The BCTA organizes two Team Tennis Challenges each year to give its public park tennis athletes a chance to experience competition in an informal, fun format. Athletes are divided into two teams, Northern and Southern Bucks, and compete in their respective divisions to combine their individual points with their teammates for a total team match score. For many players, this is their first time entering a competitive event.

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YELLOW BALL DIVISION

At the end of the 90-minute round-robin match play, the Northern Bucks team bested the Southern Bucks team in a friendly but tightly earned victory for the gold medal.

Team Northern Bucks—Gold Medalists

Anastasia Korshun                              

Will Shipe                                                       

Scott Apgar                                                    

Zachary Guyer                                   

Sathvik Putti                                                    

Christian Santamaria                                     

Jaison Koshy                                       

Alison Ficociello                                             

Lucia Ficociello                                                          

Anna Shorr                                                     

Jessica Apgar                                     

Rohan Rastogi-wilson                        

Wesley George                                   

John Scott                   

Team Southern Bucks—Silver Medalists

Hunter Gallagher                               

Nancy Lin                               

Leah Jiorle                                          

Cailin Stamate           

Margaret Gottschalk                         

Ayaan Patel                                                    

Maggie Lin                                                                                                            

Darya Korshun                                   

Jailan Elsarha                                                 

Mia Beasley-bonds                            

Kamren Sanders                                 

Kevin Gottschalk                                                        

Nunzio DeMarchis                 

GREEN BALL DIVISION

The lead bounced back and forth with the Southern team, the Legends, narrowing the gap with a surprise victory in the “team spirit” competition. However, the Northern Team Skeletons solidified its lead by winning a bonus game of Team Singles.  

“What a fabulous end to our 2025 outdoor season!” BCTA Coach Craig Batton exclaimed. “The courts were filled with smiles, sportsmanship, and great play. The sheer number and range of ages was a testament to how impactful BCTA is in the Bucks community.”

Team Skeletons —Northern Bucks—Gold Medalists

Elijah Markowitz        

Ella Koshy                                                                                                       

Emma Doremus         

Ian Weaver                

Lucas Munn                                                                                                    

Rita Miller      

Team Legends—Southern Bucks—Silver Medalists

Avery Cheng                                       

Brielle Rivera             

Jack Newlin                                                                                                    

Jenivieve Palmeri                                                                                           

Oreofe Peters                         

RED BALL DIVISION

Red Ball is played on modified 36-foot courts, and the competition definitely illustrated players’ ability to keep a rally going. The Tennis Titans rallied to win a bonus game of “Tennis Sandwich,” but was just shy of snatching the gold medal from the Red Bloods.

BCTA Coach Marge Hoffman noted, “It was a terrific day for tennis!”

Team—Southern Bucks Red Bloods—Gold Medalists

Anderson  Jarmusik    

Aura Hameed 

Harper Dexter            

Jacob Rendeiro          

Kate Mcmullen          

Marlo  Mielke                                                                                                

Penelope Steffney      

Kaden Bernstein

Team—Northern Bucks Tennis Titans—Silver Medalists

Chloe   Lian                                                                                                    

Keira    Zarenkiewicz                                                                                      

Luke     Miller                                                                                                 

Mia      Deleone                                                                                              

Oscar   Forman                                                                                                           

Trevor Vang                                                                                       

Yasmin Alhassani

BCTA Coaches Craig Batten, Tim Donney, Susan Gordon, and Marge Hoffman kept the ball moving on all the courts and encouraged players with helpful tennis tips and strategies. A huge thank you to all the parents and family members who supported the players, and especially to the parent/family volunteers who helped on-court with scorekeeping. Also, thank you to USTA Middle States for providing all the sportsmanship awards.

BCTA indoor programs swing into action from November through March with the outdoor tennis resuming in April and running through October 2026.

The BCTA organizes two Team Tennis Challenges each year to give its public park tennis athletes a chance to experience competition in an informal, fun format. Athletes are divided into two teams, Northern and Southern Bucks, and compete in their respective divisions to combine their individual points with their teammates for a total team match score. For many players, this is their first time entering a competitive event.