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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
