Brian Garman... from Rolla’s Runner to Honorary Referee...
A 5-decade stellar career with the
BBRIAN GARMAN, who grew up in Mendon, Michigan, is a graduate of Cornell University and received his masters, specialists, and doctoral degrees from Western Michigan University. Now retired, he served for 44 years as Professor of Mathematics at the University of Tampa in Florida. Brian had been a worker at the Nationals for 46 years and was originally recruited by then-Tournament Director Rolla Anderson as Rolla’s Runner, doing whatever it was that Rolla needed assistance with. In short order Brian advanced to act as chair of a multitude of crucial Tournament Committees, most notably, Tower Officials, Entries & Draws, Scheduling, and On-Site Computers, as well as acting as Assistant Tournament Director. Every point of the Nationals’ computer activity had Brian’s input. His record for getting the scheduled matches on the courts on time was absolutely amazing. He was equally successful in getting us through many, MANY rain-delayed days
that made it possible to complete the Tournaments on time.
Brian’s most significant contribution to the Nationals was his development of The Garman System, a computer system to manage the tournament, and a formula for how many matches to schedule each half hour. Brian gathered court time data from the 1978, 1979, and 1980 tournaments and used this information to write his program. In 1980 he began scheduling the Nationals using his method. In 1982 he presented his findings to the USTA who adopted The Garman System for scheduling their tournaments. The method was also adopted for use at the NCAA Tennis Championships. In 2009, he was rewarded for developing this unique system by being inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame as well as receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Department of Mathematics of Western Michigan University for his development of The Garman System.
Brian received the Kalamazoo Nationals Green Jacket in 1991.
Congratulations to Brian Garman our 2024 Honorary Referee.
...No.2-Seed, WOESTENDICK, Wins the Boys’ 16 Singles Championship (6-4, 6-2) & is a Runner-up in Doubles… (California) 2022 & 2023 Boys’ 18
...No. 1-Seed, TIEN, Wins His 2nd Straight Boys’ 18 Singles Championship (6-0, 6-4, 6-4), & a Semi-Finalist Place in Doubles…
Nikki Stone: Gold Medalist, Inverted Aerial Skiing, 1998 Winter Olympics, Nagano, Japan 2009 - Michael Chang: Outstanding Player; Inductee, International Tennis Hall of Fame
Roger Crawford: Physically challenged tennis champion, motivational speaker, & best selling author
Lucy S. Garvin: President, USTA, 2009-10
Paul Goldstein: Kalamazoo USTA Champion: 1992, 1993, 1994
Congratulations to Our 2023 HONORARY REFEREE Dr. Brian Hainline
Chairman of the Board and President of the USTA...
Dr. Brian Hainline of the USTA Midwest Section is serving as USTA Chairman of the Board and President for the 2023-24 term. This is his fifth term on the USTA Board of Directors, where he most recently served as the First Vice President during the 2021-2022 term. Hainline previously served on the USTA Board of Directors as Director at Large in 2007-08, where he was Board Liaison to the Community Tennis Council. He returned to serve as Director at Large in 2017-18, where he was Board Liaison to the Player Development Council; as Vice President in 2019-20, where he was Vice Chair of the Budget Committee and Board Liaison to the Sectional Associations, and as First Vice President in 2021-22.
Hainline played No. 1 singles and doubles in his senior year at the University of Notre Dame, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa (philosophy) before going on to earn his M.D. at the University of Chicago and his
is actively involved as a volunteer in sports medicine organizations, having served as co-chair of the 2016 International Olympic Committee Consensus Meeting on Pain Management in Elite Athletes, and was also co-chair of the IOC Consensus Meeting on Mental Health in Elite Athletes. Hainline also is a member of the Expert Panel on the 2022 6th International Consensus Meeting on Concussion in Sport, and served as chair of the first-ever international sport-specific mental health summit (Mental Health in Tennis Summit) in 2022.
Hainline is a member of the WTA Tour Player Development Advisory Panel, is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Academy of Neurology, and is a clinical professor of neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and an adjunct clinical professor of neurology at Indiana University School of Medicine. neurology specialty at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. Hainline was a founding member of the USTA Sport Science Committee and has been a member of the International Tennis Federation Sport Science and Medicine Commission since 1993, serving as chair since 2003.
He was the Chief Medical Officer of the US Open Tennis Championships for 16 years and held the same title for the USTA for four years. Currently, Hainline is the NCAA Senior Vice President, Sport Science Institute and Chief Medical Officer. He is the first person to hold this title in the history of the NCAA. Hainline is an accomplished author, having authored/edited nine books (including Positioning Youth Tennis for Success) as well as numerous chapters and peer-reviewed articles. He
Brian Hainline at the US Open.
Photo by Jennifer Pottheiser/USTA.
William Blumberg
Christopher Eubanks
Taylor Fritz (Quarter Finalist)
Robert Galloway
Marcos Giron
Evan King
Sebastian Korda
Aleksandar Kovacevic
Austin Krajicek
Nathaniel Lammons
Mackenzie McDonald
Alex Michelsen
Brandon Nakashima
Tommy Paul (Quarter Finalist)
Rajeev Ram
Ben Shelton
Reese Stadler
Frances Tiafoe
Jackson Withrow
2024 Special Award Recipients
2024
2024 Community Service Award:
2024 Pat & Rolla Anderson Youth Volunteer Award: Mindy Hueng
Audrey Buck
Chip Staton & West Hills Athletic Club
2024 Green Jacket Award: Dr. Robert Baker David Warren
Distinguished Service Award: Pam Sackett
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2023 Bobby Kaplan Sportsmanship Award for Boys’ 16: JACK KENNEDY (New York)
annually to the Boys’ 16 participant who in the opinion of the Championships Commit outstanding sportsmanship with out Past Winners
1977 Paul Crozier – Corpus Christi, TX
1978 Howard Sands – Los Angeles, CA
1979 Danny Weiss – Northbrook, IL
1980 Tim Siegel – Kenner, LA
1981 Rick Leach – Laguna Beach, CA
1982 Richey Reneberg – Houston, TX
1983 Buff Farrow – Wichita, KS
1984 Jim Childs – Atlanta, GA
1985 Al Parker – Claxton, GA
1986 Craig Kennedy – Goshen, NY
1987 Fritz Bissell – Dubuque, IA
1988 Chris Cocotos – W. Palm Beach, FL
1989 Chris Pressley – Miami, FL
1990 Jeff Salzenstein – Englewood, CO
1991 Erick Taino – Jersey City, NJ
1992 Paul Goldstein – Rockville, MD
1993 Rafael Jordan – Rio Piedras, PR
1994 Nick Crowell – Amarillo, TX
1995 Brandon Hawk – Clyde, TX
1996 Andrew Park – San Marino, CA
1997 Michael Duquette – Virginia Beach, VA
1998 Cory Ross – Littleton, CO
1999 Rajeev Ram – Carmel, IN
2000 Jonathan Stokke – Chapel Hill, NC
2001 Joseph Atas – Baltimore, MD
2002 Brandon Wai – San Diego, CA
2003 Marcus Fugate – Fairport, NY
2004 Spencer Vegosen – Chicago, IL
2005 J. Houston Barrick – Brentwood, TN
2006 Isamu Tachibana – Austin, TX
2007 Sekou Coker Bangoura – Bradenton, FL
2008 Evan King – Chicago, IL
2009 Bjorn Fratangelo – Pittsburgh, PA
2010 Gordon Watson – Naples, FL
2011 Thomas Pura – Pacific Palisades, CA
2012 Mitch Stewart – Federal Way, WA
2013 Lane Leschly – Atherton, CA
2014 Alex Phillips – Peachtree City, GA
2015 JJ Wolf – Cincinnati, OH
2016 Lukas Greif – Evansville, IN
2017 Garrett Johns – Atlanta, GA
2018 Ryan Fishback – Geneva, NY
2019 Thomas Paulsell – Seattle, WA
2021 Aaron Sandler – Huntingdon Valley, PA
2022 Darwin Blanch – Deerfield Beach, FL
2023 JACK KENNEDY – Huntington, NY
A Parents’ Message to a Young Athlete
You have a match today, son. I hope that you win.
