LOWCOUNTRY TENNIS ASSOCIATION - NEWS
WHAT'S NEW? The LCTA has recently adopted a new rule all players need to be aware of! All league play will now require a 3rd set, 10-point match tiebreak in lieu of a full third set. Looking for spring regulations or other information about the upcoming spring season? Visit our SPRING LEAGUE page!
COMING IN 2013: The USTA is changing its league structure beginning in 2013 and the changes are fairly significant, especially regarding the restructuring of age groups. To see the changes coming and for additional information, click HERE.
LCTA PRIDE: The LCTA is very proud of the following area tennis enthusiasts who have all been USTA-SC award winners!
South Carolina Hall of Fame Inductee: Bud Spencer
Male Player of the Year: Charly Rasheed
Female Player of the Year: Deanna Vroman
Family of the Year: Ted and Pam Kusmider and their children
Adult/Senior Tournament of the Year: Alan Fleming Senior Open Clay Court championships at The Club at Seabrook Island
Junior Tournament of the Year: SMASH Junior Cup at Family Circle Tennis Center
Lucy Garvin Award (Volunteer who best exemplifies Lucy Garvin¹s outstanding characteristics of dedication, fair play and devotion to the betterment of the game): Maggie LaCoste
President's Award (The person who has been a valuable advisor and contributor in support of the President of USTA SC): Bob Peiffer
LOCAL NEWS: The Charleston Parks Conservancy is working with a group of dedicated members of the Maybank Tennis Center to upgrade the basic renovation plans. The City has designed a plan to renovate the existing facilities with some additions to improve the number of courts and quality amenities! The committee is hard at work to raise funds to make Maybank a premier tennis center. The “wish list” for Maybank center is best seen in the design below. Your help can make all of this a reality! Please contact Amy Jenkins, Director of Development, Charleston Parks Conservancy at ajenkins@charlestonparksconservancy.org for more information or to donate toward this effort.
FAST FACT: USTA membership in the nine USTA Southern states is at an all-time high with 185,332 members, a quarter of the USTA total. South Carolina is up slightly from last year with 24,318 members. We are third in the Section, behind Georgia and North Carolina, in total membership, and second only to Georgia in membership density with 533 USTA members per 100,000 residents.
Visit our EVENTS page to view our online calendar and find more information. Please send an email to have your event listed on our calendar!
As part of our commitment to supporting tennis in Charleston and the surrounding areas, we would like to highlight more local events, announcements and accomplishments. We encourage tennis facilities, tennis professionals, captains and players to let us know about YOUR news! Please CONTACT US if you have an item of interest.
Don't miss our Photo Album page! Send us pictures from your facility and team events and we'll try to include them.
A FEW OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE LOWCOUNTRY TENNIS ASSOCIATION: Charleston, North Charleston, West Ashley, Mount Pleasant, Summerville, Goose Creek, Daniel Island, Walterboro and more!
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