Midtown-Bannockburn and North Shore Racquet Club met at Glenbrook Racquet Club to play in the finals of the NC Women’s 4.5 Green league. Both teams have seasoned players. During the regular season, when they played each other, it was close. The two times they played North Shore came out ahead, 9.5-8.5, both times. Maybe those wins helped their confidence because at the finals North Shore was the team that held the trophy. They won 4-2.

RCLB NCW4.0Friday Champions

The NC Women’s 4.0 Friday final took place at Northbrook Racquet Club with RC Lake Bluff playing against Lakeshore. On Wednesday, Lakeshore’s 4.0 Wednesday team came up against Midtown-Chicago and lost 5-1 but this was a different team and they had high hopes. RCLB came into the final with high hopes as well. They had played LSSF in February and had a significant win against them. But some of the players were different and so you never know the outcome until you get out on the courts. It was close. While RCLB won 4-2, four of the six matches went to 3 sets with two of the 3 set matches won on a single break of service. Whew! Nice playing everyone!!!

The NC Women’s Open Red Finals took place at College Park Athletic Club with Northbrook playing against North Shore. Both teams have a fine depth of players to choose from and both teams had their teammates supporting them in their efforts on the courts. In the end, Northbrook won 4-2 but every match was hard fought with several matches nearly going to 3 sets. Missing in action was Becky Moffatt who is playing a Father-Daughter tournament in California with father Jerry Morse-Karzen (they are in the Semis!). For more detail about the matches, go to www.facebook.com/chicagolandindoortennis. Don’t forget to “like” our page.

MTB 2 and RCLB prior to NCW4.0-4.5 Finals being played

The NC Women’s 4.0-4.5 Singles Final took place at Midtown-Bannockburn with the team from RC Lake Bluff playing against Midtown-Bannockburn 2. Both teams have some seasoned players on their teams. What I thought was interesting was that none of the players had played each other this year. All new match ups. Midtown-Bannockburn 2 had the upper hand this year winning 3-1 (last year they lost the finals 5-4 in sets). Nice playing everyone!! For more detail, go to www.facebook.com/chicagolandindoortennis

The NC Women’s 3.0 Doubles final took place at The Libertyville Club with North Shore playing against Lakeshore. NSRC finally gets to have their name of the trophy winning 3-1. It takes some time to develop players; for the players to get a feel for the game and to gain confidence. All the pros I’ve talked to who work with the players at this level love their passion for the game. Nice playing everyone!! For more detail, go to www.facebook.com/chicagolandindoortennis

The Champions of the NC Women’s 4.5-Open Singles is Northbrook who played against Midtown-Bannockburn 2. More details can be found on our Facebook page but it came down to sets with NRC winning 5-4 in sets.

MTC NCW4.0Wed Champions 2015

Midtown-Chicago will be taking the NC Women’s 4.0 Wednesday Doubles trophy back for the 2nd year in a row. If I were to ask any one of Midtown-Chicago’s players how the matches went, they probably would say it wasn’t easy despite the 5-1 win. Here’s why. On courts 1,2 & 5, it went to 3 sets. On court 3 only a break in each set separated the win from a loss. The 3 setter on court 2 was decided by a tie-breaker and not a match tie-breaker but a 12-point tie-breaker. These matches are marathon matches and it takes a lot of grit and focus and positive support from the team to stay in and not give up no matter the score. Good job Midtown-Chicago AND Lakeshore! Thanks to Five Seasons Sports Club for hosting the Finals.

RCLB NCW3.5 Champions 2015

RC Lake Bluff is the NC Women’s 3.5 Wednesday Champions! All I can say is Holy Cow! There were no 3 set marathon matches but every match was close. Courts 1, 5 & 6 went to Lincolnshire and Courts 2, 3 & 4 went to RC Lake Bluff. Remember, I said no 3 set matches. That meant it was time to start counting games and triple checking to make sure there were no addition errors. In the end, RCLB won in games 60-58, a two game difference. Now that’s what I call evenly matched! Nice playing everyone! All of you should celebrate matches well played! Thanks to Glenbrook Racquet Club for hosting the Finals!

