Champion Junior

The Hall of Champions – Juniors

The Hall of Champions features our current Junior Training Program players, as well as our Masters juniors, who have taken their tennis to the next level by competing in USTA sanctioned tournaments and winning at least one event. To view previous players who have risen to at least a top 5 ranking in New England in the Masters program, click here.

MASTERS PLAYERS

Best, Tara
Masters
Year of Birth: 2006
Titles won: 17
Coach: Frank Butera

Dasari, Rishi
Masters
Year of Birth: 2007
Titles won: 17
Coach: John Hattersley

Sarquella , Marti
Masters
Year of Birth: 2009
Titles won: 34
Coach: Marcus Lewis

JUNIOR TRAINING PROGRAM PLAYERS

Ahn, Jason
JTP
Year of Birth: 2008
Titles won: 2
Coach: MLTC

Ampojwalam, Bhargava
JTP
Year of Birth: 2009
Titles won: 2
Coach: MLTC

Chang, Melanie
JTP
Year of Birth: 2010
Titles won: 8
Coach: MLTC

Denny-Brown, Dillon
JTP
Titles won: 2
Coach: Frank Butera

Jelin, OLivia
JTP
Year of Birth: 2004
Titles won: 1
Coach: MLTC

Kalava, Misha
JTP
Year of Birth: 2009
Titles won: 11
Coach: Pete Kolifrath

Kalava, Rhea
JTP
Year of Birth: 2012
Titles won: 1
Coach: Pete Kolifrath

Kasar, Anwita
JTP
Year of Birth: 2005
Titles won: 2
Coach: MLTC

Owen, Will
JTP
Year of Birth: 2004
Titles won: 1
Coach: MLTC

Rodero, Nicolas
JTP
Year of Birth: 2009
Titles won: 1
Coach: MLTC

Smolenov, Ivan
JTP

Year of Birth: 2011
Titles won: 5
Coach: Marcus Lewis

Stepanyan,Victoria
JTP

Year of Birth: 2012
Titles won: 1
Coach: MLTC

Wu, Jacob
JTP
Year of Birth: 2010
Titles won: 3
Coach: MLTC

Tara Best
Masters Player

2/6/21 Nashua NH 18U L6 Champion
10/31/20 Nashua NH 16U L6 Champion
2/1/20 Nashua NH 16U L6 Champion
1/25/20 Nashua NH 16U L6 Champion
10/25/19 Nashua NH 16U L7 Champion
5/26/19 Nashua NH 14U L7 Champion
5/5/19 Nashua NH 14U L7 Champion
4/1/19 Brown Billone 14U L7 Doubles Champion
12/29/18 Nashua NH 14U L7 Champion
12/23/18 Nashua NH 14U L7 Champion
11/17/18 MAC 14U L7 Champion
9/2/17 Dorchester 12U Green Ball Champion
7/22/17 Hampshire Hills Green Ball Champion
6/17/17 Sportsman’s Green Ball Champion
10/16/16 Adirondack 10U orange Ball Champion
10/2/16 MLTC 10U orange Ball Champion
5/8/16, MLTC 10U orange Ball Champion

Rishi Dasari
Masters Player

1/16/22 Nashua, NH,16U L6 Champion
7/17/21 Andover 16U L6 Champion
7/4/21 Nashua, NH 16U L6 Champion
11/8/20 Nashua, NH 16U L6 Champion
10/31/20 Nashua, NH 16U L6 Champion
2/22/20 Nashua, NH 12U L6 Champion
4/7/19 Nashua, NH 12U L7 Champion
3/8/19 Nashua, NH 12U L7 Champion
11/11/18 Nashua, NH 12U L7 Champion
9/8/18 Regis 14U Champion
2/10/18 Nashua, NH 12U Green Ball Champion
12/11/18 Orchard Hills 12U Green Ball Champion
10/29/17 Cedardale 10U Orange Ball Champion
10/8/17 Westboro 10U Orange Ball Champion
9/10/17 Westboro 10U Orange Ball Champion
4/9/17 Westboro 10U Orange Ball Champion
3/4/17 MLTC 10U Orange Ball Champion

