As we head into the 8th year of Staley Tennis, I wanted to highlight 3 players I’ve worked with extensively who’ve committed to the sport of tennis and are achieving great things. Holden Babb, Kiah Farrington and Joseph Harper began working with me as beginners and after many hours on court training, currently all three […]

Babb Crowned 2021 Challenger Series Champion
Holden Babb of Syracuse, IN is the 2021 Challenger Series Champion. He led the group of 14 players with 153 points during the summer season. During the series, Babb went undefeated with a 7-0 record as the #1 player in the top rung. Past champion Joseph Harper finished second and Devon Kuhn finished third with […]
Babb & Farrington Take Home June Duals Awards
The June Duals were held Saturday, June 26, 2021. Holden Babb (Syracuse, IN) and Kiah Farrington (Pierceton, IN) won their head to head matches in rounds 1 and 2 to claim the glass duals trophies. Babb’s route to the award was a round 1 straight-set victory over Kylen Bender (Topeka, IN) 6-3, 6-3. Second round’s […]
Babb & Neese Take Top Spots In Final 2020 Duals; Harper Wins Tie Break Tens Tourney
Holden Babb (Syracuse, IN) and Dylan Neese (Warsaw, IN) took home the final Duals awards of the year. Each were tops in their duals groups during the Staley Tennis Open Dual #3 event held at Wawasee High School on Saturday, October 24, 2020. In the top UTR grouping, Babb beat Joseph Harper 6-1, 6-0 to […]
Filpus & Kuhn Capture Open Duals #1 Championships
The first of our fall 2020 Duals is now in the books. We were back playing at one of our favorite venues, Wawasee High School’s 10-court facility in Syracuse, IN. A great day of competition between groups of players that ranged from unrated (the very first tournament appearance) up to more than a 5.5 UTR […]
Slice Girls Take 2020 Fast4 Summer League Championship
Congratulations to Pierson Wellington and Isaac Stahly who are this year’s championship team in our summer Fast4 League! Both incoming freshmen at Goshen High School, Pi and Isaac teamed up to finish the season in a 3-way tie for first place. As the #1 seed, they advanced to the championship which was played as a […]