Superset Weekend Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!