Fayerman, Dylan
Masters Player

11/6/20, Nahua, NH 16U L5 Champion
10/30/20, Hartford, CT 16U L5 Champion
10/23/20, Newington, CT 14U L3 Champion
9/20/20, Providence, RI, 16U L5 Champion
8/14/20, Manchester, 14U L4 Champion
11/15/19, Nashua, NH, 14U L6 Champion
9/8/19, Weymouth, 14U L6 Champion
3/15/19, Portland, ME, 14U L6 Champion
3/15/19, Stamford CT 12U L4 Champion
2/23/19, Lakeville 12U L5 Champion
2/2/19, Windsor 12U L3 Champion
12/22/18, Nashua, NH 14U L7 Champion
11/17/18, Manchester 14U L7 Champion
10/12/18, East Hartford 12U L5 Champion
5/19/18, Northeast Tennis Center 12U L6 Champion
5/12/18, Dedham Athletic Club 12U L6 Champion
4/17/18, Nashua, NH 12U L6 Champion
4/13/18, Sportsmen’s Tennis Club 12U L6 Champion
1/21/18, East Hartford Tennis Club 12U L6 Champion
12/28/17, Boston Athletic Club 14U L7 Champion
10/29/17, Nashua, NH 12U Green Ball Champion
10/7/17, Nashua, NH 12U Green Ball Champion
1/22/17, Brown Billone 14U L7 Champion
1/14/17, Nashua, NH 12U Doubles L6 Champion
10/30/16, Nashua, NH 14U L7 Champion
10/15/16, Westborough 12U Green Ball Champion
4/2/16, Brown Billone 12U Green Ball Champion
1/23/16, Brown Billone 12U Green Ball Champion
12/6/15, MLTC 12U Green Ball Champion
10/5/15, MLTC 10U Orange Ball Champion
3/29/15, Wayside 10U Orange Ball Champion
1/11/15, Wayside 10U Orange Ball Champion

Muhunthan, Maya
Masters Player

5/24/21, Manchester, NH, 16U L5 Champion
5/7/21, Nashua, NH, 16U L5 Champion
9/25/20, Manchester, MA, 14U L4 Champion
9/12/20, Farmington, CT, 16U L5 Champion
1/25/20, Nashua, NH, 16U L6 Champion
1/17/20, Riverside, RI, 14U L5 Champion
11/29/19, Riverside, RI, 14U L6 Champion
10/4/19, Riverside, RI, 14U L6 Champion
9/27/19, Nashua, NH 14U L6 Champion
7/12/19, Branford, CT, 12U L5 Champion
2/9/19, Nashua, NH 14U L7 Champion
1/18/19, Manchester NH 12U L6 Champion
12/21/18, Manchester NH 12U L6 Champion
12/7/18, Nashua, NH 12U L6 Champion
11/16/18 Nashua, NH 12U L6 Champion
11/2/18, Nashua, NH 14U L7 Champion
10/26/18, Nashua, NH 14U L7 Champion
9/8/18 Regis 14U L7 Champion
2/23/18 Nashua, NH 14U L7
11/5/17, Nashua 14U L7 Champion
9/2/17, Sportsman’s 12U Green Ball Champion
8/12/17, Brown Billone 12U Green Ball Champion
7/29/17, Wayland, 10U Green Ball Champion
7/8/17, MLTC 10U Green Ball Champion
6/11/17, MLTC 10U Green Ball Champion
5/7/17, MLTC 10U Green Ball Champion
4/17/17, Adirondack 10U Green Ball Champion
2/20/17, Natick 10U Green Ball Champion
12/17/17, Wayland, 10U Green Ball Champion
12/11/16, MLTC 10U Green Ball Champion

