Play tennis at the home courts of ATP Professional Sam Querrey! Practice with USTA Certified High Performance coaches and top nationally ranked junior tennis players! The Darling Tennis Center is Certified USTA Regional Training Center.
The DTC High Performance Jr. Tennis Program is a High Performance Tennis program for young athletes to vastly improve their tennis game, work hard, make new friends and have a lot of fun. Our goal is to give players the opportunity to improve ever aspect of their tennis game and be challenged everyday by some of the best players in their peer group. Tournament players and top ranked juniors come to our beautiful 23 court facility to participate in our intense program. Juniors are welcome all year-round in our High Performance Program. Our programs combine technical instruction, drills, fitness training, supervised match play, and mental training. Work hard - play harder is the way of life at the DTC High Performance Program.
While at the Tennis Academy you will train with top ranked National and Intermountain players under the guidance of Academy Director Saad Asraf and his renowned International High Performance Coaching Staff.
Futures—For the player who plays 3‐5 times per week and two tournaments per month. Instructor to student ratio of 5:1. Ages 10 & Under Tu 4:30—6:00 p.m. W/Th 6:00‐7:30
Challengers—For the player who has a sectional ranking and plays 5 times per week. Instructor to student ratio of 5:1. Wednesdays class includes 1 hour of conditioning. Ages 11‐18 Mon/Th 4:00—6:00 p.m. Wed 4:00—7:00 p.m.
Masters-For the player who is in the top of the sectional and national rankings.
The DTC High Performance Jr. Tennis Program
Coach Saad is a USTA Certified High Performance Coach, former coach and player at Georgia State University, and 2007 USTA Nevada Coach of the Year. Saad began teaching juniors full time in 2003. Along with a world class coaching staff that includes former ATP Professional and NCAA Champion Brian Wilson, Former ATP Professional and UNLV Alumni Henner Nehles, UNLV Assistant Coach Lew De Leon, NAIA All-American Sheryl Bon-Bakalov and Wes Hancock, he encourages his students to have a positive attitude, a good character and a hard work ethic.
The Jr. Program has the best tennis facilities in Nevada and an outstanding coaching staff. Whether you want your son or daughter to become a College Scholarship player, a National Champion, or a professional tour player, the DTC Jr. Academy provides a great tennis environment, great coaches and individual attention to help you achieve your goals.
“Work Hard-Play Harder” at the DTC High Performance Jr. Tennis Program.
2011-12 Winter High Performance Jr. Tennis Program
August 12: Samantha Martinelli wins the Girls 12 National Doubles Championships in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Sammy and her partner, Delaney Nothaft were seeded 4th. Sammy and Delaney defeated the number one seeds (Bellis & Peus) in the semi-finals 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-5.
Sammy and Delaney defeated the number two seeds (Day & Gordon) in the final 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Sammy trains at the DTC with Coach Saad and the Masters Group. Delaney participates in the RTC camps at the DTC.
Congratulations Sammy, Delaney and Coach Saad!!
The DTC is pleased to announce our High Performance program now includes a K-12 College Prep Academy. The Academy is a hybrid of online learning and small group and individual instruction. Students are in school 20 hours per week and must maintain a 3.2 GPA to have permission to participate in the tennis program.
January Registration is open now. Please contact the DTC for more information.
USTA Regional Training Center Level 2 Camp
September 17-19, 2011 at the Darling Tennis Center
May 25: DTC Coach, Sheryl Bon-Bakalov “wrapped up an outstanding four-year tennis career at Azusa Pacific University by becoming just the second four-time NAIA All-American selection, earning first team recognition for the second straight year...” “Bon-Bakalov is the first player in program history to earn both NAIA All-American and Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete recognition in back-to-back seasons.” In 2010, Sheryl also won the Arthur Ashe National Award for scholastic, humanitarian and tennis achievements. Read the entire article here. Another article from Azuza Pacific here.
Congratulations to Sheryl!
August 25: The Querrey Family takes the DTC Elite Jr. Players to California for some FUN and TENNIS. Click here to for Article
August 20: Pro Sam Querrey, World #20, hosted a free tennis clinic at the DTC
USTA Regional Segment Mike Agassi No Quit October 29-31
G14 Finalist - Samantha Martinelli, B14 Consolation Winner - Dylan Levitt
Miko Pasimio Quarterfinalist, B18 Consolation semi-finalist,
G14 Doubles Champion Samantha Martinelli & Hada Chang, Rachel Lee & Amber Del Rosario Quarterfinalists.
USTA National Championships August 7-12
Samantha Martinelli, Doubles National Champion.
Singles, Round of 16. Dylan Levitt, Silver Draw Finalist
and Doubles Quarterfinalist.
USTA National Clay Court Championships
July 17-24 Dylan Levitt Doubles, Semi-Finalist
USTA Regional Tournament September 3-5, 2011
Dylan Levitt, B14 4th; Samantha Martinelli, G14 4th; Marcus Pasimio & Adam Sraberg B12 Doubles 4th; Dylan Levitt & Jacob Brumm B14 Doubles, 3rd
Fall Bloomington Duel in the Desert Sept. 23-25, 2011
Rohan Gupte B16 Champion Dylan Levitt B14 Champion Zack Tuvida, B12 4th; Rocky Lopez, G18 Finalist; Raul Gupte, Backdraw Champion; Sam Grant & Dylan Levitt, B14 Doubles Finalist; Rohan Gupte & Miko Pasimio, B16 Doubles, Semi-Finalists; Brian Foley & Branden Kempin, B18 Doubles Semi-Finalists; Rocky Lopez & McKay Novak, G18 Doubles Finalists
ITA Great Pumpkin Sectional Championships Nov 11-15
B14 Champion Dylan Levitt, G12 Champion Sedona Gallagher
B18 Finalist Brian Foley.
B16 3rd Place Trevor Johnson.
B16 Consolation Champion Rohan Gupte.
G16 Consolation Champion Rocky Lopez.
Doubles:
G16 Champions Rocky Lopez & Mira Ruder-Hook. B16 Champions Trevor Johnson & Matthew Pearce,
B18 Champions Brian Foley & Yannik Mahlangu.
DTC College Prep Academy
Jr. Tennis Academy News
January: Coaches and Players working hard to prepare for the Snowball Sectionals and the USTA Regional Segment Championships.
USTA National Winter Championships Tucson, AZ Dec 27- Jan 1.
G14: Samantha Martinelli made it to the Quarterfinals where she lost to Number 1 Seed, Emma Higuchi in three sets (6-4, 2-6, 6-0). Dartfish Championships, Las Vegas, NV Jan 5-8
G14 Amber Delrosario, Champion
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