2012 Yearbook - USTA.com

MITA’s 9.0 Senior Mixed Doubles Team having 

fun at Nationals in San Antonio 

These 10 and 

unders are 

serious about 

learning the 

game! 

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Y e a r b o o k 

The Bloomington Bangers, a 

10 Advanced Team, won the 

Junior Team Tennis Midwest 

Section Championship 

A member of the 18 Morton 

Happy Campers competing 

at Midwest 

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Officers and Board Members ........................................ 2 

Staff/Committees............................................................ 3 

Team Cup District Coaches ............................................3 

From the President ...................................................... 4 

In Memory of Rita Hertenstein ........................................4 

USTA Organizational Members...................................... 5 

2011 Junior Rankings .................................................... 6 

MITA Qualifiers for Midwest Closed................................8 

10 and Under Tennis ......................................................9 

Competition Training Center ........................................10 

USTA Junior Team Tennis ............................................13 

Middle Illinois Team Cup Pictures ................................14 

Tennis Achievements ....................................................17 

Awards Information ......................................................18 

MITA Presidents/Executive Directors............................18 

2011 Adult Rankings ....................................................21 

Pictures ........................................................................22 

2011 MITA Tournament Results ....................................23 

2012 Certified Officials..................................................24 

Adult Midwest Rankings................................................24 

USTA Adult League Tennis ..........................................25 

AADDVVEERRTTIISSIINNGG DDIIRREECCTTOORRYY 

Decatur Athletic Club ....................................................11 

Evergreen Racquet Club ..............................................12 

Horve Builders ..............................................................16 

Advanced Dental Care..................................................18 

Atkins Tennis Center ....................................................19 

Quincy Tennis Association ............................................20 

Ursula Beck Pro Tennis Classic....................................22 

Judge Mark A. Schuering (Ret.) Civil Mediation ..........24 

WWEEBB DDIIRREECCTTOORRYY 

Community Tennis Directory 

www.middleillinois.usta.com 

Junior Tournament Schedule, 


Tournament Director Sanction Instructions 

Call MITA 309-267-1348; 

or email sita_midwest@frontier.com 

USTA/Midwest Section Collegiate Information, 

steve@midwest.usta.com 


Middle Illinois Tennis Association Grant information 


Midwest Junior Tournament Dates 


MITA Players Entry Qualifications for Midwest Closed 

Tournament 


or email sita_midwest@frontier.com 

18’s District Team Cup and Marian Wood Baird 

information and entry form 


MITA District Ranking Requirements 


Annual Awards Information 


USTA Player Development Competition Training Center 


USTA NJTL and Team Programs 


Adult Tournament Schedule 


USTA League Schedule and Information 


Cardio Tennis 

www.cardiotennis.com 

USTA National; 70 West Red Oak Lane, White Plains, 

NY 10604, 1-914-696-0300 

USTA/Midwest Section, 1310 East 96th Street, 

Indianapolis, IN, 46240 

TENNIS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE 

Bret Schrama 

Morton, IL 

309-263-8089 bret@midwest.usta.com 

PICTURED ON THE COVER 

Bloomington Team 

FRONT (L-R): Isabel Schaefbauer, Abby Totten, Stephanie Chow, McKenna Schaefbauer 

BACK (L-R): Samuel Kahwaji, Thomas Moh, Carter Burk, John Atwater, Tyler Bowers, Coach Skipp Schaefbauer 

Taylor Nave, Morton, USTA Jr. Team Tennis


MITA ORGANIZATION 

22001122 OOFFFFIICCEERRSS AANNDD BBOOAARRDD MMEEMMBBEERRSS 

PRESIDENT 

Norma Shook 

356 E. Hazelwood 

Morton, IL 61550 

309-266-6655 

normagail@comcast.net 

EXEC. VICE PRESIDENT 

Chris Kane 

1 University Circle, WIU, Western Hall 206 

Macomb, IL 61455 

847-340-3205 

JC-Kane@wiu.edu 

VICE PRESIDENT 

Dan Friend 

1609 W. Callendar Ave. 

Peoria, IL 61606 

309-696-3165 

dhfriend@gmail.com 

TREASURER 

Joyce Hughes 

907 N. Hushaw Ave. 

Chillicothe, IL 61523 

309-360-2169 

tennischump907@yahoo.com 

SECRETARY 

Kari Kramer 

705 E. Burkwood Dr. 

Urbana, IL 61801 

240-595-9213 work 

kariannkramer@gmail.com 

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 

Jim Davis 

563 High Point Rd. 


309-693-3817 

molar75@comcast.net 

DELEGATES AT LARGE 

Michael Angarita 

1135 W. Edwards St. 

Springfield, IL 62704 

646-667-9549 

michaelangarita@gmail.com 

Karen Owen 

10 Plantation Ct. 

Bloomington, IL 61704 

309-662-3775 

karen@erctennis.com 

Doug Lintala 

519 W. Altorfer Dr. 


309-693-5710 

dlintala@yahoo.com 

Bonnie Petty 

324 W. Jefferson 

Arcola, IL 61910 

217-268-3836 

bnnpetty@yahoo.com 

CTA DELEGATES 

BLOOMINGTON - Amy Cortese 

3207 Trumpet Lane 


309-825-7797 

amoc4@comcast.net 

CANTON - Dennis Crawford 

525 Rosewood Ct. 

Canton, IL 61520 

309-647-3083 dcrawford@ 

crawfordshomefurnishings.com 

CHARLESTON - TBD 

DECATUR - Chuck Kuhle 

1010 South Side Drive 

Decatur, IL 62521 

217-423-7020 

chuck@decaturathleticclub.com 

DOUGLAS COUNTY - TBD 

DUNLAP - Sarah Schmidgall 

701 E. Queenwood Rd. 


309-360-0362 

sariliz13@hotmail.com 

GALESBURG - Roger Sensabaugh 

P.O. Box 1387 

Galesburg, IL 61402 

309-345-3683 

rsensaba@ci.galesburg.il.us 

JACKSONVILLE - Harmon Deal 

P.O. Box 336 

Jacksonville, IL 62651 

217-245-6096 

dealpartners@yahoo.com 

LINCOLN - Janice Dickerson 

217-735-3204 

jfd-fitness-wmd@msn.com 

MACOMB - TBD 

MAHOMET - Kurt Kopp 

2165 Wagon Trail Road 

White Heath, IL 61884 

309-221-0776 

kkopp42@gmail.com 

MATTOON - Bruce Daniell 

3216 Western Ave 

Mattoon, IL 61938 

217-254-0353 

Bruce_daniell@yahoo.com 

MORTON - Vickie Poirot 

960 E. Forestwood 


309-264-1060 

jimpoi@mtco.com 

PEKIN - Darlene Roodhouse 

2200 Sheridan Rd. 

Pekin, IL 61554 

309-697-2169 

darleneroodhouse@gmail.com 

PEORIA - Paul Lenzen 

3129 N. Biltmore Ave. 


309-258-8333 

paul_lenzen@yahoo.com 

QUINCY - Todd Willing 

3429 Wynlake Rd. 

Quincy, IL 62305 

217-228-1175 

twilling@comcast.net 

SOUTHERN VIEW - Dominic 

Giacomini 

P.O. Box 9467, Springfield, IL 62712 

gmcparking@comcast.net 

SPRINGFIELD - Tom Kelly 

1520 E. Matheny 


217-691-1328 

kellyman33@gmail.com 

SPRINGFIELD - Greg Harris 

4025 Eagle Wing Rd. 


217-546-9635 

gkh1@aol.com 

TREMONT - TBD 

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STAFF 

Executive Director 

Patricia Bramlet 

419 N. Mulberry Street 

Mt. Carmel, IL 62863 

618-262-4372 

sita_midwest@frontier.com 


Program Director 

Vicki Schmidgall 

384 E. Fernwood St. 


309-267-1348 mita@mtco.com 

District League Coordinator 

Joann Blair 

1722 Valle Vista Blvd., Pekin 61554 

309-346-7698 

joannblair08@comcast.net 

USTA/Midwest Advisor 

Ron Brooks 

11940 Cypress Links Dr. 

Ft. Myers, FL 33913 

239-561-5598 

ronabrooks@comcast.net 

Illinois Tennis Service Rep 

Bret Schrama 


317-333-3559 

bret@midwest.usta.com 

COMMITTEE CHAIRS/CO-CHAIRS 

Administration: Budget/Finance; 

