L-R Murray and Noella Schledel

(‘B’ Mixed Doubles Finalists)

Claire Scott and Greg Vivian

(‘B’ Mixed Doubles Champions)

L-R Bob Tamblyn and Krista Plociennik

(‘A’ Mixed Doubles Champions)

Claire Scott and Greg Vivian

(‘B’ Mixed Doubles Champions)

L-R Bob Tamblyn and Krista Plociennik

(‘A’ Mixed Doubles Champions)

Johanna Billings and Richard Bast

(‘A’ Mixed Doubles Finalists)

The STRATFORD TENNIS CLUB has begun play in its 2011 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT. This past weekend, the Mixed Doubles events were held. 18 teams began play on Saturday. Teams winning their first round match continued in the ‘A’ division, while those who lost their first round were entered in the ‘B’ division. After 4 rounds of play on Saturday and Sunday the finals were rained out Sunday night forcing a Monday final for both divisions.

The ‘A’ Championship final was contested by the top two seeds. 2007 champions Johanna Billings and Richard Bast , who were the losing finalists last season, marched to the final without losing a set, despite being pressed in the semifinals by Marta Andekovic and Nathan Duh. Their opponents in this years final were Krista Plociennik , (who won the title last year with Max Besworth as her partner), and Bob Tamblyn ( a 5 time mixed doubles champion). Plociennik and Tamblyn also did not lose a set on their way to the final and easily handled teen phenoms Sonja Andrekovic and John Fischer in their semifinal.

The match started with a great game where eventually Plociennik and Tamblyn broke Bast’s serve and started a run that Billings and Bast could not stop. Tamblyn controlled play the whole set, leading to an easy 6 – 0 win. The second set saw Billings and Bast get back in the match. The teams traded games until the ninth game when Plociennik and Tamblyn broke Bast’s serve to take a 5 – 4 lead. Tamblyn won his service game to seal the second set and the championship.

The ‘B’ final had Claire Scott and Greg Vivian vie for their second ‘B’ title in the last three years. Scott and Vivian were upset in the first round by 14 year olds Andrekovic and Fischer, regulating them to the ‘B’ division. After edging Vienna Wilson and Travis Hiller in the semifinals they were ready to compete for the ‘B’ championship. Their opponents were Noella Schiedel and Murray Schiedel. The Schiedels lost a marathon match to Annette Garneau and Todd Chisholm (6 – 4 , 4 – 6 , 6 – 4) to drop to the ‘B’ division. After a tough semifinal against Nancy Chung and Morgan Davis, the Schiedels secured their place in the final.

The final began with a long first game, where Scott and Vivian were able to break Murray’s serve and get on a run. The Schiedels fell behind 5 – 0 but were able to win the next three games to put the pressure back on Scott and Vivian. Scott and Vivian dug in and were able to take the ninth game and win the first set 6 – 3. The second set went back and forth before Scott and Vivian got another service break to clinch the second set 6 – 4 and take the 2011 ‘B’ championship.



The Club Championship Tournament continues with singles play through the week and the Men’s and Ladies Doubles events this weekend.

(left to right) ‘A’ Champions PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES

Morgan Davis, Nathan Walsh, Chris Parson, Mike Furlong, Lise Couture, Deb Murphy,

Bill White, Nancy Chung, Linda Doig Absent : Marilyn Holmes

(left to right) ‘A’ Runners Up DONKERS AGRI

Paul Barclay, Shannon Dyke, Maria Donkers, John Noble, Jack Watson, Sandie Ennett,

Gail Shelton, Noella Schiedel.

ABSENT : Johanna Billings , Pat McCarroll, Jolanda Vandereijk, David Hazelton

The Stratford Tennis League crowned its ‘A’ champions this week. PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES continued their surprising playoff run, upsetting DONKERS AGRI to take the title! PHYSIOTHERAPY’ S #1 ladies doubles team of Linda Doig and Deb Murphy got the team off to a wonderful start, by winning their sets 6 – 0 , 6 – 4 over DONKERS’ Maria Donkers and Sandie Ennett. The #2 ladies doubles saw a split of sets as PHYSIO’S Nancy Chung and Lise Couture took the first set 6 – 4 while DONKERS’ Gail Shelton and Noella Schiedel scored a 6 – 4 win in the second set. The #1 men’s doubles also split sets with DONKERS’ John Noble and Shannon Dyke taking the first set 7 – 5 and PHYSIO’s Chris Parson and Nathan Walsh winning the second set 6 – 4. PHYSIO’S Morgan Davis and Mike Furlong won both the #2 men’s doubles sets scoring a 6 – 3 , 6 – 1 won over Jack Watson and Paul Barclay.



PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES took a commanding 6 sets to 2 lead, into the four mixed doubles sets. The #1 mixed match up went to PHYSIO’S Doig and Parson 6 – 1 over Donkers and Noble. DONKERS’ #2 mixed team of Ennett and Dyke scored a 6 – 1 victory over Murphy and Walsh. The #3 mixed set also went to DONKERS when Shelton and Watson downed Chung and Davis 6 – 3. The #4 mixed set went to a tie-breaker with PHYSIO’S Couture and Furlong edging Schiedel and Barclay 7 – 6 (7 points to 3 in the tie-breaker) . This gave PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES an 8 sets to 4 sets win and the 2011 ‘A’ championship.



Unfortunately, the ‘B’ CHAMPIONSHIP was rained out. The FLASHING PEARLIES and OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY were unable to get their matches completed. No decision on a rain date has been made at this time, as Club Championship play is the priority for the next two weeks.

The Stratford Tennis League playoff season began this week with the semifinal match ups. The early game saw a big upset as PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES knocked off the regular season’s first place finisher , OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. PHYSIO’s #1 ladies doubles team of Linda Doig and Deb Murphy got things started with a sweep of their sets 6 – 2 , 6 – 3 over OCCUPATIONAL’S Nancy Rheaume and Annette Garneau. OCCUPATIONAL’s #2 ladies doubles team of Cathy Mowbray and Monica Eickmeyer evened the match with a 6 – 3 , 6 – 1 win over Nancy Chung and Marilyn Holmes. The #1 men’s doubles went to OCCUPATIONAL as Spenser Trachsel and Murray Schiedel downed Chris Parson and Nathan Walsh 7 – 6 (7 points to 4 in the tie-breaker) , 6 – 2. Morgan Davis and Mike Furlong scored a 6 – 4 , 6 – 1 win for PHYSIO in the men’s #2 doubles over Grant McPherson and Gustavo Garcia sending the match into the mixed sets, tied at four sets each.

The #1 mixed set went to Doig and Parson of PHYSIO as they scored a 6 – 4 win over Rheaume and Trachsel. Murphy and Walsh took the #2 mixed set for PHYSIO with a 6 – 2 win over Garneau and Schiedel. OCCUPATIONAL remained alive in the match when Mowbray and McPherson won the #3 mixed set 6 – 3 over Chung and Davis. The upset was complete when PHYSIO’s Holmes and Furlong scored a 6 – 3 win over Eickmeyer and Garcia in the #4 mixed set. The 7 sets to 5 win for PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES send them into next weeks ‘A’ final , while OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY will play for the ‘B’ title.

The late game started with a split of sets in the #1 ladies doubles as DONKERS AGRI’S Johanna Billings and Maria Donkers took the first set 7 – 5 and the FLASHING PEARLIES‘ Marta Andrekovic and Heather Henke taking the second set 6 – 1. The #2 ladies doubles also split their sets with DONKERS’ Gail Shelton and Jolanda Vandereijk winning 6 – 3 in the first set , then the PEARLIES’ Marilyn Leasa and Sandra Darby winning the second set 6 – 4. The #1 men’s doubles also split as DONKERS’ John Noble and Shannon Dyke won 6 – 3 before falling to the PEARLIES’ Richard Bast and Zdenko Andrekovic 6 – 4. DONKERS was able to sweep the #2 men’s doubles as Pat McCarroll and Paul Barclay downed Brent Hiller and Sing Chung 7 – 6 (7 points to 3 in the tie-breaker) , 6 – 4.

The #1 mixed set went to the PEARLIES’ Andrekovic and Bast as they defeated Billings and Noble 7 – 5. DONKERS took the #2 mixed set as Donkers and Dyke beat Henke and Andrekovic 6 – 4. The #3 mixed set also went to DONKERS when Shelton and McCarroll handled Leasa and Hiller 6 – 2. Vandereijk and Barclay won the #4 mixed set for DONKERS 6 – 4 over Darby and Chung. The 8 sets to 4 win for DONKERS sends them into the ‘A’ final.

