USTA RHODE ISLAND: Welcome
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.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For general information or questions email us at tennis@ustari.org
For USTA Adult/Senior/Super Senior League information or questions email us at ridistrict@ustari.org
For USTA Adult Combo League information or questions email us at combo@ustari.org
For USTA Adult/Senior FLEX Leagues for Providence Metro and South County/SE CT information or questions email us at flex@ustari.org
For USTA RI Jr. Team Tennis: Summer or Winter League information or questions email us at jtt@ustari.org
RECREATIONAL COACH WORKSHOPS 2009:
May 30, 2010 - SUNDAY: 10:30am - 5:30 pm
Where: Village Green Courts - Peace Dale, RI
JUNE 19, 2010 - SATURDAY: 9:00 am - 3:30 PM
Where: Slater Park, Pawtucket, RI
Register for USTA Rhode Island Email updates and news
USTA Rhode Island Board of Directors
2009 Meetings Schedule
January 28th, Wednesday at Centre Court 6:30 pm (rescheduled:weather)
February 4th, Wednesday at Centre Court 6:30 pm
March 11th, Wednesday at Centre Court 6:00 pm
May 13th, Wednesday at Panera Bread, Wakefield 6:30 pm
June 17th, Wednesday at Fore Court 6:30 pm
July 15th, Wednesday at Fore Court 6:30 pm
September 16th, Wednesday at Hall of Fame 6:30 pm
November 18th, Wednesday at Spumoni's Pawtucket 6:30 pm
Scholarship Donations for Rhode Island High School Players
are both Welcome and Appreciated!
Make Checks Payable to:
USTA Rhode Island/Judy Brucks Memorial Scholarship
Mailed to: PO Box 462 Greenville, Rhode Island 02828
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There are many options in the state of Rhode Island to play tennis. This section of the USTA Rhode Island website is dedicated to competitive, but recreational league tennis opportunities all over the lovely state of Rhode Island.
You can visit our Parks & Recreation section or Recreational Leagues section of this website for local leagues.
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| 08/09 Winter League Winners - Hall of Fame! |
Dates: November 14, 2009 – March 27, 2010
Ages: 18 & Under and 14 & Under
Deadline: To Form a Team is Saturday, October 17th
Ongoing player registration for current teams!
Meeting: Coaches/Coordinator Meeting, Centre Court, Riverside, RI
7 PM October 22
Fees: Per Player League Fee*$;
includes Nike dri-fit Team Shirts
* - Current USTA Jr Membership is also required ($18 annual fee)
$ - Team Fees may also apply, please contact your team coordinator.
The league is open to anyone that can organize teams that can schedule indoor matches in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.
Indoor League coaches can be parents, working to organize teams with their indoor club; indoor club representatives; club tennis pros.
The League has two Open Division – 18 & Under and 14 & Under which runs from early November to late March, with the State Playoff Round-Robin. League matches are generally scheduled on Saturdays & Sundays in the afternoons and early evenings. League matches are generally scheduled twice per month, with practice sessions up to individual clubs.
The structure of play is the USTA Junior Team Tennis format :
1 Boys Singles 1 Boys Doubles
1 Girls Singles 1 Girls Doubles
1 Mixed Doubles
A minimum of 4 boys and 4 girls are needed per match. There is a fee per team to play in the league and every team and player must be USTA Junior Members (www.usta.com/membership) and registered on TennisLink (www.usta.com/tennislink). All teams will play home and away matches.
The USTA Rhode Island/SE Massachusetts Indoor Junior Team Tennis League is operated by the South County Community Tennis Association. An organization league meeting will be scheduled for entered teams before play begins.
09/10 CLUB TEAMS: Centre Court (2), International Tennis Hall of Fame(2), South County CTA (2) Fore Court (2), the Easton Club (MA-3), Fairhaven/Marion (MA), Fall River/Dartmouth (MA), Falmouth, (MA-2), Lakeville (MA-2), Mid Cape Racquet (MA-2), Weymouth(MA),
08/09 CLUB TEAMS: Centre Court, International Tennis Hall of Fame, South County CTA Fore Court (2), Dartmouth, Fall River & the Easton Club (MA)
07/08 CLUB TEAMS: Centre Court, International Tennis Hall of Fame, South County CTA & the Easton Club (MA)
06/07 CLUB TEAMS: Centre Court, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Tennis Rhode Island – East Bay Gold, Tennis Rhode Island - East Bay Green, Lakeville Athletic Club (MA).
