tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37556135777713041982012-02-16T06:04:22.431-06:00Central Arkansas Tennis News and Sports Blog including Little Rock Area, Conway, Maumelle, Cabot and the surrounding areas with a site to TALK ABOUT TENNIS! ............Sponsored by PinnacleTennisAcademy.Com with a FREE TENNIS LESSON'S SPECIAL including Cardio Tennis & Quick Start Tennis Programs...............PTAnoreply@blogger.comBlogger961100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755613577771304198.post-32918749129802309662012-01-11T21:11:00.000-06:002012-01-11T21:11:58.765-06:00

If you are interested in learning "The Game of Tennis", Tennis Camps/Clinics/Programs are offered across the state of Arkansas. Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced tennis lessons are available for adults and juniors including Quick-Start Tennis Programs. Below is a short list of quality tennis instruction programs for all ages in alphabetical order of the cities in which they are located. City

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The final votes have been cast by the readers of Central Arkansas Tennis Talk, and the winners of the 2011 Arkansas Junior Tennis Player of the Year Award are Jake Jacoby of Little Rock and Nicole Coopersmith of Pine Bluff. Jake Jacoby (pictured upper right), class of 2014 at Pulaski Academy, won the Arkansas Overall Boy's High School Tennis Championships at 15 years old. Jake went undefeated in

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Jake Jacoby (pictured right)of Pulaski Academy defeated Cole Guy of White Hall 6-3,6-4 for the Overall Arkansas State High School Tennis Championships in the Boy's Singles division. Tiffany Tang (pictured below)of Rogers narrowly defeated Lindsey Liles of LR Central 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 to win the Girl's Singles division title for the second straight year. In the Overall High School Doubles divisions,

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2011 Arkansas Tennis Association Award Winners Hall of Fame Randy Jackson (pictured right) The Herschel Friday Award Ryan Hudelson – Little Rock Mary Wright – Hot Springs The Jay Freeman Most Improved Player Award Matt Talbert - Hot Springs Lindsy Pearce – Fort Smith Dr. Ted Bailey Sportsmanship Award Kyle Henry – Fayettville Tiffany Tang – Rogers Henry Doyle Outstanding Senior Gayle

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If you are interested in learning "The Game of Tennis", Tennis Camps/Clinics/Programs are offered across the state of Arkansas. Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced tennis lessons are available for adults and juniors including Quick-Start Tennis Programs. Below is a short list of quality tennis instruction programs for all ages in alphabetical order of the cities in which they are located. City

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Two Arkansas League Tennis Teams- Arkansas Women's 2.5 Tennis Team (pictured above) captained by Jennifer Bohnert from Rogers, AR and the Arkansas Men's 3.0 Tennis Team (pictured below) captained by Allen Holmes and Glenn Deckelman from Hot Springs Village, AR, captured the Southern League Tennis Championships in Mobile, Alabama. Arkansas Women's 2.5 Team- Bohnert/Rogers defeated Mississippi/

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Ryan Hudelson (pictured right) and Lindsey Liles (pictured below), both of Little Rock, currently hold the #1 tennis ranking for 2011 in the USTA Arkansas Junior Boy's 18s and Girl's 18s divisions, respectively. Other Arkansas junior tennis players that are also #1 in their age groups include: Boy's 16s- David Reed Churchill of Fayetteville Girl's 16s- Tiffany Tang of Rogers Boy's 14s-

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Kevin Hickey of Fort Smith led all Arkansas men tennis players with a Men's 40s ranking of #2 in the Southern Section of the USTA for the first half of 2011. Other Top-5 ranked men players in the South include Chuck Cavin of Conway, ranked #5 in the Men's 50s, and Denny Palmer of El Dorado, ranked #5 in the Men's 80s. In the Women divisions, Cindy Goode of Conway led with a #1 ranking in the

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The 2011 Arkansas State NTRP League Tennis Championship results are in and the Winners are......... Senior Results- Men 3.5 Winner: Schaeffer-Harrison/LR/LRAC Team Members: Robert S. Harrison,Doug Meyer,James Vick,Steven D. Schaeffer,Don Dobbins,Pete Biagioni,Elliot Esmaeilpour,Steven W Jonsson,Randy Abbott,Bobby B. Ring,James Patrick Hamilton, and Robert Porbeck Men 4.0 Winner: Holmes/El

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The Southern Senior Cup was played over the weekend in Huntsville, AL. The Arkansas teams, playing in the Men's and Women's 35-75 age group divisions, felt stiff competition from their opposing teams from the Southern Section. Both, the Arkansas Men's and Women's teams lost in the first round of each division. Below are the main draw results of each Arkansas team: Women 35s- NC def. AR 3-0

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AT A RECENT NORTH LITTLE ROCK PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING on APRIL 18, 2011: Leslie Pfeiffer, Executive Director of the Arkansas Tennis Association, stated that she would retire on December 31, 2011. She reported that the Burns Park Tennis Center expansion is finished that includes twelve (12) 36'tennis courts for eight (8) and nine (9) years olds, and events have expanded to 80 per

