The 2010 GKTA Kick-Off Classic will take place February 19-21, 2010 and play will be co-hosted this year by Cedar Bluff Racquet Club and Knoxville Racquet Club. After many years of requests this year's Classic will now offer senior divisions. All divisions, however, will still be limited to draws of 16, which will be strictly enforced by the tournament director. Entries are now open on Tennislink and players are advised to sign up early. The 2009 GKTA Kick-Off Classic had 240 entrants and was recently awarded the Tennessee Tennis Associaton's Adult Tournament of the Year. Reserve your spot to play in one of Tennessee's best adult tournaments!
Knoxville's 6.5 Senior Women, captained by Andy Frost, captured the Southern Sectional Championship today by beating South Carolina in a hard fought final, 2-1. Team members include, Liz Huffaker, Kay Greer, Karen Benedict, Brenda Benton-Snow, Gaile Caudle, Susan Herald, Laila Guindi, Diane Thrash, and Pat Carver. In addition to Team Frost, 6 other Knoxville teams participated in the Sectional Championships, including the 7.5 Super Senior Women captained by Katharine Pearson-Criss who nearly won a title of their own, losing in the final 2-1 to North Carolina. Other teams competing were...read more
USTA League registration is open and captains are encouraged to get their teams online early. Deadline for team registration is February 12th! Fees are $25. A mandatory captains' meeting is Tuesday, Febuary 23rd at KRC (upper Level) 5:15PM Even (3.0, 4.0, 5.0 adult and senior) 7:00PM Odd (2.5, 3.5, 4.5 adult and senior) Brief meeting to go over changes for 2010. Please Bring Team Roster from Tennislink. Please bring one check/team made payable to GKTA for dues. $15/player/year Check should cover all players on roster. Even adult captains should pay for their players, first, if the player is playing in more than one division EX.: playing 4.0 adult and 4.5 senior
The USTA’s certification school for tennis officials in our area will be February 27 and 28, 2010, at Cedar Bluff Racquet Club in Knoxville: 9201 Fox Lonas Road, Knoxville, 37923; phone 865-690-5700). If you want to be re-certified as an umpire and/or referee for the next year, the USTA requires that you attend the appropriate session(s) of a school. This will be the only one in Knoxville. Saturday Feb. 27: 8:30 am – noon: USTA certification for current officials with 4 or more years of experience/certification Noon – 3:00: Referees*, any number of years experience 3:00 – 5:00: ... see more
The City of Knoxville invested $259,273.00 in helping get Phase I completed in 2008. With the successful partnership of GKTA and The City of Knoxville for Phase I, we have high hopes that the City of Knoxville will partner with us to complete Phase II. The GKTA is hoping for matching funds from the City of Knoxville in 2010. Now, Phase II of the West Hills Tennis Center Rescue project is within grasp. The cost of Phase II is estimated to be $250,000-300,000. In addition to existing fundraising opportunities, an exciting new fundraising project has been undertaken by Tommy Mozur’s family and friends as a memorial.
Muffy Vineyard, owner of long time GKTA volunteer and tennis enthusiast Nancy Vineyard, has set out on a mission to help get the West Hills Tennis Center Rescue project completed by selling millions of dollars in brick pavers. (Keep in mind dog dollars and human dollars are not one and the same.) The GKTA and City of Knoxville are partnering together in hopes of getting Phase II completed in 2010. Muffy and the GKTA must first raise the funds needed to reach this lofty goal. GKTA family members are encouraged to purchase bricks/pavers as gifts or memorials. Bricks will be used to cover the concrete blocks of the WHTC clubhouse first.
