WOMEN'S EVENTS CHAMPION(S) (SEED) HOMETOWN FINALIST ...

photos Clive Carrigan & Myles Williams
WOMEN’S EVENTS CHAMPION(S) (SEED) HOMETOWN FINALIST(S) (SEED) HOMETOWN SCORE
GAMMA Open Singles Nicola Slater (1) Hilton Head, SC Lyndall Jordan Baltimore, MD 6-1, 6-1
GAMMA ProTour Balls Open Doubles Mia Bobrowski & Hilton Head, SC Lyndall Jordan & Baltimore, MD
Nicola Slater (1) Hilton Head, SC Alrissa Tobe Bluffton, SC 6-2, 6-4
DECOTURF 45 Singles Darlene Finnegan Metuchen, NJ Linda McCollum (2) Jasper, GA 6-0, 6-0
BIONIC GLOVES 45 Doubles Carol Conidi & Fremont, CA Tammy Anderson & Hebron, KY
Kristin Hartley Charlotte, VT Michele Butler Bristol, VT 6-0, 6-1
SPIDERTECH 55 Doubles Linda McCollum & Jasper, GA Valerie Herendeen & Douglasville, GA
Joyce Tabor Orange Park, FL Cheryle Luchene Roswell, GA 6-4, 6-1
MIXED EVENTS CHAMPION(S) (SEED) HOMETOWN FINALIST(S) (SEED) HOMETOWN SCORE
TENNISONE 35 Mary Lloyd Barbera & Greensboro, NC Shelley Humes & Hilton Head, SC
Bill Riddle Nolensville, TN Andrew McPhee Arlington, VA 6-2, 6-0
COUPLES RESORT 45 Jack Barker & Greer, SC Darlene Finnegan & Metuchen, NJ
Diane Fishburne Charleston, SC Tim Shay Old Bridge, NJ 6-4, 7-6
SWEPT AWAY RESORT 55 Debra Broadus & N. Potomac, MD Valerie Herendeen & Douglasville, GA
Gary Lyst, Sr. (1) Silver Spring, MD Wayne Penniman Conyers, GA 6-3, 6-3
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MASTER PROFESSIONAL
RON MANILLA
PROFESSIONAL of the YEAR
HERBERT SCHNAUBELT
CLINICIAN of the YEAR
BUTCH STAPLES
TESTER of the YEAR
JOSE NARANJO
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2010 PTR Awards
A PTR member since 1979, and a Professional since 1995, Ron has been teaching tennis in Charlottesville, Virginia,
for more than 30 years. For many years, Ron served as Tennis Director for Boars Head Sports Club, which has
been named a Top 50 Tennis Resort in the USA since 2002. Boars Head was named PTR Private Facility of the
Year in 2000 and Racquet Sports Industry magazine’s in 2008. Currently, Ron is the Tournament Director at Boars
Head, where annually he runs two USTA $50,000 Pro Circuit events, one of which is in its eighth year and is sponsored
by Boyd Tinsley, violinist of the Dave Matthews Band. Ron is also the Director of the Special Olympics Xperience
Tennis Tournament, a gathering of the best Special Olympics tennis athletes from around the world. In
2009, he directed the ITA Individual Indoors Men’s and Women’s Tournament, and in 2010 the ITA National Team
Indoor Tournament. For 31 years, Ron has been the Director of Get Acquainted Tennis, a local community program.
Ron was named PTR State Member of the Year for Virginia in 2002 and 2008. In 2008, USTA Virginia named
the Manillas its Tennis Family of the Year. Ron’s three children, Anna, Daniel and Dominic are all PTR members.
Herbert has been a recognizable face in our organization since joining in 1988. From the beginning, he has been
our proponent, working diligently advocating PTR across Europe. In 1992, he became a Clinician and Tester, and
by 1998, was named PTR European Professional of the Year. He was presented PTR Clinician of the Year honors
in 2006. However, Herbert isn’t in it for the recognition. He truly believes in our PTR family, our approach to teaching
tennis and professional development, and his enthusiasm is contagious. As PTR European Coordinator, Herbert
annually organizes dozens of Certification and Professional Development Workshops in Austria, Italy, Germany
and Switzerland, and has helped grow our membership roles across the continent. In 2009 alone, he organized
more than 30 events that welcomed more than 800 participants, 213 of whom attended Certification Workshops.
Herbert practices what he preaches by pursuing continuing education for himself as well. He has earned
PTR MAP 5A, has a Tennis Teaching Degree from the University of Munich, and a Neuro Linguistic Programming
Masters Degree. Not only has he translated more than 100 TennisPro articles to German and Italian, he created
a separate publication entitled Best of TennisPro for our European members. Recently, Herbert has been touting
the benefits of Cardio Tennis in conjunction with PTR, training more than 900 coaches on the exciting heart pumping
program. Currently on the PTR Education Committee, Herbert has served on the Testers Committee. Learning,
growing and sharing knowledge is Herbert’s forte and the reason he is our Professional of the Year.
