The Indiana HS Tennis Hall of Fame is conducting a fund-raising drive to renovate the display areas in the Barbara S. Wynne Tennis Center in Indianapolis. Download a brochure here

A list of summer tournaments for high school players across the state of Indiana has been compiled. The list of tourneys can be found here. To submit a tourney, send an email to Shawn Flanary

Dates That Rate

06.28.10   to   07.04.10
Moratorium Week for IHSAA

08.02.10
Official Start of Practice
For Boys Tennis

08.16.10
First Allowable Match Date
For Boys Tennis

 

 Jasper's Ed Yarbrough
Dies After Brief Illness

Jasper High School Coach Ed Yarbrough, the winningest tennis coach in Indiana history, died early Saturday morning, June 19, in an Evansville hospital after a brief battle with pre-leukemia.

Coach Yarbrough won nearly 900 matches in a 40-year coaching career of boys' and girls' tennis at Jasper.  The 64-year-old Yarbrough transformed the small southern Indiana community into a tennis powerhouse, taking six boys' teams and six girls' teams to the IHSAA State Finals and winning the boys' state championship in 1999.



He was named National Tennis Coach of the Year in 2007.  He earned numerous coaching honors on a district and state level over the years and was inducted into the Indiana Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994.

Coach Yarbrough was a frequent speaker at the Indiana State Tennis Convention.  He was instrumental in upgrading the Indiana Tennis Hall of Fame at the Barbara S. Wynne Tennis Center in Indianapolis.  He was past president of the Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association and played a major role in the expansion of the coaching association and the state convention.

Coach Yarbrough retired from teaching English at Jasper High School in 2005 but continued to coach the Jasper girls' team through this spring.  Midway through the season, he was diagnosed with pre-leukemia and faced a bone marrow transplant.  Susceptible to internal bleeding, he developed bleeding around the brain in recent weeks and passed away at 3:30 a.m. Saturday, June 19.

His son, Scott, who played for his father and was the 1988 state runner-up in singles, succeeds his father as Jasper tennis coach.  Ed is also survived by his wife, Judy, and a daughter, Keri.

Memorials can be directed to the Jasper Tennis Patrons for an indoor tennis project in the community.

Obituary



All-State Singles, Doubles
Teams Released

The All-State Singles and Doubles Teams have been released for the Spring 2010 girls' tennis season.

First and Second Team Singles and Doubles are posted on our website now.  Honorable mention choices are now posted, also.

Final Top 30 team rankings are also posted.

Certificates have been mailed to all members of the All-State Teams.

All-State Results

Academic All-State
Team Announced

The Academic All-State Team has been released for the Spring 2010 girls' tennis season.

This year, a standard index was established, and all girls who met or exceeded the index were chosen to the Academic All-State team.  There were 63 seniors chosen Academic All-State, with other nominees designated Honorable Mention.

Certificates have been mailed to all members of the team.

Academic All-State Results

All-District Teams
Selected

All-District Singles and Doubles teams were chosen on Wednesday, June 2 at a series of five meetings statewide.

All-State voting will be this weekend on Saturday, June 12.

All-District Results


Summer Tournaments

The IHSTeCA will list local community tournaments from throughout Indiana to help high school players find competition.  Shawn Flanary, Kokomo coach, compiles the information.  To submit a tourney, send an email to Shawn Flanary

Summer Tourneys

Time to Nominate
for Post-Season Awards

Girls tennis coaches are reminded that the nomination deadline is approaching quickly for Post-Season Honors for your athletes.

To nominate, you must be a member of the Indiana HS Tennis Coaches Association.  You can join now by printing and mailing this membership form or can join online.

Academic All-State nominations are due by Friday, May 28.  Seniors who have played in the varsity lineup in at least half of the team's opportunities this spring can be nominated.  They must have a GPA of at least 3.6 on a 4.0 scale and an SAT minimum of 1650 on the 2400 point test or an ACT score of 24 or higher.  The GPA and test scores of all nominees will be plugged into a computer formula.  NEW THIS YEAR: All nominees who meet or exceed an established standard ratio will be named Academic-All-State.  The number of selections will vary from year to year, but the standard will be a fixed ratio.