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Position Title: Executive Director Position Description The Executive Director serves as the chief operating officer of the Arkansas Tennis Association (ATA).Overall, the Executive Director is responsible for achieving the overall mission of the ATA:  promote and develop the growth of tennis in Arkansas.  In order to achieve this mission, the Executive Director works closely with the ATA

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Ryan Hudelson (pictured right) of Little Rock won the Boy's 18s title with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over William Campbell of Little Rock and Mary Wright of Hot Springs defeated Lindsey Liles of Little Rock 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 for the Girl's 18s title in the Arkansas Junior Qualifying Tennis Championships at Burns Park in North little Rock, Arkansas. Other divisional winners include Boy's 16s- Taylor

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As an energetic youngster growing up in Little Rock, Ark., Kaitlin Ray had several sports competing for her attention. One of them was tennis. But soccer and gymnastics were a lot of fun, too. It took a few years, but Ray became serious about tennis. When that happened, at age 11, her enormous potential in the sport began to materialize. The blue-chip recruit, who signed a scholarship in

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The St. Vincent Tour de Paul USTA Pro Circuit Men’s Tennis Tournament runs April 4 -10 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock. This is the 31st year the tournament has been held in Little Rock, and is the only USTA Pro circuit professional men’s tennis event in Arkansas. St. Vincent has been the title sponsor for 27 years. There are several tennis related events including a dinner for

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Arkansas League Mid-Season Tennis Tournament starts next Friday at Burns Park. Phone batteries are hot and emails are zipping back and forth as the captains plan their strategies and form their lineups. The local police have ticketed many tennis players during this time of the year. Let us know of any interesting tennis-related stories or team predictions circulating!!!!!

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The Racquet Club of Memphis is the only private club in the world to host a professional ATP Men's and WTA Women's combined indoor tennis event. The 2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup will be played February 11-20, 2011. For tournament details please visit www.memphistennis.com or call (901) 765-4401. 2011 Players Already Commited Andy Roddick, Fernando Verdasco

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If you are interested in learning "The Game of Tennis", Tennis Camps/Clinics/Programs are offered across the state of Arkansas. Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced tennis lessons are available for adults and juniors including Quick-Start Tennis Programs. Below is a short list of quality tennis instruction programs for all ages in alphabetical order of the cities in which they are located.

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Kevin Hickey, Ray Pascale, Doug Stursma, Jan Coester, Cindy Goode, and Karen Graham achieved the highest USTA National Rankings for Arkansas Adult tennis players. Both, Ray Pascale of Pine Bluff and Kevin Hickey of Ft. Smith reached #13 in the Men's divisions followed by Doug Stursma of Bella Vista at #19, and Jan Coester of Lincoln at #47. In the Women's divisions, Cindy Goode of Conway ranked

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Zachary Humphries of Maumelle and Thea Hale Rice of Hot Springs achieved the highest ranking among Arkansas Junior Tennis players in the 2010 Year-End Southern Junior Rankings. Humphries reached #4 in the Southern Boy's 10s division, and Rice ranked #5 in the Girl's 10s division. Below is a list of the Top-200 ranked Arkansas Juniors in the Southern Section of the USTA.Boy's 10sRank Name City

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The Arkansas Adult Tennis Year-end Rankings for 2010 have been posted. Below is a list of the rankings for each division.Men’s Open Singles Rank Player's Name City State 1 Arnoud Krijt Little Rock AR 2 Eric T. Sixbey El Dorado AR 3 Elliott Simmons Little Rock AR 4 Robert Allen Cain North Little Rock AR 5 Jason Diggle Jacksonville AR 6 John C. Hoffmann Conway AR 7 Robert Schuurmans Little Rock

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Will Campbell and Lindsey Liles (pictured right), both of Little Rock, captured the 2010 Year-end Arkansas Junior Tennis #1 ranking in the Boys 18s and Girls 18s divisions respectively. Below is a list of the Top-5 Arkansas Juniors in each division.Boys 18 Open Combined (Tentative)1 William B. Campbell Little Rock AR 19722 Robert T. Hodous Fayetteville AR 17173 Grant Adams Texarkana TX 14554

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IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy offers an excellent way to escape the winter along with the fun of improving your tennis game. Conveniently located in Bradenton, Florida, IMG Bollettieri is near the metropolitan area of Tampa where you can enjoy their busy nightly entertainment style or you can enjoy the quiet beaches near Sarasota including the world famous, whitest sands of Siesta Key Beach. IMG

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The Arkansas Tennis Association under the direction of Leslie Pfeiffer ranks last in USTA membership of the Southern Section. At a recent Southern Sectional meeting, the ATA produced the lowest number of USTA members among the 9 state region. In fact the ATA had a decline in membership of almost 8% (Adults-down 2%,Juniors-down 20%), while the Executive Director Leslie Pfeiffer has continued to

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The final votes have been cast by the readers of Central Arkansas Tennis Talk, and the winners of the 2010 Arkansas Junior Tennis Player of the Year Award are Tiffany Tang of Rogers and Maxwell Mendelsohn of Little Rock. Freshman Tiffany Tang (pictured right), class of 2014 at Rogers High School, won the Arkansas Overall Girl's High School Tennis Championships at 14 years old. Tiffany, who has

