LEVEL NTRP RATING
Rookie 1.0-1.5
Beginner 1.5-2.0
Advanced-Beginner 2.0-2.5
Low-Intermediate 2.5-3.0
High-Intermediate 3.0-4.0
Advanced 4.0-5.0
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Heavy hitter, Xiang Wan, won the July 23rd edition of the 2.0-2.5 Harbord Challenger in fashion. By the end of the hour he won 15 games. His sparring opponents had a very respectable finish: Gab won 10 and Andrew won 6
Idha Khoudeida won the challenger, she won 8 games, Zoe won 5, cibele won 4, Patricia won 3. Coach Neel reported this challenger as having 20 shot rally‘s. Amazing for the ntrp 1.0-1.5 level. We‘ll be seeing Idha & Patricia in the ntrp 1.5-2.0 starting next week.
In an exciting challenger, 3 players—Lisa, Sammy, and Anqi—competed fiercely for a coveted medal. Anqi showcased remarkable passion and resilience, scoring 7 points, while Sammy put up a solid effort with 5 points. Ultimately, in a delightful display, Lisa clinched the medal with an impressive 21 points.
When only 1 player shows up for a challenger; they get to go "1 v 1" against the coach. So Dunja Ilic got to face Coach Hesh. The arrangement was; if she can take 3 games off our esteemed coach…then she gets the medal…the hour ended with Dunja taking home the evidence of her triumph. Congrats!
The rain stopped 30 min before this challenger; however, Sherry Chen was the only one to show up. And it turned out to be blue skies. When only 1 player shows the coach plays against the player. Sherry walluped Coach Hesh in 2 games. Leaving Coach Hesh in tears and Sherry with the medal.
Christian Delos Reyes & Marin Davidson deserve all the accolades that come with consistent serve practice. The duo spent much time working on their 3.0-4.0 level serve, however it was Christian that won the 1v1 challenger with a score of 6-1.
Steph Algieri, Karen Shearer and Nancy Kang know the importance of Deuce. 80% of this challenger went to Deuce; tho it was Nancy that persevered in the all important 7th point. Winning 13 games in total. Congrats to all competitors!
Coach Hesh was the umpire for this challenger. Was a very balanced group and results could have easily gone to any competitor. 60 ft blue lines and stage 2 balls were used. Catherine Motl won 6 (to the right). Barbara Chun, champion, won 7 games (centre). Jenn Liu won 3 games (to the left). Congrats to all competitors.
In a thrilling tennis match, Jeremy, Kevin, Randy, and Nima faced off in a competitive showdown. With all three-way tie at 11 pots at one stage, Jeremy capitalized on a series of double faults by his opponents and surged ahead, leading by 4 points. & his first-ever challenger victory.
This isn’t the "Tennis Edition of Charlie’s Angels", it’s the NTRP 1.5-2.0 Challenger on July 8. Reem Keleta (front) won the challenger winning 12 games, Rachel Dhingra (left most)won 6 games, Nicole Britton (right most) and Stephanie Algieri (second from right) won 4 games each.
The results are in for the July 8 "full house“ challenger: Lara Blyshchyk 2, Katy Griffiths 1, Kseniia Shlagina 2, & Corey Yen nabbing 6 games for the victory. The medal ribbon matches his hat; was meant to be! Congrats to all participants.
Making fewest unforced errors, Catherine Motl (middle) takes the challenger title with 6 game wins. High percentage tennis at its fines! Her opponents left with a very respectable win-loss record capturing 2 games each. Congrats toher opponents (Rebecca Lee - left, Kathlyn Pascua - right)
In a thrilling tennis match, Zi Ming initially dominated with his powerful serve, quickly taking a 2-0 lead. Barbara mounted a strong comeback, evening the score at 2-2. However, Jimin regained control, leveraging his precise serve and powerful forehand to decisively win the match 6-2.
Viktoriya Sabat conquered the courts on the special edition Canada Day challenger 2.5-3.0 division. Viktoria won the challengers after winning 12 games, Caio won 8 games and Day won 3 games. Viktoria not only has an outstanding "all court” game, but she has exceptional footwork!
Fittingly, the player with the red racket wins the 2.0 - 2.5 Special Edition Canada Day Challenger. Taz Kapasi busted out 15 game wins over the course of the hour, while Andrei captured 7 & Shalv connected for 3. Happy Canada Day guys!
In an intense and thrilling tennis match, Roberta, Barbara & Renata battled fiercely. The tension was palpable as they exchanged shots and strategic plays. In a nail-biting finish, Barbara clinch the victory with a final tally of 22 pts. Meanwhile, Roberta & Renata ended the match with 20 & 5 points respectively.
In a highly anticipated Canada Day rookie Challenger, Farhan faced off against Michelle in a 1v1 . Both players, new to the competitive scene, showed their nerves early on until finding their rhythm. Farhan's powerful strokes began to dominate the rallies. securing his victory, earning him the medal.
