MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TENNIS
Eagle Fustar expands into West Valley College!!! (July 14th 2008)
We are excited to announce that beginning August 30th 2008, Eagle Fustar will be running its high intensity clinics at West Valley College. Equipped with a superb tennis facility, West Valley is a convenient and well known location to Saratoga residents and surrounding neighborhoods. This location will be in addition to our already outstanding facilities at Santa Clara University and Mission College.
The purpose of adding another location is to meet the increasing demand for specialized high end training provided by Eagle Fustar. The current clinic structure will not change. Our focus will continue to be on intermediate to advanced level players and providing these players with the best possible training in the Bay Area.
We will offer training 5 days a week at West Valley College. The workouts will be on Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 4:30pm-7:00pm. Saturday will run from 10:30am-1:00pm and Sunday will be 1:00pm-3:30pm. Programs we currently offer such as Flex Plans, Drop-in Rates, and All-Access monthly passes will still be available.
We are still devising the full spectrum of clinics that will be offered in the Fall. There will be additional information in the coming days and weeks right here on our website. We know some you will find this new location to be even more convenient and we hope that you will let your fellow tennis friends know we are coming to West Valley College.
Introducing Flex Plan-2 and Flex Plan-3
We are happy to unveil our new Flex Plans which are effective as of May 1st. These plans are now replacing the mini-plans and are much more player (and parent) friendly. These plans are a monthly plan similar to the existing mini-plans, but now, you have complete flexibility in the days you come, from week to week!
There is a 2 day plan (Flex Plan-2), and a 3 day plan (Flex Plan-3). Let's say you have a player that wants to come twice a week, or a player that wants to commit to 3 times a week. Sign up for the appropriate Flex Plan (2 or 3 day) at the beginning of the month. Begin by attending whatever 2 or 3 days you want to in the first week. Then the next week, attend another 2 or 3 days of your choice, and so on. The most flexible part of the plan is that the 2 or 3 days don't have to be the same week to week. For example, if you're on a 2 day Flex Plan, you can come out for Monday and Saturday clinics in one week, then Friday and Sunday the next week. You just need to use your days each week as unused days do not roll over to the next week. Whether you attend two or three hour clinic days is up to you, just pick the days you want to attend. Space your days out, or do them in a row. Get the training you want, when you want it.
| Week #1 | 1st-7th of month |
| Week #2 | 8th-14th of month |
| Week #3 | 15th-21st of month |
| Week #4 | 22nd-28th of month |
So, for each week (#1-4), you can attend either 2 or 3 times based on your plan.But what about those extra days in the month? Well, for the days of the 29th, 30th, and 31st, you may come out to 1 additional clinic.In Flex Plan-3, a player would be able to come out 13 times total (3 times per each of 4 weeks, and once during the last 3 days of month).In Flex Plan-2, a player would be able to come out 9 times during the month.We hope that you enjoy the flexibility that these new plans allow for. Both of these plans give the player the opportunity to get in many hours of training each month. Our goal is to be able to have our players come out more often and keep their existing budget!
Nick heading off to Dubai (Feb 19th 2008)
As you may know, Nick is off to Dubai with professional player Michael McClune. McClune has been invited to train with Roger Federer for two weeks in the United Arab Emirates. Nick will be on the court daily with McClune while he is training with Federer. Roger is getting ready to play Indian Wells and Miami, which are the first Super 9 events of the year. Michael is getting ready for a stretch of Challenger tournaments in the United states after he competes in the qualifying tournament of Indian Wells.
Blog:
We are having some trouble with the Yahoo Blog server. It looks like there's a bit of an issue and with Eagle Fustar being new to blogging, we're not sure if we can fix it in time for the conclusion of the Dubai trip. We know you guys were enjoying the reading, and we will make sure to continue posting on travels with McClune as soon as we can sort out the problem.
Nick's blog from Dallas (January 25th 2008) for the Dallas Challenger. Nick's Blog from Dallas.
Free Heckler on the Hill T-shirt for all who attend the Monday, February 25th Clinic (Feb 15th 2008)
We will be giving out the stylish "Heckler on the Hill" T-shirts for everyone that attends the clinic on Monday evening, February 25th at SCU. The popular T-shirts give you free access to any home match of the Men's tennis team. Watching high level collegiate tennis is truly a great way to learn point strategy and just see some good tennis. There is always some great free BBQ going on at all of the tennis matches so the T-shirt is a hot item. See you guys Monday!
Clinic times changed for 2/20-2/22 (Feb 14th 2007)
The Wednesday, February 20th clinic will run from 6:00pm-8:00pm with footwork at 5:30pm at SCU. Thursday, February 21st, the SCU clinic will be from 5:45-7:45, while the Mission clinic will be from 5:00pm-7:00pm. On Friday, February 22nd, the clinic will run from 5:00pm-8:00pm at Mission College. Please make sure to make the adjustments to your schedules.
