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COVER: Bud Collins had numerous ties to tennis in Florida during his
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Bud Collins Leaves Unparrelled Legacy
At the top of the book shelf next
to my desk are Bud Collins’ Tennis
Encyclopedia, Bud Collins’ Total
Tennis and The Bud Collins History
of Tennis. As author/commentator
Frank Deford said, “No tennis encyclopedia could be written by anyone
but Bud Collins because Bud
Collins is the walking tennis encyclopedia, the game’s barefoot professor.”
When Collins died on March 3 at
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age 86, the sport lost it’s pre-eminent chronicler and commentator.
The inscription on the plaque
unveiled last fall at the Bud Collins
U.S. Open Media Center describes
his life perfectly: “Journalist,
Commentator, Historian, Mentor,
Friend.”
Collins made his home in the
Boston area since the early 1960s,
and Florida could be called his second home. As he recalls in the
Tennis Channel’s wonderful
Signature Series documentary of
his life, when he was 16 and starting to play tennis in his native Ohio
he went to Miami Beach on vacation and played in the first significant tournament of his life, Eddie
Herr’s Orange Bowl Junior
Championships.
For several years Bud had a residence at the Colony on Longboat
Key on Florida’s Gulf Coast. When
13-year-old Jennifer Capriati made
her ballyhooed pro debut in Boca
Raton, Bud was there to cover it in
print and on the air. When Butch
Buchholz moved his fledgling pro
tournament to Key Biscayne in
1987, Collins was there in full support after initially feeling that tennis
didn’t need another major event.
When Chris Evert played in numerous tournaments throughout the
state, and every year she held her
Pro-Celebrity event in Delray Beach
and Boca Raton, Bud invariably
was there until his health issues
(Parkinson’s and dementia) mounted the last two years.
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As many of my fellow tennis journalists can attest about their own
careers, Bud was there to help a
new writer to the sport. He did so
when I fell into the tennis beat at the
Miami Herald in the 1970s, and he
was there to help me get Florida
Tennis off the ground in the early
1990s by providing columns at no
fee.
For more than a quarter of a century I had arguably the best seats in
the house at the Miami Open: a
desk in the media center a few feet
from where Bud worked, and a spot
near him in the stadium media
seating. All the better to hear tales
and gain insight from the most
learned man in the history of tennis.
“They ought to have a big statue
for Bud Collins somewhere,”
broadcaster Dick Enberg says in the
documentary. “Tennis owes him
that kind of honor because he has
done more for the sport than ay
single player. We all should stand
and applaud.”
Writer-broadcaster Lesley Visser
calls Bud the “Mark Twain of our
era.” And sports marketer-broadcaster Donald Dell calls him the
“most valuable person in the history of tennis.”
Journalist Cindy Shmerler recalls
doing a radio gig with Bud during
the Miami Open. “He was ripe with
anecdotes and nicknames that
day,,” she writes, “calling Steffi Graf
“Freulein Forehand”, Marat Safin
the “Headless Horseman”, Pam
Shriver the “Whomping Crane”
and Gabriela Sabatini the “Pearl of
the Pampas.” He also coined Chris
Evert “Chris America”, Rosie
Casals “Rosebud”, Billie Jean King
“Mother Freedom”, Vitas Gerulaitis
the “Lithuanian Lion” and Venus
and Serena Williams “Sisters
Sledgehammer”.
In the documentary, King says
she loved it when he called her
Mother Freedom. “It’s the perfect
name for me. It goes right to my
heart. Terrific writer. Terrific historian. But most importantly for me a
very, very dear friend and I love him
very much.”
Following are tributes to Bud
from several tennis leaders and
journalists:
* Butch Buchholz: “I did some
work for NBC and Bud and I did
Inevitably colorful Bud Collins with Chris Evert at her Pro-Celebrity gala in Boca Raton.
Photo by Art Seitz.
some commentating. For my first
one we were in Rotterdam and had
to do this on a scaffold. It must have
been 40 feet high, really creaky. We
did a voice over, not live, and we
had two monitors. He was so good
to me. It was my first show, I was a
rookie.
“I remember Bud back to the
Longwood days, and he was
always a very strong supporter of
the pro game, really an ally in our
group trying to get open tennis. He
knew the game very well. Some
times a little corny but he understood the sport and the emotions.
Many times he was at the house for
dinner. He said he was not sure
there was need for another big tournament and he publicly changed his
mind. After that happened he was
a big supporter.
“He loved when he stayed at the
Silver Sands, an old motel in Key
Biscayne, and he’d walk to the
beach in the morning. It was not
one of the fancy places. He’d just
walk out the door and put his feet
in the sand. Very well known for
playing without shoes. I think he
won a national title shoeless in
mixed doubles indoors with somebody. He was a wonderful, wonder-
ful person. No one had more passion for tennis. He had a major
impact on the growth of the sport.”
* Historian Steve Flink: “Bud
Collins was a transformational tennis journalist in many ways. He was
simultaneously irreverent and a
walking historian who took the
game seriously. Bud never failed to
have fun in print and over the airwaves, yet the game was his
lifeblood and he was at heart a
great fan as well as a top of the line
reporter. He would write entertaining profiles of the players for magazines, and yet his best work in
print was as a columnist for the
Boston Globe. In that forum, his
personality emerged and he could
freely express his opinions in a wide
range of ways.
“I remember vividly breaking into
the business as an aide decamp’
for Bud in the early seventies. I
would serve as a statistician for his
telecasts at Wimbledon and the
U.S. Open for NBC and CBS and
without his help and support I
doubt I would have established
myself as a tennis writer. Bud’s
enthusiasm for the game was infectious and he would always make
time for aspiring journalists and
even those who had made it in the field.
Whatever he could do to make life easier for his
colleagues, he would unhesitatingly be there and
come through.
“Bud was generous to his core. I remember in
1977 we were working together in Hartford,
Connecticut, at the old World Cup team competition between Australia and the U.S. I was working off camera doing the statistics with Bud calling the matches for PBS viewers. Suddenly, following a changeover, the camera was on me. I
found out later that Bud was responsible for that,
but at the time I thought it was a mistake.
“So I got up from my chair and started walking out of the camera’s range. I heard Bud
yelling genially, Come back here young man.
We want the audience to see you!’
“I recall doing an ESPN telecast as a commentator in Memphis alongside Jim Simpson ten
years later. After working on that event, I was
back in my office the next week. A postcard
arrived from Bud. He wrote, “ I saw your
Memphis telecast and you were very good. I am
proud of you. All the best, Collini.’
“No one cared more deeply about tennis and
its place in the world of entertainment. And few
people did more to raise the popularity of the
sport than Bud Collins. I believe his work in print
was important and ever cheerful, but his television commentary was more enduring and crucial
in so many ways. To me, the pinnacle for him
and for us was the magnificent job he did as the
anchor on the NBC live telecast from Wimbledon
between Borg and McEnroe. That was, of
course, among the three or four greatest matches of all time, and Bud was at the top his game
as well.
“The highlight of that stupendous five-set
match was the fourth set tie-break. McEnroe had
saved two match points to get there, and in this
spectacular sequence he saved five more match
points before prevailing 18 points to 16. I was
fortunate to be in the booth while Bud did some
of the finest work of his distinguished career.
“Calling that tie-break was not easy, and this
was in the days when not many graphics were
put up on the screen. But Bud kept track of
every swing in momentum and each key detail
without skipping a beat, while letting the drama
largely speak for itself. He was masterful. It was
right up there among the best play by play performances of his career.
“Bud’s entire body of work as an announcer
was unparalleled. He was a central figure in that
field for more than forty years, and viewers
knew full well that he was inimitable.”
* Chris Evert on having to be interviewed by
Bud after losing a Wimbledon final to Martina
Naavratilova: “Looking at Bud’s pants cheered
me up right away.
* Martina Navratilova: “People would watch
tennis because they wanted to hear what Bud
had to say.”
* Mary Joe Fernandez: “So sad to hear the
news of Bud’s passing. He was truly one of a
kind. I loved his knowledge and passion for the
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sport. He was kind and funny. Always in a good
mood. Of course who could resist his pants?!
I’m so happy the US Open dedicated the press
room to him. He will be greatly missed! Our
thoughts and prayers are with Anita and their
family.”
* International Tennis Hall of Fame statement:
“...Bud had an incomparable impact on our
sport as a journalist, broadcaster, and historian.
He exuded a genuine passion for tennis that was
second to none. His commitment to preserving
its history and sharing the stories of its greatest
champions will leave a permanent positive
impact on our game. In recognition of his
tremendous contributions to tennis, Bud Collins
was inducted to the International Tennis Hall of
Fame in 1994.”
* Stan Smith: “Bud made such a huge impact
on our sport because he was one of the most
knowledgeable people in tennis and he was so
committed to always learning more about the
sport and its characters. By combining his
knowledge with his one-of-a-kind color, he really
made the game fun and interesting for the fans
and the players. He was responsible for growing
interest in our sport tremendously.
“On a personal level, Bud was partially
responsible for launching my career and my
partner Bob Lutz’s career. One of our first big
wins was in Boston and Bud never let me forget
how much he talked us up on the air and how
much great promotion he gave us. And every
time he reminded me, I was grateful to have been
part of Bud’s memories. He was probably one of
the most giving people that I met. He would do
anything for people around the game, and he
will be sorely missed.”
* Todd Martin: “Bud will be greatly missed,
but his impact on the game will never be lost. He
documented and commented on our sport’s
great moments and history every day, and in
doing so he made history himself. As a player,
one could count on Bud to be fair, easy to speak
with, and able to see past the surface on any
subject. His heart and passion for the sport were
just as great as his pants were bold. He drew fans
Autograph Corner
By ADAM ROSS
Bud Collins smiled and chatted with me as
he signed my copy of his Modern Encyclopedia
of Tennis.
His bright orange pants suited his cheerful
personality. His enthusiasm for tennis was contagious. His knowledge of the game unsurpassed. His ability to convey that knowledge in
print and in broadcasting will never be
equaled. The loss of Bud Collins to the tennis
world cannot be overstated.
Adam Ross is a volunteer with the USTA
Florida and the Vice President of the
TCA/Tennis Collectors of America and welcomes your questions and comments at [email protected].
into our sport and he kept every one of us in the
industry engaged in the news. While we are saddened today, it is impossible to think of Bud and
not smile. He will be greatly missed, but always
remembered with happiness and admiration.”
* Wendy Turnbull: “I have known Bud for
such a long time, as have most people in tennis.
While he did not give me my nickname, he loved
calling me Rabbitt. When John Lloyd and I won
our first Wimbledon mixed doubles championship he commentated for NBC. I saw the
replay of the match and I remember the enthusiasm he had, not only for our match, but for all
the matches he commentated. He loved tennis
and everyone in our game felt that love. His
commentary was just as colorful as his pants!!!!
His will be missed but fondly remembered.”
* Fred Stolle: “On behalf of the “before open
tennis” group, the passing of Bud is a huge loss.
In those days not too many journalists traveled
the world following tennis. The drill with most of
the top players then was to meet the press in the
bar after showering and changing. Very few
press rooms were around then.
“Bud was always respected for his integrity
and reporting. If something was said that was
“off the record”, it never appeared in print. In
those days many lasting friendships were made
in this manner with the press corps. He will be
very much missed by the Australian players of
my era.”
* Mary Carillo: “I’ve read so many lovely tributes to Bud and what moves me most about
them is that beyond Bud’s great talents and love
for the game, what everyone points to is his
kindness, his heart. Can there be a better legacy?”
* Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald tennis
writer: “There wasn’t a more knowledgeable
reporter, nor a more humble generous soul, in
the tennis press boxes around the world. Rather
than act like the Big Shot he was, Bud went out
of his way to help reporters new to the sport,
because he wanted them to love the sport as
much as he did. Every other reporter gravitated
to Bud to hear his stories and get his perspec-
tive. Tennis lost a giant.”
* Dave Barry, author/columnist who
appeared with Bud at Miami Open boxholder
luncheons: “Every time I saw him, I asked about
the pants, and there was always a story and
every story was hilarious. He was a very kind
and funny guy.”
* Angela Buxton, two-time Wimbledon doubles champion with Althea Gibson: “In March
1995 at the Lipton (as it was then called) in Key
Biscayne, I had purchased two tickets for the
middle Saturday from the Miami Patrons
Association dinner for underprivileged children
in the area. “Upon entering the tent I passed
Bud outside the main entrance selling his new
book Encyclopedia of Tennis’ . I recognized him
immediately because I had seen him at Roland
Garros in France and Wimbledon in the UK.
However, I did not know him personally.
