibin Zhan 6. Ben D. Bortnick 7. David May 56 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

59 Heart of America 8. David E. Coleman 9. Neal E. Farnsworth 10. Ryan Kalis 11. A. Todd. Jones 12. Grant Knowlton 13. Timothy C. Gaarder 14. Junping Yang 15. Jaromir Born 16. Thanomsy Xaymongkhonh 17. Matt S. Madden 18. Michael A. Woods 19. Mamunur Rahman 20. Joseph G. Ubalde 3.5 Singles 1. Karsten M. Sommerhauser 2. Grant Knowlton 3. Lionel Mathiot 4. Kenneth Dowell 5. John D. Robertson 6. Kai Ning 7. Mamunur Rahman 8. Ron Johnston 9. Brian K. Dennis 10. John W. Bluford 11. Brad B. Bicknell 12. Oswaldo J. Sanchez 13. Kong Lee 14. Kim I. Spalding 15. Barry J. Brautman 16. Paul D. Jaramillo 17. Jason Ballew 18. Jerry Swingle 19. James O. Brown 20. Kelly Bryan Alsip 3.0 Singles 1. Michael John Haight 2. Daniel Jeppesen 3. Jerry Swingle 4. Rob Hurtado 5. Steve Therrien Open Doubles 1. Mel P. Brown / Ken G. Veney 2. Andrew Ahlstedt / Axel S. Novion 3. John R. Love / Rick Walsh 4. McCasey R. Smith / Guerin M. Smith 5. Fritz Bissell / Paul Smith 6. Paul Smith / Chris G. Smith 7. Huston M. Pulford / Rick Walsh 8. Brett Binkley / Peter V. Varnum 9. Garrett W. Gates / William Gates 10. Chris G. Smith / Tim J. Weber 11. Grant W. Fleming / Cassidy A. Mears 12. Dylan Gatton / Michael J. Warren 13. Tim A. Oberhelman / Michael D. Strand 14. Tommy Seals Johnson / Tommy E. Johnson 4.0 Doubles 1. Chris A. Cox / Terry Jackson 2. Brandon D. Marsh / Kevin Powell 3. Timothy Moeller / Larry A. Pfaff 4. Albert H. Hilden / Barry G. Waldron 5. J. Michael. Maloy / Ricardo Salas 6. Steve E. Birch / Jeff Dolinar 7. Joey F. Savoie / Vernon B. Shand 8. Lonnie L. Clemon / Joseph L. Rishmany 9. Ben D. Bortnick / Craig L. Pagenkopf 10. David E. Coleman / Kenneth L. Dozier 11. Quentin G. Brewer / Gary A. Kuzmich 12. Todd Blackwell / Bobby George 13. Jeffrey R. Bregovy / Shannon M. Kraft 14. R. Scott Hanover / A. Todd. Jones 15. Jeff A. Harbin / Craig L. Pagenkopf 16. Jeff Dolinar / David William Stagner 17. R. Scott Hanover / Ryan Kalis 18. Douglas J. Knop / John G. Tidrick 19. Lonnie L. Clemon / Todd M. Vorachek 20. Timothy C. Gaarder / James Wolf 3.5 Doubles 1. Thomas A. Hallberg / Jarrett A. Thummel 2. Gary Bicknell / Brad B. Bicknell 3. Jeff Launius / John Malarky Kylee Jackson Olathe, Kan. 4. Kim I. Spalding / Hollis Worthen 5. Steve C. Effertz / Terry L. Funk 6. Timothy J. Sear / Andy Sprehe 7. Jeffrey A. Harned / Grant Knowlton 8. Donald G. Crist / John Malarky 9. Luis Mata / Mike N. White 10. Hongliang Chen / Thomas A. Hallberg 11.Jason Ballew / John Salter 12. Ken Kramme / William C. Mikkelsen 55 Doubles 1. Rick W. Friederich / Greg D. Perkins 2. Scott A. Martin / Bradley A. Martin 3. Bill H. Debaun / Rick W. Friederich 4. Bill H. Debaun / Robert E. Dickerson 5. Ben D. Bortnick / Ryan G. Yarlagadda 6. Ben D. Bortnick / Malachy T. Connor 7. Frank Norfleet / Mark A. Reagan 8. Mark R. Carney / Ryan G. Yarlagadda WOMEN Open Singles 1. Elizabeth A. Dillinger 1. Nicole Jara 2. Alexandra Lucas 4.5 Singles 1. Abbie A. Bradley 2. Alexandra Lucas 3.5 Singles 1. Stacie Bilbo 2. Robin L. Rottinghaus 3. Patricia G. Vidrine 4. Sally J. Willson 5. Jennifer Johnson 6. Megan Richardson 7. Christy Leslie 8. Dianne M. Ryan 9. Laura W. Bowman 3.0 Singles 1. Jeannie Haight 2. Pamela A. Kultgen 3. Maria Hedrick 4. Heidi J. Thummel 5. Sharon R. Terry 6. Whitney Anne Klug 7. Kimberly Chappelow-Lee 8. Lawanda Lamar 4.0 Doubles 1. Lois McKinley / Deborah M. Roith 2. Linda A. Case / Trudy A. Erisman 3. Sharon Cornolo / Donna M. Matheny 4. Rebecca Bellah / Patsy K. Crystal 5. Carol M. Gottwald / Nikki B. Sims 6. Jodi M. Hanish / Karen J. Mollus 7. Jamie Rene Franklin / Molly M. Pagenkopf 8. Lori A. Therrien / Jane Waterstradt 9. Jodi M. Hanish / Jane Waterstradt 11. Heather L. Andrews / Susan Fleming 12. Kristi R. Dolinar / Helen M. Marcott 13. Kayron D. Anderson / Marsha L. Taylor 14. Joan C. Liechty / Lori A. Therrien 15. Sharon Cornolo / Sarah D. Goodwin 16. Cathie A. Hopkins / Lois McKinley 17. Arlene Y. Frye / Jane P. Gelvin 18. Kelli E Valdez / Cheryl S. Vaught 19. Lyn Ann Daniels / Anna S. Heilman 20. Kristi M. Cowherd / Ellen Kathleen Paulus 3.5 Doubles 1. Tiffany Boyle / Shannon C. Rose 2. Jennifer Johnson / Kelli E Valdez 3. Stacie Bilbo / Carolyn M. Steffen 4. Aimee Claassen / Kathy Loepp 5. Christy Leslie / Lara Maple 6. Kandace S. Terpstra / Molly Toler 7. Elizabeth I. Barnes / Sharon M. Mueller 8. Janese L. Brown / Kathryn H. Rees 9. Joni Schakel / Jyl B. Webb 10. Ann Bender / Sally J. Willson 11. Tiffany Boyle / Robin L. Rottinghaus 12. Sheryl A. Lamkin / Mary J. Reese 13. Stacie Bilbo / Allison M. Rickels 14. Polly Lamke / Andrea L. Root 15. Kimberly R. McDuffie / Sophie M. Purdy 16. Debra Ann Livingston / Katherine Souza 17. Paula H. Gardner / Patty Morton 18. Virginia Davis / Monica M. Pemberton 19. Kerry J. Riffel / Karen Winney 20. Marcia S. Jacelone / Sarah Salvato 3.0 Doubles 1. Terri L. Carlson / Michele A. Hallberg 2. Pam Anthony / Elizabeth Nosti 3. Romell W. Cooks / Lawanda Lamar 4. Kimberly Chappelow-Lee / Lisa Marie Taggart 5. Julie Fuller / Jill Machovsky 6. Margaret Filbert / Heidi J. Thummel 7. Tasha L. Evatt / Jan R. Rockwell 8. Lisa Savoie / Melody Schapker 50 Singles 1. Elizabeth A. Dillinger 2. Nicole Jara 3. Alexandra Lucas 60 Singles 1. Elizabeth A. Dillinger 2. Nicole Jara 3. Alexandra Lucas 65 Doubles 1. Beverly A. Cain / Marsha Lewis 2. Billie Barnes / Brenda J. Kirwin 3. Sonja L. Joline / Carol O. Jones Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 57

60 Iowa Committee Chairs Multicultural Participation Bonnie Beecham 808 Harrison St. Davenport, IA day Awards Ann Carder Contact info. under Secretary Junior Competition Brian Dahlstrom Quad City Tennis Club th Ave. Moline, IL Hall of Fame John DeLorbe P.O. Box 26 Waterloo, IA day\night Junior Recreation Lawrence Eyre 1202 North B St., Apt. 2 Fairfield, IA night L2eyre@yahoo.com Community Development Barbara Fackel st Ave. Rock Island, IL night bjftrain@aol.com Officials Donna Farley 2279 Rice Ridge Lane NE North Liberty, IA farleys@inav.net Past President Bunny Bruning 2786 Meadowview Lane Adel, IA night bunnybfs@aol.com First Vice President Gary Scholl Aspen Athletic Club Hickman Road Des Moines, IA day gscholl@aspenathletic.com President Stu Dusenberry 9 Ridge Road Atlantic, IA night sddins62@yahoo.com Officers Vice President Mark Jackson 1604 Forest Ave. Red Oak, IA day/night rotruevalue@heartland.net Vice President Phil Williams 1100 Sioux Dr. NW Cedar Rapids, IA cell Phil-iatennis@hotmail.com Executive Secretary Ryan Roeth 5970 Somerset Place Johnston, IA day night cell roeth10s@aol.com Treasurer Katie Lammers 1830 F St. Iowa City, IA cell KatielTAtennis@aol.com Secretary Ann Carder 1604 Forest Ave. Red Oak, IA day/night acarder@creighton.edu Tennis Service Representative Iowa USTA Tennis High Performance Shelley George day night ihawk10s@aol.com Membership Mark Jackson Contact info. under Vice President Marketing/Communications Glenn Pelecky Valley Drive Bettendorf, IA day gpelecky@aea9.k12.ia.us Patrick Callaghan Iowa City, Iowa Grievance Cindy Rasche th Place Camanche, IA night clrasche@yahoo.com Richard Dedor 3223 Scenic Dr., #9 Cedar Falls, IA direct rdedor@movalley.usta.com USTA League Tennis Ellen Wiese 2870 Meadowlark Pl NE Iowa City, IA day/night e.wiese@mchsi.com Additional Information & Rankings Online iowa.usta.com 58 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

61 Iowa 2006 Award Recipients Adult Player of the Year Kevin Nebergall Distinguished Service Mark Fiala Event of the Year Special Olympics USA National Games Facility of the Year North Dodge Athletic Club Female Junior Player of the Year Jane Peters Male Junior Player of the Year Patrick Callaghan Member Organization of the Year Boone Tennis Association Outstanding Adult/Senior Tournament Mississippi Valley Open Outstanding Contributor To Youth High Performance Mark R. Murphy Outstanding High School Coach Dave Will (Waterloo Columbus High) Outstanding Junior Tournament Midlands Junior Open Tennis Family of the Year Tom & Brenda Wickham Family Community Service Excellence Katie Lammers Media Excellence Bill Speltz (Dubuque Telegraph-Herald) Outstanding Official Donna Farley President s Award Suzy Shierholz BOYS 10 Singles 1. Andrew Reese Mong 2. Blake Oetting 3. Steven D. Ray 4. Andre P. Flores 5. Trevor C. McCann 6. Alexander G. Punj 7. Aj Naanep 8. Zachary L. Ray 9. Jonathan L McGehee 10. Adam L Dellos 11. Brian A. Murman 12. Brady Richard Anderson 13. Mark R. McLaughlin 14. Jackson Hoyt 15. David Dileo 16. Tommy Maigaard 17. Tim Paulson 18. Alex Qin 19. Brett Bortscheller 20. David Allen Tao 12 Singles 1. Henry Cilek 2. James C. McManus 3. Kyle Appel 4. Mitch Blades 5. Ryan J. Peterson 6. Yusuf A. Chowdhry 7. Calvin Chang 8. Naveen S. Nath 9. Charles J. Ray 10. Chad Moklestad 11. Brandon J. Schneider 12. Harrison Kruse 13. Alex Qin 14. Riley Galbraith 15. Tyler T. McCann 16. Mitchell Jennings Anderson 17. William D. Hemminger 18. John Kuster 19. Thomas Runde 20. Sam Arsanjani 14 Singles 1. Jimmy Nora 2. David Knight 3. Anthony Forcucci 4. David A. Desimone 5. Kyle Johnson 6. Matthew Tyler Sturgeon 7. Elliott Baker 8. Matthew S. Mayer 9. Jack Dutton 10. Jon Moore 11. William D. Hemminger 12. Neel S. Nath 13. Joey P. Maigaard 14. Chris M. Xin 15. Jonathon P. O'Leary 16. Cliff Chang 17. David Babayev 18. Charles J. Ray 19. Steven A. Vogel 20. Eric Alan White 2006 Iowa Rankings 16 Singles 1. Austin T. Wiser 2. Joey White 3. Joe Nora 4. Jeffrey C. Damisch 5. Robert McGaughey 6. Nick Mozena 7. Adam J. Desimone 8. Sean G. Ferrall 9. Josh A. Krull 10. Sean Mathison 11. Kyle J. Tucker 12. David J. Massop 13. Matthew Tyler Sturgeon 14. Louis Constantinou 15. Alexander Wiese 16. Hunter Adams 17. Samuel E. Susanin 18. Austin P. Boyle 19. Jimmy Nora 20. Tyler R. Zinnecker 18 Singles 1. Mitch Beckert 2. Scott R. Stegemann 3. JR Tallman 4. Colin Boswell 5. Ryan D. Palmer 6. Charlie Caris 7. Randall J. Hurlburt 8. Taylor A. Rens 9. Sam Raife 10. Alex Pomerantz 11. Peter Bracha 12. Kyle J. Tucker 13. Elliot Rausa 14. Quentin Adams 15. Patrick Callaghan 16. Josh A. Krull 17. Adam J. Desimone 18. Daniel Bowser 19. Taylor Barkett 20. Ted Schneider 10 Doubles 1. Andre P. Flores / Alexander G. Punj 2. Trevor C. McCann / Tim Paulson 3. Blake Oetting / Steven D. Ray 4. Grant Blades / Oliver Hammond 5. Adam L Dellos / Ben G Dellos 6. Brady Richard Anderson / Jackson Hoyt 7. Steven D. Ray / Zachary L. Ray 8. Caleb Neal Hendrickson / Brian A. Murman 12 Doubles 1. Mitchell Jennings Anderson / Riley Galbraith 2. Mitch Blades / Henry Cilek 3. Thomas Runde / Brandon J. Schneider 4. James C. McManus / Thomas J. Richter 5. Calvin Chang / James C. McManus 6. Blake Oetting / Steven D. Ray 7. John Kuster / Trevor C. McCann 8. Calvin Chang / Yusuf A. Chowdhry 9. John Kuster / Chad Moklestad 10. Shairaz Sidhu / Arjun Venkatesh 11. Calvin Chang / Tommy Kwanchanok Pitcher 12. Adam L. Dellos / Ben G Dellos 13. Kyle Appel / Calvin Chang 14. Michael E. Carlson / Aaron Chalstrom 15. Bryson L. Cale / Brayton Rasche 14 Doubles 1. David A. Desimone / Kyle Johnson 2. T.J. McCann / Tyler T. McCann 3. Harrison Kruse / Naveen S. Nath 4. Michael Goerdt / James C. McManus 5. Jack Dutton / Matthew Tyler Sturgeon 6. Naveen S. Nath / Neel S. Nath 7. Charles J. Ray / Eric Alan White 8. Joey P. Maigaard / Matthew S. Mayer 9. Anthony Forcucci / David Knight 10. Elliott Baker / Anthony Forcucci 11. Kyle Appel / Noah Williams 12. Clayton J. Hoyt / Coleman Bailey Rhatigan 13. Charles J. Ray / Kevin Runde 14. Cliff Chang / Anthony Forcucci 15. Calvin Chang / Alex Qin 16. Mitch Blades / Charlie Hammond 17. Jon Moore / Kevin Runde 18. Cliff Chang / David Knight 19. David A. Desimone / Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 59