Eagle Fustar SAP group outing (Feb 9th 2008)
Eagle Fustar will have a group outing to the Wednesday, the 20th, night session of the SAP. The SAP is San Jose's own ATP tour event at the HP Pavilion. Featured that Wednesday are Andy Roddick and Tommy Haas. Participants will receive a combined discounted rate on Wednesday's clinic and ticket prices ($80 for clinic and tickets!!!) . Reserve your spot as tickets are going fast. Players will meet at 6:30pm outside of the HP Pavilion. Sign up for your night of entertaining tennis. Contact Ogidi for reservations and ticket sales at OgidiObi@gmail.com or at (609) 510-9696 (c)
Inaugural Boot Camp Week proves to be a success!! (Jan 29th 2008)
SCU courts at 4:47am Tuesday, January 22nd
Congratulations to some of the top players at Eagle Fustar for getting through a tough boot camp week from January 21st to January 25th. Five of our players Malavika Padmanabhan, Srinidhi Raghavan, Samuel Ling, Michael McGinnis and Eric Johnson sacrificed sleep and put forth the ultimate dedication in preparation for the Junior Excellence. With the idea of peaking for Excellence, the players regimen was to be at the courts from 5am-7am rain or shine five days in a row before school!!! They then followed up the morning workouts with clinics in the afternoon when it wasn't raining after school. Eric and Srinidhi responded beautifully by winning Seascape.
EF Brings Home the Hardware from Seascape (Jan 28th 2008)
Over at the Fremont Challenger, Roupen Arzoumanian posted a great result by reaching the finals of the B18's division.
Congratulations EF players on these outstanding results in every age group!
New Year off to great start for Eagle Fustar (Jan 14th 2008)
Eagle Fustar players dominated in the boys results column of the recent Stockton Open. Congratulations to Samuel Ling - Winner of Boys 18s, Jimmy Manning - Finalist in Boys 16s, and Timothy Tan - Winner of Boys 14s! Well done!
Eagle Fustar Academy shines at Prince Cup (Dec 19th 2007)
Eagle Fustar put up some impressive team and individual results at Prince Cup VIII, which was held at the Nick Bolletieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Competing against 12 top national junior tennis academies in the country, Eagle Fustar placed 4th after a tough fought match on the final day of competition against Mike Wolf Tennis Academy who placed 3rd overall.
On Day 1, Eagle Fustar played a fantastic match in the morning to dispatch Lifetime Tennis 11-1. Led by Karthik Dhore, who posted a 6-0, 6-0 victory at 14's singles, Eagle Fustar simply outmatched Lifetime.
In the afternoon a true battle ensued as Bill Clark's Tennis Academy from Florida matched up very evenly with the Eagle Fustar squad. An electric atmosphere was created as 8 singles matches were played on clay. Giannina Ong posted a very impressive 6-1, 6-4 victory at 12's singles, which was her first time ever stepping foot on clay! With the match score being 4-3 to Bill Clark, Eric Johnson lost the 2nd set of his match for the match to go into a 3rd set. However, there weren't any lights on the clay courts so the match got pushed to a lit hard court. Johnson responded beautifully and took care of business against Zach McCourt to level the match at 4-4. In the doubles, Michael McGinnis and Austin Andres were put in a very difficult situation where they needed to win against a very tough doubles team for Bill Clark. On the other side of the net was Brennan Boyajian, the #3 ranked player in the country in boys 18's. Playing flawless doubles, Andres and McGinnis breezed through the 8 game pro-set 8-3. It was Boyajian's only loss of the weekend. The 14's and 12's doubles proved to be too tough for Johnson/Hsu and Nikolic/Ong as both teams went down 8-5 and 9-8, respectfully. Sophie Chang and Srinidhi Raghavan posted a solid 8-5 victory and the dual match was tied at 6-6. With the match hanging on the balance of one match supertiebreaker, Michael McGinnins and Srinidhi Raghavan absorbed all the pressure that was applied to them and pulled it out for the entire team. Their flawless play and strategy resulted in a 10-5 victory, which catapulted the team to a 7-6 victory against a very tough Bill Clark team.
On Day 2, Eagle Fustar breezed through the first match of the day against Trent Tucker. Eric Johnson proved to be too tough for Omar Aly in the boys 18's and posted a 6-1, 7-6 victory. Andres and McGinnis continued to dominate doubles and Sophie Chang continued her dominant ways in singles.
In the 2nd match of the day, Eagle Fustar squared off against defending champions T Bar M from Dallas Texas. In a much tightly contested battle than the score reveals, Eagle Fustar went down 9-3. Victories were posted by Andres/McGinnis in the 18's/16's doubles, Eric Johnson in the Boys 14's singles (big time win over Shane Vinsant, ranked #5 in country), and by David "the assassin" Hsu in the boys 12's. David was an inspiration for the entire team as he fought through every match, showed incredible resilience, and earned the utmost respect from every team that was faced.
In the 3rd match of the day, MAC Bollitieri proved to be no match for Eagle Fustar as they were dispatched 10-2. Impressive results flowed all night especially from Sophie Chang. Sophie played near perfect tennis in a 6-0, 6-0 rout.
On Day 3, Eagle Fustar was pitted against a tough team from Mike Wolf Tennis Academy in Kansas City. The entire team showed great spirit and fight after a grueling first two days of competition. The team was pushed physically, emotionally, and mentally. Every team member responded beautifully and coach Nick Fustar had the following words. "I'm proud of absolutely everyone today. These kids proved to me that they are truly amazing people. I'm proud to have them represent our Academy in the way that they did today".
After the doubles matches were split, the dual match went into it's 8 singles matches and everyone was in for a battle. Michael McGinnis, who played fantastic tennis all weekend long, routinely took care of business at the 16's position. Battling physical exhaustion, David Hsu had to dig deep to come out victorious at the 12's position. Also showing great resilience was Giannina Ong, who battled through a tough situation to earn a point for Eagle Fustar in the G12's position. Sophie Chang continued her impressive ways with a rout of highly ranked Meagan Matter in the G18's.
