NTC JUNIOR TENNIS NEWS
NTC players had a great showing at the
2021-2022 Illinois High School State Championships
Kendall Schrader and Kaitlyn Lee of Benet Academy defeated the #1 seed in the finals to win the 1A State Doubles Championship!
Caroline Austgen (Benet Academy) who played singles won 3 matches in the 1A Division.
Angela Mathew (Benet Academy) played doubles and also won 3 matches in the 1A Division.
Due to the outstanding performance of the above players and their team, Benet Academy placed 2nd in the 1A Division team standings!
NTC would also like to congratulate the following players in the 2A Division.
Zoe Limparis (Hinsdale Central) took 2nd place in the 2A State Doubles Championships.
Emily Orlove (Wheaton Warrenville South) finished top 10 in the singles draw in the 2A Division.
Jacquelyne Qi (Naperville Central) finished in 6th place in the 2A Singles Division.
Their NTC coaches Brian Page and Tom Lockhart, along with the rest of NTC, acknowledge the hard work and dedication that is required to accomplish this level of performance. We are very proud of both coaches and each of these players!
NTC is very proud of Grace Hahn!
Congrats on signing with the Roosevelt Lakers!
Go Grace!
Congratulations to all of the NTC girls that competed this year in high school tennis.
Below please read about the NTC players who competed in the Illinois State Championships.
2A Division
Maria Goheen West Aurora High School -finished 2nd in the Singles Championships after winning the state doubles title last year! The West Aurora High School team had a top 10 finish. Way to go Maria. NTC would like to wish her continued success in her tennis career.
Olivia Oosterbann from Hinsdale Central High School finished her high school state career by getting to the quarterfinals. Olivia has committed to the University of Montana to play her college tennis.
Also from Hinsdale Central High School, senior Shalini Sahgal played doubles and made it to the round of 16!
These Hinsdale Central girls, who work out at NTC, helped Hinsdale Central High School win yet another state team championship. Congratulations!!
1A Division
Junior Maddie Jurasek from Maple Park High School (Kaneland) made it to the round of 16 in the singles division and helped her team place 4th in the state tournament.
What great results! NTC congratulates the girls, and wishes them well as several move on to the next step of playing NCAA Tennis.
Midwest Closed Championships
NTC sent 27 players to the US Open in the Midwest for Jr. Tennis Players
We wish to congratulate all of our players for qualifying for this event!
In Indianapolis:
Boys 18 and under
Anthony Nguyen- finishes top 8!!
Zack Elliott- finishes top 16
Andrew Buhelos- made it to the round of 32
Joe Daw - won 3 singles matches and 1 doubles
Ben Lee- won 2 singles and 1 doubles match
Will Zordani- won 2 singles
Joseph Cunningham and Chris Maltby also participated
Boys 16 and under
Eli Gordon-made it to round of 16
Andrew McMillin- 1 singles win
Connor Bajuk- 1 singles win
Graham Singer- participant
Girls 18
Maria Goheen-won 3 rounds singles and finished top 32
Olivia Oosterbaan- 1 win in singles
Girls 16s
Jacqueline Stasny – won 3 rounds in singles and finished top 32
Jacquelyne Qi - 4 wins in singles finishes top 24
Grace Hahn- 1 win in singles
In Okemos Michigan:
Boys 12
Johnny Mou made it to the rd of 16
Boys 14
Andrew Chen - won 2 rounds in singles
Girls 12
Sydney Shuster- won 1 round in singles and doubles
Jacinta Villalobos- participated
Girls 14
Sophia Kim- 2nd place finalist in doubles and round of 16 in singles
Natalie Stasny- 3 wins in singles to finish top 24
Bridget Novatney- won 1 singles match
Tiffany Zhang -won 1 singles match
Zoe Limparis- participated
Amazing results! Way to Go!!
Congratulations to the Juniors that Played in the Qualifer
for the Midwest Closed Championships!
NTC had a very impressive representation at the Qualifer Tournament:
G18
Maria Goheen placed 2nd
Grace Hahn placed 4th
G12
Alea Richie placed 3rd
B16
Connor Bajuk placed 5th
Alex Geivelis top 12
B14
Andrew Chen placed 4th
B12
Johny Mou was the winner!
Other participants:
Anthony Sleezer
Claire Cameron
Way to go!!!
