NETC Newsletter
New York, NY November 24, 2000
NETC Update
Another Holiday Season is fast approaching and we’re busily getting ready for next summer. I’ve planned trips to several colleges in the US and to Europe to recruit staff. Mailings will go out to about a hundred tennis coaches to recruit counselors. You’ll see ads on the internet and in tennis publications. We’ll be working very hard in the next few months to make the NETC 2001 staff the best ever!
I spent many hours in October developing the new NETC Web Site. It’s up and running now and will be updated frequently. You’ll be able to print out the Confirmation Letter and all the forms you need for camp. The Newsletter will no longer be mailed and will be available only on the Web Site. We plan to upload a Session Summary immediately after a session of camp ends. For example, within a few days of the end of Session 1 we’ll have photos, tournament results, and highlights online. We’ll do the same with the Alumni Reunion in January. I’m really excited about the possibilities and think you’ll find it a great way to keep up on what’s happening at NETC. Let me know if you have suggestions!
The Alumni Reunion will again be at Roosevelt Island Racquet Club. You’ll receive the 2001 NETC brochure and information on the Early Registration Discount in mid-December.
Have a great Holiday Season! I look forward to seeing all of you at the Alumni Reunion and at camp this summer.
Gordon
NETC email Address
You can email us at:
netennis@aol.com
(Note from Gordon – It’s great to hear from all of you who send me Instant Messages on AOL!!)
NETC Alumni Reunion
This year’s reunion will again be held at the beautiful Roosevelt Island Racquet Club in New York City on Saturday, January 13 from 6-9PM. A flier with more details and travel directions will be out to you soon. This is a fun event attended annually by over 50 campers and many of our NETC staff. Don’t miss it!
Survey Results
Thanks to all of you who responded to the survey this year. As usual we got some great suggestions! The top vote getters so far are the Site of the Camp, Overall Experience, the Confirmation Packet, and Phone Information.
Staff News
Dave Arnett and Ben Gologor are working together at an internet marketing firm in Manhattan.
Roger Anglin is now working for General Electric repairing steam turbines and is living in Schenectady. He received his engineering degree from Manhattan College last spring.
Aileen Haruvi is in Law School in New York City.
Dave Span, father of Cobi and Skip, is busy with tennis doing some teaching. Dave is also a professional musician and regularly performs in the New York area.
Jeff Weinstein is back in school in Arizona and we’re hoping he’ll be with us again next summer at NETC.
Marietta Papagapitos was a counselor and a camper at NETC and is now studying at Harvard. She is considering returning to NETC next summer.
Justin and Emily Call are at Trinity-Pawling for the entire school year. Justin teaches Latin and Emily is busy taking care of Gus and Ronan. Justin did a great job last summer as our dorm supervisor. Emily did a very efficient job of handling NETC’s administrative chores.
Branislav Grujic from Yugoslavia was a member of our staff in 1998 and was unable to work at camp the last two because of visa problems. He is now teaching at the Port Washington Tennis Academy on Long Island and we’re hoping to see him next summer at NETC.
Erin Thompson is back at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania where she is a member of the women’s tennis team.
Gitte Ostermann is in Germany, but has received a scholarship to play tennis at the University of Nebraska and will return to this country in the summer or fall of 2001.
Lauren Headlam and her sister Carly, who visited NETC at the end of the summer and also worked a camp in the US, were seen walking to the Pawling train station on the Saturday after camp. They planned a trip to
DisneyWorld before returning to Australia.
Early Registration Discount
All NETC Alumni are eligible for a discount on their 2001 camp tuition. Anyone registering before February 1, 2001 will receive a $100 per session discount. More information will be sent to you in December along with the 2001 NETC Brochure and information on the Alumni Reunion.