With the dual match tied at 6-6, once again the entire match held in the balance of one super tiebreaker. In a very valiant and courageous effort, Giannina Ong and David Hsu lost a heart breaking decider 10-7.
"The kids fought so hard for us today. Giannina and Dave did a super job fighting for their teammates and should be proud of themselves. They got a bit unlucky and things unfortunately didn't go their way. They both are great players and have very bright futures ahead of them. I want to take this opportunity to thank all of my players for representing our program with great class. I'm very happy to have them make a national name for themselves and our program", said Nick Fustar after a tough 7-6 defeat to Mike Wolf in the 3rd/4th place match.
In the final, T Bar M of Texas won their 2nd straight Prince Cup. This time, they defeated the hosts IMG Bolletieri 7-6. The match was decided by one super tiebreaker in the 14's mixed doubles.
Eagle Fustar will be traveling to Austin, Texas in March to compete at the final Prince Cup of the 07'-08' Trilogy. The overall winner of the 3 Prince Cups is going to Rome, Italy to compete at the international cup. The standings for the Race to Rome are as follows: 1. T Bar M, Texas 99pts, 2. IMG Bolletieri, Florida 85.5pts, 3. Mike Wolf, Missouri 83pts, 4. Eagle Fustar, California 71.5pts, 5. St. Stephens, Texas 56pts, 6. Bill Clark, Florida 47pts, 7. Trent Tucker, Oklahoma 46pts.
Prince Cup VIII at Bolletieri's Tennis Academy: (Dec 3rd 2007)
B18 Austin Andres
G18 Sophie Chang
B16 Eric Johnson
B14 Karthik Dhore
G14 Marina Nikolic
B12 David Hsu
G12 Giannina Ong
There will be 2 groups of 6 teams in this Prince Cup. Some of the other competing academies include Saddlebrook, St. Stephens of Austin, Texas, T Bar M of Dallas,
Mike Wolf Tennis Academy of K.C., MAC Tennis Academy of Manchester, Ma., and
Lifetime Tennis Academy of Minneapolis. We will be seeded #2 in our group and #4 overall. Our plan is to bring our best tennis and beat our 4th place finish at Prince Cup VII, where we lost our final match to the Bolettierri Academy of Bradenton in a very close score of 7-5. We look forward to that re-match. We hope you will join us in wishing your fellow Eagle Fustar players the best of luck and great tennis as they represent us in Florida.
The next Prince Cup will be held in March 08 at the St. Stephens Academy in Austin, TX. We will be holding playoff matches to see which Eagle Fustar players will go to this event. If you are interested in playing the Prince Cup event, please e-mail Allison so that we can put you up for consideration.
Fremont Championships results (Oct 17th 2007)
Congratulations to the following EF players who posted outstanding results at the most recent championship tournament held in Fremont. Keep up the good work!!
| Michael McGinnis | Finalist Boys 16 Singles |
| Winner Boys 16 Doubles | |
| Kevin Chen | 4th Place Boys 14 Singles |
| Michael Nguyen | 3rd Place Boys 12 Singles |
| Dora Tzeng | 3rd Place Girls 12 Singles |
| Sruthi Ramaswami | 4th Place Girls 12 Singles |
| Malavika Padmanabhan | 4th Place Girls 16 Singles |
Thursday Clinics at Mission (Oct 20th 2007)
Effective October 25th, the Thursday clinics at Mission College will now run from 4:30-6:30pm. This is a great opportunity to be done with your training by 6:30pm. It gives the kids plenty of time to study up for those Friday quizzes and tests.
Fremont Championships results (Oct 17th 2007)
Congratulations to the following EF players who posted outstanding results at the most recent championship tournament held in Fremont. Keep up the good work!!
| Michael McGinnis | Finalist Boys 16 Singles |
| Winner Boys 16 Doubles | |
| Michael Nguyen | 3rd Place Boys 12 Singles |
| Dora Tzeng | 3rd Place Girls 12 Singles |
| Sruthi Ramaswami | 4th Place Girls 12 Singles |
| Malavika Padmanabhan | 4th Place Girls 16 Singles |
Clinic Time Change (Oct 12th 2007)
The weekend of October 27th and 28th will now be held at SCU. Please make a note of the schedule change.
New Customers:
If you are interested in attending our clinics, please visit our "New Customer Form" page in order to answer some basic questions about yourselves. Please make sure to e-mail us prior to attending your first clinic. The link is located directly to the left of this paragraph (above the "Adult Tennis Program" link). If you guys have any questions regarding the structure of our clinics, private lesson availability or any other miscellaneous questions, please contact Allison with customer relations.
Eagle Fustar Players recorded amazing results last weekend at the Courtside Championship and Open. Most age groups in the Championship singles did not complete the final round of the tournament due to rain the previous weekend. We'd certainly be posting more Winner results had the tournament played through completion, but this is an impressive list as it is! Good luck to all Eagle Fustar players at the Fremont Championships and Wilson National this weekend!
| Courtside 10-12 Open | |
| Max Heerinckx | Boys 10 Winner |
| Usha Raman | Girls 12 Finalist |
| Courtside 12-18 Championships | |
| Eric Johnson | Finalist Boys 16 Singles |
| Eric Johnson/Mike McGinnis | Winners Boys 16 Doubles |
| Michael Chang | Semi Finalist Boys 14 Singles |
| Trevor James and Tim Tan | Winner Boys 14 Doubles |
| Sophie Chang (with dbls partner Kelly Chui) | Winners Girls 18 Doubles |
| Kierstan Meehan | Quarterfinalist Girls 16 Singles |
| Dora Tzeng | Semi Finalist Girls 12's Singles |
| Srinidhi Raghavan | Semi Finalist Girls 14's Singles |
Rain policy:
In case of rain, please call Allison at (408) 242-5559 30 minutes prior to clinic to find out whether the clinic is on time, postponed, or cancelled.
