WHAT: Have Time off during the day?  Looking for a fun new way to get your exercise?  Try this great opportunity brought to you by RHI Sports and Indianapolis Community Tennis Association to receive hands-on tennis instruction and training!

WHO: All RHI adult athletes.  Players of different skill levels are welcome whether you are a beginner looking to learn or an advanced player looking to hone your skills.

WHEN: Every Tuesday starting November 18th, 10:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.

PLACE: Butler University Tennis Bubble, located due north of Hinkle Fieldhouse.

                         Hinkle Fieldhouse:

510 W. 49th StreetIndianapolis, IN 46208

Follow Boulevard Drive to the intersection of 52^nd St. and head west until you see the Butler Bubble.

RSVP: Please contact Pat Dean to inform us of your interest! You can email him at pat.dean@rhin.com or call 317-329-2281.  Hope to see you there!

Adaptive Sports in Northeast Indiana

Sep 20 2008   1:00P

2008 RUN ‘N’ ROLL TENNIS TOURNAMENT

@ Indianapolis Racquet Club

Indy

Walk N’ Roll  Saturday, September 13, 2008 Registration begins at 9:00 AM  Walk Starts at 10:00 AM  Walk is approximately 2 miles   

This is our main fund raiser for the year. Gather your friends and family to come out and support their favorite team or our league at  

White River State Park   801 West Washington Street  Indianapolis, IN 46204

 Parking available on surface lot at White River State Park or Indiana State Museum. Parking charges may apply  

Pre-Registration (before August 18)- $10 per person

Registration after August 18- T-shirt not guaranteed

Check out our Walk N’Roll Tab to register online OR Mail Walkers’ information and shirt sizes to:

P.O. Box 199191Indianapolis, IN 46219ORCall with credit card information to (317) 850-3753

Click here to download your pledge/registration formpowersoccerofindy.com/Documents.asp

As posted by Kevin Hughes:

Wheelchair tennis athlete, Noah Yablong (from Fort Wayne, IN) just finished his last match today (8/21/08) in the Open Division at the 2008 USTA National Indoor ROHO Gateway Classic in St. Louis, MO. 

As the Lettered Division concluded on Sunday, August 17, 2008 the Open Division started play on Tuesday, August 19. Yablong’s first Singles match was against Yan Mathieu from Quebec, Canada. Mathiew defeated Yablong 6-1;6-1. This dropped Yablong into the Singles Consolation where he advanced to the semifinals after beating Charles R. Turic from Highland Vill, TX 7-6(2); 6-1 before loosing today (8/21/08) to Corey Blatchford 6-3;6-3

In yesterday’s (8/20/08) doubles Yablong partnered with Zachary A. Beaulieu from Champaign, IL. Beaulieu/Yablong lost to #1 ranked open player Tadeusz Kruszelnick from Poland and Sataoshi Saida from Japan 6-1;6-0

***Included at this tournament were five representatives from the USA wheelchair tennis team that’s going to be at the Paralympics (Sept. 6 - 17, 2008). 

From the US Men’s team: Paul Moran from Chicago, Ill; Lee Hinson from Jacksonville, Fla; and Jon Rydberg from Oakdale, Minn.

From the US Woman’s team: Beth Arnoult from Paia, Hawaii; and Kaitlyn Verfuerth from Port Washington, Wis.

Find out how all 118 competitors did at this years 2008 USTA National Indoor ROHO Gateway Classic at the follow link: 

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With>http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/Draws/TournamentDraws.aspx?T=67754

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As Posted by: Kevin Hughes

This past weekend (August 15-17) two local athletes, James Ezell & Kevin Hughes, competed along with 119 wheelchair tennis athletes at the 2008 USTA National Indoor ROHO Gateway Classic (Letter Division) in St. Louis, MO. 

The veteran James Ezell competed in the Quad A Championship game in both Singles and Doubles however came up short loosing both matches. The Quad A Singles Championship game went 3 long sets with James wining the first set 6-4, then loosing the 2nd set in a tiebreaker. The 3rd set James came back from being down 0-4 to tie it at 4 (even) before loosing 4-6. Going into this tournament James was ranked #1 in Quad A Singles. 