I hope that you win for your sake, not mine.
Because winning is nice, it’s a good feeling.
Like the whole world is yours.
But it passes, this feeling, and what lasts is what you have learned.
And what you learn about is life.
That’s what sports is all about, life.
The whole thing is played out in an afternoon. The happiness of life, the miseries, the joys, the heartbreaks.
There is no telling what will happen.
There is no telling if you will sprain an ankle in the first five minutes or whether you will stay for the long haul.
There is no telling how you will do.
You might be a hero, or you might be absolutely nothing.
Too much depends upon chance, on how the ball bounces.
I’m not talking about the match, son. I’m talking about life.
But it’s life that the match is all about. Just as I said. Every game is life, and life is a game.
A serious game, dead serious.
But what do you do with serious things?
You do your best.
You take what comes.
You take what comes and you run with it.
Winning is fun, sure. But winning is not the point.
Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point.
Never being satisfied with what you have done is the point. Never letting up is the point.
And most important, never letting anyone down is the point.
Play to win, sure. But learn to lose like a champion.
Because if you give 100%, you will have few regrets in the game of life. — Author Unknown
In Memory of
2023 Dr. Allen B. Stowe Sportsmanship Award for Boys’ 18: LEARNER TIEN
In 1957, shortly after the death of Dr. Allen B. Stowe, longtime director of the National Junior and Boys’ Tennis Championships, a group of Kalamazoo tennis enthusiasts sought to establish a fitting and lasting memorial to the former Kalamazoo College professor and tennis coach. The group contributed a sum of money for a trophy to be presented annually to the Boys’ 18 player who, in the opinion of the National Championship Committee, best combined the qualities of outstanding sportsmanship and outstanding tennis ability. The name and hometown of the recipient are inscribed on the trophy.
Past Winners
1958 Paul Palmer – Phoenix, AZ
1959 Bill Lenoir – Phoenix, AZ
1960 Charles Pasarell – Santurce, PR
1961 Davis Reed – Glendale, CA
1962 Jim Beste – Baton Rouge, LA
1963 George Seewagen – Bayside, NY
1964 Armistead Neely – Tampa, FL
1965 Roy Barth – San Diego, CA Brian Cheney – Santa Monica, CA
1966 Mac Claflin – Coral Gables, FL
1967 Bill Colson – Coral Gables, FL
1968 Charles Owens – Tuscaloosa, AL
1969 Danny Birchmore – Athens, GA
1970 Brian Gottfried – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1971 Compton Russell – Kingston, Jamaica
1972 Freddy DeJesus – Santurce, PR
1973 Bruce Nichols – Phoenix, AZ
1974 Earl Prince – Los Angeles, CA
2023 Wes Richards Sportsmanship Award for Feed-In:
DYLAN TSOI (California)
For over twenty years, Wes Richards was a key part of the Kalamazoo Nationals, working diligently in whatever assignment he was given. During most of those years, Wes (assisted by his wife, Sophie) directed the Feed-In segments of the Championships. In 1985, following his death, the Wes Richards Sportsmanship Award was established. This trophy will be presented annually to the participant in the Feed-In Championships (either 16’s or 18’s) who best combines outstanding tennis ability with sportsmanship.
Past Winners
1985 David Drew – Bloomfi
1986 Don Johnson – Pittsburgh, PA
1987 Greg Hartch – Greenwich, CT
1988 Bryan Jones – Kings Mountain, NC
1989 Chet Crile – Mercer Island, WA
1990 Scott Davidoff – Boca Raton, FL
1991 Chris Tontz – San Diego, CA
1992 Jeff Salzenstein – Englewood, CO
1993 Glenn Weiner – Cypress, CA
1994 Jack Whigham – Lake Mary, FL
1995 Kunj Majmudar – Staten Island, NY
1996 Ramsey Smith – Hilton Head, SC
1997 Andres Pedroso – Coral Gables, FL
1998 Jose Lieberman – Los Angeles, CA
1999 Trevor Smith – Hilton Head, SC
2000 Seth McKinley – San Antonio, TX
2001 Ryler De Heart – Tampa, FL
2002 Nick Meythaler – Owensboro, KY
2003 Joseph Atas – Baltimore, MD
2004 Ashwin Kumar – Round Rock, TX
2005 Kallim Stewart – Ojai, CA
2006 Justin Kronauge – Dayton, OH
2007 Ian Chadwell – Franklin, TN
2008 Ryan Lipman – Nashville, TN
2009 Chase Curry – Wichita Falls, TX
2010 Robert Stineman – Winnetka, IL
2011 Christopher Diaz – Columbus, OH
2012 Mihir Kumar – Carmel, IN
2013 Davis Crocker – Kalamazoo, MI
2014 Kyle Seelig – Hatfield, PA
2015 Sam Riffice – Roseville, CA
2016 Casey Ross – Littleton, CO
2017 Timothy Sah – San Diego, CA
2018 Boris Kozlov – Pembroke Pines, FL
2019 Nathan Han – Tulsa, OK
2021 Owen Megargee – Washington, DC
2022 Sebastian Sec – New York, NY
2023 DYLAN TSOI – El Dorado Hills, CA
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2023 Player-of-the-Day Awards: Boys’ 16
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Boys’ 16 - 2023
Saturday
Lachlan Buckingham (SC) & John Gentek (NJ)
Sunday
Mark Krupkin (NJ)
Monday
Zachary Cohen (PA)
Wednesday
Simon Caldwell (MI)
Thursday
Jack Kennedy (NY)
Friday
Jagger Leach (FL)
Saturday
Maxim Kalinin (NY) & Nicholas Patrick (IL)
Sunday
Cooper Woestendick (KS)
John Gentek (NJ) & Lachlan Buckingham (SC)
Maxim Kalinin (NY) & Nicholas Patrick (IL)
Focus, imagination, determination. Congratulations on making it to the USTA National Championships.