Grants; Human Resources 

Norma Shook 

356 E. Hazelwood 


309-266-6655 

normagail@comcast.net 

Communications;Marketing/PR; 

Internet/E-Media 

Paul Lenzen 

3129 N. Biltmore Ave., Peoria 61604 

309-258-8333 

paul_lenzen@yahoo.com 

Past Presidents 

Jim Davis 

563 HIgh Point Rd. Peoria 61614 

309-693-3817 

molar75@comcast.net 

22001122 SSTTAAFFFF && CCOOMMMMIITTTTEEEESS 

Junior/Adult Grievance 

Kurt Kopp 

2165 Wagon Trail Rd. White Heath 

309-221-0776 

kkopp42@gmail.com 

Nominating Committee 

Darlene Roodhouse 

2200 Sheridan Rd. Pekin 61554 

309-697-2169 

darleneroodhouse@gmail.com 

Diversity/Inclusion 

Greg Harris 

4025 Eagle Wing Rd. 

Springfield 62711 

217-546-9635 gkh1@aol.com 

Yearbook 

Chuck Kuhle 

1010 South Side Dr., Decatur 62521 

217-423-7020 


Mark Schuering 

1652 York, Quincy 62301 

217-257-6662 

judgemark.s@gmail.com 

Awards 

Bonnie Petty 

324 W. Jefferson, Arcola 61910 

217-268-3836 bnnpetty@yahoo.com 

Pam Zuhone 

2704 Eastroad, Danville 61832 

217-474-7828 pkz54@comcast.net 

Officials 

Sally Mangina 

20888 Cheneys Grove Rd. 

Bloomington 61704 

309-378-4508 

sallymangina@yahoo.com 

Junior Recreation; District Teams 

Junior Excellence 

Kurt Kopp 

Junior Competition/Recreation 

Doug Lintala 

519 W. Altorfer Dr., Peoria 61615 

309-693-5710 

dlintala@yahoo.com 

Adult/Senior Competition/ 

Recreation 

Karen Owen 

10 Plantation Court, Bloomington 61704 

309-662-3775 karen@erctennis.com 

Bonnie Petty 

USTA Leagues 

Norma Shook - chair 

Jim Davis 

Rob VanHootgem 

Teri Scaggs 

Kim Eck 

Karen Owen 

Amy Cortese 

Collegiate/Advocacy 

John Blackburn 

600 Lincoln Ave., Charleston 61920 

217-581-3326 jblackburn @eiu.edu 

TTEEAAMM CCUUPP CCOOAACCHHEESS 

USTA/Midwest Section District 

Team Cup BG-12 

Chris Doscotch, Coach 

5215 N. Royal Place 

Peoria, IL 

(309) 696-9703 


Team Cup BG-14 

Joe Totten, Coach 

Bloomington 


Team Cup B-18 

John Blackburn, Coach 

600 Lincoln Ave., Charleston 61920 

217-581-3326 jblackburn@eiu.edu 

USTA/Midwest Section Marian 

Wood Baird Cup G-18 

Chuck Kuhle, Coach 

1010 South Side Dr., Decatur 62521 

217-423-7020 


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FFRROOMM TTHHEE PPRREESSIIDDEENNTT 

USTA/Middle Illinois Tennis Participants and Supporters, 

It has been an exciting year for MITA, and one of sadness too. I lost a close personal friend, and MITA lost one of its 

most passionate tennis advocates with the passing of Rita Hertenstein November 12, 2011. She never quit promoting tennis; 

she was even encouraging the nurses to take up tennis from her hospital bed!!! (Her BIO is below.) 

Middle Illinois Tennis Association and Southern Illinois Tennis Association 

will soon become 

Mid-South Illinois Tennis Association! 

The merger will be official January 1, 2013. By expanding boundaries, sharing our talent pool, and combining our 

resources we will be able to reach players and communities that have been under served prior to this merger. 

Patty Bramlet was hired as Executive Director for both districts starting January 1, 2012, and will continue in this 

capacity after the merger. She was the SITA Executive Director before accepting this position. 

A Special Thanks To: 

Midwest Section for all their help and guidance during the merger process. 

Ron Brooks for his many volunteer hours; without his advice and support this merger would have never taken place. 

Joann Blair (District League Coordinator), for her willingness to work with the SITA Adult League Players before the 

merger is official. 

Vicki Schmidgall (Junior Program Director) and Bret Schrama (Tennis Service Representative), for their aggressive campaign 

to introduce the USTA Junior Team Tennis programs to new communities and players in MITA. 

Patty for providing a more professional delivery system. Take a look at the web page, it is updated on a regular basis, and 

will have an exciting new look soon. www.middleillinois.usta.com 

This merger will be a great opportunity for all the adult and junior tennis players in MITA and SITA. I ask that you show 

your support of the Mid-South Tennis Association by volunteering to serve, or accept when asked to serve, to promote 

and develop the game of tennis in our great district! 

Norma Shook 

MITA President 

In Memory of Rita Ann Hertenstein 

Rita is survived by her husband, Robert D. Hertenstein, MD, her son, Robert D. (Erika) 

Hertenstein, and two grandchildren. Rita graduated from Pontiac High School and received her 

RN from the OSF School of Nursing. 

She was a dedicated member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and belonged to the 

Altar and Rosary Society. She was a long time member of the Peoria Medical Auxiliary and 

served as its president. She also served on the Board of Directors of the OSF College of Nursing and volunteered for 

many years at Bel-Wood Nursing Home and the American Red Cross, both in Peoria. 

She was one of the first MITA District League Coordinators, served on the MITA Board as a CTA Delegate, and volunteered 

for many committees. She also captained many teams, competing in 4 National Championships and winning 

two. She captained a team that will be represented MITA in Arizona on April 13th, 2012; the team will be playing in her 

memory. 

MITA-4



COMMUNITY TENNIS 

ASSOCIATIONS 

Bloomington Normal Tennis Assoc. 

16083 Inverrary Ln 


309-287-3750 

Canton Area Tennis Assoc. 

250 S. Avenue Dr. 

Canton, IL 61520 

309-649-1715 

Decatur Community Tennis 

Foundation 

1010 W. South Side Drive 


217-423-7020 

Dunlap Tennis Association 


Morton, Il 61550 

309-267-1348 

Jacksonville Area Tennis Foundation 

PO Box 336 

Jacksonville, IL 62651 

217-245-6096 

Mahomet Community Tennis Assoc. 

202 Jennifer Drive 

Mahomet, IL 61853 

217-766-1229 

Mattoon Community Tennis Assoc. 

3216 Western Ave 

Mattoon, IL 61938 

217-254-0353 

Morton Community Tennis Assoc. 


Morton, Il 61550 

309-267-1348 

Pekin Tennis Club 

PO Box 573 

Pekin, IL 61554 

309-675-1145 

Peoria Tennis Association 

PO Box 3331 


www.peoriatennis.com 

OORRGGAANNIIZZAATTIIOONNAALL MMEEMMBBEERRSS 

Quincy Tennis Association 

PO Box 131 


217-224-6161 

Springfield Tennis Academy 

PO Box 1673 


217-492-4450 

Springfield Tennis Association 

1520 E. Matheny Ave. 


217-691-1328 

The Tri-County Tennis Committee 

6003 N. Old Orchard Drive 


309-693-8125 

TENNIS/ATHLETIC/FITNESS CLUBS 

Atkins Tennis Center 

1800 S. Wright St. 

Urbana IL 61802 

(217) 244-6471 

Danville Tennis Club 

900 Lincoln Park Ave 

Danville IL 61832 

217-443-4232 

Decatur Athletic Club 

1010 South Side Dr. 

Decatur IL 62521 

217-423-7020 

Evergreen Racquet Club 

3203 E. Washington St. 

Bloomington IL 61704 

(309) 662-4361 

Quincy Racquet Club 

3336 State St. 


217-224-6161 

Springfield Racquet & Fitness Center 

3725 Chatham Rd 


217-787-2460 

The Clubs At River City 

8603 N. University 


309-693-5720 

PARK DISTRICTS 

Champaign Park District Tennis Cent. 

