Midwest / Western Michigan

News & Updates

The months of May and June have been incredibly busy for our tennis players and coaches!  So much has been going on across Western Michigan:

 

  • National Tennis Month events all around the district
  • Court One Memorial - Level 4 Tournament in the Lansing area
  • Level 2 and Level 3 Tournaments in Grand Rapids
  • WMTA Junior District Championships in Kalamazoo
  • District Team Cup Teams competing in Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin
  • Tennis 101 Camps
  • Junior Wheelchair Camps
  • Midwest Closed for ALL eight age groups in Lansing and Grand Rapids areas
  • And the WMTA Junior Team Tennis Championships
  • And for one weekend in June, more than 1,200 tournament players were competing in Western Michigan!

 

National Tennis Month Events

Players and coaches had a blast running National Tennis Month events across the district in May. These were free or inexpensive events to promote the great game of tennis and invite new players of all ages to start playing. Scroll through the photos to see some of the fun that was had.

WMTA Junior District Championships Results

The WMTA Junior District Championships were held in Kalamazoo June 9-11 at historic Stowe Stadium at Kalamazoo College and at the Western Michigan Tennis Courts. This is the premier closed event for just our district players. See the results below.

 

Division

Winner

Runner-Up

Boys 12s

Ayan Arora (Okemos)

Samuel Enochson (Bellevue)

Boys 14s

Oliver Caldwell (Grand Rapids)

Reid Hackney (Norton Shores)

Boys 16s

Suchir Nagisetty (Okemos)

Samuel Schumacher (Kalamazoo)

Boys 18s

Ethan Portnoy (Okemos)

Karanjeet Deol (Ada)

Girls 12s

Sophia Krueger (Portage)

Glori Caldwell (Grand Rapids)

Girls 14s

Isabella Portnoy (Okemos)

Laney Enochson (Bellevue)

Girls 16s

Ana Cheng (Kalamazoo)

Anya Arora (Okemos)

Girls 18s

Yenna Park (Okemos)

Nathalie Lanne (Grand Rapids)

 

 

 

Tennis 101 in Muskegon!

The week of June 19-23, we organized a Tennis 101 camp for kids with Club 188 in Muskegon. We had 29 kids ranging from 1st-4th grade come out to learn tennis for the first time as part of this free camp. Everyone had a blast!

Junior Wheelchair Camp held June 16-17!

Lynn Bender held the Midwest Jr. Wheelchair Camp at DeWitt Tennis Center at Hope College June 16-17. Any junior with a physical disability was welcome to join. They had more than 20 kids registered for the two-day camp!

Upcoming Tournaments

10 & Under Junior Circuit Tournaments

Level 7 Tournaments

Level 6 Tournaments

Midwest Elevated Tournaments - Levels 3-5

National Level Tournaments - Levels 1-2

Adult Tournaments

Wheelchair Tournaments

Para Standing/Wheelchair Tournaments

 

Junior Tournament Player Spotlights

Western Michigan winners of the Level 7 and higher Tournaments in Western Michigan in May were:

 

Level 6 - South Shore May 6

            B14 - Ryan Case (Kalamazoo)

            B16 - Beckett Haveman (Byron Center)

            B18 - Brady Schansky (Zeeland)

            G16 - Caroline Dempsey (Grand Rapids)

 

Level 7 - Court One May 6

            G14 - Margie Glynn (Portage)

 

Level 5 - Grand Rapid Racquet May 13

            G12 - Laney Enochson (Bellevue)

 

Level 7 - MVP Crahen May 13

            B12 - Roger Chen (Ada)

            B16 - Hudson Braak (Nunica)

            B18 - Jett Haveman (Byron Center)

            G14 - Jenna Itawi (Kalamazoo)

 

Level 7 - YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo May 14

            B12 - Michael Schumacher (Kalamazoo)

            B14 - Vikram Krishnan (Grand Rapids)

            G14 - Jenna Itawi (Kalamazoo)

 

Level 6 - Premier  May 19

            B12 - Ayan Arora (Okemos)

            B14 - Noah Weinberger (White Lake)

            B18 - Garrett Cheng (Kalamazoo)

 

Level 4 - Court One May 27

            B18 - Simon Volkema (GR) & Simon Caldwelll (GR)

 

Level 7 - Grand Haven May 27

            B14 - Michael Gorno (Zeeland)

            B18 - Malcolm Johnson (Grand Haven)

            G14 - Evelyn Price (Holland)

            G18 - Hailey Miller (Alto)

 

More June event results will be in the next newsletter.

 

Premier Update

If you have not heard, the non-profit organization that has been working to purchase Premier Athletic and Tennis Club in Grandville has been successful!  The club will remain and include and NTJL Program for underserved youth.  This took a tremendous effort by a lot of people to make this happen! 

 

Adult Leagues

The Fall/Winter Adult League season entry forms are being accepted starting July 5 (seems crazy, but true). You have until August 2 to have your minimum number of players on your roster to secure your spot in the league. 

 

Here is the link for more info:  Click here

 

Please contact Steve at Steve@wmitennis.com for any questions.

 

 

 

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