be included, as doesJe an R ichardson,along with Etta Lewisand Mel Lewis (whoare not related).

As full as theircredits are, there ismore to telling thefull, captivating andcomplex, multicultur-al story. As an exam-ple, Bob Delgado,Pancho Gonzalez ,Angel Lopez andBobby Perez shouldnot be overlooked.The same holds forJoe Huey, Janet Lee,Kimberly Po-Messerli,A l l e n To n g a n d Meilen Tu.

Families, such asthe Jungs, includingGene, Debbie, Pam,Steven and Stuart;the Moranons –Aschara, Kal and Pia;t he Redondos –Marita, Tammy, Skip,Ryan and Tammy; andthe Watanabes –Helen and her daugh-ter Tina Karwasky,are another part ofthe mix.

Each of these indi-viduals, and hundreds more, have made thegame in the section like no other.Southern California is the best place, in theworld, for everyone to play.

deserves mention. As do “Schoolboy”Mitchell, Larry Smith and Ted “Stocks”Stoglin. The late Frank Simmons, simplybecause he was Frank Simmons, needs to

hile February is Black HistoryMonth, it should be noted thatthis section has evidenced

impressive tennis diversity for some time.Having first played local tournaments inthe 1960’s, and having been involved withthe Southern California Tennis Associationsince 1978, I have had a chance to wit-ness how the game has broadened thelandscape.

My memories include hours spent visit-ing with Jimmy McDaniel, and interviewingthe likes of Pete Brown, Dee Williams-Horne, Virginia Glass, Oscar Johnson,Wanda Marine and Eleese Thornton. I

can recall the talentshowcased by CamilleBenjamin, Ken Bentley,Lloyd Bourne, DianeMorrison, Earl Prince,Doug Sykes, Vi Walkerand Andrea BuchananWhitmore, along with thebrother/sister tandem,Jerome and Cheryl Jones.

I’ve heard about thelegendary ability of WillisFennel, considered bysome to have been abetter tennis prospectthan Arthur Ashe. I am

also acquainted with the brilliant foresightshown by Sy Allen Browning, Fred Nobles,Hollis Smith and Richard Williams, estab-lishing the National Junior Tennis Leaguechapter in Southern California, as well asthe work done in local communities, overthe years, by the likes of Don Bly andChaka Simba.

Earthna Jacquet is another name that

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Home DepotDavis Cup

I n first round Davis Cup play, by Paribas,the United States faces Croatia, at the

Home Depot Center in Carson, March 4–6.The talented Bryan twins, Bob and Mikewho developed their tennis talents in thesection, are expected to represent the USin doubles action. For more ticket infor-mation, call (888) 484-8782 or visit theirwebsite, daviscup@usta.com

USTA CommitteesSoCal StyleCommittee assignments for

USTA president FrankJohnson’s first year in office havebeen made and a number ofSouthern Californians will beactively involved. Johnson, himself,is a member of the InternationalCommittee, along with EliotTeltscher and William J. Kellogg.Kellogg is the chairman of theDavis Cup Committee, and PamAustin is vice chairman of the FedCup Committee. Carol Schneiderreceived a Special PresidentalAppointment. Billie Jean King ischairman of the USTA’s newestcommittee, High Performance.Jack Kramer, Angel Lopez,Kimberly Po-Messerli and JeffTarango will also offer theirthoughts. Lopez doubles as a

member of the Hispanic Participation Task Force, along with Nana Talevi, whoalso has a place on the Community Tennis Association Development Committee.Frederick Ho is vice chairman of the Collegiate Committee. Vic Braden is on theSport Science Committee. Bob Kramer is an Awards Committee member, andNeal Machander is a part of the Youth Competition & Training Committeeeffort. Jane Goodman and Linda Sharp have places on the OfficialsCommittee. Steve Bellamy, Bill Rennie and Bill Rombeau are on the newPublic Parks Task Force. Kathy Doss and Jim Nelson are on the SeniorInternational Competition Committee. Nelson is also vice chairman of the Adult& Senior Competition Committee. Paul Settles and Dee Williams-Horne havepositions on the Adult & Senior Competition Committee. Steve Solomon is vicechairman of the Adult & Senior Competition Circuits Committee.

Hall Of FHall Of FameameGala Set Gala Set FForor

July 23July 23rdrd

T he Southern California TennisAssociation will hold its 2005 Hall of

Fame Gala Dinner and ceremony honoringTracy Austin, Glenn Bassett, Beverly BakerFleitz, Pancho Gonzalez and PanchoSegura on July 23rd at the RivieraCountry Club. For details, call (310) 208-3838, Ext. 240.

Elizabeth Carpenter, who has committed to the University of Wisconsin,was the Girl’s 18 Sportsmanship Award winner at the National Open inMaumee, Ohio over Thanksgiving. Former UCLA All-American JasonCook has become the men’s assistant coach at the University of Miami.Jamie Sanchez of Loyola Marymount University was an IntercollegiateTennis Association Campus Recreation Sectional Award winner. Jan Ryanreceived the Grassroots Official Award from Southern California TennisAssociation. DhhEAF (Deaf & hard of hearing Educational AthleticFoundation) and Riviera Foundation received year-end grants from theUSTA Tennis & Education Foundation. Arlene Barco, director of theAmateur Athletic Foundation/National Junior Tennis League program,received the AAF Spirit Award. Alum Steve Bellamy, founder and presi-dent of the Tennis Channel, was presented Indiana University’s KelleySchool of Business’ Distinguished Entrepreneur Award.

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Jack KramerFrank Johnson

Jeff TarangoWilliam J. Kellogg

Pancho Segura will receive a Hall of Fame welcome from SCTA president Bill Rombeau.

match did not feature a pair of seededplayers.

Another honor for the 2004Mercedes-Benz Cup was that it markedthe first men’s event in the new US OpenSeries, a memorable breakthrough in thegame, linking 10 summer hard court tour-naments to the US Open, creating a cohe-sive, six-week summer tennis season forATP and WTA tournaments in NorthAmerica.

