VOLUME 1 NO. 5
A publication of CSA
Dave Ferrence, Pat Leichman, Bob Wood
Wood and Ferrence Capture Wynn Sorkin Title
Bob
Wood and Dave Ferrence won the 13th
Annual Wynn Sorkin Memorial Tennis Tournament (see pictures to the
left). The finalists were Howard Ellison and Pat Leichman,
the first
woman to play in a draw with men in this tournament.
The 13th Annual Wynn Sorkin Memorial Tennis Tournament was held on Tuesday, June 19, 2007.
According to Sorkin's son-in-law and long time Albany Tennis Club member, Steve Steinhardt, Sorkin "had always wanted to create a low-key, fun-filled tournament that was geared to senior players, and would not have a 'one loss and out' format."
The tournament honors Wynn Sorkin, a long term member and former vice president of the Albany Tennis Club. Wynn was also a well known Masters athlete in track and field, competing at the Empire State Games in the shot put, discus, hammer and javelin.
The 13th Annual Wynn Sorkin Memorial Tennis Tournament was held on Tuesday, June 19, 2007.
According to Sorkin's son-in-law and long time Albany Tennis Club member, Steve Steinhardt, Sorkin "had always wanted to create a low-key, fun-filled tournament that was geared to senior players, and would not have a 'one loss and out' format."
The tournament honors Wynn Sorkin, a long term member and former vice president of the Albany Tennis Club. Wynn was also a well known Masters athlete in track and field, competing at the Empire State Games in the shot put, discus, hammer and javelin.
Briscoe and Hutson Win Senior
Games
Re area tennis player wins
gold for 2nd time
at the 2007 Empire State Senior Games held June 5-10
in Cortland NY held at the
Cortland State Univ campus
on hard courts in Men's 55 singles
Tennis players from throughout
the state compete in a single
elimination tournament at the Empire State
Senior Games with the winners
eligible to move onto the
Huntsman World Senior Games held Oct 8-20th
2007 at St. George, Utah US.
MIXED DOUBLES AT ALBANY TENNIS CLUB
Albany Tennis Club is sponsoring a series
of Sunday doubles events on the red clay courts of Ridgefield Park on
Partridge Street in Albany.
This Sunday will be mixed doubles. By using a series of backdraws, the event accommodates all levels of play. ATC will attempt to find partners for all those that need them
To sign up, go to their events page and register on line, or click on the event schedule link on their playtennisalbany.com web site, or email atc@csatennis.com or call 459-6212.
They are currently accepting entries in both the mixed doubles on July 8th and the Men's and women's doubles on July 15th.
All events run from 1 to 4 pm. The entry fee for each is $12 per person. A prize will be awarded to the winning team.
The Schenectady Women's Tennis Association will be running Women's Doubles Round Robin to benefit the Shriner's Hospital for Children. The event is open to all levels of play.
It will be held at Central Park in Schenectady on July 10th at 9am with a rain date of July 11 at 11:30am.
The suggested donation is $10 per participant. SWTA also asks that you bring a snack or dessert for the after-tennis reception. There will be prizes given to particpants.
For more information, call Jan Zebrowski at 355-0975 or Laurie Roche at 280-1566.
Albany Tennis Club is running a 60's and over singles, doubles and mixed doubles tournament at Ridgefield Park on Partridge Street in Albany on July 20-22 called the ATC Senior Challenge.
It is open to all USTA memgers who are 60 or will be 60 by the end of the year.
To sign up, go to the ATC Senior Challenge website, or go to www.playtennisalbany.com and click on the Event Schedule and select the event of your choice from there.
Any questions can be forwarded to atc@csatennis.com or by calling 459-6212.
If your club or organization is running any events or tennis programs, please send them to us at csa@csatennis.com and we will put them in our newsletter. Also, feel free to send pictures and we will try to include them in the story.
We are also happy to publish a report on your event after it happens. Any questions, call 459-6212.
This Sunday will be mixed doubles. By using a series of backdraws, the event accommodates all levels of play. ATC will attempt to find partners for all those that need them
To sign up, go to their events page and register on line, or click on the event schedule link on their playtennisalbany.com web site, or email atc@csatennis.com or call 459-6212.
They are currently accepting entries in both the mixed doubles on July 8th and the Men's and women's doubles on July 15th.
All events run from 1 to 4 pm. The entry fee for each is $12 per person. A prize will be awarded to the winning team.
Let's Serve with
Love!
The Schenectady Women's Tennis Association will be running Women's Doubles Round Robin to benefit the Shriner's Hospital for Children. The event is open to all levels of play.
It will be held at Central Park in Schenectady on July 10th at 9am with a rain date of July 11 at 11:30am.
The suggested donation is $10 per participant. SWTA also asks that you bring a snack or dessert for the after-tennis reception. There will be prizes given to particpants.
For more information, call Jan Zebrowski at 355-0975 or Laurie Roche at 280-1566.