2802 Farber Dr 

Champaign, IL 61822 

217-352-6044 

City of Galesburg Recreation Division 

PO Box 1387 

Galesburg, IL 61402 

309-345-3683 

Decatur Park District 

1640 Monument Hill Dr. 


217-421-7432 

Morton Park District 

349 W. Birchwood St. 


309-263-7429 

Parkside Athletics Racquet & Health 

1701 Court St. 

Pekin IL 61554 

309-347-6644 

Peoria Park District 

2218 N. Prospect Rd 


309-688-3667 x267 

Quincy Park District 

1310 Washington St. 


217-223-7703 

Tremont Parks and Rec Center 

22522 IL Rt. 9 

Tremont, IL 61568 

309-925-3811 

MITA-5


JUNIOR TENNIS 

Emily Desai 

G10s #1 MITA 

Taylor Koehrsen 

G18s #1 MITA . 

Austin Aten 

B16s #1 MITA . 

Patrick Gaffigan 

B18s #1 MITA 

22001111 MMIITTAA JJUUNNIIOORR RRAANNKKEEDD PPLLAAYYEERRSS 

Madison Tattini 

G12s #1 MITA 

Steven Chacko 

B10s #1 MITA 

2011 USTA/Midwest Final Rankings 

Top 100 

Boysʼ 10 Singles 

#36 Raj K. Sinha, Springfield 

Boys' 12 Singles 

#58 Lucas Horve, Forsyth 

Boys' 14 Singles 

#22 Max Zheng, Champaign 

#30 Ishvdeep Singh, Champaign 

#44 Colin Sandgren, Forsyth 

#92 Tyler Washington, Bloomington 

Boysʼ 16 Singles 

#44 Austin Aten, Champaign 

#67 William Koehrsen, East Peoria 

Girls' 10 Singles 

#70 Madison Tattini, Lexington 

Girls' 12 Singles 


Abigail Kosharek 

G14s #1 MITA 

Lucas Horve 

B12s #1 MITA 

Madie Baillon 

G16s #1 MITA 

Ishvdeep Singh 

B14s #1 MITA 

Girlsʼ 16 Singles 

#37 Madie Baillon, Champaign 

#48 Tracy Kuhle, Decatur 

#85 Allison Hansen, Champaign 

#95 Amanda Studnicki, Normal 

Boys' 14 Doubles 

#33 Max Zheng, Champaign 

#57 Colin Sandgren, Forsyth 

Boysʼ 16 Doubles 

#82 Austin Aten, Champaign 

#83 William Koehrsen, East Peoria 

Girlsʼ 12 Doubles 


Girlsʼ 16 Doubles 

#42 Amanda Studnicki, Normal 

#45 Tracy Kuhle, Decatur 

#70 Kadi Fauble, Quincy 

#71 Madie Baillon, Champaign 

#78 Amy Kuhle, Decatur 

#88 Allison Hansen, Champaign 

MITA-6


JUNIOR TENNIS 

Girlsʼ 10 

1. Emily Desai, Springfield 

2. McKenna Schaefbauer, Normal 

3. Abby Totten, Normal 

4. Isabel Schaefbauer, Normal 

Girls' 12 

1. Madison Tattini, Lexington 

2. Nikita Berger, Mendon 

3. Jessica Ille, Champaign 

4. Madison Skaggs, Champaign 

5. Emily Desai, Springfield 

6. Morgan Gill, Springfield 

7. Abby Totten, Normal 

8. Mara Lebo, Decatur 

9. McKenna Schaefbauer, Normal 

10. Maggie Stopa, Normal 

Girls' 14 

1. Abigail Kosharek, Bloomington 

2. Molly Nguyen, Mattoon 

3. Natalie Odin, Springfield 

4. Christina Su, Bloomington 

5. Krista Wilson, Normal 

6. Rachel Kaiser, Mattoon 

7. Olivia Lee, Bloomington 

8. Georgia Martindale, Rochester 

9. Sara Rice, Mahomet 

10. Madison Tattini, Lexington 

Girls' 16 

1. Madie Baillon, Champaign 

2. Tracy Kuhle, Decatur 

3. Allison Hansen, Champaign 

4. Amanda Studnicki, Normal 

5. Amy Kuhle, Decatur 

6. Katherine Farris, Springfield 

7. Mallory Horton, Dunlap 

8. Christina Su, Bloomington 

9. Rachel Odin, Springfield 

10. Sydney Lynch, Springfield 

11. Abigail Kosharek, Bloomington 

12. Shannon Daniell, Mattoon 

13. Laura Seadler, Springfield 

14. Gina Santarelli, Springfield 

Girls' 18 

1. Taylor C. Koehrsen, East Peoria 

2. Megan Nguyen, Germantown Hills 

3. Mimi Latronico, Pekin 

4. Jessica Seadler, Springfield 

5. Amanda Studnicki, Normal 

6. Tracy Kuhle, Decatur 

22001111 MMIITTAA JJUUNNIIOORR RRAANNKKIINNGGSS 

7. Kadi Fauble, Quincy 

8. Lauren Yoder, Bloomington 

9. Chandler Duchaine, Washington 

10. Allison Hansen, Champaign 

11. Claire Kidwell, Mattoon 

Boys' 10 

1. Steven Chacko, Peoria 

2. Joshua Montefolka, Peoria 

3. Roshan Thomas, Peoria 

4. Tyler Bowers, Bloomington 

5. Connor Maris, Peoria 

6. Aanan Kashyap, Dunlap 

7. Drew Spencer, Peoria 

Boys' 12 

1. Lucas Horve, Forsyth 

2. Greyson Doscotch, Peoria 

3. Taras Sergeev, Normal 

4. Fletcher Koehrsen, East Peoria 

5. Steven Chacko, Peoria 

6. Dorath Chamarthi, Bloomington 

7. Raj Sinha, Springfield 

8. Carter Burk, Bloomington 

9. Josh Friesen, Normal 

Boys' 14 

1. Ishvdeep Singh, Champaign 

2. Colin Sandgren, Forsyth 

3. Tyler Washington, Bloomington 

4. Zach Settelmyer, Peoria 

5. Lucas Horve, Forsyth 

6. Chandler Stimpert, Groveland 

7. Alex Totten, Normal 

8. Kiran Patel-OʼConnor, Peoria 

9. Justin Buechele, Bloomington 

10. Brandon Lam, Bloomington 

11. Evan Truong, Springfield 

12. Zachary Tennenhouse, Springfield 

13. Paul Wang, Peoria 

14. Ryan Willard, Metamora 

15. Mitchell Zagardo, Peoria 

16. Andrew Oreshkov, Springfield 

17. Greyson Doscotch, Peoria 

18. Nick Laramee, Decatur 

19. Ethan Meeker, Galesburg 

20. Andrew Fauble, Quincy 

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JUNIOR TENNIS 

Boys' 16 

1. Austin Aten, Champaign 

2. William Koehrsen, East Peoria 

3. Chandler Clayton, Peoria 

4. Grant Reiman, Morton 

5. Alex Mestre, Urbana 

6. Trent Reiman, Morton 

7. Max Zheng, Champaign 

8. Derek Rineberg, Pekin 

9. Travis Tressler, Champaign 

10. Timothy Latronico, Pekin 

11. Sam Totten, Normal 

12. Lawrence Li, Bloomington 

13. Evan Truong, Springfield 

14. Mitchell Nguyen, Germantown Hills 

15. Chandler Stimpert, Groveland 

16. Jack Morkin, Bloomington 

17. Ishvdeep Singh, Champaign 

18. Nicholas Khazzam, Peoria 

19. Christopher Willis, Galesburg 

20. Drew Whalen, Peoria 

21. Rajiv Patel-O-Connor, Peoria 

22. Tyler Ngo, Germantown Hills 

Girl's 12 Singles 

1) Madison Tattini 

2) Nikita Berger 

3) Jessica Ille 

4) Abby Totten 


1) Sydney Lynch 

2) Abigail Kosharek 

3) Natalie Odin 

4) Molly Nguyen 


1) Madie Baillon 

2) Tracy Kuhle 

3) Kadie Fauble 

4) Allison Hansen 


1) Taylor Koehrsen 

2) Megan Nguyen 

3) Lauren Yoder 

4) Jessica Seadler 

23. Connor Sommer, Springfield 

24. Tyler Ellis, Danville 

Boysʼ 18 

1. Patrick Gaffigan, Springfield 

2. Chandler Clayton, Peoria 

3. William Koehrsen, East Peoria 

4. Timothy Latronico, Pekin 

5. Samuel Wampler, Champaign 

6. Calen Crim, East Peoria 

7. Trent Reiman, Morton 

8. Austin Aten, Champaign 

9. Kevin Wang, Peoria 

10. Derek Rineberg, Pekin 

11. Edo Roth, Champaign 

12. Mitchell Dearing, Bloomington 

13. Grant Reiman, Morton 

Congratulations! 

