MHSTeCA's MR TENNIS AWARD - 2011

The MHSTeCA's Mr Tennis award is given to a Number One Senior Singles player. Each Division nominates one player from their Division and one of those four is chosen Mr Tennis.

The following four players were nominated for Mr Tennis for the Fall 2011.
Division 1 - Andrew Cahn of West Bloomfield
Division 2 - Jim Beckwith of Battle Creek Lakeview
Division 3 - Kevin Renehan of South Lyon East
Division 4 - Paul Heeder of Lansing Catholic

Mr Tennis for 2011 is Andrew Cahn of West Bloomfield.
Congratulations to Andrew.

Previous Mr Tennis
2010 - Joe Dube, Detroit Catholic Central.
2009 - Aaron Pfister, Grand Blanc.
2008 - Michael Sukenik, East Grand Rapids
2007 (Fall) - Andrew Jung, Battle Creek Lakeview
2007 (Spring) - Michael Calderone, Jackson Lumen Christi
2006 - Matt Parks, Troy
2005 - Kevin Hayward, Ann Arbor Pioneer

October 2011

ATTENTION!

The 2012 Hall of Fame has been chosen by the Hall of Fame Selection Committee of the MHSTeCA at their annual meeting on Sunday, September 11, 2011. Congratulations to:

• Bill Baum of Midland
• Keith Bernacki of Birmingham Seaholm
• Jim Niebling of Portland

These coaches will be inducted at MHSTeCA's Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday night, February 3, 2012.

Again, congratulations to Bill, Keith and Jim.

September 2011

FYI

Listed below are the rulings of the MHSAA's Rep Council on the items that the MHSTeCA's Board of Directors sent to them.

Spring 2011:

1. Request that Tennis be exempt from the "dead period" provision of the MHSAA (10-1). FAILED
2. Allow players to wear manufactured sleeveless tennis shirts (no tank tops) as a legalshirt in boys tennis (6-5). FAILED
3. For all regular season contests, unless prohibited by conference/league rules, allow a coach to substitute directly into the line-up for any absent player, upon the approval of the other coach(s) involved in that contest (10-0). PASSED
4. Require USTA officials at all MHSAA Final tournaments (11-0). PASSED
5. Deduct a team pont for a flagrant unsportsmanlike violation committed by a non-playing member of a team at any time during an MHSAA tournament (11-0). PASSED

Spring 2010:

1. Request that Tennis be exempt from the "dead period" provision of the MHSAA (9-0). FAILED
2. Eliminate the following guideline in the Tournament Manager's Manual under Additional Procedure for Drawing Brackets (Final Tournament): "individuals who are winners must not play other winners in the first round matches. If an individual player is on the winning team, but did not win his/her flight, no special consideration is to be given." PASSED
3. Request that the MHSAA select coaches to serve on an Ethics Committee - to serve as a resource for dealing with allegations of stacking or rule violations. FAILED (Requested that tennis do like other coaches associations and appoint their own.)
4. Allow the four interscholastic scrimmages to happen any time during the season. PASSED

June 2011

MHSTeCA's MISS TENNIS AWARD - 2011

The MHSTeCA's Miss Tennis award is given to a Number One Senior Singles player. Each Division nominates one player from their Division and one of those four is chosen Miss Tennis.

The following four players were nominated for Miss Tennis for the Spring 2011.
Division 1 - Kelsey Dieters of Rochester
Division 2 - Talia Johnson of Portage Northern
Division 3 - Molly Wickman of East Grand Rapids
Division 4 - Molly Geppner of Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard

Miss Tennis for 2011 is Kelsey Dieters of Rochester.
Congratulations to Kelsey.

Previous Miss Tennis
2010 - Kathleen Hawkins, Kalamazoo Hackett
2009 - Maggie Remynse, Battle Creek Lakeview
2008 - Shannon Mathews, Cranbrook Kingswood
2007 - No Season
2006 - Jessica Seyferth, Ann Arbor Pioneer
2005 - Emily Dudzik, Greenville
2004 - Stephanie Kebler, Okemos

June 2010

ATTENTION!

MHSTeCA is now on FaceBook. If you have a facebook account, just type in Michigan High School Tennis Coaches in the white space near the top of your 'page' (says Search in the space). Click on Request to Join 'button' and you should get approval shortly.

If you are not on facebook, go to www.facebook.com and set up an account.

June 2011

COACHES!

MHSTeCA wants to get input from its membership on a number of items concerning tennis in the State of Michigan. A discussion forum has been set up dealing with different topics. Several new items have been added to this Discussion Forum that have come up at previous Board of Directors Meetings.

1. Proposal for restructing Finals Tournament
2. Proposal for "ethical, rule, and code violations." (Claims Committee)
3. Regional Wild Card Entry
4. Deadline for Line-up
5. Tennis Parity
6. Third Set Match Tiebreak.

Click here to check out other coaches' opinions and/or to add your opinion.

If you have other topics to either be added to this forum or discussed at a future Board of Directors meeting, please contact Joe Gentle or any Board Member.

ATTENTION COACHES!

We now have the NEW 2011 Coaches' Directory available online for you. The directory is password protected. In March 2011 Ed Waits emailed the password to all members that listed email addresses. If you can not access the Directory, you may not have renewed your membership for 2011.

Please check to make sure that your information is correct and send any corrections to Ed Waits (see below).

NOTES:

1. Please send any updates/corrections for the directory to Ed Waits
2. Click here to view directory.

March 2009

ATTENTION!

Tom Leyrer of Jenison has be inducted into the Michigan High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Congratulations Tom.

November 2010

If you have anything that you would like to see posted in our Newsletter, please email Brennan Brown at hollysummertennis@gmail.com.

MORE FUNDS NEEDED FOR HALL OF FAME

The creation and development of such an energetic project plus the maintenance of it has not been without difficulty, particularly in the funding of the undertaking. We have been able to collect some contributions from different sources within our association and from donors in several tennis communities. However, there is still a definite need for more funds to defray the expenses of this entire endeavor. If you are able to contribute any finances individually or as a group, you are encouraged to send your check of any amount to: