Chase Boyer – Evansville Tennis Center

Boyer and Thompson Win Midwest Qualifier

Ryan McDaniel — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 18:34:42 +0000

This past weekend, Chase Boyer accomplished something very few players have done. She won the Girls 12s Midwest Qualifier. This marks the 10th time in seven years a player from ECTA has won the Midwest Qualifier. Boyer entered the weekend as the number two seed. She won her first two matches 6-0,6-0. Her last three rounds were competitive as she played the number five, four and three seeds respectively. She beat Mischa Briggs (Indianapolis) 6-2, 7-5 in the finals to win the championship. She and Sydney Miller lost in the finals of doubles 4-8.

Aaron Thompson partnered up with Mac Rogers (Bloomington) for the second time this month to capture the Boys 18s Doubles Title. They beat Michael Koch and his partner in the second round 8-1. Thompson and Rogers would go on to win their next two rounds 8-3 and 8-6. They played Khamasi Muhiga and Alec Robillard in the finals. Thompson and Rogers won 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(9). Aaron Thompson was also a Consolation Finalist

Several Players Qualify for Midwest Closed

Ryan McDaniel — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 18:08:08 +0000

This past weekend, multiple players from the ETC Academy group competed in one of the largest tournaments of the year. The annual CITA Qualifier hosts eight age divisions throughout the city of Indianapolis and surrounding areas. Boys and Girls from the 12s to 18s age division compete to qualify for the USTA Midwest Closed. As a group, we have had a lot of success over the years, winning multiple age groups in both singles and doubles. We consistently have one of the highest Qualifying percentages of any program within CITA. This year brought the same good fortune. More than half of our players qualified for the upcoming Midwest Closed.

Two of our Kentucky players also qualified to play in the Southern Closed. Congratulations to Jon Nunez and Caleb Buckman on qualifying for the Southern Closed. Caleb Buckman (Owensboro) made it to the third round before ultimately losing the second seed in three sets.

Sarah Monesmith, Aaron Thompson, Michael Koch and Evan Bottorff competed in the 18 and Under division, and qualified. Aaron Thompson and his doubles partner Mac Rogers won the doubles championship, while Aaron also made it to the finals of the Consolation Draw only to loose in three sets.

Dev Sanapati qualified for the Boys 16s. Nichole Henning (Girls 14s) and Chase Boyer (Girls 12s) also qualified.

Congratulations to all of our players who competed in the tournament. Good luck to everyone who either automatically qualified or are waiting to qualify.

Memorial Day Weekend Brings Success on Court

Ryan McDaniel — Tue, 30 May 2017 14:23:22 +0000

For most players the holiday weekend is a great weekend to take some time off before the summer gets busy with classes and tournament play. But for some of our top players, they spent the weekend out of town playing. There were two tournaments in which our players entered. The first is the Jefforsonville Memorial Day Tournament. The other is the Midwest Level 3 – Court One Memorial Day Weekend Tournament.

As our players are gearing up for what is typically a busy summer, all 8 players posted wins with 5 of the 8 either making the finals or winning the tournament.

Three ETC players were selected to play in Okemos, MI (Court One). This tournament is a great warm-up event to the upcoming tournaments, as every player is guranteed four matches. Dev Sanapati played the Boys’ 16s and brought home two wins. Dev found himself down a set and 5-0 in his first match, before fighting back to win in a third set tiebreak. He would win again in his third match, before ultimatly losing his fourth.

Aaron Thompson played the Boys 18s. Aaron played Alan Arocho, a seeded player first round. Thompson posted a routine win of 6-1, 6-4. Thompson would go on to win two more matches over the weekend.

But perhaps the biggest tournament of the weekend goes to Chase Boyer. Boyer entered the tournament unseeeded. After winning her first match 6-1, 6-0 Boyer would play back to back seeded players. She beat Alicen Liu (#10) 6-0, 6-3; Ashley Matz (#7) 6-1, 6-2. In the quarterfinals she played Monika Glueck (Chicago District) and posted a 6-3, 6-2 victory. Her semi-final opponent was Isabella Marquart(#2). Marquart played in the March National Tournament at ETC, where she made the finals of doubles and finished top 4. Boyer took the first set 6-2. The start of the second set would be tight and competitive, but Boyer eventually pulled away to take the second set 6-1. Boyer lost in the finals to Thea Latak(#1) 6-2, 6-2.

Nichole Henning and Juleah Scarlett met in the finals of Girls’ 16s in Jeffersonville. Henning beat Scarlett 6-2, 6-2.