“After being seated for a few moments in the
tent, I thought about the unforgettable telephone
call I had just received a few days earlier from
Althea Gibson in New York informing me that
she was just phoning to say’ good-bye,’ because
as she had run out of money; therefore no way
could she continue to pay the rent of her home,
buy food or medications all of which she needed. So after much deliberation she had decided
there was no way out except to commit suicide
in the next day or two.
“Having then persuaded her to hold back a little longer and accept the $1,500 monthly payments from me, which was the amount she stipulated it cost her monthly for all of these essentilals, I then scratched my head wondering how
best to collect that sort of monthly sum S,A,P
from tennis fans around the world who may just
remember her playing from some 45 years earlier.
“So when I took a second look at Bud Collins
outside, I felt that here was an American man
who undoubtedly was better connected in this
country that I was. So I went back to Bud to
introduce myself. Bud was extremely friendly and
told me he knew exactly who I was because he
had just completed his new Enclopedia of Tennis
and he remembered I was on page l65!
Additionally he was very interested to hear
Althea’s news and offered any assistance he
could.
“Apparently he then went straight to Karen
Feldman (Eddie Herr’s granddaughter), who was
the then secretary of the WTA who eventually
collected a four-figure sum from all the best players of the day, e.g. Chris Evert, Martina
Navratilova, Mary Joe Fernandez, Pam Shriver,
etc. who were all on site playing in the Lipton.
“I was very grateful indeed and the money collected (approximately $1 million) helped give
Althea another eight years of an improved life,
after which she passed away naturally in
September 2003.”
* Nick Bollettieri: “Bud Collins is a legend in
our sport. He lived and breathed tennis 24/7
and 365 days per year. Bud was able to bring us
not only the facts of a story, but also the human
The media center at the U.S. Open was named in honor of Bud Collins last year. Attending the unveiling of the plaque
(from left) are Rosie Casals, Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, Collins and his wife, Anita Ruthling Klaussen. In foreground is USTA president Katrina Adams and in background is Tennis Channel’s Ken Solomon. Photo by Art Seitz.
side of the story. Tennis has greatly benefited
from having Bud in our sport and we have all
benefited from having Bud in our lives.”
* Patrick McEnroe: “Bud Collins was an
American tennis icon.”
* Paul Fein, freelance journamist: “A journalistic and broadcasting giant and an even better
human being, Bud was a unique gift to the tennis world, and indeed to the world.”
* USTA statement: “The USTA is deeply saddened by the passing of legendary tennis journalist Bud Collins. Bud was larger than life, and his
countless contributions to the sport helped to
make it the global success that it is today. Bud
was a mentor to many, and a friend to many
more. Our sport was most fortunate to be associated with a man of such character and class,
and we were privileged to have had the chance
to honor his lasting legacy to the sport by naming the US Open Media Center in his honor last
year. He will be sorely missed by all of us who
loved himÉ “and by the sport he loved so dearly.”
* Katrina Adams, USTA Chaiirman CEO and
President: “I am heartbroken at the news of the
passing of Bud Collins, a great friend to me personally and an irreplaceable presence in the
sport of tennis. Bud was truly one-of-a-kind, and
his good humor and great grace, coupled with
his unmatched knowledge of our sport and his
love of it, helped to make tennis more popular
and more fun for fans in the U.S, and throughout the world. He was a colorful character, a true
gentleman and a passionate proponent of our
sport, which was most fortunate to have counted Bud as a member of its family. There will
never be another quite like Bud, and I know that
our entire sport, its players, and its many fans
deeply mourn his passing.”
* Dave Kozlowski: “For decades, I had
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admired Mr. Arthur Worth Collins. The tennis
world knew him as Bud. With his expansive erudite vernacular mnemonic history of the game
and tasteful flamboyant wardrobe, one could be
intimidated by this journalist giant. Before meeting Bud, I must admit that I also was a bit daunted by him. The self-inflicted intimidation instantly evaporated when Bud appeared as a guest on
my third live 30-minute Fundamentally Sound
Tennis show on local Blab TV.
“After picking up Bud at The Colony, then the
number one tennis resort in the world, I asked
him about the nervousness before going on live
TV. Bud, as a seasoned veteran to a rookie, told
me that It’s not nervousness but it is eagerness.
Welcome the eagerness. Once you lose the feeling of eagerness, it is time to stop.’ It is information that I have used ever since. It was an
evening I will cherish forevermore. It was a full
house live audience of all ages, including my
three teenage kids. Throughout our friendship,
Bud always remembered their names and had
personal questions about their lives. Bud was a
great example of the bigger some people are the
more they find time for the smaller people.
“Bud had an enormous impact on my career.
He always made himself available for interviews.
It was a tremendous honor for our producer Bob
Gray and me to be part of a selected USTA
group of seven, including Bud, to be assigned
covering the 2003 Fed Cup four-nation finals in
Moscow. Another memorable occasion to be
interviewing Bud was on his home court at the
Longwood Cricket Club during the Davis Cup
centennial USA/Australia celebration. Bud was
barefooted playing grass court tennis. One of the
visits with the most impact was doing a Fox
Sunshine Network 30-minute profile on his prolific career. Bud, the tennis world will love you
forever.”
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World’s Best Return To Miami Open
By JIM MARTZ
The scene has become so familiar for
Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic: An
hour or so after they win the Miami Open,
they’re at the nearby Atlantic to romp in the
surf and pose on the beach with the Butch
Buchholz Championship trophy for a photo
shoot.
When the tournament is held March 21April 3 at the Tennis Center at Crandon
Park on Key Biscayne, they will be favored
to repeat the routine. Williams hopes to win
an unprecedented ninth women’s singles
title and Djokovic seeks a record-tying sixth
men’s title.
The 31st edition of the tournament
Buchholz founded in 1985 in Delray Beach
will be held for the 29th time on Key
Biscayne. Whether the event returns for subsequent years is a topic that will be discussed as the world’s premier tennis players
compete on the purple hard courts and
enjoy the glitz of the Miami area.
The event that has called itself the Glam
Slam could end up making a grand scram.
For a few years tournament officials have
wanted $50 million in upgrades of stadiums
and facilities, funded by private money. But
the project is stalled because Bruce
Matheson, whose family donated the
Crandon Park land to Miami-Dade County
in the 1940s, is opposed and continues to
have a say in how the land is used.
Could one person (and his lawyers) virtually chase away a tournament that attracts
more than 300,000 spectators and produces an annual $350 million economic
impact that is equal to a Super Bowl?
The tournament’s contract with the county, which has eight more years to go, says
the facilities must be equal to those of tournaments at Indian Wells, Calif., and
Cincinnati. And they clearly are not.
IMG, the tournament’s owners, could
decide to sell to suitors from Singapore,
Beijing, Shanghai, Dubai, etc. Or they could
move it, perhaps, to Orlando where the
USTA is completing a mammoth 100-court
complex for Player Development and
Community Tennis.
And if the tournament moves, what happens to the permanent stadium at the
Tennis Center?
Chris Evert and Patrick McEnroe spoke
out in favor of the Miami Open remaining
where it is when they were asked to comment during an ESPN press conference that
was focused on Indian Wells and Miami.
“The least of the problems is the enthusiasm and the fans and the support from
South Florida,” Evert said. “That is a plus in
keeping it in Florida ... It would be nice to
keep the tournament in the U.S. because
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Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the 2015 championship. Photo by Art Seitz.
they are going to other countries right now.
I would love to see it still in Florida.”
Added McEnroe: “Obviously we would
love to see the event stay in the United
States and stay in Florida. You know, that’s
a great venue for people from Europe and
from South America, and obviously
Americans that go to the event that time of
year.
“So maybe Orlando where the USTA is
building their facility. Obviously they are not
building it at the moment for the tournament. They are building it for Player
Development and for Community Tennis.
But there is a lot of room in that part of the
state to build, and it seems to me that that
certainly could be a likely landing point for
the tournament at some point in the future
...
“Miami is a great event. It was way ahead
of Indian Wells for many, many years as far
as like how it was perceived by the public,
by the press, by the players. But it’s still a
heck of a great event. They were always
ahead of the game when it came to the
entertainment on the grounds, making it fan
friendly, the food from all different kinds of
places in the world, having places for kids to
play ...
“It doesn’t have to be exactly the same as
what Indian Wells is. Obviously it’s got to
keep up with the Joneses to some extent,
but even a place like Orlando, which is very
international, et cetera, it’s not Miami. You
know, Miami is different. Miami has a different feel to it. I’d be careful to try to, you
know, put that much pressure on the City of
Miami, et cetera, and then force your hand
that you then have to leave the city.”
Evert concurred, saying, “You’re right
when you say you don’t hear any, hardly
any, criticisms from the players. I don’t
think that’s because of the venue. I think
that’s because of the city, where they are,
what’s around, you know, being on the
beach, the weather, Miami, South Beach. I
mean, Key Biscayne, it’s just like paradise, I
think, for the players ...
“It still has a lot of heart and a lot of history and it has a lot of fans. I am really disappointed if it would move or when it
moves. I’m going to be sad about it. You
know, it isn’t up to, like you said, up to snuff
... There are a lot of tournaments that have
more money in the venues, but it’s not all
about the venues, too. It’s about everything
around it and the history and the heart of it.
I think that Miami has. That’s why Miami is
so popular.”
Here’s an alternative to consider for keeping the tournament in Miami: Buchholz,
who in 2013 became tournament chairman
of the famed Doral Open golf championships, suggests to Trump, who owns
Doral Resort, that he buy the tennis event
and move it to Doral.
This would bring more business to his
hotel at Doral. And Trump, knowing that
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison bought the
Indian Wells tournament and put millions of
dollars into upgrades, would be able to say to
his fellow billionaire: touche.
If that were to happen, the tournament
might be renamed the Trump Miami Open,
or the Trump Open. But if that keeps the
tournament in Miami ...
Meanwhile, this year’s tournament field
once again features the very best tennis players in the world, including the 76 top ranked
men and 72 of the 73 top ranked women in
the world. Starting on March 21, tennis fans
from across the globe will get to see them
battle for the right to take home the hardware. The two-week event not only showcases world-class tennis but also has become an
annual entertainment spectacle with highfashion shopping options, exclusive cuisine
and much more.
For the first time in the history of the
Miami Open both the men’s and women’s
champion will each earn prize money in
excess of $1 million. Precisely $1,028,300.
This is an increase of more than $100,000
from last year. The total financial commitment excedes $13.8 million, up from $12.4
million a year ago.
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Key features of Miami Open Tennis mobile
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Querrey Prevails At Delray Beach Open
By JIM MARTZ
The Delray Beach Open featured one of the strongest fields
in the tournament’s 24-year history, but it would have been even
stronger if there hadn’t been a
late and eyebrow-raising withdrawal by Milos Raonic.
One day after announcing his
pulling out of the tournament
because of a hip injury. Raonic
played for Team Canada in the
NBA All-Star game in Toronto
and dunked a basketball.
Just before halftime, 6-foot-5
Raonic sprinted down the court,
received a pass from teammate
Tracy McGrady, turned and elevated to the rim for a two-handed slam dunk for a 37-28 lead
over Team USA. Wearing bright
pink shoes and uniform number
21, Raonic played several minutes in the game that Team
Canada won 74-64.
Raonic, ranked 10th in the
world and a member of the
Canadian Davis Cup team, also
withdrew from a tournament in
Acapulco and a round of Davis
Cup play. It was announced he
was still recovering from an
adductor tear suffered in his
semifinals loss in the Australian
Open in January.
“I know for a fact he was
hurt,” said Delray Beach Open
tournament director Mark Baron.
“It was a hip muscle. From what
I gather, running up and down
the court and jumping is not
compared to moving side to side.
I’m not upset. I verified he was
hurt. I was an athlete myself.
There were certain things he
could and couldn’t do.”
For just the second time in the
tournament’s
history,
two
unseeded players met in the
final. And as they walked onto
the court to warm up, Bruce
Springsteen’s “Born in the USA”
played on the public address system.
California’s Sam Querrey
defeated Indiana’s Rajeev Ram 64, 7-6 (8-6) to captured his first
Delray Beach Open. Querrey
won $86,950 as he captured the
eight title of his career and first
since 2012 at Los Angeles.
That improved his world ranking from 61st to 45th. He had
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quite keep momentum,” Ram
said. “He’s tough. For a big guy
he moves well. He doesn’t get
credit for how much space he
covers.”
In doubles, Bob and Mike
Bryan were denied their fifth
Delray Beach title when they lost
the final to Austrian Oliver
Marach and Frehcnman Fabrice
Martin 3-6, 7-6 (9-7), 13-11.
The Bryans had a match point in
the second set tiebreaker and five
more in the deciding supertiebreaker.
