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JANUARY—DECEMBER 2021 Mississippi Yearbook/Calendar Entry Level Tennis in Mississippi offers “Everyone” a fun time while learning the sport of a lifetime.
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Mission Statement and Core Values
I am humbled, honored and privileged to assume the role of President of the
Mississippi Tennis Association. It was a mentor and now a good friend who
introduced me to tennis at a local public park in Jackson (Dorothy Vest Tennis Center) where I found “To promote and develop the growth of tennis”
my love for the game. I have been involved in all levels of the game either as a junior player, high
school player, college player and adult league. The one thing that I learned from each was to give USTA Mississippi is committed to:
back what I learned to help someone else obtain their goals, which made the team stronger overall. It
has led me to continue to volunteer and teach our young players not just tennis but also to provide the
discipline and tools to succeed. ► Serving the interests and needs of the tennis communi-
ty including adult players, junior players and their par-
The year 2021 will be a time for all of us to come together as a whole to inspire our players from all ents, tennis professionals, members organizations, and
levels, proving that tennis is not only safe to play but also one of the best sports to help maintain your
health. Please continue to participate and share our website as well as the programs and grants of-
other strategic partners and alliances.
fered through MTA.
• Ready to Rally • Tennis Apprentice • Tennis on Campus Grant • Facility Grants • Diversity Grants • ► Offering quality USTA programs for all players.
Wheelchair Tennis Grants • Tennis Foundation of Mississippi Player Grant • Junior Team Tennis •
NJTL (National Junior Tennis & Learning) Southern Grant
► Recruiting volunteers and deploying programs and
I can’t commend my predecessor, Jeffrey Farris, enough for his leadership and guidance as President activities fairly and equitably across all geographic ar-
of MTA over the past two years. Jeffrey has always been there to represent and support the players eas of the state.
within the MTA as well as advocate for recruiting passionate volunteers to serve on various commit-
tees throughout the state. I would also like to thank Geoff Norton, Executive Director, and the MTA ► Welcoming all people who play, watch, support, or en-
staff for their extraordinary work during the 2020 pandemic as they worked remotely and didn’t miss
a beat throughout the year. joy the game of tennis into its events, programs, mem-
bership, leadership and activities on a non-
We have weathered the storm and will continue but we cannot do it without volunteers, who many of discriminatory basis.
them are our players. Volunteering keeps the MTA strong and continues to grow our game. I found
volunteering as a way to give back allowing me to teach the game at our public parks and schools
which led to several athletic and educational scholarships to those young players. Please consider
► Embracing the concept that growth in tennis participa-
volunteering, you can make a difference. This year we honor Rod Hartzog and William Clark who tion is best achieved not in isolation but by strategic
were inducted into the Tennis Foundation of Mississippi Hall of Fame. Both have long been associat- partnerships and alliances with other organizations.
ed with the game and have paved the way for many others in Mississippi tennis.
► Helping the USTA Southern Section fulfill its
This is your association, and the purpose is to promote and grow the game of tennis for you, whether
you are an adult player, junior player, parent, tennis professional, member tennis organization, or just responsibilities as part of the USTA.
a follower of the game. For players, your age or level of play does not matter.
I invite you to visit MSTennis.com for updated information. Purchase a Mississippi Tennis license The MTA Yearbook is the official publication of the
plate to show your pride in Mississippi Tennis. All proceeds from our car tag program helps fund our
Community Grant Program to improve tennis facilities across the state. Follow us on our social me-
Mississippi Tennis Association.
dia platforms Facebook (USTA Mississippi), Twitter (@USTAMississippi), and Instagram
(USTAMississippi)! Share your positive Mississippi Tennis photos or stories on social media by 601-981-4421 • 601-981-4517
using the hashtag #PlayTennisMS. In closing, please feel free to call on me anytime. I am here to (fax) • 1-800-349-1683 email:
serve you.
questions@mstennis.com
Thank you for your involvement in tennis! Jimmie Coins President – Mississippi Tennis Association
#PlayTennisMS
January 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Happy New
Year!!!