Caden Scarlett was the top seeded player in Jefforsonville. He would make his way to the finals before losing 6-3, 6-2.

Ollie Ossenberg and Zach Woods played in the Boys 16s age division. Both would notch wins with Ollie advancing and winning in the finals.

Congratulations to all the players this weekend. This is a great start to the summer as we all prepare for the CITA Qualifier and the Midwest Closed.

#KeepGrinding

Ponna and Boyer Notch Wins at National Tournament

etcpoynter@gmail.com — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 19:42:01 +0000

The USTA National Level 3 – Hosted by the Evansville Tennis Center finished play Monday, March 27th after three match filled days. The tournament, scheduled to be play outdoors only saw daylight on Saturday. The first day featured two local players, Chase Boyer and Rupa Ponna- both players train at the Evansville Tennis Center.

Rupa, who made it into the tournament via alternate, was scheduled to play Corina Vinarov (Chicago, IL). Ponna made her national debut memorable, by beating the nationally ranked Corina Vinarov, 6-2, 7-5 in the fist round. Chase Boyer also made her national debut this past weekend. Her and her partner Lauren Hatfield advanced to the quarterfinals of doubles before losing to Shyla Aggarwal and Morina Fuduric 8-6. Boyer posted an upset win over the 8-seeded Yahli Noy (Closter, NJ) 7-5, 6-3. Boyer also beat Calista Chang (Hinsdale, IL) 6-0, 6-3 before falling to eventual champ Piper Charney (Prospect, KY).

ETC will be hosting a Boys’ 18 Midwest tournament April 8-9 and the MaddenCo USTA National Level 3 Boys’ and Girls’ 18 tournament, May 6-8/

Results:

1st- Piper Charney

2nd – Shyla Aggarwal

Aggarwal (left) Charney (right)

3rd- Adella Castaner

4th- Isabella Marquart

Marquart (left) Castaner (right)

Doubles Champions: Adella Castaner and Amber Yin

Doubles Finalists: Maya Joint and Isabella Marquart

Yin (right) Castaner (left)

Joint (left) Marquart (right)

Draws are set for Girls National

etcpoynter@gmail.com — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:38:30 +0000

The Evansville Tennis Center is hosting its second Junior National Tournament of the year this weekend. Girls from all over the country are traveling to Evansville to compete for three days. The tournament is scheduled to be played outside at Wesselman Park, starting Saturday March 25th. The day will begin at 8:00am with doubles, followed by singles. In the case of inclement weather the tournament will be moved indoors at ETC. With most of the competitors traveling from nearby Midwest states, we have several from outside the area. Players from California, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey and Massachusetts will also be playing.

Both Chase Boyer and Rupa Ponna, who train at the Evansville Tennis Center as part of the Academy, represent the only local players in the draw. Boyer and her doubles partner, Lauren Hatfield are seeded third in doubles and are schedule to start at 8:00am on Saturday. Ponna and her partner, Avyln Smith are scheduled to play at 9:00am. Ponna is scheduled to play singles at 12:30 and Boyer at 1:00pm Saturday.

In the case of inclement weather, play will be suspended and moved indoors to be resumed at 10:00am.

We are excited to host this event, as it is a great way to showcase our facility and its members, the city of Evansville, and to provide an opportunity for our local standouts to play at home. We encourage everyone to stop by this weekend and watch these young girls battle it out!

For more information, please visit our tournament website.

Click to view the draw. *Match times are subject to change*

Chase Boyer Wins Several Rounds

etcpoynter@gmail.com — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 19:45:57 +0000

Chase Boyer competed in a USTA Midwest Level 3 Championships this past weekend in Indianapolis, IN. Chase came into the tournament unseeded and outperformed expectations. Chase won her first round with little stress, winning 6-0, 6-0. Her second round match was against Ashley Matz (WI). Matz had won last months USTA Midwest Level 3 Championships. Matz continued her hot streak beating the third highest ranked player in the draw, Mia Thonmann, 6-1,6-4. Boyer handled the moment extremely well and stayed focused on her game plan. Boyer beat Matz 6-4, 6-2. As the only unseeded player left in the tournament Boyer made it to the quarterfinals before she lost to Amara Brahmbhatt (OH) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0(10-2).

Boyer found herself on court again quickly beating Brooklyn Siegel 6-1. 6-1. Boyer was scheduled to play her final match of the tournament against number two seeded Maya Jha, before the tournament director decided to abandon all remaining matches. The tournament director, cited Daylight Savings Time and travel arrangements as the reason to not finish as scheduled.

Boyer plans on competing in the USTA National Level 3 at ETC March 25-27.