The South Carolina Tennis Patrons Foundation (SCTPF) has scheduled its Annual Board of Trustees Meeting for 3:30 pm on December 13, 2009 at the Marina Inn at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach SC.
As part of the USTA national program of Player Development, this Competition Training Center (CTC) event brought together the top juniors from the boys and girls who are involved in the 10s, 12s, and 14s divisions of USTA SC tournament play.
With 112 teams and 989 players, the South Carolina Super Senior State Championships breezed through a sunny weekend (Nov. 5-8) at Wild Dunes and satellite sites in one of the most evenly played season-ending playoffs. The team championships were split among eight areas. Eight of the nine team finals were decided 2-1, and all three category round robins were decided by one match.
Dozens of Rock Hill juniors had the chance to take to the court with ladies from the Women's Pro Tour "Rock Hill Rocks" tournament hosted by the Rock Hill Tennis Center.
Jared Fogle, Subway's national spokesman, paid a visit last week to two local schools to surprise the grand-prize winners of a recent monthlong Subway Fresh Fit Video and Poster Competition. Logan DiTullio, a ninth-grade student at James Island Charter High School, and Osbaldo Duarte, a third-grader at St. Andrew's School of Math and Science, each received an awards package that included a $1,000 Subway card and $1,000 fitness grant for their schools for their entries.
USTA South Carolina is excited to announce our 2009 USTA SC Award winners. The winners of USTA SC Awards embody the numerous positive attributes of tennis, and the awards cover a wide range of categories.
The USTA SC Annual Meeting will be held December 11-13 in Myrtle Beach. There are exciting changes to the format of this year's meeting and, as always, there will be interesting and informative committee meetings throughout the weekend.
Internships for College Students are currently available for the summer and fall quarters in the areas of public relations, general administration, event planning and community tennis development. Contact Peppers McBeth by Email (click on her name) or phone (800-644-7282) if interested.
“Tennis Mechanics” Wanted in Columbia
Do you have 2-4 hours every week or two that you might like to donate to USTA South Carolina to be a volunteer “Tennis Mechanic” at the state association office in the Harbison area of NW Columbia to keep the “wheels oiled” on the SC “tennismobile” that serves current tennis players in our state and supports efforts to find and recruit new players? John Sheffield and Peppers McBeth at the USTA SC office, who together constitute the association’s administrative department, could use some help answering phones, directing calls, making copies, preparing big mailings, stuffing training notebooks, entering data, assisting other staff in preparations for marketing and promotional projects, filing, obtaining office supplies, etc. Want to bring a friend to help and share the load – sounds great. Benefits include: learning how the association works, becoming part of a dynamic team that’s growing the game, spending time with other “tennis lovers,” and a free lunch (for 4-hour volunteers)! If you’re interested, contact Peppers via Email (click on her name) or via phone at 803-781-2574.
Welcome to Volunteer Central
USTA South Carolina has, since its inception in the 1970's, relied on volunteers to create, promote and administer programs and events. We continue to strive to recruit, train and serve an army of over 150 volunteers in state association affairs. We are in the process of developing a clearing house for these activities to which program leaders can go to find new volunteers or create/write new job descriptions and to which prospective new volunteers can go to find the best role for them to fill. Look to this Web Site in the months to come to get updates on this Volunteer Central service. If you're interested in helping develop this organizational process, write new job descriptions or give suggestions, please contact Laura Barth. If you would like to volunteer, just fill out this form.
Attention USTA Member Organizations Do you have the new USTA logo yet? Here’s your chance and a great price. USTA South Carolina is offering member organization banners for just $6 each. To view and order the banner click here. Please contact Graham Cox with any questions.
