Zdenko Andrekovic of The Flashing Pearlies returns a volley in the Men’s # 1 Doubles

The second week of the Stratford Tennis League was played on Tuesday evening. In the early game DONKERS AGRI and The FLASHING PEARLIES battled to a 6 – 6 tie in sets won. The Mens #1 Doubles was swept by Richard Bast and Zdenko Andrekovic of the PEARLIES 6 – 0 , 7 – 6 (7 points to 4 in the tie-breaker) over John Noble and Shannon Dyke. DONKERS responded by taking the Men’s #2 Doubles 6 – 1, 6 – 2 as Pat McCarroll and Jack Watson dominated Paul Barclay and Sing Chung.

The FLASHING PEARLIES #1 Ladies doubles team of Marta Andrekovic and Claire Scott took both their sets with a 6 – 4 , 6 – 0 victory over Johanna Billings and Gail Shelton. The Ladies #2 doubles split their sets, as the PEARLIES Sandra Darby and Ivy Chung won the first set 6 – 4 and DONKERS Sandie Ennett and Jolanda Vandereijk came back to win the second set 6 – 3.

DONKERS AGRI took 3 of the 4 Mixed Doubles sets. In the #1 Mixed, DONKERS’ Billings and Noble handled Andrekovic and Bast 6 – 2. The FLASHING PEARLIES #2 Mixed team of Scott and Andrekovic scored a 6 – 2 win over Shelton and Dyke. Ennett and McCarroll of DONKERS scored a 6 – 4 victory over Darby and Barclay in the #3 Mixed match up. DONKERS secured the tie in sets, when the # 4 Mixed set was won by Vandereijk and Watson 6 – 2, over Chung and Chung.

The late game was a complete domination by OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY as they took PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES, 11 to 1 in sets. OCCUPATIONAL started with a 6 – 3 , 6 – 2 win by #1 Mens Doubles team of Bob Tamblyn and Spencer Trachsel over Chris Parson and Bill White. Murray Schiedel and Jagdish Patel of OCCUPATIONAL took the #2 Mens Doubles 6 – 3 , 7 – 5 over Nathan Walsh and Morgan Davis. The Ladies #1 Doubles saw a split of sets as OCCUPATIONAL’S Lori McCabe and Annette Garneau took the first set 7 -5 before PHYSIOTHERAPY’S Linda Doig and Deb Murphy won their team’s only set of the night, with a 6 -1 win in the second set. Cathy Mowbray and Monica Eickmeyer of OCCUPATIONAL swept the Ladies #2 Doubles 6 – 2 , 6 – 4 over Nancy Chung and Lise Couture.

OCCUPATIONAL kept the wins going, as they swept all 4 Mixed Doubles sets. In the #1 Mixed match McCabe and Tamblyn shutout Doig and Parson 6 – 0. Garneau and Trachsel made a big comeback, winning the last 5 games to score a 7 -5 victory over Murphy and White. Mowbray and Schiedel took the #3 Mixed Doubles set 6 -3 over Chung and Walsh. The #4 Mixed Doubles set was won 6 – 4 by Eickmeyer and Patel, over Couture and Davis, to complete the big night for OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.

Week 3 will see PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES face The FLASHING PEARLIES in the early game and in the late game DONKERS AGRI will try to slow down the red hot OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.

The STRATFORD TENNIS LEAGUE began play in its second season, this past Tuesday evening. Four teams will participate in the nine week regular season. The competition includes matches in Mens Doubles, Ladies Doubles, and Mixed Doubles.

In week one’s early match, PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES edged DONKERS AGRI 7 sets to 5 sets. The ladies #1 doubles saw a split of sets as PHYSIO’S Linda Doig and Debbie Murphy took the first set 6-4 before DONKERS Johanna Billings and Maria Donkers rebounded to take the second set 7-5. The #2 ladies doubles also split sets with DONKERS Gail Shelton and Noella Schiedel winning the first set 6-2 and PHYSIO’S Nancy Chung and Lise Couture prevailing in the second set 6-3. The splits continued in the mens #1 doubles as Chris Parson and Bill White of PHYSIO, won the first set 6-3 and Shannon Dyke and Pat McCarroll of DONKERS won the second set 6-4. PHYSIO won both mens #2 doubles as Morgan Davis and Mike Furlong took down DONKERS Jack Watson and David Hazelton 7-5, 6-2.

