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The Offi cial Publication of the USPTA San Diego Division Summer 2016
What's Inside
Page 5 has a list of all the pros in our Division that have met the educational requirement as of May this year. Congratulations!
Th e USPTA World Conference is coming to Indian Wells! Mark your calendars for
September 25-29. Th is is the place to get your educational credits if you still need some. See
page 3 for more details.
Division award winners are shown on page 14. Pictured at left is Pro of the Year, Ernie Blando, with Geoff Griffi n on the right presenting.
Pictures of the Division Convention that was held in March at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club are shown on page 6. Pictured to the right is Ryan Keckley on the right, who was a presenter at the
convention, along with his assistant coach Ty Schaub on the left and team member Pratt Keerasuntonpong in the middle.
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USPTASan Diego Di vi sion Board of Offi cers
PresidentConan [email protected]
Regional Vice PresidentDophie Poiset858-756-4459 [email protected]
First Vice PresidentAmanda Fink818-624-7107afi [email protected]
Vice President (North County)Emma Cioffi 619-717-0068emmacioffi @hotmail.com
Vice President(North County Coastal)Josh [email protected]
Vice President(Coachella Valley)Tom [email protected]
Vice President (City of San Diego)Geoff Griffi n619-838-1533griffi [email protected]
Vice President (At Large)Nigel O'[email protected]
Vice President (County of San Diego)Marc Assaraf858-342-1128 [email protected]
SecretarySteve [email protected]
TreasurerAmelia [email protected]
Executive Director and HeadTesterDon Gomsi [email protected]
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Summer is a busy time for all tennis pros. We are on the courts six to eight hours each day and the activities range from our club tournaments, camps, private lessons and much more.
This summer proves to be an exciting one with our San Diego WTT Aviators coming back to the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa from the end of July to early August.
On the San Diego USPTA front, we will look to off er the teaching certifi cations exam on July 17 at Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club as well as one at the Coronado Tennis Center on September 11.
Lastly, we have been given a wonderful opportunity to host the 2016 USPTA World Conference right here in our own backyard. The conference will take place Septem-ber 25-29 in Indian Wells at the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa. Last year, New Orleans proved to be an amazing event, although I look to our Coachella Valley conference as one not to be missed.
On the home front for our USPTA pros and the mandatory education requirements needed, we are looking to help the last few teaching pros continue their USPTA teach-ing certifi cation while acquiring the six mandatory credits. The San Diego USPTA board will continue to off er specialty courses and seminars with free lunches and much more that will help to provide more credits to those in need.
As we look ahead, we have some great news at our fi ngertips. If you can believe it, we are seeing more and more sports decline in participation, while tennis grows! Football has one of the biggest declines due to the worries of injuries. Many other sports have also shown a decline from year-to-year. Tennis, on the other hand, has enjoyed a 6% increase in participation over the last year which bodes well for all the teaching pros out there.
Keep up the great work and enjoy your summer on and off the courts.
Conan Lorenzo
The Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & SpaSite for 2016 World Conference in September
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San Diego Division Committees
Diversity
Nelson Alapi ([email protected])
USTA
Geoff Griffi n
Education and Speakers for TPFLs
Josh Jorgensen, Tom Fey andAmanda Fink
Nominations
Brad Humphreys ([email protected])
Juniors
Karen Ronney ([email protected])and
Emma Cioffi
Awards
Geoff Griffi n and Conan Lorenzo and Dophie Poiset
Tournaments Emma Cioffi , Marc Assaraf, Amanda Fink
and Josh Jorgensen
Newsletter
Josh Jorgensen ([email protected])and
Don Gomsi ([email protected])
Th e 2016 USPTA World Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa, September 25-29, 2016.The annual World Conference for the USPTA will be held in our Division at the Hyatt Regency in Indian Wells, next to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. For anyone still needing your professional development educational credits, this is the place to get all the credits you need.
The line-up of speakers is not announced yet, but rest assured, they always have the top presenters in the country giving educational seminars. Additionally, there will be a buying show with dozens of exhibitors showcasing their goods. This always is a great show where one can look and touch all the latest in tennis technology and related accessories.
This year, they will be opening up the Master’s tournament for those attending the conference. More information will be forthcoming from national on this event if you would like to join in the tournament.
Lastly, we will be needing some volunteers from our Division to act as speaker introducers. Following the introduction of the speaker to the audience, the volunteer will need to stay till the end to collect paperwork and ensure a transition to the next speaker. We will be needing volunteers for most of the sessions plus the specialty courses. The volunteer will need to be registered for the course or convention. If you would like to volunteer for this, email Don at [email protected].