As always, a highlight of tournamentweek is “Gibson/Baldwin Night at theNet,” which is scheduled for Monday, July25. Last year’s event featured the Bryans,Fish and Mark Philippoussis, along withcelebrities Danny Aiello, Jillian Barberie, Dr.Phil, Paul Rodriguez, John Salley, Jon Lovitz,Mathew St. Patrick, Kaley Cuoco, FredWillard, Daisy Fuentes, Wilson Phillips, BenArthur and Hayley Westenra.

The Mercedes-Benz Cup, held in con-junction with UCLA, benefits the grass-roots programs of the Southern CaliforniaTennis Association (SCTA) and UCLA. Forinformation, call (310) 824-1010 or visitonline at www.mercedes-benzcup.com

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Impressive List Of Commitments

The Mercedes-Benz Cup, presented byCountrywide, July 22-31, at the LosAngeles Tennis Center – UCLA is

shaping up to be one of the strongest inthe event’s 79 year history.

Defending champion Tommy Haas ofGermany heads an outstanding group ofearly player commitments. Countrymanand 2004 finalist Nicolas Kiefer is anotherwho is planning to be in Los Angeles in July.So are American standouts Andy Roddick,Mardy Fish, Taylor Dent, Robby Ginepri,Vince Spadea, James Blake, as well as Boband Mike Bryan, last year’s doubles winners.International stars who are expectedinclude Lleyton Hewitt of Australia,Thailand’s Paradorn Srichaphan, GuillermoCanas and Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina,and 2004 U.S. Open semifinalist JoachimJohansson of Sweden.

The 2004 Mercedes-Benz Cup wasone of surprises. No seeded player advancedto the semifinals. It was just the second time(the other was in 1973) in the Open Era(since 1968) that the final match featured twounseeded players. Haas joined Jimmy

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Connors, the ’73 champion, as just the sec-ond unseeded tournament winner. It alsomarked only the tenth time, in the event’sillustrious history, that the championship

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Thanks to the generos-

ity of renowned ten-

nis photographer Cynthia

Lum, ten Amateur Athletic

Foundation/National Junior

Tennis League program

participants were able to attend the Bassett-

Martin Tennis Camp in Big Bear last summer.

For the past two years, Lum has sold photos

at her booth, during the Mercedes-Benz Cup

tournament, contributing $9,000 to NJTL

which was used for tennis camp scholarships.

Winter Nationals M a r k W i n t e r s

Arizona sites were the playgroundsfor the Winter National TennisChampionships, showcasing the

best juniors in the game. Local players post-ed impressive results. Kristen McVitty col-lected the Girl’s 18 Consolation title, butmore importantly, she was named the

Sportsmanship Award winner. Steven Forman downed KevinKaiser of Saratoga, California 7-6, 6-3 to claim the Boy’s 16championship. Jason McNaughton was a Consolation finalist.Lyndsay Kinstler of Downey won the FIC championship.Bradley Klahn finished on the short end of the 6-4, 6-4 scorein the Boy’s 14 final against Chase Buchanan of New Albany,Ohio. Brittany Augustine, a Girl’s 12 Winter Nationals finalistlast year, triumphed this time out, in Girl’s 14, scoring a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Nadja Gilchrist of Rochester, New York.(This spring, Augustine will be part of the Girl’s 14 USA HighPerformance effort, participating in the Telford InternationalCenter event in Telford, England, and Les Petits AsInternational in Tarbes, France.) In the Girl’s 12 final, JordaanSanford faced Christina McHale of Englewood Cliffs, NewJersey, who showed she was on her game when she ran offwith a 6-0, 6-1 victory. Sanford was also a doubles finalist withNoel Scott. Interestingly, Sanford/Scott were defeated by sec-tional opponents, Britney Sanders/Amber Walker. Amber Walker and Britney Sanders

Cynthia Lum is a great friend of the AAF/NJTL.

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People in tennis agree that longevity isa good way to tell a program’s story.In the case of the National Junior

Tennis League, talking about the fact that2005 is the 20th year the Amateur AthleticFoundation has supported its efforts inSouthern California, only gives a glimpse ofwhat has actually taken place. During thisperiod, more than 150,000 economically dis-advantaged youngsters have received tennisinstruction.

Initially, there were eight NJTL sitesinvolving 500 youngsters. Reflecting the pro-gram’s impressive niche filling popularity,there are now 140 Summer, along with 34Year Round, locations. Amy Gibbons wasthe first NJTL director, and Arlene Barcowas her assistant. Now, for the past 11 years,Barco has been in charge.

Maintaining relationships with the variousprogram locations and those providinginstruction, along with organizing SpecialActivity Days and the NJTL’s annual“Between Match Activity” appearance atthe Mercedes-Benz Cup, has given Barco abook full of memories.

“At a Special Activity Day, two young-sters, who came from different gang areas,were having a problem,” Barco said. “I toldthem to get on the court and work thingsout. A year later, I saw one of these kids. Heasked if I remembered him. I said I did, andhe added that now his best friend is the guyfrom the other gang that I had him play ten-nis with.”

A “Between Match Activity”, the timeimmediately following a Mercedes-Benz Cupcontest when the winner remains on theStraus Stadium court to hit with individualsin the featured Southern California TennisAssociation program, led to another recol-lection. “Kids from Glassel Park had achance to hit with Andre Agassi,” she said.“One of the participants was small, but verygood. Agassi served to him and he got theball back. After the point, Andre joked thatthe crowd should keep their eyes on theyoungster. Raymond Sarmiento was 9 at thetime and the next year he won the JuniorSectional Championships Boy’s 10.”

The AAF has provided more than two

million dollars to NJTL in 20 years. “Theprogram is one of only two that the AAFhas supported for twenty consecutiveyears,” said Patrick Escobar, AAF vice presi-dent. “The Board has done so because theprogram has a tremendous effect, reachingthousands of youngsters each year.”

