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Thank you all for making TennisNYC a very successful tennis league in NYC!!!
Some exciting 2007 photos of TennisNYC league members below!
Ohhhhhh.... Sweet MEMORIES!!! HAPPY TIMES! GREAT MOMENTS of laughter and friendships!!!
Hello Mate! Cookin any shrimps on the barbi and
havin' some tinnies (Fosters)?: Sunil
and Hugh
Sunil (photo above L), originally from
Sydney, looks very much like the Australian
Superstar, Mark Phillipousis. Just like the
Australian PRO, Sunil's got the looks, easy going
personality and the game! Hugh (photo above R)
just graduated from Harvard, played for the High
School tennis team, and has great tennis technique
and friendly personality! Welcome to TennisNYC
league! No worries Mate!

Let's play tennis after work until it gets
dark.. LOL..
Photo above are some members who played tennis
under the moonlight OUTDOORS after work until 10pm!!! A great way to
de-stress from work!!!

The Grade School Teacher and The Money Man!
(L-R) William (Grade School Teacher) and
Anthony (Finance) met during the TennisNYC
drills/evaluation prior to joining the Fall/Winter
league and had a great time! William played for
his high school tennis team and would like to
start playing again on a regular basis. On
the other hand, Anthony, who likes playing beach
volleyball, is very eager to improve his tennis
skills. Welcome to SPRING and SUMMER 2008
tennis league season!

TennisNYC Womens Tournament
Match!!!
(L-R) Jacquie and Marlene forgot about the
stress of their demanding corporate jobs during their
TennisNYC match. Both ladies love the game
of tennis, have great friendly personality and
enjoyed the exercise and fun friendly
competition/atmosphere of the league. Win or
lose, TennisNYC is about FUN, great exercise and
meeting nice friendly tennis players in NYC!!!

"I'm amazed to see how much Romulus has
progressed in the short time i've known him!"
Myles said about Romulus' game.
(L-R) Myles, Romulus, Steven Oh and Reza played
doubles last Saturday.

Meet new friends, get exercise, improve
your tennis skills and have fun - TennisNYC
league!
(L-R) Eric (coach), Rosemarijn, TJ Soares,
Jenisteen and Matt hit hundreds of tennis balls,
practice on their serve and got lessons from Eric,
TennisNYC league coach before playing with other
league members!

(L-R) Maggie, Reza, Beng and Steve

You cannot be serious!!!
(L-R photo above) Joe Hodge and Calvin Chan
just before the start of their TennisNYC 1st rd
Intermediate tournament match. "Calvin actually aced me in the
2nd set but the sun went away, and my serves went
in!" Joe said after the match. Tournament prize is a free vacation in Daytona
Beach at the awesome Florida Tennis Center. Click
here for photos.

Uh..oh.. Heat alert!!! Tennis Emergency!!
Whats wrong Myles? Can't stand the heat? Photo
above shows some TennisNYC league members resting
after playing more than 3 hours of doubles! Take
advantage of the few remaining days of Summer
outdoor weather and get ready for the nice cool
Fall tennis season! Come out and play tennis!
(L-R) Jaman, Steve, Bryan and Myles. "I had
an awesome time! Thank you all for an exhausting
but super fun afternoon!" Myles said. "I
had a great time! Really fun doubles!" Bryan
said. "Perfect weather and good
partners!" Steve said. "I second that!
Really fun tennis!" Jaman said. Tennis is a
great form of exercise and you will meet nice
friends too!
New programs, regular and new members, cardio
tennis drills, round robin games, singles/doubles/mixed doubles,
tennis tournaments, tennis outings in Daytona
beach, Florida and more!!! Advanced
beginners to advanced tennis players welcome!!! We
welcome all nationalities, race, gender etc
etc. Tennis is a great way to lose weight, cure
boredom and depression, meet nice and athletic
professionals!!! STAY FIT, HEALTHY AND POSITIVE!!!

TennisNYC promotes friendship through the sport of
Tennis!
We encourage all nationalities to join! We play
everywhere in NYC and NJ, day and night, 7 days a
week, Indoors and Outdoors, all seasons! Come and
join us! Stay active and healthy!

Great Weekend Morning of Tennis and
Friends!
TennisNYC league members are from all over the
world!
(L-R) Katherine, Ita, Scott, Andrea, Carolina,
Miho, Arlene and Magno all had a great time
playing several hours of tennis!