Nominations for All-District / All-State also are due by Friday, May 28. These forms are mailed to our five district chairmen (names and addresses are available at the District Meeting site). Varsity singles or doubles players can be nominated for All-District.  The All-District teams then are selected at District meetings on Wednesday, June 2 throughout the state.  Players who make the All-District teams then automatically are considered candidates for the All-State team, which is chosen by a panel of IHSTeCA raters and officers from throughout the state.  NEW THIS YEAR: All-State Singles and Doubles teams are being expanded.  All-State Singles will be 15 First Team and 15 Second Team (no ties).  All-State Doubles will be 10 First Team and 10 Second Team (no ties).

Nominations also are being accepted for District Coach of the Year.  (This form can be found as part of the All-District / All-State form, which also includes the Player Record Form and the Criteria for all of the Postseason Awards.)

Anyone with questions about the postseason awards can email President Tim Cleland at tcleland@delcomschools.org

The Show Must Go On!
Despite snowstorm, coaches
still enjoy 2010 Convention

One of the biggest snowstorms of the season struck at the worst time -- midday Friday, Feb. 5 on the first day of the 2010 Indiana Tennis Convention.

But despite the difficult conditions, about 145 coaches braved the elements for the weekend convention.

In the end, it was another excellent convention, with educational sessions and outstanding hospitality by the Indianapolis Racquet Club.  Here are some updated links to check out:
Match Hotline (matches needed)
President's Letter
Convention Report

Among the weekend highlights:

* US Naval Capt. Sean Buck, himself a member of the Indiana Tennis Hall of Fame, delivered an excellent keynote speech at the 2010 Hall of Fame induction ceremony.  Capt. Buck was reunited at the banquet with his legendary North Central HS coach, Byron Buckley, whom he had not seen for three decades (click on photo below for large version).  Acceptance speeches by inductees Steve Makurat, Jennifer Stephens Berger, and Rick Witsken also were outstanding.  Visit our Hall of Fame page.



* Wayne Bryan, father of the Bryan Brothers top-ranked doubles team, shined at Friday night's Fireside Chat at the Carmel Courtyard.  He also demonstrated many great doubles drills and team drills at Saturday morning's session.  He stressed fun and discipline and challenged the coaches to raise more money for their programs and to attract more fans to the matches.  Thanks to Coach Bryan and to his sponsor, Prince.



* Ed Brune, Jeff Rodefeld, Kevin Lindley, Mike Roenigk and all the staff at the Indianapolis Racquet Club made us feel right at home.  A member of the club even stopped IHSTeCA president Tim Cleland outside of the club as he was leaving on Saturday afternoon and said, "Thanks for bringing your group here.  We really look forward to having you each year!"  Now that's hospitality!

* Work continues on the renovation of the Indiana Tennis Hall of Fame.  Jim Clark, Ed Yarbrough and Bill Reed have now added team photos of all boys and girls state champs and are finishing State Coach of the Year plaques.  A Gold Plaque for top donors also is under construction.  And the staff is gathering memorabilia for a "history of Indiana tennis" display.

* The Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association recently donated $2,000 to the Hall of Fame project.  Carmel Coach Sharon Rosenburgh, representing the ICGSA, presented this check to the IHSTeCA on Friday afternoon.  The ICGSA also has pledged $200 per year for the next 10 years.

* Thanks to A.J. Fager and Keith Parker for providing an outstanding speaker system for the convention.  The sound was great!

