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Welcome to the website home of USTA Rhode Island!

USTA Rhode Island is one of seven state associations in the USTA New England section. The state association is a volunteer-run organization that provides tennis opportunities for kids and adults, and encourages people to play tennis - the sport for a lifetime.

The USTA and USTA New England are constantly striving to provide benefits for their members. New benefits are added to the section's web site as they become available.

This web site is for you, the local tennis player or fan. Please let us know what you want to see and we'll do our best to provide it.

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For general information or questions email us at tennis@ustari.org

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2012 Meetings Schedule

January 28th, Saturday "Annual Meeting"  10:00 am
followed by the mandatory League Captains Meeting
February 1, at CLCF 6:30 pm
March 26, at CLCF 6:30 pm
May 8, at CLCF 6:30 pm
September  @ HOF -  1:00 pm
November 11, at CLCF - 6:30 pm

 

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Wednesday, May 9
Statement from the President, on questions pertaining to RIIL Tennis

USTA Rhode Island has received several inquiries concerning player-eligibility for the Rhode Island state individual high school boys tournament.  All questions on that issue are an internal matter for the Rhode Island Interscholastic League, and should be directed to that organization.

USTA Rhode Island sponsors the state high school tennis tournaments for boys and girls, but plays no role in the operation of the tournaments or has any jurisdiction over them.

USTA Rhode Island also sponsors the Judy Brucks Memorial Scholarships, which are presented annually to a high school boy and girl player, as another way that we promote high school tennis in the state.

- DOUGLAS CHAPMAN, President, USTA Rhode Island May 9, 2012

 

 



 



Sunday, February 26
2011 USTA Rhode Island Annual Report

          * SEVEN TEAMS PARTICIPATED IN USTA NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS
          Five RI Adult League teams advanced to nationals in 2011:
                   3.0 Senior Men (ForeCourt, Douglass);
                   3.5 Senior Men (Pond View, Ferraro/Rivera); 
                   4.5 Senior Women (Pond View, Kimball);
                   7.0 Mixed (Rally Point, Curry) and 8.0 Mixed (Pond View, Dispirito).
          One Jr. Team Tennis Team: 
                   Tennis Hall of Fame (Legends, 18s) 
          One USTA Tennis On Campus coed club team (Brown University) also qualified for nationals.

          Teams that qualified for Nationals received stipends of up to $500 to cover entry fees and/or to help defray expenses from the state association.


          * USTA ADULT LEAGUE TENNIS
          Participation in RI's USTA Adult Leagues included 2,284 players on 174 teams.
          This represented an increase of 304 participants and 21 more teams than in 2010.
         
           In Adults, Seniors and Super Seniors, there were 755 male participants and 988 female participants.
          There were 541 participants in Adult and Senior Mixed.
          Team captains received a captain's gift and a captain's banquet for their service from the state association.

           * USTA JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS
           There were 26 Junior Tournaments held in Rhode Island, with 977 participants. 
           Of the 26 tournament, 23 were held at Centre Court, 2 in Wakefield and 1 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport.


           * USTA JR. TEAM TENNIS
           There were a total of 459 participants in USTA Jr. Team Tennis, which represented a decrease of 15% from 2010.
           There were 237 players on 14 teams in the Indoor (Winter) League; 
           222 players on 17 teams in the Summer League.
           There was no Spring League in 2011. 
           A total of 327 of the 459 players were from Rhode Island.
          
           Three teams advanced to the USTA New England Sectional Tournament:
           Tennis Hall of Fame (18 & Under) and Providence (14 & Under).
           Abbott Run (14 & under) and South County (18 & under) accepted a wild cards to play in the sectionals.

           The Hall of Fame team (Legends) was sectional runners up for the second consecutive year, but received a wild card to the
            USTA National Jr. Team Tennis Championships in Arizona. It was their third trip in four years to the nationals.


           * USTA SCHOOLS PROGRAM
           No Rhode Island School Systems joined the Schools Program in 2011.
           There was one school in-service held for future teachers, with 20 participants, at Rhode Island College,


           * USTA RECREATION COACHES WORKSHOPS/QUICKSTART WORKSHOPS
           There were no RCWs hosted in 2011. 
           There were three QuickStart workshops held, with one in Wakefield and two at the Tennis Hall of Fame.
            A tennis training was also done for summer councilors at the RI Recreation & Park Association's annual summer workshop.
            Total number of participants trained from these events was 67.
            The PTR (Professional Tennis Registry) also offered two junior development certification workshops, at the Tennis Hall of Fame and Centre Court.


           * AFTER SCHOOL Jr. TEAM TENNIS
           There are no Junior High School programs presently operating.
           However, there is an elementary junior team program with 20 participants at the Garvin School in Cumberland, RI.


           * PROVIDENCE AFTER SCHOOL ALLIANCE (PASA)
           From 2006-2010, the Providence After School Alliance (PASA) operated a national pilot program for inner city after school programs at the junior high school level.
           PASA ran three sessions (two for 11 weeks, one for 6 weeks), often for multiple days per week in 8 or 9 middle schools that attracted approximately 900 to
           1,000 participants per year.  PASA received a USTA grant for $150,000 for three years, and operated for four and a third years.
           They also operated summer tennis programs in 2008 and 2009.
           PASA did not operate a tennis program in 2011.
           * COMMUNITY TENNIS ASSOCIATIONS/NJTL CHAPTERS
           There was one new CTA/NJTL formed in 2011: CLCF (Cranston Leagues for Cranston's Future) in Cranston.
           In total, there are 7 CTAs in RI: 5 are officially registered, 3 are state incorporated and 2 have 501c3 nonprofit status.
           There are 5 NJTL chapters.


           * JUDY BRUCKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
           USTA Rhode Island awarded a pair of $1,000 scholarships to Rhode Island high school tennis players.
           The 2011 recipients were Kyle Abbate of Cumberland High School (Boys Scholarship/Spring) and Mary-Catherine Stockman of Prout (Girls Scholarship/Fall).
            The scholarship recipients are selected by a committee of USTA RI board members, who review essays, athletic and academic achievement, sportsmanship and 
            contributions to their high school tennis teams to make the selections. A fund-raising event was held at ForeCourt to support these scholarships.
           USTA RI remains in the process of obtaining 501c3 status for its NJTL chapter.


           * USTA TENNIS ON CAMPUS
           Brown University continued to offer a coed club tennis team and they qualified for the USTA Tennis On Campus National Championships for the third time in five years.


           * RHODE ISLAND INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
           USTA Rhode Island continued to sponsor the RIIL high school state team and individual tournaments for boys and girls, 
           providing t-shirts, snacks and water for the tournaments.


            * PARKS & RECREATION PEER ADVISOR NOTES
            Newport, Lincoln, East Greenwich and Narragansett all started 10 & Under tennis programs.
            East Greenwich received $8,500 USTA National grant for tennis courts with blended lines.
            Lincoln upgraded 3 courts with blended lines.
            South Kingstown now has 13 out of 25 courts with blended lines. 
            There are 7 Park & Recreation agencies in RI that are USTA organization members.


            * INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS
            The Roger Williams University men's tennis team captured the The Commonwealth Coast Conference championship and advanced to the NCAA D3 Tournament, 
            where the Hawks defeated UMass-Dartmouth in the opening round before losing to Amherst College.
            The University of Rhode Island completed construction of a new 8-court facility on campus.


            * USTA RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
            MaryAnne Borges and Arlene Laboissonniere joined the board in 2011;
            Seyed "Mo" Raissi was elected a new member in 2012.           
           
Submitted on February 16, 2012
By Douglas Chapman.



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