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1 USPTA NorCal September 2012 Northern California ProFiles Throw Your Name in the USPTA NorCal Hat - Look Where You May End Up! NorCal Board election info on page 4 USPTA NorCal

2 NorCal Profiles 2 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Dear NorCal USPTA Professionals, Hope your summer was productive with clinics, private lessons, and USTA junior teams. We are now all gearing up for our fall programs. The biggest event to hit NorCal since San Francisco sourdough bread is the USPTA World Conference at Monterey September The world class speakers include ten of our own NorCal pros: Jim McLennan, Rosie Bareis, Rod Heckelman, Lynne Rolley, Hans Römer, Mark Fairchilds, Lisa Dodson, Paul Allam, Jeff Greenwald, and Ken DeHart. This is a can t miss event with great parties, educational seminars: a perfect place to network. There is still time to register. Go to usptaworldconference.com. Chris Bradley and I wish to thank all of you who participated in the Tennis Across America program. The goal of this program is to promote tennis to new players across the country. The USPTA has a new CEO who will start working from home October 1, and will begin working in the office with Tim Heckler on November 1. He is a big name within the tennis industry: John Embree. He is a former college tennis player and tennis pro and has been Vice President of Sales at Wilson, President of Ball de Match and President of Prince. His consulting firm has been active with the USTA, Peter Burwash, Dunlop, and the ITA to name a few. Give him a big welcome at the World Conference. The board decided that since the World Conference is in NorCal we would forgo our Fall Conference this year. In its place is an exciting Specialty Course on November 4 at the Fremont Hills Country Club. The focus of this course will be a tribute to Tom Stow, a legendary coach in NorCal. Jim McLennan, Steve Stefanki, Doug King, Brent Abel, and John Hubbell will all be presenting the different aspects of the Tom Stow teaching philosophy. Look for more info on this great event coming in October. And finally, the election process for the NorCal board is getting underway. All current board members who want to continue, and anyone new who wants to apply will be interviewed. Our NorCal bylaws call for an election of half the board every year. To set us up to be in compliance with this, we are electing three positions for two year terms, and three for one year terms. This will put us on the correct cycle in the future for yearly turnover. The first call for nominations is in this newsletter. s reminding the membership of the nomination timeline will be sent in the next month or so. Inside: Dates that Rate p. 3 NorCal Elections p. 4 NorCal Awards p. 6 Tennis on Campus p. 8 Wellness Tip p. 9 Regional News p New Members p. 12 National News p

3 NorCal Profiles 3 Board of Directors Northern California DATES THAT RATE President John Sharpe sharpejsd@comcast.net Regional Vice President Andrea Barnes abarnes2@stanford.edu Vice President Scott Howard jscottiehoward@hotmail.com Vice President Hans Römer montereybayrc@gmail.com DATE Sept Oct Nov. 4 Nov Feb Feb EVENT USPTA World Conference, Hyatt Regency Monterey Ladies Invitational, Spanish Bay Specialty Course: Advanced Stroke Production, Fremont Hills Country Club, Los Altos Hills PTCA1 and Testing, SF Tennis Club Division Convention, Stanford University SAP Open Secretary Jason Beardslee jasonbeardslee@gmail.com Treasurer Monty Basnyat mbasnyat@fitt10s.com Past President Michael Friedman talking10s@aol.com Advisory Member Jason Blum jblum@usptapro.com USTA Liaison Nigel Pugh nigel@alpinehills.us Newsletter Submissions: Please send all newsletter submissions in a Word document to Elaine Hennessy at ncuspta@gmail.com USPTA Northern California Newsletter is published quarterly. The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Northern California Division. ADVERTISING INFORMATION Ads can be in color or black and white and all ads must be camera ready. Prices are per issue. Full page: $250 3/4 page: $200 1/2 page: $150 1/4 page: $125 Business Card: $40 Executive Director Elaine Hennessy ncuspta@gmail.com

4 NorCal Profiles 4 Call For Nominations for the USPTA NorCal Board Members of the USPTA NorCal Nominating Committee are searching for candidates who are interested in serving on the NorCal Board of Directors. All current board members who want to continue, and anyone new who wants to apply will be interviewed. Our NorCal bylaws call for an election of half the board every year. To position ourselves to come into compliance, we will be electing three positions for two-year terms, and three positions for one-year terms. The one year positions will come up for election again next year. This will put us on the correct cycle for yearly turnover. The new board will begin service on March 1, Two-year positions will serve until March 1, Oneyear positions will serve until March 1, Anyone interested should contact John Sharpe, NorCal President at sharpejsd@comcast.net or Deadline for nominations is November 30. Interviews will be in December.

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6 NorCal Profiles 6 AWARDS NOMINATIONS FOR 2012 Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 USPTA NorCal awards. The winners will be honored at the Awards Dinner at the NorCal Division Convention at Stanford University, Feb. 9, You can self nominate or nominate others. You are the most familiar with your accomplishments, and most likely to have access to any supporting documentation for your nomination. CATEGORIES: Professional of the Year Associate Professional of the Year Rookie of the Year Regional Director of the Year College Coach of the Year High School Coach of the Year Men s and Women s Open Player of the Year Men s and Women s Senior Player of the Year Facility of the Year Facility Manager of the Year Criteria for each award can be found at under the Awards tab We have made it easy for you to nominate worthy candidates! Here s how you do it: Send an e mail to: hyeslk@att.net with the nominee s contact information or complete and send the information on the right side of this page. The NorCal Awards Committee will contact the individual directly to have them send supporting documentation. Questions? Sandra Gostanian: NOMINEE INFORMATION Nominee Address City State ZIP Phone h Phone w Phone c E mail Club/Facility USPTA # Award SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION You must send supporting documentation if you are self nominating. If you are nominating others, we will contact the individual to have them send the documentation. The NorCal Awards Committee does not have the time or resources to research every nominee submitted by name only. SEND TO: USPTA NorCal Awards Sandra Gostanian 443 W. Fremont Fresno, CA To the best of my knowledge, all material I have forwarded to the NorCal Awards Committee is truthful and accurate. Signature Print Name Phone E Mail

