MBTA COMPETITION TEAM = THE WINNING TEAM
Program for highly motivated and goal oriented tournament tennis players of all ages - We motivate players of all ages and abilities towards competitive play and practicing the way the best players in the world do. Besides individual developmental trainings, big part of practices are sessions with two players on the court, playing/practicing match-like situations under competitive conditions. We are mixing genders and different age groups, the only criteria is the compatibility in the performance outcome. MBTA-Team members are receiving special conditions and support from the MBTA and from our long-time partner HEAD Rackets Sports!
Programm für Hochmotivierte sowie Zielorientierte Turnierspieler jedes Alters!!
SUCCESS OF OUR PLAYERS / ERFOLG UNSERER SPIELER
JULY 1, 2005 – APRIL 30, 2006 / 1. JULI 2005 - 30. APRIL 2006
TOURNAMENT WINS / TURNIERSIEGE: 40 !!!!
(Antic 24!!, Sicic 6, Ehrat 3, Hartmann 3 (incl. 1x USA), Vonlanthen 1, Jeszenszky 1, Teschner 1, Zollinger 1)
FINALS / FINALE: 17
(Sicic 6, Antic 4, Hartmann 4, Vonlanthen 1, Teschner 1, Zollinger 1)
SEMIFINALS / HALBFINALE: 7
( Antic 3, Hartmann 2, Kunz 1, Teschner 1)
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VW TENNIS- GRAND-PRIX 2005/2006 presented by AMAG (Swiss National Indoor Winter Series) - FINAL STANDINGS:
WS R 2/5 – MARINA SICIC – 1st (15 tournaments/6 wins) - Overall WINNER!!!
WS R 5/9 – DRAGANA ANTIC – 1st (20 tournaments/13 wins) - Overall WINNER!!!
WS J3/J4 -R5/9 – DRAGANA ANTIC – 1st (6 tournaments/6 wins) - Overall WINNER & also Masters WINNER!!!
As of April 30, 2006 / Stand 30. April 2006
Anybody interested in sponsoring any of our players or partnering with our program, please contact mgb@mgbsports.org
WELCOMING NEW TEAM MEMBERS:
BJÖRN-ERIK WILLOCH (NOR) - S2 - former basketball pro player
LEOPOLDO CAMARA (MEX) - JS - in 2 years from R9 to R5/6
TEAM SPRING-SUMMER 2007:
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Dragana ANTIC (*1992 - Serbian/Swiss) - J2 March 2007 - R2 - #199 in Switzerland 2006/07 Quadriga (former VW) Grand Prix - WINNER in WS R2/5!!! March 2006 - R4 - #695 woman in Switzerland 2005/06 VW AMAG Grand Prix - WINNER!!! in WS R5/9 !!! 2005/06 VW AMAG Grand Prix - WINNER and also MASTERS WINNER J3/4 R5/9!!! Dragana started, after being for 3 years a part of the junior group program of TZH (Peter Preisig/Jaro Hosek), with regular training with MBTA in February 2005 and won on her second attempt her first tournament (J3 R6/9) on July 3, 2005. She stayed also unbeaten in all her Interclub and Junior-Interclub matches in Spring 2005. On September 4, 2005, Dragana is winning the Championships of Lake Zurich in the adult category R8/9. So far (as of April 30, 2006) Dragana won 24 tournaments from 36 ever played!!!! Her match record from the beginning of her competitive career in April 2005 is 94/11!! Dragana would like to still make it into the professional tennis in the years to come. She plays HEAD Flexpoint Radical MP strung with HEAD RIP Perfect Control strings. |
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Benjamin HARTMANN (*1994 - Swiss/American/Brasilian) J4 - R4 - # 7 boy YOB 1994 in Switzerland Qualified for 2006 Swiss Junior Indoor Championships - reached 2nd round falling to #2 seed in 3 sets! Directly qualified for 2006 Swiss Junior Outdoor Championships!! With MBTA since December 2005. Benji wants to become professional tennis player!! |
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Marina SICIC (*1987 - Croatian) - R2 - # 170 woman in Switzerland 2003/04 VW AMAG Grand Prix # 2 in WS R5/9 2004/05 VW AMAG Grand Prix # 2 in WS R2/5 2005/06 VW AMAG Grand Prix - WINNER!!! in WS R2/5 With MBTA since her arrival in Switzerland in summer 2003. Frequent tournament winner! Wants to reach N-rankings and play University tennis in the USA later. Plays HEAD Liquidmetal Radical MP with HEAD RIP Perfect Control strings. |
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Michael KUNZ (*1981 - Swiss) - R3 - # 638 man in Switzerland With MBTA since summer of 2003. Service Wonder! Medical student. Also assistant coach for MBTA. Plays HEAD i.Prestige MP. |