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The Arkansas Women's 3.5 Team representing the Southern Section and captained by Teresa Williams of Little Rock won the USTA National League Championships in Tucson, Arizona. Arkansas/Williams eked out a 3-2 victory over the Washington Women's 3.5 Team representing the Pacific NW Section and captained by Kathy Trisler of Bellevue, WA.#1 Singles, Washington won, Cathy Habib def. Wende L. Walraven

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Austin Crawford (pictured left)of Little Rock Central narrowly defeated Julio Olaya of Pulaski Academy 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 for the Overall Arkansas State High School Tennis Championships in the boy's singles division.Tiffany Tang of Rogers cruised to the girl's singles division title with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Mary Wright of Hot Springs Lakeside.In the doubles division, Josh Guy/Cole Guy of White Hall

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Mary Dineen of Winter Park, Florida scored the biggest upset of 2010 on the ITF Senior Tennis Tour in the Women's 40s event of the USTA National Senior Clay Court Tennis Championships in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Mary Dineen, a former college All-American but new to the ITF Women's 40s events, defeated ITF World #1 Julie Cass of Austin, Texas 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the tournament. Not

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Zachary Humphries of Maumelle and Thea Rice of Hot Springs are the top-ranked Arkansas Junior tennis players in the Southern Section of the United States Tennis Association. Currently, Zachary Humphries is ranked #11 in the Southern Boy's 10s and Thea Rice is ranked #10 in the Southern Girl's 10s. Other Arkansas Juniors ranked in the Top 100 of the Southern Section are as follows:Boy's 18s- #20

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Most of the top news stories in the Arkansas tennis community are the reporting of stellar results by winning teams and individuals. However, the tennis teams that produce the worst results do not get any attention in the press. In honor to these individuals and teams, a Biggest Loser Category has been compiled of the teams/individuals who finished last in their divisions. The 2010 Winners of

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William Campbell and Lindsey Liles, both of Little Rock, currently hold the #1 tennis ranking in the USTA Arkansas Junior Boy's 18s and Girl's 18s divisions respectively. Other Arkansas junior tennis players that are also #1 in their age groups include:Boy's 16s- Julio Olaya of Little RockGirl's 16s- Mary Wright of Hot SpringsBoy's 14s- Jake Jacoby of Little Rock(pictured left)Girl's 14s-

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Blake Strode, a former All-American for the University of Arkansas tennis team won the championship match of the U.S. Open National Playoffs in Atlanta, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1), over Cecil Mamiit. Strode will receive a wild card spot in the 2010 U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament for an Aug. 24th showdown with other qualifiers at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.Strode won a

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Two Arkansas League Tennis Teams- Arkansas Women's 2.5 Tennis Team (pictured above, after winning National Championships) captained by Beth Clark from the Rogers area and the Arkansas Women's 3.5 Tennis Team captained by Teresa Williams from the Little Rock area, captured the Southern League Tennis Championships in Birmingham, Alabama.Arkansas Women's 2.5 Team-Clark/Rogers defeated Louisana/

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The Central Arkansas Tennis Association (CATA)is sponsoring The Free Conway Junior Tennis Program as it continues with its Fall Season on September 6th. This 8-week tennis lesson plan is free for children ages 6-13. Contact Chuck/Cindy at tennis@pinnacletennisacademy.com or call the office at 501-450-8302.

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The Executive Director position of the Arkansas Tennis Association (ATA)is a very nice job during hard economic times. After reviewing the Federal Form 990 for Organizations Exempt From Taxes, Leslie Pfeiffer earned over $91,000 in 2008. Not a bad job considering it was an increase from over $69,000 in the previous year, and comparable salaries in neighboring state tennis associations are around

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Hunter Reese of Georgia and Catherine Harrison (pictured left) of Tennessee won the Southern Junior Closed Boy's 18s and Girl's 18s Tennis Championships at Burns Park Tennis Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Hunter Reese defeated an injured Garrett Brasseaux of Louisiana 6-4, 6-0 in the Boy's 18s finals. The most interesting match was in the Girl's 18s in which Catherine Harrison defeated

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Lindsey Liles of Little Rock defeated Darby Brandon of Little Rock 6-3, 6-2 to capture the Girl's 18s in the Arkansas Junior Qualifying Tennis Championship. Ryan Hudelson (pictured right) of Little Rock won the Boy's 18s title with a 7-6, 7-6 victory over Grant Adams of Texarkana, TX. Other divisional winners includeBoy's 16s- S.R. Colton of Little Rock, Girl's 16s- Mary Wright of Hot Springs,

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If you are interested in learning "The Game of Tennis", Quick-Start and Cardio Tennis Camps/Clinics/Programs are offered across the state of Arkansas. Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced tennis lessons are available for all adults and juniors. Below is a short list of quality tennis instruction programs for all ages in alphabetical order of the cities in which they are located. City/ Contact

