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Become a USTA Tennis Official
We Need Officials!
- Do you enjoy tennis?
- Do you have sharp vision and the ability to concentrate?
- Are you interested in giving back to the sport?
- Have you considered becoming a tennis official?
We need trained, certified umpires and referees for tournaments across America. Let us know if you are interested by contacting the officials' association president in your region of the state (contact information listed below). The association will send you more information and answer any questions you may have. USTA offers the training to get you started in a rewarding and exciting part of the game - tennis officiating. Accept the challenge, you'll be glad you did.
Central Virginia Tennis Umpire Association (CVTUA ) formerly Greater Richmond Tennis Umpires Association (GRTUA)
Stone Smith, President; smith3035@gmail.com
Bill Wojcik, Vice President; match.point4000@yahoo.com
Melissa Price, Secretary; melissawhisper@verizon.net
Susan Hutton, Treasurer; suhutton@verizon.net
Bonny Hajek, Past President; bonny.hajek@stewardschool.org
Members at Large; Marilyn Saunders, Paul Branch, Duke Price
CVTUA Membership Roster/Contact Information
Fee Schedule
Northern Virginia Tennis Officials Association (NOVATOA)
Gary Heinberg, President, ITA/VHSL Assignor; gheinberg@verizon.net
Bernie Mills, Vice President, VATOC Rep., ITA/VHSL Assignor; honilea@hughes.net
Marianne Bernhard, Secretary; matchpoint10s@yahoo.com
Elizabeth Ruff, Treasurer; ruffnrdy@comcast.net
Member at Large; Bill Newsom
Southeastern Virginia Tennis Umpires Association (SVTUA)
Wayne Kuhnly, President; wbkuhnly@cox.net
Jerry Baker, Vice President
Dzarr Daniels, Secretary
Dick Cervi, Treasurer
Jack Brown, Past President
SVTUA Membership Roster/Contact Information
Fee Schedule
Western Virginia Officials Association (WVTOA)
Reliford Sanders, Jr., President; relifordjr@comcast.net
Dave Amos, Vice President; amos@rev.net
Margie Irvin, Treasurer; SportyGal14@cox.net
Guy Deel, Assignor; gdeel2@cox.net
USTA/Virginia Tennis Officials Committee
Maggie Schewel, Chair; mschewel@aol.com
Dave Amos, WVTOA
Bonny Hajek, CVTUA
Wayne Kunhly, SVTUA
Bernie Mills, NOVATOA
Al Rusch, USTA/VA Board Liaison
Rob Issem, USTA/VA Staff Liason; rob@virginiatennis.com
USTA/Mid-Atlantic Section Trainers/Evaluators
Blacksburg, VA - Reliford Sanders, WVTOA; relifordjr@comcast.net
Virginia Beach, VA - Jack Brown, SVTUA; dockerjack@aol.com
Yorktown, VA - Dick Cervi, SVTUA; sir-v@cox.net
Other areas in the Mid-Atlantic Section - Dave DeGrafft,Ernie Mosby
Resources
Officials Career Guide
Officiating Career Paths
The Code
Knotty Problems
USTA National Officials webpage
For more information on becoming a USTA/VA Official, contact Rob Issem at rob@virginiatennis.com