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Hall Inductions .............................................................2 

National Recognition ........................................ 3,4,5 

SoCal-NorCal and More .........................................6 

Annual Meeting ............................................................6 

NJTL ..................................................................................7 

Jr. Team Tennis ...............................................................8 

School Tennis .................................................................8 

Junior Competition ....................................................9 

Awards Banquet .........................................................9 

Triple Crown ...............................................................9 

107 th Junior Sectional Championships ................ 10 

Singles................................................................. 11 

Doubles ............................................................. 12 

Mixed Doubles ................................................. 13 

Maze Cup .................................................................. 13 

Little Mo .................................................................... 13 

First Serve ................................................................. 14 

Tucker Cup ............................................................... 14 

2010 SCTA Player Information ......................... 15 

National Schedule ........................................... 15 

Endorsement Requirements ......................... 15 

National Ranking Tournaments 

(USTA Level 3/4/5) ....................................... 15 

International Spring 

Championships & Easter Bowl ................... 15 

ITF Claremont .................................................. 15 

Campus match Play One-Day Showdowns 

What are they? .............................................. 15 

Upcoming One-Day Showdowns ................ 15 

Men .................................................................. 15 

Women ............................................................ 15 

San Diego Girl’s 18 & 16/Girls 

National Team Championships ................... 16 

Code of Conduct Suspension Points .......... 16 

K-Swiss Summer Grand Prix ............................. 16 

29 th K-Swiss Summer Grand Prix 

Master Championships ............................. 16, 17 

12 th Prince Doubles Grand Prix 

Master Championships .................................... 18 

23 rd Central Coast Grand Prix 


5 th Desert Cities Grand Prix 


College & University 

Scholarship Seminars ....................................... 21 

Spring 2010 Scholarship Seminar Schedule .. 21 

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Tennis On Campus .................................................. 22 

League Tennis .......................................................23-24 

Rule Changes .............................................................. 25 

Section ............................................................... 25 

National ............................................................. 25 

Community Tennis ................................................... 26 

San Diego District ................................................... 27 

Youth Tennis San Diego ......................................... 28 

Orange County Community 

Tennis Association .............................................. 28 

Top Gun ............................................................. 28 

Tennis After-School ......................................... 29 

Junior Numbers ............................................... 29 

Senior Sirs ......................................................... 29 

Division A .......................................................... 29 

Division B .......................................................... 29 

The Ladies Evening Doubles League 

Division I (4.5) ............................................... 29 

Division 2 (4.0-3-5)....................................... 29 

2009 Winter League Final Standings ........... 29 

Results: 

(4.0/4.5) ........................................................... 29 

(3.0/3.5) ........................................................... 29 

Inland Empire ............................................................ 30 

Tennis In The Parks ......................................... 30 

Community Tennis ........................................... 30 

Adult Leagues ................................................... 30 

Tennis On Campus .......................................... 30 

Special Populations .......................................... 30 

Tri-Counties ................................................................ 31 

Ojai Recognized ............................................... 31 

Summer Slam .................................................... 31 

Ventura Tennis Club Day ................................ 31 

Rio Mesa Girl’s Almost ................................... 31 

Sunset Hills Success ........................................ 31 

Central Coast Tennis ...................................... 32 

Seniors ........................................................................... 32 

North-South ..................................................... 32 

Cup Play ...................................................... 32, 33 

Desert Circuit .................................................. 33 

National Championships ................................ 34 

Husband & Wife Senior And Super 

Senior Grass Courts .................................... 34 

Men’s 60 & 90 Hard Courts ....................... 34 

Closing Thoughts ...................................................... 35 

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Meeting Expectations 

Mark Winters 

HALL INDUCTIONS 

When all was said and done, 2009 lived 

up to the traditional excellence that 

makes Southern California tennis storied. 

Both on and off the court, performances, 

along with programming efforts, met 

or exceeded expectations over the last 

twelve months. 

Of the changes that took place, the 

most dramatic was William (Bill) J. Kellogg Bill Rombeau and Bill Kellogg 

Photos: Cynthia Lum 

assuming the Presidency from William 

(Bill) Rombeau, who had skillfully guided 

the Southern California Tennis Association for 

twelve years. Pam Austin, Nominating Committee 

Chairperson, Jim Buck, Vice President, Carlos 

Cruz-Aedo, Secretary and Bob Shafer, Section 

Delegate also assumed new positions on the 

Board of Directors. 

Dodo Cheney with 

daughter Christie Putnam 

Robert Landsdorp 

Bob Lutz and Peggy Michel 

All Photos: Cheryl Jones 

SCTA President Bill Kellogg with the Senior Hall Of Fame inductees. 

Class Of 2009 

Robert Falkenburg II and 

Claudia Falkenburg accepted 

for their father, Bob. 

Bill Lurie Merwin Miller Bob Sherman 

As is the case every two years, a Hall of Fame induction gala 

was held. Bob Falkenburg, Robert Lansdorp, Bob Lutz, Peggy 

Michel, Stan Smith and Pat Yeomans were honored in mid-July. 

Not quite a week later, Phyllis Adler, Willis Anderson, Dodo 

Cheney, Robin Hippenstiel, Evelyn Houseman, Verne Hughes, 

Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher, Bill Lurie, Merwin Miller, Corky 

Murdock, Mary Arnold Prentiss, Carol Schneider, Bill Smith, 

Bob Sherman, Walter Westbrook and Yeomans were honored 

as members of the first Senior Hall of Fame class. 

Stan Smith 

Bill Rombeau with his wife, Sharon. 

Phyllis Adler 

Pat Yeomans 

2009 Year in review 2

Ryan Thacher, one of the four Bill 

Talbert Junior Sportsmanship Award 

winners; Cathy Thomas, the Nicholas 

E. Powel Award honoree; and Tony 

Brock, who was one of the WTA’s 

“Heroes Among Us” finalists received 

national recognition. At the US Open, 

the late Richard “Pancho” Gonzalez was 

recognized for winning the US National 

singles title 60 years ago. Annually, the 

USTA will award a Pancho Gonzalez 

Scholar Athlete Grant to one male 

and one female high school student of 

Hispanic heritage. 

Cathy Thomas 

Tom Fey, the ever industrious Director 

of Tennis at Indian Wells Tennis Garden, 

was the USTA Recreation Coaches 

Workshop Trainer of the Year and 

USPTA Community Service Award 

winner. Mission Hills Country Club 

was the Private Facility and Rancho 

Penasquitos Tennis Center the Small 

Tennis Center USTA Award winners. 

Ojai finished second in the “Best Tennis 

Town America” voting. 

Tom Fey 

Photo Jay Havelka 

NATIONAL RECOGNITION 

Ryan Thacher (Center) was one of the four Bill Talbert Junior Sportsmanship Award winners. 

Photo Courtesy Michael Baz/International Tennis Hall of Fame 

Richard “Pancho” Gonzalez 

Photo International Tennis Hall of Fame 

& Museum, Newport, Rhode Island 

Mission Hills Country Club 

Rancho Penasquitos Tennis Center 

Photo Hank Beck 

Daniel Nguyen JT Sundling 

The National Junior Championships were a 

proving ground for local titlists Daniel Nguyen/ 

JT Sundling-Boys’ 18 doubles; Marcos Giron- 


Marcos Giron Drew Dawson 

Photo USTA Texas 

Gregory Garcia 

Photo USTA Texas 

Boys’ 16 doubles; Drew Dawson/Gregory Garcia-Boys’ 14 

doubles; Gabrielle Andrews-Girls’ 14 doubles; and Kenadi 

Hance-Girls’ 12 singles and doubles with Carolyn Xie. 

Krista Hardebeck was the Girls’ 18 Clay Court champion. 

At the Spring Nationals, Sundling was the Boys’ 18 doubles 

winner; Nikko Madregallejo and Alyssa Smith claimed the Boy’s 

and Girls’ 14 doubles gold; and Daniel Gealer was the Boys’ 12 

doubles titlist. At the International Spring Championships, Dennis 

Mkrtchian was Boys’ and Hardebeck was Girls’ 16 winners; 

and Desirae Krawczyk/Sarah Lee were the Girls’ 16 champs. 

Raymond Sarmiento, a US Open Boys’ quarterfinalist, won the 

Boys’18 International Grass Court Championships singles and 

Krista Hardebeck 

doubles. Alexios Halebian downed Giron, a qualifier, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 

to win the Boys’ 16 Orange Bowl, and Yuki Chiang was the Girls’ 14 champion. 

Senior competitors also received accolades as Mike Fedderly won all of the National 

Mens’ 50 doubles championships, and Kathy Bennett did the same in National 

Womens’ 60 doubles play. Doris Stephens, playing her first year in the division swept 

National Womens’ 80 doubles honors. The legendary Dodo Cheney won the three 

Womens’ 90 singles championships that were played, scoring a Dodo Slam. (The 

Womens’ 90 Grass Court Championships 

wasn’t played in 2009.) 

Daniel Gealer 

Dennis Mkrtchian 

Sarah Lee 

Desirae Krawczyk 

National Recognition 

Raymond Sarmiento 

Photo cameraworkusa 

Doris Stephens 

Kenadi Hance 

Gabrielle Andrews 

Kathy Bennett 

Dodo Cheney 

Photo Pat Parsons 

Mike Fedderly 

Photo Pat Parsons 

Alexios Halebian 


Elizabeth Lewis of Chapman 

was the ITA Small College Tennis 

Division III singles winner last fall. 

