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Sunday, January 30, 2011
The Racquet Club of Memphis Hosts ATP & WTA World Tour Pro Tournament February 11-20
The Racquet Club of Memphis is the only private club in the world to host a professional ATP Men's and WTA Women's combined indoor tennis event. The 2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup will be played February 11-20, 2011. For tournament details please visit www.memphistennis.com or call (901) 765-4401.
2011 Players Already Commited
Andy Roddick, Fernando Verdasco, Gael Monfils, Lleyton Hewitt, James Blake, John Isner, Juan Martin del Potro, Mardy Fish, Sam Querrey, Tommy Haas & Melanie Oudin
Congratulations to our 2010 Champions
Men’s Singles – Sam Querrey
Men’s Doubles – John Isner / Sam Querrey
Women’s Singles – Maria Sharapova
Women’s Doubles – Vania King / Michaella Krajicek
Friday, January 28, 2011
Quality Tennis Lessons/Programs Across the State of Arkansas
If you are interested in learning "The Game of Tennis", Tennis Camps/Clinics/Programs are offered across the state of Arkansas.
Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced tennis lessons are available for adults and juniors including Quick-Start Tennis Programs.
Below is a short list of quality tennis instruction programs for all ages in alphabetical order of the cities in which they are located.
City/ Contact Name /Phone Number
Cabot / Chuck Cavin / 501-570-6755
Conway / Chuck Cavin /501-570-6755
El Dorado /Eric Sixby /870-814-5122
Fayetteville/ Jake Shoemake/ 479-204-1009
Hot Springs / Ronnie Bran /501-624-2153
Jonesboro /Gary Jones /870-932-6556
Little Rock / Chuck Cavin / 501-570-6755
Maumelle / Chuck Cavin / 501-570-6755
Texarkana / Billy Power / 903-244-4061
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Top-Ranked Arkansas Adults & Juniors in 2010 Year-End USTA National Rankings
Kevin Hickey, Ray Pascale, Doug Stursma, Jan Coester, and Karen Graham achieved the highest USTA National Rankings for Arkansas Adult tennis players. Both, Ray Pascale of Pine Bluff and Kevin Hickey of Ft. Smith reached #13 in the Men's divisions followed by Doug Stursma of Bella Vista at #19, and Jan Coester of Lincoln at #47. In the Women's divisions, Karen Graham of Van Buren ranked #43.
Maxwell Mendelsohn, Jake Jacoby, Kaitlin Ray, and Tatum Rice achieved the highest USTA National Rankings for Arkansas Junior tennis players. Kaitlin Ray of Little Rock led all juniors with a #32 national ranking along with Maxwell Mendelsohn of Little Rock at #128, Tatum Rice of Hot Springs at #170, and Jake Jacoby of Little Rock at #199.
Below is a list of all nationally ranked Arkansas tennis players and their divisions:
Men's 40s
Rank Name City State Points
13 Hickey, Kevin Fort Smith AR 1250
Men's 50s
Rank Name City State Points
125 Cavin, Chuck Little Rock AR 144
Men's 55s
Rank Name City State Points
13 Pascale, Ray Pine Bluff AR 1329
19 Stursma, Doug C. Bella Vista AR 1097
109 Collazo, Mel Little Rock AR 210
Men's 60s
Rank Name City State Points
76 Duffel, Stephen G. Little Rock AR 458
109 Beauchamp, David Fayetteville AR 264
Men's 70s
Rank Name City State Points
47 Coester, Jan W. Lincoln AR 598
Women's 60s
Rank Name City State Points
43 Graham, Karen D. Van Buren AR 269
Boy's 12s
Rank Name City State Points
128 Mendelsohn, Maxwell Lawrence Little Rock AR 892
Boy's 14s
Rank Name City State Points
199 Jacoby, Jake Little Rock AR 771
251 Cramer, Taylor Texarkana TX 676
446 Mathis, Christian K. Mountain Home AR 410
662 Talbert, Matt Hot Springs AR 253
747 Terrell, Branch Little Rock AR 206
Boy's 16s
Rank Name City State Points
448 Crawford, Austin Maumelle AR 443
701 Colton, S. Riley Little Rock AR 253
811 Olaya, Julio R. Little Rock AR 202
Boy's 18s
Rank Name City State Points
246 Hudelson, Ryan Little Rock AR 718
354 Martinez, Mario Maumelle AR 554
568 Adams, Grant Texarkana TX 331
Girl's 12s
Rank Name City State Points
170 Rice, Tatum Brooke Hot Springs AR 786
589 Darter, Alye Rogers AR 237
605 Rice, Thea Hale Hot Springs AR 227
Girl's 14s
Rank Name City State Points
219 Carr, Jacqueline Ariana Bentonville AR 722
299 Jackson, Katelyn Roland AR 587
363 Tang, Tiffany Rogers AR 477
477 Tarwater, Annie Texarkana TX 356
562 Metcalf, Emily Ann Jonesboro AR 292
Girl's 16s
Rank Name City State Points
254 Wright, Mary Hot Springs AR 672
Girl's 18s
Rank Name City State Points
32 Ray, Kaitlin M. Little Rock AR 1708
595 Liles, Lindsey Little Rock AR 283
Top-Ranked Arkansas Juniors in 2010 Year-End Southern Tennis Rankings
Zachary Humphries of Maumelle and Thea Hale Rice of Hot Springs achieved the highest ranking among Arkansas Junior Tennis players in the 2010 Year-End Southern Junior Rankings. Humphries reached #4 in the Southern Boy's 10s division, and Rice ranked #5 in the Girl's 10s division. Below is a list of the Top-200 ranked Arkansas Juniors in the Southern Section of the USTA.
