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There’s no time limiton a love for the game
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People often go to great limits for thethings they love and hold
dear. But to lay love on the line for120 hours, literally, the wayGeorge Milton and Jan Jefferiesdid when they played a fundrais-ing marathon match in lateOctober through early November of1987, you have to be both a supreme tennis nut and a littlenutty.
Five straight days and nights on a Hammond Park tenniscourt in Emporia, Kan. –– 120 hours packed with 2,000games, 198 sets, blisters galore and a lifetime of memories–– proved Milton had an unquenchable love and fortitudefor the game. Not that it had ever been questioned before.
Milton, a former coach at Emporia State University(ESU), has always been one of the strongest and most dedi-cated advocates for tennis in the USTA/Missouri ValleySection.
“Those five days were pretty special to me,” said Milton,
recalling the feat. “We had moments whenwe were playing really well, even after fivedays. Then there were also some momentswe kind of just staggered around. Once you
lose sleep you obviously can’t make it up.You just kind of recycle yourself and
try to stay alert.“But it was always fun.”PLENTY OF FAN SUPPORT
Ninety seconds of rest betweengames was all Milton and Jefferies
had for five days as they went forwhat they believed then would be a famed entry in theGuinness Book of World Records. (They later learned thatthe record time they set out to surpass had already beenbroken.) They were allowed five minutes of rest per hour,but the pair “banked” it all each day, preferring to take onetwo-hour block of time per day.
Food and drink? Milton and Jefferies ate granola barsand bananas on the sidelines because there was no time toeat or digest anything heavy. Bathroom breaks? The pairtook them during their 90-second changeovers or two-hourdaily breaks.
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Kansas juniorplaying in
Wimbledon!
UniquelyTennis
George Miltontakes a neededrest break.
Tennis is the sport that welcomes us allKarin Korb had never played tennis, having
always considered it an uninviting, “coun-try club” sport. But after she broke her back dur-ing her senior year in highschool, Karin discovered tenniswas the one sport that wel-comed her to play –– in awheelchair.
Today, Karin’s the No. 2-ranked wheelchair player inAmerica, and she is keepingbusy spreading the word aboutone things is, as the headline on page 3 of thisCrossCourt states, “uniquely tennis.”
Tennis truly is a sport for everyone. Players inwheelchairs clearly understand that. The barrier isoften getting others, able-bodied players, forinstance, to understand the welcome mat hasalways been out for wheelchair players to partici-pate in USTA programs, including League tennis.Does your League team recruit wheelchair play-ers? (You have to then be certain your matchesare contested on accessible courts.) And realizewheelchair players compete right alongside able-bodied players. The lone exception to the rules isthat they receive two bounces, rather than one.
I’m proud of the work the USTA does aroundthe country, but especially here in the MissouriValley to bring the game of tennis to people withdisabilities –– from wheelchair tennis to introduc-ing the game to those with special needs, the hear-ing impaired and injured U.S. veterans.
It’s our game –– all of us.
KEEP THEM PLAYING About 300,000 kids playhigh school tennis. Their “season” lasts aroundeight weeks, then several of them hang their rac-
quets up, and that’s it. Themajority, I fear, don’t play muchwhen tennis is “out of season”on the scholastic calendar.
We’ve got to keep them play-ing, during the summer andafter graduation. Let them knowthey’ve got options, especially
Junior Team Tennis (JTT). Through JTT, they cankeep playing, fine tuning their game and enjoyingthe bond with teammates.
If they’re off to college, urge them to getinvolved with Tennis on Campus, either throughan existing program or by even starting one, them-selves, at their new school. And, of course, wewelcome fresh faces for USTA League tennis.
WTT Discover that World Team Tennis serves upsome of the most fun in tennis. We in the MissouriValley are especially lucky with three franchises inour section –– the Kansas City Explorers, St.Louis Aces and Springfield Lasers. Adding to thethrills this summer, those three times are vying forthe first “Show-Me Cup.”
But you can be more than a spectator when itcomes to WTT. Play in a league of your own!WTT Recreational Leagues offer high-energy co-ed team play for players of all ages and abilities.Visit wtt.com to find a league near you.
We encourage youto “go to the net”and keep updatedat your USTA/Missouri ValleySection Web site.