Later in the season, Steve Johnson 

of USC, Bradley Klahn/Thacher of 

Stanford, along with Hilary Barte, 

also from Stanford, collected 

singles and doubles trophies at 

the ITA National Intercollegiate 

Indoor Championships. Johnson 

was also a member of the US 

team that played the International 

Collegiate Competition at Poitiers, 

France in December. 

Steve Johnson 

Photo ITA 

Ryan Thacher 

Photo Stanford Sports Information 

National Recognition 

USC was the Men’s NCAA Team champion. Silvio Chiba, Jared Kamel, Max Ortiz 

and Marc Vartabedian played vital roles in University of California Santa Cruz’s 

Men’s Division III NCAA Team Championship season. Taylor French was a member 

of the Williams College team that defended its Women’s Division III NCAA Team 

Championship title. 

Elizabeth Lewis and Chapman coach Will Marino 

Photo ITA 

Hilary Barte 


Bradley Klahn 


Open Women-San Gabriel Valley 

In National League competition, San 

Gabriel Valley won the Women’s Open 

and Women’s 4.0 titles. Orange County’s 

Laguna Hills was the Senior Men’s 4.5 and 

Ventura’s Westlake Tennis & Swim Club 

was the Senior Women’s 4.0 champions. 

Women’s 4.0-San Gabriel Valley- Whittier Narrows 

Men’s 4.5 Senior-Orange County-Laguna Hills 

Photo Andrew Ong 

Women’s 4.0 Senior-Ventura-Westlake 


Against Northern California, the section won both the Jr. Team Tennis Gar Glenney Cup, and the Maze Cup, along with 

the North-South Super Senior Challenge Cup. SoCal teams were the winners or finalists at the Boys’ and Girls’ 16, 14 and 

12 Zonals. 

At the SCTA’s Annual Meeting in February, the following 

awards were presented: 

William (Bill) Rombeau – Lifetime Achievement 

Biola University – Member Organization Of The Year 

JT Sundling and Thien-Trang Nguyen – Evelyn Houseman 

Junior Sportsmanship 

Condon Family – Curt Condon Spirit Award 

Jeff Richards – Community Tennis 

Eric Mann – Junior Competition 

Doris LaCour – Multicultural Participation 

Steve Azeka of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo – Tennis On Campus 

Katie Pruitt of USC – Tennis On Campus 

Heidi Betts – Tennis Service Representative 

USC - Long Ellis Intercollegiate 

Dee Henry and players from Biola University 

accept Member Organization of the Year Award. 

JT Sundling Thien-Trang Nguyen 

SOCAL-NORCAL AND MORE 

ANNUAL MEETING 

The Condon family 

Executive Director Henry Talbert, Lifetime Achievement 

honoree Bill Rombeau and new SCTA President Bill Kellogg. 

Doris LaCour 

Steve Azeka Katie Pruitt 

Peter Smith accepted Long 

Ellis Intercollegiate Award. 

Jeff Richards 

Heidi Betts 


Melanie Bischoff, who manages the 

program, said, “NJTL was a huge hit… 

This was the 24 th year the program 

received LA84 Foundation funding, 

and approximately 8,000 youngsters 

participated in the Year-Round and 

summer activities. Thanks to the support, 

many of those from disadvantaged 

backgrounds had an opportunity to 

learn to play the game.” 

As one would imagine there are 

many components that make NJTL 

special. Bischoff said, “Besides the LA84 

Kirk Anderson and Karen Ronney 

at NJTL Orientation 

Foundation, a BIG thanks must be 

extended to the 300 NJTL instructors 

who spent many hours on-court and 

made the Special Activity Days so 

successful.” 

Not surprisingly, the economy affected 

the program as Bischoff detailed, “Because 

the Los Angeles School District cancelled 

NJTL 

Special Activity Days were a big hit. 

NJTL is all about the children. 

Saturday, February 27 th —Special Activity Day-Winter 

Year-Round 

10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at Whittier Narrows Tennis Center 

Saturday, May 22 nd —Special Activity Day-Spring 

Year-Round 

10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at Los Angeles Tennis Center-UCLA 

Saturday, June 5 th —LA84 Foundation NJTL Staff 

& Instructor Orientation 


July 5 th - August 14 th Summer NJTL Program Dates 

Tuesday, July 27 th —NJTL Night 

LA Tennis Open Men’s Professional Tournament 

at Los Angeles Tennis Center-UCLA 

summer school classes participation at 

many NJTL sites tripled in size. Parents 

were desperately trying to get their 

children in classes.” 

One of the 2009 highlights was 

having Kirk Anderson, USTA Director 

Recreational Coaches and Programs, at 

the NJTL Orientation in June. Anderson 

was the keynote speaker at the event 

held at the Home Depot USTA Training 

Center. Working with 100 of the summer 

instructors, his talents were showcased. 

“He shared suggestions on how to 

motivate young players, offered tips on 

handling large groups and talked about 

the experience he gained teaching tennis 

in public park settings,” Bischoff said. “He 

also talked about the QuickStart format, 

which some of the sites offer as part of 

their NJTL program. He was a real pro, 

equally adept on and off the court, making 

everyone feel comfortable. All of those 

who attended enjoyed his presentation.” 

Bischoff continued, “Another of 

last year’s many highlights was having 

200 youngsters attend the Special 

Activity Days at the Whittier Narrows 

Tennis Center on August 12 th . Darren 

Potkey, Manager of Junior Competition, 

organized the on-court festivities. There 

was a lot of excitement and fun. With In- 

N-Out Burger providing lunch, the kids, 

instructors and parents had a great day.” 

Looking ahead, Bischoff is excited 

about the program’s 2010 calendar 

because it will be the 25 th year of LA84 

Foundation’s involvement with NJTL. The 

schedule follows: 

Wednesday, August 11 th —Tennis Carnival 


Thursday, August 12 th —Championship Tournament 

12 & Under And 13 & Over 


Saturday, August 14 th —Special Activity Day 

10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at Robb Field in San Diego 

Saturday, November 20 th —Special Activity Day 

Fall Year-Round 



Jeff Benito, who is in charge of Jr. Team 

Tennis, goes about making the program 

successful in a very low-key manner. 

But, based on the year JTT had, there 

was nothing low-key about 2009. “Jr. 

Team Tennis was the focus of national 

attention and Southern California didn’t 

disappoint,” Benito said. “Local leagues 

have grown and continued to grow not 

only in numbers, but more importantly, in 

quality of participation. Yet, there is still 

ample room for more players and teams. 

“One of the big highlights of 2009 

was the 27 th the Gar Glenney Cup 

which pitted Southern California’s best 

Advanced division teams against their 

Northern California counterparts. After 

two straight losses Southern California 

regained the Cup with a 41-31 victory. 

“Chris Emery’s Irvine Heritage Park 

14 Advanced team competed in the Jr. 

Team Tennis National Championships in 

Southern California’s Gar Glenney Cup success was a team effort. 

School Tennis is Tiffany Geller Reed’s 

area of concentration and her program 

had a very busy year. “The USTA created 

a package of resources designed to make 

starting and maintaining a PE or After- 

School Program easy for teachers and 

administrators,” she noted. “Training, 

a new curriculum DVD, equipment 

assistance and staff support were 

included in the package.” 

In 2009, Geller Reed worked with 

JR. TEAM TENNIS 

San Diego 18 Advanced team played a crucial role in the Gar Glenney Cup victory. 

Mobile, Alabama. The competition was 

tough, but the team had a great time 

and the experience will benefit all of the 

players involved.” 

Benito, along with all of those working 

with Jr. Team Tennis can’t wait for next 

year. “Everyone is really looking forward 

SCHOOL TENNIS 

four School Districts and trained over 

60 teachers and After-School staff. “El 

Monte and Long Beach were a couple 

of the big school districts that were 

involved,” she said. “In addition, the 

No-Cut High School Tennis Program 

made great progress with 107 high 

schools participating, involving over 

4,700 students. 

“School Tennis continued to support 

the School Districts that had been 

Heritage Park 14 Advanced team 

to the 2010 seasons and the opportunity 

to again defeat Northern California and 

keep the Gar Glenney Cup,” he said. 

“Teams are also anxious to compete in the 

Jr. Team Tennis National Championships 

that will take place in Surprise, Arizona.” 

For information about the program 

visit www.scta.usta.com and click on 

Junior Team Tennis or call Jeff Benito at 

(310) 208-3838 Ext. 226. 

part of its efforts the past few years. 

Next year, there are plans for getting 

tennis into more school systems in 

PE classes, After-School programs and 

youth tennis clubs.” 

If you have any questions about 

School Tennis, contact Tiffany Geller 

Reed at Geller@scta.usta.com or visit 

the website www.scta.usta.com or call 

(310) 208-3838 Ext. 235 


JUNIOR COMPETITION 

Given the seemingly never-ending activity in his program, Darren Potkey and his assistant, Ai Takamori proved to be ultramarathoners. 

It was as if they spent the entire year running Junior Competition races. What was even more noteworthy was all 

the activity didn’t cramp their “get it done” passion. 