Boy's 10s
Rank Name City State Points
4 Humphries, Zachary Maumelle AR 1780
8 Chakka, Anil Little Rock AR 1559
19 Wood, Andrew White Hall AR 1184
35 Lupinek, Brandon D North Little Rock AR 881
37 Barnett, Wesley Little Rock AR 873
66 Johnson, Conner Nicklaus Hot Springs AR 544
81 Lundstrum, Isaac Lee Fayetteville AR 463
89 Rogers, Foster Harrison Little Rock AR 442
106 Schach, Quinn Fayetteville AR 380
109 Frey, Maximilian Y. Texarkana AR 370
159 Light, Scott Jonesboro AR 246
189 Copeland, Chase Jonesboro AR 187
193 Richardson, Eric Jonesboro AR 180
Boy's 12s
Rank Name City State Points
10 Mendelsohn, Maxwell Lawrence Little Rock AR 2897
73 Ney, Marshall Smith Rogers AR 1365
80 Chakka, Anil Little Rock AR 1260
87 Hill, Jack Henry Hot Springs AR 1157
91 Kauffman, Spencer Hot Springs AR 1147
98 Humphries, Zachary Maumelle AR 1112
102 Simpson, Jef Jonesboro AR 1088
108 Clark, Griffin Rogers AR 1036
117 Harrison, Hunter Matthew Little Rock AR 935
127 Chikkala, Srikar Bentonville AR 827
136 McKee, Davis Jonesboro AR 751
142 Mitchell, Mason Ray Jonesboro AR 699
171 MacKey, Connor Jonesboro AR 561
177 Joshuva, Richard Bentonville AR 535
Boy's 14s
Rank Name City State Points
7 Jacoby, Jake Little Rock AR 3018
56 Mathis, Christian K. Mountain Home AR 1633
58 Talbert, Matt Hot Springs AR 1546
61 Deluca, Dylan Joseph Bentonville AR 1515
113 Brandon, Trent Little Rock AR 922
125 Chakka, Kiran Little Rock AR 823
190 Morse, Michael M. Rogers AR 549
Boy's 16s
Rank Name City State Points
57 Olaya, Julio R. Little Rock AR 1750
75 Cramer, Taylor Texarkana TX 1522(pictured right)
96 Jacoby, Jake Little Rock AR 1206
118 Churchill, David Reed Fayetteville AR 996
121 Guy, Cole Chapman Pine Bluff AR 980
124 Sheppard, Jordan Bentonville AR 952
159 Henry, Kyle Fayetteville AR 712
161 Shah, Varun Bentonville AR 702
183 McCollough, Matt Cabot AR 625
187 Terrell, Branch Little Rock AR 610
Boy's 18s
Rank Name City State Points
36 Martinez, Mario Maumelle AR 2123
37 Hudelson, Ryan Little Rock AR 2101
45 Adams, Grant Texarkana TX 1961
92 Campbell, William B. Little Rock AR 1282
117 Rowden, Jon Mark Greenbrier AR 1034
157 Hodous, Robert T. Fayetteville AR 778
176 Crawford, Austin Maumelle AR 680
177 McReynolds, Caleb M. Bella Vista AR 668
Girl's 10s
Rank Name City State Points
5 Rice, Thea Hale Hot Springs AR 1864
17 McKee, Maddie Jonesboro AR 1064
23 Hafner, Cameron Jonesboro AR 901
31 Doshier, Claire Harrison AR 824
43 Roper, Hunter Jonesboro AR 730
104 lucas, margaret porter LITTLE ROCK AR 331
105 Magness, Anna L Fort Smith AR 330
114 Allen, Eva North Little Rock AR 312
128 Worsham, Shelby Little Rock AR 265
132 Loflin, Ally L. Jonesboro AR 252
Girl's 12s
Rank Name City State Points
12 Rice, Tatum Brooke Hot Springs AR 2902
57 Rice, Thea Hale Hot Springs AR 1603
70 McAlexander, Morgan R. Jonesboro AR 1387
80 McAlexander, Bailey D. Jonesboro AR 1232
98 Baker, Emma MeiYuan Bentonville AR 1004
117 Ward, Kami Rave Hot Springs AR 791
141 Gamberini, Hannah Hot Springs AR 644
157 Pressley, Madelyn Claire Fort Smith AR 582
188 LaFrance, Katie Perdue Little Rock AR 438
190 Shah, Kruti Bentonville AR 435
196 Clemmons, Polly Hot Springs AR 415
Girl's 14s
Rank Name City State Points
12 Tang, Tiffany Rogers AR 3102
25 Carr, Jacqueline Ariana Bentonville AR 2297
