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Enjoy the upcoming tournament season, and good luck to all in any tournaments you may choose to play. See you on the court!

Also, you may check out the Midland University and Fremont High School schedules by clicking on the appropriate button on the right. If you have a chance, stop by and offer your support by watching some of the matches.

Due to the girls’ high school season beginning in late February, the Segment II Endorsement tournaments for these girls’ age divisions will be held in early February. The format is a full feed-in to the quarter finals. One endorsement spot to the Missouri Valley Supers of Segment II will be awarded to the top finisher.

The entry fee is $40.00. Entries close Monday, January 30, 2012 at 11:59 p.m.

The YMCA is at 810 N. Lincoln Ave., Fremont, NE 68025.

For more information, or to register online, go to Tennislink – Girls Endorsement, or contact tournament director, Mike Willman, at mikewllmn@aol.com or by phone (H) 402-727-9048, (C) 402-547-9613.

The Boys 14, 16, and 18 Divisions, and the Boys and Girls 10, 12 Divisions Segment Two will be held May 11-13 in Omaha. Watch for more information and registration information on these coming later.

Adaptive Tennis is for people with special circumstances or disabilities. The benefits are of Adaptive Tennis are as follows:

• Tennis is for everyone and the game of tennis can be adapted to accommodate any age, environment, condition, or disability.
• Tennis is fun.
• Tennis provides a venue for positive social interaction.
• Tennis participation enhances self-esteem and self-confidence.
• Tennis is good exercise and improves overall fitness.
• Tennis improves flexibility, strength and weight control.
• Tennis helps develop eye-hand coordination and body control.
• Tennis can be played for a lifetime.

Congratulations to Wyatt Spalding for his achievements on the tennis court, and as a model for Adaptive Tennis for the USTA.

For more information, go to Adaptive Tennis

The tournament features divisions for men and women, singles, doubles and mixed doubles.

The sign-up deadline is Monday, December 12, 2011.

For more information, or to enter online, go to USTA TennisLink

Sunday, November 13, 2011
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Fremont Family YMCA, 810 N. Lincoln, Ave., Fremont, NE.

Dr. Allen Fox, is a coach, psychologist, former American top 10, former NCAA champion, Wimbledon quarterfinalist, 3-time member of the U.S. Davis Cup team, and is recognized as one of the top coaching minds in sports. Dr. Fox currently consults with tennis players on mental issues, lectures on sports psychology, and is the author of several books on the mental side of competition, including Think to Win: The Strategic Dimension of Tennis.

Register now online at Register Online.

Make plans now to attend. Let’s have a huge showing from the Fremont area. The registration deadline is Nov. 1.

The quest speaker this year is Dr. Allen Fox, coach, psychologist, former American top 10, former NCAA champion, Wimbledon quarterfinalist, 3-time member of the U.S. Davis Cup team, recognized as one of the top coaching minds in sports. Dr. Fox currently consults with tennis players on mental issues, lectures on sports psychology, and is the author of several books on the mental side of competition, including Think to Win: The Strategic Dimension of Tennis.

Dr. Fox will also host a free clinic for Jr. tennis players at 1:30 p.m. at the Fremont Family YMCA.

We thank the sponsors including Midland University, Fremont Area Medical Center, Dillon Brothers Harley & Motor Sports, Lamprecht Dentistry, Pinnacle Bank, and Steve and Cynthia Pike.

You may download a registration form here in either PDF or WORD format. Just click below on the format desired.

NTA Banquet Registration Form – PDF format

NTA Banquet Registration Form – WORD format

Playing in less than ideal conditions – air temperature at 100 degrees with high humidity and purple courts raising the on-court temperature to almost illegal limits – they defeated Cathy Nelson and Mark Schwarting of Lincoln in round one of round robin play 7-6, 6-4. In round two, they played against Julie Benes and Stan Benes of Seward. They won the 1st set 6-2, and were up 3-0 when Julie had to retire due to the heat, giving Renate and Jon the title.

Congratulations on a good win and championship honors.

Others Fremont players competing in the Cornhusker State Games included Brian Mark who teamed up with Jon Rohloff in 4.0 Men’s Doubles. They lost in the first round to the eventual champions, Zachary and Doug Tegler of Eagle, 6-3, 6-3.

Dana Mark played in the 4.0 singles event, winning round one by default over Thomas Walker of Omaha. He then lost in round two to the No. 3 seed, Brian Richmeier of Omaha, 6-1, 6-3.

