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Issue: Winter/Spring 2008 Front Page | Utah Tennis Home Adult Recreation & Competition Adult Recreation & Competition is responsible for the development and administration of leagues and tournaments. The Utah Tennis Association provides USTA Leagues under the governance of the United States Tennis Association, as well as other local leagues. These leagues are designed to provide the opportunity for year-round competitive tennis in a team format; and are designed to keep players in the game. Leagues provide play for Adult Men and Women (19+ yrs.), Senior Men and Women (50+ yrs.), Super Senior Men & Women (60+ yrs.), as well as Mixed Doubles and World Team Tennis. League play accommodate play for players of all skill levels. Winter League- Sponsored by HILLSIDE TIRE & SERVICE, Mike Doolin, Steve Brand Winter League is the second largest league in participation numbers, and provides tennis during the indoor season. This league offers weekday play for women and Saturday play for men and working women. All levels of play are offered. 2007  Winter League had  96 teams and 1101 players. There are no District or Sectional Championships for this league. USTA Combined NTRP Mixed Doubles League-Spring This league is held on Friday evenings in the Spring.  2007 Participation: 17 teams/189 players. The following teams won their respective flights and advanced to the ITA Sectional Championships in Boulder, CO., July 6-8, 2007.  6.0 Coach Mike’s-Javier Pinedo, Capt.  7.0 Sports Mall-Gretchen Randle, Capt.  8.0 Sports Mall-Norm Korb, Capt.  9.0 Coach Mike’s-Jane McQuade, Capt.  No Utah teams advanced to the National Championships, Despite not advancing the 8.0 and 9.0 Utah teams were both awarded the Sportsmanship Award for the event by their peers. CONGRATULATIONS! USTA Adult Summer League-Presented by Chrysler. Locally Sponsored by THE STORE, Jeff Niederhauser & WOLLAM CONSTRUCTION, Guy & Lana Wollam The USTA Adult League continues to be  the largest and most popular league for men and women 19+ yrs. It is the most competitive of leagues, with the local league winners having the opportunity to advance to the District, Sectional, and National Championships. 2007 Participation: 109 teams/1491 players. Salt Lake City again hosted the ITA Sectional Championships on August 17-20. Monica Haller-Bradley, ITA Sectional Adult Recreation and Competition Coordinator, was instrumental in administering the event. Several ITA Staff Members, including Terry Walters, ITA Executive Director, Lynn Westbrook, ITA Event Coordinator, our Umpires Association and very dedicated volunteers ran an excellent event. Also thanks to those facilities and staff who so graciously hosted play:  Canyon Racquet Club, Sports Mall, Liberty Park, Salt Lake Swimming & Tennis Club. Utah District Teams were very successful in the Sectional Championships advancing 5 teams to the USTA League National Championships! Teams representing Utah at the National Championships include: 2.5M  Salt Lake Swimming & Tennis Club Brett Nielsen, Capt. 2.5W  EagleRidge-Mindy Collier, Capt. 3.0W  Gold’s Gym-Emily Eddington, Capt. 3.5W  Gold’s Gym-Dina Driggs, Capt. 5.0M  Coach Mike’s-David Novom, Capt. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE TEAMS FOR REPRESENTING UTAH SO WELL AT THE CHAMPIONSHIPS!  Each team was supported by the Utah Tennis Association and received travel assistance. The funding comes from a portion of Local League and District Championship Revenues. USTA Senior League, presented by CHRYSLER.  Locally Sponsored by UNIVERSAL BUSINESS INSURANCE, Don Mayer & Don Miller This league, for players 50+ yrs of age or older. Offers NTRP levels from 3.0 to 4.5 for senior men and women. 2007 Participation:  24 teams/246 Players. Five teams won their local leagues and advanced to the ITA Sectional Championships in Boise, ID., September 21-23. The following teams represented the Utah District at the Sectionals: 3.5W Sports Mall-Gwenda Oberhansley, Capt.  3.5M Sports Mall-Gail Sneed, Capt.  4.0W Salt Lake Tennis Club-Sharon Hansen, Patti Kelly, Co-Capts.  4.0M  Liberty Park-Larry Colton, Capt.  4.5W EagleRidge-Joy Thomas, Capt. 4.5M Sports Mall-Ernie Smith, Capt. CONGRATULATIONS to the 4.0M Liberty Park team on advancing to the National Championships in Tucson, Arizona! The Utah Tennis Association was able to provide some travel assistance to the three teams advancing to the National Championships.  A portion of the funding comes from Local League and District Championship revenues. USTA Super Senior League, presented by CHRYSLER. Locally Sponsored by UNIVERSAL BUSINESS INSURANCE, Don Mayer & Don Miller 2007 marked the third year Utah has held the USTA Super Senior League for men & women 60+ yrs of age and older.  Participation in 2007: 9 teams/72 players. Four teams will be representing Utah at the ITA Super Senior Section Championships in Las Vegas, NV. March 27-30 at the Darling Tennis Center. The teams are: 7.0W Super Senior Gold’s Gym-Kathie Peterson, Capt. 8.0W Super Senior Salt Lake Tennis Club-Sharon Hansen, Capt. 7.0M Super Senior Sports Mall-Gail Sneed, Capt. The 9.0W Super Senior Sports Mall-Judi West, Captain will advance directly to the National Championships in Mobile, Alabama, April 28-30, 2008.  CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE TEAMS! ITA Combined NTRP Mixed Doubles Fall League This league offered by the Intermountain Section is a combined NTRP Mixed Doubles League, offering play at the 6.5, 7.5, 8.5, 9.5 NTRP levels. 2007 Participation: 13 teams/154 players. The ITA Sectional Championships were held in Las Vegas, November 9-11. The following teams won their local leagues and were qualified to advance to the Sectional Championships: 6.5 EagleRidge-Hannah Chung, Linda Marz, Co-Capts. 7.5 Sports Mall-Greg Malmberg, Capt. 8.5 Coach Mike’s-Jackie Grant, Capt. 9.5 Coach Mike’s-Toon Hobbs, Capt. CONGRATULATIONS to these teams on representing the Utah District at the event! Fall Outdoor League,   Sponsored by VIKOZ ENTERPRISES,  Ed & Vicky Osley This league for adult men and women is played on Saturday afternoon, outdoors, in the Fall. Levels of play offered are 2.5-5.0. The 2007 format was 1 singles and 2 doubles. It is a more relaxed, fun league. 2007 Particpation: 60 teams/572 players. There are no District or Sectional Championships offered for this league. Fall Indoor League,   Sponsored by SORENSEN, VANCE & CO.  Don Sorensen, Gary Vance This league offers play for women at the 2.5-5.0 levels on Weekdays; and for men and women on Saturdays. The weekday format is 3 doubles, and the 2007 Saturday format was 1 singles and 2 doubles. 2007 Paricipation: Weekday League, 40 teams/504 players; Saturday League 35 teams/305 players. There are no District or Sectional Championships for this league. World Team Tennis This is recreational team tennis at its best and most fun!  The team format consists of 1 set each of men’s & women's singles and doubles, and 2 sets of mixed doubles. 2007 Participation:  6 teams/35 players. The Adult Recreation & Competition Committee has dedicated itself to promote participation and create interest in this FUN league format by hosting a social, WTT exhibition, and Wilson Demo Day  at the Sports Mall, January 12, 2008, from 4-8pm. This event will kick off the World Team Tennis League for 2008. Captains and players will be able to register their teams for the league to be played on Friday evenings in February and March.  New Player Adult 2.5 Incentives The Intermountain Section and the USPTA partnered to provide funding and incentives to USPTA Pros who fielded new 2.5 teams in the 2007 USTA Adult Summer League. The Utah Tennis Association took it a step further by offering the incentive to Non-USPTA Pros and Captains who fielded new 2.5, 5.0 teams in the USTA Adult League, and who fielded new teams in the USTA Senior and Super Senior Leagues. A total of $1,585.00 incentives were paid out, and the return was estimated at $2656.00 from new USTA Memberships, new league registration and match fees, which would not have been realized without the initiative. Captain Zero Default Incentives In 2007, the Utah District also paid out over $8,000.00 in incentives to those league captains who had “zero defaults” in the course of their leagues. This incentive has gone a long way in reducing the amount of revenue lost due to defaults, all the while improving the quality of league play. Our goal is to have zero defaults in all of our leagues and to have “ALL” captains join in this incentive program. In invitation to participate in this reward program will be placed in all league captains packets for each league in 2008 St. George Area Leagues Mary McCarthy, Local League Coordinator in the St. George area did a great job in 2007. St. George fielded 13 teams/116 players in 2007! This represents a 26% increase in participation! Leagues played were:  Tri-Level League Spring 3.5W Local League 8.5 Fall Comb NTRP Mixed Doubles League 4.0W USTA Adult League 3.5M USTA Senior League (with one team from Mesquite, NV.!) The 4.0W All Stars-Mary McCarthy, Capt. Advanced and participated at the Utah District Championships in August.  Unfortunately, Mary has resigned her position as league coordinator, and is just going to enjoy playing tennis in Dixie in 2008. One Up/One Down League. This league was one of the bright spots in league tennis in 2007! Wheelchair tennis is one of the fastest growing wheelchair sports in the country. Rules are the same as able-bodied tennis, except that the chair player is permitted two bounces of the ball. As a follow-up to the very successful Sectional Wheelchair Tennis held in Salt Lake City at Liberty Park, the league provided additional playing opportunities and was offered for 5 weeks. There were a total of 24 total players signed up, 12 Wheelchair and 12 Able-body. A very special thanks to Mike Martines and Susan Daynes at Coach Mike’s Tennis Academy who served as the host site for the league and Salt Lake Swim & Tennis Club who hosted the closing social and pizza party. Also a special thanks to Chris Harris, Tennis Service Representative who helped organize and administer the league. Several of the Utah Tennis Association staff members played in the league, and can attest to just how much fun this is…and how good the chair players are at the game of tennis. Look for this league again in 2008, and sign up to play! Locally Sponsored by The Utah Tennis Association, The Utah Wheelchair Association, Coach Mike’s Tennis Academy,  Rehabilitation Center at the University Health Care and TRAILS program. < Back

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