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MAS Annual Meeting and Awards Lunch, November 21
11/02/2009

Host Hotel Crowne Plaza at Tysons Corner 1960 Chain Bridge Road McLean, VA 22102
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“GIANT KILLERS” are coming to Baltimore!
10/15/2009

EXCLUSIVE USTA MEMBER DISCOUNT TICKET/HOSPITALITY OFFER: US Open Giant Killers Melanie Oudin, who defeated three former world Top 3 players including #1 Maria Sharapova, and, John Isner, who beat Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick, and, the world #1 doubles team The Bryan Brothers storm into Baltimore on Wednesday, December 9 for the BCF Tennis Challenge presented by The Baltimore Sun.
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Kids have a Blast at Rockville Quick Start Tournament
08/25/2009

The tiniest kids battle it out

The tiniest kids battle it out

Quick Start tournament was held at Montgomery College in Rockville on Saturday, August 22. There were 25 total kids playing on five 36’ courts for the 8-unders and three 60’ courts for the 9-10 year old division. After an hour of play rain hit and washed it out. On Sunday, 20 of the 25 kids came back and played another 1 ½ hours of tennis. All the parents and kids said they had a great time. All players received water bottles and Frisbees and medals were awarded to the top 2 in each age group.
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AMTO Slate of Officers Proposed for Election in 2009 Update!
08/28/2009

At its August 10 meeting, the AMTO Nominating Committee unanimously proposed the following persons for service (election) on the AMTO Committee for the term 2010-2011. The AMTO Secretary conducts the actual balloting and counting of votes, and reports same to the Committee prior to the USTA Maryland District Annual Meeting, which this year is slated for October 24.
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» USTA League Tennis News

MARYLAND TEAMS CAPTURE 6 DIVISIONS
09/03/2009

A record six Maryland District champions will be vying for upcoming 2009 USTA League National Championship titles after each won their respective division at the Mid-Atlantic Adult League Section Championships held last month in Newport News, VA. Maryland dominated in the 3.0 and 4.0 men’s and women’s divisions as well as taking the 4.5 and 5.0 men’s crowns. Congratulations to the Montgomery and Howard county teams and their captains. As it has for many years, the Maryland District will help the teams defray a small portion of the cost of attending nationals with some financial support.
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2009 USTA Maryland Senior League District Championships
08/27/2009

Nine teams from the USTA/Maryland have advanced to the USTA/Mid-Atlantic Sectional championship in Newport News, Virginia, September 11-13, 2009. The following senior league teams took home the Maryland District title this year during the USTA/Maryland District Championships held August 21-23 in Frederick, Maryland.
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» Community Tennis News

Harford and Prince George’s Teams Compete at JTT Nationals
11/02/2009

After winning the Maryland State Tournament and Mid-Atlantic Sectional Tournament, the JTT 14U Intermediate team from Churchville, MD (14U-1) placed 8th in the very competitive JTT National Tournament held in Mobile, AL, on October 22 – 25, 2009. Prince George’s Trojans “Fought Hard and Learned A Lot About Being a Team” … said Brenda Gilmore of the Prince George’s Tennis and Education Foundation whose team placed 15th in the 18U Intermediate National JTT Championships held October 30 – November 1, 2009 in Mobile
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Green Spring Receives A 2009 USTA Outstanding Facility Award
08/25/2009

The USTA Technical Committee announced that Green Spring Racquet Club will receive one of the 2009 USTA Outstanding Facility awards on Sunday, September 6 during the USTA Semiannual Meeting in New York City. Previous Maryland facility winners include Baltimore Fitness and Tennis and The Tennis Center at College Park Award categories include small public tennis centers with 2-10 courts; large public Tennis Centers with 11 or more courts and/or stadiums; educational institutions; and private facilities that support the USTA and other growth of the game programs and membership is open to the public.
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» Juniors News

Junior Competition Called “Life Transforming” Leads to Collegiate Recruitment
09/04/2009

Alysia Rodgers, a USTA Junior player, believes that by actively playing Junior tournaments, experiencing the joys of winning and learning from losses, made her a better player and offered her the chance to play college-level tennis. While she had an excellent academic record, her chances of acceptance were enhanced by being sought after by the college tennis team. All in all, her Junior USTA experience was life-transforming!
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