Isabela Elena was the lone warrior in this challenger; so ended up playing Coach Neel for the duration of the player vs Coach challenger. Following a lengthy warmup, some drilling and a lengthy debate on format - Isabella took 2 games off Coach Neel landing her the loot. Congrats.
Diana Koval takes the podium again, this time winning the beginners challenger in less than optimal weather conditions. Regardless, she persevered thru and rising above the competition by accumulating 6 games. Her opponents, Kalsoom won 4 games and Karen won 2 games.
Thurs 8- 9pm "Low Intermediate" Adult Challenger @ Harbord ci tennis courts, 286 Harbord St, Toronto (outdoor).
Joabe Ribeiro & Sophie Nie duked it out in this 1 v 1 challenger. Tight games were had with Sophie coming out on top 9-3 after 1 hour of play!
Winner of the June 27 challenger…drum roll please….Charlene Kutama with a best 2 out of 3 min match after a lesson…Charlene taking 2 of the 3 congrats! Highlighted by her coach, David Lee, was her strong footwork and ability to minimize her unforced errors when it counted!
Idha Khoudeida took the NTRP 1.0-1.5 level Challenger title following her collection of 10 game wins on Wednesday eve. After the official challenger segment, she was reported to have 2-2 tie in an unofficial playoff against Coach Neel & Barb (1 player vs 2 players…aka Aussie Doubles)
The Number 13 is associated with the divine, and is said to bring good luck and prosperity to those who embrace it; & Britt van der Donk definately embraced number 13 thru on Wednesday nite. Brit won the lower intermediate challenger by racking up 13 games, while competitors Selen won 6 games and Stephanie won 3 games.
Yasmin Hardan won the challenger, her and Cecelia won 8 games each and in tie break Yasmin won 3-1. Kathleen won 6 games and Paige won 2 games. Cecelia and Yasmin are best friends and they had to go against each other in the tie breaker. They are reported to still be bestie's despite the on court war.
In a rare 1 competitor challenger, Carmen Schoenmetz took 2 games off Coach David Lee in a 9-2 rumble… awarding her the medal! When only 1 competitor registers for a challenger, the coach plays a style of play within the students NTRP level; however in this case Carmen wanted Coach David to punish the ball!
Jennifer Ren (left) took a sweep 8 - 0 vs Mavis Han in a 1 v 1 challenger. Looking like we‘ll see Jennifer Ren in the NTRP 2.0 - 2.5 division very soon. Jennifer accepted the invitation from Coach Hesh to "level up" to the NTRP 2.0-2.5 division & we wish her best of luck in her new division.
In an intense tennis match, Iris Sina triumphed over Sarah Baird with a final score of 3-2. Iris initially dominated, taking a 2-0 lead and displaying strong momentum. However, as the sun emerged, so did Sarah's performance, Iris clinched victory at a nail-biting 30-40 in the final moments.
The Tues June 18th, 6- 7pm "Low Intermediate" Adult challenger was captured by Marina Schor with a 7 game victory collection. Respective opponents nabbed the following game wins:
Hannah 4 games, Alexandra 3 games, Charny 2 games
Emma Eom became the 5th straight ladies challenger champ! This 'full house' challenger saw 4 competitors in action on a hot June evening. Emma won 8 games, Cleo and Kd won 6 games each; and Vera won 1 game. So Emma was declared champion of the event.
Competition doesn’t get any stiffer than the rumble between Mike Garisto & Joanna Gulas; as they face off against each other in yesterday’s highest level of challenger. The NTRP 4.0 - 5.0 dual took place at Harbord on June 14th, 2024.
Calling all male challenger winners?! Can we put an end to the female challenger winning streak? 4th straight female champ, Mira Konforovych, won 12 games, Emma won 8 games, Andrew won 7 games and Amanda won 3 games. With this win, Mira now moves up to the next level NTRP 2.0 - 2.5
Step a side guys...this week has been dominated by the gals! 3rd consecutive challenger win by "girl power" was captured by Mira Konforovych, who won the 1.5-2.0 challenger. Her and Sherryn won 6 games each and Mira won the tie breaker 3-1. Brad won 5 games and Yee won 1 game.
Hannah McCaig won the June 3rd NTRP 2.0-2.5 Challenger. She won 11 games, Yasmeen and Angela won 5 each. Hannah showed excellent shot selection and smooth footwork while capturing the gold medallion on a beauty June Monday evening.
This turned out to be a 1v1 challenger! Straight up Emma vs Sage for an hour long bout! The competitors sustained incredibly long rallies for their division; and Emma outlasted Sage 7/3 in this beginner level challenger!
