Add the 4.5 Men to the the Binghamton Eastern Champions.  By winning 3 of the four matches they played, the Binghamton team won the sectional championships August 12.  It was clinched in the last match of the day.  By posting wins by Jerome Kilmer and Parker Gennett at singles and by Scott Smith/Lucus Coene and Jordan Smith/William Stickney at doubles, the team ended in first place as Southern, the only team that beat them lost 3-2 to Long Island. Congratulations guys!

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3.0 Men:  Team Krebbeks advanced.

3.0 Women:  Team Burns/Walsh advanced.

4.5 Men:  Team Binghamton/Asher advanced.

3.5 Masters Men:  Team Murphy advanced.

The 4.5 men play August 10-12.  The 3.0 men and women play August 17-19.  The 3.5 Masters Men play September 14-16.   Good luck teams.

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The Bojak 2.5 Women’s team led the way for Binghamton to take 6 of 10 divisions at the USTA District 13 Championships Saturday at Binghamton University.  The rain from the previous night was handled by the BTC crew led by Mike Starke, Reeta Hayes and the 3.5 Women’s team that was scheduled to play the first match using the equipment Binghamton University had come around and provided.  Then the weather turned beautiful and by the afternoon sunshine was too abundant. 

The four divisions where Binghamton teams did not advance all had matches with 3rd set tiebreakers that could have changed the outcome of the match.  Binghamton league tennis is very strong and provides great local competition which produces teams that hold their own against other teams.  To follow up on Mike Starke’s memories of other years, we no longer have local leagues that are easily won by teams that get trounced by Syracuse and Ithaca.  Here are the results for the day:

2.5 Adult Women:  Binghamton Team Bojdak advanced.

3.0 Adult Women :  Binghamton Team Burns/Walsh advanced.

3.5 Adult Women :  Syracuse Team Rein advanced.

4.0 Adult Women :  Binghamton Team Price/Vail advanced.

3.0 Adult Men :  Binghamton Team Krebbeks advanced.

3.5 Adult Men :  Binghamton Team Wright advanced.

4.0 Adult Men :  Syracuse Team Shonninger advanced.

3.0 Masters Women:  Syracuse Team Radoff advanced.

3.5 Masters Women:  Syracuse Team Mannix advanced.

4.5 Men:  Binghamton Team Asher advanced directly to Regionals by playing in Syracuse league.

 

 

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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. 

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On Monday, May 14  a group of us were treated to a very special evening with Dennis Ralston. Dennis, a former top world pro, holder of several Grand Slam doubles titles, Davis Cup Captain, Davis Cup Coach & College coach and Coach of the Year at SMU, was on hand to give us his insights into the modern game as well as recall tales of the good ol’ days.

Dennis started by drilling 3 nationally ranked juniors, showing us what he felt important to develop and train juniors. He then conducted a clinic for adults and juniors, which was followed by a junior exhibition involving Alex Tsai of Binghamton, Ian & Alex Van Cott of Unadilla, and Steve, a visiting nationally ranked junior form Texas.

The event was informative and enjoyable, and we thank Dennis for making an appearance here in Binghamton.

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