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USTA Junior Team Tennis
Kids will play tennis longer if their friends are involved, if they are having fun, and if there is a progressive structure in which they can advance. USTA Jr. Team Tennis is a multi-week program of team practice and match play for boys and girls, ages 6 to 18, who want to play tennis on teams. This program involves team competition for girls and boys of specific NTPR levels of play and age categories. Teams are divided into age divisions (10, 12, 14, 18), and then again according to ability, Intermediate and Advanced. Teams then participate in matches against other teams where singles, doubles, and mixed doubles are incorporated. For more information on USTA Junior Team Tennis contact Patricia Chien (303-695-4117, 23) at the USTA Intermountain office, or contact your district:
Colorado – Dan Lewis
(303) 695-4116 x207, dan@coloradotennis.com
Idaho – Theresa Madson
(208) 322-5150 x207, tmadson@idtennis.com
Montana – MC Beeby,
(406) 431-3152, tennis@onewest.net
Nevada – Rob Merriman
(702) 792-8384 x203, robm@nvtennis.com
Utah – Liz Grayston
(801) 944-USTA (8782) x16, lgrayston@utahtennis.com
Wyoming – Becky Blalock
(307) 742-0892, ustawytennis@aol.com
Jr. Team Tennis Section Championships
Twenty-one junior teams from Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Utah competed in three divisions (18s Advanced, 18s Intermediate, 14s Intermediate) from August 14-16 at Gates Tennis Center and the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado for the USTA Intermountain Jr. Team Tennis Section Championship.
18 and Under – Advanced
Champions: Great Falls, Montana
Finalists: Louisville, Colorado – Downs Tennis Academy Taz Devils
18 and Under – Intermediate
Champions: Parker, Colorado
Finalists: Boise, Idaho – Borah
14 and Under – Intermediate
Champions: Las Vegas, Nevada – Summerlin Tennis Club
Finalists: Boise, Idaho – Team America
The winning team from each division will be invited to attend the USTA Jr. Team Tennis National Championships in Mobile, Alabama. The 14 & Under Intermediate and Advanced Championships will be Oct. 22-25 and the 18 & Under Intermediate and Advanced Championships will be Oct. 30-Nov. 1.
Team Rosters
18 and Under – Advanced
Champions: Great Falls, Montana
Coach: Winston Chamakoon
Players: Brit A. Kessner, Ellen O. Crum, Hanley Caras, Joseph A. Marra, Kyle Rohrer and Mary M. Crum.
| 18 and Under – Advanced Champions: Great Falls, Montana |
Finalists: Louisville, Colorado – Downs Tennis Academy Taz Devils
Coach: Billy D. Downs
Players: Albert Downs-Kingston, Brandon James Jacquez, Kathleen Kuosman, Luca Pomerleau, Madeline M. Cunningham, Madison C. Subry and Whitney Vaswig.
18 and Under – Intermediate
Champions: Parker, Colorado
Coach: Barry Riddle
Players: Brynn Wheeler, Chad B. Wachsmann, Jake Sheldon, Katya Golynko, Luke T. Whalen and Madison Porter.
| 18 and Under – Intermediate Champions: Parker, Colorado. |
Finalists: Boise, Idaho – Borah
Coach: Andrew Book & David Umberger
Players: Elissa S. Johnson, Jordan Rivers, Julia Francesca Umberger, Kathleen Yukiko Umberger, Kelson Chaney, William Mackenzie Walker and Zachary Buker.
14 and Under – IntermediateChampions: Las Vegas, Nevada – Summerlin Tennis Club Coach: Gordon Hammond
Players: Ashley N. Burnett, Cesar Junior Castro, Chloe Henderson, Danielle Riley Gordon, Joseph Maalouf, Lucas Alexander Hammond and Paige K Schanbacher.
| 14 and Under – Intermediate Champions: Las Vegas, Nevada – Summerlin Tennis Club. |
Finalists: Boise, Idaho – Team America
Coach: Stanley Sarapanich & Steven Schossberger
Players: Alexandra Spruill, Becca Stevenson, Blake Taylor, Brandon Quoc Nguyen, Cache Wood, Emry Wood and Skylar W. Schossberger.