Tennis has always been the backbone of Midtown.
Our Sectional Champions
We began as a tennis-only club in downtown Chicago, so it should come as no surprise that we produce tennis players at the highest level. For the fourth straight year, Midtown will be represented in the USTA Ladies 3.5 National Championships, held October 14-16th in Tucson, AZ.
The team of 18, lead by captain Lisa Aronson, has been dominant all year, going 9-0 as a team throughout the season, with a very impressive 40-5 individually.
The road to Nationals started the first weekend in August when the ladies traveled to Winnetka where they swept through and won the District Championship. This victory earned them the right to play at the State Championship at Burr Ridge.
The team set their sights on Indianapolis, Indiana for the Midwest Sectional Championship. The winner of this tournament would go on to represent the entire Midwest at the National Championships, but it wasn’t easy to get through.
On the first day of the tournament, the team played teams from Michigan and Ohio, both of which they defeated 4-1. On Saturday they took down Wisconsin 5-0, which set up the championship match with Indiana.
Going into that match, both teams were undefeated and the level of play was very intense.
“There were some tie-breakers that just left me saying, ‘Wow,’ “ said Todd Seltzer.
Our Midtown women’s team defeated Indiana 3-2 and earned themselves another trip to the National Tournament, where they will play teams from all over the country as well as the Caribbean.
“I am very proud of this team and very excited to represent not only Midtown Bannockburn but also the entire Midwest at Nationals,” said Seltzer, who saw the team get very close to entering the semi-finals last year.
This year, the Midtown squad will be in the opening round-robin bracket against North California, Minnesota, Virginia, and Tennessee. Seltzer said, “This team is as good as any team out there and I am excited to see what they can do.”
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