Admitting that NJTL’s “consistency” andthe commitment of Barco are impressive,Escobar added, “what is most fulfilling is thatmany of the coaches, at the parks, have beenwith the program a long time. Now, some ofthe youngsters they taught are teaching. Thismakes the program intergenerational.”

With all the significant people in theNJTL ranks, the following earn special praise:Pete Brown - Los Angeles Trade Tech andHarvard Park; Don Bly - Ed Vincent Park;Rudy Enriquez - RooseveltPark; Dee Henry - BiolaUniversity; Art Jones - JesseOwens Park; Steve andMaurica Katz - PoinsettiaPark; Sherrie Nixon -Silverado Park and ChakaSimba - Jim Gilliam andRogers Park. They are 20-year NJTL teaching veterans.

Escobar’s intergenera-tional concept became areality several years ago

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when Jack Kramer’s KIK (Kids Teaching Kids)was launched. “One of the kids, who hadbeen in NJTL at Rogers Park, became part ofKIK,” Barco said. “Being involved has givenhim more self-esteem. He has become moreconfident and a better student, bringing hisgrade point average up to 3.8.”

As Escobar said, “the AAF-SouthernCalifornia Tennis Association partnershipbenefits communities.” SCTA president BillRombeau continued, “our wonderful relation-ship allows us to reach so many youth at risk.The partnership is exemplary. It was made inheaven.”

For Barco, having had an opportunity towork with so many people committed to thesport and having had help from the likes ofSCTA assistant to the executive directorBarbara Sportelli, has made “seeing tennisbring so many kids together” all the morerewarding.

Concluding, Escobar said, “the pro-gram’s growth is pretty amazing. It is verycommendable that Arlene has taken NJTLto military bases and Indian reservations.This makes the program a great story. Itkeeps tennis alive and well in SouthernCalifornia. With people saying that tennisas a sport has declined, this programkeeps the candle burning.”

The AAF and Patrick Escobar keep the candle burning.

Sam Noa is devoted to the kids inNJTL.

Top Point Winners: Joseph DiGiulio/Jonathan Huang G I R L ’ S 1 8

Nadia Abdala/Laila Abdala d.Jourdan Jefferson/Brandi Walters-Lucio 6-0, 6-0 Top Point Winners: Bianca Aboubakare/Carissa Aboubakare G I R L ’ S 1 6

Roxanne Ellison/Sierra Ellison d.Hayley Young/Miranda Young 5-7, 6-1 ret.Top Point Winners: Nicole Schon/Vanessa SchonG I R L ’ S 1 4

Stephanie Hammel/Alyssa Nafarreted. Eleanor Edles/Alexandra McIntosh6-1, 6-4

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Top Point Winners: NicolasBerger/Andrew Gerst

B O Y ’ S 1 6

Julian Tiangco/Blake Wardman d.Quoc Doan/Christian Isip 6-1, 6-1

Top Point Winners: Doan/Isip

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7th Prince Doubles Grand Prix Masters

ChampionshipsB O Y ’ S 1 4

Warren Hardie/Torsten Keil-Long d.Mark Bloom/Gautam Vaidyanathan 4-6, 6-4, 7-6

Top Point Winners: Ian Brown/Clarke Spinosa

B O Y ’ S 1 2

Denis Nguyen/Clay Thompson d.Marcos Giron/Dennis Mkrtchian 6-1, 6-4

Top Point Winners: Mika De Coster/Jacob JungB O Y ’ S 1 0

Justin Agbayani/David Blakeleyd. Jonathan Hammel/Roger Hernandez 8-6

B O Y ’ S 1 8

Natthan Vachirajongkol d.Nuntat Vachirajongkol 6-3, 6-3 B O Y ’ S 1 6

Enrique Cavero d. Alex Majd 6-4, 6-4 B O Y ’ S 1 4

Derek Siddiqui d.Douglas Edwards 6-2, 6-2B O Y ’ S 1 2

Reo Asami d. Michael Tan 6-3, 6-3B O Y ’ S 1 0

Joshua Kameel d.Seth Stolar 6-0, 6-1B O Y ’ S 8

Winston Ngo d.Drake Clifton 6-3, 6-2

G I R L ’ S 1 8

Jessica Winkler d.Roxanne Kaiden 6-2, 4-6, 10-5 G I R L ’ S 1 6

Joanna Pattugalan d.Melissa Cecil 6-4, 6-0 G I R L ’ S 1 4

Erika Lim d. Jocelyn Lu 6-0, 6-1G I R L ’ S 1 2

Madeline Jaeger d.Kiah Generette 6-2, 6-1G I R L ’ S 1 0

Krista Hardebeck d.April Scatliffe 6-4, 6-0 G I R L ’ S 8

Sophie Gunter d. Cecilia Fuentes 6-1, 6-2

MasterfulSatellite Masters

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Girl’s 14 finals contestants

Boy’s 14 winners

Top Point Winners: Cierra Gaytan-Leach/Catherine Isip

G I R L ’ S 1 2

Kaitlyn Christian/Sarah Lee d.Britney Sanders/Amber Walker 6-3, 6-4

Top Point Winners: Melissa Matsuoka/Hayley Miller

G I R L ’ S 1 0

LaNeshay Cooksey/KiahGenerette d. SarahGealer/Dorothy Tang 6-3, 6-3

Top Point Winners: Sanjana Shah/Elle Taylor

ontested under summer-like sunny skies at the

Lakewood Tennis Center, the 23rd Satellite Masters

Championships was a record setter. More than 600

players qualified, which established a new standard. So did the

320 tournament entries. These numbers would have caused the

late Joan Borodkin to smile. The former Southern California

Tennis Association staff member devoted her initial years after

retiring from the SCTA to building the Satellite tournament pro-

gram. Since Borodkin passed away three years ago, the Satellite

Masters Championships has been dedicated to her memory.