Midtown-Palatine NCW3.0-3.5 Singles Champions

Midtown-Palatine is the NC Women’s 3.0-3.5 Singles Champions. Midtown-Palatine put on their team color of grey and yellow to play against RC Lake Bluff. The closest match occurred on court 1. RCLB’s Lyla Chandy may have thought she had an easy win after winning the 1st set 6-2, but MTP’s Wendy Rowden came up with the goods in the 2nd set to win that set 6-2. With the sets tied, the decider was the match tie-breaker which Lyla won 10-8. On court 2, MTP’s Amanda Patten played well against RCLB’s Nicole Putzel winning 6-2, 6-1. On court 3, MTP’s Karen Majerczak started out well against RCLB’s Camille Prindle but got some push back in the 2nd set. Karen won 6-1, 7-5. On court 4, MTP’s Elizabeth Jiminez figured out the best way to beat Mary Weber winning 6-3, 6-1. Midtown-Palatine had a 3-1 win over RCLB. Nice playing everyone! Enjoy your summer tennis and keep practicing!

RCLB Men’s 4.0-4.5 Singles Champions 2015

RC Lake Bluff is the NC Men’s 4.0-4.5 Singles Champions! RCLB ACHIEVES A 3-PEAT! For the 3rd year in a row, RCLB had the guys to get the job done. From last year to this year there were a couple of changes to RCLB’s team that made the win possible. Dennis Dobrin who played court 1 for Libertyville last year moved over to RCLB’s court 1 position. He played against LIB’s Dan Kiernan. A break in each set gave Dennis the win 6-4, 6-4. On court 2 RCLB’s Mike Raymond played against LIB’s captain Matt Deans and won 6-0, 6-4. On court 3, RCLB’s Nick Andres took on LIB’s Dean Leventis and won 6-2, 6-2. And on court 6, RCLB’s Johannes Tauscher played against LIB’s Arvin’s Sreedharan and won 6-2, 6-1. Nice playing everyone! Enjoy your summer tennis!

The NC Men’s Open Playoffs on May 2nd had CPAC-East playing against Midtown-Chicago and North Shore playing against River Trails. River Trails would have loved to have had all four men’s teams in the Finals but North Shore put a stop that thought winning 3-3 in matches and 7-6 in sets. College Park had to default a court against Midtown-Chicago, something Midtown-Chicago had been doing most of the season but in the playoffs where every match counts, it allowed MTC a 4-2 win. The Finals will take place at College Park Athletic Club on May 9th at 4pm. For more details, see our Facebook page (don’t forget to “like” us) at www.facebook.com/chicagolandindoortennis.

The NC Men’s 4.5 Playoffs took place on May 2nd with RCLB matched up against Libertyville and River Trails matched up against College Park East. Last year, RCLB had to default some matches as they were short players for the Playoffs and Finals. This year they came with a fuller roster of eligible players and came away with a win on all but 1 court (court 6). River Trails match up against College Park had a few players riled on both sides. River Trails prevailed 4-2. The Finals will take place on Saturday, May 9th at 2pm at College Park Athletic Club. For more details, see our Facebook page (don’t forget to “like” us) at www.facebook.com/chicagolandindoortennis.

The Men’s 4.0 playoffs on May 2nd had River Trails playing against Northbrook and Midtown-Palatine playing against Libertyville. RTTC and MTP both won 5-1. There’s a nice rivalry between RTTC and MTP and I’m sure they will bring their best players to the Finals on Saturday, May 9th at College Park Athletic Club at 12pm. For more details, see our Facebook page (don’t forget to “like” us) at www.facebook.com/chicagolandindoortennis.

