Congrats to all the participants and spectators for the last tourney of winter break: The NTC January Classic on January 3-4, 2017.

B12s = Jason Sze (champion) and Adrian Salgado (finalist)
B14s = Ryan Cahill (champion) and Andrew Spurck (finalist)
B16s = Casey Hishinuma (champion) and Andrew McMillin (finalist)
G14s = Jenna Stevens (champion) and Lauren Sobieski (finalist)
G16s = Abbey Woods (champion) and Eden Short (finalist)
B10U Green = Ben Graft (champion) and Jaden Woller-Li (finalist)

The 2016 NTC Snowflake Open held on 12/28-12/29 was a great event! Thank you to the players and spectators for helping us wrap up the year!

B18s: Christopher Maltby (Champion), William Isiminger (Finalist)
B16s: Graham Singer (Champion), Perry Hoag (Finalist)
B14s: Sujan Garapatia (Champion), Ethan Thieu (Finalist)
B12s: Jason Sze (Champion), Akshay Baid (Finalist)
G14s: Jenna Stevens (Champion), McKenzie Washington (Finalist)
G12s: Madeline Hills (Champion), Kaya Trumbo (Finalist)
Sportsmanship Award: Sullivan Monteith

Congrats to the NTC Christmas Classic participants and spectators for making the tourney a great success! 

B16s: Hayden Friese (Champion), Sean Wangelin (Finalist);
B14s: Konrad Kwiatkowski (Champion), Edward Wang (Finalist);
G16s: Gerda Jucys (Champion), Kavya Rachapalli (Finalist).
Great job everyone! Thank you for playing at NTC!

Naperville Tennis Club hosted our September USTA Green and Orange Ball Progression tournament this past weekend, Sept. 23-24, with over 20 kids participating!

Naperville Tennis Club hosted another USTA Junior Team Tennis fun-filled Saturday evening, March 5. We hosted over 50 players in many different divisions.

- 10 and Under Orange Ball: NTC vs. Courts Plus
- 14 and Under: NTC vs Wheaton
- 14 and Under Quad Match: NTC (Court Jesters), Midtown Chicago, Schaumburg, and South Barrington Club
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Naperville Tennis Club hosted their 1st USTA Green and Orange Ball Progression tournament of 2016 this past weekend, January 22-25. Nearly 50 children from the Midwest competed in the events.

NTC will be holding one Orange/Green Progression Tournament per month in 2016.

Our next event is February 19-21 Register online at www.usta.com

Tennis and Pool Party for the Benefit of the Wounded Warrior Project

On August 23rd we hosted a tennis and pool party to benefit the WWP.  Thank you to our sponser for this event: 

Kathy Johns

Mary McNamara

Angleis Itailian Restaurant and Catering

Wilson

Babolat

Ed Boman of Stewart Keator Kessberger & Lederer Inc.

The NTC Pro Staff

And thank you to our many participants for this great event!!

We are very proud of our 10U Team:

Luke Fernandez
Aadit Gandhi
Mira Kernagis
Thea Latak
Nathan Lee
Daniel Rabinovich
Kate Trifilio

The team is coached by NTC's 10U Specialist, Barb Rueth.

Naperville Tennis Pros at Scott Elementary

NTC hosted Green and Orange Earned Advancement tournaments over the weekend.

We had over 20 boys and 16 girls in the green ball events. We also hosted 15 orange ball players for the orange ball event.

Winners included:

Green Boys: Dean Kamenov Champion, Andrew Spurck runner up, Alexander Kotarksi, consolation winner

Green Girls: Katrina Dy champion,, Stela Vlaisavlievic runner up, Gabriella Felder, consolation winner

Orange Boys: Johnny Mou Champion, Vincent Yin runner up, AshwinChawla, 3rd Place

Orange Girls: Anna Wiskowski Champion, Alea Ritchie runner up, Maria Rosca 3rd Place

Vincent and Maria are members of the Junior Excellence 10 and Under program at NTC!

Congrats to all.

Cupid's Couples Mixer

Saturday, Februrary 14th NTC hosted 20 couples two hours of tennis and socializing afterwards  Great fun, wine and food was shared by all!