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National ScheduleThe national tournament schedule has

now been posted on www.usta.com --

click on tournaments. The National

Schedule booklets will be mailed as

soon as the SCTA receives them.

Easter Bowl ChangeThe Easter Bowl tournament for

14's/16's will remain the same as in pre-

vious years. FOR THE 18'S ONLY--the

Easter Bowl will be an International

Tennis Federation event open to

American players only. The tournament

will be held, April 11-16, in Palm Springs,

with a 64 draw. There will be no sec-

tional endorsement required for the

Easter Bowl (18's ONLY).

18's Spring NationalChampionshipIt will be held, March 17-23, in Mobile,

Alabama, and have the same endorse-

ment requirements as in previous years

(San Diego, Whittier, Fullerton....2 of

3). The Junior Tennis Council will

decide on a policy to handle players

who attend the Mobile tournament and

are unable to participate in Long Beach.

The decision will be posted on the

SCTA website which is listed on each

page of this publication.

International SpringChampionships The USTA has moved the ITF

International Winter Championships to

Carson, California. The event will now

be known as the International Spring

Championships and will be taking place

April 4-10 with qualifying April 2-3. For

more entry information, contact (310)

630-4500.

Pro CircuitsFor players, interested in competing in

USTA Pro Circuit events, must obtain an

International Player Identification

Number (IPIN). Visit www.usta.com

and click on USTA Pro Circuit for more

details.

National RankingSectional TournamentsFollowing are the levels of sectional

tournaments which count for national

ranking. Each section is allowed one

Level 3; three Level 4; and eight Level

5 events. The starting date of each

tournament is listed.

Level 3Junior Sectionals (June 18th)

Level 4 Fullerton (February 5th)

South Bay (February 26th)

J.P. Yamasaki (October)

Level 5

San Diego (January 8th)

Whittier (January 22nd)

Long Beach (March 12th)

Harper Ink (April 16th)

Anaheim (April 30th)

Santa Barbara (June 4th)

Los Caballeros (September)

Northridge-Matador(September/October)

Important For 2005D a r r e n P o t k e y

H i g h p e r f o r m a n c e

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Pacific CupD a r r e n P o t k e y

A team of Southern California juniors tookpart in the inaugural Pacific Cup, an inter-

sectional goodwill team match between theSouthern California and Pacific Northwest (playersfrom Oregon and Washington) sections. The eventwas played on the indoor courts of EastmorelandRacquet Club in Portland, Oregon. After two and ahalf days filled with fast serves, big returns, sharpvolleys and solid handshakes, the visiting team tookthe first place trophy on the plane ride home.

The Southern Californians who participatedwere: Cale Planck and Rebecca Lin – 18's; DerickMitre and Molly Scott – 16's; John Sundling andPamela Montez – 14's; Trevor Campbell and HaileyHogan – 12s. The team was selected based onsportsmanship exhibited during a junior’s career, aswell as tournament participation. Annie Kellogg, theboy’s and girl’s tennis coach at Valencia High School,was the Southern California captain.

H i g h p e r f o r m a n c e

I t’s time again; time for the spring College& University Scholarship seminars.

Presented for more than 25 years by theSouthern California Tennis Association, thetalks offer juniors, parents and coaches anopportunity to learn everything there is toknow about earning a tennis scholarship.

Last fall, there was record attendance.Beside Southern and Northern California,

College Scholarship Tips

people in search of “how-to” tips traveledfrom states such as Arizona, Minnesota,New York and Texas. This spring promisesto be just as good at the following sessions:

Wednesday, April 6 - 7:00 p.m. atMountainGate Country Club in Los AngelesCONTACT: Doug Doss (310) 476-2291

Thursday, April 7 - 6:30 p.m. at Flint Canyon Tennis Club inLa Canada/Flintridge CONTACT: Horacio Tamborini (818) 790-3355

Wednesday, April 13 - 7:00 p.m. atBarnes Tennis Center in San DiegoCONTACT: Kerry Blum (619) 221-9000

Thursday, April 14 - 7:00 p.m. at Laguna Niguel Racquet Club in Laguna Niguel CONTACT: Front Desk (949) 496-2070

Wednesday, April 27 - 6:30 p.m. atWestlake Swim & Tennis Club in Westlake Village CONTACT: Pierre Mareschal (818) 889-6845

Thursday, April 28 - 6:30 p.m. at University Club in Santa Barbara CONTACT: Cathy Ann Simon (805) 965-9510.

For more details about the seminars,which are free and require no reserva-tions, contact Mark Winters at (310) 208-3838 Ext. 231.

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MountainGate Country Club director of tennis Doug Doss is hosting a scholarship seminar for juniors such as Andreas Bezamat, Harrison Kreiss, Jonathan Ainley and Mark Seraydarian.

Oregon was good for the SoCal team.

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Teams from aroundthe country partici-pated in the first USA

National 14 Advanced TeamTennis for Youth Champion-ships held at the RandolphTennis Center in Tucson,Arizona. Heritage Park ofIrvine qualified for the tour-nament by finishing ahead ofLos Caballeros, Long Beach-El Dorado Park, FullertonTennis Center, Tustin HillRacquet Club, Woodbridgeand Newport Beach TennisClub to win the 2004Orange County Spring Leaguetitle. At the Southern California SectionalChampionships, the team moved on to thenationals by being better than Ventura, SanFernando, San Gabriel Valley, San Diego andLos Angeles.

Some of the Heritage Park youngstershave been playing in the program since2000. In five of the last six years, the teamhas participated in the Sectionals at UCLA.In 2003, the group, having advanced to theState Championships at St. Mary’s Collegein Walnut Creek, was humbled byNorthern California. That fall, at theWestern States Regional Championships inEl Paso, Texas, was much more satisfying asthe team edged Hawaii in the final.