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
MTA Annual Meeting @
River Hills Club
VIRTUAL
SOUTHERN ANNUAL
MEETING—ATLANTA
VIRTUAL
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Mississippi Tennis Association—Board of Directors
Robert Garrett Jimmie Coins Jeffrey Farris
Tom Daglis Clay McWilliams
George Miller
David Kimball
Executive
Vice Presi- Immediate
Vice- President Past
dent
President Vice- Secretary Treasurer
President
President
AREA DIRECTORS
SOUTHWEST EAST CENTRAL NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST DELTA NORTHEAST JACKSON PINE BELT
Bill John Stephen Calvin Katie Mark Christie Mindi
Woodworth Brown Campbell Ishee Boykin Robbins Bennett Selman
At-Large Pro’s
At-Large
Lee Gladden Representative
Vanita Phinisy
Rick Shields
MISISSIPPI TENNIS ASSOCIATION
USTA Mississippi 2021-2022 Committees
PAST PRESIDENTS
Ken Toler, Gaines Dyer, ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
1969-70 1995-96 Marketing & Public Relations
Awards Mary Linley Sweat, Chair, Jennifer
Victor P. Smith, Jan Johnson, Karen Causey Co-Chair, Leigh Taylor Co- Boydston , Tracy Craddock, Alahna Norton,
1971-72 1997-98 Chair, Vickie Ferguson Co-Chair, Kellie Jennifer Hamm
Keyes
Dr. Wilfred Cole, Pat Wheeler, Wheelchair
1973-74 1999-2000 Budget & Finance Robbie Sullivan, Chair, Pat Mulvihill, Johnny
Jimmie Coins-Chair, Jeffrey Farris, Clay McGinn
Bobby Jones, Whit Rayner, McWilliams
1975-76 2001-02 ADULT TENNIS DIVISION
Discipline & Grievance Adult League
Milton Cash, Dudley Stewart, Fred Banks, Chair Donald Jones, Chair, Kevin Martin, Katie
1977-78 2003-04 Boykin, Angie Keyes, Gerry Logan, Jay
Officials Mooney, Chandler Strain, Christie Bennett,
Carolyn Henry, Bill Pressly, Billy Gip Clark, Pete Mitchell, Dale Emily Stewart, Dennis Butler, Melanie Fink,
1979-80 2005 Williamson, Felecia Ford, Betsy Wilson, Leslie Branning, Jason Ohler, September
Brenda Thomas Moore
Leighton Pettis, Huey Townsend,
1981-82 2006-08 Ranking Adult Competition
Justyn Schelver, Chair, Dave Randall, John Cox, Chair, Emillia Viljoen, Jeffrey Far-
Steve Pennington, Neil Witherow, Michael ris, Bo Bowman, Linda Thompson, Marty
Louis Peters,
Sharon Gault, Johnson Pearson, Alan Shearer
2009-10
1983-84
Sanction & Scheduling JUNIOR TENNIS DIVISION
Dennis Miller,
Buddy Klumb, Cleon McKnight , Chair, Steve Garman, Junior Team Tennis/Recreation
2011-12
1985-86 Pam Eifling, Bobbie Childress, Brenda Vanita Phinisey, Chair, Debbie Swindoll,
Thomas Angie DeLeon, Robert Beachum, Karen Cau-
John Cox,
Peter Koury, sey
2013-14
1987-88 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS DIVISION
CTA/Advocacy Junior Tennis Council
Jim Warren Susan Morris, Jolyn Cooke Kecia Yelverton, Chair, Wanda McPhail, Bo
Yvonne Edwards,
2015-16 Neal Robinson, Steadman Hunter Gard, Courtney Ulrich, Chelsea Bond, Allison
1989-90
Kelley,Tamara Godbold, Chandy Lee, Robert
Betty Roche, Karen Newman Diversity Garrett, Lynda Ratliff, Connie Brewer, Made-
1991-92 Morgan 2017-18 Birlette Jelks (Chair), Jimmie Coins, Neal line Johnson, Bo Petro, Jason Woods, Mark
Robinson, Peggie Henderson, Randy Elliott
Jeffrey Farris Sartin, Vanita Phinisey, Jeffrey Suber, Oscar
Jerry Shemper, 2019-2020 DeLeon
1993-94
February 2021
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HIGH
SCHOOL
CLASSIC
MISSISSIPPI TENNIS
ASSOCIATION STAFF
Russell Dendy
Geoff Norton Director of
Executive Director Community
geoffn@mstennis.com Development &
Junior Team Tennis
russelld@mstennis.com
William
Lindsey Dye Foreman
Director Competitive
Adult Leagues Pathway Director
lindseyd@mstennis.com williamf@mstennis.com
Reveland
Angie DeLeon Wheat
Director, USTA Administrative
Schools, 10U & Assistant
Junior Marketing revlandw@mstennis.com
angied@mstennis.com
Jean Tonnar-
Seale Emillia Viljoen
League Assistant Tennis Service
jeans@mstennis.com Representative
Viljoen@sta.usta.com
March 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
USTA ANNUAL MEETING
PHOENIX
Mississippi Tennis Association
USTA ANNUAL MEETING Spring Meeting @ River Hills Club
PHOENIX TBA
USTA MISSISSIPPI LOCAL LEAGUE
COORDINATORS
Daniel Pounders-
Graham Bucciantin-
Northeast Jackson
662-422-9124 601-345-1019
danielwpo@yahoo.com jacksonmstenis@gmail.com
Julie Tomkins -East
Central
(662) 364-5199 Meg Coker– North
julietusta@gmail.com Central
662- 541-1801
megcokertennis22@gmail.com
Greg Butler Johnny Wilkinson –
Pinebelt Gulf Coast
601-433-4205 228-218-2277
greg@pinebelttennis. wilkinsonjp@cableone.net
com
Leanne Summers
Southwest
Sarah Hester-Delta
601-757-2317 662-822-2088
lasum-
Saramoreland12
mers49@gmail.com
@yahoo.com
April 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
TBA MTA
Spring BOD
Meeting @
River Hills Club
EASTER
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LEAGUE CHAM-
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65’S,Junior Team Tennis – ARE YOU IN?
How does it work?
USTA Junior Team Tennis is one of the fastest growing team sports in the country, and allows kids ages 5-18 to form teams with anywhere from 8 to 16 of their friends at
the Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced levels. Those that advance out of local play have an opportunity to progress to State, Sectional, and National Championship
events. Leagues have the option to use multiple different formats that are a fit with their community, and scoring can be done in a unique way as well. Teams that win the
most total games in the entire team match are named the match winner, so remember, in Junior Team Tennis,
EVERY GAME COUNTS.
