Happy Holidays USTA Iowa!

Competitive tennis in Iowa has been something to be especially proud of this year as players in many capacities have been particularly competitive on a variety of stages locally and nationally. Our league teams, Tennis On Campus Teams, youth players, and adult players have demonstrated that Iowa nice can also be very competitive. Many of our Iowan players have come up through our grassroot programs and are now representing us strongly on some of the biggest stages. Three of our USTA Adult League teams have qualified for National level competitions, The University of Iowa Tennis On Campus  team qualified for the Tennis On Campus  National Tournament held at the National Campus in Orlando. Iowa State University placed 2nd at this year’s Tennis On Campus  Fall invite. Nathan Williams and his mother Teresa Williams won the USTA Missouri Valley Adaptive Qualifier in Lincoln Nebraska and earned a spot to play in Orlando and represent the section in the USTA National Adaptive Championship; furthermore, at Nationals, they placed first in their division. Our State also was represented at the US Open by Nick Patrick as he was invited to play doubles at the US OPEN juniors. On behalf of the Iowa district thank you to all of our players for the sportsmanship and competitive spirit that fuels our game.

A quick fun fact about tennis: tennis players add 9.7 years to their life over sedentary individuals. That is almost 10 more extra holidays with the special people in our lives. Nothing about USTA Iowa is sedentary, and as we are going places I am excited and honored to be on this journey with you. Enjoy this holiday season, spend some time with family and friends, maybe even spend an impromptu afternoon on the courts; however you choose to spend it, know that I am thankful for all that you do to make Iowa tennis special.

A very happy holiday from USTA Iowa. 

Brenton Kuchera

USTA Iowa President