Hall-of-Famer Mike Stulac has played the game his entire life with outstanding results (11 Nationals titles!) and is a true ambassador of the game.
| Hometown | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Current Home | New Jersey |
| Tennis Career | Mike was a wrestler and a hockey hopeful. |
| Paddle Career | I grew up playing paddle. My parents helped put in courts in a park in Toronto [known as the Kingsway Paddle Club]. |
| Paddle Resume | 1989 Boys 18s Junior Nationals Champion (w/ Chris Jackson). Two-time Men’s Nationals Champion, 2005 (w/ Bill Anderson) and 2011 (w/ Mark Parsons). Three-time Married Mixed Nationals Champion, 2008, 2011, and 2013 and 2008 Mixed Nationals Champion (w/ wife Kerri Delmonico), and four-time Men’s Masters 45+ National Champion 2015 (w/ Jeffrey Morneau) and 2016-2018 (w/ Scott Estes, Jr.). |
| Favorite Paddle Moments | For me in general it is just the community. I love how people play hard and then relax and have a good time. Players respect each other. |
| Strengths | I like being close to the net and volleying. I do think the drop shot should be used a lot more. |
| Bonus Facts | 1) Mike won his first Nationals after taking a bus from NYC to Pittsburgh, arriving at midnight to find himself locked out of the house, and sleeping in a car in the driveway. 2) He was a long-time member and Chair of the APTA Rules Committee. 3) He once stood in the rain for four hours umpiring three consecutive Junior National Championship matches. |
“If you haven’t played the sport, play! It’s a lot of fun and we are great people.“