Information on a Division party during the conference will be sent out when it gets closer. This is the one event in our Division that you don’t want to miss!
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more pictures on page 10
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Laila Abdala SaadEddie AcunaSteve AdamsonEduardo Afi niNelson AlapiAllison Allen-GillespieReed AndersonMarc AssarafDan AubuchonClay BabcockCarri BarishKeith BarksdaleMaxwell BauerD’Wayne BegayTed BellMalik BenyebkaRandy BergMark BernerBradlee BerryDaniel BettwyErnie BlandoOscar BlandoNataliya BondarenkoBlake BoswellDoug BradleyDavid BrummittDanielle BryanAndrew BucknerKimberly ButlerWendy CaragherFrancois CastejonLloyd ChaissonJohn ChanfreauEmma Cioffi James CondaKevin ConlogueKevin ConnollyJerry ConradBryan ConwayMatt CoplandRoy CosioPatti CraneSteve CrawfordBryce CunninghamVincent DarmohusodoMark DavisScott DavisBrook DemingAllison DenikeMichael DeSimoneJeff DollinsKimberly DollinsDaniel DowningRuya EichelbergerSean EllerbrockDaniel Emmerson
George EspinosaMichael EspinosaDouglas FaillaFrank FanningPaige FarmerColleen FerrellTom FeyAmanda FinkJayner ForondaKim FunkTracy GalongoJuan GarciaAngelica GavaldonDamian GillespieDon GomsiRenee GregorioGeoff Griffi nMontgomery GroutCornelius HaarmannTed HageyCharles HardmanRobin HarrisAnna HeddenLeslie HerbertPeter HerrmannPhilip HopkinsAngela HoracekRandy HoustonChase HuebnerJosh JorgensenStephen KappesKevin KaroubDerek KellyPete KellyAmy KeltsLisa KemptonTyler KemptonDavid KenslerPaul KidKris KluisJames KneusslAmelia LarkinSeth LeichtfussRoyce LeonT Solomon LiuArnaud L’offi cialJordan LomasAngel LopezConan LorenzoMimi LoucksCarolyn LumberCammy MacGregor-WardKen MalleySvetozar MarinkovicLacey McGillCherise Meoli
Shauna MorganKenny MurphyJoel MyersJai NettimiChris NumbersTom O’BrienMark OlmanNigel O’RourkeDebra OuyeBrian PedersonNarelle PetteeChris PhelanSteve PhiferMarc PickerDophie PoisetOctavian PopalucaMatthew PrevidiRalph RabagoRhonda RabanalAntonio RamosMartin ReisertMalcolm RidenourRodolfo RodriguezMike RogersKaren RonneyMarcin RozpedskiJose RuelasDavid SalemiFrank SbernoMatthew SeidemanTom SheaSimon ShenBrandon SiehJason Sinkoff Kevin SkousenDan StableinWinston StrozierRodrigo SuarezThomas SvajdaKnute SyvrudStephen ThomKonstantin TodorovGuillermo TorresJose TorresPatrick TranSteven TuckerAurelie UdallNathan WeldenMarianne WerdelYelena WestSusan WhitesideKara WilliamsAnna YangJami Yonekura-JonesGerald YoungGordon ZawTun *As of May 2016
San Diego Division Honor RollMembers that have attained the Professional Development 6 Educational Credits*
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Volley is Fun
by Mike Rogers
Many tennis students don’t volley like in the old days. One of the reasons is, that the game is faster with the high performance racquets and you get passed quicker. But the game is changing. You see on TV, the pros are sneaking in on certain shots. Novak Djokovic is coming in more often to close out the point with a winning vol-ley. This is good coaching by Borris Becker, a serve-and-volleyer in the eighties.
When hitting your volley, whether forehand or backhand, you need to run through your volleys. If you stop, everything goes down, like on the breaks of your car; it will stop your forward momentum. Teaching for Vic Braden and studying his system, I recall him saying that the volley should be like a table top motion, not to hit down and to keep moving through the shot.
Your volley should be simple, like catching a ball or punch with your open hand like in hand ball. The racquet is the extension of your hand. Hit off your outside foot, you will be more balanced for the next volley. The bottom edge of your racquet head should be open. If the racquet is not vertical, the ball will go down into the net, unless you are right on top of the net.
Your volley is fun, just keep it simple. Be aggressive and you will get a better workout.