Awards Banquet 

The 19 th Junior Awards Banquet was held during the 107 th Junior Sectional Championships and the following were honored: 

JT Sundling and Thien-Trang Nguyen—2008 Evelyn Houseman Lifetime Sportsmanship Award 

Steve Johnson and Kaitlyn Christian—2008 Player Of The Year 

Daniel Kosakowski and Stephanie Hoffpauir—2008 Most Improved Player 

Age Division Sportsmanship Awards 

Chase Melton and Kristina Smith—18’s 

Johnny Wang and Hazuki Onaga—16’s 

Travis Tu and Cassidy Spearman—14’s 

Reid Shumway and Yuki Asami—12’s 

Ryan Peus and Liam Caruana—10’s 

Triple Crown Winners 2008 

Maxwell Cancilla and Kaitlyn Christian 

Triple Crown 

Junior Award winners 

For the first time in section history, three players were Triple Crown winners. Daniel Kosakowski was the Boys’18 Sectional 

singles winner, doubles titlist with Ryan Cheung and mixed champion with Desirae Krawczyk. Mayo Hibi claimed the Girls’ 16 

singles and doubles with Gabrielle Andrews, along with the 14 mixed with Gregory Garcia. Bryce Pereira swept the Boys’ 10 

singles, doubles with Austin DiGiulio and mixed with Kayla Day. The trio added their names to the list of twelve performers who 

had accomplished the impressive feat in the past. (It should be noted that Steve Johnson tripled twice as a Boys’12 competitor 

and again in the Boys’ 16s.) 

Daniel Kosakowski Mayo Hibi 

Bryce Pereira 


Boys’ 18 

Daniel Koskowski d. Zachary Leslie 

6-7, 7-6, 7-5 

Boys’ 16 

Reo Asami d. Daniel Faierman 

7-6, 3-6, 6-2 

Boys’ 14 

Joseph DiGiulio d. Drew Dawson 

3-6, 6-4 7-5 

Boys’ 12 

Logan Smith d. Garrett Mak 

6-3, 6-4 

Boys’ 10 (No Picture) 

Bryce Pereira d. Connor Hance 

7-6, 6-4 

107 th Junior Sectional Championships 

Singles 

Girls’ 18 

Pamela Montez d. Sarah Lee 

6-4, 6-2 

Girls’ 16 

Mayo Hibi d. Shayne Austin 

6-2, 6-3 

Girls’ 14 

Yuki Chiang d. Christiana Makarova 

6-7, 6-3, 6-4 

Girls’ 12 

Carolyn Xie d. Elizabeth Profit 

6-3, 3-2 Retired 

Girls’ 10 (No Picture) 

Parris Todd d. Claire Liu 

6-2, 6-2 


Boys’ 18 Doubles (Fall) 

Ryan Cheung/Daniel Kosakowski d. 

Mousheg Hovhannisyan/Andranik Khachatryan 

6-2, 6-3 

Boys’ 16 Doubles 

Rickey Baylon/Caryl Hernandez d. 

Justin Agbayani/Ace Matias 

7-5, 0-6,6-1 


Garrett Auproux/Gregory Garcia d. 

Gage Brymer/Drew Dawson 

6-4, 6-0 


Jack Barber/Daniel Gealer d. 

Aiku Shintani/Isaiah Strode 

6-7, 6-0, 6-3 


Austin DiGiulio/Bryce Pereira d. 

Markus Doehler/Alex Kuperstein 

4-6, 6-2, 6-4 


Doubles 

Girls’ 18 Doubles 

Britney Sanders/Nikki Sanders d. 

Kaitlyn Christian/Sabrina Santamaria 

4-6, 7-6, 6-3 


Gabrielle Andrews/Mayo Hibi d. 

Alyssa Smith/Joanna Smith 

6-1, 6-2 


Christina Makarova/Alexis Pereira d. 

Yuki Asami/Carolyn Xie 

6-1, 6-2 


Emma Higuchi/Amber Park d. 

Angela Kulikov/Ryan Peus 

6-1, 6-0 


Kayla Day/Riley McQuaid d. 

Grace Danco/Claire Liu 

6-4, 6-1 


16 Zonals 

Mixed 18 Doubles 

Daniel Kosakowski/Desirae Krawczyk d. 

Daniel Ho/Sarah Lee 

6-2, 4-6, 6-3 


Gregory Garcia/Mayo Hibi d. 

Victor Brown/Gabrielle Andrews 

4-6, 6-2, 7-6 


Mixed Doubles 


Bryce Pereira/Kayla Day d. 

Sangeet Sridhar/Claire Liu 

6-2, 6-0 

Zonals 


Rickey Baylon/Sabrina Santamaria d. 

Justin Agbayani/Krista Hardebeck 

6-3, 7-6 


Eduardo Nava/Angela Kulikov d. 

Maxwell Cancilla/Yuki Asami 

6-1, 6-4 

12 Zonals-Bobcats 

Photos yourgameface.com 


Cougars Jaguars 

Mountain Lions 

Kayla Day 

Maze Cup 

Panthers 

Thanks to the stellar play of Ashley Dai, Marcos Giron, Lorraine Guillermo, Krista Hardebeck, John Huang, Sarah Lee, Zachary 

Leslie, Dennis Mkrtchian, Spencer Simon and Joanna Smith, SoCal downed NorCal 14-6 for Maze Cup honors. As he regularly 

does, Jim Buck served as the team captain, and Hank Pfister and Paul Settles were coaches. 

Little Mo 

Alexander Rushin was the Boys’ 10 Little Mo Nationals winner, and William Grant was a Boys’ 8 finalist. Mimi Levine was a Girls’ 

11 finalist and Kayla Day did the same in the Girls’ 10 competition. Claire Liu won the Girls’ 9. 

Mimi Levine 

12 Zonals 

Claire Liu 


First Serve, the junior varsity high school tournament program, developed in cooperation with the Wilson Sporting Goods 

Company and the California Interscholastic Federation, had a record 120 boys’ and girls’ teams participate in the program. 

Kennedy and Rowland High Schools were the winning Girls’ teams. 

Kennedy High School 

Team Nadal the Tommy Tucker Cup winner. 

First Serve 

Tucker Cup 

Rowland High School 

The inaugural Tommy Tucker Cup, named for the Mission Hills Country Club Pro Emeritus, was played at the facility and four 12 

& Under teams—Federer, Nadal, Sharapova and Williams—participated. “The event was awesome and we will look forward to a 

bigger turn out next year,” said Eric Allen, Mission Hills Spa & Sports Center Director. 


1. National Schedule: 

Once again, there will be no national schedule booklet printed. To access the schedule in PDF form, please go to www.usta. 

com and click on player development/junior competition. There is also a link on the SCTA website, www.scta.usta.com, under 

the juniors’ home page. 

2. Endorsement Requirements: 

The following change has been made by the Junior Tennis Council to the SCTA endorsement requirements for 2010: 

- Juniors can utilize Santa Barbara towards requirements for clay court endorsement. 

All other endorsement requirements will remain the same as in 2009. A full listing is available on the SCTA website, 

www.scta.usta.com under juniors. 

3. National Ranking Tournament (USTA Level 3/4/5): 

There is one change to the SCTA Level 3/4/5 events, Harper Ink doubles events are now a Level 5 doubles, replacing 

Chapman. A list is available on www.scta.usta.com under juniors/info for players and parents. 

4. International Spring Championships & Easter Bowl 

The USTA will again be holding the ITF International Winter Championships in Carson (ITF Grade 1) on April 5-11 (qualifying 

April 3-4). Once the information from the tournament is available, it will be sent out. You can also look at tournaments.usta. 

com (tournament ID # 651734910). The Easter Bowl will be held in Rancho Mirage on April 11-18 (specific starting dates for 

each division yet to be determined). The Boys and Girls 18’s will once again be an ITF Grade B1 event. 

5. ITF Claremont 

The USTA is moving the College Station ITF event to Southern California, and the SCTA will be running the ITF Grade 4 

event at the brand new Biszantz Family Tennis Center on the campus of Claremont McKenna College. Dates are March 27-28 

(qualifying), March 29-April 4 (main draw). This will be an 18’s event only, the main draw is 64, and the qualifying is 64. There 

will be more information to follow. Each player must have a valid IPIN # to enter. 

6. Campus Match Play One-Day Showdowns 

What are they? 

- One-day, short format tournaments open to juniors, college players, professionals and adults. Generally, competitions 

are compass draws for both singles and doubles with matches being one set with a tiebreaker at 5-5, although format 

and scoring is at the discretion of the tournament director. Events can be men’s, women’s, or coed. 

- The tournaments are run on campuses with the college coach acting as tournament director. Both ITA Membership 

and USTA Organizational Membership are required 

- Entry Fees are kept low to provide access to full range of players. Generally, entry fees run $10 for singles, $5 for 

doubles, and $15 for both. These tournaments are non-sanctioned, non-ranking events. 

Upcoming One-Day Showdowns 

2010 SCTA PLAYER INFORMATION 

Men 

University of California Irvine—Saturday January 16th , contact Trevor Kronemann, at tkronema@uci.edu 

Loyola Marymount—January 17th , contact Aaron Paajanen at a3t2p@hotmail.com 

Women 

UCLA—March 21st , contact Grant Chen at gchen@athletics.ucla.edu 

To access the full Campus Showdown Schedule, visit www.usta.com, under player development/college tennis. 


