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.
Rock Hill, SC, is hosting the ROCK HILL ROCKS OPEN, the city’s first-ever $25K women’s USTA Pro Circuit tennis tournament, from Nov. 1-8. And it’s FREE for fans to watch this hard-hitting international tennis!
After several years of coming very close, the dream of nine Lowcountry junior tennis players was finally realized this week in Mobile, Alabama when the Lowcountry Gators from Summerville, SC won the 2009 USTA National Jr. Team Tennis Championships!
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.
Lagardere Unlimited announced it has entered into a new, multi-year management representation agreement with American Collegiate Tennis Champion Mallory Cecil.
Brenda Carter, of Charleston, and Joe Roberts, of Greenville, will be inducted into the SC Tennis Hall of Fame during the South Carolina Tennis Patrons Foundation Hall of Fame Banquet, to be held December 12, 2009.
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.
