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1 USTA PACIFIC NORTHWEST E-NEWSLETTER E JULY 2013 Women s Professional Tennis Events Coming to Pacific Northwest Area this July It s an exciting month for professional tennis both internationally and locally. Yes, Wimbledon still has a few days of competition left in its wild 2013 fortnight but two USTA Women s Pro Circuit Challenger $50,000 tournaments will be played in the Pacific Northwest area this July. The USTA Pro Circuit is the pathway to WTA or ATP tour-level competition for aspiring tennis players. Players such as Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki, and Li Na are among today s top stars who began their careers on the USTA Pro Circuit. Players will compete July 7-14 in the Yakima Regional Hospital Women s Challenger at the Yakima (Wash.) Tennis Club. Last year s champion Shelby Rogers, who qualified for the 2013 French Open, and Michelle Larcher de Brito, who just upset Sharapova at Wimbledon, are scheduled to play. Following the Yakima event will be the new Oregon Women's Challenger July at Tualatin Hills Tennis Center in Beaverton, Ore. Scheduled to play are No. 57 world-ranked Tamira Paszek of Austria, a 2012 Wimbledon quarterfinalist, along with No. 85 Lauren Davis of the U.S. Both tournaments will also be holding many off-court events that are open to the public and best of all, admission is free for all spectators. For more info, go to Page 2: USTA League Page 4: USTA/PNW News & Notes Page 5: Tennis Afterschool Zone (TAZ) Page 6: USTA/PNW Tournament Schedules Page 9: USTA/PNW Member Organization Ads If this issue of Passing Shots was not delivered directly to your box, please click the following link to join our USTA/PNW list:

2 USTA Pacific Northwest Early Start Ratings Now Available The 2014 USTA League season is just around the corner and it kicks off with the 2014 USTA Pacific Northwest Early Start Leagues. Early Start Leagues are simply leagues which start before the Year End Ratings are published in November. An Early Start Rating allows you to register for an Early Start League. Soon, there will be a FAQ sheet available on the USTA/PNW website that will explain further details about Early Start Ratings, how they differ from Year End Ratings, and how players can fluctuate up or down between the two ratings. For now, go to to see if your early start rating has changed from your Year End Rating. Only those ratings that have changed are listed so if you do not see your rating it is the same as your previous Year End Rating Early Start League Information All areas in the USTA/PNW will have Adult 55 & Over and Mixed 18 & Over as Early Start Leagues except for Alaska which will have Mixed 40 & Over as an Early Start League. For more specific information on Early Start Leagues in your area, please go to USTA/PNW League Coordinator Staff Changes for 2014 Season The USTA/PNW has made some league coordinator staff changes for the upcoming 2014 USTA League Season. Listed below is the current updated contact information for USTA League play. Alaska All Leagues: Dana Griffin, danag727@gmail.com Northwest Washington Mixed 40, 55 & Over: Grace Abraldes, NWtennis@live.com Adult 55 & Over: Grace Abraldes, tennisnw@outlook.com Mixed 18 & Over: Phyllis Gill, pgill82@hotmail.com One Doubles: Tom Stingily, billpickletom@aol.com Adult 18 & Over, Adult 40 & Over, Adult 65 & Over: TBA Southwest Washington All Leagues: Kathi McKay, kmckay@pnw.usta.com Central Washington (Wenatchee, Yakima, Tri-Cities, Hood River, The Dalles) All Leagues: Elece Fiocchi, fiocchi4@yahoo.com Eastern Washington (Greater Spokane area) All Leagues: Cheryl Lepper, clepper@4tennisfun.com Northern Oregon All Leagues: Jana Hirst, hirst@pnw.usta.com Willamette Valley (Eugene, Salem, Albany, Corvallis, Salishan) Adult 55 & Over: Connie Clark, cjcclark@comcast.net Mixed 18 & Over: Tony Hernandez, ajhquixnet@aol.com All other leagues: TBA Southern Oregon (Greater Bend area, Klamath Falls, Medford, Ashland, Roseburg, Coos Bay, Grants Pass) Mixed 18 & Over, Adult 55 & Over: Margaret Collier, mctennis@outlook.com All other leagues: TBA