Josh Sammons played in the 3.5 singles event. He was unable to play his first round due to work schedule. That moved him into the consolation bracket where he won round one over Luke Derowitsch by default. He also won round two over Kunal Sharma by default. He then lost in the Semifinals to Kurt Weekly of Lincoln 6-1, 6-1.

Cocktail hour – 5:00 p.m.
Dinner – 6:00 p.m.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Allen Fox, author, speaker, consultant. Dr. Fox is a former NCAA champion, Wimbledon quarterfinalist and a three-time member of the U.S. Davis Cup team. He currently consults with tennis players on mental issues, lectures on sports psychology, and is the author of several books on the mental side of competition, including Think to Win, the Strategic Dimension of Tennis.

Dr. Fox will also host a clinic in the afternoon.

Watch for more information and registration details coming soon.

In the Quarterfinals, Mark defeated Brad Miller of Omaha 6-4, 6-0, then downed Mark Jackson of Bellevue in the Semifinals 6-0, 7-5. In the Final, he was defeated by No. 2 seed, Kiran Poda of Lincoln in a 3-setter, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2.

In the Men’s 4.5 doubles event, Mike Willman of Fremont and Roland Augspurger of Columbus also won runner-up honors. In round robin play, they defeated Ray Montejano of La Vista and Clark Thompson of Omaha in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. In round two, they lost to Jeff Fredricks and Lee Fredricks of Omaha in a 3-setter, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Brian Mark and Dana Mark teamed up in the 4.0 Men’s doubles. They won the semifinals over No. 1 seed, Mark Jackson of Bellevue and Joseph Lopez-Wilson of Omaha by default. They then lost in the Final to No. 2 seed, Ray Montejano of La Vista and Clark Thompson of Omaha, 6-1, 6-3 to also claim runner-up honors.

Thank you to all who participated in the tournament, and a BIG thank you to Diana Meyers and Justin Bigsby and their assistant, Amy Ahrens, for a well run tournament.

In the semifinals, they defeated Curtis Goebel of Columbus and Rick Spalding of Fremont 6-4, 7-5. In the finals, they won over Roland Augspurger of Columbus and Mike Willman of Fremont in a 3-setter 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, giving them the championship and runner-up honors to Augspurger and Willman.

Doug Hartman of Fremont and Jim Jorgensen of Blair also teamed up in the 45 doubles. They lost to Augspurger and Willman 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the semifinals. They then defeated Curt Goebel of Columbus and Rick Spalding of Fremont 7-6(4) 7-6(3) to claim the consolation trophy.

In round robin play, Brian and Renate defeated Laura Smidt and Mark Smidt of Keokuk, IA in a 3-setter, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3. In round two, they had a straight-sets win over Carilyn Garrett and Kunal Sharma of Omaha 6-4, 7-5.

In the 1st round, they defeated Traci Harrison and Todd Muilenburg of Omaha 6-2, 6-0. In the semifinals, they defeated the No. 1 seed, Mary Seyler and Stephen Seyler of Omaha 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. In the final, they defeated the No. 2 seed, Liz Sambol and David Sambol of Omaha 6-3, 6-4.

In other events, Mark Leahy, Jon Rohloff, and Dana Mark played in the 4.0 singles event. Mark defeated Jon Rohloff 6-0, 6-2, and Tommy Harris of Bellevue 6-2, 6-2 to reach the semifinals. He then downed the No. 1 seed, Kiran Poda in a marathon match 7-6, 6-7, 6-4. In the final, Mark withdrew with illness.

John Rohloff defeated Skip Rice 7-5, 6-1 in round 1 of the 4.0 singles event, then lost to Mark Leahy 6-0, 6-2. Jon then defeated Skip Rice again in the consolation draw before losing in the consolation quarterfinals to William Dotzler of Sioux City, IA 6-4, 6-3.

In 4.0 singles, Dana Mark lost to Kerrick Stack of Sioux City, SD in round 1, 6-1, 6-1, then defeated Nick Harlow of Omaha 6-3, 6-3 in the consolation draw. Dana then lost to William Dotzler of Sioux City, IA 6-3, 6-2.

Mark Leahy also played in the 45 singles, where he defeated Brad Miller 7-5, 6-3 in the semifinals, and was leading 6-2, 5-5 in the final when he retired with illness.

Mike Willman teamed up with Roland Augspurger of Columbus in the Men’s 4.5 doubles, losing a close 3-setter in round one to Jerry Brocky and Brian Richmeier of Omaha 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(8).