MITA District Qualifiers For The Midwest Closed 2011 

Each year the MITA is allowed 4 quota spots at the Midwest Junior Closed held in Kalamazoo, Michigan and 

Indianapolis, Indiana. Below are the quota qualifiers for each division from the 2011 MITA Midwest Qualifer: 

Boy's 12 Singles 

1) Lucas Horve 

2) Greyson Doscotch 

3) Zachary Tennenhouse 

4) Kiran Patel OʼConnor 


1) Max Zheng 

2) Ishvdeep Singh 

3) Jack Morkin 

4) Colin Sandgren 


1) Austin Aten 

2) Chandler Clayton 

3) Willliam Koehrsen 

4) Grant Reiman 


1) Patrick Gaffigan 

2) Brandon Meeker 

3) Samuel Wampler 

4) Timothy Latronico 

MITA-8


JUNIOR TENNIS 

1100 AANNDD UUNNDDEERR TTEENNNNIISS 

HOW 10 AND UNDER TENNIS 

HAS CHANGED THE GAME 

The more fun kids have by being able to rally right from the start, the more they will play and the 

faster they will learn. This is the key to 10 and Under Tennis using the QuickStart Tennis play format. 

Itʼs an exciting new way to learn and play tennis, designed specifically for kids. And itʼs the 

new rule for USTA 10 and Under tournament play and Jr. Team Tennis. 

Shorter, lighter racquets, slower and lower-bouncing balls, smaller court dimensions and modified 

scoring are tailored to the age and size of the child. 10 and Under Tennis enables kids to begin playing 

much sooner so they can learn the strategy and tactics of tennis while playing matches in a way 

that is enjoyable and rewarding. 10 and Under Tennis is divided into two different levels for ages 8 

and under and ages 9-10. 

The majority of youth sports have followed this formula for years, from smaller bats for baseball to 

shortened playing surfaces and smaller balls for basketball and soccer. 

Now with 10 and Under Tennis, kids will have immediate success which leads to greater confidence, 

more enthusiastic play and faster progress…all while having more fun! Get your kid in the game at 

10andUnderTennis.com. 

MITA-9


JUNIOR TENNIS 

UUSSTTAA PPLLAAYYEERR DDEEVVEELLOOPPMMEENNTT CCOOMMPPEETTIITTIIOONN TTRRAAIINNIINNGG CCEENNTTEERR 

2012/2013 MITA/SITA Competition Training Center 

The Decatur Athletic Club in Decatur, Illinois is an official 

USTA Player Development Competition Training Center 

(CTC). The facility functions as a center for junior training 

and development as prescribed by the USTA Player 

Development Program. The goal of each CTC is to help 

the 20 most promising amateur players in Middle and 

Southern Illinois reach their maximum potential. There are 

approximately 100 USTA CTCs across the United States, 

three of which are in Illinois (2-Chicago area, 1-Middle and 

Southern Illinois). 

USTA trained coaches and will operate the local CTC program. 

Players involved will train using a USTA curriculum 

and receive sport-related guidance for themselves and 

their parents. The CTCs are designed to supplement local 

excellence programs or tennis academies where players 

may be training on a daily basis. Participants will pay a 

$285 fee for this training. Chuck Kuhle of Decatur serves 

as Head Coach and Administrator of the CTC and recruits 

the various USPTA and PTR coaches from the Central and 

Southern Illinois region. The Middle Illinois and Southern 

Illinois Tennis Associations as well as several community 

tennis associations have donated funds in the past for 

court time expenses. To make a donation, please contact 

Chuck Kuhle. The 2012-2013 session dates held at the 

Decatur Athletic Club will be announced on the Middle 

Illinois website in September 2012. 

Selection Process for the USTA Player Development 

Competition Training Center/Decatur, Illinois 

To be selected for the 2012-13 USTA CTC, the following 

selection process will be used: 

Twenty players to be selected: 

Boys: 

Two players selected born on or after 9/1/01, 

but on or before 8/31/02 

Two players selected born on or after 9/1/00 


Three players selected born on or after 9/1/99 




Girls: 

Two players selected born on or after 9/1/01, 


Two players selected born on or after 9/1/00 






Selection process: 

The selection will be based on the last published 2012 

Midwest standing list as of August 31, 2012. A player must 

reside in the counties of the MITA or SITA. The selected 

players will be published on the MITA and SITA website 

approximately September 30, 2012. 

Please contact Chuck Kuhle with questions at (217) 423- 

7020 or email him at chuck@decaturathleticclub.com. 

The following players were selected for the Middle and 

Southern Illinois Competition Training Center for the 2011- 

12 season: 

Girls 

Nikita Berger Mendon 

Stephanie Chow Bloomington 

Jessica Ille Champaign 

Arina Martin Makanda 

Molly Nguyen Mattoon 

Madison Scaggs Champaign 

Christina Su Bloomington 

Madison Tatini Normal 

Abby Totten 

Boys 

Bloomington 

Austin Atwood Noble 

Greyson Doscotch Peoria 

Lucas Horve Forsyth 

Nick Laramee Decatur 

Jared Minor Effingham 

Raj Sinha Springfield 

Taras Sergeev Normal 

Zach Settelmyer Peoria 

Zach Tennenhouse Springfield 

Alex Totten Bloomington 

Please feel free to contact Chuck Kuhle if you have any 

questions. 

Chuck Kuhle 

Decatur Athletic Club 

1010 South Side DrIve 

Decatur, Illinois 62521 

(217) 423-7020 Work 

(217) 423-7562 Fax 

Email chuck@decaturathleticclub.com 

Website: www.decaturathleticclub.com 

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JUNIOR TENNIS 

CCOOMMPPEETTIITTIIOONN TTRRAAIINNIINNGG PPAARRTTIICCIIPPAANNTTSS 

Coaches pictured l to r 

Chuck Kuhle, Chad Simpson, Scott Simpson 

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JUNIOR TENNIS 

About USTA Jr. Team Tennis 

UUSSTTAA JJUUNNIIOORR TTEEAAMM TTEENNNNIISS 

USTA Jr. Team Tennis brings kids together in teams to play singles, doubles and mixed doubles against other 

teams. It promotes social skills and important values by fostering a spirit of cooperation and unity, as well as 

individual self-growth. Also, itʼs a fun environment for kids in which they learn that succeeding is really more 

about how they play the game – win or lose. 

How does it work? 

USTA Jr. Team Tennis is designed for kids ages 5-18. They are immediately placed on teams. All you need to 

start a league are two teams. Matches can be held anywhere from a local park or school to a commercial or 

private club. Teams are preferably co-ed but can also be single gender (boys only or girls only). They are 

divided by the following age and play levels: 

Age Groups: U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8 Play Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced 

TennisLink 

All players have access to TennisLink, the USTAʼs online player registration system. TennisLink allows registered 

players to keep track of their records and stats, as well as scout their competition. Whether on the court 

or online, USTA Jr. Team Tennis builds a passion for a sport kids will be able to play for life. 

Costs 

The costs to participate can vary by local market. Minimum fees include costs for the official uniform, USTA 

membership (if new member), plus nominal shipping and processing fees. 

Be A Team Player! 

Have Fun! Play with Friends! Get in Shape! Stay in Shape! 

For more details, contact Vicki Schmidgall, MITA Jr. Team Tennis Coordinator, at mita@mtco.com or 309-267-1348. 

