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Draws, Schedule Announced For Wild Card Events For Mardy Fish Children's Foundation Championships

manfr3dw · March 30, 2016 · Leave a Comment

The following is the singles draw and schedule for the wild card tournament for the $10,000 Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Championship at the Tennis Resort at ESPN Wild World of Sports at Disney Tennis in Orlando. The winner of this event will receive a main draw wild card into the $10,000 USTA Pro Circuit event in Vero Beach, Florida – The Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Championships – to be played April 22 – May 1 at The Boulevard Tennis Club. The doubles draw will be made Saturday at 9:30 am (Email Randy Walker at Rwalker@NewChapterMedia.com if you wish to be a last minute entry). The winning doubles team will also receive a main draw wild card into the Mardy Fish doubles draw in Vero Beach. The doubles schedule will be played around the singles draw and will be completed on Sunday.
FIRST ROUND MATCHES
Friday, April 1 at 3 pm
Daniel Levitan vs.
Antonio Balau
Leo Aro vs.
Lucas Oncins
Rafael Cunha vs.
Gabriel Andrew
Igor Schattan vs.
Xande Moutran
Vasco Belaunde vs.
Reece Wild
Gabriel Sanchez vs.
Jack Najjar
Chris Evans vs.
Tayjhon McGee
Ben Adrian vs.
Carlos Pinel
ROUND OF 16 MATCHES
Saturday 9 am
Levitan/Balau winner vs.
Adam Ambrozy
Aro/Oncins winner vs.
Chanon Phunsawat
Chunha/Gabriel winner vs.
Kyle Frankel
Schattan/Moutran winner vs.
Andrew Blair
Belaunde/Wild winner vs.
Jordi Redelijk
Sanchez/Najjar winner vs.
David Crisovan
Evans/McGee winner vs.
Ivan Yatsuk
Adrian/Pinel winner vs.
Jonathan Medina
QUARTERFINALS
Saturday 1 pm
SEMIFINALS
Sunday 9 am
FINAL
Sunday 1 pm
The draw for the wild card tournament in Palm Beach Gardens at BallenIsles Country Club is available here: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=184980#&&s=7Draws3

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Play With ATP-Ranked Players At Mardy Fish Children's Foundation Pro-Am April 25

