Rawdon'S Liz Wilson is the new President of the Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Association and she is helping to re-organise the body in preparation for the challenge of the new millennium.

As recommended by the LTA, power has been devolved from a large executive council to four committees- Competitions and Tournaments, Performance, Development and Marketing and Administration.

However, one of the things that has been lost in the process is communication and Liz, who succeeded Gordon Lancaster as county president in November, has made this a main feature of her reign.

'We must improve communication within the county,' said the Rawdon-based coach.

'We need to sing our praises more regarding what we have achieved in the past and for what we hope to achieve in the future.

'Yorkshire has produced some excellent players in the past such as Roger Taylor, Sue Mappin and Jason Goodall.

'And we have some fine juniors in Sarah Gregg, Andrew Banks and Ben Riby and we have to maintain this impetus,' said Liz.

'We certainly have the facilities within the county to produce more national and international players.

'Also, although we have had the odd hiccup along the way our county men's and women's teams belong in the top division.

'But at the same time we must not forget that we also cater for players who don't reach such dizzy heights and just want to play tennis for exercise - that is just as important.'

Something else the part-time schoolteacher would like to see in her year of Presidency is a Yorkshire LTA dinner.

'There is a Yorkshire Championships dinner in Hull at the end of August but I think people are tired by then and it would be better if we could have a YLTA dinner in late September or early October, probably in Leeds.

'I am not just saying Leeds because I live there but it is the largest district in terms of clubs and population and it is central.

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