Baykov, Philip
Masters Player

2/7/21, Nashua, NH 16U L6 Champion
10/3/20, Nashua, NH 14U L7 Champion
3/23/19, Nashua, NH 14U L7 Champion
3/8/19, Nashua, NH 14U L7 Champion
10/14/18, Orchard Hills 14U L7 Champion
4/14/18, Westborough 14U L7 Champion
1/14/17, Nashua 12U L6 Doubles Champion
12/3/16, MLTC 12U Green Ball Champion
12/6/15, MLTC 12U Green Ball Champion

Stepanyan, Daniel
Masters Player

5/29/19 Nashua, NH 14U L7 Champion
3/22/19 Westborough, 12U L6 Champion
2/23/19 Manchester, CT 12U L6 Champion
12/28/18 Centre Court, RI 12U L6 Champion
12/26/18 Nashua, NH 12U L6 Champion
3/10/18 Bass River 12U L6 Champion
2/3/18 Manchester 14U L7 Champion
1/26/18 Nashua 14U L7 Champion
2/24/17 Nashua 14U L7 Champion
10/2/16 Greendale 12U L7 Champion
8/14/16 Greendale 12U L7 Champion
11/29/15 Weymouth 10U L7 Champion
10/10/15 Wayland, 10U L7 Champion
9/13/15 Westborough 10U L7 Champion

Dasari, Anjali
Masters Player

11/8/20 Nashua, NH 18U L6 Champion
3/7/20 Nashua, NH 16U L6 Champion
3/16/19 Nashua 14U L7 Champion
10/6/18 Nashua 14U L7 Champion
2/3/18 Manchester 12U Green Ball Champion
10/27/17 Nashua 12U Green Ball Champion

Kasar, Anwita
JTP Player

10/6/19, Nashua, NH 14U L7 Champion
2/17/18, Hampshire Hills, NH 14U L7 Champion

Wang, Joy
Masters Junior

9/8/19 Nashoba 16U L7 Champion
6/9/19 Thoreau 16U L7 Champion
2/22/19 Nashua 14U L7 Champion
3/10/18 Nashua 14U L7 Champion
1/21/18 Nashua 14U L7 Champion
5/27/17 Longfellow 12U Green Ball Champion
1/7/17 MLTC 12U Green Ball Champion
12/3/16 MLTC 12U Green Ball Champion

Ahn, Jason
JTP

12/16/18, Longfellow NH 10U Orange Ball Champion
11/18/18, Longfellow NH 10U Orange Ball Champion

Sarquella Comes, Marti
Masters Player

11/6/22, Nashua, NH, 14U L5 Champion
10/23/22, Concord, 14U L5 Champion
9/11/22, Nashua, NH, 16U L6 Champion
1/2/22, Nashua, NH, 18U L6 Champion
11/21/21, Manchester, 12U L4 Champion
7/17/21, Providence, RI, 12U L4 Champion
6/19/21, Dorchester, 12U L3 Champion
4/16/21, Nashua, NH, 12U L4 Champion
2/20/21, Manchester, 16U L6 Champion
1/10/21, Manchester, 16U L6 Champion
11/6/20, Nashua, NH, 16U L5 Champion
10/3/20, Nashua, NH, 14U L6 Champion
8/22/20, Newington, CT, 12U L5 Champion
7/29/20, Wayland, 12U L6 Champion
7/4/20, Nashua, NH, 12U L5 Champion
2/1/20, Manchester, 12U L6 Champion
11/9/19, Nashua, NH, 14U L7 Champion
11/2/19, Nashua, NH, 14U L7 Champion
10/12/19, Westborough, 12U L7 Champion
9/29/19, Sportsman’s Tennis Club, 12U L7 Champion
6/23/19, Weymouth Club, 12U L7 Champion
6/9/19, Thoreau Club, 12U L7 Champion
5/26/19, Nashua NH, 10U Green Ball Champion
5/4/19, Wayland, 10U Green Ball Champion
4/28/19, Nashua 10U Green Ball Champion
4/20/19, Manchester 10U Green Ball Champion
3/31/19, Longfellow NH 10U Green Ball Champion
3/16/19, Longfellow NH 10U Orange Ball Champion
2/23/19, Lakeville 10U Orange Ball Champion
2/17/19, Longfellow NH 10U Orange Ball Champion
2/3/19, Longfellow NH 10U Orange Ball Champion
12/16/18, Longfellow NH 10U Orange Ball Champion
12/9/18, Longfellow NH 10U Orange Ball Champion
11/25/18, Longfellow NH 10U Orange Ball Champion