A PTR Master Professional and charter member, Butch has been the Head Tennis Pro at Midtown Tennis Club in
Chicago since 2005. He directs and manages 40 teaching pros on the 18 court indoor complex, and in spite of his
responsibilities overseeing Midtown’s extensive number of adult and junior programs, leagues and events, Butch
always finds time to contribute to PTR. In 2009 alone, he conducted several PTR Certification Workshops, PTR
Kids Tennis Workshops, and hosted the PTR Midwest Conference. He is a leader in continuing education and
professional development, and a positive, motivating influence on workshop participants. He has a history of
working at tennis facilities with excellent reputations including The Athletic Club at Weston, Van der Meer Tennis
and Gray Rocks Inn. Butch is a PTR Tester, as well as Clinician, a National Trainer for USTA Recreational
Coaches Workshops and QuickStart National Trainer. Butch also serves on the Cardio Tennis Speakers Team.
He was the first recipient of the USTA’s RCW Trainer of the Year, an award recognizing those who go above and
beyond to train beginning coaches and promote the recreational sport of tennis.
A member since 1987, Jose is a PTR Professional 5A, Clinician and Tester, and serves as the Official Provider for
PTR Costa Rica, a position he takes very seriously. For more than 10 years, Jose has singlehandedly recruited
most PTR member in his country. In addition to conducting and testing at all the PTR Certification Workshops in
Costa Rica, Jose organizes, publicizes, processes new and retests current members, and hosts every workshop
at his Orange Tennis Academy. Jose opened his academy 20 years ago on one court nestled among the coffee
plants and banana trees behind his mother’s house. Today, he has five hard courts, three red clay courts, and
four are covered. Orange Tennis Academy runs adult and junior programs, and boasts many players who have
earned national titles. Many of his juniors have gone on to earn tennis scholarships to colleges in the USA. Jose
is a graduate of Williamette University in Salem, Oregon. Jose hosts more than 800 players at his annual Christmas
Cup Tournament, and runs four major events that are part of the Costa Rican Tennis Federation calendar.
His has served his Federation on its Technical Committee, as Vice President, and has traveled internationally as
the Coach of the Costa Rican Junior National Team. Jose is familiar to anyone who has been to the PTR International
Tennis Symposium, as he is a regular attendee and always brings members from Costa Rica to introduce
them to the broader scope of the PTR Family. Thirty years ago, Jose was one of the first to receive a bone marrow
transplant - then an experimental procedure - for acute leukemia. With a full recovery and good health, Jose
has devoted his life to tennis, his family and PTR.

COACH JIM VERDIECK AWARDS
In the early 80’s, Brian came to the United States from South Africa to begin a career as a tennis teacher. He
certainly came to the right place to begin. As a Staff Professional at the Van der Meer Tennis Center, on Hilton
Head Island, South Carolina, Brian learned from the best - Dennis Van der Meer, as well as Coach Jim Verdieck,
for whom this award is named. For the last 10 years, Brian has been in Altanta, Georgia, training top ranked
American juniors. Nine years ago, he started training a little girl named Melanie Oudin. Those who followed
the US Open saw Melanie’s storybook run to reach the quarterfinals at 18 years of age. This year, Brian was in
France with Melanie when she won both of her singles matches in leading the USA to an upset of France in the
first round of Fed Cup. Brian was named USTA Developmental Coach of the Year in 2008. He works at the Racquet
Club of the South, a USTA Regional Training Center, where he is training young American juniors to
become future champions.
In 2002, Frank took the helm as Men's Head Coach at the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, assuming the
Women's coaching duties the following season. Due to Frank’s efforts, the Warhawk’s have one of the toughest
Division III schedules in the Midwest, playing several Division I and II schools. With strong recruiting and
intense training, the teams have moved up steadily in the rankings. Both teams earned ITA rankings each of
the last six seasons, and have consistently earned national team rankings and individual regional rankings for
its singles and doubles players. The men have not lost a conference match in the last five seasons, had four
consecutive 20 win seasons, and received three consecutive berths to the NCAA tournament. The women had
two consecutive 20 win seasons, three WIAC Conference titles, and two trips to the NCAA tournament. Frank
was named WIAC Coach of the Year in 2004, ‘07 and ‘08. In 2006, he earned the Midwest’s USTA/ITA Community
Service Award, and the USTA Midwest WTA Rollie Mueller Presidents Award. In 2009, he was awarded
the PTR Wisconsin Member of the Year. He received the K-Swiss National Coach of the Year honors in 2001
and ‘02. Frank stresses excellence off the court as well as on. His men and women have been recognized as
ITA All-American Teams four times, and more than half his players earned ITA All Scholar status with GPAs of
3.5 and above. UWW is the first Division III School in the Midwest to offer a club team, and Frank started a PTR
Certification program for UWW students.
Wendy has been Head Girls Tennis Coach at La Cueva High School for four years, has led her team to the semi
finals at the New Mexico State High School Tournament multiple times, and to the 2009 5A District Champions
for the first time at the school in 10 years. Prior to these achievements, she coached USTA, JV, and middle
school teams in Hawaii, Texas and New Mexico. Her No-Cut Policy, the largest in New Mexico, has seen nearly
60 girls on the team, which includes three JVs so all girls have a chance to compete. Wendy uses coaching
methods that will help them succeed both on and off the court. Her philosophy is the TEAM, which stands for
Together Every Athlete Matters, where she combines competitiveness with compassion. The girls take an
active role in community service projects like raising funds for cancer research through their annual Rally for
the Cure. She has been described as indefatigable. PTR Certified since 1997, Wendy was also a Certified Official
and NTRP Verifier. She is the co-founder of Silver Racquets, now called Senior QuickStart, a local program
providing low cost tennis lessons to more than 200 seniors (over age 60). A Cardio Tennis Instructor, Wendy
specializes in conducting classes for seniors and teens. She is the Assistant Pro at Highpoint Sports and Wellness.
