Stratford Tennis Club

Great Season Everyone

2011-10-21T23:26:00.003-04:00

Mother nature seems determined to curtail the play on our clay courts! It was however, a great Thanksgiving weekend weather wise, and many took advantage of that fact and got out to play. The club is now officially closed.

On behalf of the club members, I want to thank Bill White, for his dedication and commitment towards making our club the excellent facility that it is. Our clay courts are the best around this area, and our increasing membership is an indicator that our club is well managed and a fun place to be.

If you use the courts in the coming days, please use good judgement in determining whether they are playable. Also, if all the courts are in use, please be mindful of any members who may be waiting to play . See you in 2012!

Fall Update

2011-10-01T20:05:00.010-04:00

Although the temperature outside has dropped considerably, some fine tennis weather is still to be had. This season has been an outstanding one and morning tennis and the round robins are still going strong, so come on out if you are still keen to play! The clubhouse will remain open until Thanksgiving. After that time the courts will be maintained and play will continue as long as the weather holds out.
A hearty thanks goes out to to Brent and Allison Hiller of Hiller Realty, for sponsoring all the Junior Grand Slam events this season. This event provided a marvelous opportunity for our younger members to play competitively and develop their skills. It was a very successful program and all the participants had a wonderful experience.
The Waterloo tennis club is again offering our club members a 40% discount off their regular winter rates. Some members took advantage of this offer last year and had a great time on the courts. Please contact John Noble or Richard Bast for further details.
Our president, John Noble, extended thanks to Bill for another year of dedication and commitment to making this the best tennis club on the planet. He said, " It sounds grand in scale but I don't think I am far off. Bill on behalf of the board and club members. Thank You!!!! Words alone can not possible describe what you mean to this club. The staff under your direction has been the best we have had since my association with the club. "
John has also made the difficult decision that this will be his last term as Club President. It has become difficult for him to find that healthy balance between work and play and still give the club the attention it deserves. He remarked that It has been a great experience sitting in this position and his passion and dedication to the club remains unchanged. He will still continue to assist in any way possible to keep this the best sports and family facility going.
During his term as president, John has certainly been a very enthusiastic and dedicated president and succeeded in implementing many changes that had a positive impact on our club. We will truly miss the guidance, insight and resourcefulness that he brought to the table. The AGM will be his last formal function as President and he will of course, provide the new President all the resources and assistance to make the transition a smooth one. He realizes that there are some great people at the club that can continue to lead the club in a healthy direction. If you are interested in this or any other board position, please contact a board member.
Bingos will continue to be an important means of fundraising for the club. If you can help out in 2012, please call Steve Fisher at 273 5123.

MASTERS DOUBLES TOURNAMENT

2011-09-20T21:58:00.015-04:00

L-R Linda Doig & Nancy Chung ( Ladies Doubles 'A' Champions)
Bill White & Zdenko Andrekovic (Men's Doubles 'A' Champions

The Stratford Tennis Club held its annual Masters Doubles Tournament this past weekend. The perfect tennis weather led to a great day of play and socializing. Eleven teams of men and nine teams of ladies participated this year.

The Ladies Doubles 'A' final saw Linda Doig and Nancy Chung face off against
Johanna Billings and Deb Murphy. The smart and steady play of Doig and
Chung led to a convincing 8 - 2 victory. The Ladies Doubles 'A consolation'
final was the match of the day. Gail Shelton and Cathy Mowbray took the
title by edging Sandie Ennett and Maria Donkers 8 - 7 (8 points to 6 in the tie-breaker).
The Ladies Doubles 'B' champions were Lise Couture and Marilyn Leasa who
scored an 8 - 5 win over Marta Andrekovic and Monica Eickmeyer in the final.
The Ladies 'B consolation' final saw Noella Schiedel and Marilyn Holmes ,edge
Lynn Bast and Julie Drake 8 - 5 for the title.

The Men's Doubles 'A' final saw Bill White and Zdenko Andrekovic battle
Brent Hiller and Murray Schiedel. White and Andrekovic improved their
play all day and saved their best play for the final. White and Andrekovic
scored an 8 - 3 win to take the championship. Larry Shurrie and John Noble
took the 'A consolation' title with an 8 - 3 victory over Mike Furlong and
Paul Barclay.

The Men's Doubles 'B' champions were Chris Parson and Pat McCarroll. They
rallied to take out Gary Henery and Michael Blackburn 8 - 4 in the final. The
Men's Doubles 'B consolation' title went to Stephen Fischer and Brian Arens
with an 8 - 4 win over Todd and Kent Chisholm.

Club Events Update

2011-09-11T21:48:00.003-04:00

L-R Sonja Andrekovic (Girls champion), Alexandra Andrekovic (Girls finalist), John Fischer (Boys Under 18 finalist), Jeremy Chisholm (Boys Under 18 champion), Grant McPherson (Boys Under 14 champion), James Wilson (Boys Under 14 finalist), Stefan Andrekovic (Boys Under 12 champion), Ryan Lay (Boys Under 12 finalist)

The fourth and final leg of the Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam took place this past Saturday at the Stratford Tennis Club. The 'US Open' saw the best tournament weather of the season. The perfect weather allowed the talented juniors at the Club, to put on a display of impressive tennis.

The Girls event saw the usual pattern. Sonja Andrekovic dominated the Grand Slam season and the 'US Open' was no different. Sonja completed her sweep of the four Grand Slam events by defeating her sister Alexandra 8 - 1 in the final. Sonja had previously swept the four Grand Slam events in 2009.

The Boys Under 18 final had John Fischer face Jeremy Chisholm. Chisholm proved too strong on this day and took the title with an 8 - 2 victory. The consolation title went to Ben Nelson. Nelson downed Steven Schwartzentruber in the final by an 8 - 3 score.

The Boys Under 14 category was won by Grant McPherson. McPherson won his second Grand Slam event of the season with an 8 - 2 drubbing of James Wilson in the final. Collin Rose doubled up Matthew Vanderweil , 8 - 4 , to take the consolation title.

The Boys Under 12 final was a rematch of the French Open final between Stefan Andrekovic and Ryan Lay. Andrekovic avenged his 'French Open' loss to Lay by taking the 'US Open' championship with an 8 - 4 win. Andrekovic also won the 'Wimbledon' championship earlier this summer. The consolation final saw Michael Vanderweil take out Luke McCarroll 8 - 2 to win the title.

The Stratford Tennis League completed its 2011 season last week. After the 'A' championship game, where Physiotherapy defeated Donkers Agri for the championship, rain postponed the 'B' title game. This weeks 'B' championship saw OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY take on THE FLASHING PEARLIES.

The Ladies #1 doubles went to the PEARLIES as Marta Andrekovic and Heather Henke downed Nancy Rheaume and Annette Garneau 6 - 2 , 6 - 2. The Ladies #2 doubles had a split of sets with Marilyn Leasa and Sandra Darby of the PEARLIES winning the first set 7 - 6 (7 points to 1 in the tie-breaker) before OCCUPATIONAL's Cathy Mowbray and Monica Eickmeyer rebounded to take the second set 6 - 4.

The Men's #1 doubles was dominated by OCCUPATIONAL's Bob Tamblyn and Murray Schiedel who scored a 6 - 0 , 6 - 2 victory over Zdenko Andrekovic and Pat McCarroll. The PEARLIES Jeremy Chisholm and Todd Chisholm shutout Gustavo Garcia and Paul Barclay in the first set of the Men's #2 doubles but Garcia and Barclay took the second set 6 - 2. This made the score 4 sets each heading into the mixed doubles sets.

