CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JUNIORS

ID # 21-20632
Singles / 12s - 18s yellow ball
Sierra Vista
Deadline: Tuesday, Aug 17th

Singles
12U Green Ball or 10U Orange Ball
Sierra Vista
Deadline: Monday, Aug 16th

ID # 21-22276
Singles & Doubles
Deadline: Wed Aug 25th

ADULTS

ID # 21-01041
Sierra Vista
Deadline: Tuesday, Aug 24th

ID # 21-21075
Lobo Tennis Club
Deadline: Sunday, Aug 29th
PLAYER NOTE
All sanctioned tournaments will be located at this web address: playtennis.usta.com/tournaments
Upcoming Junior Play
Middle School Tennis
Fall season: Late August - October 24th
COACHES MEETING SET FOR MONDAY, AUG 23rd 6PM at Jerry Cline
FAMILIES AND KIDS:
Ask your school if they will have a team.
PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING AS A COACH AT ONE OF THESE SCHOOLS. Email ramnath@southwest.usta.com if interested or for more info.

  • Eisenhower - Lead Coach Needed
  • 21st Century Charter School - Lead Coach Needed
  • James Monroe - Lead Coach Needed
  • Kennedy - Lead Coach Needed
  • Edgewood - Assistant Needed
  • Wilson - Assistant Needed
Summer Junior Team Tennis
Aug 28/29 JTT Tournament
  • Aug 24 deadline to enter a team

Sept 18/19 JTT Sectionals
  • Sept 1 deadline to enter a team
  • Coach registers via jotform
  • Teams coming from Phoenix,
El Paso and Tucson

Reach out to Ashley or Cee Ann with questions:
Above: First Serve's July Round Robin in Santa Fe
Send in the questions you would like answered at this meeting to ramnath@southwest.usta.com
Adults
League Update
Community
Each year the USTA Southwest honors the volunteers, organizations, programs and members who have done an outstanding job on the court and off to help promote our great sport. This year is special as we have made it through 2020 and come back more excited than ever.

Help us nominate worthy award winners in these categories by Sept 1st
Family of the Year                    
Member Organization of the Year              
High School Coach of the Year          
Junior Sportsmanship                    
Johnny Kowlaski named new Tennis Director at Lobo Club
Smash Cancer Tennis Fundraiser in Angel Fire
hosted by Brett Hall & Jimmy Celli on July 31st
Brett Hall, Southwest USPTA professional and former Angel Fire Tennis Director returned to NM July 31, 2021 to help current Angel Fire Director Jimmy Celli with the first Smash Cancer Tennis Fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society which raised $5,290. Jimmy organized a great lunch along with music. A special thanks to Brad McElroy, Pacific Northwest Head Rep and Chuck Bahn, Southwest Head Rep, for donating prizes. Brett, a nine year leukemia survivor, gave a motivational speech on life lessons learned on his cancer journey. Fellow Southwest USPTA professionals Dick Johnson, Jim Moss, and Bo Gray assisted with the event. Special thanks to Angel Fire members Jim McGhay, Judy Proctor, Drew Maxwell, and Rick Hooker for their help. A very special thanks to Jimmy Celli for initiating and running a great event.
Tara Rivera at the tournament desk for the
July Big W 12U Event
Cameron King traveled to a L4 at Mt. Rushmore
Orange Ball July Challenger
Cristian Olson, 11, winner of the SW Art Contest won a scholarship towards a tennis camp with this original art!
Junior Resources
New Mexico Youth Tennis Foundation & Southwest Tennis Foundation

Tournament Assistance for Junior Players


The NMYTF provides assistance to NM youth needing assistance for travel costs, tennis camps/clinics or special opportunities, and for adults needing assistance for training to work with juniors. 

Go to nnmta.usta.com/About_Us/aboutus/NMYTF/ for additional information.
or
USTA Southwest - Northern New Mexico Office
Ashley Portwood
USTA Community Development Manager
portwood@southwest.usta.com
480-289-2351

Colleen Ramnath
USTA NNM Tennis Service Representative
ramnath@southwest.usta.com
732-407-7222
Our office is located at the bottom steps of Tennis Club of Albuquerque, 2901 Indian School Rd NE, Suite 201A, Albuquerque, NM 87122.

Staff works from home most days right now, but please reach out to make an in-person appointment. Providers & players, please contact us about borrowing equipment, applying for grants, starting local programs or volunteering. 
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