Wendy has been a Junior Recreation Coordinator, and has served the Northern New Mexico Tennis
Association as Secretary, Vice President and President. She is currently the Southwest Section Delegate.
TOURING COACH of the YEAR
BRIAN DE VILLIERS
COLLEGE COACH of the YEAR
FRANK BARNES
HIGH SCHOOL
COACH of the YEAR
WENDY BAYLES THOMAS
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WHEELCHAIR PROFESSIONAL
of the YEAR
DAN JAMES
VOLUNTEER of the YEAR
DR. GLENN ROSWAL
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
DAVID ALTSHULER
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At Minnesota’s St. Louis Park, Dan held his first wheelchair drill clinic in October 1992. Since then, he has
coached the game on six continents, and as soon as penguins start playing, he’ll conduct a clinic in Antarctica!
Dan has been one of the key players in the growth of wheelchair tennis. He coached 12 World Team Cups
for the USA, and three Paralympics (Sydney, Athens and Beijing), as well as the first ever Parapan American
Games (Rio ’07). His teams and players have earned 11 medals, including five gold, four silver and two bronze.
Dan has made several ITF Silver Fund trips to Bolivia, Guatemala, Kenya and Tanzania, bringing wheelchair tennis
to developing nations. In 2003, he was named Racquet Sports Industry’s Wheelchair Champion and in 2007
earned IWTA (International Wheelchair Tennis Association) Coach of the Year honors. According to Dan, his
greatest accomplishment is to be able to call so many in the tennis industry around the world his friends. “This
is truly the way,” he said, “tennis has enriched my life.”
For the past 35 years, Glenn has used tennis as a catalyst to promote societal change for people with disabilities.
As a Special Olympics volunteer, he served as the tennis advisor to Special Olympics North America,
helping to forge partnerships between the organization, PTR and USTA, including sponsorship of PTR as the
Official Tennis Training Partner of Special Olympics. The tennis technical delegate at the Special Olympics
World Summer Games in Raleigh, Dublin, and Beijing, Glenn was honored recently as one of the first Special
Olympics World Games Technical Delegate Emeriti. As Chairman of the Board for Alabama's Special Camp for
Children and Adults, the world's largest camp for people with disabilities, he led a capital campaign to build a
tennis court complex that is used by campers of all abilities. Glenn competed in tennis at the collegiate level
and holds Officials and Head Referee Certification from the USTA. He is Professor of Education at Jacksonville
State University, where he previously coached the Men’s Tennis Team to Top 20 national rankings, earning
Conference Coach of the Year honors in 1980. Glenn has served in numerous leadership positions, including
President of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance; Vice President of
the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity; and as a Board member of the National Easter Seal
Society, Easter Seal Society of Alabama and Special Olympics Alabama. He has authored 100 publications and
spoken at more than 250 conferences and workshops in 30 countries.
Since 1990, David has been Director of The Jimmy Fund Tennis Classic, a tournament he founded that is
designed to raise money for kids with cancer. Over the past 20 years, he has personally raised more than
$700,000 for The Jimmy Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. David has been in tennis
for more than 25 years as a player, coach and personal trainer. Earlier in his career, David worked with tennis
legend Arthur Ashe at the Doral Country Club in Miami, Florida, and appeared several times with Ashe in
Tennis Magazine. For the past nine years, David has received the Lessons for Life Award from USPTA New England
as the division’s top fundraiser. In 2008, he received The Jimmy Fund Council of Greater Boston's Man Of
The Year Award that recognizes an individual who exemplifies the word "volunteer" with his or her personal
commitment and fund raising efforts on behalf of the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Currently,
David is in his 14th year as Director of Tennis at Nahant Country Club in Nahant, Massachusetts, where he
works with some of the top junior tennis players in New England. He speaks on the subject of charitable fund
raising to teaching professionals both regionally and nationally.

From 1984-88, Karl was one of the top ranked juniors in Canada. He was a National Champion in singles and
doubles in both Canada and Jamaica. Earning a tennis scholarship to the University of New Mexico, Karl was
the team Captain and #1 player. Karl competed on the ATP Tour and was a member of the Jamaica Davis Cup
team 10 times. While living in Japan for six years, he played on the Japanese Tours, winning several tournaments
in Asia, Europe and North America. Back home in Canada, he played senior events, earning him a spot
on Canada’s National Team and in 2005, a National ranking of #1 in the 35 and over division. Over the past
decade, Karl has captured 11 singles and doubles titles at the PTR Championships. In 2008, he was ranked by
the ITF as #1 in the world in the over 40s. When he is not competing, Karl is the Head Professional at Toronto’s
Donalda Club. Foe the past four years, he has served as Tournament Director of the Rogers Cup where,
as he put it, “I get to continually learn the game from the top players in our sport.”