Learn more... Stayinformed... Yoursection Web site isa great source forupcoming events,features, photos,results and more.Plus, you candownload backissues ofCROSSCOURT.
The USTA/MissouriValley Section pub-lishes CROSSCOURT quar-terly, focusing specifi-cally on the membersand events in the sec-tion. Your feedback iswelcome.
USTA/Missouri Valley8676 W. 96th St.Suite 100Overland Park, KS
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Kevin NebergallPresident
Mary BuschmannExecutive Director
Manon EiltsMarketing/Communications
Director
Joe LoudonSr. Publications Coordinator
Jeff SikesSr. Communications
Coordinator
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New campaign focuses on getting people on the court more
“Find a court... Find a partner... Find a pro-gram... It’s your game!”
That is the USTA’s new call to action as it intro-duces a new marketing campaign to urge currenttennis players to play more often and former play-ers to get back on the court. It’s Your GameTM
focuses on the emotional connection recreationalplayers have to the game and their favorite courts.
“The campaign highlights why people play orwhat they are missing by not playing,” said USTAManaging Director of Marketing & DevelopmentKathy Francis. “It reminds them that it’s yourescape, your workout, your bond to friends andfamily –– It’s your game.”
While the national campaign has concentratedon five different public courts from throughout the
country, the USTA/Missouri Valley introduced It’sYour Game at missourivalley.usta.com with aseries of articles about some of the unique courtsin the section (see page 4).
National advertisements began appearing inApril to coincide with the debut of the re-designedUSTA.com. The Web site now offers a wide rangeof new services and data bases that will help youfind a local court, a playing partner or informationabout a variety of tennis programs. (New sectionWeb sites will also be launched soon.)
It’s Your Game follows the 2005 USTA/TIA(Tennis Industry Association) Tennis ParticipationStudy, which identified a 4.1 percent increase intennis participation vs. 2004, with 5.8 million newplayers hitting the court last year.
The opportunity to com-pete –– to put one’s ath-
letic skills to the test –– is oneof the greatest joys of playingsports. Unfortunately, for manyhigh school-aged wheelchairathletes, the opportunity to com-pete interscholastically isn’talways afforded to them.
Many sports are simply at aloss to address the varying chal-lenges of intermingling disabledand able-bodied high schoolathletes into the competitivefold.
Tennis is an exception. Twohigh school wheelchair athletesin the USTA/Missouri Valley ––Austin Tisdell of KickapooHigh School in Springfield,Mo., and Jacob Johnson ofHayden High in Topeka, Kan.–– are putting their skills to thetest for their schools playingwith and against able-bodiedplayers.
“I just love to compete andplay, and I can do that with ten-nis,” said Johnson, who justcompleted his sophomore yearat Hayden. “I think when I’m on
the court, people just see me asan opponent and nothing else.”
ONE RULE According toFriend at Court, the only ruledifference regarding wheelchairathletes participating in eithersingles or doubles is that the sit-ting player is allowed twobounces every time the ballcrosses his/her side of the net.Nothing else about the game isaltered.
“The only concern we’ve hador looked at was getting verifi-cation from the USTA aboutdoubles competitions withwheelchair and non-wheelchairplayers, and we looked into it,and educated ourselves to thetwo-bounce rule,” said KevinGarner, assistant executivedirector for the Missouri HighSchool Activities Association.
“The only modification fortennis is that rule. Plus, if aplayer’s good enough to make ateam, then they certainly shouldbe able to play.”
TEAM SPIRIT Tisdell and
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Chloe Jones to play ingame’s most storied tournament
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It is the dream most kids who pick up a tennisracquet share: To someday play at Wimbledon.
A junior from theUSTA/Missouri ValleySection will realize thatdream this year.
Chloe Jones willcompete in TheChampionships –– bet-ter known here in thestates simply asWimbledon –– in thejuniors division. The 16-year-old from BaldwinCity, Kan., will travel toEngland early to alsocompete in anInternational TennisFederation (ITF) juniorgrass court warm-upevent in London, a weekprior to Wimbledon.
Jones has skyrocketedup the ITF world juniorrankings in 2006.Hovering around 350 atthe beginning of theyear, Jones took anearly spring trip to thePhilippines, Malaysiaand Indonesia, reaching the quarterfinals in twoevents to help vault more than 200 places in therankings.
