Ladder Match Rules

BTC Ladder Match Rules

1. All matches will consist of a 9 game pro set. First to win 9 games is the winner and a tiebreaker at 8-8. No ad scoring will be used.

2. The tiebreaker will be at a 9-point format, first to win 5 points. If the tiebreaker gets to 4-4, then the next point wins.

3. Good sportsmanship will be displayed at all times. Anyone not cooperating will be removed from the ladder. Sportsmanship includes accurate line calls, good temperament, and overall appropriate tennis etiquette.

4. Unfortunately, time is a factor in these matches. At 5 minutes before the hour players must be aware of the time. Do not start any new games after this point.

5. The winning player will be responsible for reporting scares to the front desk. A score sheet will be provided.

6. Many times players are finished before the allotted time. In this case, we strongly encourage players to continue playing or just hitting. Although the extra play wont count towards the ladder, it is good practice.

Good luck to all players.

Junior Ladder

BTC Jr. Ladder 2006

Welcome all new and returning players to the 2006 BTC Jr. Ladder. This year the ladder is divided into three groups: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Again this year matches will be played on Saturdays when court time is available. Matches are mainly scheduled at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 on Saturday evenings. Occasionally, other times will be available on Sunday mornings.

The cost for a match is $10 per player per match. Players are to sign up by THURSDAY NIGHT at 6:30 prior to the weekend they want to play. Sign ups can be done in person or over the phone. There will be a sign up sheet at the front desk every week. Players will be called on Fridays to be given their match time. If any player does sign up to play and does not show up for their match, they will be charged the $10.

The ladder will consist of regular season matches followed by a tournament for those that qualify. Regular season matches will be played from September 16th to December 2nd and on December 9th the tournament will begin. See attached sheet for rules of play.

November junior tournament

Applications are now available for our upcoming Level 11 ETA junior tournament November 17-19. Events include boy's & girls 12, 14, 16 * 18 & under singles.

Entry deadine is Sunday November 5 at 5pm. To enter online: Click Here or you may pick up an entry blank at the club. Draws and starting times will be posted online on the USTA/Eastern website. Times will be available Thursday, November 9. If you click on the above entry link it will guide you to the USTA site which list start times, entrants, draws and updated tournament results once the tournament begins.

We encourage all of our BTC juniors to enter. We run consolation matches for all 1st round local losers. This is a great event to test the waters of ETA competition and ready yourselfs for the upcoming Western Region Junior Circuit which begins in January of 2007!

August Junior Tny

We are now accepting applications for our upcoming August Level 1 ETA junior event. The tournament will run Aug 4-6 and include boy's & girls 12, 14, 16 * 18 & under singles. This is an outdoor event weather permitting and will be played on our clay courts.

Entry deadine is Friday July 21 at 5pm. To enter online: Click Here or you may pick up an entry blank at the club. Draws and starting times will be posted online on the USTA/Eastern website. Times will be available Thrusday, July 27. If you click on the above entry link it will guide you to the USTA site with times.

We encourage all of our local junior to participate. There will be consolation matches for all 1st round losers. The qualifers for the $50,000dBI Tennis Challenger will be ongoing at Recreation Park Sat & Sun. You will not want to miss this great chance to view professional tennis in between your matches.

Boys Jr. Ladder 2005-2006

After 12 weeks of matches it is time for the BTC Jr. Ladder tournament. Breaking the ladder into three different divisions (Bronze, Silver, and Gold) worked out very well this year. I am proud to say that our juniors played close to 100 matches total over the past 12 weeks and now that the regular season is over it's time to begin the tournament. There is a tournament for each division, Bronze(which is co-ed), Silver, and Gold and there are seeded players for each tournament.

Charlotte Federowicz of Vestal is seeded first for the Bronze and Kenny Friedman, also from Vestal, grabbed the second seed. Federowicz was undefeated during the regular season posting an 8-0 record and Friedman was close behind with a 9-2 record.

Artem Khrapko of the Elmira-Horseheads area is seeded first in the Silver tournament and Jared Zonio of Union-Endicott is seeded second. Khrapko is a 10 year old who works very hard at his tennis game and will be busy playing ETA matches next year. Zonio a freshman at UE High School will be trying out for his varsity team this spring.

Jeff Swails of Vestal High School took the first seed in the Gold tournament and behind him is Nathan Kucko with the second seed in the tournament. Kucko played singles for the Chenango Forks Varstiy team last year. Jeff Swails played singles for Vestal in 2005 and is looking to do the same again this year.

Those are the first and second seeded players for this year based on their win loss record and/or their number of matches played. Unfortunately, some players did not make the eight player cut off in each division to enter the tournament. Those players that did make the tournament will be receiving calls this week with their match times.

Thank you to all players for joining the ladder this year and making it such a success. The boys Jr. Ladder for 2006 will start in September. The BTC Girl's Jr. Ladder will start Saturday January 28th

January JuniorETA Tournament

We are running a Level 1 ETA junior tournament January 20-22, Driday through Sunday. Age groups include Boy's & Girl's 12, 14, 16 & 18 singles. Entry fee is $40 and we guarantee local entries a consolation match if they lost 1st round. One may enter online Click Here . We also have entry forms available at the club.

