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11/05/08
BOYS SENIOR ALL-STAR TENNIS EVENT
IS ENJOYABLE DAY AT DEPAUW UNIVERSITY

The Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association conducted the inaugural Boys' Senior All-Star Match event under sunny skies and 75 degree temperatures on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 at DePauw University in Greencastle.

The Northeast stars won with 15.5 points.  The Southwest was second at 12.5, followed by Northwest at 9.5, and Southeast at 6.5. Click for individual results.


NORTHEAST ALL-STARS (Grey Shirts)
Dalton Albertin  -  Lawrence Central
Daniel Desper  -  East Noble
Reid Garlock  -  North Central
Steven Gilliam  -  Fishers
David Moss  -  North Central
Eric Murphy  -  Carmel
Alex Poe  -  Frankton
Deon Shafer  -  Warsaw
Preston Swain  -  Northwood
Alternates:  Steve Maniago, Chatard, Dan Mulloy, Peru
COACHES: 
Mike Bostic, Carmel
Doug Desper, East Noble

 
SOUTHWEST ALL-STARS (White Shirts)
Todd Butwin  -  Terre Haute North
Drew Holcomb  -  Terre Haute North 
Ian Leonard  -  Bloomington South
Joel Modesitt  -  West Vigo
Tanner Niehaus  -  Jasper
Sean O’Connell  -  Bloomington South
Austin Sansone  -  Center Grove
David Schoch  -  Center Grove
Nick Volz  -  Evansville Central
Alternates:  Michael Eberle  -  Terre Haute North
COACHES: 
Scott Yarbrough, Jasper
Joe Doyle, Bloomington South


NORTHWEST ALL-STARS (Red Shirts)
Tanner Braden  -  Lafayette Jeff
Doug Engle  -  Lewis Cass
Billy Heuer  -  Munster
Andrew Kahn  -  Zionsville
Adam Kalinowski  -  Bishop Noll
Scott Schmelzer  -  Brebeuf
William Simes  -  Lake Central
Andrew Voss  -  West Lafayette
Austin Wynn  -  Munster
Alternate:  Michael Sandovel  -  Bishop Noll
COACHES:  Steve Lopez, Munster
 Zach Brennan, Lafayette Jeff


SOUTHEAST ALL-STARS (Blue Shirts)
Josh AmRhein  -  Franklin Central
Brooks Ayers  -  Franklin Central
Ben Boesing  -  Floyd Central
Sam Burke  -  Jeffersonville
Jeremy Chesher  -  Jeffersonville
Josh Hollingsworth  -  Richmond
Adam Senteney  -  Indian Creek
Adam Struble  -  Floyd Central
Eric Teeters  -  Indian Creek
Alternate:  Zach Sherwood  -  Franklin Central
COACHES: 
Micah Torgersen, Franklin Central
Rick Miller, Floyd Central


COACHES



St. Vincent Sports Performance Center is the primary sponsor of the new event.  Other sponsors include the Indianapolis Racquet Club, the Indy Tennis Championships, K-Swiss, Penn, and Golfsmith Golf and Tennis.

Carmel Coach Mike Bostic, 5th vice president of the IHSTeCA, is the event organizer.

There has been no All-Star opportunity for senior boys for the past several years.  An Indiana-Kentucky event was offered in the late 1990s.  For senior girls, the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association annually offers the North-South Cup in June.

10/27/08
ALL-STATE SINGLES, DOUBLES TEAMS CHOSEN

The Indiana HS Tennis Coaches Association has announced its 2008 All-State Singles and Doubles boys' tennis teams.  To be eligible, students first must make the All-District teams.  Then, a statewide panel of coaches selected the All-State Singles and Doubles teams at a selection meeting in Indianapolis on Saturday, Oct. 25.

The All-State teams are posted here.

10/19/08
ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TEAM ANNOUNCED

The Indiana HS Tennis Coaches Association has announced its 2008 Academic All-State boys' tennis team.  To be eligible, students must be seniors who played at least 50% of the season at varsity and scored minimum results of 3.6 GPA, 1650 on the SAT (or 1100 on the 1600 version of the test), or 24 on the ACT.

From all nominations, the results are plugged into a computer formula and then the top 50 scores receive Academic All-State.  Everyone else who meets minimum standards receives Honorable Mention.

The Academic All-State team is posted here.

10/16/08
ALL-DISTRICT SELECTIONS MADE

The Indiana HS Tennis Coaches Association has made All-District Singles and Doubles selections.  These choices were made on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at five meetings throughout the state.

The All-District teams are posted here.

10/04/08
MORE THAN 200 RESPONSES IN RULES SURVEY

The Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association, in conjunction with the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association, conducted a statewide survey of tennis coaches from Monday, Sept. 8 to Friday, Sept. 19.  The survey is given every two years.  More than 200 responses were counted in the latest survey.

