SATURDAY, MAY 28th the ROYAL LePAGE HILLER REALTY
“Australian Open” will take place at the club. Sign up at the club to play.

FRIDAY, MAY 27th, the ELITE TENNIS CAMP for competitive junior players begins. Contact Max at the club, for pricing and eligibility.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4th, is the new JUNIOR DOUBLES TOURNAMENT. There will be Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, and Mixed Doubles in several age categories. Please sign up at the club and contact Bill for more details.

SUNDAY, JUNE 5TH, is the WATERLOO TENNIS CLUB ROGERS ROOKIE TOURNAMENT.
The cost is $40.00 with each player receiving a T shirt and a bag. Divisions include Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, and Under 16. Three matches will be played between 9:00am and 4:00pm.
Playing times will be posted on the OTA website under Player Development/Draws.
This is a great opportunity to become involved in competitive tennis, locally.

An OTA number, email address and phone number must be provided with your entry.
Obtain an OTA number by visiting this link.. http://www.tennisontario.com/pages/competitor_e.asp

Since the opening of the club, we have had to contend with less than favourable playing conditions, however, that has not stopped our members from playing at every opportunity.

Unfortunately, mother nature played havoc with our Meet The Pro Day on Saturday, May,14th. Due to a tight schedule at the club, this event cannot be rescheduled at this time.

Tennis lessons with Max and Nathan have been extremely popular! They are happy to see everyone so keen to improve their skills! Don’t forget that Max offers private lessons for a very reasonable fee. One on one, he is better able to cater his teaching to your specific needs, and take your play to that next level.

Attendance at the morning mixed doubles which began this month, has been outstanding. A new game begins every half hour starting as early as 8:00am with the last game ending at 10:00am. Players of all levels are encouraged to join in the fun!

The first night of ladies and mens doubles which began last week, was very successful. The new format received lots of positive feedback. Members must sign up by Monday and Thursday morning, for play the same evening. The club sets up the initial teams and match ups. Each half hour, players rotate to play with and against, someone new.

Finally, the 2011 Tennis League meets next week, on May 24th at 7:00pm. Everyone will find out that night, the schedule and which team they will play on for the duration of the league. Players are invited to stay and practise. The nine week schedule of competitive play, begins Tuesday, May 31st. There will be an early game with a 6:30pm start and a late game starting around 8:30pm, with the latter responsible for the evening’s refreshments. Each team will play the other teams 3 times. The playoff weeks will be the first 2 weeks of August.

Until the next time…. Nancy

Despite what we see outside, spring has arrived, and that means another great season of tennis is upon us. Bill has been very busy preparing the courts for the many enthusiastic players, who are patiently awaiting their chance to hit the clay once again. The club experienced a phenomenal 2010 year, and we hope to maintain or exceed those numbers this year.

We are very fortunate to have Max Besworth back again as our Club Pro. Please check out the pro’s page for an update on his terrific career. Bill, Nathan and Greg are returning as well, and are eager to continue providing you with topnotch service.

The official opening date is April 30th. Remember that you can save yourself some money on all 2011 memberships, by purchasing them on or before May 15th.

In closing, let’s keep our fingers crossed that the sunshine will soon prevail over that snow, permanently. See you soon on the courts!

Nancy Chung
Special Events

The Stratford Tennis Club held its annual Super Set tournament this past weekend. The event had the Men’s and Ladies singles played on Saturday and the Men’s and Ladies doubles played on Sunday.
The Men’s ‘A’ singles champion is Nathan Duh. Duh downed Mike Rheaume 8-5 in the final. Todd Chisholm took the ‘A’ consolation with an 8-6 victory over Pat McCarroll. The Men’s ‘B’ final saw Greg Vivian defeat Gustavo Garcia 8-2 for the title. The ‘B’ consolation final was won by Paul Barclay 8-2 over Jeremy Schlotzhauer.
Krista Plociennik won the Ladies ‘A’ championship with an 8-0 drubbing of Claire Scott. The ‘A’ consolation title went to Johanna Billings as she edged Nancy Rheaume 8-7 (8 points to 6 in the tie-breaker). Donna Feore took the Ladies ‘B’ final 8-3 over Lindsay Makish. The Ladies ‘B’ consolation winner was Monica Eickmeyer who scored an 8-1 victory over Linda Edwards.
The Sunday doubles saw Max Besworth and Bill White dominate Bob Tamblyn and John Noble 8-1 to take the Men’s ‘A’ championship. The ‘A’ consolation went to Nathan Duh and Greg Vivian with an 8-3 win over Larry Shurrie and Kurt Eickmeier. The Men’s ‘B’ champions are Todd Chisholm and Paul Menary after posting an 8-4 victory over Nathan Walsh and Alistair Sylvester.
The Ladies ‘A’ doubles champions are Krista Plociennik and Claire Scott who defeated Deb Murphy and Annette Garneau 8-3 in the final. Gail Shelton and Nancy Chung won the Ladies ‘A’ consolation final 8-2 over Nikki Bowman and Donna Feore.
Many thanks to Greg Misener of NUDGE NUDGE, HERE’S THE FUDGE who provided prizes for all winners and finalists.

