TLOV.IV THE TEAMS
10 PLAYERS x 10 TEAMS Fall/Winter 2022 2022/23 Salary Cap: $134,000,000
Ricci Conference
Commissioner’s Cup Champions – TLOV Season II |
Commissioner’s Cup Runner-Up – TLOV Season III |
League MVP, Nick George – TLOV Season II |
Cantine Athletic
LoveBreakers
Saugerties Village Tennis Club for Singles
CLUB: Cantine Athletic Tennis Club
NICKNAMES: The LoveBreakers, Big Pink (Season II), The Fred Perry Experience (Season I)
LOCATION: Village of Saugerties
HOME COURTS: Cantine Field (4 public courts)
TEAM GMs: William Blake, Victor Ricci
CORE PLAYERS: Bill Blake, Vic Ricci, Ben Obler, Juan Madrid
- Billy Blake Sr. (ACE/12x) – $30,105,999
- Matt Burton (ACE/8x) – $20,142,814
- Vic Ricci (ACE/8x) – $18,984,128
- Richard Webb (ACE/8x) – $15,679,022
- Per Blomquist (PRO/8x) – $14,087,999
- Ben Obler (PRO/8x) – $9,087,999
- Juan Madrid (CHA/12x) – $6,555,555
- Ken Esrick (CHA/12x) – $6,001,001
- Warren Rutrick (CHA/12x) – $4,347,600
- Tony Sarowitz (CHA/4x) – $4,309,001
◎ $134,000,000 (SEASON IV SALARY CAP)
◉ $129,301,118 (COMMITTED)
⎋ $4,698,882 (AVAILABLE)
Official Team Sponsors Trusted Property Inspections Unison Arts Center
Original 6 Team, Founded 2020 |
3X League Final Fours |
League Ironman J Han – TLOV Season I |
Catskill Wanderers
LobVillains
Park & Mountain Tennis Club
CLUB: Catskill Wanderers Tennis Club
NICKNAMES: The LobVillains, Wanderers (Season II), The Jack Kramer Originals (Season I)
LOCATION: Catskill Mountains
HOME COURTS: Catskill Central School (4 public courts)
TEAM GMs: Jihyuk Philip Jay Han (“The Tennis Ambassador”), Evander Haruta
CORE PLAYERS: Evan Haruta, Jay Han, Mark Bodnar, Andrey Arnold
- Evan Haruta (ACE/8x) – $26,071,026
- Russ Tencer (ACE/12x) – $24,142,814
- Mark Bodnar (ACE/12x) – $18,675,926
- Andrey Arnold (ACE/16x) – $17,923,588
- J Han (PRO/8x) – $16,070,099
- Bryan David Kee (PRO/8x) – $8,555,555
- Greg Mitchell (CHA/4x) – $8,087,999
- Mark Palmer (CHA/8x) – $5,001,001
- Richard Merck (CHA/8x) – $4,000,288
- DeWitt Nelson (CHA/8x) – $4,000,101
◎ $134,000,000 (SEASON IV SALARY CAP)
◉ $133,528,397 (COMMITTED)
⎋ $1,471,603 (AVAILABLE)
Official Team Sponsors
Where’bouts Digital Location Scouting
Team Founded 2021 – TLOV Season II |
No Final Four Appearances |
Sporting Highland
Fivefives
Tennis Team of the Mohonk Shadowfall
CLUB: Sporting Highland Tennis Team
NICKNAME: The FiveFives
LOCATION: New Paltz/Highland
HOME COURTS: Tony Williams Field (3 public courts)
TEAM GMs: TN Thompson, Gustavo Fantini
CORE PLAYERS: Clay Thompson, TN Thompson, Gustavo Fantini, Doug Milford
Clay Thompson (ACE/12x) – $34,000,000
Gustavo Fantini (ACE/8x) – $19,000,888
TN Thompson (ACE/8x) – $16,899,000
Franz Kaisik (ACE/4x) – $15,445,099
Marc Stewart (PRO/4x) – $15,122,877
Rick Lange (PRO/12x) – $9,780,001
Doug Milford (CHA/12x) – $8,432,032
Nicholas Godec (CHA/16x) – $7,988,077
John Dorfner (CHA/4x) – $4,762,088
Jason Geib (CHA/12x) – $4,002,000
◎ $134,000,000 (SEASON IV SALARY CAP)
◉ $132,429,117 (COMMITTED)
⎋ $222,914 (AVAILABLE)
Commissioner’s Cup Champions – TLOV Season I |
Commissioner’s Cup Runner-Up – TLOV Season II |
3X League Final Fours |
Star Jem
SweetSpots
West Saugerties Tennis Club
CLUB: Star Jem W.S.T.C.