The #1 Mixed doubles set went to OCCUPATIONAL as Rheaume and Tamblyn edged Andrekovic and Andrekovic 6 - 4. Garneau and Schiedel upped OCCUPATIONAL's lead by winning the #2 Mixed doubles 6 - 2 over Henke and McCarroll. The PEARLIES hopes were kept alive in the #3 Mixed set as Leasa and Jeremy Chisholm easily topped Mowbray and Garcia 6 - 1.

Trailing by one set heading into the #4 Mixed match the PEARLIES team of Darby and Todd Chisholm held off Eickmeyer and Barclay, winning 6 - 4. This tied the match at 6 sets each and meant the total games won would determine the winner. When the scores were added up it showed that each team had won 51 games. So the 'B' championship match ended up tied in sets and tied in games. A draw was declared and the 'B' title will be shared by OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY and THE FLASHING PEARLIES.

JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

2011-09-08T21:40:00.008-04:00

Throughout the month of August the Stratford Tennis Club held junior championship tournaments in 4 age groups. With the calibre of junior play at the Club the highest it has ever been, each event saw great competitive matches. The singles' finals tended to be dominated by one side but the doubles' finals saw many 3 set nail biters.

The Under 18 events saw the biggest upsets. In the girls singles, defending champion, Krista Plociennik, was unable to fend off Claire Scott. Scott withstood Plociennik's power and with her smart and steady play, took the final by a 7 - 5 , 6 - 1 score. The boys singles also had an upset in the final. Defending champion, Nathan Walsh, faced Travis Hiller in the final, where Hiller outlasted Walsh scoring a 3 - 6 , 6 - 3 , 6 - 3 victory to win the championship.

The doubles events in the Under 18 category saw close matches but the defending champions were able to retain their titles. The girls doubles championship went to Plociennink and Danielle Chisholm who squeaked out a 6 - 4 , 3 - 6 , 7 - 6 (7 points to 5 in the tie-breaker) over Marley Hiller and Sonja Andrekovic. Walsh and his partner Jeremy Chisholm, defended their title in the boys doubles, downing John Fischer and Luke Fischer 6 - 2 , 7 - 6 (7 points to 1 in the tie-breaker) in the final.

2010 Mixed Doubles champions Plociennik and Walsh faced the players who upset them in the singles finals, Scott and Hiller, in this years' final. Plociennik and Walsh got some revenge for their singles losses by taking the Mixed Doubles title 3 - 6, 6 - 0 , 6 - 3.

The Under 16 events saw some familiar names and some new names take the titles. The girls singles champion is Sonja Andrekovic who defeated Marley Hiller 6 - 1 , 6 - 2 in the final. The boys singles had new club members battling for the championship. After a draw full of upsets, the final came down to a match between brothers PJ Conlon and Alex Conlon. Older brother PJ was too much for his younger sibling, winning 6 - 4 , 6 - 1. The boys doubles final was a classic match. Grant McPherson and Jeremy Chisholm edged out John and Luke Fischer 6 - 7 (7 points to 2 in the tie-breaker) , 7 - 6 (7 points to 5 in the tie-breaker) , 6 - 4 to win the championship. Andrekovic and John Fischer were able to hold off Hiller and McPherson 4 - 6 , 6 - 4 , 6 - 3 to win the mixed doubles title.

The Under 14 division had some dominating performances in the singles' finals. Alexandra Andrekovic won the Girls Singles event with a 6 - 0 , 6 - 2 victory over Caitriona Buckley. John Fischer avenged an earlier loss to Grant McPherson in the Under 16 singles quarterfinal by pounding McPherson 6 - 0 , 6 - 0 to win the Under 14 Boys Singles title. Appearing in their third age group boys doubles final, John and Luke Fischer finally took a title by downing Jared Nash and Tim Clay 6 - 4 , 6 - 3. Andrekovic and Leam Hughes teamed up to win the mixed doubles championship scoring a 2 - 6 , 7 - 6 (9 points to 7 in the tie-breaker) , 6 - 3 win over Nicolle Crowley and Luke Fischer.

The 2010 singles champions defended their titles in the Under 12 division, while new champions were crowned in the doubles events. Nicolle Crowley took her second straight girls singles crown with a 6 - 0 , 6 - 0 win over Ashley Humphrey. Luke Fischer repeated as the Boys Singles champion beating Evan Moorehead 6 - 1 , 6 - 1 in the final. Crowley and Humphrey took home the girls doubles title with a 6 - 0 , 6 -0 win over Michaela McKay and Tasia Reynen. Luke Fischer and Moorehead won the Boys Doubles crown by defeating Bradley Kraemer and Will Thibeault 6 - 2 , 6 - 3.

Club Champioships Singles Results

2011-09-07T21:14:00.004-04:00

The Stratford Tennis Club completed their Club Championship singles tournament. Two themes played out during this season's events; rain delayed finals and the junior players making their presence felt in the club. Familiar names took the 'A' titles while first time winners took the 'B' titles.

The Ladies 'A' final was a match up of eighteen year old defending champion Krista Plociennik and fifteen year old first time finalist Sonja Andrekovic. Plociennik had cruised to the final without losing a set, though she was pressed in her semifinal against Marta Andrekovic (Sonja's mother).

Sonja upset the #2 seed Claire Scott in the second round and also had yet to lose a set heading into the final. No one was beating Plociennik on this night. With her power strokes on full display, Plociennik crushed the ball all night. Her 6 - 0 , 6 - 0 victory confirmed her status as the top female player in Stratford. This is Plociennik's fourth ladies 'A' title in the last five years.

The Ladies 'B' final was contested between Monica Eickmeyer and junior Vienna Wilson. Both were in their first final and put on a great display. Eickmeyer won the first set 6 - 2 before Wilson rebounded to take the second set 7 - 5. A third set was needed to determine the champion. Eickmeyer regained her advantage and took the third and deciding set 6 - 2 to claim the title.
The Men's 'A' final saw seven time champion Bob Tamblyn take on first time finalist Kurt Eickmeier. Tamblyn, ranked 43rd in the province, showed off his steady game and kept the pressure on Eickmeier all through the match. Tamblyn's masterful footwork allowed him to get to almost every ball and make Eickmeier hit an extra shot time after time. In a match that was much closer than the score would indicate, Tamblyn won his record eighth 'A' singles title, 6 - 1 , 6 - 2.
Juniors battled it out in the Men's 'B' final. Eighteen year old Nathan Walsh, who won the 'B' title in 2009, matched up with John Fischer who is weeks away from turning fourteen years old. Walsh was regulated to the 'B' division after losing his first round match to Morgan Davis in three sets in one of the highest calibre matches of the tournament. Fischer had earlier this week won the Men's 'B' doubles title with his younger brother and seemed to relish the championship night atmosphere. Playing one of his best matches of the season Fischer took down Walsh 6 - 3 , 6 - 3. Fischer is now the youngest winner of the Men's 'B' singles title in Club history.

L Bob Tamblyn
( Mens 'A' singles champion )

R Kurt Eickmeier
( Mens 'A' singles finalist )

L Nathan Walsh
( Men's 'B' singles finalist )

R John Fischer
( Men's 'B' singles champion )

L Sonja Andrekovic
( Ladies 'A' singles finalist )

R Krista Plociennik
( Ladies 'A' singles champion )

L Monica Eickmeyer
(Ladies 'B' singles champion)

R Vienna Wilson
(Ladies 'B' singles finalist)

L-R
Bob Tamblyn (Men's 'A' singles champion)

John Fischer (Men's 'B' singles champion)

Monica Eickmeyer (Ladies 'B' singles champion)

Krista Plociennik (Ladies 'A' singles champion)

Club Championship Doubles Photos

2011-09-06T17:29:00.018-04:00

Chris Parson & Ryan Magagnin

Men's 'A' Doubles Champions

John Fischer & Luke Fischer
Men's 'B' Doubles Champions

L-R
Krista Plociennik & Claire Scott
Ladies Doubles 'A' Champions

Marta Andrekovic& Johanna Billings
Ladies Doubles 'A' finalists

L-R
Alexandra Andrekovic & Sonja Andrekovic
Ladies Doubles 'B' Champions

Sandie Ennett & Annette Garneau
Ladies Doubles 'B' finalists

L-R
Murray Schiedel Men's 'A' Doubles finalist

Chris Parson& Ry an Magagnin
Men's 'A' Doubles Champions

Brent Hiller
Men's 'A' Doubles finalist

L-R
John Fischer & Luke Fischer
Men's 'B' Doubles Champions

Austin Johnston& Cameron Kramer
Men's 'B' Doubles finalists

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES RESULTS

2011-09-06T17:16:00.003-04:00

The Stratford Tennis Club has crowned its 2011 Men's Doubles Champions. Rain delays forced a couple of schedule changes, but the final matches drew a crowd of over 60 people on Monday night.

The main draw started with 16 teams. It was a wide open event with no real favorite. The event thrilled the crowd with many 3 set matches. Ryan Magagnin and Chris Parson took out Spencer Trachsel and Shannon Dyke in three sets in a high quality quarterfinal match before upsetting the second seeded team of Bob Tamblyn and Nathan Walsh in the semifinals, also in three sets.

Their opponents in the 'A' final were Murray Schiedel and Brent Hiller who upset the third seeded John Noble and Zdenko Andrekovic in three sets in the quarterfinals before dumping the #1 seeds Nathan Duh and Greg Vivian in the semifinals.

The first set of the finals saw Parson control the net as Magagnin's speed and topspin gave Schiedel and Hiller problems. The first set went to Magagnin and Parson 6 - 1. Schiedel and Hiller made some adjustments in the second set. Buoyed by some great serving and returns of serve, the second set was up for grabs. With the score tied 5 - 5 , Magagnin and Parson got the key service break and Parson won his service game to clinch the match and the 2011 championship , 6 -1 , 7 - 5. This is Parson's third Men's 'A' Doubles title and Magagnin's first.

Teams that lost their first round match in the main draw were entered in the 'B' event. The 'B' final was a battle between the young and the very young. University students Austin Johnston and Cameron Kramer topped Greg Misener and Gary Henry in three sets in their semifinal to claim their spot in the 'B' final. The other semifinal saw 14 year old John Fischer and his 11 year old brother Luke take down the defending 'B' champions Jack Watson and Larry Shurrie. The Fischer brothers are, by far, the youngest finalists in Club history! John and Luke had advanced to the 'B' final without losing a set and continued to impress by taking the title with a 6 - 2 , 6 - 2 drubbing of Johnston and Kramer.

The Stratford Tennis Club Ladies Doubles championship matches took place with Junior players continuing their impressive championship play, to take both the 'A' and 'B' titles.

The Ladies Doubles 'A' final saw Krista Plociennik and Claire Scott attempt to defend the title they won last season. The teenagers would face Marta Andrekovic and Johanna Billings, both former champions as Andrekovic won the title in 2009 with Lori McCabe as her partner and Billings won in 2008 also with McCabe as her partner. Both teams had advanced to the final without losing a set.

Plociennik and Scott put on a dominating performance in the final. With power and placement, they proved to be too much for Andrekovic and Billings. Plociennik and Scott took the match 6 - 0 , 6 - 1 to repeat as champions. Plociennik and Scott dominated the whole event, losing a total of only four games in the four rounds they played. This win gave Plociennik another sweep of the 'A' events ,as she had earlier won the Ladies Singles and Mixed Doubles titles.

The Ladies Doubles 'B' final saw youngsters Sonja Andrekovic and Alexandra Andrekovic take on Annette Garneau and Sandie Ennett. With Sonja's athleticism and Alexandra's court intelligence on display, the Andrekovic sisters downed their more experienced opponents 6 - 1 , 4 - 6 , 6 - 2 to win the championship. Sonja and Alexandra are by far, the youngest winners of the Ladies Doubles 'B' event.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE

2011-08-17T11:51:00.012-04:00

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.

2011 Tennis League A CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

2011-08-10T22:22:00.004-04:00

(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.

Tennis league SEMI FINALS

2011-08-04T18:03:00.003-04:00

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.

STRATFORD TENNIS LEAGUE RESULTS

2011-07-27T21:09:00.005-04:00

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.

TENNIS LEAGUE WEEK 8

2011-07-23T19:58:00.003-04:00

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.

ROYAL LE PAGE HILLER REALTY Junior Grand Slam - "Wimbledon"

2011-07-19T23:25:00.003-04:00

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.

TENNIS LEAGUE RESULTS

2011-07-19T23:17:00.002-04:00

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.

SUPER SET TOURNAMENT

2011-07-16T21:56:00.006-04:00

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).

STRATFORD TENNIS LEAGUE WEEK SIX

2011-07-06T21:07:00.002-04:00

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.

STRATFORD TENNIS LEAGUE NEWS

2011-06-29T18:52:00.007-04:00

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.

OPTIMIST JUNIOR TENNIS DAY

2011-06-28T00:08:00.005-04:00

The Stratford Tennis Club hosted the annual Optimist Junior Tennis Day this past weekend. The event was scheduled for Saturday but due to the weather was moved to Sunday. Over 60 enthusiastic youngsters participated in this special event. Some of the top junior players from the Tennis Club helped supervise the activities. A splendid time was had by everyone in attendance. Thanks to all for making this day such a great success!

STRATFORD TENNIS LEAGUE WEEK 4

2011-06-26T09:59:00.002-04:00

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.

ROYAL LePAGE HILLER REALTY " FRENCH OPEN"

2011-06-19T22:49:00.016-04:00

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 PAST WEEK

2011-06-18T22:15:00.015-04:00

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

Stratford Tennis League Week Two

2011-06-10T00:15:00.018-04:00

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.

2011-06-01T23:54:00.002-04:00

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

ROYAL LePAGE HILLER REALTY GRAND SLAM

2011-05-29T20:34:00.037-04:00

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.

The GIRLS UNDER 16 category saw Sonja Andrekovic down Marley Hiller 8 - 3 in the final to take the title. The consolation final was won by Emma Drake, 8 - 6 over the event's youngest competitor, Nicolle Crowley.

In the BOYS UNDER 18 championship match John Fischer came back to edge Jeremy Chisholm 8 - 7 (7 points to 5 in a tie-breaker).
Ciaran Buckley took the consolation final 8 - 5 over Tom Feore.

