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REGISTER NOW: 2026 Spring Doubles Scramble

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Sign up by end of day Tuesday, April 28, to participate in our first outdoor of the year! 

This year’s spring event will be a doubles scramble rather than a round robin, so you do not need a partner to participate. (See details below.)

When: Saturday, May 2; 3:30-5:30 p.m. (3 p.m. check-in and warm-up, 3:30 p.m. play begins)

Where: Lovelace Park, 2740 Gross Pointe Road, Evanston

Match Rules: You’ll play 20-minute, no-ad matches, with a different partner for each rotation.

No partner needed! 3.0/3.5 rating or higher, please.

Raffle for prizes included!

To Enter: Email Richard Bell at rsbell@ameritech.net by end of day on Sunday, April 26. Space is limited.

Cost: $20 per player, plus yearly (rolling) ECTA dues of $25 per person (Not sure of your membership status? Email ECTA Treasurer Chuck Friedl at charlesfriedl@aol.com.)

To Pay: Send a check made out to “ECTA” for $20 (if your membership is up to date) or $45 (if your membership is not up to date) to the address below OR pay via Zelle (ectatreas@gmail.com):

ECTA Treasurer
1313 Cleveland Street
Evanston, IL 60202

You may also pay your membership dues online, here.

Must be age 16 or older to enter

REGISTER NOW: 2026 Winter Doubles Scramble

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Sign up by end of day on Monday, December 29, to participate in our first event of the New Year! 

When: Saturday, January 3; 2:30-5 p.m. (2:30 p.m. check-in and warm-up, 3 p.m. play begins)

Where: Indoors at Northwestern University’s Combe Tennis Center, 2311 N. Campus Drive

Match Rules: Entrants will be scrambled each round. You’ll play 20-minute, no-ad matches, with a different partner for each rotation.

No partner needed! 3.0/3.5 rating or higher, please.

To Enter: Email Richard Bell at rsbell@ameritech.net by end of day on Monday, December 29.

Cost: $25 per player, plus yearly (rolling) ECTA dues (Not sure of your membership status? Email ECTA Treasurer Chuck Friedl at charlesfriedl@aol.com.)

To Pay: Send a check made out to “ECTA”  for $25 (if your membership is up to date) or $50 (if your membership is not up to date) to the address below OR pay via Zelle (ectatreas@gmail.com):

ECTA Treasurer
1313 Cleveland Street
Evanston, IL 60202

You may also pay your membership dues online, here.

Must be age 16 or older to enter

SAVE THE DATE: 2026 Winter Doubles Scramble

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Save the date for our 2026 Winter Doubles Scramble
No partner required!

When: Saturday afternoon, January 3 (times TBA; the event will be two hours long)

Where: TBA (indoors, of course)

Match Rules: Entrants will be scrambled each round. You’ll play 20-minute, no-ad matches, with a different partner for each rotation.

3.0/3.5 rating or higher, please.

Cost: $25 per player, plus yearly (rolling) ECTA dues

Must be age 16 or older to enter

2025 Thanksgiving Weekend Doubles Scramble REGISTRATION

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Work off that turkey, stuffing, and all the fixin’s … 

When: Saturday, November 29, 3-5 p.m. (Check-in opens at 2:30 p.m. with courts available for warmup until 3 p.m., when the event will start)

Where: Northwestern University’s Combe Tennis Center (in Henry Crown Sports Pavilion), 2311 N. Campus Dr., Evanston

Match Rules: Entrants will be scrambled each round. You’ll play 20-minute, no-ad matches, with a different partner for each rotation.

Open to both men and women! No partner needed! 3.0 rating or higher, please.

Giveaways for all entrants! Prizes for top-performing players!

*Cost to Enter: $25 per player, plus yearly (rolling) ECTA dues (Not sure of your membership status? Email ECTA Treasurer Chuck Friedl at charlesfriedl@aol.com.)

To Enter: Email Richard Bell at rsbell@ameritech.net by end of day Sunday, November 23. Space is limited.

Payment Options (2):

Via Zelle: ectatreas@gmail.com

By sending a check made out to “ECTA” to:

ECTA Treasurer
1313 Cleveland Street
Evanston, IL 60202

*Must be age 16 or older to enter

Survey for Evanston-Area Tennis Players

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We would like your input, via this brief survey, on how the Evanston Community Tennis Association can better represent and serve tennis players in the Evanston area. We welcome your thoughts as we seek ways to improve ECTA and foster a more active and inclusive tennis community.

You don’t need to be an ECTA member to fill out this survey. Anyone in the Evanston area is encouraged to give us feedback.

Thank you in advance for your participation!

2025 Fall Tournament RESULTS

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Thank you to everyone who took part in our 2025 Fall Tournament, and congrats to the winners in each category!

Men’s 3.5 Singles
1st place: Midrag Vidanovic
2nd place: Sergy Butyrskiy

Men’s Open Singles:
1st place: Edgar Reyes
2nd place: TIm Schreiber

Women’s 3.5 Singles:
1st place: Anam Khan
2nd place: Valerie Gruest

Men’s 3.5 Doubles:
1st place: Tom Pitt-Romil Sood
2nd place: Valerie Guest-Anam Khan

Mixed Doubles:
1st place: Victor Quispe-Donna Salvatore
2nd place: Denise Pignato-David Singer

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SAVE THE DATE: 2025 Fall Tournament

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orange ECTA logoSave the date for the ECTA Fall Tournament, to be held on Saturday, September 20, at Northwestern University’s Vandy Christie Tennis Center in Evanston! Choose from men’s and women’s singles and doubles categories as well as mixed doubles. Stay tuned for further details!