The entry deadline is Sunday, January 8. 5pm. We encourage all of our juniors to enter to gain invaulable match experience and have a good time. Please refer any questions to Libby McGovern, tournament director.

Girls State Qualifiers

T Jen Kucko, all smiles as she celebrates gaining a state birth in singles. The Section 1V Girl's High School State Qualifiers was held at here at BTC this past Fri-Sat, October 21-22. Lucy Mehrabyan of Ithaca defeated Jen Kucko of Chenango Forks 6-3,6-3 to win the singles, and Taryn Linquist & Katie Doyle of Elmira Notre Dame of defeated Leigh Oczkowski & Ellie Garbade of Seton Catholic Central to win the doubles title. Of special note, Lucy Merhrabyan is only in 8th grade. It has been a long time since an 8th grader has won this title, and we are sure to see a lot more of her in the future. Congrats to BTC junior Jen Kucko, Leigh Oczkowski & Ellie Garbade in qualifying for the state tournament. Best of luck to all!

Horseheads doubles tandem of Geetha Bhagavatula & Carly Sisson. Special thanks to Carol Bramante, of U-E & Mike Burke of SV for voluntering their time in running this event.

Nov 18-20 Junior Tournament

For the first time in years, we will be running a level 11 ETA junior tennis tournament. The competition in a Level 11 event is not as strong as a level 1, with most of the entrants being from our Western Region. This will give our juniors a much needed chance to gain valuable competitive experience without having to travel.
The tournament is situated the week after the 1st session of JCTP ends and the week before Thanksgiving. We ecnourage all of our junior to participate.

To enter online: Click Here or you may pick up entry blanks at the club.

Girls Junior Ladder Standings

Here are the standings as of April 9 for the Girls Ladder.

Group A
1. Caitlin Johnson-66
2. Jennifer Kucko-65
3. Michele Caporali-61
4. Beth Edwards-54
T5. Julia Hutchinson-48
T5. Lauren Garbade-48
6. Alexis Stanley-45
7. Inna Burroughs-41
T9. Emily Dura-33
T9. Ashleigh Hinds-33
10. Laura Stutzman-31
11. Brittany Williams-27
T12. Annette Hartzell-24
T12. Vidya Santosh-24
13. Arianna Stenta-29

Group B
1. Joanna Pinker-64
2. Jessica Miller-56
3. Angela Chen-54
4. Katie Burns-50
T5. Meghan Caporali-44
T5. Katie Mastroe-44
6. Meghan Pearis-36
7. Morgan Wharton-35
T8. Sharon Hartzell-32
T8. Kailee Karst-32
9. Mackenzie Rounds-27
10. Amy Asher-18

Girls Junior Ladder Week 12 Results & April 16 Schedule

Make-Up Matches
April 16, 2005

Angela Chen 8, Kailee Karst 2
Caitlin Johnson 9, Inna Burroughs 7
Jennifer Kucko 9, Lauren Garbade 8
Mackenzie Rounds 9, Meghan Pearis 7

Girls Junior Ladder
Week 12 Results
April 9, 2005

Jennifer Kucko 8, Brittany Williams 3
Caitlin Johnson 8, Arianna Stenta 2
Angela Chen 8, Sharon Hartzell 1
Alexis Stanley 8, Inna Burroughs 3
Joanna Pinker 8, Morgan Wharton 1
Lauren Garbade 8, Beth Edwards 3
Katie Burns 8, Kailee Karst 2

Girls Junior Ladder
Week 11 Results
April 2, 2005

Joanna Pinker 8, Sharon Hartzell 2
Beth Edwards 8, Alexis Stanley 5
Katie Burns 8, Meghan Pearis 1
Jessica Miller 8, Meghan Caporali 1
Jennifer Kucko 8, Ashleigh Hinds 1
Kailee Karst 10, Meghan Pearis 9
Michele Caporali won by default over Brittany Williams

Girls Junior Ladder
Week 10 Results
March 19, 2005

Lauren Garbade 8, Ashleigh Hinds 1
Katie Burns 8, Angela Chen 3
Katie Mastroe 8, Meghan Caporali 6
Jennifer Kucko 8, Inna Burroughs 1
Katie Mastroe 8, Kailee Karst 1
Caitlin Johnson won by default over Brittany Williams
Jessica Miller won by default over Amy Asher

Girls Junior Ladder
Week 9 Results
March 12, 2005

Michele Caporali 6, Beth Edwards 5
Meghan Caporali 8, Morgan Wharton 2
Jessica Miller 8, Sharon Hartzell 2
Julia Hutchinson 8, Annette Hartzell 6
Mackenzie Rounds 8, Amy Asher 2
Arianna Stenta 8, Vidya Santosh 3
Joanna Pinker 8, Meghan Pearis 2
Michele Caporali 7, Ashleigh Hinds 5
Laura Stutzman 8, Emily Dura 5