NETC 2000 Results
First Session
Team Winners – Blank Piece of Paper
Team Runners-up – Team Blue
Team Best Players
1. Alex Waldron
2. Michael Brooks
3. Jeffrey Axen
4. Michael Kelton
5. Daniel Cohen
6. Charlie De Pietro
7. Melissa Maxon
8. Claudia Coleman, Marty Laurita
9. Lizzie Ellis, Cobi Span
10. Sam Siegel
11. Naoki Shimizu, Michelle Giordano
12. Aaron Rose
Most Improved Players
Lizzie Ellis, Eva Bochem-Shur, Naoki Shimizu, Sassan Mesbah
Sportsmanship Awards
Cate Stewart, Kate Gribetz, Mikey Silvestri, Skip Span
A Singles Winner
Alex Waldron
A Singles Runner-up
Craig Spann
A Singles Semi-finalists
Steven Boydston, Mikey Silvestri
A Singles Consolation Winner
Alex Kaplan
A Singles Consolation Runner-up
David Raim
A Doubles Winners
Alex Waldron & Steven Boydston
A Doubles Runners-up
Craig Spann & Eric Capper
A Doubles Semi-finalists
Andy Jennings & Jason Laurita, Mikey Silvestri & Justin Bass
B Singles Winner
Phil Petrou
B Singles Runner-up
Daniel Cohen
B Singles Semi-finalists
Siobhan De Pietro, Charlie De Pietro
B Singles Consolation Winner
Marty Laurita
B Singles Consolation Runner-up
Yuta Mizutani
B Doubles Winners
Gordon Davis & Pietro Collina
B Doubles Runners-up
Mike Kelton & Michael Brooks
B Doubles Semi-finalists
Charles Stewart & Mallory Bernstein, Alex Cohen & Alex Kaplan
C Singles Winner
Tara Ryan
C Singles Runner-up
Kate Gribetz
C Singles Semi-finalists
Naoki Shimizu, Deborah Shnay
C Singles Consolation Winner
Kevin Kent
C Singles Consolation Runner-up
Eva Bochem-Shur
C Doubles Winners
Sam Siegel & Kevin Kent
C Doubles Runners-up
Kate Gribetz & Mimi Levine
C Doubles Semi-finalists
Eva Bochem-Shur & Cate Stewart, Lizzie Ellis & Paula Sobel
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Second Session
Team Winners – Martini Mixers
Team Runners-up – Grinders
Team Best Players
1. Chris Innes
2. Jon Hill
3. Eric Wachs
4. Andrew Jenks
5. Katie McClelland
6. Kevin Kent
7. Katherine Attwell
8. Erin McCulloch
9. Brady Leifer
10. Yuta Mizutani
11. Sam Siegel
12. Chelsea Amengual
Most Improved Players
Haig Schneiderman, Marcus Smith, Erin McCulloch, Stephanie Buhle
Sportsmanship Awards
Maggie Chaitman, Barbara Barton, Eric Camadeco, Ian Bandes
A Singles Winner
Craig Kunkes
A Singles Runner-up
Chris Innes
A Singles Semi-finalists
Marcus Smith, Jon Hill
A Singles Consolation Winner
Jon Jaeger
A Singles Consolation Runner-up
Eric Wachs
A Doubles Winners
Chris Innes & Craig Kunkes
A Doubles Runners-up
Ajay Rajani & Marcus Smith
A Doubles Semi-finalists
Jon Jaeger & Jon Hill, Andrew Jenks & Dan Zinn
B Singles Winner
Andrew Jenks
B Singles Runner-up
Katie McClelland
B Singles Semi-finalists
Mike Kelton, Ted Lechterman
B Singles Consolation Winner
Ian Bandes
B Singles Consolation Runner-up
Alex Demers
B Doubles Winners
Ted Lechterman & Keith Grafman
B Doubles Runners-up
Paul Szerlip & Andrew Godbehere
B Doubles Semi-finalists
William Aibinder & Nick Carter, Erin McCulloch & Katherine Attwell
C Singles Winner
Andrea Krasne
C Singles Runner-up
Lindsay Brine
C Singles Semi-finalists
Nicki Klug, Keisuke Mizutani
C Singles Consolation Winner
Eric Camadeco
C Singles Consolation Runner-up
Staci Silverstein
C Doubles Winners
Avi Rodin & Anton Zabludovsky
C Doubles Runners-up
Alex Racanelli & Eric Camadeco
C Doubles Semi-finalists
Emily Washkowitz & Lindsay Brine, Sam Siegel & Kevin Kent
