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.

On June 21st, the Stratford Tennis League had another night of competitive play . The early game saw first place OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY involved in their first close match of the season against THE FLASHING PEARLIES. The late game had DONKERS AGRI avenge their week one loss to PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES.

The early game began with OCCUPATION THERAPY’S #1 men’s doubles team of Bob Tamblyn and Spencer Trachsel taking 2 sets from THE FLASHING PEARLIES’ team of Richard Bast and Zdenko Andrekovic 6 – 2 , 7 – 6 (7 points to 5 in the tie-breaker). In the #2 men’s doubles the sets were split as OCCUPATIONAL’S Gustavo Garcia and Jagdish Patel took the first set 6 – 4, with the PEARLIES’ Brent Hiller and Todd Chisholm taking the second set 6 – 4.

The FLASHING PEARLIES’ ladies doubles #1 team of Marta Andrekovic and Marilyn Leasa swept OCCUPATIONAL’S Nancy Rheaume and Lise Couture 6 – 3 , 6 – 3. The #2 ladies doubles saw OCCUPATIONAL’S Cathy Mowbray and Monica Eickmeyer take the first set 6 – 0 before the PEARLIES’ team of Sandra Darby and Ivy Chung rebounded to take the second set 6 – 3. This meant that the first eight sets had been split and the mixed doubles would determine the winner for the night.

The mixed doubles had Tamblyn and Rheaume down Bast and Andrekovic 6 – 2 to give OCCUPATIONAL the set lead in the match up. The PEARLIES evened the score by taking the #2 mixed set as Leasa and Andrekovic defeated Couture and Trachsel 6 – 3. The PEARLIES took the #3 mixed set 6 – 3 as Darby and Hiller beat Mowbray and Garcia, giving the PEARLIES the set lead. The #4 mixed set was taken by Eickmeyer and Patel of OCCUPATIONAL 6 – 2 over Chung and Chisholm. The match up ended in a 6 set to 6 set tie.

The late game started with DONKERS AGRI taking the two sets in the #1 men’s doubles as John Noble and Shannon Dyke handled Chris Parson and Bill White of PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES 6 – 4 , 6 – 1. The #2 men’s doubles had DONKERS Pat McCarroll and Jack Watson take the first set 6 – 3 before PHYSIO’s Morgan Davis and Mike Furlong took the second set 6 – 4.

Linda Doig and Deb Murphy won the first set in the #1 ladies doubles for PHYSIO, 6 – 4 but, DONKERS Maria Donkers and Gail Shelton took the second set 6 – 0. The #2 ladies doubles went to PHYSIO as Nancy Chung and Marilyn Holmes swept Sandie Ennett and Jolanda Vandereijk 6 – 2 , 6 – 3.

Like the early game, the mens’ and ladies’ doubles had been split and the match would be decided by the mixed doubles matches. DONKERS took control by taking the #1 mixed set as Donkers and Noble edged Doig and Parson 7 – 6 (7 – 2 in the tie-breaker). The #2 mixed also went DONKERS’ way, as Shelton and Dyke handled Murphy and White 6 – 2. Ennett and McCarroll continued DONKERS run, downing Chung and Davis 6 – 4 in the #3 mixed doubles. The mixed set sweep was completed when Vandereijk and Watson scored a 6 – 2 win over Holmes and Furlong. Winning the 4 mixed sets, gave DONKERS an 8 – 4 win on the night and vaulted them into second place in the standings.

After 4 weeks of play. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY remains confortably in first place and DONKERS AGRI hops into second place. The FLASHING PEARLIES are one point behind in third place and PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES are in fourth place. Week 5 will see PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES face OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY in the early game, while DONKERS AGRI will play The FLASHING PEARLIES in the late game.

The Stratford Tennis Club held the second leg of the Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam this past weekend. The “French Open” welcomed 40 junior club players and a couple out of towners .
The Girls Singles champion was Sonja Andrekovic, who defeated Marley Hiller , 8 – 1 in the French championship final . This was her second consecutive win at this event , having won the Australian championship last month. The consolation final saw the event’s youngest competitor , Nicolle Crowley, down Jenna Lobsinger 8 – 3.