Girls Junior Ladder
Week 8 Results
March 5, 2005

Katie Mastroe 8, Sharon Hartzell 3
Inna Burroughs 8, Annette Hartzell 4
Alexis Stanley 8, Arianna Stenta 1
Caitlin Johnson 8, Julia Hutchinson 3
Joanna Pinker 8, Angela Chen 5

Girls Junior Ladder
Week 7 Results
February 26, 2005

Caitlin Johnson 8, Emily Dura 1
Inna Burroughs 8, Laura Stutzman 7
Jessica Miller 8, Katie Burns 2
Lauren Garbade 8, Alexis Stanley 6
Sharon Hartzell 8, Amy Asher 4
Annette Hartzell 6, Ashleigh Hinds 3
Angela Chen 8, Katie Mastroe 4
Joanna Pinker won by default

Girls Junior Ladder
Week 6 Results
February 19, 2005

Beth Edwards 7, Emily Dura 6
Julia Hutchinson 8, Vidya Santosh 2
Meghan Caporali 8, Amy Asher 2
Katie Burns 8, Morgan Wharton 1
Jessica Miller 8, Mackenzie Rounds 2

Girls Junior Ladder
Week 5 Results
February 12, 2005

Michele Caporali 8, Julia Hutchinson 4
Meghan Caporali 8, Kailee Karst 6
Emily Dura 8, Annette Hartzell 6
Brittany Williams 8, Arianna Stenta 4
Mackenzie Rounds 9, Morgan Wharton 7
Alexis Stanley 7, Vidya Santosh 4
Meghan Pearis 8, Sharon Hartzell 6

Girls Junior Ladder
Week 4 Results
February 5, 2005

Vidya Santosh 6, Asheigh Hinds 3
Brittany Williams 3, Alexis Stanley 4
Michele Caporali 8, Alexis Stanley 4
Meghan Caporali 7, Mackenzie Rounds 7
Emily Dura 8, Julia Hutchinson 5
Morgan Wharton 8, Kailee Karst 6
Jessica Miller 8, Angela Chen 5
Joanna Pinker 8, Katie Mastroe 1

Girls Junior Ladder
Week 3 Results
January 29, 2005

Joanna Pinker 8, Meghan Caporali 3
Morgan Wharton 8, Sharon Hartzell 2
Meghan Pearis 8, Amy Asher 5
Katie Burns 8, Katie Mastroe 1
Beth Edwards 8, Vidya Santosh 1
Angela Chen 8, Mackenzie Rounds 1
Caitlin Johnson won by default

Girls Junior Ladder
Week 2
January 15, 2005

Laura Stutzman 8, Leigh Ann Hiser 4
Caitlin Johnson 9, Beth Edwards 7
Ashleigh Hinds 6, Emily Dura 4
Lauren Garbade 8, Arianna Stenta 3
Jennifer Kucko 8, Alexis Stanley 3
Katie Mastroe 8, Amy Asher 4
Julia Hutchinson 7, Inna Burroughs 5
Jessica Miller 8, Kailee Karst 2

Girls Junior Ladder
Week 1
January 8, 2005

Michelle Caporali 8, Emily Dura 1
Angela Chen 8, Meghan Caporali 3
Beth Edwards 8, Inna Burroughs 1
Lauren Garbade 8, Annette Hartzell 2
Ashleigh Hinds 6, Julia Hutchinson 5
Jennifer Kucko 8, Arianna Stenta 3
Sharon Hartzell 8, Kailee Karst 3
Morgan Wharton 8, Amy Asher 1
Meghan Pearis 8, Katie Mastroe 6
Vidya Santosh 8, Laura Stutzman 4

Lauren Garbade--February Player of the Month

Lauren Garbade is the player of the month for February. Lauren has really committed herself to tennis by taking extra lessons, competing in the Girls Junior Ladder and playing USTA Level 1 tournaments. Lauren is currently undefeated on the Girls Junior Ladder after 5 weeks. She also recently competed in the Junior Tournament held at BTC and made it to the Quarterfinal round before losing a very tough 3 setter.

Lauren has been playing tennis since she was 7 or 8 years old. She has contributed her recent elevation in her play to all of her instuctors.

Favorite Musical Goup: Dave Matthews Band
Favorite Movie: Miss Congeniatlity
Faviorite Touring Pro: Lindsay Davenport
Favorite Shot: Forehand
Goals/Dreams: I would like to play college tennis and have a family of my own.
Favorite Local Club: BTC

Congratulations Lauren!

ETA Junior tennis tournament

We will be hosting a Level 1 ETA junior tennis tournament January 21-23, 2005. This event will attract juniors from around the state and will be a great chance for you to hone your competitive skills and gain some much needed experience.
Entries must be in by Friday January 7, so plan early!

If you wish to enter online, Click Here. To check draws and times for the tournament, click on the above link and then click on USTA/Eastern.