Brian Mark and Jon Rohloff teamed up to play in the 4.0 doubles, losing in round one to Thomas Andrews and Matt Olsen of Omaha, 6-4, 6-4.

In Men’s 45 doubles, Mick Willman and Roland Augspurger defeated Wesley Michaelson of Dakota Dunes, SD and James Michaelson of Brooklyn Park, MN in round one of a round robin 6-3, 6-0, then lost to Mark Leahy and Chris Westergaard 6-4, 0-6, 6-4.

Mark Leahy and Chris Westergaard defeated Roland Augspurger and Mike Willman in round robin play, 6-4, 0-6, 6-4, and Wesley Michaelson and James Michaelson 6-0, 6-3, giving them the title in the 45 doubles.

Erin Eairleywine won at very tight match at No. 2 singles in the first round over No. 12 seed Gretchen Pille of Papillion-LaVista South, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(7-5). She then lost to Saki Aota of Lincoln Southwest 6-1, 6-0 in the second round.

Catherine Booth and Bailey Stewart were easy winners in their No. 2 doubles first round match over Samantha Kasun and Jaclyn Rentschler of Omaha North, 6-0, 6-0. Then lost their second round match to 2nd seeded Regina Beller and Kara Schuele of Omaha Marian 6-0, 6-0.

At No. 1 singles, Fremont’s Amy Ahrens lost 7-5, 6-0 to Eve Dimagno of Lincoln High in the opening round. Sydney Robertson and Lindsay Strong lost 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 doubles to Danielle Kostal and Kari Nelson of Lincoln Southeast in the first round.

Omaha Marian won the State meet with 36 points. Fremont ended the tournament with 4 points.

The Columbus Discoverers won four of the six singles matches and two of the three doubles matches. Erin Eairleywine and Bailey Stewart picked up the singles wins for the Tigers. Eairleywine defeated Kelcey Robak 8-6 at No. 4 singles, and Stewart was an 8-5 winner over Brianna Ritter at No. 6 singles. Cathrine Booth and Carly Gross had the only win in doubles play, 8-4 over Kelcey Robak and Staci Barton at No. 2 doubles.

On Monday, April 18, the Fremont Tigers had a close win over Lincoln Northeast 5-4. The dual was tied 4-4 when Sydney Robertson and Lindsay Strong battled back at No. 1 doubles for a 9-8 (8-6) victory to seal the win.

Robertson was also a winner at No. 1 singles, winning 8-2 over Latalie Serel. Amy Ahrens and Erin Eairleywine also picked up wins in singles play. Ahrens won 8-2 over McKenzie Ferguson at No. 3 singles, and Eairleywine was an 8-2 winner over Jadeyn Palmer-Hahn at No. 4 singles. Ahrens and Eairleywine teamed up for an 8-5 win at No. 3 doubles.

The Fremont Jr. Varsity team defeated Lincoln Northeast 8-1 and remains undefeated this season.

The league is open to all levels of players, and will seek to match comparable skill levels. Doubles players may sign up individually, or as a team.

The play format will remain the same as recent years, with singles starting at 6:00 p.m. and doubles at 7:30 p.m.

For more information, or to enter, click on Men’s Summer League Entry Form to download a copy of this year’s entry form.

Fremont had four wins in doubles play and won two singles matches for six points. LSE won four singles matches and two doubles matches while Burke won three doubles and three singles matches.

Catherine Booth and Carly Gross had wins of 8-6 and 8-5 at No. 2 doubles and Gabby George and captain Bayley Becher won 8-5 and 8-4 at No. 3 doubles. Captain Sydney Robertson and Lindsay Strong lost both of their matches at No. 1 doubles.

Amy Ahrens defeated Burke’s Jess Ahrens 8-2 at No. 1 singles for the Tigers and lost to LSE’s Danielle Kostal 8-3.
Captain Erin Eairleywine also split her matches at No. 2 singles. She defeated Burke’s Caroline Song 8-5 and lost to Megan Freese of LSE 8-4.

Bailey Stewart dropped both of her matches at No. 3 singles.

Justin Balfany was a long time USTA Junior tennis player who died in an automobile accident on March 8, 2009. These scholarships are being offered in his memory to tennis players who exhibit the “Be Amazing” philosophy for tennis, continuing education and helping their communities.

If you are interested, or would like more information, click on “Scholarship Application” to download a sheet for more information. A phone number is listed if you still need more information.

This is a great opportunity for some of our young tennis players. Be sure to take advantage of it if you are at all interested.