Our Players
Chance Through Sport Foundation
Better Education Through Sport
Current Sponsorship Players
Kristina Liutova
Since receiving a full scholarship from Chance Through Sports in 2020, Kristina Liutova has emerged as one of the brightest young talents in international tennis. She has become the first player born in 2010 or later to break into the WTA Top 250. In August of 2026 she won her first WTA Title in Memphis making her the first player 16 or under to have done so in 7 years! She currently holds a WTA singles ranking of No. 126. Her remarkable progress is a testament to her dedication, hard work, and the opportunities made possible through the support of Chance Through Sports.
Aleksander Denisov
Aleksander Denisov's journey shows what can happen when talent is matched with opportunity. After receiving a partial sports scholarship through Chance, he continued developing his tennis career. A dedicated and competitive tennis player, Aleksander has achieved strong results in national junior tournaments, competing against many of the top-ranked players in his age group. His success reflects the hard work, discipline, and determination that continue to drive him both on and off the court.
Past Player Success
Mateusz Kecki
Mateusz Kecki was given a full scholarship to train at Gorin Tennis Academy and was not only given the opportunity to attend college and participate in the NCAA tennis tournament, tennis also gave him the opportunity to go to college and earn a Master’s Degree.
His father was an auto-mechanic who immigrated from Poland. A full scholarship was able to fund Mateusz's training early on, by providing him with proper coaching and travel opportunities.
As a young player, he won the tennis world championships in France at the age of 14 and was the number two recruit in the nation in the early 2000s
Mateusz earned an Undergraduate Degree form USC and an MBA from University of Santa Clara. He played on the tennis team for USC for three years and the Santa Clara tennis team for one year and won the NCAA Tournament twice.
Athletic and Educational Success
Sema Pankin
Sema Pankin is a student athlete at University of Portland. Sema was fully sponsored for two years. His sponsorship covered his full-time tennis training, tournament costs and associated housing and transportation, dietary needs and medical needs. Sema began school at University of Portland in the fall of 2018 studying business. Sema played both doubles and singles at University of Portland.
Maria Tatarnikova
Maria was on a 70% tennis training scholarship where she was able to earn an athletic college scholarship. Maria is a business student at the University of Nevada majoring in Finance. Maria began at Nevada in the fall of 2017 and played both doubles and singles for the school.
Stefan Leustian
Stefan is from California and was one of the top 10 tennis recruits in the United States for 2020 and graduated from UCLA in 2020, having had a tennis scholarship for the duration of his schooling. For more than 13 years, Stefan’s entire tennis training was fully sponsored. His sponsorship covered all medical and travel expenses as well as full tennis training. Stefan won the prestigious Les Petitis As World Championship tournament in Tarbes, France at the age of 14. He also represented the United States in the World Tennis Finals in Prostejov, Czech Republic.
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