2020 Summer Regional Champions
18 & Under North Regional Champion – New Albany
14 & Under North Regional Champion – New Albany
12 & Under South Regional Champion – Bayou Bluff
14 & Under South Regional Champion – The Club at Township
18 & Under South Regional Champion – Long Beach
2020 Fall State Champions
12 & Under Girls – Bayou Bluff
14 & Under Girls – River Hills
18 & Under Girls – Greenwood Country Club
14 & Under Boys – The Club at Township
18 & Under Boys – Greenwood Country Club
2020 Jr Team Tennis Highlights
USTA Jr Team Tennis offers two seasons of Championship play. The Spring and Summer JTT Leagues all across the country play a coed format that includes Boys and
Girls singles, Boys and Girls doubles, and a Mixed Doubles match in each team match. Those leagues advance beyond State to Sectional and National Championship
play. In the Fall JTT League, boys and girls teams are separate, and team matches consist of 4 singles matches and 2 doubles matches.
Due to Covid, State, Sectional, and National Championships were not held in 2020, but Mississippi opted to host smaller Regional Championships instead to provide teams
with an opportunity to advance to a championship.May 2021
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DAYHow does it work?
USTA Junior Team Tennis is one of the fastest growing team sports in the country, and allows kids ages 5-18 to form teams with anywhere from 8 to 16 of their friends at the Beginner,
Intermediate, or Advanced levels. Those that advance out of local play have an opportunity to progress to State, Sectional, and National Championship events. Leagues have the option
to use multiple different formats that are a fit with their community, and scoring can be done in a unique way as well. Teams that win the most total games in the entire team match are
named the match winner, so remember, in Junior Team Tennis, EVERY GAME COUNTS.
JTT North Regional Champs New Albany 14U JTT North Regional Champs New Albany 18U
JTT South Regional Champs 14U Township JTT South Regional Champs Bayou Bluff 12U JTT South Regional Champs Long Beach 18U
JTT Fall State 12Girls Champ Bayou Bluff JTT Fall State 14Boys Champ Township JTT Fall State 18Girls Champ Greenwood CC JTT Fall State 18Boys Champ Greenwood CC JTT Fall State 14Girls Champ River HillsJune 2021
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Southern Senior Cup
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40’S OXFORDCOMMUNITY TENNIS ASSOCIATIONS
Battlefield CTA Greenville CTA/ CTA Natchez CTA Pontotoc CTA West Point CTA Family Biz Builder
Art Jones, 601- NJTL Jonathan Shem- Noreen Pyron, Kevin Morrow, Michael Busby, (Tunica NJTL)
594-9187 Birlette Jelks, per, 601.446.6677 662.419.0532 662.325.1559 Peggie Henderson,
ajlj@bellsouth.net 662.616.9780 601-408- NPQueen1@yaho kemorw@yahoo.c michaelbus- 662-671-8688
jnjelks@suddenlin 9604shem- o.com om by@wptennis.net phfaith@gmail.co
Brookhaven CTA k.net perfi@gmail.com Wptennis.net mwww.familybizb
Leanne Summers, Facebook Northeast MS CTA Starkville CTA uilder.com
601-757-2317 Laurel CTA Becky Nelms, 630- Cherie Runnels, Winona CTA
Lasum- Sumrall CTA Jesse Husband, 710-4860 662-325-7616 Melissa Zeigler, Golden Triangle
mers49@gmail.co Katie Walker, 601- 251-366-7010 beckydemeo@aol. presi- 662.417.3804 Tennis NJTL
m 310-0258 ten- com dent@statennis.org meliszeig@hotmai Vanita Phinisey,
Statennis.org
Facebook Kathe- nis@laurelms.com Facebook l.com 662-574-2919
rine.mcmahan@u vmattix@yahoo.co
Tri-County CTA
Delta Regional sm.edu Macon CTA New Albany CTA Vicksburg CTA
Leigh Taylor, 601-
CTA Jason Ebert, Robert Garrett, Rick Shields, Coins Tennis Pro-
613-0467
JP Walker, 662- Indianola CTA 601.352-1611 662-316-7895 601.831.8006 grams NJTL
Tricountyc-
897-3049 Carolyn O’Neal, maconten- Rgar- Rl18gatorqband- Jimmie Coins, 769-
ta3@gmail.com
Jpwalk- 662.887.4267 nis@gmail.com rett3@gmail.com safty@yahoo.com 610-5173
Tri-countycta.com Jimie.coins@atmosenerg
er234@aol.com coiprco@bellsout Facebook Bowmansten-
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Facebook h.net nis.com Simpson County
Tupelo Tennis As-
Meridian CTA CTA
sociation Natchez NJTL
Northwest MS Jackson Commu- Anthony Hiatt, Oxford CTA Christian Carrico,
Laura Kramer, Henry Harris, 601-
CTA nity Tennis 601-934-3009 Steven Shipman, 601-832-6711
662-841-6440 597-8070
Eddie Reed, 901- Project NJTL antho- 662-832-7273 simpsonten-
laura.kramer@tup hharris@natchez.ms.us
848-6708 Neal Robinson, nyhiatt@hotmail.c octapresi- nis@gmail.com
justaskeddie@gmail.com
eloms.gov
601.668.6895 om dent@oxfordtenni
www.northwestmississip
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Hattiesburg Area
BE A VOLUNTEER FOR TENNIS IN YOUR COMMUNITY
A Community Tennis Association is local version of the USTA that serves to promote and develop the growth of tennis in a designated area. CTA’s
increase awareness of tennis in the area, host promotional events, provides programs, and raise money to put back into the tennis community. If
you have an interest in giving back to the sport, or would just like to get plugged in to playing tennis in a particular community, contact one of
the CTA contacts listed on this page! NJTL, which stands for National Junior Tennis & Learning, is a network of organizations across the country
that was started by Arthur Ashe in 1969. The primary functions of the organizations are to deliver tennis, education, life skills, and mentoring
components to under resourced youth. Mississippi has a strong network of NJTL’s across the state that have been serving our youth for several
years. For more information about NJTL’s, visit www.ustafoundation.com/NJTL/July 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
4TH OF JULY
HOLIDAY
HIGH SCHOOL
COACHES
WORSKHOP
JACKSON
JUNIOR TEAM TENNIS
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