3 USTA/PNW Player Registration Fees to Increase By $3 in 2014 The USTA Pacific Northwest league player registration fee will increase by $3 to $19 for the 2014 season. Including the $3 non-refundable fee that Active.com charges for management of the USTA League website on TennisLink, the total player registration fee per league will now be $22. The increase is necessary to help upgrade customer service with additional full-time staff, hold new Wild Card Tournaments, and purchase local league captains gifts. USTA League Captain of the Year Awards The USTA Pacific Northwest is looking for a men's and a women's USTA League Captain of the Year. We are also looking for a men's and women's Rookie (First Year) Captain of the Year. If your captain is extremely organized, great at motivating your players, and displays good sportsmanship then go to to nominate him or her now Adult 55 & Over and 65 & Over Sectional Championship Results The 2013 Adult 55 & Over USTA/PNW Sectional Championships were held in Sunriver, Ore., June Congratulations to the sectional champion teams listed below who will advance to play at the Adult 55 & Over USTA National Championships next year in Surprise, Ariz. The 6.0 and 8.0 divisions are scheduled to play April 4-6 with the 7.0 and 9.0 divisions playing April Women Harbor Square A.C., Edmonds, Wash.; 6.0 Men Columbia A.C. - Silver Lake, Everett, Wash. 7.0 Women Columbia Basin R.C., Richland, Wash.; 7.0 Men Courthouse A.C., Salem, Ore. 8.0 Women Eugene (OR) Swim & Tennis; 8.0 Men Seattle (WA) Tennis Club 9.0 Women Eugene (OR) Swim & Tennis; 9.0 Men Yakima (Wash.) Tennis Club Adult 65 & Over Sectional Championships It was a wet and cold tournament for the Adult 65 & Over USTA/ PNW Sectional Championships in Sunriver, Ore., June Needless to say, it was not the ideal experience for the players who had to deal with rain, reschedules, and shortened matches. A big thank you from the USTA/PNW staff goes out to all the players and captains who did their best to stay positive despite the less than ideal tournament conditions. All the USTA/PNW league coordinators and volunteers who helped run the tournament were also great and worked extremely hard to help complete the event. Congratulations to the sectional champions listed below. 6.0 Women Clackamas River R.C., Gladstone, Ore.; 6.0 Men Eugene (OR) YMCA 7.0 Women Columbia Basin R.C., Richland, Wash., 7.0 Men Wenatchee (WA) R.A.C. 8.0 Women TBA; 8.0 Men Sprinker T.C., Tacoma, Wash.

4 Applications Now Being Accepted for USTA Pacific Northwest Board of Directors Volunteers play an important role in the USTA Pacific Northwest Section and our Nominating Committee is currently accepting applications for Board of Directors positions. Openings include Area Vice President positions in the areas of Alaska, Northwest Washington, Southwest Washington and Northern Oregon. Candidates must reside within the geographic area of the position being filled. Once an applicant has completed the application process, a member of the USTA/PNW Nominating Committee will follow up with each applicant as soon as possible. The Committee will begin reviewing all applications on July 8. For more information and how to apply for one of the USTA/PNW Area Vice President positions listed above, please click here: USTA/PNW Juniors: Write to Win a Nike Tennis Camp Scholarship this Summer The USTA Pacific Northwest is pleased to once again offer its junior members age 13 and under an opportunity write an essay to apply for one of two 2013 Nike Tennis Camp scholarships at Oregon State University! The scholarships are for overnight camps and each has a retail value of $865. Camp dates are Aug. 4-9 or Aug Nike Tennis Camps offer programs for all junior players of all ability levels from novice to advanced. Deadline to submit an essay is July 11 click here for all the details: Free Tennis Coaches Workshop in Anchorage with Kirk Anderson on July 16 In conjunction with their annual Camp Shriver, Special Olympics Alaska will offer a free tennis coaches clinic on July 16 from 1-3 p.m. at the Delany Parkstrip Courts in Anchorage. The coaches clinic will be conducted by Kirk Anderson, USTA Director of Coaching Education. For more information or to register for the clinic, please contact Sarah Arts, Director of Sports Programs for Special Olympics Alaska, at (907) or sarah@specialolympicsalaska.org. Camp Shriver Alaska in Anchorage is a two-week summer sports camp presented by Special Olympics Alaska for 60 middle and high school students with and without intellectual disabilities. Campers learn new sports skills and improve individual sport performance, participate in individual and team sports, build friendships, and have fun with their peers.