39 Jackson, Katelyn Roland AR 1972
41 Metcalf, Emily Ann Jonesboro AR 1938
43 Tarwater, Annie Texarkana TX 1875
99 Darter, Alye Rogers AR 1201
107 Beaver, Alexis Fayetteville AR 1146
110 Lanier, Laura Little Rock AR 1140
156 Tang, Katherine Rogers AR 746
160 Edwards, Kayley S. Fort Smith AR 715
179 Glendenning, Rachel Lake Hamilton AR 640
181 Flynn, Teah Lorraine Farmington AR 638
Girl's 16s
Rank Name City State Points
32 Wright, Mary Hot Springs AR 2462
146 Randolph, Trinity Little Rock AR 923
157 Beetstra, Margaret A. Little Rock AR 869
174 Swanson, Kelly M. Little Rock AR 789
176 Tang, Tiffany Rogers AR 780
192 Pearce, Lindsy Fort Smith AR 706
Girl's 18s
Rank Name City State Points
12 Ray, Kaitlin M. Little Rock AR 2815
52 Liles, Lindsey Little Rock AR 1792
101 Brandon, Darby Little Rock AR 1315
130 Rowden, Ali Greenbrier AR 1049
162 Andersen, Amy Rogers AR 731
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Arkansas Adult Tennis Year-end Rankings for 2010
The Arkansas Adult Tennis Year-end Rankings for 2010 have been posted. Below is a list of the rankings for each division.
Men’s Open Singles
Rank Player's Name City State
1 Arnoud Krijt Little Rock AR
2 Eric T. Sixbey El Dorado AR
3 Elliott Simmons Little Rock AR
4 Robert Allen Cain North Little Rock AR
5 Jason Diggle Jacksonville AR
6 John C. Hoffmann Conway AR
7 Robert Schuurmans Little Rock AR
8 Bobby Emerson Little Rock AR
Men’s 4.5 Singles
1 Julio R. Olaya Little Rock AR
Men’s 4.0 Singles
1 Lee H. Mesaris Maumelle AR
2 Braden J. Eads Fort Smith AR
3 Patrick L White Hot Springs Village AR
4 John C. Hoffmann Conway AR
5 Scott Deer Fort Smith AR
6 Adam H Buescher Fayetteville AR
7 Derek Jon Nordentoft North Little Rock AR
8 Brian N. Kelley Maumelle AR
9 Keith M. Fletcher Pine Bluff AR
10 Ryan N. Oyos Little Rock AR
11 Jeffrey Bahng North Little Rock AR
12 Scott G. Sudbury Little Rock AR
13 Reginald Q. Brown Jacksonville AR
14 Joe M. Sivley Little Rock AR
15 Andrew A. Willis Bentonville AR
16 Paxton Keith Crawford Plumerville AR
Men’s 3.5 Singles
1 Steven W. Tullos Hamburg AR
2 Travis Z. Rowan Little Rock AR
3 Matthew M. Mazzoni Jonesboro AR
4 Brooks R. Coleman Little Rock AR
5 Don Dobbins Jacksonville AR
6 Paul D. Kroger Little Rock AR
7 Richard Webb Hot Springs AR
8 Rodney Sullins Alexander AR
9 William S. Baxter Little Rock AR 10 Michael J. Castens North Little Rock AR
11 Jeff Franzetti Little Rock AR
12 Shep A. Wilbert Stuttgart AR
12 Fred A. Penny Malvern AR
14 Terry Murray Little Rock AR
15 Paxton K. Crawford Plumerville AR
16 J.J. Meadors Bryant AR
Men’s 3.0 Singles
1 Charles McGee Little Rock AR
2 Robby Patterson Jonesboro AR
3 Ken Richards Hot Springs Village AR
4 Barrett Petty Conway AR
5 Andrew J. Thompson Benton AR
6 Guilford Marion Dudley Benton AR
7 Marcus McNeice Mabelvale AR
8 Jay Adrian Baxter Little Rock AR
9 Michael Roetzel Little Rock AR
Men’s 2.0 Singles
1 Dan Griesse Fort Smith AR
2 TJ Stiga Fort Smith AR
3 Timothy Schmelzer Fort Smith AR
Women’s 3.5 Singles
1 Wende L. Walraven Little Rock AR
2 Jennifer L. Gernat Little Rock AR
3 Evelyn Brown Jacksonville AR
4 Michelle Taylor Little Rock AR
5 Kimberly Moros Little Rock AR
Women’s 3.0 Singles
1 Melissa Kaufman O’Connor Little Rock AR
Women’s 2.5 Singles
1 Robyn Webster Sherwood AR
2 Sarahbeth Turner Cammack Village AR