Come and join us this SUMMER 2008 season!
(L-R) Tom Soares and Ricky Miaw just before their
tournament match! Good match!!!

Nice Day! Nice Game! Nice Friendly Match!
(L-R photo above) Harry Allen and Nik played in
the TennisNYC Advanced tournament!

Busy busy businessman!
John Florez, TennisNYC league member, owns and
runs 2 major businesses, notably a prestigious
recruiting firm. Check out his website at www.florezgroup.com
In between his busy schedule, he tries to find
time to play tennis for relaxation and
exercise. John is shown above in Central
Park Tennis Center after a great tennis
workout. John is an excellent tennis player
and has a great friendly personality! TennisNYC
league members play everywhere in NYC and NJ, 7
days a week, night and day, outdoors and indoors,
all year!

As part of TennisNYC's
continuing effort to improve the skills of every
member of the league, starting this SPRING and
SUMMER 2008 TennisNYC league members will get
FREE coaching, lessons, drills!!!
(L-R) Omar, Eric (league coach), Collette, Magnus,
Arlene and Maritza participated in the backhand
drills!
Everyone learned something and had a great
tennis workout!!!

"We had a great time!"
Alexandre and Ita did more than 1 1/2 hours of
intense drills and tennis lesson to prepare them
for the Fall Tennis League. Alexandre played
nationals in Canada before moving to NYC few
months ago. He was a ranked player in
Canada, has an awesome talent and great
footwork/speed! Both players have great friendly
personality. Ita graduated from Princeton,
very bubbly and shared tons of funny trader jokes
after the drills. She has a great backhand
and excellent conditioning!

The beauty from Reno!
Katherine Colyer (photo above) has a great
down to earth personality, athletic, and motivated
to improve her tennis game.

SLICE BACKHAND DRILLS!!!

The Grade School Teacher and the Neuro-Scientist!
Stay active and healthy this SPRING and
SUMMER 2008!
Tennis is a great way to meet nice friends and
stay active and healthy!
(L-R) Eric, TennisNYC coach, Alison (Teacher) and
Deanna (PH D in Neuro Science).

TennisNYC members are from different parts of the
world!
(L-R photo above) Ricky Miaw, Romulus, Peter and
Tom Soares played round robin doubles!
Johan Willem (photo above right), from
Europe, is not bothered by cold weather in NYC!
"I don't mind the cold weather at all! Tennis
is a great exercise! I enjoy it!" Johan said
after his practice/lesson with Eric, the league
coach. Johan is practicing before playing
matches with other TennisNYC league members.
Johan is single, works in finance, and studied for
a year in Argentina. He has a great smile, and
friendly easy going personality! Hakuna, the
ball girl/dog of the league is also shown
above. Hakuna loves to pick up tennis
balls!!!!

Awesome Tennis Players, Awesome TennisNYC
hats!
(L-R photo above) Alexandre and Vishal,
advanced TennisNYC players, wearing awesome,
well-made, classy TennisNYC hats, taking a short
break during their intense singles match indoors. "I need to
exercise and run! I miss playing tennis!"
Vishal said after his successful business trip
from China and Hongkong.

Tennis is
Blood, Sweat, Tears and BLISTERS!
Said Frances (photo above) graduated with a
Masters degree from MIT, played Div 3 college
tennis and presently works in NYC. His
favorite tennis players? "Nadal and Baghdatis!"
Just like Baghdatis, the charming professional
tennis player, Said, was born in Lebanon. Unlike
Baghdatis who migrated to France to fine tune his
tennis skills, Said went to MIT. "I learned
how to hit a backhand topspin in the US. I
used to just hit a slice backhand," he
explains. Welcome to NYC!

Good Looking, Great Tennis Players, Nice
Personality and Professionals and all members of
TennisNYC league!
(L-R) Myles, Miguel, Joshua, Marc, Michael, Eric,
Chris, Gopal and Bryan.
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Worlds Apart, Sharing the same love for the
sport!
(L-R) Priyo Chaterjee, born in India and presently
living in Jersey City, and Fernando Montero, born
in Peru, share the same love for the sport of
tennis. They both have excellent tennis
technique, well educated and have great
personality. Priyo said, "My main
interest in the league is to do something I love
and, as a great by-product, get fitter as well as
meet people with similar interests." Welcome
to the league!
![]() Andrew Shapiro (photo above) Ex college tennis player from Lehigh U, works for IMG! Don't stay home when its nice outside! Play Tennis! |
![]() Sid Malik (photo above) shows his Roger Federer one hand backhand! Works as Engineering Manager! |
All members of the league!![]() Linda Song (photo above) played for her High School tennis team! Has Masters degree from Paris. Speaks French! |