Regarding make-up clinics, our policy is that if there are enough dry clinic days ( 5 for week pass, 6 for mini plans, and 20 for monthly) for a given plan or pass, then we will not be doing any make-ups. However, if it rains a lot and there are not enough dry clinics for your given plan or pass, then we will definitely offer you appropriate clinic compensation. If you have any questions, feel more than free to contact Allison.
Footwork Clinics:
We are very pleased to offer a weekly group footwork session. The high intensity footwork clinic will run on Wednesdays at 5:30pm-6:00pm at SCU. Following a summer packed with tournament play, the fall is the perfect time to gain some speed, agility, and balance. Clinic will follow immediately. Cost of the footwork is $15 per session or $65 for a 5 pack.
Fall schedule:
It's back to school time and our clinics will be fairly similar to last fall. We will be offering new mini-plans this September. The mini-plans will be Monday/Thursday, and Tuesday/Friday. The Mon/Thu mini plan will consist of the Monday clinic at 6:00pm-8:00pm at SCU and will be paired with the Thursday clinic at 4:30-7:30 at Mission College. The Tue/Fri mini plan will consist of the Tuesday clinic at 5:45-8:45 at SCU and will be paired with the Friday clinic at 4:30pm-7:30pm at Mission College. There are going to be two locations for clinics on Thursday. The Mon/Thu mini-plans must come to Mission College and the 10 pack customers or drop-ins may come to either clinic. Both clinics on Thursdays will be "high-level" clinics as top players will be attending on both sites. Please scroll through the September schedule and don't hesitate to contact us regarding any questions.
Congratulations to Michael McClune for winning Kalamazoo Boys 18's
Eagle Fustar would like to congratulate Michael McClune for a fine summer that concluded on Tuesday, August 28th following a first round loss at the US OPEN to 20th seed Juan Ignacio Chela. McClune fought hard in the third set where he had 7 set points, but the top 25 ranked player Chela fought him off. The final score was 6-1, 6-2, 7-6.
McClune earned the wild card for the US Open following a win at the Boys 18's Supernational in Kalamazoo. In the final, McClune defeated fellow Southern Californian Ryan Thatcher in 4 sets 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. It was a long 10 days for Michael as he proved he was the top junior in the country.
Next for Michael are the Southern California futures, where he looks to better his ATP ranking of 614. Since working with Fustar in April, McClune has made significant progress in the rankings and continues to work on his goal of making the Australian Open Qualifying in January of 2008.
Pair of wins for Eric Johnson:
Congratulations to Eric Johnson for winning the Boys 14's national open in Southern California. Johnson ended June by winning the Saratoga Open 16s, and 6 days later started July off with a bang by winning the Long Beach national open in Boys 14's. Unseeded in the Long Beach national, Eric had to work his way through many of the country's top 14's players to take home the gold medal. Congrats Eric!
Summer Schedule 07':
The summer schedule has been posted through July. There are a lot of different programs and options. Please call Nick or Brian to have any questions answered regarding the summer. SUMMER SCHEDULE
New 6 week footwork session set for Monday, April 23rd:
We will be doing a new set of 6 weeks for the footwork session starting Monday, April 23rd at 7:00pm. The sessions will run every Monday after clinic at 7:00pm. Overall, we've been getting great reviews from juniors about the inaugural 6 week session presented by Optimal Fitness. The diverse fitness sessions have been helping our players gain more explosiveness, quickness, and agility. The new sessions will go over the same drills and provide new techniques to improve footwork. The 6 week session will be $145 and the drop in rate will be $30 for the 75 minute session. These sessions come highly recommended by a variety of college coaches and athletes.
Eagle Fustar wraps up Prince Cup with a win over Trent Tucker
The Eagle Fustar team earned a 4th place finish at Prince Cup VI held at St. Stephen's in Austin, Texas. After an exhausting 2nd day of action, EF showed it's mental toughness in a tough 10-2 victory over Trent Tucker Tennis Academy of Tulsa, OK. Trent Tucker had a rough obstacle to overcome since they finished their 2nd day at 1:30am and had only 4 hrs of sleep before their 8:00am match with Eagle Fustar. In spite of the loss, the Tulsa, OK academy showed tremendous spirit and were emotionally led by their 14 year old Evan McElwain.
Overall, the trip was a great experience for EF players as they learned the ropes of team tennis. Every single player got a taste of what awaits them in Division I college tennis.
All of EF would like to thank Prince and St. Stephen's Academy for putting this all together. Special thanks to Ken Merritt from Prince and Dustin Franzen of St Stephen's Tennis Academy for doing a wonderful job making this happen.
Full results of Prince Cup VI:
| 1. | T Bar M Tennis Academy |
| 2. | King Daddy Tennis Academy |
| 3. | Elite TNT Tennis Academy |
| 4. | Eagle Fustar Tennis |
| 5. | St. Stephen's Tennis Academy |
| 6. | Trent Tucker Tennis Academy |
| 7. | El Paso Youth Tennis Academy |
| 8. | Mike Wolfe Tennis Academy |
| 9. | Lifetime Tennis Academy |
Eagle Fustar comes back strong on 2nd day of Prince Cup:
The Eagle Fustar team showed excellent resiliency and true mental toughness on the second day of the Prince Cup Event in Austin, TX. Following a tough loss to T Bar M of Dallas, TX, Eagle Fustar dominated El Paso Youth with a 8-4 victory in the morning. In the afternoon, EF defeated the hosts, Saint Stephen's Tennis Academy in a 7-5 epic.