Next Tuesday the final matches of the season will be played. PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES and DONKERS AGRI will play in the early game for the ‘A’ championship while the late game will see OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY face The FLASHING PEARLIES for the ‘B’ championship.

Left Annette Garneau of OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY follows through on her backhand.
Right John Noble of DONKERS AGRI prepares to hit a forehand .

The Stratford Tennis League completed its regular season this week. Week 9 saw DONKERS AGRI defeat OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 8 sets to 4 in the early game. DONKERS #1 ladies team of Johanna Billings and Maria Donkers swept their sets 6 – 3 , 6 – 1 over Annette Garneau and Donna Feore. The #2 ladies doubles saw a split with OCCUPATIONAL’S Cathy Mowbray and Monica Eickmeyer taking the first set 6 – 4 before DONKERS Gail Shelton and Sandie Ennett rebounded to take the second set 6 – 2. The men’s #1 doubles match up had DONKERS John Noble and Shannon Dyke hand Bob Tamblyn and Spencer Trachsel their first two set loss of the season 6 – 3 , 6 – 4. Pat McCarroll and Paul Barclay of DONKERS took the first set of the #2 men’s doubles 7 – 6 (10 points to 8 in the tie-breaker), while OCCUPATIONAL’S Murray Schiedel and Gustavo Garcia won the second set 6 – 3.

The #1 mixed doubles set went to OCCUPATIONAL’S Feore and Tamblyn 6 – 2 over Billings and Noble. Donkers and Dyke took the #2 mixed set for DONKERS 6 – 3 over Garneau and Trachsel. The #3 mixed set went to OCCUPATIONAL’S Mowbray and Schiedel who edged Shelton and McCarroll 7 – 6 (7 points to 4 in the tie-breaker). DONKERS won the #4 mixed set as Ennett and Barclay shutout Eickmeyer and Garcia 6 – 0.

The late game saw THE FLASHING PEARLIES come back to defeat PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES 7 sets to 5. The #1 ladies saw a split of sets as the PEARLIES’ Heather Henke and Marilyn Leasa won the first set 6 – 4 before PHYSIO’S Linda Doig and Nancy Chung took the second set 6 – 2. The #2 ladies doubles also split their sets. Sandra Darby and Ivy Chung of the PEARLIES won the first set 6 – 3 and PHYSIO’S Lise Couture and Marilyn Holmes won the second set 6 – 4. The #1 men’s doubles was also a split with the PEARLIES Richard Bast and Brent Hiller taking the first set 6 – 2 , then PHYSIO’s Chris Parson and Bill White taking the second set 6 – 3. PHYSIO’s #2 men’s doubles team of Nathan Walsh and Mike Furlong swept their sets 6 – 0 , 6 – 4 to give PHYSIO a 5 – 3 lead heading into the mixed sets.

The PEARLIES won the #1 mixed set 6 – 2 as Henke and Bast defeated Doig and Parson. The #2 mixed went to the PEARLIES as Leasa and Hiller downed Chung and White 6 – 4. Darby and Chisholm took the #3 mixed set for the PEARLIES with a 6 – 1 win over Couture and Walsh. The PEARLIES completed their sweep of the mixed sets with Ivy and Sing Chung edging Holmes and Furlong 6 – 4 in the #4 mixed.

Next week, the playoff rounds begin. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY who finished in first place will take on fourth place finisher PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES in the early game, with second place DONKERS AGRI facing third place FLASHING PEARLIES in the late game semifinal.

In week 8 of the Stratford Tennis League, the early game saw the first place OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY edge PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES 7 sets to 5 sets. OCCUPATIONAL started strong sweeping all four men’s doubles sets. The #1 men’s doubles went to Occupational ‘s Bob Tamblyn and Spencer Trachsel 6 – 3 , 6 – 3 over PHYSIO’s Chris Parson and Nathan Walsh. Murray Schiedel and Grant McPherson downed Morgan Davis and Mike Furlong 6 – 2 , 7 – 5 in the men’s #2 doubles. PHYSIO’s ladies kept their team in the match when Linda Doig and Deb Murphy scored a 6 – 1 , 6 – 3 win over Maria Donkers and Gail Shelton. Occupational ‘s ladies #2 doubles team of Cathy Mowbray and Monica Eickmeyer took the first set 6 – 3 before falling 3 – 6 in the second set to PHYSIO’s Nancy Chung and Lise Couture.