Spin competed on the pro circuit from 1997-2005, including multiple appearances at all four Grand Slams. With
his highest world ranking at #200, Spin logged wins over Marcos Baghdatis, Taylor Dent, Ivo Karlovic, Sam
Querry, Jarkko Niemienen, Robert Kendrick, Alex Bogomolov, Alexander Waske and Kevin Kim. He has 10
Futures titles, 24 Austrian National titles, won the Austrian Masters and Austrian Team Championship twice and
represented his country in Davis Cup. In Challengers, he captured wins in Germany and Australia and made the
finals in Mexico and California. Now a California resident, Spin has taken the Men’s Open top prize at many
USTA tournaments. With a 31-2 record, among others, he won The Ojai, So Cal Cup (twice), West End Open
(twice) and 19th Top Gun. Spin has swept the PTR Championships winning Singles and Doubles in 2006, 2007,
2008 and Singles in 2009. He has also captured several USPTA titles and in 2006, was named the organization’s
California Men’s Open Player of the Year. In 2008, Spin was PTR’s Male Player of the Year. His talent on the
court goes beyond his playing, as Spin is committed to excellence as a coach. The PTR Professional is also
USPTA P1, ATP Level 1 and a Certified Professional Coach with the Austrian Tennis Teaching Federation. He
has training in Fitness, Nutrition, and Psychology for Tennis, serves on the SCTA Junior Tennis Council, and is
a volunteer Coach for the Division 1 California State Northridge Women’s team.
At only 5’2”, Diane is a powerhouse on the tennis court. She started playing at age 10, and earned a full scholarship
to the College of Charleston (SC), where she was #1 singles and #1 doubles all four years. After graduation,
Diane played professional tennis in Belgium, before returning home to the USA. She has earned 25
National Singles titles, three World Singles titles and three National Mother/Son titles with her son Matthew.
Along with her partner, Jack Barker, Diane captured several PTR Mixed Doubles championships. For a dozen
years or more, Diane has represented the USA in international competition, played for USTA Southern at Intersectionals,
and represented South Carolina in Senior Cups. She has been ranked #1 in the USA and the World.
This April, Diane will play for the United States in the 30th ITF Senior World Cup Team Championships in Mexico,
vying for the Maria Bueno Cup. An inductee to The College of Charleston and South Carolina Tennis Halls
of Fame, Diane has been named Female Player of the Year by Southern Tennis Association, South Carolina
Tennis Association and PTR. More than a player, Diane works tirelessly for a variety of social causes like Special
Olympics, child abuse prevention and fund raising efforts for cancer research. She is a true champion.
John is Director of Tennis and owner of the John Powless Tennis Center in Madison, Wisconsin. His accomplishments
in tennis management and competition are numerous. As PTR Player of the Decade, let’s look at
just some of what he has done as a player in the last 10 years. John has captured 20 USTA Singles and Doubles
Championship titles, and 23 ITF Championship titles. He has been on eight Singles, Doubles and Team
World Championships. John is undefeated in Singles at the Australian Open. In January, John won Singles
and Doubles titles at the Australian Open Senior Tennis Tournament, earning his 15th career title at the event.
In 2000, then Mayor of Philadelphia, now Governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell, presented John with Philadelphia’s
Senior Tennis Player of the Millenium. In 2004, John was named PTR Male Player of the Year. IN this
decade, he has been a top ranked player numerous times, and ended 2009 as #1 in the world in his division.
In this decade, he was inducted into his fourth, fifth and sixth Halls of Fame. John is in the Wisconsin Athletic
and the USTA Midwest Halls of Fame. He joined such greats as Hank Aaron, Vince Lombardi, and Karem
Abdul Jabbar in the Sports Hall of Fame. In addition, John, who is in the University of Wisconsin Sports Hall
of Fame for coaching basketball and tennis, is the only person to serve as Head Coach of two major Big 10
sports at the same time.
MALE PLAYER of the YEAR
KARL HALE
MALE PLAYER of the DECADE
ZBYNIK ‘SPIN’ MLYNARIK
FEMALE PLAYER of the DECADE
DIANE FISHBURNE
SENIOR PLAYER of the DECADE
JOHN POWLESS
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PLAGENHOEF AWARD
DR. MARK KOVACS
PUBLIC FACILITY of the YEAR
DEWITT TENNIS CENTER
PRIVATE FACILITY of the YEAR
THE POLO CLUB
of BOCA RATON
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Named for Dr. Stanley Plagenhoef, this award is presented to someone who has excelled and made significant
contributions to sports science. It was last presented in 2004, so it is indeed a rare treat to recognize a worthy
recipient. As a junior tennis player, Mark was ranked by the ITF as one of the top 100 players in the world. His
junior career highlights include a win over Lleyton Hewitt at the 1996 Australian National Championships and a
boys’ doubles pairing with Andy Roddick at the 1998 Junior US Open. In his collegiate career, Mark played for
Auburn University, winning the NCAA doubles championship as well as All-American honors in 2002. Mark
earned a Master’s degree in Exercise Science at Auburn, and a Doctorate from the University of Alabama. The
primary focus of his work was tennis-specific research. He has published in several prestigious journals
including Sports Medicine, the International Journal of Sport Physiological Performance, the British Journal of
Sports Medicine, and Strength and Conditioning Journal. He has also written articles for TennisPro. Mark coauthored
the book Tennis Training: Enhancing On-Court Performance with Britt Chandler and Dr. Jeff Chandler.