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Third Session
Team Winners – Hey Arnold
Team Runners-up – Scrappies
Team Best Players
1. Matt Silver
2. Noah Block
3. Kevin Kent
4. Jason Kent
5. Billy Bender
6. Robert Ranieri
7. Jon Sussman
8. Ben Schildkraut
9. Tanya Keller
10. Savannah Knell
Most Improved Players
Abby Estrada, Erin Strasen, Mary Reiser, Pierre Perreve-Genet
Sportsmanship Awards
William Aibinder, David Manners-Weber, Savannah Knell, Robert Ranieri
A Singles Winner
Mike Hammond
A Singles Runner-up
Ryan Freeman
A Singles Semi-finalists
Matt Silver, Jordan Lazarus
A Singles Consolation Winner
Charlie Greenwald
A Singles Consolation Runner-up
Haig Schneiderman
A Doubles Winners
Mike Hammond & Charlie Greenwald
A Doubles Runners-up
Jordan Lazarus & Ryan Freeman
A Doubles Semi-finalists
Autumn Learned & Mary Kate Taylor, Noah Block & Matt Silver
B Singles Winner
Alyssa Goodman
B Singles Runner-up
Jason Kent
B Singles Semi-finalists
Kevin Kent, Ben Schildkraut
B Singles Consolation Winner
Andrew Maguire
B Singles Consolation Runner-up
Jesse Vanacore
B Doubles Winners
Gordon Davis & David Manners-Weber
B Doubles Runners-up
Andrew Maguire & Billy Bender
B Doubles Semi-finalists
Cobi Span & Haig Schneiderman, Neal Sangani & Aman Handa
C Singles Winner
DaynaYellin
C Singles Runner-up
Ezra Okon
C Singles Semi-finalists
Rohan Handa, Tanya Keller
C Singles Consolation Winner
Daphne Foell
C Singles Consolation Runner-up
Chessy Giannettino
C Doubles Winners
Rohan Handa & Ezra Okon
C Doubles Runners-up
Matt McGrath & Andrew Staby
C Doubles Semi-finalists
Dayna Yellin & Tanya Keller, Chelsea Amengual & Chessy Giannettino
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Fourth Session
Team Winners – Chocolate
Team Runners-up – Phish Phood
Team Best Players
1. Jordan Lazarus
2. Mike Montesano
3. Tim Kau
4. Claire Jakimetz
5. Jared Maisel
6. Shota Tasaki
7. Tish Skolnik
8. Katherine Stewart
Most Improved Players
Gresa Matoshi, Mike Montesano, Peter Montesano, Katherine Stewart
Sportsmanship Awards
Allie Samowitz, Tim Kau, Devin Lewis, Eric Wachs
A Singles Winner
Jordan Lazarus
A Singles Runner-up
Chris Wain
A Singles Semi-finalists
Devin Lewis, Eric Wachs
A Singles Consolation Winner
Jason Kent
A Singles Consolation Runner-up
Haig Schneiderman
A Doubles Winners
Jordan Lazarus & Chris Wain
A Doubles Runners-up
Eric Wachs & Zach Lefkowitz
A Doubles Semi-finalists
Devin Lewis & Skip Span, Max Montgomery & Jason Kent
B Singles Winner
Tim Kau
B Singles Runner-up
Jon Sussman
B Singles Semi-finalists
Ryan Convertini, Jared Maisel
B Singles Consolation Winner
Will el Glaoui
B Singles Consolation Runner-up
Jon Greenberg
B Doubles Winners
Billy Bender & Alex Kramer
B Doubles Runners-up
Jared Maisel & Tim Kau
B Doubles Semi-finalists
Jon Sussman & Jon Greenberg, Claire Jakimetz & Sachiko Nishina
C Singles Winner
Tish Skolnik
C Singles Runner-up
Shota Tasaki
C Singles Semi-finalists
Pam Fogel, Fernando Jimenez
C Singles Consolation Winner
Chelsea Hassler
C Singles Consolation Runner-up
Elizabeth Ray
C Doubles Winners
Tish Skolnik & Katherine Kavaler
C Doubles Runners-up
Chelsea Hassler & Elizabeth Ray
C Doubles Semi-finalists
Peter Montesano & Sam Rathbun, Josh Sussman & Shota Tasaki
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Hope you enjoyed the Newsletter!
See you next summer!