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8 NorCal Profiles 8 USTA S TENNIS ON CAMPUS HOW SWEET IT IS! By Denny Schackter, USPTA Professional As a USPTA Tennis Teaching Professional you not only teach those that come through your doors, you provide a circle of tennis information for your students every day. I am sure your older students are encouraged to sign up for lessons, drill and play, tournaments and league play while you encourage younger students to enter the game through play days, tournaments, high school tennis and eventually progress them towards college tennis and leagues. You might even ask all of them to attend local tennis events to show support for the sport and potentially ask them to join the USTA. When the USTA began the Tennis On Campus program a little over 10 years ago, no one had any idea what the program would bring. In those 10 short years the program has progressed to upwards of 600 colleges and universities working with over 35,000 nonvarsity collegiate intramural and club tennis team players. According to many industry analysts, this has been one of the brightest spots in aiding tennis growth over the past few years. As a USPTA member serving on the USTA s Tennis On Campus Committee, I have seen tremendous growth in this program. I believe the reasons are many; the participants socialize, fundraise, participate in community service projects, travel and network while actively supporting one another in a fun, coed team environment. It is the future. As a USPTA Professional, this group is extremely important to you because it will be your next generation of frequent players. Your facility should actively begin marketing to this expanding group for building membership and programming revenue, equipment sales, court time and for your survival. If you are working with high school aged tennis players, please be sure they are aware of Tennis On Campus. For the young person who wants to play in college, but may lack the skills required for varsity play, this is the answer. Please pass on the TOC website, to all your students and their parents. You will be glad you did.

9 NorCal Profiles 9 Tennis for the health of it! Wellness Tip By Brett Stephenson, USPTA P 1 Chair, USPTA NorCal Wellness Committee Owner, Executive Wellness Services REDUCE EXCESS BELLY FAT The human body is the most complex machine on the planet. Unlimited checks and balances constantly keep our machine running and producing, but sometimes the machine gets out of control and the body actually hurts itself. Excess belly fat on active people comes from a negative hormone named cortisol and over eating a poor diet. Cortisol is a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands that is triggered by famine and stress. For million of years this hormone was a life saver. During times of famine when the very real question of where s the next meal coming from? was asked, cortisol helped the human body store fat to be used when there was no food available. Cortisol is produced during times of stress, like when being eaten by an animal or a dinosaur. (Oops, sorry got the time periods confused; only Fred Flintstone was alive during the dinosaur days.) However, in today s world of stress and ever changing meal times, cortisol just adds unwanted fat to the belly! Excess belly fat is also a result of a poor diet and over eating heavy meats, animal fatty oils and byproducts, sugar, and common table salt. This type of eating leads to poor digestion, bloating, and hard to get rid of stored belly fat. Initially, this way of eating just increases the waist size but prolonged consumption leads to major diseases/health issues! To lose unwanted belly fat requires a simple strategy of reducing stress and consuming proper whole foods. To reduce stress the best strategy is increased exercise and activity. Non competitive exercises are best to reduce stress like: walking, jogging, and yoga. Also, meditation is an activity that works wonders in dealing with stress. A plant based whole foods diet is best to reduce belly fat and develop the desired six pack abs. Every meal should consist of a lean primary protein source, two vegetables, and two grains/starches with portions of each no larger than the palm. The foods should be organic, when possible, and cooked as little as possible. Raw foods in their nature state are easier too digest and contain more nutrients than over cooked foods. Best Belly Fat Reducing Foods Fruits: Strawberries, Blueberries, and Raspberries Veggies: Olives, Avocados, Salad Greens, Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans Proteins: Primary: Nuts, Grains, Beans, Seeds; Secondary: Eggs, Dairy, Lean Meats Executive Wellness Services is a company of world class professionals providing tennis, massage, personal training, yoga, nutrition, and green consultation to small and medium sized companies, residential communities and fine hotels. These services are delivered directly to the office, apartment, home or suite. For more information check out our website at or call

10 NorCal Profiles 10 What s Your Region? Don t know where you belong? Check the following breakdown of regions. Feel free to contact your Regional Director if you have questions or would like to get involved. Redwood Northeast Counties Marin Sonoma Napa Solano Sacramento Tahoe Reno San Francisco Contra Costa Alameda County Peninsula Santa Cruz Monterey Santa Clara San Benito Central Valley Fresno includes Del Norte, Siskiyou, Humboldt, Trinity, Shasta Mendocino and Lake counties Regional Director: Rod Koehler rodkoehler@sbcglobal.net includes Modoc, Lassen, Plumas, Tehama and Glenn counties includes Marin and Sonoma counties Regional Director: Audra Silman audrasilman@gmail.com Includes Napa, Solano, Yolo and Colusa counties Regional Director: Mark Hansen mhansen@milleniumsportsclub.com includes Sacramento, Sutter, Yuba and Butte counties and parts of El Dorado, Placer, Nevada and Sierra counties west of the Sierra crest Regional Director: Andrew Fearnside fearnsidetennisacademy@yahoo.com includes Alpine county and parts of El Dorado, Placer, Nevada and Sierra counties east of the Sierra crest Regional Director: Christy Funk c.funk@sbcglobal.net includes San Francisco county Regional Director: Jason Blum jblum@usptapro.com includes Contra Costa county Regional Director: Ben Price bprice@clubsports.com includes Alameda county Regional Director: Wendell Pierce WP606060@aol.com includes San Mateo county and parts of Santa Clara county (Los Altos, Stanford, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto,, Campbell, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Redwood Estates, Saratoga) Regional Director: Chris Bradley candcnbc@aol.com includes Santa Cruz and Monterey counties Regional Director: Gay Finch gayfinch@aol.com includes San Benito and the parts of Santa Clara county not in the Peninsula region Regional Director: Ken DeHart kendehart@aol.com includes Merced, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa counties Regional Director: Jack Bracken brackenf@mjc.edu includes Fresno, Madera, Mono, Inyo, Tulare and Kings counties Regional Director: Sandra Gostanian hyeslk@att.net