picture (from L to R) Mike Rheaume (men’s ‘A’ singles finalist); Nathan Duh (men’s ‘A’ singles champion) ; Claire Scott (ladies ‘A’ singles finalist) ; Krista Plociennik (ladies ‘A’ singles champion)

The second leg of the Royal LePage Hiller Realty junior Grand Slam was held at the Stratford Tennis Club this past weekend. The French Open drew approximately 40 boys and girls into the competition.
The Girls Under 18 champion is Claire Scott who downed Anna Feore 8-0 in the well played final. The consolation title went to Vienna Wilson with an 8-2 victory over Gen Ramadani. Marley Hiller took the Girls Under 14 final 8-0 over Emma Drake. In the consolation, Caitriona Buckley took the win with an 8-2 victory over Nicolle Crowley.
The Boys Under 18 final was a rematch of the previous Australian Open finalists and once again John Fischer downed Travis Hiller. Fischer won the final 8-7 (8-6 in the tie-breaker). Andrew Hancock downed Steven Schwartzentruber 8-6 in the consolation final. The Boys Under 14 final was also a rematch of Australian Open. This time Luke Fischer avenged his Aussie Open loss by defeating Jared Nash 8-3 to take first place. The consolation champion is Tim Clay after he scored an 8-3 win over James Wilson.
Sunday’s doubles saw Marley Hiller and Caitriona Buckley take the Girls Under 14 championship 6-2 6-2 over Tali Calder and Alexandra Sylvester. The Boys Under 14 doubles title went to Aidan Buckley and Luke Fischer in a comeback 2-6 7-5 6-4 win over Grant McPherson and Jared Nash. James Wilson and Leam Hughes teamed to take the consolation 8-4 over Bradley Kraemer and Collin Rose. The Boys Under 18 final also saw a comeback victory as John Fischer and Andrew Hancock dropped the first set 7-6 (7-5 in the tie-breaker) to Tyler Kocher and Cam Oliver before rebounding to take the next two sets 6-1 7-5.
The Stratford Tennis Club’s next Royal LePage Hiller Realty event will be the Wimbledon tournament, to be held July 17 – 18.

(picture : Girls French Open singles winners and finalist. L to R – Marley Hiller Girls Under 14 champion, Emma Drake Girls Under 14 finalist, Claire Scott Girls Under 18 champion, Anna Feore Girls Under 18 finalist)

The Stratford Tennis League completed week 5 play on Tuesday night. In the early game DONKERS AGRI downed NOBLE EXTREME 9 sets to 3. The late game had KPMG score an 8 -4 win over IVY’S BOUTIQUE.
The DONKERS AGRI – NOBLE EXTREME match up saw the men give DONKERS the lead as in the #1 doubles Richard Bast and Bill White defeated Larry Shurrie and Greg Vivian 6-4 6-0; then Brent Hiller and Pat McCarroll dominated Paul Menary and Mike Furlong 6-2 6-1 in the #2 doubles. NOBLE EXTREME rebounded in the ladies doubles. In the #1 ladies Lori McCabe and Deb Murphy of NOBLE lost the first set 6-1 before rebounding to take the second set 7-6 (7-4 in the tie breaker) over Linda Doig and Maria Donkers. NOBLE’s ladies #2 doubles team of Marilyn Leasa and Cathy Mowbray defeated Gail Shelton and Sandra Darby 7-6 (7-5 in the tie breaker) 6-3. DONKERS AGRI clinched the match by sweeping all four mixed sets. In the #1 match up Doig and Bast beat McCabe and Shurrie 6-1; Donkers and White took the # 2 slot 6-3 over Murphy and Vivian; Shelton and Hiller downed Leasa and Menary 6-3 in the #3 match; Darby and McCarroll completed the sweep with a 6-3 victory over Mowbray and Furlong.
KPMG got their match with IVY’S BOUTIQUE off to a good start when they took the #1 mens doubles 6-0 6-4 as Max Besworth and Shannon Dyke topped Bob Tamblyn and Mike Rheaume. The number #2 mens doubles split their sets as Jack Watson and Pat McCarroll of KPMG took the first set 6-2 before falling to Stephen Fischer and Andy McGorman 6-2 in the second set. KPMG’s #1 ladies doubles team of Krista Plociennik and Johanna Billings took their match 6-1 6-3 over Heather Henke and Ginny Smith. IVY’S BOUTIQUE’s Lise Couture and Annette Garneau had their teams best result of the night by winning their match 6-3 6-3 over Donna Feore and Stacey Wilson. The #1 mixed match went to KPMG’s Plociennik and Besworth 6-3 over Henke and Tamblyn. The #2 mixed saw KPMG’s Billings and Dyke edge Smith and Rheaume 6-4. IVY’s #3 mixed team of Couture and Fischer won 6-1 over Feore and Watson. The #4 mixed went to KPMG when Wilson and McCarroll downed Garneau and McGorman 6-2.
After 5 weeks of play IVY’S BOUTIQUE maintains its hold on first place with DONKERS AGRI moving into second just ahead of KPMG, with NOBLE EXTREME falling into fourth place. Next week’s match ups see IVY’S BOUTIQUE and DONKERS AGRI play in the early game and NOBLE EXTREME face KPMG in the late game.

