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.