The 4 mixed doubles sets were split with two wins each. DONKERS won the #1 mixed with Billings and Dyke downing Doig and Parson 6-3. Donkers and McCarroll defeated Murphy and White 7-5 to give another set to DONKERS. The #3 mixed set went to PHYSIO as Chung and Davis edged Shelton and Watson 7-6 (7 points to 5 in the tie-breaker). PHYSIO secured the win when the #4 mixed set was taken by Couture and Furlong 6-1 over Schiedel and Hazelton.

The late game saw OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY dominate THE FLASHING PEARLIES 10 sets to 2, despite some closely contested games. OCCUPATIONAL’S #1 ladies doubles , Nancy Rheaume and Annette Garneau won their two sets, 6-3 , 7-5 over PEARLIES Marta Andrekovic and Heather Henke. The #2 ladies doubles split their sets with OCCUPATIONAL’S Cathy Mowbray and Monica Eickmeyer taking the first set 6-2 and The PEARLIES Marilyn Leasa and Ivy Chung taking the second set 7-6 (7-3 in the tie-breaker). OCCUPATIONAL’S #1 mens doubles team of Bob Tamblyn and Spencer Trachsel won both their sets against PEARLIES Richard Bast and Zdenko Andrekovic winning 6-4 , 7-6 (7 points to 5 in the tie-breaker). The mens #2 doubles saw OCCUPATIONAL dominate as Murray Schiedel and Jagdish Patel crushed PEARLIE’S Brent Hiller and Todd Chisholm 6-1, 6-1.

The #1 mixed doubles went to OCCUPATIONAL’S Rheaume and Tamblyn 7-6 (7-4 in the tie-breaker) over Andrekovic and Bast. The PEARLIES took the #2 mixed set with Henke and Andrekovic downing Garneau and Trachsel 6-4. Mowbray and Schiedel beat Leasa and Hiller 6-2 for OCCUPATIONAL’s 9th set won. OCCUPATIONAL continued their close set wins when the #4 mixed set went to Eickmeier and Patel 7-6 (7 – 3 in the tie-breaker) over PEARLIES Chung and Chisholm.
Play continues next Tuesday with DONKERS AGRI facing The FLASHING PEARLIES in the early game and PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES meeting OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY in the late game.

Posted by Nancy Chung

The Stratford Tennis Club hosted the first leg of the ROYAL LePAGE HILLER REALTY junior grand slam May28th to 20th. The “Australian Open ” saw over 35 competitors participate in main round and consolation events.

Evan Moorehead defeated Stefan Andrekovic 8 – 5 to claim the BOYS UNDER 12 championship. The consolation champion was Luke McCarroll after he scored an 8 – 1 victory over Garrett Wells.
(Double click on any photo to enlarge.)

SATURDAY, MAY 28th the ROYAL LePAGE HILLER REALTY
“Australian Open” will take place at the club. Sign up at the club to play.

FRIDAY, MAY 27th, the ELITE TENNIS CAMP for competitive junior players begins. Contact Max at the club, for pricing and eligibility.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4th, is the new JUNIOR DOUBLES TOURNAMENT. There will be Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, and Mixed Doubles in several age categories. Please sign up at the club and contact Bill for more details.

SUNDAY, JUNE 5TH, is the WATERLOO TENNIS CLUB ROGERS ROOKIE TOURNAMENT.
The cost is $40.00 with each player receiving a T shirt and a bag. Divisions include Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, and Under 16. Three matches will be played between 9:00am and 4:00pm.
Playing times will be posted on the OTA website under Player Development/Draws.
This is a great opportunity to become involved in competitive tennis, locally.

An OTA number, email address and phone number must be provided with your entry.
Obtain an OTA number by visiting this link.. http://www.tennisontario.com/pages/competitor_e.asp

Since the opening of the club, we have had to contend with less than favourable playing conditions, however, that has not stopped our members from playing at every opportunity.

Unfortunately, mother nature played havoc with our Meet The Pro Day on Saturday, May,14th. Due to a tight schedule at the club, this event cannot be rescheduled at this time.

Tennis lessons with Max and Nathan have been extremely popular! They are happy to see everyone so keen to improve their skills! Don’t forget that Max offers private lessons for a very reasonable fee. One on one, he is better able to cater his teaching to your specific needs, and take your play to that next level.

