The Morning Group held its second annual Canada Day Tournament on Wednesday, July 1, which was followed by a barbecue and pot luck lunch in the park. 32 participants took part in the tournament with over 40 attending the lunch in the park. View more photos in the Photo Gallery.

     

L to R   ‘A’ consolation winners Karen Janzen and Michele Thomson, ‘A’ champions , ‘A’ champions Cathy Mowbray and Linda Hollinger, ‘B’ champions Pat Koch and Peter Stam, ‘B’ consolation winners Doreen Lloyd and Wayne Carney  

Week 5 of the Stratford Tennis League opened with a match up of the top two teams in the standings, as first place Donkers Agri faced second place Sunrise Health Services. Play began with Sunrise Health Services taking the #1 Men’s Doubles as Bob Tamblyn and Paul Coates  took out Richard Bast and John Noble 6-3 6-3. The #2 Men’s Doubles also went to Sunrise as Luke Fischer and Jagdish Patel scored a 6-0 6-4 victory over Larry Shurrie and Mike Schiedel.

Donkers Agri got on the board by winning the #1 Ladies Doubles as Linda Doig and Maria Donkers downed Naomi Lange and Erma Weernink  6-1 6-3. The #2 Ladies Doubles went to Marilyn Leasa and Marilyn Holmes of Sunrise who scored a 6-4 6-1 win over Lindsay Murray and Nancy Chung.

The #1 Mixed Doubles went to Lange and Tamblyn of Sunrise with a 6-2 win over Doig and Bast. Weernink and Coates beat Donkers and Noble 6-4 to give the #2 Mixed Doubles to Sunrise. Sunrise continued its run taking the #3 Mixed Doubles with Leasa and Fischer downing Murray and Shurrie 6-2. The #4 Mixed Doubles went to Donkers as Chung and Schiedel put away Holmes and Patel 6-1.

The dominating 9 sets to 3 sets victory by Sunrise Health Services had them leap past Donkers Agri into first place in the season’s standings.

The late game was a match up between Snapd and Auto Works. Auto Works got off to an impressive start as Grant McPherson and John Fischer took the #1 Men’s Doubles by blanking Chris Parson and Murray Schiedel 6-0 6-0. Snapd responded by taking the #2 Men’s Doubles with Steven Schwartzentruber and Ryan Lay downing Stephen Fischer and Stuart Arkett 6-2 6-2.

Johanna Billings and Deb Murphy of Auto Works defeated Marta Andrekovic and Cox Wensink 6-3 6-4 to take the #1 Ladies Doubles. The #2 Ladies Doubles went to Snapd with Monica Eickmeyer and Michele Thomson taking out Ginny Smith and Sandra Hofing 6-2 6-2.

Andrekovic and Parson doubled up Billings and McPherson 6-3 to give the #1 Mixed Doubles to Snapd. Snapd also took the #2 Mixed Doubles as Wensink and Schiedel scored a 6-4 win over Murphy and J. Fischer. Snapd’s run continued in the #3 Mixed Doubles as Eickmeyer and Schwartzentruber scored a 6-4 victory over Smith and S. Fischer. Thomson and Lay completed the sweep of Mixed Doubles matches for Snapd as they downed Hofing and Arkett 6-4 in the #4 match up.

With Snapd scoring an 8 sets to 4 sets victory they jumped closer to second place in the standings after week 5.

Week 6 will see Donkers Agri and Snapd face off in the early game, while Sunrise Health Services take on Auto Works in the late game.

Bill White

Week 4 of the Stratford Tennis League kicked off with Donkers Agri facing Auto Works. The match opened with a split of sets in the #1 Ladies Doubles as Linda Doig and Maria Donkers of Donkers took the first set 6-1 before Johanna Billings and Nancy Rheaume rebounded to take the second set 6-2 for Auto Works. The #2 Ladies Doubles also split sets with Donkers’ Lindsay Murray and Nancy Chung winning the opening set 6-4 and Auto Works’ Ginny Smith and Sandra Hofing taking the second set 6-0. 

The split of sets continued in the #1 Men’s Doubles as Pat McCarroll and John Fischer took the first set for Auto Works 6-4 before falling 6-2 in the second set to Donkers’ Richard Bast and John Noble. Donkers’ won both sets in the #2 Men’s Doubles as Shannon Dyke and Neil Maddock scored a 6-3 7-5 victory over Wayne Carney and Jared Larder.