In 2009, Mark served as the Guest Editor for the Tennis Specific Edition of Strength and Conditioning Journal.
Additionally, Mark is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA, a Certified Health/Fitness
Instructor through the ACSM, and a USTF Level II sprints coach. In January, 2008, Mark joined the USTA
Player Development staff to oversee the Sport Science and Strength & Conditioning departments as Manager
of Sport Science. USTA Player Development is charged with providing American junior, collegiate and young
professional players with the opportunities to reach their maximum potential. Prior to joining the USTA, he was
an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at Jacksonville State University, in Alabama. Mark was presented
the 2008 Strength and Conditioning Journal Editorial Excellence Award. His willingness to share knowledge
with PTR members has been an asset to our organization.
2009 was a rough year for the DeWitt Tennis Center. In June, the club's six indoor courts were flooded with four
feet of water. The court surface was damaged and unusable for the rest of the summer. In July, the Tennis Center
lost its long time Assistant Manager, Hope College Women's Coach and PTR member, Karen Page, to cancer.
But, DeWitt is resilient. The courts were opened again in August, just in time for the PTR to shoot the revised
Certification DVD. The DeWitt Tennis Center is an important part of the Kinesiology Department facilities of Hope
College. Completed in 1994, it is one of the most impressive tennis structures of any Division III college in the
country. It offers members and the Holland tennis community an exciting array of tennis programs that have
earned national acclaim. DeWitt’s Junior Development Program has is widely recognized as a place that nurtures
champions. Since 2003, it has produced more than 24 high school state champions, as well as nine Midwest
qualifiers in USTA competition. The club’s staff of PTR members includes Manager and PTR Master Professional,
Jorge Capestany, Director of Tennis Nate Price, Matt Bradley, Marti Capestany and Adam Ford.
Nestled on 1,100 meticulously manicured acres, The Polo Club of Boca Raton, Florida, provides its members with
a nationally recognized tennis facility, an incredible 35,000 square foot, spa and fitness center, two premier championship
golf courses, and a myriad of social and dining activities. Its world class tennis facility has 29 beautifully
maintained Har-Tru courts, 11 of which are lighted for evening play, dynamic and innovative tennis programs,
and extraordinary amenities for players, members and guests. The Polo Club's longtime Director of Tennis, Jean
Mills, and her staff are committed to excellence in all areas of service, and it truly shows. The club offers clinics,
drills, social tennis, game matching, a full service pro shop and more, to suit players of all ages and abilities.
The Club at one time the residence of tennis greats such as Chris Evert and Stefanie Graf, has been host to big
name tennis events such as the Andy Roddick Charity Event, Virginia Slims, Pro Celebrity, many ITF and USTA
Championships, including the USTA Girls' 12 and Under National Championship for the past 21 years. The Polo
Club is truly extraordinary in all areas of tennis operations, tennis programming, club amenities, charitable
endeavors and support of PTR and the tennis industry.

PTR certified, Mary serves as our State Representative for Virginia, and is Manager and Director of Tennis for the
Reston Tennis Association. Mary is the consummate volunteer, with a passion to grow the sport, especially
through her efforts with the USTA. Mary has served the USTA Mid-Atlantic Section as Vice President of the
Board, Co-Chaired the Volunteer Services Committee, and is currently on the Marketing and Membership Committee.
She was on the USTA Virginia District Junior Committee, and was Northern Virginia Women’s Division
Vice President for seven years. At the national level, Mary is currently serving as the chair of the USTA Learning
and Leadership Development Committee. In addition, Mary volunteers at the Legg Mason Tournament, organizes
and co-sponsors the Asian Festival, Singh Open Tournament and USTA Block Party, and walks in the Avon Walk
for Breast Cancer. No stranger to awards, Mary has been named Virginia District Program Promoter of the Year,
Virginia District Teaching Professional of the Year, USTA Mid-Atlantic Organization of the Year and USTA NJTL
of the Year.
Mike is the Executive Director of the Midland Community Tennis Center (MCTC), where he leads 40 team members
who are delivering creative tennis programs through innovative marketing and communication tactics. He
manages the 32 court complex, directing a women’s USTA Pro Circuit event, and 20 national, sectional, collegiate
and local events. Mike is an expert in the development of grassroots programming, and administers four park
and recreation programs in addition to MCTC’s operations. Mike is PTR and USPTA certified, has been a USTA
Recreational Coach Master Trainer, and is the former NEMTA District President. In 2005, he was awarded the
USPTA Facility Manager of the Year, and received the USPTA/USTA Community Service Award in 2004. Mike
also serves as a National Speaker for the Tennis Industry Association Cardio Tennis and Better Your Business
Program. MCTC was acknowledged as the Municipal Facility of the Year in 2003. In 2009, Midland, Michigan was
awarded the Best Tennis Town in the USA. This distinction was led by the efforts of the MCTC as a catalyst of
tennis development and passion in the region.