In the ATP Champions Tour
event that was a prelude to the
ATP Tour event, Team USA
defeated Team International 6-3.
James Blake, Mardy Fish and
Aaron Krikstein played for USA
and Wayne Ferreira, Sebastien
Grosjean, and Emilio Sanchez
played for International.
“Really fantastic, unbelievable,” Baron said the tournament
overall. “Crowds were phenomenal. Every day I looked up and
said, Thank you.’ It was 99 .9
percent perfect.”
Sam Querrey displays championship trophy.” Photo by Art Seitz.
been ranked as high as 17th in
2013.
“Any time there’s an allAmerican final it’s great for U.S.
tennis,” said Querrey. “Hopefully
we’ll have more of them.”
Querrey was down a break in
six of the 10 sets he won during
the tournament, including both
sets in the final.
“Both of us were nervous,”
Querrey said of his match with
Ram. “I kind of worked my way
through the tiebreak.”
Querrey ousted former U.S.
Open champion Juan Martin del
Potro of Argentina in the semifinals. It was the first tournament
in 11 months for Del Potro, who
had been recovering from two
surgeries on his left wrist last
year.
“The Delpo match was my
best of the tournament,” Querrey
said. “Mentally I felt all five
matches were great. I’m working
on staying level-headed.”
Ram, who sidelined second
seed Bernard Tomic in the first
round, has lost his last four meetings with Querrey, “I couldn’t
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Fish Foundation Takes Over Vero Beach
The Mardy Fish Children’s
Foundation has taken over themmanagement of the $10,000
“Futures” tennis tournament
one of the longest-running and
best attended events on the U.S.
Tennis Association Pro Circuit.
The tournament, to be called The
Mardy
Fish
Children’s
Foundation
Tennis
Championships, will now benefit
the Mardy Fish Children’s
Foundation, the non-profit tennis
foundation benefiting children,
named for Vero Beach native son
Mardy Fish, a former top 10 tennis star, U.S. Davis Cup hero and
silver medalist at the 2004
Olympic Games.
The event was managed for 20
years by Vero Beach tennis teaching professional Mike Rahaley,
who made the annual Vero Beach
stop one of the crown jewels on
the USTA Pro Circuit. The 2016
tournament will be held April 22May 1 at The Boulevard tennis
club.
“This announcement is all
about the future of Vero Beach
to continue this important event
and keep it in this community
that is so passionate about tennis
and to use the tournament to help
raise funds for the Mardy Fish
Children’s Foundation which
serves as an investment in the
future of our community through
the kids,” said Tom Fish,
Chairman of the Mardy Fish
Children’s Foundation. “We
salute Mike Rahaley for the amazing job he has done with this
event that last 20 years and we
look forward to continuing his
legacy for years to come as the
Mardy
Fish
Children’s
Foundation
Tennis
Championships.”
Founded in 2007, the Mardy
Fish Children’s Foundation currently supports over 2,100 children in 15 elementary schools
and six middle schools in Indian
River County by providing afterschool exercise, nutritional and
enrichment programs in a safe
environment to prepare them for
healthy, productive and successful lives.
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“We are so appreciative to the
USTA and Mike Rahaley for
allowing the Mardy Fish
Children’s Foundation to take
over this tournament and keeping
it in Vero Beach,” said Mardy
Fish. “Vero Beach is one of the
most enthusiastic and sophisticated tennis communities in the
country and we are looking forward to seeing this event continue to grow in the years to come.
Most importantly, we are excited
that the Mardy Fish Children’s
Foundation can use this event as
a promotional and fundraising
platform to benefit children in
Vero Beach, Indian River County
and beyond.”
The annual USTA Vero Beach
Futures has an economic impact
of approximately $500,000 per
year on the Vero Beach local
economy.
Approximately 3,000 fans
annually attend the event, which
is seen as one of the best-attend-
ed events in the world on the
“Futures” level of professional
tennis tournaments.
FUTURES RESULTS
Top seed Katerina Stewart of
Miami won the $10,000 Pro
Circuit tournament in Weston,
beating No. 4 seed Chanel
Simmonds of South Africa 3-6,
6-2, 6-1 in the final. Stewart also
won the doubles title.
The two Pembroke Pines residents who won Orange Bowl
International
Junior
Championships a year ago at
Plantation recently captured
Futures titles.
Stefan Kozlov won his second
$25,000 Men’s Futures title of
the year in Sherbrooke, Canada,
beating Lloyd Glasspool of Great
Britain 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Kozlov was
seeded sixth. Sofia Kenin,
unseeded, captured the Women’s
Futures at Wesley Chapel as she
defeated Jeskia Maleckova 6-2,
6-2 in the final.
In other Women’s Futures in
Florida, Ons Jabeuv won two
titles. At Daytona Beach in the
final she defeated Olga Fridman
of Ukraine 0-6, 6-2, 6-4, and at
Sunrise she defeated Anna
Tatishivilli, the top seed, 3-6, 6-2,
6-1.
Other
men’s
final-round
results: Christian Lindell (1) of
Sweden defeated Julian Lenz of
Germany 7-5, 6-0. At Sunrise,
American Delton Baughman
defeated Benjamin Ballert 3-7, 76 (5), 6-4. At Weston, Ballert
defeated American Francis Tiafoe
7-5, 6-4. And at Palm Coast,
Augustin Velotti of Argentina
outlasted Juan Carlos Saez of
Chile 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Then Plantation held two more
events, both won by Andrea
Collarini. In the first he defeated
American Noah Rubin 6-3, 7-6
(3), then he defeated France’s
Eysseric 6-2, 0-6, 6-1.
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Standing Tall With Big John
By DAVE KOZLOWSKI
It is one thing to get to
know a tennis star though the
media venue. It is another
story to get to know this same
guy via his commitment to
charity work. America’s current best male player,
John Isner, has a heart as
big as his extended 6-feet 10inch reach on his record-setting cannonball serve. Isner,
the owner of the game’s
longest ever played match - 11
hours and 5 minutes on court
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Championship at Wimbledon has scheduled time on his
demanding global professional calendar to include two
annual major charity fundraisers.
John is very thankful to
have the life of his mother,
Karen, saved through cancer
research clinic efforts and
heads up the EBIX Charity
Challenger in Charlotte, NC.
He also has been the marquee
attraction at the “FARA AceFor-A-Cure” benefiting the
Friedreich’s Ataxia Research
Alliance
at
the
Avila
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in the lightning capital city of
the world where I have had a
chance to see John in a touching and caring sense during
the last five years of working
the fundraiser.
Yes, there is emotion when
you speak to the All-American
tennis titan about his involvement in these two worthy
cause tennis fundraisers.
Koz: John, we’re at the
FARA Ace for a Cure event.
What does the charity
fundraiser work mean to you?
Is ner: Our family owes so
much to still have our mother
with us.
And to know what these
kids are going through battling
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Friedreich’s Ataxia is just devastating.
But they are so strong with
hope that a cure is near with
the research. I feel so lucky to
be part of their hope.
Koz: You are approaching
nine years on the tour. How
fast did this last decade go for
you?
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seem that very long ago that I
was playing for the University
of Georgia. To be honest with
you, I didn’t know how long I
would survive on tour. It has
been very nice. I am doing it
at a nice high level. It has
been one of my best ranking
years. I know that I have a lot
of good years ahead of me as
well.
Koz: You are playing more
that anyone in the top 20.
You played 25 events last
year. How do you handle the
travel?
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it. Jet lag doesn’t bother me
as much. When you travel to
a far-away place like Asia, you
have to be active so the jet lag
doesn’t hit you. I get right out
there to work out or practice.
In a few days I feel fine.
Sometimes the airline seats
cost me a pretty penny. I
can’t sit in the back. I handle
it better now. I am a bit more
mature about it all.
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little pride that you are more
mature now. You are working
with Justin Gimelstob. We
know what he has done for
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USTA Serving Up Success For Tennis Facilities
By E.J. CRAWFORD
Growing the game of tennis
throughout the country starts
with a very simple reality:
People need a place to play.
Building, renovating, and
updating courts, however, can
be an overwhelming task for
even the most experienced tennis facility managers.
The good news is that they
don’t have to go it alone. The
United
States
Tennis
Association can get facility
managers started.
The USTA offers grants,
logistical, and technical support to help maintain a facility’s excellence or to upgrade it
to fit a vision and suit customer
needs. So whether you’re just
starting out, planning a stateof-the-art, multi-court tennis
facility, or if you’re interested
in 36- or 60-foot tennis or just
trying to refurbish existing
courts, the USTA is available
to help.
Guiding the way is the USTA
Facility Assistance Program,
which aims to provide communities access to safe, appealing, and functional tennis environments.
Since 2005, the USTA has
provided assistance and funding to facilities nationwide.
Technical assistance is provided, at no cost, from experts
with industry-leading experience in tennis court and facility construction. Thousands of
concept plans, construction
document reviews, design decisions, and specifications have
been distributed over the years.
And to provide assistance on
the ground, a facility is
appointed with project consultants from the USTA national
staff which delivers personalized support and service to
help take a project from its
inception to its ribbon cutting
ceremony.
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The USTA takes on projects
big and small, working with
communities of all sizes to help
grow the game. Altoona Parks
and Recreation in Wisconsin
was granted $35,000 to refurbish five courts and to build a
sixth by converting a basketball
court; the City of Jacksonville
was awarded $20,000 for the
reconstruction of five 78-foot
courts and the conversion of a
sixth into four 36-foot courts;
and Arlington Parks & Rec. in
Texas was awarded $45,000 to
build a series of standalone 36foot courts.
Meanwhile, community centers, YMCAs, military installations, and schools across the
country have been granted
funds to build or renovate their
tennis courts. All told, in the
past 11 years the USTA
Facilities Assistance Program
has built more than 39,000
tennis courts across the country.
The USTA recognizes the
importance of making financial
investments in infrastructure to
foster the sport’s continued
growth. To that end, since
2005 the USTA has allocated
more than $12 million through
the Facility Assistance Program
to help support tennis facility
enhancements, renovations
and new construction projects.
To be considered for project
funding, communities must:
* Be actively engaged with
the USTA Facility Assistance
program (complete the USTA
Facility Assistance Form, be
working with USTA-appointed
project consultant, etc.). Any
project completed prior to
engaging the USTA is not eligible for funding.
* Meet specified industry
standards for the project, as
determined by the USTA
Facility Assistance program’s
technical team and the latest
edition of the USTA/American
Sports Builders Association
(ASBA) Construction Manual.
* Demonstrate financial need
and matching (up to 50%) of
project funds.
In recent years, 36-foot and
60-foot tennis has become
especially popular and is generally granted more funding.
Adding 36- and 60-foot courts
to a facility is a great way to
encourage more kids and families to play, as these smaller
courts are easier for beginner
players (children and adults) to
cover, leading to more early
success.Thirty-six-foot and 60foot courts can either be built
as stand alone courts or can be
manufactured by adding lines,
often referred to as blended
lines, to existing 78-foot
courts. Either way, these are
an investment in the future of
tennis and in the future of a
facility’s programming. Today
there are more than 18,000
36-foot and 60-foot courts
throughout the country.
The application process for
the Facility Assistance Program
is a rolling one, and there are
no deadlines. Any tennis facility that is open to the public
may request assistance.
To engage the USTA in your
tennis facility plans, visit
www.usta.com/facilities, or email [email protected].
Construction is progressing on the USTA’’s New Home for American Tennis at Lake Nona
near Orlando. The 63-acre, $60 million complez is expected to open later this year and
feature 100-plus courts and Player Development Headquarters.
ATA Celebrates 100th Anniversary In Fort Lauderdale
When an organization has been in existence
for 100 years, it is considered an historic institution. The American Tennis Association
(ATA) proudly takes its place among other
American institutions such as IBM, the
Kiwanis Club, the American Red Cross, and
the National Urban League to name a few.
When the United States Lawn Tennis
Association (now known as the USTA) issued
a policy statement formally barring AfricanAmerican tennis players from its competitions,
the Association Tennis Club of Washington,
DC, and the Monumental Tennis Club of
Baltimore, Md., conceived the idea of the
ATA.
The ATA was born when representatives
from more than a dozen black tennis clubs met
in Washington, DC on Nov. 30, 1916,
Thanksgiving Day. In August 1917, the
organization held its first ATA National
Championships, consisting of three events
(men’s and women’s singles and men’s doubles) at Baltimore’s Druid Hill Park.
Knowing that large groups of blacks would
not be accommodated at most hotels, especially in the south, the early ATA National
Championships were held at various historically black colleges and universities throughout
the country. These black campuses provided
tennis courts and sufficient housing space. The
college administrators were delighted to have
so many prosperous and potential donors affiliated with their campuses. The ATA National
Championships soon became one of the most
anticipated social events of the year in the
African-American community.
