CNC Tennis

School​ ​wasn't​ ​my​ ​only​ ​focus​ ​as​ ​a​ ​child.​ ​At​ ​the​ ​age​ ​of​ ​10,​ ​I​ ​was​ ​introduced​ ​to​ ​tennis. It​ ​was​ ​an​ ​accident​ ​to​ ​be​ ​honest.​ ​One​ ​of​ ​my​ ​dad's​ ​best​ ​clients​ ​from​ ​work​ ​was​ ​an​ ​owner​ ​of​ ​a​ ​huge tennis​ ​facility​ ​with​ ​private​ ​coaches​ ​and​ ​tennis​ ​clinics.​ ​So​ ​one​ ​day,​ ​he​ ​asked​ ​my​ ​father​ ​if​ ​I​ ​was interested​ ​i

n​ ​coming​ ​out​ ​and​ ​trying​ ​the​ ​sport​ ​out​ ​for​ ​the​ ​first​ ​time.​ ​Instantly​ ​I​ ​loved​ ​the​ ​sport​ ​with all​ ​my​ ​heart​ ​and​ ​the​ ​passion​ ​grew​ ​stronger​ ​for​ ​tennis.​ ​Tennis​ ​is​ ​a​ ​very​ ​difficult​ ​sport​ ​to​ ​play​ ​and doesn't​ ​come​ ​overnight.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​a​ ​huge​ ​journey​ ​for​ ​me​ ​and​ ​wasn't​ ​easy​ ​at​ ​first.​ ​As​ ​tennis​ ​started becoming​ ​more​ ​serious​ ​for​ ​me,​ ​I​ ​was​ ​in​ ​need​ ​of​ ​a​ ​private​ ​coach​ ​with​ ​experience.​ ​That's​ ​when​ ​I meet​ ​Yani​ ​my​ ​(Brat)​ ​In​ ​Ukrainian​ ​"brat"​ ​means​ ​brother.​ ​Yani​ ​poured​ ​his​ ​time​ ​and​ ​love​ ​into​ ​me, so​ ​I​ ​could​ ​become​ ​a​ ​US​ ​Open​ ​champion.​ ​Yani​ ​and​ ​I​ ​had​ ​a​ ​special​ ​friendship​ ​that​ ​went​ ​past tennis.​ ​​ ​He​ ​became​ ​family​ ​to​ ​us.​ ​Yani​ ​and​ ​my​ ​father​ ​pushed​ ​me​ ​to​ ​the​ ​limits​ ​in​ ​tennis.​ ​My schedule​ ​was​ ​crazy​ ​to​ ​look​ ​at,​ ​some​ ​people​ ​were​ ​shocked​ ​about​ ​it.​ ​I​ ​had​ ​10​ ​hours​ ​a​ ​week​ ​of practice,​ ​1​ ​hour​ ​a​ ​day​ ​of​ ​fitness​ ​with​ ​drills​ ​and​ ​cardio​ ​workouts,​ ​and​ ​tournaments​ ​every weekend.​ ​My​ ​favorite​ ​part​ ​about​ ​tennis​ ​was​ ​traveling​ ​to​ ​tournaments​ ​all​ ​over​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States. With​ ​victories​ ​came​ ​many​ ​trophies,​ ​so​ ​many​ ​I​ ​didn't​ ​know​ ​what​ ​to​ ​do​ ​with​ ​them.​ ​I​ ​became​ ​a​ ​top player​ ​in​ ​the​ ​nation​ ​and​ ​the​ ​top​ ​number​ ​3​ ​player​ ​in​ ​the​ ​state.​ ​The​ ​United​ ​States​ ​Tennis Association​ ​also​ ​congratulated​ ​me​ ​with​ ​a​ ​award​ ​of​ ​the​ ​most​ ​improved​ ​tennis​ ​junior.​ ​They​ ​flew me​ ​out​ ​on​ ​a​ ​couple​ ​sponsor​ ​tournaments​ ​for​ ​team​ ​tennis.​ ​To​ ​this​ ​day​ ​I'm​ ​successful​ ​at​ ​tennis. With​ ​an​ ​experience​ ​of​ ​8 years.