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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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