After dropping all 4 doubles matches to Saint Stephen's, Eagle Fustar was in a very difficult situation. Resiliency was the key, as seven out of eight singles matches were needed in order to win the match. Once again, EF was led by their top guns Austin Andres and Sophie Chang, each posting tough victories against Nationally ranked opponents in the 18's division. The 16's came out strong with Michael McGinnis and Allison Hsia winning in straight sets. McGinnis showed great poise and confidence as he defeated a tough grinder in Chris Dean. EF proved to be too strong for Saint Stephen's in the 14's division, where Vynnie Kong and Eric Johnson both won in straight sets. Johnson showed tremendous leadership as he inspired his teammates with a 6-4, 6-0 win over a highly ranked Chase Curry. It was one of the best matches Johnson has ever played. In the 12's division, Michael Nguyen lost a tough 6-3, 6-1 decision over a seasoned nationally ranked 12's player Carlitos DiLaura.
With the match score being 6-5, Eagle Fustar needed to win the only match left on the court. It was the girls 12's division where Wendi "the rock" Kong was battling Natalie Figueroa. Under tremendous pressure and cheering by a highly partisan crowd of around 50 people, Wendy earned her nick-name with an unbelievable display of mental toughness throughout the match. The crowd did not phase her as she thrived in the pressure situation. She came through for all of Eagle Fustar with an impressive 6-4, 7-5 victory, which finalized an epic comeback.
Full results of matches from day 2:
| Eagle Fustar | Saint Stephen's | Score | Winner | |
| 7-5 | EF | |||
| B18/16 | Andres/McGinnis | Camillone/Dale | 8-3 | SSTA |
| B14/12 | Johnson/Nguyen | Curry/DiLaura | 8-1 | SSTA |
| G18/16 | Chang/Hsia | O'Riley/Young | 8-2 | SSTA |
| G14/12 | Kong/Kong | Lawless/Figueroa | 8-6 | SSTA |
| B18 | Austin Andres | Chris Camillone | 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 | EF |
| B16 | Michael McGinnis | Chris Dale | 6-3, 6-0 | EF |
| B14 | Eric Johnson | Chase Curry | 6-4, 6-0 | EF |
| B12 | Michael Nguyen | Carlitos DiLaura | 6-3, 6-1 | SSTA |
| G18 | Sophie Chang | Katie O'Riley | 6-2, 6-2 | EF |
| G16 | Allison Hsia | Jamie Solomon | 6-4, 6-0 | EF |
| G14 | Vynnie Kong | Courtney Lawless | 6-4, 6-1 | EF |
| G12 | Wendi Kong | Vanesa Figueroa | 6-3, 7-5 | EF |
| Eagle Fustar | El Paso Youth | Score | Winner | |
| 8-4 | EF | |||
| B18/16 | Andres/McGinnis | Paul/Schmidt | 8-3 | EPY |
| B14/12 | Johnson/Nguyen | Conde/Rey | 8-0 | EF |
| G18/16 | Chang/Hsia | Winipeo/Price | 8-5 | EF |
| G14/12 | Kong/Kong | Paul/Rivera | 8-5 | EPY |
| B18 | Austin Andres | Joshua Paul | 6-2 6-1 | EF |
| B16 | Michael McGinnis | Michael Schmidt | 6-3 6-2 | EF |
| B14 | Eric Johnson | Ernesto Conde | 6-2 6-1 | EF |
| B12 | Michael Nguyen | Diego Rey | 6-4 6-7 6-3 | EF |
| G18 | Sophie Chang | Malia Winipeo | 6-2 6-1 | EF |
| G16 | Allison Hsia | Monica Price | 5-7 6-4 (10-2) | EPY |
| G14 | Vynnie Kong | Jamila Paul | 6-0 6-3 | EPY |
| G12 | Wendi Kong | Natalie Rivera | 6-2 6-1 | EF |
Prince Cup opening ceremony
Eagle Fustar loses heartbreaker in opening round of Prince Cup:
Tournament Format: There are 9 total Academies represented in the top flight (The A Flight). Within the A Flight, there are 3 separate groups of 3 teams, all of them competing in a group round robin. The 3 winning teams of their group round robin will go on to the Prince Cup Flight (chance for 1st, 2nd, 3rd). The 2nd place finishers in their groups will advance to the "4th, 5th, 6th" flight, and the last place team will advance to the "7th, 8th, 9th" flight.
Match Format: The Challenge cup is contested in a team dual format. Each team will compete in 8 singles matches (B12,B14, B16, B18, G12, G14, G16, G18) and 4 doubles matches (G12/14, B12/14, G16/18, B16/18). You need 7 individual matches to win a dual match. In the event of a 6-6 tie, the match will be decided by a mixed doubles super tiebreaker.