Although tennis has been integrated for
decades, the ATA is still relevant and focuses
on the development of young tennis players
from all backgrounds. The majority of its 100plus member clubs include some sort of junior
development program for inner-city youth.
Those clubs without junior programs rally
together to support the youth of other programs in their area. Many of these clubs fund
raise for an entire year to bring their students
to ATA National Championships so that they
will have the opportunity to meet and play
with their peers from across the country.
“It is a heartwarming experience to watch
these kids of all ethnic backgrounds battling it
out on the courts and making lifetime friendships off the courts. It’s all about the kids and
developing the best student athlete we can,”
said ATA President Dr. Franklyn Scott of
Philadelphia, PA.
The 2016 ATA National Championships
and Centennial Celebration July 30-Aug. 6
will kick off a yearlong celebration of the
organization and its first championship. The
ATA National Championship is the largest
tournament in the United States offering more
than 50 categories from 10 and under to 80.
The championships are open to all players and
are being held at the Jimmy Evert Tennis
Center and the Lauderdale Tennis Club, both
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in Fort Lauderdale.
Typically, the tournament is a week long,
however, recognizing that times have changed
and with economic climate, many people who
would like to play are unable to take an entire
week off. In an effort to meet the needs of the
membership, especially the millennials, the
ATA has made some changes in its under-40
age categories and the Men’s and Women’s
Open.
The tournament schedule for all events is:
July 30 Aug. 1: Men’s & Women’s Open
Singles Prize Money Tournament.$1,000 for
the winner $500 for the finalist. Men’s &
Women’s Open Doubles & Mixed Doubles
Men’s & Women’s 30’s and 35’s Singles,
Doubles & Mixed Doubles
Aug. 1-6: Boy’s & Girl’s 10’s, 12’s, 14’s,
16’s, 18’s
Singles, Doubles & Singles
Consolation.Men’s & Women’s 40’s,45’s,
50’s, 55’s, 60’s, 65’s, 70’s, 75’s, 80’s
Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles, Men’s &
Women’s NTRP 3.0 and 3.5
Singles,
Doubles & Mixed Doubles
The organization has a week full of centennial celebrations planned as well as an exhibition of the ATA’s history at the African
American Research Library and Cultural
Center in Fort Lauderdale. The exhibition will
open to the public on July 1t and run through
Aug. 31t. To learn about the ATA, the 2016
National Championships and how you can be
part of this celebration, please visit their website at www.americantennisassociation.org.
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Strategy For Longevity Includes Tennis
By NANCY MORGAN
On Dr. Clare McCreary’s 99th
birthday, the retired orthodontist celebrated with a game of
tennis with his friends at
Seminole Lake Family Tennis
Center in Pinellas County.
Playing tennis three times a
week has been part of
McCreary’s weekly routine for
years. When it’s not a tennis
day, McCreary follows a workout regime and while Sunday is
a day off from both tennis and
exercise, McCreary takes time
to challenge his mind.
What is the secret to
McCreary’s lifestyle that belies
his age?
“I was lucky to choose the
right
parents,”‘
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McCreary when asked the keys
to his longevity. “I work at being
active, follow a healthy diet and
believe in the use it or lose it’
philosophy. I’ve pretty much followed a high protein and low
carb diet all my life.”
McCreary first played tennis
when he was about 10 years old
and living in Columbus, Ohio. A
neighbor had a tennis court in
his yard and tennis became a
“fun thing to do.” When he
moved, there was no tennis until
he took a class at Ohio State
University. After that, however,
life, work and other responsibilities left no time for tennis until
he found himself playing at then
Lakewood Country Club (now
St. Petersburg Country Club).
“I went to dental school at
OSU, then orthodontics school
at Columbia University,” said
McCreary. “After graduation, we
moved to Miami. With the
bombing of Pearl Harbor, I
became a dentist in the Navy
and also for the Marine Corps in
the 3rd Marine Division 9th
Regiment.
“After the war, I didn’t really
like Miami, so we moved to St.
Petersburg in 1946. I opened an
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Dr. Clare McCreary (wearing hand-made birthday hat made for him at the club) with Seminole
Lake tennis director Erick Chall
orthodontics practice in 1982
and later retired to Seminole.”
McCreary likes being active,
and he says tennis opposed to
golf
addresses that for him.
Also, the camaraderie with
friends and the desire to always
improve add to his reasons for
choosing tennis.
He tries to take lessons from
different pros because he
believes you can always learn
something. Erick Chall, tennis
director at Seminole Lake
Family Tennis Center, admires
McCreary.
“Clare amazes everyone,
including me, that see him on
the court with his mobility and
skills,” said Chall. “In fact, when
Charley Belcher on Good Day
Tampa Bay with Fox 13 challenged him on the court, Clare
executed a perfect 1-2 punch on
a serve and put-away volley. We
were all amazed!”
McCreary and his wife June,
93, celebrated their 74th
anniversary in December and
currently reside in an independent facility in Largo.
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Florida Pro Helps Tennis In Cuba
A Florida tennis teaching pro recently visited Havana, Cuba, with two dozen other
people to enhance relationships with the
Tennis Federation in Cuba.
Bill Aronson, a teaching pro in Coral
Gables and Director of Development for the
Youth Tennis Foundation in Florida, joined
lawyers, physicians, parents, students and
others in a five-day trip
Aronson was invited by Jake Agna, tennis
director for Kids on the Ball Program; a
non-profit out of Vermont whose mission is
to provide children with in-school, afterschool and summer programs with both
education and tennis.
They noted that Cuba has a Tennis
Federation with little equipment such as racquets, balls, and equipment.
Aronson donated his time to help the
organization, working with children, juniors,
and elite tennis players. He was amazed
with their passion and dedication.
Agna continues to travel to Cuba every
few months.
He is working on having an American
company go to Cuba to build facilities and
resurface the tennis courts.
Aronson is looking into the possibility of
working together with Agna and the Cuban
Tennis Federation through the YTF.
“Some amazing things are happening”
Aronson said. “They’re, renovating their
whole Tennis Fedeeration. I’m hungry to
learn about the Cuban relationships. I
enjoyed it. It was pretty simple, called
People to People.”
A player practices on a court in need of resurfacing.
Aronson YTF Director of
Development
The Youth Tennis Foundation of Florida Board
of Directors has selected Bill Aronson to be its first
Director of Development.
Aronson is a USPTA and PTR Certified Tennis
Professional. He is also certified by USTA in High
Performance and Quick Start. He is currently a
tennis professional for the City of Coral Gables.
He was the Administrator of Sport Science for
the USTA. He is a professor at both Florida
International University and St. Thomas
University in Miami. He teaches both Sport and
Developmental Psychology to undergraduate and
graduate students.
He has been on the faculty at Northeastern,
Springfield College, Barry University, University
of Miami, United States Sports Academy, and
Miami Dade College. He was a Research Fellow
at the Center for the Study of Sport in Society at
Northeastern University. He is a former Harry
Hopman tennis coach/professional and is a tennis ambassador for Saddlebrook Tennis Resort in
Tampa. He was a head men’s tennis coach at
Springfield College and women’s head coach at
the University of Lowell. He was the assistant
men’s coach at the University of Rochester. He
also was the head men’s and women’s tennis
coach for the Australian Maccabiah Games and
was the head men’s coach for the Uruguayan
Maccabiah Games.
He was a USTA and ITF Clinician and worked
in many countries promoting tennis/sport psychology. These include: Jamaica, Uruguay,
Australia, Venezuela, Dominica, Malaysia,
Thailand, and Cuba.
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UM Women 8th, Barry Men 1st, FSU Men Stun UNC
The University of Miami women’s team is
ranked eighth in the nation and is the only team
from Florida among the top 10 in the women’s
and men’s Intercollegiate Tennis Association
Division ! rankings. The Barry men top the
Division II rankings.
The University of Florida women are 18th,
Florida International is 57th and Florida State is
66th among the women. In the men’s Division I
rankings, South Florida is 16th, Florida 25th,
FSU 51st, Miami 74th and Florida Gulf Coast is
75th.
Following Barry among Division II men are
West Florida (4), Lynn (6), St. Leo (7), EmbryRiddle (24), Flagler (25), Rollins (26), and Florida
Tech (40). Among Division II women are St. Leo
(3), Barry (4), Lynn (5), West Florida (6), Nova
Southeastern (7), Flagler (16), Rollins (27), Florida
Tech (37), and Palm Beach Atlantic (39).
In the top 100 Division I singles rankings for
women, Florida’s Belinda Woolcock is fifth,
Miami’s Stephanie Wagner is sixth and teammate
Sinead Lohan is seventh, Florida’s Austin Brooke
15th and teammate Kourtney Keegan 37th,
Miami’s Yolimar Ogando 39th, FSU’s Danelka
Borthwick 72nd and Florida’s Anna Danilina
81st.
Among the men: USF’s Roberto Cid is fourth,
Diego Hidalgo of Miami 21st, Piotr Lomacki of
Miami 28th, Benjamin Lock of FSU 30th, Elliott
Orkin of Florida 33rd and teamates Chase PerezBlanco 51st and Alfredo Perez 75th, Christian
Langmo of Miami 89th and Marco Nunez of
FSU 97th. Singles rankings for the other divisions had not been announced.
FSU TOPPLES TAR HEELS
The FSU men’s team notched its biggest victory in school history, emerging as 4-3 winners
over No. 1 North Carolina. It was the first for
Florida State (10-4, 2-1 ACC) over a top-ranked
team in school history and the highest in head
coach Dwayne Hultquist’s 17 seasons at Florida
State.
Coming off a 4-3 loss Sunday at MIami, FSU
fell three spots to No. 51 in the ITA rankings,
while North Carolina was the lone undefeated
team remaining in the country and entered its
ACC opener with a 15-0 record on the season.
FSU freshman Aziz Dougaz and senior
Michael Rinaldi secured a 6-1 victory in doubles
over Jack Murray and Brayden Schnur. After
North Carolina tied it, FSU seniors Benjamin
Lock and Marco Nunez beat third-ranked Brett
University of South Florida - June 15-17
University of Virginia - July 8-10
Lehigh University - July 17-21 & July 23-27
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Clark and Robert Kelly, 6-4, and gave the
Seminoles a 1-0 lead.
In singles Dougaz won 6-1, 7-6 (4) over No.
74 Murray. With the match tied at 2-2, the final
three courts went to a third set. Lock defeated
No. 38 Schnur 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. Nunez took a 40 third-set lead and finished off Schneider with a
6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3 victory to clinch the upset.
Also, two players were named Weaver-JamesCorrigan postgraduate scholarship award winners, as announced by the Atlantic Coast
Conference: Nunez and Rinaldi. Each receives
$5,000 in pursuit of a graduate degree.
MIAMI HONORS WAGNER
Miami senior Stephanie Wagner was tapped
into the Iron Arrow Honor Society, which recognizes individuals of UM who passionately exemplify five qualities based on the Seminole Indian
tradition: love of alma mater, character, leadership, scholarship and humility. Wagner is majoring in economics and has made the Director’s
Honor Roll (3.20) seven times, Dean’s List five
times and Provost’s Honor Roll (3.75) twice. In
2015, Wagner was named the ACC Women’s
Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the year and the UM
Female Student-Athlete of the year.
Brandeis University - July 30-31
USP Announces 2016 Spring Showcase.
By Oscar Miranda
Coming from the most successful event
in 11 years, University Sports Program
(USP) has announced the 2016 College
Tennis Spring Showcase to take place in
ProWorld Tennis Academy May 5-6 located at the same complex of the Delray
Beach ITF tournament.
This new Showcase comes after taking
advantage for over a decade of the recruiting trips college coaches make to ITF tournaments such as the Eddie Herr, Orange
Bowl, and the Spring Florida ITF’s to put
in place events that increase junior players’
chances to be recruited.
“I feel this is an amazing opportunity to
have coaches see players that are under
the radar,” Thomas Anderson, USP and
Showcase founder, said. “Most of the time,
these players are the hidden jewel in the
recruitment season for coaches.”
The Showcase in its past edition brought
over 75 college coaches, highlighted by
NCAA DI National Champion University
of Virginia, NCAA DII Champion Barry,
NJCAA Champion ASA College. UCLA,
University
of
Florida,
Louisville,
Minnesota, Nebraska, Virginia Tech,
Auburn University, Brown University,
Columbia University, Florida State, and
Miami. The USP 2016 College Tennis
Spring Showcase is expected to bring most
of these coaches.
“We exceeded our expectations,”
Anderson said. “I am happy because this
puts us as the premier destination for
College Coaches Recruitment.”