JACKSONMISSISSIPPI TENNIS ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS The Mississippi Tennis Association is proud to announce that the recipients of the 2020 educational scholarships were Hannah Ashley of Greenville and John Martin Fox of Brandon. Now in its twenti- eth year, the program awards scholarships each year to a deserving young man and woman based on their accomplishments in the classroom, on the tennis court, and in the community. Hannah is a graduating senior of Washington School in Greenville. She has achieved a GPA of 4.32 through- out her high school educational career. She has been very busy serving as a cheerleader, track team member and of course a member of the tennis team 8-12th grade. She served as a student council officer throughout high school, Rho Kappa president during her senior year, Key Club, SADD, Mu Alpha Theta, Fellowship of Christian Students and many others accomplishments. She has volunteered for many years assisting with the Ole Miss/State tennis tournament held in Greenville as well as the Delta Cotton Belles tournament. Having turned 18 this year, she was planning to play in her first Ole Miss/State tournament previous to the Covid 19 situation cancelling the event. She has a dream to work with children and will be pursuing this in her collegiate educational career. She has had an opportunity to serve as a tutor to elementary students and considered this a great honor to be approached by the parents of children she would babysit for. This experience solidified her wanting to pursue this in her higher education. It was a very rewarding experience to witness the children’s improvement in their grades. She has approached tennis with a willingness to learn, also realizing during her career that this is a very mental game. Coming from a junior varsity start and meeting the challenges of being an athlete, it took some time to move forward through challenge matches, eventually making it to the varsity squad. Diving into some consistent practice routines, she understood what it was going to take to improve her skills. With the season being cancelled due to the pandemic, she did go out with one of her hardest fought vic- tories in also one of her longest matches of her career. She plans to take the lessons from her tennis career and begin her collegiate experience attending Delta State University in the fall of 2020. John Martin Fox of Brandon has achieved a 4.0 GPA throughout his high school career while being a National Merit Finalist (class of 2020), Phi Theta Kappa through Hinds Community College, Gold Medal Latin Exam three times running, a three year National Junior Classical League member, Mu Eta Sigma National Math Hon- or Society and adding to his tennis time, a Bach Festival piano competition superior ranking from 2012-2015. Achieving the Eagle Scout within his activities he has also been ranked the number 1 in the Mississippi state tennis rankings. Being introduced to tennis at an early age by his mother he continued to take lessons and joined the team competition of high school tennis as early as 6th grade. He dove into USTA sanctioned tourna- ments as a teen with some strong results throughout his career. He has qualified for Southern’s Closed reach- ing a third place finish at the Mississippi Endorsement tournament in 2019. He played USTA junior tennis for several years and held the rank of #1 in the Mississippi 16’s division and #2 in the 18’s division, while compil- ing a record of 99 match wins and 46 losses. He quotes tennis as being his favorite activity throughout his high school career even getting involved in teaching younger kids during the summer. He has taken away the disci- pline, hard work, mental toughness learned through tennis but most important are the friendships made throughout his tennis career. He will be attending Mississippi State University as a Presidential Scholar and a member of the honors college where he will major in accounting and history.
August 2021
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
MIXED DOUBLES
TUPELO—Click Here!
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MXD DOUBLES
TUPELO 2021 JTT LLC’s
Tri County Angie Deleon 601-951-0897 angied@mstennis.com
Oxford Area Lynda Ratliff 901-277-0694 sweetandspicysimplelife@gmail.com
Central MS Finis Beauchamp 601-497-7384 fpbeauch@hotmail.com
(Winona/Greenwood/Grenada)
Gulf Coast Jan Estrada 228-697-2686 jestrada@mhg.com
Pinebelt Jonathan Shemper 601-408-9604 shemperfi@gmail.com
Northeast MS Mark Robbins 662-316-2908 mrobbins96@hotmail.com
Northwest MS Tracy Duff 901-634-8876 nmtajrtennis@gmail.com
Delta Rivers Humber 662-902-0051 rhumber2020@yahoo.com
Golden Triangle Will Irvin 662-769-8884 willirvin7@gmail.com
Meridian Area Anthony Hiatt 601-483-3526 anthony@northwoodcountryclub.orgSeptember 2021
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USTA SEMI-ANNUAL
MEETING,
Labor Day
USTA SEMI-ANNUAL
MEETING, SOUTHERN JUNIOR OZAKI CUP— 12’s—18’s
STA OZAKI LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
CUP— 12’s—18’s TRI-LEVEL, STARKVILLE-Click
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CHAMPS
TRI-LEVELTENNIS FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI
OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
JEFFREY FARRIS, PRESIDENT
JIMMIE COINS, VICE PRESIDENT
ARNOLD LUCIANO, SECRETARY
ANITA STAMPS, TREASURER
3 YEAR TERM 2 YEAR TERM 1 YEAR TERM
TBA Arnold Luciano Sarah Buffington
Anita Stamps Leigh Taylor
Jonna Farr Ken Causey
The Tennis Foundation of Mississippi is pleased to announce that William G. Clark (Billy Gip) of Columbus & Rodney (Rod) Mills
Hartzog (posthumously) are the 2020 inductees into the Tennis Foundation of Mississippi Hall of Fame. The inductees into the
Tennis Hall of Fame have long been associated with tennis in the state and through their play, support, and generosity have left an
unmistakable imprint on Mississippi tennis.