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Taylor Cramer of Texarkana and Kaitlin Ray (pictured left) of Little Rock lead the current list of nationally ranked Arkansas juniors. Taylor Cramer is ranked #114 in the Boy's 14s, and Kaitlin Ray is ranked #86 in the Girl's 18s. Other Arkansas juniors breaking into the top #200 of all nationally ranked juniors are Mario Martinez of Maumelle, #138 in the Boy's 18s and Max Mendelsohn of Little

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...............2009/2010 TENNIS ALL STATE............. 7A BOYS - SINGLES ................. 7A GIRLS - SINGLESRob Hodous Fayetteville ....... Oksana Hillyer BentonvilleBill Blake FS Southside ......... Morgan Ryan BentonvilleAndrew Fox LR Catholic ........ Rebecca Bailey Mount Saint MaryMario Martinez LR Central ...., Stephanie Gray Russellville 7A

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The Arkansas Senior 9.0 Mixed Doubles Team captained by Joe Murphy placed 2nd in National League Championships in Orlando, Florida over the weekend of April 9-11. The Arkansas Team lost to the Florida Team captained by Dave Gunn 2-1 with Arkansas scoring their one point at #3 doubles. Leslie Jackson and Randy Jackson lost at #1 doubles to Gewan Maharaj and Carolyn H. Franca 7-6, 6-4. Greg Fess

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Former Razorback Tennis Player Phil Landauer upset former Australian Open Grand Slam Winner Roscoe Tanner in the semi-finals at the Bocage Racquet Club in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Competing in the Men's 55 singles, Landauer played flawless tennis in stopping the big-serving Tanner and forced Tanner into playing a baseline game which he was unaccustomed to executing on the clay courts of Bocage.

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The St. Vincent Auxiliary New Outlook Pro Tennis Tournament is scheduled for April 3-11 at the Pleasant Valley Country Club. This is a fun tournament to watch that sometimes features future stars. Past players have been Donald Young, Taylor Dent, and Kei Nishikori to name a few. The 2009 Champion was Matej Bocko of Slovokia. The price for this event is at a very affordable rate- FREE!!!

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Leslie Pfeiffer has spent 25 years with the Arkansas Tennis Association. Due to the increase in revenue from the help of hard-working teaching pros promoting the growth of the game and the aid from the USTA & Southern Sectional offices, the budget has increased 25 times from the original budget in 1985.During her tenure the ATA owns its own office space, has a long-term lease on a 27 court

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If you are interested in learning "The Game of Tennis", Tennis Camps/Clinics/Programs are offered across the state of Arkansas. Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced tennis lessons are available for adults and juniors including Quick-Start Tennis Programs. Below is a short list of quality tennis instruction programs for all ages in alphabetical order of the cities in which they are located. City

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The 2009 Arkansas Junior Tennis Final Rankings are in and the following junior tennis players hold the #1 ranking in their divisions:Boy's 18s- Parker Allen of Hot Springs Girl's 18s- Kara Williams of JonesboroBoy's 16s- Austin Crawford of Maumelle Girls 16s- Lindsey Liles of LRBoy's 14s- Jake Jacoby of LR Girl's 14s- Tiffany Tang of RogersBoy's 12s- Marshall Ney of Rogers Girl's

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The USTA player ratings for 2010 have caused quite a stir in Central Arkansas. Teams have been blown up! New NTRP rules are in place and teams are forming quickly as players are moving in all directions. Feel free to post any news, opinions, or related info. We all need to keep up.

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The new Central Arkansas Tennis Association (CATA ) announced its annual tennis community award winners. Denise Bradley received the Meritorious Education Award. Bill Sanders was awarded the Outstanding Service Award. Brian Knopp, City Parks Director, received the Community Service Award. Chris Dussourd was awarded the Top Junior Player of the Year. Betty Courtway received the Lifetime

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Rebecca Bailey (pictured below) of Mount St. Mary defeated Helon Ricks of Hot Springs Lakeside 6-1, 6-3 in the Girl's Finals of the Arkansas High School Overall Championships. Julio Olaya (pictured right) of Pulaski Academy won the Boy's Division with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over defending champion Mario Martinez of LR Central.Below are the Classification Winners:Boys 7A- Mario Martinez of LR Central

PTAnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755613577771304198.post-48945383819620601842009-10-25T22:03:00.006-05:002009-10-26T17:53:34.856-05:00

The Hunter/Holmes Women's 3.5 Senior Team from the Little Rock area representing the Southern Section lost a heartbreaking match to the Texas Section Team 2-1 in the semi-finals of the USTA National League Championships in Indian Wells, CA. At #1 Doubles Pricilla Backus/Deborah Bennett defeated Mirtha Herrrera/Lourdes Bolado 6-1, 6-1 for the Arkansas Team's only point. The Texas Team won at #2

PTAnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755613577771304198.post-24556676341376357902009-10-19T21:05:00.006-05:002011-01-31T20:40:04.095-06:00