Tim Zhang (middle) gave it his all...and did not disappoint the crowd as he pulled off a big win for today’s challenger with an impressive 14 games won to Teresa's 9 & Amani's 1. Looking forward to seeing him in the 1.5 - 2.0 division soon.
Isabela Elena conquers the court as she trains for a NTRP 2.0-2.5 tournament victory; a journey that has her collect a challenger victory along the way! This particular challenger saw her collect 2 games off the coach! Well played Isabela.
Louis on the left side vs. Emma on the right side. (only 2 players showed up of 4 registrants...so we did a 1 on 1 challenger) Louis won 7/3 and secured his first challenger medal . Bring on 2 more medals and Louis will have to challenge up.
Look out 2.0-2.5 division...here comes Nina! An inspiring performance by Nina Ghosn; as she attacked the competition fresh off the long weekend break. Nina won the May 21 Challenger with 11 games won, Emma won 6 and and Katrina won 3.
Charles Cayer (middle) dominated the 1.5-2.0 Challenger by winning 6 games. And a tight draw between Ziming and Erik with each of them winning 3 games. This is now Charles' 2nd Challenger win before hIs level up to 2.0-2.5 division. Congrats!
Peace Penzi captured the victory title on May 18th in a 3 player challenger. She and Ralph Bolo won 11 games each; then at the end of the hour they played a tie breaker to determine the victor. Peace won the breaker!!!!
Venessa Stott won 11 total games and dominated the challenger, persevering through a tough & previous NTRP champion opponent, Nina. Nina won 8 games and came in the second place and Scarlett came at 3rd place.
It was a split decision between Skye Turriff & Rachel Hilton. After 1 hour of battle, each won 6 games. Once players win 3 Challengers they must try their next challenger at the next level,
This is Challenger Champion, Nina Zahr, from the "Advanced-Beginner" (NTRP 2.0-2.5) event on Monday, May 13th. Nina won 4 games, while her competitors Liye, Livia & Angela each won 3. A tight race indeed.
In a full Challenger draw of 4 players, Charles Cayer finished1st after playing 2 full round robins. In this particular Challenger, players spent the first 20 min doing a review of rules & light coaching during warmup...afterwards, Charles won 1st, with a 5-3 record. Congrats!
In this Challenger, we had 6 competitors and 2 courts/2 umpires. Ralph Bolo (second from left in picture) won by dominating without losing any games. 2nd place Pratreek Sharma (far left) medaled with 9 games, third place we had a tie between Renee and Iris with 3 games each.
Deuce was on the loose; as Rebecca Lee & Nicole Wang faced off against each other in a tight battle involving muliple deuce riddled games. By the end of the hour Rebecca took home the hardware with a 5-3 result.
Dhaval Shownkani squeeked past Louisa Bai in a best of 3 matchup in this 1v1 Challenger. The number of Deuces was record breaking and worth a phone call to Guiness World Records.
Temperatures are rising at the same time as Viktoria Balioz's ranking. 2 more "Challenger" wins put her in the NTRP 2.0-2.5 level; as she won 6 games to Aidan's 4, Nikhil's won 5 and Elaine's 2.
Climbing the ranks in the upper levels, Joanna Gulas outlasted her opponents with 10 games won, Mai won 3 games and Nancy won 2 games.
Rising Star Alert: Mindy Loverin Clinches Beginner Challenger. There were 4 players at this challenger match. With 8 game wins to Brittany's (6) , Abbie's (5) & Lisa's (2)
Martin Czachor won his "Beginner Challenger". Martin played 3 sets (total 6 games in each set) of double games with round robin style.
He scored 5-1, 3-3, 4-2. And finished with won 12 games total with three different partners.
Skye Turriff moved up a division no less than 6 months ago into the 2.0- 2.5 category; and now wins her first challenger; with 8 game wins to Stephanie Hinton's (7) & Min Jung's (5)
Marcus Warren takes home the crown for this "High Intermediate Challenger". How did he do it? He managed to go 2-6, 1-2 against Coach Neel. 3 games off one of Toronto's finest deserves some loot.
The 1-2 combo of Sarah Quayyum (left) and Diana Koval (right) faced off against each other on the grounds of John Fisher. Diana was triumphant with 13 total games won to Sarah's 8.
Lauren Ball won the tournament with 15 points after a title fight with Martin 13 point in a mix of singles and Australian doubles matches that was filled with technical and mental games.
Champ - Ali Sutherland makes history as the only solar eclipse champ . There were 3 players at this challenger and they rotated thru the hour; Ali took home 6 games to win the gold.
Champ - Shuvam Roy (middle) takes the first outdoor challenger of the season. The players did an aussie challenger, 2pts if u win a singles game and 1pt if you win a doubles. Suvam won with 12 pts total.
Champ - Marina Shor (12 games won) takes home the gold in part of our indoor series of challengers. Coaches believe she will be making the jump to low-intermediate soon the way she's playing.
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