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9月29日 Mary Boswell Completes First Singles Gold Slam; Wins Doubles Gold Slam with Louise RussCongratulations to Mary Boswell for completing a DOUBLE GOLD SLAM at the 75 Hard Courts. It was her first ever singles gold slam...she won 3 of the 4 nationals in the 70s on more than one occasion though. Louise Russ won her 2nd doubles gold slam in the 75s, partnering Mary at all four 75 national events. Mary fittingly beat Louise to win the singles title in a hard fought 62 75 final match. Jane Lutz took the bronze and Lutz/Joyce Jones took the doubles bronze. The doubles finalists were Canby/Winans. Shelly Works, who enters the 45s next year, beat Shelly Stillman-Scott (who is already in that division) 62 75 to win the 35s gold. Carolyn Wei took the bronze with a three set win over Michelle King. Debbie Croft and Pam Cooke won the all-NorCal 35s doubles final over Carolyn Wei/Carmel Mary Hill 63 62. Lori Fahrenholz/Pam Dodman won the bronze. In the 45s, Mariana Hollman continued her stellar play, ousting last year's champion, Susan Wright 75 61. Fran Chandler beat Myke Loomis in three sets to take the bronze. Chandler/Vick won the doubles over Cooke/Croft. Wright/Loomis took the bronze in 3 sets over Stillman-Scott/Tracy Thompson. Martha Downing won the 55 singles title, beating second-seeded Ching Ling Chang 61 62, a reversal of the result of their last meeting, in March on clay. Downing said it was much closer than the score indicated and that she played aggressively throughout the match. Wilma Lee, who gave Downing a big scare in the semis, took the bronze with a straight set win over Carla Brown. Janet Watanabe finished 5th. Leslie Vallejo and Mary Harris, reunited after Harris had some injuries and surgery, beat last year's champions, Kathy Bennett/Kathy Barnes in a close three-setter to win the 55 doubles. Brown/Jan Kirkland-Cochran took the bronze over Downing/Chris Parker. Suella Steel continued her fine year, winning her third singles national and 4th doubles gold ball (all with Charleen Hillebrand). She and Charleen completed a gold slam for the 2nd straight year and she scored a straight set win over Hillebrand. Cathie Anderson beat her doubles partner, Sinclair Bill, in straight sets to finish third. Norma Veal/Claudia Giacomini won the bronze over Lurline Fujii/Jane Pang in straight sets. Lucy Dettmer won the 85 round robin to win the singles gold; Lucy and Dodo won the doubles gold too. For all results, click here. Previous Entries: Steel, Hillebrand Win Gold SlamChamisal, Thursday Afternoon; Getting to Know Cooke/CroftChamisal, Day 2 Chamisal Day One 9月27日 Steel, Hillebrand Win Gold SlamCharleen Hillebrand won their second straight Gold Slam today in Salinas, CA in 65 doubles. They beat the 2nd seeds, Cathie Anderson/Sinclair Bill 60 75. They dropped only one set in four nationals this year, (in the semis, to the third seeds, Veal/Giacomini). They face each other in the final tomorrow for the singles title.
Top seeded Kathy Vick/Fran Chandler took out surprise finalists Debbie Croft/Pam Cooke today 63 64 in the 45s final. to win their second national together. In singles Mariana Hollman, who upset Chandler in singles, takes on defending champion Susan Wright.
The top 2 seeds face off in the 55s doubles final, with Vallejo/Harris taking on defending champs Bennett/Barnes.
In the 35 doubles, two NorCal teams, neither seeded, will play for the gold tomorrow. Croft/Cooke take on Carolyn Wei/Carmel Mary Hill.