Attendance at the morning mixed doubles which began this month, has been outstanding. A new game begins every half hour starting as early as 8:00am with the last game ending at 10:00am. Players of all levels are encouraged to join in the fun!

The first night of ladies and mens doubles which began last week, was very successful. The new format received lots of positive feedback. Members must sign up by Monday and Thursday morning, for play the same evening. The club sets up the initial teams and match ups. Each half hour, players rotate to play with and against, someone new.

Finally, the 2011 Tennis League meets next week, on May 24th at 7:00pm. Everyone will find out that night, the schedule and which team they will play on for the duration of the league. Players are invited to stay and practise. The nine week schedule of competitive play, begins Tuesday, May 31st. There will be an early game with a 6:30pm start and a late game starting around 8:30pm, with the latter responsible for the evening’s refreshments. Each team will play the other teams 3 times. The playoff weeks will be the first 2 weeks of August.

Until the next time…. Nancy

Despite what we see outside, spring has arrived, and that means another great season of tennis is upon us. Bill has been very busy preparing the courts for the many enthusiastic players, who are patiently awaiting their chance to hit the clay once again. The club experienced a phenomenal 2010 year, and we hope to maintain or exceed those numbers this year.

We are very fortunate to have Max Besworth back again as our Club Pro. Please check out the pro’s page for an update on his terrific career. Bill, Nathan and Greg are returning as well, and are eager to continue providing you with topnotch service.

The official opening date is April 30th. Remember that you can save yourself some money on all 2011 memberships, by purchasing them on or before May 15th.

In closing, let’s keep our fingers crossed that the sunshine will soon prevail over that snow, permanently. See you soon on the courts!

Nancy Chung
Special Events

The Stratford Tennis Club held its annual Super Set tournament this past weekend. The event had the Men’s and Ladies singles played on Saturday and the Men’s and Ladies doubles played on Sunday.
The Men’s ‘A’ singles champion is Nathan Duh. Duh downed Mike Rheaume 8-5 in the final. Todd Chisholm took the ‘A’ consolation with an 8-6 victory over Pat McCarroll. The Men’s ‘B’ final saw Greg Vivian defeat Gustavo Garcia 8-2 for the title. The ‘B’ consolation final was won by Paul Barclay 8-2 over Jeremy Schlotzhauer.
Krista Plociennik won the Ladies ‘A’ championship with an 8-0 drubbing of Claire Scott. The ‘A’ consolation title went to Johanna Billings as she edged Nancy Rheaume 8-7 (8 points to 6 in the tie-breaker). Donna Feore took the Ladies ‘B’ final 8-3 over Lindsay Makish. The Ladies ‘B’ consolation winner was Monica Eickmeyer who scored an 8-1 victory over Linda Edwards.
The Sunday doubles saw Max Besworth and Bill White dominate Bob Tamblyn and John Noble 8-1 to take the Men’s ‘A’ championship. The ‘A’ consolation went to Nathan Duh and Greg Vivian with an 8-3 win over Larry Shurrie and Kurt Eickmeier. The Men’s ‘B’ champions are Todd Chisholm and Paul Menary after posting an 8-4 victory over Nathan Walsh and Alistair Sylvester.
The Ladies ‘A’ doubles champions are Krista Plociennik and Claire Scott who defeated Deb Murphy and Annette Garneau 8-3 in the final. Gail Shelton and Nancy Chung won the Ladies ‘A’ consolation final 8-2 over Nikki Bowman and Donna Feore.
Many thanks to Greg Misener of NUDGE NUDGE, HERE’S THE FUDGE who provided prizes for all winners and finalists.

picture (from L to R) Mike Rheaume (men’s ‘A’ singles finalist); Nathan Duh (men’s ‘A’ singles champion) ; Claire Scott (ladies ‘A’ singles finalist) ; Krista Plociennik (ladies ‘A’ singles champion)

