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BLAST
2010 Big Book of
Colorado Tennis hits the streets
The 2010 Big Book of Colorado Tennis is now available at tennis facilities
and fitness centers across the state. USTA members should receive their
copies in the mail by March 1. Members who have not received their copy
should contact our office.
Anyone interested in having a digital copy of the Big Book should visit
our
download page. |
10th Annual Colorado
Tennis Hall of Fame Gala recap
The Colorado tennis community celebrated the accomplishments of five
individuals with their induction into the Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame, at
the 10th annual
Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame Gala.
The event was held Friday, January 29, 2010 at the Marriott Denver Tech
Center. In addition to honoring the inductees, USTA Colorado presented its
2009 Annual Awards to players, organizations and volunteers who have
distinguished themselves through their dedication and commitment to the
sport. Event proceeds benefit the Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation, a
fundraising arm of USTA Colorado, that provides tennis opportunities to
youngsters in need across the state. |
Roaring Fork tennis
enthusiasts coming together for indoor tennis
A grassroots group of tennis enthusiasts in the Roaring Fork Valley,
ACE-IT (Aspen Community Effort for Indoor Tennis), will be hosting an
Après-Ski Wine & Cheese informational event on March 7, from 4 till 6 pm
in the Red Mountain Grill at the City of Aspen Golf & Tennis Center.
ACE-IT! has been working with the City of Aspen to put a bubble over four
of the public tennis courts. While the group has the full support of the
City, they do not have the funds for the structure. Once the bubble is up,
the City will run programs and cover operating expenses. This event is
intended to update the Roaring Fork Valley’s tennis enthusiasts as to the
status of the proposed covered courts, as well as give folks the
opportunity to donate to or volunteer their time towards this goal. For
more information, visit
Roaring Fork Valley Tennis/phone:
970/279-1223/email. |
Colorado Wheelchair
Tennis Foundation Annual Awards Banquet & Fundraiser
Support wheelchair tennis and join the
CWTF in
recognizing achievement and commitment to the sport on Friday, March 12,
at the Clubhouse at Indian Tree Golf Course in Arvada (7555 Wadsworth
Blvd, 80003). Cocktails at 6 PM followed by dinner and an awards
presentation at 7 PM. Visit CWTF.net for more information and to register. |
Become a Certified
Tennis Official
A class for people interested in becoming a certified tennis official will
be held on March 21, 2010. Anyone interested in attending the class should
contact Susan Hommel at 303/526-0223 for
details. |
City of Boulder
Summer Tennis Camp Instructor positions available
The City of Boulder is looking for summer tennis camp instructors to plan
and teach tennis to kids ages 5-15. Summer camps begin June 1 and run
through August 6. The deadline to apply is April 16, 2010. For more
information, please visit City of Boulder Sports
website. |
Crestmoor seeking
teaching professional
Crestmoor Community Association, a private club located in Denver, is
seeking a tennis instructor/junior program coordinator for the 2010
spring/summer season. The successful candidate will coordinate the
components of the club’s junior program and will also teach private/group
lessons and league team practices for players of all ages and abilities.
Please email resume to Leanne Palmisano,
Director of Tennis. |
Governor’s Ranch
seeking tennis professional
Governor’s Ranch is seeking a tennis professional who will coordinate
tennis opportunities for its nearly 200 hundred adults and 100 kids. There
are opportunities for teaching private lessons. We also offer clinics in
the spring and fall (after school) for kids. The main responsibility is
our Junior program associated with USTA Colorado. Interested parties
should contact 303/979-4822. |
Highlands Ranch
forming Community Tennis Association
Tennis enthusiasts in Highlands Ranch are creating the new
Highlands Ranch
Tennis Association (HRTA) to promote and enhance
tennis in their community. Benefits of HRTA will include a social network
for tennis players of all ages and abilities, advocacy for the community’s
tennis resources, programs and facilities, community outreach for fund
raising, education and partnerships, and dissemination of information
about tennis news and events. HRTA will soon be registered with the USTA.
All interested tennis players in Highlands Ranch and the surrounding area
are invited to come to the HRTA meeting on March 4 at the Highlands Ranch
Town Center Library from 7:00-8:45pm. For more information, visit our
website,
contact us
or stop by Tennis Plus, 537 W. Highlands Ranch Blvd, #110. Become a member
of HRTA today and join this group of tennis devotees. |
Mount Vernon CC
announces tennis job openings
Mount Vernon Country Club is seeking three (3) tennis professional
professionals: a full-time tennis pro (summer), a part-time junior tennis
coach (summer), and a part-time adult/junior league coordinator
(spring/summer). For details or to apply, email
Lili Bell Shelton or call 303/536-0904. |
Submit news and
calendar items to COLORADO TENNIS and BLAST!