USTA TOURNAMENTS

Sat. 12/20 - Tu 12/23      Equinox Bash - USTA Midwest Level 5  

Adult Doubles Events:                                                                 

                Mixed Doubles

                Brother-Brother Doubles

                Brother-Sister Doubles

                Sister-Sister Doubles     

                Husband-Wife Doubles                

                Parent Child Doubles

Junior Events:    Girls’ (16,18) singles, doubles Boys’ (16,18) singles, doubles

Adult Singles Events:

Women's Singles NTRP ratings:  3.0, 3.5, 4.0

Men's Singles NTRP ratings:  3.0, 3.5, 4.0

iCompete Tennis Event

On Tuesday, December 23rd NTC hosted a Boys Open and Girls Open event for the iCompete Tennis League.  Nathan P. and Ana P. were are champions this day!  Congrats to them both!!

On Monday December 22nd NTC hosted a 10 & Under, G15 and B15 iCompete Events.  The 10's Champion and Finalist were Luke F. and Vincent Y.  The G15 Champion and Finalist were Tiffany Z. and Chandani B. and the B15 Champion and Finalist were Nathan P. and Ryan H.  Congrats to them all!!

On Friday, December 19th Naperville Tennis hosted the 12's division of the iCompete Tennis League.  The evenings Champion was Visagan S. and the Finalist was Akash B.  Congrats to them both!

Hesed House Fundraiser

USTA Green and Orange Earned Advanced 

We held a Green Earned Advanced and Orange Earned Advanced Tournament December 12/13. 

THANKSGIVING WEEKEND USTA TOURNAMENTS

Results:

Boys 16 singles

Champion: Anthony Nguyen

Finalst: Jonathan Monovich

Girls 16 singles

Champion: Christina Stankovic

Finalist: Elizabeth Stefancic

Wounded Warrior Fundraiser

Parent Child Tournament

USTA Orange Advanced Tournament

October 18 - USTA Orange Advancement Tourney

Jack Barry Championship

The Naperville Tennis Club's 4.0 Jack Barry Ladies Team captured the championships on Saturday, May 10th! The number five ranked Naperville upset the top seeded team in the semis and the number two seed in the finals to capture the championship. The two singles and threee doubles matches were tied at a 2-2 match score when Naperville's First Court Singles players, June Guse, bested Oak Lawn's top singles player clinching the season titles with a score of 7-5, 6-4. 

It takes an entire team two win 1st place in a tough division of 12 teams. The following players all played enough matches to become playoff eligible - congratulate them for a fantastic season next time you see them here at the Naperville Tennis Club! 

Bianchi, Kathy

Emerick, Joan

Gaynes, Sue

Guse, June

Hootman, Lisa

Jankauskas, Karime

Keough, Sue

Lyons, Lani

Madura, Kris

Nagle, Jen

Palasz, Jean

Paperiello, Bev

Rivera, Nikki

Roehrig, Isabell

Solak, Roseann

Walla, Trella

Castiotta, Kelly

Player in the Spotlight for January 2014:

Samantha Choi, 13 year old from Warrenville, started playing and training for competitive tennis when she was 10 years old with coach Gus Fernandes. Sam's latest tourney results are:

1. Level 2 g14 quarter finalist. December 7, 2013

2. Level 1 g14 consolation semi finalist. November 9, 2013

3. Level 5 g14 champion September 14, 2013

4. USTA regional tournament quarter finalist Kalamazoo 2013

Congrats to Sam Choi for being the NTC's hardworking Player in the Spotlight!

Year-End Slam - December 29th-31st 2013

Naperville Tennis Club hosted the Year-End Slam Level 6 Tournament on December 29th- December 31st. There were 80 participants and 10 age divisions.

Boys & Girls 10s Matches:

Jonathan Waugh won the Boys 10's in a very close and exciting match finally prevailing 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 over his brother Ryan Waugh. Ethan Hindle took 3rd place over Niyanth Puliyala 6-4, 7-6. Girls 10's was won by #1 seed Katie Dollens over #2 seed Amanda Lopykinski 6-0, 6,0. Sophia Baker came in third beating Vica Marateo 6-3, 6-3.