Rod Hartzog spent a lifetime in tennis. Rod graduated from Meridian High School in 1969 being awarded a tennis scholarship to at-
tend Ole Miss where he started as a freshman. He was a lifetime member of USTA as well as a PTR certified teaching professional his Mississippi Tennis Hall of Fame
entire teaching career. Rod was the SEC youngest men’s tennis team coach at Mississippi State University at the age of 24 in 1975-76. 1989 W.E. “Slew” Hester
He pursued further experience in his tennis teaching career reaching out to international opportunities. Those opportunities gave him 1990 Dorothy “Ma” Vest
experience teaching with the legendary Harry Hopman in Florida and Italy. He spent time in Asia and West Germany before returning 1991 Coach Tom Sawyer
to Meridian where he served as the Director of Tennis at Northwood Country Club from 1983-2003. He spent many years at facilities 1993 Carolyn Henry & Milton Cash
1994 Jeannie Peabody & Lester Sack
throughout the Delta area of Mississippi serving as the Director of Tennis for the Greenwood Country Club, Indianola Country Club, 1995 Eleanor Shaw & Jake Propst
and Lake Village. Willis Frazer, a longtime friend, said “Rod was a beloved friend by all those fortunate enough to know him”. He 1996 Ken Toler & Sharon Gault
was full of life with a distinctive, infectious laugh. Previous to his passing, he was hired by the University for Women in Columbus 1997 Peter Koury
Mississippi as they were preparing to bring not only the Women’s Tennis program back but add a Men’s program He passed away in 1998 Laney Berry & Becky Vest
1999 Bobby Jones & Yvonne Edwards
August of 2018. 2000 John Rogers
2001 Dr. Wilfred Cole & Sandra Rogers
William (Billy Gip) Clark is one of those tennis enthusiasts that drives his enthusiasm as a player, parent, and coach. Easily added to 2002 Joan White & Cleon McKnight
2003 Carol Ann Vest & Mack Cameron
his impressive resume is officiating and volunteerism. There are countless stories of a quality tennis parent from those that competed 2004 Gaines Dyer & Jan Johnson
against the Clark family but also as he moved his career to coaching. He was the Heritage Academy high school tennis coach for 15 2006 Ed Edmonson & George “Juddie” Boyd
years and produced 5 state championships during that time. HIs teaching and tennis program directing career took him from Green- 2007 Debbie Swindoll, Donnie Walker & Willie
wood to Cleveland Country Club and he is now serving as the Director of Tennis at Magnolia Tennis Club in Columbus. He has pro- Shepard
2008 Betty Byars & Ernest Vetrano
duced 7 state adult league championship teams while introducing tennis to youth and adults alike. He has been an avid USTA official 2009 Elizabeth Lyle, Tito Echiburu & James Mont-
currently serving as the chairman for the USTA Mississippi Officials Committee. He will travel from city to city when tournament gomery
directors call him in for his referee experience. Fellow officials have appreciated his mentoring as he has been instrumental in recruit- 2010 Billy Chadwick & Steve Pennington
ing new officials. He has also shared his experience serving as a Mississippi Tennis Association Board member. Known for being an 2011 Jane Holland & Mark Thompson
2012 Bobby Brien & Susan Toler
exemplary family man, he continues to advocate for all to become the tennis enthusiast he has demonstrated to be. 2013 Dave Randall
2014 Marvin Pearson
Mr. Hartzog and Mr. Clark will be inducted into the Mississippi Tennis Hall of Fame at a banquet to be held in their honor at the Coun- 2015 Asa Atkinson & Robert Russell
2016 Barbara Ann Varner & Paul Johnson
try Club of Jackson on Saturday, January 8, 2022. Due to the pandemic, the Hall of Fame banquet January 9th of 2021 will not be held. 2017 Wynn Alexander
For future ticket information, call the MTA office at 601-981-4421 or 1-800-349-1683. 2018 Henry Harris & Albert Lyle
2018 James (Jamie) Oscar Bell IIIOctober 2021
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31USTA Mississippi Junior Tournament Calendar
and
Junior Tournament Rules & Regulations
USTA Southern Junior Tournament Calendar
Full Adult Calendar Coming SoonNovember 2021
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55’s VICKSBURG—Click Here!
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Merry ChristmasBANKS, Fred CAMPBELL, Stephen DAGLIS, Tom HESTER, Sara MCGINN, Johnny Phinisey, Vanita er@hotmail.com WILKINSON, Johnny
Grievance, Chair BOD, Area Director North BOD – Vice President Adult LLC, Delta Wheelchair Comm. BOD—At Large Adult LLC, Gulf Coast
25 St. Andrews Drive Central 10429 E LANDON 105 California Ave 144 Plummer Cir JTT Comm. Chair SHIELDS, Rick 2606 Avenue B.