11 NorCal Profiles 11 SACRAMENTO Andrew Fearnside The Elite Program for College Bound and Pro Bound Players is a new program that has been added to the Spare Time Junior Tennis Academy as of April this year. Players, parents, and coaches are very excited with the high level of play and the rapid progress of the players through the accelerated training they re experiencing. This program is based out of Rio del Oro Racquet Club and also utilizes the Sacramento State courts for match play. Rich Andrews, Corporate Tennis Director, and Doug Atkinson, Broadstone Racquet Club Tennis Director and Academy Director, are the Co Directors for the Elite Program. The Coaching Staff is composed of Todd Stanley, Tennis Director at Rio del Oro Racquet Club, Brian Martinez, Tennis Director at Natomas Racquet Club, former Sacramento State standout Krill Harbatsiuk, and former Boise State standout, Eric Roberson. Junior players have to apply for this program with a written statement about their academic and tennis goals. Congratulations to Chris Bacharach (Roseville) and Eldon Wilson (Chico) for participating in the USTA High Performance Coaching program in Carson recently. This is a difficult course and a wonderful way to continue education. Jim Walker from Lincoln Hills reports that his ladies super senior team won their league and reached the sectional playoffs in Monterey. These ladies are all between 62 and 72 years young. Jim says that his approach in coaching is to modify/change their strokes without changing their grips. His style is to add humor to practices while engaging them in repetitive instruction each week. Encouragment is a powerful tool. Congrats to Jim and the ladies. Hope you had a great summer and all this good weather continues for months to come. I ve been busy putting together an Adult QuickStart program for clubs around Sacramento. It s been fun, successful and a great learning experience for me. If you need me for anything, my cell number is

12 NorCal Profiles 12 SANTA CRUZ- MONTEREY Gay Finch Wendy Grover, pro in Pebble Beach for Stevenson School and Director of Tennis for the Stevenson School summer program, hosted four weeks of tennis with local and international players. Former varsity team players were counselors who helped teach during the session. Wendy enjoys helping young players excel in their tennis ability and increase their passion for this life time sport. This fall, Wendy will introduce tennis to All Saints Episcopal Day School for grades 1 through 4 in Carmel Valley. Susan Reeder and Steve Proulx at the Carmel Valley Tennis Camp report that they had many happy campers, a terrific staff and great weather this summer. Campers came from sixteen states and seven other counties. The majority come from northern California, so Susan and Steve had the opportunity to work with many students of other NorCal USPTA pros. They hope to see all of you at the National Convention where they will have a booth at the trade show. Roy Cosio of La Madrona reports that they just completed ten weeks of summer camp, with all weeks having full attendance on four courts with four pros. The junior program is starting now for the fall season. David Erlich of the Monterey Tennis Center reports he had a very busy summer with junior camps averaging 44 students throughout the summer. He is presently running an after school program where there are four different classes based on age. He also has adult clinics based on skill levels/ntrp ratings as well as private lessons. Welcome to USPTA NorCal, David. Also welcome Jon Powell back to the Monterey Bay area. In October, Scott Krueger of Chamisal Tennis Club, will be hosting the USTA National Women s 35, 45, 55, 65, 75 and 85 Hard Court Championships, October Gay Finch reports successful completion of her summer camp at Aptos High School for the 25 th consecutive year. The camp program included interclub matches with La Madrona, Seascape, Rio Del Mar, Jade Street, and Scotts Valley. She provided the opportunity to several of her campers to attend the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford. She also provided ball kids for the Seascape Challenger. The high school girls season has started and pros coaching local teams include Judy Newman at Scotts Valley High, Bill and Gay Finch at St. Francis in Watsonville, Alice Cory at Notre Dame, Bill Scott at Santa Catalina, Wendy Grover at Stevenson School, Steve Striffler at Monte Vista Christian, John Tarr at Pajaro Valley High, and Bill Quario at Monterey High. Gay is looking forward to seeing many NorCal pros at the National Convention in Monterey September Welcome New NorCal Members! Laurentiu Antonescu.. Mountain View Joshua Balderson.. Reno Miquel Barranon... Yuba City Chi Wei Chang.... San Jose Henry Chang Jr Oakland Joseph Gwynn.... Concord Courtney Koenigsfeld. Santa Cruz Jovito Llevares Jr... Roseville Stephanie Luk..... Millbrae Edgar Marin..... Walnut Creek Kelly Mulready. Burlingame Bryn Powell. Alamo Chi Tang... San Jose Thanh Tang San Jose Kateryna Vasylyeva.. Cupertino Paul Wong.. Alameda