It was quite an opening match for the Eagle Fustar squad at the Prince Cup in Austin, TX. With an unusual format and a great team atmosphere, Eagle Fustar fell in a 7-6 decision to 3 time winner of the Prince Cup, T-Bar-M academy from Dallas. EF started slow and dropped 3 out of 4 doubles matches to go down 3-1. T-Bar-M took a quick 5-1 lead when Shane Vinsant (TB) defeated Eric Johnson (EF) 6-1, 6-1 and Blake Myrin (TB) defeated Michael Nguyen (EF). Next off the court was Eddie Herr winner Mitchell Krueger (TB) when he defeated Michael McGinnis 6-3, 7-5. With the score being 6-1 in favor of T-Bar-M, Eagle Fustar needed to win the remaining 5 singles matches to force a Mixed doubles Super tiebreaker. Austin Andres (EF) was first off the court with a tough fought 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over Stuart Kepler (TB). Wendi Kong followed with impressive 6-1, 6-0 win and suddenly the match was getting tight. Sophie Chang (EF) played an incredible match and defeated the #8 G18's National Player Kristen Rafael 6-4, 6-2, which put the match into Vynnie Kong's (EF) and Allison Hsia's hands. Allison followed Sophie's win with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 triumph in the 16's while Vynnie responded beautifully as she battled Kelly Anderson(TB) and pulled off a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 victory. The atmosphere was electric as both teams had their own cheers. Great overall team intensity was on display all day. With the match balanced at 6-6, Austin Andres and Sophie Chang (EF) went up against ITF Orange Bowl Doubles Winner Jessica Alexander and her partner Stuart Kepler. In a tremendously exciting opportunity, the EF duo went down 10-4 in a super tiebraker to drop the match 7-6. It was a tough, heartbreaking loss, but the squad is looking to rebound tomorrow against El Paso. Full scorecard is below.
| Eagle Fustar | T-Bar-M | Score | Winner | |
| B18/16 | Andres/Johnson | Kepler/Vinsant | 8-3 | T-Bar |
| B14/12 | McGinnis/Nguyen | Krueger/Myrin | 8-3 | EF |
| G18/16 | Chang/Hsia | Rafael/Alexander | 8-0 | T-Bar |
| G14/12 | Kong/Kong | Anderson/Henderson | 8-5 | T-Bar |
| B18 | Austin Andres | Stuart Kepler | 6-3 4-6 6-3 | EF |
| B16 | Eric Johnson | Shane Vinsant | 6-1 6-1 | T-Bar |
| B14 | Michael McGinnis | Mitchel Krueger | 6-3 7-5 | T-Bar |
| B12 | Michael Nguyen | Blake Myrin | 6-3 6-0 | T-Bar |
| G18 | Sophie Chang | Kristen Rafael | 6-4 6-2 | EF |
| G16 | Allison Hsia | Kavya Meson | 6-2 2-6 6-2 | EF |
| G14 | Vynnie Kong | Kelly Anderson | 6-2 4-6 6-2 | EF |
| G12 | Wendi Kong | Caroline Henderson | 6-1 6-0 | EF |
| Mixed Doubles | SUPERTIEBREAKER | |||
| BG18 | Andres/Chang | Kepler/Alexaner | 10-4 | T-Bar |
Eagle Fustar competing at Prince Cup in Austin, TX:
We are proud to announce our first ever Prince Cup Challenge Team that will be heading to Austin, Texas to compete against other top tier national academies. All of the participating academies are Prince Plugged In programs and will be taking 8 players (1 from each age division) to compete for the Prince Cup. Eagle Fustar will be represented by the following squad:
| B12's | Michael Nguyen | G12's | Wendi Kong |
| B14's | Michael McGinnis | G14's | Vynnie Kong |
| B16's | Eric Johnson | G16's | Allison Hsia |
| B18's | Austin Andres | G18's | Sophie Chang |
The competition will be held at St. Stephen's Academy and it will feature top nationally ranked juniors. The Prince Cup runs from Friday, March 16th to Sunday, March 18th. We will be updating the site daily with results from Austin.
Lesson Promotion:
We are currently running a lesson promotion with Kareem. A 5-pack of lessons with Kareem is $295 and it can be purchased up until April 1st. This is a great value as Kareem's regular rate is $70. Kareem has been doing an excellent job with his recent lessons and is known for his enthusiasm. He provides great hitting and even better instruction.
Sophie Chang wins Excellence:
Congratulations to Sophie Chang for routinely winning the girls 16's Excellence title in Fresno. Sophie proved to be too tough for Katherine Flanigan in the semis. She followed up her 6-0, 6-1 victory over Flanigan with an impressive 6-1, 6-2 rout of #2 seed Kelly Chui. Congrats to Sophie for a great finish to her 16's career.
More Footwork clinic info (Updated Feb. 27th):
The second footwork clinic was executed yesterday indoors in the Leavey center due to inclement weather. A lot of lateral movement combined with explosiveness was covered. It was evident that we can definitely improve technical skills to further our explosiveness, agility, and ultimately speed. The third session will focus more on the core abdominal region. This is a very important aspect of training for tennis players as a lot of our movements require a strong core. Expect to use medicine balls and definitely expect to be sore the following day. Click here for more info.
As a reminder, the footwork clinics will be RAIN OR SHINE. If it rains, we will be meeting in front of the Leavey center where we enter for restrooms. See you Monday's at 4:45.
March schedule posted:
The March schedule has been posted. Please note that all footwork sessions will be rain or shine since we have the indoor Leavey center available. See you guys there.
Footwork clinic info:
The first footwork clinic proved to be highly important as we learned various massage and stretching techniques. Along with lateral work and speed ladder utilization, we also learned how to do a proper dynamic warm-up. Correct training techniques were discussed. We highly urge everyone to utilize this fantastic opportunity every Monday at 4:45pm.
