Binghamton’s Senior (Masters) Mixed Doubles 6.0 tennis team hit their way to victory by winning all three of their three matches at the USTA Eastern sectional championships held at Binghamton University over the July 14-15 weekend.  Made up of senior players over 50, the team was captained by Alison Cosham Winchell of Windsor. They defeated the Pickett and the Koloski teams from USTA’s northern district and the Pastore/Eidenier team from Binghamton. Pictured after their wins are, from left: Michael Greenberg and Mini Daub (”Mickey and Mini”), Alan Winchell and Alison Cosham, Genet Meers, Marilyn Stine and John Normile. Missing from the photo are Leo O’Connor, Sr., and Brian (Bing) Rauber. The team will go on to compete in the National Eastern Mixed Doubles Championships scheduled for November in Orlando, Florida.

Binghamton had two other teams competing at the sectional championships.  Tim Saunders’ 7.0 team placed third, just out of the prizes in the division won by a team from the Southern region. The third team from Binghamton was Dick Pastore and John Eidener’s 6.0 team, a wildcard entry in the 6.0 division.  Binghamton was not represented in the 8.0 division which was also won by a team from Southern.

Congratulations to Alison and her team.