The BOYS UNDER 14 final saw the renewal of a long standing rivalry.
Luke Fischer won his first Australian Open title , dominating defending champion. Jared Nash 8 - 3 in the final. Mathew Vanderwiel crushed Braydon McCann 8 - 0 to take the consolation final title.

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.)

UPCOMING JUNIOR EVENTS

2011-05-25T21:52:00.013-04:00

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

Email Gary Winter at waterlootennis@rogers.com to enter.
Deadline to enter is MAY 29th by 6:00pm.

Cheers ! Nancy

THE SEASON HAS BEGUN!!!

2011-05-18T22:42:00.010-04:00

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

WELCOME TO THE 2011 TENNIS SEASON!

2011-04-17T13:26:00.014-04:00

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

Superset Weekend Results

2010-07-12T19:20:00.001-04:00

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)

Royal LePage Hiller Realty French Open Results

2010-06-26T16:32:00.002-04:00

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)

STL week 5 results

2010-06-26T16:30:00.000-04:00

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.

Plociennik and Tamblyn 'A mixed doubles finalist

2010-06-18T22:32:00.001-04:00

This weekend the Stratford Tennis Club held its annual Men's and Ladies Doubles tournament. This tournament began 40 years ago with a format devised by Ray Cornish. The format was copied by other Clubs in the area. 10 years ago Scott and Sandra Barrett of Toronto, frequent participants in these events, formed the Tennisaccess tour that collected these tournaments (and added many others) into a year long tour. The anniversary weekend survived the weather scared and for the first time the Mixed Doubles was added on Sunday providing a full weekend of high calibre tennis at the Stratford Tennis Club.

The Ladies Doubles 'A' final saw Suzanne Edwards and Pat Babcock of Waterloo take the title with an 8-4 win over Sandra Barrett and Edith Howden of Toronto. The 'A' consolation winners were Pat Craton and Jen Vasic of Waterloo who beat Ashah and Shelina Ruda of Guelph 8-2 in the final.

The Men's Doubles 'A' champions are Kevin Drew and Adrian Winger of Guelph who completed a dominating day by scoring an 8-3 victory over Scott Barrett and Tony Lancia of Toronto in the final. Stratford's Bob Tamblyn and Max Besworth scored the home club's best 'A' result progressing to the quarterfinals. The 'A' consolation was won by Beau Frigault and Eric LaBlanc of Guelph 8-6 over Faruk Ruda of Guelph and Bill White of Stratford. Stratford's Nathan Duh and Greg Vivian fell in the consolation semifinals.

The Mixed Doubles on Sunday saw Stratford's best home team result. Krista Plociennik and Bob Tamblyn had a great run through the day advancing to the 'A' final before falling to Sandra Barrett and Tony Lancia of Toronto 8-5. Stratford's Johanna Billings and Richard Bast fell in the 'A' quarterfinals. The Mixed Doubles 'A' consolation final saw Karin Scicluna of Guelph and Paul Cornfield of Peterborough edge Sandra and Mike Sartor of Richmond Hill 8-6 to take the title.

(picture from left to right : Stratford's Krista Plociennik and Bob Tamblyn 'A mixed doubles finalist , Tony Lancia and Sandra Barrett of Toronto 'A' mixed doubles champions)

STL week 4 results

2010-06-18T22:31:00.000-04:00

Week 4 of the Stratford Tennis League was held this week and proved just how even the teams are in the competition.
The early game saw DONKERS AGRI and KPMG split the 12 sets and ended in an 6-6 tie. The Ladies #1 doubles was spit with DONKERS AGRI'S Linda Doig and Maria Donkers taking the first set 6-0 but KPMG'S Johanna Billings and Nikki Bowman took the second set 6-1. Gail Shelton and Sandra Darby of DONKERS AGRI swept the Ladies #2 doubles 6-1 6-2 over Donna Feore and Stacey Wilson. The Men's #1 doubles was an even match as Richard Bast and Bill White gave DONKERS AGRI the first set 6-2 while Chris Parson and Shannon Dyke rebounded to take the second set for KPMG 6-4. KPMG took both Men's #2 doubles as Jack Watson and Todd Chisholm dominated Pat McCarroll and Sing Chung 6-1 6-2.
The Mixed doubles sets saw DONKERS AGRI take the #1 match up 6-2 as Doig and Bast beat Billings and Parson. KPMG took the #2 match 7-6 (7-4 in the tie-breaker) as Bowman and Dyke outlasted Donkers and White. Gail Shelton continued her dominating evening as she and Pat McCarroll scored a 6-1 win for DONKERS AGRI over Donna Feore and Jack Watson. KPMG was able to take the #4 Mixed to even the match as Nancy Chung and Todd Chisholm edged Sandra Darby and Sing Chung 6-4.
The late game also saw a tie in sets won. NOBLE EXTREME and IVY'S BOUTIQUE finished in a 6-6 draw. Heather Henke and Lise Couture gave IVY'S BOUTIQUE an early lead with a 6-0 6-2 win over Lori McCabe and Deb Murphy in the Ladies # 1 doubles. NOBLE EXTREME responded by taking the Ladies # 2 doubles 7-5 6-3 as Cathy Mowbray and Edda Lang beat Annette Garneau and Ivy Chung. The Men's # 1 doubles went to IVY'S BOUTIQUE with Bob Tamblyn and Mike Rheaume crushing Nathan Duh and Greg Vivian 6-1 6-1. The Men's # 2 doubles went to NOBLE EXTREME as Paul Menary and Paul Barclay scored 6-2 6-4 win over Jack Watson and Frank Lang.
In the Mixed doubles IVY'S BOUTIQUE's Henke and Tamblyn took the first point by downing McCabe and Duh 6-3. NOBLE EXTREME evened the points by taking the #2 Mixed match up as Murphy and Vivian won 6-2 over Couture and Rheaume. The #3 match went to IVY"S BOUTIQUE with Garneau and Watson scored a 6-1 victory over Mowbray and Menary. When NOBLE EXTREME'S Lang and Barclay defeated Chung and Lang in Mixed double #4 the night of ties was completed.
After 4 weeks IVY'S BOUTIQUE remains alone in first place, while DONKERS AGRI, KPMG , and NOBLE EXTREME are all tied for second spot. Play continues next week with DONKERS AGRI facing NOBLE EXTREME in the early game and IVY'S BOUTIQUE and KPMG squaring off in the late game.

Royal Lepage Hiller Realty Junior Aussie Open Results

2010-06-02T21:14:00.000-04:00

The Stratford Tennis Club hosted the first leg in the Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam this weekend. Over 40 junior members participated in the event. Boys and Girls singles were played on Saturday and doubles was on Sunday.
The Girls Under 18 final saw Krista Plociennik edge Claire Scott 8-7 (7-3 in the tie-breaker). Anna Feore took the consolation title with an 8-4 victory over Vienna Wilson. The Girls Under 14 champion is Marley Hiller who downed Vanessa Kramer 8-6 in the title match. In the consolation final Caitriona Buckley scored an 8-1 win over Alexandra Sylvester.
The Boys Under 18 event saw youngster John Fischer , playing up two age groups, score an impressive 8-6 win over Travis Hiller to take the title. Steven Schwartzentruber defeated David O'Conner 8-4 in the consolation final. The Boys Under 14 event was won by Jared Nash with an 8-2 victory over Luke Fischer. The consolation winner was Evan Moorehead who downed Tim Clay 8-6 in the final.
The Sunday doubles events had Marley Hiller and Emma Drake defeat Caitriona Buckley and Vanessa Kramer 8-5 to take the Girls title. Tali Calder and Alexandra Sylvester were the consolation champions. Travis Hiller and Josh Johnson won the Boys Under 16 doubles event edging John Fischer and Andrew Hancock 8-7 (7-5 in the tie-breaker). Craig Rice and Tyler Kocher held off Tom Feore and Cam Oliver 8-6 to win the consolation. The Boys Under 12 doubles was won by Will Thibeault and Evan Mooorehead 8-4 over Luke Fischer and Michael Vanderwiel. Ben Merkel and Lukas J. Kaufman won the consolation title.
The next leg of the Royal LePage Hiller Realty Grand Slam will be the French Open which will be played the weekend of June 19-20.