Jackson, MS 39211 12032 Water Ridge Drive GREEN CIR Leland, MS 38756 Jackson, MS 39212 364 Pinewood Drive BOD Pro’s Rep.-Vicksburg Pascagoula, MS 39567
(601)354-0786 Oxford, MS 38655 GULFPORT, MS 39503 662-822-2088 601-372-1332 (h) Columbus, MS 39702 CTA 228-218-2277
banksf@phelps.com (832) 647-0246 240-205-3705 sara- 601-209-4799 (c) 662-574-2919 100 Army Navy Dr. wilkinsonjp@cableone.net
scampbell216@mac.com tom.daglis@gmail.com moreland12@yahoo.com johnnyM1610@aol.com vmattix@yahoo.com Vicksburg, MS 39180
BENNETTL, Christie 601-618-4757 WOODWORTH, William
BOD – Area Director CARRICO, Christian DELEON, Angie MCKNIGHT, Cleon O’NEAL, Carolyn rl18gatorqband- BOD Area – Dir. Southwest
HUMBER, Rivers
Jackson Sim905 Lake Circle NW JTT LLC Tri-county Sanction & Schedule, Chair Indianola Tennis Associa- safty@yahoo.com 2038 Country Club Rd.
JTT Coordinator,
119 POPLAR RIDGE DR Magee, MS 39111 1436 Fontaine Drive 6175 Waverly Drive tion McComb, MS 39648
Local Leader Liaison
BRANDON, MS 39047 601-832-6711 Jackson, MS 39211 Jackson, MS 39206 P.O. Box 269 (601) 248-5525
508 Colonial Drive SULLIVAN, Robbie
601-622-1166 simpsontennis@gmail.com 601-951-0897 601-981-2667 (h) Indianola, MS 38751-0269 woodworthb@yahoo.com
Clarksdale, MS 38614 Wheelchair Comm. Chair
chris- angied@mstennis.com 601-956-1105 (w) 662-887-4267
(662) 902-0051 (c) 1020 OLD SOUTH LN
tie.bennett@weyerhaeuser.c CAUSEY, Karen cleonmck1@bellsouth.net coiprco@bellsouth.net
rhumber2020@yahoo.com Wesson, MS 39191 YELVERTON, Kecia
om Awards Comm. Chair DUFF, Tracy rrobbiesull@aol.com Junior Tennis Council,
14065 HIGHWAY 35 N JTT, Northcentral ISHEE, Calvin MCWILLIAMS, Clay POUNDERS, Daniel Chair
BOYKIN, Katie Kosciusko, MS 39090 Co.mm. CTA BOD Area Director, Coast BOD, Treasurer Adult LLC - Northeast 227 Bellewether Pass
SUMMERS, Leanne
BOD. Area Dir. Delta tennisdiva89@gmail.com 204 West Second St. 901 Topaz Court 109 North Creek Drive Ridgeland, MS 39157
1752 Scout Cove Brookhaven CTA,
310 Ronaldman Road Pass Christian, MS 39571 Flowood, MS 39232 Saltillo, MS 38866 Kegkyelverton@gmail.com
Nesbit, MS 38651 Adult LLC, Southwest
Cleveland, MS 38732 CLARK, Billy Gip 808-358-0222 (662) 402-1751 (c) 662-422-9124
tracyfduff@gmail.com 1221 Fisher Park St
(662) 571-0277 (c) Officials, Chair calvinishee@yahoo.com claymc71@gmail.com danielwpo@yahoo.com ZEIGLER, Melissa
Brookhaven, MS 39601
kboykin34@gmail.com 1803 Chickasaw Drive Winona CTA
EBERT, Jason 601-757-2317 (c)
Columbus, MS 39705 Macon CTA JELKS, Birlette MILLER, George PYRON, Noreen lasummers49@gmail.com 1503 Hwy 51
BROWN, John 662-392-5604 Diversity Comm. Chair BOD, Secretary Natchez CTA Winona, MS 38967
1294 Greenfield Rd.
BOD, Area Director East bgipclark@gmail.com Greenville CTA 4022 Hearthstone Cv 25 Manor Hill Rd 662-417-3804
Brooksville, MS 39739 SWEAT, Mary Linley
Central 18 Bonda Drive Southaven, MS 38671 Natchez, MS 39120 meliszeig@hotmail.com
601-352-1611 Marketing & PR, Chair
481 Hickory Drive COINS, Jimmie Greenville, MS 38701 (901) 361-5175 601-446-1040
macontennis@gmail.com 3635 Cavalier Drive
Starkville, MS 39759 BOD President 662-616-9780 george1868@gmail.com NPQueen1@yahoo.com United States Tennis
Jackson, MS 39216
(662) 769-3635 5353 Clair Street jnjelks@suddenlink.net MORRIS, Susan Association
FARRIS, Jeffrey 601-214-6825
jsb91145@yahoo.com Jackson, MS 39705 CTA Comm. Co-chair ROBBINS, Mark 70 W. Red Oak Ln.