Tennis Tip
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When most people think of tennis court surfaces, con-crete, clay, and grass come to mind. But with today’s variety of tennis balls (foam, red, orange, green and traditional yellow), tennis can be played on just about any surface – even Astroturf!
So on March 19th, District’s Military Out-reach leaders Steve Kappes, Geoff Griffi n, and Josh Jorgensen set up 10 mini-courts on the football fi eld at the 32nd Street Naval Station and facilitated a family-friendly Tennis Play Day for thousands of military families who came to enjoy the Navy’s annual “Spring Fling”. This is the fourth time the District has participated in this event.
Along with a massive egg hunt, a fun run, carnival rides, puppet shows and more, the tennis balls fl ew back and forth as kids and their parents discovered the joy and ease of playing tennis with the modifi ed equipment and balls.
Everyone was surprised to learn of this new approach to making tennis so easy and fun for beginners of all ages, and many took home information on other tennis play dates and summer programs across San Diego County for adults and kids alike.
Geoff , Josh, and Steve along with dozens of other
San Diego District Tennis Association (SDDTA) Off ers Full Slate of Military Outreach Programs
by Steve Kappes
volunteers from across the San Diego Tennis commu-nity also run the ongoing free weekly Wounded War-
rior tennis clinics for disabled service members and veter-ans every Tuesday at Balboa Tennis Club, and annual national Wounded Warrior Tennis Camps; the 5th Annual Camp took place from May 15-21, 2016. Over 50 wounded, ill , and injured service
members and veterans from 24 states participated in 16 hours of tennis instruction and friendly competitions designed to introduce them to the game and help with their physical and emotional rehabilitation and com-munity re-integration.
Evening social events pro-vided additional opportu-nities for socializing and camaraderie. Thanks to donations from local busi-nesses, veteran and commu-nity support organizations, tennis clubs and individuals, all the participants’ costs were covered – airfare, lodg-ing, meals, tennis equipment and more.
Thanks to those of you who provided fi nancial and in-kind contributions. If you would like to help support this nationally recognized program, please contact Steve Kappes, [email protected]. More infor-mation is available at www.sdwoundedwarriortennis.org. The program is not affi liated with the Wounded Warrior Project organization.
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Certifi cation Exam
A certifi cation exam was held at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa on June 6, 2016. Pictured applicants left to right in the picture are Tara Shultz and Mans Baumstark. Thanks go to Bryce Cunningham for making arrangements for this exam.
Achieve. Reward. Repeat.
[email protected] • 818-308-6840 • www.GripsChallenge.com
The Pathway For Players
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2016 SAN DIEGO TENNIS DAYAT PETCO PARK
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19TH VS. DIAMONDBACKS AT 7:40PM
The San Diego Padres in cooperation with the San Diego District Tennis
Association invite you to take part in the second annual San Diego Tennis
Day at Petco Park on Friday, August 19th at 7:40pm
Discounted Tickets start at $17.50
Come celebrate the spirit of the San Diego Tennis Community! Exclusive discounted tickets can be purchased by going to
Scroll down to Padres Tennis Day on August 19th
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A portion of every ticket purchase will be donated to San Diego’s nationally-recognized Wounded Warrior Tennis Program.
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To purchase tickets or for more information, please e-mail or call:
Lindsey Mauro at 619-795-5195 or [email protected]
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Lunch Seminar by Andrea TyndallAndrea Tyndall gave a presentation prior to the University of San Diego tennis match against Pepperdine University on April 17. Andrea spoke on Movement Fundamentals and Mechanics. She showed a wide variety of stretches and drills that balanced the power of positive thinking and education with performance and work ethic. She had her students demonstrating the many drills. She balances being tough but fun, and uses teaching, encouragement, unique exercises and enthusiasm to bring out the best in her athletes. She says “Everyone has an inner athlete; her job is to help that core champion succeed."
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San Diego Divisional Award Winners
Pro of the Year, Ernie Blando, with Geoff Griffi n on right presenting.
The Omni La Costa Resort and Spa received the award for Facility of the Year. Tennis
Director for La Costa, Bryce Cunningham on the left, accepted the award from president
Conan Lorenzo.
Player of the Year, Marc Assaraf on the left. Player of the Year, Jaime Jones, on left.
Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Don Henson, in the middle.
Presidential Award winner, Nelson Alapi.
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Thanking America’s Military Families with the Gift of Education
Game: Create a fundraising event or add Tennis Thanks the Troops as the beneficiary for an existing event.
Set: Choose a date for your event, ideally Memorial Day weekend or another military holiday. Then register the event, and promotional materials will be sent to you.
