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  USPTA-Kentucky Workshop News
               October 25 and 26, 2008

         PARTICIPANTS in COACH'S WORKSHOP
Action and energy by these pros and coaches made the
coaches workshop highly successful. USPTA-Kentucky
wants to THANK these folks for making the 2008 Coaches Workshop a highly positive experience.

   ALL-STAR afternoon "split sessions"
USPTA speakers:
   From Left: Kyle Macy, Chuck Brown, Bill Phillips,
   Curly Davis, Jason Miller, Joanne Moore-Wallen.

Kyle Macy, USPTA pro, and Chuck Brown, president
USPTA-Kentucky, presented "Serves and Free Throws--
the Similarities".

Bill Phillips, 2nd vice president of USPTA-Southern Division,
Jason Miller, USPTA-Kentucky Vice-President and USTA Southern Section Tennis Service Representative for Kentucky.
Joanne Moore Wallen, USPTA-Kentucky vice president
presented "Quick Start--a Coach's Primer".

Curly Davis, USPTA pro and soon-to-be inducted member of the Kentucky Tennis Hall of Fame, presented "Preparing for Competition".

KEN DeHART, USPTA and PTR Master Pro, provided seven hours of the finest instruction ever heard in Kentucky. The Saturday specialty course was four hours of dazzling drills
and concepts including playing "Pretty/Ugly" tennis.
Sunday's pesentations included identifying and conquering "Monsters" in our minds plus several terrific drills.

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CONGRATULATIONS!

CURLY DAVIS earns Kentucky Tennis Hall
                of Fame honors!!!

CURLY DAVIS, veteran USPTA pro, has been elected to the Kentucky Tennis Hall of Fame and will be inducted at the annual meeting in January, 2009. Owner/Director of the TOP GUN Junior Academy, Curly is a former president of KTA, three-time winner of Kentucky Pro-of-the-Year, and was in Florida the last decade working at the Saddlebrook facility and Naples. He is a USTA High Performance coach.
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USPTA-SOUTHERN DIVISION  2008 AWARDS
            Female Player of the Year--35 and Over
JAN DEENER: While 5 months pregnant,  Jan led
   her USTA 5.0 team  to a USTA NATIONAL
   CHAMPIONSHIP.  Her baby, Max Cawood Deener,
   was born on  12-21-07. Jan is past-president of
   USPTA-Kentucky and former manager of the
Lexington Tennis Club. She and husband Drew live in Frankfort.
          Male Player of the Year--55 and Over
GREG STEPHENSON: A long-time and highly-respected teaching pro and coach, Greg was again highly ranked in USTA National rankings. He hs been of the finest players in Kentucky tennis for many years. This summer Greg is teaching at the Louisville Boat Club.
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