Kevin Hughes finished up his first season in loosing both C Single matches (technically won a match by default b/c opponent didn’t show up in time) and C Double match. Below are the final results as posted at: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/Draws/TournamentDraws.aspx?T=67754 

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**Noah Yablong will be competing in the Open Division Tuesday August 19 through Friday, August 22. Noah’s first Singles match will be against Yan Mathieu from Quebec, Canada. If Noah wins, he’ll play #2 Satoshi Saida from Japan who has a first round bye. 

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Quad Wheelchair A Singles - Semifinals 

(#1) James L. Ezell Defeated Chris S. Melton (Zeeland, MI)7-5; 6-3 

Quad Wheelchair A Singles - Championship 

Jonathan Lopez (Caguas, Puerto Rico)Defeated James L. Ezell 4-6; 7-6; 6-4 

Quad Wheelchair A Doubles - Semifinals 

James L Ezell/Bruce Fairbanks Defeated Hoemann/Nichols 6-1; 6-0 

Quad Wheelchair A Doubles - Championship 

Lopez/Melton Defeated James L Ezell/Bruce Fairbanks 8-4 

Men’s Wheelchair C Doubles - Round One 

Donald Carnrike/James L. Dominick Defeated James Ezell/Kevin Hughes 6-2; 7-5 

Men’s Wheelchair C Singles First Round: 

Larry F. Orr (Salt Lake City, UT) Defeated Kevin Hughes 6-0; 6-1 

Men’s Wheelchair C Singles Consolation 

Kevin Hughes Defeated Jeff Speck (forfeit) 

(#6) Victor T. Vaughn (Hardy, AR) Defeated Kevin Hughes 6-0;6-4 

As posted by: Kevin Hughes

RHI Sports, Indianapolis Community Tennis Association, and the LEGS DON’T WORK FOUNDATION PROUDLY PRESENT:

2008 RUN ROLL TENNIS TOURNAMENT

WHAT: An exciting two-day tennis tournament with teams consisting of one wheelchair-tennis player and one ambulatory player! It will be a round-robin tournament with a three-match minimum in both the Youth and Adult divisions. Goodie bags, beverages, and a meal will be provided, along with awards and prizes!

DATE: Saturday, September 20th and Sunday, September 21st

TIME: Matches begin Saturday at 1:00 pm and will run until approximately 7:00 pm. Matches will resume Sunday morning.

PLACE: 

Indianapolis Racquet Club

8249 Dean Rd.

Indianapolis , IN 46240

COST: 

$25 per team (Note: The hosting organization will make its best efforts to provide an ambulatory player should you not have a partner)

ACCOMODATIONS:

Jameson Inn, 8380 Kelly Lane , Indianapolis  (317)-849-8555

Hampton Inn, 6817 E. 82nd Street, Indianapolis- (317) 576-0220

RSVP: Please contact Patrick Dean to register for the event! 

You can email pat.dean@rhin.comor call 317-329-2281 to reserve your spot. 

As Posted by Kevin Hughes

Three athletes from Fort Wayne, IN will be playing at the 25th Anniversary USTA National Indoor ROHO Gatweay Classic. Currently 121 players are signed up.

James Ezell and Kevin Hughes will be playing in the Letter Division Aug. 15-17, 2008

Noah Yablong will play in the Open Division August 19-22, 2008

Go to http://www.confluencesports.org/Gateway%20Classic.html for more info

As posted by Kevin Hughes

At the Midwest Wheelchair Tennis Championships in Grand Rapids, MI (July 18-20) three athletes from Fort Wayne, IN competed: Noah Yablong, James, Ezell, and Kevin Hughes. Below is how they fared: 

Men’s Open Singles: 

#1 ranked Jon P. Rydberg defeated Noah Yablong 6-2; 6-0 

Daniel J. Bolhouse defeated Noah Yablong  6-1; 6-2 

Men’s Open Doubles: 

Noah Yablong/Jon P. Rydberg defeated Eric Gilbert/Derrick J. Thayer 6-2; 6-0 

Noah Yablong/Jon P. Rydberg defeated #2 Joel Dembe/Yan Mathieu 7-6(5); 3-6; 6-2 

Men’s Open Doubles Championship: 

#1 Lee Hinson/Paul Moran defeated Noah Yablong/Jon P. Rydberg 6-7(5); 6-4; 6-2 

Men’s C Singles: 