Coaches at the USP Showcase are
ecstatic for a chance to recruit players that
otherwise they wouldn’t know of.
“I think (the Showcase) simplifies things
a lot,” Mario Rincon, Men Tennis Coach at
Miami, said. “It saves us a lot time in the
recruiting process. There is plenty of talent
to go around at this showcase.”
For players from the 2016, 2017 and
2018 class, the USP Spring Showcase will
be a must go. Over 70 percent of players
participating according to past events
results are expected to be recruited.
“The Showcase gave me a chance to
prove my worth,” said Fredrik Moe, a senior in high school from Norway with no
ITF ranking, who verbally committed to
Louisville. “Coach Ecarma (Louisville head
coach) mentioned that without the USP
Showcase, he would not have thought
about recruiting me due to my lack of
results.”
Olga Elkin, who coaches the Bowling
Green State University women’s team, is
one of the happiest coaches to have participated after receiving a commitment
from Megan Horn, a senior from Boca
Raton.
“Her level was amazing before she got
hurt,” Elkin said of Horn, who had been
injured for a year before playing the
Showcase. “She played great at the
Showcase and we’re very excited for her.”
Admission for the Showcase is open but
it’s recommended to sign up early since
spots are limited.
Florida Tennis Readers have a special
promo of 20% off the regular price with
the code FLTENNIS. This will be valid
until April 5.
Regular admission price is $350.00. For
more information about the 2016 USP
Spring Showcase go to www.universitysports.com/spring-showcase.
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as an opportunity to gauge your
skills against players from other
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The first leg recently finished in
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include Yubel Urbri from Miami,
who won the boys’ 9 title.
Wayne Bryan (father of the
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Mo” players at Palm Springs. And
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HIGH SCHOOLS
The Tennis Journey Should Be Fun
By JOHN DANISE
Many of the mistakes made by
tennis parents are similar to parents of kids playing other sports,
and are those mistakes all the
fault of the parent? As a 20year high school tennis coach, I
admit to having bias, but as a
PTR tennis pro, parent and
grandparent, I do think I have a
right to express my opinion.
I should first admit that
although my children believed I
was hard on them, I was influenced by the changing norms
and was much less tough on our
children than my father.
Coaching for most of my adult
life did not afford me the option
of just observing, without trying
to see improvement; so naturally
I always shared my opinions
with our children as they were
raising there’s.
As you might suspect, during
my efforts to make sure our
grandchildren were prepared for
adulthood I sometimes forgot
that societies’ norms were still
changing when I reminded my
children that my grandchildren
were joining today’s entitlement
group of kids. (No, I did not forget the grandchildren are ours
and not just mine, but my loving
wife, late joining the coaching
group, took longer than most in
accepting the importance of the
word “NO”.)
Often today parents are influenced by today’s TV programing, where if a problem is not
fixed in 30 minutes, surely it will
be done in a 60-minute show.
Little did I know how fortunate
we are not to have that influence
and forget the importance of
competing. Some of us wonder
if our schools are teaching for
learning or for test; some of us
older coaches wonder if the
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USTA ranking system has juniors, parents and some coaches
chasing points rather than
developing their tennis game.
One thing that has not
changed in my 50 years of
coaching is the importance of
competition. Often parents fail
to understand this basic concept: Kids love to compete.
Competition will not only produce better tennis players, it will
produce better citizens. Parents
love to compare. Too often the
parents are creating the “compare” mentality which, of
course, hurts the child. There
will always be someone better
than your child. Like other
sports, remember it takes time
for the athlete to develop. If it’s
not fun, they won’t play. Some
parents fail to understand this.
Another error is: Some parents may mistakenly feed dreams
that will most likely not happen.
No, I am not saying don’t
encourage a dream, I am saying
“stop feeding the idea that they
will be winning the U S Open
and spending money as if we’re
going to happen” because most
likely they will not. The worst
mistake parents make is paying
for everything, new racquets,
new shoes, academy lessons,
trips to Spain, etc.
Kids must learn the importance of competition and point
construction. This failure to
understand that the secret sauce
in tennis is “hunger” and some
parents do everything to make
sure the kids never feel the need
to be hungry (for something).
Taking into consideration my
bias for high school tennis, I do
believe it is normally a mistake
for parents to take kids out of
school. Some think that’s the
way to get more practice for
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their child. Normally that is a big
mistake, since the large majority
of those kids will not be pros. If
your child is one of those, you
now hurt the child even more as
he or she will be an uneducated
20 year old with very little
chance of becoming a highearning individual, which is what
most want for their kids’ happiness.
Hopefully I will not offend
some pros when I point to
another mistake some parents
make: It is thinking they must
hire bigi-name academy coaches, shelling out $350-$600 per
hour for learning a backhand or
serve. Not needed. If your kid is
any good and now hooked on
the game, it is time to learn to
compete. Your child, coach and
you have enjoyed tennis and
might be ready take the road for
the next step in the journey. If
you have made the right choices
for your child, her or his coach,
and for your own money, and all
those involve making tennis fun.
That is it. Hopefully many of
you reading this can say you are
not making these mistakes.
Tennis is a wonderful game
which requires having fun first.
Once hooked we can introduce
them to the difficulties of competition and the journey necessary to achieve. While not an
easy journey, it should always be
fun.
BILL ADAMS INTERNATIONAL
TENNIS ACADEMY LLC
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today’s young tennis stars.
Has directed academies in the U.S,
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HIGH SCHOOLS
Time To Step Up For High School Tennis
By JOHN DANISE
This year’s FHSAA tennis season is coming
to an end and there are many wonderful stories,
some of which we have shared on our social
media and on our weekly radio broadcast,
“FHSTCA Perspective on High School
Tennis”, which airs on the UR10S Tennis network.
We believe the next story of this high school
tennis season is the fifth annual Florida High
School All Star Tournament, which is a celebration of our senior players. The tournament follows the FHSAA State Championships and
play will again be at the beautiful Winter Park
Tennis Facility on the weekend of April 23rd.
The tournament will have eight eight co-ed
teams from eight regions of Florida (see
USTA/FL map). Each team will compete in a
boy and girl singles set, a boy and girl doubles
set and two mixed doubles sets. The Billie
Jean King Team No-Ad Tennis will again be the
tournament format.
The eight teams participating in Winter Park
will again be receiving Wilson goodies, which
will be in Dean Street Insurance backpacks. Ad
they will be given shirts from Team
Connection, the FHSTCA Clothier. Florida
Athletic Coaches Association will also be providing T-Shirts for the players and coaches, and
the tournament will be played with Wilson tennis balls.
If you have not already nominated your high
school tennis senior, please do so now. Even if
your player is not chosen to go to Winter Park,
he or she will receive a certificate recognizing
them. Your $25 tax free nomination fee is a
contribution to the FHSTCA and will make this
event and others possible.
As of the time this article was submitted, the
FHSTCA does not have the funds to house and
feed the players as we have in past years. Your
help is needed. We have arranged for the
Howard Johnson in Altamonte Springs to provide the same discounted rate as past years. For
those of you looking to take advantage of the
price, remember to tell them you are with the
FHSTCA All Star Tournament . You will find
the information on our website www.FHSTCA.org.
Florida has one high school (Sebastian River
High School) which has nominated all of its
high school tennis seniors each year of the tournament’s existence. None of those players traveled to the tournament but all knew they were
part of the All Star Team and were recognized
by their school and the FHSTCA. Our future
college players, USTA volunteers and league
players, as well as coaches, tennis pros and
civic leaders are all in high school now. And
with your help we can help them with their
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journey.
A visit of our website will provide an insight
into the value of our organization and the programs available to coaches, players and tennis
parents. Our social media (FHSTCA.org) not
only provides tennis information, it has also
shared college coaches’ requesst for needed
male and female players for their teams.
Each Thursday, our radio broadcast “The
FHSTCA Perspective on High School Tennis”
can be heard on the UR10S Tennis
network;.Last year we attempted to bring train-
ing to different regions of the state and conducted a few Saturday Regional Training Days for
coaches, but the assistance we had hoped for
did not materialize. While the USTA/Florida
provides needed assistance to many worthwhile
organizations, we did not fit into their criteria.
Coach Danise is the Executive Director of
the Florida High School Tennis Coaches
Association and Tennis Chairman of the
FACA. A 25+year member of the PTR, he
has completed the USTA/PTR High
Performance Coaching Program
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High School Tennis Rewind News
CALIFORNIA
By Delaine Mas t
A field of 150 student athletes from
California high schools formed 16 coed
teams to participate in the 2016 San Diego
WTT High School Festival at the Barnes
Tennis Center in San Diego. Teams were
invited to participate in the festival after
playing in a winter league that began last
October. Their commitment to excellence,
sportsmanship and participation made the
festival and the winter league a huge success. The event also recognized the team
coaches who build leadership skills, regard
for others and motivate each player to seek
responsibility for the team effort.
Teams from San Diego, Encinitas, Chula
Vista, Oceanside, El Cajon, La Mesa,
Fallbrook, Valley Center and Brawley participated in the one-day festival. The Eagles
from Chula Vista were voted by the players
and coaches as the Team Spirit Award winners for their outstanding sportsmanship
and teamwork during the event. They will
also be recognized during a San Diego
Aviators match this summer.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
By Gene For tino
The second annual Golden State Tennis
Classic will be held Sept. 9-10. Twenty-four
teams from throughout California, Hawaii,
and Nevada will be participating. Menlo
School is excited about hosting this tournament and feels that in terms of talent from
top to bottom, this arguably could be the
best high school girls; tournament in the
country.
The following schools have been invited:
Amador Valley, Archbishop Mitty, Arroyo
Grande, Dana Hills, Dougherty Valley,
Gunn, Harvard-Westlake, Iolani, Leland, Los
Gatos, Menlo, Menlo-Atherton, Mira Costa,
Monta Vista, Monte Vista, Palo Verde,
Peninsula, Redwood, Saint Francis, Saint
Ignatius, Santa Barbara, Saratoga. Torrey
Pines, and Valencia.
The top eight seeds will have a first-round
bye. The eight winners from the first round
will feed into the eight seeded teams. The 8
teams that lose in the First Round will go
into the Consolation Bracket. The winners
in the main draw will progress until there is
a champion. As teams lose, they will enter
the consolation bracket. Each team will play
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at least 4 matches.
All of the matches will be played at
Stanford University, Santa Clara University,
Foothills Tennis And Swimming Club, and
University Club Of Palo Alto.. The format
will be Four Singles /Three Doubles. If a
match splits sets, a 10-point tiebreak will be
played instead of a full third set.
Each player will receive a long-sleeve shirt
with the logo of the tournament on the front
and the teams competing on the back. Each
player will also receive a pair of sunglasses
with the logo of the tournament printed on it
and a towel with the logo on it (the champions will receive a special towel).
Each team will submit a ladder a week
before the tournament. The players will be
ranked in order of strength. A player can
play singles in one match and doubles in
another match. We will be using the ladder
format used in the CIF / USTA Northern
and Southern California Championships. A
supplement will be sent to the coaches
approximately a month before the start of
the tournament.
MISSOURI VALLEY
By Scot t Edgee
The National High School Tennis Coaches
Association will be ranking the top 25 boys
and girls tennis teams in the country again.
If you would like to apply for a ranking, send
your team’s high school name, city, and
state. Most importantly send me your top six
players and their USTA National or
Sectional rankings to my Facebook page:
National High School Tennis Coaches
Association by June 1
OREGON
By Bret t Hal l
It is an exciting time for high school tennis
in Oregon. In a state best known for its
majestic mountains, beautiful coast line, and
lots of rain, the sport of tennis does not necessarily rank high on a high school players’
list of activities, but things are changing.
Oregon’s high school tennis season currently runs from late February until late May with
the individual state championships played
mostly in Portland, Eugene, and Corvallis.
Many of our 5,000 tennis players only play
during the high school season, but I have big
plans to get more kids playing year round. I
am entering my third year as the boys’ coach
at West Albany High School.
After coaching the past two years I saw a
lot of areas in high school tennis we could
really improve in our state. Leaders of the
TTCA encouraged me to start an Oregon
High School Tennis Association to improve
high school tennis and get more kids playing
matches early, especially those who do not
play USTA tournaments. Coaches John
Danise from Florida, Bobby Kleinecke from
Texas, and A.G. Longoria from California
have been very helpful giving advice on start-
Texas Tennis Coaches Ass ociation
By Bobby Kl einecke
We had a great turnout for “The Blast”
presentation at this year’s convention.
Almost two-thirds of the coaches that
attended the presentation indicated that they
wanted to host a site. Don’t forget sign up
for a Blast to do with your kids during the
off-season times by clicking on the link located on the webpage. If you have trouble,
please let myself or Steve Buck know and we
can help you out.