Boys & Girls 12's Matches:

Boys 12's was won by Devin Greeno who defeated Rahut Korrapati 7-5, 6-0. Ryan Zheng beat Jacob Frederick in the consolation bracket 5-7, 6-3, (10-8). The #3 seed Mackenzie Anthony defeated #2 seed Emma Baker 7-5, 6-2 in the Girls 12's and Allyce Gaborik beat Hannah Neuman for 3rd Place.

Boys & Girls 14's Matches:

Boys 14's was won by Nicholas Liu 6-3, 6-1 over #2 seed Kyle Burton. Sean Boland took 3rd place defeating Ian Doyle 6-0, 6-3. Adeline Lang won the Girls 14's over Rima Bartuce and Sopia Hanna won the consolation bracket. 

Boys & Girls 16's-18's Matches:

In the Boys 16's, the #1 seed Tytus Metzler defeated #2 seed Jonathan Monovich 6-2, 6-0. Kevin Yiu came in third. The Girls 16's was won by Elizabeth Stefancik over #1 seed Hannah Davis 6-0, 7-5. Jessica Chen came in third. Jake Kokoris defeated Michael Emory to win the Boys 18's. Ryan Champlin came in third. Girls 18's was won by Kaylin Dong defeating Grace Richards. Allison Bartley took 3rd place with a victory over Samantha Usher 6-3, 7-5.

Congratulations to all the participants!

Snowball Classic Tournament - December 20th-23rd 2013

Naperville Tennis club hosted the Snowball Classic Level 6 Tournament between December 20th & December 23rd. There were 94 participants and it featured Boys 10 singles, Boys 12 singles, Boys 14 singles, Girls 10 singles, Girls 12 singles and Girls 14 singles.

Boys 10-14 Singles Matches:

Daniel Schmelker won the Boys 10's beating Akilesh Pandravada in the Finals. Aiden Hilson took 3rd place defeating James Theriault 6-4, 6-4. Boys 12's was won by #1 seed Noah Hernandez beating #2 seed Jarod Bennick in a close 7-5, 6-4 decision. Tristan Hilson took 3rd place over Ammar Wazir 6-4, 6-4. Boys 14's was won by #3 seed Saahil Rastogi over Ben Mitchell 6-2, 4-6 (10-7) in a very close and exciting match. Kevin Li, the #1 seed, took 3rd place defeating #2 seed Joris Bizys 6-2, 6-4.

Girls 10-14 Singles Matches:

Elizabeth Fausey was the #1 seed in the Girls 10s, she managed to defeat Lucy Mitchell 6-4, 6-4. Mackenzie Robertson took 3rd place over Maggie McFarland 6-3, 6-1. The second seed Emily Guse defeated Kendall Schrader in an exciting 3 set match 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 to win the Girls 12's. Hannah Neuman beat Sophia Hanna 6-2, 6-1 for 3rd place. Girls 14's was won by Katva Hersh over #2 seed Jesse Mitchell 6-2, 6-2. Veena Murali defeated Sophia Fausey to take 3rd place.

Congratulations to all the participants!

Tournament Tough with Carlos Goffi - Dec 6 & 7, 2013

Carlos Goffi, the former coach of John and Patrick McEnroe, visited Naperville Tennis Club on December 6th & 7th and conducted a 2 day workshop. Carlos has been a key not speaker at numerous national and international conventions and the author of the best-selling book. "Tournament Tought."

The first day of the workshop was geared towards juniors while the second day had a mix of adults and juniors. Both evenings Carlos began with a lengthy presentation about the mental aspect of the game. he said, " Competitive tennis is 5 times more mental than technical/physical. The ball is in play about 10 min/hr in a match. Learn to play the 50 minutes when there is no hitting" He brought up many great points.

After Goffi's presentation the participants were invited on the court and were introduced to some fun drills. Saturday evening concentrated more on doubles strategy and tactics. It was a fascinating 2 days and Carlos Goffi was entertaining, ethusiastic and insightful. Participants gained valuable knowledge and had lots of fun.

NTC Thanksgiving Open Nov. 28 - Dec. 1, 2013!

Naperville Tennis club hosted the Thanksgiving Open - Level 6 USTA tournament 11/28/13 - 12/1/13. It featured Boys' 16 singles, Girls' 16 singles and Girls' 14 singles. There were exciting matches throughout.