The Boys Under 12 champion was Ryan Lay. Ryan scored an 8 – 5 victory over Stefan Andrekovic to claim his first grand slam title. The Under 12 consolation title went to Dorian Redfern who downed Bradley Kraemer 8 – 7 (7 points to 4 in the tie-breaker) in the final.

Grant McPherson won the Boys Under 14 championship. Grant won his first grand slam singles title by downing defending champion (and Australian Open winner), Luke Fischer , 8 – 3 in the championship match. A thrilling consolation final saw Jarett Bogdan, edge Lukas Kaufman,
8 -7 (7 – 3 in the tie-breaker) for the title.

The Boys Under 18 final saw PJ. Conlon of Goderich dominate John Fischer (the Australian Open winner of this event ) 8 -1. Jeremy Chisholm scored an 8 -6 win over Ciaran Buckley in the consolation final.

Doubles events were held on Sunday and saw some very impressive play. In the Girls Doubles event , Sonja Andrekovic and Alexandra Andrekovic dominated the field. The sisters took the final, 8 – 1 over Caitriona Buckley and Jenna Lobsinger.

The Boys Doubles also had sibilings take the title. John and Luke Fischer scored an 8 – 5 victory over Grant McPherson and Aidan Buckley in the final. The consolation winners are Braydon McCann and Tim Clay who downed Stefan Andrekovic and Luke McCarroll 8 – 3, for the title.

The Mixed Doubles final was the match of the day. Alexandra Andrekovic and Grant McPherson were the champions after a thrilling 8 -7 (7 – 3 in the tie-breaker) victory over Sonja Andrekovic and James Wilson. Jenna Lobsinger and Lukas Kaufman took the consolation championship with a 8 – 4 win over Caitriona Buckley and Leam Hughes in the final.
Competitive play moves aside next Saturday, June 25th, as the Club hosts the OPTIMIST JUNIOR TENNIS DAY. The morning of fun, recreational tennis games begins at 10:00am and is open to members and non-members of the Club. The Grand Slam series returns to action again on July 16th, with the “Wimbledon” event.

The matches of week three of The Stratford Tennis League followed a familar pattern. The early game was a nail biter, while the late game was a blow out. Occupational Therapy continued to dominate their competition, while the other teams proved to be evenly matched.
The early game had the FLASHING PEARLIES face PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES. The ladies #1 doubles went to the PEARLIES as Marta Andrekovic and Heather Henke scored a 6 – 2 , 6 – 2 victory over PHYSIO’s Deb Murphy and Nancy Chung. PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES evened the match when Lise Couture and Marilyn Holmes took the ladies #2 doubles 6 – 3 , 6 -3 over Sandy Darby and Ivy Chung.
The men’s #1 doubles was swept by Richard Bast and Zdenko Andrekovic of the PEARLIES 6 – 0 , 6 -4 over Chris Parson and Nathan Walsh. The men’s #2 doubles was a 6 – 1 , 6 – 1 victory by PHYSIO’s Morgan Davis and Mike Furlong over Todd Chisholm and Sing Chung, once again evening the match.
The #1 mixed doubles set went to the PEARLIES as Andrekovic and Bast edged Murphy and Parson 6 – 4. The PEARLIES also took the #2 mixed match with a 6 – 1 win by Henke and Andrekovic over Chung and Walsh. PHYSIO responded by taking the #3 mixed doubles with a 6 – 1 victory by Couture and Davis over Darby and Chisholm. Holmes and Furlong scored a 6 – 1 win over Chung and Chung in the #4 mixed set, leaving the teams in a 6 set to 6 set tie for the match.
The late game was another BIG win for OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. This weeks opponent was DONKERS AGRI who managed to win 2 sets while Occupational took 10 sets. The games began with Occupational’s ladies #1 doubles team of Lori McCabe and Nancy Rheaume scoring a close 6 – 3 , 7 – 5 victory over Johanna Billings and Maria Donkers. The #2 ladies doubles saw Annette Garneau and Monika Eickmeyer give Occupational another two sets downing Sandie Ennett and Noella Schiedel 6 – 2 , 6 – 4. Bob Tamblyn and Spencer Trachel won the men’s #1 doubles for OCCUPATIONAL 6 – 4 , 6 – 2 over Shannon Dyke and Pat McCarroll. The #2 men’s doubles completed the early domination with Murray Schiedel and Gustavo Garcia defeating Jack Watson and Paul Barclay 6 – 3 , 6 – 3.
The mixed doubles #1 match went to McCabe and Tamblyn 6 – 3 over Billings and Dyke. Donkers took their first set of the night in the #2 mixed doubles as Donkers and McCarroll thumped Rheaume and Trachsel 6 – 1. OCCUPATIONAL snuck out a 7 – 6 win in the #3 mixed doubles as Garneau and Schiedel edged Ennett and Watson. The #4 mixed set went to Donkers with Schiedel and Barclay downing Eickmeyer and Garcia 7 – 5.
After 3 weeks OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY has three decisive wins and are well out in front in the standings. PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES and The FLASHING PEARLIES are tied for second place with DONKERS AGRI just one point behind in fourth place. Next weeks matches see The FLASHING PEARLIES face OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY in the early game and DONKERS AGRI meeting PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES in the late game.