Week 4 of the Stratford Tennis League was held this week and proved just how even the teams are in the competition.
The early game saw DONKERS AGRI and KPMG split the 12 sets and ended in an 6-6 tie. The Ladies #1 doubles was spit with DONKERS AGRI’S Linda Doig and Maria Donkers taking the first set 6-0 but KPMG’S Johanna Billings and Nikki Bowman took the second set 6-1. Gail Shelton and Sandra Darby of DONKERS AGRI swept the Ladies #2 doubles 6-1 6-2 over Donna Feore and Stacey Wilson. The Men’s #1 doubles was an even match as Richard Bast and Bill White gave DONKERS AGRI the first set 6-2 while Chris Parson and Shannon Dyke rebounded to take the second set for KPMG 6-4. KPMG took both Men’s #2 doubles as Jack Watson and Todd Chisholm dominated Pat McCarroll and Sing Chung 6-1 6-2.
The Mixed doubles sets saw DONKERS AGRI take the #1 match up 6-2 as Doig and Bast beat Billings and Parson. KPMG took the #2 match 7-6 (7-4 in the tie-breaker) as Bowman and Dyke outlasted Donkers and White. Gail Shelton continued her dominating evening as she and Pat McCarroll scored a 6-1 win for DONKERS AGRI over Donna Feore and Jack Watson. KPMG was able to take the #4 Mixed to even the match as Nancy Chung and Todd Chisholm edged Sandra Darby and Sing Chung 6-4.
The late game also saw a tie in sets won. NOBLE EXTREME and IVY’S BOUTIQUE finished in a 6-6 draw. Heather Henke and Lise Couture gave IVY’S BOUTIQUE an early lead with a 6-0 6-2 win over Lori McCabe and Deb Murphy in the Ladies # 1 doubles. NOBLE EXTREME responded by taking the Ladies # 2 doubles 7-5 6-3 as Cathy Mowbray and Edda Lang beat Annette Garneau and Ivy Chung. The Men’s # 1 doubles went to IVY’S BOUTIQUE with Bob Tamblyn and Mike Rheaume crushing Nathan Duh and Greg Vivian 6-1 6-1. The Men’s # 2 doubles went to NOBLE EXTREME as Paul Menary and Paul Barclay scored 6-2 6-4 win over Jack Watson and Frank Lang.
In the Mixed doubles IVY’S BOUTIQUE’s Henke and Tamblyn took the first point by downing McCabe and Duh 6-3. NOBLE EXTREME evened the points by taking the #2 Mixed match up as Murphy and Vivian won 6-2 over Couture and Rheaume. The #3 match went to IVY”S BOUTIQUE with Garneau and Watson scored a 6-1 victory over Mowbray and Menary. When NOBLE EXTREME’S Lang and Barclay defeated Chung and Lang in Mixed double #4 the night of ties was completed.
After 4 weeks IVY’S BOUTIQUE remains alone in first place, while DONKERS AGRI, KPMG , and NOBLE EXTREME are all tied for second spot. Play continues next week with DONKERS AGRI facing NOBLE EXTREME in the early game and IVY’S BOUTIQUE and KPMG squaring off in the late game.

The Stratford Tennis Club hosted the first leg in the Royal LePage Hiller Realty Junior Grand Slam this weekend. Over 40 junior members participated in the event. Boys and Girls singles were played on Saturday and doubles was on Sunday.
The Girls Under 18 final saw Krista Plociennik edge Claire Scott 8-7 (7-3 in the tie-breaker). Anna Feore took the consolation title with an 8-4 victory over Vienna Wilson. The Girls Under 14 champion is Marley Hiller who downed Vanessa Kramer 8-6 in the title match. In the consolation final Caitriona Buckley scored an 8-1 win over Alexandra Sylvester.
The Boys Under 18 event saw youngster John Fischer , playing up two age groups, score an impressive 8-6 win over Travis Hiller to take the title. Steven Schwartzentruber defeated David O’Conner 8-4 in the consolation final. The Boys Under 14 event was won by Jared Nash with an 8-2 victory over Luke Fischer. The consolation winner was Evan Moorehead who downed Tim Clay 8-6 in the final.
The Sunday doubles events had Marley Hiller and Emma Drake defeat Caitriona Buckley and Vanessa Kramer 8-5 to take the Girls title. Tali Calder and Alexandra Sylvester were the consolation champions. Travis Hiller and Josh Johnson won the Boys Under 16 doubles event edging John Fischer and Andrew Hancock 8-7 (7-5 in the tie-breaker). Craig Rice and Tyler Kocher held off Tom Feore and Cam Oliver 8-6 to win the consolation. The Boys Under 12 doubles was won by Will Thibeault and Evan Mooorehead 8-4 over Luke Fischer and Michael Vanderwiel. Ben Merkel and Lukas J. Kaufman won the consolation title.
The next leg of the Royal LePage Hiller Realty Grand Slam will be the French Open which will be played the weekend of June 19-20.