13 NorCal Profiles 13 SAN FRANCISCO Jason Blum After a four month hiatus, due to hosting the US Open Golf Championships, The Olympic Club hosted a grand reopening party for over 300 members and 100 junior tennis players. The day featured an exhibition match, free clinics, progression courts, and a complimentary barbeque. The sizable investment in the facility includes new Plexicushion 2000 courts, an upgraded lighting system, new fencing, renovation of the clay courts, a remodeled clubhouse, all new court amenities and more. It s a statement by our board, management team and the members about the importance of tennis as we move forward as a club. We are also heavily invested in growing our junior program, particularly the 10 and unders, said Head Professional Nigel O Rourke. Upcoming events at the O Club include a TAUT Red Ball League and the Don Behring Cup. At the Bay Club SF Tennis, formerly the San Francisco Tennis Club, Matthew Donaldson is a legend. Coach Donaldson has been a tennis pro at the facility for 37 years, and he has quite a following. Some of the many accomplishments for which USPTA P 1 Donaldson is very proud include: giving an average of 60 hours of lessons a week; coaching ten national champions who have attended universities such as Stanford, Duke and LSU; coaching four Little Mo Champions; competing on the ATP Tour; being internationally ranked; hitting with notable pros Matthew Donaldson such as Zina Garrison and Martin Blackman; serving proudly in the US Army as an R.N. and playing on the Army's tennis and basketball teams. Every year Donaldson gladly attends the USTA Teaching Convention in New York City. Ogi Senic has recently been named Director of Junior Tennis at Bay Club SF Tennis. On September 23, there will be a free 10 and Under Tennis Fall Festival from 2 5 p.m. Scott Howard, Director of Tennis at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, was the Tournament Director of the 109th San Francisco City Open over the Labor Day Weekend, in which 125 players participated.

14 NorCal Profiles 14 TAHOE-RENO Christy Funk The Northern Nevada /Tahoe Region had a very active summer. The local satellite tournaments in the Biggest Little Tennis Association had approximately 500 entries, more than last year. World Team Tennis had approximately 130 players in a weekend tournament. Moving into the fall, high school tennis is now well into the season. The NIAA has divided Nevada into two divisions due to the number of schools participating in tennis. Caughlin Athletic Club was excited about the new and returning youth players participating in summer clinics and tournaments. They are geared up for fall tennis and purchased an indoor tennis net for the gym to provide year round cardio and lessons when the weather prohibits outside play. Programming for the club is changing due to the dynamics of more members having to work in today s economy, however an active fall is planned with after school youth programs, three cardio sessions per week, a mixed doubles drop in on Saturday mornings, Sunday afternoon socials and three USTA 40s teams. The Caughlin Athletic Club is excited to host the Northern Nevada Regional Championships October and also the Nevada State Championships on October for high school tennis. The University of Nevada Wolf Pack Men and Women teams will be using the Caughlin Athletic Club for home courts in 2012/2013. Visit the Caughlin Club at The Biggest Little Tennis Association is so excited that over 500 kids participated in the satellite series tournaments from April through September. The tournament directors are already planning their tournaments for The Annual Reno/Tahoe Tennis Hall of Fame Gala is scheduled for November 1. This annual event will recognize Northern Nevada high school tennis champions, grand prix tournament champions, high school senior scholarship winners and World Team Tennis team champions. World Team Tennis Champions for 2012 from Northern Nevada are the teams of Tony Tigers (3.5) and Krista Kip (4.0). Congratulations to both teams and the BLTA wishes them the best as they compete at the WTT National Qualifier in Las Vegas in April The next Reno/Tahoe Tennis Hall of Fame Inductee will be announced in the next couple of weeks. This person will also be recognized at this prestigious event that will be held at the Atlantis Casino/Resort in Reno. Information regarding the event can be found at I want to remind all the USPTA certified professional teachers and those planning on getting certified that the World Conference is coming to Monterey, California, September This is a wonderful conference. Be sure to check it out at ALAMEDA Wendell Pierce WP606060@aol.com Summer has kept everyone on the court with plenty of activities for our tennis community. Larry Parker at ClubSport Fremont experienced an increase in his regular camp enrollment and the club's QuickStart program. The coed intermediate 14s summer junior team finished second in NorCal to AVAC. The kids had a great time in Fresno, where the finals were held. They also were successful competing in the Southern East Bay Jr. League, winning the end of season team doubles tournament. BRAVO!! Steve Squire of Chabot Canyon pulled off another super Labor Day barbeque. Members, old and new, came with food and racquets to a wonderful afternoon long event. The mix and mingle format proved to be very successful. The Berkeley Tennis Club hosted the annual benefit for the boys and girls tennis teams at Berkeley High. Jeff Jue was the organizer. Jeff is trying save the tennis courts at the high school which the school has been using as a parking lot for teachers and staff. Students must walk 30 to 40 minutes to public courts for practice and home matches. Good luck! Jason Beardslee, at Hidden Hills, kept the ball rolling with another successful hosting of the Bert Robinson Tennis Tournament. It was very special this year, with three ex Cal State Hayward players reunited in the senior division. Food was provided. I loved the donuts in the morning and the hotdogs in the afternoon. Good going, Jason.

