Congrats to NTC's Maria Goheen and her doubles partner Liz Stefancic for making it to State this past weekend!  

From the Naperville Sun

Tuesday, 10/17

"Stefancic and Goheen have made a strong case for a top-four seed at state. In 44 sets, they have lost a total of 10 games and never more than two games in any one match."

You can read the entire article about their acheivements HERE.

Congrats to NTC's Grace Hahn and her doubles partner for qualifying for State!  Way to go girls!

NTC Players in National Competition

NTC is proud of our Junior Excellence World Class players who competed in the USTA National Level 3 held at the Gainey Tennis Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Four players from our Junior Excellence Program qualified for this tournament.

Congratulations to:

G16s: Jacquelyn Qi (picitured left) and Jacqueline Stasny, both of whom competed in the Girls’ 16 singles and doubles draws.

B16s: Eli Gordon and Joseph Daw, who were in action for the Boys’ 16 singles and doubles draws.

Joseph Daw competed hard and eventually lost to Shawn Berdia from Virginia who was a finalist in the backdraw.  Eli Gordon won two rounds in the main, then won the Gold draw, consisting of the four quarter finalist losers doing a separate playoff.  Jacqueline Stasny fought hard in her main draw match, losing 3-6, 4-6 to a tough player from Ohio.  Jacquelyne Qi won a round in the main, and then partnered with Jacqueline Stasny for doubles, where they won a round in the doubles consolation.
  
Not only do these players represent how their hard work is paying off, but they also spark the hopes and dreams of the club’s newer players who look up to their example of healthy and competitive determination.  We applaud the efforts of these juniors, their coaches, and their supportive families, who together continue to produce impressive results!

We look forward to the continued success of these players and their talented Junior Excellence program participants!  Way to go!

NTC Team News

NTC is proud to be home for Captain Kevin Podwika's Mixed 8.0 USTA Team.  They fought hard to make it to last weekends Regional USTA Tournament. They played lots of close matches and had a great time! It was such an exciting experience for the team.
 

Congrats to Captian Kathy Bianchi and her USTA team out of NTC for making it to State! 

September Junior USTA 

Thank you to all of the participants and spectators in our recent September events. We enjoyed some great tennis and witnessed many example of good sportsmanship.

The winners of our Last Fling Open were:

G12s: Mia Bianco (Champion), Kate Trifilio (Finalist)
G14s: Bidget Novatney (Champion), Nayana Ramesh (Finalist)
B12s: Mitchell Sheldon (Champion), Dovydas Jasinaukas (Finalist)
B14s: Blake Roegner (Champion), Sullivan Monteith (Finalist)
B16s: David Batka (Champion), Mitchell Stermer (Finalist)

The winners of our Orange Youth Progression Level Tournament were:

Boys: Matei Calin (Champion), Peter Charuh (Finalist)
Girls: Pallavi Tallamraju (Champion), Vesta Samuolis (Finalist)

Sportsmanship Awards: Vesta Samuolis

Our next event is October 20th, when we will host G14s and 10U Orange Ball.  Register online via TennisLink using tourney ID# 850049017.

Thank you again and good luck in your future competition.

Great Start to the Indoor Travel Team Season!

The indoor travel team league seasons have started!

The NITTL League kicked off with 12 of our 13 teams having matches on the first week!  The NITTL league offers women’s doubles competition in one of 13, yes Naperville has 13 teams, that span from level 2.5 to 4.9!

The Jack Barry Season was kicked off with several welcome to Barry events which consisted of an hour drill with pros, an hour on court with team mates followed by food and festivities in the lounge.  It was a great way to meet team mates and get ready for the new season whose matches start September 23rd.   Cheers to great team camaraderie!

What does this mean to our other members?  You may be missing out on some great competition!

We offer levels 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 to both men and women in the Jack Barry weekend league which has singles and doubles competition.  

There are different levels of commitment available to you.  Come join in on the fun!

Court and Kitchen Challenge

On Sunday August 27th NTC hosted our first Court & Kitchen Challenge, with the key ingredient of the Kitchen Challenge being Watermelon!   The Four Tennis Teams who participated had 2 ways to win.

The first challenge took place on the court with a fixed partner doubles competition.  Each team’s match wins for each of the three rounds counted towards the teams’ point accrual.  Even though everyone thought it couldn't happen and wouldn't happen, the teams managed to tie with 6 points per team!  That’s a great competition!

