Wednesday results are here!

Thank you ALL so much for not washing your cars and for not ordering water for cisterns.  We had a completely rain free night tonight for a welcome change!  Thank you rain Gods!

All eight scheduled matches were completed without a hitch and with little or no drama, if you can believe it!  First up...Natalie Nelson vs. Kimberly D'Eramo.  The spectators agreed that it was nice to see Kim back on the court but then realized, we say that every Heineken Open.  She then disappears until the next year.  Kim...thats it!  You will return to the game!  Long points with great retrievals on shots by both players, Natalie wore down Kim with consistently getting one more ball back into play.  Natalie advances with a 6-3, 6-2 win. 

Top seeded Juli Mielleur proved too strong today for Pam Morris.  We love the fact that Pam is taking part in these events!  Juli wins 6-1, 6-0.

Crowd was excited to see last years favorite Oompa Loompa (Alec Kuipers) return to face Carl Beckstedt.  Fresh off last nights big hitting match with Lisle Brathwaite, Carl was surprised to see another big hitter in a small package.  Trading shots back and forth, Alec powers his way into the next round...even closing out the match with an overhead smash!  Alec downs Carl, 6-3, 6-2.  Nice job Alec!

Women's A singles started tonight with Trudy Fenster taking on LaToya Elizee.  A GREAT first set showed both women hitting big, coming in, moving the ball around...LaToya showed she is as fast as ever in her return to tournament tennis.  She takes the first set 6-2,  Tide turns when Trudy, smelled a slight hint of blood in the air and took advantage of an noticeably different game from LaToya and takes the next set 6-0.  Third set, with some long loopy balls here and there, wearing down LaToya, Trudy wins the final set 6-1 and moves on to meet her next opponent, Flavia Logie in the next round.  LaToya was a real trooper who continued to play with a sour stomach condition, but did so in good sport and  was ever smiling. 

 BIG mens A doubles played out tonight with Coach Kevin and student Julian Depersio taking on Coach Greg and student Sunil Mahepath.  This was a great move by both coaches in playing with their students.  Let me tell you...their coaching was apparent as both boys traded great groundies.  Julian and Kevin proved too strong and were were ahead 6-1, 5-0, 40-15...when they approached the net at match point and graciously retired.  Julian will be leaving island on Friday and not able to compete.  Retiring at match point allowed their opponents the chance to advance to another round which was a total class act by Coach Kevin.  Julian...hats off to you.  You came off the court all smiles in your accomplishments.  Way to go!

 

Fresh off his big win last night, Kris Elien and Dr. Kurt Buska took on the spirited team of Carlos "Away!" Rosas and Shane Dalton.  Kris and Kurt take the match 6-3, 7-5.  Shane and Carlos were making a run for it in the final set, but guess who was in the field yelling at Kris again to step it up.  lol  Congrats to Kris and Dr. Buska!

Larry Kupfer and Monty Mrotz took on Team Galiber (Marcel and son, Javier) in another mens match.  Sometimes staring off a junior on the other side of the net can get on your nerves (in more ways than one believe me)...but Larry and Monty overcame some shady serving with some nice groundies and placements on the G team and take the match 6-4, 6-1.  Point of the match:  Larry throws up a defensive lob right at young G.  Daddy G screams from the other end of the court, "I got it!  I got it!"  Young G screams "NO!" and puts away the smash.  What a great way to scream NO at your dad and not get into trouble for it!

Late match with Alex Elizee and Kemit Lewis taking on Junior Bannis and Jerry Adames.  A very entertaining match ensued to close out the evening.  Well fought out first set, showed Alex and Kemit returning well and running down balls left and right.  But Junior and Jerry come back with a vengeance take the next set 6-3 and continue their run in the third set, 6-1.  Great come from behind win.  Great movement by Junior and big hitting by Jerry takes them down!

 A nice evening out on the field, on top of the deck and in the bar, everyone had another great time at the Club.  See you all tomorrow.  Remember, tomorrow will be a crowded night as the Club hosts a member/guest dinner.  Get there early for parking and viewing for some exciting upcoming matches!