Great Season Everyone

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(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

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.