STC U.S. Open Bus Trip Tickets Available!
Come join the fun! A few tickets remain for STC's annual bus trip to the US Open on Wednesday, August 28. We will be leaving the Scranton Tennis Club parking lot at approximately 7:30 am and leaving the Open at 7:00 pm, getting back to the STC at around 10 pm. In addition to providing a reserved seat in Arthur Ashe Stadium and an all-courts pass, we will be serving a light breakfast of bagels, donuts, coffee and juice starting at 7 am. There will also be snacks and bottled water for what is usually a fairly hot day. The cost is $120 for STC members, $130 for guests. We will be boarding the bus in the order that tickets were sold, so get your reservation in as soon as possible. Put your check in an envelope and mark it "US Open bus trip" and deposit in the lockbox on the STC porch or mail to PO Box 678, Clarks Summit, PA 18411.
Look forward to seeing you on the trip!
Look forward to seeing you on the trip!
Labor Day Mixed Doubles Blind Draw Registration is open!
FREE FOR ALL STC MEMBERS! Our Labor Day Blind Draw Mixed Doubles tournament is Monday, September 2 starting at 9 am. This is a fun social event, where your partner is chosen at random and you play with him/her for the morning. It's a round robin format, so you get to play at least three times. The top performers in the various groups get to move on to the semifinals. There are prizes for the finalists.
All players are asked to show up at 8:45 am so we can do the draw. If you want to warm up, please arrive earlier than 8:45 am. There is no entry fee for members, $10 for guests. Preliminary matches usually last until 12 noon, with the playoffs lasting another hour.
Sign up today on the bulletin board at the club or contact tennis.scranton@gmail.com.
All players are asked to show up at 8:45 am so we can do the draw. If you want to warm up, please arrive earlier than 8:45 am. There is no entry fee for members, $10 for guests. Preliminary matches usually last until 12 noon, with the playoffs lasting another hour.
Sign up today on the bulletin board at the club or contact tennis.scranton@gmail.com.
STC is 90 Years Strong in 2019!
Cesar Leon, Lauren Koczwara, and Bill Aubrey captured the singles crowns in the Lackawanna County Open tennis tournament held at the Scranton Tennis Club this weekend.
Leon, a teaching pro at the Leeds Academy in the Bronx, NY, defeated Eamon Gibbons, a collegiate player at Hamilton College, 6-1, 6-3 to repeat as the Men's A Singles champion. Koczwara, a regional high school all-star from Abington Heights, knocked off Scranton Prep ace Megan McDonald in a tight contest, winning 6-3, 2-6, (10-2) to take the Women's A Singles title. In Men's B Singles Bill Aubrey defended his title from last year, edging out Johnny Sinclair 3-6, 6-4, (10-6).
Kocwara and Leon were both double winners in the tournament. Koczwara paired up with her teammate Bella Peters to defend their Women's A Doubles title with a 6-0, 6-1 win over McDonald and Kathleen McKenna. Leon and his brother Michael teamed up again to take the Men's A Doubles crown with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Meade and Josh Palmer.
In the semifinals the Leon brothers eliminated John Weiss and Curtis Althouse 6-0.6-1, while the Palmers defeated Steve Lehan and Paul Pugliese 6-4, 6-1.
Joe Vinson and his son Kevin took the Men's B Doubles crown with a 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, (10-6) win over Raj Paul and Vignesh Manickam.
The Best Match of the Tournament
A few folks said I was remiss in not mentioning the most competitive match of the tournament, a first round Men's A Doubles match between the team of Phil Mercurio and James Linder and the team of Dante Terenzio and Jack Lennox. Every set of the match was a tiebreaker, with Mercurio and Linder winning the first set tiebreaker 10-8. Terenzio and Lennox fought off four set points against them to win the second set 9-7, and then won the third set tiebreaker 10-7. There were a lot of great exchanges, and excellent tennis from both teams.
John Weiss and Burt Reese were co-directors of the tournament, with great assistance from Kathleen McKenna, Tim Aikman, John Lucas , and Gary Reigal.
The draws are attached. The next tournament at the club will take place in two weeks, when we have the STC Mixed Doubles Championship and 55 and Over Singles event. These events are for club members only. A sign-up sheet will be posted shortly on the tournament board at the club.
Kocwara and Leon were both double winners in the tournament. Koczwara paired up with her teammate Bella Peters to defend their Women's A Doubles title with a 6-0, 6-1 win over McDonald and Kathleen McKenna. Leon and his brother Michael teamed up again to take the Men's A Doubles crown with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Meade and Josh Palmer.
In the semifinals the Leon brothers eliminated John Weiss and Curtis Althouse 6-0.6-1, while the Palmers defeated Steve Lehan and Paul Pugliese 6-4, 6-1.
Joe Vinson and his son Kevin took the Men's B Doubles crown with a 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, (10-6) win over Raj Paul and Vignesh Manickam.
The Best Match of the Tournament
A few folks said I was remiss in not mentioning the most competitive match of the tournament, a first round Men's A Doubles match between the team of Phil Mercurio and James Linder and the team of Dante Terenzio and Jack Lennox. Every set of the match was a tiebreaker, with Mercurio and Linder winning the first set tiebreaker 10-8. Terenzio and Lennox fought off four set points against them to win the second set 9-7, and then won the third set tiebreaker 10-7. There were a lot of great exchanges, and excellent tennis from both teams.
John Weiss and Burt Reese were co-directors of the tournament, with great assistance from Kathleen McKenna, Tim Aikman, John Lucas , and Gary Reigal.
The draws are attached. The next tournament at the club will take place in two weeks, when we have the STC Mixed Doubles Championship and 55 and Over Singles event. These events are for club members only. A sign-up sheet will be posted shortly on the tournament board at the club.
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