2010 SCTA Player Information 

7. San Diego Girls’ 18 & 16/Girls’ 18 National Team Championships 

Please note that this year’s Girls’ 18 National Championships have been moved from Berkeley to San Diego, and will be 

held in conjunction with the Girls’ 16 National Championships. In addition, the Girls’ 18 National Team Championships has 

also moved to SoCal and will be hosted by The Claremont Club. The section is pleased to have these major events here 

for 2010. 

8. Code Of Conduct/Suspension Points 

At its November meeting, the Junior Tennis Council voted to adopt the concept of a suspension point system for SCTA 

tournaments, similar to the USTA national suspension points system. The details of the system will be published as soon as 

they are available. Players should note that various Code offenses will be phased into this system, including but not limited 

to: code violations, abusive behavior towards opponents, tournament committee members and/or officials on or off court, 

no-show defaults, late withdrawal from events, entries in multiple tournaments held at the same time, etc. In addition, abusive 

actions of person(s) associated with the player will also be considered. The section recognizes and lauds all of the players who 

consistently honor the sport with their sportsmanlike conduct throughout all of their matches. 

Remember, a full listing of requirements is available at www.scta.usta.com 

The K-Swiss Summer Grand Prix has 

been a fixture in Southern California for 

the past 29 years. Martha Katsufrakis has 

been at the helm the entire time. “During 

the summer months, (between June 1 st and 

August 31 st to be exact), 42 tournaments 

were played,” she said. “There were 

over 12,000 junior participants not only 

from Northern and Southern California, 

but also from Colorado, Connecticut, 

K-SWISS SUMMER GRAND PRIX 

Nevada, New York, Texas and Utah. In 

addition, there were players from Japan 

and Mexico. Grand Prix points were 

awarded from the round of 16 on at each 

event, and 1,300 individuals found their 

names in the totals.” 

The Masters Championships was held 

in October at the Lakewood Tennis 

Center, and for the first time in 

several years, every division had a full 

draw (and there was a sizeable list of 

alternates anxious to gain a spot in the 

tournament). 

As it always is, the double elimination 

format was very popular among the 

players and parents. As successful as 

K-Swiss was this year, the 30 th in the 

program’s history promises to be even 

better. 

29 th K-SWISS SUMMER GRAND PRIX MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Boys’ 18 

Ryan Peyton d. Zubin Anklesaria 

6-2, 6-1 

Girls’18 

Jennifer Cornea d. Jessica Parizher 

6-4, 6-1 


Boys’ 16 

Garrett Auproux d. Patrick Lipscomb 

7-6, 1-6, 7-6 

Boys’ 14 

Eli Whittle d. Joseph Silvers 

6-3, 6-4 

Boys’ 12 

Alex Braksator d. Jaird Meyer 

6-2, 6-0 

Boys’ 10 

Jacob Brumm d. Ryan Seggerman 

6-1, 6-2 

Girls’ 16 

Kendall Heitzner d.Toby Miclat 

6-4, 6-1 

Girls’ 14 

Megan McCray d. Siena Peri 

6-3, 6-0 

Girls’ 12 

Raquel Pedraza d. Marianna Alevra 

6-1, 6-2 

Girls’ 10 

Mary Profit d. Joan Soewondo 

6-2, 6-0 


12 th PRINCE DOUBLES GRAND PRIX MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Boys’ 18 

Ryan Cheung/Daniel Kosakowski-Winners 

Rickey Baylon/Caryl Hernandez-Finalists 

Boys’ 16 

Will Martin/Alex Scheinman-Winners 

Jonathan Hammel/Lestter Yeh-Finalists 

Boys’ 14 

Garrett Auproux/Gregory Garcia-Winners 

Gage Brymer/Jonathan Poon-Finalists 

Boys’ 12 

Jack Barber/Daniel Gealer-Winners 

Nicholas Kolln/Konrad Kozlowski-Finalists 

Boys’ 10 

Austin Johnson/Keegan Smith-Winners 

Markus Doehler/Alex Kuperstein-Finalists 

Girls’18 

Lorraine Guillermo/Desirae Krawczyk-Winners 

Jessica Harrow/Lacey Smyth-Finalists 

Girls’16 

Gabrielle Andrews/Mayo Hibi-Winners 

Ki Ryang Kim/Maegan Manasse-Finalists 

Girls’14 

Sivan Krems/Alexis Pereira-Winners 

Maia Magill/Siena Peri-Finalists 

Girls’12 

Emma Higuchi/Amber Park-Winners 

Stephanie Hazell/Tracy Van-Finalists 

Girls’10 

Jadie Acidera/Tammy Van-Winners 

Jenna Moustafa/Isabella Oedekerk-Finalists 


23 rd CENTRAL COAST GRAND PRIX MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Boys’ 18 

Jack Sanford d. Tyler Gottshall 

6-3, 6-4 

Boys’ 16 

Michael Lowe d. Connor Daly 

6-0, 6-2 


Jacob Rucker d. Eli Whittle 

6-4, 6-3 

Boys’ 12 

Jayden Silpachai d. Anthony Baltazar 

6-1, 7-5 

Boys’ 10 

Joseph Corse d. Allen Sokolov 

6-2, 6-4 

Girls’18 (No Picture) 

Sevana Zargarian d. Samantha Kaneta 

Withdrew 

Girls’16 

Victoria Troesch d. Grace Flintermann 

6-4, 6-0 

Girls’14 

Melissa Baker d. Karina Thornton 

6-3, 6-1 

Girls’12 

Caisey Lee Emery d. Madison Hale 

3-6, 6-1, 6-3 

Girls’10 

Gabi Medvene-Cirigliano d. Mahli Silpachai 

6-1, 6-1 


5 th DESERT CITIES GRAND PRIX MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Boys’ 18 

Tyler McDonald d. Kyle Anthony Bastardi 

6-4, 6-2 

Boys’ 16 

Christopher Bastardi d. Austin Graham 

6-2, 6-3 

Boys’ 14 

Parker Wilson d. Nicholas Valko 

6-4, 6-3 

Boys’ 12 

Bradley Cummins d. Sebastian Gomez 

7-5, 6-1 


Christian Kontaxis d. Diego Nava 

6-0, 6-1 

Girls’18 

Taler Brazell d. Jourdan Jefferson 

2-0, Retired 

Girls’16 

Amanda Brazell d. Alexa McDonald 

7-6, 6-0 

Girls’14 

Aryssa Pasinos d. Violeta Mollova 

6-2, 6-2 

Girls’12 

Claire Liu d. Caitlin Mendoza 

6-4, 6-2 

Girls’10 

Bryana Quintana d. Saige Collins 

6-3, 6-4 


COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP SEMINARS 

College & University Scholarship Seminars were held during the spring and fall for the purpose of providing those looking to 

play intercollegiate tennis, along with their parents and coaches with tips about the scholarship process. The sessions, which 

were Free and No Reservation was needed, covered a variety of topics including what coaches look for, NCAA rules and other 

specifics. Time was also taken for questions and answers. In 2009, more people then ever before attended the gathering. The 

Spring College & University Seminar schedule is listed below. For more details, contact Mark Winters at okram@earthlink.net 

or call (310) 208-3838 Ext. 231. 

Spring 2010 Scholarship Seminars 

April 7 th (Wednesday) 

MountainGate Country Club in Los Angeles at 7:00 p.m. 

Contact: Doug Doss (310) 476-2291 

April 8 th (Thursday) 

Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego at 6:30 p.m. 

Contact: Kerry Blum (619) 221-9000 

April 14 th (Wednesday) 

Valencia High School in Valencia/Santa Clarita at 7:00 p.m. 

Contact: Annie Kellogg at ACK@hartdistrict.org 

April 15 th (Thursday) 

Seal Beach Tennis Center in Seal Beach at 6:00 p.m. 

Contact: Seal Beach Tennis Center (562) 598-8624 

April 21 st (Wednesday) 

Santa Barbara Tennis Club in Santa Barbara at 6:30 p.m. 

Contact: Cathy Ann Simon (805) 680-3870 

April 22 nd (Thursday) 

Upland Tennis Club in Upland at 7:00 p.m. 

Contact: Steve Futchko (909) 985-2725 

Oxnard Tennis Center 

Upland Tennis Club 

MountainGate Country Club 

Valencia High School 

Claire Willey, Oxnard Tennis Center Director of 

Tennis, Mark McCampbell, and Sarah Zook 

Seal Beach Tennis Center 


According to Linda Milan, “Tennis On 

Campus” was a success in bringing 

recreational tennis competition to 

college campuses around Southern 

California. Sixteen colleges from San 

Luis Obispo to San Diego participated 

in various tournaments throughout 

the year. 

During January teams geared up for 

the Sectional Campus Championship 

that was held in February. In 2009, 

UCLA was the location, and hard 

fought battles occurred between 

long-times rivals USC and UCLA, 

as well as Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 

University of California Santa Barbara 

and University of California Irvine. In the 

end, USC was victorious, taking the title 

away from defending champion UCLA. 

The UCI Club team participated in the State Tournament. 

In addition to USC and UCLA, UCSB 

and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo represented 

Southern California at the National 

Campus Championship held in Surprise, 

AZ. After two days of testing tennis, USC 

was a finalist in the Silver Draw, which 

placed the school 18 th out of 64 teams 

participating. 

Although not part of the National 

Championship tournament, University 

of California San Diego entered the 

2009 Spring Invitational, hosted by 

The University of Arizona in Tucson. 