NTC's Caroline Dolehide faced the #1 WTA Player, Simona Halep, at the Paribas Open 2018
NTC would like to congratulate both Caroline Dolehide and Tom Lockhart for her remarkable achievement at the Paribas Open 2018. NTC is proud to be Caroline Dolehide's home court training facility when she is not on tour or at the USTA Training Site in Orlando.
Our own Tom Lockhart has been coaching Caroline since the beginning of her tennis career. Tom said, "All the hard work we have done has finally paid off. Thank you to NTC and the USTA for all of the support you have given Caroline."
Caroline advanced to the third round after defeating the 30th seed were she competed against Simoa Halep, the current World #1 on the WTA Tour. Caroline won the first set 6-1, lost the second 6-7 (3), and lost the 3rd 2-6. Comments in the press regarding her match included:
'It took three sets, but world No.1, Simona Halep, diffused powerful Caroline Dolehide—a 19-year-old American wild card whose power may be unmatched on tour—." -Tennis.com
"I think she could get to the top 30 by the end of the year….she played top 30 tennis today” - Martina Navratilova
This match gave the world it's first look at her impressive game. Way to go Caroline! NTC was cheering you on from home. Thanks for stopping by the club!
Congrats to Caroline Dolehide on making it to
round 64 in the 2018 French Open!
Read about Caroline in the Chicago Tribune HERE.
Annual Boys Tournaments Champs and Finalists
B14s
Johnny Mou (Champion)
Zach Slade (Finalist)
B16s
Sullivan Monteith (Champion)
Aaditya Nandakumar (Finalist)
Congratulations to all thirteen (13!) NTC girls who successfully made it through sectionals to qualify for the prestigious Illinois State Finals!
Below are some of the amazing results including: NTC's Maria Goheen and her doubles partner Liz Sefancic won the State Title in Doubles!
(Click Here for Aurora-Beacon News Story)
Burke, Sarah - Glenbard West - Junior
Sarah and her doubles partner made it to the Sweet 16!
Carney, Eileen – Joliet West - Senior heading to Toledo on full
ride!
Eileen made it to the Sweet 16 in singles!
Goheen, Maria - West Aurora - Junior
Maria and her doubles partner, Liz Sefancic, won the State Title!!
Hahn, Grace - Geneva - Junior
Grace and her doubles partner won 2 rounds, 1 in the main draw and 1 in the consolation draw!
Jurasek, Maddie - Kaneland - Junior
Maddie made it to the Sweet 16 in 1A singles, and added another win in the consolation round!
Nenadovich, Daniella – Benet Academy - Freshman
Daniella and her doubles partner, Kendall Schrader, also from NTC, finished in theTop 16 in State!
Ochalik, Gabby – Plainfield North - Senior heading to
IUPUI
Gabby won 1 round in the main draw and 1 round in consolation!
Oosterbann, Olivia – Naperville Central - Junior
Olivia made it to the Sweet 16 losing to the Finalist. She went on to win 2 more matches to finish in the Top 12 in the State!
Qi, Jackie – Naperville Central - Sophomore
Jackie won one round in the state finals competition!
Rueth, Molly – Glenbard West - Senior
As a senior evaluating college opportunities, Molly finished a great high school tennis doubles career finishing in the Quarterfinals of the main draw in the State doubles competition!
Schrader, Kendall – Benet Academy - Sophomore
Kendall and her doubles partner, Daniella Nenadovich also from NTC, made it to theTop 16 in State!
Walsh, Gabrielle - Nazareth Academy - Freshman
Gabrielle won 2 rounds in the 1A division singles competition, finally losing in the 3rd round of consolation matches!
Zhang, Tiffany - Naperville North - Freshman
Tiffany and her doubles partner won 3 rounds in the 2A division!
NTC is proud of our Junior Excellence Players and Coaches who competed in the USTA National Hardcourt Championships. We are proud to have had three players from our Junior Excellence Program qualify for the largest tournament of the year. This tournament is the US Open for junior tennis players. Only 12 players from each age group in the Midwest Section qualify for this event. Not only does the winner of this tournament earn the title of National Champion, but the champion from the 16s event is also awarded a wild card into the U.S. Open Junior Singles tournament.
The following players enjoyed tournament success such that they were invited to compete at the Hardcourts.