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Werner PETER (*1969 - Swiss) - JS - R5 In May 2005 Werner won for the first time an official match over an R4 player! Joining our spring tennis camps in South Tirol for the past 8 years, fighter Werner is a new addition to our team since May 2005.. |
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Ida EHRAT (*1939 - Swiss) - S6 - R5 - Swiss #1 in the womens 65+ category!! Swiss Senior Outdoor Champion 65+ from summer 2004!!! Bronze medal - 3rd place in 2006 Outdoor European Senior Championships in categoy 65+!! Representing Switzerland at ITF Senior World Championships 2004, 2005. In training with MBTA since spring of 2004. |
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Patricia DÉCORVET (*1956 - Swiss) - S3 - R5 Finished at # 7 in 2004/05 VW AMAG Grand Prix WS JS R6/9. Improved from R6 to R5! With MBTA since spring of 2004. Former member of the Swiss National Football Team. |
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Susanne VANEK (*1963 - Swiss/Czech) - S1 - R5 # 2 in 2004/05 VW AMAG Grand-Prix in category WS JS R6/9. With MBTA since spring 2005. Plays HEAD Flexpoint Radical OS. |
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Elfriede RASBERGER (*1935 -
Austrian/Swiss) - S7 - R6 Runner-up at Swiss Senior Outdoor Championships 2004 in 65+ category!! Represents frequently Switzerland at ITF Senior World Championships. With MBTA since spring of 2004. Plays HEAD Flexpoint Instinct. |
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Monika ZOLLINGER (*1960 - Swiss) - S2 - R7 With MBTA since fall of 2004, newly activated for competition tennis, won her first tournament, WS R7/9 on May 22, 2005. Former top league handball player. Plays HEAD Liquidmetal Prestige MP. |
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Judith JESZENSZKY (*1955 - German/Hungarian) - S3 - R4 With MBTA since fall of 2005. |
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Christoph VONLANTHEN (*1989 - Swiss) - J2 - R6 Began with MBTA at fall of 2004, then ranked R9 without any match win in a tournament. Improved instantly to R7 and won his first 2 tournaments R7/9 in May and R6/9 in June 2005. |
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Carlos PAL (*1996 - Swiss) - J5 - R8 Carlos, in part-time training with MBTA since winter 2003/04, won his first Bambini Tournament this past May!! |
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James TESCHNER (*1996 - Swedish/German/American) - J5 - R7!! James, sports multi-talent, is our new addition to the team since summer 2005!! On September 25, 2005, James wins his first tournament ever played, winning 3 matches, all in 3 sets!!! |
ASSOCIATED TEAM MEMBERS:
Karin BERGER - (*1965 - Swiss) - S1 - R5 - with MBTA on part-time basis since 1995, also MBTA-Assistant Coach!!
Irka PLÜSS - (*1971 - Swiss) - JS - R4 - with MBTA on part-time basis since 2004
Beatrice WETTSTEIN - (*1936 - Swiss) - S6 - R6 - with MBTA on part-time basis since 1996. Member of the Swiss Senior National Team
Daniel KUNZ - (*1996 - Swiss) - NR
Gabriel KUNZ - (*1999 - Swiss) - NR
Emily TESCHNER - (*1994 - Swedish/German/American) - NR
Pia TESCHNER - (*1997 - Swedish/German/American) - NR
MEMBERS UNTIL SUMMER 2005:
Jessie RICHARDS (*1987 - Australian/British) - R3 - left for university studies in her native Australia
Tamara PIZZI (*1977 - Italian/Swiss) - R7 - stopped playing tennis from health reasons
MEMBERS FALL 2004 - SPRING 2005:
Markus von der MARWITZ - (*1990 - Swedish/American) - J2 - R2 - improved from R3 to R2, currently taking break from tennis
Corina KELLENBERGER - (*1993 - Swiss) - J3 - R4 - qualified for both Indoor and Outdoor Swiss Championships 2005 in J3 age category, went on training with the team of her club
Simone HAUBENSAK - (*1994 - Swiss) - J3 - R5 - improved from R6 to R5, taken over by Swiss Tennis Association
Yannis HAUBENSAK - (*1995 - Swiss) - J4 - R6 - improved from R7 to R6, taken over by Swiss Tennis Association
Sandro RINDISBACHER - (*1973 - Swiss) - R5 - released from the team
ACTIVITIES:
 Houston ATP Masters Cup - November 2004 |
 Swiss Senior Outdoor Championships August 2004 |
 VW AMAG Grand-Prix Gala - May 2005 |
Clinic with Ken DeHart (USPTA Master Professional) in Horgen-January 2005 |
Demo-Practice Horgen - May 2005 |
Alle Angaben Stand 9. April 2006 / All information as of April 9, 2006