Kalava, Misha
JTP

11/13/22, Nashua, NH, 14U L6 Champion
5/21/22, Nashua 14U L6 Champion
4/30/22, Nashua 12U L6 Champion
6/9/19, Easton 12U Green Ball Champion
5/26/19, Nashua NH 12U Green Ball Champion
5/11/19, Sportsmen’s 12U Green Ball Champion
3/23/19, Dedham 12U Green Ball Champion
3/16/19, Lancaster 12U Green Ball Champion
2/3/18, Nashua NH 10U Orange Ball Champion
12/8/18, Easton 10U Orange Ball Champion
11/3/18, Nashua NH 10U Orange Ball Champion

Ampojwalam, Bhargava
JTP

2/1/20, Nashua, NH, 10U Green Ball Champion
5/4/19, Longfellow Wayland 10U Orange Ball Champion

Wu, Jacob
JTP

2/16/20, Nashua, NH 12U Green Ball Champion
11/2/19, Nashua, NH 12U Green Ball Champion
5/12/19, Longfellow Nashua 10U Orange Ball Champion

Uddaraju, Rohan
JTP

5/11/19, Dorchester, 12U L7 Champion

Chang, Melanie
JTP

6/22/22, Weston, 16U L6 Champion
11/6/20, Nashua, NH, 14U L6 Champion
8/8/20, Andover, 12U L6 Champion
2/16/20, Kingsbury, 12U Green Ball Champion
12/28/19, Manchester, Green Ball Champion
9/14/19, Wayland, 10U Orange Ball Champion
8/24/19, Lakeville, 10U Orange Ball Champion
8/10/19, Dorchester 10U Orange Ball Champion

Jelin Olivia
JTP

8/25/19, Sportsmen’s 14U L7 Champion

Owen, Will
JTP

10/5/19, Nashua, NH,14U L7 Champion

Musku Trisha
JTP

1/19/20, Nashua, NH, 16U L6 Champion
11/10/19, Nashua, NH, 14U L7 Champion

Nick Margiasso
Sarasota/Palm Beach Flex League Manager

For six years (2011-17) he owned and operated NM4PR Tennis & Media, handling short coaching stints and media services for pro and junior tennis players, including ATP Tour pros Nick Kyrgios, Ryan Harrison, Chris Eubanks and former No. 1 U.S. Junior player Trent Bryde. He has also handled public relations for the ATP, the BB&T Atlanta Open and USTA and helped with the launching of the KidzTennis teaching franchise.

Margiasso is a Team Babolat contracted coach, and he has also coached at the famed IMG Academy.

Ganeshwaran, Sashwat
JTP

9/14/19, Wayland 10U Champion

Kalava, Rhea
JTP

5/21/22, Nashua, NH,12U Orange Ball Champion

Stepanyan, Victoria
JTP

10/17/21, Nashua, NH,10U L7 Champion

Smolenov, Ivan
JTP

5/7/22, Nashua, NH, 12Y L6 Champion
3/12/22, Nashua, NH, 12Y L6 Champion
2/27/22, Manchester, 12Y L6 Champion
10/8/21, Nashua, NH, 12Y L6 Champion
10/15/20, Wayland, 10Y L6 Champion

Rodero, Nicolas
JTP

3/26/22, Nashua, NH,12U L6 Champion

Mary-Ann Matyas
Adult Programmer

Mary-Ann, a native New Yorker, grew up “next door” to the USTA National
Tennis Center in New York City and worked at the US Open throughout her high
school and college years. After receiving at BA from Barnard College and an
MPA from New York University, Mary-Ann worked in Human Services and Health
Care Policy and Finance, first in New York City and later in Boston.