manfr3dw · March 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Tennis fans and players in Florida will get a chance to test their skills against world-ranked pros this April! The Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Championships will be hosting a kick-off pro-am with world-ranked tennis professionals from around the world competing in the annual USTA Pro Circuit event on Monday night, April 25 at 5 pm at The Boulevard Tennis Club in Vero Beach.
The pro-am event will be a fundraiser for The Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation and will benefit children of Indian River County, Florida.
Entrants will get two hours of doubles tennis – playing with a rotation of competing pros – and will include cocktails and heavy appetizers. Entrants will also receive two tickets for any main draw session of the tournament (April 26-May 1) and a gift bag.
The 90 percent tax deductible fee for the event is $200 per person or $300 for two people. The 90 percent tax deductible fee for non-players who just want to attend, watch and enjoy cocktails, appetizers and fun is $80 per person.
A second pro-am and fund-raiser will be held on Saturday, April 30 with pros, time and price TBD.
To participate, please email co-tournament director Randy Walker at Rwalker@NewChapterMedia.com or call/text at 917 770 0843.
Starting in 2016, the Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation is the new operator of the $10,000 “Futures” tennis tournament in Vero Beach, one of the longest-running and best attended events on the U.S. Tennis Association Pro Circuit. The tournament, now called The Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Championships, benefits the Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation, the non-profit tennis foundation benefiting children, named for Vero Beach native son Mardy Fish, a former top 10 tennis star, U.S. Davis Cup hero and silver medalist at the 2004 Olympic Games. The event was managed for 20 years by Vero Beach tennis teaching professional Mike Rahaley, who made the annual Vero Beach stop one of the crown jewels on the USTA Pro Circuit. The 2016 tournament will be held April 22 through May 1 at The Boulevard Tennis Club.
Founded in 2007, the Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation (www.MardyFishFoundation.com and @MardyFishFound on Twitter) currently supports over 2,100 children in 15 elementary schools and six middle schools in Indian River County, Florida by providing after-school exercise, nutritional and enrichment programs in a safe environment to prepare them for healthy, productive and successful lives. The Foundation introduced the “Six Healthy Habits” in 2012 which are Get Sleep; Drink Water; Exercise Daily, Eat Healthy; Brush and Floss; Make Friends.” Mardy Fish recently completed his ATP professional tennis career at the 2015 U.S. Open, highlighted by a career-high ranking of No. 7, six ATP singles titles, eight ATP doubles titles and an Olympic silver medal in singles at the 2004 Olympics. He reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open and was a mainstay on the U.S. Davis Cup team from 2002 to 2012.
Some of the past competitors in Vero Beach have gone on to succeed at the highest levels of professional tennis, winning major singles and doubles titles, Olympic medals and Davis Cup championships and earning No. 1 world rankings. Andy Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion who attained the world No. 1 ranking and helped the United States win the Davis Cup in 2007 competed in Vero Beach in 1999. Thomas Johansson of Sweden, who reached the second round of the Vero Beach Futures in 1995, won the Australian Open seven years later in 2002. Nicolas Massu, the 1998 singles runner-up in Vero Beach, won the singles and doubles gold medals at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, beating Fish in the gold medal singles match. Kyle Edmund, the 2013 champion in Vero Beach, helped Great Britain to the Davis Cup title in 2015. Other notable former competitors in Vero Beach include former world No. 2 Magnus Norman, former world No. 4 Tim Henman, 2016 Australian Open semifinalist Milos Raonic among others. Former Vero Beach competitors have combined to win 19 titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles at Grand Slam tournaments. Six former Vero Beach players have gone on to play Davis Cup for the United States – Roddick, Fish, Taylor Dent, Jared Palmer, Donald Young and Ryan Harrison.
Tickets for the qualifying rounds of the Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Championships from April 22 – April 25 will cost $10, while tickets for the main draw of singles and doubles from April 26 – May 1 will be $20. Season tickets that include both the qualifying and main draw events cost $100. Advance tickets can be purchased at www.VeroBeachTennisTickets.com. Admission for children 18 and under is free. Fans can follow news and developments on the tournament on Facebook and on Twitter at @VeroFutures.

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"King of the Hill" Raises More Than $35,000 For Youth Guidance; Quail Valley's Mike Alford Wins 2016 Title

manfr3dw · March 12, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Mike Alford, a former standout player from the University of Florida and a pro at Quail Valley in Vero Beach, was the open division winner of the 2016 “King of the Hill” tennis competition held at The Moorings Yacht and Tennis Club in Vero Beach.
Alford won all three of his doubles matches during the final evening of the matches, playing with and against the other three finalists – Robert Kowalczyk of The Moorings, Lennart Jonason of John’s Island and Milos Vasovic of Eau Gallie Yacht Club in Melbourne. Alford, originally from Tampa, is a former four-year letter winner for the University of Florida and ranked as high as No. 14 in the country in the ITA collegiate rankings.
The 2016 season of “King of the Hill” raised more than $35,000 – the most in the history of the event – for Youth Guidance Program in Indian River County
Gigi Casapu, the tournament director for “King of the Hill,” wrote in a season-ending email, “More than 400 enthusiastic spectators watched the final of the finals of the 2016 King of the Hill event.The open division final was one of the strongest we had in years. Robert Kowalczyk of The Moorings in Vero Beach, Lennart Jonason of John’s Island in Vero Beach, Milos Vasovic of Eau Gallie Yacht Club in Melbourne and Michael Alford of Quail Valley in Vero Beach played at their highest ability and kept the crowd very entertained. Every round was very close, and the winner has been decided after a long set in the third round. Supported by a nice crowd from Quail Valley, Michael Alford won every round playing very consistent, and took the title and the King of the Hill trophy at his club – Quail Valley. Lennart Jonason and Milos Vasovic finished in a tie on the second place followed by Robert Kowalczyk on third place. Congratulations to Micheal for winning the event and to Lennart, Milos and Robert for a great night of tennis at The Moorings Club. Many thanks to The Moorings Club for hosting the event, to the Tennis Director Robert Kowalczyk and his staff for preparing the facility during good or bad weather for nine weeks in a row. Many thanks to our sponsors for supporting the event, to all the players in each division for adjusting their schedule of work to be able to play in the event. Many thanks to the volunteers and to all the spectators who attended the event every night.”

