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PTR Presents Annual Awards

Hilton Head Island, SC — Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) presented its annual awards this week during the 2011 PTR International Tennis Symposium. The event, which includes 50-plus on court and classroom presentations for tennis teachers and coaches, a tennis trade show and tennis tournament is being held February 18-24, 2011, at PTR Headquarters on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

The award recipients have shown dedication and service to the organization in the following categories:

PTR Master Professional	Doug Eng	Medford, MA
PTR Professional of the Year	Butch Staples	Chicago, IL
PTR Clinician of the Year	Harlon Matthews	Locust Grove, GA
PTR Tester of the Year	Aaron Hutt	Denton, MD
PTR Humanitarian Award	Nancy Hoekstra	Homewood, IL
PTR Volunteer of the Year	Ernest Quarles	Mitchelville, MD

PTR Coach Jim Verdieck Awards:

Touring Pro Coach of the Year	Torsten Peschke	Sarasota, FL
College Coach of the Year	Brad Pearce	Provo, UT
High School Coach of the Year	Corbin Graves	Tallahassee, FL
PTR Male Player of the Year	Orlando Lourenco	Hixson, TN
PTR Female Player of the Year	Carolina Blouin	Raleigh, NC
PTR Public Facility of the Year	USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center	Flushing, NY
PTR Private Facility of the Year	Shanghai Racquet Club	Shanghai, CHINA
PTR Wheelchair Professional of the Year	Bryan Barten	Tucson, AZ
PTR Media Excellence	Federico Coppini, TennisWorld SA	SOUTH AFRICA
PTR/USTA Community Service Award	Harold Conway	Collegeville, PA
PTR/TIA Commitment to the Industry	Lance Andersen	Boxborough, MA

In addition, PTR recognized several State Members of the Year for their contributions to the organization in their respective states. They are:

AL - Tony Oswald

CO - Christina Walker

DE - Bob Bratcher

FL - John MacDonald

GA - Daniel Breag

HI - Madeleine Dreith

IL - Doug Cash

IN - Siobhan Belloli

KS - Daryl Greenstreet

MA - Phil Parrish

MI - Adam Ford

MN - Patty Egart

NC - Scott Mitchell

NJ - Ed Ransom

NY - Nic Sabbatini

OH - Leonie Turack

PA - Delaine Mast

RI - Rita Marsella

SC - Kim Halter

SD - Jeff Nelson

TX - Brian Tennery

VA - Bob Calloway

PTR is the largest global organization of tennis teaching professionals with more than 14,000 members in 121 countries. It has the greatest percentage of multicultural and women members of any such organization. PTR is dedicated to educating, certifying and servicing tennis teachers and coaches around the world in order to grow the game.

Posted on February 24, 2011
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