Mary-Ann moved to Cambridge in 1998 and still lives there with her husband
and two sons where she spends her time as a “professional” volunteer,
reading, and playing tennis whenever possible.

Email: mary-ann.matyas@marcuslewisenterprises.com
Phone: 978 264 8349 Ext. 4

Denny-Brown, Dillon

7/17/22, Acton, 16U L6 Champion
9/7/22, Nashua, NH, 16U L6 Champion

John Hattersley
General Manager

John is a Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)-certified coach and player with over four decades of experience. As a junior player in his home country of England, he played at the Junior Wimbledon nationals and went on to compete at the highest level, eventually turning professional. He also competed on the men’s professional satellite circuit until a severe back injury forced him to retire from competing at the Qualifiers at Wimbledon. He trained closely with esteemed coach Lennie Heppell, a specialized movement “guru”, who also worked with sports greats Bjorn Borg, Steffi Graf, Kevin Keegan and Peter Shilton.

John joined his personal coaches of many years, Keith Reynolds (National Development Coach) and Ashley Broomhead, and coached at the Watchorn Tennis Club in Derbyshire, England where he trained over 20 national players and champions.

After moving to the United States in 1984, John took on the role of director and manager of the former Tennis 128 club in Burlington, Massachusetts. There he developed and managed all junior programs as well as organized competitive team and social tennis programs for adults.

Having spent the seven of the last years at the Marcus Lewis Tennis Center, five as High Performance Director, John looks forward to creating a great environment on and off the court!

Email: john.hattersley@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Karen Reedy
Staff Instructor

Karen is a former New England ranked youth and Division I college player. After taking a long hiatus from the sport, she returned several years ago with a renewed interest and passion for teaching. She aspires to customize teaching according to the goals and preferred learning approaches of each student.

Karen enjoys many other sports and outdoor activities in her leisure time. She also enjoys working at improving her meditation practice and incorporating the mindfulness approach in her everyday life.

Email: karen.reedy@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Ajay Sonalkar
Staff Instructor

Ajay started playing tennis at the age of 6 at a small club near Pune India. He won his first title at the age of 9 at the Karnataka Tennis Open in Harihar. After that he continued to enjoy tennis but also played cricket and soccer for his school teams. Ajay again got into competitive tennis in his Junior and Senior years in high school; where he competed in various national tournaments across India. He then got a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Math, Accounting and Finance from Arizona and Texas. After that he has used his academic skills in various private and public enterprises helping them become more viable and profitable. He finished his last role as a Finance Controller at Medtronic. After the pandemic in 2020, Ajay decided that he wanted to follow his passion and have more time for his family. He started coaching soccer and tennis. He currently runs a soccer program for kids aged 6-12 at Torit Montessori. He also loves to coach tennis for all age groups and skill levels. Ajay loves to stay healthy and enjoys the outdoors. He spends a lot of time helping his son master all that he has learnt over many years. Tennis, Soccer, Biking, Hiking, Chess, Rock Climbing. Ajay brings an intense personality to his tennis and as a instructor pushes his students to be the best players possible. His coaching style is filled with lots of education about the game and bringing strong habits that will build muscle memory to play with good footwork and develop consistency.

Email: ajaysonalkar@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Paul Borenstein
Staff Instructor

Paul started playing tennis as a teen in the former USSR where he played in regional and state tournaments. He continued playing tennis while at college at Northeastern University. During his high tech and entrepreneurial career, he eventually began coaching.
Paul coached both kids and adults, all levels from total beginner to experienced and advanced. His approach to the game is very structured yet flexible. He emphasizes proper modern fundamentals (e.g., grips, technique, footwork, kinetic chain body mechanics, physical and mental conditioning, etc.) and allows his students to find and develop their own unique style while moving forward at a comfortable pace and enjoying the process.

Email: paul.borenstein@marcuslewisenterprises.com