Nichols, Duesler, McCabe, Swetka and Tiberio Win Singles TitlesGraydon Nichols won the 80 singles and doubles for the third straight year at the clay courts, teaming with Tony Franco, his opponent in the final, to take the doubles. It was his first every National Clay Court singles title. Bob Duesler also won singles and doubles, at the 70 clay, teaming with Jim Nelson to take the doubles title. George McCabe won the 75 singles title and Chuck DeVoe/Jerry Thomas won the 75 doubles, also on the clay. At the 90 clay, Alex Swetka won the singles over Jack Morrison and teamed with Wade Macdonald to win the doubles. Henry Tiberio, unseeded, beat the 1, 2 and 3 seeds en route to the 85 singles title. Marvin Henderson/Bob Sherman took the 85 doubles gold. Chamisal, Thursday Afternoon; Getting to Know Cooke/CroftWell, Debbie Croft and Pam Cooke are in two finals, the 35 and 45 doubles, though unseeded. Both are from NorCal and Pam played on the NorCal intersectional team last year, and won 4 matches (2 singles, 2 doubles) at #1 and #2 doubles and #3 singles. She was a very good junior player (Pam Baughman) and played college ball in Tennessee. She has 3 kids, is married to Michael who is a good lefty and a NorCal volunteer. She also plays 5.0 league tennis. We have knock-down drag out singles matches when we play. Debbie Croft was an excellent junior player (Debbie Brink). She and her sister Janice played a lot of doubles as juniors...they hung back near the baseline and moonballed opponents to death, or so I've heard. I wasn't quite in their league, but I do remember Debbie playing singles and being VERY consistent. She now is a solid and aggressive doubles player...very few moonballs. She and Wilma Lee played at the Marin tournament and gave the top seeds, Chris Ramsower-Pearlstein and Robin Harris a scare before succumbing in three sets. Debbie also reached the semis a few years back in singles at the 40 hard courts. So there you have a little background on the surprise doubles team of the tournament! They are super nice people too and will be on the NorCal 45s team in Naples. Shelly Stillman-Scott, who is a Chamisal member, upset the #1 seed in the 35s, Carolyn Wei, today. Shelly is actually eligible for the 45s (she played 45 doubles), but chose to play 35s. (She's on our 45s intersectional team too.). She plays Shelly Works in the final. Shelly (eligible for the 45s next year...watch out) upset the #2 seed, Michelle King in the other semi. Mariana Hollman upset Fran Chandler today and faces Susan Wright in the final. Ching Ling Chang eased into the 55s final with a straight set win over Carla Brown 61 75. Top-seeded Martha Downing reached the final after a LONG battle with Wilma Lee. This was their 3rd meeting this year, but the first that went the distance. The top 4 seeds reached the doubles semis, played later today. The 65s went according to form...Hillebrand/Steel reached their 8th straight 65s national final, edging the 3rd seeds, Veal/Giacomini 36 75 64, and Anderson/Billbeat Pang/Fujii for the 3rd time this year. Hillebrand/Steel are going for a Gold Slam in doubles...they haven't dropped a set all year to Anderson/Bill (having beaten them twice). Hillebrand/Steel also face each other for the 4th time this year. Steel won their previous 3 meetings at the 65 indoors and grass and 60 hard courts. Hillebrand is the defending champion at this event, having beaten Steel in the final last year. Mary Boswell will face her doubles partner, Louise Russ, in the 75s final. Boswell is going for her first ever singles Gold Slam in that match. She's beaten Russ three times this year. They are also going for a Gold Slam in 75 doubles. Lucy Dettmer is continuing her 85s domination whenever she shows up at an 85s event. Click here for all results. 9月25日 Chamisal, Day 2Day 2 at Chamisal saw no major upsets thus far. Suzi Crary continued her fine play with a 61 62 win over Nancy Garcia...she takes on 4th seeded Cathie Anderson next. And all four seeds in the 65 doubles are in the semis. Pam Cooke and Debbie Croft were the first to reach the semis of the 45 doubles. Seeds are in action in all divisions tomorrow. For all results click here: Sept 24-30- Women's 35-85 Hard Courts Six NSWTA Members Awarded Gold Slams at USTA Semi Annual MeetingGold Slam Award
There were six women who were honored at the USTA Awards Breakfast at the Semi-Annual meeting for winning Gold Slams in 2006. They were: Michelle King and Julie Cass, 35 Doubles; Charleen Hillebrand and Suella Steel, 65 Doubles; Dorothy Matthiessen, 70 Singles AND Doubles; and Dodo Cheney, 85 Doubles. A Gold Slam is winning the hard, clay, grass and indoors in the same age division in a calendar year. In addition to receiving a framed certificate and a glass award, the players are flown to NY, stay two nights at the Grand Hyatt in NY and are invited to the President’s Suite for one session at the US Open. 9月24日 Chamisal Day OneNo, I'm not in Chamisal, but just looking over the draws.
Suzi Crary is back playing a national after a long absence. She's in the 65s and in a minor upset beat Grace Woo first round.
In the 45s, the indoor winners, Kim Lackey/Lori Fahrenholz, seeded #2, lost to Pam Cooke/Debbie (Brink) Croft of NorCal 63 62. Pam and Debbie are a tough team, Pam's returns are deadly and Debbie closes well. They'll be in Naples in November. :-)
The 4th seeds, Shelly Stillman-Scott/Tracy Thompson edged Mariana Hollman, Judy Newman Rakela in three tough sets. Mariana and Tracy won the 45 grass in July.