12 Intermediate Bloomington Bloopers 

front l-r Nick Pieroni, William Pieroni, Josh 

Friesen back l-r Maggie Stopa, Katelyn 

Toohill, Cailin Hall, Coach Jon Friesen 

18 Intermediate Morton Happy Campers 

front l-r Paige Clayton, Siera Hasler, Julie Martin, Katie Minesinger 

back l-r Jonah Laktas, Taylor Nave, Calen Crim, Jessican Martin 

14 Intermediate Shankopotamus, 

Bloomington/Normal 

front l-r Abby Kosharek, Olivia Lee, Krista 

Wilson, back l-r Coach Joe Totten, 

Brandon Lam, Justin Buechele, Alex 

Totten, Daniel Costa 

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JUNIOR TENNIS 

UUSSTTAA TTEEAAMM CCUUPP CCOOMMPPEETTIITTIIOONN PPAARRTTIICCIIPPAANNTTSS 

Boyʼs 18 - Middle Illinois 

Front Row, l to r: Chandler Clayton, Grant Reiman, Edo Roth, William Koehrsen 

Back Row, l to r: Asst. Coach Cy Lystila, Trent Reiman, Nathan Cavanaugh, 

Erik Smith, Austin Aten, Coach John Blackburn 

Marian Wood Baird Cup - Middle Illinois 

Front Row, l to r: Amy Kuhle, Allison Hansen, Madie Baillon, Tracy Kuhle, Amanda Studnicki 

Back Row, l to r: Taylor Koehrsen, Coach Chuck Kuhle, Lauren Yoder, Katherine Farris 

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JUNIOR TENNIS 

UUSSTTAA TTEEAAMM CCUUPP CCOOMMPPEETTIITTIIOONN PPAARRTTIICCIIPPAANNTTSS 

Boys & Girls 14 - Middle Illinois 

l to r: Coach Cory Sandgren, Shannon Daniell, Max Zheng, Abigail Kosharek, 

Sunny Singh, Gina Santarelli, Colin Sandgtren, Christina Su, Tyler Washington 

Boys & Girls 12 - Middle Illinois 

Team Members: Kiran Patel-OʼConnor, Greyson Doscotch, Lucas Horve, 

Nick Laramee, Jessica Ille, Arina Martin, Madison Tattini, Madison Scaggs 

Coach: Chris Doscotch 

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TENNIS ACHIEVEMENTS 

CCOONNGGRRAATTUULLAATTIIOONNSS 

Senior player Martha Downing has been a teaching pro and director at tennis clubs 

in Sacramento for over 35 years, is a regular on the international cup teams, holds 27 

Gold Balls, donates her time to charity tournaments and has been named USTA NorCal 

Senior Player of the Year four different times. 

Martha was first introduced to tennis when she was nine years old. She explains, "My 

family moved next to a park in Decatur, Illinois – the only park in the area that had cloth 

nets. My two older sisters and I could walk over and participate in the free lessons that 

were being offered." 

Martha reached a junior ranking of 15 in Girlʼs 16s and 28 in Girlʼs 18s, but no high 

school team meant that she had to find alternative opportunities to play competitively. "I 

mostly played on my own. I was able to travel on intersectional teams. At the time there was only one national 

junior tournament and luckily for me it was in Illinois," she says. 

Wanting warmer weather so that she could play tennis more often, Martha attended college at Stanford 

University in 1967. After college Martha decided to turn her passion into a career. Her first teaching position 

was as the Tennis Director at the Castilleja School in Palo Alto. Later, she was hired as the Tennis Director at 

Millennium Sports Club El Dorado, where she remained for 19 years. 

Marthaʼs senior NorCal record would make any competitive player envious; she has reached an Open #1 

ranking in singles seven times and three times in doubles. Her USPTA rankings have been just as impressive, 

reaching the #1 ranking in doubles five different times, once in singles and she was named USTA NorCal player 

of the year four times. In 2009, she was inducted in the Sacramento Tennis Hall of Fame. 

Despite her busy schedule, Martha always made time to give back to the sport that she loved by regularly 

donating her time to benefit tournaments and worthy causes. 

Western Michiganʼs head women's tennis coach Betsy Kuhle 

recorded her historic 500th career victory on March 23, 2012. Kuhle is 

just the second coach in the history of Western Michigan athletics to 

reach 500 career wins, joining former baseball coach Fred Decker in the 

exclusive club. Kuhle is one of just three active MAC coaches in any 

sport to reach 500 career wins. 

A 2006 inductee into the Western Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame, 

Kuhle has long since established the womenʼs tennis program as not 

only one of the top programs in the Mid-American Conference, but the region as well. The longest-tenured 

coach at WMU in any sport, the 2011-12 season will mark the 30th year that Kuhle will guide the Bronco tennis 

program. Kuhle also holds the MAC record with seven MAC Coach of the Year awards. 

The programʼs academic success parallels the Broncosʼ success on the court. Twenty six of Kuhleʼs players 

have been named to the MAC All-Academic team; eight have been named ITA/Volvo Scholar-Athletes; and 

three were GTE Academic All-District choices. Kuhleʼs program has been honored as an ITA All-Academic team 

12 years in a row and there has been a 98 percent graduation rate during the Kuhle era. 

She has also served as coach at the United States Tennis Association Western Section 16-and-under Zonal 

Championships in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. 

A native of Decatur, Illinois, Betsy began playing tennis before it was a varsity sport in high school. A 1976 

graduate of the University of Illinois with a bachelorʼs degree in finance, Kuhle played No. 1 singles for the Illini. 

She received a masterʼs degree in business administration from WMU in December of 1987. Kuhle captured the 

1994 ITA 35-and-over title and ranked as high as fourth in the Western Tennis Associationʼs rankings. She also 

served as the chairperson for the WTA Junior Wightman Cup Tournament. 

Active in the profession, Kuhle is currently on the ITA Board of Directors and a member of the operating 

committee. She was also chair of the ITA Midwest Regional committee from 1992-95 and 2000-03. 

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AWARDS 

AANNNNUUAALL AAWWAARRDDSS IINNFFOORRMMAATTIIOONN 

TENNIS FAMILY OF THE YEAR - This award is presented to the family in the Middle Illinois Tennis Association 

that has contributed the most to tennis through the years. Family members are all involved in tennis, serving 

the district, promoting and developing tennis on all levels. 

PAUL NOLAN AWARD - Recognizing distinguished, unselfish, and dedicated service to the Middle Illinois 

Tennis Association, the award especially honors the individual who has contributed to the development of 

tennis from the grass roots up. 

TEACHING PROFESSIONAL AWARD - This award is to recognize the teaching professional who has 

contributed the most to his community, promoting and developing tennis for all ages and levels. 

COACH AWARD - This award is to recognize the coach who has contributed the most to his community, 

promoting and developing tennis for all ages and levels. 

MEDIA AWARD - Awarded to the journalist, newspaper, sportscaster, or television station which has 

contributed most towards promoting tennis at the local level. 

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - This award honors the Boyʼs or Girlʼs 16 or 18 player who best represents the 

highest standards of character, conduct, sportsmanship, appearance, amateurism, and tennis accomplishment. 

