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Just Happened ...
    
      TIM CLELAND TENNIS CAMP: The third week of the 15th Annual Tim Cleland Tennis Camp concluded on July 23 with the camp tournament and picnic.  The camp attracted a record total of 244 youths this summer, a 10 percent increase from a year ago and a new attendance record for the 15th consecutive year!
 
      Special thanks to our staff of 21 instructors and to our many volunteers who helped with the weekly picnics.
   
      Drew Owen, Tate Dishman and Ethan Grove were selected Campers of the Week for boys in the advanced group for the third week of the camp.  The girls chosen as Campers of the Week for the advanced group were Aly Hopkins, Meghan Jackson and Amanda Short.  See all the award winners and tournament winners.

     NEW SIGNAGE AT SHELTER:  Advanced Signs and Graphics installed our new exterior signage at the tennis shelter on Friday, July 23.  The signage includes a 3-foot tennis ball and one-foot yellow letters that spell out D-E-L-T-A   T-E-N-N-I-S.  The signage is visible as soon as you pull into the DHS parking lot and looks great!

     ZACH, BEN PLAY WELL AT OHIO EVENT:  DHS Tennis graduate Zach Ervin won three singles matches on Saturday, July 17 at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association summer circuit tournament at Ohio State University.  Zach, a junior at Butler University, advanced to the Final 8 of the 128-player men's singles draw. 

    DHS Tennis senior Ben Bryan won his opening match in the Ohio State tourney in a third-set tiebreaker.  He lost in the second round.  Ben then lost a third-set tiebreaker to a sophomore member of the Dartmouth University team in the consolations. Zach and Ben played doubles together on Sunday and had two match points but lost 9-7.

     ABBY CHOSEN FAIR QUEEN:  Recent DHS Tennis graduate Abby Alexander was chosen 2010 Delaware County Fair Queen on Saturday night, July 10.  Congratulations Abby!

           


WINDSCREEN & SHELTER HELP: Great progress was made between Tuesday, July 6 and Thursday, July 8 on improvements at the tennis courts.  Our new 225-foot windscreen was installed along the back fence on Courts 1 through 5 (see photos above).  The windscreen includes a large DHS TENNIS logo in the center.  Jeff Chambers, Scott Richardson, Brad Wilson, Bob Wymer, Coach Cleland, Zach Richardson, Brock Windsor, and Chris Wymer spent three hours hanging the screens.  It looks great and will be a nice improvement to the site.

     Also, several volunteers helped install soffit, fascia and metal interior roof at the shelterhouse.  Ethan Grove, Tate Dishman, Nick Wilson, Mike Loffer, Jared Bullock, Scott Richardson, Paul Grove, Coach Cleland, Jeff Chambers, Zach Richardson, Brock Windsor, and Bond St. John provided the manpower. 

     HONOR ROLL: The Honor Roll has been announced for the fourth 9-week grading period.  DHS Tennis is represented by 23 girls and 15 boys on the Honor Roll.  This total of 38 players is an increase from the third 9-week grading period.  Congratulations to all students on the Honor Roll -- good job! See who made the Honor Roll		   

Great News! ...
     C-VIC RETURNING: Former DHS Tennis assistant coach Craig Vickery will be returning as a part-time assistant coach this fall.  Steve Hopkins, last year's full-time assistant, will remain involved as a part-time assistant despite some conflicts with his graduate school classes.  And a third member of the assistant coaching staff will be local minister Josh Cooper, a two-time DHS Tennis doubles All-State standout who will be a part-time assistant for the first time.  The assistant coaching staff will be top-rate with three high character and knowledgeable young men helping!

Coming Up ...
     
     29 PLAYERS EXPECTED: An estimated total of 29 players are expected when the 2010 Fall boys' season begins on August 2.  The team is likely to feature 10 seniors, which ties a record for the most seniors in program history with the 2001 team.  Check out the expected team roster.

