CITA – Evansville Tennis Center

Vincents Win Family of the Year Award

Ryan McDaniel — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 20:26:00 +0000

Jim, Theresa, Audrey and James Vincent were honored at the annual Central Indiana Tennis Association Annual Meeting this past weekend. Each year the USTA and CITA recognizes a family who best exemplifies the high ideals of the Central Indiana Tennis Association, with each member of the family contributing to the sport of tennis and to the CITA.

Jim has been a board member for the Evansville Community Tennis Association (ECTA) playing on local USTA league teams and winning a men’s CITA district title as Captain. Jim coached middle school tennis and served as assistant coach for boys and girls Memorial high school tennis. He helped in the design, funding and construction of our indoor facility. He continues to play local and regional tournaments.

Theresa has been the chair of the Pro/Am Party for the past 15 years for the pro-circuit tournament, served on fund raising committees and played in many local USTA leagues. She is the one who got the kids and husband to hundred of tennis lessons and tournaments!

Jim and Theresa have co-chaired the annual ECTA fund raising event. Audrey and James were both CITA ranked juniors as well as in the Midwest and earned All District Tennis. All State Tennis, and Academic All State Honors in High School. Audrey is a Junior at Purdue University studying Computer Science. She played varsity High School tennis for 4 years at Memorial High School winning the 2012 Team State Championship. James is a Senior at Memorial High School and is planning to attend Purdue University. He just finished winning SIAC and advancing to Semi-State. Audrey and James each served 9 years as ball kids for the Pro Circuit Tournament in Evansville and assisted in setting up and tearing down before and after the event. Both helped teach tennis during the summers to low income kids.

We are very proud of the Vincent Family for their efforts and dedication to growing the game of tennis. They have volunteered countless hours over the past several years and we will always be grateful. Audrey and James have always been terrific leaders in the community, and we are confident they always will be!

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.