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After being rained out in the first weekend of May, the Winter Doubles Tournament was finally concluded in the sizzling heat on June 1st. Play started at 2 p.m. in the hot sun with semifinals and the last finals match finished under the lights in much cooler temperatures at 9:30 p.m.
Men's 4.5 finished first on court 4 in front of an appreciative crowd with Jim Landry and Greg Lane defeating Brian Kuritsubo and Jesse Gonzalez 6-4, 6-2. The 4.5+ women were exciting to watch on court 5 with Leslie O'Keefe and Pashi Vakiva defeating Mary Green and Tammy Chan 7-6, 6-3.
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Men's 4.5 Finalists - From Left: Jim Landry, Greg Lane, Jesse Gonzalez, Brian Kurubitsu
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Women's 5.0 Finalists - From Left: Tammy Chan, Mary Green, Pashi Vakiva, Leslie O'Keefe
Men's 4.0 Finalists - From Left: Craig Walker, Joe Grillo, Gary Harris, Todd Mollenhauer
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The 4.0 men fought a tough battle with Joe Grillo and Craig Walker defeating Gary Harris and Todd Mollenhauer 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. 4.0 women were not able to start their match until almost 7:30 because of a long 3-set semifinal match. When they did it was another long 3-setter with Randy Chen-Tse and Laurie Brunkow edging out Aurelia Palciauskas and Maria Yum 6-0, 4-6, 7-5. At the end of the 3rd set the lights went off and play had to be delayed a few minutes until they came back on. Only a few spectators were left to watch the conclusions of this nail-biting match until 9:30 p.m.
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The 3.5 men and women had lots of viewers on courts 1&3 (if only we had bleachers there!). Hilda Bernardi and Yumi Suzuki had a slow start, but gained momentum to best Louise Joss-Moore and Daryl Dunn 0-6, 6-1, 6-4. On court 1 the young team of Tony Kim and Debashis Panda proved too much for David Cobo and Nat Bitton and they retired in the 3rd set after a 6-3, 3-6 start. |
Women's 3.5 Finalists - From Left: Hilda Bernardi, Yumi Suzuki, Louis Joss, Daryl Dunn
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Women's 4.0 Finalists - From Left: Randy Chen-Tse, Laurie Brunkow, Aurelia Palciauskas, Maria Yum |
The 3.0 women finished off their play with Lynda Fong and Helen Cavin defeating Jean DeVinney and Jeanne Ballard, 6-1, 6-3. Thanks to the following people for helping to make the Winter Doubles League such a sucess: Judy Stillman, Shari Huber, Kent Lindeman, Jennifer Scriabine, Mike Jetland, Bill Clayton, Al Johns, Diane Fernandez and everyone else who contributed time to make this season such a sucess.
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