     DELAWARE COUNTY OPEN: The annual Delaware County Open tennis tournament will be Aug. 3-Aug. 8 at Delta HS and Muncie Central HS courts.  Entries should be mailed by 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 28.  Hand-delivered entries will be accepted through Friday.  You can print an entry form at this link:
     COUNTY TOURNAMENT ENTRY FORM

     LITTLE HACKER: The annual Little Hacker junior tennis tournament will be July 27-31 at Ball State's Cardinal Creek Tennis Center courts.  Entries have closed.  See everyone at the matches next week!

   MIDNIGHT MADNESS: Boys' season will begin with Midnight Madness at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, August 2.  The Jeffersonville Invitational is on Friday, August 20 (which is 42 days away as of Friday, July 9!)  The team hotel is again the Holiday Inn / Lakeview in Clarksville (same as in the past).  Parents who want to book a room now should call 812-283-4411 and ask for the "Delta Tennis" rate ($72.95 per night).

     BOOSTER FORMS: Parents of players on the boys' team are reminded that Booster Club fees and parent directory information are due by August 4.  The fee is $25 per family.

    Here's an updated look at the Booster Club members for the Fall 2010 season and a glance at the responsibilities that have been selected so far.

    Players are reminded that completed Information Sheets are due by August 4. also.

       TRACK CLEAN-UP CANCELLED: DHS Tennis will NOT be participating in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track clean-up on Monday, July 26 after the Brickyard 400.  Ticket sales for the race are slower than expected and the track needs fewer cleanup crews this time.

 
UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
July 29 Ashlyn Orlosky
July 31 Alex Nahvi
Aug. 3 Jessica Price
Aug. 5 J.D. Greenlee
Aug. 5 Hailey Humphrey
Aug. 7 Zach Sebastian
Aug. 10 Tony Rufatto
Aug. 13 Tim Cleland
Aug. 13 Joe McKinney
Aug. 14 Jared Bullock
Aug. 14 Thane Bushong
Aug. 17 Julie Flowers
Aug. 18 Samantha Zachary
Aug. 19 Matt Irwin
   
--Complete Birthday list


     Latest Match Update

IHSAA Doubles Regional

Juniors Devyn Wafer and Hailey Humphrey beat McCutcheon 6-2, 6-1 in the morning round of the IHSAA Doubles Regional on Saturday, June 5.  Wafer and Humphrey then lost 6-3, 6-1 to Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger in the afternoon round to fall one victory short of reaching the state finals.  Due to rain, the matches were played indoors at the Howard County Indoor Tennis Center.

Wafer and Humphrey finished 22-6.  Congratulations on a very good season!
 

DHS 2  Yorktown 3

The Delta girls won both doubles matches but could not break through in singles as Yorktown claimed a 3-2 sectional championship victory on Saturday morning.

Juniors Devyn Wafer/Hailey Humphrey and seniors Abby Alexander/Taylor Cardini were straight-set winners in doubles.  Both teams collected their 18th victories of the season.  Wafer and Humphrey (18-5) get to advance to the individual doubles tournament, which begins Wednesday at Delta.  Alexander and Cardini finish with a team-best record of 18-4.

In singles, junior Aly Hopkins, sophomore Jessica Price and sophomore Morgan Bergren could not keep pace with the talented Yorktown trio of sophomore Kati Vasalakis and seniors Laura Avila and Emily MacIntyre.

Yorktown snaps Delta's sectional streak of 18 in a row for girls dating back to the 1991 season.

Delta finishes with a varsity record of 14-7 and a JV record of 18-2.

DHS Tennis will lose 10 seniors:
  Taylor Cardini
  Abby Alexander
  Jade Davis
  Beth Ellcessor
  Kristen Smith
  Holly Whiteman
  Lauren Austin
  Hilary Rodenberger
  Ashlyn Orlosky
  Holly Dishman

The following varsity letter-winners return next season:
  Devyn Wafer (11)
  Hailey Humphrey (11)
  Aly Hopkins (11)
  Aubrey Smith (11)
  Jessica Price (10)
  Callie Worthington (10)
  Morgan Bergren (10)
  Ashley Loffer (9)

