Tournaments
April 2010 Mixed Doubles Tournament
Date: April 24th and 25th, 2010
Location: Rengstorff Tennis Courts
Entry Fee: MVTC members: $17; Non-members: $25
Entry Deadline: Noon April 20th (Tuesday) online
Participants: Open to all adults
Tournament Directors: Carrie Bell and Phil Stromer
Food Lead: Safdar Ighanian
Draws are now posted. Click here and click on "Draws".
NorCal has been stubborn not putting the Mixed season in the fall ... short seasons, too much rain!
But, MVTC has decided that Mixed ROCKS! and we're hosting a tournament that is guaranteed to satisfy your craving for Mixed.
No April showers... we promise!
Main and Consolation Brackets - Guaranteed two matches
Saturday: 8 am to 4 pm
Sunday: 9 am to 1+ pm
Breakfast and Lunch provided
Individuals can enter and we'll do our best to get you a partner (please use a fictitious name for partner in the signup form and indicate in comments that you need a partner)
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Three Divisions:
A team cannot play down, unless there is permission from the MVTC TD. If a team won the division last year, they can play in the same division (if the rating is consistent). If a player does not have a current USTA rating, the MVTC TD reserves the right to place the entry in any division (to prevent sand bagging). |
Tournament Summary
MVTC held its April mixed doubles tournament under beautiful sunny skies on the weekend of April 24-25. This year's divisions reflected the recent upward trend in the ratings for many of our members and guests--Division I was for a combined rating of 8.0 and up as in the past, but Division II was for 7.0-7.5, and Division III for 6.5 and below. This alignment of the divisions seemed to work well, as there were very competitive matches at all three levels.
The tournament began on a very somber note, as longtime MVTC member Laura Bloomquist died suddenly just a few days before the event. Laura was entered to play in Division III, and the draw had even been published before we were aware of this very sad occurrence so it had to be redone. A moment of silence for Laura was held before the start of play on Saturday, and the tournament was dedicated to her memory.
A total of 46 players fought it out for the title in the three divisions. Division III was a round robin, and the team of Doug Anderson and Cynthia Newton won both of their matches to take the prize. Runners-up were Hide and Noriko Sugizaki.
In Div. II, Rajiv Khilnani was a last-minute sub for the injured Madan Venugopal, and Rajiv and his partner Jo-Ann Proudian ended up winning the title, earning a very close 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 win over Ronnie Ostrow and Noah Banks in the final. The consolation winners in Div. II were Robert Inocencio and Namita Mehta.
Division I had the largest draw, and some very outstanding teams. Howard Giles and Suzie Hayes-Jochner were the champions after fighting through two extremely tough three-set matches in both the semis and final on Sunday. Leslie Nguyen and Ben Le were the main draw finalists, and Kirby Drumm and Cherisse Thomas were the consolation draw winners.
All in all, there were lots of fierce, competitive matches, but also plenty of fun and laughter, win or lose. Many thanks to club tournament coordinator Kathy Wheeler, food chair Safdar Ighanian, and registration coordinator Roger Okamoto. Carrie Bell and Philip Stromer were the tournament directors.