Tatum Rice of Hot Springs has the highest ranking in the South among Arkansas junior tennis players reaching the #2 spot in the Girl's age 10 & under division. Other Arkansas junior players ranked in the top 10 of their division are Kaitlin Ray of Little Rock (#5 in the Girl's 16s) and Jacqueline Carr of Bentonville ( #8 in the Girl's 12s).Mario Martinez (pictured left) of Maumelle holds the

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Lacey Owenby's Women 2.5 Team from the Fayetteville area had a nice showing at the USTA National League Championships in Indian Wells, CA. Owenby's Team representing the Southern Section finished second in the Flight #3 bracket losing 2-1 to the eventual runnerup team from the Caribbean Section in a 10-point match tiebreaker at #1 Doubles.Team members on the Arkansas Women's 2.5 are Lacey Hayes,

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Marty Archer's 4.0 Men's Team finished second in the USTA National League Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Darling Tennis Center. Archer's Team representing the Southern Section lost to the Eastern Section Team 4-1. The Arkansas Team won at #2 Doubles with the Eastern Section sweeping #1 & #2 Singles and winning the #1 & #3 Doubles in third set 10-point tiebreaker.Team members include

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A new tennis association has formed in Conway, Arkansas called The Central Arkansas Tennis Association ( CATA ). The CATA was formed to promote the growth of tennis. Recently, Central Arkansas Tennis Association of Conway held its first meeting with several players and parents of players in attendance.Anyone interested in getting involved may email: tennis@pinnacletennisacademy.com or call the

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Kaitlin Ray of Little Rock and Jacqueline Carr of Bentonville lead Arkansas Junior tennis players in National Rankings. K. Ray currently ranks #12 in the National Girls 16s. J. Carr reached #30 recently in the National Girls 12s. Central Arkansas Tennis Talk wants to congratulate these juniors for their fine effort in achieving these very difficult accomplishments. *** See Comments for All

PTAnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755613577771304198.post-49311438106348814282009-08-18T13:49:00.004-05:002009-08-18T22:50:28.027-05:00

USTA has rolled out a mass advertising campaign across America to promote Adult and Junior Tennis Programs in its Quick Start Tennis Format to reach out to the beginning adults and children who are trying out various sports. These programs offer some positive aspects for the game, but also have different drawbacks. USTA is using the promotion of these programs to reach out to youths at an earlier

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Parker Allen of Hot Springs(pictured right) and Kara Williams of Jonesboro(pictured below) lead the current field of juniors vying for the top ranking in the Arkansas junior tennis rankings for 2009. Parker Allen holds the top position in the Boys' 18 singles with a slight point lead over Mario Martinez of Maumelle. Kara Williams leads Oksana Hillyer by a few points in the Girls' 18 singles.

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The 2.5 Women's Team- Owenby/Fayetteville, the 4.0 Men's Team- Archer/ Little Rock, and the 3.5 Senior Women's Team- Hunter & Holmes/ Little Rock captured the 2009 USTA Southern League Championships and advanced to the USTA National League Championships which is considered by some to be the largest Adult Recreational Tennis Leagues in the world.The Arkansas 2.5 Women's Team captained by Lacey

PTAnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755613577771304198.post-59908115211838571082009-07-16T21:13:00.008-05:002009-07-20T21:51:34.982-05:00

Southern Age Group Tournaments are an excellent way to vacation along with the fun of playing competitive tennis. Each year the Southern Sectional Office publishes the Southern Adult & Senior Tournament Calendar that includes all tournaments sanctioned by the USTA Southern Section which qualify under the point system for receiving a Southern Adult Ranking.Desire a Summer getaway to the mountains

PTAnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755613577771304198.post-75782044793202545762009-06-22T21:38:00.005-05:002011-01-31T20:37:51.651-06:00

The Southern Boys & Girls 18s is under way at Burns Park. If your looking for some great tennis to watch with a lot of college scouting going on, Burns Park is the place to be this week. The top seeds in the Boys division are #1 Anderson Reed and #2 Garrett Brasseaux. The top seeds in the Girls division are #1 Alexandra Anghelescu and #2 Whitney Kay . The only seeded Arkansan is Mario Martinez (

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The 2009 Arkansas State Tennis League Championship results are in and the Winners are.........Senior Results-Men 3.5 Winner: Fowlkes, Gayle -ConwayMen 4.0 Winner: Coleman, Dalton -NLRMen 4.5 Winner: Collazo, Mel-LRWomen 3.0 Winner: Kaczenski, Rebecca- LRWomen 3.5 Winner: Hunter/Holmes-LRWomen 4.0 Winner: Jones, Carol-JonesboroWomen 4.5 Winner : Sneed/Marion-LRAdult Results-Men 2.5 Winner:

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Parents in Arkansas have a lot of options for this summer in selecting junior tennis camps /classes for their children. Below is a short list of quality instruction for junior and adult tennis lessons and programs across the state of Arkansas in alphabetical order of the cities in which they are located. City/ Contact Name /Phone Number Cabot / Chuck Cavin /501-773-9521 Conway / Chuck Cavin /

