Penick-Allison to Offer Court Rental to the Public

ATB received the following information from Granger Huntress:

Penick-Allison Tennis Center is glad to announce they will be accepting applications for Semester Single-Court Reservations, beginning with the Spring of 2012. A Semester Single-Court Reservation is the ability to reserve a court at the same day and time for an entire semester.

1. A limited number of court times will be available are for one and a half hour blocks for 17-weeks. No courts will be available for ‘walk-ups’.

2. Cost for the semester is $330, due upon lottery selection. A group headed by a current UT faculty, staff or student will be billed at the discounted rate of $300. A $60 deposit is required when submitting an application. This amount will be applied to the total court fee. Checks should be made to: The University of Texas at Austin.

3. Applications are accepted from individuals only for one court. However, fees may be split among members of a group. Please indicate on registration form.

4. Courts will be available Monday-Thursday at 8:30-10:00 a.m., 10:00-11:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 5:30-7:00 p.m. and 7:00-8:30 p.m.

5. Semester Single-Court Reservations cannot be cancelled once the season has begun.

6. Spring 2012 season begins January 23 and ends May 24.

7. There will be no court time during Spring Break, March 12-15.

8. Due to the UIL State Championships, Monday-Tuesday groups may extend to May 28-29, if courts are not available April 30-May 1.

9. In the event a University of Texas varsity event or practice requires an SSCR to be moved, the group affected will receive an additional week in May. At this time, no SSCR’s will be effected by matches and/or practices.

10. There are no rain make ups or refunds.

11. Applicants (and players) agree to adhere to all standards of conduct as defined within the USTA’s “The Code” and waive the University of Texas and the Penick-Allison Tennis Center of all liability.

12. In the event of player misconduct, Penick-Allison Tennis Center reserves the right to expel that player from the facility and revoke the group’s SSCR with no refund.

13. Applications are due to Granger Huntress by 1 p.m. January 10. The office will not be open between December 23 and January 4. Lottery winners will be notified that week and must be paid in full by January 18, 2012.

14. Penick-Allison is a no-cash facility. At no time will the PATC accept cash for any payment.There is no parking at Penick-Allison Tennis Center. All parking is at players’ expense on street or in the available surrounding lots

Contact Granger Huntress for more information:

Granger.Huntress@athletics.utexas.edu

Merry Christmas 2011 from ATB

UT Women's Schedule 2012

Here are the UT Women's home matches for 2012:

3/02 - vs. Northwestern 6pm
3/08 - vs. William and Mary 2pm
3/11 - vs. Michigan 11am
3/14 - vs. USC 12 pm
3/16 - vs. Iowa State 2pm
3/21 - vs. Illinois 2pm
3/30 - vs. Kansas 2pm
4/01 - vs. Kansas State 12pm
4/14 - vs. Baylor 11:30 am
4/15 - vs. Texas Tech 11:30am

To view the complete schedule, click here.

UT Men's Schedule 2012

Here are the UT Men's Home matches for 2012:

1/28 - vs. Maryland 10am
1/29 - vs. Michigan or Texas Tech TBA
2/25 - vs. UT Arlington 1pm
2/25 - vs. UTSA 6pm
3/04 - vs. TCU 2pm
3/08 - vs. San Diego 6pm
3/10 - vs. Florida State 11am
3/10 - vs. Nichols State 5:30pm
3/13 - vs. USC 6pm
3/18 - vs. Tulsa 1pm
3/18 - vs. UT Permian Basin 6pm
3/30 - vs. Oklahoma 6pm
4/01 - vs. Oklahoma State 1pm
4/14 - vs. Texas A&M 6pm

Times are subject to change, to see the full schedule, click here.

It looks like there will be a lot of good tennis for UT fans in Austin this year, with the March 13th matchup against three time NCAA champions USC being the premier match for 2012. Other interesting matches will be against Oklahoma on March 30 and against Texas A&M on April 14th.

Update on Pharr Tennis Center

At the December 8, 2011 Austin City Council Meeting the Council voted to accept staff's recommendation to award the contract to Yanez Tennis Consultants to manage and operate Pharr Tennis Center. If you would like to watch the City Council meeting on-line, click here, but I can tell you there isn't much to see.

DeKruyff Takes CATA Male Player of The Year

Congratulations to ATB contributing editor Juan DeKruyff for winning the CATA Male Player of the year award last night at the CATA Awards Banquet. DeKruyff, who actually hasn't contributed anything lately to the ATB, had a solid year and is currently ranked #3 in the Men's 30's division and #7 in the Men's 40's division.

A well respected immigration attorney, DeKruyff spoke to ATB about the demands of balancing his tennis with his career and family life. "It's tough...I'm fighting 'the man' at work every day and raising two young kids with my wife, so I don't get to practice as much as I would like. Luckily, I have Topspin 4 on my Playstation 3." When asked about being dumped by his mixed doubles partner this year, DeKruyff took the high road. With his voice cracking slightly he stated "I'd rather not comment...on that...I'm moving forward and staying positive."

To see pictures of Juan and the other winners at last nights CATA banquet, check out the CATA facebook page.

Teaching Pros Wanted

Check out the new Penick Allison Website:

http://www.playpenicktennis.com/

ATB received the following email from Granger Huntress today:

I am looking for people interested in working here at Penick-Allison Tennis Center. We hope to start programming January 9th with classes at noon and in the evenings for both adults and juniors. We will likely add some programming in the mornings…

Right now I am looking for Lead and Assistant teaching professionals. A lead professional must have teaching experience and be able to lead either adult or junior classes on their own. They must have excellent communication skills and be able to manage one or two assistant professionals on court. A USPTA or PTR certification is not required but a plus. An assistant professional must have some tennis experience and be able to lead instruction on court under the leadership of a lead pro. Excellent communication skills are a priority.

We will have clinics Monday through Thursday. The concept here will be that 1 lead professional and 1-3 assistants (depending on need) will lead each clinic. Therefore, we will need one set of professionals for the juniors and one set for the adults. Teaching professionals are not required to work all four days.

If anyone is interested in applying for either of these positions or has any questions, please submit a letter of interest, detailing your experience to Granger Huntress:

(granger.huntress@athletics.utexas.edu)


Granger Huntress
Manager, Penick-Allison Tennis Center
The University of Texas at Austin