We had about 311 coaches fill out the survey. Listed below are percentages of how the
questions were answered. We are still in the
process of breaking down each question by
classification and region so that we can bring
the results to the UIL. Keep in mind that just
because the coaches are in favor of something does not mean the UIL will move in
that direction. That is up to the
Superintendents that make up the
Legislative Council.
Classification Responses: 6A - 37% ,5A 25%, 4A - 18% ,3A - 7% ,2A - 5.5% ,1A 3.5%
Middle School - 3%, Private School - .6%,
Other - .3% .
ing a coaches association.
The GPTC is a non-profit organization
dedicated to promoting junior and adult tennis in Oregon. Our hope is to become an
umbrella organization under the GPTC to
take advantage of their nonprofit and tax
exempt status. As a USPTA Elite
Professional for 39 years, I have a very
unique perspective being both a teaching
professional and high school coach. It is a
challenge convincing fellow Oregon teaching
professionals, but it can be done.
AROUND THE STATE
EVERT PRO-CELEBRITY DATES SET
The Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic has
been scheduled for Nov. 18-20, with the tennis to be held at the Delray
Beach Tennis Center and the Gala Dinner Dance at the Boca Raton
Resort and Club.
The events are held in association with the Broward Health Chris Evert
Children’s Hospital. Proceeds benefit the fight against drug abuse and
child neglect in Florida.
For more information, call 561-394-2400.
PRATT, 90, LEGENDARY CAREER
Betty Pratt , who died this winter at age 90 in Winter Park, in 1943
captained the national U.S. Junior Wightman Cup Team and received the
national USTA Girls’ Sportsmanship Award. At Rollins College in Winter
Park she played No. 1 singles and was honored with the Algernon
Sidney Sullivan Award for citizenship.
In 1947 she won the Cincinnati tournament that is now known as one
of the largest stops on the WTA tour. She would compete professionally
for the next 21 years, gracing the cover of World Tennis magazine four
times. She captained the U.S. Fed Cup team, reached the semifinals at
Wimbledon in 1954, and the 1956 U.S. National Championships. Her
deepest run at a Grand Slam was runner-up in doubles (with Rollins
teammate Shirley Fry) in 1956 at the U.S. National Championships.
In 1967 she received the USTA Florida Female Merit Award for making significant contributions to Florida tennis as a volunteer, and in 1983
she was inducted into the USTA Florida Tennis Hall of Fame.
“Betty was such a gracious person and always willing to give back to
the sport she loved,” said USTA Florida Executive Director Doug Booth.
In 1977 she founded the National Senior Women’s Tennis Association.
At age 70 she won the ITF 65-and-over singles world championship, her
fourth world title, and won the inaugural Kitty Godfree Cup (team 65and-over) for the U.S. She amassed more than 75 USTA national titles.
SAME-GENDER NATIONALS
The USTA announced that the same-gender couples’ doubles tournament, inaugurated last March in Palm Springs, will now become a USTA
National Championship event, and will become an annual part of the
USTA’s adult competition tennis calendar. Last year’s groundbreaking
tournament opened the door to new play opportunities for same-gender
spouses, those in civil unions, domestic partners, and spousal equivalents, making the USTA’s popular adult competition more diverse and
inclusive.
The tournament’s divisions can be found in the “Family Divisions” categories on Tennislink.
“The USTA is proud to recognize this tournament as an official USTA
National Championship event,” said Katrina Adams, USTA Chairman of
the Board, CEO and President. “We were thrilled at the success of last
year’s inaugural event, and sincerely hope that giving the event National
Championship status will allow it to continue to grow and attract even
more same-gender couples to competition. Tennis once again has
stepped to the front to break down barriers and ensure that our sport is
inclusive and welcoming to all.”
“I was thrilled by the announcement of the single-gender couples’ doubles tournament last year, and I’m even more excited now that the USTA
has made it a National Championship event,” said Hall-of-Famer Billie
Jean King. “It’s another important step forward in leveling the playing
field and making tennis more accessible and available to more people. I’m
looking forward to continued growth and success of this event and hope
to see a lot more like it in the near future.”
Jason Gilbert, Director of Competitive Tennis for USTA Florida, said
that to date there have been no inquiries or requests to host a same gender event in Florida. “We’re hopeful that we would be able to sanction a
few tournaments this year,” Gilbert said.
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Wendy Refram Tatam instructs Avery Wooten at ACEing Autism clinic during the Delray
Beach Open.
ACEing Autism Clinic at Miami Open
ACEing Autism invites the public to attend a special ACEing Autism
Clinic on March 30 at 5 p.m. during the Miami Open at the Tennis
Center at Crandon Park on Key Biscayne.
See the program in action, meet the founders Dr. Shafali Jeste and
Richard Spurling, and learn about the program’s mission.
For tickets and to register, please send an email to: [email protected], or call 310-401-0544. For more information, please visit
www.aceingautism.org
ACEing Autism, a non-profit tennis organization that teaches tennis
to children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, played host to a kids’ clinic special event at the Delray Open on February 20. There were 15
ACEing Autism participants and 20 volunteers in attendance. Richard
Spurling, the founder of ACEing Autism, along with area program
directors, demonstrated and taught ball skills and tennis drills to the
children. The mission of ACEing Autism is to connect children with
autism to unique tennis programs and to develop and advance proven
methods to positively impact the children, families and communities
they serve.
SHOP TALK
Human Radiator Wristband Loved
As the new “human radiator” wristband Thermo Dynamic
expands from runners, crossfit trainers and kick boxers into tennis, the product has found a fan in weekend warrior Ashley
Nauder.
This is a wristband that does more than absorb your sweat. It
helps cool your body in warm weather, and on a chilly day it
helps warm you up.
Nauder, a 24-year-old editorial specialist from St. Louis,
Missouri, heard about the product that is distributed by Boca
Raton-based dhamaUSA, tried it out and now uses it regularly.
“A family friend who is a long-distance runner in California
and broke one of her records with it had positive things to say,
so I was interested to see how it would work for me,” says
Nauder who plays tennis three times a week in the summer and
twice weekly the rest of the year.
“I’m athletic and I’m involved in a lot of activities. My biggest
complaint in tennis is that after two hours I’m really sore. But
after using the Thermo Dynamic, the next day didn’t have that
normal pain.”
She wears the wristband on her left wrist. “I’m not very
strong,” she says. “It bothered me and noticed it on my forehand. On the left I was fine.”
Nauder plays on hard courts indoors and outdoors and competes in a USTA 3.5 travel league.
In the summer she plays World Team Tennis mixed doubles at
4.0 or 4.5.
“I’m excited to use it this summer,” she says. “Normally I’m
fatigued in the second set, and I’m not with the Thermo
Dynamic. I maintained that level of stamina and could have a
burst of energy.
“I think it’ a great recovery devise. I really get overheated and
hate that feeling. I still get warm but I’m not having to chug
water. The wristband keeps me at a really comfortable level. I
wear it during a match, especially if it’s going to be a tough
match and I know I’m going to be warm.”
Paul Orofino, the president of dhamaUSA, notes that the
wristband weighs only 4.5 ounces.
“If it’s not comfortable during a match, it can be worn before
a match and obviously for recovery,” Orofina says. “If it’s before
a match, players don’t get hot as fast.
“In a sense they are sweating later, keeping the heat level and
fatigue down. During a match in a sense they will have more
performance, and wearing it afterwards is for recovery and feeling better.”
Here’s how the Thermo Dynamic works: The brain senses
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body temperature. In parallel, body heat is expelled through the
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It is crucial for sports that involve spikes in temperature level,
and it is a perfect tool for athletes of all ages and skill levels,
people who recreationally exercise, as well as health care professionals, or anyone who desires the ability to manage temperature and fatigue.
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PTR Honors Beltrame, Almeida
Lorenzo Beltrame, of Windermere, Florida, has been named Professional
Tennis Registry Professional of the Year. This award is presented to the
PTR Professional who has displayed the highest standards of conduct and
service to both tennis and PTR. Areas of consideration include service to
PTR; participation in national, sectional or local tennis organizations; personal or student rankings/performance; exhibitions or speaking engagements; publication of articles; tournaments; coaching; tennis related volunteer/community service; and continued education.
Throughout his coaching career, Beltrame has worked with dozens of
ATP and WTA tour professionals, including Jim Courier and Pete Sampras.
He has traveled extensively coaching players in major events including the
four Grand Slams, Davis Cup and Hopman Cup.
Since 1996, Beltrame has served as Director of Tennis and Athletic
Performance Coaching at the Human Performance Institute in Orlando.
Beltrame is responsible for the Mental Toughness Certification Program
at HPI and is a registered coach of the WTA Tour.
Clayton Almeida has been named PTR Male Player of the Year. A PTR
Master of Tennis - Performance, he is also a certified Professional in Adult
Development. He lives in West Palm Beach, where he serves as Head Pro
at Mayacoo Lakes Country Club, and summers in Southampton, N.Y.,
where he is Head Pro and Director of Junior and Adult Tennis Program at
Meadow Club.
Currently ranked #1 in USTA 30s Singles, Almeida is the USTA National
30s Singles Champion for all surfaces. He is ranked #5 in Doubles. In 2014
and 2015, he won the PTR Championships Open Division in Singles and
Doubles.
APRIL-MAY 2016
FLORIDA TENNIS
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The Future of Nutrition Supplementation: FitLine
FitLine is the product of innovative technology
and commitment to quality by PM-International.
After being in over 35 countries with 22 years
experience, FitLine is now available in the US
market.
Since its inception in 1993, PM-International
has seen tremendous growth, as well as the support of hundreds of athletes across the globe.
Tennis materials and the way a player is train
has changed so much in the last two decades.
Nutrition is not everything, but without optimal
nutrition, everything is nothing. Anything we eat
or drink significantly influences our fitness, performance levels and appearance, as well as mental and emotional health. With high-quality nutritional supplementation, we can improve every
aspect of our day-to-day lives.
PM-International is a German company
known for innovative science and engineering,
over 23 years in business, privately owned, operating in 35 countries, more than $330 million in
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“A correct diet has a fundamental influence on
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according to the resolution of an international
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Springs,USA. The importance of an individually
optimized diet in the area of fitness and sports is
still underestimated, even by top athletes and top
trainers.
An optimal diet not only contributes to maximizing an individual’s possible performance level
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Scientific research shows there are often nutrient deficiencies in athletes. They often do not
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Nutrient deficiency in athletes can also be
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Leisure athletes are often affected by nutrient
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An optimal diet must be tailored to each ath-
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For all ages
941-737-2635
[email protected]
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This high performance tennis equipment duo has
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Teaching Juniors to Seniors
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World class training for juniors, adults and seniors under the direction of former ATP Tour pro
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The Trinity of Healing Unity
By STEVEN FRANK
I am constantly being asked what product
I would recommend for supporting healing
after surgery or for dealing with an impactbruise or for helping a fracture or sprain.
The answer is the same... Bruise, Strain &
Tear Repair (aka BST). If you twisted an
ankle during a tennis match and damaged
some soft tissue... BST. If you just had surgery and want to heal faster... BST. If you
jumped off a building and damaged your
heel...BST... and perhaps counseling. Are
you sensing a common thread here? If you
damage something it will heal better with
BST.
“Why is that?” you say. Well, it’s the
Trinity of Healing Unity. There are three
powerful healing herbs that work so well
together that they form what I like to call,
“The Trinity of Healing Unity” as they will
unify separated bone or tendon and heal
micro-tears in tissue better than anything
else on the planet. These three herbs are
Comfrey, Arnica and Rosemary. The
Comfrey is known for its ability to increase
the activity of fibroblasts. These are the little collagen factories that build restorative
tissue. You need to produce more collagen
to repair skin, bone and tendon or ligament
tissue. Pour on the Comfrey and turn-up
the fibroblasts. The Arnica supports healing tissue and contains enzymes which
digest the micro-clots that can block access
to the region. Pour on the Arnica and “let
the healing begin”. Rosemary improves the
flow of peripheral vasculature which allows
the vital building blocks of new tissue to be
delivered more easily to the construction
site. Pour on the Rosemary and get the
supplies to the site.
Of course there are support herbs and
vitamins that help immensely with the
recovery such as vitamins A, C, and E to
reduce scar tissue formation. Willow
reduces the pain of the injury without
reducing the all-important inflamation signal that maintains the healing process.
Witch Hazel relaxes muscle fibers so that
residual trauma doesn’t put excess strain on
healing regions.
And all of these herbs... They’re in
Bruise Strain and Tear Repair. Indeed,
BST is the BeST thing to use on any recovery from injury or surgery. It’s just that
simple.
