Tim Mayotte, the 1989 Legg Mason Champion, will speak at the USTA/Mid-Atlantic Annual Meeting. On Nov. 21, the 6-3 serve-and-volley 1981 NCAA Singles Winner will tell his pro tennis stories at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Tysons Corner, VA. The Awards Banquet will be at 12:30 p.m., honoring Mid-Atlantic's Teaching Professional of the Year Cris Robinson (Powhatan, VA) and 22 other award winners.
To encourage player participation in the College Showcase, the Section Junior Tennis Council has agreed to award 40 Participation Bonus Points to all players that come to the Showcase. Richard Becker, Founder of Juniortennisconsulting LLC, is offering two (2) free consultations to college prospects! A drawing will be held to award the prizes. The College Showcase is a great opportunity to meet with College Coaches. Now it is also a chance to earn points and win a free consultation!
Oludayo Areke (Clarksville, MD) won the USTA/Mid-Atlantic Section essay contest last year and this year placed first in the art contest in the fourth-eighth grade division. Isabelle Ditthavong (Annandale, VA) finished first in the art contest for kindergarteners-third graders. Essay-contest winners are Revanth Vejju (Centreville, VA) in the kindergarten-third grade division and Madeline Nguyen (McLean, VA) in the fourth-eighth grade division.
Michael Shabaz (Fairfax, VA), Jarmere Jenkins, Lee Singer, and Drew Courtney (Clifton, VA)
NORFOLK, VA— Twelve collegiate players from USTA's Mid-Atlantic region competed in the ITA Atlantic Men’s Regional Collegiate Tennis Championship October 21-26, 2009. Seven Mid-Atlantic doubles players reached the round of 16; four advanced to the singles round of 16. As has been the case lately, University of Virginia teammates found each other on opposite sides of the net. Three of the four teams in the semifinals were from UVA and the Cavaliers had all four singles semifinal spots. In the doubles semifinals, UVA’s Houston Barrick and Sanam Singh topped William and Mary’s Keziel Juneau and Sebastian Vidal 8-4, while Drew Courtney (Clifton Forge, VA) and Lee Singer defeated teammates Jarmere Jenkins and Michael Shabaz (Fairfax, VA) 8-5. In the final, Barrick-Singh defeated Courtney-Singer 8-4.
Former two-time NCAA Champion Somdev Devvarman wins in a tough third set. The No. 3 seed is competing at the USTA Pro Circuit’s Virginia National Bank Men’s Tennis Championships from Oct. 31-Nov. 8 at the Boar’s Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, VA. The University of Virginia grad is hoping to improve his career-high ranking of 121.
Check out all of the Mid-Atlantic Section Announcements: Campus Showdowns Make Their Mark in Mid-Atlantic. Mid-Atlantic Will Host College Night in November. Boys and Girls 14s Doubles Only Tournament Changed from Nov. 7-8 to Nov. 14-15. One-Day Showdown Schedule. Sign Up Now for USTA/Mid-Atlantic Showcase: Mid-Atlantic & Southern College Coaches Will Observe Play.
Frank Shoup, the father of two successful tennis players and military standouts, said: “I'm gratified that your friends at USTA are continuing to encourage Junior Team Tennis, and I would like to offer some comments about what tennis has meant to my son Elliott and daughter Allison. Both played Junior Team Tennis, and both were on their high school tennis teams. Tennis was a great way to introduce them to the ideas of sportsmanship and discipline, as well as to a lifetime sport, which they both continue to enjoy. The sense of achievement provided by tennis, as well as aviation, has served them well, and I hope their experience can inspire junior players to share the same experience as my son and daughter.”
Sectional Champions from West Virginia are going to USTA Jr. Team Tennis Nationals.
He had to overcome great odds just to make it to Alabama. Charles Town Coach Clifford Jones was in a car accident, where he suffered a broken arm and a cracked sternum. But he didn’t let that stop him from leading his West Virginia Jr. Team Tennis squad to the 18-and-under USTA National Championship in Mobile. The Ace Kickers will meet the best teams from the 17 USTA Sections. They advanced by winning the Mid-Atlantic Sectional Championship at the Tennis Center at College Park in Maryland.
