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B18

Thomas

Fawcett

G18

Brienne

Minor

G16

Chiara

Lommer

G14

Lahari

Yelmanchili

G12

Gina

Kondos

B12

Dominick

Cuchran

B14

John

Carroll

B16

Gianni

Ross

Each summer, juniors from around the USTA/MW Section represent their district in an exciting team competition. Match play consists of a round-robin format throughout the weekend & concludes with the top teams advancing to the championship match. CDTA players are cho-

sen from our Super Excellence Programs. More pictures inside.

The 2014 event brought 9 of the 14 Districts together to compete in Lansing, Michigan on May 17 - 18, 2014. Competition was held in the Women’s 35, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, and 75 divisions and in the Men’s 35, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70 divisions. Chicago took first place scoring 454 District points; Central Indiana in second place with 416 District points and SEMTA in third with 412 District points. Friday night, the players received a gift at registration and were able to test the newest racquets at our Wilson Demo Night. We avoided major rainfall on Saturday with only two short periods of rain, one of which never stopped play. Saturday evening, friends and teammates enjoyed each other’s company and had a great dinner at the banquet. Sunday was beautiful and was in the mid 60’s. Of course we can’t forget about the many rounds of tennis! More pictures on page 9.

L-R: Capt Bob Zumph, Don O'Malley, Mark MacDonald, Bill Johnston, Dotty Salski, Phil Dlouhy, Bob Shineflug, Rick Sommer, Jenny Perry, Joe Lyden, Elvira Cridland, Kathy Bloomstrand, Michelle Neu-man, Jan Mack, Peggy Schwerman, Leslie Trantor. Not Pictured: Mike Chabraja, Ed Granger, Mike

Haber, Janelle Lobmier, Donna Matkovic, Mike Polisner, Rod Schroeder, Jason Stanislaw

Brett and Jerry won the 2014 USTA Senior Fa-

ther/Son Indoor Championship In Cherry Hill,

New Jersey in April. Also, congrats on battling

through a bad elbow and claiming their 5th Con-

secutive (7th overall) National Father/Son Grass

Court Championship!

L-R Gary McGrath, Michael McGrath, Jerry & Brett Karzen.

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L-R Bk: Christopher Speer, RK Bacalla, Alex Ross, Gianni Ross, Ben Vandixhorn, Colin Harvey, Martin Joyce, Vincent Lin (Individual Sportsmanship Winner), Drew Eberly.

L-R Frt: Eddie Grabill, Anthony Arocho, Peter Tarwid, Michael Lorenzini.

Assistant Coach Charlie Parry, Eric Perkowski, Ivvy Hicks, Emily Callahan, Brooke Theis, Elizabeth Ferdman, Alan Matyjas, Jacob

"Kuba" Ostajewski, Eli Gordon, Coach Ben Ashford.

L-R Bk: Coach Benson, Anthony Nguyen, Rohan Gupta, Christopher Maltby, Austin Klapman. L-R Frt: Emily Casati, Lahari Yelamanchili, Nicole Roc,

Samantha Choi.

L-R Bk: Assistant Coach Alexis Prousis, Caroline Ryba, Isabella Lorenzini, Annemarie Emme, Tiffany Chen, Christina Zordani, Zoe Spence, Coach Mark Bey. L-R Frt: Co-captain Alexxis Kiven, Captain Julia

Schroeder, Captain Elizabeth Zordani, Co-captain Brienne Minor.

District Cup Team

Individual

Sportsmanship

Winner.

