SHELTON and BROOKFIELD, Conn. – Tennis fanatics, volunteers, professionals and parents joined forces to give more than 100 young players the opportunity to play tennis in a team setting.
Open registrations for JTT held by the parks and recreation departments in Shelton and Brookfield led to an abundance of sign-ups for Jr. Team Tennis players.
In Brookfield, teams were formed for both 12-and-under and 14-and-under competition, while Shelton’s interest created two 8-and-under teams, a 10-and-under team, a 12-and team and intermediate teams for both 14- and 18-year-olds.
Once the teams formed, parents jumped at the chance to coach the teams and handle administrative duties, while area pros Angelo and Ettore Rossetti volunteered their time to coach, as did Marikate Murren and Kelly Goodhart – along with her husband Justin, who work at the USTA’s national office in nearby White Plains, N.Y.