In the Team Tennis format, which has aboy’s and girl’s singles, along with a boy’sand girl’s doubles and a mixed, the winningteam is determined by total games won.This form of scoring makes a match a realteam effort since everyone, even those los-ing sets, contributes to the result.

Southern California opened its NationalChampionships bid under the lights againstAmarillo, Texas. Because their opponentseemed to be the strongest in the group,Heritage Park was really fired up. The sin-gles were dominated by Junya Yoshida, whowas the team’s MVP, and Amarillo’s starMillie Nichols. Trailing 15-14 after the singles,outstanding doubles play, particularly acome from behind 5-6, 6-0, 10-6 (Tie-

Break) victory by Nicholas Nguyen andBrandon Poon gave SoCal a ten game lead.The advantage was reduced to five gamesafter losing the first mixed doubles set 6-1.Somehow Daron Arnol and Erika Limfought back to take the second set 6-4.They finished off Amarillo in a nail-biting,12-10 Tie-Break.

In the second round, Heritage Park,led by a 6-0, 6-0 win by JoannaPattugalon, swept Ridgefield Athletic Clubfrom Ridgefield, Connecticut. TheWakonda Warriors from Iowa were upnext. Yoshida was again the boy’s singlesstar. Tiffany Kao won a crucial nine gamesin girl’s singles which kept the match closebecause the boy’s doubles dropped a 6-2,6-3 decision. The 6-1, 6-0 victories in thegirl’s doubles and the mixed closed thedoor on the Iowa team.

Going into the final group match againstthe Tennis Spuds from Boise, Idaho,Southern California was a few games aheadof Amarillo and the Spuds. The singles was awash, and after two Tie-Break sets in boy’sdoubles the match was practically even. Thegirl’s doubles escaped with a win, leaving itup to the mixed. Though Daron Arnold andYuka Kondo started slowly (they weredown 2-3 in the first set), they closed thematch brilliantly winning 6-3, 6-3.

To prove the point that every game isimportant, Southern California finished

ahead of Amarillo, 206-202,to earn a spot in the semifi-nals.

Heritage Park met theWashington Township teamfrom Indianapolis, Indiana,their strongest opponent upto that point. Yoshida had histoughest match when heslipped past Douglas Bernard6-4, 6-4. Behind by fourgames after dropping thegirl’s singles and earning aclose boy’s doubles victory,Pattugalon and Kondo gavethe team a slight lead with

their 6-4, 6-1 girl’s doubles vic-tory. Arnold and Kondo moved SouthernCalifornia into the final with a 6-2, 6-4mixed win.

Phoenix, Arizona was Heritage Park’schampionship opponent. Yoshida was down3-2 before igniting and running off 10straight games for a 6-3, 6-0 win. Itseemed that Arizona would pull even, asnationally ranked Amy Bettis built a 5-1lead, but Erika Lim played the match of thetournament forcing a Tie-Break, winningthe second set 6-3, and losing a Tie-Break,but took the match by games, 11-10.Phoenix captured the boy’s doubles, andthe girl’s doubles was close. That left thingsto Arnold and Kondo who again camethrough, taking the mixed 6-5, 6-1, and thetournament trophy.

Team support and energy led HeritagePark to success. The kids had a great expe-rience spending time and exchanging gifts,along with sharing stories, with playersfrom across the country. The tournamentwas made even better by the fact that theUSTA had Mike and Bob Bryan attend. Thetwins, who played Team Tennis as juniors,gave a concert and spent time interactingwith the participants.

If you are interested in enjoying aHeritage Park-like experience, contactAlyssa DeVore at (310) 208-3838 Ext. 226for information about USA Team Tennisfor Youth.

Heritage Park: A National Hit C h r i s E m e r y

T e a m T e n n i s F o r Y o u t h

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First Class M a r k W i n t e r s

In December, the first participants graduated from "Winningin Tennis - Leadership - Life". The novel 12 - week program,organized by the Morongo Basin Tennis Association and

presented by Gideon Smith, Gail Stewart and Fred Simoneauat Jacobs Park, helps youngsters improve their tennis andmatch playing skills. It also provides direction for developingself-confidence; assists in goal setting and creating a writtenplan of action; and dealing better with others. The core ideais to make friends and have fun.

Officers in the first class were: Neil Bost, Noelle Meer, RoseMary Ponce, Ryan Higginson, Harjot Dhillon, Michael Halicki,Niki Green and Drew Bost. Carly Peloquin, Autumn Shultz,Faith McAllen and Nicole Meer also took part.

Smith and Simoneau developed “Winning in Tennis –Leadership – Life” to take youngsters beyond forehands andbackhands by giving them successful life-skills. "These kidshave passion and dedication to tennis and their dreams,”Smith said. “We show them how to realize both. Theirresponse to the program, the first of its kind in America, hasbeen so tremendous that it’s going to be offered year-round.”

The second “Winning in Tennis – Leadership – Life” class beganin January. For information about future program offerings, callthe Morongo Basin Tennis Association at (760) 365-3851.

Clemens Earns Rhodes Scholarship

M a r k W i n t e r s

Daniel Clemens, a standout in the junior ranksbefore attending Yale University, has been award-ed a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University.

where he plans to earn a PhD in Comparative SocialPolicy. Though his time on the court in New Haven wascut short by injuries, only allowing him to compete fortwo years, Clemens, an Intercollegiate Tennis AssociationScholar/Athlete in 2002, remained involved, serving as themen’s team manager. Yale’s coach Alex Dorato told TheYale Daily News, “he is very hard working, loyal, optimisticand wants to serve others. He achieved way beyondwhat one might think he is capable of through hard workand a belief that achieving anything is possible if you setyour mind to it.” This spring he will receive a BA and anMA in Political Science.