The Mixed Doubles saw Donkers win the #1 match up as Doig and Bast doubled up Billings and McCarroll 6-3. Auto Works won the #2 Mixed as Rheaume and Fischer dominated Donkers and Noble 6-1. Donkers scored another win in the #3 Mixed with Murray and Dyke downing Smith and Carney 6-4. Chung and Maddock defeated Hofing and Larder 6-4 to give the #4 Mixed match to Donkers.

The 8 sets to 4 sets victory for Donkers Agri raised them to first place in the standings.

The late game was a match up of Snapd and Sunrise Health Services. Play began with a split of sets in the #1 Ladies Doubles as Sandie Ennett and Naomi Lange of Sunrise won the first set 6-4 with Marta Andrekovic and Nicolle Crowley of Snapd taking the second set 7-6 (7 points to 4 in the tie-breaker). Snapd won the #2 Ladies Doubles as Monica Eickmeyer and Michele Thomson downed Marilyn Leasa and Marilyn Holmes 6-4 6-1.

The #1 Men’s Doubles went to Sunrise as Bob Tamblyn and Paul Coates scored a 6-2 6-3 victory over Chris Parson and Murray Schiedel. The #2 Men’s Doubles was won by Snapd as Ryan Lay and Lanny Hoare defeated Jagdish Patel and Eugene Monaghan 6-0 7-5.

Ennett and Tamblyn took the #1 Mixed match for Sunrise with a 6-3 win over Andrekovic and Parson. Sunrise won the #2 Mixed as Lange and Coates scored a 6-1 victory over Crowley and Schiedel. Snapd dominated the #3 Mixed as Eickmeyer and Lay shut out Leasa and Patel 6-0. Thomson and Hoare pounded Holmes and Monaghan 6-0 to give the #4 Mixed to Snapd.  Snapd scoring the 7 sets to 5 set victory knocked Sunrise from top spot in the standings.

After 4 weeks of play Donkers Agri has taken over first place, Sunrise Health Services falls to second place with Snapd right on their heels in third while Auto Works remains in fourth place. Week 5 will see Donkers Agri take on Sunrise Health Services in the early game while Snapd faces Auto Works in the late game.

Approximately 50 young tennis fans took part in the annual Optimist Junior Tennis Day at the Stratford Tennis Club this past weekend. The children, between ages 4 and 14, took part in multiple skill challenges on the courts supervised by Club Pro Greg Vivian and several top junior volunteers. Participants then awaited the naming of winners of the draw prizes which was followed by a pizza party in the park. Many thanks to the Optimist Club of Stratford for their continued support of this event. A wonderful time was had by all who participated.    

Bill White

Week 3 of the Stratford Tennis League saw some separation in the standings. The early game had Sunrise Health Services taking on Auto Works. The #1 Men’s Doubles went to Sunrise Health Services as Bob Tamblyn and Paul Coates downed Grant McPherson and Pat McCarroll  6-3 6-4. The #2 Men’s Doubles was a family affair where Luke and Steve Fischer of Sunrise took out John Fischer and Onkar Singh 6-1  6-4.

 The #1 Ladies Doubles saw a split of sets as Johanna Billings and Deb Murphy of Auto Works won the first set 6-3 before falling to Sandie Ennett and Naomi Lange of Sunrise 6-1 in the second set. The #2 Ladies Doubles also split their sets with Marilyn Leasa and Marilyn Holmes of Sunrise winning 6-4 in the first set and Auto Works’ Ginny Smith and Sandra Hofing taking the second set 6-3.

Sunrise took the #1 Mixed Doubles match as Ennett and Tamblyn edged Billings and McPherson 7-6 (7 points to 5 in the tie-breaker). The #2 Mixed also went to Sunrise with Lange and Coates scoring a 7-5 victory over Murphy and McCarroll.

Auto Works won the #3 Mixed match with Smith and John Fischer doubling up Leasa and Luke Fischer 6-3. Sunrise completed their big night by winning the #4 Mixed match as Holmes and Steve Fischer took out Hofing and Singh 6-1. The 9 sets to 3 sets victory for Sunrise Health Services solidified their place at the top of the league standings.