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2023 Player-of-the-Day Awards: Boys’ 18
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Boys’ 18 - 2023
Eli Stephenson (KY)… Learner Tien (CA)…
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Friday – Lathan Skrobarcek (TX) & Abhishek Thorat (FL); Saturday – Brandon Carpico (OH); Sunday – Avi Mahajan (OH); Monday – Eli Stephenson (KY); Tuesday – Cyrus Mahjoob (MD); Wednesday – Trevor Svajda (CA); Thursday – Cooper Williams (FL); Friday – Alexander Frusina (TX) & Adhithya Ganesan (MD); Saturday – Alexander Frusina (TX) & Adhithya Ganesan (MD); Sunday – Learner Tien (CA)
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FORMER USTA BOYS’ 16 SINGLES CHAMPIONS
2023 COOPER WOESTENDICK
2022 Darwin Blanch
2021 Alexander Razeghi
2019 Alexander Bernard
2018 Martin Damm
2017 Brandon Nakashima
2016 Lukas Greif
2015 Patrick Kypson
2014 John McNally
2013 Tommy Paul
2012 Henrik Wiersholm
2011 Ronnie Schneider
2010 Michael Redlicki
2009 Gonzales Austin
2008 Jordan Cox
2007 Tennys Sandgren
2006 Brennan Boyajian
2005 Nathaniel Schnugg
2004 Sam Querrey
2003 Gary Sacks
2002 Travis Helgeson
2001 James Wan
2000 Rajeev Ram
1999 Robby Ginepri
1998 Alex Bogomolov
1997 Simone Amorico
1996 Taylor Dent
1995 Rodolfo Rake
1994 Mike Russell
1993 Justin Gimelstob
1992 Paul Goldstein
1991 J.J. Jackson
1990 Adam Peterson
1989 David Witt
1988 Mark Merklein
1987 Brice Karsh
1986 Martin Blackman
1985 John Falbo
1984 Chris Garner
1983 Ricky Brown
1982 Aaron Krickstein
1981 Brad Ackerman
1980 Jimmy Brown
1979 Matt Anger
1978 Ben Testerman
1977 Ramesh Krishnan
1976 Tim Wilkison
1975 Larry Gottfried
1974 Walter Redondo
1973 Ben McKown
1972 Bill Maze
1971 Willam Martin
1970 Freddy DeJesus
1969 James (Chico) Hagey
1943-2024: Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI
1928-1942: Culver Military Academy, Culver, IN
2023 LEARNER TIEN
2022 Learner Tien
2021 Zachary Svajda
2019 Zachary Svajda
2018 Jenson Brooksby
2017 Patrick Kypson
2016 Michael Mmoh
2015 Frances Tiafoe
2014 Noah Rubin
2013 Collin Altamirano
2012 Dennis Novikov
2011 Jack Sock
2010 Jack Sock
2009 Chase Buchanan
2008 Austin Krajicek
2007 Michael McClune
2006 Donald Young
2005 Donald Young
2004 Scoville Jenkins
2003 Robert Yim
2002 Prakash Amritraj
2001 Alex Bogomolov
2000 Phillip King
1999 Phillip King
1998 Andrew Park
1997 Rodolfo Rake
1996 Kevin Kim
1968 Jimmy Connors
1967 Richard Stockton
1966 Erik van Dillen
1965 Zan Guerry
1964 Alberto Carrero
1963 Bill Harris
BOYS’ 15
1962 Cliff Richey
1961 Bill Harris
1960 Mike Belkin
1959 James Beste
1958 Clark Graebner
1957 William Bond
1956 Ray Senkowski
1955 Edgar A. Neely, III
1954 Alan Roberts
1953 Donald Dell
1952 Mike Green
1951 Gerald Moss
1950 John Lesch
1949 Jack Frost
1948 Hamilton Richardson
1947 Robert Perry
1946 Gilbert A. Bogley
1945 Richard Mouledous
1944 Herbert Behrens
1943 Herbert Flam
TOURNAMENT LOCATIONS
1927: West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY 1924-1926: South Side Tennis Club, Chicago, IL
1942 Wade Herren
1941 Robert Falkenburg
1940 Robert Falkenburg
1939 J. Edward (Budge) Patty
1938 Robert Jake
1937 Robert Carrothers
1936 John A. Kramer
1935 Isadore Bellis
1934 Joseph R. Hunt
1933 Robert Harman
1932 Don Leavens
1931 Frank A. Parker
1930 Jay Cohn
1929 Jay Cohn
1928 Richard K. Hebard
1927 William Jacobs
1926 Wilbur F. Cohen, Jr.
1925 Francis X. Shields
1924 C. Alphonso Smith
1923 Henry L. Johnson
1922 David O’Laughlin
1921 Julius Sagalowsky
1920 James L. Farquhar
1919 Arnold W. Jones
1918 Vincent Richards
1917 Vincent Richards
1916 Benjamin H. Letson
1921-1923: Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA 1916-1920: West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY
FORMER USTA BOYS’ 18 SINGLES CHAMPIONS
1995 Justin Gimelstob
1994 Paul Goldstein
1993 Paul Goldstein
1992 Brian Dunn
1991 Michael Joyce
1990 Ivan Baron
1989 Chuck Adams
1988 Tommy Ho
1987 Michael Chang
1986 Al Parker
1985 Jay Berger
1984 Ricky Brown
1983 Aaron Krickstein
1982 John Letts
1981 Jimmy Brown
1980 Sammy Giammalva
1979 Scott Davis
1978 David Dowlen
1977 Van Winitsky
1976 Larry Gottfried
1975 Howard Schoenfield
1974 Ferdi Taygan
1973 William Martin
1972 Patrick DuPre
1971 Raul Ramirez
1970 Brian Gottfried
1969 Erik van Dillen
1968 Robert McKinley
1967 Jeff Borowiak
1966 Steve Avoyer
1965 Bob Lutz
1964 Stan Smith
1963 Cliff Richey
1962 Mike Belkin
1961 Charles Pasarell
1960 William Lenoir
1959 Dennis Ralston
1958 Earl Buchholz, Jr.
1957 Alan Roberts
1956 Rodney Laver
1955 Esteban Reyes
1954 Gerald Moss
1953 John Lesch
1952 Jack Frost
1951 Ted Rogers
1950 Hamilton Richardson
1949 Gilbert A. Bogley
1948 Gilbert A. Bogley
1947 Herbert Behrens
1946 Herbert Flam
1945 Herbert Flam
1944 Robert Falkenburg
1943 Robert Falkenburg
1942 J. Edward (Budge) Patty
1941 J. Edward (Budge) Patty
1940 Robert D. Carrothers, Jr.
1939 Frederick Schroeder, Jr.
1938 David Freeman
1937 Joseph R. Hunt
1936 Julius Heldman
1935 Robert Riggs
1934 C. Gene Mako
1933 Donald Budge
1932 Frank A. Parker
1931 Jack Lynch
1930 Wilmer Hines
1929 Keith Gledhill
1928 Francis X. Shields
1927 Francis X. Shields
1926 John H. Doeg
1925 Cranston M. Holman
1924 George M. Lott, Jr.
1923 George M. Lott, Jr.
1922 Arnold W. Jones
1921 Vincent Richards
1920 Vincent Richards
1919 Vincent Richards
1918 Harold L. Taylor
1917 Charles S. Garland
1916 Harold A. Throckmorton
Green Jacket Award
Emily Fink-Craig
Distinguished Service Award
Gail Walker
Pat & Rolla Anderson Youth Volunteer Award
Victoria Ryan
Community Service Award
Randy Fischer accepting for J.B. Printing
2024 Community Committee – Kalamazoo Championships
Group Chairs:
MARK RILEY (Tournament Director); EMILY FINK-CRAIG (Tournament Office & Operations); MARK MURPHY (Tournament Logistics & Pro Shop); DARRELL DAVIES (Referee); SHEILA CLOTHIER (Volunteers Group Coordinator); MINDY ALLWARDT (Tournament Support); KIM LEWIS (Registration); PAM SACKETT (Special Events & Services); PAUL BALLARD (Pre-Court Activity; Mike Ryan, Assistant); BUD DONNELLY (WMU); PAUL BALLARD (WMU Site Coordinator)
Past Chairs:
Nancy Acker, Nancy Anderson, Jane Baley, Monika Barker, Joanne Barretta, Ann Bennett, Joan Bergman, Ken Black, Ileane Boes, John Boma, Heide Boutell, Maryanne Bradley, Jacque Jennings-Carter, Vivian Chandler, Susan Coash, Thekla Cohen, Jan Cornell, Tom Cowin, John Crandle, Bill Dalm, Sue Delsi, Lynne DeSimone, Greeta Douglass, Susie Einspahr, Dee Fish, Don Flesche, Brian Garman, Julie Lang Gibson, Katie Gilbert, Peter W. Haab, Helen Handelsman, Pat Harter, Billie Hayward, Gretchen Highlander, Ron Hill, Jan Holtgreive, Miriam Hughes, Richard Hutter, Nancy Jacobs, Donna James, Anne Kemerling, Garry Kempker, Judy Killman, Jud Knapper, Marcia Koestner, Bobbie Lam, Colette Lewis, Kathy Lyon, Harold J. Maloney, Donna Martin, Betsy Maxon, Jeffrey Messner, Amanda Militzer, Sue Miller, Melissa Muha, James Orwin, Robert N. Oudsema, Rob Passage, Fran Peikert, Gloria Reed, David Rhoa, Greg St. Arnauld, Richard St. John, John Sellers, Kathy Shaull, Sandy Siegfried, Judi Silverman, Judy Sims, Louis Slavin, Ann Smith, Bruce Stack, Cathy Todd, Jan Todd, Bill Van Dis, Sue Van Dis, James Van Zandt, Nancy Vendeville, Gail Walker, Kay Walker, Janie Wallner, David Warren, Rose Yaroch
Badges, Patron Seating Emily Fink-Craig, Sue Delsi
Ceremonies
Sue Delsi
Entries & Draw Paul Ballard, Mike Ryan Flags & Signs Bruce Stack
Food Service Pam Sackett, Mark Murphy
Golf Cart Transportation ..................... Emma Stickley
Individual Patrons, Directory Emily Fink-Craig
Off-Site Practice Courts Peter Militzer
PA Announcers ..................................... Don Flesche, Alex Sotiropoulos, Mitch Blankespoor Player Cards Linda Scannell
Area Chairs:
Player Housing Lori Knoll-Ambs
Pro Shop .................. Mark Murphy, Marie Koss Ryan, Jackie Buck
Public Relations Mitch Blankespoor, Alex Sotiropoulos, Victoria Ryan
Site Referees .......................................Barry Fittes, Tracy Morgan
Chair, Pre-Court Activity .............................................. Paul Ballard Assistant Chair, Pre-Court Activity ......................... Michael Ryan Tower Officials
Paul Ballard (Chair), Deb Lang, Tara Durham (Assistant Chairs), Mitch Blankespoor, Don Flesche, Alex Sotiropoulos ournament Communications ...................... Mitch Blankespoor, Alex Sotiropoulos, Victoria Ryan
Site Coordinator Paul Ballard
Site Director .................................................. Jim Bennink
WMU Site Assistant Director .............................. Mallory Hohn Chair, Desk Assistants .......................................... Dave Walker, Gail Walker
JOY DUERR Automation Technical Advisor Chief Umpire Emeritus 2007 Official of the Year
UMPIRES, KALAMAZOO NATIONALS, 2024
Douglas Rice,* Chief Umpire
Austin Amene
Karen Badger-Mabry*
Jeraldine Banks
Dave Bouvier
Selwyn Brereton
Nancy Brown
Wynndel Burns
Joseph Buys
Lawrence Calder
Mark Caleb
Christopher Cetrone*
Christine Cole
Julio Colon
Kimberly Cotton
Elizabeth Craig*
Liz Danner
Darrell Davies*
Tony Dennis
Todd Denton
Joy Duerr*
Dana Emery
Steve England
Wyatt Evans Gartley
Michael Falzone
Barry Fittes*
Wendy Franz Ivonne Giraud
Marilyn Goldman
Gary Hanna
Herbert Hunt
David Hunter*
Stanley Johnson
Meghan Kimber
Tomoko King
Ben Kwak
Cheryl Lady
Joel Larner*
Rob Lawson
Luciano Lorusso
Andrea Lukonic
Hoyt Mabry
Rob Meister
Chandra Milam
Daniela Monaco
Tracy Morgan*
Sudip Mukherji
Patrick Mullowney
John Musser
Connor Nowosatka
Mark Paoline
Sanggyu Park
Stephen Peterson
Stacey Pierce
Kathleen Pudlo
Seande Pulley*
Nabeel Qazi
Ricardo Quintero
Michael Recasner
Maureen Regan
Scott Riding
Cindy Ritchie
Jill-Victoria Rokuskova