Anthony Nguyen defeated #2 seed Miguel Rayos Del Sol 6-4, 6-1 in the boys' 16. Third place was won by 3rd seed Jonathan Monovich over James Erwin 6-0, 6-1. Gabrielle Ochalik won an exciting match 7-5, 1-6, 7-5 over Christina Stankovic in the Girls's 16 7-5, 1-6, 7-5. The Girls' 14 event paired up 2nd seed Jacqueline Qi against Ivvy Hicks. Qi prevailed 7-5, 6-3. #1 seed Amanda Cashman took 3rd place against Neena Katuaskas.

Congratulations to all of the participants!

Girls' 14 Singles

1st Place - Jacquelyne Qi

2nd Place - Ivvy Hicks

3rd Place - Amanda Cashman

4th Place - Neena Katauskas

Girls' 16 Singles

1st Place - Gabrielle Ochalik

2nd Place - Christina Stankovic

Boys' 16 Singles 

1st Place - Anthony Nguyen

2nd Place - Miguel Rayos Del Sol

3rd Place - Jonathan Monovich

4th Place - James Erwin

Tournament with Toppings November 16, 2013

Saturday, November 16th was the Tournament with Toppings event which was our 2nd pizza tournament of the season. All attendees played at least 3 singles matches.

The tournament was divided into 2 divisions. Division I was won by Aryan Sharma over Joe Daw and 3rd Place went to Alyce Gaborick. Division II was won by Zach Slade over Olivia Juge and 3rd Place went to Narayan Veluchany. Fun was had by all and congratulations to all participants!

Slice of Tennis Tournament Nov 9, 2013

The Naperville Tennis Club hosted the Slice of Tennis Tournament. It was attended by 27 junior players. Everyone played at least 3 singles matches in a 4 hour time frame. Lots of tennis was played and lots of pizza was consumed.

The tournament was divided into 3 divisions. Division 1 was won by Jake Kokoris defeating Chris Chacko. Division 2 was won by Casey Schraeder over Keven Kruzel. 3rd Place went to John Lin and 4th Place to Danny Hoffman. Division 3 was won by Narayan Veluchany over Sivaayan Sivaparan. 3rd Place went to Savannah Greene and 4th Place to Aiden Abshire. Fun was had by all and congratulations to all participants.

The court resurfacing project is complete!

The renovations took several weeks but the courts are finished and ready for playtime. Please stop by the pro shop and take a look or view the photo gallery below.

We are looking forward to a great season!

Senior Citizens in Assisted Living Community Enjoy the Game of Tennis at Naperville Tennis Club. The event held on Sunday March 10, 2013 was the first in a series of events to be hosted by Senior Tennis Connect.

Naperville, IL March 11, 2013: "It's never too late to learn!" is the motto of Senior Tennis Connect, an organization created by a nationally ranked junior tennis player from Naperville. This quote was featured on the back of T-shirts that residents of Sunrise Senior Living Community in Naperville wore as they played tennis at Naperville Tennis Club on Sunday, with local teen tennis players. The event consisted of drills and games with lightweight racquets and foam balls. After the drills and games, the seniors were treated to a competitive tennis exhibition featuring USTA ranked volunteers who are also members of Benet Academy and West Aurora High School's Varsity tennis teams. "The idea was to get the seniors out of their regular routine and do something totally different. It was a fun day and a great way for teens like me with a passion for tennis to connect with seniors in the area in a unique way," said Leah Tzakis, founder of Senior Tennis Connect. 

Visit our website at www.seniortennisconnect.org

High School Boys:

We had twenty High School Boys compete in this year’s NTC club championship tournament. Each round consisted of one set using no ad scoring. Each player was guaranteed a minimum of two matches. We had over forty spectators come out to support and watch some great tennis! 

• In the semifinal round top seed Ryan Slade faced Nihal Vorungati and won 6-2.
• In the second Semifinal, second seed Rohan Parepally faced Burak Busche and lost 6-3. 
• The Final match was very exciting with Ryan Slade edging out Burak Busche 6-5 in a tiebreaker that went 7-3.