Foundation President mls12@comcast.net
769-610-5173 600 Pinecrest Cove BOD Area Dir. - Northeast White Plains, NY 10604
1311 South Fifth Avenue JONES, Art
BUCCIANTINI, Graham Jimie.Coins@atmosenergy. New Albany, MS 38652 MS JTT (914)696-7000
Cleveland, MS 38732 Battlefield CTA Tomkins, Julie -East Cen-
Adult LLC, Jackson com 662-316-8421 904 Chloe Dr 1(800)990-8782
662-719-4907 130 Bedford Lane tral LLC
P.O. Box 4446 susumorris@me.com New Albany, MS 38652 (membership)
jeffrey.farris@gbtonline.com Jackson, MS 39206 (662) 364-5199
Brandon, MS 39047 COKER, Meg 601-594-9187 662-316-2908 julieusta@gmail.com
601-345-1019 BOD Sec. - Adult LLC, GARD, Bo ajlj1@bellsouth.net MORROW, Kevin mrobbins96@hotmail.com USTA National Campus
jacksonmstenis@gmail.com North Central Junior Tennis Council Pontotoc CTA 10000 USTA Boulevard
WALKER, Katie
851 School Street 17 Cedarwood Ln 137 W. Oxford St. ROBINSON, Neal Orlando, FL 32827
JONES, Donald Smmrall CTA
BUSBY, Michael Tunica, MS 38676 Gulfport, MS 39503 Pontotoc, MS 38863 Diversity / CTA (407) 675-2500
Adult League, Chair 1313 Grantham Rd
West Point CTA 662-541-1801 228-243-3110 662-419-0532 Jackson Community Tennis Sumrall, MS 39482
9822 Leslie Lane
713 E. Main St. megcokerten- gardtennis@gmail.com kemorrow@yahoo.com Project USTA/Southern Section
Olive Branch, MS 38654 601-310-0258
West Point, MS 39773 nis22@gmail.com donald.jones@ipaper.com 1021 Meloan Drive Kathe- 5685 Spalding Drive
662-325-1559(o) GARRETT, Robert NELMS, Becky Jackson, MS 39209 rine.Mcmahan@usm.edu Peachtree Corners, GA
mbusby@ce.msstate.edu COOKE, Jolyn BOD Exec. Vice-President, Northeast MS CTA 601-668-6895 30092
JOHNSON, Madeline
CTA Comm. co-chair CTA Pres. New Albany 155 CR 619 nrobin42@yahoo.com (770)368-8200
Junior Tennis Council WARREN, Jim
BUTLER, Greg 403 REEVES ST 404 East Main St. Corinth, MS 38834
3230 Cumberland Rd #205 STA—BOD
Adult LLC, Pinebelt New Albany, MS 38652 New Albany, MS 38652 630-710-4860 SELMAN, Mindi USTA/Mississippi
Ocean Springs MS 39564 4171 Dogwood Drive
402 Main Street jolynmcooke@bellsouth.net 662-316-7895 beckydemeo@aol.com BOD – Area Director P.O. Box 5388
941-704-0674 Jackson, MS 39211
Ellisville, MS 39437 rgarrett3@gmail.com madelinejoy- Pinebelt 601-592-1010 (w) Jackson, MS 39296
(601)433-4205 COX, John tennis@gmail.com NEWMAN MORGAN, 106 FAIRMONT PL 601-946-5109 (c) 3311 N. State St.
greg@pinebelttennis.com Adult Comp Comm. Chair GLADDEN, LEE Karen HATTIESBURG, MS jwarren@cwplaw.com Jackson, MS 39216
Box 608 BOD, Presidential Appoin- KIMBALL, David 200 Sanctuary Circle 39402 (601)981-4421
CALDWELL, Jeff Cleveland, MS 38732 tee BOD – Vice President Canton, MS 39046 601-810-0084 1(800)349-1683
WATERS, Michael
Tupelo CTA (662)843-8351 204 Vinca Cir 113 WESTLAKE DR 601-942-2690 (c) mindimachelle@live.com (601)981-4517 (fax)
Starkville CTA
1900 Allyson Drive okralaw@yahoo.com Madison, MS 39110 BRANDON, MS 39047 karen@clayfirm.com
P.O. Box 5291
Tupelo, MS 38804 601-940-6064 318-364-6689 SCHELVER, Justyn Miss. State, MS 39762
662-213-2461 lglad- davidkim- Ranking, Chair 662-364-1733
tuptennis@gmail.com den@gladdeningram.com ball06@gmail.com 103 Quarles Drive mwaters4@waterstruck.co
Madison, MS 39110 m
843-422-4450
justynschelv-Alliance of Mississippi Tennis Professionals
The Mississippi Alliance of Tennis Pros exists to facilitate the growth of tennis in Mississippi, and consists of tennis pros and coaches who are committed to excellence through
a continued relationship with either the USPTA or PTR, which provide the pros with the resources to improve their knowledge and teaching skill of the “sport of a lifetime.”
Alliance members must also be current members of the USTA. Information about these professional organizations can be found at www.uspta.org and www.ptrtennis.org.