The mixed doubles sets were split with OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY taking the #1 mixed as Donkers and Tamblyn doubled up Doig and Parson 6 – 3 and the #2 mixed, with Shelton and Trachsel defeating Murphy and Walsh 6 – 1. PHYSIOTHERAPY took the #3 and #4 mixed doubles sets with Chung and Davis pounding Mowbray and Schiedel 6 – 1, and Couture and Furlong also scoring a 6 – 1 win over Eickmeyer and McPherson. The 7 – 5 win for OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY means they clinched first place in the regular season standings.

The late game saw DONKERS AGRI and The FLASHING PEARLIES battle it out for second place in the standings. The men’s #1 doubles saw a split as DONKERS team of John Noble and Shannon Dyke took the first set 6 – 4 before being skunked 6 – 0 in the second set by the PEARLIES’ Richard Bast and Jeremy Chisholm. The men’s #2 doubles also split sets as Pat McCarroll and Paul Barclay of DONKERS took the first set 6 – 2 before the PEARLIES Todd Chisholm and Sing Chung took the second set 6 – 4. DONKERS #1 ladies doubles team of Johanna Billings and Maria Donkers won both their sets scoring a 6 – 3 , 6 – 1 win over Heather Henke and Marilyn Leasa. Sandie Ennett and Noella Schiedel scored another set for DONKER taking their first set 6 – 2 before falling 3 – 6 in the second set to the PEARLIES’ Sandra Darby and Ivy Chung.

The #1 mixed set went to the PEARLIES’ Henke and Bast 6 – 2 over Billings and Noble. DONKERS #2 mixed team of Donkers and Dyke downed Leasa and J. Chisholm 6 – 2 in their set. The #3 mixed also went to DONKERS when Ennett and McCarroll defeated Darby and Todd Chisholm 6 – 2. Schiedel and Barclay of DONKERS scored a 6 – 2 win over Chung and Chung in the #4 mixed doubles. The 8 – 4 win by DONKERS means the PEARLIES and DONKERS are tied for second place going into the last week of the regular season.

Week 9 will see OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY face DONKERS AGRI in the early game and PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES take on The FLASHING PEARLIES in the late game.

Luke McCarroll , Stefan Andrekovic Jared Nash Grant McPherson, Alexandra Andrekovic Sonja Andrekovic Ciaran Buckley John Fischer

The Stratford Tennis Club hosted the third leg of the Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam this past weekend. Just under 40 junior members of the Club participated in the “Wimbledon” event.

In the girls’ singles , Sonja Andrekovic, continued her domination with an 8 – 1 victory over Alexandra Andrekovic. Sonja has won the Girls Singles in all three Grand Slam events this season. The boys under 18 singles title went to John Fischer who downed Ciaran Buckley 8 – 3 in the final. Fischer had previously won the “Australian Open” in May. The consolation final went the distance as Ben Walker edged Steven Schwartzentruber 8 – 7 (7 points to 3 in the tie-breaker). The boys under 14 final saw Jared Nash win his first Grand Slam event of the year, with an 8 – 2 win over “French Open” champion, Grant McPherson. Aidan Buckley took the consolation title defeating Austin Dale, 8 – 6 in the final. Stefan Andrekovic, won the Boys Under 12 championship 8 – 2 over Luke McCarroll. Andrekovic was a finalist in the first two Grand Slam events but “Wimbledon” is his first championship win. The consolation title went to Ethan Misener who scored an 8 – 1 victory over Dorian Redfern in the final.

Sunday was the day for doubles play. The boys doubles champions are Ciaran and Aidan Buckley who scored an 8 – 5 win over Grant McPherson and Ben Walker in the final. The consolation champions are Matthew Vanderweil and Ryan Lay after their 8 – 3 victory over Luke McCarroll and Stefan Andrekovic. The mixed doubles championship went to Caitriona and Ciaran Buckley 8 – 4 over Alexandra Andrekovic and James “Sonny” Wilson. The fourth and final leg of the Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam ( US Open) will take place in September.