• In the Playoff for 3rd place, Rohan Parepally beat Nihal Voruganti 6-1. 

Junior High Boys:

In our Junior High division 16 players competed in a compass draw tournament format. All players competed in four matches with the two undefeated players advancing to the “Club Championship Final”. 

• Our top seed Hemanth Kalindindi faced off with Allen Chen. Hemanth won 5-2 in this Semifinal.
• Our number two seed Nick Liu beat out Matt Venter 5-1 in the second Semifinal match.
• In the Final Hemanth Kalindindi pulled out a marathon tiebreaker win to become our Club Champion, 5-4 & 12-10 in the breaker! Great match guys!
• For the third place playoff match, Allen Chen beat Matt Venter

Elementary Boys:

The elementary boys division consisted of six players in round robin format. The player with the best win/loss record became our 2013 Club Champion. 

• In third place with an overall record of 3 wins and 2 losses was Sheel Tanna
• In second place with only one loss was Harsh Vardhan
• Our club champion, with a perfect record of 5 wins and 0 losses was Zachary Slade.

Congratulations to all participants for competing graciously and gaining valuable match experience. Well Done!!

The Naperville Tennis Club has been holding an annual tournament that brings parents and children together through their shared love of tennis. This year, the "just for fun" event brought out tennis enthusiasts of all ages on October 13 & 14. While several teams were repeat participants, many were new to the tournament. The round robin format allowed for variety and challenge, as both juniors and adults met, and played the other teams in their division. All participants were awarded t-shirts themed: Tennis: It's in our DNA!

Elementary School Division

Charlie and John Dilulio

Alexandra and Radu Dram

Feina and Haihui Niu

Harshvardhan and Manish Singh

Junior High Division

Bailey and Jianming Chen

Sania and A.J. Hussain

Brett and Lou Kaplan

Daniel and Ben Raab

Nina and Melissa Raab

Kavya and Hari Rachapalli

Arjun and Sundar Sundararajan

Eric and John Thompson

Matt and Keith Venter

High School Division

Connor and John Castner

Alex and Jier Chen

Quinn and Jody Hullfish

Haley and Steve Hullfish

Anna and John Krainz

Jaron and Marilyn Whittington

Saturday, September 8th kicked off the 2012-2013 Season of Grand Prix tournaments at NTC. Thirty junior players competed in three divisions with several exciting finishes to determine the winners. Girls 12 & under was won by Lexie Henry, with Amanda Graff-Cashman and Rachel Nufer finishing in second and third place. Boys 10 & Under's champion was Jeremy Kang. Taking second and third place were Zach Slade and Jeremy Wong. In our largest division, Boys 12 & under, Alex Bergendorf took home the first place trophy, while Michael Choi and Paul Choi Battled to take second and third.

Check out future Grand Prix playing opportunities at jrgrandprix.com. Join the league and sign-up for your chance to compete in fun, exciting match play.

This year we had eight teams competing in our 2012 Mixed Doubles Pro Am. The eight teams were divided into two separate flights. In each flight the teams competed in a round robin rotation where each player served two games each and then played a nine-point tiebreaker. At the end of the round robin the team with the most games won their flight, and played the other winner in the Final Match. 

The two finalist teams were member- Carrie Kinney and pro- Vivian Chhetri vs. member- Jim Bicek and pro- Jamie Reisch. In the final, a full set was played using no-add scoring (a nine point tiebreaker at 6-6). Amazingly the match went the full distance (6-6). In the tiebreaker Carrie Kinney served a sudden death point at 4-4. Carrie Kinney and Vivian Chhetri won the sudden death point to win a very exciting finish with many onlookers. Congrats to Carrie and Vivian!

Our next pro am event will be scheduled this coming fall. Check our special events schedule online for details.

The only Junior Grand Prix Doubles of the season were held on Saturday, May 5th. Here are is short video of one match:

A good time was had by all who participated in the "Cinco de Mayo" 6th Annual Grand Prix Doubles Event.