Awards Committee Members 

Bonnie Petty 217-268-3838 bnnpetty@yahoo.com 

Pam Zuhone 217-474-7828 pkz54@comcast.net 

Award nominations must be submitted to a committee member by September 23, 2012 

MITA PRESIDENTS 

1948-66 Ben Bradley, Decatur 

1966-72 Paul Nolan, Decatur 

1972-78 Laurin Stacey, Galesburg 

1978-80 Lester Kewney, Quincy 

1980-83 Laurin Stacey, Galesburg 

1983-85 Mark Schuering, Quincy 

1985-87 Kent Ayers, Pekin 


1988-92 John Boaz, Bloomington 

1992-94 Greg Stacey, Galesburg 


1998-99 Douglas Lintala, Peoria 

2000-02 Mike Terry, Quincy 

2003 Pam Zuhone, Danville 

2004-06 Norma Shook, Morton 

2007-08 Jim Davis, Peoria 

2009-10 Michael Hunt, Macomb 

2012-present Norma Shook 

A proud supporter of the 

Middle Illinois Tennis Association 

MITA EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS 

1976-1980 Virginia Shuman, Champaign 

1981-1985 Emma Huser, Decatur 

1986-1996 Donna Wickman, Quincy 

1996-2003 Josh Ebener, Chatham 

2004-2011 Vicki Schmidgall, Morton 

2012-present Patricia Bramlet 

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TENNIS QUINCY 

IN 

Quincy Tennis 

Association 

Congratulations 

Quincy Players compete at Nationals 

3.0 Men, Quincy - 2011 Midwest Champions 

Gerry Korb-Captain, Drew Koester, Mike Hagstrom 

Jeremy D. Arns, Cris Del Rosario, Bob Soltys 

Larry Brandhorst, Skip Wilson, Ken Philbert 

Cecil Stuart, Bill Hyde, Mike Peterson 


competed on two 

Midwest Championship Teams 

4.0 Senior Men 

& 

9.0 Senior Mixed Doubles 

Quincy Open 

Tennis Championships 

QTA Singles Championships 

July 20-22, 2012 

QTA Doubles Championships 

July 27-29, 2012 

www.quincytennisassociation.com 

w 

Collegiate 

High School 

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ADULT TENNIS 

Joe Rottman 

Men's Open Singles 

#1 MITA 

Toby King 

Men's 35 Singles & 

Doubles #1 MITA 

John Bennett 

Men's 55 Singles 

#1 MITA 

Jodi Ferguson 

Women's 35 Singles 

& Doubles #1 MITA 

22001111 MMIITTAA RRAANNKKEEDD AADDUULLTT PPLLAAYYEERRSS 

MITA MENʼS SINGLES 

Menʼs Open 

1. Joe Rottman, Decatur 

2. Evgeny Samoylov, Peoria 

3. Shaun Peterson, Urbana 

4. Robert Christopheron, Springfield 

5. Greg Davis, Peoria 

6. Alexander Pelaez, Normal 

7. Brian Andriamahefa, Urbana 

8. Jason Zumwalt, Champaign 

9. Benjamin Trapp, Springfield 

10. Helaman Montes, Champaign 

11. Ryan Burgdorfer, Springfield 

12. Robert Aarestad, Washington 

13. Benjamin Seadler, Springfield 

14. Gabe Mitchell, Champaign 

15. Toby King, Springfield 

16. Clif Jones, Decatur 

17. Nick Lane, Decatur 

Menʼs 35 


2. Joe Kim, Decatur 

3. Robert Christopherson, Springfield 

4. Tyler Smith, Bloomington 

5. Charles Sikora, Savoy 

Menʼs 45 


2. Bob Humbles, Peoria 

3. James Barnes, Springfield 

4. Alexander Chacko, Peoria 

5. Phil Cason, Chatham 

6. Tyrone Carson, Decatur 

7. Adam Mervis, Decatur 

Menʼs 55 

1. John Bennett, Mattoon 

2. Daniel Friend, Peoria 

3. Jon Bratten, Decatur 


5. William Staley, Champaign 

6. Michael Doss, Mapleton 

7. Michael Brannon, Mowequa 

8. Mark Schuering, Quincy 


10. Bill Cawley, Mahomet 

11. James Davis, Peoria 

12. Lucian Ionescu, Bloomington 

Menʼs 65 

1. Callie Els, Champaign 

2. John Siegrist, East Peoria 

3. Thomas Nevlida, Peoria 

4. Oris Watkins, Champaign 

5. Scott Aikman, Champaign 

MITA MENʼS INDIVIDUAL DOUBLES 

Menʼs Open 

1. Roger Jugers, Normal 

2. Shaun Peterson, Urbana 

3. Jason Zumwalt, Champaign 

4. Alexander Pelaez, Normal 

5. Matt Maris, Peoria 

6. Dan Truong, Peoria 

7. John Regan, Champaign 

8. David Ruedi, Champaign 

9. Bret Olmstead, Champaign 

10. Wonwoo Shon, Urbana 

11. Sanghoon Lee, Urbana 

12. Young Kim, Champaign 

13. Charles Sikora, Savoy 

14. Andy Wilke, Champaign 

Menʼs 35 



3. Robert Vanhootegem, Decatur 


5. Bob Harvil, Springfield 

Menʼs 45 

1. Lyle Salmi, Decatur 


Menʼs 55 



3. Joseph Thierer, West Peoria 

4. Thomas Nevlida, Peoria 

5. Jerry Lisenby, Peoria 

MITA WOMENʼS SINGLES 

Womenʼs Open 

1. Jodi Ferguson, Decatur 

2. Lucinda Uphoff, Peoria 

3. Cynthia Horton, Dunlap 

4. Rebecca Van Meter, Decatur 

MITA WOMENʼS INDIVIDUAL DOUBLES 

Womanʼs Open 

1. Jodi Ferguson, Decatur 

2. Rebecca Van Meter, Decatur 

3. Monica Ribbe, Mahomet 

4. Jennifer Little, Champaign 

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TENNIS PLAYERS 

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2010 

JULY 30 - AUGUST 5, 2012 

Qualifying begins July 27th 

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TOURNAMENT RESULTS 

22001111 MMIITTAA TTOOUURRNNAAMMEENNTT RREESSUULLTTSS 

Junior Tournament Results 

MITA Grand Prix—Decatur 

G12s Mara Lebo d. Jessica Ille 

G16s Kadi Fauble d. Tracy Kuhle 

B12s Lucas Horve d. Andrew Fauble 

B16s Austin Aten d. Colin Sandgren 

MITA Grand Prix—Evergreen 

G10s Maggie Stopa d. Stephanie Chow 

G14s Sydney Lynch d. Christina Su 

G18s Amanda Studnicki d. Megan Nguyen 

B10s Steven Chacko d. Carter Burk 

B14s Nicholas Kuntzi d. Lucas Horve 

B18s Garrett Mandrell d. George Alex 

MITA Grand Prix—Springfield 

G14s Laura Seadler d. Shannon Daniell 

G18s Kadie Fauble d. Jessica Seadler 

B10s Dorath Chamarthi d. Raj Sinha 

B14s Craig Campbell d. Justin Buechele 

B18s Patrick Gaffigan d. William Koehrsen 

MITA Grand Prix—Danville 

G14s Ashley Jonathan d. Becca Lewis 

G18s Megan Nguyen d. Anne Connelly 

B10s ArjunRao Tangella d. Alexander Sacopulos 