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The popularity of team tennis under the USTA League System is reaching record levels of attendance. As a competitive form of recreation, there is greater need to enforce the rules that are presently set in place. The need for quality state league coordinators and sectional league coordinators are imperative to ensure a fair playing field for all parties involved. The local league coordinators

PTAnoreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755613577771304198.post-8864239899689063482009-04-30T21:00:00.003-05:002009-05-03T20:01:21.731-05:00

The Little Rock Team of the Southern Section captained by Steve Duffel captured the USTA National 9.0 Super Senior League Championship on April 26th in Surprise, Arizona. Little Rock/Duffel defeated the West End Team of the So. California Section captained by Craig Edgecumbe 2-1.The LR/Duffel Team won #2 & #3 Doubles with West End/Edgecumbe winning at #1 Doubles. The members of the team are

PTAnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755613577771304198.post-25663354684700342152009-04-21T23:40:00.006-05:002009-04-26T01:06:08.594-05:00

Max Mendelsohn of Little Rock(#15 in the Boys 10s) and Mario Martinez of Maumelle(#26 in the Boys 16s & 18s) top the list of the highest ranked Arkansas Jr. Boys in the Southern Section of the USTA.Tiffany Tang of Rogers(#3 in the Girls 12s), Katelyn Jackson of Roland(#7 in the Girls 12s), and Kaitlin Ray of Little Rock(#9 in the Girls 16s) lead the way of the highest ranked Arkansas Jr. Girls in

PTAnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755613577771304198.post-70514370987407561262009-04-08T22:10:00.007-05:002009-04-10T00:44:02.209-05:00

The St. Vincent Auxiliary Pro Tennis Tournament is ending this Saturday at Pleasant Valley Country Club. The USA has two seeded players remaining in the quarterfinals of the main draw- Todd Paul #7 and Michael McClune #4. The other two seeds left are Tigran Martirosyan of Armenia #3 and Andrey Kumantsov of Russia #5. The singles begin each morning at 10:00am with the doubles following. The Finals

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The Arkansas Tennis Community has lost several pillars in the ATA over the past years. The passing of Bob Munger, Virginia Bailey, Ann Loomis and George & Lib Dunklin have left a void in our lives. Their memories are carried on through their children.Bob Munger of Little Rock was a fixture at the Pleasant Valley Country Club. His children continue to play team tennis including a grandson Chris

PTAnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755613577771304198.post-83371916598559603422009-03-11T20:17:00.002-05:002009-03-11T20:29:08.058-05:00

Mid-Season Team Tennis starts this Friday at Burns Park. Phone batteries are hot and emails are zipping back and forth as the captains plan their strategies and form their lineups. The local police have ticketed many tennis players during this time of the year. Let us know of any interesting tennis-related stories or team predictions circulating!!!!!

PTAnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755613577771304198.post-8984581563771870442009-01-01T21:55:00.008-06:002009-01-03T22:14:22.821-06:00

2009 Teams are forming for the regular season in League Tennis. Keep us informed of any tennis stories in central Arkansas.1) Who are the pre-season favorites? 2.5, 3.0-3.5, 4.0-4.5+ Men or Women teams 2) Any interesting new teams, captains, etc.?3)

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With 2008 coming to a close, we've all had lots of experiences.....good, bad, ugly, exciting, funny and more......over the past twelve months. We want to hear about either one (or several) of your own or ones you watched or heard of. This applies to all tennis.... junior, adult, team, tournaments. Keep the memories rolling and let 'er rip!

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2008 Tentative Year End RankingsMen’s Open SinglesRank Player's Name City State1 Daniel Velasco Searcy AR2 Christopher Matthew Coleman Fort Smith AR3 Elliott Simmons Little Rock AR4 Jason Diggle Jacksonville ARMen’s 4.5 SinglesRank Player's Name City State1 Zac E. McNamara Little Rock ARMen’s 4.0 SinglesRank Player's Name City State1 Kurt Lehigh Maumelle AR2 Ehren F. Hartz North Little Rock AR3

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2008 TENNIS ALL STATE7A BOYS - SINGLES 7A GIRLS - SINGLESChris Dussourd Conway Oksana Hillyer BentonvilleRod Hodous Fayetteville Darby Brandon LR CentralJohn Doohan FS Southside Rebecca Bailey Mount Saint MaryMario Martinez LR Central Carson Betts Rogers7A BOYS - DOUBLES 7A GIRLS - DOUBLESChris Combs LR Catholic Anna Bever BentonvilleSteven Spaulding LR Catholic Ardean Brazzeal BentonvilleJohn

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Girls’ 10 Open CombinedRank Player's Name City State Combined Points1 Tatum Brooke Rice Hot Springs AR 17982 Kami Rave Ward Hot Springs AR 16293 Morgan R. McAlexander Jonesboro AR 14404 Katherine Tang Rogers AR 13305 Bailey D. McAlexander Jonesboro AR 13206 Jordan Ashford Lake Village AR 12607 Katie Makala Swanson Little Rock AR 10858 Hannah Katherine Porter Hot Springs AR 10239 Thea Hale Rice

