Saturday, April 7, 2007

Kalamazoo B16 & B18 Umpire Application

Midwest Officials:
Chair umpire qualified officials may apply to work the National B16 and B18 tournament at Kalamazoo, Michigan, to be held on Friday August 3 through Sunday, August 12, 2007. The application is on-line at http://joyduerr.home.att.net The entry deadline is May 15 and selected applicants will be notified by June 1. If you cannot access the online application input form, a paper application is also available on the same site. This is the highest level tournament for junior boys and the Boys 18 winners will get a wild card entry into the US Open. The most qualified officials available will be selected to work, and preference will be given to Midwest Officials and those who are available to work the whole tournament.
Chief Umpires: Darrell Davies and Joy Duerr
ddavies (at) kvcc.edu
joyduerr (at) att.net

Joyce Tessiatore selected for Midwest Frank Dowling Umpire of the Year

At the Spring Meeting of the Midwest Section, Joyce Tessiatore, the chairman of officials of the Wisconsin District will be awarded the 2007 Frank Dowling Award whch recognizes the person who has displayed outstanding attributes as an umpire in the USTA/Midwest Section for at least five years. Frank Dowling, known for his training of umpires, was an oustanding umpire himself. Congratulations Joyce for the well-deserved award.