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2010 Maryland Junior TeamTennis State Championships

207 kids on 27 teams from around the state converged on McDonogh School, July 17 & 18,2010 to participate in the Junior Team Tennis State Championships.

Six age divisions including Quick Start competition for 8Under OPEN and 10U Intermediatetook place. The other age divisions competing were 12U Intermediate; 14U Intermediate andAdvanced; and 18U Intermediate.

Three age divisions advanced directly to the Sectional tournament at Mary WashingtonUniversity in Fredericksburg, VA, Aug 13, 14 & 15 because there were no other teams in thatdivision to compete against. Those three teams were:

10U - Advanced: Terrapins from Tennis Center at College Park12U - Advanced: Strike Force from Greenspring Racquet Club18U - Advanced: Pressure from Greenspring Racquet Club

In the advanced division the players must be3.5 players or higher and many have rankingpoints although that is notmandatory. Anyone hav-ing 300 points or moremust play advanced butothers with fewer pointsoften participate.

The champions emergingfrom the weekend compe-tition were:

8U Open: 1st place - Tigers from Tennis Center atCollege Park2nd place - Purple from Howard County3rd place - Shusterman's Panthers fromNorth Carroll Recreation CouncilAll 3 teams will advance to sectionals

10U - Intermediate : 1st place - Raiders - Howard County2nd place - White - St. Mary's County Tennis Association

12U - Intermediate : 1st place - Talbot 12 Blue - Talbot County2nd place - Warriors - Howard County

14U - Intermediate : 1st place - Prince George County Tennis & EducationFoundation

2nd place - Enforcers - Greenspring Racquet Club

14U - Advanced : 1st place - Agressors - Greenspring Racquet Club2nd place - Tweeners - Montgomery County Tennis

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18U - Intermediate : 1st place - White - St. Mary's County Tennis Association2nd place - SpinHeads - Montgomery County Tennis

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Both 1st and 2nd place teams in all divisions advance to sectionals in August.

Sportsmanship Awards were given to the following teams:

Enforcers - 14U IntermediateTalbot 14 Blue - 14U Intermediate

Pressure - Green Spring Racquet Club 18U - Advanced

Terrapins - Tennis Center at College Park10U - Advanced

Strike Force - Green Spring Racquet Club 12U - Advanced

Tigers - Tennis Center at College Park - 8U Open

Purple - Howard County - 8U Open

Shusterman’s Panthers - NCRC - 8U Open

Raiders - Howard County - 10UIntermediate

White - SMCTA - 10U Intermediate

Talbot 12 Blue - Talbot Co.12U Int.

Warriors - Howard County 10U Intermediate.

Prince Georges Co. 14U Int.

Enforcers - Green Spring Racquet Club - 14U Intermediate.

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The weather was most coopera-tive with no rain the entire week-end. Temperatures ranged from90 -97 degrees, sunny and humid.The kids were treated to pick-upbreakfast foods, pizza for lunch, atournament t-shirt and a playergift. The coach/captain of eachteam received food as well, atournament t-shirt and gift aswell.

Both first and second place teamsreceived medals. TheSportsmanship Award winnersreceived pedometers.

Italian ice was available for pur-chase and a concessionstand for spectators fea-turing drinks, hamburg-ers, hot dogs, and snackswas on the grounds.

The first place teamswere each given ticketsto the Legg MasonTennis Classic at 16th &Kennedy Sts. inWashington, D.C. forAugust 2 where they willbe honored on centercourt between the after-noon and evening match-es and then be able towatch matches aroundthe grounds and havedinner.

The sectional tournamentwill include teams fromMaryland, Virginia, WestVirginia and the Districtof Columbia. The 14Uand 18U age divisionsboth intermediate andadvanced will advance toNationals in October inSurprise, AZ.

There was a large crowdof spectators both daysand the kids had a blast.Team competition isalways fun and manynew friendships were made. Anyone that has watched high school or college tennis matcheswould have enjoyed seeing the younger ages compete in this great format copied after WorldTeam Tennis. The kids were cheering and clapping and rooting on their teammates.

There are still many openings around the state to start a Junior Team Tennis program for the2011 Championships season. There are 4 seasons of competition. The first season is Fall, 2010.