Congratulations to:
G 16’s: Maria Goheen from Aurora and Olivia Oosterbaan from Hinsdale, both of whom competed in the Girls’ 16 singles and doubles draw held in San Diego.
B16's: Alex Lee from Hinsdale had an amazing tournament at Kalamazoo, Michigan where he made it the Quarterfinal round of the Boys’ 16s main draw. Alex was narrowly edged out 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Alex also competed in the doubles draw where he and his partner lost in another close three set match: 6-4, 2-6, 8-6. Alex’s success at “The Zoo” is remarkable as he was the only player from the Midwest Section to make it that far.
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 produced such impressive results!
The USTA Midwest Open is a massive Level 2 event that consists of tournaments held throughout the Midwest Section, which is made up of five states, including Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Four NTC players made it to the Quarterfinals of the main draw, and Maria Goheen made it to her G18s semi-finals!
Congratulations to the following players and their coaches who represented Naperville at the various tournament sites
The 2017 Midwest Open Level 2 July 22, 2017
B18s Rockford, IL:
Andrew Buhelos (made it to the Quarterfinals of the main draw)
Billy Burress
Joseph Daw (made it to the Round 4 Qualifier of the consolation draw)
Christopher Maltby (made it to the Round 3 Qualifier of the consolation draw)
John Singer
G18s Columbus, IN:
Eillen Carney (made it to the Quarterfinals of the main and lost in doubles Final)
Maria Goheen (made it to the Semi-finals of the main draw and finished 4th overall)
Molly Rueth
B16s Elkhorn, WI:
Joseph Cunningham (made it to the Round 3 Qualifier of the consolation draw)
Joseph Li (made it to the Round of 16 in the main draw and finished in Round 4 of the consolation draw)
Ricky Sahgal
Graham Singer (made it to Round 3 of the consolation draw)
Jackson Stermer
Mitchel Stermer
G16s Purdue University West Lafayette, IN:
Lexie Henry
Jacqueline Qi (made it to the Quartefinals of the main draw)
B14s Elm Grove, WI:
Drew McMillin (made it to the Quarterfinals of the main and finished in Semi-finals of consolation draw...the consolation finals were not played)
G14s Midland, MI:
Zoe Limparis
G12s Plainfield, IL:
Elizabeth Singer (made it to Round 3 of the consolation draw)
The accomplishments of all of these talented athletes and their NTC coaches prove they have dedicated themselves through hard work and a love of the game! Way to go!
NTC is proud of our players who played in the USTA Midwest Level 1 Closed Tournament and excited by how well they competed.
The Midwest Closed Junior Championships is one of the most prestigious junior tournaments in the USTA Midwest Section. The players of the Closed are comprised of the top 128 players of their age division in the Midwest Section. Players must be endorsed to participate by their local District Endorser. The following players finished the District Qualifier in order to be endorsed to the Closed.
Congratulations to:
Andrew Buhelos, B18sd
Billy Burress, B18sd
Eileen Carney, G18sd
Amanda Cashman, G18sd
Andrew Chen, B14sd
Joseph Cunningham, B16sd
Joseph Daw, B16sd
Stephanie Dolehide, G18sd
Zachary Elliot, B18sd
Maria Goheen, G16sd
Grace Hahn, G16s
Madelynn Jurasek, G16s
Joseph Li, B16sd
Christopher Maltby, B18s
Andrew McMillin, B14sd
Johnny Mou, B12sd
Anthony Nguyen, B18sd
Gabrielle Ochalik, G18s
Olivia Oosterbaan, G16sd
Jacquelyne Qi, G16sd
Ryan Roegner, B18sd
Molly Rueth, G18sd
Christina Stankovic, G18sd
Tiffany Zhang, G14sd
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 produced such impressive results!
Naperville Tennis Club Awarded with the USTA/Midwest Youth Accreditation
USTA/Midwest evaluated the 10 & Under program at NTC and has determined that NTC exemplifies the highest standard in youth tennis for 10 & Under players. Use of proper-sized equipment, quality of lesson plans, trained staff, and competitive opportunities were all considered. Only 4 clubs in the Midwest received this honor and NTC is the only club in Illinois.
A main goal of this initiative is to ensure that young players receive the highest level of instruction through standardization of programming while progressing
through the Red-Orange-Green-Yellow Ball (ROGY) Pathway.
NTC acknowledges the entire 10 & Under staff for this remarkable achievement!
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