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Men's Singles / Women's Doubles July 19-20, 2003
July Tournament Report
Patsy Duke

When we saw the names on the draw for the July tournament, we knew it would be a sizzling tournament, but we didn't know even the court surfaces would be too hot to touch! Some fell by the wayside, as defaults and withdrawals were posted in every division, and breaks between games lengthened. So those who achieved victory cherished the moment even more. So what happened? Here's the run down:

The final round for Division 1 Women did not end until after 5 on Sunday afternoon, with Shelli Johnson and Myrna Irigon defeating Mary Green and Nora Hayward (6-3, 6-1) to notch the most points in the round robin. The top seeded teams in Women's Division 2 met, but it was in the Consolation final as Eileen Pendley and Sherleen Ong edged out Susan Runowicz-Smith and Debbie Ryan (6-1, 7-5) The Main Event featured the last-minute team of Jennifer Taylor and Debbie Addicott dispatching the rising stars Ashlee Bailey and Huong Grey (6-1, 6-1).

To the disappointment of the spectators, the Division I Men's final was postponed until Wednesday after Howard Giles and Pete Torres had both exhausted themselves in hard-fought semifinal matches. In that delayed match, Pete emerged triumphant over Howard (6-1, 7-5). Meanwhile, the longest match of the day was the Consolation final won by Suryan Stalin over Todd Ngo (3-6, 6-2, 7-5). In Division II, Al Ovadia fought his way through hotly-contested matches to prevail over Ed Velasco (7-5, 6-2), while the top seeds (again) fell out of contention and into Consolation, where Dean Nguyen took the trophy from Kirby Drumm (2-6, 6-3, 6-1). In Division III the top-seeded Bruce Overby was steamrolled by a talented new member, Paul Anawalt, but went on to win the Consolation prize from Blake Hughes in a highly-competitive 7-5, 7-5 match. Victory in the main round belonged to Gary Cates over second-seeded Jan Nielsen (7-5, 6-1).

Special thanks go to Grier Graham and his 3.5 team who ran the draw party, set up each day, manned the desk, and even carried in extra water as supplies ran out. Food director Lynne Stark, unable to play due to injury, provided essential nourishment and liquids all day to grateful players.

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