Additional top returnees next year include:
  Marissa Morris (9)  23-0 record at JV
  Natalie Alexander (9)  20-2 record at JV
  Alexa Lewis (10)  17-2 record at JV
  Lynne Costello (10)  14-1 record at JV
  Lexy Crump (10) 13-5 record at JV
  Lydia Summers (10)  13-2 record at JV
  Megan Buckner (10)  11-5 record at JV
  Lyn Ellcessor (10)  9-5 record at JV
  Samantha Zachary (9)  10-4 record at JV 

Ellcessor, Cardini, Hapner Receive
Grandma Peggy Brown Award

Seniors Beth Ellcessor and Taylor Cardini and junior Josh Hapner are the 2010 recipients of the Grandma Peggy Brown Spirit of Caring awards.  They were honored at the DHS Girls' Tennis banquet on June 7.

The award honors the memory of Grandma Brown, who passed away in October 2008. The award recognizes DHS Tennis players who have been selfless in their service to others.

Jared Bullock and Kelly Crider were the inaugural winners last year. Bullock just completed his freshman year at Washington University in St. Louis, and Crider completed her freshman year at Butler University.  

Click on the photos for a closer look at the special plates that award recipients are given.  The plates are from The Artist Within in downtown Muncie.

 

CALENDAR (July 28 to Aug. 8)
   
Tues. July 27
to
Sat.
July 31		 LITTLE HACKER TENNIS TOURNAMENT
   Ball State Cardinal Creek Tennis Center
Wed., July 28 Entry deadline for Delaware County Tournament
   
Mon., Aug. 2 12:01 a.m.
   MIDNIGHT MADNESS!

6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
   Practice
Tues. Aug. 3
to
Sun.
Aug. 8		 DELAWARE COUNTY TENNIS TOURNAMENT
   Delta HS courts
   Muncie Central HS courts
   


 

 

 

DHS Tennis Facebook Group

Delta Tennis has its own Facebook Group. Members of the group can be found on the DHS Facebook
members page.  If you wish to join the group, the official page can be found here.

Last update: Wednesday, July 28, 8:33 a.m.
RIP Dave Dishman:
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The Crawfordsville Invitational might not have taken place without the muscle of the DHS Tennis squeegee crew this spring.  From left, Tate Dishman, Youngwoo Han, Steve Hopkins and Brock Windsor use teamwork to dry the courts at Crawfordsville HS.
  Photo by Jade Davis from the "prison bus"
 


DHS Tennis players Jordan Chambers (left) and Tate Dishman (right) along with Zach Richardson and Coach Tim Cleland watched the NCAA Championship basketball game in Hinkle Fieldhouse on the campus of Butler University.  This photo was taken after Butler scored a basket to make the score 59-60 with just a few seconds left.
Photo by Tim Cleland
 
"MATCH POINTE"
TENNIS PAVILION
PROJECT
Jared Bullock's updated drawing of the DHS Tennis Shelterhouse.



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    Our new shelterhouse has a name: the Match Pointe Tennis Pavilion.  Thanks to everyone who gave feedback on name ideas.

On Nov. 19, 2009, the posts and trusses were put into place for the new Delta Tennis shelterhouse!  This date is special because it is the birthday of Grandma Peggy Brown, whose death in October 2008 sparked the inspiration for the building.

There is still much work to do over a long period of time, but the dream is turning into reality!   The facility is open for use (although not finished) and will seat an estimated 100 people.

Almost all funds for the project are being raised through private donations.  Here's how to contribute. We will continue to raise funds as the project is completed in various phases over the next couple of years. 

Our vision for this project is that DHS Tennis will have the finest shelterhouse in East Central Indiana.

Components include permanent seating, ceiling fans, water, electricity, and an area to display dozens of photos from the past as well as motivational sayings.
  See more pavilion photos

 DHS Tennis receives $4,000 grant from Lowe's for shelterhouse!  See details here


      * Checks should be written to Delta Athletics and are tax deductible.  We appreciate your help!

Anyone who can help can contact Coach Cleland at tcleland@delcomschools.org

 

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