15 NorCal Profiles 15 CONTRA COSTA Benjamin Price The players at Sleepy Hollow Swim and Tennis Club are looking forward to playing in the Diablo Valley Fall Travel Team League, USPTA Junior Tournaments and USTA NorCal sanctioned events. They are also hosting a Nickelodeon/USTA PlayDay on September 22. Plans are underway for additional play days for area juniors looking for some match play. Contact Sleepy Hollow if you are interested in sending some of your juniors over for some informal match play. Additionally, Friday Light" and "Timely Tuesdays" begin this fall. Both activities are for those interested in drop in tennis. A TRX Training Demo with Dorian Adam is upcoming and a $2.5 million club improvement project gets underway in September. Kris Milligan is organizing a Professional Development Day for Sunday, November 4 at AVAC. PTR, USPTA and high school coaches are welcome. The day will focus on academy training with juniors rotating to five stations including Lisa Dodson (serve); Dorian Adam (TRX training); Jim Coyne (serve and volley plus serve return); Chris Baker (overheads and volleys); Kris Milligan (footwork and agility training). The great Ken DeHart will be presenting games for junior players. This sounds like a terrific event. According to John Sharpe, USTA Contra Costa Area League Coordinator, a record 52 teams entered the Summer Junior Team Tennis. The winning teams were: Boys 12s I: ClubSport Valley Vista; Boys 12s II: Crow Canyon CC; Boys 15s I: Tri Valley Avengers; Boys 15s II: Castlewood CC; Boys 15s III: Alameda; Boys 18s: Orinda CC; Girls 12s: ClubSport Valley Vista; Girls 15s I: Harbor Bay; Girls 15s II: ClubSport Valley Vista: Girls 15s III: Castlewood CC; Girls 18s: Blackhawk CC. Congrats to the Boys 15s Tri Valley Avengers for winning the Boys 15s sectional championships in Clovis. The 25th anniversary season of the USPTA Junior Circuit starts September at Round Hill Country Club. Have your juniors go to usptajuniorcircuit.com to view the schedule, read the rules, and sign up. All players are now guaranteed two matches with the new format. Circuit schedule is also on page 7 of this newsletter.

16 NorCal Profiles 16 MARIN-SONOMA Audra Silman Although summer is coming to an end in the North Bay, our local pros haven't retired their racquets for the rainy season just yet. Girls high school tennis will showcase our up and coming talent thanks to the guidance of many local pros including: Peter Moorhead at Marin Catholic for his second season; Jenno Morson in his second year at Branson; Fern Ruth in her third year at San Marin and Geoff Martinez in his 16th year at Marin Academy. Rob Jessen is leading San Domenico girls and his first year is off to a great start. We're grateful for the gift all these pros give our youth who may be experiencing team tennis competition for the first time. Greg Kennett is coaching the Dominican University women's team on newly resurfaced courts. His collegiate coaching experience and competitive play benefits our local university program and we're excited to watch the women compete at a whole new level as he raises the bar. Kennett is also looking into the prospect of adding a men's team to the Penguin's athletic program which we would all love and offer support. The Esurance Classic will be held September at Harbor Point in Mill Valley. USA vs The World will showcase renowned competitors including the the Bryan brothers on Team USA captained by Murphy Jensen. Team USA will play an international team featuring Wayne Ferreira and other legendary tennis champs. World Team Tennis scoring will be used in this prized local event hosted and co produced by the Harbor Point Charitable Foundation and Hall of Famer, Rosie Casals, and her company Sportswoman, Inc. Many thanks to our local pros who help organize, market and attend the tournament each year! The 4th Annual Mt. Tam Men's Open begins Wednesday, October, 10. This tournament grows bigger each year and features premier competitors. The qualifying tournament will take place the week prior to the start date and all are welcome to come out and watch the exciting competition on the only indoor courts in Marin. Steve Summer, Shibu Lal, and the others at Mt. Tam work all year to produce this event. Come support this great local event. The 2012 Tiburon Challenger, hosted by the First Republic Bank, features amazing up and comers on the ATP circuit in our own backyard. Kids Day will be held on Saturday, October 6, from 9 11am. This day is open to all youth ages 5 12 and will feature games using the QuickStart tennis format, drills and prizes providing a great opportunity for our youth to get involved in the game. Competitors will be announced on September 17 and we are expecting some big names as past competitors include: Ivo Karlovic, Sam Querrey, Robbie Ginepri and Ryan Sweeting. The TPC First Republic Bank Challenger is yet another locally organized tournament allowing our residents to interact with legendary tennis hall of famers in our own backyard. Scott Potthast and the TPC staff put so much work into this highly anticipated ATP event that will showcase top notch play. REDWOOD Rod Koehler rodkoehler@sbcglobal.net This summer in Siskiyou County we held our 17th Annual Mount Shasta Hardcourt, and 16th Annual Alpine Doubles tournaments played on courts at the Mount Shasta Resort and College of the Siskiyous. Both tournaments were filled to capacity and players had to be turned away. The final tournament in the county will be the Yreka Doubles held the weekend of September 29. Among new players at the Mount Shasta Hardcourt was former Texas No. 1, 18 year old, Christina Baldyga, taking advantage of our rule allowing 5.0+ women to enter Men s events. Christina teamed up with Erin DiCarlo to win the Men s A Drop division.