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Boys’ 10 Open CombinedRank Player's Name City State Combined Points1 Srikar Chikkala Bentonville AR 15252 Maxwell Lawrence Mendelsohn Little Rock AR 14653 Spencer Kauffman Hot Springs AR 14254 Jack Henry Hill Hot Springs AR 13105 Thomas Carpenter Little Rock AR 12106 Marshall Smith Ney Rogers AR 11857 Richard Joshuva Bentonville AR 10458 Rett Matthews Maumelle AR 10409 Matthew Phillips Jonesboro

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Girls’ 12 Open CombinedRank Player's Name City State Combined Points1 Lindsy Pearce Fort Smith AR 16852 Tiffany Tang Rogers AR 15603 Emily Ann Metcalf Jonesboro AR 13504 Katelyn Jackson Roland AR 13155 Annie Tarwater Texarkana TX 12906 Alexis Beaver Fayetteville AR 12307 Meg E. Allen Hot Springs AR 11298 Samantha Cook North Little Rock AR 10619 Kristen Burton Hot Springs AR 97410 Laura Lanier

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Boys’ 12 Open CombinedRank Player's Name City State Combined Points1 Michael M. Morse Rogers AR 15652 Jake Jacoby Little Rock AR 15513 Taylor Cramer Texarkana TX 14554 Trent Brandon Little Rock AR 13255 Kyle Kennedy Texarkana TX 12816 Christian K. Mathis Mountain Home AR 12257 Daniel Joshuva Bentonville AR 11758 Angelo J. Caparas Jonesboro AR 10909 Austin Rahmann Sayyar Monticello AR 98010 Branch

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Boys 14 Open CombinedRank Player's Name City State Combined Points1 Austin Crawford Maumelle AR 19852 Cole Chapman Guy Pine Bluff AR 13743 Matt McCollough Cabot AR 12944 Zachary Ellis Bentonville AR 12705 Julio R. Olaya Little Rock AR 11956 Weldon Murry Texarkana AR 11957 Branch Terrell Little Rock AR 11908 Samuel Riley Colton Mountain Home AR 11359 Drew Morgan Jonesboro AR 113010 Michael Towne

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Girls’ 14 Open CombinedRank Player's Name City State Combined Points1 Mary Wright Hot Springs AR 17252 Ali Rowden Greenbrier AR 16153 Lindsey Liles Little Rock AR 13704 Sarah Kauffman Hot Springs AR 13345 Hannah S. Wren Texarkana TX 13066 Kelly M. Swanson Little Rock AR 12707 Julia E. Lefler Hot Springs National Park AR 12448 Shea Smith Texarkana TX 11469 Trinity Randolph Little Rock AR 96110

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Girls’ 16 Open CombinedRank Player's Name City State Combined Points1 Kara S. Williams Jonesboro AR 15452 Oksana Hillyer Bentonville AR 14753 Amy Andersen Rogers AR 14554 Lindsey Liles Little Rock AR 11755 Kendall Kraus Rogers AR 10406 McKenna Kraus Rogers AR 9207 Allison Nicole Grahl Fort Smith AR 8608 Rebecca Bailey Little Rock AR 7109 Mollie Grace Ann Wilkinson Greenwood AR 66410 Tiffany Tang

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Boys’ 16 Open CombinedRank Player's Name City State Combined Points1 Parker A. Allen Hot Springs National Park AR 15412 Gunburd Batjargal Hot Springs AR 13853 Grant Adams Texarkana TX 13354 J. P. Devincenzo Proctor AR 11955 Ryan Hudelson Little Rock AR 11406 Jon Mark Rowden Greenbrier AR 11157 William B. Campbell Little Rock AR 10308 Robert T. Hodous Fayetteville AR 9959 Jason Morgan Jonesboro AR

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Girls’ 18 Open CombinedRank Player's Name City State Combined Points1 Jenny Liles Little Rock AR 19452 Abbey R. Sharpe Bentonville AR 14253 Irene Jadic El Dorado AR 11004 Margaret A. Beetstra Little Rock AR 10555 Ellen Yeatman Little Rock AR 10506 Anna Bever Bentonville AR 10507 Karsyn E. Betts Rogers AR 9608 Kara S. Williams Jonesboro AR 9259 Arden Brazzeal Bentonville AR 85510 Savannah McMath

PTAnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755613577771304198.post-78417831036160684152008-12-25T18:20:00.002-06:002008-12-25T18:36:05.887-06:00

2008 Tentative Junior Year End Rankings.Players whose names are in bold are not eligible to play Arkansas.Level 5 (Novice) in 2009.Boys’ 18 Open Combined.Rank Player's Name City State Combined Points.(1). Beau Basham Rudy AR 1635.(2). John Doohan Fort Smith AR 1531.(3). Matt Walters Jonesboro AR 1495.(4). Mario Martinez Maumelle AR 1430.(5). Brian Gray Colton Mountain Home AR 1380.(6). Daniel

PTAnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755613577771304198.post-25427961732057682632008-12-13T22:39:00.002-06:002008-12-13T22:48:25.943-06:00

The USTA player ratings for 2009 have caused quite a stir in Central Arkansas. Teams have been blown up! New teams are forming quickly and players are moving in all directions. Feel free to post any news, opinions, or related info. We all need to keep up.

