DCC Level 5

Congratulations to all those who participated in the Dayton Midwest Level 5 over the weekend.  RCC won 2 of the doubles and were finalists in 3 more.

Girls 18s Doubles Champions:  Amber Lee / Ashley Tan

Girls 18s Singles Finalist:  Ashley Tan

Boys 14s Doubles Champions:  Robert Cash / Jack Dabek

Boys 14s Doubles Finalists:  Robert Dong / Colten Clark

Boys 14s Singles Finalist:  Robert Cash

Boys 14s Singles 4th Place:  Jack Dabek

Boys 14s Singles Consolations Finalist (Unplayed):  Robert Dong

Erin Zhao:  Girls 12s Doubles Finalist / Singles Consolation Finalist (Unplayed)

Girls 14s Singles 3rd Place:  Paige Kompa 

Girls 14s Singles Consolation Champion:  Victoria Fan

Boys 18s Doubles Finalist:  C.J. Cash / Young-Jin Kang

Zonals Champs

Congratulations to Connor Biernat who was on the Midwest A team who won Zonals last weekend in Kalamazoo.  Connor won in singles in the finals against another Midwest team.

18s Int Team Tennis District Championships

The 18s Int RCC2 team won the Team Tennis District Championships last weekend in Wilmington.  The team won a close match against Scarborough in the finals.  The team included Arjun Venkataraman, Patrick Liu, Jack Ikels, Laura Hagy, Natalie Hagy, Melinda Wang, Temidayo Dairo and Shuo Liu, and will compete at the Midwest Championships next weekend in Indianapolis.

Midwest Open Boys 18s

Congratulations to Jeffrey Melvin for reaching the Boys 18s Midwest Open Consolation Semifinals (unplayed).  He defeated 3 seeds, including the 8 and 5 seeds.

14s Int Team Tennis District Champions

The 14s RCC2 team won the Team Tennis District Championships last weekend in Wilmington.  In the finals, the match was tied going into the last mixed doubles court, and James and Nari Johnson won 6-1.  The team also including Alex Dabek, Kolapo Dairo, Jonathan Liu, Victoria Fan, Nicole Holman and Masha Manilchuk will go to the Midwest Championships in Indianapolis next weekend.

Thursday July 25 8:00 - 10:00 Clinic Outdoors

Midwest Closed 10s

Congratulations to Griffin Biernat, Ella Hazelbaker and Maddie Atway for competing at the Midwest Closed 10s Championships last weekend in Indianapolis.  They each won 2 matches.

Tournament Champion

Congratulations to Trevor Ball for winning the Boys 12s at the Columbus Open last month and at The Capital University Tournament last weekend.

The Keys to Murray's Success: Hot Yoga

Andy Murray credits Bikram yoga for transforming him both physically and mentally.  Bikram is a 90 minute very challenging 26 posture sequence performed in a room heated to 105 degrees,  This article in The Independent describes his practice.

There is a new Bikram Studio also open in Columbus on 3rd Ave.  http://bikramhotyogacolumbus.com/

Midwest Hard Court Championships

Kevin Metka and Gabe Higgs won the Midwest Hard Court Championships Mens Open Doubles last weekend.

Nat Woodrow reached the finals of the 35s Doubles with Geoff Bibo.

Djokovic Bends and Twists, but Doesn't Break

Djokovic Bends and Twists, but Doesn't Break  N.Y. Times Article by Christopher Clarey

Midwest Tournament Schedule