Week 7 of the Stratford Tennis League season was played July 12th. The early game saw The FLASHING PEARLIES hand OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY their first loss of the season. The PEARLIES doubled up Occupational, winning the match 8 sets to 4. The PEARLIES got off to a great start when their #1 ladies doubles team of Marta Andrekovic and Heather Henke pounded Nancy Rheaume and Annette Garneau 6 – 2 , 6 – 1. OCCUPATIONAL responded by taking both #2 ladies doubles sets with Monica Eickmeyer and Cathy Mowbray downing Ivy Chung and Marilyn Leasa 6 – 4 , 6 – 4. The #1 men’s doubles went to OCUPATIONAL as Bob Tamblyn and Spencer Trachsel edged Richard Bast and Zdenko Andrekovic 6 – 4 , 6 – 3. The PEARLIES #2 men’s doubles team of Sing Chung and Brent Hiller defeated Gary Henay and Paul Barclay 6 – 2 , 7 – 6 (7 points to 1 in the tie-breaker) to even the match going into the mixed doubles sets.

The PEARLIES showed their strength in the mixed doubles winning all four sets. The #1 team of Andrekovic and Bast took down Rheaume and Tamblyn 7 – 5. The #2 mixed team of Henke and Andrekovic topped Garneau and Trachsel 6 – 4. Sing and Ivy Chung took the #3 mixed for the PEARLIES 6 – 1 over Eickmeyer and Barclay. Leasa and Hiller completed the mixed sweep with a 6 – 0 victory over Henay and Mowbray.

The late game was another struggle for PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES as they were crushed by DONKERS AGRI 10 sets to 2. The #1 ladies doubles was a split as PHYSIO’S Linda Doig and Deb Murphy took the first set 6 – 2 before DONKERS team of Johanna Billings and Maria Donkers squeaked out the second set 7 – 6 (7 points to 3 in the tie-breaker). The #2 ladies doubles was a breeze for DONKERS as Gail Shelton and Jolanda Vandereijk scored a 6 – 0 , 6 – 1 win over Lise Couture and Marilyn Holmes. DONKERS #1 men’s doubles team of John Noble and Shannon Dyke defeated Chris Parson and Nathan Walsh 6 – 3 , 6 – 4. The #2 men’s doubles also went to DONKERS with Pat McCarroll and Greg Vivian beating Morgan Davis and Mike Furlong 6 – 3 , 7 – 5.

PHYSIOTHERAPY got off to good start in the mixed by taking #1 mixed match up as Doig and Parson doubled up Billings and Noble 6 – 3. DONKERS got back on track by taking the #2 mixed doubles set as Donkers and Dyke scored a 6 – 3 win over Murphy and Walsh. Shelton and McCarroll got another set for DONKERS winning 6 – 2 over Couture and Davis. The #4 mixed also went to DONKERS when Vandereijk and Vivian downed Holmes and Furlong 6 – 2.

After seven weeks ,OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY remains in first place with The FLASHING PEARLIES gaining ground in second place. DONKERS AGRI is just behind in third place while PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES fall further behind in fourth place. Week 8 will see PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES face OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY in the early game and The FLASHING PEARLIES taking on DONKERS AGRI in the late game.

Picture (L to R) : Greg Vivian and Claire Scott (‘A’ mixed doubles finalists)
Johanna Billings and Richard Bast (‘A’ mixed doubles champions)

The Stratford Tennis Club held its annual Super Set Tournament July 9th -10th. The event saw competition in men’s and ladies singles on Saturday and men’s , ladies , and mixed doubles on Sunday. The matches were pro sets (first to win 8 games) and each category included consolation rounds. Nudge Nudge Here’s the Fudge donated fudge for all the winners. The men’s singles saw the Club’s top two players meet in the ‘A’ final. Max Besworth continued his 2011 domination of Bob Tamblyn by scoring an 8 – 2 victory to take the title. The ‘A’ consolation final saw 2010 ‘A’ champion Nathan Duh edge Murray Schiedel 8 – 7 (8 points to 6 in the tie-breaker). The men’s ‘B’ singles title went to the crafty Todd Chisholm who sliced and diced an 8 – 1 win over Pat McCarroll in the final. Brian Arens took the ‘B’ consolation title with an 8 – 4 victory over Mike Furlong.