#2 Scott L. Cole defeated Kevin Hughes 6-0; 6-1 

David C. Briggs defeated James Ezell 6-1; 6-3 

Kevin Hughes defeated James Ezell 6-1; 1-6; 10-5 

Men’s C Singles Consolation Final: 

Suzi M. Egeler defeated Kevin Hughes 7-6(2); 7-6(5) 

Men’s C Doubles: 

James Ezell/Kevin Hughes defeated Eduardo Rivera/Tony Rivera 6-4; 6-1 

James Ezell/Kevin Hughes defeated Tyler R. Anderson/Ntasha Southwell 6-2; 6-2 

Men’s C Doubles Championship: 

#1 Matthew Clements/Bryan D. Wilkinson defeated James Ezell/Kevin Hughes 6-4; 6-2 

The Midwest Wheelchair tennis 

championships included 51 athletes competing at all levels (Open, A, B, 

C, Senior, Quad, Junior and Female Division) with representatives from 

Canada, Hawaii, Missouri, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, California, 

Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina, and Connecticut. 

Complete scores are posted at: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=65353 

As posted by: Kevin Hughes

Two Fort Wayne, IN wheelchair tennis players (Noah Yablong & Kevin Hughes) competed at the McCann Memorial Open this past weekend (July 12-13). Below are the local results: 

Open Singles: 

Daniel J. Bolhouse d. Noah Yablong 7-5; 6-3 

Thomas Kyler d. Noah Yablong 6-2; 6-3 

Open Doubles 

Curtis Bender/Daniel Bolhouse d. Paul Moran/Noah Yablong 2-6; 6-3; 6-4 

B Singles 

Matthew Clements d. Kevin Hughes 6-2; 6-0 

Colin Sullivan d. Kevin Hughes 6-0; 6-0 

Eduardo Rivera d. Kevin Hughes 6-4; 6-3 

A Doubles 

Mathew Clements/Suzi Egeler d. Eduardo Rivera/Kevin Hughes 6-4; 6-3 

The McCann Memorial Open included 23 athletes ranging from Open - D level with representatives from Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and North Carolina. 

Complete scores will be posted by the tournament coordinator @ http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=63460 

July 11-13, 2008 the Northwest YMCA, located at 3500 N Chadam Ln in Muncie, IN will hold the McCann Memorial Wheelchair Open for tennis enthusiasts.  The tournament will be played indoors at the Northwest YMCA. Best 2 of 3 sets with a 10 point match tie-breaker for the third set. First match times available July 7th after 3 p.m. on TennisLink or by calling the Northwest YMCA. Check in Friday, July 11th, 6-8 p.m. or before your first match on Saturday. $50 Visa gift cards for winners, $25 Visa gift cards for finalists in all events. Friday night pizza, and lunch & dinner on Saturday provided. Mixed doubles on Sunday. Tournament t-shirt and player gift bag. Free YMCA staffed childcare provided during matches. Please contact tournament director to indicate your need for childcare service

The Tournament is named after Aly (Ferguson) McCann who died on June 30, 2005 following a car crash on June 29, 2005. She was an innocent victim when her car was struck by a driver fleeing from police. Aly was a stand-out tennis player for Delta High School and Indiana Wesleyan University where she graduated with a degree in Therapeutic Recreation. Aly was 26 years old when she died and had been working for Normal Life of Indiana, an organization that delivers services to people with disabilities, youth with special needs, and adults with barriers to employment. The McCann Memorial Wheelchair Open seeks to preserve the memory of Aly because of her love for people with disabilities and her love for tennis.

For more information please call (765) 286-0818

This past weekend (June 27-29, 2008) at the 24th Annual TWAA Music City Classic local wheelchair tennis athlete James Ezell defeated Shane Coldwell from Georgia 6-1; 6-2 however in the Quarterfinals (C Singles) James lost to USTA #2 ranked Mark La Rotonda 6-0; 6-0. 

In Men’s C Doubles James and teammate Bruce Fairbanks lost 6-2; 6-1 to Matthew Clements/Scott Cole. 

Upcoming wheelchair tennis: James Ezell, Kevin Hughes, and Noah Yablong (all from Fort Wayne, IN) are all registered to play in the July 11-13, 2008 McCann Memorial Wheelchair open and July 18-20 Midwest Wheelchair Championships.