The late game was a match up of Donkers Agri and Snapd. Donkers took the #1 Men’s Doubles with Richard Bast and John Noble downing Chris Parson and Murray Schiedel 6-4 7-5. Snapd responded by taking the #2 Men’s Doubles as Steven Schwartzentruber and Lanny Hoare defeated Larry Shurrie and Mike Schiedel 6-3 7-6 (7 points to 3 in the tie-breaker) . 

The #1 Ladies Doubles went to Donkers as Linda Doig and Maria Donkers scored a 6-2 6-2 win over Marta Andrekovic and Cox Wensink. There was a split in the #2 Ladies Doubles with Lindsay Murray and Nancy Chung of Donkers taking the first set 6-2 before Monica Eickmeyer and Michele Thomson of Snapd took the second set 6-3.

The #1 Mixed match went to Doig and Bast of Donkers 6-3 over Andrekovic and Parson. Donkers also took the #2 Mixed Doubles as Donkers and Noble edged Wensink and Schiedel 6-4. 

Snapd won the #3 Mixed match with Eickmeyer and Schwartzentruber doubling up Murray and Shurrie 6-3. Chung and Schiedel took the #4 Mixed for Donkers edging Thomson and Hoare 7-5.

The 8 to 4 win in sets for Donkers sends them to second place in the standings. Week 4 will see second place Donkers Agri take on fourth place Auto Works in the early game, while first place Sunrise Health Services faces third place Snapd in the late game.   Bill White

                                                 Bob Tamblyn cracks a backhand down the line in Stratford Tennis League men’s doubles action.    

Week 2 of the Stratford Tennis League saw tight matches in both games. The early game had Auto Works facing off against Snapd. The match started with a split of sets in the Ladies #1 doubles as Marta Andrekovic and Cox Wensink of Snapd took the first set 6-4, while Johanna Billing and Nancy Rheaume of Auto Works won the second set 6-4. The Ladies #2 doubles also split sets as the Snapd pair of Monica Eickmeyer and Michele Thomson scored a 7-5 win in the first set and Auto Works’ Ginny Smith and Sandra Hofing took the second set 6-2. The splits continued in the Men’s #1 doubles as Grant McPherson and Pat McCarroll of Auto Works took the first set 7-5, while Chris Parson and Murray Schiedel of Snapd scored a 6-2 win in the second set. Ryan Lay and Lanny Hoare of Snapd won the first set of the Men’s #2 doubles 6-3 before John Fischer and Stuart Arkett of Auto Works rebounded to take the second set 7-6 (7 points to 4 in the tie-breaker). All splits in the doubles had the teams tied heading into the mixed doubles matches. 

The #1 Mixed match went to Auto Works as Billings and McPherson downed Andrekovic and Parson 6-1. Rheaume and McCarroll took the #2 match for Auto Works with a 6-2 victory over Wensink and Schiedel. The #3 Mixed match also went to Auto Works as Smith and Fischer doubled up Eickmeyer and Lay 6-3. Snapd took the #4 Mixed with Thomson and Hoare downed Hofing and Arkett 6-4. The mixed doubles success allowed Auto Works to win the match 7 sets to 5 sets.

The late game had Donkers Agri take on Sunrise Health Services. The match opened with a split in the Ladies #1 doubles as Linda Doig and Maria Donkers of Donkers took the first set 6-2 while  Sandie Ennett and Naomi Lange of Sunrise won the second set 7-6 (7 points to 3 in the tie-breaker). Another split happened in the Ladies #2 doubles with Marilyn Leasa and Marilyn Holmes of Sunrise winning 7-6 (7 points to 5 in the tie-breaker) in the first set before Lindsay Murray and Nancy Chung of Donkers rebounded to take the second set 6-1. The Men’s #1 doubles went to Sunrise as Bob Tamblyn and Luke Fischer scored a 6-3 6-4 victory over Richard Bast and John Noble. Donkers won the Men’s #2 doubles as Larry Shurrie and Marcel Lundrigan took out Cameron Kramer and Jagdish Patel 6-1 6-4. Once again teams headed to the mixed matches tied with 4 sets each.