UCSD represented the section well, 

playing its “A-Game” and winning the 

inaugural tournament. 

Throughout the year, students 

were encouraged to work with their 

communities to offer support both in 

tennis and other activities. USC Club 

President, Katie Pruitt combined tennis 

TENNIS ON CAMPUS 

USC was the Southern California Campus champion. 

and nutrition in a program that served 

six elementary schools in the USC area. 

Nationally, the USTA began a program 

to recognize college students for 

significant contributions 

made to the USTA Tennis 

On Campus program on 

their respective campus. 

Steve Azeka, founder of 

the Cal Poly SLO Tennis 

Club received this honor 

at the National Campus 

Championship. 

The Tennis On Campus 

Program was developed 

to promote and develop 

the expansion of recreational tennis 

on college campuses. Currently, more 

than 500 campuses across the country 

provide organized play opportunities 

for over 30,000 participants.” 

Further information about the 

Southern California Tennis On Campus 

program can be found at http://www. 

scta.usta.com/tennisoncampus 

Steve Azeka 

The University of California San Diego Club team won the Arizona Spring Invitational. 


Men’s 5.0-San Diego-La Jolla High School 

Women’s 4.5-Inland Empire-Claremont 

High School 

Men’s 3.5-Temecula Valley-Murrieta Valley 

High School 

Women’s 3.0-San Diego North County- 

Lomas Santa Fe 

LEAGUE TENNIS 

Adult League Champions 

Women’s 5.0-Los Angeles-Malibu Racquet 

Club 

Men’s 4.0-Los Angeles-Cheviot Hills 

Women’s 3.5-Orange Country-West End 

Women’s 2.5-San Diego-Sunbow 

Men’s 4.5-Orange County-Nellie Gail 

Women’s 4.0-San Gabriel Valley-Whittier 

Narrows 

Men’s 3.0-San Gabriel Valley-Racketeers 


Men’s 4.5-Orange County-Nellie Gail 

Women’s 4.0-Ventura-Westlake Tennis 

& Swim 

Men’s 3.5-4.5-San Fernando Valley-Rock 

Paper Scissors 

Men’s 3.0-San Gabriel Valley-JPL1 

Women’s 3.0-4.0-San Gabriel Valley- 

Cosmo Chicks 

Senior League Champions 

Women’s 4.5-Orange County-Weekday- 

Woodbridge Northlake 

Men’s 3.5-San Fernando Valley-Warner 

Center Classics 

Tri-Level League Champions 

Women’s 3.5-4.5-Bakersfield 

Women’s 2.5-3.5-San Gabriel Valley- 

Covina Challengers 

Men’s 4.0-Los Angeles-Rancho Park 

Women’s 3.0-Ventura-Moorpark Girlfriends 

Women’s 3.5-Ventura-Westlake Tennis 

& Swim 

Men’s 3.0-4.0-Los Angeles-Team Racketeers 


Section League Tennis Regulation changes for 2010 include: 

RULE CHANGES 

Section 

1. In the Tri-Level division, the highest NTRP level offered will play in the #1 doubles position, second highest will play #2 

doubles and lowest level offered will play in the #3 position. A player may play one level (.5) higher than their NTRP 

rating as long as one member of the doubles team is at level. For example: On a 3.5/4.0/4.5 team, a 3.5 player can play 

on the #2 doubles line as long as he/she teams up with a 4.0 player, otherwise, that line will be disqualified and entered 

as a default. 

2. Fifty percent of the players on a roster must be at level for the Adult and Senior divisions and the SCTA 

Doubles league. 

3. The “50% at level” regulation will be suspended for one year for any team that participated at the Adult and Senior 

national championships the previous year and chooses to move up one level. 

4. If players register on more than one team at the same level, in the same area, in the same division, they will be disqualified 

from the team(s) they last registered on and any matches played will be disqualified. If no matches were played, the player 

can decide which team to be deleted from. Exception: In the Tri-Level division, a player can play at the same NTRP level 

on two different Tri-Level teams. For example: A 3.5 player can play on both a 3.0/3.5/4.0 and 3.5/4.0/4.5 team. 

5. Postponements/Reschedules for any reason other than unplayable conditions or at the request of a captain whose team 

(minimum of 4 players) advances to a league championship of another USTA/SCTA league division requires the approval 

of the ALC. 

6. Area League Coordinators have authority in specifying “unplayable conditions” in their local area. 

7. All verbiage regarding “Self-Rate Grievance” has been changed to “NTRP Grievance.” 

National League Tennis Regulation changes for 2010 include: 

National 

1. A player with a valid NTRP Computer (C) rating, or Benchmark (B) rating, or granted Automatic Appeal rating of a 

Computer (C) rating is not subject to a NTRP grievance. Any other player is subject to a NTRP grievance. 

2. Each player shall have reached eighteen (18) years of age prior to, or during, the calendar year in which such player plays 

his/her first local league match. 

3. Adult, Senior and Mixed teams that qualify to advance to National Championships, but do not participate, will follow the 

Move-up/Split-up Regulations. 

4. Players that are NTRP disqualified while participating in another division after qualifying for Adult, Senior, Mixed, or Super 

Senior National Championships will not be allowed to advance to the National Championship unless participating at the 

higher level. 


Along with NJTL, Bischoff was 

also responsible for the section’s 

Community Tennis effort. “Block 

Party’s were a highlight of May 

activities,” she said. “The Santa 

Monica Tennis Club held one at 

Reid Park. Racquet demo’s, doubles 

strategy, QuickStart courts and 

Cardio Tennis kept people active. 

Block Parties of note were the 

ones that took place at the Tennis 

Fest in San Diego and the one held 

in Upland.” 

Bischoff continued, “It was great 

that the SCTA took part in the 

Telemundo 52 Experiencia Deportiva 

event at Salt Lake Park in Huntington 

Park. There were so many sports 

featured, and many of the people who 

attended had never tried to play the 

Both off and on the court... 

game. It was an opportunity to introduce 

tennis to a wide-range of people.” 

It’s a tradition to hold a Community 

Development Workshop in October 

at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Last 

year, the weekend (October 24 th and 

25 th ) had a new expanded look because 

League Tennis, Jr. Team Tennis and School 

Tennis were part of the program. 

Workshop participation was impressive. 

COMMUNITY TENNIS 

Geoff and Steve Kappes at Tennis Fest Block Party 

“Things started with the League Tennis 

Coordinator, Ali Ordonez working 

with League Coordinators,” Bischoff 

said. “Jr. Team Tennis Coordinator, Jeff 

Benito also held a meeting with Tennis 

Commissioners. At the same time, Tom 

Fey, USTA Master Trainer for 

Recreational Coach Workshops 

and QuickStart Tennis Workshops, 

and the Director of Tennis at 

the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, 

put a QuickStart Workshop for 

60 people. Jason Jamison, USTA 

National Manager, Schools Tennis, 

followed with a Connect To 

Schools Workshop. 

“Saturday evening, Ordonez, 

with the help of Gina Havelka, Tennis 

Service Representative, Central Coast, 

organized round-robin which gave 

everyone a chance to hit a lot of tennis 

balls and have even more fun. 

“On Sunday, October 25 th , David Slade, 

USTA National Manager, Community 

Tennis Associations, headed a Tennis 

Advocacy panel that also included 

Gideon Smith, Morongo 

Valley Tennis Association and 

Jim Schooler, Director of 

Community Services of Yucca 

Valley. The discussion focused 

on ways of becoming more of 

an advocate for tennis locally 

and making use of such tools 

as thebigserve.usta.com 

“Bob Deller from Plexipave 

was next up and he provided 

tips about fixing and building 

tennis courts. One of the 

League Coordinators, who 

was present, mentioned to 

me that she never thought 

she would ever need this 

kind of information, but 

the day after the workshop 

she was asked about courts 

and was able to answer the 

question because of Deller’s 

talk. 

“That afternoon, Jamison 

proved he was as good as 

he had been on the court 

on Saturday when he led 

an informative session 

on Connect To Schools & Grow Your 

Program. Last, but definitely, not least 

was Rich Neher, Technical Account 

Manager of Active Network, who 

provided insights about the importance 

of “Web-based Social Networking”. 

Thanks to his presentation many 

in the audience left with a clearer 

David Slade 

understanding of how Facebook and 

Twitter could advance their non-profit 

tennis groups.” 

“On the personal level, I would like 

to thank everyone who attended and 

made the weekend a great event. I also 

want to thank all the CTA’s that are 

doing so much for the game. Without 

your help there wouldn’t be so much to 

choose from in the different Southern 

California communities.” 


Lesley Waite, first Vice President of the 

San Diego District Tennis Association 

and a member of the SCTA Board of 

Directors, reported, “The San Diego 

District Tennis Association, which was 

Annual Meeting Award winners 

formed 38 years ago by Bob Bacon, Alan 

Cheesebro, Sue Graves, Stan Potts, Mary 

Shelton and Bill Stack, held its Annual 

Meeting and Awards Banquet at 

the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club 

in January. Noted author Richard 

Lederer gave the keynote 

speech. Honorees included: 

Saul Snyder and Mimi Loucks— 

Male and Female Player of the 

Year; Woody Yocom – Pro of 

the Year; Megan Lowrey Haber 

– Coach of the Year; Roberto 

Ancira and Colleen Clery Ferrell – 

Sportsman and Sportswoman of the 

Year; the Schillers 

– Family of the Year; 

Anne Podney – 

Community Service; 

SES Tennis Center 

Pro-Am Fundraiser 

– Tournament of 

Roberto Ancira 

the Year; La Jolla 

Tennis Club – Club 

of the Year. A special award was given to 

Ralph Anderson for Outstanding Service 

of a Tennis Official. 

