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City league names singles winners

By NANCY MORGAN, Times Sports Correspondent
Published November 28, 2007

The St. Petersburg city league wrapped up its fall season with singles winners named in three women's divisions and eight men's.

The flex singles league includes a match each week for the competitors. The two opponents are then able to schedule their match at one another's convenience.

"That's one of the things I really like about the league is its flexibility in scheduling," said Kent Gilmour, the A-3 winner. "Everybody's pretty easygoing, so it's easy setting up matches."

Gilmour, who has played in the city league off and on during the last 10 years, posted a 7-0 record to claim his title.

Others who won were Pipe Douangboupha, who was unbeaten in 10 matches to claim the A-1 title, and Stefan Frisch, who went 7-1 for the A-2 crown.

Toby Wright had dropped out of playing in the city league until recently, and when he returned, he won the B-2 with an 8-1 record.

Wright's only loss came from Joe Gillette. After losing early in the season to Gillette with a 3-6, 6-3 8-6 score, Wright finished the season with a 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 win.

Other B division winners were Craig Brown (9-0) in B-1, Nathan Holt (5-1) in B-3 and Antonio Young (9-1) in B-4.

In women's competition, Lisa Hilbert won the A division with just one loss, Vicki Quintana took B-1 with an 8-0 record, and Elena Cano won B-2 with a 10-0 record.

The next city league begins in January. For details, call director Sue DeLong at 893-7755.

NET SHOTS: No.3-seed Becky Bodine reached the girls 16-and-under singles final before losing to the top seed in this month's USTA National Open in Pensacola. Bodine teamed with Tampa's Erin Snook to finish fourth in doubles.

- Competing among nearly 650 juniors in this week's Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships in Bradenton are Agatha Ambrozy and Julianne Gruber (girls 14); Bodine and Abby Wright (girls 16); Barbara Bonec, Alexandra Cercone and Danielle Collins (girls 18); Adam Ambrozy, Dan Stefan, Alexander Saltiel and Evan Holvoet (boys 12); Miles Holvoet (boys 14); Kenneth Snyder (boys 18).

- Angel Deng (girls 12), Agatha Ambrozy (girls 14) and Mason Beiler (boys 10) defended their top seedings in this month's East Lake Fall Super Series.

Ambrozy paired with Caroline Berry to win the girls 14 doubles and was joined by Bodine and Snook (girls 18) and Iana Nikolaeva and Lidia Kurganova (girls 12), Jacqueline Lazaro and Anisiya Simson (girls 10) and John Sakellarides and Jordan Nickerson (boys 10).

- Top-seed Mason Beiler claimed his second consecutive boys 10 singles title in last weekend's Turkey Bowl Super Series at Seminole Lake Tennis Center. Top-seed Amy Lowther won the girls 14 final in straight sets.

In doubles, Michael Kopelman and Andy Hersch beat Aaron Ellison and Justin Fisch in the boys 18 final. Ricky Symanski and Eric Fitz-Randolph defeated Michael Beiler and Peter Jackson in the boys 14.

SAVE THE DATE: The Mike Alstott Family Foundation Charity tournament is Feb. 15-17 at the Treasure Island Tennis and Yacht Club. Men's, women's and mixed doubles in 4.5, 4.0, 3.5 and 3.0 levels will be offered. Call the club at 367-5479 for details.

COMING UP: Clearwater's Pre-Holiday Junior Classic begins Saturday at the McMullen Tennis Complex. Call 669-1919. ... A Christmas Classic for juniors is Dec. 8-10 at the Seminole Lake Tennis Center. Call 394-1733.

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.

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