For additional information, or anyone interested in having a team or child in the league should contact: Sandy Sweet at (401) 932-9345, e-mail: jtt@ustari.org.
Wednesday, April 22
Delray Beach, Fla. – Cumberland, Rhode Island’s Jared Donaldson entered last week’s USTA Boys’ National Spring Championship as the top seed.
He left as the best 12-year-old tennis player in the United States.
Jared Donaldson (green shirt) won a national championship in Florida.
Donaldson battled through the seven-day tournament, survived a scare in a semifinal and then topped Alabama’s Josiah Collins, 6-2, 6-4, in the championship match to become the first New England male since James Blake to win a USTA national championship.
Donaldson, who is coached by Mario Llano at the Rhode Island Tennis Academy, has held the No. 1 ranking in the boys’ 12 division since January. In his semifinal match against Tommy Paul, Donaldson dropped the first set, 3-6, but bounced back to win the next two (6-4, 6-1).
He left as the best 12-year-old tennis player in the United States.
Jared Donaldson (green shirt) won a national championship in Florida.
Donaldson battled through the seven-day tournament, survived a scare in a semifinal and then topped Alabama’s Josiah Collins, 6-2, 6-4, in the championship match to become the first New England male since James Blake to win a USTA national championship.
Donaldson, who is coached by Mario Llano at the Rhode Island Tennis Academy, has held the No. 1 ranking in the boys’ 12 division since January. In his semifinal match against Tommy Paul, Donaldson dropped the first set, 3-6, but bounced back to win the next two (6-4, 6-1).
Friday, April 3
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2/18/2009 2:14:30 PM
Hilton Head Island, SC - - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) presented its annual awards during the 2009 PTR International Tennis Symposium and three New Englanders brought home prestigious awards
Milan Kubala, of Stowe, Vt., was presented the USTA/PTR Community Service Award. Kubala is the Director of Tennis at Topnotch Resort and Spa. Prior to his move to New England, Kubala was Director of Tennis Operations at Midland Community Tennis Center in Michigan, and has experience in managing, marketing, public relations and coaching in the tennis industry. He has served as USTA District Vice President. He designed teaching curriculums for 100 top competitive juniors in the USTA Detroit Competition Training Center, and selected, coached and managed the USTA NEMTA Junior Davis Cup Team. Kubala also drafted grant proposals and received USTA funds for grassroots community tennis programs, and contributed to the Dow Corning Tennis Classic $75,000 tournament team by coordinating the Patron’s Lounge and Special Events. Kubala attended the prestigious PSK Olymp Prague Tennis Academy in the Czech Republic, and was a member of the 1991 Czech National Championship Team. In addition, he held an ITF World Junior Tennis Ranking and a Top 10 NCAA ranking. As he builds the sport of tennis, Kubala lives by the words of Arthur Ashe, "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."
Dr. Doug Eng, of Medford, Mass., was named PTR Member of the Year for the State. Eng is the Head Men’s Tennis Coach at Tufts University. PTR selects one member who has displayed the utmost in professionalism on and off the tennis court to be honored as State Member of the Year. Honorees are active in tennis in their communities and show dedication and service to PTR. Not all states have an honoree.
Sandy Sweet, of Wakefield, RI, was named PTR Member of the Year for the State. Sweet is the Director of Tennis for the South Kingston Parks & Recreation Department. PTR selects one member who has displayed the utmost in professionalism on and off the tennis court to be honored as State Member of the Year. Honorees are active in tennis in their communities and show dedication and service to PTR. Not all states have an honoree.
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Monday, August 10
RHODE ISLAND/SOUTHEASTERN MASS. JUNIOR TEAM TENNIS
14s NORTH
1.) Abbott Run 6-2
2.) Slater Park 6-2
3.) Lakeville 6-2
4.) Highridge 3-5
5.) Fore Court 0-8
Tie-breakers: Abbott Run 2-1, Slater Park 2-2, Lakeville 1-2 head-to-head records. Lakeville goes to 3rd place. Abbott Run d. Slater Park 4-1 and l. 2-3 for a 6-4 aggregate; Abbott Run places first.
14s SOUTH
1.) South County CTA 6-2
2.) Fall River CTA 6-2
3.) Hall of Fame 5-3
4.) Bearcroft 2-6
5.) Conanicut 0-8
Tie-breaker: South County beat Fall River in only head-to-head meeting.