For further information contact: Alicia von Lossberg (avonloss@comcast.net)

Agressors - Green Spring Racquet Club Foundation - 14U - Advanced

Tweeners - MCTA - 14U - Advanced

White - MCTA - 18U - Intermediate

SpinHeads - MCTA - 18U Intermediate

2010 USTA Maryland Junior Points Race!

The USTA Maryland junior points race for 2010 is well underway.There is still time to get in on the action. The points race allows play-ers to accumulate points throughout the year by entering and playingin USTA/Maryland Sanctioned junior tournaments. The top 3 playersin each age division, boys and girls, are named to TEAM MARY-LAND and recognized at year end with an award at the annual lunch-eon. All players who qualify for the points race standings list willreceive a participation t-shirt.

How does the Points Race work?When you play in a Maryland sanctioned tournament you will earnpoints for each round won. You will also earn participation points forplaying in any Maryland State Championship.Your best 10 Maryland tournaments will count towards your year longtotal. The season includes every match result from any MarylandSanctioned tournament from January to September. To receive your participation t-shirt you must be on the points racestandings list which will be published each month. Once your nameappears on the list, please email Jeff Fowle, Tournament Administrator,at Fowle@mas.usta.com. (T-shirts available only while supplies last) For complete information on the points race and Team Marylandplease visit www.maryland.usta.com and click on the points race tab.

USTA Maryland Community Tennis Administrator, Alicia von Lossberg, (left) answersquestions for the player’s parents.

Parents snap phots capturing the happy moment when the players receive their medals.

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Captain Susan O'Rourke's Anne Arundel 2.5W District Champions:(pictured left to right) Roselle Nicholson, Beth Kennedy, Kim Herman, Marita Tolosa,Stephanie Ruskin, captain Susan O'Rourke

Captain Amanda Spake and her Montgomery County 3.0W District Champions(back left to right) Cheryl Davis, Rebecca Brandon, captain Amanda Spake, MicheleGlidden, Lisa Lea, Davis, Mary Hoferek.(front left to right) Elizabeth Xian, Mary Beth Beattie, Michele DeVito, Julie Hu, ClareWallendjack, Sarah Sirgo, Teresa Wendt, Patti Wiemers.Teammates not pictured: Elizabeth Cormier, Ann Mazzotta, Dottie Zurnedden, ConchitaJan, Karen Greenfield, Denise Mayhan.

Adults Weather the Heat at Adult District Championship

Blistering temperatures and high humidity blanketed the Adult DistrictChampionship tournament July 16-18 with the victors overcoming both the heat and theiropponents to advance to Sectionals.

Winning the right to advance are Captain Susan O'Rourke's Anne Arundel 2.5Wteam, Captain Amanda Spake's Montgomery 3.0 W group, the 3.5W from MontgomeryCounty co-captained by Lisa Smith and Fiona Carson, Sandy Newman's Anne Arundel4.0W team, and Captain Justin Milne's 4.5 Montgomery County team.

On the men's side, Randy Rector led the 3.0M from Howard County on toSectionals, captain Denise Lancaster's 3.5M from Prince George's County advanced, captainVince Maillard's Anne Arundel 4.0M won, and the 4.5M from Frederick captain EricJenkins' co-captained by Eric Jenkins and Jeff Fowle are going to Sectionals.

Two other Maryland teams advanced directly to Sectionals, the 2.5M from AnneArundel, captain Bill Killham and Marc Schneebaum's Montgomery County 5.0M. Threeteams received wildcards 2.5M, the 4.0W and the 5.0M.

The extreme conditions that lead up to the event took their biggest toll onTournament Director and State League Administrator Debby Broadus who ended up in thehospital Saturday morning. Fortunately, the early unconfirmed diagnosis proved wrong, andDebby was released Sunday morning.

The Montgomery County 3.5W Champions are co-captained by Lisa Smith and FionaCarson.Pictured back row (left to right): Barbara Dawson, Deb Dodson, Deb Berry, LaurieWrigley, Margaret Rubino, Linda Goarn, Sheri Galgainitis.Picture front row (left to right): Sharen Tennyson, Christine Bragale, Laurie Vuoto, LaurieSommers, Nancy Britt, Marjorie Sharer, co-captain Lisa Smith, Kathy Ratchford, co-cap-tain Fiona Carson, Rebecca Goebel.

