Player Spotlight: Nitesh Arora

Nitesh Arora

• 5.0 level
• 38 years old
• Software Developer

Gladiator Highlights

• 13 seasons played 
• 11 players referred into the league
• 39 Career Wins 
• 3630 Wildcard Points earned
• Playoff qualifier every year since 2007
• Best playoff finishes:  2007 finalist, 2009 4.5 finalist

Nitesh has played every year since the league's inception in 2007, and has referred many players into the league.  He found out about the league when renting a movie at rental store and seeing one of our bright neon yellow flyers posted there.  The idea of competitive play minus travel was appealing, and he took a chance on it.  5 years later, Nitesh is still playing and has been one of the core players of our league.  Nitesh exemplifies the sportsmanship that is so frequently found in our players.

Prior to Gladiator, Nitesh had not played competitive tennis.  He learned the game by watching pro tennis on TV and playing with teenage friends in India where he grew up.  Upon coming to America 13 years ago, Nitesh kept an eye open for tennis players and finally saw the flyer for Gladiator.  He started out in the 4.0 division, and steadily moved up to 5.0 where he has played all 2010 and 2011.  Now that he's back in the game, Nitesh also plays USTA tennis, and plays at Naperville Tennis Club in the winter.