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 2008 Men’s and Women’s Winter Doubles Leagues 
Sponsored by the Walnut Creek Racquet Club (WCRC), the 2008 Men's and Women's Doubles Leagues will be held December 31st - April 13th. Entering its eighth year, the leagues have been one of the true success stories in NorCal tennis, starting with 48 players in 1998 and growing to include several hundred participants in 2007.

We will continue to offer on-line scoring and real-time updated standings for all ten (10) divisions. Don't forget that the league registration fee includes 12 regular season doubles matches, a league gift and an end of the season tournament.
 Contacts 
LEAGUE COMMISSIONER

Shari Gonzalez
925-691-9196
 Dates 
December 31st, 2008 – April 13th, 2008
 Entry Fees 
WCRC Members
On-Line Registration: $15 ($30 per team)
Mail-In Registration: $20 ($40 per team)

Non WCRC Members
On-Line Registration: $25 ($50 per team)
Mail-In Registration: $30 ($60 per team)
 Format 
Men’s Doubles/Women’s Doubles
12-week regular season
(players grouped by NTRP level)
 NTRP Levels 
Men’s: 3.0 - 5.0/5.5; Women's 2.5 - 4.5/5.0
 Scheduling 
Twelve (12) matches are provided for each team to complete during the 12-week season. Schedules will be posted on the Walnut Creek Racquet Club website during the last week of December an informational email will be sent to all players. Players are responsible for scheduling their own matches at any site that is mutually agreeable between opponents.
 Match Format 
Best two-out-of-three set format, 12-point tiebreaker (regular scoring). No SUPERTIEBREAKERS! Both teams responsible for bringing balls to match; winning team gets unopened can. Matches should be played according to the "Rules of Tennis.".
 Tournament 
End of season tournament with draw determined by the league standings to be held over the weekend of April 18-20th. To qualify for the tournament, teams must have completed and reported at least 6 matches during the regular league season. Depending on the number of entrants tournament play may include Friday night play. In addition, draws with large numbers of players may be required to play matches prior to the tournament weekend. Seeding for the tournament will be based on regular season standings. The more matches you and your partner play, the higher your ranking will be.

 2007 Winter Doubles League Champions 
Division
Winners
Women's 3.0 Donna Himenez & Barbara Britto-Tang
Women's 3.5 Linda Richardi & Carla Kirk
Women's 4.0 Heidi Belton & Shari Gonzalez
Women's 4.5-5.0 Kirsten Riker & Marianne Dundon
   
Men's 3.0 Max Sylver & Stan Orlik
Men's 3.5 Jay Pineda & Jonathan Fernandez
Men's 4.0 Harry Dalsey & Debashis Panda
Men's 4.5 Mike Willis & Carlos Manuel

 2006 Winter Doubles League Champions 
Division
Winners
Women's 3.0 Nidhi Batnagar & Chris Kline
Women's 3.5 Nancy Deschane & Kathy Williams
Women's 4.0 Lana Kaiser & Kim Wirtz
Women's 4.5-5.0 Chris Pearlstein & Mary Claire Simpson
   
Men's 3.0 Max Sylver & Dean Frakes
Men's 3.5 Bill Ogden & Larry Fredericks
Men's 4.0 Ephram Untal & Jerry Garcia
Men's 4.5 Jesse Gonzalez & Gary Harris

 2005 Winter Doubles League Champions 
Division
Winners
Women's 3.0 Buffy Tang & Bev Britton
Women's 3.5 Carmen Duarte & Pauline Ho
Women's 4.0 Dana Greason & Stacy Kreysar
Women's 4.5-5.0 Yumi Suzuki & Susan Sells
   
Men's 3.0 Dave Engle & Justin Snyder
Men's 3.5 Justin Snyder & Mark Chase
Men's 4.0 Dave Wu & James Vu
Men's 4.5 Mike Rizzari & Mario Kattengell

 2004 Winter Doubles League Champions 
Division
Winners
Women's 2.5 Anne Bentley & Lauren Bryant
Women's 3.0 Balbir Louis & Anna Huxley
Women's 3.5 Stacy Kreysar & Terry Rothfield
Women's 4.0 Yumi Suzuki & Janet Gee
Women's 4.5-5.0 Kristen Riker & Lynne Weinshelbaum
   
Men's 3.0 Jeff Raleigh & John Faulkner
Men's 3.5 Venu Mullapudi & Grant Pon
Men's 4.0 Debashis Panda & Tony Kim
Men's 4.5 Benny Lee & Mike Attiyeh

 2003 Winter Doubles League Champions 
Division
Winners
Women's 3.0 Linda Fong & Helen Cavin
Women's 3.5 Yumi Suzuki & Hilda Bernardi
Women's 4.0 Randy Chen-Tse & Laurie Brunkow
Women's 4.5-5.0 Pashi Vakiva & Leslie O'Keefe
   
Men's 3.5 Tony Kim & Debashis Panda
Men's 4.0 Joe Grillo & Craig Walker
Men's 4.5 Jim Landry & Greg Lane

 2002 Winter Doubles League Champions 
Division
Winners
Women's 3.0 Cheryl Fredericks & Helaine Yagor
Women's 3.5 Patti May & Kathleen Chaffee
Women's 4.0 May Wong & Kathy Lee
Women's 4.5-5.0 Kim Lackey & Chris Ramsower-Perlstein
   
Men's 3.5 Steve King & Kurt Nesheim
Men's 4.0 Bret Jones & Alex Shafi
Men's 4.5 Frank Jones & Rich Zavala
Men's 5.0 Peter Lindstrom & Eric Peterson

 2001 Winter Doubles League Champions 
Division
Winners
Women's 3.0 Karen Hirtzel & Lisa Leach
Women's 3.5 Gisela Henrickson & Joan Yao
Women's 4.0 Liz Riddle & Chloe Etienne
Women's 4.5-5.0 Mary Green & Tammy Chan
   
Men's 3.5 Francis Crusit & Ted Karwoski
Men's 4.0 Garry Harris & Jesse Gonzalez
Men's 4.5 Steve Murillo & Mike Armijo
Men's 5.0 Chris Bown & John Soto