Captain Sandy Newman's Anne Arundel 4.0W Champions.Pictured back row (left to right): Jarmaine Fletcher, Hedy Brandt, Danette Williams,Marie Rinaldi, Nan Davis, Sara Vance.Picture front row (left to right): Captain Sandy Newman, Laila Cofield, NancyCoffman, Chris Kamenoff, Stacey Rogers, Shari Sternberg, Karen Sullivan.Teammates not pictured:Teri Fitch, Chie Tougas, Theresa Cameron.

The Montgomery 4.5W Champions' captain is Justin Milne.Pictured back row (left to right): Deron Milne, Ellen Wallendjack, Hannah Parsons,Katie Duncan, captain Justine Milne.Picture front row (left to right): Danielle Desfosses, Kelly Parsons, Eve Helmer, StellaIp, Mary Kreysa, Audrey Damrongsri.Teammates not pictured: Andrea Rice, Kelly Moler, Kelley Regan, Katie Tabb, AllisonDaicek, Laurie Simmons, Debbie Meagher, Heather Herman, Krista Romita, TeresaCrane. Continued on Page 8

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The captain of the Anne Arundel 4.0M Champions is Vince Maillard.Pictured back row (left to right) Mitch Baker, Scott Douglas, Matt Whitlow.Picture front row (left to right) Eric Adams, Bill Bew, Alan Ruskin, captain Vince Maillard,Scott Smith.

Captain Rodney Rector and his Howard County 3.0M District Champions(back left to right) Hua Jiao, Michael Mason, Richard Nguyen, Larry Olson and AlexPodpaly.(front left to right), Hongbo Ma, David Silverstein, Warren Gilette, Harvey Evans, RichardPointon, captain Rodney Rector.Teammates not pictured: Dennis Gotcher and Michael Smolyak.

Co-captains of the Frederick 4.5M Champions are Eric Jenkins and Jeff Fowle.Picture front row (left to right) captain Eric Jenkins, Jeff Fowle, Vijay Shah, PeterBonbrest, Kevin Meyer, Jack Now, Larry Dechter, Carter Reitman, Tim Halter, MattJohnson.Teammates not pictured Ryan Keller, Steve Maleson, Jay Beaumont, Khai Pau.

QuickStart Team Tennis Dazzles Center Court

Nearly 40 boys and girls age 10 and under played in the QuickStart division atthe 2010 Maryland JTT State Tournament. This year all teams who competedwill advance to the 2010 USTA/Mid-Atlantic Jr. Team Tennis Sectionals at theUniversity of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va., on August 13-15, 2010.For many, this was their first ever tournament experience, made all the more funby playing on a team with their friends.

In the 8 and under open division, three teams competed on 36' courts. The TCCPTigers took first place. The Howard County Purple team took second place andthe Carroll County Panthers placed third.

In the 10 and under intermediate division, the Howard County Raiders defeatedthe St. Mary's County White team. In QuickStart Tennis, this age group steps uptheir game to play doubles and singles on a 60' court.

In the 10 and under advanced division, the TCCP Terrapins will move on to showtheir stuff at Sectionals in August.

The fall Jr. Team Tennis season begins in September and with QuickStart, it'seasy and fun for kids as young as age 5 or 6 to take up tennis as a team sport. It'sa perfect fit for elementary after school programming, whether played on commu-nity courts or in a school gymnasium.

If you would like to learn more about starting a league of your own, contactTennis Service Rep, Lynn Gertzog, at gertzog@mas.usta.org. Training andequipment support is provided for all new coordinators

A Note About the Benefits of QuickStart Tennis:QuickStart brings kids into the game by utilizing specialized equipment, shortercourt dimensions, and net height, plus modified scoring, all tailored to age andsize. In letting kids "play to learn" with their contemporaries, they have more funwhile learning and developing skill.

QuickStart Fits Better So Kids Hit Better: • Kids struggle to cover a full size court, particularly with regulation balls. Asmaller court in conjunction with slower and lower-bouncing balls lets kids get tomore balls. • The QuickStart Tennis scoring system is simple, helping kids understand thestructure of the game and making it easy for them to keep track of the competi-tion as it unfolds. • Kids have better control by using racquets that are proportionate in length andweight and have a grip that fits their smaller hands.

