Jan Lars Austero
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May 26
2024-2025 PTTC Season Awards
2024–2025 PTTC Season Awards ‘A’ Player of the Year: Raiyan Islam ‘B’ Player of the Year: Sundeep Jaiswal ‘C’ Player of the Year: Airat Amerov ‘D’ Player of the Year: Shanda Li Most Improved Player: Pratik Thakkar Sportsmanship Award: Faisal Islam Contribution Award: Rakesh Sukla Junior Player of the Year: Sarvansh Agrawal ‘A’ All …
Oct 09
Jerry Schaub
Jerry Schaub has been a mainstay and one of the top players in both the South Park and Pittsburgh Oakland clubs. He has been an active player since the 1970’s, and has witnessed the rise to prominence of the Pittsburgh area. Jerry combines exceptional reaction time, great counter drives, ball control, and spin identification to …
Oct 09
Mark Krotec
Mark Krotec has been one of the most energetic and innovative leaders in the Western PA pong scene. He started an informal Pittsburgh Oakland Table Tennis Club in 2005 with only a couple of tables in the Central Catholic gym lobby, and has led its growth since then. It is now a 9-table, USATT-affiliated club …
Oct 09
Bill Walk
Bill Walk is our ‘grandmaster’ and ‘grandfather’ of western PA pong. Bill has been playing the sport for over 50 years, and has served the sport in numerous ways. He has been an International Umpire since 1979 and an International Referee since 1992, one of 7 in the US. He has been to …
Oct 09
Randy Seemiller
The name Seemiller has been synonymous with Pittsburgh Table Tennis since the 1970’s. Danny and Ricky, the elder brothers, rose to national and international prominence in that era. Younger brother Randy continued this standard, rising to a number 7 national ranking in 1986. He has won numerous tournaments, and has won the Men’s Pennsylvania State …
Oct 09
Chip Coulter
Chip has been a mainstay of the western Pa Table Tennis community for over 30 years. He is widely considered the premiere coach in our region, one of the top players in the region and state, and serves as outlet for Butterfly equipment. He has won numerous USATT titles over the years. Chip was formally …
Oct 09
Dennis Kaminsky
The name Dennis Kaminsky has been associated with South Park Table Tennis for over 10 years. Dennis has been a true leader for the club, serving as a fine player, coach, and assistant organizer. He has been an active player since the 1970’s. Dennis has an unusual hybrid defensive game, a lefty penholder with anti …
Oct 09
Anthony Lewis
Anthony Lewis is our current rising star of table tennis in the Pittsburgh region. A native of Butler, PA, the 23-year old Anthony has quickly evolved into perhaps the most dynamic offensive player in the western part of our state. He competes in both the South Park and POTTC clubs, and was honored as Player …