Vincent Lin


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B18 4th PL

Peter Tarwid

B12 Finalist

Eli Gordon

G 12 L-R 3rd PL Darinka

Stepan, 4th PL Brooke Theis

B16 4th PL

Michael Czlonka

B14 4th Pl,

Raymond Richardson

G16 4th PL Meg Kowalski,

3rd PL Elysia Bolton

G18 L-R Tiffany Chen 3rd PL &

Alexxis Kiven 4th PL B14 3rd PL

Jeffrey Chen

B16 3rd PL

William Zhang

B18 3rd PL

Vincent Lin

G14 3rd PL Stephanie Dolehide,

4th PL Maya Jamroz

G14 Finalist

Emily Casati B14 Finalist

Anthony Nguyen

G16 Finalist

Isabella Lorenzini B18 Finalist

Aron Hiltzik

G18 Finalist

Elizabeth Zordani B16 Finalist

Mark Wu

B12 3rd Pl,

Phasu Sirinit

B12 4th Pl,

Jakub Ostajewsk

G10 3rd Akari Kornoda,

4th Susanna Maltby

B10 3rd

Kacper Pasielak B10 5th James Albarracin,

6th Omar Oudeh

G10 6th Lucy Mitchell,

5th Victoria Guagnelli


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“Kids who see adults

behaving in a sportsmanlike

way gradually come to

understand that the real

winners in sports and in life

itself are those who know

how to persevere and to

behave with dignity - whether

they win or lose a game.”

Parents: Set the example for your kids by creating a positive & encouraging environment.

Players: Handle victory and defeat with grace & dignity & treat opponents with fairness & courtesy.

Coaches: Stress importance of Sportsmanship as highly as the development of strokes & strategy.

For more tips on being a good sport, please read The Code at usta.com/thecode

Elizabeth Fausey G10, Alex Slomba, G12, Benjamin Glezer B14, Elizabeth Hoo G12.

Zoe Klapman G18, Vincent Lin B18, Max MacKinnon B18, Mathew Plunkett B10.

Mitchell Sheldon B10, Sean Wangelin B14, Luke Welker B10, Elizabeth Zordani G18.

B10 Champion Arjun Krishnan,

Finalist Andrey Ampong

G10 Finalist Sonal Matta,

Champion Vivian Miller

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Nancy Williford, CDTA League Coordinator

Phone: 630-778-7131 [email protected]

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District Champions Adult 40 & Over 4.0M, Tam TC

L-R Craig Berry, Mark Allen Rawlins, Lubos Vegh, Roger Allen,

Capt. Rick Aguayo, Chris Darnielle, Gary Spangler, Jason

Macatangay, Mike Schultz, Capt. Gene Huh, John Casey.

District Champions, Adult 40 & Over 3.5 W, Score TC.

Frt: L-R Genie Prokaski, Ann Grant, Faith Marrera, Capt.

Marion Thompson, Yvonne Harris. Bk : L-R April Sullivan,

Cherie Baker, Ngozi Ezike, Margo Bell.

Not Shown: Nicole Ortman Lorraine Bangayan

District Champions, Adult 40 & Over 3.5 M,

Norris Recreation Center, St. Charles

L-R Bk: Jim Potts, Bob Leagan, Masanori Kobayashi,

Jim McTeague, Capt. Adam La France, Wilhelm Janisch

L-R Frt: Arnold Villagomez Mike Khan, Jacob La Franzo,

Mike Gorski, Susumu Hirao.

District Champions, Adult 18 & Over 3.5 M Oak Brook TC.

L to R: Edgar Villanueva, Scott Curtis, John Lawson, Mike Gorski,

Masanori Kobayashi, Nate Hadwen, Jayson DeVries, Dan Vogel,

Capt. Greg Franzo. Not Pictured: Adam La France, Lester Pawula,

Miroslav Krustev, Angel Alvarez, Dave Carlquist, James Barnett, Olin

Hill, Wil Janisch, Ravi Tolani, Eric Esancy (co-captain).

Adult 18 & Over, 3.5 W, Midtown Bannockburn

Bk L-R Dale Galfield, Lisa Aronson, Lorrie Levitz, Deann

Zoghlin, Rochelle Meng, Karyn Sarder, Roxanne Majka,

Capt. Debra Coe. Frt L-R Nicole Watson, Cathy Blank,

Denise Richmond, Jody Sternberg.

