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)

Chris Parson & Ryan Magagnin

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

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.

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.

(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.

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.

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.