62 Iowa Charles J. Ray 20. David A. Desimone / Charlie Hammond 16 Doubles 1. Jimmy Nora / Joe Nora 2. Adam J. Desimone / Tyler R. Zinnecker 3. Kurt R. Sandholm / Luke Wood 4. Jeffrey C. Damisch / Joey White 5. Josh A. Krull / Chris Yates 6. Sean G. Ferrall / Kyle J. Tucker 7. Paul Gustafson / Hemanth Sirandas 8. Quentin Adams / Chris Yates 9. Josh A. Krull / Austin T. Wiser 10. Alexander Wiese / Chris Yates 11. Elliott Baker / Anthony Forcucci 12. Austin P. Boyle / Kurt R. Sandholm 13. John Keane / William McCartan 14. Charlie Caris / David J. Massop 15. Sam G. O'Donnell / Robert B. Worley 16. Paul Anderson / Nathan Nimrick 17. Hunter Adams / David J. Grant 18. Nick Mozena / Connor D. Ott 19. David J. Grant / Mike J. Russell 20. Tyler Curtis / Paul Gustafson 18 Doubles 1. Randall J. Hurlburt / Josh J. Lawrence 2. Charlie Caris / David J. Massop 3. Taylor Barkett / Josh A. Krull 4. Mitch Beckert / Scott R. Stegemann 5. Louis Constantinou / Scott R. Stegemann 6. Andrew Dietz / Alexander Wiese 7. Owen Richard Blake / Cooper Rose 8. Sam Hart / Elliot Ardo Heim 9. Scott R. Stegemann / Peter D. Wright 10. Wes Hartig / Ben Rusk 11. Adam J. Desimone / Alexander Wiese 12. Adam J. Desimone / Scott R. Stegemann 13. Byron Carlson / Garrett Ellard 14. Scott R. Stegemann / Alexander Wiese 15. Tom Deering / Elliott Deering 16. Roger Ott / Taylor A. Rens 17. Ian P. Golden / Ryan T. Rosenthal 18. Nick D. Ratchford / Elliot Rausa 19. Kale M. Manuel / Jeffrey M. Williams 20. Scott R. Stegemann / Austin T. Wiser GIRLS 10 Singles 1. Victoria P. Flores 2. Jacqueline Anna-Marie Cochrane 3. Liera Bender 4. Morgan Elizabeth Brower 5. Savanna Storm Hunt 6. Chloe A. Jefferies 7. Lindsay Kathleen McManus 8. Caroline M. Morton 9. Allison Bitter 10. Elizabeth Ott 11. Allison Flaherty Grampp 12. Anne Elizabeth Cooper 13. Kylie Vogel 14. Courtney Schneider 15. Nicole Tyulpa 16. Abby Hart 17. S. Kathleen. Hutchinson 18. Griffin Rasche 19. Emily Jeanne Knight 20. Caroline Ott 12 Singles 1. Nyla E. Beenk 2. Celia A. Morton 3. Anne Nora 4. Jennifer E. Aldrich 5. Allison Flaherty Grampp 6. Lucy S. Korsakov 7. Julianna Curtis 8. Alexandra Curtis 9. Angie J. Allgood 10. Minna Ghofrany Mohammadi 11. Laura Birky 12. Adrienne O. Jensen 13. Katie A. Hammond 14. Savanna Storm Hunt 15. Kathryn Wheeler 16. Nicole Tyulpa 17. Abby Greenwood 18. Sarah Chalhoub 19. Madeline Heer 20. Ellen Chalstrom 14 Singles 1. Emily Pierson 2. Krissy Lankelma 3. Evelyn Qin 4. Lilli Oetting 5. Rachel E. Pierson 6. Libby Caris 7. Anna E. Wright 8. Sarah E. Dalton 9. Katie Garrett 10. Lola White-Baer 11. Rachel M. Wright 12. Claire R. Barkett 13. Aubry Kolegraff 14. Chelsea Moore 15. Erica Miller 16. Jenna Jackson 17. Catherine C. Porto 18. Tiana Bark 19. Claire M. Morton 20. Susanna Davis Howard 16 Singles 1. Katie E. Allen 2. Erica L. Engelbrecht 3. Cassandra Chalhoub 4. Lindsay K. Cayton 5. Chelsea Moore 6. Courtney A. Romer 7. Ellie Nixon 8. Rachel E. Pierson 9. Mary Pat McMullan 10. Maggi A. Schutte 11. Michelle S. Schupbach 12. Anna E. Sims 13. Emily Pierson 14. Ellen Russell 15. Stowe Heiderscheit 16. Hayley E. Hansen 17. Julianna Curtis 18. Kelly MacKay 19. Katie Lee Crites 20. Maureen Feyen 18 Singles 1. Mary Pat McMullan 2. Erica L. Engelbrecht 3. Jane Peters 4. Jennifer Jordan Bradfield 5. Leesa Cadwallader 6. Sarah Cadwallader 7. Anna Porto 8. Sara Dale 9. Laura Williams 10. Sara McLaughlin 11. Katie A. Callaghan 12. Katy Delagardelle 13. Andea R. Schupbach 14. Hannah M. Jensen 15. Michelle Mayer 16. Brittany M. Roy 17. Maria Lee Carlson 18. Anna R. Greenwald 19. Kerry K. Holland 20. Traci L. Moklestad 10 Doubles 1. Savanna Storm Hunt / S. Kathleen Hutchinson 2. Griffin Rasche / Kylie Vogel 12 Doubles 1. Abby Greenwood / Anne Nora 2. Alexandra Curtis / Julianna Curtis 3. Laura Birky / Sarah Chalhoub 4. Allison Flaherty Grampp / Savanna Storm Hunt 5. Jennifer E. Aldrich / Celia A. Morton 6. Jennifer E. Aldrich / Katie A. Hammond 7. Emily M. Speer / Hannah Thomsen 8. Allison Boyle / Maggie Helms 9. Anna Bowser / Mallory S. Mileham 10. Jennifer E. Aldrich / Lucy S. Korsakov 11. Jennifer K. Vens / Meggie Buikema 12. Angie J. Allgood / Marci Anne Davison 14 Doubles 1. Rachel M. Wright / Anna E. Wright 2. Susanna Davis Howard / Lilli Oetting 3. Katie Garrett / Ella Grarup 4. Jenna Jackson / Samantha Denise Tonn 5. Claire R. Barkett / Libby Caris 6. Celia A. Morton / Lilli Oetting 7. Libby Caris / Evelyn Qin 8. Katie Garrett / Anne Nora 9. Claire R. Barkett / Krissy Lankelma 10. Jennifer E. Aldrich / Libby Caris 11. Sarah Keane / Erin Marks 12. Allison Flaherty Grampp / Emily M. Speer 13. Alli Gerking / Aubry Kolegraff 14. Brittany M. Appel / Lola White-Baer 15. Ellen Chalstrom / Emily Rasmussen 16. Betsy Barry / Lisa Cowden 17. Elizabeth Schumacher Horneber / Katherine Elizabeth Merritt 18. Hannah Helms / Samantha Denise Tonn 19. Catherine Cilek / Lola White-Baer 16 Doubles 1. Lindsay K. Cayton / Cassandra Chalhoub 2. Frances Marks / Megan Lynn Nielsen 3. Rachel E. Pierson / Emily Pierson 4. Chelsea Moore / Ellen Russell 5. Brooke Johnson / Courtney A. Romer 6. Katie E. Allen / Maggi A. Schutte 7. Tiana Bark / Chelsea Moore 8. Leanna Jenkins / Lola White-Baer 9. Devvin Rolston / Ellen Russell 10. Mary Pat McMullan / Maggi A. Schutte 11. Krissy Lankelma / Ellie Nixon 12. Audrey Christine Erickson / Sarah Rachael Feiges 13. Tiana Bark / Ashtyn Dixon 14. Erica L. Engelbrecht / Sara McLaughlin 15. Sara J. Bennett / Audrey Christine Erickson 16. Hayley E. Hansen / Marie Meyer 17. Cassidy Clarity / Alli Gerking 18. Alli Gerking / Aubry Kolegraff 19. Devvin Rolston / Kelsey R. Schuring 18 Doubles 1. Sarah Cadwallader / Leesa Cadwallader 2. Megan E. Fiala / Kerry K. Holland 3. Erica L. Engelbrecht / Sara McLaughlin 4. Katy Delagardelle / Jane Peters 5. Amanda Marie Plymale / Allison Williams 6. Kathleen E. Bracke / Katie E. Goebel 7. Andea R. Schupbach / Michelle S. Schupbach 8. Faith A. Bliss / Jennifer Jordan Bradfield 9. Molly J. Eslick / Krissy Lankelma 10. Jennifer Jordan Bradfield / Jane Peters 11. Adrianne F. Foley / Brynne L. Zinnecker 12. Libby Caris / Ellie Nixon 13. Hilary J. Cochrane / Molly J. Eslick 14. Jane Peters / 60 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

