TENNIS BC

Multiple winners included Tony Macken of Coquitlam and Patrick Macken of Richmond who teamed up to win both the Men’s 40 Doubles and the Men’s 45 Doubles championships. Vancouver’s Ken Dahl captured the Men’s 60 Singles titles and paired with Mississauga, Ontario’s Hani Ayoub to capture the Men’s 60 Doubles crown.

On the women’s side, Shelley Roxburgh of Surrey won the Women’s 35 Doubles title with Julie Staples of Toronto. Roxburgh also won the Women’s 40 Singles championship. Helena Konanz of Kaleden won the Women’s 45 Singles title and teamed with Gyata Stormon of Cazenovia, NY to capture the Women’s 45 Doubles crown. Janice Holloway of Vancouver was a winner in the Women’s 55 Singles and took the Women’s 55 Doubles title with Pamela Rosenbaum of Vancouver.

In all, more than 530 participants took part in the Metro Labels Senior Nationals.

British Columbia Age-Group Winners

Men

35 Singles – Mike Hopkinson, Vancouver

35 Doubles – Arne Raabe & Max Brown, Vancouver

40 Doubles – Tony Macken, Coquitlam & Patrick Macken, Richmond

45 Singles – Stephen Kimoff, Vancouver

45 Doubles -- Tony Macken, Coquitlam & Patrick Macken, Richmond

50 Singles – Josef Brabenec, White Rock

50 Doubles – Robert Bettauer, Penticton & Russ Hartley, Vancouver

60 Singles – Ken Dahl, Vancouver

60 Doubles – Ken Dahl, Vancouver/Hani Ayoud, Mississauga, ON

65 Doubles – Mervin Watson, Kelowna & David Thomson, Mont Royal, Que

70 Doubles – Howard Lowe & Chuck Underhill, Vancouver

75 Doubles – Neil Desaulniers, Vancouver & Lorne Main, Lefroy, ON

80 Doubles – Murray Wiggins, Delta & Ken Reardon, Dartmouth, NS

Women

35 Doubles -- Shelley Roxburgh, Surrey & Julie Staples, Toronto

40 Singles – Shelley Roxburgh, Surrey

45 Singles – Helena Konanz, Kaleden

45 Doubles – Helena Konanz, Kaleden & Gyata Stormon, Cazenovia, NY

50 Singles – Marjorie Blackwood, Whistler

50 Doubles – Lesley Bumby, Penticton & Janice Longhurst, Apsley, ON

55 Singles – Janice Holloway, Vancouver

55 Doubles – Janice Holloway & Pamela Rosenbaum, Vancouver

60 Doubles – Paula Brocklebank, Vancouver & Kyoko Kimura, Richmond

65 Doubles – Veronica Leung & Yuen Yuen Ling, Richmond

2007 BC Senior Provincial Championships, June 3 - 10

The Championships were played at the Richmond Country Club ~ and what wonderful tennis it was. There were 319 entries in 40 events from Men’s/Women’s 35 singles and doubles to Men’s 80/85 singles and doubles. In addition to the BC players, this year we had participants from Alberta and Saskatchewan. There was a major contingent from Vancouver Island, plus seven players from the Interior. It was truly a provincial event.

Hats off to Head Tennis Professional, Fabio Walker, his two assistants, Isaac Asuncion and Kristine Ang, and the club’s volunteers. They and the staff were hard-working and great hosts. Good news ~ the Club will host again in 2008, the 6th time the event has been held there. Thanks also to the referee, Dave Ouellet, and his officials. Scheduling was a nightmare with 14 pages of “avoidances” plus the inclement weather.

2007 Singles Champions: Congratulations to you all!
Men Women
35 Max Brown Tracy Bennet
40 Trevor Richards Shelley Roxburgh
45 Tom Feakins Cora Wills
50 Russ Hartley Lesley Bumby
55 Ken McBean Janice Holloway
60 Ken Dahl Jandi Fraser
65 Mervin Watson
70 Gordon Verge Penny Goldrick
75 Alf Bleuler
80/85 George Smith

Tennis is truly a “sport of a lifetime”!

2007 Doubles Champions: Congratulations!
35 Max Brown/Collin Koo
40 Curtis Brennan/David Wong Tessa Breukels/Leslie Van Santen
45 Pat and Tony Macken Merl Ogden/Cora Wills
50 Bob Bardsley/Russ Hartley
55 Joy Forrayi/George Lea Janice Holloway/Pamela Rosenbaum
60 Ronnie Eng/Brian Wener Paula Brocklebank/Kyoko Kimura
65 Ken Hecker/Merv Watson Ann Oakey/Judi Puil
70 Howard Lowe/Chuck Underhill Sheila Kerin/Muriel Taggart
80/85 Otto Bolzner/George Smith

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