Entry blanks will be available at the club as well

Updated Girls Ladder Information

2005 Girls Junior Ladder

Each Junior Ladder participant will play 8 matches with a different opponent each week:
January 8, 2005 February 26, 2005
January 15, 2005 March 5, 2005
January 29, 2005 March 12, 2005
February 5, 2005 March 19, 2005
February 12, 2005 April 2, 2005
February 19, 2005 April 9, 2005

Halfway through the Ladder I will determine if there is enough interest to play a tournament. It would still include the top 16 players and would take place April 16 and April 23.

Each match costs $8 per participant. You will play 8 game Pro-Sets (The first to 8 games, winning by 2 games) with No-Ad scoring. You play a 12 point tie-breaker at 8 all. (The first to 7 points, winning by 2 points) If you finish before the hour is up, please continue to play for the extra practice. If you have any questions regarding the scoring format please call me 722-3491.

If you have a conflict that you know of in advance, please contact your opponent as soon as possible. Everyone should remember that we are playing for the match experience. Please try to be accommodating by rescheduling your match if your opponent gives you 5 days or more notice. The player who cannot make the scheduled match time will lose by default. If you absolutely cannot make a match on short notice make every effort to reach your opponent and/or the Tennis Center (722-3491)

You will notice that there are more girls involved this year. Therefore, we have had to make adjustments in scheduling. Matches were originally scheduled to be played at 4 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm and 7 pm; however we have a scheduling conflict with Senior USTA Mixed Doubles league. Therefore, we have had to extend the ladder an extra 4 weeks to complete all of the matches. No longer will everyone be playing each weekend, so if you have a conflict please let me know and I will do my best to reschedule your match for a different weekend. You are still able to reschedule any matches on your own, but please let the tennis center know so we aren’t wasting court time.

For any questions or concerns throughout the ladder please call me 722-3491.

Thanks
Libby

All of this information and weekly results will be posted on the Tennis Center website www.tennisctr.com

Junior Player of the Month

Alex Tsai is our junior player of the month. Only 11, Alex is already playing ETA Level 1 tournaments and participates in our Boys Gold group. Don't let his diminutive size fool you, his precision groudstrokes and steely concentration make him one tough opponent!

Favorite Movie: Prince of Tennis
> Favorite music group: Don't have one. Cuz I don't listen to music that
> much.
> Favorite Touring Pro: Michael Chang because he's short like me
> Favorite Actress: I like actors better
> Favorite Shot: Overhead cyclone smash (it's from Prince of Tennis the
> show)
> Favorite local club: BTC
> Goals/Dream: To get 100 wins in Counter Strike (it's a game) without dying
> once!!!
> Quote "Mada mada dane"

Congtatulations Alex!

JCTP results 12/19, 12/5

Sunday Dec. 19 2004
Freindly Results of the Class at:

12-2p.m.

Eric beat David 4-0
Lowell beat Adam 4-0
Lee beat Zack 4-2
Luke beat Chris 4-2
Shaun beat Andrew 4-2
Kevin beat Kalee 4-2
Artim beat Angela 4-3
Mckenzie beat Meghan 4-3
Kyle beat Alex 4-2
Charles beat Jim 4-0
Matt beat Noah 4-3
Eric beat Lowell 4-3
Shaun beat Kevin 4-3
Lee beat Luke 4-2
Artim beat Charles 2-0

2-4p.m.

Leighan beat Sara 4-2
Alexis beat Katherine 4-0
Ashley beat Vida 4-0
Julia beat Meghan 4-0
Anna beat Gina 4-0
Jamie beat Brittney 4-0
Chrissy beat Kelsey 4-2
Rocka beat Neema 4-3
Meera beat Lisa 4-3
Anne Marie beat Sara 4-1
Alexis beat Leighann 4-1
Anna beat Ashley 4-1
Kaitlin beat Meghan 4-1
Sara G beat Zydia 4-0
Jamie beat Chrissy 4-0
Gina beat Brittney 4-0
Anne Marie beat Kelsey 4-2
Meera beat Rocka 4-2

4-6p.m.

Dave beat Kiran 4-2
Adam beat Carly 4-1
Ryan beat Scott 4-3
Matt beat Brandon 4-0
Alex beat Jeff 4-2
Patrick beat Paul 4-2
Jasem beat Patrick 4-2
Scott beat Carly 4-1
Brandon beat Jeff 4-2
Paul beat Alex 4-3
Matt beat Alex 4-1
Adam beat Ryan 4-2
Dave beat Adam 4-0
Matt beat Kiran 4-2
Ryan beat Jasem 4-1

Sunday Dec. 5, 2004
Freindly mini matches during class at:

12-2p.m.

Mike H beat Zack 4-3
Angela beat Matt 4-1
Kyle beat Mackenzie 4-1
Dan beat Adam 4-2
Chris Shumeyko beat Tyler Miller 4-2
Meghan beat Charles 4-3
Alex beat Kalie 4-3
Kevin beat Lee 4-3
Chris Tyler beat Andrew 4-3
Lowell beat Eric 4-3
David beat Shaun 4-0
Lowell beat David 4-1
Andrew beat Kyle 4-1
Mackenzie vs. Meghan 1-1
Chris Tyler beat Chris Shumeyko 4-2
Mike V. vs. Tyler 2-2

2-4p.m.