63 Iowa Brittany M. Roy 15. Erica L. Engelbrecht / Ellen Russell 16. Karen L. Mortensen / Martha J. Stover 17. Katie A. Callaghan / Brooke L. Forsberg 18. Katie A. Callaghan / Megan E. Fiala 19. Sarah Case / Alisha B. Espey 20. Chelsea Moore / Ellen Russell MEN Open Singles 1. Doug C. Stursma 2. Joshua J. Carman 3. Neal R. Groteluschen 4. Alan C. Reed 5. Charles M. Lessmann 6. Juan P. Sanchez 7. Jacob G. Guynn 4.5 Singles 1. Pete Sixbey 2. Joshua Scott Brower 3. Charles M. Lessmann 4.0 Singles 1. Brandon B. Willett 2. Tylor A. Schlader 3. Mark S. Breheny 4. Ronald G. Bradfield 5. Jim Meenagh 6. Benjamin J. Lehnen 7. Randy W. Childers 3.0 Singles 1. Lyle J. Olson Open Doubles 1. Steven Etheridge 2. Aaron D. Forsberg 3. Mitch Beckert 4. Jason W. Jones 5. T. J. Leicht 5. J.P. Miniter 7. Eric Stursma 7. Michael C. Yarbrough 7. Michael L. White 10. Anthony J. Perkins 10. John Biegert 10. Phillip A. Williams 10. Felipe Montenegro 14. Garrett Ellard 15. Ryan Roeth 16. Paul M. Kilburg 17. Jay G. Tee 17. Jim L. Gerstner 17. B.J. Fleming 17. Doug C. Stursma 17. Michael D. Madsen 17. Thomas Jennings 4.5 Doubles 1. Geoffrey C. Kurtz 1. James D. Miller 3. John P. Delorbe 3. Joshua J. Carman 3. Charles M. Lessmann 3. Marv Dewaard 4.0 Doubles 1. Benjamin J. Lehnen 1. Brandon B. Willett 3. Nicholaus J. Daniel 4. Steven C. Odegaard 4. Philippe M. Limondin 6. Mark S. Breheny 7. Richard Allebach 7. Tim J. White 9. Randy W. Childers 10. Scott M. Teasdale 10. Dave Gascho 12. Carl K. Hartman 13. Wesley L. Brackey 14. Charles A. Blades 15. Kevin Henriksen 15. Gary De Gala 15. Richard R. Marlin 15. Larry R. Miller 15. Fred D. Goldman 15. James A. Lally 15. Ron L. Hoewing 15. Daniel L. Ekstrom 3.5 Doubles 1. Douglas G. Allemang 2. Terry L. Wilson 3. Jon L. Wiley 4. Greg Brown 4. David K. Strom 6. John Amsbaugh 6. Kevin James Tucker 6. William Nahnsen 6. James W. Tucker 6. Fred J. Burke 11. Scott Allan Nielsen 11. Vipin Bhavsar 11. Terry J. Eaton 11. Alan C. Beecher 15. Gary L. Wendt 16. Todd Appel 16. Gregory M. Cilek 16. Benjamin J. Lehnen 16. Brandon B. Willett 16. Stephen C. Streff 3.0 Doubles 1. Timothy A. Baker 2. Lyle J. Olson 3. Dan Kimball 3. Alex Koder 3. Nile D. Ramsbottom 3. Charles Notis 3. Mark Witmer 3. Abhijit Joshi 3. David L. Koder 3. Bruce Harris 3. Wendell C. Hunt 35 Singles 1. Geoffrey C. Kurtz 2. Robert C. Armbrust 3. John Malaski 45 Singles 1. James M. Moran 2. Kevin K. Peterson 55 Singles 1. Alan C. Reed 2. Daniel Martinez 3. Jerry Spilman 4. Kevin L. Nebergall 65 Singles 1. Robert F. Mitchell 2. Paul D. Straub 3. Robert F. Easton 70 Singles 1. Paul D. Straub 2. Bruce W. McKee 3. Richard W. Baskerville 4. Robert F. Easton 75 Singles 1. John Milton 2. George Seifert 35 Doubles 1. Bill Speltz 2. Pete Sixbey 2. Jay Fifield 4. Tom Leicht 4. Jeffrey J. Marsh 4. Scott J. Taylor 4. Steve N. Drury 8. Bradley J. Hartje 45 Doubles 1. Thomas Doyle 1. Robert T. Nakamaru 3. Randy W. Childers 4. Richard Allebach 4. Charles A. Blades 4. Robert F. Mitchell 7. Robert W. McCartney 7. John A. Johnson 7. Robert C. Armbrust 10. Carl K. Hartman 10. Douglas M. Forsberg 10. David P. Bush 10. Brian L. Forsberg 10. Scott J. Taylor 55 Doubles 1. Joseph M. Vinzant 2. Tom P. Derouin 3. Richard R. Marlin 4. Daniel Martinez 5. Kevin L. Nebergall 6. Robert F. Mitchell 6. Greg Garrett 8. Jerry Spilman 8. Norman R. Barnes 10. Brian D. Burns 11. Robert F. Easton 11. Roy A. Dawson 11. Paul D. Straub 14. Doug C. Stursma 14. Alan C. Reed 14. Mike R. Thies 65 Doubles 1. Robert F. Mitchell 2. William Dikis 3. Paul D. Straub 4. Joe Van Arkel 5. Robert F. Easton 6. James G. Freshwaters 6. Ed R. Carroll 8. Paul Dupont 8. Dick A. Ramsey 8. Charles A. Schillig 75 Doubles 1. Robert F. Mitchell 2. William Dikis 3. Paul D. Straub WOMEN Open Singles 1. Melodia A. Morales 2. Lindsay Chase 3. Coral J. Morales 4.0 Singles 1. Christina Poock 2. Shari Alcorn 2. Debra K. Riehm 3.5 Singles 1. Rachel Hobscheidt 3.0 Singles 1. Jaymie Redfern 2. Jennifer Karrasch 3. Melissa Blackledge Open Doubles 1. Brooke L. Forsberg 2. Molly A. Fiala 3. Jennifer A. Barnes 4. Kendra Holland 4. Heather L. Fleming 6. Coral J. Morales 6. Melodia A. Morales 8. Brynne L. Zinnecker 8. M. Julie Westercamp 8. Maureen Bortscheller 11. Hannah M. Jensen 11. Barbara Mueller Jenkins 11. Leanna Jenkins 11. Antoaneta Neykova 15. Lindsay Chase 16. Korri Clarkwilt 17. Katie E. Goebel 17. Jennifer Jordan Bradfield 17. Martha A. Chleborad 17. Teresa A. Racette 4.0 Doubles 1. Julie K. Bruntz 2. Christina Poock 2. Janet M. Johnson 4. Terilyn Limondin 5. Cathy M. Mayer 5. Julie A. Gatens 5. Jessica Johnson 5. Tami S. Lenton 5. Rhonda L. Marchant 10. Carol A. Eichelberger 10. Debra K. Riehm 10. Shari Alcorn 10. Jo Anne L. Browning 14. Linda C. Wiley 14. Leslie R. Shipp 16. Lynette D. Brown 17. Karen E. Mann 17. Carole E. Kron 19. Madeline E. Meyer 3.5 Doubles 1. Liz Pearce 2. Lauri L. Deninger 3. Jenny L. Schwandt 3. Hope G. Edwards 5. Lori P. Cardella 6. Pamela A. Myers 7. Anna Straub 8. Cheryl K. Nevenhoven 8. Ellen Cram 8. Maureen P. Cilek 11. Rochelle Wolfe 11. Kathryn Lammers 13. Darlene Stanton 13. Sharon S. Wilkinson 13. Janice Koder 16. Elizabeth A. Hooley 17. Kem J. Mulder 17. Tawni Hernandez 19. Pam S. Towe 20. Jessica Johnson 20. Linda C. Wiley 20. Ellen Herman 3.0 Doubles 1. Bonnie L. Hinrichs 1. Rebecca Lee 3. Jo Mahoney 3. Michele A. Opheim 5. Jaymie Redfern 5. Melissa Blackledge 7. Jennifer Park 8. Kathryn Lammers 8. Kathleen Clark 10. Joyce Knock 10. Helen Nelson 10. Janalee Kosowski 10. Janice C. Kass 14. Val R. Witt 45 Singles 1. Sharon M. Schneider 1. Anna Straub 35 Doubles 1. Mary L. Fiala 1. Elisabeth Y. Marks 3. Lin Driscoll 3. Laura Koberg 5. Ann I. Allen 6. Kathy R. Mousel 6. Elizabeth L. Van Antwerp 45 Doubles Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 61

64 Iowa 1. Pamela A. Myers 1. Anna Straub 3. Stefan Lynn Baumann 3. Kaye M. Running MIXED Open - Men 1. B.J. Fleming 2. T. J. Leicht 2. Phillip A. Williams 4. Garrett Ellard 5. Drew M. Forsberg 6. Michael L. White 7. Aaron D. Forsberg 7. John J. Feehan 9. Joe Lankelma 10. Victor Puhy 11. Ben Vogt 11. Brian K. Dahlstrom 11. Thomas Jennings 11. Scott R. Stegemann 15. Keith R. Gudenkauf Open - Women 1. Heather L. Fleming 2. Molly A. Fiala 3. Brooke L. Forsberg 4. Sarah Cadwallader 5. Jennifer A. Barnes 6. Jenni L. White 6. Brynne L. Zinnecker 8. Debbie M. Nelson 9. Marie C. Schutte 10. Krissy Lankelma 11. Jennifer Jordan Bradfield 12. Chelsea Moore 12. Christine M. Derouin 12. Sara McLaughlin 12. Coral J. Morales 16. Ashley E. Peterson 17. Megan R. Deshon 17. Julie Gudenkauf 17. Megan E. Fiala 17. Leesa Cadwallader Men 1. Brandon B. Willett 2. Ronald G. Bradfield 3. Philippe M. Limondin 4. Benjamin J. Lehnen 5. Dave Gascho 6. Tim J. White 7. Shonne G. Webb-Bey 8. Guerin K. Thompson 8. Jim Lankey 8. Tim M. Preston 11. Charles M. Lessmann Women 1. Korri Clarkwilt 2. Terilyn Limondin 3. Sally A. Gregory 4. Elizabeth A. Lehnen 5. Christina Poock 6. Sandra Hovey 6. Elisabeth Y. Marks 8. Catherine E. Fought 9. Janet M. Johnson 10. Jean T. Dobyns 10. Connie Aull 10. Mary K. Odegaard 10. Lisa M. Flaherty Men 1. Douglas G. Allemang 2. Dave Gascho 3. Larry R. Miller 4. Lyle J. Olson 5. Jeremy E. Bunnell 5. Jon L. Wiley 7. Dan Gralnek 8. Daniel E. Sandler 9. Terry L. Wilson 9. Nick L. Zimmer 11. Richard M. Hernandez 12. Scott M. Teasdale 12. Tom Yerke 12. Vipin Bhavsar Women 1. Pam S. Towe 2. Virginia Marlin 3. Jessica Johnson 4. Martina E. Perdue 5. Christina Poock 6. Janalee Kosowski 7. Liz E. Mallaney 7. Linda C. Wiley 9. Nancy Zimmer 10. Liz Pearce 10. Tawni Hernandez 12. Ellen E. Mulherin 12. Jeannette M. Baumler 12. Mary Linde 12. Cynthia M. Weeks 12. Jill Meilahm 35 - Men 1. Tim J. White 2. Keith R. Gudenkauf 2. Jay Wickham 4. David G. Dellos 4. Scott Modjeska 35 - Women 1. Elisabeth Y. Marks 2. Mary L. Fiala 2. Anne Morton 4. Laura L. Dellos 4. Maggie Hunt We Take Our Interns To Court! Net valuable experience as a USTA/Missouri Valley intern. We have year-round internship opportunities! Marketing Public Relations Cultural Outreach Graphic Design Accounting Event/Program Coordination (913) (888) Toll Free missourivalley.usta.com Topeka The Center of Tennis in the Missouri Valley! TTA Spring Opener Adults & Juniors April USTA Futures 10 s - 18 s Juniors May Wood Valley Cool Breeze Juniors June 9-10 TTA Jayhawk Open Adults & Juniors June Wood Valley Summer Open Juniors July Sunflower State Games Adults & Juniors July Rally for Families Fundraiser Adults & Juniors Aug. 18 TTA Fall Classic Adults & Juniors Sept Senior Olympics Adults Sept USTA Fall Futures 10 s - 18 s Juniors Oct. 5-7 USTA Girls 14 s Futures Juniors Oct USTA Boys/Girls 10 s Super Juniors Nov. 2-4 USTA Girls 12 s Futures Juniors Nov Dec. 2 NTRP Levels Tournament Adults Dec Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

65 Kansas Officers President Myron Pushyk 1551 N. Rock Wichita, KS day night fax Executive Director John Cayton 1322 Rural St. Emporia, KS day night First Vice President / Adult Leagues Rick Thompson 1638 Crest Court Andover, KS day rkthompson@ martinpringle.com Second Vice President / Junior Competition Simon Norman 1447 N. Rock Road Wichita, KS day snorman@ genesishealthclub.com Secretary Ken Brown 500 E. Maple Independence,KS day night kbrown@indycc.edu Treasurer Ken Olivier 2909 SW 37th St. Topeka, KS kolivier@wvstayfit.com Men s League Coordinator Mel Brown 3442 SE 35th St. Topeka, KS melbrown3@cox.net Collegiate Lonnie Isaac 316 S. Date Hillsboro, KS lonniei@tabor.edu Community Development Shalae Harris 46 Norfolk Dr. Eastborough, KS night shalae@cox.net Ken Brown 500 E. Maple Independence, KS day night kbrown@indycc.edu Committee Chairs Senior Leagues Larry Eicher 112 N. Oak Forest Road Derby KS home work/cell fax larry_eicher@wr.com Adult Tournaments and Rankings To Be Determined Women's League Coordinator Beverly Weber-Cobb 3829 SW WoodValley Drive Topeka, KS Bjweber41@aol.com Junior Novice Coordinator Cameron Prichard Wichita Country Club 8501 E. 13th St. Wichita, KS day night cam4chiefs@sbcglobal.net Mixed League Coordinator To Be Determined Officials John Seal 3103 Faye Parsons, KS night netjts@yahoo.com Diversity Ron Thompson 7115 E. Chadowes Wichita, KS RonT702@yahoo.com Angela Brodhagen North Newton, Kan. Tennis Service Representative Kansas Connie Robertson 1974 E. 300 Road Lecompton, KS direct crobertson@movalley.usta.com Marketing Dr. George Milton 2802 Monterey Drive Emporia, KS day/night miltonge36@yahoo.com Website Administrator Michelle Donaldson 2810 SW Gage Topeka, KS michelle@terrycobb.com Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 63

66 Kansas Adult Player of the Year Dennis Matzen (Hutchinson, Kan.) Community Service Terry Cobb (Topeka, Kan.) Distinguished Service Goose Doughty (Wichita, Kan.) Event of the Year USTA Pro Circuit Futures (Wichita, Kan.) Facility of the Year Hutchinson Tennis Complex (Hutchinson, Kan.) Family of the Year Hunter Family (Topeka, Kan.) 2006 Award Recipients Junior Female Player of the Year Sheri Olivier (Topeka, Kan.) Junior Male Player of the Year Jake Norman (Wichita, Kan.) Junior Recreational Player of the Year Dan Porter (Independence, Kan.) Media Excellence Marysville Advocate (Marysville, Kan.) NJTL Chapter of the Year Holiday Park Kids (Topeka, Kan.) Outstanding Contributor USTA League Tennis Anjie Wiedman (Wichita, Kan.) Outstanding Contributor To USTA Tennis Youth Programs Joyce Ritchie (Topeka, Kan.) USTA Junior Team Tennis Organizer Ken Brown (Independence, Kan.) Outstanding High School Coach Kevin Hedberg (Topeka, Kan.) Outstanding Community Tennis Association Topeka Tennis Association (Topeka, Kan.) Outstanding Official Jatish Patel (Topeka, Kan.) Outstanding Adult / Senior Tournament Kansas TTA Spring Opener (Topeka, Kan.) Outstanding Junior Tournament USTA Missouri Valley 12 s Team Event (Topeka, Kan.) Adult Recreational Player of the Year Brendan Gore (Topeka, Kan.) Adult Rules 1. Player must be a resident of the state of Kansas, a member of an armed forces family stationed in Kansas, a non-citizen holding a green-card, or a student who attends a Kansas school and maintains a Kansas District residence on their USTA membership. 2. Players must present a current USTA membership card, or new membership proof, prior to entry into Kansas District sanctioned tournaments. 3. The USTA computer ranking system of points per round reached is used by the Kansas District for ranking procedures. This system allows for additional ranking points to be awarded for more participation by a player, as well as for participation in heavier weighted tournaments. 4. The ranking committee will determine which tournaments will be weighted heavier for ranking purposes. For 2007, additional points will be awarded for participation in one of the listed tournaments from each of the four geographical tournament areas: Kansas State Open, Kansas State Closed, Mid-Continent Open and the Topeka Jayhawk Open. The season-ending Tournament of Champions will also be weighted heavier as well as any other tournament with a singles draw of more than 16 participants or doubles draw of more than eight teams. 5. To be ranked in singles, players must play a minimum of two tournaments sanctioned with the Kansas District. 6. To be ranked in doubles, players must play at least two tournaments sanctioned with the Kansas District with the same partner. 7. Players must have a minimum of one win in the event they wish to be considered in for a ranking. The best FOUR results from Kansas District tournaments will be used for KDTA Adult Tournament rankings. 8. If a player is NTRP rated, they may not participate or be ranked in a level lower than their NTRP rating. 9. If a player enters a tournament but finds they will not be able to participate, they must notify the tournament director at least one day prior to tournament start. Entering of a tournament as a no-show will not count positively towards the requirement of participation for rankings. 10. Any discrepancies involving rankings will be handled by the ranking committee. Junior rules are available at kansas.usta.com. Additional Information & Rankings Online kansas.usta.com 64 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