District Champions, Adult 18 & Over 4.5M, River Trails TC,

L-R Bruce Harris, Brad Wilson, Adam Przepiorski, Jason Kerr,

Jeremy Tranter, Jim Bates, Capt. Wes Ruggles.

All our League pictures including the Playoff & District

Championship pictures are in our “Photo Gallery” off

the “Home page” of our web site. All USTA League

Tennis pictures will be in our 2015 Yearbook!

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Adult 18 & Over, 4.0 W Courts Plus

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Adult 18 & Over, 4.0W, Oak Lawn RC 1st D, Egle Kulbokas, Melissa Liang.

District Champions Adult 18 & Over, 3.0 W

H-F Racquet & Fitness

L-R: Annette Krapil, Sylvia Loo, Gemma Ross, Sytera Lynn

Sanders, back L-R: Capt.Sheila Bai, Karen Floyd, Shelley

Young, Margie McGuire , not pictured: Hertiseen Bradley,

Carmen Barr. Not pictured: Sharon Hahn, Laura Brennan-

Levy, Jenny Bowen, Erin Schoen, Deirdre Ryan,

Morgan Bianchi.

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State Champions, Adult 18 & Over 3.5M,

Oak Brook TC

Capt. Greg Franzo

State Champions, Adult 40 & Over, 3.5M,

Norris Recreation Center, St. Charles,

Capt. Adam LaFrance

State Champions, Adult 18 & Over, 3.5W,

Oak Brook TC

Capt. Bianchi

State Champions, Adult 40 & Over 4.0W

Rush Copley Healthplex

Capt. Karen Adams

State Champions, Adult 40 & Over 4.0M,

Tam Tennis & Fitness Club

Capt. Gene Huh

State Champions, Adult 40 & Over, 4.5W

Courts Plus

Capt. Janelle Lobmier

State Champions, Adult 18 & Over, 4.5M,

River Trails Tennis Center,

Capt. Wes Ruggles.

2014 Adult 18 & Over Sectionals - August 15-17, 2014 2014 Adult 40 & Over Sectionals - August 22-24, 2014

See page 6 for Team Members Names on most Teams.

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State Champions, Adult 18 & Over, 3.0 W

H-F Racquet & Fitness

Capt.Sheila Bai


CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING. See picture to the right. Members of the team included: Back Row L-R: Phil Dlouhy, Mark MacDonald, Joe Lyden, Bob Shineflug, Captain Bob Zumph, Don O'Malley, Bill Johnston. Front Row L-R: Rod Schoeder, Janelle

Lobmeir, Donna Matkovic, Dotty Salski and Elvira Cridland.

Men's 45 1st

Mike Polisner, Mike Haber

Men's 60 1st

Joe Lyden, Don O’Malley

Women's 50 1st

Janelle Lobmier, Donna Matkovic

Women's 70 1st

Elvira Cridland, Dotty Salski

Games Won 1. Chicago 454 2. Central Indiana 416 3. Southeastern Michigan 412 4. Ohio Valley 411 5. Northeastern Ohio 403 6. Wisconsin 378 7. Western Michigan 178 8. Northwestern Ohio 123 9. Northern Illinois 74

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District Champions, Adult 55 & Over, 7.0M

Vaughan Athletic Center. Capt. Jerry Thomas.

District Champions, Adult 55 & 0ver, 8.0M,

Wheaton Sports Center, Capt David Bottger District Champions, Adult 55 & Over 7.0W

Heritage TC, Capt. Barb Dibble

Sears Centre Arena to Host 2014 Davis Cup- Sept. 12-14

The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier announced that the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman

Estates, Ill., has been selected as the site for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff

between the United States and Slovakia, Sept. 12-14. The arena will feature an indoor hard court and

will have an expected capacity of approximately 7,000. This is the first time the Davis Cup will be

played in Illinois since 1928.