In early May, Jones was a part of the U.S. JuniorFederation Cup team’s winning effort at theNorth/Central America & Caribbean JuniorChampionships in Merida, Mexico. Jones went 3-0to help the U.S. team qualify for the JuniorFederation Cup finals later this year.
In 2005, Jones finished the year as the No. 3-ranked girl in the nation in Girls’ 16s, but she hassince played only 18s events. Jones is coached byRex Haultain, and trains at the Kansas City RacquetClub.
next stopthe big
Chloe Jonesnails a serveduring a recentworkout.
Sport allows many wheelchair studentstheir only opportunity to compete with peers
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Jacob Johnsonbelieves he’s viewedas just another playeron his Topeka highschool team.
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Doctors were on site at HammondPark to monitor play and the players.Milton, who was then the Emporia Statehead tennis coach, charged his playerswith every small detail of the event,from running in new balls andtowels to keeping scorewhen the playersturned into tenniszombies from sleepdeprivation.
Fans lined up indroves, sometimes 10deep behind theHammond Park courts toscream encouragement toMilton and Jefferies, evenin the waning hours of themorning, and despite coldconditions. Family membersmassaged the players onchangeovers, when either Milton’s orJefferies’ energy flagged. But the twoplayers never stopped. Forehand afterforehand, backhand after backhand. Forfive full days.
FOUR MARATHONS The fundraiserwas called “Tennis l’Til It Hurts” (TTIH).It was a perfect name, since it took bothmen nearly 10 days to fully recuperatefrom the marathon.
“I still have people come up to me allthe time asking about those matches,people who wonder how we did it,” saidMilton, who actually did four of theTTIH marathons as fundraising effortsfor Emporia State’s tennis program, thelast being the duo with Jefferies. “Therewere times I don’t know how we did it.We were hanging on by a thread.”
Milton took part in all four of theTTIH events, and he did nab a worldrecord in 1981 (65 hours, 30 minutes)for the second of those marathons, adoubles match with Jefferies, LesStafford and Ken Hush. Again, thatmatch was eclipsed by another four-some, and the Guinness Book of WorldRecords retired awards a few years laterthat they deemed “injurious to people’shealth.”
UNFORGETTABLE? In all, Milton, thecoach at Emporia State for 35 years(1965-99), helped raise nearly $65,000for the school’s tennis scholarshipendowment, with his tireless fundraisingefforts.
He’s a cult hero in Emporia for themarathons and the legions of players hehas helped introduce the game to. The
Hammond Park court still holds specialmemories for him, even if the details area bit hazy. The ESU courts, a mere 25yards away from the Hammond Parkcourt, were named in his honor in Mayof 2004 for his service to the university–– and the sport.
“It’s amazing how many people stillbring (the marathons) up,” Milton said.“I guess it’s good to be known for some-thing, especially doing something youlove. It was quite an experience, that’sfor sure, especially the lead-up to eachone and the actual playing. You don’tforget something like that, but you can’texactly remember it, either.”
TENNIS MARATHON From Page 1
MARATHON MEMORIESThe support of friends and family was vital tokeeping the marathon men of “Tennis l’Til ItHurts” going! Items from a scrapbook, includ-ing a Kansas Magazine article, are crucial for
George Milton and the other participants because some memories from the
exhausting event can beunderstandably
foggy.
MEMORABLE COURTSSome courts are memorable for the people you met onthem or for the matches contested within their boundaries.These courts in the USTA/Missouri Valley Section stand outbecause of their setting –– the underground cave courts ofCarthage, Mo., and the “Court of Dreams” surrounded bycorn fields in Charles City, Iowa. Learn all about theseremarkable courts at the section Web site, as we celebratethe new USTA “It’s Your Game” campaign atmissourivalley.usta.com.
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A match made in tennis heaven_____________
Dot Saunders vividly remembers the first time she mether husband Sam. It was on the LaFortune Park ten-
nis courts in Tulsa, Okla., and Dot didn’t know then thatSam –– an opponent across the court –– would somedaybecome the love of her life.
All she cared about was that Sam’s mixed doubles partnerkept hitting sitters that begged to be put away. So, Dotpoached and plugged this stranger-at-the-time named Samwith a stinger of a shot, unbeknownst to her that the volleywas Cupid at work, using tennis balls instead of arrows.