60'S
AND OVER USTA TOURNAMENT
Albany Tennis Club is running a 60's and over singles, doubles and mixed doubles tournament at Ridgefield Park on Partridge Street in Albany on July 20-22 called the ATC Senior Challenge.
It is open to all USTA memgers who are 60 or will be 60 by the end of the year.
To sign up, go to the ATC Senior Challenge website, or go to www.playtennisalbany.com and click on the Event Schedule and select the event of your choice from there.
Any questions can be forwarded to atc@csatennis.com or by calling 459-6212.
SEND YOUR EVENTS TO US
If your club or organization is running any events or tennis programs, please send them to us at csa@csatennis.com and we will put them in our newsletter. Also, feel free to send pictures and we will try to include them in the story.
We are also happy to publish a report on your event after it happens. Any questions, call 459-6212.
Al Hutson was the gold medalist
in the men's 55's singles, winning the event for a
second time without dropping a set...he last won the same event
in
2005...this was the 25th annual senior games. The final matrch was won
7-6, 6-3..
Hutson also teamed
with Peter Briscoe of Niskayuna...and they took home
the silver in mens doubles 55's
losing
7-5, 6-4 in that final..
PETE SAMPRAS TO APPEAR IN SCHENECTADY
Pete Sampras will celebrate his return to
tennis by playing for The Newport Beach Breakers who will be playing
the NY Buzz at Central Park in Schenectady on July 18th. The full
schedule of all NY Buzz events can be found at the www.nybuzzwtt.com.
HACKETT LEADS WOMEN'S LADDER
Beverly Hackett is currently leading the CSA Women's Tennis Ladder with a perfect record so far this summer.
The ladder, which has over 20 local players playing, will culminate with a season ending championship with a full membership at Capital Region as the prize.
All matches are reported on line, and as soon as they are reported, the rankings change to reflect it.
You can sign up for the ladder for $5, by going to www.csatennis.com and after entering the site, clicking on the link on the right that says CSA Tennis Women's Ladder or by going directly to the CSA Women's Ladder site.
For more information call 459-6212 or email bob@csatennis.com.
Former Section II singles champion and member of the Binghamton Varsity tennis squad, Erica Rosenblum, will be heading up the new junior program at Albany Tennis Club in Albany.
Rosenblum's staff will include summer clinics for Pee Wee's (8 and under), adolescent beginners, intermediates, Varsity level players, and a pre-varsity program to prepare players to compete at the varsity level.
In addition there will be weekly round robins, rallyball, and a series of Sunday events including Doubles Scrambles, a wooden racquet tournament, a high low doubles round robin and a team competition pitting players against each other based on their county of residence.
All events and clinics are covered by an annual $35 membership, but participants can also pay per event or per clinic.
Assisting Rosenblum in running the program are Bethlehem High School singles star, Mike Amico and Quinnipiac Women's Varsity player, Shawna Sarson.
For more information, call 459-6212, or email ertennis@yahoo.com.
Applicants can also sign up on line by going to the events schedule for events and clinic schedule for clinics by clicking the appropriate link on the www.playtennisalbany.com web site.
Be sure to check out our new web site and local tennis portal at www.csatennis.com for a complete listing of local tennis information and resources!
HACKETT LEADS WOMEN'S LADDER
Beverly Hackett is currently leading the CSA Women's Tennis Ladder with a perfect record so far this summer.
The ladder, which has over 20 local players playing, will culminate with a season ending championship with a full membership at Capital Region as the prize.
All matches are reported on line, and as soon as they are reported, the rankings change to reflect it.
You can sign up for the ladder for $5, by going to www.csatennis.com and after entering the site, clicking on the link on the right that says CSA Tennis Women's Ladder or by going directly to the CSA Women's Ladder site.
For more information call 459-6212 or email bob@csatennis.com.
NEW JUNIOR TENNIS
SERIES AT ALBANY TENNIS CLUB
Former Section II singles champion and member of the Binghamton Varsity tennis squad, Erica Rosenblum, will be heading up the new junior program at Albany Tennis Club in Albany.
Rosenblum's staff will include summer clinics for Pee Wee's (8 and under), adolescent beginners, intermediates, Varsity level players, and a pre-varsity program to prepare players to compete at the varsity level.
In addition there will be weekly round robins, rallyball, and a series of Sunday events including Doubles Scrambles, a wooden racquet tournament, a high low doubles round robin and a team competition pitting players against each other based on their county of residence.
All events and clinics are covered by an annual $35 membership, but participants can also pay per event or per clinic.
Assisting Rosenblum in running the program are Bethlehem High School singles star, Mike Amico and Quinnipiac Women's Varsity player, Shawna Sarson.
For more information, call 459-6212, or email ertennis@yahoo.com.
Applicants can also sign up on line by going to the events schedule for events and clinic schedule for clinics by clicking the appropriate link on the www.playtennisalbany.com web site.
VISIT
OUR NEW WEB SITE
Be sure to check out our new web site and local tennis portal at www.csatennis.com for a complete listing of local tennis information and resources!