“William (Bill) J. Kellogg, the President 

of the Southern California Tennis 

Association, serves on a USTA National 

JB, Torrie, Jay and Conner Schiller 

Anne Podney 

SAN DIEGO DISTRICT 

Committee as do Lisbeth Blum, Ellen 

Ehlers, Roz King, Angel Lopez, Lesley 

Waite, Kathy Willette and Joseph 

Zesbaugh. 

“In early May, Tennis Fest, the annual 

effort to promote the 

game that takes place 

at the Balboa Tennis 

Club, had more than 

900 participants. 

Nearly 60 local 

teaching pros took 

time away 

from lessons 

and spent time offering free 

instruction clinics on the club’s 

25 courts. Wayne Bryant was 

the featured guest. Valerie 

Ziegenfuss introduced this 

year’s Ben Press Award 

recipient – Ed Collins, a 

noted and dedicated tennis 

coach and teaching pro. Bill 

Rennie chaired the event 

with the aid of Jeff Anderson, 

Steve Bickham, Geoff Griffin, 

Monty Grout, Steve Kappes, 

Becky Kuba, Fran McCloskey, Press and 

Juan Villanueva. 

“During the District Championships, 

the San Diego Tennis Hall of Fame Class 

of 2009 was inducted. Those honored 

were: George E. Barnes, Robert (Bob) 

Carrothers, Jr., Ed Collins, Kelly Jones and 

Homer Peabody. Barnes and Peabody 

were lauded for their commitment to 

junior tennis – Barnes for his $1 million 

dollar donation to build the Barnes 

Tennis Center and Peabody for 

years of effort to get the facility 

built. Carrothers was one of 

the most promising junior 

players, whom tennis great Jack 

Kramer, a contemporary, said 

would have been No.1 in the 

world had not a tragic accident 

claimed his life at age 18. Collins is a 

venerable coach and teaching pro who 

has helped innumerable juniors become 

great players. Jones, a top intercollegiate 

and touring pro, was a member of the US 

Olympic team in 1984 and since retiring 

from the tour in 1998 has coached junior 

champions as well as tour players. 

“Family Tennis Days, another free 

introduction to tennis organized by the 

District, took place at Sunbow Park in 

Chula Vista, Pacific Beach Tennis Club and 

Mountain View Park in Escondido. Adults 

who attended one of these offerings 

and wishing to continue learning the 

game could do so by taking advantage 

of free six-week Drop In Tennis Clinics. 

Youngsters looking to learn or improve 

their tennis skills took advantage of the 

After-School Tennis opportunities that 

exist throughout the District. 

“League tennis continued to be 

successful. Nearly 3,500 individuals 

played on teams in the five leagues 

Val Ziegenfuss, Ed Collins and Ben Press 

offered. Three teams advanced to the 

Adult League National Championships. 

The La Jolla High School 5.0 Men’s team, 

Eric Basart was the captain; the Lomas 

Santa Fe Country Club 3.0 Women’s 

team captained by Diane Maloney; and 

the Sunbow Park Women’s 2.5 team led 

Hall of Fame honorees 

by Yaz Gomez, enjoyed the competition. 

“The FLEX League finished its first 

year, encompassing four seasons of 

singles competition. San Diego was 

second in participation out of 70 

markets throughout the nation.” 


“Youth Tennis San Diego (YTSD) 

celebrated 56 years of service to the 

youth of San Diego County in 2009,” 

Kerry Blum, the organization’s Executive 

Director, said. “It owns and operates the 

George E. Barnes Family Junior Tennis 

Center, the central site for After-School 

YOUTH TENNIS SAN DIEGO 

an educational program, for three to five 

year olds,” Blum said. “The children are 

exposed to health, nutrition and fitness, 

as well as age appropriate academic and 

arts programs appropriate for their age. 

Lessons in listening, following instructions, 

and concentration cross over between 

on-court tennis instruction and classroom 

learning are part of the package that forms 

the foundation for academic success.” 

Spurred by the success enjoyed by 

the Team Agassi concept, YTSD received 

$50,000 from the USTA that it had to 

match (Sam Querrey is the face of the 

effort.) in order to develop a similar 

program. “The NJTL staff manages the 

offered a smorgasbord of events in 2009. 

As Blum pointed out, “They included Billie 

Jean King World TeamTennis; Girls’ 16 

National Championship; Boys’ 14 National 

Championship; Father/Daughter National 

Championship; Little Mo tournaments; CIF 

individual and team finals; First Serve for 

high school junior varsity players; Novice, 

The Barnes Center was filled with youngsters 

tossing tennis balls throughout 2009... 

project,” Blum revealed. “The purpose 

of the program is to create a new, 

And they were there day and night. 

Tennis, an outreach program that serves highly competitive Excellence Team Satellite and Open tournaments. The 

over 10,000 youngsters throughout the of underprivileged youngsters who NAIA and ITA held their intercollegiate 

District by providing a pathways for will compete nationally with the goal matches at Barnes throughout 2009. 

multi-level participation. In the past year, of achieving college acceptance and “Over 800 juniors participated in the 

the program grew to 120 sites.” graduation by way of a tennis and/or Barnes Center Summer Camps. The High 

Known for its creativity, YTSD expanded academic scholarship.” 

Performance workout program expanded 

its offerings. “We have the only program An award winning facility, it’s not and over 1,000 juniors participated in 

in San Diego that offers tennis, along with surprising that the Barnes Tennis Center tennis classes during the year.” 

ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY TENNIS ASSOCIATION 

Becky Edles-Rye, Executive Director of the Orange County Community Tennis Association, offered the following summary of 

events and activities. 

Top Gun 

In the Men’s Open singles final, No. 1 seed, San Diego junior, Campbell Johnson, overcame a first set 

deficit to win an exciting second set Tie-Break and go on take the trophy with a 2-6, 7-6, 6-3 victory over 

former UCLA star and No. 2 seed, Aaron Yovan. 

Orange County junior and No. 4 seed, Brynn Boren, 

defeated Loyola Marymont’s Melissa Valenzuela, scoring 

a decisive 6-3, 6-1 victory to earn the Women’s Open 

singles title. 

In the Men’s Open doubles final Boris Bakalov/David 

Men’s winner Goodman, the No. 2 seeds, defeated the top seeds, 

Campbell Johnson 

Daniel Andrus/Yovan 6-4, 6-2. 

Danielle Friedman/Brian Morton, seeded No. 2, defeated the No. 3 seeds 

Men’s Open doubles finalists Aaron Yovan/ Daniel 

Andrus with winners Boris Bakalov/ David Goodman. 

Dina and Desi McBride 6-3, 6-2 in the Mixed Open doubles final. They also upset No. 1 seeds Page Bartelt/Bryan Fox, 6-3, 6-2. 

Shaun Bernadou, the Tournament Chair and Sam Sarria the Tournament 

Director, would like to thank this year’s sponsors: Babolat, Snell & Wilmer, UPS 

and official ‘green’ sponsor OCB Repo-graphics, as well as host site, Racquet Club 

of Irvine, satellite locations: Mesa Verde Country Club, The Tennis Club, Irvine 

Valley College, and Nellie Gail Ranch Tennis and Swim Club. They also want to 

include all tournament participants, and the entire team of volunteers in their 

praise for making the 22 nd Top Gun another success. 

Women’s champion Brynn Boren with 

Tournament Director Sam Sarria. 

Photos Christine Cirillo 


Tennis After-School 

Although there were many challenges dealing with school site restrictions, TAS was slowly getting back to speed. OCCTA, 

which received a USTA Recreational Tennis Grant in November. Also with a Quick Start Tennis Equipment grant additional 

equipment will be used by TAS to bring tennis to the playground. 

Junior Numbers 

Pre-Satellite/Novice and junior summer circuit tournament participation remained stable. New sites were added at Cabrillo 

Tennis Center and Newport Beach Tennis Club. Tournament winners are eligible for the invitational Novice Masters Cup 

in 2010. 

Senior Sirs 

Jim Robbins noted that the Senior Sirs League for men over 55 ended last May the way it did the previous year. After 

eight months of play, involving 12 teams, it came down to the last match of the year between Racquet Club of Irvine and Los 

Caballeros #1. Los Cab, led by captain Jim Robbins, pulled out a tight match to dethrone R.C.I. and take the championship. 

Those on the winning team included: Bob Abdel, Herb Achzenick, Hank Bauer, Chris Bowen, Dave Fujii, Bill Hahn, Cam Jones, 

Mike Martin, Gunder Olafson, Tom Rettenmaier, Jim Seringer, Pete Vanderhyden and Frank Webster were all instrumental in the 

successful season. 

The league, which for years was basically a social activity for senior men, has become very competitive as more and more 

good players decide they want to participate. With new teams such as Palisades and Nellie Gail joining, the coming season 

should be exciting and packed with many tremendous matches. 