Javier Roman
Jason Rothstein
* Recipient of Ron & Kathy Creager Outstanding Umpire Award
Matthew Ruben
Peter Rutledge
Robert Samek
Petra Shinn
Martin Smith
Linda Spann Johnson
Maria Toledo
Diana Trickey
Kevin Ware
Adriane Welker
Mark West
Luke Whiteside
Carol Oudsema
CHRIS CETRONE Field Staff (Stowe)
STEPHEN PETERSON Field Staff (WMU) Field Staff (WMU)
ALAN STEINHAUSER USTA National Coach
SCOTT ELBIN USTA National Coach
Field Staff (WMU)
BRAD TOEPPER Chair, Athletic Trainers
JOEL LARNER Chief Staff, Content & Administration
Crews
Wichita,KS
Boulder,CO
Flushing,NY
CHARLIE COOPER
LaQuinta,CA
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
MAY 2024 –MEGASARAY CLUB BELEK IN ANTALYA, TURKEY
U.S. juniors are this year’s BNP Paribas World Team Cup champions, a victory secured by a dominating 3-0 match against Australia. The team was comprised of Sabina Czauz (Thornton, CO) and returning players Charlie Cooper (La Quinta, CA), Tomas Majetic (Boulder, CO) and Max Wong (Flushing, NY). Their triumph marks the first time in seven years that the American team has won, and secures their 5th all-time title.
This year, the team went 3-0 (9-0 in matches) in round-robin play against Australia, Great Britain and the Netherlands and only lost 12 games in six sets. With five ties throughout the week, the Americans only lost one match, to Brazil, in 14 played. In an interview with USTA Southern California, Cooper states: “Coming into this year we put in a lot of work. We had that one goal in mind of getting gold, so we all knew that it would take all four of us to get it done and we had to believe in each other and stay humble. We had to put a lot of work in and I couldn’t be happier to get it done here in Turkey.”
This August, come see two of these world champions Charlie Cooper and Tomas Majetic, play at the USTA Boys’ 18 & 16 National Championships in Kalamazoo at Stowe Stadium. Their singles matches will be held —
From L to R: Wong, Casey Ratzlaff (Wichita, KS), Majetic and Cooper at the USTA Boys’ 18 & 16 National Championships in Kalamazoo, August 2023.
NATIONAL DOUBLES CHAMPIONS
Boys’ 16
2023 MAXIM KALININ - NICHOLAS PATRICK
2022 Mitchell Lee - Cooper Woestendick
2021 Lucas Brown - Nicholas Godsick
2019 Hugo Hashimoto - Benjamin Kittay
2018 Alex Lee - Niroop Vallabhaneni
2017 Will Grant - Tyler Zink
2016 Andrew Ton - Maximilian Wild
2015 Bryce Pereira - Ivan Thamma
2014 John McNally - Gianni Ross
2013 Taylor Fritz - Anudeep Kodali
2012 Daniel Kerznerman - Henrik Wiersholm
2011 Yale Goldberg - Ronnie Schneider
2010 Andrew Korinek - Tam Trinh
2009 Nick Chappell - Marcos Giron
2008 Evan King - Raymond Sarmiento
2007 Daniel Nguyen - JT Sundling
2006 Adam El Mihdawy - Bradley Klahn
2005 Dennis Lajola - Nathaniel Schnugg
2004 Sam Querrey - Spencer Vegosen
2003 Jean Yves Aubone - Jesse Levine
2002 Vahid Mirzadeh - Nick Rinks
2001 Brendan Evans - Brett Joelson
2000 Rajeev Ram - Jonathan Stokke
1999 Ytai Abougzir - Robby Ginepri
1998 Tres Davis - Alberto Francis
1997 Scott Lipsky - Jeremy Wurtzman
1996 Scott Lipsky - Jeremy Wurtzman
1995 Brandon Hawk - Michael Lang
1994 Geoff Abrams - Mike Russell
1993 Porter Jones - Mark Loughrin
1992 Scott Humphries - B.J. Stearns
1991 Scott Humphries - B.J. Stearns
1990 Eric Dobsha - Brian Dunn
1989 Jonathan Leach - James Panagopoulos
1988 Ivan Baron - Will Bull
1943-2024: Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI
1928-1942: Culver Military Academy, Culver, IN
Boys’ 18
2023 ALEXANDER FRUSINA - ADHITHYA GANESAN
2022 Nicholas Godsick - Ethan Quinn
2021 Bruno Kuzuhara - Ben Shelton
2019 Martin Damm - Toby Kodat
2018 Patrick Kypson - Danny Thomas
2017 Vasil Kirkov - Danny Thomas
2016 John McNally - JJ Wolf
2015 Taylor Fritz - Reilly Opelka
2014 Stefan Kozlov - Noah Rubin
2013 Paul Oosterbaan - Ronnie Schneider
2012 Dennis Novikov - Michael Redlicki
2011 Jack Sock - Jackson Withrow
2010 Sekou Bangoura - Nathan Pasha
2009 Daniel Nguyen - JT Sundling
2008 Chase Buchanan - Ryan Harrison
2007 Kellen Damico - Nathaniel Schnugg
2006 Alexander Clayton - Donald Young
2005 Mykyta Kryvonos - Denis Zivkovic
2004 Vahid Mirzadeh - Phillip Simmonds
2003 Pramod Dabir - John Isner
2002 Rajeev Ram - Jonathan Stokke
2001 Rajeev Ram - Jonathan Stokke
2000 Tres Davis - Robby Ginepri
1999 LeVar Harper-Griffith - Andy Roddick
1998 K.J. Hippensteel - David Martin
1997 Brandon Hawk - Nathan Overholser
1996 Bob Bryan - Mike Bryan
1995 Bob Bryan - Mike Bryan
1994 Paul Goldstein - Scott Humphries
1993 Eric Lin - Glenn Weiner
1992 Adam Gusky - Vincent Spadea
1991 Jon Leach - David Witt
1990 Ivan Baron - Michael Flanagan
1989 Cary Lothringer - Brian MacPhie
1987 Fritz Bissell - Jared Palmer
1986 Martin Blackman - Michael Chang
1985 Andre Agassi - John Falbo
1984 Mike Briggs - T.J. Middleton
1983 Joseph Blake - Dan Nahirny
1982 Ken Diller - Brad Pearce
1981 Brad Ackerman - Rick Leach
1980 Rick Leach - Tim Pawsat
1979 Sam Giammalva - Billy Quigley
1978 Scott Davis - Ben Testerman
1977 Sean Brawley - David Siegler
1976 Murray Robinson - Tim Wilkison
1975 Larry Gottfried - John McEnroe
1974 Jeff Robbins - Van Winitsky
1973 Nial Brash - Matt Mitchell
1972 Bruce Manson - Perry Wright
1971 William Martin - Trey Waltke
1970 Freddy DeJesus - John Whitlinger
1969 James E. Delaney - Chip Fisher
1968 James Hagey - Robert Kreiss
1967 Mike Machette - Richard Stockton
1966 Richard Stockton - Erik van Dillen
1965 Mike Estep - George Taylor
1964 William Davidson - James Rombeau
1963 Roy Barth - Bob Lutz
Boys’ 15
1962 Jim Hobson - Steve Tidball
1961 Jeff Brown - Dean Penero
1960 Nick Kalo - Mickey Schad
1959 Jorge DeJesus - Charles Pasarell
1958 Warren Daane - Clark Graebner
1957 Bill Bond - Dennis Ralston
1956 Chuck McKinley - Marty Riessen
1955 Earl Buchholz - Ned Neely
1954 Earl Buchholz - Ned Neely
TOURNAMENT LOCATIONS
1927: West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY 1924-1926: South Side Tennis Club, Chicago, IL