The Medical Doctor who loves playing tennis!
Sam Dychter (photo above in NYC Central
Park Tennis Center) is a Medical Director for a US
Medical firm. He has great enthusiasm for
the game, athletic and has great positive energy
and motivation to improve his tennis skills.
Welcome to the league, Dr. Sam!!! BTW, watch out
for Sam's low forehand shot with tons of spins!!!

We are Tennis Family!
(Photo above L-R) Missy, Denise, Eric Bianchini,
Sanjith, Sharon, Marlene and Maggie had fun
playing tennis. The
early Fall weather was perfect for playing tennis
and meeting new friends!!!

"You cannot be serious!!!"
(Photo L-R) Jim Gaffney aka John McEnroe
for his emotional outbursts on the tennis court,
Emily Somerville, Dan Kanemoto and Iwaya Shizuoko.

Tennis is a great workout!!!
Missy Pool had a great time doing tennis
drills prior to
playing with other league members. "I
would love to do this drills again!" she
said. Missy is the newest member of the
TennisNYC league. Missy goes to Florida few
times a year to play tennis with her
friends. She has great ball control and
consistency.

Rainy weekend? Hey, play tennis indoor!
(L-R) Beth, Diane, Marc and Matthew played
SINGLES and DOUBLES indoors and had a great time!

My Dad's Birthday Gift!
With a big smile on his face, Dan
Kanemoto (photo above) said, "My dad gave me
this Flexpoint Head Racquet for my birthday! I
like the racquet a lot!" He added that his
Dad was the one who taught him how to play tennis
at a very young age. Dan is now a filmmaker,
graduated from NYU, and presently involved in
doing animation projects. Dan has solid
tennis fundamentals and very motivated to play
again. He is very friendly, athletic and has great
personality!!!

TennisNYC league is about meeting nice
people, getting good exercise and de-stressing
from work!
(L-R) Janice Dixon, Robin Zhang, Myles Hefland and
Jennifer Breitenstein played fun doubles!
Shu-Wie Chen (photo L) loves to play
tennis. "I use tennis for
exercise!" he said. "I'm
looking to get back into shape!" Shu
works in the Financial market. Shu
has solid tennis technique and has been
playing tennis for a long time. |
"I
love my Wilson N-Code!" Vasant
Narayanan (photo L) said during the
TennisNYC drills. Vasant has great
tennis technique, beautiful one hand
backhand and very athletic. "I can
run all day!" he said smiling. |

MEN in BLACK!!! What rainy weather??
(L-R photo above) Jon Yeung, Reza, Vipul
and Eric had a lot of fun playing SINGLES and
DOUBLES outdoors!

Great effort Kris!!!
Kris Bautista (photo above) pushed his
body to the limits during the tennis drills. He
hit hundreds and hundreds of tennis balls!!!
"Kris has good consistency and knows how to
keep the ball in play. Kris has great
personality and a very nice person and loves
dogs. He owns a 2 year old Yorkie!

Let's be a CHILD again!
(L-R) Joanna Wen, Iwaya, Janice Dixon and
Myles Hefland hiding behind a tennis
racquet. TennisNYC tennis league is all
about having fun, meeting nice exciting people
from all over the world, developing friendship,
getting exercise and de-stressing from corporate
jobs. Players are matched based on skills
and tennis experience. We play everywhere in NYC
and NJ.

Singapore! Oh Singapore!
Did you know the TennisNYC league has
already 4 members who were originally from
Singapore? (L-R) Sharon Koh, Ken Yang and Grace
Tan. The 4th member, Nick Wong, is not
pictured. All the Singaporean members work
in the financial market in NYC. They are all
nice, friendly, highly educated and love playing
tennis. Did you know Sharon went to a tennis camp
in Saugerties, NY and had a blast!!!

"Great Work-out!!!"
Eric Bianchini (photo above) said after
hitting hundreds of tennis balls during the
drills/evaluation at a private court to practice on his strokes
before playing with other league members.
Eric is very athletic, in top shape and physical
conditioning, runs marathons, plays golf and goes
to the gymn several times per week! Still working
on his consistency, Eric loves to hit the ball
hard on both sides! Eric loves to play at the Red
Clay courts, Central Park and just about
everywhere there are tennis courts!!!!