NICKNAMES: The SweetSpots, The SoleRippers (Season III), Jemmers
LOCATION: West Saugerties
HOME COURTS: Star Jem Meadow Court & Clubhouse (1 private court)
TEAM GMs: Jake “Ainge” Guralnick, Leonardo Michels
CORE PLAYERS: Leon Michels, Marco Benevento, Jake Guralnick, Paul Mushlit
- Noah Gulla (ACE/4x) – $30,987,000
- Leon Michels (ACE/12x) – $24,316,088
- Marco Benevento (ACE/8x) – $16,015,780
- Jake Guralnick (ACE/12x) – $15,339,285
- Philippe Pultar (PRO/8x) -$12,322,222
- Paul Mushlit (PRO/4x) – $9,233,101
- Matt Petock (CHA/8x) – $6,749,874
- Andrew Cohen (CHA/8x) – $6,650,000
- Amine Abidi (CHA/12x) -$4,790,000
- Avi Kent (CHA/8x) – $4,777,778
◎ $134,000,000 (SEASON IV SALARY CAP)
◉ $133,928,397 (COMMITTED)
⎋ $71,603 (AVAILABLE)
Original 6 Team, Founded 2020 |
1X League Final Four |
Woodstock
WinUglies
Community Member Tennis Club
CLUB: Woodstock TC
NICKNAMES: The WinUglies, Furious Nastases (Season I)
LOCATION: Woodstock
HOME COURTS: Woodstock Tennis Club (6 co-op member court)
TEAM GMs: Jimbo Morrison, Donald Guidi
CORE PLAYERS: Jim Morrison, Amit Gajwani, Matt Abeysekera, Don Guidi
- Amit Gajwani (ACE/8x) – $24,303,111
- James Morrison (ACE/8x) – $21,111,088
- Carl Frankel (ACE/8x) – $21,009,144
- Matt Abeysekera (ACE/12x) – $16,222,222
- Don Guidi (PRO/4x) – $14,517,242
- Roni Dotan (PRO/12x) – $11,577,598
- Sean DuBois (CHA/4x) – $9,000,175
- Ernie Enzien (CHA/12x) – $6,899,000
- Ben Saptura (CHA/4x) – $5,115,009
- Ron Baker (CHA/12x) – $4,000,000
◎ $134,000,000 (SEASON IV SALARY CAP)
◉ $133,754,589 (COMMITTED)
⎋ $245,411 (AVAILABLE)
Kasten Conference
Team Founded 2021 – TLOV Season II |
No Final Four Appearances |
League MVP, Mat Guido – TLOV Season III |
Kingston City
DefendersClub
"The Wall of Backwards Hats"
CLUB: Kingston City
NICKNAMES: The City Boys, “The Wall of Backwards Hats,” The Defenders, The Tigers (Season II)
LOCATION: Downtown Kingston
HOME COURTS: Kingston High School (4 public courts, locked to keep hooligans like these guys out!)