Leighann beat Katherine 4-0
Matt beat Alexis 4-1
Inna beat Sara 4-1
Meghan beat Gina 4-1
Julia beat Vidya 4-2
Neema beat Shay 4-1
Meera beat Lisa 4-2
Rocka beat Anna Marie 4-2
Anna beat Jamie 4-2
Chrissy beat Sara 4-2
Meera beat Kelsy 3-0
Leighann beat Meghan 4-1
Inna beat Alexis 4-2
Sara beat Katherine 4-3
Anne Marie beat Shay 3-1

4-6p.m.

Paul beat Brandon 4-3
Jeff S beat Alex 4-2
Scotty beat Peter 4-1
Kiran beat Kyle 4-3
Ryan beat Jeff G 4-3
Jasem beat Matt 4-2
Adam beat Paul 4-3
Kyle beat Scotty 4-0
Jeff G beat Jasem 4-3
Adam beat Jeff 4-3

Junior Player of the Month

Adam Rosenwach is our November Junior Player of the Month. Adam has greatly improved, and he attributes his recent success to his decision to play in tournaments. Adam has been venturing to Syracuse to compete in ETA Level 11 tournaments this fall. Adams biggest weapon is his forehand, which when on, is explosive and deadly. Adam is working hard, like so many of our juniors.

Adam is 15, and attends Vestal High School. He has been playing tennis since he was 4. Inside look at Adam:
Favorite Movie: Office Space
Favorite music group: Cold Play
Favorite Touring Pro: Andy Roddick
Favorite Actress: not quite there yet
Favorite Shot: Any forehand
Favorite local club: BTC
Goals/Dream: To play Division 1 tennis
Quote "My game has improved recently, but it still has a long way to go".

Congratulations Adam.

Girls State Qualifer

The Girl's High School State Qualfier was held this past October 22 & 23 right here at BTC. As usual, there was some very good tennis, and spectators were treated to the best of the Southern Tier. Many of our BTC juniors competed and fared well. The top 3 finishers in both singles and doubles advanced to the States held at East Side Tennis Club in Syracuse.

runner up Carly Smith, BCHS junior
Lucy Mehrabyan of Ithaca won the singles title, defeating BTC veteran Carly Smith of BCHS in 3 sets. Lucy was a surprise winner, and is only in 7th grade. I am sure we will see more of Lucy in the future. Vanessa Rumpel (SCC) & edged out Jen Kucko, (CF) for 3rd place. Jen is an up and coming familiar face at BTC.

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Doubles runner ups Brittney Williams & Alex Moore, advanced to the states.
Doubles winners were Kate Doyle & Taryn Lindquist (Elmira Notre Dame) who defeated Brittney Williams and Alex Moore,(Chenango Valley) two more BTC proteges. 3rd place went to the BCHS pair of Brett Lane (BTC frequenter) & Danielle Kashou. Special thanks to Carole Bramante, Section 1V co-ordinator for her efforts in running the event. Her expertise and easy going manner always help make the event a good one.

August Junior Tournament

We are now taking sign-ups for our upcoming Level 1 junior tournament held Aug 6-8. Age categories include Boy's & Girl's 12, 14, 16 & 18 singles. All local entries will be quaranteed a minimum of 2 matches. Each participant must be a USTA member. This is a great opportunity to get much needed tournament experience. To enter, just..Click Here....If you do not want to use PayPal for your payment, simply mail us a check or call in a credit card #.

Junior Ladder Tournamnet

(Pictured L-R Williams 1st place, Kucko 3rd, Leung 2nd, Kashou 4th)

Brittany Williams' win over U-E's Wing Kay Leung in the final earns her the Girls Jr. Ladder title for the third straight year. Both girls battled hard and played some great tennis in the final. Williams is a junior in high school and plays 1st singles for the Chenango Valley Warriors. This year was an atypical start for Williams as she lost a few matches in the early stages of the ladder, but bounced back strong in the second half of the regular season and in the tournament to win it all.

Both matches in the semifinal round were close and also full of great tennis. One semifinal match had Leung up against Danielle Kashou and after a tough 9-7 win, Leung moved on to the final. Kashou, a sinlges player for Seton CC last year as an 8th grader, played well this year, but was disappointed with her 4th place finish......She'll be back.

The other semifinal match produced one of the grittiest performances I've seen in a long time. After badly spraining her ankle just days before the match, Jennifer Kucko went out and gave the 3-time Ladder champ all she could handle. Hobbling in between points Jen went on to battle Williams in a close 9-7 match, but came up short to the eventual champ. Kucko was given the opportunity to withdraw from the semifinal, but refused and went on to play anyway. Not only did she play the semi, but also came right back out after the match and played for 3rd and 4th place. Once again declining the opportunity to forfeit she went on to play and won the match earning her 3rd place!!!!! If the Ladder had a "Warrior of the Year" award Jen Kucko would have won it hands down.

