Hinsdale Challenge

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Hinsdale Challenge Women's NRT

Date: Jan 30 to Jan 30

City, State: Hinsdale, IL

Region: 5

Start Date
Friday January 30, 2026
End Date
Friday January 30, 2026
NRT
Tournament Director
Kristen Evans
330-618-7776
kristentevans@gmail.com
Host Club
Hinsdale Paddle Club-Katherine Legge Park
Draw Size
32 teams
Teams Registered
CLICK HERE TO SEE TEAMS REGISTERED
Price
$240 Per Team
Registration Opens
Friday November 21, 2025
Registration Closes
Sunday January 25, 2026
Entry Qualifications
Selection is based on the combined PTI of both players. Eligible Teams will be notified and moved into the tournament on Jan. 26.
Entry Selection
All teams will register on the waitlist.
Wild Cards
All National Ranking Tournaments (NRT) and PTI level Tournaments are subject to wild card spots, with a wild card available for every 16 teams allowed in a draw. A wild card team must be registered for the tournament by the registration deadline and must be approved by the National Tournament Committee. Wild card requests may come from tournament directors, the APTA, or players themselves, and should be requested prior to the close of registration. If no wild card spots are used, the draw will be filled out by the next eligible team/s.
Format
Main Draw matches will be 2 out of 3 sets with regular scoring. All Back Draw matches will be played with a 10-point match tie breaker in lieu of the third set. (Tournament Director reserves the right to change to no-add scoring for Back Draw matches.)
Prize Money
$2,800 in Total Prize Money
Favor
Long Sleeve Performance Tee - Register by 12/30 to guarantee a top in your size.
Event Ball
Viking
APTA Membership
All players must be APTA members, and membership must be purchased before entry.
Rules
Official APTA rules will govern play.
Event Details
Entry fee includes 3 matches, hut snacks, box lunch, favor by Ripmaster Athletics and finals watch party with wine, beer plus homemade soups and treats from our Hinsdale Paddle Club members!
Tournament Sponsors

Hinsdale Challenge Women's NRT

Posted on 2/2/2026 12:00:00 AM by APTA

Winners Audra Billmeyer - Chelsea Mittal
Finalists Liz Cruz - Alison Morgan
6-3, 6-1

Tournament Director Kristen Evans writes:   Congratulations to all the players from this past Friday’s Hinsdale Challenge! Play was excellent under cold, wintery, and blustery conditions. It was awesome to have everyone at the KLM hut and watch the competition on all eight courts. Thank you for all your energy, patience, and kind words throughout the day.

Not only was the paddle play excellent, the Hinsdale Challenge made a difference for many through donations. My husband and I took all the leftover sandwiches and treats to the Western Springs fire department and they were thrilled. We also were able to donate leftover drinks and snacks to our Southwest Thursday women’s league for their match day luncheons. We donated our leftover Viking balls to the Misericordia Cupid Courts event taking place tomorrow, involving over 200 paddle ladies in our area. But the highlight of our tournament giving was our $1800 donation to PAWS CHICAGO, a fantastic organization. https://www.pawschicago.org/  

A special shout out to the assistant to the tournament director, Stacey Zapalac, who rocks my world and kept all of the tourney activities organized for players.  She is the very, very best. Thank you also to our HPC club and all our HPC volunteers who made cookies, apps, ran errands, created specialty drinks and soup, welcomed players, ran the draw at Ruth Lake and Chicago Highlands, and cheered on all the play. Good stuff!

If you missed out on the RIPMASTER merchandise, please visit ripmasterathletics.com to check out all the great items.

Thank you all again and see you for the 2027 Hinsdale Challenge!!  Paddle on!

Semi Finalists                    Christine Neuman and Rachel Young - Jamie Peisel and Leslie Katz

Quarter Reprieve Winners/Finalists        Carolyn Caruso and Josie Croll - Catherine Williams and Lindsey Grieco

Consolation Draw Winners        Elaine Ni and Allison Solberg

Reprieve Draw Winners            Belen Nevenhoven and Sandy Wang

Consolation Reprieve Winners    Janet Rauschenberger and Sara Aldinger