5 Corvallis Elementary School Students Get Into the Swing of TAZ What happened when the USTA/PNW Tennis Afterschool Zone (TAZ) program came to two schools in Corvallis, Oregon? Lots of smiles, laughter and exercise for the 18 students who were introduced to tennis in their school gyms this May. All those things could be seen in the final Play Day session as TAZ participants, parents and staff closed the show to rave reviews. Comments such as can t we play another round and tennis is giving me such a good workout were heard from students and parent Sarah Jane Gilmour said her son thoroughly enjoyed the experience and is very keen to do TAZ again next school year. Helping to make the Corvallis TAZ program such a success were staff members Victoria Peterson, Jennifer Smith, Kayla Vodka, Dao Her and Trenton Howard, all Oregon State University students. They enjoyed their involvement in TAZ almost as much as the students, according to Instructor Kayla: The students were very encouraging and constantly cheering on one another. Their enthusiasm for both having fun and learning tennis was amazing. TAZ proved to be a hit in Corvallis and the USTA/PNW is looking forward to offering the program again this fall. Additional instructors are needed to join the fun! us at taz@pnw.usta.com if you re interested. The USTA/PNW would also like to thank Corvallis Parks and Recreation for all of their help this spring and look forward to a continued partnership as we expand the TAZ program.

6 Entry Deadline Dates Tournament Name ID # (click link to go to tourn. page) Location July 5 July Sprinker Jr. Challenger/Rookie Superset Tacoma, WA July 6 July Pacific Western Junior Challenger Corvallis, OR July 7 July BPRD 25th Annual Collier Cup Challenger Bend, OR July 7 July Yakima Valley Jr. Champs and Challenger Yakima, WA July 8 July nd Annual Inland Empire Tournament Spokane, WA July 10 July Washington State Junior Champs Kirkland, WA July 11 July Mountain Park Challenger Lake Oswego, OR July 12 July Spokane Classic Champs/Challengers Spokane Vlly, WA July 12 July Eugene Swim & Tennis Jr. Challenger & Champs Eugene, OR July 13 July Eastside Tennis Center July Rookies Kirkland, WA July 14 July Renton River Days Junior Challenger Renton, WA July 15 July THPRD Rookie One Day Tournament Beaverton, OR July 19 July Anchorage City Open Junior Tournament Anchorage, AK July 20 July Eastside Tennis Center July Challenger Kirkland, WA July 20 July Lake Oswego Anchor Open Lake Oswego, OR July 20 July Willamette Valley Jr Champs Albany, OR July 21 July Kitsap County Summer Champs Bremerton, WA July 22 Aug. 1-3 Silver Lake Jr Champs Everett, WA July 22 Aug Boeing Summer Challenger Classic Kent, WA July 26 Aug th Amy Yee Jr Champs Seattle, WA July 27 Aug. 2-4 Corvallis Junior Championships Corvallis, OR July 29 Aug. 2-4 Boxer Junior Challenger Forest Grove, OR July 29 Aug GPTC/Tualatin Hills Junior Challenger Beaverton, OR July 31 Aug Jr. Sectional Championships Beaverton, OR Aug. 1 Aug. 7-9 Bellingham City Challenger Bellingham, WA Aug. 1 Aug Sunset A.C. End of Summer Challenger Portland, OR Aug. 1 Aug Sprinker Jr. Challenger/Rookie Superset Tacoma, WA