Congratulations to all Ladder players this year. Once again the Ladder was a success that involved good fun, good match experience, and tough competition. Thank you to all parents and players that participated and we look forward to next year.

Girls Jr. Ladder Week 5 & 6 Results

Katie Burns and Wing Kay Leung remain undefeated after their victories this weekend during week 6 of the Girl's Ladder. Katie is 4-0 in Group A as is Wing Kay in group B with the same 4-0 record. Both gilrs I'm sure are looking to improve their record to 5-0 this Saturday (3/27).

Burns and Leung were not the only players with solid wins this weekend: Arianna Stenta, Ashley Feyler, and Leigh Ann Hiser also played well to win their matches on Saturday. Brittany Williams, Danielle Kashou, and Emily Dura also came out on top again this weekend. Well done girls. Below are the scores from all of the matches:

Feyler def. Bucker 9-1
Williams def. Karlgut 9-3
Leung def. Edwards 9-1
Stenta def. Stanley 9-6
Burns def. Burroughs 9-4
Dura def. Santosh 9-5
Hiser def. Pinker 9-2
Kashou def. Caporali 9-2

There are two weeks left for the regular season girls. For those players eligible, the tournament will begin on April 24th . There is plenty of time to make up matches in the next few weeks. Call Collin at 722-3491 to make sure you get as many make up matches as possible. Good luck next week.

Brittany Williams and Beth Edwards played the match of the week this past Saturday. Williams squeaked out the victory after a long match point to notch her first victory of the season. This could be the match that turns things around for Williams this year who has struggled so far after winning the ladder last year. Other impressive wins include: Kucko over Stenta, Stanley over Caporali, and Hiser over Burroughs. Burroughs did bounce back in her second match of the night to get a win over Danille Foster. Foster is coming off of an ankle injury that happened week 2 when she took over for Alyssa Scoville. Below are the scores:

Karlgut def. Moore 9-2
Santosh def. Foster 8-5
Hiser def. Burroughs 9-5
Thomas def. Dura 8-5
Kucko def. Stenta 9-3
Williams def. Edwards 9-7
Stanley def. Caporali 9-3
Burroughs def. Foster 9-1
Hartzell def. Bucker 8-4

There are still several matches to be made up and the Easter Break is a great time to do so. It is ok to schedule make-up times and matches on your own, just keep Collin informed of times and results. Collin will also be trying to schedule make-up matches. Nice job girls. Check the website again for results from week 6.

Girls Jr. Ladder Week 4 Results

Quite a few solid efforts out on the courts in week 4. Emily Dura fought hard for her third win in four weeks over Ashley Feyler. Jennifer Kucko, Inna Burroughs, and Wing Kay Leung all with very solid wins over their opponents. Leung and Burroughs remain undefeated thus far after three matches and Kucko defeated last year's winner Brittany Williams. Leigh Ann Hiser, Katie Burns, and Alexandra Karlgut also posted strong wins in week four. Scores:

Burroughs def. Pinker 9-1
Karlgut def. Edwards 9-4
Leung def. Stenta 9-0
Dura def. Feyler 9-5
Hiser def. Hartzell 9-3
Burns def. Santosh 9-3
Kucko def. Williams 9-1

Good job girls. Good luck next week.

Rochester Travel Team Match

On Saturday, March 27, BTC's Junior Travel Team will be traveling to Rochester to compete against juniors from the Midtown Tennis Club. We will utilize 8 courts reserved from 2-5pm, and bring a total of 12 juniors.

Cost is $40/person and advance payment will secure your spot. Tenative departure time is 10 am. Each spot is age and level sensitive. We always ahve competitive matches against Mid Town and this is a trip all juniors look forward to joining. Those wishing to sign up should contact Collin Crawford at 722-3491

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Player of the Month

Congratulations to Kiran Aravapalli for being selected as BTC's Junior of the month. Kiran is 16 and a junior at Vestal High School. Kiran has been playing tennis for 5 years. Kiran has shown substantial improvment over the past year, beating kids he had previously lost to and displaying much improved consistency. He attributes his recent success simply to an increased dedication and amount of time he spends onthe court.

Question/Answers with Kiran

Favorite Movie? The Usual Suspects
Favorite Touring Pro? Andy Roddick
Favorite Shot? High forehand putaway
Goals? To play collegiate tennis
For his Vestal High School team to have a great season
Favorite Local Club? Hmm? BTC

Kiran will be playing for Vestal High School Varsity Team this spring where he has his eyes set on the #2 singles position. For being selected to Player of the Month, Kiran will recieve one free hour of tennis towards his portion of court time.

The first person to correctly identify the person in this picture will recieve a $5 credit toward their next court time. The hair should be a dead giveaway! We will only accept e-mail entries: btc@tennisctr.com

Girls Jr. Ladder Week 3

Although week three of the ladder had only had seven matches, four of them were pretty good battles. Emily Dura defeated Katie Burns 9-5 to earn her second victory of the year. Katie avenged her loss in her second singles match of the night when she defeated up-and-comer Leigh Ann Hiser. Leigh Ann was victorious in her first singles match of the night when she defeated Andrea Bucker of Vestal.