Next was the kitchen challenge.  Each team brought a dish to be judged and shared, with the key ingredient being watermelon.  There were 3 blind judges to pick the best recipe.  The competition was tough here as well with entrants from categories of:  appetizers, salads, desserts and drinks.  

The winning dish was presented by the team of Lani Lyons, Lisa McAlpine, Christy McGovern, and  Jen Nagle.  Each team member received a $25 gift card to Angeli's.  

Winning Watermelon Caprese Salad Recipe Ingredients:   Watermelon cut into circles, topped with fresh mozzarella cheese, fresh basil, walnuts and a strawberry balsamic vinegar.  It was fantastic!

Everyone stayed to celebrate with their teams and fellow competitors and enjoyed samples of the watermelon dishes and a great buffet (thanks to Angeli's for catering)!

It was great competition, company and a fun time was had by all!

Athletes Against ALS Support Elsie Johnson

in her courageous fight!

Weekend Featuring Tennis Great Norman McCarthy 

On July 14th and 15th NTC hosted a fundraiser to benefit the ALS Association in honor of Elsie Johnson. Thank you to our generous partners and donors:

Guest Tennis Pro Norman McCarthy, Wilson Sports, Dunlop, Head, Kswiss, NTC employees for donating their time and several auction items, all of our anonymous donors, Pepe's Mexican Restaurant for donating the dinner buffet and the members and guests who participated in this event!

On December 13th Naperville Tennis Club's annual Raise a Racquet for Hesed House event was a huge success with 40+ tennis and pickleball players coming out for some free play.

The donations brought to the event will be most appreciated and useful in aiding the Hesed House in their mission to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless and give people the chance to hope again.

Donations will be accepted through Friday, December 16th.

Thank you again to all who participated!

Congrats to the USTA Last Fling Open Champs, Finalists, and all participants. We had a great weekend of tennis! B18s, Christopher Veltkamp (Champion), Bradley Yu (Finalist). B16s, Joris Bizys (Champion), Alexander Veltkamp (Finalist). B12s, Amaye Shyani (Champion), Adam Kane (Finalist). G12s, Alina Shyani (Champion), Michelle Kostadinova (Finalist). 

Naperville Tennis Club hosted our last outdoor USTA Orange Ball Progression tournament this past weekend, August 20. The tourney was moved indoors to NTC due to rain.

NTC's next event is indoors on Sept 23-24 . Register online at www.usta.com.

Results from the weekend include:

Boys Orange Ball:
Winner: Winston Stangle
Finalist: Matthew Sikorski
Sportsmanship: Tomas Radzevicius
Gilrs Orange Ball:
Winner: Madison Williams
Finalist: Haley Martin
Sportsmanship: Leah Gaidos

The 2015-16 iCompete season-ending Championship results are in!!! These were some great matches!!

10 O:
not contested
Mihir Arya 1st place in points
Rinush Thiagu 2nd place in points
10 G:
Alon Sholtens Champion
Walter Szulczewski Finalist
12s:
Arian Hadzikademic Champion
Uju Kim Finalist
G15:
not contested
Caroline Austgen 1st place in points
Mathilda Smith 2nd place in points
B15:
Visagan Subramanian Champion
Danny Clepper Finalist
Gopen:
Cassie Weyker Champion
Ellen Hancock Finalist
Bopen:
Matt Gillman Champion
Danny Clepper Finalist

Congrats to all the Championship participants. The new season starts this weekend and everyone is at zero points, so start earning!! New dates being added online throughout the season!

Last week we were thrilled to host Benet Alumn, Leah Tzakis's "Senior Tennis Connect" program which provided an amazing tennis experience for a special group of players. For more information on her program check out the website. This is one amazing young lady and her vision, compassion, and impact are truly appreciated by all who were a part of the fun.

http://seniortennisconnect.org/

Congrats to NTC's 12U Team Lightning who took a 4th place finish at the USTA Midwest Sectional JTT Championships! Coach Mitchell and Coach Hugh, along with all of the NTC staff, are so very proud of your accomplishment! Way to go: Kate Trifilio, David Richardson, Avery Lazaro, Callie Genovese, Luke Fernandez, and Rohith Koneru! Your season was simple awesome and we look forward to your continued success!

Congrats to NTC's 10U Green Dot Advanced Team finishing 6th place at USTA Midwest Sectional JTT Championships. Coach Sue and all NTC's staff are so proud of your efforts! Way to go: Rowan Ing, Gabby Lee, Nathan Lee, Evan Lin, Megan Trifilio, Abigail Gambla!