The results of the survey are available by downloading this Excel spreadsheet document.

IHSTeCA and ICGSA leaders will use this information to present one to three Rules Proposals to the state high school athletic directors and to the IHSAA this winter.  No decisions have been made yet on which proposals to present.

Thank you for voting!

10/01/08
TIME TO NOMINATE YOUR PLAYERS
FOR POST-SEASON AWARDS

Coaches are reminded to nominate their deserving players for All-District/All-State teams and for Academic All-State.  All of the forms have been mailed to each sectional host for distribution at draw meetings or at the sectionals.

All forms also are available online at this site. Deadline to nominate players is October 10, 2008.

Here are the links:
ALL-DISTRICT / ALL-STATE NOMINATION FORM

ACADEMIC ALL-STATE NOMINATION FORM

IHSTeCA MEMBERSHIP FORM

DISTRICT CHAIRMEN AND MEETING TIMES



8/14/08
JASPER'S ED YARBROUGH CHOSEN
NATIONAL TENNIS COACH OF THE YEAR

Veteran Jasper High School tennis coach Ed Yarbrough received a major award this summer when he was chosen National High School Girls' Tennis Coach of the Year for 2008.  The award is from the National High School Coaches Association.

Yarbrough coached the boys' tennis teams at Jasper for 34 seasons and won a state title in 1999.  He continues to coach the girls' tennis team, which he has directed for 23 years.

Yarbrough is the all-time victory leader in Indiana high school tennis with 855 wins.

Here is a newspaper article about his accomplishment.  Congratulations, Ed!

7/25/08
DATES, SITES SET FOR MANDATORY IHSAA
RULES INTERPRETATION MEETINGS

Each head tennis coach in Indiana must attend an IHSAA Rules Interpretation meeting each year.  The meetings are approximately 90 minutes in length. The meetings help ensure that everyone is aware of key rules and that all schools are playing under the same set of rules around the state.

Here are the sites and dates for the 2008-2009 Rules Interpretation meetings.


7/25/08
SPORTSMANSHIP CREED FOR
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

This statement on sportsmanship is endorsed by the Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association and its Board of Directors.  Coaches are encouraged to use this creed to help educate players and fans on the importance of sportsmanship.  Coaches may want to print copies and distribute at team organizational meetings and/or may want to have each team member sign a copy and pledge to uphold the basic tenets of sportsmanship.  This statement is not a rule to be enforced by the IHSTeCA, but rather it is a good-faith creed designed to promote sportsmanship for high school tennis in Indiana.

Click to view the full sportsmanship creed

6/10/08
ALL-STATE TEAMS CHOSEN

All-State girls' tennis singles and doubles teams were selected on Saturday, June 7 in Indianapolis.  Those teams have now been released.  Check here.

6/10/08
ACADEMIC ALL-STATE ANNOUNCED

See who made the Academic All-State girls' tennis team here.

5/29/08
PARK TUDOR CLAIMS TEAM TITLE;
COLUMBUS NORTH, NORTH CENTRAL WIN INDIVIDUAL TITLES

Top-ranked Park Tudor became a four-time consecutive state champion in girls' tennis by beating No. 4 Jasper and No. 2 Munster on Saturday, May 31.  No. 5 Zionsville placed third by beating Jasper.

The IHSAA individual singles champion is Caroline Hedrick of Columbus North.  The IHSAA individual doubles champions are Maggie Ashby and Alena Perez-Majul of North Central.

Complete results from team state and individual singles and doubles are available at www.ihsaa.org

5/30/08
DISTRICT TEAMS SELECTED
FOR GIRLS' TENNIS

At a series of statewide meetings on Wednesday, May 28, the All-District Singles and Doubles girls' tennis teams were chosen.  The teams are listed on the District page.

 
At the 2008 Indiana Tennis Convention, new U.S. Olympic coach Rodney Harmon (left) instructs a session for coaches.  Coaches who attended the USPTA Specialty Course with Bob Love and Guy Parks pose at right.

4/16/08
Attention Convention attendees: The 2008 Convention report has been added to the site, and can be found under From the President above.

4/11/08
Coaches interested or involved in the USTA's "No-Cut" Program, they have a new interactive website.  This program allows coaches the opportunity to interact with other coaches on tennis tips, scheduling, and other convenient topics.  Here's the website.

4/09/08
Attention coaches: USPTA Master Pro Jorge Capestany, a frequent speaker at the Indiana and Midwest Tennis Conventions, has produced an excellent new website for tennis drills.  The site is called www.tennisdrills.tv and it offers free samples to preview.  The drills are shown on videos and also are diagrammed and explained wonderfully in easy-to-print format. Check it out when you have time.  It is a project that Capestany has been working on and thinking about for several years, and the product is outstanding!