Steve Frank is an Herbalist from the
Front Range of Colorado with many years
of experience in treating musculo-skeletal
injuries with indigenous plants and herbs.
He has studied the actions of these natural
remedies in the clinic and the laboratory so
that he can bring you the best that science
and ancient wisdom have to offer. He can
be
reached
with
questions
at
[email protected] His blog
can be found on www.MyNaturesRite.com
SEEKING COACHING POSITION
Angela Buxton offers personal and playing
references for 21-year-old British male player
Seeking position as hitting partner,
or assistant coach, or both.
Willing to travel.
Presently on TENNIS COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIP in Grand Rapids,
Michigan. Could be Available on
short notice.
If interested, please call:
954-979-6346, Angela Buxton
or
616-541-9377, Sam Rogerson
LET’S PLAY TENNIS
WHERE TO PLAY
CENTRAL & NORTH FLORIDA
BRANDYWINE TENNIS AND FITNESS CLUB
2930 Brandywine Road,
Deland, FL 32720
386-734-0900
e-mail: [email protected]
website: www.brandywinetennis.com
4 lighted Har-Tru, 4 lighted hard courts and fitness facility
High performance junior and professional training
Greater Volusia Tennis League teams
EMERALD GREENS CONDO-RESORT
at Carrollwood Country Club
13941 Clubhouse Drive
Tampa, FL 33618
813-961-9400 ext. 401
Sales Manager, J.R. Pfeuffer
E-mail: [email protected]
Director of Tennis, Chris Cary
8 Har-Tru Courts, all lighted for early/night time play,
Junior size Olympic pool, fitness center & more.
G.T. BRAY RECREATION CENTER
Manatee County Parks and Recreation Department
5502 33rd Avenue Drive West
Bradenton, FL 34209
941-742-5923
8 Har Tru, 8 hard courts, 8 racquetball courts, all lighted for
early morning/night time play, pool, fitness center and
more. Daily and 1, 6, 12 month membership rates avail
able.
JONESVILLE?TENNIS?CENTER
Dave Porter, Director of Tennis
14080 NW 32nd Ave,
Gainesville, FL 32606
W) 352-331-9558
F) 352-331-9661
C) 352-262-4905
www.jonesvilletennis.com
14 lighted clay courts, open to the public, summer camp,
Women’s $10,000 USTA Pro Circuit event March 2-9,
Gainesville. Visit www.gainesvilletennisclassic.org
OMNI AMELIA ISLAND PLANTATION
Scott Colbourne, Director of Cliff Drysdale Tennis
Gary Biel, Director of Recreation
www.omniameliaislandplantation.com
www.weekresortguide.com
Member of the Global Hotel Alliance
Direct to Scott: 904-277-5151
Direct to Gary: 904.277.5992
23 beautiful Har-Tru courts, a Tennis Magazine top 50 resort
PLAY THE CLAY TENNIS
2616 Princess Way
Kissimmee, FL 34746
407-396-6672
Cell: 407-922-7648
Pro shop, private tennis
PTR teaching professionals
Beginners to world-class players welcome
THAKKAR TENNIS CENTER
Horace Watkis pro
4860 Haw Branch Rd.
Sebring, FL 33875
863-386-4282, cell 863-414-2164
[email protected]
6 HarTru clay courts, lighted
League play, clinics, lessons, tournaments.
COACH VALENCIA
Tampa Plantation Head Tennis Pro
813-486-8909
www.plantationtennis.com
www.tenniscoachvalencia.com
[email protected]
Juniors to adults. Certified tennis pro. Flexible, goal
oriented, physical-mental tennis prgrams.
Clinics+private lessons
SOUTH FLORIDA
BOYNTON BEACH TENNIS CENTER
Laurie Fasolo, Administrative Assistant
3111 S. Congress Ave.
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
561-742-6575
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
17 Har Tru courts and 4 composite courts
Various teaching pros with an average of 23 years
experience each
USPTA certified P-1
BRIAN PICCOLO TENNIS CENTER
Eliseo Serrano, Tennis Director
9501 Sheridan St.
Cooper City, FL 33024
954-437-9983
Cell: 786-346-3309
12 clay Hydro courts with lights. Adult & jr. programs
after school all levels.
www.brianpiccolotenniscenter.com
MISSION INN RESORT & CLUB
Cesar Villarroel, Director of Tennis & Fitness, Realtor
10400 Country Club Road 48
Howey-in-the-Hills, FL 34737
352-324-2024
Cell: 352-455-6815
6 clay, 2 hard courts
ORLANDO TENNIS CENTRE
649 West Livingston Street
Orlando, FL 32801
407246-4469 Front Desk / Reservations
11 Hydro grid clay courts, 5 hard courts under lights
Tom Sweitzer, Manager / USTA Master
USTA?&?USPTA?Hall of Fame Inductee.
Annual play pass or hourly court fee
E Tennis Pro Shop - 407-413-5563
ROSEMARY BEACH RACQUET CLUB
Mike Clark, Tennis Director
235 East Water St., Panama City Beach, FL 32413
850 278-2061
www.rosemarybeach.com
[email protected]
8 clay courts, 6 with lights, daily clinics, memberships avail
able
Pro,
DAVID PARK TENNIS CENTER
510 N. 33 Ct.
Hollywood, fL 33021
12 lighted courts (3 hard, 9 Hydro clay)
Open to the public
JESSE?SMATT, tennis director
954-967-4237
www.smatttennis.com
FOUNTAINS COUNTRY CLUB
TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE!
4476 Fountains Club Drive
Lake Worth, FL. 33467
Tennis Director David Jasmin
Players of all levels welcomed and encouraged to join our
Tennis Program. Discover why ours is rated one of the
finest in Palm Beach. For a free skills assessment with the
Tennis Director call 561-642-2743 or contact the
Membeership Director Heath McDaniel at 561-642-2733.
EAU TENNIS CLUB AT THE
RITZ CARLTON PALM BEACH
100 South Ocean Blvd, Manalapan, Fl 33462
Email: [email protected]
561-540-4993, cell 941-224-7396, cell: 941 224 7396
Junior summer camps, after school junior program, adult
clinics, cardio tennis, private lessons.
Director of Tennis: Greg Hill USPTA Level 1.
Developmental junior coach at IMG Academies in
Bradenton, Fl for 15 years. Former traveling coach for
Marcelo Rios, Mary Joe Fernandez, Iva Majoli, Alexandra
Stevenson, Vince Spadea.
EVERT TENNIS ACADEMY
10334 Diego Drive South
www.evertacademy.com
Phone: 561-488-2001, 1-800-334-7827
High Performance Academy
Weekly, Monthly, Semester,
Spring Break Camps (Ages 8-18)
Summer Camps (Ages 8-18)
Tennis Director: John Evert
GREATER NAPLES YMCA TENNIS CENTER
Director Tim Bauer
5455 YMCA Road
Naples, Florida 34109
239-597-8431
[email protected]
www.greaternaplesymca.org
Play on two Grand Slam surfaces at the Greater Naples YMCA
with the ultimate Academy training environment providing replica
courts of Roland Garros and US Open. Director Tim Bauer provides WTA/ATP Tour and NCAA Coaching experience for all levels of players. The YMCA features a complete sports facility with
fitness, Olympic pools, therapy, preschool and sports program
ming. 2 European Red Clay, 2 US Open Hard Courts, 6 Har-Tru,
all Lighted. Groups and Teams Welcome.
ISLAMORADA TENNIS CLUB
An Ontario (Canada) Training Academy
76800 Overseas Highway
Islamorada, FL 33036
305-664-5341
Web: islamoradatennisclub.com
LAUDERDALE TENNIS CLUB
600 Tennis Club Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
954-763-8657
Dan DeBruyne, Club Manager
www.lauderdaletennisclub.com
20 clay (8 lighted), 3 hard courts
Memberships available, summer tennis and athletic camp
MICHAEL-ANN RUSSELL JCC
18900 NE 25th Ave.
North Miami Beach, FL 33180
305-932-4200 x160
Tennis director Donna Tollefsen
Bill Ogene, USTA High Performance coach.
For more information, contact Donna Tollefsen, USPTA1,
by e-mail: [email protected]
Extreme Tennis Academy directors Dr. Freddy Azucey and
Carlos Maehama
MIDTOWN ATHLETIC CLUB
Laurent Leclerc, Tennis Director
2300 Royal Palm Boulevard
Weston, Fl 33326
954-384-3042
www.midtown.com/weston
25 court lighted tennis courts, 24 which are clay.
2008 Top 50 Tennis Welcome Center site
2008 PTR Private Facility of the Year
New High Performance Director Luis Brest
NAPLES GRANDE BEACH RESORT
Peter Burwash International Tennis Program
475 Seagate Drive
Naples, FL 34103
15 Har-Tru courts
239-594-6033
[email protected]
www.naplesgranderesort.com
NORTH MIAMI BEACH TENNIS CENTER
16851 W. Dixie Highway
305-919-0839
18 courts: 12 hydro clay, 6 hard
Director of tennis: Jay Senter
www.nmbtenniscenter.com
PATCH REEF PARK TENNIS CENTER
2000 Yamato Road
561-367-7090
www.PatchReefPark.org
Memberships available
PEMBROKE LAKES TENNIS CENTER
Pierre Arnold director of tennis
10500 Taft St.
Pembroke Pines, FL 33026
954-431-4146 954-232-8267
5 clay courts, 9 hard courts, all lighted for night play, pro
shop, locker rooms, memberships, all tennis programs for
adults & juniors
PINE CREST SCHOOL
1501 NE 62nd Street
954-492-4159
Lessons available for ages 3-18
High Performance Clinics
ROYAL PALM TENNIS CLUB
7001 SW 98 St.
Miami, FL 33156
305- 661 -3350
Website: www.rptc.org
Club Manager: Bev Crane
Tennis Director: Eric Hechtman
10-Acre Site
19 Clay Courts (15 Lighted), 2 Lighted Hard Courts
Shaded Thatched Chickees between courts. Pro Shop. Men’s
and Women’s Locker Room and Showers. Covered Patio. Offices
and Multi-Purpose Room. Full-sized-Practice Wall. Private Parking.
Programs: High Performance training program with all ages
and levels. Multiple Division 1 college players play at Royal Palm
during camps for Winter, Spring and Summer. We also have afterschool programs as well as a multitude of adult programs.
Summer Camps
Adult Lessons and Clinics
USPTA Pros: Kasey Gladding, Brett Kurtz, Farhan Malik
and Christine Walter
SANS SOUCI TENNIS CENTER
Ross Dubins
1795 Sans Souci Blvd.
North Miami,FL 33181
305-893-7130
Quick Start, after school, camp & privates
SURFSIDE TENNIS CENTER
8750 Collins Ave.
Surfside, FL
305-866-5176
Head pro’s cell: 305-335-7837
Web site: tennisinmiami.com
Tennis pro: Margaret Buchignani, USPTR and MOVEMENT
SPECIALIST
3 Laykold courts across the street from the ocean. Open to the
public. Specialize in beginning/intermediate level.
TENNIS CENTER OF CORAL SPRINGS
2575 Sportsplex Dr.
Coral Springs, FL 33071
954-344-1840
www.CSTENNIS.ORG
TENNIS CONSULTING
“For Accomplishing Tennis Goals and Dreams”
Jonathan Goldfarb- Author, Coach and Consultant
www.tennisconsulting.net
[email protected]
( 561) 866-3810
On-Site Location: Boca Raton
Also done Worldwide
TENNISTIP.COM
Learn Tennis. Get Social. Be Fit.
Adult Group & Private Tennis Lessons & LiveBall
[email protected]
TURNBERRY ISLE MIAMI
19999 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
(305) 816-6692
After-school tennis programs for amateur and elite juniors
ages 10 to 18, cardio tennis, group clinics for tots and
adults, private instruction, match-play, holiday camps, fanta
sy tennis weekends with #8 ATP world-ranked player,
Guillermo Ca as.
Four hydro tennis courts and pro shop at resort, eight
courts at Yacht Club
Guillermo Canas, Tennis Ambassador
Gustavo Oribe, Tennis Director and Co-Founder of Canas
Tennis
WESTON TENNIS CENTER
16451 Racquet Club Rd.
Weston, FL 33326
954-389-8666
Tennis director: Steven Browne. E-mail: s.browne@cliff drysdale.com
www.cliffdrysdale.com
15 Hydro courts, 1 hard court, leagues, programming and
events for all levels of play.
WINDWARD APARTMENTS
AT THE VILLAGES
1441 Brandywine Rd.
West Palm Beach, 33409
AND SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL PARK
Tennis Learning Center
11200 Park Access Rd.
West Boca Raton, 33498
Programs available for all junior levels, beginning to very
advanced. Junior high performance by appointment only.
