The Stratford Tennis Club held its annual Super Set Doubles tournament this past weekend. On a beautiful day for tennis , the 21 teams and many spectators enjoyed a wonderful Saturday in the Park.
The Ladies ‘A’ final was a battle between the mother/daughter team of Kim and Abbie Straus and the upset queens of the day Lindsay Murray and Jess Lawson. Murray and Lawson knocked off two higher seeded teams to reach the final, in their first tournament together. Team Straus had dominated their way to their first final. The championship match was more of the same. Kim and Abbie were on their game from the opening point. Murray and Lawson had run out of gas and couldn’t keep up with the pace of team Straus. Kim and Abbie Straus were crowned champions with an 8-0 victory. This the first Super Set title for Kim and Abbie Straus.
The Ladies ‘B’ final was the best ladies match of the day. Michelle Thomson and Sadie Ennett faced of against Marta Andrekovic and Sarah Heaton. In a match that saw many long rallies and some impressive defense, Thompson and Ennett outlasted their opponents to take the title with an 8-6 victory.
The Men’s ‘A’ final was a battle of the top 2 seeds. #1 seeds, Mark Barton and Liam Benton had advanced to the final with an 8-3 win over David Nickel and Joey Hishon in their semifinal. Their opponents and #2 seeds Matt Furlong and Kent McPherson took out Rob Mumford and Tony Stanic 8-4 in their semi to set up the final showdown. Barton and Benton showed off their experience in the final. After an impressive couple of high school tournaments , where they won both Huron Perth doubles, and WOSSA doubles, Barton and Benton added to their title haul with an 8-2 win. This is Mark and Liam’s first Super Set ‘A’ Doubles championship.
The Men’s ‘A’ consolation final was one of the matches of the day. Bob Tamblyn (who was playing left handed due to a shoulder injury) and longtime partner Jason Erb faced off against another experienced team in Pat McCarroll and Murray Schiedel. At the end of a long day they went the distance, needing a tiebreaker to decide the title. In the tiebreaker, Tamblyn and Erb prevailed. The 8-7 (7 points to 5 in the tiebreaker) win entertained the crowd from start to finish.
The Men’s ‘B’ final was a battle between first time teammates. Sri Dugalan and Michael de Anglis faced off against John McCarroll and Ron Zehnal. Both teams had won matches in tiebreakers to advance forward in the ‘B’ draw. The final saw the consistency of Dugalan and de Anglis be the difference as they took the title with a well deserved 8-3 win.
The Men’s ‘B’ consolation final had another parent/child team see success. Neil Cave and his 11 year old son Liam took out Jared Smith and Kevin Vogt in their semi to advance to the final. Their opponents would be teenage brothers Josh and Will Heaton, who edged out Stuart Arkett and Brian Arens in their semifinal. The final had multiple momentum swings and saw team Cave make a comeback against team Heaton to force a tiebreaker that would decide the title. Neil and Liam Cave won the tiebreaker 7 points to 3 to secure the 8-7 match win and take the championship. At 11 years old, Liam Cave becomes the youngest Super Set champion in the tournaments history.


Abbie Straus and Kim Straus ‘A’ Champions, Jess Lawson and Lindsay Murray ‘A’ Finalists
Mark Barton and Liam Benton ‘A’ Champions, Matt Furlong and Kent McPherson ‘A’ Finalists