Officiating Tips Newsletter - June 2007

Good morning,

The June, 2007 edition of USTA Officials Department Newsletter is now available.

You can access the newsletter by doing one of the following:

1. Click on the following link http://www.usta.com/rules/default.sps?iType=923 in order to access the USTA Officials Department web page and click on the link that reads Officiating Tips Newsletter- June, 2007

2. Go to www.usta.com, click on the “Get Involved” tab, click on “Officials” and click on the link that reads Officiating Tips Newsletter-June, 2007

If you have any questions about or problems accessing the newsletter, please contact us at officiating@usta.com.

Sincerely,

Ryan Orner
Officials Coordinator-USTA
914-696-7280 (Phone)
914-696-7008 (Fax)
orner@usta.com

Jimmy Williams retires from umpiring

Jimmy Williams, formerly the chairman of officials of the Central Indiana district is retiring from umpiring. After his wife retired from work, they moved so Jimmy could spend more of his time fishing. However, he has experienced physical problems stemming from previous injuries causing back pain as well as buring sensations in his feet. Neither of these conditions are good when umpires need to stand for long hours with little rest. The medical condition is called neuropathy. Mayo clinic does not recommend further surgery, so Jimmy is calling it quits. You may contact Jimmy at wjwill2 (at) aol.com. He'll love to hear from you.

Steve Menoff from Chicago area was recently honored by the Chicago Tennis Patrons as the umpire of the year for 2006, awarded in 2007. Congratulations for a well deserved award.

Line Umpire Training Elm Grove - start is 6:00 pm

Line Umpire Training at Elm Grove Wisconsin, at the Western Racquet Club, Aug 6 starts at 6:00 pm instead of 7:00 pm as originally stated.