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Hello LATA Members!

The following is from Steve Sax, our tournament director. Note the deadline for early registration, which means savings! Also note the new over-40 categories!

Hello LATA Members!

Below is a message from Luis Melo, our Ladder Director. If you haven’t signed up for the ladder yet, it’s a great time for it, as the summer season is about to start!

Hello Everyone,

Attached are the FINAL results of the Winter Challenge Ladder Tournament.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the tournament. WE WILL DO ANOTHER ONE SOON…. Stay tuned for updates.

Congratulations to the following WINNERS:

MAIN DRAW WINNERS: $50 CASH PRIZE

A – John Ramos
B – Dan Fritz
C – Abhijeet Golwelkar
D/E – John Huang
F/G – Dan Walkup

MAIN DRAW FINALISTS:  $25 CASH PRIZE

A – Michael Sanchez
B – Delmar Thomas
C – Eric Dodson
D/E – Larry Stephenson
F/G – Florian Gador

CONSOLATION WINNERS:  $25 CASH PRIZE

A – Paul Yates
B – Travis Siems
C – Ted Skidmore
D/E – Jose Escobar
F/G – Vidas Javorskis

THANKS AGAIN TO THE 55 CHALLENGE LADDER MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS TOURNAMENT.
ALL WINNERS WILL RECEIVE THEIR CASH PRIZE IN THE MAIL SOON.

**NOTE**  Cash prizes are mailed to your address as per the address on the member directory. If you have moved, please be sure to update your mailing address ASAP.

CONTINUE ON WITH THOSE CHALLENGE LADDER MATCHES AND DON’T FORGET TO POST YOUR MATCHES ONLINE AT WWW.LATAWEB.COM

Luis Melo
Challenge Ladder Director

A Draw

B Draw

C Draw

D-E Draw

F-G Draw

Hello LATA Members!

The singles portion of the Mitch Nutick Club Championship was a lot of fun back in January and produced some great tennis — in case you missed the write-up, here it is. And now it’s time for the doubles half! The doubles tournament will be held June 16-17, with registration closing this Saturday, June 2. If you’re planning to play, now’s the time to enter Here’s the latest from our awesome and underappreciated tournament director Steve Sax:

Hey LATA Members! The below is from Paul Yates, our new Team Tennis Director, who did a fantastic job running his first season. And as he says, Summer League signups are open, including the new Saturday league at Cheviot. Don’t wait until everything’s filled up! — John Ramos, Score Editor

Winter 2012 Team Tennis is in the books. Thanks to everyone who played!

Special, special thanks to all the commissioners and scorekeepers for the leagues, the unsung heroes who make Team Tennis run so effortlessly.

Summer Team Tennis signups are open now and leagues start July 22nd. Ranking day is July 14th. Deadline for refunds is July 8th. Go to lataweb.com to sign up!

Congratulations to all our winners who received a $25 voucher to their next LATA activity.

Monday Team Winners

TEAM D

Brian Burkle
John Huang
Steven Smith
Larry Breeding

Tuesday Singles League Winners

POOL A – Jeff Sheng
POOL B – Harold Boger

Tuesday Doubles League Winners

POOL A – John Ramos/Steve Sax
POOL B- Tony Minutelli/Rocco Pascale

Wednesday Team Winners

TEAM  B

Bryant Edwards
Matt Whitfield
Lee Winterstein
Bridget Trumpet
Jonathan Hughes
Fernando Bonilla

Thursday Doubles Winners (Photos Below!)

POOL A – Shawn Dougherty
POOL B – Mike Kalvoda
POOL C – Koko Lytie
POOL D –  Alex Lane

Sunday Team Winners

TEAM E
Chris Bland
Tony Minutelli
Jose Escobar
Theoda Sing
Manuel Lopez
Jongo Yuk

Shawn Dougherty

Mike Kalvoda

Koko Lytie

Alex Lane

We promised you a lot more photos from the LA Open, and thanks to a lot of work from  — who else — Steve Sax, we’ve got two video montages to share with you. Thanks again to all the photo contributors. And get those comments coming! — John

Part One

(URL here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y1tjPnrn5I)

Part Two

(URL here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jstNvsJVa8U)

Hello LATA Members!

I’d like to remind you again that the deadline for the LA Open is fast approaching! Entries must be received by this Saturday, March 24th.

Online Entry

Cut and paste: http://glta.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=B4C050C9-E360-4879-9DA8-2F42CF48D61E

Also, the below is from our tournament chairman, Steve Sax. Please note the changes in venue for some of the flights, as well as info about the welcome party, banquet, and draws. And get those entries in!

Hello Everyone,

Hey LATA Members! Steve Sax, our Tournament Chairman, reminds us that the deadline to sign up for the LA Open is 3/24. It’ll be here before you know it, so don’t wait until the last minute! It’s going to be a great weekend of tennis and the accompanying banquet is always a fun chance to meet players from all over the world!

Online Entry: Link

Cut And Paste: http://glta.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=B4C050C9-E360-4879-9DA8-2F42CF48D61E

Original Post: Link

Also, please note that Cal State LA is no longer a location for this tournament. Further location information will come in future updates. Any questions, please email Steve at tournaments@lataweb.com.

Hey LATA members! The following is an announcement from Paul Yates, head of Team Tennis. This is going to be a really fun league! Please sign up!

LATA Team Tennis is in full swing.  But there’s one more league you can sign up for and it begins Tuesday March 27th.

It’s Tuesday Night Doubles.  The format is simple – a six-week league which features full doubles matches (no second deuce!!) and you play with the same partner for six weeks.

Eligible players include Open, A, B, and C tiers.  You can sign up with a partner or you can have one assigned.

The location:  Weddington Tennis Center (formerly Whitsett)
The time:  Tuesdays 7pm to 9pm Starts March 27th
The cost: $60 per player

If you haven’t played Weddington/Whitsett in a while, there is new lighting and courts have been resurfaced so it’s a good place to play.

If already a member, go to the Team Tennis Signup link on your LATA member dashboard on the website.   If not a member, it’s easy and fast to rejoin and sign up for Team Tennis.

Once you sign up for Tuesday Doubles, send me an email with the name of your doubles partner.  ALSO, they will need to sign up ASAP. BECAUSE … your spot in the league is only guaranteed once the fee is paid – if you pay online it, it’s virtually instant.  If you send in a mailed check, your spot is based is based on when that check is received.   There are 24 spots available – 6 teams per pool.

Deadline:  March 13th, 2012.  No refunds after that date.

Any questions, feel free to ask.

It’s your last chance to save some serious money by entering the LA Open early! The prices go up after tomorrow, so get those online entries and checks in to Steve Sax!

Online Entry: Here

Online Entry Link To Cut And Paste: http://glta.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=B4C050C9-E360-4879-9DA8-2F42CF48D61E

Original Post: Here

Hello LATA members!

The below message is from our tournament chairman, Steve Sax. For those of you that don’t know him, Steve works tirelessly on our tournaments, and the LA Open is a big one, it being one of the two GLTA tournaments annually hosted in Los Angeles. It’s an amazingly fun weekend with a banquet where you can meet players from all over the world, so I encourage everyone to sign up! Even Steve can’t do everything himself, though, so please, if you’re interested in helping out, get in touch with him. And get those earlybird entries in!

Hi Everyone,