The second leg of the Royal LePage Hiller Realty junior Grand Slam was held at the Stratford Tennis Club this past weekend. The French Open drew approximately 40 boys and girls into the competition.
The Girls Under 18 champion is Claire Scott who downed Anna Feore 8-0 in the well played final. The consolation title went to Vienna Wilson with an 8-2 victory over Gen Ramadani. Marley Hiller took the Girls Under 14 final 8-0 over Emma Drake. In the consolation, Caitriona Buckley took the win with an 8-2 victory over Nicolle Crowley.
The Boys Under 18 final was a rematch of the previous Australian Open finalists and once again John Fischer downed Travis Hiller. Fischer won the final 8-7 (8-6 in the tie-breaker). Andrew Hancock downed Steven Schwartzentruber 8-6 in the consolation final. The Boys Under 14 final was also a rematch of Australian Open. This time Luke Fischer avenged his Aussie Open loss by defeating Jared Nash 8-3 to take first place. The consolation champion is Tim Clay after he scored an 8-3 win over James Wilson.
Sunday’s doubles saw Marley Hiller and Caitriona Buckley take the Girls Under 14 championship 6-2 6-2 over Tali Calder and Alexandra Sylvester. The Boys Under 14 doubles title went to Aidan Buckley and Luke Fischer in a comeback 2-6 7-5 6-4 win over Grant McPherson and Jared Nash. James Wilson and Leam Hughes teamed to take the consolation 8-4 over Bradley Kraemer and Collin Rose. The Boys Under 18 final also saw a comeback victory as John Fischer and Andrew Hancock dropped the first set 7-6 (7-5 in the tie-breaker) to Tyler Kocher and Cam Oliver before rebounding to take the next two sets 6-1 7-5.
The Stratford Tennis Club’s next Royal LePage Hiller Realty event will be the Wimbledon tournament, to be held July 17 – 18.

(picture : Girls French Open singles winners and finalist. L to R – Marley Hiller Girls Under 14 champion, Emma Drake Girls Under 14 finalist, Claire Scott Girls Under 18 champion, Anna Feore Girls Under 18 finalist)

The Stratford Tennis League completed week 5 play on Tuesday night. In the early game DONKERS AGRI downed NOBLE EXTREME 9 sets to 3. The late game had KPMG score an 8 -4 win over IVY’S BOUTIQUE.
The DONKERS AGRI – NOBLE EXTREME match up saw the men give DONKERS the lead as in the #1 doubles Richard Bast and Bill White defeated Larry Shurrie and Greg Vivian 6-4 6-0; then Brent Hiller and Pat McCarroll dominated Paul Menary and Mike Furlong 6-2 6-1 in the #2 doubles. NOBLE EXTREME rebounded in the ladies doubles. In the #1 ladies Lori McCabe and Deb Murphy of NOBLE lost the first set 6-1 before rebounding to take the second set 7-6 (7-4 in the tie breaker) over Linda Doig and Maria Donkers. NOBLE’s ladies #2 doubles team of Marilyn Leasa and Cathy Mowbray defeated Gail Shelton and Sandra Darby 7-6 (7-5 in the tie breaker) 6-3. DONKERS AGRI clinched the match by sweeping all four mixed sets. In the #1 match up Doig and Bast beat McCabe and Shurrie 6-1; Donkers and White took the # 2 slot 6-3 over Murphy and Vivian; Shelton and Hiller downed Leasa and Menary 6-3 in the #3 match; Darby and McCarroll completed the sweep with a 6-3 victory over Mowbray and Furlong.
KPMG got their match with IVY’S BOUTIQUE off to a good start when they took the #1 mens doubles 6-0 6-4 as Max Besworth and Shannon Dyke topped Bob Tamblyn and Mike Rheaume. The number #2 mens doubles split their sets as Jack Watson and Pat McCarroll of KPMG took the first set 6-2 before falling to Stephen Fischer and Andy McGorman 6-2 in the second set. KPMG’s #1 ladies doubles team of Krista Plociennik and Johanna Billings took their match 6-1 6-3 over Heather Henke and Ginny Smith. IVY’S BOUTIQUE’s Lise Couture and Annette Garneau had their teams best result of the night by winning their match 6-3 6-3 over Donna Feore and Stacey Wilson. The #1 mixed match went to KPMG’s Plociennik and Besworth 6-3 over Henke and Tamblyn. The #2 mixed saw KPMG’s Billings and Dyke edge Smith and Rheaume 6-4. IVY’s #3 mixed team of Couture and Fischer won 6-1 over Feore and Watson. The #4 mixed went to KPMG when Wilson and McCarroll downed Garneau and McGorman 6-2.
After 5 weeks of play IVY’S BOUTIQUE maintains its hold on first place with DONKERS AGRI moving into second just ahead of KPMG, with NOBLE EXTREME falling into fourth place. Next week’s match ups see IVY’S BOUTIQUE and DONKERS AGRI play in the early game and NOBLE EXTREME face KPMG in the late game.