Adult classes and lessons available for all levels ... Ladies
team ... call for more details.
561-477-9660
cell: 562-477-5350
WHERE TO FIND PROS
CENTRAL & NORTH FLORIDA
CESAR VILLARROEL
Mission Inn Resort & Club
10400 Country Club Road 48
Howey-in-the-Hills, FL 34737
352-324-2024
Cell: 352-455-6815
CHRIS CARY
Tennis Director
Carrollwood Country Club
13903 Clubhouse Drive
Tampa, FL 33618
813-317-7778
COACH JOHN DANISE
District 15 NJTL
Indian River County
www.district15njtl.org
DEVELOP YOUR GAME
Brandywine Tennis Club
Mary Pat Campbell: Tennis Director
Rick & Jenifer Aubin: Professionals
Deland, FL 32720
FRANK COSENTINO
USPTA?Elite Professional
Current direcgtor of Oceanwalk Tennis Centre, New Smyrna
Beach. Director of Orlando Tennis Center 1998-2013, director of
adult programs since 2013. Owner of Frankie C Pro Shop since
1999 at 10 Faulkner Ave., New Smyrna BeachTournament
Director of Orlando’s only ATP?Player supported tournament - the
Orlando Citrus Classic. Have strung over 24,000 racquets.
321-279-8154
386-734 0900 phone & fax
DAVE?PORTER
Director of Tennis
Jonesville Tennis Center
14080 NW 32nd Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32606
W) 352-331-9558
F) 352-331-9661
C) 352-262-4905
www.jonesvilletennis.com
14 lighted clay courts, open to the public, summer camps,
HORACE WATKIS
USPTA certified
Thakkar Tennis Center
4860 Haw Branch Rd.
Sebring, FL 33875
863-386-4282, cell 863-414-2164
[email protected]
6 HarTru clay courts, lighted
League play, clinics, lessons, tournaments
MIKE CLARK, USPTA
164 Grand Flora Way
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
850 974-4464, 850 278-2061
www.rosemarybeach.com
[email protected]
PJ LANGONE
Private Coach
Tampa / Clearwater area
727-251-8505
[email protected]
Elite tennis coaching and training for the competitive player.
All aspects for the tournament player; technique, footwork,
tactics, fitness.
Proven results with nationally ranked USTA players and ITF
players.
College recruitment services; player videos, correspondence
with coaches
Former ATP-ranked player; former NCAA?Division I scholar
ship player; USTA national champion.
Recently reloctaed from South Florida.
SCOTT?COLBOURNE
Director of Cliff Drysdale Tennis
GARY BLEI
Director of Recreation
Omni Amelia Island Plantation
www.omniameliaislandplantation.com
www.weekresortguide.com
Member of the Global Hotel Alliance
Direct to Scott: 904-277-5151
Direct to Gary: 904-277-5992
23 beautiful Har-Tru courts, a Tennis Magazine top 50 resort
SEKOU BANGOURA INTERNATIONAL TENNIS
ACADEMY, Inc.
Lakewood Ranch Athletic Club/Sarasota Sports Club
Email:[email protected]
Phone 941-320-9188
Certify: USPTA & USPTR
Tour Player and Coach to :Sekou Bangoura Jr.
Teaches all levels and High Performance Coach.
SOUTH FLORIDA
ANDREI KOZLOV MIAMI TENNIS ACADEMY
Kozlov Tennis Academy
C.B. Smith Park, Pembroke Pines
954-993-7183
www.KozlovTennis.com
Youth tennis academy Russian style
Work from 8:00 - 18:00
BAUER SPORT PSYCHOLOGY & FACILITY
CONSULTING
Tim Bauer, MS
710 Logan Boulevard South
Naples, Florida 34119
239-398-5549
[email protected]
www.athletictennis.com
Elite Coaching and Sport Psychology. Tim Bauer provides a
top environment for players and programs from developing ITF
and USTA Juniors to WTA/ATP Tour level competitors. Benefit
from experienced coaching on the WTA/ATP Tours and NCAA.
Mental, Physical and Coaching programs avail able at a distance
through consulting sessions online and via phone. Club Facility
and Program Consulting available.
JEFF DROCK, MS, CSCS
www.superfittennis.com
(754)366-4525
Private Fitness Training (Woodmont Country Club / Tamarac,
Florida)
Fitness Management for Traveling Pro and Junior Tour players
[email protected]
BRIAN LUTZ
TennisTIP.com
Learn Tennis. Get Social. Be Fit.
Adult Group & Private Tennis Lessons & LiveBall
[email protected]
COLON E. NUNEZ
President, Nunez Tennis Training
3455 NE 207 Street
Aventura, FL 33180
305-682-9444
www.tennistraining.com
DALE LEPREVOST
Lauderdale Tennis Club
954-560-2159
www.NewTennis.com
BILL CLARK TENNIS ACADEMY
Bill Clark Tennis Director
Cooper City Pool and Tennis Center
11600 Stonebridge Parkway
www.billclarktennis.com / [email protected]
954-433-8673
High Performance Junior Tennis Academy, summer camp,
winter camp, spring camp, 30 years of success developing junior
tennis players
Private lessons, group clinics are available.
DAN DeBRUYNE
Club Manager
Tennis Club of Fort Lauderdale
954-763-8657
www.lauderdaletennisclub.com
NCAA Division I scholarship player at St. Louis University
DONNA TOLLEFSEN
Michael-Ann Russell JCC
18900 NE 25th Ave.
305-932-4200 x160
Development of the Tournament or School Team Player
For more information, contact Donna Tollefsen, USPTA1, email: [email protected]
Extreme Tennis Academy Directors Dr. Freddy Azucey and
Carlos Maehama.
DAVID JASMIN
Fountains Country Club
4476 Fountains Club Drive
Lake Worth, FL. 33467
TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE!
Players of all levels welcomed and encouraged to join our
Tennis Program. Discover why ours is rated one of the
finest in Palm Beach. For a free skills assessment with the
Tennis
Director call 561-642-2743 or contact the Membeership
Director Heath McDaniel at 561-642-2733.
ELISEO SERRANO
Tennis Director at Brian Piccolo Tennis Center
9501 Sheridan St.
954-437-9983
Cell: 786-346-3309
www.bvrianpiccolotenniscenter.com
ERIC HECHTMAN
Tennis Director
Royal Palm Tennis Club
Miami, FL
786-797-1806
[email protected]
USPTA Certified
Eric coached over 20 players that have played college tennis
within the last 5 years. Recently coached Chase Perez-Blanco, who
was USTA Junior Competitive Player of the Year for 2013. Eric
also received the 2013 USTA Junior Competitive Coach of the
Year Award. As a player he is the All-Time wins leader at the
University of Miami and team captain for three years. Also was hitting partner for Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Venus Williams.
At 30 years old still plays tournaments and in 2011 was #1 in
Men’s Open in Florida, winning tournaments like the Turkey Bowl,
USTA Men’s National Clay Courts, and Florida US Open National
Playoffs.
ERIC KANTOR TENNIS ACADEMY
WINDMILL PARK TENNIS CENTER
700 LYONS ROAD
COCONUT CREEK, FL 33063
954-975-5460
Eric Kantor is a High Performance coach who has and con
tinues to work with many players with Sectional, National
and World rankings. The EKTA trains juniors at all levels
from beginners programs to competitive players. We also
offer programs to adults from lessons to league play.
GUSTAVO ORIBE
Tennis Director for Turnberry Isle Miami
19999 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
Afterschool juniors tennis programs, group clinics and private
instruction, match-play, holiday tennis camps, fantasy week
ends with #8 ATP world-ranked player, Guillermo Ca as
[email protected]
(305) 816-6692
JESSE SMATT
David Park Tennis Center
510 N. 33 Ct.
Hollywood, FL 33021
954-967-4237
WWW.SMATTSTENNIS.COM
GARY KESL, PhD
Boca Country Club
17751 Boca Club Drive
561-447-3875
[email protected]
Former tour player with knowledge of human body/mental
game. Grand Slam, Davis Cup/Fed Cup coach, 4 Jr Wimbledon
winners, Orange Bowl, Easter Bowl, Sunshine Cup, NCAA
champ, and developed many top college players.
JUSTIN DIMAIO
Head Professional City Program
Sunrise Tennis Club
9605 W. Oakland Park Blvd.
Sunrise, FL 33351
954-578-3414
www.cityofsunrise.org/2parks_tenniscp.html
Home of the BMW Tennis Championship
www.sunrisetenis.com
KASEY GLADDING
Director, Pine Crest School1501 NE 62nd Street
954-492-4159
Lessons available for ages 3-18
High Performance Clinics
Summer Camps
Adult Lessons and Clinics
USPTA Pros: Kasey Gladding, Brett Kurtz, Farhan Malik and
Christine Walter
NESTOR BRICENO TENNIS
Home of Jr. Champions and USA 3 times National Tennis
Champion.
Pembroke Pines, FL, Washington DC and New York
561-502-5667
Come train with us. We are the BEST!!!!. 3 USA locations,
All levels Junior Competitive Tennis from Beginners to the
High Performance Tournament players. USTA Quick Start
Tennis. Best College tennis advisory team. All seasons tennis
camps and lessons!. Summer Tennis camps and after school
program.
[email protected]
www.bricenotennisacademy.com
PABLO ARRAYA
ATP Pros Teaching Professional Style
Crandon Park Golf Course
Key Biscayne, FL
305-361-5263
Cell: 786-286-5752
www.tennisarraya.com
Former Top 30 ATP in the world
PALM BEACH GARDENS TENNIS CENTER
5110 117th Court N
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
561-775-8277 Website: http://www.pbgfl.com/356/Tennis
Wendy R. Tatum, Operations Coordinator [email protected]
William McDermott, Supervisor [email protected];
Winner, 2014 USTA National Outstanding Facility Award.
Visitors welcome. 18 lighted hydro clay courts. Walk-in drills 7
days/week. Leagues, travel teams, group and private lessons
ball machines. Annual & seasonal passes available. Near
hotels, shopping, restaurants, beaches, golf, natural areas.
PIERRE ARNOLD
Director of Tennis / City of Pembroke Pines .
Pembroke Lakes Tennis Center.
10500 Taft Street , Pembroke Pines , FL 33026.
954 431 4146 / 954 232 8267
[email protected]
RUBEN?LAMOTHE
Big 5 Club
600 SW?97th Ave.
Miami, FL?33174
Phone: 786-247-0160
All levels of coaching. Former ATP player and Davis Cup
captain.
ROBERT GOMEZ
Professional Tennis Operations Supervisor
Kerdyk Biltmore Tennis & Salvadore Park Tennis Centers
305-460-5360 (Biltmore), 305-460-5333 (Salvadore)
USPTA Certified High Performance Coach and European
Tennis Registry Certified National Coach
2014 USPTA Florida Touring Professional of the Year
2111 USPTA?Miami District Professionl of the Year
LAURENT LECLERC
Tennis Director
The Midtown Athletic Club
2300 Royal Palm Boulevard
Weston, Fl 33326
954-384-3042
www.midtown.com/weston
TENNIS CONSULTING
“For Accomplishing Tennis Goals and Dreams”
Jonathan Goldfarb- Author, Coach and Consultant
www.tennisconsulting.net
[email protected]
(561) 866-3810
On-Site Location: Boca Raton
Also done Worldwide
High Performance Director: Luis Brest
TODD RUBINSTEIN, Ed.S
Sunshine State Tennis
Lauderdale Tennis Club
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311
954-588-0609
www.SunshineStateTennis.com
[email protected]
Director of Competitive Tennis, Lauderdale Tennis Club
Private Lessons/Clinics; Works with all levels, especially
tournament players
KEVIN MCCARTHY
Tennis Center of Coral Springs
2575 Sportsplex Dr.
Coral Springs, FL 33065
954-344-1840
www.CSTENNIS.ORG
Tennis Director for City of Coral Springs since 1989, USPTA
P-1, past president USPTA/Florida Division
MARIO TABARES
MT TENNIS TOUCH
445 SW 8th ST.
MIAMI, FL 33130
Phone: 305-858-6121
E-mail: mttennistouch.gmail.com
www.mttennistouch.com
WILLIAM R. ARONSON, MS, CAGS,PhD, MBA
Salvadore Park & Biltmore Tennis Center
Tennis Professional: USPTA, PTR
Ski Professional: PSIA
Sport Psychology Professor
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone: 305 607 5753
Adults, Juniors, Seniors,
Wheelchair, Quick Start, Special Needs, Autism, MR, Hotel
Guests/Visitors