President's Message

Friends, Tennis Enthusiasts, Colleagues –

  Finally – some serious tennis-playing weather! Hoping you are out and enjoying the sunshine, heat and multiple options and opportunities to play our favorite sport. Speaking of options and opportunities… have you perused our offerings this summer? If you haven’t yet, please take a look at the many different and diverse leagues available to you in summer, 2010.  If you are a senior or super senior, we support mixed leagues at the 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 levels – one or more may be perfect for you.   If you are one of our younger participants, consider forming or joining a Mixed Combo or Women’s Tri level team – both are new formats that we are very excited to offer. Did you know that USTA now welcome players 18 years old into the Adult Leagues? Entry age until recently was 19! I know some of you are thinking that summer is a challenging time given family vacations and other warm weather obligations; well, that’s fine – play when you are in town and available! If you would like additional information about any of our summer programs, contact Terri Wallendjack at twallendjack@mctatennis.org 

Over recent months, the MCTA Board has been very active developing the MCTA 2010 Strategic Plan and working diligently to meet the objectives we have identified. As you can see, the Adult Programs committee has been successful in developing a summer menu filled with enjoyable and competitive tennis. Junior programs are robust and will continue to grow and diversify. In fact, MCTA will sponsor a new L4 junior tournament in the Fall. The Tournaments committee has a full schedule of events to offer you beginning with the Banana Open July 2-5 and our new Resources and Media committee has been focused on outreach in an effort to expand our presence in the community and beyond. Stay tuned for some very exciting and innovative approaches to promoting tennis in Montgomery County. Our diligent Budget and Finance committee keeps us on target to meet and exceed financial obligations and goals. And don’t forget – MCTA is so much more than leagues; we support initiatives that make a real difference to the community such as Special Olympics and After School Tennis Clubs at various MCPS middle schools. Interested in volunteering? Contact us at volunteers@mctatennis.org and let us know your availability and areas of interest.

We have created a new Advisory Committee composed of leaders and virtual 'icons' in the tennis community. I look forward to sharing more with you in the Fall about the important role this group will play. I just want you to know that our primary objective is to provide exemplary customer service through diverse and exciting tennis playing opportunities and community service. If you have a concern, question or suggestion, don't hesitate to contact me directly.

On behalf of the MCTA Board of Directors, I wish you an extraordinary and safe summer filled with family, friends, fun and of course, tennis!

Carol
Carol G. Cohen
President