This year's 22nd annual Tennis Weekend will be Oct. 4 and 5 at the Patsy T. Mink Central O'ahu Regional Park Tennis Facility and the Ala Moana Hotel.

Rick Fried and Robert Keaunui will be inducted into the Hawai'i Tennis Hall of Fame. Brian Gottfried, a former Davis Cup and top-ranked doubles player, is the featured guest. He will help with an on-court session Oct. 4.

The Weekend starts with a Cardio Tennis demonstration. It also includes sessions on Racquet Diagnostics, QuickStart Tennis for those 10 and under, an Island Pro Tour event, Play for the Cure Charity Pro-Am, community development workshops and the annual banquet.

For more information, contact the USTA/Hawai'i Pacific Section at 955-6696 or visit www.hawaii.usta.com

LAM LANDS COACH JOB

Hawai'i's Chris Lam, who retired from the pro tennis circuit earlier this year, was recently hired as an assistant coach for the men's tennis team at the University of Denver. The Pioneers have nine players on their roster, two from Colorado and seven from foreign countries.

Lam said he had other offers, but the option to pursue a graduate degree at Denver while working helped him decide on coaching at a college. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in business and economics.

Lam, who was home-schooled in Kaimuki, played on UCLA's 2005 NCAA championship team. He was an all-Pac 10 second-team selection in 2004 and honorable mention the year before. He was ranked as high as 19th nationally.

He played professionally the past three years, with his highest world ranking No. 580 and No. 43 among Americans. He won two doubles titles on the Futures Tour, where he was ranked as high as No. 560.Chairs donated

Two sports chairs have been donated for use by the wheelchair tennis program in Ho-nolulu. The first chair was donated by John Korff, a member of the national USTA Board who lives here part-time. The second chair was given by Kahiau, the O'ahu District Tennis Association, USTA Hawai'i Pacific Section and donors from Punahou.

The chairs are being used at the USTA/HPS Wheelchair Tennis Program at Ala Moana Tuesday evenings. There are between eight and 12 participants in the program each week. USTA/HPS provides instruction, balls, rackets, and the City & County of Honolulu donates tennis court time.

The new sports chairs are lightweight and easy to maneuver. They are built with wheels tilted inward so they won't tip over sideways and have a small wheel in the rear so they won't tip backward. There are no armrests like traditional wheelchairs so the racket can move to either side easily.

Paul Yu has been the program's volunteer coach for the past two years and also donated money for the chairs.

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