"King of the Hill" Open Division Finalists
“King of the Hill” Open Division Finalists

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Mardy Fish's New Title – Expert Consultant For USTA Player Development

manfr3dw · March 10, 2016 · 2 Comments

Mardy Fish’s new role is that of “Expert Consultant” for men’s tennis for USTA Player Development, the USTA announced in a press release, also naming Gil Reyes, Andre Agassi’s longtime strength and conditioning trainer as a “master strength and conditioning coach.” Fish’s role will be coaching and advising men in the Top 100.
Fish, the Vero Beach native who ranked as high as No. 7 in the world, began working with Player Development in the offseason at the USTA Training Center – West in Carson, Calif., and will focus on coaching and advising men in the Top 100. He has been working closely with Taylor Fritz, the American teenager who burst into the Top 100 of the rankings since winning the U.S. Open junior title last years.
These are the latest in a series of moves made by USTA Player Development General Manager Martin Blackman. Fish was brought on late last year for the men’s pre-season training block in Carson, designed to help American pros and top juniors prepare for the upcoming year, in particular the Australian Open. It is part of a strategy to involve former champions and top American players in the development of current American pros and juniors. Other such former pros and champions to be involved have included Billie Jean King, Ivan Lendl, Jim Courier, Andy Roddick, Lisa Raymond, Jill Craybas, Michael Russell, Brian Baker, Marianne Werdel and Ann Grossman-Wunderlich, among others.
“Our approach is to look for systematic ways to give our players any competitive advantage that we can, in conjunction with and in collaboration with their private coaches,” Blackman said. “‘Let’s leave no stone unturned’ characterizes our approach to supporting our players, and the additions of Gil Reyes and Mardy Fish are a part of our ongoing initiative to re-engage master trainers, former players and past champions.”
More recently, USTA Player Development announced the creation of its Team USA – Pro department, led by Kathy Rinaldi and Tom Gullikson and designed to provide professional men’s and women’s players with coaching assistance, training and financial resources to help them reach the Top 100.

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Singles, Doubles Main Draw Wild Card Events Announced For Mardy Fish Children's Foundation Tennis Championships

