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Feather Sound ready for nationals

By NANCY MORGAN
Published October 25, 2006

Feather Sound Country Club's senior 3.0 men's team leaves this week for the USTA National Senior League Championships in Tucson, Ariz.

Captain Pat Augustine said he believes the local competition helped prepare the team for nationals, especially the matchups against Countryside.

"We've got a couple of solid teams, and we plan to get everyone in to play," he said.

The team has prepared by competing in the men's 6.5 combo doubles and the 7.0 mixed doubles leagues and practicing on the hard courts at area clubs.

"We've drilled some on the hard courts, but when you get down to it, it's still tennis," Augustine said. "One of the advantages on hard courts that I do like is that you get a much truer bounce. You can really depend on where the ball is going unlike on the soft courts."

Also on the team are: Dan Diloreto, George Ditzel, Chip Frey, Tom Riley, Roger Rogers, Terry Sandman, Blane Sherk, Bob Shuck and Tom Schultz.

MORE LEAGUE NEWS: St. Petersburg Tennis Center's senior 4.5 women's team went 2-1 to finish second in its flight of four last weekend at the USTA National Senior League Championships in Tucson. Jackie Keller and Liz Leigh and Diana Gabay and Andrea Martin won against Southwest. Keller and Leigh, Martin and Mary Jane Evertz and Gabay and Clara Reynolds won against Hawaii.

- At the men's senior 4.5 men's national, also in Tucson, McMullen went 1-2 to finish third in its flight of four. Mike Carroll and Ralph Howe, Marc Mazo and Jeffrey Julien and Jimmy Dundee and Robin Kippenberger earned wins against Pacific Northwest.

- In the USTA Florida Adult Mixed Doubles Championships earlier this month, Countryside Country Club 7.0 finished third in its flight. East Lake Woodlands was fourth in its 8.0 flight as was Royal Racquet in 9.0.

NATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPIONS: The Treasure Bay 18-and-under co-ed team beat Midwest 30-26 to win the USTA National Junior Team Tennis Championship in Tucson last weekend.

NET SHOTS: Winning titles at this month's SPTC Adults and Senior Vets were Steve Talner in the men's 50-and-over, Borut Puc the open, Dave Krebs the 70, Matt Fox the 30, Michael Erbe the 40 and Les Mandelker the 60.

- Among the winners in this month's St. Petersburg Country Club Rookie Tournament were Alyssa Emery in the 16-and-under, Lindsay Hodgon the 14, Robyn Tuff Perry the 12, Evie Sobczak the 10 and Julian Haerle the boys 10.

COMING UP: A Junior Octoberfest begins Saturday at the Seminole Lake Tennis Academy. Call 394-1733. ... St. Petersburg Tennis Center's Homecoming begins at 10 a.m. Nov. 4 with a tennis mixer. Call 823-2225.

News for this column may be faxed to Nancy Morgan, 445-4119; e-mailed to namorgan@tampabay.rr.com or sent to 710 Court St., Clearwater, FL 33756. Please include a phone number.

[Last modified October 25, 2006, 06:31:12]