67 Kansas BOYS 10 Singles 1. Grant Harris 2. Miles Medaris 3. Brandon G. Price 4. Jacob Maddox 5. Travis Osland 6. Mason Born 7. Austin Williams 8. David Dieckhoff 12 Singles 1. Garrett Price 2. Evan Keller 3. Austin Davids 4. Max Moxley 5. Stefan Nagy 6. Hayden Woods 7. Drew Locke 8. Kyle Hines 14 Singles 1. Corban Aspergren 2. Quinn Dippel 3. Jake Norman 4. Paul Abromeit 5. Bobby Florence 6. Adam Lawrence 6. Brandon Somerhalder 8. Johnny Stueve 9. Avery Emmert 9. Andrew Davids 11. Austin Davids 12. Zachary Aldrich 12. Todd Wells 12. Nathan Wehrman 12. Alex Wilson 16. Max Cooper 17. Nicholas Romans 18. Gary Fike 19. Tanner Brock 20. Michael Shamas 20. Wyatt Kesler 20. Seth Nelson 20. Misha Yakubovich 16 Singles 1. Micthell Kibbe 1. Ramon Nola 1. Daniel Jones 4. Bronson Brassel 4. Robert Bloomquist 6. Bates Baldwin 7. Garrett Gunn 7. Matt Van Horn 7. Todd Luttgenham 10. Dylan Welch 11. Jake Watson 12. Richard lee 13. Sam Hofmeier 13. Kevin Griswold 15. A.J. Edmonds 16. Aaron Jensen 16. Luke Miranda 16. Brandon Carney 19. Michael Patton 20. Ethan Locke 18 Singles 1. Zachary Willis 2. Gavril Nagy 3. Boomer Sala 4. Ryan Norman 5. Zane Ochs 5. Derek Watson 7. David Maddox 8. Benjamin Moore 9. Nick George 10. Matt Harper 11. Derek Emert 12. Jeff Alan Griswold 13. Nathan Peters 14. Matt Van Horn 14. Michael Sturd 16. Matthew Hershberger 17. Jake Van Slyke 18. Stephen Nieuwoudt 19. Aaron Pauls 19. Kyle Eyestone 14 Doubles 1. Seth Nelson 1. Paul Abromeit 1. Andrew Davids 1. Alex Wilson 5. Koltin Talbott 6. Garrett Price 6. Gary Fike 9. Austin Jones 9. Bobby Florence 9. Connor Zaldivar 13. Zach Windsor 13. Todd Wells 13. Austin Davids 16 Doubles 1. Ramon Nola 1. Robert Bloomquist 3. Matt Vann Horn 4. Ben Hofmeier 4. Sam Hofmeier 4. Bronson Brassel 7. Garrett Gunn 8. Jake Watson 9. Jared Albright 9. Brenton Luty 9. Clinton Chlumsky GIRLS 10 Singles 1. Lisa Sutherland 2. Besa Bwalya 3. Megan Wong 2006 Final Rankings Jeff Clark Wichita, Kan. 12 Singles 1. Lindy K. Wilkerson 2. Melissa Mihelic 3. Shayla K. Roath 4. Madeline Oxler 5. Olivia Medaris 5. Mackenzie Morris 7. Kristin Morgan 8. Amber Zimmerman 9. Lia Sutherland 10. Amy Fugit 11. Courtney A. Lubbers 12. Lauren Louise Cheeseborough 13. Keli L. Dunn 14. Allie Schulte 15. Julie Ann Frentz 14 Singles 1. Avery L. Clifton 2. Lauren Louise Cheeseborough 3. Morgan Hines 4. Zoie Young 5. Drea L. Shaver 6. Courtney J. Dold 7. Emily A. Ramseyer 7. Caroline M. Lincoln 9. Elizabeth Lee Kresie 10. Gretchen Landgraf 11. Tiffany Be Khounsombath 12. Brooke A. Johnson 16 Singles 1. Natalie Shellito 2. Earlynn E. Lauer 3. Krista L. Lindsey 4. Allison R. Kaster 5. Kristin L. McKee 5. Megan E. Schulte 7. Janet R. Wiggins 8. Samantha L. Thomas 9. Kristen E. Reith 9. Kathryn Maddox 11. Carolyn Klenda 12. Caitlin Dorn 13. Jackie Lynn Frentz 14. Siera Lynne Lungren 15. Kristen A. Dunn 16. Stephanie K. Downes 16. Danielle Cary 16. Megan Myers 19. Jamie L. Crane 18 Singles 1. Annie Doole 2. Stacie Schoon 2. Lilly Wakim 4. Cassandra Ney 5. Cecilia A. Scrafford 6. Courtney Crane 7. Ellen E. Dicus 16 Doubles 1. Morgan Hines 2. Megan Myers 3. Siera Lynne Lungren 4. Annie M. Doole 5. Allison R. Kaster 5. Elizabeth Lee Kresie 5. Ashley Welch MEN Open Singles 1. Matthew Conrad 2. Dennis Matzen 3. Sydney Bwalya 4. Greg Gore 5. Robert Grout 6. Lance Henne 7. Jack Oxler 8. Randy Moyers 9. Sam Wrinkle 10. Kevin Arnold 11. Darren Mcgilbray 12. Ramon Lozano 12. Zach Loomis 14. Erik Rasmussen 15. Chris Turner 4.5 Singles 1. Scott Bagwell 2. James Hunt 3. Brad Marshall 4. Jason Doll 5. Jason Judkins 6. Chris Turner 7. Zach Loomis 8. Steven Mitchell 9. Steve Saunders 10. Steven Martin 11. Larry Armstrong 12. Ed Dismuk 13. Wayne Wentling 14. Nicholas Cruz 4.0 Singles 1. Scott Bagwell 2. Steve Martin 3. Marvin Nioce 4. Art McKenna 3.5 Singles 1. Jeffrey Anderson 2. Steven Younger 3. Ollie Hodge 4. Johnny Nance 5. Jade Smith 6. Robert Ruboyianes 7. Dan Holloway 8. Ron Kandt 9. Brandon Sauders 10. David Barkes 11. Michael Deines 12. Frank Lyons 3.0 Singles 1. Chuck Johnson 2. Mark Johnson 3. Richard Lacount 4. Harry Hauschild Open Doubles 1. Sydney Bwalya / Sam Wrinkle 2. Zach Loomis / Daniel Rupp 4.5 Doubles 1. Larry Eicher / Mark Melhorn 3.5 Doubles 1. Richard Lacount / Mark Johnson WOMEN Open Singles 1. Merry Barker 2. Kelly Gaston Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 65

68 Missouri Officers President Larry Haugness 2331 E. Pythian Springfield, MO day fax District Administrator Linda Peters 2331 E. Pythian Springfield, MO day fax Immediate Past President Skip Walther P.O. Box 7686 Columbia, MO day fax First Vice President Elizabeth Hadler 122 Birchtree Dr. Nevada, MO day Second Vice President Ralf Nosic 7300 Chimney Ridge Rd. Columbia, MO aol.com Secretary Kristy Bullock P.O. Box 886 Rolla, MO day fax Treasurer Gil Trout 1150 E. Battlefield Springfield, MO day Tennis Service Representative Missouri Jane Waterstradt Glenwood Overland Park, KS direct Brent Herring and his partner Raquel Jestice playing for an 8.0 USTA League Mixed Doubles team based in Willow Springs, Mo. Junior Competition Tyler Richards 1227 N. Rangeline Rd. Joplin, MO day fax Committee Chairs Adult, Senior & Mixed League Coordinator Cathy Megee 3929 E. Bentree Place Springfield, MO Umpires Cindy Baine 1010 S. Florida Joplin, MO night cell 2006 Award Recipients Community Service Bob Cooper Elizabeth Hadler Facility of the Year Cooper Tennis Complex Gerald Perry Sportsmanship Lindsey Gray Member Organization of the Year Millennium Tennis & Fitness Club Outstanding USTA Official Cindy Baine Outstanding Contributor To USTA Youth Tennis Ryan Carney Colleen Justus 66 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

69 Missouri Cave Courts! The Missouri District is home to some of the USTA Missouri Valley s most unique courts in the form of the cave courts of Underground Racquets, Ltd. in Carthage, Mo. The two-court facility has a 60-degree climate throughout the entire year. SINGLES/DOUBLES: The USTA Missouri Valley s Missouri District encourages Junior players to use the following guidelines in order to receive an annual singles and an annual doubles district ranking (determined by the TennisLink TM Ranking System). 1. Be domiciled within the USTA Missouri Valley s Missouri District. 2. Hold current USTA membership. 3. Must enter the age division for which player wants to be ranked. You are eligible to play in your age division until the month you age up (your birthday month). For example: If you are twelve years old and have a birthday in June, you must play in the 14's Division entering any tournament in the month of June. You may elect to play in an older age division before you are required to. 4. Must play in three USTA Missouri Valley s Missouri District sanctioned tournaments within the age group for which the player is attempting to receive a ranking in a calendar year. 5. The USTA Missouri Valley Section Suspension Point Junior Rules System will be in effect at sanctioned tournaments. Remaining 2007 USTA Missouri Valley Missouri District Junior Endorsement Tournaments (ON-LINE REG- ISTRATION): Segment II Boys & Girls 12s April 27-29, 2007 Springfield ID Girls 14, 16 & 18 May 4-6, 2007 Joplin ID Segment III Girls 14, 16 & 18 July 27-29, 2007 Springfield ID Boys & Girls 12 Sept. 7-9, 2007 Joplin ID Boys 14, 16 & 18 Sept , 2007 Springfield ID Segment I (of 2008) Boys & Girls 12 & 14 Nov Dec. 2, 2007 Springfield ID Boys & Girls 16 & 18 Dec. 7-9, 2007 Joplin ID BOYS 12 Singles 1. William Little 2. Blake Christopher Folz 3. John A. Nahon 4. Alexnadr R. Jones 5. Taylor Leslie 6. Jacob Hader 14 Singles 1. Jordan Ward 2. Gregory A. Ledger 3. Jimmy Hunter 4. Sam T. Johnson 5. Barrett K. Thornton 6. Alex Cline 7. Ryan J. Claypool 8. Nick Kroeger 9. Alex Easton Belote 10. Robbie Roach 16 Singles 1. Paul G. Nahon 2. Grant Stockbauer 3. Joseph A. Hathaway 4. Kyle Rhodes 18 Singles 1. Christopher C. Claypool Additional Information & Rankings Online 2006 Final Rankings 2. Stefan S. Nosic 3. Daniel Fine 4. Blake M. Gammon 5. Cooper Payne 6. Joshua S. Brown 7. Ryan Wilkerson 8. Zach Wiemer GIRLS 12 Singles 1. Danielle Benson 2. Lucie Prewitt 3. Madeline R. Jones missouri.usta.com 14 Singles 1. Elle Prewitt 2. Taylor Little 3. Sarah A. Heeter 4. Kelly Marie Wamsley 16 Singles 1. Jean R. Ochs 2. Lindsey T. Gray 3. Dagmar C. Velez 18 Singles 1. Shelby N. Penno 2. Bethany L. Hitchcock Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 67

70 Nebraska Officers President Dr. Shane Jensen 4114 Fourth Ave. Kearney, NE day night Director of Operations Steve Hossack Shirley St. Omaha, NE day/night Immediate Past President Larry Newton 1221 S. 92nd St. Omaha, NE day night President Elect/ Vice President - Juniors Kile Johnson P.O. Box Lincoln, NE day night fax kjohnson@linclaw.com Vice President - Adults Curt Smith 3109 Calvert St. Lincoln, NE day night fax cleroys0269@yahoo.com Secretary Deb Boehle 7340 South 37th St. Lincoln, NE night deb.hartman@ bryanlgh.org Treasurer Jean Uffelman 7301 Pine Lake Road Lincoln, NE night alexu27@aol.com Tennis Service Representative Nebraska Dan Bratetic 8137 S. 101st St. LaVista, NE direct bratetic@movalley.usta.com Junior Recreation Linda Davis 2927 Plymouth Ave. Lincoln, NE night/fax ldavis2927@hotmail.com Officials/Tournament Carol Hodges Ponca Road Omaha, NE day night chodges@ci.omaha.ne.us Diversity Jane Hines 510 S. 157th Circle Omaha, NE night h2omaha@cox.net Committee Chairs Junior Ranking Marty Hornig 7978 Arlington St. Omaha, NE night Public Relations Jeff Schoch 739 W. Leon Drive Lincoln, NE day night/fax jeff@lincolntennis.com Collegiate Tom Tipton 5716 Culwells Road Lincoln, NE day tommy10s@alltel.net Membership John Wilson 3640 S. 34th Street Lincoln, NE day johnwilson8888@aol.com USTA League Tennis Steve Hossack Contact info. under Executive Secretary Grievance Bruce Vosburg 615 N. 65th St. Omaha, NE day night vosburg@fittslaw.com Community Development To Be Determined Ex-Officio Board Member/ Awards/Hall of Fame/ Nominating Verne Weber 902 Hackberry Ct. #2411 Bellevue, NE day night fax vaweber10s@aol.com Cameron Hubbs Omaha, Neb. Additional Information & Rankings Online nebraska.usta.com 68 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

71 Nebraska 2006 Award Recipients Adult Player of the Year Steph Broady Adult Recreational Player Leita Keller Community Service Jean Uffelman Distinguished Service Doug Hartman Event of the Year Isaac Open Charity Fund Raiser Outstanding Recreation Tournament Omaha Junior Interclub Championships Facility of the Year Koch Family Tennis Center Family of the Year Ed Hubbs Family Junior Female Player of the Year Kristen Messbarger Junior Male Player of the Year Jackson Withrow Junior Recreational Player Liz Longo Media Excellence John Dervin Member Organization of the Year Metro Omaha Tennis Alliance Outstanding Adult Tournament Omaha Adult Open Outstanding Junior Tournament Kearney Junior Open Outstanding Contributor USTA League Tennis Jennifer Allison Outstanding Contributor USTA Tennis High Performance Jesse Plote Outstanding Contributor USTA Tennis (Youth) Rich Halpine Outstanding Contributor To USTA Team Tennis Troy Saulsbury Outstanding High School Coach Gene Starmer Outstanding Community Tennis Association Omaha Tennis Association Website of the Year omahatennis.org Grand Slam Winner Kyle Bucknell Men s 3.0 Singles Paul Spence Men s 4.5 Singles 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 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 69

