Congratulations to Jerry Morse-Karzen on being inducted into the USTA Midwest Section 2015 Hall of Fame. One of the great aspects of tennis is the fact that it is a sport the whole family can enjoy. Jerry took it to a competitive level playing father-son tournaments with his father and then with his son and daughter. I’ve included a link listing Jerry’s many accomplishments. Wish him a hearty congratulations. He has done a lot for our tennis community! Thank you Jerry!
http://www.chicago.usta.com/congratulations_to_jerry_morse-karzen_for_being_inducted_into_ustamidwest_section__2015_hall_of_fame/

Are you ready for another great season of tennis? The 2015-2016 CITA Leagues begin on September 9th with the Women’s 3.5 league. We have a myriad of levels for both singles and doubles. Our singles leagues are on Thursday for the women and early on Sunday mornings for the men. Most of our women’s leagues take place on Wednesday or Friday with our lowest level 3.0 league on Thursdays. The men’s doubles leagues are all on Saturday (3.5-Open) with each level playing every other week. For information on the leagues, call Ann Taylor at 847-236-0726 or contact one of our member clubs. Click on “Clubs” to find a club near you.

During the summer months, while CITA is on hiatus, there are numerous opportunities for players to play tennis. There are leagues you can join but often the best tennis is when you call up another player and ask them to play. We hope our leagues provide a nice cross-section of players you enjoy playing with and against. Make the call. The other player will feel honored you thought about them. Happy Summer!

Girls High School Finals between Lincolnshire and RC Lake Bluff

Team Lincolnshire took home the Girls High School league trophy for the 2nd year in a row. While there were a few returning players from last year, there were a few new faces added to the mix. Lincolnshire’s opponent, RC Lake Bluff, did the best they could, but Lincolnshire came out strong and remained strong throughout. On court 1 LINC’s Kate Harvey/Elizabeth Ferdman took on RCLB’s Gabrielle Prindle/Callie Klein and won 6-1, 6-1. On court 2 LINC’s Bronwyn Heidkamp/Lily Tiemeyer played against RCLB’s Emily Gorczynski and won 6-0, 6-1. On court 3 LINC’s Sam Burger/Patricia Dizon matched up against RCLB’s Grace Chatas/Juliet Prindle and won 6-2, 6-2. Lincolnshire won 3-0 and took home the trophy!

NSRC Men’s Open team looking relaxed after the win.

The Men’s Open Championship pitted Team North Shore against Team Midtown-Chicago. Midtown-Chicago had won the trophy last year but this year it was North Shore’s turn. Both teams have some incredible players on their teams who put on a display of great tennis. North Shore took the trophy away from Midtown-Chicago with a 5-1 win. Go to www.facebook.com/chicagolandindoortennis for more details on the match.

RCLB winning Men’s 4.5 Championship

The team from The RC Lake Bluff put a stop to River Trails running away with another trophy. The matches were all running long with many long points. RCLB won court 1, 2, & 4 in 2 sets; RTTC won courts 3 & 6 in 2 sets and won court 5 as well but because it was a 3 setter, the win went to RCLB who won in sets 7-6. Go to www.facebook.com/chicagolandindoortennis for more details on the match.

River Trails win NC Men’s 4.0 Championship

River Trails was on a roll. Their Men’s 3.5 team just won their finals. And now their Men’s 4.0 team did the same against Midtown-Palatine. They had some help with a default by Midtown-Palatine and one can only wonder what might have happened if MTP had their full lineup. The matches were close with two of the courts going to 3 sets and the other courts close 2 set matches as well. River Trails prevailed with a 4-2 win over Midtown-Palatine. Go to www.facebook.com/chicagolandindoortennis for more detail on the matches.

River Trails NC Men’s 3.5 Champions

For the 2nd year in a row, River Trails has won the NC Men’s 3.5 league. North Shore took them to 3 sets on court 1 but the rest of the courts were all River Trails. There were a few tense moments, a little bit of attitude here and there but in the end, gracious handshakes ended the matches. Go to www.facebook.com/chicagolandindoortennis for more detail on the matches. “Like” our page!!

RCLB NCW Open Green Champions

Midtown-Palatine and RC Lake Bluff took to the courts at Five Seasons Sports Club for the finals of the NC Women’s Open Green league. It came down to what happened on court 5. The matches were tied 3-3, but RCLB won 7 sets to MTP’s 6 sets. Super interesting matches…especially court 6. It’s been a few years since RC Lake Bluff’s name was on the trophy so this was a sweet victory for them.

Lakeshore and Midtown-Chicago trekked up from the city to play at Glenbrook Racquet Club for the finals of the NC Women’s 4.5 Red league. Both teams had recently played against each other in the mini-playoffs of the NWW4.5 Red. Lakeshore prevailed in that event. And Lakeshore wanted to keep the momentum of that win alive with a win in this league. And they did winning 4-2.