17 NorCal Profiles 17 NAPA/SOLANO Mark Hansen Fall is here and another crazy summer is in the books. I hope you had a healthy, profitable and fun summer! Here are some of the goings on of your fellow USPTA tennis pros: Lucas Burger, Vaclav Burger and Karin Strong at Stonegate Tennis Academy report having a wonderful summer. They had ten weeks of full junior tennis camps and also supported eight USTA junior team tennis teams. The highlight of the summer at Stonegate was the visit from Dr. Allen Fox. Dr Fox visited the Academy and spoke on the mental aspects of tennis and competition. Lucas would like to send special congratulations to Jake Blumwald who played and won several matches in the Little Mo regional tournament. Steve DeVries had a fun summer at Green Valley Country Club. Steve had eight weeks of camp and his teams played in the Junior Team Tennis League for the first time. They also had many high school exchanges with Napa, Benicia, and Rodriquez. Steve continues to be the chairman of the Coaches Commission and helps with the regional training camps. Green Valley also hosted a very successful Junior Open Tournament. Doug King is coming of a summer of teaching the most tennis of his life! Events upcoming at Meadowood Resort include the 11 th Annual Napa Valley Tennis Classic September This invitational includes 24 of the top NCAA players and eight of the top junior players from the USTA Player Development Program. This year the college players are from Georgia, Illinois, Texas, Harvard, Stanford and Cal. The event is open to the public and is free. For more information call Meadowood Tennis at Doug is also running online tennis courses on TennisOne.com. His new course is on serving. In November Doug will be participating with Jim McLennan, Steve Stefanki, John Hubbel and Brent Able at a USPTA NorCal Specialty Course on Tom Stow! Chris Arns, Chris Kubika and Jeff Jacklich hosted a HarTru Clay Court workout for ranked 12 and 14 year old juniors with the help of USPTA Pro Pat Hanssen. Napa Valley Country Club also hosted a Novice and Challenger tournament in June with over 80 young players participating. Chris Arns was chosen as a Zonal Coach for the 14 and under team and they brought home a second place finish in the Western Region. Mark Hansen at Millennium Vacaville had a busy summer with junior tennis camp and junior team tennis leagues. We had 11 adult league teams and sent teams to Districts and Sectionals. I was looking at the USTA League schedule for adults in 2013 and got tired just thinking about all the work! I hope to see all of you at the National Convention! Did you know NorCal has a website with a calendar of activities, event registration, DVDs, newsletter archives, tennis items for sale and job postings? Check it out:

18 NorCal Profiles 18 PENINSULA Chris Bradley The kids are back in school and I'm sure you all had busy summers (I know I did). I'm very excited about our USPTA World Conference coming to Monterey. If you haven't registered yet, there is still time. If you have never been to a World Conference you are missing a great experience and I would highly recommend it. I want to thank all of you that participated in USPTA s Tennis Across America. NorCal held many events and we'll find out how we stacked up against the rest of the country at the Awards Breakfast at the conference. I am hoping that I will hear from all you Peninsula pros when it is time for the newsletter. Please me at candcnbc@aol.com with any news any time and I will get it ready for the following newsletter. You can also phone me anytime at (home) or (cell). Hope you all have a good fall and I'm looking forward to seeing you in Monterey.

19 NorCal Profiles 19 CENTRAL VALLEY Jack Bracken At the courts in the Central Valley this summer, you wouldn't know that we are in our second recession. The temperatures are high but tennis is the name of the game. Juniors and adults were learning tennis for the health of it. Bill Weber, USPTA independent teaching pro from Turlock, said his first summer tennis program was awesome. He ran tennis camps for the cities of Turlock and Newman and had a very successful junior team season with 396 participants. He also was a volunteer for the USTA at the sectional tournament in Fresno. Bill is working very hard on the 10 and Under Committee to improve tennis for young kids. In the next couple of months he is looking forward to teaching for the USTA at many schools, assemblies and teacher in service trainings. Mark Weir, Director of Tennis at the Del Rio Country Club, scheduled eight Wednesday night grass court matches for the community that drew 100 spectators each night. Now Mark is hosting two Wednesday evenings called the U.S.Open Del Rio Doubles Exhibitions. Next on his list is the World Conference and then hosting the annual fundraiser for the Children's Crisis Center in Stanislaus County. During the summer, Mark took his juniors northwest to Oregon for a week. NorCal USPTA President John Sharpe is really sharp about having the World Conference in Monterey, California. The conference will take the place of our annual USPTA NorCal Fall Conference this year. Justin Yarbrough, Director of Tennis, had a good first summer at the Millennium Sports Club in Merced. His USPTA Boys 18s team came in second in Junior Davis Cup. Events coming up are the club championships, Merced City Tournament and fall clinics. Justin just won the 5.0 Mission Park Single Summer Classic in Fremont. Steve Tiffin, Director of Tennis at the Woodbridge Country Club, had a great summer and is looking forward to the World Conference and getting his fall programming together. Happy birthday to Steve and his 1 year old granddaughter: both share the same date! Dan Purdy, Director of Tennis in Manteca and Modesto's Graceada Park, had a very, very busy busy summer, he says, "Life has never been better!" Mark Fairchilds, Director of Tennis at Brenda Athletic Club Modesto Sport, just finished hosting the 50th Anniversary of the Modesto Open Tennis Tournament. My, how tennis has changed since the 1960's! We saw big forehands and back hands along with 120 to 130 miles per hour serves! Mark reached the finals of the mixed doubles and the men's doubles. Speaking of doubles, don't forget to attend Mark's seminar on doubles at the World Conference; it should be GREAT! Soon Mark will team up with former ATP player Jan Tiilikainen of Reno to defend their doubles title in the North Star tournament in Tahoe. Brian Heiser ran a USTA family and junior tournament at the end of August at the club. Many thanks to the following NorCal USPTA pros who have hosted the Central Valley Junior Grand Prix tournament: Jack Schneider, Steve Tiffin, Bob Chino, Mark Fairchilds, Maurico Achondo and Mark Weir. Valley tennis pros are looking forward to the World Conference in Monterey to learn some new ideas and have a change to cool off after a hot summer of teaching. See you in Monterey! Did you change your address? Don t miss a thing! The USPTA World Headquarters and USPTA NorCal want to keep you informed of all the current news and member benefits. Don t forget to keep your address up-to-date with Kathy Buchanan at USPTA World Headquarters: membership@uspta.org. Your will remain confidential and only be used for USPTA business. USPTA never releases members addresses to outside parties.