Not many other seeds were in action...more updates as time permits this week.
Here's the link to the tournament: http://tennislink.usta.com/tournaments/tournamenthome/tournament.aspx?T=57676
9月16日 John Powless to be featured on Inside Tennis with the KozJohn Powless will be featured on the Tennis Channel on Sept 18th, in Tennis with the Koz. he Tennis Channel’s “Inside Tennis With The Koz” host Dave "KOZ" Kozlowski will be offering his viewers tips for senior tennis players. Babolat Advisory Senior Tennis Staff member John Powless will be presenting a series of tennis tips for senior tennis players. The American tennis legend Powless has played in numerous countries around the globe during his illustrious tennis career. The tennis tales of the 75-year old superstar are compelling, but even more impressive is the fact that Powless continues to be one of the top players on the international senior circuit. He was the number one ranked men’s player in the world in the 70-year old division. An undefeated tennis player while earning an undergraduate degree at Murray State, Powless coached the Wisconsin Badger’s tennis team from 1964-68. He became the head basketball coach from 1968-76. A member of the collegiate Hall of Fame in both tennis and basketball, John has won 25 world titles in singles, doubles and team championships. He was inducted into the U.S. Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000. “The ever-so charismatic John Powless has been an American sporting phenomenon. From college basketball and tennis coaching to US America Junior Davis Cup coach to international tennis championships to tennis promoter – this guy still has it all. Powless is in a league of his own, when it comes to growing the game of tennis. We are very excited to have John sharing his tennis acumen and passion for the sport with our viewers”, said The Koz. The first of the Babolat Powless senior tennis tips will be airing on “Inside Tennis With The Koz” on The Tennis Channel September 18 at 8 AM (eastern). For additional airings, visit www.thetennischannel.com and www.insidetenniswiththekoz.com. Click here for more details. 9月10日 Drilling, Duesler, Powless, Nichols Win Grass Court EventsGraydon Nichols won the 80 singles and doubles for the 2nd straight year at the grass courts, teaming with Tony Franco, his opponent in the final, to take the doubles (over Bob Meyerdierks/Bill Tully). It was his 8th straight Cat I 80 doubles title. He's also won two world titles in the past two years, both with Franco. The singles final went the distance, with Nichols winning 61 in the third. It was Franco's first event since having surgery in June. John Powless, playing his first singles event in the 75s, won it going away, and teamed with Russell Seymour to win the doubles over Crewe/McCabe. One onlooker said he won the event without ever mussing his hair! Powless beat defending champion Chuck DeVoe 61 62 in the semis and Joe Russell in the final 76 75. For all results from the 75/80 Grass click here. Bob Duesler also won singles and doubles, at the 70 grass, teaming with Jim Nelson to take the doubles title. Duesler beat Larry Sears in the final in a tough 3-setter after beating 3rd seeded Gordon Davis in the semis. Sears took out Herm Ahlers, the top seed, in the semis. Duesler/Nelson beat Landin/Lindborg in the doubles final. The 30/35/40 men's events were also held in conjunction with the 70 grass at the Philly Cricket Club. Guillaume Gauthier won the 30 singles over Chris Carey 62 76; Oren Motevassel beat Willie Dann in the final of the 35 singles 61 63 and Richard Schmidt beat unseeded Horatio Rearte 40 ret inj in the 40 singles final. Grover/Hernandez beat Bull/Carey in the 30 doubles final; Grover/Hernandez also reached the 35 doubles final against Dann/Miller (result not yet posted) and Litsky/Ward beat Sommerfeld/Stewart to win the 40 grass doubles. For all results from the 30/35/40/70 Grass click here. Fred Drilling, new to the 65s, won the singles title; George Sarantos took the doubles crown with Stewart over Anderman/Brunkow. Drilling beat 4th seeded Rudy Hernando in the semis and Ted Hoehn, the 5th seed in the final. He won the 65 clay courts earlier this year. Sarantos also reached the singles semis. 60 Indoors, Carter, Cheney Win Singles CrownsBrian Cheney and Brenda Carter won the 60 Men’s and Women’s Singles at the Indoor Category I in August. Cheney also won the doubles with Peter Bronson over Ken Robinson/Jimmy Parker. Mike Beautyman was the singles finalist. Carter won her third national of the year in singles, beating first time national finalist Sheila Johnson in straight sets. She was going for a gold slam in doubles, but narrowly missed, teaming with Liane Bryson to reach the final where they fell to last year’s winners, Mary Delay/Judy Louie 7-5 in the third set tiebreaker. David Bryant/Linda Bucklin beat Delay/Robinson in the mixed final. Click here for all results. |
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