“Sam was better than I was, but I wanted to show him Icould play that day,” said Dot. She did, and in doing so, setin motion a love story of a different kind.
An athletic girl who began playing the game at 16 in herhometown, Lawrence, Kan., Dot found the sport a greatfamily activity, and a Rolodex-expanding one as well whenshe moved to Tulsa shortly after college in the early 1980s.Dot immersed herself in the Tulsa tennis scene, becoming a
regular at LaFortune Park, playing whenever she could. She was a frequent player in USTA Leagues and in
numerous summer tournaments in her home state. Dot alsoparticipated in Native American tennis tournaments inOklahoma (she is half Cherokee and half Choctaw) andother areas of the United States.
“I traveled a lot playing tennis when I was single, Tucson,northern California, all the Valley tournaments,” said Dot.“I’d play anywhere and any time I got the chance. I still do.It’s a lot of fun, and I’ve met so many people.”
Little did Dot know that the most fateful of meetingswould come on the LaFortune courts in 1990. Arriving atthe courts that day, she saw a friend hitting with a guy Dothad never met before. After some initial hellos and intro-ductions, the group started up a little mixed doubles match.
The volley that tat-tooed Sam left morethan a fleeting mark onhis chest. He calledDot up soon after andasked if she wanted toplay some time.
“I said, ‘Sure, let’s go hit,’” said Dot, remembering Sam’ssmooth approach. “Our first date was at the tennis courts. Ayear later, we were married. It was kind of funny meetingSam (at LaFortune). I’d always said that I wanted to meetsomeone that played tennis.”
The tennis theme continued on the honeymoon, when thenewly-hitched pair went to the US Open in 1991 to cele-brate their nuptial.
“We’ve been to the Open three times already, for our first,fifth and ninth anniversaries,” said Dot. “We love it.”
Mr. and Mrs. Saunders have excelled on the court, too.The pair were the No. 1-ranked 9.0 NTRP mixed team inOklahoma in 1996, and though the Mrs. still gets out to thecourt at least once a week, a knee injury has hampered herplay lately. She’s planning on playing leagues this season,then considering a knee surgery after the season is over.
“I used to play a lot of singles,” said Dot. “I’m just a dou-bles player now.”
And her favorite partner is still Sam. Their love match isin the 15th set and going strong.
Down the aisle and onto the court!You and your spouse can put your love on the line during
the 2006 USTA National Husband & Wife Tournament. TheUSTA/Missouri Valley is hosting the mixed doubles eventJuly 21-23 at the Plaza Tennis Center in Kansas City.
The winning couple will claim a USTA NationalChampionship “gold” ball.
The tournament is for husband-and-wife teams only. Toenter, you and your doubles partner must be legally mar-ried – to each other. The entry fee is $70 per team (USTAmembership required), and there’s still time to enter. Theentry deadline isn’t until July 14.
Visit usta.com and click TennisLinkTM for more entrydetails, using the tournament ID 404307106.
For more information,contact the tournamentdirector Scott Hanover at816-784-5100 [email protected].
The USTA/Missouri Valleyhas already hosted one otherUSTA National Championship – therecenntly completed Women’s 65, 75& 85 Indoors. The Kansas City Open5’s to be held in September, also at thePlaza Tennis Center, is a Category 2USTA national tournament.
Say ‘I do’ to entering this national tournament
Dot and Sam Saunders
Johnson are both good enough. Theyhave been competing for the last twoyears in high school matches, playingsingles and doubles for their respectiveteams. Both have left a lasting impres-sion on their teammates, coaches andopponents with their skill and determi-nation.
“I had some struggles at first withdoubles and getting used to standingpartners, since I hadn’t done thatbefore,” said Tisdell, the 2004 and 2005US Open USTA National WheelchairChampion in Women’s A doubles. “Atfirst, I think people were a little afraid.But once we started playing moretogether, we’d get used to it.”
Tisdell says playing and competing inhigh school tennis has been one of hergreatest joys. She said the sport helpedease her transition socially when herfamily moved from San Diego toSpringfield in 2004.
“So many of my friends are tennisplayers,” said Tisdell.
Susan Lynch, Tisdell’s coach last yearat Kickapoo, says the joy goes bothways. Having Tisdell be a part of thesquad the last two seasons has been ben-eficial for everyone involved, includingLynch, making her a better coach.