TEAM GMs: Ma1t Guido, La2ry de Lux
CORE PLAYERS: Mat Guido, Larry Lux, DLow, ELow
- Mat Guido (ACE/12x) – $29,026,712
- Jesse Chalfin (ACE/4x) – $28,888,888
- Matthew Reinhold (ACE/4x) -$18,118,007
- David Loewen (ACE/4x) – $18,070,004
- Fabio Chizzola (PRO/16x) – $13,799,099
- Eli Loewen (PRO/8x) – $10,000,000
- Larry Lux (CHA/12x) – $6,408,000
- Sidney Hymes (CHA/12x) – $6,319,019
- Morgan Coy (CHA/8x) – $5,006,788
- Nicholas Kamen (CHA/12x) – $4,230,087
◎ $134,000,000 (SEASON IV SALARY CAP)
◉ $132,844,561 (COMMITTED)
⎋ $1,115,439 (AVAILABLE)
Team Founded 2021 – TLOV Season II |
No Final Four Appearances |
Forsyth Park
CourtClassics
Ron Woods Tennis Club
CLUB: Forsyth Park R.W.T.C.
NICKNAMES: CourtClassics, The CourtHogs (Season III), The Park Rangers (Season II)
LOCATION: Uptown Kingston
HOME COURTS: Forsyth Park (4 public courts)
TEAM GMs: Drue Frankel, Bradford Dunn III.V
CORE PLAYERS: Drew Frankel, Byuong Ryu, Brad Dunn, Ed Barbour
- Mick Sarandon (ACE/12x) – $28,999,767
- Drew Frankel (ACE/8x) – $27,000,000
- Byuong Corey Ryu (ACE/8x) – $18,999,999
- Rains Jordan (ACE/8x) – $14,101,897
- Wayne Schaeffer (PRO/8x) – $11,877,066
- Daniel Eng (PRO/12x) – $10,782,099
- Brad Dunn (CHA/8x) – $8,220,077
- Dan Neely (CHA/8x) – $5,678,087
- Ed Barbour (CHA/4x) – $4,277,777
- Mark Hershey (CHA/4x) – $4,000,000
◎ $134,000,000 (SEASON IV SALARY CAP)
◉ $133,936,769 (COMMITTED)
⎋ $63,231 (AVAILABLE)
Commissioner’s Cup Champions – TLOV Season III |
Original 6 Team, Founded 2020 |
League MVP, Jonah Berkowitz – Season I |
Dutchess United
NightMatches
Maria di Modena Racquet Club
CLUB: Dutchess United
NICKNAMES: The NightMatches, The Borgs (Season I)
LOCATION: Northern Dutchess County
HOME COURTS: Dutchess Racquet Club (3 indoor courts)
TEAM GMs: Rodney Manimal, Chadley Goldman-Silver
CORE PLAYERS: Tristan Wise, Jonah Berkowitz (MIA), Rod Mano, Chad Silver
- Tristan Wise (ACE/8x) – $34,000,000
- Shane Zimmerman (ACE/8x) – $19,510,000
- Chad Silver (ACE/12x) – $16,491,964
- Rod Mano (ACE/8x) – $14,877,000
- Eric Duvivier (PRO/8x) – $8,778,042
- Oliver Correa (PRO/8x) – $8,777,999
- Frank Rosa (CHA/8x) – $7,899,767
- Marc Ende (CHA/8x) – $6,423,877
- Walter Czajka (CHA/16x) – $4,777,777
- Alan Van Ness (CHA/12x) – $4,238,000
◎ $134,000,000 (SEASON IV SALARY CAP)
◉ $125,774,426 (COMMITTED)
⎋ $8,225,574 (AVAILABLE)
Team Founded 2021 – TLOV Season II |
No Final Four Appearances |
Rhinebeck Town
GrandStanders
All-Court Tennis Team
CLUB: Rhinebeck Town
NICKNAMES: The GrandStanders, RTTT, The AllCourts (Season III)
LOCATION: Town of Rhinebeck
HOME COURTS: Starr Park (4 public courts)
MANly TEAM GMs: Ahmed MANsour, Michael HyMAN
CORE PLAYERS: Ahmed Mansour, Jacek Wojtowicz, Rick Lange, Scott Mallen
- Ahmed Mansour (ACE/8x) – $30,189,701
- Jacek Wojtowicz (ACE/4x) – $24,011,811
- Romain Benhamou (ACE/4x) – $19,100,100
- Erik Tanner (ACE/12x) – $11,000,999
- Nathen Clerici (PRO/4x) – $10,899,988