72 Nebraska located in Area 1 and one must be in Area 2. Area 1 is all of the Nebraska District except for the Omaha and Lincoln Metropolitan Areas as defined in the Adult Ranking Regulations as previously mentioned. The Points Per Round Charts are located at: nebraska.usta.com 10 Divisions 1. Tournament participation requirement. A player must play in two USTA sanctioned or NTA authorized events. 2. Results considered. Results from USTA sanctioned events in the Nebraska District and from Nebraska authorized events shall be considered for ranking. 3. Doubles tournament participation requirement. The team must compete in the same division in two tournaments in the Nebraska District to be considered for ranking. Nebraska Procedures for Endorsement The following procedures will be used to determine endorsement in USTA Missouri Valley Super Series National Qualifier Tournaments. SEGMENT II (USTA Missouri Valley Super Events in June) Objectives: The first objective is to provide a format that allows the top Nebraska players to play against each other. The second is to determine Nebraska s four quota spots into the USTA Missouri Valley Super Events in Segment II in June. The endorsement process is one of three routes to participation in these tournaments. The other two routes are by *receiving an at-large berth from the USTA Missouri Valley into these tournaments; or by receiving a wildcard berth. (See the USTA Missouri Valley Junior Section for details.) 1. The Pre-Endorsement tournament is open to all Nebraska District juniors who are age-eligible for the age division on June 30, The Boys 14, 16, and 18 age divisions will have a Pre-Endorsement Tournament followed by an Endorsement Tournament. The finalists of the Pre-endorsement automatically receive two of the spots. The players who finish in spots 3 through 10 qualify for the Endorsement Tournament. The Endorsement Tournament uses a special draw format to select the remaining two spots. 3. The Boys 12 and Girls 12, 14, 16 and 18 divisions and those divisions that have 12 or fewer entrants in the Pre-Endorsement will have only an Endorsement Tournament. In these divisions, the Endorsement Tournament shall be used to determine all four Nebraska quota spots. Endorsement tournaments use a special feed-in or compass draw format determined by the NTA Junior Competition Committee. 4. If a player declines to accept a quota spot into the USTA Missouri Valley Super Tournaments, the player who finishes in the next place shall be given the spot. 5. In order to encourage top ranked players to play district tournaments, the USTA Missouri Valley now requires players who receive an atlarge endorsement spot in the USTA Missouri Valley Super Tournaments to play in their district s endorsement process. In order to meet this requirement, the highest Nebraska player on the USTA Missouri Valley Selection List who receives an atlarge endorsement spot will be required to play the winner of the Nebraska Endorsement Tournament; the second highest player on this list who receives an at-large spot will be required to play the runner-up in the Nebraska Endorsement Tournament, and the third highest player on this list who receives an at-large spot will be required to play the third place finisher in the Nebraska Endorsement Tournament. These matches will be played after the Nebraska Endorsement Tournament at a time determined by the NTA Junior Competition Committee. These matches count for ranking but will not affect the order of finish in the Endorsement Tournament because the players receiving an at-large spot do not take up a Nebraska quota spot. (Note that if the NTA did not require these top players to participate in the endorsement process, then under new USTA Missouri Valley regulations, these players would effectively take up Nebraska quota spots.) SEGMENT III (USTA Missouri Valley Super Events in November and December) 1. Nebraska is entitled to two quota spots. 2. The Nebraska Closed Tournament shall be used to determine the two quota spots. The first objective of this tournament is to provide a format that allows the top Nebraska players to play against each other. The second is to determine Nebraska s two quota spots into the USTA Missouri Valley Super Tournaments in Segment III. The tournament will use a special feedin format determined by the NTA Junior Competition Committee. 3. If a player declines to accept a quota spot into the USTA Missouri Valley Super Tournaments or if a player will not be age eligible for the USTA Missouri Valley Super Tournaments, the player who finishes in the next place shall be given the spot. 4. If the player who finishes immediately behind the player who is to receive the second spot has not played that player in the Endorsement Tournament, then the player may request a playoff for the final spot, which request shall be made before the player leaves the tournament. SEGMENT I (USTA Missouri Valley Super Events in January and February) 1. Nebraska is entitled to two quota spots. 2. The spots will be given to the two players ranked highest who are still age-eligible for the division on Feb. 28, 2006 (the Missouri Valley Section list will be used). 3. If a player declines a quota spot, it will be offered to the next highest ranked player who is age eligible. Nebraska 12 s Team 1. The Nebraska 12s team is open to players who are age eligible for the division on May 31, The team consists of ten boys and ten girls who make the traveling team and six boys and six girls who are alternates. 3. Players who made the traveling team in 2006 and played in the top half of the line-up are automatically placed on the team. 4. The Nebraska 12 s Intrateam Competition is held in the winter to determine the remaining members of the team and to assist in establishing the line-ups. Sixteen boys and 16 girls are invited to play in the competition. Players who were selected to play in the competition in 2005 are automatically eligible to play in the competition in The remaining positions in the tournaments are determined by try-outs supervised by the NTA Junior Competition Committee. The competition is played over two weekends and uses a special round robin format developed by the NTA Junior Competition Committee. Nebraska 14 s Team 1. The Nebraska 14 s team is open to players who are age eligible for the division on July 31, The team consists of four boys and four girls. 3. The Nebraska Junior Competition Committee selects the players. Selection will be based on the most recent USTA Missouri Valley Selection List that is available when the selections are made and in the case of player moving from the 12 and under division into the 14 and under division on the results of the Pre-Endorsement, Endorsement, and Competitive Training Center competition. Additionally the Committee may consider selecting outstanding players who remain eligible for the 12 and under division. Nebraska 10 s Team 1. The Nebraska 10 s team is open to players who are age eligible for the division on May 31, The team will consist of four boys and four girls. 3. The Nebraska 10 s Intrateam competition is held in the winter to determine the team members. Sixteen boys and 16 girls are invited to play in the competition. The positions for the tryout tournament are determined by tryouts and rankings, supervised by the NTA Junior Competition Committee. A round robin format will be used in the tournament process. All Regulations are subject to change and the most current version can be found at the Nebraska Web site: nebraska.usta.com. BOYS 10 Singles 1. Kevin M. Cahoy 2. David Liu 3. Noah Placzek 4. Bryson D. Mosley 5. Stavros P. Piperis 6. Luke Lorenz 7. Michael Mellen 8. Sean C. Padios 9. Michael A. Knudsen 10. Nicholas A. Liu 2006 Final Rankings 11. Christian F. Hagan 12. Nathan Portz 13. Martin Gilgenast 14. Kaushal Kalyanasundaram 15. Hunter Dunlap 16. Jack M. Benson 17. Carl Sjulin 18. Michael Clinch 12 Singles 1. Niko Piperis 2. Steven P. Cahoy 3. Trent Gardner 4. David Liu 5. Colin J. Buckley 6. Kevin M. Cahoy 7. Michael A. Knudsen 8. Nathan Portz 9. Alex Wirth 10. Jake Tanner Berglund 70 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

73 Nebraska 11. Trevor L. Milburn 12. Vince G. Van Dyke 13. Andrew B. Rawlings 14 Singles 1. Seth I. Garnett 2. Christopher K. Arkfeld 3. Seton R. Bachle 4. P. J. Bell 5. Gregory Beaufait 6. Michael Sambol 7. Kyle T. Conzemius 8. Ross E. Schulenberg 9. Daniel J. Marty 10. Van Christian Sanderfer 11. Connor T. Larson 12. Drew C. Bartek 13. Eric N. Binkley 14. Steven P. Cahoy 15. Gentry A. Doane 16. Seth E. Shimerda 17. Connor Shefte 18. Richard A. Booth 19. Nathan Lowe 20. Thomas G. Gilgenast 16 Singles 1. Nathan Hoppe 2. Joshua D. Raymond 3. Alexander Walls 4. Kyle W. Obermeier 5. Adam Cope 6. Matthew Ryan Frost 7. Tyler Benson 8. Michael Sambol 9. Ross E. Schulenberg 10. Kyle T. Conzemius 11. Nicholas Holland 12. Michael Walsh 13. Seton R. Bachle 14. Callan Christensen 15. Seth I. Garnett 16. Dominic Cimino 17. Tyler A. Nelsen 18. Spencer Maxwell Gallner 19. Blaine Prescott 20. Garrett Bush 18 Singles 1. Adam Cope 2. Tyler Benson 3. Kyle W. Obermeier 4. Stuart P. Booth 5. Jeff S. Baumann 6. Joshua D. Raymond 7. Drew Placek 8. Spencer Maxwell Gallner 9. David McClintock 10. Callan Christensen 11. Blaine Prescott 12 Doubles 1. Kevin M. Cahoy 2. Steven P. Cahoy 3. Trent Gardner 4. David Liu 14 Doubles 1. Steven P. Cahoy 2. Kevin M. Cahoy 3. Kyle H. Jaggers 4. Van Christian Sanderfer 5. Decature Paul Banker 6. Scott Ingham 16 Doubles 1. Joshua D. Raymond 2. Tyler Benson 3. Seth I. Garnett 4. Matthew Ryan Frost 5. Dominic Cimino 6. Drew Placek 7. Garrett Bush 8. Adam Cope 9. Michael Walsh 10. Seth E. Shimerda 18 Doubles 1. Kyle W. Obermeier 2. Jeff S. Baumann 3. Drew Placek 4. Stuart P. Booth 5. Adam Cope 6. Garrett Bush GIRLS 10 Singles 1. Lauren C. Tondl 2. Courtney Warren 3. Emma T. Schelble 4. Katie Carlson 5. Teresa Hutnick Kaiser 6. Emily J. Fink 7. Hylan C. Miller 8. Allison Ann Johnson 9. Barbara Louise Mullen 10. Colleen Hopp 11. Riley A. Menagh 12. Courtney Reefe 12 Singles 1. Lauren C. Tondl 1. Katherine E. Nelsen 3. Emma T. Schelble 4. Katie Carlson 5. Delaney Sweet 6. Tiffany Hottman 7. Ellie Clinch 8. Allison Ann Johnson 9. Courtney Warren 10. Megan Bush 11. Mckenzie Caroline Roehrs 12. Alia Noetzel 13. Chelsea L. Haack 14. Dylan M. Harlow 15. Alissa L. Sivinski 16. Eva Lube 17. Ashley Tabor 18. Riley A. Menagh 14 Singles 1. Karlee K. Long 2. Taylor L. Anderson 3. Dominique Christine Kropp 4. Alexandra G. Schelble 5. Jessica Hottman 6. Alexis L. Bartek 7. Ellie Clinch 8. Alexis H. Kaiser 9. Caroline E. Nelsen 10. Tania Gardner 11. Katie Marie Everitt 12. Liz Ann Frohman 16 Singles 1. Uma Ravipati 2. Kathy Schuele 3. Taylor L. Anderson 4. Heather Hottman 5. Ellen Stultz 6. Lindsay Weideman 7. Diana Dobey 8. Karlee K. Long 9. Cassie Lyn Marshall 10. Mary Pat Beaufait 11. Tania Gardner 12. Caitlin Christy 13. Taylor Saalfeld 14. Mollie Nicole Andrews 18 Singles 1. Uma Ravipati 2. Amanda Jo Meehan 3. Ellen Stultz 4. Abby Hildreth 5. Diana Dobey 6. Caitlin Christy 7. Stacy A. Fausset 8. Taylor Saalfeld 10 Doubles 1. Lauren C. Tondl 2. Emma T. Schelble 12 Doubles 1. Lauren C. Tondl 2. Emma T. Schelble 3. Katherine E. Nelsen 4. Katie Carlson 14 Doubles 1. Alexandra G. Schelble 2. Sammi Licari 3. Ellie Clinch 4. Katie Marie Everitt 5. Alexis H. Kaiser 6. Caroline E. Nelsen 16 Doubles 1. Katelin Saalfeld 2. Taylor Saalfeld 3. Lindsay Weideman 4. Tania Gardner 18 Doubles 1. Taylor Saalfeld MEN Open Singles 1. Erik Hjermstad 2. Rick D. Stempson 3. Bill D. Roach 4. Robert W. Weber 5. Marcus W. Hansen 6. Frederick W. Hotz 7. Shungu Mberengwa 8. David J. Northey 9. August B. Hogan 10. Donald Nimneh 4.5 Singles 1. Paul E. Spence 2. David J. Northey 3. J. S. Neumeister 4. Keith E. Nielsen 5. Marcus W. Hansen 6. Chuck Yearley 6. Rick Huetson 4.0 Singles 1. Greg Hepfner 2. Barry Dahlkoetter 3. Callan Christensen 4. Daniel Palmer 5. Gene F. Stickney 6. Curtis J. Goebel 7. Jamisen Goodell 8. Ryan P. Kellogg 9. James A. Stone 3.5 Singles 1. David H. Palmer 2. Jose Lopez-Wilson 3. Brad E. Miller 4. Bill D. Norris 5. Jeffrey M. Holland 6. Rick King 7. Paul Rios 8. Dan Holland 9. Matthew R. Binderup 10. Michael J. Pivovar 11. Lonnie W. James 12. Gerald A. Zeiszler 3.0 Singles 1. Kyle Bucknell 4.5 Doubles 1. Chris G. Schilke / Michael L. Willman 4.0 Doubles 1. Maurice J. Higgins / Jeff Schoch 2. Curtis J. Goebel / Rick Thomas 3. Chris G. Schilke / Michael L. Willman 4. Jamisen Goodell / Logan Trimble 3.5 Doubles 1. H. Damon Osborne / Ron Wu 2. Ron Hanzlicek / Clark A. Thompson Men s 50 Singles 1. Bill D. Roach 2. David J. Northey Men s 60 Singles 1. James L. Johnson 2. John H. Kellogg 2. Roger D. Kirby Men s 70 Singles 1. Benjamin G. Rader 2. Robert G. Hoig WOMEN Open Singles 1. Stephanie Broady 2. Kari Kampsnider 3. Jaycie Schmidt 4.5 Singles 1. Su D. Speicher 2. Anneline Hatutale 3. Rebecca J. Taylor 3. Sally Johnson 4.0 Singles 1. Su D. Speicher 2. Lee Ann Cooney 3. Heather L. Blumel 3.5 Singles 1. Myong H. Clark 3.0 Singles 1. Ginger C. Lostroh 1. Yaravi Lopez-Wilson 3. Jean Fung 4.0 Doubles 1. Heather L. Blumel / Lee Ann Cooney 2. Amy E. Schmidt / Kimberly A. Tallman 3. Sue L. Gardner / Kim M. Stormberg 3. Sara M. Draus / Lonna R. Hansen 3.5 Doubles 1. Myong H. Clark / Sandra O. Conrad 3.0 Doubles 1. Barbara Jean Bakhit / Rosemary Holeman 2. Edith I. Gerbholz / Hiroko McFarling MIXED Jay Barbuto / Michelle A. Lisec-Talarico 2. Sara M. Draus / Maurice J. Higgins 3. William K. Batchelor / Sara Batchelor Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 71