B14s Miguel Monge d. Nathan Bogle 

B18s Nick Thompson d. Jacob Loveland 

MITA Grand Prix—Pekin 

G12s Krista Wilson d. Katherine Helms 

G16s Madie Baillon d. Lauren Yoder 

B12s Greyson Doscotch d. Steven Chacko 

B16s Austin Aten d. Grant Reiman 

MITA Grand Prix—River City 

G12s Natalie Odin d. Mackenzie Beckham 

G14s Abigail Kosharek d. Olivia Lee 

G16s Katherine Farris d. Mallory Horton 

G18s Megan Nguyen d. Kadi Fauble 

B10s Dorath Chamarthi d. Roshan Thomas 

B12s Greyson Doscotch d. Benjamin Thiel 

B14s Brandon Dechter d. Tyler Washington 

B16s William Koehrsen d. Chandler Clayton 

B18s Kyle Scheffers d. Christian Lynn 

MITA Grand Prix—Springfield 

G12s Natalie Odin d. Jessica Ille 

G16s Katherine Farris d. Sydney Lynch 

B12s Andrew Fauble d. Zachary Tennenhouse 

B16s Chandler Clayton d. Derek Rineberg 

Parkside Athletics Jr. Spring Open 

G16s Mallory Horton d. Alexandra Kerr 

B12s Nick Laramee d. Fletcher Koehrsen 

B14s Tyler Washington d. Chandler Stimpert 

MITA Closed Midwest Qualifier 

G12s Madison Tattini d. Nikita Berger 

G14s Sydney Lynch d. Abigail Kosharek 

G16s Madie Baillon d. Tracy Kuhle 

G18s Taylor Koehrsen d. Megan Nguyen 

B12s Lucas Horve d. Greyson Doscotch 

B14s Max Zheng d. Ishvdeep Singh 

B16s Austin Aten d. Chandler Clayton 

B18s Patrick Gaffigan d. Brandon Meeker 

Mattoon Junior Classic 

G14s Gina Santarelli d. Shannon Daniell 

G16s Mimi Latronico d. Rachel Odin 

B14s Chandler Stimpert d. Nick Laramee 

B16s Grant Reiman d. Jonluke Passett 

B18s Trent Reiman d. Jonluke Passett 

G16d Odin/Santarelli d. Latronico/Latronico 

B16d Latronico/Stimpert d. Minor/Niebrugge 

USTA Midwest Section Marian Wood Baird Cup 

G18—Urbana 

1st - Chicago 2nd - Southeastern Michigan 

Champaign Park District Junior Open 

G12s Emily Desai d. Abbie Latronico 

G14s Georgia Martindale d. SongHyun Lee 

G18s Mimi Latronico d. Lauren Watts 

B12s Josh Friesen d. Fletcher Koehrsen 

B14s Daniel Costa d. Ethan Meeker 

B16s Jack Morkin d. Collin Rink 

B18s Brandon Meeker d. Samuel Wampler 

Pekin Junior Open 

G12s Madison Scaggs d. Emily Desai 

G14s Gina Santarelli d. Christina Su 

G16s Mimi Latronico d. Rachel Odin 

G18s Catrina Hollaway d Mimi Latronico 

B10s Connor Maris d. Carter Burk 

B12s Maxwell Vonachen d. Steven Chacko 

B14s Craig Campbell d. Rajiv Patel-OʼConnor 

B16s Alex Mestre d. Taylor Nave 

B18s Edo Roth d. Calen Crim 

Springfield Tennis Academy Junior Open 


G14s Nikita Berger d. Natalie Odin 

G16s Katherine Farris d. Mimi Latronico 

G18s Jessica Seadler d. Catrina Hollaway 

G14d Berger/Berger d. Desai/Gill 

G16d Lynch/Seadler d. Odin/Santarelli 

G18d Hollaway/Latronico d. Foster/Pebenito 

B12s Zachery Tennenhouse d. Ian Oreshkov 

B14s Craig Campbell d. Zach Settelmyer 

B16s Connor Sommer d. Evan Truong 

B18s Patrick Gaffigan d. Derek Rineberg 

B14d Oreshkov/Tennenhouse d. Cross/Oreshkov 

B16d Latronbico/Stimpert d. Ayalur/Ghosh 

B18d Keefe/Marcinkevicius d. Sinclair/Youngberg 

90th Central Illinois Junior Open B/G 16s & 18s 

Midwest Level 5—Decatur 

G16s Madie Baillon d. Allison Hansen 

G18s Darby Mountford d. Leah Tzakis 

G18d Kuhle/Kuhle d. Dodds/Mountford 

B16s William Koehrsen d. Austin Aten 

B18s Zach Gharst d. Tom Haile 

B18d Gharst/Mandrell d. Brint/Haile 

90th Central Illinois Junior Open—Decatur 

G10s McKenna Schaefbauer d. Isabel Schaefbauer 

G12s Jessica Ille d. Mara Lebo 

G14s Caraline Patterson d. Molly Nguyen 

G12d Desai/Ille d. Schaefbauer/Schaefbauer 

G14d Balgemann/Lebo d. Nguyen/Nguyen 

B10s Raj Sinha d. Joshua Montefolka 

B12s Ian Oreshkov d. Fletcher Koehrsen 

B14s Andrew Oreshkov d. Zach Settelmyer 

Twin City Junior Open—Bloomington/Normal 

G12s Jessica Ille d. Stephanie Chow 

G14s Abigail Kosharek d. Madison Tattini 

G16s Mimi Latronico d. Jessica Burns 

G18s Amanda Studnicki d. Heather Pugnetti 

B12s Jason Lenz d. Ian Oreshkov 

B14s Jack Morkin d. Alex Totten 

B16s Max Zheng d. Tyler Washington 

B18s Mauricio Gonzalez d. Chandler Clayton 

The Clubs at River City Jr. Clay Court—Peoria 

G12s Maggie Stopa d. Allison Miller 

G16s Ai Kashii d. Christina Su 

B10s Dorath Chamarthi d. Connor Maris 

B14s Niranjan Panneerselvam d. Craig Campbell 

B16s Max Zheng d. Trent Reiman 

B18s Chandler Clayton d. Kevin Wang 

B14d Settelmyer/Zagardo d. Patel-OʼConnor/Wang 

B18d Cavanaugh/Vaughn d. Crim/Hill-Thiry 

J.D. Sinnock Junior Open—Springfield 

G12s Mara Lebo d. Madison Scaggs 

G14s Abigail Kosharek d. Georgia Martindale 

G16s Sydney Lynch d. Christina Su 

G18s Amanda Studnicki d. Mimi Latronico 

B12s Ian Oreshkov d. Raj Sinha 

B14s Niranjan Panneerselvam d. 

Kiran Patel -OʼConnor 

B16s Jack Morkin d. Rajiv Patel-OʼConnor 

B18s Chandler Clayton d. Timothy Latronico 

USTA Boys 18s National Team Championship— 

Urbana 

1st - Texas 

The Clubs at River City Junior Halloween 

Open—Peoria 

G10s Elizabeth Tindera - Round Robin Winner 

G12s Jessie Ille - Round Robin Winner 

G16s Nicole Pamphilis d. Carly Kasicki 

G18s Cassie Kasicki d. Madeline Benhoff 

G18d Benhoff/Kasicki d. Kosharek/Lee 

B10s Dorath Chamarthi d. Joshua Montefolka 

B12s Carter Burk d. Raj Sinha 

B14s Lucas Horve d. Kiran Patel-OʼConnor 

B16s Trent Reiman d. Brandon Dechter 

B18s Chandler Clayton d. Kevin Wang 

B14d Horve/Totten d. Patel-OʼConnor/Tennenhouse 

B18d Frentz/Prabhakar d. Dulce/McDonough 

Clifton and Gunderson L.L.C. Thanksgiving Jr. 