Got a story idea that you think COLORADO TENNIS should pursue? Is there a
special program, event or person that is making news in your community?
The editor of COLORADO TENNIS newspaper and BLAST! wants to hear about it.
Players, facilities and program directors from across the state are
encouraged to submit news and calendar items to
COLORADO TENNIS,
the state’s premier tennis publication, and BLAST!, the monthly
e-newsletter from USTA Colorado.
The deadlines for editorial and photo submissions to COLORADO TENNIS
newspaper are:
• Spring issue (published mid-March): February 16
• Summer issue (published mid-June): May 19
• Fall issue (published mid-September): August 11
• Winter issue (published early-December): October 27
BLAST! Deadlines are the 15th of the month prior to publication. Each
issue of BLAST! is published on the first of the month. Submit your
event/announcement for USTA Colorado’s BLAST! to
Kurt Desautels by the 15th of the month prior to
publication.
All news items and photos become the property of USTA Colorado. Photo
credit will be given if provided. USTA Colorado reserves the right to
withhold any news item. There is no guarantee that submissions will be
published, but we will make every effort to do so if they are received by
the deadline date. |
Support Racquets for
All at Local Tournaments
Several tournaments have signed up as official 2010
Racquets for All collection sites.
Look for collection barrels and remember to bring your old racquets with
you to those tournaments. Please check the 2010 Big Book of Colorado
Tennis to see which tournaments will be supporting the Racquets For All
initiative this year.
Regional coordinators are still being sought for Central Denver and North
Denver/Boulder, contact Kristy Harris. |
Recreational
On-Court Tennis Training
Interested in helping to bring new players into the game? Consider
attending an interactive, on-court tennis training session designed for
tennis teachers and coaches working with players 10 and under. Learn
more
about Recreational QuickStart Tennis Workshops and Recreational Coach
Workshops or learn how to host one of these trainings at your facility. |
Funding available
for new and growing tennis programs and youngsters in need
USTA Colorado and the Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation are seeking new
and creative approaches to getting more people involved in tennis.
Program grants typically range between $100 and $1,000 and are
available for organizations targeting almost any population or group –
adults/seniors, adaptive, ethnically diverse and youth. Deadline is April
1 so get your
application in
soon.
The CYTF is also accepting special need scholarship applications from
juniors who need assistance in order to pursue tennis. The application
deadline is also April 1. For more information and an
application. |
Funding available
for public court improvements
Adopt-A-Court grants are available through USTA Colorado to match
funds needed for repairing and/or upgrading existing public tennis courts,
court equipment or amenities.
Application deadline is April 1. |
USTA Colorado/CYTF
Grant Information Night
Have questions about the USTA CO or Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation grant
process and how to start writing a grant to support your tennis program or
facility project? Wondering what other USTA grants may be available to
your organization? Join us at the USTA Colorado/CYTF office for a Grant
Information Night on Tuesday, March 2, 6:30-7:30 PM. Please RSVP to
Kristy
Harris. |
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2010 Tennis Block
Parties
Tennis Block Parties are an integral part of the USTA’s Tennis Month
promotional platform designed to kick off the outdoor tennis season in
May. This year’s theme is “It’s Time”... To sign up the kids, coach tennis
or get the family involved. Tennis Block Parties are easy to organize and
provide a great platform to promote your local tennis programs to players
of all ages and abilities. These events can be hosted at any public
facility and should feature two to three hours of tennis instruction,
interactive games, and attractions for player of all ages and abilities.
The online
2010 Block Party Site Commitment Form
is now available. Once it is completed and submitted to the USTA, Block
Party organizers will have access to downloadable marketing materials and
printed tips to help make the Block Party a success. Your event will also
be featured on USTA.com and Active.com! Local Tennis Block Party
organizers submitting their commitment forms between now to March 31, 2010
will be considered for the USTA marketing grants, which are available to
increase attendance at and awareness of the events. Contact
Kristy Harris for more information and to coordinate
events within Colorado. |
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Be an advocate for
tennis: The Big Serve
Want to see more tennis programs and facilities in your community? Check
out a great on-line resource from the USTA,
The Big Serve.