3 Angela Carole Johnson-Grimmett Paron AR
4 Laura E. McKinney Little Rock AR
5 Andi K Chappell Cabot AR
Men’s Open Doubles
1 John Doohan /Peter L. Doohan Fort Smith AR
2 Adam R. Brown/G Berry Brady Little Rock AR
Men’s 4.0 Doubles
1 Scott Deer/Braden J. Eads Fort Smith AR
2 Stuart Adrian Jones/Brent Birch Little Rock AR
3 John C. Hoffmann/Abhishek Shrestha Conway AR
4 Richard L. Fincher/Chris M. Collins El Dorado AR
5 Robert Schuurmans/Jerry Stokes Little Rock AR
6 Duwayne Anderson/Jay Davidson North Little Rock AR
7 Charles Hartsell/Joseph Hickey El Dorado AR
8 Brandon Kiker/Michael Anderson Benton AR
9 Craig Edwards/Michael Anderson Little Rock AR
Men’s 3.5 Doubles
1 Danny Howard /M Landon Luzader Bryant AR
2 Eric Harrison /Jeffrey Bruce Holiman Little Rock AR
3 Robby Patterson /Matthew Mazzoni Jonesboro AR
4 Seth Harder /Landon Davis Little Rock AR
5 Jerald N. Todd /Carl Brown Little Rock AR
Men’s 3.0 Doubles
1 Michael J Roetzel /Michael Justin Castens Little Rock AR
Women’s 4.0 Doubles
1 Cindy T.Eoff /Donna Devine Little Rock AR
2 Janelle Fureigh /Judy L. Furnish Little Rock AR
3 Deborah Benson /Rebecca Gilbreath Little Rock AR
4 Michelle Toliver /Sharon A. Adkins Little Rock AR
Women’s 3.5 Doubles
1 Melanie E. Bobo/Stacy Campbell Arkadelphia AR
2 Melissa ann Overton/Lori Ann Uekman Benton AR
3 Lisa L Sanderlin/Mechelle Winslow Greenbrier AR
4 Jennifer L. Gernat/Kim Gaither Little Rock AR
5 Paula B Aultz/Lynette Bowersock Little Rock AR
Women’s 3.0 Doubles
1 Teri C. Todd /Stephanie Michelle Blair Little Rock AR
2 Saba Koja /Crystal Phelps Little Rock AR
Women’s 2.5 Doubles
1 Geralyn Marie Applegate /Julie Annne Powell Little Rock AR
2 Melanie Love /Julianna Carol Barnett Benton AR
3 Angela Johnson-Grimmett /Laura McKinney Paron AR
Mixed Combo 8.0 Doubles
1 Wyatt Miller/Catherine Edwards Little Rock AR
2 Melanie E. Bobo/Jay Davidson Arkadelphia AR
3 Melanie A. Harder/Brandon Kiker Little Rock AR
4 Chris M. Collins/Debra L. Wilson El Dorado AR
Mixed Combo 7.0 Doubles
1 Lori Ann Uekman/Paul R. Bowersock Benton AR
2 Melissa Ann Overton/Danny Howard Benton AR
3 John Mathison/Erica Eldridge Conway AR
4 M. Landon Luzader/Stacy Campbell Leola AR
5 Lisa L Sanderlin/Jason H Sanderlin Greenbrier AR
6 Teri C. Todd/Jerald N. Todd Little Rock AR
7 Kimberly Lynn Babb/Dennis Ellington North Little Rock AR
Mixed Combo 6.0 Doubles
1 Jennifer Ellen Fielding/Chadley Dean Uekman Little Rock AR
2 Eric Harrison/Lynette Bowersock Little Rock AR
3 Tim Jernigan/Tracy L. Hand Little Rock AR
4 Jennifer Baltzley/Drew Baltzley Little Rock AR
5 Dale Adam Aldridge/Stephanie Michelle Blair Little Rock AR
6 Shemeka Joy Strong/Travis Z. Rowan Maumelle AR
7 Lori Ann Uekman/Chadley Dean Uekman Benton AR
8 Daniel Barnett/Julianna Carol Barnett Little Rock AR
9 Valla Seel/Chuck Seel Little Rock AR
10 Jerry Keith Williams/Mystie Jaggers Williams Little Rock AR
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Will Campbell and Lindsey Liles Capture Arkansas Junior Tennis 2010 Year-end #1 Rankings
Will Campbell and Lindsey Liles (pictured right), both of Little Rock, captured the 2010 Year-end Arkansas Junior Tennis #1 ranking in the Boys 18s and Girls 18s divisions respectively. Below is a list of the Top-5 Arkansas Juniors in each division.
