Metropolitan Tennis Group (MTG)

Two snowstorms. Twenty-four matches wiped off the calendar. One rooftop celebration.

The 2026 Winter Doubles League officially wrapped up with what may be the latest finish in MTG history, and honestly, we blame the weather. ❄️🎾

96 players. 6 divisions. 168 matches. Proof that nothing—not even two snowstorms—can stop MTG from finishing a league.

Last night, under a perfect NYC sky at 230 Rooftop Bar, we traded tennis shoes for cocktails, heard from our board members, and celebrated the teams who survived months of doubles drama, scheduling gymnastics, and winter’s best attempts to cancel the season.

🏆 WDL Champions & Runner Ups

Gosen
🥇 Felix Hui & Leo Norlin
🥈 Manoj Gupta & Jeremy Lin

Grapplesnake
🥇 Matthew Johnson & Rome Romulo
🥈 Matty Barbato & Tyler Cook

Kirschbaum
🥇 John Karle & Jose Ortiz
🥈 Stephen Chin & Dennis W. Ng

Luxilon
🥇 Luke Sherman & Johannes Vogt
🥈 Yu Yang Pei & Liuqing Wang

Signum Pro
🥇 Devin Huerta & Zach Koser
🥈 Valeriy Nazarchuk & Kevin Santos

Ytex
🥇 Thomas Lodge & Tim Wildin
🥈 John James & Seong-Moh Yang

Congratulations to all of our winners, runner ups, and every player who spent the winter chasing down lobs, refreshing weather apps, and making sure this season crossed the finish line.

See you next season. Hopefully a little sooner.

The Carolina weather saw a group of gay tennis players arriving in Raleigh and immediately panicked. 🌧️🎾

Still, another amazing tournament weekend full of great matches, community, friendships, and MTG showing up strong all across the draws. Huge congrats to everyone who competed and represented us so well:

🏆 B Doubles Finalist: Elliott Schiff
🏆 C Doubles Champions: Fred Lujan
🏆 D Singles Champion: Shelly McCloud
🏆 D Singles Finalist: Steven Brown
🏆 D Doubles Champions: Timothy Hilario & John Karle

🥇 A 40+ Singles Consolation Finalist: Ernest Nichols
🥇 C Singles Consolation Champion: Chris Phillips
🥇 C Singles Consolation Finalist: Fernando Zaragoza
🥇 C 50+ Singles Consolation Finalist: John Karle
🥇 D Singles Consolation Champion: Stephen Velasquez
🥇 D Doubles Consolation Finalists: Steven Brown & Stephen Velasquez

Very proud of this crew — on court, off court, and wherever the post-match group dinner somehow turned into a three-hour function. ❤️

MTG fam, get excited! Merch is happening for the May 28 Social. Now you too can look emotionally unavailable while discussing doubles strategy.

Choose your fighter:

🧢 hat that says “I have opinions about tennis scoring”
👕 t-shirt that turns MTG into your entire personality

IMPORTANT: No shipping available. Orders must be picked up at the May 28 Social like a chic little NYC underground streetwear drop.

Limited quantities. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.
🔗 Link in bio to purchase.

Toronto, you were cute. 🎾🇨🇦
MTG showed up to the with racquets, sideline theatrics, and enough outfit changes to keep the weekend interesting. We fought the main draw bravely. Unfortunately, the main draw had other plans and access to stronger groundstrokes. Still, MTG showed up, battled hard, and represented all weekend long.

Huge shoutout to everyone who competed, cheered, rallied, organized, and made the trip unforgettable. Special congrats to Brian Suarez for making the consolation finals 🏆 Grateful for the friendships, the tennis, and the memories. Until the next tournament. 💙

REWIND — the courts were full, the rallies were long, and let’s just say hydration wasn’t the only thing making people sweat this week. 🥵

Swipe through the latest ladder moments + current Top 8 across every division. Future Ladder Legends are separating themselves from the people still blaming the wind.

Only 10 spots left in Division A. Link in bio before you have to hear “you should’ve signed up earlier.”

We’re considering offering limited MTG merch order for those attending the May 28 Social. If there’s enough interest, we’ll release the order link. 

Ready to make MTG part of your entire personality? 🎾✨

🏆 Trophies. Rooftop drinks. Outdoor season officially activated. 🎾☀️

Join us at our Outdoor Season Opening Social as we crown our Winter Doubles League champs, celebrate another season of gay tennis dramatics, and share some of the new MTG programs and community initiatives launching this year 👀

🍸 One free drink ticket for MTG members
📍230 Fifth Rooftop
📅 Thursday, May 28
⏰ 6–9 PM

Bring your tennis friends. Bring your non-tennis friends. Bring the person who says “I’ve always wanted to play” every single year.

RSVP now. Link in bio.

REWIND — a week of big wins, late-night rallies, chaotic tiebreaks, and future Ladder Legends quietly loading...

Swipe for the current Top 8 in every division.
Some are climbing higher. Some are holding on by a string and a decent second serve.

Only 18 spots left in Division A.
If you’ve been thinking about signing up, maybe stop thinking.

Saturday Drill & Play recap 🎾

Solid reps, live points, and a crew that showed up ready.
Full squad in pic one… and Toren getting his solo moment in slide two 😌

Wrapped, as always, at Granny’s 🍸

MTG hits Citi Field for Mets Pride Night—Mets vs. Phillies, field-level seats (Section 106), and Pride jerseys for the first 15K fans. Link in bio.

Limited tickets—don’t wait.