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Indy Parks dedicates court improvements Representatives from Indy Parks, Lilly Endowment, Indy NJTL, and Indy Parks Foundation joined students from the Cristel House Academy Thursday to officially mark the dedication of the 60 tennis courts within the parks system that were renovated or upgraded over the last year.  Courts at the following parks were resurfaced and received new nets and fencing: Broadway & 61st; Broad Ripple; Brookside; Douglass; Ellenberger; Garfield; Greene; Krannert; Riverside; Sahm; and Tarkington.  In addition, due to diligent oversight of the budget during the process, enough funds remained to allow the courts at Christian Park to be renovated later this summer.  "We are so thankful for the generosity of the Lilly Endowment and their commitment to improving the quality of life for Indianapolis neighborhoods," said John Williams, Indy Parks Director. "Providing funding to renovate such a large number of tennis courts in parks across the county allows Indy Parks to continue creating fun, safe, engaging and sustainable parks for the community." (5-17-2012) Bektas, Wolverines take Big 10 title Led by Conference Freshman Player of the Year, Indianapolis freshman Emina Bektas, the University of Michigan women's tennis claimed a share of its third straight Big Ten regular-season conference title. The Wolverines went 10-1 through the regular season before falling in the conference tournament final to Purdue, 4-3, in Columbus, Ohio.  Bektas finished the regular season with a 31-8 overall record at No. 1 singles, including 20-4 in dual meets, and reached a high of No. 5 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings.  A unanimous pick for freshman of the year and all-conference, she was also named Big Ten Athlete of the Week four times.  (5-8-2012) Austin, teammates advance to Jr. Fed Cup final Add a chance to play in the Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas to Brooke Austin's ever-growing list of junior tennis accomplishments.  Along with teammates Gabrielle Andrews and Taylor Townsend, Austin and Team USA won all three matches in the North/Central America and Caribbean Final Qualifying to earn a berth in the finals, which will be held Sept. 25-30 in Barcelona, Spain. Coached by Kathy Rinaldi, the US team never dropped only one set in its matches in Merida, Mexico, against teams from Canada, Cuba and Mexico. Austin defeated  Constanza Gorches of Mexico 6-3, 6-4; Yenise Machado Cuesta of Cuba 6-1, 6-0, and Alexis Prokopuik of Canada 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. (5-7-2012) Chappell named top MWC freshman Indianapolis' Nick Chappell was named the year's top freshman by the Mountain West Conference during its recent end-of-year banquet held in San Diego. The former IHSAA state singles champion from North Central High School is the first Texas Christian University (TCU) freshman to win the award after having put together one of the best initial seasons in school history.  His 20-10 overall record included a 13-6 record during the fall season.   Chappell held down the No. 1 singles spot for the Horned Frogs, going 4-1 against conference opponents and knocking off five ranked players. In addition, Chappell earned a spot on the all-conference singles team.  The Frogs fell in the semifinals of the conference tournament with a 4-0 loss to top-seeded Boise State.  (5-4-2012) Austin, Schneider win singles at Spring Nats Brooke Austin and Ronnie Schneider won the singles titles in the boys' and girls' 18s at the USTA Spring Nationals in Mobile, Alabama last weekend.  For Austin, the 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Lexi Borr was the best scenario after returning from a separated shoulder suffered the previous month at a National Open, as well as stress fractures that limited her play last fall and winter.  "It's been a while," said the 16-year-old, told Zoo Tennis. "I'm still in shock right now, because two days before the tournament started I couldn't lift my arm. So it's a nice surprise for me, that's for sure."  Schneider just made it through his championship match as cramps began to settle in as he looked at three match point opportunities, but an umpire's overall on the third chance gave him a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win over Jared Hiltzik.  Schneider, who has won the last two IHSAA boys' state singles titles, also won the doubles championship, partnering with Sam Shropshire, as well as the boys' sportsmanship award.  You can read the entire coverage from Zoo Tennis by clicking HERE!  You can also find the Zoo Tennis photo and video recaps HERE.  (3-24-2012) CITA names Jennifer Moe as new DLC The Central Indiana Tennis Association (CITA) has named Jennifer Moe as its new District League Coordinator.  She will be responsible for planning, organizing and assisting in the execution of the various USTA leagues throughout the district, as well as helping to develop expand league tennis opportunities into new areas within the 61 counties that make up the district.  Jennifer, who played collegiately at Butler and currently plays in several local leagues, can be reached at (317) 844-6105 or jennifer@centralindianatennis.com. (3-24-2012) More headlines . . . Evansville getting new indoor tennis facility The Evansville Community Tennis Association will have an indoor tennis facility — to be named the Evansville Tennis Center — built along Lynch Road east of Green River Road, on the city’s Northeast Side. According to the Evansville Courier & Press, Terry Clements, the association president and senior vice president/chief information officer of Shoe Carnival, said the 3.03-acre site is at 5428 Davis Lant Drive in Heritage Park Commercial Subdivision. Construction of the six-court facility — with a spectator section — is expected to start soon and will be complete by mid-August, according to Clements. He said there will be room to add six outdoor courts in the future, depending on the association’s growth. Space for the courts are in the development plans. The land — which the association is in the process of purchasing from businessman Jim Vincent — and the proposed center are expected to cost a total of $1.7 million. The tennis association will own both the acreage and building, Clements said. The project is being financed through revenue generated by the association, donations with assistance from a silent foundation and financing by Evansville Commerce Bank, he said. The tennis association sought a $1.1 million grant from the innkeepers tax to help pay for the association’s proposed $2.2 million Wesselman expansion. (4-18-2011)   USTA/Midwest Section hands out awards at Spring meeting The USTA/Midwest Section honored its 2012 Midwest Spring Award winners at an awards luncheon on Saturday, April 21. The luncheon was during the USTA/Midwest Section Spring Meeting at the Renaissance Indianapolis North Hotel in Carmel, Ind.   Cap Leighton Award – Wendy Franz from Midland, Mich. Community Tennis Association Award – Western Kenosha Tennis Association from Kenosha, Wis. Fred Burns Award – Mark Ambrogi from Indianapolis, Ind. Helen Shockley Award – Gabriel Spindler from Clarkston, Mich. Wallace R. Holzman, Sr. Award – Ronnie Schneider from Bloomington, Ind. Member Organization of the Year Award – Love to Serve, Inc. in Chicago, Ill. Stanley Malless Award – Pam Dwyer from Racine, Wis. Frank Dowling Award – Arnie Villagomez from Homewood, Ill. (4-22-2011) A Recent features - click to read . . . (pro)file:  Westview Healthplex Sports Club's Tomas Johansson On Court:  Use these strategies and ideas to improve your doubles game! Good & F-A-S-T...: IRC league brings together some of area's top players For 20 years, MYTEF has helped countless youth while transforming tennis programs throughout the Midwest Section Story archive-last 3 months (click on headline to open): Coaches gather at IRC for annual conference (2-11-2012) 'Pro' tennis returns to downtown Indy as Sampras tops Martin in 'Match for a Cure' (1-29-2012) In Indy tennis, Stan was the man (1-21-2012) Coming in the Summer issue of Indianapolis Tennis: A look at how Christian Locascio helped fuel Mardy Fish's rise to the top Coverage of the IHSAA girls' state team and singles/doubles tournament finals Pearson Ford Open roundup Photos from the annual Connie Held Spirit Dinner (pro)file: Woodstock Club's Tom Moore                                         and much more!

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