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MPTC Winter Adult Tournaments
Thanks to the ladies who participated in the MPTC Adult Women's Doubles Tournament January 20-22, men are up next, and then mixed doubles. Round robin draws are limited to 8 teams per level so register soon. Every team is guaranteed three matches. Matches are held indoors at Eldon Roark Tennis Center.
Men’s Doubles 2.5 - 4.5
Feb 3, 4, and 5
Click here for tournament registration link
Mixed Combo 6.0 - 9.0
Feb 10, 11, and 12
Click here for tournament registration link
These are non-sanctioned USTA tournaments. No USTA membership required to register. Click here for more information.
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NEW Walk In Clinics & Adult Beginner Development Program
Check out our New Clinic Schedule at all centers and if you're new to the game our Adult Beginner Development Program is probably just what you need. Check it out now, registration ending soon.
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Recreational Coaches Workshop
Have an interest in teaching tennis, but need some guidance to get started? Our recreational coach on court training on February 11th might be just what you need.
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Meet Our Staff
You see our staff every time you come into the tennis center. Whether it’s at the front desk checking you in and booking your courts or maybe you’ve seen certain teaching pros on the courts doing clinics and lessons, but don’t really know much about them. Well over the next few months we’ll be giving you a little more background on our staff members through weekly profiles. Check them out to learn what motivates the folks who keep our centers running and patrons happy.
Head Pro, Tom Stem
USPTA Tennis Pro, Tom Stem came to MPTC about two years ago from the University Club of Memphis where he taught for 5 years. Prior to working at the University Club Tom taught at Dallas Country Club in Highland Park and and was also the Head Pro at Lakewood Country Club in Dallas.
Tom played on full scholarship at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth. There he was also Assistant Coach and later Head Coach. Tom also attended Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas where he went through the Tennis Degree Program with an emphasis on various tennis teaching techniques.
Tom is a certified physical fitness specialist (Cooper Institute) and he usually incorporates an element of physical fitness in his lessons and clinics. He also coaches the mental aspects of competition. He loves working with beginners of all ages as well as advanced players. He has coached elite juniors at the highest level, national top ten players at The Orange Bowl International Championships, Nationals at Kalamazoo and Easter Bowl. Tom is also an accomplished oil painter/artist. He has been featured in Tennis Magazine, Tennis Week and several USTA publications. He combines tennis with art in a series of paintings that express the importance of imagination in tennis. Email Tom at tomstemart@yahoo.com. Tom’s art/ oil paintings can be seen at www.stemart.net .
A quote Tom tries to live by and finds inspirational for others by Henry David Thoreau ... " If one follows confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life that he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in the common hour."
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New Year, New Mission
We've gone to great lengths in the past year to assess the needs at Memphis Public Tennis Centers so that we can make the changes necessary to improve the level of customer service you experience at our centers in 2012. We feel our new mission to unleash tennis and raise the profile of the sport through our passion, programming, facilities and care for the welfare of our citizens and city accurately describes this objective. We intend to increase the exposure of the sport in all areas of our community and are commited to working with other partners and organizations to accomplish this goal. We sincerely appreciate all of our patrons and donors who made it possible for us to serve the community in 2011 and look forward to unleashing and advancing tennis in Memphis in 2012. Happy New Year from MPTC!
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