Report by:

Bill White

Royal Lepage Hiller Realty Junior Aussie Open action

2010-05-29T19:49:00.004-04:00

A large number of Jr's hit the courts for the first event in the Royal Lepage Hiller Realty Jr tournament series. Singles went today and Doubles action continues tomorrow. Check back for full results.

JR's Take a timeout to thank Sibold family

2010-05-29T19:41:00.002-04:00

An excited group of JR players took time out from the Royal Lepage Hiller Realty Aussie Open JR Tournament today to thank Bill Sibold and his family for the generous contribution that allowed for the construction of the new practice wall.

Stratford Tennis League week one results

2010-05-27T22:42:00.000-04:00

The Stratford Tennis Club has added a new program for members this season. The Stratford Tennis League is a weekly competition involving Ladies, Men's, and Mixed Doubles. Play began last night for the 4 teams.
In the early game , IVY'S BOUTIQUE defeated NOBLE EXTREME 8 sets to 4. The Ladies Doubles saw IVY'S BOUTIQUE's number 1 team of Heather Henke and Ginny Smith score a 6-2 6-2 over Deb Murphy and Cathy Mowbray. NOBLE EXTREME's number 2 team was able to split their sets as Marilyn Leasa and Edda Lang lost the first set 7-5 but rebounded with a 6-4 second set win over Annette Garneau and Ivy Chung. The number 1 Men's Doubles matchup had IVY'S BOUTIQUE's Bob Tamblyn and Mike Rheaume dominate NOBLE EXTREME's Paul Coates and Larry Shurrie 6-1 6-3. NOBLE EXTREME's number 2 Men's Doubles of Paul Menary and Paul Barclay took down IVY'S BOUTIQUE's Gustavo Garcia and Frank Lang 7-5 6-3. The Mixed Doubles sets had Henke and Tamblyn give IVY'S BOUTIQUE a 6-1 win over Murphy and Coates; Smith and Rheaume eased past Mowbray and Shurrie 6-2. NOBLE EXTREME took the number 3 Mixed set when Leasa and Menary outlasted Garneau and Garcia 6-4. In the number 4 matchup Chung and Lang took down Lang and Barclay 6-4.
The late game was a meeting between KPMG and DONKERS AGRI, where DONKERS AGRI scored a 8-4 win in sets. The Ladies Doubles number 1's went to DONKERS AGRI as Linda Doig and Nancy Rheaume who scored a 6-0 7-5 win over Johanna Billings and Nikki Bowman. The number 2 Ladies Doubles split their sets as DONKERS AGRI's Gail Shelton and Sandra Darby took the first set 6-2 over KPMG's Donna Feore and Nancy Chung, with Feore and Chung returning the favour taking the second set 6-2. The Men's Doubles number 1 went to KPMG as Max Besworth and Greg Vivian handled the DONKERS AGRI team of Richard Bast and Bill White 6-3 6-2. DONKERS AGRI took the men's number 2 doubles with Brent Hiller and Pat McCarroll defeating Jack Watson and Mike Furlong 6-4 6-0. After KPMG took the first mixed set 6-0 with Billings and Besworth over Doig and Bast; DONKERS AGRI took the next three as Rheaume and White downed Bowman and Vivian 6-1, Shelton and Hiller beat Feore and Watson 6-2, and Darby and McCarroll took out Chung and Furlong 6-2.
Next Tuesday night week 2 sees KPMG meet IVY'S BOUTIQUE in the early game and DONKERS AGRI takes on NOBLE EXTREME in the late game.

Report by:

Bill White

Tennisaccess Doubles Tour to make annual Stratford Stop

2010-05-26T22:43:00.004-04:00

TENNISaccess is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with this Seasons Opening Event at the beautiful Stratford Tennis Club. Come make a week-end of it, or just play for the day – either way you will have a GREAT time at this extra special event!

The tour features some of the best club level doubles players in the province with Stratford Tennis Club Teams always showing well. Mens and Ladies doubles go Sat. June 12th and mixed will follow on Sunday June 13th.

http://www.tennisaccess.com/tournaments/2010_06_12/index.php

Royal Lepage Hiller Realty Junior Aussie Open

2010-05-22T10:49:00.003-04:00

The First Tournament of the Royal Lepage Hiller Realty Series is set to go the weekend of May 29th and 30th. Sign up sheets are in the clubhouse. These events are ones not to be missed by JR players of all levels.

Stratford Tennis League set to go

2010-05-22T10:31:00.003-04:00

The teams have been announced for the new Stratford Tennis League and the first serve is set to mark the clay Tuesday night. With all the top players in the club ready to hit the court with their respective teams the quality of doubles action will be high. Look for all the weekly scores and updates in the news section.

Welcome to the 2010 Season

2010-04-30T16:11:00.003-04:00

Welcome everyone to another great season at the Stratford Tennis Club. This is going to be another fun and exciting season at the club.

We will be experiencing some minor disruptions with access to our parking until the middle of May as our roadway and parking lot gets a nice new layer of pavement. This will eliminate the dust and dangerous potholes.

You will also notice the new Bill Sibold practice wall that was completed the third week of April. Thanks to a very generous donation by Bill Sibold and his family we were able to replace the old one. Bill was the best tennis player to come out of Stratford with a very successful Collegiate career as Captain of the prestigious Yale Tennis Team. Bill spent countless hours hitting balls against the old one developing his game. Many thanks to the Sibold family.

Make sure all you competitive men's and ladies doubles players sign up for the NEW
Stratford Tennis League. This is going to be a great new addition to the club for members only. Matches are played Tuesday nights with snacks following the matches. Sign up and details at the club.

Please check in to the website news section for regular reports, photos and important updates.

Happy Hitting!

Vintage STC

2009-09-12T15:20:00.002-04:00

Multiple Club Championship holders bumped into each other recently at the Stratford tennis club.It made for a great photo opportunity and a chance to share some great tennis tales. Title holders are left to right.

Max Besworth, Bob Tamblyn, Bill Sibold, Bill White and Ray Cornish

Adult Tournament and PARTY Sept. 19

2009-09-12T15:04:00.002-04:00

Do not miss the best event of the year. The adult over 30 men's and ladies doubles tournament is Sept. 19th at the club. The party of the year to follow. The emphasis is on fun and social! If you don't have a partner no problem. Leave your name on the sign up sheet and the club will assist with finding you one.

Start time is 2pm going until everyone is partied out.

See club house for more details.

Besworth Secures Spot on UWO Tennis Team

2009-09-12T15:01:00.002-04:00

Max Besworth Club Pro has just secured the number 6 position of 12 on the University of Western Tennis team in his freshman year. The Club wishes Max the best of luck in his first season with the team.

