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Learn from a Legend

Summer 2024 marks the 60th year of the Indianapolis Community Tennis Program.

It also marks the 61st year of teaching for Barbara Wynne. Her Junior Summer Wonders, as they’ve lovingly been known for years, meets Monday – Thursday, 9 – 10 am. Junior Summer Wonders Plus, for those players wanting extra court time, meets from 9 am – 12 pm.

To learn more, click HERE (and scroll to Beginner Instructional Tennis Classes).

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Barbara Wynne Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Congratulations, Barbara Wynne, recipient of the Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award!
Following the presentation of the award, BB presented to coaches from all over Indiana on “Finding Happiness Teaching Tennis.”
Three young ladies from our program joined her on court to exemplify her life’s work – finding happiness and showing love through tennis!
We love you, BB!
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Red & Orange Ball Riley Round Robin Winners

We had another successful week of Round Robins benefiting the Riley Children’s Foundation.

 

Our Red Ball Round Robin winner for this week was Caleb Love, and Madison Love won the Sportsmanship Award!

For the Orange Ball Round Robin, Owen Faya was our winner, and Sam West was the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award!

 

Everyone who participated did a great job!

 

 

 

 

 

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Yellow & Orange Ball Riley Round Robin Winners

Our Yellow Ball Round Robin winner was Islalea Tan, and Iyngio Tan won the Sportsmanship Award!

For the Orange Ball Round Robin, Drew Smith was our winner, and Tamara Zaazoue was the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award!

 

Great job everyone and keep up the hard work!

 

 

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Riley Round Robins

We have had a successful first week of Round Robins benefiting Riley Children’s Hospital Foundation!

Our winner for Monday’s Green Dot Round Robin was Marc Hoyek! Congratulations!

Thank you to everyone who participated and we are looking forward to the many more to come this summer.

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Summer Wonders 2022

Here is the info on the class I will be teaching to kids 11 and under: Junior Summer Wonders. My goal: a junior who loves tennis so much, he/she will call a new tennis buddy and make their own match! Once you start playing for fun and your confidence is developed: do your own thing and PLAY!

Monday – Thursday, 1 – 3 pm
June 6 – July 28, 2022
More than 60 hours of tennis with BB!

Barbara Wynne (317-507-3630 – cell and text) leads this early intermediate, summer-long class using USTA Net Generation Pathways. These pathways incorporate equipment and courts that are tailored to each age and skill level.

Players, ages 6-11, should be ready to play sets but are still developing a serve and need more consistency and variety.

We know summer plans get busy — so our summer -long registrations are priced accordingly with a significant discount. A weekly cost of $120 is also available. No additional pricing adjustments will be made. All classes this year will be held indoors at IRC Dean Road. We are grateful for their cooperation.

Click HERE to register for BB’s Junior Summer Wonders (scroll to the bottom).

Riley Round Robin Beginner Tournaments conveniently meet immediately following Junior Summer Wonders from 3-5 pm at IRC Dean Rd. The Round Robins are small in size; trophies awarded for Sportsmanship and one for the winner. Awards presented at 4:45 pm. Riley Round Robins are Open to all Juniors in any Tennis Program and are entered on line through the Central Indiana Tennis Association. The Round Robins are developmental so players ranked above 15 CITA (any district; are not eligible.) Unranked Midwest Players are welcome to enter. The Round Robins will be positively monitored by staff.

Riley Round Robin links: Red Ball : https://bit.ly/redriley

All other (green-dot; yellow; orange ball): https://bit.ly/rrobins

Entry fee proceeds benefit Riley Children’s Foundation.
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Kicking Off National Tennis Month

Join us in kicking off National Tennis Month!

Sunday, May 1, 2022, 2 – 3:30 pm
North Central High School
FREE!

Although our main courts are under construction, we still can’t wait to usher in the start of National Tennis Month!

Barbara Wynne will be leading activities for juniors ages 5 1/2 – 9 years old on the QuickStart courts located just south of the tennis house.

Come join in the fun!

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Summer #58 Reflections

The Thanksgivings I have for the completion of my 58th Summer at North Central and the WONDERFUL staff I shared the joys of Teaching and Coaching with on a daily basis. There was a positive outlook all summer and also a respect for Covid which is still in our midst. We were blessed with NO medical problems this summer.

Three Programs made our summer feel special: The new INDY Program bringing 50 new eight and nine year olds to our Tennis Center for a National Junior Tennis and Learning Program that met weekly for 90 minutes of Reading, Life Skills and Tennis and was coordinated by our own Melissa Fitch and a very energetic group of instructors who loved sharing their expertise with this special group of MSD Washington Township students. The attendance was 100% all summer and the INDY Program was totally supported by Patrons and USTA Grants. All participants received new racquets, shirts and a tennis tote to keep educational and athletic gear together. Thanks to everyone who brought success to this program and yes, we will promote this School District Program into the fall and next summer. The new opportunities to promote the growth of Tennis in our community and bring new families to the courts each week was very successful.

Likewise, we added new opportunities for developing players without USTA rankings by promoting Riley Round Robins each week. We held Green-Dot Ball Round Robins for players 12 and under and Orange-Ball Round Robins for 10 and under and offered Red Ball for 8 and under. There was an emphasis on Sportsmanship and the USTA guidelines on Competitive procedures. Round Robins were two hours with trophies for Sportsmanship and Winners. The Round Robins all supported Riley Children’s Foundation. Our thanks to the Central Indiana Tennis Association for accepting entries and sending us the rosters of players. Suggestions for 2022 are welcome from Parents and Players. Round Robin times were 3-5 pm and orange-ball and green-dot had the most participation. I want to THANK the patient Instructors who assisted me in taking scores and monitoring the courts and Melissa Fitch for reporting scores and posting pictures.

The third new Program was a much expanded UTR Program offered every Tuesdays and Thursday to High Performance Players to play matches from 3:30-5 pm. This gave more opportunities for singles competition and opportunities to improve your UTR rating which has become a College Level ranking system. Coach Dan Brunette led this program. This program also had an educational component presented by Dan Brunette and his staff.
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Kids Helping Kids 2021 Campaign

Hey everyone- how about helping the Indianapolis Community Tennis Program support the kids at Riley!

Our “Kids Helping Kids” program started in 1983. We are proud that together with your contribution we have been able to raise $666,632.60 for the Riley Children’s Foundation.

As part of the Tennis Program for 2021 Barbra Wynne has conducted junior tennis round robins benefiting Riley. Matches have been held weekly throughout the summer and the staff has volunteered their time to coordinate these tournaments. Also, the Indiana State Junior Open entry fees have been contributed to Riley for many years.

Please help support Riley Children’s Hospital through our “Kids Helping Kids” philanthropy by clicking the button below.

As BB always, “Thank you for caring and sharing!”