2022 Team RDUTennis

2021 Finalists
Playing out of Springdale Area Recreation Club

Brian Rosenthal - Captain
• Collegiate tennis at North Carolina State University (1999-2002)
• 3-time All-ACC Academic Team
• Top-10 junior ranking in USTA-FLA section (12’s-18’s), Top-50 National junior ranking (14’s-18’s)
• Owner, RDUTennis
• Returning Raleigh Pro League player
Jay Lewandowski
• Collegiate tennis at North Carolina State University, 1994-98, #1/2 dbls, #4-6 sgls
• Team Captain 2-years
• 1994 Central Piedmont 4A Conference Player of the Year
• USTA Men’s 5.0 League State Champion team
• Returning Raleigh Pro League player
Christian Welte
• Collegiate tennis at North Carolina State University 2005-09
• 3rd most career singles wins in school history
• Top 800 ATP ranking in Sgls & Dbls
• National Top 10 Juniors ranking in Boy's 16's & 18's
• Director of Instruction, North Ridge Country Club
• Returning Raleigh Pro League player
Gani Adelekan
• Former Nigeria Davis Cup Player
• Former Nigeria #1 ranking
• ITF Top-40 Junior ranking
• Returning Raleigh Pro League player
Matt Nicholson
• Collegiate tennis at Catawba College
• Represented Zimbabwe in Junior tennis competition
• NTRP 5.0
• Plays USTA Men's Open and Mixed 10.0 leagues. Plays Cary WTT league
• Returning Raleigh Pro League player
Kyle Spencer
• Collegiate tennis at University Southern California, All-American
• Represented Great Britain in 2000 Olympic Games
• Won 7 ATP titles, #126 ranking in Dbls
• Head Coach, North Carolina State University Men's Tennis
• Returning Raleigh Pro League player
Dana Parziale
• Collegiate tennis at Bryant University, #1 Singles and Doubles, 7 time all conference
• Ranked #1 Singles & Doubles Men's Open USTA New England 2016-2018
• #1 player in 18s in NC. Won 2010 State closed
• NTRP 5.5, UTR 12
• Director of Tennis - Lawn and Tennis Club
• Former Raleigh Pro League player
Tessie Choo
• Collegiate tennis at East Tennessee State University (2012-2016), #1 Sgls & Dbls
• Southern Conference 1st Team All-Conference and MVP
• Wake Forest Invitational Champion (Sgls), Elon Fall Invitational Champion (Sgls & Dbls), USC Upstate Fall Classic Winner (Sgls & Dbls)
• NTRP 5.5
• Returning Raleigh Pro League player
Kristen Kepler
• Collegiate tennis at University of Virginia
• USTA #1 Southern ranking, Women's 45 Singles (2018)
• 2 Gold Balls, 3 Bronze Balls, Women's 45 & 50 Singles & Doubles
• 2016 National Champions, 2018 National Finalists USTA 4.5+ 40+ League team
• NTRP 5.0
• Returning Raleigh Pro League player
Meghan Coomes
• Collegiate tennis at University of Richmond
• Atlantic 10 All-Conference for all 4 years
• Top 35 National doubles ranking
• Nationally ranked junior player
• 2016 USTA 5.0+ League National Champion
• Tennis Director at Hasentree Club
• Returning Raleigh Pro League player
Joanna Nalborska
• Collegiate tennis at North Carolina State University (2014-16), #1 & #2 Sgls & Dbls
• Collegiate tennis at Louisiana Tech University (2013-14), #1 Sgls & Dbls
• NCAA #66 ranking, 2013 WAC Freshman of the Year
• WTA rankings #1009 Sgls #948 Dbls
• #9 ranking in Poland Women's Open Division
• ITF Juniors ranking #256
• #1 Juniors ranking in Poland (U12, U14, and U18)
• Assistant Tennis Pro, NCSU University Club
• Returning Raleigh Pro League player