"I like to do these drills again!"
(L-R) Joanna Wen and Brooke Simpson had a
great time hitting hundreds and hundreds of tennis
balls during their evaluation/drills session prior
to playing with other league members.
"This is fun!" they both said.
Both ladies played tennis since they were
young. "I have been playing tennis
since I was 7 years old!" Brooke said.

FULL MOON TENNIS!!!
What a great night of tennis, having fun,
getting exercise and meeting new friends after a
hectic day of work!!!
(Photo L-R) Linda Fitzpatrick, RJ and Linda Song.
Courts are FREE! Linda Fitzpatrick and RJ lives in
NJ.

Advanced DOUBLES is fun!!!
(Photo L-R) Bryan Duong, Marcio Vieira
from Brazil, Hillary France (Duke U college
player) and Uddie. We play all over NYC, NJ
and soon in Long Island and Connecticut!!! You
choose where you want to play!!! Marcio lives in
Hoboken while Uddie lives in Jersey City!

Summer Blockbuster: Reality Tennis!
TennisNYC's summer reality TV Show now
playing at a tennis court near you!!! Photo above
shows the cast of tennis characters! Lots of
drama, tension, fun, strategy and great
exercise!!! Currently auditioning for new cast
members!!! Photo taken last Aug 6, Sunday. (L-R)
Rick, Jessica, Eric, Robin, Matthew, Dan,
Emmanuel, RJ, Chris and Marc.
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"This is an incredible workout!!!"
Julie Fischer (photo above) said after the
TennisNYC.com cardio drills/lesson and evaluation
prior to hitting with other league members. During
the drills, she hit hundreds and hundreds of
tennis balls!!! "Julie showed great
athleticism and a nice one handed topspin
backhand!" Eric, the league coach,
said.

TennisNYC.com Athlete of the Year 2006!!!
Kyoko Unayama receives the TennisNYC
Athlete of the Year Award. Shown above is
Eric, the league coach, congratulating
Kyoko. Kyoko was chosen as Athlete of the Year for
her love of the sport, athletic skills and
ability, dedication and friendly spirit!!! In
addition, Kyoko has shown inner strength, bravery,
courage and positive attitude despite a tennis
injury which she sustained last spring. Kyoko has
been a member of the league for the past 3
years.

Thanks to the power of Google!!!
(Photo above L-R) Eugene Young and Marcio
Vieira
Eugene wrote in his email, "I
have been walking/cycling around Central Park many
times since moving over here from Europe and just
tonight had a thought that there must be a tennis
club/league the I can join to play some tennis and
get in shape again." Eugene thanked the
"power of google" for finding TennisNYC.
Marcio googled Tennis in NYC even before leaving
Brazil to move to NYC. They both had a great time
during the cardio tennis drills and
evaluation. "Marcio hits with western
grips on both forehand and backhand which
generates a lot of topspin. Eugene, on the
other hand, hits with a continental grip on his
forehand and a semi-western grip on his
backhand. His strokes are much flatter in
contrast to Marcios,'" Eric, the
league coach, commented. Marcio lives in Hoboken.

Goodbye Old LeCoq Sportif racquet! Welcome
Head Liquid Metal racquet!!!!
Christopher de Nave (photo above)
can't wait for Tennis Warehouse to ship his demo
racquets. He has been using an old LeCoq
sportif racquet, Yannick Noah signature model and
wants to update his gear! "Christopher has
great technique off both wings and displayed good
consistency and has a powerful serve!" Eric, the league coach, said of Christopher's
game.

Great Tennis Smile and attitude!!!!
(photo above L-R) Georgene Huang, Denise
Fiallo and Joel Sonkin did their
evaluation/drills/lesson last Sunday, July 23,
despite the gloomy weather/rainy forecast.
Denise and Joel are very excited to start playing
with other league members this summer/fall season
while Georgene is very happy to take a few tennis
lessons before joining. Joel was referred to
the league by his sister Rebecca, who is presently
an active member. They all have great
personality, professionals, athletic and very
talented players!!!!