KeepingUpdated

To assist college tennis coaches withrecruiting, juniors should keep

their personal information updatedwith Southern California TennisAssociation High Performance. Playersshould include their full name andaddress, along with telephone number,e-mail address and year of high schoolgraduation. Please forward thesespecifics to:

Darren Potkey atDarrenP@scta.usta.com orTiffany Geller atGeller@scta.usta.com

I n t e r c o l l e g i a t e T e n n i s

C o m m u n i t y T e n n i s

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Division I

California Poly San Luis ObispoTrevor Kronemann - MenHugh Bream - Womencalpolymustangs.com

California State FullertonBill Reynolds - Womentitansports.org

California State Long BeachJenny Hilt - Womenlongbeachstate.com

California State NorthridgeGary Victor - Womengomatadors.com

Loyola Marymount UniversityNik DeVore - MenJamie Sanchez - Womenlmulions.com

Pepperdine UniversityAdam Steinberg - MenGualberto Escudero - Womenpepperdinesports.com

San Diego State UniversityGene Carswell - MenPeter Mattera - Womengoaztecs.com

University of California IrvineSteve Clark - MenMike Edles - Womenathletics.uci.edu

University of California Los AngelesBilly Martin - MenStella Sampras - Womenuclabruins.com

University of California RiversideYork Strother - MenMark Henry - Womenathletics.ucr.edu

University of California Santa BarbaraMarty Davis - MenPete Kirkwood - Womenucsbgauchos.com

University of San DiegoTom Hagedorn - MenSherri Stephens - Womenusdtoreros.com

University of Southern CaliforniaPeter Smith - MenRichard Gallien - Womenusctrojans.com

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W ith the season underway, there is a full collection ofintercollegiate matches being played throughout the sec-tion. To find an up-coming clash, select a school then log

on with www and the appropriate address found below. When youreach the homepage, scroll to athletics, click on tennis and search theschedule for an opportunity to watch the game at its exciting best.(Special thanks to Casey Angle, ITA media director, for his help inpreparing the following.)

Watching Is Exciting M a r k W i n t e r s

Natalie Braverman – Pepperdine University

Pedro Rico – Pepperdine University Daniela Bercek – UCLA

Luben Pampoulov – UCLA

Drew Hoskins – USC

Carine Vermeulen – USC

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Division II

California Poly PomonaSandy Kriezel - Men and Womencsupomona.edu

California State BakersfieldRobert Limpias - Womencsub.edu/Sports

California State Los Angeles Tina Karwasky - Womencalstatela.edu/univ/athletics

California State San BernardinoTom Starzyk - Womenathletics.csusb.edu

University of California San DiegoEric Steidlmayer - MenElizabeth LaPlante - Womenathletics.ucsd.edu

Division III

California TechMandy Gamble - Men andWomenathletics.caltech.edu

California LutheranMichael Gennette - MenBen Roberson - Womenclunet.edu

Chapman UniversityWill Marino - Men and Womenchapman.edu

Claremont-Mudd-ScrippsPaul Settles - MenMax Retzlaff - Womenathletics.mckenna.edu

University of LaVerneSteve Bergovoy - MenBrian Harrison - Womenulv.edu

Occidental CollegeDavid Bojalad - MenCici Louie - Womendepartments.oxy.edu

Pomona-Pitzer CollegesBen Belletto - MenAnn Lebedeff - Womenphysical-education.pomona.edu

University of RedlandsGeoff Roche - MenJim Ducey - Womenredlands.edu

Whittier CollegeAlec Horton-Men and Womenwhittier.edu

NAIA

Azusa Pacific UniversityMark Bohren-Men and Womenapu.edu

Biola UniversityDee Henry-Womenbiola.edu

Point Loma Nazarene UniversityRich Hills-Men and Womenptloma.edu

Vanguard UniversityMattias Johansson - Men andWomenvanguard.edu

Westmont CollegeChris Elwood - MenKathy LeSage - Womenwestmont.edu

CommunityCollege

Allan Hancock CollegeDavid Dantzer - Men Patrick Ortiz - Womenhancockcollege.edu/athletics

Antelope Valley CollegeJames Green - Women avc.edu

Bakersfield CollegeRobert Slaybaugh - Menbc.cc.ca.us/athletics

Cerritos CollegeGerry Ellis - Men Terri Button - Women cerritos.edu

Cuesta CollegeMike Napoli - Womencuesta.edu

Cuyamaca CollegePam Farmer - Womencuyamaca.gcccd.cc.ca.us

I n t e r c o l l e g i a t e T e n n i s

Jennifer Dao – Azusa Pacific

Sam Fletcher – Azusa Pacific

Erin Hiranaga – University of Redlands

Silvana Stans – California State Los Angeles

Michael Thoeresz – University of Redlands

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Cypress CollegeChris Ketcham - Men Marisol Duran - Women pe.cypresscollege.edu

College of the DesertCarl Schroeder - MenJay Samonte - Womencollegeofthedesert.edu

Fullerton CollegeRoger See - MenScott Giles - Womenfullcoll.edu

Glendale CollegeBob MacKay - MenTerry Coblentz - Womenglendale.cc.ca.us

Grossmont CollegeScott Strange - MenMegan Lowrey - Womengrossmont.edu/athletics

Imperial Valley CollegeMike Palacio - MenAna Garcia - Womenimperial.edu

Irvine CollegeMike Meissenburg - MenJoan Meissenburg - Womenivc.edu

Long Beach Community CollegeKirk Wilson - Men Jose Alvarez - Womenlbcc.edu

Los Angeles Pierce CollegeSam Pitts - Menpiercecollege.com

Marymount CollegePatrick Henson - Men andWomenmarymt.edu

Mt. San Antonio CollegeJohn Lawrence - MenRuss Morris - Womensportsinfo.mtsac.edu

