WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
COMMITTEE
2011-2012
Highlights & Staff Report
Committee and Staff
Committee
• Curt Bender, Chair
• D’Wayne Begay- Vice Chair
• Committee members – Lynn Bender, Cari Buck, Jeannie Peabody,
Harlon Matthews, Sunil Patel, Nick Taylor, Jon Rydberg, Randy
Ortwein, Jon Lisicich, Matt Olson, Linda Cobbs
Staff
• David Schobel-Director, Competitive Tennis
• Dan James – Staff, National Manager
• Jeremiah Yolkut – Staff, Manager Wheelchair Tennis and Technical
Programs
Tournament Discussion
• TDM Goes Online
• Category II Criteria and Review Procedures
• National Championship Change
• New Tournament Recruitment
2013 USTA-ITF Tournament Schedule
Requested
1st Start Date
1/25/13
Requested
1st End
Date
Event
City and State
USTA Sanction
2013 ITF requested sanction
Local
ITF FS
Palm Springs, CA
2/15/13
1/27/13 Southern California Open
USTA/ITF Southwest Desert
2/17/13 Wheelchair Classic
Tucson, AZ
Category II
ITF 3
03/13/13
03/17/13 Pensacola Open
Pensacola, FL
Category II
ITF 1
03/20/13
03/24/13 Cajun Classic
Baton Rouge, LA
Category II
ITF 1
04/25/13
04/28/13 Texas Open
Dallas, TX
Local
ITF 3
05/01/13
05/05/13 Atlanta Open
Atlanta, GA
Category II
ITF 1
06/06/13
06/09/13 Jana Hunsaker Memorial
Flushing, NY
Category II
ITF 3
06/23/13
06/25/13 SCWTA Wheelchair Tournament
Sacramento, CA
Local
ITF FS
07/12/13
07/14/13 Midwest Championships
Grand Rapids, MI
Category II
ITF 3
Portland, OR
Local
ITF FS
St. Louis, MO
Category I
ITF SS
NA
ITF GS
Category II
ITF 2
08/23/13
08/27/13
09/05/13
09/12/13
Pacific Northwest Sectional
08/25/13 Wheelchair Tennis Championships
US Open USTA Wheelchair
09/01/13 Championships
09/08/13 US Open Wheelchair Competition- NY New York, NY
PTR Wheelchair Tennis
09/15/13 Championships
Hilton Head, SC
High Performance
• Parapan Games November 2011
• World Team Cup May 2012
• Paralympics Sept 2012
Committee Chair Update
• Curt Bender, USTA Chair & ITF Committee
Member
– Curt was selected to represent the US by serving a
two year term on the ITF Wheelchair Tennis
Committee for 2012-2013.
– At Paralympics representing the USTA and ITF
Committee Structure
Subcommittees
• Grassroots Grants
• Marketing & Public Relations
• Tournaments and Sanctions
Subcommittee Report
Grassroots Grants
• Since 2008 the USTA has given nearly $150,00 in grants
to programs all across the country
• In 2011 – the USTA had over $103,000 in requests and
granted $50,000 to 16 programs
• In 2012 – the USTA will deliver another $50,000 in grants
Local Programs growing the game
• Camp, clinics, coaching, new wheelchairs, balls, portable
teaching carts, indoor court time, up/down events,
exhibitions, new tournaments, traveling costs, portable
nets, foam balls, new racquets, fliers, banners and
signage, mixers and more.
Subcommittee Reports
Tournaments and Sanctioning
• Tournament Director newsletter 3rd edition going out fall
2012 for all TD’s
• Year end ranking certificate and hat to all division
winners
• Tip sheet, hat, and recognition certificate to all
Tournament Directors
Subcommittee Reports
Marketing & PR
USTA Wheelchair Tennis Facebook
• 2nd Year
• Like US
• 36% increase from
Jan 1, 2012
Banners and Hats
• Online
• Tournaments
• New Feature
SPRING MEETING 2012
• The wheelchair exhibition during the Section Showdown
was a huge success with several USTA leaders trying
out tennis in a wheelchair.
• A wheelchair was donated by Fifteen Degrees and
raffled off to a section with the winner being a very
excited Hawaii Pacific section.
Randy Snow - Tennis Hall of Fame
On July 14, 2012 Randy Snow was inducted into the
International Tennis Hall of Fame
Randy Snow - Tennis Hall of Fame
Attended by many family and friends
Randy Snow honored US Open 2012
• Randy Snow will be among the great US Open singles
champions honored on the Avenue of Aces at the USTA
BJKNTC
Until Next Time…
Thank You
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