1988 David DiLucia - Jon Stark
1987 Jeff Tarango - David Wheaton
1986 John Boytim - Chris Garner
1985 Chris Garner - Ben Papell
1984 Luke Jensen - Patrick McEnroe
1983 Ken Diller - Brad Pearce
1982 Rick Leach - Tim Pawsat
1981 Rill Baxter - John Ross
1980 Scott Davis - Ben Testerman
1979 Mike DePalmer - Rodney Harmon
1978 Scott Bondurant - Blaine Willenborg
1977 Robert Van’t Hof - Van Winitsky
1976 Larry Gottfried - John McEnroe
1975 Tony Giammalva - Bill Scanlon
1974 Francisco Gonzales - Rocky Maguire
1973 William Martin - Trey Waltke
1972 Stephen Mott - Brian Teacher
1971 James Delaney - Chip Fisher
1970 Brian Gottfried - Alex Mayer
1969 Richard Stockton - Erik van Dillen
1968 Robert McKinley - F.D. Robbins
1967 Zan Guerry - Tony Ortiz
1966 Alberto Carrero - Stanley Pasarell
1965 Marcello Lara - Jasjit Singh
1964 Jeff Brown - Dean Penero
1963 Jack Jackson - John Pickens
1962 Jack Cooper - Mickey Schad
1961 Clark Graebner - Charles Pasarell
1960 Frank Froehling - Bill Lenoir
1959 Chuck McKinley - Marty Riessen
1958 Earl Buchholz - Chuck McKinley
1957 Bob Delgado - Allen Fox
1956 Rod Laver - Jimmy Shaffer
1955 Gregory Grant - Juan Jose
1954 Earl Baumgartner - Gerry Moss
1953 Ron Holmberg - Robert Macy
1952 Robert Bowden - John Cranston
1951 Mike Franks - Al Hernandez
1950 John Lesch - Don Pimley
1949 Al Kuhn - Don Thompson
1948 Allen Cleveland - Bob Perry
1947 Dick Holroyd - Ham Richardson
1946 Gil Bogley - Keston Deimling
1945 George Gentry - Vince Schneider
1944 MacDonald Mathey - Sid Schwartz
1943 Buddy Behrens - Edwin Davis
1942 Tom Molloy - Billy Smith
1941 Robert Falkenburg - Don Harris
1940 James Brink - Robert Falkenburg
1939 Harry Likas - J.E. (Budge) Patty
1938 Marshall Chambers - Robert Jake
1937 Robert Carrothers - Earl Cochell
1936 John A. Kramer - George N. McQuown
1935 Joseph Fishbach - William Umstaedter
1934 Joseph R. Hunt - Arthur Nielsen, Jr.
1933 Robert Harman - Robert Riggs
1932 Robert Kamrath - Edgar Weller
1931 Gene Mako - Ned Russell
1930 George Boynton - Frank A. Parker
1929 Jay Cohn - Charles R. Hunt
1928 Joe Bill Bralley - Kendall H. Cram
1927 Karl Kamrath - B. Frank Kready
1926 Keith Gledhill - Sidney B. Wood
1925 Francis X. Shields - Walter Thomas
1924 Robert S. Cooper - C. Alphonso Smith
1923 Malcolm T. Hill - Henry L. Johnson, Jr.
1922 Malcolm T. Hill - Henry L. Johnson, Jr.
1921 Thomas McGlinn - Miles Valentine
1920 C.V. DeBiaso - James L. Farquhar
1919 William W. Ingraham - Arnold W. Jones
1921-1923: Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA
1918-1920: West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY
1953 Jon Douglas - Mike Franks
1952 Pancho Contreras - Sammy Giammalva
1951 Don Flye - Bill Quillian
1950 Norm Peterson - Whitney Reed
1949 Gil Bogley - Dick Squires
1948 Keston Deimling - Dick Mouledous
1947 Buddy Behrens - Dick Mouledous
1946 Herbie Flam - Hugh Stewart
1945 Herbie Flam - Hugh Stewart
1944 Bob Falkenburg - Johnny Shea
1943 James Brink - Bob Falkenburg
1942 Robert Falkenburg - J.E. (Budge) Patty
1941 James A. Evert - Robert Smidl
1940 R.D. Carrothers, Jr. - D.C. Woodbury
1939 Jack Kramer - C.E. Olewine
1938 David Freeman - S. Welby Van Horn
1937 Joseph R. Hunt - John Moreno, Jr.
1936 Julius Heldman - Joseph R. Hunt
1935 Joseph R. Hunt - Bobby Riggs
1934 C. Gene Mako - Lawrence Nelson
1933 Ben Dey - C. Gene Mako
1932 Jack Lynch - C. Gene Mako
1931 Judge L. Beaver - Kendall Cram
1930 Judge L. Beaver - Wilmer Hines
1929 Keith Gledhill - Ellsworth Vines
1928 Francis X. Shields - W. Barry Wood
1927 Edward Jacobs - C. Alphonso Smith
1926 Berkeley Bell - James Quick
1925 Malcolm T. Hill - Henry L. Johnson, Jr.
1924 George M. Lott, Jr. - Thomas McGlinn
1923 George M. Lott, Jr. - Julius Sagalowsky
1922 William W. Ingraham - Arnold W. Jones
1921 William W. Ingraham - Arnold W. Jones
1920 Harold Godshall - Robert Hinckley
1919 Frank T. Anderson - J. Cecil Donaldson
1918 Vincent Richards - Harold L. Taylor
Front row, center: Richard D. Reed
Middle Row (L-R): Wesley J. Todd, James M. Marquardt, Michael A. Dombos, Stephen M. Denenfeld, Lana M. Escamilla, Jennifer Wu, Owen D. Ramey, Kimberly L. Swinehart, Vernon Bennett III
Back Row (L-R): Christopher D. Morris, Jonathan J. Vander Horst, Joseph W. Vander Horst, David A. Lewis, Ronald W. Ryan, Michael A. Shields, Thomas C. Richardson
2023 BOYS’ 16 FEED-IN CHAMPIONSHIP:
Ian Mayew (North Carolina) defeats Drew Fishback (New York) in the Final: 6-1, 6-4
2023 FINAL ROUNDS
7-6(4), 7-6(4)
IAN MAYEW 6-1, 6-4
Han Wo(inj)
Abhinav Chunduru