photo Clive Carrigan
USTA SERVICE AWARD
MARY CONAWAY
TIA COMMITMENT to the
INDUSTRY
MIKE WOODY
STATE MEMBERS of the YEAR Alaska Colin Gillam
Arizona Larry Funk
California Paul Allam
Colorado Rich Berman
Connecticut Jack Waite
Florida Devin Reddick
Georgia Craig S. Jones
Hawaii Ron Romano
Idaho Adam King
Illinois Oliver Stephens
Indiana Desmond Evans
Kentucky Federico Mas
Louisiana Richard Verzaal
Maryland Aaron Hutt
Massachusetts Lance Andersen
Michigan Dave Brouwer
Mississippi Amy Williams
Missouri Donna Austin
New Hampshire Debbie Lloyd
New York John Curtis
Oregon Anni Miler
Back row from left: Dan Santorum, Adam King, Colin Gillam, Orlando Lourenco, Lance
Andersen, David Brouwer, Oliver Stephens and Anni Miller. Front row from left: Jack
Waite, Paul Allam, Craig Jones, Lisa Duncan, Federico Mas and Graham Cox.
Pennsylvania Lisa Duncan
South Carolina Graham Cox
Tennessee Orlando Lourenco
Texas Todd Carlson
Vermont Scott Colebourne
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photo Steve Keller
Tips from a Master Professional
Part 2
If there is one thing I’ve learned in more than 30 years on the
tennis court, it is that sharing knowledge is good for the game.
I’ve compiled some of my best tips to share with you.
Improve Your Serve with a 7 Step Ritual:
Target, Bounce, Pause, Toss, Touch, Finish and Ready
Most good players have rituals they follow to give them confidence, to remain calm in
tough situations, and to be consistent with their approach to stroke production. This ritual
includes most of the ingredients for successful serving.
1. As you approach the baseline, select a target for your serve - alley, body or center.
2. Bounce the ball several times to clear your mind and get your muscles relaxed.
3. Pause as you look up to see if your opponent is in position to receive.
4. Look up to where you intend to toss the ball.
5. Reach up to the ball to touch or contact the ball.
6. Finish your stoke as your eyes remain in the contact zone, until you see your racquet
come through.
7. Quickly get ready for the return, instead of watching your serve go in the court.
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by Ken DeHart
A PTR Master Professional, Ken is the
Director of Tennis at San Jose Swim &
Racquet Club in California. He is one of
only a handful of teaching pros who has
earned the Master Professional designation
by both PTR and USPTA. Ken is a
PTR National Clinician and Tester, a
USA High Performance Coach, National
Trainer for Recreational Coaches, as
well as a member of the Cardio Tennis
Speakers Team and Wilson’s Advisory
Staff. He has been named PTR Pro of
the Year twice and co-authored the
International Book of Drills. Ken hosted
PTR’s DVD drills series, including the
latest, Drills for Advanced Players, and
is Associate Editor of TennisOne.com

Eyes on the Ball - See the Shadow
Perhaps the most common error players make and the most common
advice for playing better is to "see the ball". There are many tips to do
this: look for the spin on the ball, read the writing on the ball, keep your
eye on the ball, etc.
An easy one comes from the symbol of balance - yin and yang - the
ability to see both black and white. When tracking the ball, look for the
sunlight and the shadow on the ball. There is always a shadow on the
ball. Early in the morning, the shadow is on the side of the ball, in the
evening it is on the other side, at midday or inside, the shadow is on
the bottom. When your eye can see both sunlight and shadow, your
eyes are in balance.
Finishing your Forehand Stroke a Problem?
Answer the Phone
Players who have a difficult time finishing their forehand groundstroke
are usually too concerned about where the shot went to finish properly.
As a result, you see abbreviated finishes, tennis elbow and shots
that seem to have minds of their own.
Many players are not sure where to finish their stroke, and most are
unaware they didn’t finish, until they miss the shot and start looking for
clues. An easy reminder of a convenient follow through finish is to
catch the racquet in the non-hitting hand near the left ear (right ear for
lefties) with the elbow pointed out to where the shot was aimed.
Answering the phone with your hand near your ear is a skill we all
have and gives some definition to follow through.
5 Tactical Priorities for Any Shot -
Your Handy Courtside Coach
In the middle of a match, most of us don’t have a coach to help us figure
out what to do to change our losing situation. Here is a handy solution.
Put the letter P on your thumb, the letter D on your forefinger, a
D on your middle finger, the letter S on your ring finger and an S on
your little finger.
Can't decide what to do during a match? Look at your handy coach.
P = Get the ball in play. Still losing? Look at your forefinger.
D = Change the direction. Hit down the line, up the middle or
crosscourt. Still losing? Try the middle finger.
D = Change the depth. Hit some drop shots or hit higher so the ball
goes deeper. Come to the net or stay back more to change your
own depth position. Still not working? Next.
S = Spin, hit more slice, some sidespin or more topspin. Still need
help? Try your pinky finger.
S = Speed, change the speed of your shots. Slower and loopier
keeps more balls in play and frustrates opponents, or faster to
give them less time to get to your shots.
