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1月26日 BallenIsles: Simon, Marcinkowska, Fishburne, Carter, Weber, and Russ Win SinglesThere were some terrific matches last week... Louise Russ and Louise Owen reprised their rivalry at BallenIsles...they played for three hours in the final before Russ finally prevailed, 57 63 64. Russ won on guts, and running down Owen's frequent and deadly dropshots at critical junctures. It was great to see Louise Owen back, a few years after she suffered a bad fall that left her friends wondering if she'd play again...she's back and playing well. Russ limped off the court, battle weary in victory. Diane Hoffman and Rita Price won the doubles with ease after a tough first round tussle with Russ/Doris Stephens. Carol Wood played for hours against Ria Graham in the 70s semis....Inge Weber had finished dispatching Pease in the other semi before Carol and Ria had finished the first set! Wood gave up a 52 lead in the first set but eventually prevailed after holding off a set point in the tiebreaker, but Ria won the next two sets and faced Weber in the final. Weber's deep groundstrokes kept Ria on the run most of the match, which Weber won 75 63. Wood beat Spease in three sets to place third. Wood/Graham edged Boots Van Nostrand/Libby Keenan in 3 sets in the final...Wood got the most time on court award in the 70s for sure (have another brownie Carol). Carol Clay played great all tournament in the 60s. She ran Betty Wachob into the ground with her deep groundstrokes in the semis, prevailing 62 in the third. She startled top seeded and world #3 Brenda Carter in the final, winning the first 5 games, with a combination of deep groundstrokes and some improved touch shots and net play. Brenda, an excellent competitor, rallied to win 2 games and fought hard for the next one before Clay finally won the set. The next 2 sets were hard fought with both players moving well, hitting deep, hitting and retrieving dropshots and in general playing a world class match. One spectator asked me what age division it was and when I said 60s, was amazed. Brenda finally won the three hour match 63 in the third on a net cord winner....the match of the tournament in that division. Wachob beat Pat Keleman to place third; Carter/Wachob beat Janet Harpold (welcome back Harpie) and Sharon Greene in the final 76 62 and Clay/Ellen Goodman took third. Angela Simon dominated the three person round robin in the 30s, beating Greta Anderson and Trish Riddell then combined with Trish to win the doubles. Trish played a good tactical match in the final, but Angela was too fast and hit really hard and deep. Trish and Angela had a tough first set, winning it 76 in the doubles final against hard hitting Tara Pressley/Margaret Lumia, then won the 2nd set 61. Renata Marcinkowska won the 40s again, over Sue Kaleel for the 2nd straight year, 63 64. Mary Dailey/Vicenza Massaro won the doubles over Kristin Hartley/Jeanne Hulsen...Hartley/Hulsen, unseeded, won the first set but Dailey/Massaro played flawlessly from that juncture, winning the final sets without the loss of a game. Susie Brown took third in singles and Colonna/Kaleel took third in doubles. Diane Fishburne played flawlessly and moved even better in winning the 50s. The doubles was very evenly balanced...except for Margie Cooper/Kerry Young who never dropped more than 3 games a match in winning the tournament. They beat 4th seeded Frances O'Sullivan/Sally Smith in the final. Smith/O'Sullivan edged Mary Morgan/Nancy Szen in the semis...Morgan/Szen took out 2nd seeded Peltz-Petow/Neuthaler in the quarters in a 3 hour match that ended Thursday night at 7:30 pm... The tournament was really nice as always, many thanks to Trish Faulkner, Barbara Angelini and the members and staff at the BallenIsles Country Club. Click here to see all draws. IMPORTANT SURVEY FOR USTA SENIOR TOURNAMENT PLAYERS ONLYThis is from the Adult/Senior website of the USTA: (http://www.usta.com/USTA/Global/Leagues_and_Tournaments/Adults/Information/ITF%20Seeding%20Survey.aspx) All Category I National Championships and some Category II Tournaments are sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF). Beginning this
year, 2009, the ITF is requiring all ITF-sanctioned tournaments to use
ITF rankings exclusively for seeding purposes. No exceptions are
authorized. NO WAIVER WAS GRANTED FOR 2009!!!!! The Adult/Senior Competition Committee would like your thoughts and ask that you take the survey at the following link: Click here to take survey. 1月22日 BallenIslesThe first Super Category II of the year started yesterday in Palm Beach Gardens, FL at the BallenIsles Country Club (home of Venus & Serena). It's a beautiful place, though this year the clubhouse is undergoing an expansion...courts 1-4 were taken out (but a couple of new ones were added), and when it's done there will be a new fitness center, center court and more. Yesterday Trish Faulkner, the tournament director had a memorial for Patricia Graham and read some of the many emails that poured in after she passed away in December, shortly before she was to be inaugurated into the Missouri Valley Hall of Fame. She was a wonderful lady, who loved tennis and gave back to it selflessly for decades, and we all miss her a lot, but we celebrated her life yesterday. Today was a glorious day for tennis, crisp in the morning, near 70s in the afternoon and not too windy, not a cloud in the blue sky. It was a good day to enjoy the present. There weren't many upsets on the first couple of days of play. Kay Merrell is always a threat in the Grandes Dames and upset 4th seeded Lucille Kyvallos in the 70s in three sets, wearing down Lucille with her steady play and quick feet. Louise Russ, playing her first 80s match, had to go three sets to edge Nancy Stout in the quarters. Rita Price was nervous....she couldn't reach her partner, Diane Hoffman to confirm their playing time. But Diane showed up and Rita said that Diane told her what to do...and every time she, Rita, ignored that advice, they lost the point...so she listened well enough and they won their opening match against Louise Russ/ Doris Stephens 75 62. I talked to Doris a bit...she and Louise have been friends since high school in Southern California, over 60 years ago. Cathie Hall was seen marching up and down the rows of courts, trying to work off cramps in her legs...in the end she was fine, and didn't know if it was the bananas, potassium, pickle juice, or quinine which worked...or maybe her stomach was so upset after that combination that the cramps didn't feel so bad after all! Lee Delfausse upset Jan Dennis in the 60s. Mary Morgan and Nancy Szen, seeded 5th, edged 2nd seeds Lil Peltz-Petow/Abbi Neuthaler in three close sets in the 50s. To see all results, click here. Here are a couple of photos of Patricia... .   |
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