NETC Newsletter
New York, NY     November 21, 2002

NETC Update 
The Holiday season is fast approaching and we are beginning to prepare for next summer.  This edition of the NETC Newsletter includes over 175 photos from NETC 2002 together with all the Team and Tournament results.  We hope you enjoy it!
Look for our ads this year in the NY Times Magazine Section, USTA Yearbooks in Eastern, Middle States and New England England, Tennis Week, and Tennis Magazine.  The 2003 NETC Brochure will be mailed in early December with information on the Early Registration Discount for returning campers.
We appreciate the response to the Survey which went out about two weeks ago.  We appreciate your comments and feedback!  If you haven't yet returned your Survey, please do so ASAP!
See you in 2003!

Gordon


NETC email Address
You can email us at:
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(Note from Gordon – It’s great to hear from all of you who send me Instant Messages on AOL!!)

        


Survey Results
Thanks to all of you who responded to the survey this year. As usual we got some great suggestions!  We'll post survey results soon!

Staff News
Adam Bak has returned home to Poland where he attends school and coaches tennis.  Our counselors from the Czech Republic, Premek Balek and James Ludvik, have also returned to their homes in Prague where they attend the university.  Kim Brettschneider  attends Pomona College in Claremont, California.  Kim attended NETC as a camper in 1996, 1997 and 1998.  NETC Assistant Director Luis Checa is teaching in the Junior Program at Roosevelt Island Racquet Club in New York City.  As a teenager Luis was a member of Gordon Kent's Junior Program at Stadium Tennis Center.  How many years ago was that Luis???  Second year NETC counselor Mark Claydon is in England where he is hoping to find a position in the film industry.  Gemma Collett  is back to her studies in England and hopes to return to NETC in 2003.  Patrick Heppell is a member of the men's varsity team at Redlands University in Redlands, California.  Pat is a native of Canada and makes his home in Arizona when he is not at school.  NETC Office Manager Jenna Imperato lives in Beacon, NY and attends Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh.  Mike Jacobs attends school in New Jersey and like Kim was a camper at NETC before becoming a counselor.  Cat Lally studying at the University of Manchester in England.  Colin Mansell is continuing his world travels.  After camp he returned to England and then it was on to Sidney, Australia where he has a position as a tennis coach.  Colin is an avid football fan and annually travels to the US to attend NFL games.  Go Dolphins!!!  Oklahoma native Billy Popejoy attends at college at Northeastern State University and is the assitant coach of the women's tennis team.  By coincidence, 1999 NETC counselor Neus Barbera attends the same school and plays on the women's tennis team.  Chris Simon is back at school in Germany.  Dave Span, father of NETC campers Skip and Cobi Span, lives in nearby Somers NY.  He teaches tennis and is a professional musician.  Kira Staddon attends Bolton University in England.  Kira is still angry at Colin for dumping ice on her head!  (See the Session 4 photos!)  Maggie Wheeler attends Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.  Maggie was a ranked junior in the New England Section of the USTA.

          

Early Registration Discount
Campers who attended NETC in 2001 or 2002 are eligible for a discount on their 2003 camp tuition. Anyone registering before February 1, 2003 will receive a $100 per session discount. More information will be sent to you in December along with the 2003 NETC Brochure.

NETC 2002 Results
First Session
Team Winners – T-Birds
Team Runners-up – Mopeds
Team Best Players
1. Jimmy Crystal
2. Kisho Watanabe
3. Thibault Robert
4. Robert Ranieri
5. Jessica De Carlos
6. Jordan Lindsay
7. Kyley Herring
Most Improved Players
Dorrie Lee, Kei Watanabe, Maddy Evans, Tyler Ehrman
Sportsmanship Awards
Thibault Robert, Amanda Wilhelm, Lauren Spera, Vanya Himanen
A Singles Winner
Haig Schneiderman
A Singles Runner-up
Jimmy Crystal
A Singles Semi-finalists
Jake De Candia, Kisho Watanabe
A Singles Consolation Winner
Cobi Span
A Singles Consolation Runner-up
Vanya Himanen
A Doubles Winners
Jimmy Crystal & Jake De Candia
A Doubles Runners-up
Mike Kelton & Michael Brooks
A Doubles Semi-finalists
Julien Versailles & Cobi Span, Eric Nadel & Haig Schneiderman
B Singles Winner
Robert Ranieri
B Singles Runner-up
Jessica De Carlos
B Singles Semi-finalists
CeCe Crystal, Tara Ryan
B Singles Consolation Winner
Lindsay Buzaid
B Singles Consolation Runner-up
Jordan Lindsay
B Doubles Winners
Jason McManmon & Robert Ranieri
B Doubles Runners-up
CeCe Crystal & Kyley Herring
B Doubles Semi-finalists
Jordan Lindsay & Tyler Marcus, Tara Ryan & Lindsay Buzaid
C Singles Winner
Dorrie Lee
C Singles Runner-up
Tomoki Murakami
C Singles Semi-finalists
Mark Kim, Kyley Herring
C Singles Consolation Winner
Maddy Evans
C Singles Consolation Runner-up
Tyler Ehrman
C Doubles Winners
Jem Kogen & Kei Watanabe
C Doubles Runners-up
Tyler Ehrman & JD Dace
C Doubles Semi-finalists
Lindsay Kent & Dorrie Lee, Tomoki Murakami & Mark Kim