“(Everyone) had seen wheelchair ten-
nis in some way, but Austin was the firstjunior wheelchair player they’d comeacross on a day-to-day basis,” saidLynch. “It’s so inspiring to watch herand watch the girls learn from her, andit’s made our team spirit something spe-
cial. I think Austin is proving that beingin a wheelchair isn’t a disability oncourt; it’s just a different way of doingthings.”
Johnson says he was worried aboutacceptance initially, being new to thesport, but that thought disappeared ratherquickly when the team and his coach,James Sandstrom, embraced him whole-
heartedly. Johnsonalso said his compet-itive thirst kicked inonce on court withhis standing partners,and that quenching itby playing is thebest part of thegame.
“I’m a competitiveperson, like anyone.So, it’s been reallygreat being a part ofthe action,” saidJohnson. “I like win-ning and I hate los-ing just as much asanyone else.”
‘GOT THEIRBACKS’ Educating
everyone involved is something thatgoes part and parcel with incorporatingwheelchair athletes into competitive sit-uations –– something the USTA is tryingto be more cognizant of and proactiveabout. Most players are unaware that
wheelchair athletes can participate inand compete against the able-bodied inany USTA program, whether it be USTALeagues, Junior Team Tennis or localsanctioned tournaments.
“The big push is inclusion and inte-grated sports for everyone,” said KarinKorb, the No. 2-ranked women’s wheel-chair player in the United States. “I canspeak for a lot of kids when I say theUSTA has got their backs on many dif-ferent levels, whether it’s creatingopportunities to play, working on acces-sibility issues or just educating people.Still, we’ve got a lot of work left to dograssroots-wise.”
Which is why the USTA recently part-nered with BlazeSports America, agroup whose sole mission is to increaseawareness and opportunities for wheel-chair and disabled athletes. The partner-ship yields fruit every time a player likeTisdell or Johnson competes.
“Very often people are fear-based andthat stops them in their tracks,” saidKorb, who is also program developmentmanager for BlazeSports. “They don’tknow what to do, how to deal, where tostart, how to proceed. We need to edu-cate them. (Kids like Austin and Jacob),they’re carrying the weight now forthemselves, as well a lot of people tocome. But they’re educating everyonearound them, as well as breaking downbarriers and changing perceptions.”
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UNIQUE From Page 3Jacob Johnson (L) plays doubleswith partner Ian Quintan.
(L-R) Jackie Cimino paired with Austin Tisdell to defeat Vicki Tucrostand Alana Nichols in the Women’s A Doubles final of last fall’s USTANational US Open Wheelchair Championships.
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News Bulletins
Maria Coronado works on her serve toss asshe and more than 250 other Kansas CityMo., School District eighth graders are intro-duced to the game during the May 9 YES(Youth Education through Sports) Clinic. Theclinic was held at Kansas City’s RockhurstUniversity, which served as the host universityfor the May 10-13 NCAA Division II Men’s andWomen’s Championships. Valdosta State(Georgia) captured the men’s championship,and BYU-Hawaii claimed its sixth women’scrown in eight years.
NCAA‘YES’
CAUSE TO CELEBRATELuke Jensen (center) finds himself surrounded by kids from the Advantage in SportsFoundation, during a Tennis Block Party held May 4 to celebrate the Grand Re-Opening ofthe Oklahoma City Tennis Center. Approximately 300 tennis players participated to com-memorate the $1.8 million upgrade of the largest tennis facility in Oklahoma. The trademarkberms that enclosed the tennis center were removed, on-court lighting was improved, thepro shop and locker rooms were renovated, and amenities like misting stations were addedfor player comfort. “This facility will now be one of the top tennis centers in not justOklahoma or the Missouri Valley, but the nation,” said Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett.The mayor played a special doubles challenge match, partnering with Jensen, who alsoconducted a junior clinic. Throughout the USTA/Missouri Valley, other Tennis Block partieshave already been held or are scheduled for later this summer.
ANNUAL CONFERENCEFlip your calendar to December and
circle Dec. 8-10 right now. Those arethe dates of the 2006 USTA/MissouriValley Annual Conference to be held inOverland Park, Kan. Our special guestis one of tennis’ most enthusiasticambassador’s, former French Opendoubles champ Luke Jensen.
MEMBER BENEFITSUSTA/MIssouri Valley membership
has many benefits. Have you been tak-ing advantage?
Check out all the new benefits beingoffered specifically to section membersat missourivalley.usta.com – benefitssuch as Continental Airlines offeringdiscounted fares to New York duringthe US Open.
So, visit the Web site and click the“Benefits” option under Membership.
World TeamTennis always offers friends a greattime, but the competition within theUSTA/Missouri Valley should be especiallyinteresting this July.
First, the three teams based in thesection (all in Missouri) – the KansasCity Explorers, St. Louis Aces andSpringfield Lasers – will vie for theinagural “Show-Me Cup.”
Second, World TeamTennis alwaysbrings the stars to the USTA/MissouriValley. The Explorers again have the dynamic BryanBrothers playing doubles for them. The brothers,Bob and Mike, are currently ranked No. 1, on theheels of Grand Slam wins at the 2005 US Open andi’06 Australian Open. Meanwhile, the Lasers welcomeback 2004 French Open champ Anastasia Myskina. As for the Aces, they’llbe hosting matches that bring the legend, 14-time Grand Slam champ PeteSampras, and the always popular Anna Kournikova to St. Louis.
Finally, the three World TeamTennis franchises in the Section have specialoffers for USTA members. For tickets information and complete schedulesvisit each team’s Web site: kcexplorers.com, stlouisaces.com andspringfieldlasers.com.
You can get in on the action. For information about Recreational WorldTeamTennis visit wtt.com.
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SPRING/SUMMER 2006
Calendar of Events
June 17 | Wichita, Kan.Tennis Block PartyMcAdams Tennis Center
June 24-28Kansas City, Mo.Terrific 32 Tournament
June 26 - July 2Edmond, Okla.Women’s $10,000 Pro CircuitKickingbird Tennis Center
July 1-5 | Omaha, Neb.National Open Boys & Girls 12sKoch Family Tennis Center
July 3-9 | Ames, IowaSpecial OlympicsUSA National GamesIowa State University
July 3 | Des Moines, IowaTennis Block PartyBirdland Park
July 7 | Merriam, Kan.Tennis Block PartyBrown Park
July 7-9 | Oklahoma CityUSTA/Missouri ValleyOutdoor Championships35, 45, 55, 65, 75 & OpenOklahoma City Tennis Center
July 17-23 | Joplin, Mo.Men’s $10,000 FuturesPro Circuit TournamentMillennium Tennis& Fitness Club
July 21-23Kansas City, Mo.USTA National Husband & WifeHard Court ChampionshipsPlaza Tennis Center
July 24-30 | Godfrey, Ill.Men’s $10,000 Pro CircuitLewis & ClarkCommunity College
July 26-30 | Omaha, Neb.National Zonals Boys & Girls 12sKoch Family Tennis Center
July 26-30 | St. LouisNational Zonals Boys & Girls 16sDwight Davis Tennis Center
July 27-29Kansas City, Mo.Junior Team TennisSection ChampionshipsPlaza Tennis Center
July 31 - Aug. 4St. Joseph, Mo.Women’s $10,000Pro Circuit TournamentNoyes Tennis Center
Aug. 3-6 | St. LouisUSTA LeagueSection Championships4.0, 4.5, 5.0 Adults& 3.0, 3.5 Seniors
Aug. 10-13Kansas City, Mo.USTA LeagueSection Championships2.5, 3.0, 3.5 Adults& 4.0, 4.5 Seniors
Aug. 11-13 | Tulsa, Okla.Juniors Segment 2Section ChampionshipsLaFortune Park
Aug. 24-27 | Topeka, Kan.USTA LeagueSection ChampionshipsAdult MixedKossover Tennis Center
Aug. 26 | New YorkArthur Ashe Kids DayNational Tennis Center
Sept. 1-7 | Omaha, Neb.USTA/Missouri ValleyOutdoor Championships30, 40, 50, 60, 70 & Open
Sept. 12-17 | Belleville, Ill.USTA National Indoor ROHOGateway ClassicWheelchair Tennis TournamentKings Point
Sept. 14-17Oklahoma CityUSTA LeagueSection ChampionshipsSuper Senior & Senior MixedOklahoma City Tennis Center