"The session was very important as we start to build up for some serious training in the weeks to come. It is a 6 week program and I felt like the kids worked on important movement technique that they can take with them to tournaments. They started with a pretty simple workout since footwork technique is extremely important. We will be doing progressively tougher workouts and look forward to making you guys work hard with the techniques learned. "- Nick Fustar Click here for more info.
The footwork clinics will be RAIN OR SHINE. If it rains, we will be meeting in front of the Leavey center where we enter for restrooms.
Pro Style Week of training available:
We are pleased to announce that we will be offering a "Pro style" week of training to juniors starting in February. The week of training will offer 5 days of training of 5 hrs per day. All day, the player will receive exclusively 1 on 1 instruction. It will include 2 hours of drilling in the morning in combination with 3 total hours of match play, strategy, and fitness in the afternoons. It is a Monday- Friday program designed for home schooled players or players who have a week off of school. There will be plenty of opportunities for everyone to take advantage of this program in February (Winter Break), April (Spring Break) and all summer long. For further details visit our Pro Style page.
Eagle Fustar Inks Deal With Prince:
We are proud to announce that as of January 2007, we will exclusively use and promote Prince tennis products. As part of the Prince Plugged In program, Eagle Fustar will make sure that any Prince racket will be available for any of our juniors to demo during clinics. Make sure to check out Princetennis.com for any additional product information. For any of your Prince racket needs make sure to visit Swetka's tennis shop in Mountain View or Tennis Anywhere in Los Gatos.
Happy Holidays!!!
We wanted to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a healthy and Happy New Year. We hope that all of your hard work pays off in 2007 and that we dominate yet another year in the juniors. The January schedule has been posted. Please note that Saturday, January 13th has not been determined. It will be 10:30 at SCU or 11:30 at Mission. Please check back for an update.
December schedule and weekly pass:
The December schedule has been posted. We will be having morning workouts starting Dec 18th. As a reminder, this is a good time to utilize the weekly pass, which is only $225. In case of a possibility of rain, please call Nick, Brian or Ogidi 1 hr prior to clinic.
Rain policy regarding monthly, weekly, and mini plans:
Our policy is that if there are enough dry clinic days ( 5 for week pass, 6 for Tues / Thurs mini plan, and 7 for Mon / Wed mini plan ) for a given plan or pass, then we will not be doing any make-ups. However, if it rains a lot and there are not enough dry clinics for your given plan or pass, then we will definitely offer you appropriate clinic compensation. If you have any questions, feel more than free to contact us.
Junior Results:
Congratulations to Jocelyn Davis and Samantha Lam for attaining an ITF Junior World Ranking in the 18's division. Davis joined the rankings in July when she got to the Rd of 16 in the ITF in Vancouver Canada. Lam joined her in the rankings when she won 2 rounds to reach the Rd of 16 in the ITF event in El Paso, TX. Both girls have worked extremely hard and the results are well deserved.
16 yr old Austin Andres captured the Merced crown in the B18's division. He waltzed through the draw of 16 players en route to his first B18's title.
Samantha Lam followed up her successful trip to El Paso with a finals appearance in the G 16's singles in Carmel. She teamed up with Sophie Chang to capture the doubles title at the same event.
October Schedule Posted (and fixed):
The October Schedule has been posted. We made a mistake on a couple of days so make sure you double check the schedule. We will still be running the footwork sessions in October. The rate for the monthly footwork session is $44 (includes 4 footworks) and the drop in rate is $15. The sessions will focus on important aspects of tennis such as quickness, explosiveness, strength, and flexibility. Private and semi-private footwork sessions are also available.
West Coast Success:
We had a tremendous trip to the West Coast national event at Rio Del Oro Racquet club. Patrick Brogan reached the finals of the B18's event where he lost a tough three setter. Taro Daniel, Eric Johnson, and Michael McGinnis received 3rd, 4th, and 5th place finishes in the B14's and Kana Daniel got 4th in the G12's. Timothy Tan competed well in the B12's, while Jocelyn Davis and Samantha Lam represented us well in the G16's. Overall our group competed hard and we were extremely proud of all of them. It was a tough week mentally where everyone got a good feel for what it takes to prepare for a long week of tennis.
Footwork Semi-Privates and Privates:
We are now offering semi-private and private footwork sessions. These extremely important 30 minute sessions are designed to improve explosiveness, lateral movement, overall agility, and strengthening the core. Please consult us to set up your footwork sessions.
Thursday Night Clinics Added:
We have added clinics on Thursday nights. It will be significantly cooler in the evenings and it will give us a chance to get some double days of practice. Check the schedule for the times. Lets grind!
Ogidi Obi joins staff:
We are tremendously pleased to announce that Ogidi Obi will be joining the Eagle/Fustar team full time as of July 1st as the Director of Junior Development. Ogidi has a plethora of experience both as a coach and a world class player. He has traveled the USTA Pro Circuit for 3 years and took up coaching immediately after his pro career. He has been coaching for 3 years now and will make an immediate impact to our junior program. As the Director of Junior Development at Eagle/Fustar, Ogidi will be at clinic daily and will be available for private lessons as well as footwork sessions. "We are extremely lucky to get such a high caliber coach to join us. His personality and work ethic perfectly fit the Eagle/Fustar program."-Brian Eagle
June Schedule Posted:
The June schedule has been posted. Please note that our official summer morning schedule will start on June 26th. After June 26th, the weekday clinics will be from 9:30am-12:30pm, while the weekends will remain the same. Saturdays will be from 10:30am-1:30pm and Sundays will be from 1:00pm-4:00pm. The summer schedule will be consistent, but you will need to check for the location of the clinics as we will be doing clinics both at Mission and at Santa Clara.