Mt. San Jacinto CollegeBill Verner - Men and Womenmsjc.edu

Orange Coast CollegeGlen Morton - MenJanice Maran - Womenoccsports.com

Palomar CollegeRonnie Mancao - Men andWomenpalomar.edu

Pasadena City CollegeMyron Tarkanian - Womenpasadena.edu

Rio Hondo CollegeKaren Unger - Womenriohondo.edu

Riverside Community CollegeNikki Bonzoumet - Men andWomenacademic.rccd.cc.ca.us

Saddleback Community CollegeTim Downey - MenJay Amos - Womensaddleback.cc.ca.us

San Bernardino Valley CollegeGabriel Jacob - Womenvalleycollege.edu

San Diego City CollegeDavid Seline - MenSimone Vazquez - Womensdcity.edu

San Diego Mesa CollegePatricia Peisner - Womenintergate.sdmesa.sdccd.cc.ca.us

I n t e r c o l l e g i a t e T e n n i s

Dan Loney – Irvine College

Chizuru Seki – Irvine College

The second issue of IN•TENN, the exciting DVD tennis maga-zine that you watch instead of read, is out. It contains morethan 90 minutes of tennis action, with 65% of the footagedevoted to tennis video aimed at improving your play.

The February magazine features Jim “Mattress Mac” andLinda McIngvale and their impactive tennis program inHouston; two young players...Jabari 9 and Emira 7, who are ina word SUPER. IN•TENN also features Dr. George Fareed,former Davis Cup physician, and Allen Fox, noted sports psy-chologist, along with Lessons, Drills, Tips and Conditioning.

In addition, just for fun, questions like - Does Anna K havea tattoo? - are answered. Viewers also have an opportunity to“feel” what it’s like to be on the receiving end of an AndyRoddick serve. (You won't believe it until you see it.)

For more information about IN•TENN, the revolutionarytennis magazine, go to www.intenn.com

Santa Barbara City College

Lance Kronberg - Men

Suzanne Maloney - Women

sbcc.cc.ca.us

Santa Monica City College

Richard Goldenson - Women

smc.edu/athletics

Southwestern College

Bill Foley - Men

Susan Reasons - Women

swc.cc.ca.us

Ventura College

Nelson Emery - Men

Bob Holycross - Women

venturacollege.edu

Victor Valley College

Patric Jenkins - Men

Marites Killion - Women

vvc.edu

F e a t u r e s

Fareed And Fox

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Mixed Triumphs M a r k W i n t e r s

T hough they didn’t bring home new automobiles,teams from Southern California were new carhappy after winning three of the five USA

League Tennis, presented by Lincoln, Western RegionalMixed Doubles Championships at the NorthwestAthletic Club in Bloomington, Minnesotta. Victorieswere posted by the 10.0, 9.0 and 6.0 squads.In the doubleround robin format, Southern California was 4-0 perfectin the 10.0 division. The “team” aspect of the competitionwas featured as the champions won each match 2-1.Thewinning 2-1 theme played out in the 9.0 draw.Intermountain fell by that score in the semifinal. Texaswas the 2-1 victim in the final. After going 3-0, in round-robin group play, the 6.0 team defeated Northern, by thenow expected result of 2-1, in the semifinal. In the final,against Pacific Northwest, who was also 3-0 in its brack-et, Southern California scored another 2-1 success.

Jim Berry and Donna Ringer havebecome the Local League Coordina-tors in Coachella Valley. Berry, a retired

businessman, has been a USA League cap-tain and participated in three National USALeague Championships. “I moved down hereafter playing for 40 years in NorthernCalifornia,” Berry said. “My family plays too,and I have worked as an umpire. Friends askme why I’m getting involved with LeagueTennis and though it may sound cliché, I tellthem it’s a chance to give something back tosomething that’s given me so much.”

Donna Ringer, a retired educator whohas computer and electronic communica-tion skills, feels the same. Having played onand captained USA League teams, in theSouthwest Section, along with Northernand Southern California, she is a veterancompetitor.

As the Men’s Coordinator, Berry’s expe-rience and high energy personality isexpected to have a major impact on theprogram. The same can be said of Ringer,

Women’s Coordinator, who wants to makeLeague play in the area very special.

“I’m the promoter,” he said. “Donna isreally the nuts and bolts of the operation. Shedoes the grunt work, entering all the data. Itip my hat to her. It’s a great partnership.”

Berry pointed out, “the people you meetplaying League Tennis are fabulous. Moreimportantly, we are active players so weunderstand player needs.”

He added, “the Coachella Valley is no

New To The TeamM a r k W i n t e r s

longer just a snow bird destination. Withthe population increase that has taken place,there is an opportunity to play tennis a lotmore than just three months a year. LeagueTennis can take advantage of the situation.”

Ringer continued, “one of the LeagueTennis goals in the Valley is to provide aplace for everyone to play. We would like topromote tennis to not only those who haveretired, but also to those between the agesof 19 and 50 who work. These people arethe building blocks for the future SeniorLeague programs. We need to find people inthis group and communicate with them.”

Looking ahead, Ringer said, “next fall theCombo League will be introduced in theValley. We think it’s going to be very popu-lar.”

For information about USA LeagueTennis, Coachella Valley style, contact Jim Berry at (760) 341-8317 ordesert10s@aol.com Donna Ringer canbe reached by calling (760) 772-9884or donnaringer@msn.com

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The 9.0 team triumphed.

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The San Diego District TennisAssociation Annual Meeting andAwards Banquet was held on

January 21 at the La Jolla Beach & TennisClub. Those honored included: Jason Giavara- Male Player of the Year; Jennifer Dawson -Female Player of the Year; Tammy Redondo- Female Pro of the Year; Eric Steidlmayer -Male Coach of the Year; Jim Watters - Men'sSportsmanship; Annette Howell - Women'sSportsmanship; the Dadians - Family of theYear; Jim Lackritz - Community Service;Cystic Fibrosis - Tournament of the Year;University City Racquet Club - Club of theYear; Kashi GOLEAN - Sponsor of the Year.

Following wine, hors d'oeuvres and adelicious dinner, District president Anne

Podney introduced Vic Braden, the featuredspeaker who is synonymous with ground-breaking tennis ideas. He also knows how toget a crowd laughing. His decades ofresearch, along with his teaching and sharing,have benefited thousands. Everyone left themeeting smiling and thinking about tipsBraden offered.