Division A 

1. Los Cab 29-7 2. Racquet Club of Irvine (RCI) Aces 26-10 3. Lake Forest Pirates 17-19 4. Mission Aires 16-20 5. Los Cab 

Bandits 9-27 

Division B 

1. RCI Racqueteers 22-14 2. Laguna Woods 19-21 3. Viejo Tennis Center 19-17 4. Coto Golf & Racquet 18-14 5. Irvine Tennis 

Assoc. 13-23 6. Seal Beach Tennis Center 8-24 

The Ladies Evening Doubles League 

Division I (4.5) 

1. RCI-173 points 2. DHTC-161 3. Nellie Gail-116 4. LFSS-103 5. LFBTC-97 6. Dove Canyon-74 

Division 2 (4.0-3-5) 

1. The Club Rancho Niguel-133 2. Lake Forest Sun and Sail-101 3. Mission Viejo Tennis Center-89 4. Mission Viejo Country 

Club-80 5. Dana Hills Tennis Center-73 6. Rancho Santa Margarita- 63. 

2009 Winter League Final Standings 

Congratulations to Tammy Tayles and her team for winning the 4.0/4.5 division, and Wendy Steiner and her team for winning the 

3.5 division. Cheers to a great bunch of ladies who helped make the season run smoothly! 

Results: 

4.0/4.5 

1. DHTC-Tavles-47 2. Mission Viejo TC-44 3. Tustin Hills RC-37 4. Coto Golf/Racquet (4.0)-29 5. DHTC-Neulander-24 6. 

DHTC-O’Mara-15 7. RCI (3/08)-7 

3.0/3.5 

1. Nellie Gail-49 2. Coto Golf & Racquet (3.5)-45 3. Dana Hills TC-40 4. Ladera Ranch-26 5. Balboa Bay Club-17 


INLAND EMPIRE 

Alison Roell, the Tennis Service Representative for the Inland Empire, listed the area’s 2009 highlights by category: 

Tennis In The Parks 

• City of Riverside opened a 

new ten court facility (Andulka 

Park Tennis Center) as well as 

two new courts in Thundersky 

Park) 

• City of Temecula hosts first 

Jr. Novice Tournament – 106 

participants – great effort for 

inaugural event. 

• Parks & Recreation departments 

of five cities take advantage 

Temecula Jr. Novice Committee-Charles Walker, 

Kerry Leander, Shannon Aloia, Laurie Fisher and 

Ray Fisher. 

of HEAD/Penn QuickStart Tennis Equipment Kits and offer QST 

programs. 

Community Tennis 

Tennis was alive and well with several new initiatives throughout the area: 

• Eight facilities in Menifee, Riverside & Temecula participated in Tennis 

Nights In America activities 

• Two facilities hosted Tennis Block Parties – San Sevaine Park (more 

than 50 participants) in Fontana & Andulka Park Tennis Center 

San Sevaine Park Block Party kept players on court. 

(Over 800 participants) in Riverside 

• QuickStart Tennis Workshop hosted by Cal Baptist University 

• Formation of new Community Tennis Association — Temecula Team Tennis — worked with City of Temecula to identify 

program and facility needs. 

• High Desert Tennis Association revitalized area programs with emphasis on junior development – PE Tennis in elementary 

schools, high school clinics, local junior tournaments 

• RIM Tennis brought junior and adult programming, along with 

Leagues, to the Lake Arrowhead area. 

• Three Community Tennis Association won USTA Adopt-A- 

School equipment grants and brought QuickStart Tennis to 

elementary schools in Temecula, Riverside and the High Desert. 

Adult Leagues 

• Senior, Senior Mixed and Super Senior Leagues grew with close 

to 270 players taking part. 

• Tri-Level League numbers also expanded 60%. 

Tennis On Campus 

• University of California Riverside formed a Tennis On Campus 

club last summer. Led by former USTA Jr. Team Tennis and 

North High player Andy Lu, it developed a solid core of more 

then 20 players. The group’s first off-campus event was the 

UCLA Tennis Club Doubles Mixer, in November. 

Andulka Park’s Center Court was always busy. 

Temecula Team Tennis Mixed doubles 

Dennis Ralston put participants through the paces at the RIM 

Tennis clinic. 

Special Populations 

• Local pros, recreational players and Parks & Recreation Departments partnered to bring weekly tennis lessons to residents 

of Operation Safe House – a Riverside locale providing services for Run-Away youth, and the program proved to be quite 

a “hit”. 


Gina Havelka became the Tennis Service Representative for the Ventura, Santa Barbara and San 

Luis Obispo area in the fall. She analyzed what took place in her Tri-Counties Corner report. 

Ojai Recognized 

Ojai finished second in USTA’s “Best Tennis Town” contest, the first-ever nationwide search for 

the community that best exemplifies the passion, excitement, spirit and impact tennis brings to 

members of a community. 

Summer Slam ’09 

The Five Cities Tennis Association 

and Arroyo Grande Recreation 

Department sponsored the Summer 

Slam ’09, which with almost 150 

participants had, by far, the largest 

weekend turnout for the tournament 

in recent history. Proceeds 

from the event will be used 

to improve public tennis 

facilities so that the area 

can keep the distinction 

of having the best places 

to play tennis on the 

Central Coast. 

TRI-COUNTIES 

Charlie Fox defeated Eli 

Whittle for the Men’s A title. 

Paul Reed and Mark Boone won the 

Men’s A doubles. 

Ventura Tennis Club Day 

On September 12th , the Ventura Tennis Club 

hosted a Community Tennis Day, and more 

than 100 people enjoyed the festivities. There 

was a QuickStart Tennis court, along with 

a fast-serve, hit for prizes court and games 

courts. The highlight was a huge Around 

the World game, and the winner received a 

Ventura Community College Men’s Tennis Ventura Tennis Club 

sweatshirt. A scrumptious lunch was served, 

raffle prizes were given away, and a fun doubles tournament brought 

the exciting affair to a close. If you missed last year’s activity, plan 

to check the Ventura Tennis Club website and join the 2010 Ventura Tennis 

Club Day. 

Carolyn Oishi was the Women’s 

B winner over Leslie Kaplan. 

Mark Scribner and Sophie Whittle 

won the A mixed doubles. 

Danijela Dornan and Jen 

Jarvis were the Women’s B 

doubles champs. 

Rio Mesa Girls’ Almost 

The Girls’ Tennis team at Rio Mesa High School won the Pacific View 

League Champions for the fourth consecutive year, and was honored at 

City of Oxnard Recreation & Community Service Commission meeting 

in November for going 24-0 during the season. After reaching the CIF 

Rio Mesa 

quarterfinals in 2006 and ’07, and the semifinals in ’08, the team dropped its 

last match and finished as a finalist in 2009. Steve Worthington coached the team, many of whom grew up playing and training at 

the Oxnard Tennis Center. 

Sunset Hills Success 

Last fall, The Academy At Sunset finished its first semester with a flourish with four of the players who attend signing letters 

of Intent. They included: Shaun Berstein with Michigan; Campbell Johnson and Garrett Brasseaux with Georgia; and Zach Leslie 

with Wake Forest 


Central Coast Tennis 

Scott Cleere, who runs SLOTS, called attention to the fact that San Luis Obispo County sends a New Year’s “Shout Out” to all 

those who love the game. Possibly the “best kept tennis secret” in the section, is anxious to let people know that it’s a vibrant and 

welcoming tennis community. In order to get the word out concerning the special “SLO feeling”, tennis activists call attention to 

the websites, clubs and individuals who make the “Grand Rectangle” special: San Luis Obispo Tennis Society (SLOTS), Cleere-(805) 

431-6758 scott@creativeathletics.com; Santa Maria Country Club, Darien Wright-(805) 937-3222, darienwright@hotmail.com; 

San Luis Obispo Country Club, Bill Dunkle-(805) 544-9880; Five Cities Tennis Association, Ron and Adel Pelligrini-(805) 474-4756, 

fivecitiestennis@pacbell.net; and Cambria Tennis Association, Ray Campos, rmck_lima@yahoo.com. 

Hosting community tournaments, sanctioned USTA events and with lots of good folks who love the game and are eager to 

share the fun of playing locally, the Central Coast is a great new area to play. 

SENIORS 

North-South 

Because they have been good for so long, senior performers 

rarely receive flowing accolades because they are or among 

the country’s and world’s best. In the 24 th North-South Super 

Senior Challenge Cup, the South triumphed 20-10 in the rainshortened 

one day competition. 

“This annual tournament is a team event that includes many 

of the top-ranked players in California and the nation in the 

following age divisions: 65s, 70s, 75s, 80s and 85s,” said Bob 

Isenberg, captain of the South team. “This was the second time 

both the North and the South teams had a full complement 

of 85s, which included 4 singles and 2 doubles teams. This 

reinforces the belief that we soon will have a 90s age division.” 

The sections host the tournament alternately. “The second 

day’s matches were rained out by one of the largest storms to 

Southern California captains-Peter Smith, 65’s; Bob Seymour, 

85’s; Chuck Nelson, 70’s and 75’s, Jim Settles, 80’s and Bob 

Isenberg, team captain 

hit California in several years,” Isenberg said. “We definitely need the water, but we wish it had waited one more day! 

“NCTA hosted the annual Monday night banquet for players and their guests. The players all enjoyed the musical entertainment 

and the chance to socialize. 