RAIN UPDATE: 2025 Fourth of July Tournament

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Unfortunately, we are going to have to cancel today’s tournament due to rain. Players, please plan on self-arranging your final matches (you can find the schedule here) and reporting in your scores to Richard. We can make arrangements for you to pick up your tournament giveaways (for all entrants) and trophies (for both champions and runners up) at a future date. Questions? Call Richard Bell, the referee for this event, at 847-475-5095.

2025 Fourth of July Tournament RESULTS

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Tournament results will be posted to this page as they become available following the cancelation of this year’s event due to rain, which resulted in all finals becoming self-arranged matches.

Men’s Open Singles
Colin Bunn vs Conrad Gordon

Mixed Doubles
Maggie Galinska & Danny Postel def Bill James & Christina Schuschel, Wo [inj]

Men’s 3.5 Singles
John Calkins def Derek Bogdan 6-2, 6-1

Men’s 40 Doubles
Andrew Ginsberg & Russ Kerr def Edward Graft & Danny Postel 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

Men’s 60 Singles
Richard Kuntz vs Bill Leff

Men’s Open Doubles
Colin Bunn & Russ Kerr def Andrew Ginsberg & Conrad Gordon 6-7(5), 7-6(6), 10-7

Men’s 40 Singles
Danny Postel def Chris Mast 4-6, 6-3, 10-4

Century Doubles
Andy Dickerson & David Singer def Neville Allen & Derek Bogdan 6-2, 6-2

2025 Fourth of July Tournament DRAWS AND SCORES

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Men’s Open Singles

Early Self-Arranged Match Schedule:
Round 1 must be completed by June 25
Round 2 must be completed by July 1

Round 1
A. Gordon def Colling, 6-0 6-0
B. Raya def Ross, 6-0, 6-2
C. Steuerman def Ford , 6-3, 6-3
D. Bunn def Graft, 6-1, 6-0
Round 2
E. Gordon def Steuerman,  6-0, 6-1
F. Bunn def Raya; Bunn 7-5, 7-6(5)
Championship
Bunn vs Gordon

 

Men’s 40 Singles

Early Self-Arranged Match Schedule:
Round 1 must be completed by June 15
Round 2 must be completed by June 25
Round 3 must be completed by July 1

Round 1
A. Bomar def Abraham, 6-4, 6-4
B. Schreiber def Tyurin, 6-0, 6-1
C. Connell def Mereu, 6-0, 6-0
D. Vidanovic def Singer, 6-2, 7-5
Round 2

E. Mast def Vidanovic, 6-1, 2-6, 1(8)
F.  Schreiber def Graft, 6-3, 6-3
G. Bomar vs Raya; Def [ns] / Def [ns]
H. Postel def Connell, 6-2, 3-6, 1(7)
Round 3
I. Winner G vs Mast; Mast Def
J. Postel vs Schreiber; Postel 5-7, 6-1, 1(5)
Champion
Chris Mast (walkover)

 

Men’s 60 Singles

Early Self-Arranged Match Schedule:
Round 1 must be completed by June 25
Round 2 must be completed by July 1

Round 1
A. Allen vs Smart; Allen 7-5, 6-2
B. Leff def Caan, 4-6, 7-6, 3-0 (ret. Inj.)
Round 2
C. Allen vs Kuntz; Kuntz 6-3, 6-4
D. James vs Leff; Leff 4-6, 6-1, 1(3)
Championship
Kuntz vs Leff

 

Men’s 3.5 Singles

Early Self-Arranged Match Schedule
Round 1 must be completed by June 15
Round 2 must be completed by June 25
Round 3 must be completed by July 1

Round 1
A. Bogdan def Caproni, 6-3, 6-1
B. Tyurin def Smart, 6-4, 2-6, 1(5)
C. Calkins def Ford, 6-0, 6-1
D. Steuerman def Bomar, 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2
Round 2
E. Ross def Steuerman, 6-1, 6-2
F.  James def Tyurin, 6-0; 6-3
G. Bogdan def Kuntz, 3-6, 6-2, 1(9)
H. Calkins def Vidanovic,  6-2, 3-6, 1(6)
Round 3
I. Bogdan vs Ross; Bogdan 5-7, 6-3, 1(5)
J. Calkins vs James; Calkins 6-0, 6-4
Championship
Bogdan vs Calkins


Men’s Open Doubles

Early Self-Arranged Match Schedule:
Round 1 must be completed by July 1

Round 1
A. Bunn & Kerr def Caughran & De Lara, 6-2, 6-1
B. Ginsberg & Gordon def Robinson & Ward, 6-2, 6-4
Championship
Bunn & Kerr vs Ginsberg & Gordon

 

Men’s 40 Doubles

Early Self-Arranged Match Schedule
Round 1 must be completed by July 1

Round 1
A. Graft & Postel def Allen & Bogdan, 6-1, 6-3
B. Ginsberg & Kerr def Dickerson & Singer, 6-2,6-0
Championship
Ginsberg & Kerr vs. Graft & Postel

 

Mixed Doubles

Early Self-Arranged Match Schedule:
Round 1 must be completed by July 1

Round 1
A. Abraham & Begunova vs Galinska & Postel
B. Altieri & Calkins vs James & Schuschel
Championship
Winner A vs Winner B

 

Century Doubles

Early Self-Arranged Match Schedule:
Round 1 must be completed by July 1

Round 1
A. Allen & Bogdan vs Greenland & Lupovitch; Allen & Bogdan 6-1, 6-3
B. Calkins & Leff vs Dickerson & Singer; Dickerson & Singer 6-4, 6-4
Championship
Allen & Bogdan vs Dickerson & Singer