USA League Tennis is celebrating its 21st

year in the San Diego District. Fall DoublesLeague had a 16% participation increase.Local winners who advanced to theSouthern California Tennis AssociationSectional Championships were: CoronadoTennis Center - Men’s 7.5 (Marc Radi – cap-tain); Balboa Tennis Club - Men’s 9.5 (LeeKnight – captain). Joining them were theNorth County winners: Carmel Valley RecCenter – Men’s 7.5 (Ricky Mendoza – cap-

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tain); Kit Carson Park –Men’s 8.5 (Roy Long – cap-tain) and Men’s 9.5 (RandyMita, captain); Morgan RunResort – Women’s 7.5(Autumn Snow – captain).

and Women’s 8.5 (Jane Siann – captain).The ever-popular USA Mixed Doubles

League that began locally, (though play, attimes, was a bit soggy) in January was up13% over last year. This augurs well for therest of 2005 USA League activity.

March 20 is the deadline for USA AdultSpring League sign up. If necessary, play maybegin as early as mid-April. The Captains’Meeting is at the San Dieguito Tennis Club inEncinitas on Tuesday, February 8th at 12:30PM. Men’s and women’s teams compete atthe 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0 NTRP skilllevels. The men play Sunday mornings andthe women play weekday mornings. The for-mat is two singles and three doubles, exceptin the 2.5 and 5.0 divisions, where one sin-gles and two doubles are played. Participantsmust be USTA members. Those without acurrent computer NTRP rating may self-rate online when registering.

Players born in 1955 or earlier, USASenior League is just the thing. Competitionbegins right after July 4th. The team formatis three doubles matches at the 3.0, 3.5, 4.0or 4.5 NTRP levels. New this year is theUSA Super Senior League for those born in1945 or earlier. It too will be played thissummer. Most importantly, scheduling for thetwo Leagues will not conflict. Anyone whoqualifies will be able to play in both pro-grams. Roster deadline for each is June 5th.Local winners advance to the SectionalChampionships where a chance to play inthe USA National Championships can beearned. For information on the USA LeagueTennis program, call (858) 755-8110.

Gail Benzler, Director of CommunityTennis for the San Diego District, will hold a“Family Tennis Day” at the EscondidoAthletic Club (130 Lincoln Avenue) onSunday, February 13th from 10 am to 1 pm.Coach Danny Mendoza invites everyone tothe “free fun” tennis experience. “We haven’thad an event in Escondido before and there

are tons of people eager to find out what’sgoing on in tennis,” Benzler said. “This is agreat opportunity to learn about programsin the area.”

USA Tennis San Diego presents a USTARecreational Coaches Workshop, Saturday,March 19 at Balboa Tennis Club in San Diegofrom 10 AM – 5 PM. Admission is $25, whichincludes lunch and materials. The focus is onthe “Play Based” approach to coaching,including effectively working with largegroups, school tennis teams, beginning play-ers and more. Taught by a national USTAtrainer, it’s a hands-on program perfect forpros, high school coaches, team tennis cap-tains, or anyone interested in learning aboutcoaching. “The San Diego District even hasways to put you to work at the grassrootslevel,” Benzler added.

Workshop attendees can join the USPTA(United States Professional TennisAssociation) at the Developmental Levelwith “access to on-court liability insuranceand other USPTA benefits”, according to KirkAnderson, USTA national director of theDevelopment Coaches Workshop program.

Mark Winters - Executive Editor

Henry Talbert - Executive Director

Darren Potkey - Manager of High Performance Tennis

Annette Buck - Director of Adult & Senior Tennis

Arlene Barco, Melanie Bischoff, Alyssa

DeVore, Chris Emery and Lesley Waite

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B O Y ’ S 1 8

Nicolas Berger/Andy Gerst d. JonathanCalienes/Alex Krueger-Wyman 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 B O Y ’ S 1 6

Andrew Mateljan/Michael McClune d.Daniel Freeman/Gregory Hirshman 6-2, 6-2

B O Y ’ S 1 4

Tyler Bowman/Jenson Turner d.Bradley Klahn/Daniel Moss 6-3, 6-3

B O Y ’ S 1 2

Mika De Coster/Jacob Jung d.Campbell Johnson/Clarke Spinosa 5-7, 6-1, 6-2

1 8 M I X E D

Mykala Hedberg/Sam Querrey d.Esther Cadua/Julian Tiangco 6-0, 6-3

1 6 M I X E D

To be played1 4 M I X E D

Stephanie Hammel/Florante Sarmiento vs.Tyler Bowman-Rachel Manasse,To be played 1 2 M I X E D

Sarah Lee/Denis Nguyen d.Mika De Coster/Britney Sanders 6-4, 6-4

1 0 M I X E D

Sarah Gealer/Roger Hernandez d.Kathy Henry/Alex Scheinman 7-5, 3-6, 6-3

B O Y ’ S 1 0

Joseph DiGiulio/Jonathan Huang d.Jonathan Hammel/Roger Hernandez 6-2, 6-1

G I R L ’ S 1 8

Victoria Brymer/Amanda Fink vs. JaneHuh-Claire Rietsch,To be played G I R L ’ S 1 6

McCall Jones/Alison Ramos vs. JillianBraverman/Nelly Radeva, To be played G I R L ’ S 1 4

Stephanie Hammel/Alyssa Nafarrete vs.Jordan Dockendorf/Thien-Trang Nguyen,To be playedG I R L ’ S 1 2

Jordaan Sanford/Noel Scott d.Kaitlyn Christian-Sarah Lee 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 G I R L ’ S 1 0

Kathy Henry/Valerie Thong d. SarahGealer/Dorothy Tang 6-0, 2-6, 6-4

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102nd Southern California Junior Sectional Doubles Championships