Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Saturday 10 and Under Youth Progression Tournament

This Saturday the Racquet Club will run a Youth Progression tournament for Boys and Girls 10 and Under divisions.  There is an Orange Ball division and a Green Ball Division.  Matches will start at 4:00 and 6:00.  The deadline to sign up is Wednesday night.
RCC September Youth Progression Single Day Showdown

Friday Night Boys Tournament 16s 18s

This Friday the Racquet Club will host a Boys 16s and Boys 18s single day tournament.  The deadline to register is Wednesday night.  Matches will be from approximately 8:00 - 10:30.
RCC Friday NIght Boys Single Day Showdown

Monday, September 3, 2018

RCC 18s Int Midwest Champions

RCC swept the 18s divisions at the JTT Midwest Championships.  RCC1 won the 18s Int, qualifying for the National Championships in November at the USTA National Campus in Florida. 



The team consisted of Nick Geelan, Jack Rardon, Will Newberry, Neha Dudipala, Ella Hazelbaker, Noah Mizer, Evelyn Holman, Wendy Shi, Stanley Cao and Adam Sorrels. 
They defeated Fast and Furious Forehands from Indiana in the final 35-26.  They had a close match with Team Columbus in their flight, with a clutch win from Jack and Noah in mixed, and went on to beat Paramount to advance to the finals, with big singles wins from Evelyn and Will.




USTA National Clay Court Champion

Congratulations to Robert Cash, for winning the Boys 18s Doubles this summer with J.J. Mercer at the USTA National Clay Court Championships in Delray Beach.



They had a tough match in the quarterfinals, winning 7-6 6-4 over Hotard / John, and went on to win the tournament without dropping a set.  They defeated Crowder and Frye in the finals 6-3 6-3. 




WTT Junior Nationals

RCC qualified for World Team Tennis Junior Nationals in San Diego for the 3rd year in a row.  The team got 5th place.  The team was made up of Paige Kompa, Josh Cole, Lalassa Nagireddy, Jordan Phelps, Kathleen Jones and Connor Biernat. 



The team lost a tough match to Barnes (who finished 2nd) in their flight.  They bounced back to beat Eastern, and then the Claim Jumpers in their last 2 matches to get 5th place.