Loads of information, access to resources and a place to share success
stories and get connected. |
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Junior League
Coordinator meetings set
Facility Coordinator meetings for USTA Junior Team Tennis have been set.
Dates and times are as follows:
• Thursday, March 4 at 10:00 am **
SESSION FULL **
• Wednesday, March 10 at 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, March 16 at 10:00 am
• Thursday, March 25 at 6:00 pm
All meetings will take place at the USTA Colorado office,
located at
3300 E. Bayaud Ave, Suite 201 in Denver.
You must RSVP to Dan Lewis
to attend one of these meetings. |
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Important Date
Changes for JTT
All dates for the Denver Metro Junior Team Tennis League are one week
later relative to last years schedule. This includes the team creation
deadline, the 4-player minimum deadline, regular season match dates, and
the State Championships. The specific dates are as follows:
June 2 – Team Creation Deadline
June 4 – Player Minimum Deadline (at least 4 on each roster)
June 21 – 1st Match Day
June 28 – Match Day
July 5 – Match Day
July 12 – Match Day
July 19 – Match Day
July 26 – Match Day
August 2 – Match Day
August 13-15 – CO JTT State Championships |
Adult League
Registration now open statewide
All adult leagues are now open for registration for the 2010 season. If
you need a team number, please contact your facility coordinator. League
dates can be found using the
Master Calendar. For other area specific
information, such as league rules and regulations, please go to the
general league information page under the ADULTS section at
COLORADOTENNIS.com. The Trio Men’s League and USTA Mixed Doubles team
registration deadlines are coming soon, so make sure you get registered
today. For more information please
contact the USTA Colorado league
department. |
Facility
Coordinators - Adult League facility information forms due March 1
(Denver-Metro)
Adult league facility coordinators in metro Denver, if you have not
submitted your facility information form to the league department, please
do so today. If we do not receive your form, we will assume that you have
no blackout dates. Click
here to download a copy of the form. Submit your
completed facility information form to
Kailey Jonas or fax to 303/695-6302. Please
contact the
league department if you have any questions. |
Important Changes
for the 2010 League Season
New Regulation: All teams must have at least 75% of their rostered
players “in level”. Note: teams filing
for a waiver must submit their waiver at least 2 weeks prior to the
minimum player deadline for each league. Requests that are filed after
that time will be denied.
More info
Mixed Doubles time shift: Match times will be 12pm and 3pm for both
USTA Mixed and ITA Fall Mixed.
More info
CTA Women's Summer Daytime date shift: league will start and end
one week later in 2010.
More info |
New league -
Trio Men's League
The CTA Men's Tri-Level league has undergone a complete overhaul for the
2010 season and has become a new league. Trio Men's League will take place
on Saturday afternoons beginning in late March. The league will be 4-5
weeks in length and will be a warm-up (preseason) league for the upcoming
league season. Sorry ladies, at this time, it is just a men's league. The
format will be 2 singles and 1 doubles position per team match. Levels
offered will be Men's 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0. Each team must have
at least four (4) players registered by the deadline on March 19 to be
included in the schedule. The league fee will only be $12 per player.
Men's 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 matches will be scheduled for Saturdays at 1pm.
Men's 2.5, 3.5 and 4.5 will be scheduled for Saturdays at 3pm. All matches
will utilize a tiebreak in lieu of the third set. Contact
Kailey Jonas for more
information or to get involved in this new league. |
Colorado Sanctioned
Tournament Schedule – CORRECTIONS
The Clyde Rogers Memorial Day Tournament May 27-31 and the Chet Niemeyer
Labor Day Tournament September 3-6 are both sponsored by Govnr’s Park
Tavern.
The Meadow Creek Junior Open does not end on March 19. The dates are March
14-20, 2010.