Open—Peoria 

G12s Emily Desai d. Mary Kellock 

G16s Katherine Farris d. Abigail Kosharek 

G18s Cricket Geldermann d. Cassie Kasicki 

G18d Geldermann/Kasicki d. Kosharek/Lee 

B10s Drew Spencer d. Roshan Thomas 

B12s Dorath Chamarthi d. Tristan Kendall 

B14s John Franzese d. Kurt Ringwalt 

B16s Derek Rineberg d. Trent Reiman 

B18s Max Zheng d. Chandler Clayton 

B12d Spencer/Thomas d. Kashyap/Montefolka 

B14d Doscotch/Patel-OʼConnor d. Franzese/Lawler 

B18d Rineberg/Wang d. Koehrsen/Patel-OʼConnor 

MITA Grand Prix—Champaign Park District 


G16s Christina Su d. Taylor Ellis 

B12s Dorath Chamarthi d. Thomas Moh 

B16s Max Zheng d. Ishvdeep Singh 

MITA Grand Prix—Decatur 

G10s Emily Desai d. Abby Totten 

G14s Christina Su d. Molly Nguyen 

G18s Allison Hansen d. Tracy Kuhle 

B10s Joseph Demirjian d. Peter Wagner 

B14s Lucas Horve d. Alex Totten 

B18s Austin Aten d. Travis Tressler 

Keegan Bannon Memorial Open—Urbana 

G12s Jessica Ille d. Emily Desai 

G14s Molly Nguyen d. Sara Rice 

G16s Abigail Kosharek d. Christina Su 

B12s Dorath Chamarthi d. Raj Sinha 

B14s Lucas Horve d. Zachary Tennenhouse 

B16s William Koehrsen d. Max Zheng 

USTA Midwest Section Winter Championships 

Level 3 - Girls 12s 

G12s Amber OʼDell d. Monique Karoub 

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TOURNAMENT RESULTS 

MITA Adult Tournament Results 

90th Central Illinois Adult Open—Decatur 

MOs Dennis Nevolo d. Lance Vodicka 

M35s Toby King d. Joe Kim 

M55s John Bennett d. Michael Brannon 

MOd Juers/Pelaez d. Gilmore/Van Meter 

M35d Vanhootegem/Kim d. King/Barnes 

WOs Khalia Powell d. Jodi Ferguson 

WOd Ferguson/Van Meter d. Hudson/Snow 

MXd Rottman/Snow d. Hudson/Shields 

Peoria Tennis Association Clay Court Classic 

MOs Evgeny Samoylov d. James McAvoy 

M35s James Bates d. Robert Christopherson 

M45s Bob Humbles d. Alexander Chacko 

M55s Daniel Friend d. Michael Doss 

M65s John Siegrist d. Thomas Nevlida 

MOd Bates/Maris d. Flebbe/Truong 

M35d Vanhootegem/Kim d. Harvil/King 

M55d Siegrist/Thierer d. Lisenby/Nevlida 

WOs Lucinda Uphoff d. Cynthia Horton 

MXd Humbles/Uphoff d. Friend/Thompson 

Isringhausen Imports Adult Open - Springfield 

MOs Joe Rottman d. Robert Christopherson 

M45s James Barnes d. Ram Srikanth 

Champaign Park District Adult Open 

MOs Shaun Peterson d. Joe Rottman 

M35s Toby King d. Joe Kim 

M55s William Staley d. John Bennett 

M65s Callie Els d. Oris Watkins 

MOd Peterson/Zumwalt d. Regan/Ruedi 

M35d Barnes/King d. Vanhootengem/Kim 

WOs Hannah Esker d. Jodi Ferguson 

WOd Little/Ribbe d. Deschler/Deschler 

MXd Rottman/Wang d. Esker/Meece 

Midwest Hardcourt Championships—Decatur 

M35s Toby King d. Kenneth Sommer 

M45s Clif Jones d. Eric Nickeson 

M55s Skye Heiney d. Bob Liebman 

M65s Earl Kuhle d. James Hamilton 

M70s Callie Els d. John Siegrist 

M35d Vanhootegem/Kim d. Barnes/King 

M45d Jones/Salmi d. Heiney/Nickeson 

M55d Friend/Heiney d. Cannon/Rader 

Officials for Middle Illinois 

Sally Mangina, District Chair of 

Officials, Middle Illinois 

Sallymangina@yahoo.com 

309-824-5760 

Darrell Waite 

Darrelldwaite@frontier.com 

217-485-5626 

Dave Dunkin 

Davedunkin@juno.com 

309-453-1436 

Gary Day 

garyday@aol.com 

217-840-7999 

Hans Kurniawan 

Hanskurniawan@sbcglobal.net or 

Hans@peoriatennis.com 

309-693-2276 

Nathan Thomas 

nthomas@hotmail.com or 

Nthomas@bradley.edu 

309-360-2716 

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ADULT MIDWEST RANKINGS 

Mensʼ Open Singles 

79. Ryan Burgdorfer, Springfield 

Mensʼ 45 Singles 



18. John Bennett, Mattoon 


25. Bill Cawley, Mahomet 


29. Mark Schuering, Quincy 

30. Michael Doss, Mapleton 


38. Lucien Lonescu, Bloomington 




6. Callie Els, Champaign 



1. Michael Claffey, Urbana 

Womensʼ Open Singles 

13. Keri Robison, Decatur 

Daniel Friend 

dhfriend@gmail.com 

757-777-6992 

Mensʼ 35 Doubles Team 

2. J. Kim/R. Vanhootengem 

4. T. King/J. Barnes 

Mensʼ 35 Individual Doubles 

3. Robert Vanhootengem, Decatur 




Mensʼ 45 Doubles Team 

6. C. Jones/L. Salmi 



12. Lyle Salmi, Decatur 





Womansʼ Open Individual Doubles 

6. Keri Robison, Decatur 

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ADULT COMPETITION 

UUSSTTAA LLEEAAGGUUEE TTEENNNNIISS 

USTA League Adult and Senior divisions were established in 1979 to provide adult recreational tennis players 

throughout the country with the unique opportunity to compete against players of similar ability levels. 

Join the fun and competition! 

Contact JOANN BLAIR, MIL DISTRICT LEAGUE COORDINATOR, joannblair08@comcast.net, 

309-267-4000, if interested in league play. 

4.0 Senior Men, Springfield - 2011 Midwest Champions 

Front L-R: Scott Morton, Jeff Bierman, Roger Heaton, 


Back L-R: David Welch-Captain, Gary Shull, Dan Kepner 

3.0 Men, Quincy - 2011 Midwest Champions 

Front L-R: Jeremy D. Arns, Cris Del Rosario, 

Bob Soltys, Larry Brandhorst 

Back L-R: Drew Koester, Gerry Korb-Captain, 

Mike Hagstrom 

Not pictured: Skip Wilson, Ken Philbert, Cecil Stuart, 

Bill Hyde, Mike Peterson 

6.0 Super Senior Women, Pekin - 2011 Midwest Champions 

Front L-R: Pat Martin, Rita Hertenstein, Vonnie Hull 

Back L-R: Marcia Gregory, Susan Chelikas, Vickie Poirot, 

Darlene Roodhouse 

Not pictured: Joy Butler, Jennifer Orange, Elda Thompson, 

Judy Triggs 

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3.0 Senior Women, Springfield, 

Front L-R: Norma Pharris, Mary Keyes, Linda Renehan, 

Mary Alice Keith 

Back L-R: Millie Burns, Allison Schomburg, Vicki Vandever, 

Coach Kim Eck 

Not pictured: Shirley Baer, Pat Graham, Sarah Thomas 

3.5 Senior Women, Champaign 

Front L-R: Glenda Henderson, Dee Deschler, 

Phyllis McPherron, Kitty Hallett, Carole Frazier 

Back L-R: Judy Okraj, Tressa Ridge, Kaye Kimpling, 

Barb Coffey, Marsha Woodbury, Sherry Miller, 

Judy Mentzer, Anne Larson 


9.0 Sr. Mxd. Doubles - 2011 Midwest Champions 

L-R: Julie Heim, Harmon Deal, Kathleen Sigle, 

Sharon Jackson, Thomas Deschler, Nan Mettam, 

Mark Schuering, Bonnie Petty, Greg Piland. 

Not pictured: Dan Kepner 

7.5 Womenʼs Combo, Champaign 

Front L-R: Laura Podeschi, Sarah Spizzirri 

Back L-R: Teri Scaggs, Deb Reardanz, Anne Munroe, 

Angie Wolters, Jena Deschler 

Not pictured: Melissa Edwards, Kate Torrey, Bonnie Petty 

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4.5 Senior Men, Champaign 

Front L-R: Greg Piland, Tom Deschler, Dan Friend, 

Greg Ellis. 

Back L-R: Marcelo Algrain, Marty Luehrs, Jim Stuckey 

Not pictured - Bret Schrama 

8.5 Menʼs Combo, Springfield 

L-R: Greg Piland, Dan Kepner, Ethan Hallberg, Mark Kincade 

Not pictured: Tom Deschler, Scott Morton, Brett Scroggins, 

Tom Walters 


4.0 Senior Women, Bloomington 

L-R: Sue Sutton, Karen Owen-Captain, Robin Sorensen, 

Carol Hutmacher, Peggy Reynolds, Lyn Hruska 

7.0 Super Senior Women, Peoria 

Front L-R: Vickie Poirot, Linda Siegrist, Barbara Gurtler, 

Susan Chelikas 

Back L-R: Carol Stuckey, Joy Butler, Lisa Lammert, 

Twila Moore, Bobbie Kendzierski, Sigrid Rogers, 

Susan Ellis 

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8.0 Super Senior Men, Peoria 

Front L-R: Tom Nevlida, Jim Stuckey, John Siegrist 

Back L-R: Jim Davis, Bill Carey-Captain, Greg Ellis 

Not pictured: Mike Doss, Joe Thierer 

6.0 Mixed Doubles, Springfield 

Front L-R: Vicki Vandeveer, Colleen Wilson, Jan Piland 

Back L-R: Terry Powers, Joe Vandeveer, Andrew Boyer, 

Joshua Neal 


7.0 Senior Mixed Doubles, Pekin 

Front L-R: Joyce Hughes, Shari Windsor, Mary Gschwend, 

Vickie Poirot-Captain, Susan Chelikas 

Back L-R: Steve Tockes, Tom Nevlida, Mark Stephenson, 

Bill Carey 

8.0 Mixed Doubles, Champaign 

Front row L-R: Lisa Fritscher, Teri Scaggs-Captain, 

Sarah Spizzirri, Angie Wolters 

Back L-R: Tom Skaggs, Alex Amatyleon, Anthony Ortega 

Not pictured: Dong Kim Kelly McClure, Jim Tressler, 

LuAnn Hansen, Parham Parastaran, Mary Ann Royse 

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2012 Yearbook - USTA.com

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