Wing Kay Leung showed another solid effort when she defeated Danielle Kashou from Seton CC, 9-7. The comeback of the year already goes to Alexis Stanley in her loss to last year's runner-up, Jennifer Kucko. Jennifer had a commanding 8-0 lead until Alexis won the Duece point of the eighth game. The two then proceeded to battle until the score was 8-7, when Jennifer pulled it out in the 16th game to win, 9-7. What a match!! All of week three reults are below.

Karlgut def. Stenta 9-5
Hiser def. Bucker 9-3
Hartzell def. Pinker 9-4
Dura def. Burns 9-5
Burns def. Hiser 9-1
Leung def. Kashou 9-7
Kucko def. Stanley 9-7

Well done girls! Week four is coming up. Please take note that we are skipping a week of the ladder due to a BU Men's Tennis Match on March 6th. Also, make-ups do not have to be done on Saturdays. Girls can call each other for make-up matches. Just report scores to the desk person on hand.

Girls Jr. Ladder Week 2 Results

A few more close matches again in week 2 of the ladder. Alexandra Karlgut from Union Endicott had a close battle for the second straight week and comes out on top this time, 9-7 against her high school teammate Michelle Caporali. Joanna Pinker from Binghamton High School pulled one out against Vidya Santosh from Vestal in the second close match of the weekend, 8-6. Other winners include: Arianna Stenta (BHS), Brittany Williams (CV), Alex Moore (CV), Inna Burroughs (ME), and Annette Hartzell (CV). Here are the scores from week 2:

Karlgut def. Caporali 9-7
Moore def. Edwards 9-3
Pinker def. Santosh 8-6
Pinker def. Bucker 9-5
Burroughs def. Santosh 9-2
Feyler def. Foster retired (injury)
Hartzell def. Dura 9-6
Williams def. Moore 9-5
Stenta def. Stutzman 9-6

Nice job girls. Look for more results next week.

JCTP

Above, a picture of our sno cones on Saturday posing nicely for the camera.
Our Spring sessions of our Junior Competitive Tennis Program (JCTP) begin this weekend Sat/Sun Feb 21-22 and run 10 weeks thru the weekend of May 8-9. There will be a JTCP makeup on Sunday May 16 winter participants due to a snow cancellation and those who missed a spring session.

For more information regarding our junior programs please go to the junior link on our website or call 722-3491

Below, our sno cones in a more natural appearance
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Girls Jr. Ladder week 1

The BTC Girls Jr. Ladder started off this weekend with a few very close matches. Alexis Stanley, Ashley Feyler, and Emily Dura all won close matches this past Saturday. Feyler and Dura won 9-7, while Stanley took it right down to the last game and pulled it off with an 8-7 victory over 2nd year player, Alexandra Karlgut. It's great to see all the new players this year as well as the returning veterans. Here are the rest of the scores from week 1:

Federowicz def. Edwards 9-2
Stanley def. Karlgut 8-7
Feyler def. Hiser 9-7
Leung def. Kucko 9-3
Dura def. Scoville 9-7
Burns def. Hatzell 9-3
Burroughs def. Bucker 9-3
Kashou def. Stenta 9-2
Caporali def. Stutzman 9-5

Congratulations girls. Look for week 2 results sometime next week.

Jr Ladder Final Rounds

Aravapalli beats Lowenstein in a great match to win the boys Jr. Ladder. The last weekend of the ladder ended with two very close battles, one in the semifinal and one in the final. On the bottom half of the draw, Lowenstein came from behind to beat Yousuf in a tie-breaker to earn his spot in the final. On the top half of the draw, Aravapalli earned his spot in the final by defeating Amin 9-4.

Amin had a great season this year. He placed fourth in the final weekend and only lost one regular season match, putting his final record at 8-3. Yousuf captured third after defeating Amin in the battle for third and fourth place. In the semis, Yousuf was three points away from returning to the final for the third straight year.

In the final, Lowenstein tried for another comeback as he did in the semis, but fell just short as Aravapalli won 9-8, 5-2 in the tiebreaker. On match point after a long rally, Scottie went for the big forehand and missed it long. Aravapalli held tough to finish off his season in first place with a 9-1 record.

Congratulations and thank you to all players who participated on the Jr. Ladder this year. Also, thank you again to the parents for their support as well. We look forward to doing it again next year.

Jr. Ladder Tournament Draw

First of all, I would like to thank all of the BTC Jr. Ladder players and parents for making the ladder another success this year. Congratulations goes out to all players that went out there, fought hard, and had fun this year. All of you guys played some tough matches and gained some good match experience over the past nine weeks. Not all players can make the tournament though. As a player, if you're name does not appear on the draw, then you didn't make the tournament this year. However, you will be called for the ladder again next year.

All matches in the round of 16 will be on Saturday December 6th. Two matches will be at 4:00 and the rest at 5:00 (please look below,no time indicates a 5:00 match). Then the quarterfinal matches will be immediatley following.