These five tactical priorities will give you enough options to change
your position in the match. Working on them one at a time will keep
you focused on a performance goal, rather than an outcome goal of
winning, losing or how poorly you are playing.
Two Most Common Groundstroke Errors -
Look to the Opposite Hand
When you are having trouble with groundstrokes, there are
two places to check before redesigning your strokes.
1. Your feet. Take more adjusting steps to get into position
so you don’t have to change your stroke pattern to hit
groundstrokes.
Tip: Take 8-10 steps between shots to be in balance.
2. Your non-hitting hand. Most technical errors occur on
the forehand because the non-hitting hand is in the way
or just dangling down, which affects the pattern your
hitting arm can move through and finish. On the topspin
one handed backhand, the non-hitting hand raises as
high as the left shoulder or comes around in front of the
body, while the hitting hand is going through its pattern
to finish.
Tip for the non-hitting hand forehand: turn with the
non-hitting hand still on the racquet. Hold it until you
begin your forward swing, then catch it in your
non-hitting hand when you finish by your shoulder.
Tip for the backhand groundstroke: Touch your left thigh
as you swing through your backhand groundstroke. This
will allow you to feel where your non-hitting hand is
during the stroke, and keeping it low allows your hitting
arm to rise higher and create more topspin.
Want to Look like Roger Federer?
See the Racquet Come Through
One of the things we have learned from Roger Federer is to
keep your eyes stationary well after the stroke has been completed.
We all have been told many times not to look up when
you are hitting. But for how long?
Keep your eyes in the contact zone until you see the blur of
the racquet come through on all your strokes: forehand,
backhand and serve. By the time you see your racquet come
through, the ball will be well gone, your stroke will be mostly
completed, and there will be little you can do to mess up your
strokes by looking up too soon.
Singles Strategy -
Keep it Outside their Strike Zone
Just like a good pitcher, don't put the ball over the plate into
their strike zone. Hit high loopy balls like a curve ball, hit the
ball away from them, or inside near their body, or hit it short
and low. Your opponent probably won’t be able to any hit
home runs off any of those. The opponent has to just stay in
the game by fouling balls back to you, until you can get a ball
in your strike zone and go for the home run (winner).
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Tips from a Master Professional - Part 2
Strategy for Match Play - Create Expectations
An effective strategy to use in match play is to get your opponent to
expect one thing and then give them something else.
Hit high loopy topspin groundstrokes to their backhand. After a couple
of consecutive shots with them backing up and looping back to you, on
their next loopy return, pause long enough to say, “one thousand and
one” to yourself, and come in behind your return and play their loopy
return out of the air for a crosscourt winner. Create an expectation,
pause, then attack.
Serve to their backhand several times, then when you need the point,
sneak in a wide serve to their forehand. If they get to it, usually they
will overhit the return from your surprise serve.
On groundstrokes, after hitting deep penetrating balls to their backhand
- to the point they are expecting another of the same - slice to
their forehand, hit a drop shot or come to the net. The trick is to do one
thing until they begin to expect you to do it again, then change to a new
pattern to catch them off guard.
Where to Pass a Tall or Quick Player -
Be a Navel Destroyer
When a tall or quick opponent comes to the net, it can be better to aim
at their belly button to neutralize their reach and speed. A ball hit at
the body of a tall player can limit the angles they have in volleying their
return shot, and gives you a second chance to pass off of a ball hit
slower that may set up a little shorter in the court.
The faster player is always looking to run down the passing shot by
moving left and right. A ball at the body takes away the speed advantage
and limits the angles they have to volley for a winner against you.
The more spin you use when hitting at them, the better. Balls with
heavy spin tend to pop up off the racquet and give you a better chance
to pass or lob on the next ball.
Volley Deep Gets Me Lobbed or Passed -
Change the Depth
We all have been taught to volley deep into the court and, when it
works well, it works. However, today's players practice against hard
deep shots all the time. So, unless your deep volley is really good,
there is a high probability that you could get lobbed or passed off your
opponent’s deep shot.
Another tactic is to come to the net and volley short. Most baseliners
never practice moving up to get to short volleys, or practice passing a
net player while running full speed forward to get to a short ball.
If you aim deep and hit less than deep, you could get passed; if you are
short and hit shorter, you just win the point more easily. Next time you
are warming up and you are at the net and they are on the baseline,
notice how often the rally stops when you accidentally hit your volley
too short instead of back to them.
Notice how the pros often serve and drop volley, or volley short when
the player is deep and off to one side when they come to the net.
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Write it Down for Success -
Think like a Student
In every lesson, practice and match, we learn important
points to improve our level of play. The problem is we think
about them, realize their importance, and then as we deal
with real life situations, we often forget what we learned on
the court.
Immediately following your lesson, when everything is fresh
in your mind, make notes about the key points you learned.
Write notes during or after your practices and after your
matches.
This helps in many ways. Like a student who has taken notes
in class, you can review them before your next exam (match).
Look at your notes before practice or play. Select two or
three points on which to focus to have performance goals
during the match. If you need to, on the change over, review
your notes for a key self coaching point to help you. Ivan
Lendal was famous for that and even Serena Williams used
her notes during a WTA match.