Boys 18 Open Combined (Tentative)
1 William B. Campbell Little Rock AR 1972
2 Robert T. Hodous Fayetteville AR 1717
3 Grant Adams Texarkana TX 1455
4 Forrest Scott Hickey Greenwood AR 1424
5 J. P. Devincenzo Proctor AR 1379
Boys 16 Open Combined (Tentative)
1 Jordan Sheppard Bentonville AR 1741
2 Julio R. Olaya Little Rock AR 1584
3 Varun Shah Bentonville AR 1561
4 Weldon Murry Texarkana AR 1462
5 Cole Chapman Guy Pine Bluff AR 1461
Boys 14 Open Combined (Tentative)
1 Christian K. Mathis Mountain Home AR 1838
2 Dylan Joseph Deluca Bentonville AR 1790
3 Trent Brandon Little Rock AR 1683
4 Jake Jacoby Little Rock AR 1656
5 Daniel Joshuva Bentonville AR 1638
Boys 12 Open Combined (Tentative)
1 Marshall Smith Ney Rogers AR 2477
2 Hunter Matthew Harrison Little Rock AR 2021
3 Griffin Clark Rogers AR 1959
4 Spencer Kauffman Hot Springs AR 1887
5 Jack Henry Hill Hot Springs AR 1847
Boys 10 Open Combined (Tentative)
1 Andrew Wood White Hall AR 2456
2 Wesley Barnett Little Rock AR 2049
3 Brandon D Lupinek North Little Rock AR 1847
4 Conner Nicklaus Johnson Hot Springs AR 1670
5 Anil Chakka Little Rock AR 1388
Girls 18 Open Combined (Tentative)
1 Lindsey Liles Little Rock AR 2555
2 Darby Brandon Little Rock AR 2045
3 Tiffany Tang Rogers AR 1255
4 Amy Andersen Rogers AR 1198
5 Allison Nicole Grahl Fort Smith AR 1165
Girls 16 Open Combined (Tentative)
1 Mary Wright Hot Springs AR 1611
2 Julia E. Lefler Hot Springs National Park AR 1483
3 Lindsy Pearce Fort Smith AR 1421
4 Pratheepa Ravikumar Rogers AR 1372
5 Rebecca Harrington Jonesboro AR 1210
Girls 14 Open Combined (Tentative)
1 Emily Ann Metcalf Jonesboro AR 2287
2 Tiffany Tang Rogers AR 2002
3 Laura Lanier Little Rock AR 1603
4 Annie Tarwater Texarkana TX 1566
5 Katherine Tang Rogers AR 1563
Girls 12 Open Combined (Tentative)
1 Morgan R. McAlexander Jonesboro AR 2295
2 Bailey D. McAlexander Jonesboro AR 2105
3 Tatum Brooke Rice Hot Springs AR 1843
4 Kami Rave Ward Hot Springs AR 1806
5 Hannah Gamberini Hot Springs AR 1648
Girls 10 Open Combined (Tentative)
1 Abigail Minton Benton AR 1947
2 Hunter Roper Jonesboro AR 1823
3 Claire Doshier Harrison AR 1810
4 Cameron Hafner Jonesboro AR 1559
5 Emma MeiYuan Baker Bentonville AR 1549
*** Comments 1 thru 10 include top-50 players in each division
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