Congrats to NTC's USTA JTT 14s sqaud for their 2nd place finish at the Chicago District Championships! Way to go team! We are proud of your hard work all season!

Naperville Tennis Club played in two away USTA Junior Team Tennis matches on Saturday, March 19. 

- 12 and Under NTC Thunder at Courts Plus
- 10 and Under Green Ball NTC at Wheaton

We are now finished for March and ready for April and May matches in the West Suburban League.

Naperville Tennis Club another USTA Junior Team Tennis extravaganza on February 5-6.

Our 12 and Under Lightning Team visited Wheaton Sport Center for a February 5 match.

We hosted over 50 players in many different divisions.

- 10 and Under Green Ball: NTC vs. Schaumburg Tennis Plus
- 14 and Under: NTC vs Courts Plus
- 18 and Under Triangular Match: NTC and Courts Plus and Schaumburg

(this 18s Intermediate team went undefeated for the season....Congrats to all players.....good luck to boys in their high school season).

                                  18 Int Team
                                  Claire Burelbach
                                  Chandani  Bansal
                                  Ryan Slade
                                  Rohan Parepally
                                  Liza Dreyer
                                  Ava St. Clair
                                  George Bull
                                  Sarah Burke
                                  Kirk Williams
                                  Kunal Ghadge

Friday 2/12 our 18 and Under Advanced Team visits South Barrington Tennis Club for our last match of the season. We play Chicago Midtwon, South Barrington and Wheaton Sport Center. Good luck to this team!

2016 Annual Club Championship - High School Boys

On Friday, January 29, 2016, the NTC held its Annual Club Championship - High School Boys Tournament, open to any NTC Junior member who is currently in high school (freshman through senior year).  There were 16 boys who entered the event. 

In the Championship Playoff Flight (vying for 1st/2nd place of the overall event), Alex Zhao beat Scott Carlson 6-0 in one semifinal and Will Johnson beat Marc Gozali 6-3 in the other semifinal.  In the championship match, Alex Zhao beat Will Johnson 6-1 to win the event!  In the consolation final, Scott Carlson beat Marc Gozali 7-6(7).
  
All of the boys played a lot of tennis, with each playing 18 total games and then each playing 2 sets in the Playoff Stage.  Many parents were also there, watching their sons compete and having a fun night of tennis!  

Congratulations to Alex Zhao for winning the event and Will Johnson for being the runner-up, and to all of the boys for coming out to play a full evening of tennis!

Boys Green Ball: Draw of 14
Winner: Soloman Dunsirn
Finalist: Caden Liu

Girls Green Ball: Draw of 14
Winner: AlinaShyan
Finalist: Sofia Olaru

Boys Orange Ball: Draw of 8
Winner: Kaden Le 
Finalist: Garvin Murray
 
Girls Orange: Draw of 12
Winner: Mia Bianco 
Finalist: Clare Lopatka
 
Sportsmanship Winners:
Girls: Ashley Donovan, Sydney Shuster and Kruthi Krudhir 
Boys: Keian Lam and Zidan Lam 

On September 5th, 2015 NTC hoste the NTC Last Fling Open.  Congrats to the folowing players: 

B16 Champion - Chritopher Veltkamp

B16 Finalist - Matthew Lee

B12 Champion - Conner Zhao

B12 Finalist - Jacob Baldwin

G12 Champion - Tiffany Zhang

G12 Finalist - Emma Chirila

NTC held 3 great 10U tourneys.

Boys Green: 
Winner: Jonah Becker 
Finalist: Alex Brown (from NTC JE Program)

Girls Green: 
Winner: Mira Kernagis
Finalist: Victoria Switala

Co-Ed Orange Ball:
Winner: Aarav Nair (from NTC JE program)
Finalist: Rathin Shah

Congrats to everyone!!

Naperville Tennis Club 10U Advanced Team WINS Midwest Sectional Championship!
The Naperville Tennis Club's 10 and Under Tennis Team captured the Midwest Sectional trophy in Indianaoplis, IN on August 1. The 10U Advanced tournament division consisted of 8 district team champions from throughout the Midwest. The NTC team, consisting of 3 girls and 4 boys, dominated 3 teams in their flight to advance to the championship round with wins over:

- 5Star Plainfield, IL
- North Shore Elite - Milwaukee, WI
- Chargrin Valley - Chagrin Fall, Ohio

In the finals, they defeated a team from West Bloomfield, Michigan.