Club Championship Results!!

2009-08-30T23:58:00.004-04:00

The Stratford Tennis Club has been holding its 2009 Club Championship tournament over the last 2 weeks. Wednesday night was the singles finals in 4 categories and what a night it was. Over 50 spectators were treated to the finest men's and ladies 'A' finals in the history of the club. Both the men and ladies championship matches went the distance, ending in tie-breakers in the third set. The calibre of play started at a high level and never diminished. It was an amazing finish to a great two week tournament.
The Men's 'A' final was a match up of the club's top two players over the season. 6 time champion Bob Tamblyn faced 2 time defending champion Max Besworth. Tamblyn took the first set 6-3, Besworth took the second set 6-4 leading to the drama of the third and deciding set. Besworth faced 2 match points when trailing 4 games to 5 but held them off to continue the match. Tamblyn held off a match point of his own when down 6 games to 5. Eventually the set went to a tie-breaker where again Tamblyn faced a match point. A big serve had the match continue. Finally Tamblyn converted his third match point opportunity to win the tie-breaker 8-6, taking the match and the championship. The 2 hour 45 minute final was the longest in club history and the highest calibre of play. The best men's final in club history!
The Ladies 'A' final was also a long and dramatic affair. Victoria Garcia, a three time champion, faced Krista Plociennik, the two time defending champion. Garcia fell behind 4-1 in the first set but rallied to send the set to a tie-breaker where she prevailed 7 points to 1. Plociennik dug in and took the second set 6-3. On to the third set for the ladies. Garcia trailed 5-4 but won her service game to stay in the match. Plociennik won her serve to take a 6-5 lead, putting the pressure on Garcia's serve again. Another service win lead to the third set tie-breaker. Many great rallies and great shots throughout the match continued in the tie-breaker. Back and forth it went. Garcia finally got her opportunity and took the championship by winning the tie-breaker 7 points to 5. The woman had matched the men in providing the best singles final in the history of the club.
The Ladies 'B' singles final was a battle between 2 first time singles finalists. Nikki Bowman faced Edda Lang. After a long and dramatic first set (that went to a tie-breaker) Bowman was able to prevail. The final score was 7-6 (7 points to 5), 6-0 as Bowman took the Ladies 'B' championship.
The Men's 'B' singles final saw the tradition of an up and coming junior winning the title continue. Under 16 champion Nathan Walsh added the Men's 'B' singles title to his seasons accomplishments. Walsh downed Paul Menary 6-1 , 7-5 in the final.
It was an amazing night at the Stratford Tennis Club. The 2009 club championship tournaments, which had the largest number of entries in memory, had finished with the best finals in history. A truly memorable night of tennis in Stratford.

Picture 1 - Nathan Walsh (Men's 'B' Champion)

Picture 2 - Nikki Bowman (Ladies 'B' Champion)
Picture 3 - (L to R) Bob Tamblyn (Men's 'A' Champion) + Victoria Garcia (Ladies 'A' Champion)

JR Club Championship Wrap Up

2009-08-30T23:47:00.006-04:00

This weekend the Stratford Tennis Club completed its annual club championship tournaments by crowning its junior champions. Krista Plociennk was the big winner for the girls, winning 6 titles. The boy with the most championships is Nathan Walsh who took 5 titles.
The Girls Under 18 event was dominated by Plociennik. Krista won the Under 18 singles title, for the second straight year, downing Claire Scott 6-1, 6-2 in the final. Plociennik teamed with Danielle Chisholm to take the doubles crown 6-4, 7-5 over Scott and Olivia Kramer. The mixed doubles final saw Plociennik and Walsh defeat Scott and Mike Rheaume 6-1, 6-2. Rheaume took the Boys Under 18 singles championship with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Walsh. Rheaume and Walsh teamed to take the boys doubles over Travis Hiller and Jeremy Chisholm 6-1, 6-4.
Plociennik also swept the Under 16 triple crown. She won the singles event for the 4th year in a row when she edged Scott 6-4, 6-4 in the final. Plociennik and Chisholm again faced Scott and Kramer in the doubles final and again held on to win 7-5, 6-4. The mixed doubles final had Plociennik and Walsh winning their second age group as they beat Scott and Hiller 6-2, 6-3. Walsh took the boys single title (for the 3rd time) 6-3, 7-5 over Cael Wishart. Walsh completed his sweep of the Under 16 events when he and Wishart took the boys doubles over Tyler Kocher and John Fischer 6-1, 6-3.
Travis Hiller was the big winner in the Under 14 division. Hiller repeated as the boys singles champion, 6-3, 6-4 over John Fischer. The boys doubles final was the best final of the junior events. Hiller and Josh Johnson held on the edge Fischer and Andrew Hancock 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7 points to 4 in the tie-breaker). Hiller completed his sweep teaming with his sister Marley Hiller to win the mixed doubles event with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Fischer and Vanessa Kramer. Sonja Andrekovic won the girls Under 14 singles title 6-0, 6-0 over Hiller. Andrekovic and Caitriona Buckley defeated Siobhan McCarroll and Alex Baker 7-6 (7 to 1 in tie-breaker), 6-3 to win the girls doubles.
Alexandra Andrekovic and John Fischer were the big winners in the Under 12 events. Alexandra won the girls singles 6-4, 6-4 over Caitriona Buckley. Alexandra and Caitriona took the girls doubles 6-0, 6-1 over Clodagh Weber and Amy Kocher. John Fischer took on his brother Luke in the boys singles final. The 3 set affair eventually went to older brother John with scores of 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. This is the second year in a row that John has won the boys Under 12 singles. John and Andrew Hancock won their second straight Under 12 doubles crown by downing Aidan Buckley and Luke Fischer 6-1, 6-3. Alexandra and John completed their triple crown by teaming together to win the mixed doubles. Alexandra and John downed Caitriona and Luke 6-1, 6-0 in the final.
The 2009 Club Championships at the Stratford Tennis Club had the highest participation in many years. Each age group had many great matches. The juniors next event is the final leg of the Royal LePage Hiller Realty Grand Slam. The 'US Open' will take place on Saturday , September 12.

Picture - (L to R) Front Row - Alexandra Andrekovic (Girls Under 12 singles, doubles and mixed champion)
Second Row - Andrew Hancock (Boys Under 12 doubles champion)
John Fischer (Boys Under 12 singles , doubles and mixed champion

Third Row - Caitriona Buckley (Girls Under 14 doubles and Girls Under 12 doubles champion) Sonja Andrekovic (Girls Under 14 singles and doubles champion) Marley Hiller (Under 14 mixed doubles champion)

Fourth Row - Josh Johnson (Boys Under 14 doubles champion) Travis Hiller (Boys Under 14 singles, doubles and mixed champion)

Fifth Row - Nathan Walsh (Boys Under 16 singles, doubles, and mixed champion; Boys Under 18 doubles mixed champion) Krista Plociennik (Girls Under 16 singles, doubles and mixed champion; Girls Under 18 singles, doubles and mixed champion) Mike Rheaume (Boys Under 18 singles and doubles champion)

ABSENT - Danielle Chisholm (Girls Under 18 and Under 16 doubles champion)
Cael Wishart (Boys Under 16 doubles champion)

