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28 april Photos from Huntsville & Mary Ann Plante's 75th Birthday by Carol Clay
Brenda Carter, 60s; Irene Shepard, 80s and Dorothy Matthiessen, 70s, took home singles and doubles titles from the national clay courts in Huntsville. Carter beat her doubles partner, Betty Wachob in the singles final and combined with her to defeat Kathy Bennett/Lianne Bryson. Dorothy Matthiessen likewise beat her doubles partner, Dori deVries in the final before combining with her to beat Roz King/Nancy Reed. Shepard staged a terrific singles comeback, trailing a set and 3-0 to Rita Price before rallying to win in 3 sets. She and Maloney beat Jane Lutz/Marilyn Skiffington in the doubles final. For all results, click here.
The men’s 45s clay courts were held last week in Ft Lauderdale. There was a plethora of upsets. Horacio Rearte beat Michael Rose in the final of the singles. Charlton Eagle/Paul Smith won the doubles over Tres Cushing/Kim Forsythe in three sets. For all results, click here.
18 april Cheney, Swetka, Parker Win Singles Titles in AprilThe men’s 65 Clay Courts and men’s 60 Hard Courts were held last week, the former in New Orleans and the latter at Mission Hills near Palm Springs, CA. Jimmy Parker, above left, won the 65 clay courts beating surprise finalist Joe Bachman in a tough 75 64 match. Bachman upset the current world champion, Fred Drilling, in the semis. Parker combined with Ken Robinson to win the doubles over Drilling/Ray Lake. For all results, click here. Brian Cheney, above right, successfully defended his men’s 60 hard court title with a hard fought three set win over Hugh Thomson. It was Thomson’s 4th straight three set match. David and Dan Bohannen won the doubles over Laurence Hammel/Stuart Malin. Hammel/Malin took out the top seeds, Cheney/Nash, and the Bohannens beat the 2nd and 3rd seeds en route to the final. Alex Swetka won the 90 singles over Fererica Barbero and doubles (with Robert Mix. All results, click here. 01 april Pensacola Photos Courtesy of Carolyn Wei; Final ResultsSusan Wright won her first singles gold ball on clay in Pensacola. Seeded 2nd, she beat the 4th seed, Leslie Murveit in the rain delayed final. She then combined with Marianne Robertson to win the doubles over Airola/Sherri Bronson in a lengthy match which concluded at 11:15 pm on Saturday. Airola/Bronson led by a set and 5-3, but the defending champions hung on to eke out the win. Top seeded Diane Fishburne came down with the flu and had to default in the semis of the singles and doubles, and several other players were hit hard by the flu later in the week. Rentata Marcinkowska successfully defended her singles title, dropping only a few games en route to the win. She took out Anna Zimmerman, unseeded, in the final. Vesna McKenna/Joanne Russell won the 40 doubles over Carolyn Wei/Chris Ramsower-Pearlstein. It was McKenna’s first gold ball! Click here for all results. |
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