The Stratford Tennis Club held its annual “Masters” Doubles Tournament this past weekend. Over 30 of the Club’s ‘veteran’ players enjoyed a beautiful day of tennis and a pot luck social afterwards.

The Ladies ‘A’ final saw former champions Gail Shelton and Nancy Chung face first time finalists Maria Donkers and Marta Andrekovic. Donkers and Andrekovic were able to control play and score an 8-3 victory to take the 2012 championship. The ‘A’ consolation title went to Debbie Murphy and Johanna Billings who downed Lise Couture and Marilyn Leasa 8-5 in the final. Barb Thibeault and Allison Hiller won the ‘B’ championship with an 8-4 triumph over Marilyn Holmes and Annette Garneau. The Ladies ‘B’ consolation final was the closest match of the day with Michele Thomson and Liana DeJong edging Lynn Bast and Julie Drake 8-7 (9 points to 7 in the tie breaker).

For the second year in a row the Men’s ‘A’ championship went to Zdenko Andrekovic and Bill White. Andrekovic and White played better in each round and cruised through the final scoring an 8-1 win over Pat McCarroll and Larry Shurrie. Brent Hiller and Mike Furlong took down Jack Watson and Jagdish Patel 8-4 to take the ‘A’ consolation title. The Men’s ‘B’ final went the distance as Todd Chisholm and Steve Fischer won 8-7 (7 points to 4 in the tie breaker) over John Noble and Arnold Ganzon to take the title. The Men’s ‘B’ consolation winners are Stuart Arkett and Steve Gryba who downed Bill Steele and Mike Murphy 8-4 in the final.

Ladies ‘A’ Master Champions  Marta Andrekovic + Maria Donkers

Men’s ‘A’ Master Champions  Bill White + Zdenko Andrekovic