74 USTA MISSOURI VALLEY Regional Community Tennis Development Workshop May 18-20, 2007 Oklahoma City, Okla. Oklahoma City Marriott & Oklahoma City Tennis Center Everyone s invited! Discover better ways to grow the game where you live! Fee $10 USTA Members $50 Non-Members MISSOURI VALLEY On-Court Activities! Fun Dinner For Attendees Workshops featuring local and national speakers Growing Through Grant Writing Branding It s Not Just For Cattle! The Color Of Tennis Thinking Outside The Box Tennis Block Party How To Recreational Coaches Workshop Overview Cardio Tennis Project 36/60 And Much More Register online at missourivalley.usta.com May 11 Deadline

75 Oklahoma Officers President Dave Riley 3107 S. Cincinnati Ave. Tulsa, OK home work cell Executive Secretary Diana Carr 2934 Amy Lynn Lane Duncan, OK home work/fax Immediate Past President Pat Eagan 6060 N. Evanston Ave. RR #8 Tulsa, OK home/work fax Vice-President (Adults) Brian Battershell 2342 Highway 92 Chickasha, OK home work Vice-President (Juniors) Phil Baillos 3030 E. 91st St. Tulsa, OK work Treasurer Ollie Gresham N. 97th East Ave. Collinsville, OK home work cell Secretary Liz Fielding 1505 Rock Ridge Dr. Cleveland, OK home cell NW Quadrant Jeremiah Ollison 9300 N. May Suite 440 PMB 320 Oklahoma City, OK home work fax SW Quadrant Marc Claude 2420 Westport Dr. Norman, OK work Quadrant Representatives NE Quadrant To Be Determined SE Quadrant Dick Spiers 1404 Olive St. Ardmore, OK home cell Adult Player of the Year Ben Talako Williamson Adult Recreational Player of the Year Rhonda Lincoln Community Service Bruce Belanger Distinguished Service Diana Carr Facility of the Year Philcrest Hills Tennis Club Family of the Year The Wert Family 2006 Oklahoma Hall of Fame Inductees Gayle Bradshaw Colin Robertson James Wadley 2006 Award Recipients Junior Female Player of the Year Emily Conrad Junior Male Player of the Year Patrick Collins Media Excellence Award Mike Strain Tulsa World Member Organization of the Year The Greens Country Club Outstanding Adult / Senior Tournament 6th Annual Weatherford Open Outstanding Contributor USTA League Tennis Kathie Price USTA Team Tennis Organizaer Melissa McCorkle Outstanding Contributor USTA Youth Tennis Programs Bruce Belanger Outstanding High School Coach Phil Barnes Outstanding Junior Tournament USTA Missouri Valley Segment 2 Super (Norman, Okla.) Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 73

76 Oklahoma Collegiate Francis Baxter P.O. Box 872 Edmond, OK home cell Community Development Sherry Sakoski 2902 Summit Hill Rd. Norman, OK home work Junior Competition - East Kevin Garlington 5002 S. Toledo Ave., Apt. 17M Tulsa, OK cell kevin.garlington@gmail.com Junior Competition - West Gary Trost 7000 NW Grand Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK work tennisi@coxinet.net Junior Recreation Melissa McCorkle 8114 S. 71st E. Ave. Tulsa, OK work cell corkled@cox.net Wheelchair Danny Brennan 9309 S. Oxford Place Tulsa, OK brennand@kochind.com Committee Chairs Umpires Francis Baxter Contact info. under Collegiate Nominating Pat Eagan Contact info. under Immediate Past President on Page 73 General Counsel / Grievance Charles Laster 102 E. Highland St. Shawnee, OK home fax charlielaster@sbcglobal.net Membership Sherry Sakoski Contact info. under Community Development Diversity Darrell Alfred Stratford Oklahoma City, OK home cell dalfred4@cox.net Sanctions and Scheduling Dwight Nuckolls 425 S. Lilac Edmond, OK work edmondracquetclub@ coxinet.net Budget/Finance Ollie Gresham Contact info. under Treasurer Awards Jim Shaughnessy 2734 Mount Vernon Rd. Enid, OK home work jim@freetennislessons.com District League Coordinator (Oklahoma City) Vikki Williams Skyridge Dr. Edmond, OK home work okcleagues@juno.com Local League Coordinator (Edmond) Kathie Price 1617 Olde Depot Dr. Edmond, OK home work cell KIPrice1955@aol.com Local League Coordinator (Tulsa) Pat Eagan Contact info. under Immediate Past President Paul Hopkins Sapulpa, Okla. Tennis Service Representative Oklahoma Laura Puryear 2100 Pine View Terr. Edmond, OK direct puryear@movalley.usta.com BOYS 10 Singles 1. Connor Finerty 2. Jackson Fine 3. Bryan Lilley 4. Daniel Martinez 5. Preston Choi 6. Blake Langston 7. Austin Hoose 8. Mason Bridegan 9. Cole Inhofe 10. Storm Rund 11. Will Booker 12. Jack Snodgrass 13. Will Kennedy 14. Chandler Sokolosky 15. Daniel Langston 16. Will Jezek 17. Omar Naguib 18. Max Gillett 19. Zachary Gwin 20. Hank Kennedy 12 Singles 2006 Final Rankings 1. Shawn Selvidge 2. Cole Parsons 3. Lee Stein 4. Will Hays 5. Nathan Street 6. John Stout 7. Matthew Craig 8. Tyler Ashburn 14 Singles 1. Will Edwards 2. Lincoln Mitchell 3. Austin Manger 4. Luke Howard 5. Truit Gray 6. Nick Jordan 7. Chase Sheffield 8. Zach Stanley 9. Nicholas Wood 10. Payton Leslie 11. Gavin Dubberstein 12. Justin Wollmershauser 13. Christopher Marrs 14. Michael McCoy 15. Tyler Wollmershauser 16. Nathan Roper 17. Glade Inhofe 18. Donnie Ashburn 19. William Freudenrich 20. Jake Deselms 16 Singles 1. Patrick Wert 2. Beep Seikel 3. Duncan Fugitt 4. Craig Klein 5. Bryan Canavan 6. Aaron Krauss 7. Bowen Xu Additional Information & Rankings Online oklahoma.usta.com 74 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

77 Oklahoma 8. Jefferson Berryman 9. Agustus Fernandez 10. Blake Watson 11. Tyler Bridegan 12. Zachary White 13. Alex Mathieson 14. Christian Pearson 15. Nick Copeland 16. Luke Hann 17. Ben Edwards 18. Jake Holliday 19. Patrick Turner 20. Chris Copeland 18 Singles 1. Ryan Harris 2. Caleb Villaflor 3. Shaun Brem 4. Taylor Ray 5. Tyler Bridegan 6. Michael Calloway 7. Jordan Johnson 8. Israel Kopp 9. Joey Couch 10. David Miller 11. Brandon Wood 12. Elliot Butay 13. Will Gattenby 14. Timothy Argo 15. Max Anderson 16. Tim Burns 17. Thomas Patrick GIRLS 10 Singles 1. Macy Zaloudek 2. Caitlin Calkins 3. Michelle Rojano 4. Gabrielle Dick 5. Maddie Dwyer 6. McKinleigh Lair 7. Casey Crane 8. Danielle Lewis 9. Annie Hays 10. Rebecca Richison 11. Hannah Bowen 12. Alissa Canon 13. Shannon Decker 14. Audrey Thomas 12 Singles 1. Alexandra Dick 2. Brittany Toone 3. Catherine Edwards 4. Kathryn Dillingham 5. Ashlynn Sutton 6. Skylar Severson 7. Shali Schoepflin 8. Madison Blevins 14 Singles 1. Dru Keeling 2. Alexandra Simmons 3. Skylar Severson 4. Kate LeValley 5. Kelsey LeValley 6. Reagan Reed 7. Rachel Forrest 8. Caitlin Bell 9. Whitney Wright 10. Haley Hartzell 11. Bailey Brown 12. Nichole Stange 13. Abigail Wedel 14. Rachel Shryock 15. Taylor Gardner 16. Amber Truax 17. Julia Kinchen 18. Jessica McCulley 16 Singles 1. Claire Atkinson 2. Kristen Club 3. Kelsey Corken 4. Chelsea Smith 5. Mary Morgan 6. Kristen Carr 7. Samantha Street 8. Morgan Humphrey 9. Emma Land 10. Margaret Cottingham 11. Alexandra Simmons 12. Mattie Gattenby 13. Emily Fike 14. Rebekah Ashburn 15. Megan Slayton 16. Aubree Martini 17. Shannon Hamilton 18. Jordan Hunter 19. Emma Frates 20. Brittney Berryman 18 Singles 1. Jenna Hendrickson 2. Stephanie Alleman 3. Claire Atkinson 4. Stephanie Little 5. McKenzie McCullough 6. Kelsey White 7. Brooke Williams 8. Sara Schmidt 9. Thea Lonewolf 10. Madelyn Purgason 11. Jeanna Berryman 12. Paige Tomlins 13. Brittney Melton 14. Molly Clements MEN Open Singles 1. Tim Shanahan 2. Benjamin Williamson 3. James Berry 4. Andy Grimaud 5. Malachi Millben 4.5 Singles 1. James Berry 2. Mohamed Basma 3. Ross Viles 4. Jolly Salehy 5. Greg Gerondale 4.0 Singles 1. Brian Goates 2. Matt Hearon 2. Bob Schoen 4. Alan Wilkerson 5. Jeff Harding 6. Greg Gerondale 7. Khiem Nguyen 8. Brian Battershell 9. Joseph Soerries 10. Bruce Morton 10. Santiago Ruiz 12. Kevin Johnson 13. James Webster 14. Kim Foltz 15. Larry Thompson 16. David Haraughty 17. Charles Truesdell 18. Jerry Jones 19. Marty Davis 19. John Schumer 3.5 Singles 1. Tony Mensah 2. Warren Trinka 3. Bob Mason 3. Kenn Tindall 5. Brian Ward 6. Shaji Jacob 7. Robert Stevenson 8. Pedro Lopez 9. Bill Humes 10. David Rubio 11. Rick Laner 12. Max Sioux 13. Bill Holmes 14. Jeff Oakley 15. Michael Allain 16. Doug Scott 17. Phillip Tolbert 18. Russell Bell 18. Rodney Ikard 20. Hischa Gorkuscha 3.0 Singles 1. Russ Wilson 2. John Ulrey 3. Willie Bewley 4. Lu Yin 5. Jeremy Brunk 6. Stephen Paulsen 6. David Chapman 8. Venkat Talladivedula 9. Michael Tucker 10. James Stewart 11. Doug Grenier 12. Ted Streull 13. Mishcha Gorkuscha 14. Zachary Morgan 15. David Hays Open Doubles 1. Ron Acebo / Sean McWilliams 4.5 Doubles 1. Robert McQuarters / Darren Mills 2. Charles Welton / John Welton 3. Troy Holifield / John McCormick 4.0 Doubles 1. Chace Bartlett / Mark Henley 2. Brian Battershell / Billy Brown 3. Rickey Davis / David Linebarger 4. Josh Calderwood / Jerry Jones 5. Cory Hoang / Phuong Le 6. Bill Brewer / John Simpson 7. Eugene DeVerges / Joseph Soerries 8. Steve Harrison / Bruce Morton 9. Kevin Johnson / Robert Stevenson 3.5 Doubles 1. Michael Chapman / Timothy Rich 1. Tim Peters / Ronald Stelting 1. Steve Atwood / Ronald Stelting 1. Kevin Fosbenner / Nathan Geist 5. Dennis Loegering / Warren Trinka 5. Rey Delosangeles / Denis Sakoski 7. Dwayne Campbell / Bruce Hess 8. Derek Gates / Douglas Phillips 8. Michael Allain / Mark Powell 10. Dow McCarty / Mark Winters 10. Rob Carpenter / Ryan Reece 10. Rodney Ikard / Michael Richie 3.0 Doubles 1. Gordon Bode / Michael Devience 45 Singles 1. Ronnie Acebo WOMEN 3.5 Singles 1. Susan Robertson 2. Janet Shepard 3. Suki Tindall 4. Machelle Wright 5. Laura Mangan-Grenier 6. Jennifer Holmes 3.0 Singles 1. Laurie Swarer 2. Tracy Tyberg 3. Faith Bewley 4. Tracey Stevenson 5. Karin Anderson 6. Anavita Quetone 4.0 Doubles 1. Kelley Mastell / Kelle Rutz 2. Carol Campbell / Katrina Dreher 3.5 Doubles 1. Melissa Chambers / Amy Wilson 2. Stephanie Scott / Jo Smith 3. Dixie Finley / Glenda Radigonda 4. Janelle McGinnis / Machelle Wright 5. Linda Higgins / Julie Young 6. Susan Robertson / Janet Shepard 7. Kimberly Sharpe / Amy Wilson 3.0 Doubles 1. Vanessa Hutto / Susan Tiner 2. Jenni Fosbenner / Faith Bergman 3. Karen Smith / Michelle Oquin 4. Elaine Crawford / Lisa Neal 5. Kindra Vaden / Tiffany Vanarsdel MIXED Cory Hoang / Lisa Hua 2. Kent Combs / Stacey Morris 3. Brandon Martin / Amy Wilson 4. Dale Kosted / Kim Logan 5. Carol Campbell / Bruce Hess 6. Josh Calderwood / Melissa Chambers Rhonda Lincoln / Ronald Stelting 2. Faith Bergman / Nathan Geist 3. Dwayne Campbell / Katrina Dreher 4. Gregory Chambers / Anousone Jensen 5. Melissa Chambers / Kenn Tindall 6. Tommy Middleton / Dana Middleton 7. Susan Robertson / Paul Voyles 8. Bart Ramsey / Lynda Ramsey 8. Jennifer Holmes / Bill Homes 10. Brandye Gage / Pedro Lopez Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 75