- Michael Hyman (PRO/16x) – $8,000,725
- Don Tegeler (CHA/8x) – $7,987,133
- Scott Mallen (CHA/8x) – $5,199,075
- Yousef Mansour (CHA/8x) – $5,209,049
- Brandon Polack (CHA/8x) – $4,000,000
◎ $134,000,000 (SEASON IV SALARY CAP)
◉ $121,598,581 (COMMITTED)
⎋ $8,401,419 (AVAILABLE)
Team Founded 2021 – TLOV Season III |
No Final Four Appearances |
RC Red Hook
MatchToughs
Recreation Club & Tennis Team
CLUB: Recreation Club of Red Hook
NICKNAMES: The MatchToughs
LOCATION: Red Hook
HOME COURTS: Red Hook Recreation Club (4 public courts)
TEAM GMs: Tate Rubinstein, Steven Erickson
CORE PLAYERS: Tate Rubinstein, Steve Anderson, Steve Erickson, Denny Lee
- Tate Rubinstein (ACE/8x) – $30,008,000
- Lance Goler (ACE/8x) – $26,432,088
- Paul Abruzzo (ACE/4x) – $19,899,033
- Steven Anderson (ACE/8x) – $16,544,011
- Matt Humbaugh (PRO/8x) – $11,011,088
- Steven Erickson (PRO/16x) -$9,013,088
- Darren Pikul (CHA/4x) – $8,622,344
- Denny Lee (CHA/12x) – $5,044,444
- Ben Schachter (CHA/4x) – $4,654,000
- Dan Stone (CHA/4x) – $4,243,997
◎ $134,000,000 (SEASON IV SALARY CAP)
◉ $133,472,093 (COMMITTED)
⎋ $527,907 (AVAILABLE)
Official Team Sponsors
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* THE CONFERENCES: The Ricci Conference is named after legendary local tennis party-planner, VIC RICCI. Over the past two decades, no one has thrown more “parties” than Vic. Every week on Monday, Thursday, and Friday (and secretly on Tuesday), Vic has been arranging for the indoor courts at the Saugerties tennis resort, Total Tennis, to be open for community play. All-welcoming and all-seeing from behind his desk, Vic has juggled 20+ local players a night for 20+ years. With good will, a no-stress attitude, and unwavering fealty to his players, Vic has managed to continue his open community nights (Mondays and Fridays) even with The League seeking to devour every last indoor court in the area. Oh, and Vic is also a founding organizer and big supporter of The League, as well as a TLOV champion himself (Season II with Cantine Athletic). The Kasten Conference is named after local coaching great, JOHN KASTEN. Weekend mornings at the Kingston High School courts (before they resurfaced and decided to lock us out, 👎), Kasten would roam the sidelines meeting new players (like me!), talking tennis, and advocating for players to think more about “volume” (shot-making isn’t just about side-to-side angles, it’s about the up-down space as well). Kasten has – free-of-charge, just for the love of the game – coached up many of our local tennis all-stars: Ravi, Wayne, Turco, Hack (S. & B.), Loewen (E. & D.), Han, The Commish. New idea for a League Challenge Event: play points while Kasten is standing on the court actively giving pointers and advice – who can win the most points before he stops you to explain why the “unit turn” is a myth? Thank you for all that you’ve brought to the local game!