The Men’s 3.5 playoffs on May 2nd pitted North Shore against RC Lake Bluff and River Trails against Midtown-Palatine. North Shore won 3-1 over RC Lake Bluff. RCLB’s win came as a default when one of NSRC’s players failed to show. River Trails didn’t have any defaults but had to battle it out against Midtown-Palatine with three 3-set matches. RTTC won 3-1 over MTP. The Finals will take place at 10am on May 9th at College Park Athletic Club. For more details, see our Facebook page (don’t forget to “like” us) at www.facebook.com/chicagolandindoortennis.

With the loss of Lincolnshire, the four teams in the NC Women’s Open Red league automatically advanced to the Playoffs. Northbrook played against College Park and North Shore played against Glenbrook. Northbrook won 5-1 with a 3 set match at court 4 going to College Park. North Shore won 4 of the 6 matches against Glenbrook. Northbrook and North Shore will meet in the Finals at College Park Athletic Club on May 8th at 10:30 A.M. For more details, go to www.facebook.com/chicagolandindoortennis

The NC Women’s Open Green Playoffs took place on May 1st. The playoff match between RC Lake Bluff and Midtown-Bannockburn 2 could have gone either way. “Why?” you ask. Because 4 matches went to 3 sets and one of the 2 set matches went to a tie-breaker in the 2nd set. All the matches were close but RCLB won 4-2. Between Midtown-Palatine and Libertyville, there were a couple of close matches and a few less than close matches. MTP came out ahead 4-2. The Finals will take place at Five Seasons on May 8th at 12pm. For more details, go to www.Facebook.com/ChicagolandIndoorTennis

The NC Women’s 4.5 Red Playoffs took place on May 1st with Midtown-Chicago vs. Midtown-Bannockburn 2 and Lakeshore vs. River Trails. Midtown-Bannockburn 2 moved up in their standings from last year’s 6th place to this year’s 4th place but couldn’t get past Midtown-Chicago’s players to make it to the Finals. Midtown-Chicago dominated with a 6-0 win over Midtown-Bannockburn 2. Lakeshore made it to the Finals last year but they weren’t the team holding the trophy. Lakeshore wanted another chance at the trophy so they brought their game faces on against River Trails and won 5-1. The Finals will take place at Glenbrook Racquet Club on May 8th at 12pm. Check out CITA’s Facebook page for more details.

The NC Women’s 4.5 Green Playoffs took place on May 1st with RC Lake Bluff playing against North Shore and College Park East playing against Midtown Bannockburn. NSRC stopped RCLB from getting to the Finals with a 5-1 win. And MTB was able to slide by CPAC-E with a 2 set win with matches tied at 3-3. MTB and NSRC will meet in the Finals at Glenbrook Racquet Club on May 8th at 10 A.M.

RCLB at practice getting ready for Playoffs

The NC Women’s 4.0 Friday Playoffs took place on May 1st with Midtown-Chicago playing against their neighboring club Lakeshore and Midtown-Palatine playing against the defending champion RC Lake Bluff. Most of the matchups were close with several 3 set matches and tie-breakers. In the end, the 3rd and 4th place teams put themselves in the Finals. Lakeshore won 3 matches (8 sets) to Midtown-Chicago’s 3 matches (6 sets). And RC Lake Bluff won 4-2 matches over Midtown-Palatine. The Finals will take place at Northbrook Racquet Club on May 8th at 12 P.M.

The NCW4.5-Open Singles Playoff matches had two strong teams win 4-0 over their opponents. Northbrook took on Midtown-Bannockburn 1 with one nail-biter on court 4 that went 14-12 in the match tie-breaker going NRC’s way. Meanwhile, Midtown-Bannockburn 2 had two of the four matches go to match tie-breakers, both ending up a win for MTB 2. The Finals between NRC and MTB 2, will occur at Northbrook Racquet Club on Thursday, May 7th at 12:00 P.M.