manfr3dw · March 9, 2016 · Leave a Comment

The Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation announced it will hold two main draw “wild card” tournaments for its $10,000 U.S. Tennis Association Pro Circuit event – The Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Championships – to be held April 26 – May 1 at The Boulevard Tennis Club in Vero Beach, Florida.
The Tennis Resort at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida, former site of the ATP Tour’s U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships, will host a wild card singles and doubles tournament at its facility April 1-3, while the BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida will host a wild card singles tournament also April 1-3.
Information on both events are outlined below. Entry fees benefit the Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation (www.MardyFishFoundation.com) and are partially tax deductible.
ORLANDO SINGLES AND DOUBLES WILD CARD TOURNAMENT
Site: Tennis Resort at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World – 700 South Victory Way, Orlando, FL 34747
Website: www.TennisWDW.com
Entry Fee: $70 singles; $80 per doubles team Entries Close: March 28
Contact: Carlos Goffi (Cgoffi@tenniswdw.com (321 662 4170) and Randy Walker Rwalker@NewChapterMedia.com (917 770 0843) To Enter: Email and email entry fees via paypal to Rwalker@NewChapterMedia.com
PALM BEACH GARDENS SINGLES WILD CARD TOURNAMENT
Site: BallenIsles Country Club – 105 BallenIsles Dr, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
Website: www.BallenIsles.org
Entry Fee: $65 singles (Singles only)
Entries Close: March 28
Contact: Trish Faulkner tfaulkner@Ballenisles.com (561-775-4777) To Enter: Sign up here on TennisLink http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=184980 or email Trish Faulkner for details TFaulkner@BallenIsles.com
Winners of the singles and doubles wild card tournaments in Orlando and the winner of the singles wild card tournament in Palm Beach Gardens will have the opportunity to earn ATP points at the Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Championship and move their way up the ATP World Tour Rankings.
On February 22, the Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation announced it has taken over the management of the $10,000 “Futures” tennis tournament in Vero Beach, one of the longest-running and best attended events on the U.S. Tennis Association Pro Circuit. The tournament, now called The Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Championships, will benefit the Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation, the non-profit tennis foundation benefiting children, named for Vero Beach native son Mardy Fish, a former top 10 tennis star, U.S. Davis Cup hero and silver medalist at the 2004 Olympic Games. The event was managed for 20 years by Vero Beach tennis teaching professional Mike Rahaley, who made the annual Vero Beach stop one of the crown jewels on the USTA Pro Circuit. The 2016 tournament will be held April 22 through May 1 at The Boulevard tennis club.
Founded in 2007, the Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation (www.mffkids.org and @MardyFishFound on Twitter) currently supports over 2,100 children in 15 elementary schools and six middle schools in Indian River County, Florida by providing after-school exercise, nutritional and enrichment programs in a safe environment to prepare them for healthy, productive and successful lives. The Foundation introduced the “Six Healthy Habits” in 2012 which are Get Sleep; Drink Water; Exercise Daily, Eat Healthy; Brush and Floss; Make Friends.” Mardy Fish recently completed his ATP professional tennis career at the 2015 U.S. Open, highlighted by a career-high ranking of No. 7, six ATP singles titles, eight ATP doubles titles and an Olympic silver medal in singles at the 2004 Olympics. He reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open and was a mainstay on the U.S. Davis Cup team from 2002 to 2012.
Some of the past competitors in Vero Beach have gone on to succeed at the highest levels of professional tennis, winning major singles and doubles titles, Olympic medals and Davis Cup championships and earning No. 1 world rankings. Andy Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion who attained the world No. 1 ranking and helped the United States win the Davis Cup in 2007 competed in Vero Beach in 1999. Thomas Johansson of Sweden, who reached the second round of the Vero Beach Futures in 1995, won the Australian Open seven years later in 2002. Nicolas Massu, the 1998 singles runner-up in Vero Beach, won the singles and doubles gold medals at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, beating Fish in the gold medal singles match. Kyle Edmund, the 2013 champion in Vero Beach, helped Great Britain to the Davis Cup title in 2015. Other notable former competitors in Vero Beach include former world No. 2 Magnus Norman, former world No. 4 Tim Henman, 2016 Australian Open semifinalist Milos Raonic among others. Former Vero Beach competitors have combined to win 19 titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles at Grand Slam tournaments. Six former Vero Beach players have gone on to play Davis Cup for the United States – Roddick, Fish, Taylor Dent, Jared Palmer, Donald Young and Ryan Harrison.
Tickets for the qualifying rounds of the Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Championships from April 22 – April 25 will cost $10, while tickets for the main draw of singles and doubles from April 26 – May 1 will be $20. Season tickets that include both the qualifying and main draw events cost $100. Advance tickets can be purchased at www.VeroBeachTennisTickets.com. Admission for children 18 and under is free. Fans can follow news and developments on the tournament on Facebook and on Twitter at @VeroFutures.
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