MEMBERS: port Brookhaven Karem Graeber, PTR Ocean Michael Metz, PTR Rene Ramos, PTR Jackson Jackson
Frank Acierno, USPTA Dia- Springs Michael Johnson, USPTA Tupelo
mond Head Curtis Brown, USPTA Tupe- Wilman Valentin Daniel, Tunica Jerry Molaison, PTR Ty- Vernon Thomas, PTR Jack-
lo PTR Brandon Vanecca Green, PTR Jack- lertown Dave Randall, USPTA Madi- son
Omar Alcaino, USPTA Tom Daglis, USPTA Gulf- son Arthur Jones, USPTA Bran- son
Belden Brooks Buffington, port don Tina Montagnet, USPTA
USPTA Jackson Taylor Griffith PTR Clinton Natchez Rafael Reyes, USPTA Patrick Tibbs, PTR
Lois Alexis, PTR Clinton Silvia Dimitrova, USPTA LaPeriall S. Jones, PTR Belden Laurel
Michael Busby, PTR West Columbus Jarred Grimes, USPTA Edwards Jefferson Nino, PTR Ridge-
Zachary Anderson, PTR Point Pontotoc land Chase Rigdon, USPTA New- Bob Travnicek, USPTA Long
Belden Macky Dominguez, USPTA Kyle Joseph, PTR ton Beach
Dennis R. Butler, PTR Vicks- Gulfport Doug Hague, USPTA Ocean Jackson Geoffrey Norton, PTR Jack-
Asa Atkinson, PTR/USPTA burg Springs son Richard Mark Robbins, PTR Courtney Ulrich, USPTA
Shaw Julie Dudley, USPTA Sum- Lydia Lee, PTR Brandon New Albany Biloxi
Christian Burkett, rall Gordon Hamilton, PTR Pass Carrie Olsson, USPTA
Mike Batol, PTR USPTA Southaven Christian Bryceton Beck LeFlore, Hattiesburg Coleen J. Roberts, PTR Anastasiia Vaganova, USP-
Brandon Victor Dupre, USPTA PTR Bay Saint Louis Jackson TA Lorman
Jerry Case, PTR Oxford Hattiesburg Robert Hand, USPTA Cor- Christer Olsson, USPTA
Nick Barone, USPTA Jack- inth Elizabeth Lyle, USPTA Jack- Hattiesburg Kenney Rodriquez, PTR Sarah Varner, USPTA Ox-
son Rachel Causey, USPTA Kristen Eley, PTR Brandon son Hickory ford
Jackson Brandon Harris, USPTA Thomas Ostenson, Jr, PTR
Jamie Bell, USPTA Green- Kevin Essary, USPTA Ridge- Shannon Carlos Martinez PTR Jack- Jackson Robert Russell, USPTA Emillia Viljoen, USPTA
ville Barney Chadwick, land son Jackson Jackson
USPTA Oxford Henry Harris, PTR/USPTA Dennis Otono, PTR
Gary Bourgeois, USPTA Toby Fasth, USPTA Gulfport Natchez Vanita Mattix, PTR Tupelo Akeelah Sartin, PTR Sumrall Angela White, PTR Terry
Gulfport Billy Chadwick, USPTA Columbus
Oxford Perry Allen Fillion, PTR Ashton Hartley, PTR Clinton Rymn Parsons, PTR Vicks- Randy Sartin, PTR Richard Wilson, PTR Jack-
Travis Ryan Bell, Jr., PTR McComb Pete Mazzella, USPTA burg Sumrall son
Jackson Guillermo Chaves, USPTA Anthony Hiatt, USPTA Lawrence
Jackson Ashley Freeman, USPTA Meridian Camilo Patino PTR Justyn Schelver, PTR Madi- Judson Watson, USPTA
Benjamin Berry, USPTA Oxford Jim McAllister, PTR Madi- Jackson son Oxford
Laurel Billy Gip Clark, USPTA Co- Blake Hilgenkamp, USPTA son
lumbus William Foreman, USPTA Jackson Lindsey Patterson, Jonathan Shemper, USPTA Neil Witherow, USPTA
Brent Bevard, USPTA Jackson Kenneth McCool, PTR Olive USPTA Amory Hattiesburg Jackson
Hattiesburg Dean Clower, USPTA Jay Horne, USPTA Branch
Greneda Reginald C. Funches, PTR Byhalia Levi Patton, USPTA Bran- Rick Shields, PTR Jason Woods, PTR Brandon
David Boteler, PTR Missis- Yazoo City Michael McDaniel, Green- don Vicksburg
sippi College Jimmie Coins, PTR Jesse Husband, PTR Laurel wood Trey Woods, USPTA Jack-
Jackson Bo Gard, PTR/USPTA Laurel Olivia Pedro, USPTA Kent Shultz, PTR/USPTA son
Bo Bowman, PTR New David Kimball, USPTA Bran- Austin McElwain, USPTA Southaven Jackson
Albany Yvette Edwards Cook, USP- Steve Garman, USPTA don Corinth Andres Yepes, PTR Jackson
TA Madison Diamondhead Steve Pennington, USPTA Jammal Simmons, PTR
Kristi Boxx, USPTA Mary Jeffries, USPTA Jack- Johnny McGinn, USPTA Ocean Springs Jackson
Oxford Daty Cooke, PTR Cleveland Agnes Gee, USPTA Jackson son Jackson
Dwain Perkins, PTR Jackson John Sinkins, USPTA Gau-
Gavin Bradshaw, USPTA Brittany Cooper, USPTA Hernan Geria, PTR Jackson Bill Johnson, USPTA Madi- Cleon McKnight, USPTA tier
Pearl Jackson son Jackson Bo Petro, USPTA Cleveland
.S Debbie Swindoll, USPTA
Bill Briggs, PTR Pascagoula John Cox, USPTA Cleveland Murrell Godfrey PTR Ox- David Mejia, USPTA Jack- Daniel Prado, USPTA Jack- Oxford
ford Leroy Johnson, PTR Vicks- son son
Eddie Brantly, USPTA Gulf- Madison Currie, PTR burg Devante Thomas, PTRYou can also read
