2014 Districts Year-in-Review
KAUAI HAWAII DISTRICT TENNIS ASSOCIATION
www.kauai.usta.com
CAROLYN LUM, District President
[email protected]
Kauai Tennis Association (KTA) continues to support local tournaments at Poipu Kai Tennis Club for the past 7 years. These events, that are
open to junior and adult players for extra fun and competition, have raised over $30,000 for the Kauai United Way thanks to good player
participation and Poipu Kai’s donation of court use.
Participation in the USTA Adult League has its ups and downs according to League Coordinator Rosemary Smythe. Congratulations go out
to the four teams qualifying for Nationals: Women’s 40+ (4.0 & 4.5), Women’s 18+ (4.0) and Mixed 40+ (9.0)
Island School, Kapaa High, Kauai High and Waimea High continue to offer fun and good play for Kauai juniors. Interest continues to grow
with the junior programs offered around the island. Thanks go to Sheila Kurosu and Kim Kinberg for inspiring the kids at Kapaa and King
Kaumualii Elementary Schools. Donna Umetsu and Lori Erickson continue to offer Quickstart at Eleele and Koloa Elementary as well. We
look forward to more Schools Programs and maybe a summer camp in 2015.
KTA invites players of all levels and ages to join in our local Charity tournaments, Adult League and Play to Learn Programs! Call (808)
651-8213, email [email protected] or talk to the KTA board members: Carolyn Lum, Dan Miyamoto, Helen Young, Krystyna Noe,
Rosemary Smythe, Jerry Green and Juan Lorenzo.
MAUI DISTRICT TENNIS ASSOCIATION
www.maui.usta.com
CHRIS SCHAREIN, District President
[email protected]
In 2014 Maui was the hot spot for tennis that included hosting the Royal Lahaina Challenger (a USTA Pro Circuit event), Hawaii
High School State Championships, Adult 40&Over Sectionals, Mixed 40&Over Invitational Championships, MIL, USTA Officials training, 8 Maui Grand Prix tournaments, 6 Adult/Mixed Leagues, 1 JTT and numerous school/community clinics.
Being a popular tennis destination comes with some big challenges for our Section & the District(s). “Mahalo” to the dedicated
board members, Section staff, USTA officials and to the 150+ VOLUNTEERS on Maui who came out to work these events with the
great spirit of Aloha. These events are a success because of everyone’s dedication and passion for the sport of tennis.
This year MDTA donated ~$17,000 in funds that blanketed a cross section of juniors, adults, professional tennis and community
programs. These funds helped with travel costs for individual junior players who advanced to Zonals and Inter-sectional tournaments, but also to junior and adult teams that advanced to their National Championships. The RL Challenger and Mixed Invitational received funding and volunteer coverage. And within the community/schools MDTA funding also aided MIL & Molokai High
School, 2 tennis professionals who completed their Cardio certification and to a Beginner Tennis Program that started in Central
Maui. And once again, MDTA funded the “junior clinic” at the Wailea Fantasy Camp offering 24+ juniors an opportunity to learn
from and hit with Lindsay Davenport, Tracy Austin, and Taylor Dent.
Our Maui District “ohana” welcomed several new tennis professionals to the island; Steve Campbell, Colleen Patton, and David
Bryner at Kapalua Resort, along with Cason Mays at Maui Country Club. The District also added Susan Sato and Clarita Balala as
LLC’s, but had to say good-by to long t