One lone tennis center in Melbourne captured half of the titles over the weekend as the USTA Florida 3.0 & 4.0 Senior League Section Championships were contested on May 18-20, 2012, at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach.
Two teams representing Fee Ave. Courts in Melbourne won the Senior Women 4.0 and Senior Men 4.0 championships, advancing to nationals to represent USTA Florida in their respective divisions.
Other winners over the weekend were Naples in the Senior Women 3.0 division, and Daytona Beach in the Senior Men 3.0 division. Daytona Beach advances to nationals in the Senior Men 3.0 division for the second consecutive year.
USTA Senior League teams are comprised of players 50 years or older, ranging in NTRP (National Tennis Rating Program) levels from 3.0 to 4.5, in doubles play only.
Here are the final results, including team home tennis clubs and winning team members:
Senior Women 3.0 Division
Final: Collier County (Naples, Pelican Bay Community Park) d. Duval County (Jacksonville, Deercreek Country Club) 3-0
Winning Team Members: Susan Marco (captain), Laurie Dunn Rieks, Deanna Seifried, Ronnie Trifelos, Kathleen Donohue, Barbara Ann Pikal, Martha Korson, Patricia Pino, Lisa Giuttari, Susanne Navarro, Roanna Handy, Anne Lore Bay
Senior Women 4.0 Division
Final: Brevard County (Melbourne, Fee Ave. Courts) d. Broward County 2-1
Winning Team Members: Heather Schleicher (captain), Diane Breitfeller, Teresa Dawn Keeney, Linda Hosch, Terry Taylor, Patti Reeder, Marilyn Webster, Karen Clark Tedder, Lorraine Totty, Brenda Weed, Carolyn Sue Saxon, Shagg Catri
Senior Men 3.0
Final: Volusia County (Daytona Beach, Florida Tennis Center) d. Marion County (Ocala, Ft. King Tennis Center) 3-0
Winning Team Members: Bruce Cotten (captain), Ronald Vedova, Roger King, William Joseph Shea, Ned Rowley, Garrett Charles Lane, Bill Masters, Jamie Boyle, Ken Gaines
Senior Men 4.0
Final: Brevard County (Melbourne, Fee Ave. Courts) d. South Miami-Dade (Miami, Alper Jewish Community Center) 3-0
Winning Team Members: Tony Bender (captain), John Forsythe, Kevin Bonitz, Ronald Richardson, Stewart Miller, Bob Eisenhauer, Darrel Kanagy, Kevin John Mawn, Charles Tatro
Division winners advance to represent Florida at the 2012 USTA League 3.0 Senior National Championship on Oct. 5-7, 2012, at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., or the 2012 USTA League 4.0 Senior National Championship on Oct. 26-28, 2012, at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif.
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Wellington to Host June 9 USTA Coaches Workshop
The Villa Olympia Tennis Courts in Wellington, Fla., will host a USTA Recreational Coach Workshop (RCW) on Saturday, June 9, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Cost for the workshop is $20, and participants will engage in six hours of on-court training with USPTA/PTR-certified trainer John MacDonald.
"To encourage the development of tennis programs within schools, municipalities and other organizations, we invite all P.E. teachers, after-school staff, parks and recreation employees, youth organization staff, moms, dads, high school tennis coaches, college students and anyone else who has an interest in learning the basics of teaching tennis at the developmental level to attend," says organizer Janet Sprague, USTA Florida tennis program coordinator for the Treasure Coast area.
Participants will also receive teaching guides and materials, and lunch and refreshments.
"After completion of this workshop, an individual may join the USPTA or PTR at the membership level of a recreational coach, and may purchase additional on-court liability insurance," Sprague says. "This is a great first workshop if you are considering starting your career as a professional full-time or part-time tennis instructor."
For more info contact Janet Sprague at
sprague@florida.usta.com or (561) 385-7399, or to register for the event online go to:
www.ustarcwwellington.eventbrite.com.