44 players took part in the Club’s Sizzling Summer Mixed Doubles Tournament which was played last Saturday night (6 February).
As a warm-up exercise, players indulged in some vigorous squeegeeing (courtesy of the torrential rain just before play was scheduled to start). Despite a slightly delayed start, the tournament was completed on time and it turned out to be a pleasant night for Tennis.
The event winners were Atsuko Nakamura & Tony Vickers (Open), Jess Rowley & Ryan Carson (A Grade), Tiffany Vassallo & Martin Mulhearn (B Grade) and Joellen Ksiazek & Jay Nair (C Grade).
This was the second tournament in the Club’s Sizzling Summer Night Tournament Series.
26 players (13 pairs) took part in the Doubles Tournament, which was the Club’s first tournament for 2010 and the first in the three-tournament Sizzling Summer Night Tournament Series.
Because of the relatively low number of entries for each level, everybody went into an initial round of 3 Round-Robin groups with the pairs from each level distributed evenly amongst the groups. This was followed by a play-off round with 4 Round-Robin groups to sort out the final positions from 1 to 13. Prizes were determined on the basis of highest finishing position for the pairs from each entry level. Most players got 5 sets for the night.
The winners were Kevin Henriksen & Colin Prince (Open Men), Atsuko Nakamura & Ashley Wilkinson (Open Ladies), Ryan Carson & Rikki Hvorup (A Grade Men), Claudia Hong & Naomi Westaway (A Grade Ladies) and Craig Lam & Ben Shakespeare (B Grade Men).
3 Saturday night tournaments16 January (7 p.m. to 11 p.m.) Men’s Doubles & Ladies’ Doubles6 February (7 p.m. to 11 p.m.) Mixed Doubles20 February (6 p.m. to 11 p.m.) Men’s Singles & Ladies’ SinglesLevels:Open: Open to all levelsA Grade: Equiv. to or lower than ITN 5 (approx. BNTA P. Res. 1, UQTC A1)B Grade: Equiv. to or lower than ITN 6 (approx. BNTA Div. 1, UQTC B1)C Grade: Equiv. to or lower than ITN 7 (approx. BNTA Div. 2, UQTC C1)Entries close: Thursday before each tournament