20 NorCal Profiles 20 SANTA CLARA - SAN BENITO Ken DeHart kendehart@aol.com Todd Dissly of the Los Gatos Tennis Academy copresented with Nigel Pugh for a USPTA Specialty Course Beyond the Red Ball on August 23. The four hour course laid out a systematic approach to developing players technical and tactical skills at each level. Specific progressions for each level (Red, Orange, Green) were covered. These progressions were tied into the USTA Competencies for each level and laid out a clear pathway for coaches to implement in their programming. Todd also conducted a 10 and under workshop at Davie Stadium on August 5. Los Gatos High School girls tennis team has over 50 players. Since adopting a no cut policy the teams have expanded dramatically and exposed hundreds of high school students who would have never considered playing tennis. Senior Jessica Senna stated on the C Team three years ago and will be competing for a singles spot on the varsity team this year. The no cut program would not be able to exist without the support of Los Gatos High and the fantastic coaching staff of Milada Senna, Nemanja Sijacic and Takashi Hosaka. Caryn Cranston of the Los Gatos Tennis Academy directed seven junior league teams this summer. There has been a steady increase of teams over the last several years. Los Gatos Tennis Academy sent one team down to the Fresno JTT playoffs, which placed third in the 14s coed. Additionally, Caryn is directing the 12 and under teams which are competing in the South Bay League. Caryn continues to build players around the clock logging in over 60 hours a week. Recently, some of her players have gone on to play college tennis, including Caitlin Olsen who went on a scholarship to the Naval Academy, where she plays toward the top of the team. The Courtside boys 12s and 18s won the USTA JTT State Championship, directed by USPTA pros Tim Sunderland, Aaron Klapper, Slavy Elenkov, Chris Duarte and John Ryan. In August, Courtside raised over $40,000 for Hospice thru a benefit Pro Am tournament. In September, Courtside will host over 600 kids in Championship and Open tournaments. AVAC sent two junior teams to the Fresno playoffs this year in August. The 14 and under team won the sectional playoffs and is headed to the Nationals in Cayce, South Carolina in October. The club held a US Open Tennis Social Mixer for members on September 9 to raise funds to support the team s travel expenses, and another fundraiser will be held September 30. The 18s junior team finished a close third in Fresno. AVAC's Ken DeHart will be speaking at the USPTA National Conference in Monterey. Ken will be presenting a four hour Specialty Course: Drills for Strategy and Tactics to Keep Your Players in the Game. The course focuses on how to design drills, how to sequence drills and the five steps to adapting drills for all levels. Ken will also be presenting in Hilton Head at a three day Tennis Directors Workshop in October. DeHart presented a course called Defeating the Monsters in Your Mind for tennis players in the South Bay. The course is part of Ken's international program he presents and includes his similarly named DVD. AVAC will be running a fall red/orange/green ball league from late September through November with over 150 participants from various South Bay facilities. The spring league completed in June with over 140 that featured a six player format and lots of match play. AVAC's TAUT program is expanding and several orange and green ball tournaments are being planned as well as red ball play days. October marks the introduction of a new AVAC program called Soccer and Tennis, targeted at three to six yearolds. The program will introduce the kids to footwork common to both soccer and tennis, as well as educate parents through their participation on how to play with their children to prepare them for tennis. Ridgemark had a successful summer session, and has begun the fall after school program. Friday match play for the kids has started to take hold, and will continue through Thanksgiving. Ladies Interclub players have begun challenge matches, and are preparing for a fun season. The San Benito Girls Team has started their challenges as well, and are getting ready for their first match in a couple more weeks. Two 10 and under play dates have been scheduled for September 22 and 30 in Hollister at Dunne Park. Chris Yoder reports, I had the most fun this summer working with 8 10 yr olds. What a great age to start!

21 NorCal Profiles 21 FRESNO Sandra Gostanian NorCal Awards Chair The Fresno area pros report that they are extremely busy, which is a good thing. The downside of being busy is that many are not able to attend the USPTA World Conference. To those who do attend, have a great time. We ll be thinking about you! Mike Jizmejian (Sunnyside Health and Tennis Club) has been very busy with clinics, lessons, and as CEO of the Tennis Association of Central California (TACC). They have 275 players, through clubs and schools, in their database participating in over 15 tournaments each year. Teresa Samstag Haug and Francisco Gonzales (Sierra Sport and Racquet Club) are also keeping busy with clinics and lessons after a full summer of camps and team tennis programs. Sierra again hosted the Labor Day weekend Fresno City Championships. It was another successful tournament with players from 3.0 to Open. Dean Petty (Fig Garden Swim and Racquet Club) said that area youth enjoyed four weeks of junior camp this summer and that the fall junior programs have just started. They will be having two six week sessions before Thanksgiving and then a mini session between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Member/Guest Tournament was held September 8 9. Dean will hold a Tennis Across America event: a free Kids Day on Friday, October 5. I have had a very busy start to my school year. My students with special needs are getting back into their exercise routines and are looking forward to our Adapted Tennis activities. Thanks to the NorCal Board for all they are doing to welcome pros from around the world to our backyard for the World Conference.