78 St. Louis Aces / Just Us Tennis Muny Tennis / CTC Regionals SLUH Tennis NTRP NJTL The Kennedy The Wilson Davis Cup WTT Recreation Champs Team USTA & Zonals USTA Missouri Valley Sectionals Pro Shop by 40Love NEW in 2007 Nike Camp coached by Ken Flach! Friendly tennis for everyone! Daily Admission Annual Membership Available IN FOREST PARK IN ST. LOUIS 314/ dwightdavistc.usta.com Celebrating 39 Years of Excellence in Tennis in St. Louis 314/ crevecoeurracquetclub.com 76 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

79 St. Louis Immediate Past President Carey Powell 215 W. 63rd Willowbrook, IL Vice President Adult Competition Diane Hoadley 5407 Pernod Ave. St. Louis, MO day night anheuser-busch.com Vice President Juniors Competition Troy Bray P.O. Box St. Louis, MO President Jan Karibian 39A Gold Run Dr. St. Peters, MO day fax tycohealthcare.com Officers Junior Activities Coordinator Allison Wilson Whitney Pointe Dr. Chesterfield, MO day Vice President Community Development Gwen Moore 3718 Cadlewyck Club Dr., Apt. E Florissant, MO day fax gmoore@tribune.com Jeannine Seitz Chesterfield, Mo. Executive Director Myra Rowan Olive Blvd. Suite 212 St. Louis, MO sldta2@mindspring.com Treasurer Nira Brady Fir Tree Court St. Louis, MO day night niraplay10s@yahoo.com Secretary Jason Geminn 3 Azalea Court Edwardsville, IL day jgeminn@stonecarlie.com Adult Activities Coordinator Mary Vassar Robyn St. Louis, MO day fax sldta@mindspring.com Tennis Service Representative St. Louis Tina Harrison Reflection Ct., #719 Ballwin, MO direct tharrison@movalley.usta.com Committee Chairs USTA Tennis Coordinator To Be Determined Wheelchair/Special Populations Lyn Gerber Delaney P. O. Box 756 Alton, IL day night fax theconfluence@ezl.com Wheelchair/Special Populations Jim Dugan c/o Gateway Confluence Wheelchair Sports Foundation P.O. Box 152 Bethalto, IL day/night fax theconfluence@ezl.com St. Louis Association of Tennis Officials Michael Reichman 7427 Tulane Ave. St. Louis, MO day night meragent@aol.mcom Legal Advisor Andy Glaser 1 City Centre, 24th Floor 515 N. 6th St. St. Louis, MO day afg@hcmllp.com St. Louis District Advisor Leigh Strassner 5727 Manchester St. Louis, MO day night fax leigh@mcleodusa.net Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 77

80 St.Louis 2006 Award Recipients Adult Male Player of the Year Karim Madatali Recreational Female Player of the Year Kate Kleiber Community Service Excellence Just Us Tennis Foundation Distinguished Service Nira Brady Event of the Year St. Louis Aces Toast To Tennis (Danielle Apted) Facility of the Year Dwight Davis Tennis Center Member Organization of the Year Creve Coeur Racquet Club Family of the Year The Stuart Waite Family Junior Female Player of the Year Michelle Kedzierski Junior Male Player of the Year Matthew Kuelker Junior Recreational Player of the Year David Welkener Media Excellence Bill Hester St. Louis Suburan Journals St. Louis Post Dispatch Outstanding Contributor USTA Adult League Programs Erica Peterson Outstanding Contributor USTA Tennis (Youth) Mark Platt Outstanding Contributor USTA Junior Team Tennis Organizer David Lipe Outstanding Umpire Lewis Conley Outstanding High School Coach Scott and Donna Stauffer Outstanding Contributor Youth High Performance Carey Powell Outstanding Junior Tournament Segment I Sweet 16 (Steven Palmer) Outstanding Adult Tournament The Clayton-Shaw Park Open Outstanding Community Tennis Associaiton Franklin County Tennis Association President s Choice Award Dan Apted ADULTS RANKINGS: To obtain a District ranking in singles, a player must play a minimum of two (2) sanctioned tournaments in the same division, in which the player wants to be ranked. For a doubles ranking, a doubles team must play together, in at least two (2) sanctioned tournaments, in the same divisions. JUNIORS A player's year-end ranking will be the player's accumulative record for the twelve month period, not per segment. The St. Louis District bases their rankings on the "Points per Round" system started in IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE for a St. Louis district ranking in the juniors, a player must play at least two (2)USTA ST. Louis District sanctioned events in the calendar year, in the same age bracket. One of the two designated sanctioned tournaments MUST be a district endorser tournament. A player s primary address must be in the St. Louis District to be eligible to play in our district endorsers. The boys 16 & 18's will have their two endorser tournaments for Segment II, in Jan/Feb. The girls' 16's and 18's, depending on the Missouri Valley schedule, may or may not have an endorser for Segment III. Any head-to-head results, that occur between two St. Louis District players in an "out of district" sanctioned event, Adult & Junior Rules will count toward SLDTA seeding, and their district ranking, IF the victorious player reports the results to the district office and once the results are confirmed. For the indoor segments (I & III), St. Louis will be given 2 spots, per age division, directly into the Super. For Segment II, the outdoor segment, St. Louis will be given 6 spots. These will go to the top three (3) finishers in each of the two endorsers. The top three finishers in the first endorser of Seg. II, may not play in the second endorser for Seg. II, as they have already earned a spot into the Super's for Seg. II. The "At-Large" list is a selection list generated out of the Missouri Valley Section - not the St. Louis District. If a player is confident they will have an "at-large" spot, then they do not have to play the endorser tournament(s), and they will move directly into the Super tournament, if they are indeed on this list. If a player is not sure whether or not they will receive an at-large spot, it will then be their decision to play, or not to play in the endorser. If a player is not sure about their chances of being on the at-large list, they should enter the endorser with the understanding that once the draw is made, they are expected to play the tournament to completion, otherwise suspension points will be handed out, regardless of the "at-large" list. Entering an endorser and then withdrawing before the draw is made is allowed, with no suspension points being handed out. The "at-large" list may or may not be available prior to any of our endorser tournaments. Juniors will be allowed to play "up" in any age division in any district tournament except ENDORSERS. AGE REQUIREMENTS A player is age eligible for an event if the player does not exceed the maximum age for the age division, by the last day of the tournament month. The start date determines the tournament month. SEEDING REQUIREMENTS Seeding is based on recent head-to-head results of the specific players entered in the tournament. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR SEEDING, the player's match record must be sent in with each and every entry form. We look at local results, but will also take into consideration out of district, head-to-head results, if we are made aware of them. Do not assume we already know your child's record or any results. NOVICE CIRCUIT RULES Eligibility rules for participation for the St. Louis District Closed Novice Circuit and tournaments are: (1) the player cannot be ranked in the top 15 in the St. Louis district; (2) the player cannot be ranked in the top 30 in the USTA Missouri Valley Section; (3) the player cannot be ranked in the top 150 nationally. 78 Stay Up To Date! 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81 St. Louis 2006 Final Rankings BOYS 10 Singles 1. William Tong 2. Michael Huang 3. Brett Helbig 4. Jack Desse 5. Brandon Harris 6. Zachary Bryant 7. Joey Dulle 8. Jason Sobelman 9. Mac Rechan 10. Alexander Pozo 11. Peter West 12. Eric Peters 12 Singles 1. Vivek Yanamadala 2. Alec Kaczkowski 3. David Morris 4. Mac Rechan 5. Spencer Hilton 6. Jake Lee 7. Joey Dulle 8. Turner Rapp 9. Dylan Steffens 10. Billy Gardner 11. Eric Peters 12. Charlie Moore 13. Adam Casanova 14. Josh Waite 15. Davis Williams 16. Jason Sobelman 17. Brett Helbig 18. Sean Nanney 19. Alexander Pozo 20. Spencer King 14 Singles 1. Mick Lyons 2. Nick O Beal 3. Drew Morris 4. Max McLean 5. Nishaad Balachandran 6. Dalen Klassen 7. Greg Marifian 8. Alex Goel 9. James Stathis 10. Jake Goodman 11. Cameron Smith 12. Andrew Buell 13. Matt Epplin 14. Adam Casanova 15. Orion Wilkinson 16. Robert Conroy 17. Charlie Curtis 18. Ty Markle 19. Michael Davis 20. Teddy Jones 16 Singles 1. Andrew Zhang 2. Tony Zhang 3. Eric McCollough 4. Orion Wilkinson 5. Grant Fischer 6. Drew Feder 7. Andy Lahr 8. Chicara Kidera 9. Matthew Kuelker 10. David Welkener 11. Anthony Becker 12. Michael Fancher 13. Dalen Klassen 14. Brian Murphy 15. Richard Eaves 16. Paul Amiri 17. Mark Sturley 18. Jon Pang 19. Sammy Lhotak 20. Dan Salter 18 Singles 1. Kevin Wolf 2. Brian Zaron 3. Michael Gardner 4. Kyle Feder 5. Andrew Mellow 6. Tim Bryant 7. Benn Marler 8. Alex Sopot 9. Graydon Klassen 10. Grant Fischer 11. Trevor Kleinschnittger 12. Michael Eisenberg 13. Drew Feder 14. Stephen Hipkiss 15. Traveon Owens 16. Vijit Chouhan 17. Matt Waite 18. Scott Grubbs 19. Artie Yentumi 20. Zachary Miller GIRLS 10 Singles 1. Arianna D. Demos 2. Camden Link Newton 3. Blair N. Hollenbeck 4. Kayleigh Thurwalker 5. Madison A. Behnen 6. Allie Thomas 7. Meredith Elizabeth Heitland 8. Rosemary Pelch 12 Singles 1. Carly N. Cassity 2. Jocelyn M. Koester 3. Briana Menolascino 4. Lindsey A. Whitehead 5. Camden Link Newton 6. Amanda B. Ziolkowska 7. Savannah Drew 8. Hannah M. Wille 9. Rosemary Pelch 10. Taylor Revling 11. Meredith Elizabeth Heitland 12. Mary Hannigan Sant 13. Caroline Elise Greenberg 14. Lindsay Ruck 14 Singles 1. Grace E. Alexander 2. Sammi Hornbarger 3. Emily Richardson 4. Sarah Sally Anne Clary 5. Rachel E. Stuhlmann 6. Hannah M. Wille 7. Lauren Smith 8. Claire Dreyer 9. Katherine F. Desloge 10. Sydney Lehman 11. Katherine M. Greenberg 12. Madeline Jolly 13. Lauren Davis 14. Courtney Cassity 15. Lauren Bradley 16. Gabriela Ramirez 17. Angela Tracy 18. Victoria Elise Roberson 14 Singles 1. Gabriela Demos 2. Jessica L. Raatz 3. Tessa Klassen 4. Megan Gornet 5. Katie Thome 6. Laura C. Richardson 7. Rachel E. Stuhlmann 8. Riley Thomlison 9. Emily E. Cimarolli 10. Corinne E. Walther 11. Alicia Cullen 12. Anna Prasch 13. Angela Tracy 14. Emilie Schlafly 15. Jamie Sullivan 16. Courtney Cassity 17. Claire Dreyer 18. Sarah E. Corbitt 19. Blair E. Rehnquist 20. Yelena Levina 18 Singles 1. Erin H. Jamison 2. Catherine Reed 3. Katherine Baber 4. Ellen J. Mauger 5. Allison C. Smith 6. Carli S. Connors 7. Casey M. Miller 8. Rachel M. Gluck 9. Brittany N. Becker 10. Abby Allgire 11. Kara Lamack 12. Danielle N. Fancher 13. Sara Helbig 14. Jennifer Ryan Hawkins MEN Open Singles 1. Brett M. Brannon 2. Michael L. Levan 3. Blake Strode 4. Martin Kardos 5. Eric Schrumpf 6. Lance Vodicka 7. Steve A. Moehn 8. Richard R. Frank 9. Joshua E. Goldstein 10. Jeff J. Beck 11. Kudzai Chiridza 12. Peter N. Hantack 13. Robert M. Randall 14. Daniel Adalberti 15. Jerry P. Cassidy 16. Ralph Hart 17. T.J. Schaefer 18. Rohit Sharma 19. James Bramlet 20. Mateo Dalla Fontana 4.0 Singles 1. James R. Boone 3.5 Singles 1. Erik Thyssen 2. Ned Golterman Open Doubles 1. Kevin Lackey / Karim Madatali 2. Dave Fuhrig / Steve A. Moehn 3. Joshua E. Goldstein / Michael D. Laycob 4. Matthew J. Saabye / T.J. Schaefer 5. Daniel Adalberti / Mateo Dalla Fontana 6. Michael L. Levan / Stuart Neale 7. Chris Bianchi / James Bramlet 8. Ken Brightfield / Drew R. Brightfield 35 Singles 1. Ralph Hart 2. Mark C. Medley 3. Chris Canfield 4. James Bramlet WOMEN Open Singles 1. Laurie Burke 2. Erin R. Stoll 3. Mary Kay Hyten 4. Allison A. Scheuler 5. Jolie Quevreaux 6. Taylor Lynn Cook 7. Christina Claywell 8. Sara Helbig 9. Molly M. Striler 10. Bobette D. Roybal 11. Kathy Wennemann 12. Chris Bradley 13. Julia Beth Miller 14 Sandy Marie Tobik 15. Audrey McAlinden 16. Colleen M. Corbett 17. Stacy Goodman Open Doubles 1. Myra Rowan / Elizabeth A. Spencer 2. Erin R. Stoll / Pat Turner 4.0 Doubles 1. Mary D. Vassar/ Mary A. Williamson 2. Antoinette Kovar / Misty Poynter 3.5 Doubles 1. Jessica Monachello / Dee M. Wharton 4.0 Doubles Individuals 1. Myra Rowan 2. Diane T. Stern 2. Laura L. Baetz 3. Mary A. Williamson 3. Pat Turner 4. Mary D. Vassar 5. Antoinette Kovar 5. Colleen C. Reeve 6. Misty Poynter 7. Susan Tallman 10. Debra L. Hogan 11. Elizabeth J. Gordon 12. Cajal Sumino 13. Juanita Davis 14. Becky J. Roesch 15. Toni McDonald 16. Susan K. Fisher 17. Mary C. Heritage 18. Kellie Giulvezan 20. Joanna M. Brady 3.5 Doubles Individuals 1. Jessica Monachello 2. Dee M. Wharton Additional Information & Rankings Online stlouis.usta.com Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 79

