The Stratford Tennis League has crowned its 2013 champions. Playing through occasional rain drops, the ‘A’ and ‘B’ finals have been completed. The ‘A’ final was a battle between the two teams that led the league throughout the regular season. La Debonaire Hair Design finished first in the regular season standings and easily advanced to the final. Their opponent, Sunrise Health Services, spent most of the season battling for the top spot before a late season misstep had them fall to third. Sunrise rebounded in the semifinals to gain a spot in the ‘A’ championship final.
The championship match began with a split in the men’s #1 doubles. Grant McPherson and Travis Hiller of La Debonaire took the first set 6-1, then John Noble and Nathan Duh of Sunrise won the second set by the same 6-1 score. The men’s #2 doubles was all Sunrise as Pat McCarroll and Jagdish Patel dominated Cameron Kramer and Sing Chung by a 6-2 6-1 score. The ladies #1 doubles saw La Debonaire’s Krista Plociennik and Sandie Ennett cruise to a 6-2 6-2 victory over Marilyn Leasa and Nancy Rheaume. Sunrise took the ladies #2 doubles as Annette Garneau and Marilyn Holmes edged Jolanda Vandereijk and Sandra Hofing 7-6 (7 points to 4 in the tie-breaker) 6-3. This gave Sunrise a 5 sets to 3 lead heading into the mixed doubles matches.
La Debonaire took the #1 mixed set as Plociennik and McPherson blanked Leasa and Noble 6-0. Rheaume and Duh won the #2 mixed for Sunrise taking down Ennett and Hiller 6-3. The #3 mixed went to Sunrise as Garneau and McCarroll blanked Vandereijk and Kramer 6-0. The #4 mixed also went to Sunrise as Holmes and Patel defeated Hofing and Chung 6-2. This gave Sunrise Health Services a 8-4 win and the 2013 ‘A’ championship.
The ‘B’ championship final saw Donkers Agri take on Snap. The men’s #1 doubles was a split as Shannon Dyke and Murray Schiedel of Snap won the first set 7-6 (7 points to 2 in the tie-breaker) before Bob Tamblyn and Tom Warnock rebounded to take the second set 6-1 for Donkers. Donkers swept the men’s #2 doubles as Todd Chisholm and Mike Furlong beat up Gary Henry and Stuart Arkett 6-2 6-0. The ladies #1 doubles went to Snap as Johanna Billings and Linda Doig defeated Marta Andrekovic and Maria Donkers 6-4 6-3. Donkers won the ladies #2 doubles 6-3 6-1 as Erma Weernink and Naomi Lange took out Nancy Chung and Monica Eickmeyer. The mixed doubles opened with Andrekovic and Tamblyn of Donkers edging Billings and Dyke 7-6 (7 points to 5 in the tie-breaker). Snap won the #2 mixed as Doig and Schiedel doubled up Donkers and Warnock 6-3. Weernink and Chisholm defeated Chung and Henry 6-4 to give the #3 mixed to Donkers. The #4 mixed was a 6-0 victory for Lange and Furlong of Donkers over Eickmeyer and Arkett. Donkers Agri won the 2013 ‘B’ championship with the 8 sets to 4 win.
Bill White
Pat McCarroll of Sunrise Health Services swings to help his team winthe Tennis League ‘A’ Championship.