November 2024 NEWSLETTER

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

JUNIORS


November 10 Unsanctioned: Becky Lee Rookie Circuit Turkey Trot

Sierra Vista West Tennis Complex

Deadline November 7


November 17 USTA Junior Circuit: NNM Early Development Camp #2

Albuquerque Academy Racquet Center

Deadline November 13


November 23 Unsanctioned: NM High School Showcase Singles

Albuquerque Academy Racquet Center

Deadline November 17


December 7 L7: Green Chile Super Set #7

Deadline December 2


December 14 Unsanctioned: NM High School Showcase Doubles

Albuquerque Academy Racquet Center

Deadline December 8


December 15 Unsanctioned: Becky Lee Rookie Circuit Reindeer Games

Jerry Cline Tennis Center

Opens November 18


December 15 USTA Junior Circuit: NNM Early Development Camp #3

Jerry Cline Tennis Center

Opens November 26




ADULTS


November 23-24 Toys for Tots - Email Nicholas Romero for more information

Jerry Cline Tennis Center

Deadline November 16


PLAYER NOTE

All tournaments will be located at this web address: playtennis.usta.com/tournaments


Adults

2024 Adult League Information

Northern New Mexico Winter Flex League

December 9th, 2024 - February 2nd, 2025


Toys for Tots Tournament

November 23rd - 24th

Registration Deadline: November 16th

Email Nicholas Romero to get registered!

L6: Becky Lee Memorial Results

The third annual Becky Lee Memorial Tournament took place during the second weekend of Balloon Fiesta. While hundreds of hot air balloons took to the sky, 86 tennis players took to the court for singles, doubles, and mixed doubles matches. It was a beautiful sunny weekend with the temperature still in the 80's. A 50/50 raffle was held with 50% of the winnings going to the New Mexico Youth Tennis Foundation to continue supporting middle school tennis programs. $575 was brought in for the raffle. The lucky winner, Heather Cho, graciously donated her winnings of $287.50 back to the New Mexico Youth Tennis Foundation. Heather stated that if it weren't for middle school tennis, she wouldn't be in our amazing tennis community today. Thank you for all who played and donated. We hope to see everyone again in 2025!

Top Row (Left to Right)

Women's 3.0 Singles: 1st - Natalie Stovall, 2nd - Sajini Badrinarayan

Player Gifts


Middle Row (Left to Right)

Men's 3.0 Singles: 1st - Adan Leon

Tournament Awards

Women's 3.5 Singles: 1st - Caylee Linn


Bottom Row (Left to Right)

Men's 4.0 Singles: 1st - Joey Bacala, 2nd - Ben Ogden

Men's 3.5 Singles: 1st - Steven Hood, 2nd - Billy Lucero

Men's 4.5 Singles: 1st - Ben Ogden, 2nd - Karl Orozco

Top Row (Left to Right)

Mixed 6.0 Doubles: 1st - Clara Rascon Vazquez & Saad Bhuiya, 2nd - Natalie Stovall & Khalil Samaha

Men's 3.5 Doubles: 1st - Saad Bhuiya & Hamim Adal, 2nd - Dainius Skauda & Joe McDermott


Middle Row (Left to Right)

Mixed 7.0 Doubles: 1st - Simran Bhardwaj & Manoj Bhardwaj, 2nd - Mary Hagemann & Takefumi Hirai

Women's 3.0 Doubles: 1st - Natlie Stovall & Clara Rascon Vazquez

Men's 4.0 Doubles: 1st - Ron Samples & Mark Friedman, 2nd - Juan Camacho & Alex Salmon


Bottom Row (Left to Right)

Mixed 8.0 Doubles: 1st - Mary Hageman & Zack Coker, 2nd - Nina LaRoux & Alex McLaughlin, 3rd - Caylee Linn & Devin Gutierrez

Tournament Desk

Top Row (Left to Right)

Women's 3.5 Singles: 2nd - Brenda Rogers, 3rd - Lataliya Padilla

Men's 4.0 Doubles: 3rd - Leon Redman & Aubrey Portwood


Bottom Row (Left to Right)

Women's 3.0 Singles: 3rd - Isha Aran

Men's 4.0 Singles: 3rd - Devin Edwards

Mixed 6.0 Doubles: 3rd - Rachel Mosher & Joshua Pascetti

Men's 3.5 Singles: 3rd - Ryan Romero

Men's 3.0 Singles: 2nd - Alex Belianinov

2024 NNM Sets in the City Fall League Recap


Another fun social league season in the books! We reached 100 players this year across 10 teams. A big thank you to the captains:



  • Do You Know the Mufti Man? - Zach Mufti
  • Sets on Fire - Mary Hagemann
  • Unprotected Sets: The Last Bang - Ashley Fate
  • Hall of Framers - Caylee Linn & Devin Gutierrez
  • Foot Fault Fetish: Joey Bacala
  • Hot D - Alex Salmon & Nick Romero
  • Critical Ace Theory - Karl Orozco
  • Club Tennis Freaky Edition: Jessen Janysek
  • Club Tennis Freakier Edition: JR Martinez
  • The Lone Wolves


Each week had a theme and the competition was tough! The themes included: Red, White, & Blue, Wimbledon White, Jersey Day, Adam Sandler Day, Decades, Dress as Your Favorite Holiday, Team Theme, and Halloween. We ended the season on Halloween with pizza, snacks, and an amazing DJ - Darnell! This season's winner is Sets on Fire who went undefeated!