Sectionals Training week will be the week of June 12th. We strongly encourage that week to be taken very seriously. Make sure to ask us about the lesson promotion for that week so that you guys can really tune up your game.
After June 26th, we will also be offering a US Open style night clinic on Wednesdays. The clinic will run from 6:00pm-8:00pm. It will be significantly cooler during this time and it will give us a chance to train under the lights.
Juniors shine in April:
Congratulations to all of our juniors who competed extremely well in the month of April. We have been working hard in the past couple of months to gear up for the tournament season and have shown some great results. Here are some of our champions and finalists from recent tournaments:
| Vincent Nguyen | Winner - B18 - Fremont Open |
| Cassie Bergeson | Winner - G18 - Spare Time Championship |
| Stace Klinger | Winner - B16 - Seascape Open |
| Katharine Dicconson | Winner - G16 - Seascape Open |
| Michael Chang | Winner - B12 - Monterey Open |
| Vishaal Sridhar | Finalist - B16 - Monterey Open |
| Ronald Wu | Winner - B18 - Split Step Open |
| Garret Taylor | Finalist - B14 - Seascape Open |
Lets keep working hard and getting better!!!
May Schedule posted:
The May schedule has been posted. Make sure you note that the clinics on Monday and Wednesday will be from 5:00PM-7:00PM. The Tuesday, Thursday, Friday clinics will all be from 4:30PM-7:30PM. The Saturday clinic will be from 10:30AM-1:30PM and the Sunday clinic will be from 1:00PM-4:00PM. All clinics will be at SCU. Note that there will be a PIZZA NIGHT on Tuesday, May 9th. Please check the schedule on a daily basis in order to keep up with changes as they occur.
Please note Nick's cell phone number is now (408) 373-1484
Rain policy regarding monthly, weekly, and mini plans:
Our rain policy is that if you get enough clinics to cover the cost of your week pass, monthly pass, or mini-plan (at a clinic rate of $55), you will not be able to make up the lost days. However, if you do not get enough clinics in to cover the cost at $55 per clinic, we will be more than glad to make up enough days to cover your cost. If you have any questions regarding this issue, please give us a call.
Please RSVP for College Seminar Sunday, March 26:
We are offering a college seminar hosted by head men's tennis coach at Santa Clara University, George Husack. The seminar will cover all questions regarding college recruiting processes, applications, college practices, and what coaches look for in players. The seminar will be open to parents and players and will run from 12:00pm - 1:00pm. After the seminar, parents and players are invited to watch the Men's tennis team take on Eastern Washington at 3:00pm. After an open question and answering session with George, we will be taking the participants over to Quizno's for lunch.
Seminar Day Schedule:
| Clinic @ MISSION | 9:15am-11:15pm |
| Seminar @SCU (meet @ courts) | 12:00pm-1:00pm |
| Lunch at Quizno's | 1:00pm-2:00pm |
| Match vs. E.Washington | 3:00pm-6:00pm |
The cost of the seminar, which includes the lunch will be $35 per person. Both parents and players are urged to attend.
December Schedule Posted:
The December schedule has been posted. Please note that we will be having several double days during Christmas break. Also, we will be having a Pizza day as well as two Togo's lunch days. We look forward to a great holiday season full of tennis and lots of sunshine.
Make sure to take advantage of our great weekly rate during the winter vacation!!
Thursday Clinics consolidated:
The Thursday clinics will now be one combined clinic and they will run from 4:45pm-7:45pm at Santa Clara University. Please make sure to note this schedule change.
Pizza Night Thursday, November 17th:
We will be having a Pizza Night on November 17th. Pizza will be served during the last 30min of workout combined with an epic game of around the world. Don't miss it!!!
November Schedule and Mini Plans:
The November schedule has been posted. Please note the following changes:
The Tuesday and Thursday clinics will be combined clinics where everybody is welcome to attend and they will start at 4:45pm at SCU. The Monday clinics are still a 2 hr workout at SCU, but will start at 5:00pm. The Wednesday clinics will now be 3 hr workouts from 4:45pm-7:45pm at SCU, with the exception of November 2nd, which will be a 2hr workout from 6:00-8:00pm. All Saturdays and Sundays will be at SCU and will be 3 hr workouts from 10:30am-1:30pm and 1:00pm-4:00pm, respectively. The Friday clinics will now be at SCU starting at 4:45pm. Make sure to note that there will not be a workout on the 23rd or the 24th (Thanksgiving). Also note that Friday the 25th workout will be at 10:30am at SCU.
Mini Plans:
We had good success with our Mini-Plan promotions so we will be continuing with our Mini-Plans for November. The rates for the Mini-Plans will be $275 for the Tue/Thu plan and $255 for the Mon/Wed plan going forward (subject to change).
Friday, Nov 4th workout at Mission:
The workout on Friday, Nov. 4th will be at Mission at 4:45pm. All other Friday's will be at SCU.
Combined clinic on Thursday, October 20th:
We will be having another combined clinic on Thursday, October 20th. Both groups should be at Mission College at 4:45 on the 20th.
All Access pass lowered to $645:
The All-Access pass has been lowered to $645. The pass includes all access to clinics and footwork for 1 month. The pass is valid for ANY 30 days in succession. Make sure to take advantage of this excellent offer.
October Mini-Plans and Footwork Sessions:
We are offering two unbeatable Mini-Plans for October. The Tuesday/Thursday Mini-Plan allows you to come every Tue/Thu in October (t