7 Entry Deadline Dates Tournament Name ID # (click link to go to tourn. page) Location Aug. 4 Aug PAST&E SummerSlam Globetrotting Tour Boys' Rookie Portland, OR Aug. 2 Aug th Amy Yee Jr. Challenger Seattle, WA Aug. 3 Aug Lake Oswego Anchor Open Lake Oswego, OR Aug. 3 Aug Willamette Valley Jr. Challenger Albany, OR Aug. 7 Aug. 13 THPRD One Day Rookie Tournament B/G 14s Beaverton, OR Aug. 9 Aug. 14 THPRD One Day Rookie Tournament B/G 12s Beaverton, OR Aug. 9 Aug Irvington Club Jr. Challenger Championships Portland, OR Aug. 11 Aug PAST&E SummerSlam "Grand Slam" Rookie Portland, OR Aug. 10 Aug Umpqua Valley Tennis Center Jr. Challenger Roseburg, OR Aug. 15 Aug Olympia End of Summer Champs Tumwater, OR Aug. 16 Aug PTC Late Summer Challenger Portland, OR Aug. 17 Aug Umpqua Valley Tennis Center Jr. Champs Roseburg, OR Aug. 18 Aug CBRC RBC Wealth Management Boys Jr. Champs Richland, WA Aug. 25 Aug. 30-Sept. 2 Newcastle Days End of Summer Challenger Bellevue, WA Aug. 26 Aug. 30-Sept. 2 Black Butte Ranch Labor Day Jr. Champs Black Butte, OR Aug. 31 Sept. 6-8 Spokane Fall Classic Spokane, WA Sept. 1 Sept Sprinker Jr. Challenger/Rookie Superset Tacoma, WA

8 Entry Deadline Dates Tournament Name ID # (click link to go to tourn. page) Location July 5 July th GPTC/NIKE NTRP Championships of Oregon Beaverton, OR (Category II 700) July 7 July Renton River Days Open & NTRP Championships Renton, WA (Level I 500) July 8 July th GPTC/NIKE Championships of Oregon Beaverton, OR (Category II 700) July 13 July Salem Summer Classic Salem, OR (Level I 500) July 15 July Players/VTC Grand Slam #3 Singles (Wimbledon) Vancouver, WA (Level I 500) July 18 July nd $20,000 Pacific Northwest Championships Tacoma, WA (Level I 500) July 19 July nd PNW Senior Championships & NTRP Lakewood, WA (Level I 500) July 21 July Newport Hills NTRP Doubles Championships Bellevue, WA (Level I 500) July 22 Jul 30-Aug 4 123rd $22,000 Washington State Open & Seniors Seattle, WA (Category II 700) July 29 Aug 2-4 Players/VTC Grand Slam #3 - Doubles (Wimbledon) Vancouver, WA (Level I 500) July 30 Aug 9-11 Ultra Father/Son Kirkland, WA Aug. 1 Aug 9-11 Bellingham City Open Bellingham, WA (Level II 250) Aug. 1 Aug Pacific NW Sectional Wheelchair Championships Sandy, OR Aug. 23 Aug. 30-Sept. 1 Pacific Northwest Sectional Championships Yakima, WA (Sect. Champ. 600) Aug. 24 Aug. 31-Sept. 8 Seniors Grass Court Doubles Championships Baker City, OR Aug. 27 Aug. 31 Alaska Cup Team Tennis Anchorage, AK Sept. 2 Sept th Amy Yee Open & Seniors Seattle, WA (Level II 250) Sept. 3 Sept. 6-8 Newcastle Days Open & NTRP Singles Bellevue, WA (Level II 250)

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