Juniors

2024 NNM Middle School Tennis Recap


The 28th year of the USTA Northern New Mexico Middle School Tennis Program took place from September to October at various locations. The season ended with a tournament with 293 players on 29 teams from 18 schools! While the weather was very uncooperative, matches were able to be completed. Congratulations to the following teams:


  • Yellow Ball 6/3 Division
  • 1st Place: Santa Fe Prep A
  • 2nd Place: Jefferson A
  • 3rd Place: Los Alamos Silver


  • Green Ball 6/3 Division
  • 1st Place: Grant
  • 2nd Place: Jefferson B
  • 3rd Place: Hope B


  • Green Ball 3/2 Division
  • 1st Place: Jackson
  • 2nd Place: Eastern Hills Christian Academy



A big thank you to coaches, players, and parents for another successful year of middle school tennis!

L7: Green Chile Super Set #6

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Spooktacular 10U Slam Results

On Saturday, October 26th, two junior tournaments took place at the Jerry Cline Recreation and Tennis Center. The L7: Green Chile Super Set #6 had a record-breaking 54 players! The Spooktacular 10U Slam had 7 players with 4 new players to tournaments. It was a beautiful day with 97 matches played! Sportsmanship continues to exceed expectations in Northern New Mexico.

Top Row (Left to Right)

Spooktacular 10U Green: 1st - Thalia Marquez, 2nd - Wesley Smith, 3rd - Daniel Patterson

Girls 14U: 1st - Simone Harvey-Romero, 2nd - Katherine Song

Girls 12U: 1st - Shawar Imam, 2nd - Marisa Montoya


Bottom Row (Left to Right)

Girls 16U: 1st - Haylie Wagner, 2nd - Eliana Dodge, 3rd - Natalie Christensen

Boys 18U: 1st Place - Martine Mondragon Jr.

Spooktacular 10U Orange: 1st - Daniela Smith

Boys 16U Singles: 1st - Ronin Reznik, 2nd - Holden Harvey-Romero, 3rd - Henry Nixon



Top Row (Left to Right)

Spooktacular 10U Players & Court Monitors

Boys 12U Blue Flight: 1st - Luke Carrasco

Boys 18U: 2nd - Spencer Pulsipher

Boys 14U: 3rd - Weston Hughes


Bottom Row (Left to Right)

Boys 14U: 1st - Eric Baugh, 2nd - Andrew Lacy

Boys 12U Red Flight: 1st - Ethan Wilson, 2nd - Thangavishnu Kannan

Boys 12U Blue Flight - 2nd Leomello Padilla, 3rd - Ahmed Osman

2024 Junior Tournaments


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2024 - 2025 Becky Lee Rookie Circuit


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USTA's Parents' Guide to Tennis

Check out the USTA’s Parents Hub filled with helpful resources, tips and videos.

Junior Resources


2024 Southwest Junior Play Schedule

2024 Junior Resource Folder

Parents' Guide to Tennis


FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON USTA JUNIOR COMPETITIVE PATHWAY

New Mexico Youth Tennis Foundation & Southwest Tennis Foundation

Financial Assistance for Junior Tournaments & Training


The NMYTF provides assistance to NM youth needing assistance for travel costs, tennis camps/clinics or special opportunities, and for adults needing assistance for training to work with juniors. 

Go to nnmta.usta.com/About_Us/aboutus/NMYTF/ for additional information.
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USTA Southwest - Northern New Mexico Office

Tara Rivera

USTA NNM Tennis Service Representative

tararivera@southwest.usta.com

505-895-2887


Ben Friendly

USTA NNM Local League Coordinator

bfriendly@southwest.usta.com

505-433-1667


Ashley Portwood

USTA Community Development & TSR Manager

portwood@southwest.usta.com

602-853-2494

Our office is located at the bottom steps of Tennis Club of Albuquerque, 2901 Indian School Rd NE, Suite 201A, Albuquerque, NM 87122.

Staff works from home most days right now, but please reach out to make an in-person appointment. Providers & players, please contact us about borrowing equipment, applying for grants, starting local programs or volunteering. 
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