Super Set Singles a Smash

2009-07-19T19:15:00.002-04:00

The Stratford Tennis Club completed its annual Super Set Tournament this past Saturday. The singles event that was rained out last weekend was held on Saturday. Despite a slight rain delay and the less than seasonal weather a record number of entries participated.
The men's 'A' final was a very high calibre match with Bob Tamblyn emerging as champion with an 8-5 victory over defending champion Max Besworth. The men's 'A' consolation final saw wily veteran Tom Warnock outsmart teenager Mike Rheaume taking the match 8-1. Nathan Duh staged the comeback of the day in the men's 'B' final against Greg Vivian. Recovering from a 7-2 deficit Duh won 5 straight games to send the match to a tie-breaker where he prevailed 7-5 to take the title. Ric Oliver is the men's 'B' consolation champion after downing Trent Eickmeyer 8-1 in the final.
Marta Andrekovic is the ladies 'A' champion after an impressive 8-1 win over Johanna Billings in the final. The ladies 'A' consolation final saw Victoria Garcia edge Claire Scott 8-6. Nikki Brydges took the ladies 'B' championship by an 8-1 score over Monica Eickmeyer in the final. The youngest winner of the weekend was Monika Andrekovic who won the ladies 'B' consolation final 8-2 over Liz Yundt.

Picture 1 : (L to R) Greg Vivian (men's 'B' runner up), Nathan Duh (men's 'B' champion) , Trent Eickmeyer (Men's 'B' consolation runner up) , Ric Oliver (men's 'B" consolation champion), Max Beworth (men's 'A' runner up) , Bob Tamblyn (men's 'A' champion) , Mike Rheaume (men's 'A' consolation runner up) , Tom Warnock (men's 'A' consolation champion)

Picture 2 : (L to R) Monika Andrekovic (ladies 'B' consolation champion) , Liz Yundt (ladies 'B' consolation runner up) , Nikki Brydges (ladies 'B' champion) , Monica Eickmeyer (ladies 'B' runner up) , Marta Andrekovic (ladies 'A' champion) , Johanna Billlings (ladies 'A' runner up) , Victoria Garcia (ladies 'A' consolation champion) , Claire Scott (ladies 'A' consolation runner up).

Optimist JR Tennis Day June 27

2009-06-20T10:41:00.003-04:00

The Optimist Junior Tennis Day is just around the corner. This is one of the biggest days of the year for the kids. It is open to everyone members and non members. The Optimist Club of Stratford puts on a great day of fun food and prizes at the Tennis Club with the theme around fun! Don't miss it!

Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior "French Open" in rain delay

2009-06-20T10:35:00.003-04:00

The Junior "French Open" scheduled for today has been canceled by rain. The event has been rescheduled to the weekend of June 27 & 28. Please contact the club for specific start times.

Practice Wall To Come Down

2009-06-20T10:20:00.002-04:00

As of late last week the practice wall has been deemed unsafe and has been roped off. It is off limits to all. This has been done to protect the safety of everyone. The wall will be taken down this week and we are in the process of sourcing out a replacement.

Babolat Day enjoyed by all

2009-06-06T20:44:00.004-04:00

Despite the absence of the Babolat Rep. the day opened off the seasons social events with a bang. Courts Plus was on hand with the latest gear to test and purchase. Everyone worked up an appetite at Max's clinic and enjoyed a pizza lunch provided by the club. Once the pizza boxes were empty a social doubles round robin was played under the sunshine and comfortable temperatures.

Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Aussie Open Results

2009-06-06T20:35:00.004-04:00

The Stratford Tennis Club held its first junior tournament of the season this past weekend. The 'Australian Open' was the opening event in the Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam. Over 40 juniors took part in the singles and doubles events.
Saturday was the day for singles play. In the Girls Under 12 category, Caitriona Buckley took the title with a 8-1 victory over Alexandra Andrekovic. Sonja Andrekovic downed Anna Feore 8-5 to take the Girls Under 14 event. The Under 14 consolation winner is Marley Hiller who defeated Taylor Sharp 8-1. The Girls Under 18 gold medalist is Claire Scott after her 8-3 victory over Monika Andrekovic. The Boys Under 12 final saw Jared Nash score an 8-4 win over Aidan Buckley. Tim Clay took the Under 12 consolation title 8-6 over Jarrett Bogdan. Travis Hiller took down Jeremy Chisholm 8-3 in the final to take the Boys Under 14 gold medal. The consolation final saw Craig Rice defeat Cael Wishart 6-4. Ciaran Buckley took the Boys Under 18 title with an 8-3 win over Cole Murphy-Hart. The consolation final saw Brandon Gray comeback to down Andrew O'Malley 8-6.
The tournament continued on Sunday with the doubles events. Alexandra Andrekovic and Caitriona Buckley teamed to take the Girls Under 12 championship 8-1 over Clodagh Weber and Amy Kocher. The Girls Under 14 champions are Anna Feore and Sonja Andrekovic who downed Emma Drake and Marley Hiller 8-0 in the final. Sonja Andrekovic took her second doubles title, teaming with sister Monika to take the Girls Under 16 event 8-0 over Claire Scott and Gen Ramadani. The Boys Under 12 final saw Aidan Buckley and Austin Dale score an 8-2 victory over Aidan Baker and Luke Fischer for the title. The Boys Under 14 final was the best final of the weekend. Andrew Hancock and John Fischer edged Ciaran Buckley and Tyler Kocher 8-7 (7 to 3 in the tie-breaker) to earn the gold medal. Matt Parkinson and John Yundt took the consolation title, winning 8-4 over Connor Arms and Tye Lease. The Boys Under 16 champions are Niall Weber and Luke Fischer who edged Andrew O'Malley and Brandon Gray 8-5 in the final.
The Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam continues on June 20-21 with the 'French Open' event.

New Reinvented Mens Night

2009-05-27T21:51:00.002-04:00

The Stratford Tennis Club is excited to announce that Men's night will be moved Starting This week to 8pm. It will still be on Thursday night.This is an effort to get more participation and better organization. All levels of play are welcome and a more organized and more social atmosphere will be the objective.

This is a great way to connect with other members and play some great tennis.

Club Members Compete at WOSSA

2009-05-21T18:20:00.001-04:00

Central's Besworth headed to OFSAA tennis fourth time

Max Besworth is headed to his fourth straight Ontario high school tennis championships after winning a silver at the WOSSAA tournament Tuesday at the Stratford Tennis Club.

The 19-year-old Stratford Central student was defeated 5-7, 1-6 by Iain Sneddon Jr. of London Oakridge in the boys singles final at WOSSAA, but both advance to OFSAA June 1-2 at the Rexall Centre in Toronto.

Sneddon Jr. is the 34th-ranked male singles player in the province. In the Under-16 category he's ranked fourth in the province and 11th in Canada. He has competed internationally.

This will be Besworth's first trip to OFSAA as a ranked player. He won three medals in the unranked category, including a gold in boys singles last year. He shared silver in boys doubles in 2006 and a gold in boys doubles in 2007.

Besworth was one of seven Central athletes competing at WOSSAA and one of four Huron-Perth players who qualified for OFSAA.

Steph Kreuter and Greg Vivian of Stratford St. Michael qualified in the unranked division of mixed doubles, while Josie McCann of Exeter South Huron earned an OFSAA berth in the unranked division of girls singles.

