Line Umpire Training Opportunities

Midwest Officials:
There are opportunities to get line training at two professional tournaments in the Midwest.

Winnetka Challenger: Hardcourt, Men's 50K. July 3-July 8

The Winnetka, Illinois Challenger occurs from July 3-July 8 with a qualifier on July 1-2. Before the event, there will be a line training session at the Winnetka outdoor courts from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm on Saturday, June 30. If you perform well, you may be selected to work at the tournament. You are expected to provide your own transportation and lodging. If you are selected to work, you are doing this to gain experience and get the opportunity to be seen by other chief umpires who select umpires for other tournaments.

The chief umpire for Winnetka is Lynda Hinshaw.
If you are interested in attending as a trainee, contact Joy Duerr mw_officials@yahoo.com

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Elm Grove, Wisconsin Futures: hardcourt, Men's 10K Aug 7-Aug 12.
Elm Grove is a suburb of Milwaukee. This tournament was held in Kenosha, WI last year.
The main draw begins on Tuesday, Aug 7. The line clinic will be on Monday, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
You must pay for your own transportation and lodging. If you are successful, you may be selected to work during the main draw.
The chief umpire for Elm Grove is Sharyl Currie

If you are interested in attending as a line trainee, contact Joyce Tessiatore tstennis2@hotmail.com

Chuck Brothers Retires

Chuck Brother, an umpire from Kenosha, Wisconsin is hanging up his stop watch and tape measure and retiring from umpiring. Chuck umpired at all levels from juniors to the US Open. Thanks for all your hard work. Now enjoy tennis as a player and spectator.

Haury & Robinson earn White Badges

Congratulations to John Haury from Indiana and Jordan Robinson from Wisconsin who recently earned the White Badge chair certification. These are competitive slots and many prospective chair umpires are eagerly vying for them. Well done!

New Uniforms

Midwest Officials:
Now that the summer heat is upon us, we are beginning to shed our outer jackets, sweaters, and windbreakers. We should now all be wearing the new red and blue uniforms when we are out on the court. Honigs nicely provided 3 new logo patches with each of our uniform orders last winter. These patches are to be used on existing USTA umpires jackets and sweaters to cover the old logos and show the new logo. This alleviated all the umpires needing to purchase an entire wardrobe just for the new logos. The patches are not to be placed on outer wear which is dissimilar to the existing umpire's outer wear.