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23 NorCal Profiles 23 USPTA Social Media Policy **This policy applies to any and all USPTA employees, national and divisional leadership, divisions, and members, who are utilizing social media platforms to represent the USPTA. The purpose of USPTA s social media presence is: To encourage employees/national and divisional leadership/divisions/members to engage in communities (wherever they gather) to talk about our association, programs and services, and our work To build relationships, increase learning, and support collaboration To share our expertise with others To acknowledge employees/national and divisional leadership/divisions/members as ambassadors of USPTA and its brand To share the exciting things you (employees/national and divisional leadership/divisions/members) and we (association) are learning and doing Post up to date information about USPTA Way for consumers to find out about the USPTA, USPTA tennis teaching professionals, our products and programs For all 15,000 plus of our members to connect and network with each other We feel it is a great way to allow our members to communicate among themselves and with us We feel it is a great way to market and promote USPTA tennis teaching professionals, USPTA and the game of tennis Division Facebook pages can be used as a place to post upcoming division events, tournaments and results, meetings, photos, (with focal point on encouraging communication among members in each division and throughout the organization), etc. Julie Myers will be the primary contact person for social media. She monitors the sites and will let appropriate department heads know if there is a question they need to answer. Guideline points: State when it s your personal opinion versus an official USPTA opinion. Don't tell secrets. Respect proprietary information and content, confidentiality, brand, trademark, copyright, and fair use. Know the laws and don't break them. Don't discuss USPTA business without permission. Give credit where credit is due. Always cite when quoting someone else, e.g., testers, division presidents, industry reps, etc. Never use copyrighted material without permission. Mistakes happen. If you make a mistake, admit it quickly. Most of the time, you can then move on. If not, let the team help you fix your mistakes; explain the situation and the team can come together to find a solution to any problem. (Continued on page 24)

24 NorCal Profiles 24 (Continued from page 23) USPTA Social Media Policy Be a good conversationalist. Monitor and reply to comments within two hours, if not sooner, when a response is appropriate. If an answer is going to take more time, respond and let them know that you are working on it. Add value to the conversation. Talk to your readers like you would talk to real people. Consider content that s open ended and invites response. Encourage comments. Always add value and insight, attempt to educate, solve a problem or just don t bother. Be clear, but not defensive. Be polite and professional, especially when you disagree with someone. Once the words are out there, you can't get them back. Keep it professional. The USPTA name CANNOT be used to attack other organizations or individuals politically. These platforms should never be used for political gain or political mudslinging of any sort. National endorsees. Be sure that any events/logos/signage on social media platforms do not conflict with the agreements or interests of current national endorsees. If you are not sure if something is in violation of this please contact the World Headquarters. Exercise good judgment In addition to authenticity and transparency, good judgment is critical for anyone using social media within an organization. Be smart. A blog or community post is visible to the entire world. Remember what you write will be public for a long time. Be respectful to the association, employees, members, endorsees and competitors. Also strive to protect your privacy. If you sense a red flag, pause before you publish. If you re about to publish something that makes you even the slightest bit uncomfortable take a minute to review these guidelines and try to figure out what s bothering you, then fix it. If you re still unsure, discuss the situation with a manager or our legal counsel. Be respectful. It s OK to disagree with others but cutting down or insulting readers, employees, bosses, members or corporate sponsors and vendors is not. Respect your audience and don t use obscenities, personal insults, ethnic slurs or other disparaging language to express yourself. Think about consequences. Using your public voice to put down or embarrass the USPTA, our employees, members or yourself is not only dangerous, but not very smart. Avoid personal attacks, online fights and hostile personalities. If someone posts a statement you disagree with, you can voice your opinion but don t escalate the conversation to a heated, personal argument. Speak reasonably, factually, and with good humor. Conclusion We trust that you will follow these guidelines. If, for any reason an incident occurs that violates the policy, we expect you to bring the issue to our attention immediately so that we can work together toward a resolution. We'll work through each issue on a case by case basis, and we'll listen to every side of the story. (Any consequences will be commensurate with the violation.) Your participation in social media on behalf of USPTA is not a right but a privilege that needs to be taken seriously and with respect.

25 NorCal Profiles 25 Noteworthy from National 10 S Tennis Supply becomes official court equipment supplier of USPTA The United States Professional Tennis Association announced the start of a partnership with 10 S Tennis Supply, making 10 S Tennis Supply the official tennis court equipment supplier of the USPTA. As part of the partnership agreement, 10 S Tennis Supply s Six Star II tennis net will become the official tennis net of the USPTA. The Six Star II net features a tapered, extra duty, braided polyethylene net body with UV stitching, double mesh on the top six rows, a double vinyl headband, six rows of stitching on the headband and a five year warranty. 10 S Tennis Supply, located in Pompano Beach, Fla., designs and distributes premium quality tennis court equipment worldwide. 10 S Tennis Supply has the world s largest selection of in stock, ready to ship tennis court products for your day to day maintenance needs more than 1,000 items ready for sameday shipment. For more information or to place an order, call or visit s.com. New member benefit Get access to your USPTA certified professional logo today! The USPTA certified professional logo is now available to all professional level members in good standing. You can use the logo to promote yourself as a USPTA professional, promote your events and build the USPTA brand. Here s how you can use the logo: On signatures On promotional fliers for your club/facility To promote your tennis programs, etc. On your personal Facebook page or with Twitter and other such social media platforms Follow this link or go to the member login page, sign in and click on the My Membership tab and then click on membership documents. Scroll down to the bottom of the page where you will find the link to the certified member logos. Please follow the instructions to sign the logo agreement form and then you should have access to the logo. Please note all of the documents pop up in a new window or tab. Make sure you have allowed popups from the site (look for a yellow bar at the top or bottom of your browser window with the option to allow popups for the site). **You must be a professional level member in good standing with dues paid for the current year in order to gain access to the logo agreement form and logo. In addition, if you are current on dues and are also a Master Professional and/or tester, you will gain access to those logos as well once the logo agreement form is signed.

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