News from previous seasons: 2007-2008

Great Turnout at the Dec. 13 Viking Junior Tournament in Chicago

Isabel Cabanne
December 13, 2008
Winnetka, IL

Although the day was gray and there was even a little rain, today's Viking Junior Tour tournament, held at the Winnetka Park District, was a shining success. There was excitement, comotion, pizza and an awful lot of impressive paddle played on Winnetka's 6 courts. The high turnout and the level of play spoke volumes for the time and energy that pros, parents, Viking, the APTA and others have invested in junior paddle. You couldn't help but wonder if we will see some of these kids playing in the Charities or the Midwesterns in the future.

Tournament Director Matt Garavaglia, the PPTA pro at Winnetka and an active promoter of junior platform tennis, organized the participants into four age categories: 10 and under, 12 and under, 14 and under and 18 and under. The 12 and unders played a regular elimination draw with a consolation round. The other draws played round robins, with a finals match between the top 2 teams.

Results:

• In the 10 and under division, brothers Peter and Henry Horne defeated Davis Johnson and Wyatt Marshall 6-3, 6-3.
• The 12 and unders saw last year's 10 and under winners Luke Massar and Jackson Smythe defeat defending champs Clarke Hough and Keegan Filkin 6-4, 7-6.
• In the 14 and unders last year's finalist John Harmon teamed with William Martin against Alex Applebaum and Taylor Click, with Applebaum and Click prevailing 6-4, 6-4.
• In the 18 and unders, Fitz Bowen and Ryan Richter, last year's 14 and under champs, defeated Peter McNitt and Neil Sutton 6-3, 6-2.

Detroit Invitational 2008 Results

December 7, 2008
Detroit Area, MI

Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 Detroit Invitational

Men: Flip Goodspeed & Scott Mansager defeated Todd Ward & Thaddeus Reed 6-4, 6-4
Women: Eva Welsher & Nancy Budde defeated Susie Keane & Marina Ohlmuller

Women's Draw     Men's Draw

The Night the Lights went out at Lochmoor!!!

Courtenay Kotas
December 4, 2008
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI

Paddle Exhibition - Thursday, October 9th
Location: Lochmoor Club, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
Players: Susie Keane, Tom Dow, Madeleine Paolucci, Jeff Hodges “Dr. Detroit”

The weather was perfect, the courts have never looked better, there were cocktails and hors d’oeuvres being served, flowers pots and balloons accented the courts, and lastly the crowd exceeded expectations. (More than 70 members were in attendance)

However, after 45 minutes of stimulating paddle we ran into a small problem that even the best minds available could not solve…total blackout!

After a short time it was apparent that the lights were not coming back on. Thankfully we were still able to hold the raffle under candlelight in which many great gifts from Viking were awarded. Next, we all retreated to the pub where President Terry Olsen announced that the first round of drinks was on the house!

Now, it is up to you to put our paddle courts to good use and make your winter more enjoyable.

We have many great opportunities for you and your friends to get out and learn how to play this game:

Weekly Clinics: 

• Monday & Wednesday 1:00 – 2:30 pm
  Instructor Lucy Gorski
  Maximum 6 players per clinic
• Thursday 9:00- 10:30am
  Instructor Madeleine Paolucci
  Maximum 6 players per clinic

Special Event:

• Friday, December 5th – Nationally renowned teaching pros , Mike Marino and Matt Garavaglia from Chicago, will be at our club teaching 3 sessions :
  9:00-11:00am
  12:00-2:00pm
  6:00-8:00pm

**** PLEASE CONTACT THE TENNIS HOUSE AT 886-0777 TO RESERVE A SPOT FOR THESE GREAT OPPORTUNIITES TO LEARN THE GAME!

In closing, I would like to thank all the members and guests who came to support our paddle exhibition this October. What a great turnout! Hope to see you on the court!

Minneapolis Clinic & Exhibition 2008

TODD WARD
OCTOBER 24, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS, MN

One of the missions of the APTA is to bring the great game of platform tennis to new areas of the country and to revive the sport in cities where it was once booming. The APTA/PPTA kicked off the year in Minneapolis on October 3rd and 4th, at the Minikahda Club. Mark Fischl (Long Island), Todd Ward (Cincinnati), Eric Moran (Chicago), and Rob Bakker (Cincinnati) headed to the city for a weekend of clinics, exhibitions and pro educational seminars. More

Chicago Junior Jamboree 

ALAN GRAHAM
AUGUST  28, 2008
GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS

Six sites has been chosen for the Chicago Junior Jamboree, a free event geared to children 7 to 18 years old. The events are planned for Evanston, Exmoor, Hinsdale, Saddle & Cycle, Sunset Ridge, and Winnetka.

Mark your calendars for Sunday, October 19, from 3:30 to 5:30 PM.

The event will consist of basic platform tennis instruction, skills competitions, description of the history of the game, and will serve as an avenue for Chicago area juniors to become the next generation of players.

Favors and refreshments will be included along with raffles for paddles, balls, bags, and other prizes. There is no cost to participants as the event will be sponsored by the A.P.T.A., P.P.T.A., and the C.P.T.C.

To sign up, please e-mail Sarah Williams at miamimerger@sbcglobal.net by October 17.