18s NORTH
1.) SE Mass CTA 8-0
2.) Lakeville 4-4
3.) Fore Court 3-5
4.) Abbott Run 3-5
5.) Slater Park 3-5
Tie-breakers: Abbott Run 2-1, Fore Court 2-2, Slater Park 1-2 head-to-head; Slater Park is 5th place. Fore Court d. Abbott Run 4-1 and l. 2-3 for a 6-4 aggregate; Fore Court places 3rd.
18s SOUTH
1.) South Kingstown 6-2
2.) Hall of Fame 5-3
3.) Fairhaven CTA 5-3
4.) Fall River CTA 2-6
5.) South County CTA 2-6
Tie-breakers: Hall of Fame beat Fairhaven in only head-to-head meeting.
PLAYER ELIGIBILITY CHECK All players must have played in three local league matches in order to be eligible for tournament play (one of the three matches may be a forfeit win). Matches that took place in the USTA RI/SEMass 16&Under Indoor League count towards this minimum, however a player must be registered and have played a match in the summer league in order to qualify for advanced play (state tournament and beyond).A Player Exception report will be run off of TennisLink to determine eligibility, so it is vital that all of the matches are reported ASAP after being played this week.
STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE The state tournament schedule (players are encouraged to wear their USTA JTT jerseys) for the 14s and the 18s:
TUESDAY, August 11 - All matches at Slater Memorial Park, Armisctice Blvd Entrance, Pawtucket, RI.
(Rain site: Centre Court, 55 Hospital Rd, Riverside, RI 401-437-1210).
**Rain is unfortunately in the forcast for Tuesday, August 11 - so, if it should rain - start times will be adjusted by 1/2 hour to allow for location changes.**
Quarterfinals 18s – matches starting precisely at 8:30 a.m.
N2 (Lakeville) vs. S3 (Fairhaven);
S2 (Hall of Fame) vs. N3 (Fore Court)
Show up earlier for warm up time.
(Teams that arrive late will be penalized!)
Quarterfinals 14s –
N2 (Slater Park) vs. S3 (Hall of Fame);
S2 (Fall River) vs. N3 (Lakeville)
Matches to start after the conclusion of the 18s quarterfinals (not earlier than 9:15 a.m.)
Semifinals 18s –
N1 (SE Mass) vs. S2/3 (Hall of Fame/Fore Court) winner;
S1 (South Kingstown) vs. N2/3 (Lakeville/Fairhaven) winner
(following the 14 quarterfinals) – Not earlier than 10:15 a.m
Semifinals 14s –
N1 (Abbott Run) vs. S2/N3 (Fall River/Lakeville) winner;
S1 (South County) vs. N2/S3 (Slater Park/Hall of Fame) winner
(following the 18 semifinals) – Not earlier than 11 a.m.
Finals 18s – Finals (to begin approximately 1 hour after the conclusion of the 18 semifinal matches)
Finals 14s - (to begin approximately 1 hour after the conclusion of the 14 semifinal matches)
The state tournament format, decided at the league preseason coaches meeting:
All matches will be 2 out of 3 sets, with the sets decided at 4 games.
No Ad scoring throughout. A 9-point tie-breaker played at 3-3 in the first two sets (first to 5, can win by 1).
A Super Tie-Breaker (first to 10 and win by 2 will be played in lieu of a third set). Matches are decided by most individual matches won – 3-2, 4-1 or 5-0.* 9-point tie breaker:
Serving rotation 2-2-2-3, at 4-4 receivers choice except in mixed doubles. Change sides after 5 points.*
Super Tie-breaker: Serving rotation 1-2-2-2-2-2 etc., changing sides every 6 points. Since a Super tie-breaker is considered a new set, teams can choose who serves first for them just like in a new set.
NEW ENGLAND SECTIONALS Winners of each division advance to the USTA New England Sectional Championships, August 18-19 in Springfield (18s) / Longmeadow (14s), Mass.
Any questions, contact Area League Coordinator Sandy Sweet (sccta@aol.com; 401-932-9345).
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| Fri 11/6 |
Rhode Island 14 Level 6 - 450605409
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All Day | Riverside - Centre Court |
| Sat 11/7 |
2010 USTA League Workshop
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8:30 AM - 3:00 PM | Westborough, MA - Doubletree Hotel |
| Fri 11/13 |
Rhode Island 14 Level 7 - 450804209
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All Day | Riverside - Centre Court |
| Wed 11/18 |
USTA RI Board Meeting
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6:00 PM | TBA |
| Fri 11/27 |
Rhode Island 16 Level 7 - 450804309
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All Day | Riverside - Centre Court |
| Fri 12/4 |
Rhode Island 16 & 18 Level 7 - 450804409
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All Day | Riverside - Centre Court |
