Referee & Officials

All sanctioned tournaments should have a Referee. Neither the Tournament Chairperson or the Tournament Director may serve as or assume the responsibilities of the Referee. The USTA recommends that every on-court official, Net Umpire, Line Umpire, Chair Umpire, and Referee, in any sanctioned tournament be a member of the USTA Officials Council and certified in accordance with USTA Regulation XI. If an uncertified referee is employed, they must be thoroughly familiar with the Friend at Court and have it with them at all times during tournament play. If you plan to employ certified officials it is the responsibility of the Tournament Director to contact your region's officials assigner as soon as your sanction application has been approved. Minimally, requests for officials should be made three months prior to a tournament’s start date.

Contacts:

Virginia Officials Committee Chairman

Maggie Schewel

434-841-8881

mschewel@aol.com

NOVATOA (Northern Virginia Tennis Officials Association)

Gary Heinberg

703-404-5563

gheinberg@verizon.net

SVTUA (Southeastern Virginia Tennis Umpires Association)

Wayne W. Kuhnly

Home: (757) 258-0163

Mobile: (757) 846-1511

E-mail: wbkuhnly@cox.net

GRTUA (Greater Richmond Tennis Umpires Association)

Georgia Saunders

804-379-0839

One10sgal@aol.com

WVTOA (Western Virginia Officials Association)

David Amos

540-354-3266 (cell)

amos@rev.net

Maryland Officials Association

Jim Lawson

410 988-9097

jamesjlawsons@aol.com

Washington DC

Ruth Dupree

202-635-2719

Dupree1200@aol.com

West Virginia

Bev Conley

bevconley@atlanticbb.net

304-329-2746