| CLUB CHAMPS |
| East Lake Woodlands Country Club recently held its 2009 club championships with the following results: |
Mixed Doubles 3.0: WINNER – DORI AND WILL HAZAMA; FINALIST – DREW AND DENISE KASHELLA; CONSOLATION WINNER – TOM AND CHRIS MILLIGAN. |
| 3.5: WINNER – SUZANNE PEDONE & LOUIS FERRY; FINALIST – SKIP PARKER & BEA LYNCH; CONSOLATION WINNER – CARYN GRAHAM & TOM DEMPSTER. |
| 4.0: WINNER – RENA KHAWAM & PETE KATSARELIS; FINALIST – KAREN KILLEN & NEIL BARNES; CONSOLATION WINNER – DENISE SIMON & DAVE BROWN. |
| 4.5 and Open: WINNER – JANE ROBINSON & MARK TAYLOR; FINALIST – JUDY SIRACUSA & STEPHEN KATSARELIS; CONSOLATION WINNER – KIRSTEN WILLIS & CRAIG HAJDICH. |
DOUBLES -
MEN'S 3.0: WINNER – JIM LYNCH & RICHARD SYPHER; FINALIST – JOHN HALL & CLIVE STEWART; CONSOLATION WINNER – JOHN COURIS & DREW KASHELLA |
| WOMEN'S 3.0: WINNER – ANNA MARIE JARA & MAGGIE REILLY; FINALIST – KATHY HOLLICK & LESLIE VANN; CONSOLATION WINNER – ANNE HOLDSWORTH & DENISE KASHELLA |
| MEN'S 3.5: WINNER – SKIP PARKER & JERRY RHODES; FINALIST – LOUIS FERRY & STEVE SQUITIRO; CONSOLATION WINNER – BERNIE GARBER & MARTIN SATINOFF |
| WOMEN'S 3.5: WINNER – KATHLEEN ANNICHIARICO & WENDY SENDER; FINALIST – DEB FAIRBANK & GILLIAN IRVING; CONSOLATION WINNER – PAM DUBOV & GINNY JONES |
| MEN'S 4.0: WINNER – CHARLIE ABELL & JIM CURRAN; FINALIST – HANS LOOK & BOB TELLES; CONSOLATION WINNER – TOM JOHNSON & TERRY MIDDEN |
| WOMEN'S 4.0: WINNER – NANCY BOYCE & LISA DURKIN; FINALIST – JAYE BROWN & DONNA MONETTE; CONSOLATION WINNER – DEBBIE PEIRICK & LAURA HUNGIVILLE |
| MEN'S 4.5 & OPEN: WINNER – CRAIG HAJDICH & GARY LEIGH; FINALIST – PETE AND STEVE KATSARELIS; CONSOLATION WINNER – SCOTT DAVID & JOE CURTIS |
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| Feather Sound Country Club completed its Club Doubles Championships with these results: |
A Division - Men: WINNER - Bill Baxter and Chip Frey; RUNNERSUP: Chuck Connors and Jack Winter. Women: WINNER - Anne Flynn and Helen Friedman; RUNNERSUP - Robyn Williams and Kathy Wilson. |
B Division - Men: WINNER - Pat Augustine and Bob Hicks; RUNNERSUP - Dan DiLoreto and Bob Shuck. Women: WINNER - Deb Sandman and Barbara Sealund; RUNNERSUP - Cherie Schmidt and Charlotte Wheeler. |
C Division - Men: WINNER - Bruce Ford and John Tucker; RUNNERSUP - George Ditzel and Tom Riley. Women: WINNER - Lyndi Gordon and Lisa Swain; RUNNERSUP - Marcy Shuck and Lori Whitman. |
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| SWITCHING CLUBS |
| Dave Preston, former director of tennis for Countryside Country Club, returned to the area in February and is now teaching at Cheval Country Club. In June, Page Buck, former teaching pro at Seminole Lake Racquet Club, assumed Cheval's director of tennis position. |
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| COLLEGE NEWS |
| Phil Girardi, director of tennis for Treasure Bay Golf and Tennis, began his third season as coach of St. Petersburg College women's team. Last year's squad won the state championship to qualify for the national NJCAA in Tucson, Ariz. |
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| St. Pete College team - Seminole High grad Maureen Figley on far right. |
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| NATIONAL TITLE COLLECTOR |
| Larry Turville, formerly of St. Petersburg, competed in his first 60-and-over national tournament and won both singles and doubles in the USTA National Men's 60 Clay Court Championships in Duluth, GA. Larry has collected 38 national titles, including 16 in singles and 22 in doubles. |
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| HONORING BOBBY |
Anyone involved in junior tennis in Florida and around the nation knows Bobby Curtis. This December, at the USTA Florida annual meeting at Clearwater Beach, Bobby will be celebrated for his 30 years of passionate service as he retires from his full-time position with the section. Among Bobby's contributions - in addition to his passion for juniors - was key to developing Junior Team Tennis.
Anyone interesting in honoring Bobby at the section's annual meeting should visit the section website, www.ustaflorida.com and click on Bobby's picture for details. |
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