The following is an excerpt from John's letter that appeared in Platform Tennis Magazine, Vol. 5, Issue 5
Dear Platform Tennis Fans,
Well, I guess this is it. My last letter "From the President" and the last of Wayne's many calls saying "John, have you done your letter yet?"As I think back on my tenure on the Board and my sevenyear term as President, I remember all the people with whom I served and all the accomplishments we achieved. The website and the Platform Tennis Magazine are among the biggest legacies I am leaving behind. Thanks to Bill Cunningham for sharing the vision and helping design and host the early stages of the website. Thanks to David Kjeldsen and Viking for funding the site when the Board said it wasn't worth the money. Once posted online, the Board saw the value of the web, our site and its possible benefits to our membership. We now have a sophisticated webs[...]
Mark Holtschneider summed up Horine's many accomplishments over 11 years of service.
In 1993, John Horine joined the APTA Board of Directors. In 1997, he became the President. This May, John's term ends and he leaves the APTA as its longest serving President. He also leaves as one of its best.
Great progress was made during John's tenure as President:
• The APTA's internet site was created. The website allows members instant access to all tournaments, applications, rules, and other information, including on-line membership sign up.
• Platform Tennis News was replaced with Platform Tennis Magazine. The former newsletter was in black and white and focused primarily on tournament results. The new full-color, 32-page magazine includes tournament results, but is focused on instruction and player feature articles.
• The Professional Platform Tennis Association was created. [...]
Dollard Publishing Company (DPC), the publisher of PTM, was awarded a significant contract for publishing another magazine and this prompted DPC to seek additional publishing and design help which, in turn, lead to an update to the design of PTM.
Wayne Dollard, PTM editor, wrote in From the Editor...:
"Why did we make the change now rather than at the beginning of next season? After seeing the preliminary designs, we simply couldn't wait! My chief designer wanted to end the season on a high note and get everyone excited for next season. We agreed. We have also offered a new masthead and cover theme to kick off the new style. I hope you like it."
Source: Platform Tennis Magazine, Vol. 5, Issue 5, April, 2004
"You're gonna wanna be here!"That was the word coming out of Cleveland going into this year's National Championship, and after the fact it's hard to argue differently. If you weren't there, you should have been.
After an absence of more than a decade, the Cleveland paddle world stepped up to the plate and delivered a national title tournament to remember - impeccably organized, offering a spectacular Saturday night party and oh, by the way, some unbelievable paddle.
Both the Men's and Women's draws delivered on the promise of tremendous play inside the cages, as well as the answer to some intriguing questions surrounding the game's best players.
Can anyone beat David Ohlmuller and Chris Gambino? That had to be the question on the minds of many entering this year's National Championship, as the defending champs entered the tournament having dominated the paddle scene the [...]
This year's President's Cup should have just been mailed in advance to Region I. Winning both the Men's and Women's President's Cup, Region I dominated this year's event with a deep pool of teams that came to compete.
For the 2003-04 season's President's Cup, the women had a perfect day for their event, which took place the Thursday before the main draw. Blue skies lurked overhead, as each of the five regions brought out their best teams to compete against each other. In the end, the top three teams were separated by one point and Region I won. Congratulations
to the winning team: Judy Arden and Susan Lovejoy, Michelle Griffith and Susan Tarzian, Alia Main and Kerri Flynn, Maria Manley and Kim Curcuru, Michelle Jellinek and Lissa Barry and alternate Kerith Flynn.
The men's day was not as perfect. Punctuated by high temperatures and wind gusts of up to 40 mph, the men battled the e[...]
Marjorie brought a wealth of paddle experience to her new role, including: former APTA Board member, NJ Women's League President, VP and Tournament Director and the 2001 APTA National Championships Co-Chair. In addition to her paddle background, Marjorie brought strong computer and administration skills to the job and a passion for our sport...this was more than just a job for Marjorie.
Source: Platform Tennis Magazine, Vol. 5, Issue 5, April, 2004
At the annual APTA Board Meeting on Friday and Saturday, April 30 and May 1, 2004 new APTA Board Member Mark Fischl was elected APTA President succeeding John Horine.
Mark, a Long Island native was an enthusiastic promoter of the sport.
The Tennis Channel covers platform tennis – The Battle @ Beckett
Back to TopThe Battle@Beckett DVD. The DVD includes pre-match interviews with Murphy and Luke Jensen and David Ohlmuller, two exciting sets, and post match interviews where the Jensens say what they really think about platform tennis.
http://youtu.be/FZoLbHnV6zI
On April 11, following Davis Cup coverage, The Battle @ Beckett appeared on The Tennis Channel. The Battle @ Becket was the largest media event in platform tennis history, covered by five television stations, including ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX, and numerous magazines and newspapers. The event featured the Jensen Brothers (1993 French Open Champions) and 2003 National Champions Chris Gambino, and David Ohlmuller.
The event took place at Beckett Ridge Country Club (West Chester, OH)and was the first time professionals from the ATP tennis tour and platform tennis circuit faced off against each other on a paddle court. Luke and Murphy had been ranked as high as #4 in the world ATP rankings.
Source: Platform Tennis Magazine, Vol. 5, Issue 5, April, 2004
The APTA had financed and supported the creation of the PTMHOFF1 as an independent 501 (C) (3) entity. With the IRS finally granting exempt status effective February 19, 2004 the Foundation could now embark on a fundraising effort to "realize the dream"
Because the Foundation was a newly created corporation the approval was an "advance ruling" and was only effective through December 31, 20082.
NOTE 1: APTA President John Horine was the driving force to accomplish this and had worked closely with Andrew Giannella of ulmer berne llp of Cincinnati, OH to incorporate the Foundation and file the application for non-profit status. [See Also]
NOTE 2: This was subsequently extended
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