To start off...you have to give credit to the folks at the Tennis Club of St. Croix for hosting a great event. Big kudos to Joanie, Karen, Ken, Cece, and Liz dem for contributing so much to this tournament. Tonight was another night of fun and some great tennis...mens and womens singles and some mixed. First off...Christian Nelthropp played UNBELIEVABLE tennis tonight. I mean...the guy barely had to do anything...wait...oh...he didn't do anything...never mind. Unfortunately, Greg James had to default his match due to illness...so Christian advances and we wish Greg a speedy recovery. He was probably tired from stealing so many of Stevie's shots from the night before. :) Tonight was an awesome display of tennis from the Motta-vator who took out Club pro Robert Nuscher in straight sets 6-1, 6-2. Kevin was literally on FIYAH...hitting consistent throughout the match with drives, topspin, crosscourts and speedy retrievals. There was even a TWEENER tonight! It was so good we kept replaying the shot on TIVO! The croud erupted and Robert smiled afterwards...nice! Robert served well but Kevin was just too tough on the groundies tonight. Everyone agreed, that this was a real gentlemans match tonight with a lot of respect on the court and great sportsmanship. Well played. Unfortunately, the same can not be said for the next mens match up between Robby Stamper and Caleb Phelps. Caleb sliced and diced Robby tonight all over the place causing a complete breakdown by Robby whose tantrums really got the best of him. Okay...okay...okay...I was joking. Seriously, does anyone ever think Robby would throw a tantrum? Maybe Eli but not Robby....they had fun but Caleb takes the match 6-3, 6-1 advancing to Sundays final. Women battled it out tonight as well. #2 seed Deb Schreiber took out Kye Walker by a score of 6-4, 6-2. Deb was pretty focused as she had her eye on the wine all night. First off the court and last one to leave. Gotta love Deb! Ha! Kim De'Eramo outlasted a great run by Sarah Stamper by a score of 6-2, 6-1. Sarah continues to improve and but Kim's experience had her beat...way to go Kim & Sarah! Speaking of going the distance...Barb Robbins, who is obviously trying to set a Club record for most time spent on the courts, outlasted Julie Meillur in a THREE HOUR match by a score of 6-2, 6-7, 7-6...unbelievable. Julie had a great tournament in singles and great to see her participating. Barb was just unreal in her ability to outlast everyone in this tournament. She is approaching ten hours on the court so far. Congratulate her when you see her...just don't ask her how the match went...her explanation will last as long as her court time. All kidding aside...Barbara reclaims the "Iron Woman" title by a long shot with tonights win. Mixed madness was in force with the Kupfers dem taking on Lisa Mahepath and Earl Powell. They tried but team Kupfer drops the match by a score to the winners of 6-4, 6-2. Make sure and visit the Club tomorrow. Matches begin at 8am with singles, mixed matches at 9 and 4pm. This weekend will definitely be the place to be and be seen on STX! Tonight brought out a Who's Who of St. Croix. Dick and Barbara Jocelyn have been supporting the tournament with their smiles and cheers, newcomers Bill and Juana (fabulous!), Kathy Bennett, and St. Croix socialite Nicole Canegata (who was spotted cozying up to the other socialite....you know who), and Flavia Logie and Carlos Rojas continuing to keep us entertained. Bring your friends, take advantage of the great weather and drink specials and have a great time ;)
More drink specials and the grill will be fired up this weekend...so...SEE YOU THERE!
Hey Michael & others, just made a correction to Kim & Sarah's scores. Kim had her beat 6-2, 6-1. There were some good plays but experience prevails, way to go Kim!
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