Now for the match-ups. Seeds were determined by points and the rest of the draw was done done totally random by placing names on numbered lines. Numbers indicate seeds:

Top half:
(1)Aravapalli
Wallenstein 4:00pm Sat

Miller
Rosenwach

Bayer
Kucko

Cummings
(4)Amin

Bottom Half:
(3)Lowenstein
Iannone

Chen
Swails

Kovaleski
Rao

Wolfgramm
(2)Yousuf 4:00pm Sat

There will also be a draw at BTC posted on the bulletin bord. Good luck guys.

Jr. Ladder Week 8 Results

The final week of the Ladder ends with another tie-breaker. Patrick Bayer and Jeff Swails had the battle of the week to finish out the regular season this year. Bayer wins it 9-8, (5-2) in the breaker. Great match guys. Congratulations to all players this year. We are looking forward to a great tournament on December 6th. Here are the rest of the scores from week 8:

Lowenstein def. Asher 9-5
Aravapalli def. Iannone 9-6
Miller def. McMichael 9-3
Amin def. Wallenstein 9-3
Chen def. Wolfgramm 9-4
Bayer def. Swails 9-8 (5-2)
Yousuf def. Kovaleski 9-4
Hankin def. McKniff 9-2

Next week (11/22) is make-up week. We will play as many matches as we can. Once again, look for the tournament pairings over the Thanksgiving Break

Jr Ladder Week 7 Results.

Week 7 ends with two tie-breakers and several other good matches. Many players this week had high and low points, squandering leads and making stellar comebacks. Aravapalli and Rosenwach were having a classic battle on court two and right next door on three, Kucko defeats Wallenstein in a tight match which ends in a tie-breaker. Kucko went 2-0 on the night and Rao had a comeback victory in his second match after losing his first to Lowenstein. Here are all the scores from week 7:

Amin def. Miller 9-2
Lowenstein def. Rao 9-3
Iannone def. Amin 9-6
Wolfgramm def. Hankin 9-3
Kucko def. Wallenstein 9-8 (?)
Aravapalli def. Rosenwach 9-8 (5-3)
Kucko def. Cummings 9-5
Yousuf def. Iannone 9-6
Swails def. Asher 9-3
Rao def. Jones 9-6

Players: Don't forget about our make-up week of November 22nd. No more matches will be played after 11/22 except for the Ladder Tournament (12/6). We will make-up as many matches as possible. Also, look for tournament pairings on this website over the Thanksgiving break.

Junior Ladder wk 2-3 Results

Week 2 Results:

Paul Wolfgramm def Zach Wallenstein 9-4
Brandon Iannone def. Eric Chen 9-2
Michael hankin def. Jeremy McMichael 9-8
Swails def. Lowenstein 9-6
Kiran Aravapalli def. Patrick Bayer 9-1
AJ Rao def Ryan Kovaleski 9-3
Jasem Yousuf def. Adam Rosenwach 9-8 (5-4)
Matt Jones def. Matt Asher 9-6
Shravan Amin def. Cory Cummings 9-6

Week 3 Results:

Amin def. Chen 9-8
Cummings def. Hankin 9-1
Iannone def. Wolfgramm 9-4
Frazier def. McMichael 9-7
Rao def. Bayer 9-3
Lowenstein def. Aravapalli 9-4
Swails def. Kovaleski 9-6

Good matches boys. Results for week 4 and 5 on the way.

Jr Ladder Week 4-6 Results

There have been some great matches this year on the ladder. Here are some more results:

Week 4:

Aravapalli def. Kovaleski 9-1
Rosenwach def. Bayer 9-2
Rao def. Swails 9-4
Chen def. Cummings 9-7
Wallenstein def. Miller 9-6
Rosenwach def. Asher 8-5
Iannone def. Bayer 9-1
Miller def. Hankin 9-7
Kucko def. Wolfgramm 9-3
Lowenstein def. Jones 9-5

Week 5:

Wolfgramm def. Miller 8-7
Amin def. Hankin 9-1
Chen def. Kucko 9-4
Iannone def. Kucko 9-6
Aravapalli def. Rao 9-1
Kovaleski def. Rosenwach 9-4
Bayer def. Asher 9-3
Aravapalli def. Yousuf 9-4
Wallenstain def. McMichael 9-4
Swails def. Jones 9-6

Week 6:

Swails def. Rosenwach 8-6
Kovaleski def. Asher 9-3
Cummings def. Miller 9-7
Amin def. Kucko 9-2
Chen def. Hankin 9-2
Cummings def. Wallenstein 9-2
Miller def. Frazier 9-7
Woflgramm def. McMichael 9-7
Yousuf def. Rao 9-4
Aravapalli def. Jones 9-3
Lowenstein def. Bayer 9-6

That's it for the results guys. Don't forget about the make-up week we will be having on Saturday November 22nd. That weeekend will be that last opportunity for make-ups. The tournament, for those that qualify, will start on December 6th. There will be 2 matches at 4:00, 6 matches at 5:00, and 4 matches at 6:00. Players are not able to make these matches up. You can't play, it's a default. Any questions get in touch with me.