The ladies ‘A’ singles title went to Claire Scott when she downed Marta Andrekovic 8 – 3 in the final. The ladies ‘A’ consolation final saw Johanna Billings handle Liz Yundt to take the title 8 – 3. Maria Donkers defeated Monica Eickmeyer 8 – 4 to win the ladies ‘B’ championship, while Lindsay Murray took the ‘B’ consolation title 8 – 5 over Deb Murphy.
Sunday’s doubles play saw some great ‘A’ finals that went the distance and more. In the ladies ‘A’ final, Deb Murphy and Maria Donkers took the championship with an 8 – 7 (7 points to 3 in the tie-breaker) victory over Gail Shelton and Nancy Rheaume. The ‘A’ consolation title went to Linda Doig and Nancy Chung who scored an 8 – 4 win over Lise Couture and Marilyn Leasa in the final. Annette Garneau and Sandie Ennett won the ladies ‘B’ title over Lindsay Murray and Monica Eickmeyer 8 – 4.

A tie-breaker was needed to determine the men’s ‘A’ doubles champions. After saving 3 match points in the last game to send the match to the tie-breaker, Richard Bast and John Noble took down Bob Tamblyn and Nathan Walsh 8 points to 6 to secure the title. Nathan Duh and Greg Vivian took the ‘A’ consolation final 8 – 5 over Murray Schiedel and Brent Hiller. The men’s ‘B’ winners were Larry Shurrie and Kurt Eickmeier who scored an 8 – 5 victory over Zdenko Andrekovic and Travis Hiller in the final. The ‘B’ consolation final saw an 8 – 1 win for Pat McCarroll and Chris Parson over Mark Murray and Trent Eickmeyer.

Sunday’s play concluded with the mixed doubles event. Johanna Billings and Richard Bast took the ‘A’ championship, with an 8 – 4 victory over Claire Scott and Greg Vivian. The mixed ‘B’ final was a thriller that saw Marilyn Leasa and Mike Furlong edge the tournaments youngest competitors Alexandra Andrekovic and Grant McPherson 8 – 7 (7 points to 3 in the tie-breaker).

Week 6 of the Stratford Tennis League saw both games come down to the last set played. In the early game first place OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY had all they could handle with DONKERS AGRI. The ladies for DONKERS AGRI gave their team a strong start. In the ladies #1 doubles DONKERS swept OCCUPATIONAL with Johanna Billings and Maria Donkers downing Nancy Rheaume and Annette Garneau 6 – 4 , 6 – 3. The ladies #2 doubles had a split of sets as Gail Shelton and Sandie Ennett of DONKERS took the first set 6 – 4 before Claire Scott and Monica Eickmeyer of OCCUPATIONAL scored a 6 – 3 victory in set two.

OCCUPATION’s men got them back in the match. The #1 mens doubles team of Bob Tamblyn and Spencer Trachsel defeated John Noble and Shannon Dyke 6 – 4 , 6 – 2. DONKERS #2 mens doubles team of Pat McCarroll and Jack Watson took the first set 6 – 2 and OCCUPATIONAL’S #2 mens team of Jagdish Patel and Paul Barclay took the second set 6 – 2.

OCCUPATIONAL’S Rheaume and Tamblyn easily handled DONKERS Billings and Noble 6 – 0 in the #1 mixed set. DONKERS #2 mixed pairing of Donkers and Dyke edged Garneau and Trachsel 7 – 5. OCCUPATIONAL took the lead with the #3 mixed team of Scott and Patel scoring a 6 – 4 win over Shelton and McCarroll. Needing a win in the fourth mixed set to secure a tie, DONKERS got what they needed as Ennett and Watson downed Eickmeyer and Barclay 6 – 3. the teams ended the match in a 6 – 6 tie in sets.

The late game was also a back and forth affair. The FLASHING PEARLIES took the early lead as their #1 ladies doubles team of Marta Andrekovic and Heather Henke held off PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES #1 team of Linda Doig and Deb Murphy 6 – 4 , 7 -6 (7 points to 5 in the tie-breaker). PHYSIOTHERAPY’s #2 ladies doubles team of Nancy Chung and Marilyn Holmes took their first set 6 – 4 but fell to The PEARLIES’ Marilyn Leasa and Sandy Darby in the second set 6 – 1. The men’s #1 doubles went to The PEARLIES as Richard Bast and Zdenko Andrekovic drubbed Chris Parson and Greg Vivian 6 – 2 , 6 – 2. PHYSIO’s Morgan Davis and Nathan Walsh scored a 6 – 4 , 6 – 2 win over Brent Hiller and Todd Chisholm in the #2 men’s doubles to get PHYSIO back in the match.

