Championing the Skills of Young Tennis Players
Supporting Youth Tennis with Advanced Training and Competitive Events through the Jon DeLuca Youth Tennis Scholarship Fund
Coming Soon
The "4th Annual Tournament of Champions 2026"
Saturday & Sunday, October 10-11, 2026
Fox Chapel Area High School (Fox Chapel PA.) Tennis Complex
Open to Girls and Boys - Ages 13-17Event format: Single elimination in an eight game pro-set with traditional (deuce/add scoring) in round of eight, quarter final; semi and final play.
Champions / Runners-up receive Cash Prizes and Trophies.
All participants receive Commemorative T-Shirt; and participate in Special Drawings.
No participation fees
The Collin Stalnaker Sportsmanship Award – in recognition of/for the "Best On-Court Sportsmanship." An award to be voted on, by participating players at time of event and acknowledged with a Special Event Trophy.
2025 Tournament
3rd Annual Jon DeLuca Youth Tennis Memorial Tournament of Champions.
2025 Boys participants
2025 Girls participants
Al DeLuca with Boys Champion, Colin Stalnaker (left) and Runner-up, Sanshiro Ogawa (second fron right)
Al DeLuca with Girls Champion, 6-0, 6-0, Avery Allan (second from left) and Runner-up, Zoe Liu (second from right)
Colin Stalnaker, Our first recipient of the Annual Scholarship in 2022 and has won the event for the third year in a row.
Al De Luca with Coach Alex Slezak
2024 Tournament
2nd Annual Jon DeLuca Youth Tennis Memorial Tournament of Champions.
September 28-29, 2024
Fox Chapel Area High School Tennis Complex
2024 Boys participants
2024 Girls participants
Al DeLuca with Boys Champion, 6-3, 6-4, Colin Stalnaker (left) and Runner-up, San Ogawa
Al DeLuca with Girls Champion, 6-0, 6-0, Mia Williams (middle) and Runner-up, Sienna Siegel (right)
2023 Tournament
1st Annual Jon DeLuca Youth Tennis Memorial Tournament of Champions.
September 23 & 24, 2023
Fox Chapel Area High School Tennis Complex
2023 Boys participants
2023 Girls participants
The JAD Youth Tennis Scholarship Fund
Candidates must have achieved Advanced USTA Level of Play and be selected by Coach Alex Slezak for participation
Donations support young players that might not otherwise be able to attend.
Donate to The Scholarship Fund
2025 Scholarship Fund Recipient
Lucas Ahern began playing tennis when he was in first grade. At first, Lucas wanted to play because he loved Mr. Slezak as his gym teacher at Kerr Elementary. Very quickly, his love for tennis became evident, and he began taking private lessons.
2024 Scholarship Fund Recipient
We proudly name Collin Stalnaker as the first recipient of the Jon DeLuca Youth Tennis Scholarship Fund. Collin has been playing tennis since he was 5 years old. He loves the game, and will play whenever he gets the opportunity to do so. Collin has competed in multiple USTA tournaments.
Collin hopes that in the future he will be successful as a high school tennis player, with thoughts of maybe being able to play in college, as well. He has even talked about being a tennis coach when he is an adult.
Our Mission
Founded in 2020 - to "Keep the Memory of Jon DeLuca Alive"
The Jon DeLuca Youth Tennis Memorial Fund hopes to honor and keep his passion for tennis; by supporting younger players and future champions in their training and development, though ongoing tournament and personalized training programs; as offers by Coach Slezak.