Fishback & Mayew…
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2023 BOYS’ 18 FEED-IN CHAMPIONSHIP:
Matthew Forbes (North Carolina) defeats William Manning (North Carolina) in the Final: 2-6, 7-5, (10-6)
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Matthew Forbes (NC) 2023 Feed-In Champion
Kase Schinnerer (Pennsylvania)
2023 FINAL ROUNDS
Matthew Forbes, William Manning & Riley… Manning…
Around the Nationals
2023 Quarter-Finalist Doubles Teams…
Boys’ 16
2023 Doubles Semi-Finalists (Fourth Place) Keaton Hance (CA) and Jack Kennedy (NY)
TENNIS SCORING
Introduction Tennis has an unusual scoring system. The score does not go up in units of one or even in units of the same amount. The first point in a game is called 15 and the next, 30. So you’d think that the next point should be 45 - but it isn’t, it’s 40. And the score of a player who has not won any points is not “nil” or “zero,” but “love.” This is said to come from the French word “oeuf,” which means egg and is shaped like a zero.
The server’s score is always called first by the umpire. So if Player A is serving to Player B and Player B wins the point, the score is love-15. If Player A wins the next point, the score is 15-all, and so on.
Games The first player to win four points wins a game. So if a player wins four points straight, the scoring will go 15-0, 30-0, 40-0, then game. The exception is if both players win three points each (i.e. 40-40) which is called deuce. Then the winner is the first player to win two points in a row.
Deuce Once the score gets to 40-40, it is known as deuce. Once at deuce, one player must win two consecutive points to take the game. The word comes from the French phrase “à deux” – meaning “at two,” as in needing two more points. If Player A wins the next point, the score is “advantage server.” If Player B wins the point, the score is “advantage receiver.” If the player at advantage wins the next point, he wins the game. If he loses it, the score goes back to deuce.
Sets The maximum number of sets in a match here at Kalamazoo is three (except in the Championship match in Boys’ 18 Singles when the maximum number of sets is five). The first player to win six games wins a set. However, if the score becomes five-games-all, one player must be two games ahead to win the set. So a player must win the set 6-4 or 7-5 and so on. Until the 1970s, this meant that sets could potentially last indefinitely. But in 1971, the tiebreak rule was introduced. Under this rule, once the score reaches sixgames-all, a tiebreak is played to decide who wins the set.
Tiebreak The first player to reach seven points wins the tiebreak and the set. But if the score reaches sixpoints-all, the winner is the first player to win two points in a row. The player whose turn it was to serve in the set serves the first point of the tiebreak. His opponent serves the next two points, and after that the serve rotates after every two further points. The players change ends after every six points, even if a player is between his two service points, and at the end of the tie break. A tiebreak is played in all sets.
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Award Previous Winners
1987 Carrier Bentzel
Joey Gonzalez
1988 Joey Gonzalez
1989 Cary Lothringer
Stephen Sullivan
1990 David Joerger
Paul C. Layman
1991 Chris Pressley
Frederick Taino
1992 Keith Brill
Richard Gray
1993 Rafael Jordan
1994 Jack Brasington III
Derek Myers
Jakub Pietrowski
1995 Ramsey Smith
1996 Brandon Hawk
Andres Pedroso
1997 Not Awarded
1998 Jake Cram
Rick Phillipp
David Martin
1999 Vincent Ng
Jason Ontog
2000 Jonny Lu
Seth McKinley
2001 Ryler DeHeart
Michael Kantar
Rajeev Ram
2002 Tyler W. Browne
2003 Sutton Shackelford
2004 Ashwin Kumar
Taylor Matsumoto
2005 Spencer Mendoza
Davey Sandgren
Spencer Vegosen
2006 Houston Barrick
Sam Querrey
2007 Evan M. King
Michael T. Sicora
2008 Jeremy I. Efferding
Ryan Lipman
Ryan Thacher
Gary Wang
2009 Shaun Chaudhuri
Neil Karandikar
Marc Powers
2010 Ashok Narayana
Samuel Shropshire
2011 Andrew Ball
Josh Hager
2012 Xavier Gonzalez
Aaron J. Revzin
2013 David Ball
2014 Not Awarded
2015 Not Awarded (Timeline Change)
2016 Lane Leschly
2017 Andrew Ton
Timothy Sah
2018 Bill Duo
2019 Stevie Gould
2020 Not Awarded (Pandemic)
2021 Patrick Toman
2022 Nicholas Chen
2023 DYLAN TSOI
2023 Bill Talbert and Scholar Athlete Award Winners
The USTA presented two prestigious junior tennis awards for 2023: The Bill Talbert Junior Sportsmanship of the Year Award and the USTA Scholar Athlete Award.