The Columbia Grad with a strong game!
Steven Tam just graduated with a Masters
Degree in Electrical Engineering from Columbia
University in NYC. He plans to spend his
summer by playing lots of tennis with other league
members. "Steven has strong solid ground
strokes, great topspin stroke production on both
sides, 2 handed backhand and a big serve!"
Eric, the league coach said.

The Sweet Lawyer Who Loves Playing Tennis!!!
Marlene used to play tennis
when she was younger, however, according to her
"I haven't picked up a racket in years."
She said she has the "itch to play tennis
again. "I only played once in the last
3 months because its hard to get a partner,"
she explained. "Marlene's tennis
fundamentals is very solid, she has great
technique and very athletic!" Eric, the
league coach said. Welcome to the league,
Marlene

(L-R) Diane French, Emi Nakane, Dan Bronson, Eric, RJ and Chris Tom!!!

Great personality, good players and friendly
attitude!
(L-R) Blaise Frossard, Danny Wen, Paola
Zevallos and Arturo Zevallos. "This
drill is tougher than Total Tennis!" Arturo
said after the drills/evaluation prior to joining
the league.
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Like Father, Like Son
"I didn't think I was going to hit
that many balls!" - Martin Segal said after
hitting hundreds and hundreds of tennis
balls. Martin ran for every ball and hit
great winners! "My Dad is also a tennis
player!" he said.

The Travel Nurse (Elizabeth) and the Medical
Technician (Kris) who love playing tennis!
Kris Bautista and Elizabeth Van Hall did 1 1/2
hours of drills and supervised games/match last
Thursday, March 29, 2007 in preparation for SPRING
TENNIS 2007. Kris worked on his backhand
while Elizabeth tried to work on her footwork,
cardio and consistency. "I wish I knew
about the league last winter!" she
said. Elizabeth has a nice sweet
personality, very friendly and easygoing.

"I had a great time playing!"
Jeni Marks (photo above) loves playing
tennis during her spare time when not doing
medical research. She is athletic, talented
and has a great friendly personality.
Welcome to the league, Jeni!

Round Robin INDOOR Tennis is FUN!!!
(Photo L-R) Yashesh, Jay, Kevin, Dan,
Christopher, Beth, William, Emily and Meena played
round robin tennis for 2 hours.
Everyone had fun and had great exercise!!!
"Thank you for arranging the round robin
doubles yesterday. I had a good time!" Beth
emailed the next day.
Come
and join the league this Spring 2007, email me for more
info.
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INDOOR tennis is fun!!!
Dan and Takeshi (photo above) had a great
time playing doubles INDOORS at a private tennis club. Come and
play INDOOR and OUTDOOR tennis with other
TennisNYC league members! Tennis is FUN and a great way to
exercise and meet nice people!!! We play
everywhere in NYC and NJ! Email
me for details

Some league members decided to play tennis
outdoors. (Photo L-R) Bryan,
Beth, Rahul, Kate, Sam, Yashesh and Jim.

We love playing Tennis!!! Cold weather? No
problem!!!
(Photo L-R) Jean, Roman, Yashesh, William,
Dan, Rahul, Christy and Reza played tennis
outdoors despite the cold weather.

(Photo L-R) William Tempest, Francesca
Klucevsek-Whalen and Georgene Huang (not pictured)
had a great time hitting hundreds of tennis balls,
playing singles/doubles. William just moved to NYC six weeks
ago from UK to work in Finance. Welcome to
NYC, William!

We play indoors and outdoors this Winter
season!!!
(Photo L-R) Matthew, Beth, Kevin and Dan.

Former ITF tennis player
Christian Wietoska (photo above) from
Germany has an impressive tennis resume: former ITF
tennis player, Iowa State Tennis Champion, top
100 tennis player in Germany! He is in NYC for a
few months this Fall/Winter to work for a German
bank. Welcome to the TennisNYC Fall/Winter
tennis league!

Don't be deceived by Eleanor Webb's sweet persona
(photo above R). She is a "tiger"
on the tennis court and has the grit and fight
similar to Maria Sharapova! LOL... She is the
newest league member for late Fall/Winter league
season. With Eleanor is Eric Capuano and
Hakuna, the dog/mascot of the league.

Photo above is Eugene Kwon, the newest league
member for Fall/Winter season!!!

Play tennis!
Tennis is fun and a great way to exercise and meet
nice people!!!
(Photo above L-R) Matthew, Grace, Sid, Kevin,
Yashesh, Nick, Kate and Ken. Our members are nice, friendly and professionals.