Welcome to the hilltop snow capitol of NY! We have a full slate of events this month, with events scheduled every weekend. We hosted a USTA National Tournament B 12s Feb 6-8 and the winner was Michael Antonius of Buffalo, who defeated the #6 junior in the nation! We’ve already run two Pickleball shootouts and instructional PB clinic. February is happening! Pics below left Finalist Drew Hassenbein & Winner Michael Antoinius Pics below right Izyan Ahmad left 3rd place & Agassi Rusher 4th |
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Please welcome two new faces at the front desk, Joey Hommel and Julianna Miller. Both are solid tennis players in their own right and BTC is a 2nd home for them! |
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Congratulations to Julian Holdrege (pic left) for winning our 10 under event orange ball tournament in January. He will now be moving up to the green ball division, climbing the USTA ladder. We wish him and the rest of our students the best of luck their tennis pursuits and upcoming tournament schedule. |
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Congratulations are also in order to the Perry’s for winning Tennis Family of the Year in Eastern! This is a significant honor, and Eastern did a great job with their virtual awards ceremony. Luke Jensen was MC, and Wayne Bryan presented the award. John, Lynn, Christina & Michael, thanks for what you have meant to the tennis community; well deserved. Pic below left -Christina, Michael, Lynn & Wayne Bryan on Zoom Pic below right - John & Christina |
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After an 11 month hiatus, Binghamton University Men’s and Women’s teams are back, starting practices this week. The Men’s team will be hosting home matches on the following dates: |
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- March 13th vs Buffalo: 2pm
- April 2nd vs Ball State: 11am
- April 4th vs Toledo: 10 am
- April 9th vs NIU: 11am
- April 11th vs WMU: 10 am
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Pickleball Is thriving here at BTC. Court rental is up, and with our 4 court “PB complex” we can accommodate multiple groups at the same time. “Z” Zorano shootouts Mondays & Fridays 11-12:30 have been huge, attracting up to 16 players. Z’s energy and passion for the game is being infused into all of us and instrumental in growing PB at BTC & in our community. Jorge Chavez is back, running monthly instructional clinics the 1st Thursday of each month 10:30-12:30. Jorge’s gift of teaching makes every clinic a pleasure to attend. Easy to learn, fun to play, social and an easy mix of levels, one can see why Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the country and we are thrilled to see PB grow at BTC. (pics below left Kelly Greene/Jodi Miller, pic right Colleen Williams/Libby O'Connor) |
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Our Adult ladder is going strong with 28 players on our Men’s ladder & 10 in Women’s. These are the top five in each division. Results can be found online in Laddero for both men & women |
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Men’s Ladder:
1. Lester Pangilinan
2. Max Kammerman
3. Bilal Ahmed
4. Florian Kuhn
5. Dave Rizzo Women’s Ladder:
1. Taylor Dzeikan
2. Dawn Worden
3. Amanda Spottek
4. Ewelina Holdrege
5. Kim Yunnick |
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Our current Junior Team Tennis standings are as follows:
1. Team Carl and Amanda 449 points
2. Team Ewelina and Jason 406 points
3. Team Lester 282 points |
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Our Junior Ladder will be beginning this month. If any juniors are wishing to compete in our in-house ladder this year please contact Evan Picciano or the front desk to add your name to our list of interested players. JCTP News: Our JCTP 4th session will end at the end of February. Our 5th session will begin on March 1st 2021. |
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Pro Shop News: Presidents Day Shoe Sale February 12-19th! 20% off All in stock shoes! Don't forget to give a little tennis love this Valentines Day, pro shop items, gift certificates and a nice bottle of wine to go! If you've made any recent purchases in our pro shop you have reward points on file so be sure to ask how much you've accumulated and can use them on any new pro shop purchase! Don't let them expire! Maui Jim Sunglasses will be coming this spring! If you want to preorder please email Kris at proshop@tennisctr.com |
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Summer Camps: Sign up today through the end of February and receive a complimentary half hour lesson which will be scheduled during the camp week you are attending. We will let you know in advance if the lesson will take place prior to camp starting or immediately after its completion. We look forward to seeing everyone out here once again this summer. |
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Calendar of Upcoming Events: |
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February Events: - February 11th: 6:30-8pm Adult Intermediate Clinic 3.0-3.5
- February 12th: 11am-12:30pm Pickleball Shootout
- February 13th and 14th: L6 Junior Tournament
- February 15th: 11am-12:30pm Pickleball Shootout
- February 16th: 11:30am-1pm Adult Beginner Clinic 2.0-2.5
- February 18th: 6:30-8pm Adult Intermediate Clinic 3.0-3.5
- February 19th: 11am-12:30pm Pickleball Shootout
- February 20th: 2-3:30pm Intermediate Pickleball clinic w/ Coach “Z”
- February 22nd: 11am-12:30pm Pickleball Shootout
- February 23rd: 11:30am to 1pm Adult Beginner Clinic 2.0-2.5
- February 25th: 6:30-8pm Adult Intermediate Clinic 3.0-3.5
- February 26th: 11am-12:30pm Pickleball Shootout
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March Events: - March 1st: 11am-12:30pm Pickleball Shootout
- March 2nd: 11:30am-1pm Adult Beginner Clinic 2.0-2.5
- March 4th: Pickleball clinic with Jorge
- March 4th: 6:30-8pm Adult Intermediate Clinic 3.0-3.5
- March 5th: 11am-12:30pm Pickleball Shootout
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday March 5th-7th: L5 Junior Tournament
- March 8th: 11am-12:30pm Pickleball Shootout
- March 9th: 11:30am-1pm Adult Beginner Clinic 2.0-2.5
- March 11th: 6:30-8pm Adult Intermediate Clinic 3.0-3.5
- March 12th: 11am-12:30pm Pickleball Shootout
- March 13th: BU Men vs Buffalo at 2pm
- March 15th: 11am-12:30pm Pickleball Shootout
- March 16th: 11:30-1pm Adult Beginner Clinic 2.0-2.5
- March 18th: 6:30-8pm Adult Intermediate Clinic 3.0-3.5
- Saturday, March 20th: 10u green ball tournament at 2pm
- Saturday, March 27th: USPTA/USTA Coaches clinic at 11am-4pm
- We will post a pdf version of events on our website!
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