(L to R)

Deb Murphy (Stratford) & Krista P. (Stratford)
Ladies Doubles ‘A’ finalists

Sophie L. (Sarnia) & Sandra Barrett (Toronto)
Ladies Doubles ‘A’ champions

Last weekend, the Stratford Tennis Club hosted their annual TENNIS ACCESS TOUR event. Saturday saw play in Men’s and Ladies Doubles , with Mixed Doubles play on Sunday. Players from Toronto and southwestern Ontario took part in the 2 day event. Many players from the home club participated and several had great success.
In the Ladies Doubles event Stratford’s Krista Plociennik and Debbie Murphy advanced to the ‘A’ final before falling to Sandra Barrett (Toronto) and Sophie LaPlante (Sarnia), 8 games to 4. The Ladies ‘B’ title went to Waterloo’s Lisa Hoffman and Irene Janzen when Jackie Day and Edith Howden of Toronto had to withdraw after falling behind 4 – 0 in the final.
The Men’s ‘A’ championship went to Matt Brown (Waterloo) and Ray Thompson (Toronto) who defeated Scott Barrett and Tony Lancia 8 – 6 in a very exciting final. Brown and Thompson had eliminated Stratford’s Bob Tamblyn and his partner Chris DeVriendt of Waterloo in the semifinals, while Barrett and Lancia took out Stratford’s Max Besworth and Ryan Magagnin in their semifinal. In the Men’s ‘B’ final Wayne Ivey (Toronto) and Damon LaPlante (Sarnia) scored an 8 – 5 victory over Barrie’s Gary Helmkay and Logan Dayus to take the title. Ivey and LaPlante had edged Stratford’s Greg Vivian and Nathan Duh 8 – 7 in the semifinals.
In Sunday’s Mixed Doubles events, Sandra Barrett and Tony Lancia defended the title they won last year, taking down Stratford’s Krista Plociennik and Mike Jauncey of Toronto 8 – 4 in the final. The ‘A’ consolation winners are Patty Thornicroft and Kerem Usenmez (Mississauga) who scored an 8 – 5 win over Stratford’s Johanna Billings and Greg Vivian. Stratford got a piece of the Mixed ‘B’ title when the home club’s Nathan Walsh teamed with Gillian Scarfe of Toronto to to down Irene Janzen and Mike Hughey of Waterloo 8 – 4 in the title match. Stratford’s Maria Donkers and Wayne Ivey of Toronto won the ‘B’ consolation title 8 -5 over Waterloo’s Lisa Hoffman and Akio Saito.

Krista P. (Stratford)
Mixed Doubles ‘A’ finalist
Nathan W. (Stratford)
Mixed Doubles ‘B’ champion