The Naperville Tennis Staff volunteered at the Scott Elementary Field Days to wrap up the 2014-15 school year. They ran stations of:

- Battle Cones

- Agility and footwork

- Four-Square

- Fierce Wipe Out competition

The 225 3rd-5th graders had a great experience and fun exposure to tennis.....in addition to all the Scott Elemenatary fun-filled Field Days activities.

NTC hopes to further integrate tennis into other District 203 schools. In December, NTC also ran a tennis unit as part of Scott's PE curriculum.

Thanks for Mrs. Kayla Wagner, the awesome PE teacher at Scott, for inviting NTC!

 NTC hosted the first Adult Team Tennis Mixer on Friday Feb 27th. Players were grouped into two levels of two opposing teams. For the A Level, Team "Bicek 3" competed against Team "L2". Players for "Bicek 3" were: John, Susie and Frank Bicek, Don, Joe, Wayne, Sue, and Jean. Players for "L2" were: Lani, Kris, Caroline, Carol, JC, Syl, Joe, and Bryan. The score was a very close, with 6 sets won by each team, the captain's counted games won at 42 to 39 in favor of team "Bicek 3". For the B Level, "The Pirates" beat "Team Alpha" by a score of 7-5. "The Pirates" were: Gordon, Ruth, Lianyan, Judy, Loren, Tim, Scott, and Donald. "Team Alpha" was: Diane, Debbie, Dee, Mike, Mark, Francis, Faben, and Tip. At the conclusion of the on court activities, all players gathered for snacks and drinks while NTC's Meredith Petri presented the fun awards in the following categories:

Brightest Shirt: Dee

Cool Patterns: Loren

Best Shot off the Lights: Judy

1st Arrival to the Event: The Colemans

Shirt Most Like the Caribbean Sea: Tip

Best Shoelaces: Joe Grabowski

Best Facial Expressions: Jean

Baton Twirler: JC

Tough Stuff: Sue D

RSVP-er: Kris

Chilly Man: Bryan

The players agreed that the format was fun as they were able to sub in and out during the four rounds. The next team tennis event will be on March 20th. Please call or email the club to sign-up for these really fun events!

2/13 and 2/15 iCompete Tennis League for Juniors hosted several events at NTC. 

On the 13th the B15, Girl's Open and Boy's Open all had events at NTC.  In the B15's Abinav G. was the finalist and Natahn P. was the Champion.  In the Girl's Open Ana P. was a the finalist and Pooja A. was the Champion.  In teh Boy's Open, Ryan H. was the finalist and Jonathan B. was the Champion. 

On 2/15 the 10's Green and the 12's had events at NTC.  In the 10's Green Daniel W. was the finalist and Luke F. was the Champion.  In the 12's Visagan S. was the finalist and Sivaayan S. was the Champion. 

Great job everyone!!

 On December 16th we hosted over 30 people for open play to benefit the Hesed House.  Players brought a donation and were able to enjoy 2 hours of doubles play!  Thank you for  your donations and for making this event a huge success for a great organization!!

Runner Up: Mana Usui

Naperville Tennis hosted an evening of tennis to benefit The Wounded Warrior Project on November 15th.  Over 50 players came out to drill, play and enjoy delicious appetizers and drinks. The silent auction was a huge success bring great prizes to our players and generous donations to the Wounded Warrior Project.  Thank you to all who participated!!

On Sunday, November 9, the Naperville Tennis Club’s Parent/Child Round Robin event (in the elementary division) was a huge success!  This event, for the elementary school kids, had 8 teams sign up to play a fun-filled 2 hours of tennis.  Some kids played with their Moms, some played with their Dads, and one even played with his Grandfather!  The 8 teams were separated into two groups of 4 teams – the younger kids (and their parents/grandfather) were grouped into the orange-dot ball level, while the older kids (and their parents) were grouped into the green-dot ball level.  The orange-dot group played using the 10 & Under lines and the green-dot group played using the full court.

After a brief warm-up period, the fun began with each team playing five 20-minute rounds against the other teams in their group (each team played two other teams in their group twice and another team once).  In the green-dot group, there were very long rallies, with both kids and parents hitting great shots all over the court (many points ended up having 20+ shots in the rally!).  In the orange-dot group, the kids were enthusiastically running towards the ball and were excited to hit shots back-and-forth.  The Parents, who were continually giving the kids positive encouragement, also enjoyed their time on the court, both in their playing tennis and in spending some fun time with their kids!