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Junior Development

Coordinator

Leah Friedman

847-803-2382

[email protected] CHAMPIONS 14 & U Intermediate,

Arthur Ashe-H-F Racquet & Fitness

L-R Coach Bill Eng, Bryan Henry, Alex Rechsteiner, Ben

Eng, Carolyn Page, Miracle Huckabee, Kenya Hill.

Champions 10 and Under Intermediate

Oakbrook Tennis Center- Oakbrook

L-R Kenny Chan, Yasmina Eshac, Jacob Gupta,

Coach Alin Pop, Aswin Chawla, Johnny Dietz and

Alex Yang.

3rd PL, 10 and Under Intermediate

Oak Lawn Racquet Center

BK L-R Casper Mszal, Declan Kelly,

Aidan Gorman, Coach Amy Tyree.

FRT L-R Sarah Fuchsgruber,

Elena Rusevic.

3rd PL, 14 and Under Intermediate

Roland Garros- H-F Racquet & Fitness

L-R Ami Shah, Ria Shah, James Harbin,

Robert Coats, David Alexander

(Not pictured Taylor Brassel,

Samantha Brassel).

18 and Under Intermediate- Love To Serve

Bk L-R Keenan Lee, Ethan Dirksen, Devaughn

Blackburn, Austin Buckhalter, Frt L-R Faith

Johnson; Drew Wright; Stephen Green; Caitlyn

Schaffer, Courtney West, Coach Jon Hall-Bryant.

Finalists 10 and Under Intermediate

Harry Hopman--H-F Racquet & Fitness

L-R Skylar Parker, Saniah Calvin, Rheana

Lewis, Kelly Parker, Korey Mulling,

Coach Pam Paun, Juney Bai.


Jack Kramer- H-F Racquet & Fitness

From left to right: Coach Beau Gutierrez,

Griffin Wright, Dan Zubenko, Rachel

Alexander, Sara Shah


Almighty Aces- Elmhurst

Not Pictured but went to Sectionals: 14 and Under Advance- Wheaton Sports Center, 10 and Under Advance- Five Seasons Northbrook

USTA Jr. Team Tennis brings kids 11-18 years old together in teams to play singles, doubles and mixed doubles against

other teams. It promotes social skills and important values by fostering a spirit of cooperation and unity, as well as individ-

ual self-growth. Also, it’s a fun environment for kids in which they learn that succeeding is really more about how they play

the game – win or lose. Visit the USTA Jr. Team Tennis area on the left side of our web site.


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For information call Jerry at: 847-729-0450

FITNESS PROS

Alex Cisneros,

Chuck Klingler,

Corey Moffat,

Sharon Davis.

BASKETBALL PROS

John Karzen,

Olga Gvozdenovic, Mike

Brual, Peter Kane,

Max Boton.

TENNIS PROS

Sheri Birndorf, Alex Cisneros, Michelle Casati, Mike Benson,

Mike Brual, Carlos Cisneros, Sharon Davis, Andrew Kane,

Eben Abban, Mark Davidson, Brett Morse-Karzen,

Becky Karzen Moffat, Maria Fernitz, Dick Amos, John Karzen,

Judy Bavlsik, Leanne Baker, Alan Blankshain, Mike Friedman.

TennisTennis

(Ages 4(Ages 4--Adult)Adult)

Men, Women & Junior Tennis Men, Women & Junior Tennis

Participate in drills, leagues, teams Participate in drills, leagues, teams

& private lessons.& private lessons.

Junior Basketball Junior Basketball

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Participate in drills, leagues, Participate in drills, leagues,

travel teams, private lessons, team play travel teams, private lessons, team play

& birthday parties.& birthday parties.

Great Tennis led by Director Jerry Karzen.

Former world ranked player,

29 time National Father-Son Champion,

11 time Father-Daughter National Champion &

2 time IHSA Girls Coach of the Year.

Great Junior Basketball led by

Director John Karzen. 24th year running the program,

developed countless players for junior high

& high school teams,

unmatched enthusiasm & fun.

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