* Thanks to all of our speakers:
Wayne Bryan
Stan Oley
Mike Andrews
Ron Albers
Dr. Gary Sailes
Mike O'Connell
Tim Cleland
Mike Saine
Craig Bottorff
Joe Doyle
Scott Hudson
Keith Parker
Steve Beier
Debby Burton
Ed Yarbrough
Bruce Fleming
George Fratus

Our next convention will be a combined workshop with the Midwest USPTA club pros.  The dates are Feb. 3-4-5, 2011 at the Adams Mark hotel on the westside of Indianapolis.  This convention is held at the Adams Mark due to the large number of attendees -- more than 300.  Please plan to attend because the combined convention promises even more top speakers and more vendors.  We will then return to the Indianapolis Racquet Club in 2012 and beyond.

Fall 2009 State Champions

TEAM = Park Tudor
SINGLES = Dougie Barnard (Brebeuf Jesuit)
DOUBLES = Joseph Hammond and Nick Laconi  (Zionsville)


Academic All-State Teams Selected

The 2009 boys' tennis Academic All-State team has been released.  Visit here for a list of the players honored.  Minimum requirements were a 3.6 GPA, a 1650 SAT (or 1100 on old scale), and competing in at least 50% of varsity matches.

All-District Teams Selected

All-District Singles and Doubles teams were chosen on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at five sites statewide.  Visit here for the teams that have been reported so far.


Eight at State

The IHSAA has voted to expand the boys' and girls' team State Finals to eight teams, starting this fall.  This has been a proposal of the Indiana HS Tennis Coaches Association for the past few years.

Sectionals and regionals will remain the same.  Semi-states will become one round with eight winners advancing to state.  The eight winners will meet on Friday afternoon in Indianapolis for four quarterfinal matches.  Semifinals and final rounds will be played on Saturday.  The consolation match for third-fourth place has been eliminated.

Admission will be charged at semi-state and state matches to help offset expenses of the new Eight at State format.

Current semi-state sites will be retained, with two morning winners advancing from each site. 


Rules Meetings to be Online

IHSAA Rules Interpretation tests will be conducted online for the 2009-2010 school year instead of mandatory attendance at meetings statewide.  The test will be available to coaches between July 27 and August 17.  The test should take 30-45 minutes.  All head coaches must pass the test or the school will be fined $50 by the IHSAA.

Boys' head coach must take the test between July 27 and August 17.  Girls' head coaches can take it then or can wait until a spring testing time.  Head coaches who have both the boys' and girls' teams will need to take the test only once per school year (in July or August).

Your athletic director should forward to head coaches the link information for the test.


Ken DeHart Videos

Indiana native Ken DeHart, USPTA Master Pro from San Jose, Calif., who has been a big hit at our annual tennis conventions, is offering a special deal for IHSTeCA members on his instructional DVD's.

Corrective Techniques and Myth Busting - how to identify errors in players and how to fix them as well as debunking some of the things we were told about tennis.

The Best of Ken DeHart - featuring my favorite drills. movement, strategy and games

Defeating the Monsters in Your Mind - how to use Mental Tuffness skills with your players

20 Best Games for Strategy and Tactics - how to present information and games to use to develop strategy

Skills, Drills & Games for Beginners - this is a long DVD with lots of information that can be adapted to any skill level

Intermediate Drills - more drills for a little higher level that can be adjusted up or down for appropriated skill levels

Ken is offering these to IHSTeCA members for these rates:

The Corrective Technique DVD is a 2 disk set $35
(regularly $59).

The others are 1 disk sets and sell for $20
 (regularly $29)

Tax, shipping would be $3 each.

More info is available at www.kendeharttennis.com, including Ken's tennis blog with tips for coaches.  To order, visit Ken's website or contact Ken at kendehart@aol.com

22-Match Cap Rule Approved

The IHSAA has approved the new 22-match limit for high school boys and girls tennis, starting with the Fall 2009 season.  Teams will be able to schedule a maximum of 22 match opportunities, giving greater scheduling flexibility.  Teams may not exceed a maximum of 16 duals or a maximum of 5 tournaments.

Each round of a tournament is considered a "playing opportunity."  For example, if a team played three tournaments, each with three rounds, that is 9 match opportunities. That team then would be able to schedule a maximum of 13 duals to stay at the 22-match limit. 