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Maryland Tennis is published as a supplement to Match Point. Visit the Maryland District at our Web site: www.maryland.usta.com . USTA/Maryland District, 10015 Old Columbia Road, Suite B, Columbia, MD 21046. 410 312-5460 or 800 MDT-USTA(800 638-8782). President, Gordon Mikkelson; First Vice President, Marc Kantrowitz; Second Vice President, Jerome Countee; Treasurer, Rich Kent; Secretary, Dave Pullen; Delegate to Mid-Atlantic, Carol Wood; At-Large Directors, Jamie Peterson,Keith Puryear. Executive Director, Lynn Coddington; Assistant Executive Director, Jennifer Gregg; Community Tennis Administrator, Alicia von Lossberg; Leagues Administrator, Debby Broadus; Tournament Administrator, Jeff Fowle; Tennis ServiceRepresentative, Lynn Gertzog.

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6.0 Mixed Doubles Winner Montgomery County, Mark A. Lavoie, Captain: team mem-bers include: Lenny Williams, William Perdue, Rosemary Perdue, Morriah H. Horani,Brian H. Lynk, Sarah E. Sirgo, Francoise Domaas, Paul Robichaux, Dale Rickenbach,Denise Wright Martin, Mary Beth Beattie, Ann Elizabeth Mazzotta, Merci L. Merriamand Alice S. Kau .

Join a Tri-Level LeagueHoward/Carroll counties are currently looking for female players to partici-pate in a Tri-Level League and individuals to captain these teams. Matcheswill be played in the August/September time frame.

Each team will consist of three courts of players at three different levels, forexample, one team of 3.5 players, one team of 4.0 players and one team of4.5 players. A minimum of three matches will be played, however, morecould be played.

Currently this level (3.5, 4.0, 4.5 level) is advancing to a NationalChampionship in March 2011 (Self-rated players are not eligible to competeat the National Championship event).

For further information contact Debby Broadus, broadus@mas.usta.com.

7.0 Mixed Doubles Winner - Montgomery County, Sabeth Siddique, Captain: team mem-bres include: Steven M. Dunne, Grace A. Simpkins, Amy S. Walker, Jonathan Ly, TerryChilds, Alma M. Canaria, Narin N. Pongsugree, Daphne G. Lee, Adrian Wang, ErnestoMondelo, Sabrina Yuchi Liao, Missy Young, Robert G. Davis, Kate Gunthert, Timothy G.Costales, Elizabeth Xian and Anthony Dane Alder

8.0 Mixed Doubles Winners Frederick County. Lori Hesen, Captain. Team membersinclude: Linda Ibarra, Gil Pascal, Christine Bragale, David C. Anspach, Randy Brown, Annika M. Mergner, Kenneth J. Mergner, Patricia Hagemann, Laura E. Sommers, TimHalter, Ann c. Stillwagon, Kenneth M. Holloway, Scott B. Eyler, Tay Nguyen, RobinBurton, Linda Eshelman and Walter M. Bohrer

9.0 Mixed Doubles Winner AnneArundel County, Eve Helmer, Captain. Team member sare: Ray B. Stewart Hillary Kuker, Kevin Casey, Jennifer Johnson, Kathleen Perrotta, Wayne Trivette, Amy Campion Cohen, David R. Deitrick, Bronwyn P. Williams, FranklinChaney, Heather J. Herman and Michael J. Machado.

Four teams emerged victorious from the competition, humidity and the threat of rainto capture this season's Mixed Doubles State Championships at Baker Park inFrederick, Maryland.

Mark A. Lavoie's 6.0 Montgomery, Sabeth Siddique's 7.0 Montgomery, Lori Hesen's8.0 Frederick and Eve Helmer's 9.0 Anne Arundel teams all earned the right toadvance to the Mixed Doubles Sectional Championships, which will be held on hometurf July 24 and July 25 at the Tennis Center at College Park.

Two other Mixed Doubles teams will also be advancing directly to Sectionals - cap-tain Kathleen T. Phillips' 5.0 Anne Arundel team and captain Justin Milne's 1.0Montgomery team.

USTA Maryland tournament director Debby Broadus thanks all the volunteers, theofficials, the city of Frederick Park & Recreation Dept., and all the teams for a greattournament and good sportsmanship.

For more information visit: www.maryland.usta.com

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