Congraduations to this year's winners:

H.S. Las Ellas:

1st Place: Brittney Kupiec & Caroline Plecki

2nd Place: Dahlia Keonavongsa & Ashley Kosy

3rd Place: Ali Julian & Bridget Muckian

8th & Under Las Ninas:

1st Place: Megan Dart & Hope Nguyen

2nd Place: Natalie Atkins & Mary Kate Devine

8th & Under Amigos:

1st Place: Giri Ekkurthi & William Isiminger

2nd Place: Kevin Chen & Jackson Keating

3rd Place: Josh Berg & Grant O'Connell

Ole' to all the participants!

This past Friday night NTC hosted the first ever "West Suburban Jr. Quad Championships". Four of the areas' top Jr. programs were represented: NTC, Five Seasons, Oak Brook Racquet Club, & Wheaton Sport Center.  Each club provided 8 of their top Jr. High players to represent their club. Each club played a 30 minute round against each of the other teams in a round robin format.  Every round each club made a lineup of 2 singles & 3 doubles.  The total number of games were added up after each round and totaled on our giant scoreboard on court #1.

In the first round NTC lost to Wheaton 20-28, and Oak Brook beat Five Seasons 32-17. 

In the second round NTC beat Five seasons 37-10 & Oak Brook beat Wheaton 24-14.

In the third round NTC beat Oak Brook 26-15 & Wheaton beat Five Seasons 36-10. 

The final tally??? NTC WINS with 83 points!! Wheaton 2nd place with 78 points.  Oak Brook 3rd place with 71 points, and Five Seasons in fourth place with 37 points.  Congratulations to the NTC junior program!!! Our participating NTC juniors included Natalie Atkins, Ryan Guan, William Isiminger, Mathew Lee, Nicholas Liu, Hope Ngyuen, Pablo Olea, Tarika Patel, Samir Shekhawat, & Ryan Slade. The next area Quad meet will be hosted by one of the other clubs this coming Fall.  Next time you're in the club come check out the gigantic trophy that our kids won!!

It was playoff Sunday at the Naperville Tennis Club on May 6th for the Women's 4.5 and 4.0 Jack Barry teams.

Naperville's 4.5 team was the #1 seed competing against a very formidable #2 seed Oak Brook. Oak Brook had great strength at the singles positions which proved too much for Naperville. All three doubles positions were extremely competitive. After Naperville won 2nd and 3rd doubles to tie the match score at 2-2 it all came down to 1st doubles. The 1st set went to Oak Brook 7-6 (5-2). Naperville stormed back and took the 2nd set 6-2. The tension could be felt as the 3rd set began to determine the championship. Both teams held serve to bring the score to 4-4. Naperville was finally able to break serve to go up 5-4 and then go on to win the set 6-4 and the match. It was an extremely exciting finish and both teams fought valiantly. Congratulations to the Naperville Women 4.5 team for a great season and being the 2012 champions!

2012 4.5 playoff eligible Jack Barry Roster: Teri Ayotte, Amy Brodsky, Eileen Demoll, Paula Endress, Annette Guenther, Jessica Hellberg, Christie Holmes, Kathy Huebner, Melissa Johnson, Dolores Jones, Carrie Kinney, Joanne Lin, Donna Matkovic, Lisa McAlpine, Roseann Solak.

The next match paired #3 Naperville against #4 Oak Brook which was equally exciting. Both teams each won a singles match. Oak Brook won 2nd doubles and 3rd doubles was won by Naperville. Again, the match was to be decided by #1 doubles. Naperville lost the 1st set 7-6 (5-1) and was leading the 2nd set 5-3. It looked as though a 3rd set would again determine the championship. However, Oak Brook was determined to fight back and they tied it 5-5. With both teams holding serve the set went to a tiebreak. Oak Brook finally prevailed 5-2 in the tiebreak to win the 2nd set 7-6 and capture the 4.0 Jack Barry Championship. It was a tough loss for Naperville but a very exciting matchup. Congratulations to the Naperville Women 4.0 team for a great season!

2012 4.0 playoff eligible Jack Barry roster: Lynda Anderson, Kathy Bianchi, Leigh Ann Boscarino, Sue Demari, Joan Emerick, Paula Endress, June Guse, Christie Holmes, Sue Keough, Lisa Laham, Kris Madura, Jen Nagle, Bev Paperiello, Dede Reed, Karen Ruan, Roseann Solak, Barb Wambold.