The NC Women’s 3.0-3.5 Singles League’s last regular season match took place on 4/16/15. There are 5 teams in this league – Midtown-Palatine, RC Lake Bluff, North Shore, Glenbrook and College Park East. For anyone who wants to improve their game, both mentally and physically, playing singles will help you. Let your pros know you are interested in playing singles. On 4/16/15, Midtown-Palatine had a strong showing against North Shore and ended the regular season in the top spot. RC Lake Bluff also had a strong showing against Glenbrook while College Park East had a Bye. The Final Four pairings are as follows: #1 Midtown-Palatine vs. #4 Glenbrook and #2 RC Lake Bluff vs. #3 North Shore. The playoffs will take place on Tuesday, April 28th to avoid any potential conflicts with the NCW3.0 Doubles Playoffs. Good luck everyone!

The NC Women’s 4.0 Wednesday’s regular season ended on 4/15/15. Three of the four teams who made it to the playoffs this year were in the playoffs last year. Lakeshore held on to the #1 spot for most of the year except for one time when #2 North Shore overtook them. Midtown-Chicago, last year’s Champion, came in 3rd. Midtown-Palatine, the 4th place finisher, started the season in the middle of the pack at the beginning of the season but a big win in December propelled them into 4th place which they held on to after the final regular season match. Playoffs begin on Wednesday, April 29th with Lakeshore playing against Midtown-Palatine and North Shore playing against Midtown-Chicago. The Finals will be hosted by Five Seasons on May 6th at 11AM.

Playoff Season is just around the corner. The Northwest Leagues will start their playoffs this week and in two weeks the North Central leagues will start their playoffs. Which team will have their name on the trophy this year?

College Park Athletic Club is hosting an event on Friday, March 6th @ 630pm for CPAC Serves as CPAC’s Top pros take on the Best of NCAA Division I! This year, we are raising money for Spark Ventures (www.sparkventures.org), a non-profit organization that starts businesses in under-resourced communities around the world to provide education, medical care, and housing to vulnerable children. Get your ticket today (only $25 online) by going to cpacserves2015.eventbrite.com!

RCLB Boys High School League Champions

NSRC Boys High School League Finalists

The Boys High School League started out the season with 7 hopeful teams. College Park had two teams in the playoffs but the teams from The Racquet Club of Lake Bluff and North Shore Racquet Club prevailed in the playoffs. RCLB won 3 out of the 4 matches. On court 1 RCLB’s Alex Prindle and Jackson Smyth played against NSRC’s Will Neild and Griffith Parry. Neild/Parry started out strong winning the 1st set 6-4 but Prindle/Smyth regrouped and won the next two sets 6-2, 6-2. On court 2, RCLB’s Brooks Berish and Jack Williams took on NSRC’s Davis Ryan and Luke Sclamberg and won 6-1, 6-2. On court 3, NSRC’s Kyrus Tsai and Andrew Wayne prevailed over RCLB’s Peter Daluga and Jason Daluga with a 6-2, 6-2 win. On court 4, the opponents were evenly matched. RCLB’s Sam Warren and Daniel McEvoy squeaked out a win over NSRC’s Brent Saltzman and Jon Benishay 7-5, 7-6. Great playing everyone!

Northbrook Racquet Club hosted a CITA sponsored Mixed Doubles Social event with Rob Rodriguez running the show. Rob loosened everybody up by providing music on the court and a short drill to get us moving. There were twelve participants who played with different partners and socialized afterwards. A great way to spend a Saturday night instead of in front of the TV!

Northbrook Racquet Club will be hosting a CITA sponsored Mixed Doubles Social event on Saturday, January 31st from 7pm-9pm. The level will be 8.0-9.0 with Rob Rodriguez helping to create fun matchups with the teams. You do not have to be a member to participate and the more the merrier. There will be light fare and refreshments. The cost is $25/person. For more information contact Rob Rodriguez on his cell (773) 213-0100 or email him, Rob.Rodriguez@sbcglobal.net.

Happy New Year! We are halfway through our season. I hope you were able to recover from the holiday feasts and are ready to play! Tennis is a great way to get and stay in shape. I’m incorporating more singles to my game so that I can improve my consistency. It’s always a good idea to talk to one of the pros at your club who knows your game to give you some goals to work on throughout the year. I need to work on my footwork. With regular focused practice on a particular shot or in my case, foot movement, you’ll find your arsenal expanding making the game much more exciting.

Five Seasons Sports Club will be hosting an 8.5 Mixed Doubles Social event on Friday, December 5th from 7pm-9pm. The cost at this event will be $25 per person with some light refreshments provided for those who want to cool down and socialize after playing. The preference is for players to sign up as a team but if you are interested and currently don’t have a partner, Mike Friedman will put you on a list and try to match you up. Contact Mike Friedman by emailing him: tnspro65@yahoo.com

North Shore Racquet Club will be hosting a 8.0-9.0 Mixed Doubles Social event on October 11th from 6pm-8pm. This will be one of a series of Mixed Doubles events that will take place at various CITA member clubs throughout the indoor season. The cost at this event will be $25 with some light refreshments provided for those who want to cool down after playing. The preference is for players to sign up as a team but if you are interested and currently don’t have a partner, Jerry Morse-Karzen will put you on a list and try to match you up. Contact Jerry Morse-Karzen for more information at either the club – 847-729-0450 or his cell phone – 847-858-0860 or by email – JerryKarzenTennis@yahoo.com