Other Central athletes competing included Monika Andrekovic, eliminated in the first round in girls' singles; Morgan Davis, defeated in the first round in boys' singles; Rae Schulman Dupuis and Rebecca Johnson, who fell in the opener in girls' doubles; and Anne Sewell and Cameron Kramer, who lost in the opener in mixed doubles.

In the unranked division of boys singles, Zach Costa of London Banting and Kristian Johnston St. Thomas Arthur Voaden qualified for OFSAA.

In girls singles, Nikki Budai of London Mother Theresa defeated Katie Spivak of London St. Thomas Aquinas 6-0, 6-1 in the ranked division. Emia Coto of St. Thomas St. Joe's and McCann advanced in the unranked division.

In boys doubles, Dylan Crimmins and Nadar Fadel of London Lucas defeated Ben Malt and Hunter Doubt of London Saunders in the final 6-4, 7-6. Both move on to OFSAA.

In girls doubles, Monica Jordan and Georgia Robinson of Aquinas and Natalie Goldberg and Karishma Taneja of Lucas will represent WOSSAA in the unranked division, while Elise Dann and Suzanne Tillman of Mother Theresa will represent WOSSAA in the ranked division.

Babolat Day June 6th

2009-05-14T22:46:00.002-04:00

Don't miss this event. Courts Plus will be on hand with clothing and gear for sale and the latest racquet's to demo.

Max will be holding clinics for all ages as well. The Day really gets rolling with a pizza lunch and an adult round robin for all skill levels. This is a mixed event with a very social theme. Partners will be drawn so you do not need a partner to participate. Lets kick the seasons events off with a bang!!!!

Lessons Start May 11th

2009-05-06T23:41:00.001-04:00

Check the website for group lesson times. They get underway May 11th and remember they are free with your membership.

Group Lessons Begin May 11th

2009-05-01T23:40:00.002-04:00

Free group lessons instructed by Club Pro Max begin May 11th. Check the website for the groups and times. If you are not sure what group would be best for you Max would be happy to assist.

Photo Section Updated

2009-04-28T23:50:00.001-04:00

Click on the Photo Gallery Section and see the updated pics!!

Clubhouse break in

2009-04-28T21:57:00.003-04:00

The clubhouse was broken into last night (April 27th) sometime between 10pm and 6am. Nothing appears to be missing with damage being restricted to the pro shop area. If anyone has any information regarding this matter please contact myself, the club or the local police. You can remain anonymous by using crime stoppers.

STC Survives Storm

2009-04-26T21:32:00.003-04:00

With high winds and heavy rains the newly prepared clay courts were in jeopardy. Fortunately they survived mother natures punch with just a few scratches. "Everything seemed to hold up well, we lost a bit of har-tru but the courts held up well" said club manager Bill White.

All but one court was back in play by 3pm Sunday.

Pack Your Tennis Bag It's Opening Day Saturday

2009-04-24T22:34:00.003-04:00

1 Day Until Opening Day!!!!

2009-04-23T21:16:00.002-04:00

LET THE FUR FLY AND THE FUN BEGIN!!!!!!!!

THE 2009 SEASON STARS SATURDAY :)

3 Days Until Opening Day!

2009-04-21T20:35:00.002-04:00

4 Days Until Opening Day

2009-04-20T21:43:00.002-04:00

WORK PARTY April 18th 10am

2009-04-12T01:20:00.003-04:00

Our annual work party is planned for April 18th 2009 starting at 10am. Anyone with some time to spare to help spiff up the clubhouse and help get things ready for the April 25th opening is welcome. Your help is always appreciated.

Work is underway

2009-04-12T01:15:00.002-04:00

Hello Everyone! Tennis is in the air and with the sun shinning Bill and his crew are hard at work preparing the clay courts for the upcoming season.

If the weather holds everything appears on schedule for Opening day April 25th!!!

SUPER SET WEEKEND NOT TO BE MISSED

2008-07-05T21:04:00.003-04:00

The Super Set Weekend is fast approaching with the singles Sat. July 12th and the doubles Sun. July 13th. This is a members only tournament with divisions for all levels of play. Sign up sheets are in the clubhouse so don't be shy. This is an event not to be missed and has proven to be one of the best events on the clubs calender.
Hope to see everyone there and make this seasons event another great one!

Over 80 kids have a blast thanks to Optimist Club

2008-07-05T20:45:00.004-04:00

Over 80 children came out and enjoyed the games, prizes, pizza and Gatorade all made possible by the Stratford Optimist Club. The weather man was on our side this time and made for a great day. It is always one of the most popular kids events at the club and this year was no exception. Special Thanks to The Stratford Optimist Club and all the helpers that ran the games.

Improve your doubles with with these tips!

2008-07-02T23:42:00.002-04:00

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Check out these shots!

2008-07-02T23:30:00.001-04:00

Click on the link for some funny and incredible shots.

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Optimist Junior Tennis Day June 21st

2008-06-16T22:17:00.002-04:00

The Optimist Junior Tennis Day will take place from 10am until noon Sat. June 21st. This is a great event and is always well attended. It is a fun day of tennis games aimed at having FUN! Pizza, Gatorade and prizes are provided by the Optimist Club.

Noble/Klassen Rogers Cup Tennisaccess.com B Champions

2008-06-16T22:03:00.002-04:00

The Rogers Cup Tennisaccess.com Tour made its Men's and Ladies doubles stop in Stratford this past weekend. Some of the best club level doubles players in the province took part in the event. STC player John Noble partnered with former STC club pro Mike Klassen to capture the "B" Title. A record six Stratford teams took part all advancing well into the tournament.

Besworth Captures OFSSA

2008-06-16T21:59:00.003-04:00

Max Besworth continued his winning ways as he captured the non ranked OFSSA singles title in Toronto recently representing Central.

Royal LePage Hiller Realty Australian Open Big Hit

2008-05-31T22:28:00.003-04:00

The first event of the Royal LePage Hiller Realty JR Grand Slam was held today. The event was a big hit with players and fans. All age groups were well represented and the level of play was exceptional.

These events are designed for all ages and levels of play and are always a highlight of the tennis season. Medals were given out to all the winners and finalists and a BBQ lunch helped fuel the hungry athletes.

Royal LePage Hiller Realty "Australian Open" JR Tournament May 31st

2008-05-19T22:47:00.005-04:00

The Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam gets underway May 31st with the "Australian Open". This is open to all Junior age player with lots of divisions for all level of play. This is always a great event so get signed up at the club house.

40th season Celebration

2008-05-19T22:29:00.003-04:00

We Hope to see everyone out Friday May 23rd to help celebrate our 40th season. Courts plus will be there with the latest equipment and fashions. We will be having adult and junior clinics and round robins to test the latest gear and win some prizes. Free hamburger and hot dog BBQ will begin following a short ceremony at 7pm.

This in an open invitation to all past, present and future members. Please come out and support this event and have a blast!!!!!!!!

See you Friday May 23rd 4pm to 9pm.

Dyke & Besworth Win Doubles Title

2008-05-19T22:24:00.002-04:00

The doubles team of Shannon Dyke and Max Besworth won the U of T Invitational title played at the Rexall Centre in Toronto last week. The STC players representing Central High School finished with the silver last year.

Welcome to 2008

2008-05-14T17:36:00.003-04:00

Well we are underway for 2008. Bill and his team did a great job getting the courts back in shape for the clubs earliest opening ever. Please make sure you check out the site on a regular basis for all the hot tennis news, events and information.

Have a great season!