Donkers won the #1 Mixed match up as Doig and Bast scored a 6-2 win over Ennett and Tamblyn. Sunrise won the #2 Mixed match with Lange and Fischer downing Donkers and Noble 6-4. Leasa and Kramer of Sunrise won the #3 Mixed with a 6-4 victory over Murray and Schiedel. Sunrise also took the #4 Mixed as Holmes and Patel edged Chung and Ciaran Buckley 6-4. Sunrise won the match 7 sets to 5 sets in another close match.

After 2 weeks there is a tie for first place in the standings as Donkers Agri and Sunrise Health Services each have 13 total sets won; while Auto Works and Snapd are tied for third place with 11 sets each. Next week Sunrise Health Services and Auto Works will meet in the early game, while Donkers Agri faces Snapd in the late game.

Bill White

                                             John Fischer of Auto Works hits his serve in men’s doubles play

The Stratford Tennis Club hosted a men’s and ladies doubles tournament for club members this past weekend. The annual Super Set Doubles event had 24 total teams competing. Teams were guaranteed to play 3 matches in the ‘pro set’ format. The glorious weather and many spectators made this a great day at the Stratford Tennis Club. 

                                             Deb Murphy and Johanna Billings – Ladies ‘A’ Doubles Champions

                                          Grant McPherson and Jeremy Chisholm – Men’s ‘A’ Doubles Champions

The 2015 Stratford Tennis League began play this week. The regular season involves a round robin schedule between the four teams of club players

The early game saw Snap’d take on Sunrise Health Services. The #1 men’s doubles saw a split of sets as Chris Parson and Murray Schiedel of Snap’d took the first set 6-4, with Bob Tamblyn and Wayne Carney of Sunrise winning the second set 6-3. The #2 men’s doubles went to Snap’d as Steven Schwartzentruber and Lanny Hoare downed Jared Larder and Stefan Anderson 6-4 6-4. The #1 ladies doubles had Sandie Ennett and Naomi Lange of Sunrise dominate Marta Andrekovic and Cox Wensink scoring a 6-2 6-1 victory. There was a split of sets in the #2 ladies doubles as Carmen Miron and Michele Thomson of Snap’d took the first set 6-4 before Marilyn Leasa and Marilyn Holmes of Sunrise rebounded to take the second set 6-1. This meant the teams were tied with 4 sets each heading into the mixed doubles matches.

The #1 mixed doubles went to Sunrise as Ennett and Tamblyn defeated Andrekovic and Parson 6-2. Sunrise took the #2 mixed match 6-2 as Lange and Carney took down Wensink and Schiedel. The #3 mixed match had Miron and Schwartzentruber of Snap’d win 6-2 over Leasa and Larder. Thomson and Hoare of Snap’d dominated the #4 mixed match shutting out Holmes and Anderson 6-0 . This meant the first game of the 2015 season ended in a tie as both teams won 6 sets.

The late game had Auto Works facing Donkers Agri. The #1 men’s doubles went to Donkers with Richard Bast and John Noble downing Pat McCarroll and Cameron Kramer 7-6 (7 points to 4 in the tie-breaker) 6-1. Larry Shurrie and Mike Schiedel of Donkers took the #2 men’s doubles with a 6-4 6-0 win over Marcel Lundrigan and Stuart Arkett. The #1 ladies doubles went to Auto Works as Johanna Billings and Deb Murphy edged Linda Doig and Maria Donkers 7-5 7-5. The  #2 ladies doubles  were split. Monica Eickmeyer and Nancy Chung scored a 6-3 victory over Nancy Rheaume and Sandra Hofing in the first set but the latter won 6-0 in the second set.  Donkers took a 5 sets to 3 sets lead as the teams headed into the mixed doubles matches.

Doig and Bast dominated the #1 mixed scoring a 6-0 win over Billings and McCarroll. The domination continued as Donkers and Noble of Donkers shut out Murphy and Kramer 6-0 in the #2 mixed match. Auto Works got back on the board scoring a 6-2 victory in the #3 mixed as Rheaume and Lundrigan took out Eickmeyer and Shurrie. The #4 mixed match went to Auto Works as Hofing and Arkett doubled up Chung and Schiedel 6-3 .  The match ended with Donkers Agri taking 7 sets to 5 sets for Auto Works.

Week 2 will see Auto Works take on Snap’d in the early game while Sunrise Health Services faces Donkers Agri in the late game. 

Bill White

Jared Larder of Sunrise Health Services hit a serve in the men’s doubles match week 1 of the Stratford Tennis League.

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