“The tournament has become one of the most, if not the most, prestigious Super Senior events in California because of the 

caliber of the players and the continued support by SCTA. Each year, the players look forward to the intense competition and 

the camaraderie. In 2010, the North-South Super Senior Challenge Cup will be hosted by SCTA, and it again will be held at the 

Copper River Country Club in Fresno.” 

Cup Play 

Twice a year the International Tennis Federation holds age group team events that are similar to the Davis 

and Fed Cup competition. Southern California is always well represented on the squads that carrying the 

flag abroad. 

Writing about the players from the San Diego District that distinguished themselves Lesley Waite said, 

“Gretchen Magers was No.1 on the Women’s 45 Court Cup team that won in the spring in Mallorca, Spain. 

Martin Barba was No. 1 on the Men’s 40 Trabert Cup team at the same 

time. Competing in Perth, 

Australia in the fall, were 

Suella Steel and Cathie 

Anderson who made up 

half of the Women’s 65 

Godfree Cup team. Roz 

King was a member of 

the Women’s 70 Gibson 

Cup team. Both teams 

finished in third place.” 

Cathie Anderson and Suella Steel 

Roz King Martin Barba 

Gretchen Magers 


Others who made the trip “Down Under” included 

Dorothy Matthiessen, who was the captain of the Gibson 

Cup team. Richard (Dick) Doss and Kathy Bennett 

scored a rare double with 

Doss captaining and playing for 

the winning Men’s 75 Grant 

team and Bennett for the 

Women’s 60 Marble Cuppers 

who finished third. (As an aside, 

King and Boots Van Nostrand 

Richard (Dick) Doss Dorothy Matthiessen 

matched the Doss/Bennett combo representing the US on the Men’s 75 

Grant and Women’s 75 Queen’s Cup teams.) 

Graydon Nichols 

Bob Duesler and George Sarantos were 

members of the third place Men’s 70 Crawford 

Cup team, but they won the ITF Men’s 70 doubles the following week. 

Graydon Nichols was on the Men’s 80 Mulloy Cup squad that was a finalist 

and was the Men’s 80 doubles 

winner with Tony Franco. 

Besides Magers and Barba, 

Amy Alcini was a member of 

the Women’s 35 Lenglen Cup; 

Mike Fedderly played on the 

winning Men’s 50 Perry Cup; 

Marianne Robertson was a 

member of the Women’s 50 

Bob Duesler 

George Sarantos 

Bueno Cup team, that was a 

finalists; and Tina Karwasky 

was No.1 on the championship Women’s 55 

Connolly Cup team, and she finished the year ranked No. 1 in the world in 

the 55 singles. 

Robertson teamed with Susan Wright for the Women’s 50 World doubles 

title. Fedderly, who was third in the singles, was a Men’s World 50 doubles 

finalist with Val Wilder. 

Desert Circuit 

Annually, the “Desert Circuit” kicks the year 

off with national tournament-like competition, 

along with matching camaraderie and hospitality 

that is practically unrivaled in the senior tennis. 

Four events—20 th Monterey Country Club Senior 

Tournament, which Brad Berry organized; 16 th Plaza 

Racquet Club Senior Invitational Tournament that 

showcased the talents of Kurt and Ana Haggstrom; 

27 th Palm Spring Tennis Club Senior Championships 

where Glenn Erickson led the way; and Babolat 

World Tennis Classic (a Category II USTA event) 

that Ed Trost and Jayne Robertson made memorable, 

all again drew raves. 

Marianne Robertson 

Tina Karwasky 

Nothing can match the desert in January. 

Kathy Bennett 

Amy Alcini 


National Championships 

Southern California seemed to be the home of the 2009 National Hard Court Championships because of all the tournaments 

held locally, and the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club topped the list, having staged the Men’s 40, Women’s 40, as well as the Women’s 

60, 70, 80 and the Grandfather /Grandson, Mother/Son. The Men’s 45 was played at Westlake Tennis & Swim Club; the Men’s 50 

at Santa Barbara Tennis Club; and the Men’s 55 at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. 

The Men’s 65 and Men’s 70 were held at the Racquet Club of Irvine; and the Men’s 75, Men’s 80 and Men’s 85 at Morgan Run 

Resort & Club. Doubles was the focus at the following National Hard Court Championships: Father/Son at Newport Beach 

Tennis Club; Father/Daughter at Barnes Tennis Center; and Senior/Super Senior Husband/Wife at Riviera Tennis Club. Last but by 

no means least, the National Women’s 90 Clay Court Championships was held at Los Angeles Tennis Club. 

Husband & Wife Senior And Super Senior Grass Courts… 

Men’s 60 & 90 Hard Courts 

All the Tournament Directors and staff made the pursuit of gold ball honors 

special in Southern California. That was certainly true of the Campbell’s and 

Tennis Channel National Husband & Wife Senior and Super Senior Grass Court 

Championships, a Combo 100, 120 and 

140 spectacular, and the Campbell’s 

National Men’s 60 & 90 Hard Court 

Championships, both at Mission Hills 

Country Club. Steve Solomon and his 

Charles and Hilary Marold with Mas 

and Susan Kimball 

wife, Abby, who played a major role in developing the idea then making the “Desert Circuit” 

concept a success, have set the standard for running first rate competitions. 

Steve Solomon admitted, “The Grass Court 

Championships, because of its camaraderie 

and ambiance, was the most fun tournament 

we ran last year.” 

Andrew Stanley/Ann Stanley won the Combo 100 over a newly eligible tandem 

Jennifer Lyons/John Lyons 7-5,1-6, 6-3. It was the Stanley’s third straight Grass 

Court triumph. 

Charles Marold/Hilary Marold 

survived being down two set 

points to slip past Mas Kimball/ 

Susan Kimball 7-6, 7-5 in the 

Combo 120. 

Carolyn Henderson/Courtney 

Henderson were solid in a well 

The Husband & Wife 

Grass Courts always 

serves up the best 

tennis... 

played Combo 140 final, edging the 

defending champions, Bonnie 

Roberts/Neil Roberts 5-7, 6-4, 

7-5 for the Combo 140 title. 

In the Hard Court wrap-ups, Brent Abel won his first gold ball, defeating Hugh 

Thomson 6-4, 6-4 in the Men’s 60 final. But, Thomson didn’t leave Rancho Mirage 

empty handed. He teamed with Neal Newman for a 7-6, 6-2 decision over the perennial titlists, Dave and Dan Bohannon. 

The Men’s 90 singles was all about upsets. Howard Moffett took full advantage of the surprises, downing new 

kid on the block Tudor ApMadoc, who also was unseeded, 6-4, 6-3 for the title. Ed Osgood/Tom Whitlow were 

the Men’s 90 doubles winners. ApMadoc/ 

Robert Newman were the finalists. 

The Solomons sponsor efforts are always 

Herculean. In addition to The Tennis Channel 

and Campbell’s, they enlisted support from 

Prince, LU Biscuits, Hawaiian Airlines, 

Wyndham Resorts, Panda Express 

Dave and Dan Bohannon, Tournament 

Director Steve Solomon with Neal 

Newman and Hugh Thomson 

And is always competitive. 

and Bullfrog Sun Block to name a 

few of the companies that make 

their events more player friendly. 

Andrew and Ann Stanley, Tournament Director 

Steve Solomon with Charles and Hilary Marold 

Brent and Mai Ichikwa Abel with Hugh Thomson 

Howard Moffett 

Tudor ApMadoc 


Each year, the game and 

the tennis community lose 

distinguished members. Last 

year, the legendary Jack 

Kramer passed away during 

the US Open. The serve and 

volleying pioneer made his 

last public appearance at the 

LA Tennis Open. The event, 

once called the Kramer Open 

(because the Hall of Famer 

sponsored it), was an All-SoCal 

affair as Sam Querrey defeated 

Carston Ball in the singles final 

and the Bryans, Bob and Mike 

were the doubles champions. 

Querrey, who has now recovered from 

a career threatening, twenty-five stitch 

laceration that resulted when his right 

Sam Querrey 

Photo Harvey Rubin 

Vania King 

Photo cameraworkusa 

CLOSING THOUGHTS 

Jack Kramer with sons John, Ron and his wife, Hollie, and Bob in Paris to receive the Chattrier Award 

in 2002. 

Bob Bryan 

Photo John Martin World Tennis Gazette 

forearm slipped through a shattered glass tabletop at the Thailand Open last fall, was 

the US Open Series winner. He wasn’t the only local player to have a solid year on the 

tour. Alexa Glatch, in her Fed Cup debut, 

won two matches in the semifinals against 

the Czech Republic. 

Vania King was a mixed doubles 

finalist at Roland Garros with pickup 

partner Marcelo Melo, losing to 

Liezel Huber/Bob Bryan 5-7, 7-6, 10- 

7. At Wimbledon, she teamed with 

Anna-Lena Groenefeld to reach the 

women’s double quarterfinals, and 

in her inaugural World TeamTennis 

season with the Springfield Lasers, 

was the Female Most Valuable Player. 

Both, Glatch and King were 

members of the Fed Cup team 

that was a finalist to Italy at Reggio 

Calabria in November. Given all that 

Mike Bryan 


Alexa Glatch 


has been noted, most would say tennis had a spectacular year. In another section, 

this would be true, but because Southern California is Southern California it’s 

more appropriate to applaud and offer, “Wait Until 2010!”

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