The best advantage - when you’re famous, you will have
already written your success story in the notes you took along
the way!
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The Problems with Teaching

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No Pain, No Gain?
How to Avoid Kidney Stones
There is one television show I can’t stop watching, Seinfeld. I
have seen every single episode at least 10 times and the end of my
addiction is not in sight. One of my favorite episodes is called The
Gymnast, where Kramer passes a kidney stone while visiting the
circus with Jerry. He screams at the top of his lungs and gets the
attention of the entire Madison Square Garden in New York City,
including the gymnast who falls off the tightrope.
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by Hans Römer
A PTR Professional 5A, Tester and
Clinician, Hans is currently Director
of Tennis Operations at the prestigious
BallenIsles Country Club in
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He
has been a speaker at many tennis
conventions, including the PTR
International Tennis Symposium,
and his articles have been featured
in various tennis publications. Hans
is a USPTA Master Professional,
and a member of the USTA, KNLTB
and USTWA.
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No Pain, No Gain? How to Avoid Kidney Stones
Have you ever passed a kidney stone? I have. Twice! It’s an experience
that I hope you will not encounter. I didn’t scream as loud as
Kramer, but it was the most painful experience of my life. Looking
back, I strongly believe that I could have avoided this torturous
ordeal. With the help of the World Wide Web, which is loaded with
medical sites, it was not difficult to educate myself on this topic.
Despite not having a medical degree, I surely hope this article will
contribute to limiting kidney stone cases among tennis pros.
Growing up in my native Netherlands, with its relatively cool climate,
I always took water intake for granted. Unfortunately, I imported that
attitude to California where I taught in the sun full time for 10 years.
As an experienced tennis pro, I was - and am - well aware of the
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importance of staying hydrated. All my students benefited from this
simple knowledge. Being a dedicated and concerned teaching pro,
I would allow my students (in a 90 minute clinic) to pause for water
breaks every 12-15 minutes. Then how did this happen? While they
were enjoying their refreshing breaks, I continued. Continued doing
what? I continued teaching, instructing, telling a story, sharing a
joke or explaining the next drill. It was not unusual for me to teach a
1.5 hour clinic without drinking a drop of water! The distance and
location of my teaching court in relation to the clubhouse (bathrooms!)
didn’t help my situation either. By breaking the first two
important rules in avoiding kidney stones, I had started my clock;
now it was just a matter of time!
Think you are immune? Check out these interesting and surprising statistical facts about kidney stones.
• Number of Americans affected by kidney stones annually 1,000,000
• Portion of population who will have at least one kidney stone 12%
• Of these, how many will have at least one recurrence 75%
• Rate of stone production for recurrent stone formers 1 stone every 2 to 3 years
• Portion of stone patients with very aggressive disease 10%-15% (10 or more stones)
• Percentage of stone formers who are over age 70 3%
• Countries with more stones than United States Italy, Israel
• Countries with fewer stones than the United States Japan, Sweden
• Incidence of kidney stones in areas with "soft" water Higher
• Peak seasonal occurrence June to August
• Overall incidence of kidney stones in the United States is Increasing
• Increase % when family member has kidney stones 62%
What are the signs and symptoms?
It’ll start with the most agonizing pain in the lower back just below
the ribs spreading around to the front of the abdomen and often
extending into the groin area. The pain may come in waves as the
stone tries to move through the tube between the kidney and the
bladder (the ureter). Sometimes there will be blood in the urine.
Often there is nausea, fever and chills, and vomiting. The abdomen
or lower back may be painful to touch. The severity of the pain is no
indicator of the size of the passing kidney stone. The pain is not a
result of the stone moving or tearing the ureter as a sufferer (Kramer
and I!) might suspect. To be exact, the pain is caused by the dilating
or stretching of the urinary tract being blocked by the stone when it
gets stuck in the ureter. Some people say that passing a kidney
stone is more painful than giving birth. This statement will be hard
for me to verify, but I did give birth to a tiny miniscule crystallized
stone and yes, it was very painful.
In a profession where our mission is taking care of others, we have
a tendency to forget about our own well being. Drink plenty of water,
avoid sodas, take timely bathroom breaks, and you should be fine.
The information for this article was obtained from the following web
sites, which I encourage you to visit for additional information.
www.medicinenet.com/kidney_stone/article.htm
www.webmd.com/kidney-stones/default.htm
www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=84
www.rogerbaxter.com/KidneyStone

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High or Low
by Iñaki Balzola, PTR International Director
Skill Level: intermediate
Objective: to help players recognize the correct shot depending on the
bounce of the ball
Procedure:
• Ball machine is set to feed 3 balls to players’ forehand side and a
4th short ball to the backhand side.
• Player A hits the first 3 feeds as crosscourt forehands.
• Player A must decide to hit the 4th feed as a drive or slice,
depending on the height of the ball at impact/ Player A must also
decide to hit the 4th ball down the line or go for a crosscourt winner.
• Player A runs to the back of the line and Player B repeats the
procedure.
Note:
• In general, balls that can be taken at the height of the net or above
should be driven and balls taken below net height should be sliced
down the line.
Key Drill Points:
• Remind players to disguise their shot
• Switch to the other side for forehand approach shots.
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