The #1 mixed set went to The PEARLIES with Andrekovic and Bast edging Doig and Parson 7 – 5. Another 7 – 5 set went The PEARLIES way in the #2 mixed set as Henke and Andrekovic topped Murphy and Vivian. PHYSIO’s #3 mixed team of Chung and Davis took down The PEARLIES’ Leasa and Hiller 6 – 4, while Holmes and Walsh of PHYSIO held off Darby and Chisholm 7 – 6 (7 points to 2 in the tie-breaker) to take the #4 mixed set. The FLASHING PEARLIES kept their winning streak alive by taking the match 7 sets to 5.

After six weeks of play, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY has a solid lead in first place while The FLASHING PEARLIES hold on to second place. DONKERS AGRI is in third place and PHYSIOTHERAPY THERAPY remains in fourth. Next week’s match ups are OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY vs The FLASHING PEARLIES in the early game and DONKERS AGRI vs PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES in the late game.

Bob Tamblyn cracks a backhand while leading OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY to a men’s double victory

The Stratford Tennis League completed its fifth week of play. One team widened its first place lead, while a new team jumped into second place.

The early game saw the return to dominance by OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY as they pounded PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES 10 sets to 2 sets. The ladies #1 doubles had PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES get off to a great start as Linda Doig and Nancy Chung easily handled Nancy Rheaume and Sandie Ennett 6 – 2 , 6 – 1. Unfortunately for PHYSIO, that is where the success ended. The ladies #2 doubles went to OCCUPATIONAL as Cathy Mowbray and Monica Eickmeyer edged Lise Couture and Marilyn Holmes 7 – 5 , 6 – 3.

The mens #1 doubles had OCCUPATIONAL’s Bob Tamblyn and Spencer Trachsel sweeping Chris Parson and Bill White 6 – 0 , 6 – 2. The mens #2 doubles was another close match that went OCCUPATIONAL’S way, as Murray Schiedel and Jagdish Patel nipped Morgan Davis and Nathan Walsh 7 – 5 , 6 – 3.

The mixed doubles sets all went OCCUPATIONAL’S way. The #1 mixed had Rheaume and Tamblyn win 6 – 1 over Doig and Parson. The #2 mixed saw Sonja Andrekovic and Trachsel make a big comeback to defeat Chung and White 7 – 5 . Mowbray and Schiedel took the #3 mixed set 6 – 2 over Couture and Davis , while Eickmeyer and Patel doubled up Holmes and Walsh 6 – 3 in the #4 mixed. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY continues to build on their huge first place lead in the standings, while PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES fall further behind in fourth place.

The late game was an impressive performance by The FLASHING PEARLIES. The ladies #1 doubles had DONKERS AGRI’S Johanna Billings and Maria Donkers taking the first set 7 – 6 (7 points to 4 in the tie-breaker) before the PEARLIES’ team of Marta Andrekovic and Heather Henke rebounding to take the second set 6 – 2. The ladies #2 doubles went to the PEARLIES 6 – 2 , 6 – 2 as Marilyn Leasa and Edda Lang downed Jolanda Vandereijk and Noella Schiedel. The mens #1 doubles saw the PEARLIES’ Richard Bast and Zdenko Andrekovic edge DONKERS John Noble and Shannon Dyke 6 – 3 , 7 – 5. There was a split in the mens #2 doubles as the PEARLIES’ Brent Hiller and Mike Furlong won the first set 7 – 6 (7 points to 3 in the tie-breaker) and DONKERS Pat McCarroll and Jack Watson took the second set 6 – 1.

The #1 mixed doubles went to the PEARLIES as Andrekovic and Bast easily handled Billings and Noble 6 – 2. The #2 mixed saw Henke and Andrekovic of the PEARLIES defeat Donkers and Dyke 6 – 4 . Another tie-breaker went to the PEARLIES in the #3 mixed, as Leasa and Hiller held off Schiedel and McCarroll 7 – 6 (7-5). DONKERS got on the board in the #4 mixed as Vandereijk and Watson topped Lang and Furlong 7 – 5. With the win, the FLASHING PEARLIES passed DONKERS for second place in the standings.

Week 6 will see OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY battle DONKERS AGRI in the early game , with the FLASHING PEARLIES and PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES taking the court in the late game.