The Mountain Ocean Junior Open is offering first round singles
consolation. Players can only play one age division: 1 singles and 1
doubles. |
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Find a Team/Find a
Player
Are you looking for a team to play on or to find players for your existing
team? The USTA Colorado league department keeps a list of players looking
for teams and teams looking for players. Please visit our
find a team page on COLORADOTENNIS.com and submit a player information
form to Taylor McKinley (taylor@coloradotennis.com) or fax to 303/695-6302
if you would like to add your name to our list. |
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Upcoming Colorado Sanctioned Tournaments
(Entries closing in the next 45 days)
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Tournament Name
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Entries
Open/Close
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Tournament
Start/End
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Art Kono Memorial Tennis Tournament
NMW(3.5,4.5)sd; NX(3.0-4.5)d
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01/27/2010 (Open)
03/14/2010 (Close)
at 11:59:00 PM
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03/22/2010 (Start)
03/28/2010 (End)
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Flying Horse Indoor Clay Derby Satellite
BG(18-10)s
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02/02/2010 (Open)
03/26/2010 (Close)
at 11:59:00 PM
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04/02/2010 (Start)
04/04/2010 (End)
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Boulder Country Club Adult Open
NMW(3.0-3.5)sd
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02/02/2010 (Open)
03/26/2010 (Close)
at 11:59:00 PM
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04/03/2010 (Start)
04/09/2010 (End)
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Lynmar Senior Indoor (DESIGNATED)
MW(30-60)sd; X(30-60)d, singles -3rd place playoff; MW(65-80)sd; X(65-80)d, singles - 3rd place playoff
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02/15/2010 (Open)
03/29/2010 (Close)
at 11:59:00 PM
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04/08/2010 (Start)
04/11/2010 (End)
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10th Annual Highlands Ranch 4.5, 4.0 Showdown
NMW(4.0-4.5)sd
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02/05/2010 (Open)
04/05/2010 (Close)
at 11:59:00 PM
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04/12/2010 (Start)
04/18/2010 (End)
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Lewis Tennis Spring Fling Satellite
Satellite: BG(18-10)s, Non-elimination
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02/10/2010 (Open)
04/06/2010 (Close)
at 11:59:00 PM
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04/10/2010 (Start)
04/10/2010 (End)
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Rolling Hills Junior Indoor Open
Open: BG(16,12)s
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02/15/2010 (Open)
04/08/2010 (Close)
at 11:59:00 PM
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04/15/2010 (Start)
04/18/2010 (End)
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JCC Doubles Spring Slam
NM(3.0-5.0)d,SE; NW(3.0-4.5)d,SE; NX(3.5-4.5)d,SE
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02/15/2010 (Open)
04/09/2010 (Close)
at 11:59:00 PM
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04/15/2010 (Start)
04/19/2010 (End)
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Flying Horse Clay Indoor Championships
NMW(2.5-4.5)sd; NX(2.5-4.5)d
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02/16/2010 (Open)
04/09/2010 (Close)
at 11:59:00 PM
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04/16/2010 (Start)
04/18/2010 (End)
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USTA CO Jr. Spring Match Play - Holly Tennis Center
B(18)s
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04/14/2010 (Open)
04/15/2010 (Close)
at 11:59:00 PM
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04/17/2010 (Start)
05/08/2010 (End)
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JCC Spring Junior Open
Open: BG(18-10)s,SE
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02/22/2010 (Open)
04/16/2010 (Close)
at 11:59:00 PM
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04/22/2010 (Start)
04/26/2010 (End)
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South Suburban Spring Fling (DESIGNATED 5.0 and 4.0)
NMW(2.5-4.0,5.0)sd; NX(2.5-4.0,5.0)d
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02/22/2010 (Open)
04/16/2010 (Close)
at 11:59:00 PM
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04/23/2010 (Start)
04/29/2010 (End)
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The 44th Annual Austin Scott Memorial (DESIGNATED 4.5,4.0,3.5,3.0)
MW(Op,40,50,60,70)sd,SE; X(Op)d,SE; NMW(2.5-5.0)sd,SE; NX(2.5-5.0)d,SE
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02/22/2010 (Open)
04/18/2010 (Close)
at 11:59:00 PM
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04/24/2010 (Start)
05/01/2010 (End)
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Lewis Tennis Start 'em Young
Novice: BG(10-8)s,RR
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01/24/2010 (Open)
04/20/2010 (Close)
at 11:59:00 PM
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04/24/2010 (Start)
04/24/2010 (End)
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Rolling Hills Junior Indoor Open
Open: BG(18,14,10)s
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02/27/2010 (Open)
04/22/2010 (Close)
at 12:00:00 AM
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04/29/2010 (Start)
05/02/2010 (End)
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Meadow Creek Junior Satellite (DESIGNATED) Sponsored by Chipotle
BG(18-10)s
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02/27/2010 (Open)
04/22/2010 (Close)
at 11:59:00 PM
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04/29/2010 (Start)
05/02/2010 (End)
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