Give: Donate the proceeds from your event! The club raising the most money by July 15, 2016, will win two tickets to the US Open plus airfare and accommodations.
Questions? Contact Jean Pletchette [email protected] or 515-468-8903.
www.ThanksUSA.org/Tennis-Thanks-the-Troops
GAME. SET. GIVE.Join the USPTA in supporting ThanksUSA’s scholarship program for military families
through Tennis Thanks the Troops.
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Member News
New MembersSteve Schultz (Fort Collins, CO)
ReinstatementsJulianna Gates (San Diego), John Tsumas (Oceanside), and Norma Veal (Palm Desert)
Mike Rogers, the new pro at La Casa Del Zorro Desert Resort and Spa in Borrego Springs, hosts Doug Failla and students for exhibition and clinic at the remodelled club.
Angel Lopez Tennis Scholarship
Angel Lopez continues his philanthropic ways by funding two scholarships in his name at Montgomery High School. The school is excited to have two new scholarships awarding $250 to one female and $250 to one male senior on the Montgomery High School Tennis team.
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9 1 4 A l y s s u m R d . • C a r l s b a d , C A 9 2 0 11Editor Don GomsiAssistant Editor Steve Kappes Contributors Conan Lorenzo, Steve Kappes,
and Mike Rogers
San Diego is published quarterly by the San Diego Di vi sion of the Unit ed States Professional Tennis Association, Inc.
The opinions expressed in San Diego are those of the authors and not necessarily those of San Diego or the USPTA San Diego Di vi sion.
Copyright© San Diego Division/United States ProfessionalTennis Association, Inc. 2016. All rights reserved. Re pro duc- tion of any portion of the newsletter is not permitted with out written permission from the USPTA San Diego Division.
Advertising informationAds will be in black and white. Prices are per issue.Full page .........................$125Half page........................$751/4 page ........................$50
Discounts are given for ads when placed for the entire year (four issues) - i.e. full page $400. Contact Don at 760-636-8061 for information.
Your local Brand Manager for PrinceSteve Schultz
858 382 [email protected]
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Find-a-Pro. Visit USPTA's free job listing service, Find-a-Pro, at www.uspta.com, to fi nd a job, list a job
or fi nd other USPTA Pros.
Have you moved? If you change your address, phone or email, change your information online at uspta.com in the members section or call the USPTA World Headquarters at 800-USPTA-4U (877-8248) and ask for the Computer Services Department.
Newsletter Deadline
Newsletter deadline for next issue is October 20, 2016. To submit articles, email them to Don Gomsi at [email protected]. We encourage articles on anything that will assist the tennis-teaching professional. If you have questions about submitting articles, email Don or call 760-636-8061.
Upcoming Events
Date Time Event
Sun. July 17 All Day Certifi cation Exam at Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club
Sat. Aug. 6 2:00-6:00 p.m. Specialty Course "Strategy, Tactics, Drills and Games for Intermediate to Advanced Players" at La Costa Resort and Spa
Sat. Aug. 6 7:00 p.m. Aviators WTT match
Fri. Aug. 19 7:40 p.m. Padre game in conjunction with the San Diego District Tennis Association.
Sun. Sept. 11 All Day Certifi cation Exam at Coronado Tennis Club
Sun. - Thur. Sept. 25-29 All Day USPTA World Conference in Indian Wells
Wed. Oct. 12 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Tennis Pro Free Lunch Seminar - Location TBA
Sun. Oct. 16 All Day Certifi cation Exam at Balboa Tennis Club
San Diego Division of the USPTA914 Alyssum Rd.Carlsbad, CA 92011
Specialty Course on "Strategy, Tactics, Drills and Games for Intermediate to Advanced Players"
by Ken DeHart
At La Costa Resort and Spa, Saturday, August 6 from 2:00-6:00 p.m.Cost for the specialty course is $35, $40 if registered after July 25.
Following the workshop, the WTT Aviators will be playing the Washington Kastles starting at 7:00 p.m. We have a few discount tickets available for $20 for the Aviators' match. To reserve those and register for the specialty course, email Don at [email protected] or call 760-636-8061.
Ken DeHart is the Director of Tennis at AVAC - Almaden Valley Athletic Club in San Jose, CA, he is a Wilson Premier Advisory Staff member and a USPTA Master Professional. Ken has been a speaker for tennis pro events for years all around the country and is one of the most requested speakers. This will be an enjoyable and enlightening workshop. Bring your racquets as some attendees will be used for the demonstrations.