82 Organization Members The USTA Missouri Valley thanks our member organizations for their support of the USTA mission: To Promote and Develop the Growth of Tennis! Membership for the following organization was current as of Feb. 17, HEART OF AMERICA Advantage Sport Coatings Allen Village School Ambassadors For Christ Youth Sports Baker University Blue Hills Country Club Blue Springs Parks & Recreation Dept Cedar Creek Elementary City of Prairie Village City of Raymore City of Raytown Parks & Recreation Department First Serve Friends of JCDS Inc. Girl Scouts of Mid-Continent Council Gladstone Parks & Recreation Greater Kansas City Jr. Tennis League Hallbrook Country Club Hawthorn Hill Elementary Hazel Grove Elementary Hilltop Racquet Club Homestead Country Club Independence Parks & Recreation Independence Tennis Association Kansas City Christian School Kansas City Racquet Club KC Tencap Tennis Leagues Lansing Community Tennis Association Lawrence Tennis Association Meadow Lane Elementary Merriam Parks and Recreation Department Midtown Tennis Club Missouri Western State University Northland Racquet Club Overland Park Racquet Club Penn Valley Community College Plaza Tennis Center Prairie View Elementary Rockhill Tennis Club Rockhurst University Rosehill Elementary School St. Joseph's Tennis & Swim Club Stephanie Waterman Tennis Foundation Underwood Elementary Woodside Tennis & Health Club IOWA Ames Parks & Recreation Ames Racquet & Fitness Center Armstrong Complex YMCA Aspen Athletic Clubs Atlantic Community Tennis Association Audubon Tennis Association Belle Plaine Park and Recreation Belle Plaine Schools Berg Middle School Bettendorf Life Fitness Center Bi-State Community Tennis Association Black Hawk Tennis Club Bobby O. Tennis Program Boone Tennis Association Burlington Tennis Association Carroll Parks & Recreation Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission Cedar Rapids Tennis Association Central Iowa Tennis Alliance Charles YMCA Children & Family Urban Ministries City of Buffalo Center City of Manchester Parks & Recreation City of North Liberty Clarinda Recreation Department Clark Racquet Center Clarke College Clinton Department of Parks & Recreation Davenport Park & Recreation Department Des Moines Parks & Recreation Dewitt Parks & Recreation Douglas Industries Inc. Drake Tennis Club Drake University Dubuque Golf & Country Club Dubuque Senior High School Dubuque Tennis Association Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School Epworth Tennis Association Fairfield Parks & Recreation Fairfield Tennis Association Fort Dodge Tennis Association Four Seasons Health Club Ft. Dodge Park and Recreation Department Grant Wood Elementary Great River Tennis Association Greater Des Moines Tennis Association Hempstead High School I.S.P. Tennis Club Ida Grove Community Recreation Center Indianola Parks & Recreation Iowa City Community School District Iowa City Parks & Recreation Department Iowa City West High School Iowa Junior Team Tennis League Iowa State University Jefferson Edison Keokuk Tennis Association Kirkwood College Tennis Club Leisure Services Department Le Mars Area Family YMCA & Recreation Department Maharishi School Maquoketa Parks and Recreation Marshalltown Parks & Recreation Dept Mason City Recreation Mayor's Youth Empowerment Program Metropolitan Tennis Assn Montgomery County YMCA Nishna Valley Family YMCA NJTL of Des Moines North Scott Schools Norwalk High School Oak Ridge School Okoboji CTA Osceola Parks & Recreation Oskaloosa Tennis Club Ottumwa Tennis Club Pella Tennis Association Quad City Tennis Club Red Oak Tennis Association Shenandoah Parks & Recreation Sioux City Parks and Recreation Special Olympics Iowa The University of Iowa Tennis Club UNI Tennis Club United Neighbors Inc. Van Ellen Elementary Vinton Parks & Recreation Department Wakonda Club Waterloo Leisure Services Waverly Parks & Recreation Weber Elementary School Westfield Tennis Club Winterset Parks & Recreation KANSAS Abilene Parks & Recreation Department Arkansas City Tennis Association Avenue A. Elementary B. K. Tennis Academy Inc. BK Advantage Youth Sports Boys and Girls Club Boys and Girls Club of Topeka Cheney Recreation Commission City of Independence City of Stockton Cottonwood Racquet Club Council Grove Recreation Department Eisenhower Middle School Ellsworth High School Faris Elementary Fredonia Tennis Association Garden City Recreation Commission Genesis Health Club Goddard Tennis Association Graber Elementary Great Bend Recreation Center Hayden High School Hesston USD 460 Highland Park High School Holliday Park Kids CTA Holyrood Recreation Commission Hutchinson Magnet At Allen Hutchinson Recreation Commission Independence Tennis Association Kickapoo Boys & Girls Club Liberal Parks & Recreation Lincoln Elementary Manhattan Community Foundation/CRC Tennis and Education Maureen Connolly Brinker Foundation Inc. McAdams Community Tennis Association McCandless Elementary McPherson County Tennis Association McPherson Middle School Morgan Grade School 80 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

83 Organization Members Norton Tennis Club Oakland Community Center Parson Recreation Commission & CTA Prairie Dunes Country Club Progressive Tennis Ralph Wulz Riverside Tennis Center Salina Community Tennis Association Salina Parks & Recreation Department Saline Co Assoc for Retarded Citizens Seaman Tennis Shawnee County Parks & Recreation Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex Spaght Accelerated Magnet Academy Susan B. Anthony Middle School Tabor College The Boys & Girls Club Prairie Band of The Potawatomi Nation The Capper Foundation Eastern Topeka Tennis Association Trego CTA Walnut School Wamego High School Wellington Recreation Commission Wheelchair Sports Inc. Wichita Country Club Wichita Tanisha Open Wiley Elementary Winfield Recreation Commission Wood Valley Racquet Club MISSOURI Branson Parks & Recreation Department Cape Area Tennis Association Cape Girardeau Parks & Recreation City of Ozark Parks & Recreation Columbia Parks & Recreation Columbia Parks and Recreation Cooper Tennis Complex Country Club of Missouri Drury University Hannibal Parks Indian Foothills Park Jefferson City Parks & Recreation Department Jefferson City YMCA Joplin High School Kirksville Tennis Association Logan Rogersville High School Marshall High Marshall Junior Tennis Mid Missouri Tennis Association Missouri State High School Nevada Parks and Recreation Nevada Tennis Assoc. Poplar Bluff Parks & Recreation Dept Rogersville Community Betterment Group Rolla Parks & Recreation Sedalia Parks & Recreation Show-Me State Games Southwest Baptist University Springfield Tennis Association Springfield-Greene County Park Board The Joplin Parks & Recreation Department Truman State University UMR Tennis Club Warsaw Parks and Recreation West Plains Community Tennis Association Wilson's Creek 5/6 School NEBRASKA A-1 Track & Tennis Inc. Abraham Lincoln High School Bancroft Elementary Belle Ryan Elementary City of Bellevue Recreation Dept City of Waverly Parks and Recreation Department Columbus Community Tennis Association Command Tennis Club Council Bluffs Park & Recreation Department David City Parks & Recreation Eagle Elementary School Fremont Family YMCA Gomez Heritage Elementary School Grand Island Tennis Assn Harrison Elementary Indian Hill Elementary School Kearney Parks And Recreation Kearney Tennis Association Lexington Tennis Association Lincoln Racquet Club Gary Trost Kendell Hale Craig Gansen Kent Womack President Regional Vice President Vice President Vice President Wayne Sluice Angie Koumaris Jeff Bianco Laura Puryear Bunny Bruning Treasurer Secretary Member at large Member at large Past President Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com 81

84 Organization Members Lincoln Tennis Association McCook Tennis Association Mount Michael High School Nebraska City Community Tennis Assn Nebraska City Parks & Recreation Nebraska Tennis Center North Platte Parks & Recreation North Platte Public Schools North Platte Tennis Association Omaha Clay Court Association Omaha Parks & Recreation Omaha Tennis Association Papillion Recreation Prescott Elementary School Spring Lake Magnet University of Nebraska Omaha Tennis Club Woods Park Tennis Association OKLAHOMA Ada Schools Ada Tennis Club Advantage in Sports Foundation Altus High School Ardmore Rotary Club Ardmore Tennis Association Bartlesville Tennis Association Inc. Beggs Middle School Broken Arrow High School Cascia Hall School Chickasaw Nation Chickasha Tennis Patrons Association City of Clinton Park and Recreation City of McAlester Claremore High School DTPA Earlywine OKC Tennis Earlywine Tennis Center Edison Preparatory High School Edmond Junior Tennis Foundation Edmond Tennis Association Garfield Elementary Grissom Elementary Guthrie High School Henryetta High School Heritage Hall Indian Springs Country Club Jenks High School Kickingbird Tennis Center Konawa Elementary School LaFortune Tennis Center/Tulsa County Parks Lawton Tennis Association Limestone Elementary School McCall Middle School MJTD Inc. Muskogee Parks & Recreation Norman Tennis Assn Oak Tree Country Club Oakwood Country Club Oklahoma Christian University Oklahoma City Police Athletic League Oklahoma City Tennis Association Overholser School Parkland Elementary Pauls Valley Tennis Association Pawnee Racksters Philcrest Hills Tennis Club Philcrest Ladies Tennis Association Ponca City Park & Recreation Rollingwood Elementary Roosevelt Elementary School Santa Fe Elementary Shadow Mountain Racquet Club Shawnee Tennis Inc. Southern Hills Country Club St Pius X School Stillwater Tennis Association Tahlequah Community Tennis Assn Tennis Competitors-Tulsa Tennis Connection Tennis Promotion Inc. The Grand Health & Racquet Club The Greens Country Club Tulsa Area Tennis Association Tulsa Park & Recreation Tulsa Tennis Club UCO Disabled Sports & Events University of Central Oklahoma University of Oklahoma Watongo Elementary Weatherford Parks & Recreation Weatherford Tennis Association Westwood Tennis Center Will Rogers Elementary Youth At Heart Inc. ST. LOUIS A. Life Resource Center After School Renaissance Program of De Lasalle Middle School Alton Recreation Dept Beginner's World Tennis Bellefontaine Neighbors Bishop DuBourg High School Bishop Middle Brentwood Parks & Recreation Carnahan High School of The Future Carondelet-Blow Middle Community Education Center Central Elementary Central Institute for the Deaf Chesterfield Athletic City Academy City of Ballwin City of Belleville Parks and Recreation Clarkemints Elementary Clay Community Education Center Clay Community Education Center Clayton Parks & Recreation Department Collinsville Area Recreation District Community Living, Inc. Recreation Services Creve Coeur Parks & Recreation Creve Coeur Racquet Club De La Salle Middle School PE Des Peres Parks & Recreation Dwight Davis Tennis Center Edwardsville High School Edwardsville YMCA Eskridge High Ethel Hedgemen Lyle Academy High Eureka Parks & Recreation Department Fanning Community Education Center Farragut Elementary School Ferguson Middle School Ford Elementary Community Education Center Forest Lake Tennis Club Franklin County Community Tennis Assn Frontenac Racquet Club Godfrey Parks & Recreation Dept Hamilton Elementary Community Education Center Hazelwood Parks & Recreation Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club Incarnate Word Academy John Burroughs School Just US Tennis Foundation Kingdom House Kings Point Racquet Club Kirkwood Parks and Recreation Department Ladue Middle School Lafayette High School Lewis & Clark Community College Lift For Life Academy Lift For Life Gym Long Middle Community Education Center Mann Emints Academy Maryland Heights Parks and Recreation Meramac Elementary School Midwest Association Tennis Charities Missouri Athletic Club - West Mitchell C-Mints Academy Mullanphy/Sherman CEC Net Rushers Tennis Association Nottingham CAJT Community Education Center Oakhill Elementary School Old Warson Country Club Pakt Community Resource Center Shaw Park Tennis Club Shaw VPA Community Education Center Shepard School Sherman CEC Elementary Sigel Community Education Center Simmons-Marshall After School Program Simmons-Marshall Mega Magnet School St Louis Community College At Florissant Valley St Louis Police Athletic League St. Clair Tennis Club St. Louis Aces St. Louis Country Club St. Louis CTA St. Louis Municipal Tennis Association Stevens Middle Community Education Center Stevens Middle School Sunset Hills Parks And Recreation Sunset Tennis Center The Gateway Confluence Wheelchair Sports The Youth and Family Center Tower Grove Park Turner Middle Community Education Center Vashon High Community Education Center Vetta Sports Concord Vetta Sports Hampshire Walbridge Community Education Center Washington University Wentzville Parks & Recreation Wesley House Association West James Courts Inc. Woodsmill Racquet Club Woodward Elementary Yeatman Middle Community Education Center 82 Stay Up To Date! Go To The Net missourivalley.usta.com

85 Playing tennis and winning never, ever gets old! 2007 USTA National Indoor 65, 75 & 85 Championships May 29 - June 3, 2007 Midtown Tennis Overland Park, Kan. Sponsored by North American Indiana Tennis Association Angela Ray (left) and partner Jeanette Weiland congratulate one another after winning a point en route to the 2006 doubles 75 championship. National Indian Tennis Championships May 26-28, 2007 LaFortune Park Tulsa, Okla. Down the aisle and onto the court! For better or worse, through winners or errors! 2007 USTA National Husband & Wife Championships July 13-15, 2007 Plaza Tennis Center Kansas City, Mo. Dustin Perry and his wife Carolina share a kiss during the 2006 Husband & Wife National Championships. The Kansas City, Mo., couple went on to win the title. Put Your Love On The Line To enter all you have to do is be married to your doubles partner, be USTA members and share a love for the game! Follow the Action at missourivalley.usta.com

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