If a team played two tournaments, each with three rounds (6 opportunities), then that school could schedule as many as 16 duals.


2009 STATE TENNIS CONVENTION
IS A SMASH WITH PARTICIPANTS

The annual Indiana Tennis Convention was a huge hit Thursday, Feb. 5 through Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Indianapolis Racquet Club.  More than 190 coaches attended despite the tough economic conditions, and the evaluations showed that the coaches enjoyed the convention.

The annual Indiana Tennis Hall of Fame induction ceremony was Friday, Feb. 6.  The inductees were Steve Gantz of Greenwood; Mike Owen of Evansville; Louise Owen of Evansville; Dave Heffern of Indianapolis Park Tudor; and John Greif of Evansville.

2010 Membership Online

Coaches who need to pay membership dues for the 2010 calendar year can now pay their dues online. The forms are now ready and will accept membership on this completely secure process.

Report a Score

Final Top 30 Girls Poll

(06.12.10)

1.   South Bend St. Joseph's
2. Columbus North
3. Carmel
4. Cathedral
5.   Park Tudor
6. Terre Haute South
7.   Highland
8. Evansville Memorial
9. Hamilton Southeastern
10. Center Grove
11. Floyd Central
12. Munster  
13. Penn
14. Chesterton
15. Jasper
16. Terre Haute North
17. Brebeuf Jesuit
18. Zionsville
19. Homestead
20. Greenwood
21.  FW Canterbury
22. Brownsburg
23. Yorktown
24.  Bishop Chatard
25. Roncalli
26. Plainfield
27.  Noblesville
28. Fairfield
29. Marion
30. Northridge

List of 2010 girls raters

District Rankings


Girls' State Finals Recap

Twelfth-ranked South Bend St. Joseph's finished on top as the first state champion in the new "Eight at State" format for girls' tennis.  St. Joseph's beat the 10th-ranked Bulldogs of Columbus North 5-0 in the championship match Saturday evening.

Columbus North won the first set at all three singles matches before St. Joseph's rallied for the wins.  St. Joseph's has no seniors in the varsity lineup, and Columbus North had only one senior.

Three of the seven matches in the new state format were settled by a 3-2 score.

Terre Haute South senior Eesha Purohit, the No. 1 singles player, won the IHSAA Mental Attitude Award.


State Finals Results
Quarterfinals
Friday, June 4

#10 Columbus North 3  #2 Carmel 2

#5 Terre Haute South 3  #6 Highland 2

#8 Center Grove 4  Yorktown 1

#12 South Bend St. Joseph's 4  #21 Zionsville 1

Semifinals
Saturday, June 5

#10 Columbus North 3  #5 Terre Haute South 2

#12 South Bend St. Joseph's 5  #8 Center Grove 0
Finals
Saturday, June 5

#12 SB St. Joseph's 5  #10 Columbus North 0
 

VIEW ALL SCORES




Boys' State Finals Recap

Visit this site for video coverage:
Fox 59 / Indysportsnation.com

Third-ranked Park Tudor emerged as the first state champion in the new "Eight at State" format.  The Panthers of Park Tudor beat the 8th-ranked Panthers of Bloomington South 3-2 in the championship match Saturday afternoon.

Five of the seven matches in the new state format were settled by a 3-2 score.

Park Tudor senior Kishan Shah, the No. 3 singles player, won the IHSAA Mental Attitude Award.


State Finals Results
Quarterfinals
Friday, Oct. 16

#8 Bloom. South 3  #11 Zionsville 2

#10 Munster 3 #13 Homestead 2

#9 Center Grove 3  #28 Castle 2

#3 Park Tudor 5   #22 Concord 0

Semifinals
Saturday, Oct. 17

#8 Bloom. South 3  #10 Munster 2

#3 Park Tudor 4   #9 Center Grove 1

Finals
Saturday, Oct. 17

#3 Park Tudor 3   #8 Bloom. South 2


For a listing of all scores that have been submitted so far, visit our Scores page.