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Rumors are floating around that an 8.5 Women combo team is training hard for state. The women on a certain team have been trying on different uniforms in the power colors of black and red and working out with the Superman soundtrack in the background. A little dissension has arisen because one team member only wears soft pastels. I wonder whose team this could be. Any ideas?

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Rebecca Bailey of Mount St. Mary defeated Savannah McMath of LR Central 6-3,6-0 for the tennis title. Bailey's aggressive game was too much for the consistant play of McMath. Darby Brandon of LR Central placed 3rd, Abby Whittaker of Mount St. Mary 4th, Stephanie Gray of Russellville 5th, Tess Bradford of Conway High 6th.In Doubles play Jenny Lyles / Lindsey Lyles of Mount St. Mary placed 1st,

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Mario Martinez of LR Central used his lethal forehand to overcome a gritty performance by Chris Drussard of Conway High for the 7A Central Tennis Title. Martinez def. Drussard 6-4, 6-2 to earn the right to play for the state title next week with the top six players.Roy Rainey of LR Catholic placed 3rd, Gray Colton of LR Central 4th, Jared Hill of Van Buren 5th, and Jeff Warndoff of Russellville

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Central Arkansas Men's 3.0 Team- Kavi/Sudheer had a successful sectional run. The team consisted of Sudheer G. Kavi, Justin Story, Avinash Richard Harding, Jim Metheny, James Vick, Stuart M. Scheiderer, Venkat Rn Sagi, John C. Hoffmann, Bubba Brossett, Adam Zimmerman, John Mathison, and Vincent Ong. They posted a 2win/2loss sectional record.Hoffmann and Harding were undefeated in singles play.

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Jason Lyon's 7.5 Men's Combo team maintained its lead in Central Arkansas. Team members with wins over the weekend of October 5, 2008 include the combo pairings of Jason Lyon and John Hoffmann with 2 wins, Abhishek Shrestha and Dennis Ellington with 1 win, and Gary Balentine and Chuck Cavin with 1 win.

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October 1, 2008: In their usual fashion Ed Petri and Bill Eby defeated their opposition Johnny Green and Jim Dockins 6-2, 6-0 in the Burns Park Super Seniors Recreational Meeting that occurs weekly on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Petri's backhand service return and Bill Eby's solid performance carried them to a surprisingly easy victory.

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Local 7.5 Ark. Women's Team UpdateJudy Wood def. Michelle Stearns(PVCC) 3-0Devona Shelton (LRAC) def. Holmes/ Kennedy(LRAC) 3-0Christy Bray(chenal) def. Grace/Palecek 2-1Christy Bray(chenal) def. Palmer/Bennett-LR 2-1Cain/Hastings(CCLR) def. Kathy Perkins(LRAC) 2-1

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Local 6.5 combo women's team update thru Sept.28Kelly Oulette def. Kim Magee(LRAC) 2-1Melanie Grace/Bethel(CCLR) def. Kelly Mascuilli(Burns) 3-0Bowersock(Chenal) def. Brown/Cross 2-1Joyce Stroud(LRAC) def.Jackson/Bumpas(HSCC) 2-1Dena Wenzler def. Blackmon/Kajevski 2-1Kim Magee(LRAC) def. Jennifer Mays(Ottr Ck) 2-1Kim Magee(LRAC) def. Brenda Scheffler(Reb) 2-1

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5.5 Ark. Women Team Update thru weekend of Sept. 28Teresa Williams(LRAC) def. Anderson/Phelps 3-0Laura Winston(HSCC) def. Anderson/Phelps 2-1Teresa Williams(LRAC) def. Laura Titus 2-1Sarah Priebe(CCLR) def. Betty Mains(Ottr Ck) 3-0Shannon Taylor(LRRC) def. Sarah Priebe(CCLR) 3-0Shana Meyer(Burns) def. Betty Mains(Ottr Ck) 3-0Sarah Priebe(CCLR) def. Jennifer Gernat 3-0

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Most teams have already started play. Any predictions on winning teams (male and female?) Looks like it's going to be a fun and competitive season! Any exciting moments happening out there?.....or goofy ones?? Have fun on the courts!C&C

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Here are the results of the most recent CATA league (Fall 2007)...... How do you feel you played? Who do you expect to win this time? Who was the toughest player/team to play? Best forehand you came up against? Backhand? Serve? Hottest female player? Hunkiest male? Gimme your thoughts people! .......Let's just share a little here....... What changes are you expecting this round?Here's a

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TennisTalk!: TennisTalk!

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Whew I hope I did this right! We want this to be a fun site where we get lots of feedback, tips, ideas, and everyone gets to yak it up and have good clean fun! I've been working and working trying to figure out how to get it on our site and I'm uhhhh......on the "teckie" side but probably just enough to be dangerous!Any thoughts out there? ......From grips to racquets to what's up with High

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