The Bill Talbert Award is given in honor of 1967 Hall of Famer Bill Talbert, who was highly regarded for his high standards of sportsmanship.
The 2023 Bill Talbert Junior Sportsmanship of the Year Award has been given to Dylan Tsoi. Dylan recently graduated from Jesuit High School in California and now attends Yale University.
The USTA Scholar Athlete Award recognizes one male and one female high school junior or senior, nationally ranked in the top 100 with an unweighted GPA of 3.75 and higher on a 4.0 scale, and who demonstrates leadership in the tennis community through strong personal character and achievements. Award recipients receive $2,000 from the Wingfield Society, an organization of USTA volunteers dedicated to preserving the history of tennis and named for Major Walter C. Wingfield, who is recognized as the inventor of the modern game.
Xander Barber received the men’s 2023 USTA Scholar Athlete Award. Xander graduated from Falmouth High School in Maine and now attends Dartmouth College.
2012 Jason Brown, USTA Midwest
Mitchell Krueger, USTA Texas
Mihir Kumar, USTA Midwest
Nicholas Mahlangu, USTA Intermountain
2013 Benjamin Tso, USTA New England
2014 Xavier Gonzalez, USTA Texas
2015 Sameer Kumar, USTA Midwest
2016 David Horneffer, USTA Midwest
2017 Austen Huang, USTA NorCal
2018 Jared Pratt, USTA Southern
2019 Niraj Komatineni, USTA Midwest
2020 Theodore Dean, USTA NorCal
2021 Not awarded
2022 Masato Perera, USTA SoCal
2023 XANDER BARBER, USTA New England
Xander Barber
Bill Talbert
Dylan Tsoi
Scholar Athlete Award Previous Winners
2023 BOYS’ 18
ALEXANDER FRUSINA (Texas) & NISHESH BASAVAREDDY (Indiana) &
2023 FINAL ROUNDS
L.Tien-C.Williams 4-6, 6-3, (10-3)
A.Frusina-A.Ganesan 6-3, 6-2
N.Basavareddy-K.Kang 6-3, 6-1
N.Godsick-A.Kim 7-5, 6-3
A.Frusina-A.Ganesan 6-3, 6-1
A.FRUSINAA.GANESAN 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(6)
N.Basavareddy-K.Kang 6-4, 6-2
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2023 Boys’ 18 Doubles Champions
DOUBLES FINAL
(Maryland) defeat : 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(6)
K College President Jorge Gonzalez, Ganesan, Frusina and Mark Riley
(L to R): Gabe Vidinas (Bloomfield Hills, MI), Parker Foster (Kalamazoo, MI), Tieran Rafferty (Kalamazoo, MI), Julian Bilbao, (Auburn, CA), Alex Fleming (Troy, MI), Lukas Hultberg (Kalamazoo, MI), Harry Spark (Chicago, IL), Lucas Preston (Eaton Rapids, MI), Tom Clark (Kalamazoo, MI), Adnan Alousi (Huntington Woods, MI), Alek Hultberg (Kalamazoo, MI), Seth Keana (Jonesville, MI), Head Coach Mark Riley.
NCAA-III FINISHES
(Since NCAA-III began sponsoring the National Championships in Men’s Tennis in 1976, Kalamazoo College has finished 4th or higher in 22 of the 48 years and has been selected to play in the National Championships in 47 of the 48 years.):
1976 - National Champions
1977 - 4th Place
1978 - National Champions
1979 - 9th Place
1980 - 3rd Place
1981 - 3rd Place
1982 - 2nd Place
1983 - 3rd Place
1984 - 4th Place
1985 - 2nd Place
1986 - National Champions
1987 - National Champions
1988 - 5th Place
1989 - 3rd Place
1990 - 3rd Place
1991 - National Champions
1992 - National Champions
1993 - National Champions
1994 - 3rd Place
1995 - 3rd Place
1996 - 3rd Place
1997 - 2nd Place
1998 - 3rd Place
1999 - 2nd Place
2000 - 9th Place
2001 - 9th Place
2002 - 7th Place
2003 - 22nd Place
2004 - 18th Place
2005 - 8th Place
2006 - 13th Place
2007 - 16th Place
2008 - 28th Place
2009 - 22nd Place
2010 - 17th Place
2012 - 30th Place
2016 - 36th Place
2017 - 26th Place
2018 - 25th Place
2019 - 29th Place
2020 - 26th Place
2021 - 20th Place
ITA Central Region Coach of Year, 2017... MIAA Coach of the Year, 2024...
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MIAA CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS, 2024
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Kalamazoo College Team Captain, 2024-25
ADNAN ALOUSI
MARK RILEY, Head Coach
2023 BOYS’
COOPER WOESTENDICK LACHLAN GASKELL
2023 FINAL ROUNDS
Maxwell Exsted (MN) (1) Leach
Jagger Leach (FL) (6) 6-4, 6-3
Lachlan Gaskell (FL) (27) Gaskell
Dominick Mosejczuk (NY) (5) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Noah Johnston (SC) (32) Johnston
Gaskell 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
COOPER WOESTENDICK 6-4, 6-2,
SINGLES FINAL
(Kansas) defeats
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Robert Dunbar (1931 – 2024)
Bob was born and raised in Kalamazoo. He was an avid athlete, attended State High, and earned 16 varsity letters in football, basketball, baseball, and tennis. He won the Michigan high school tennis state championship in doubles and played in the Nationals at Stowe Stadium around 1947.
Bob and Louise
Bob was proud of his Kalamazoo heritage. He followed his father’s footsteps, serving the City of Kalamazoo as Vice Mayor. He was cochair of Kalamazoo 2000, president of Kiwanis Club, and served on many civic organizations.
In 2017 at the 75th Anniversary of the Nationals in Kalamazoo, Bob Dunbar was pleased to announce to the Stowe Stadium audience that he had attended every Junior Nationals tournament for those 75 years.
In 1999, Bob was recipient of the Kalamazoo National’s Community Service Award.
Bob Dunbar remarking on the trains passing the original courts: “The… bonus offered by the coal burning giants was a blanket of black soot, coal dust, that would descend on the courts, aided by the prevailing winds which always seemed to target those courts.”
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LEARNER TIEN (California) TREVOR
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2023 FINAL ROUNDS
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Kyle Kang (CA) (3) Williams
Cooper Williams (FL) (5) 6-3, 6-0
Lucas Brown (TX) (16) Svajda
Trevor Svajda (CA) (10) 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-3
Tien 6-2, 7-5
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SINGLES FINAL defeats
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