Holly and Jeff Tritt Reach Finals of Illinois Married

Exmoor hosted 32 teams in the Illinois Mixed Married Tournament last weekend.

Holly and Jeff Tritt advanced all the way into the finals, beating the 4th seeds and 2nd seeds. They're pictured here with top seeds Gayle and Mike Sullivan, who won.

Congrats on a terrific result!

Updates from the Nationals in Rochester, NY

• Four-time champions Mary Doten and Susie Keane won the quarter reprieve after a 3-set loss to Dardis-Shay in the quarters.
  
  

Missy D'Alise and Katie Queenan reached the consolation finals in an impressive showing.

Marty Engel and Wade Martin upset the 15th seeds, Ruppert-Wright, before losing to the #1 seeds , Cochrane-Estes, in the round of 16.

HPD Men's X and XII Teams Win Finals

The HPD Men's X team (captain Rich O'Hara) beat Michigan Shores 12-1 in the finals and the XII team (captain Matt Joyce) beat North Shore 9-5 on Wednesday. Congrats on the strong finish to the league season.

Recap of the Season for the Women's Traveling Teams

The Hinsdale women's paddle teams continued their winning ways with a stellar second half of the season. The Series 10 team dominated the league with an 8-0 record. Kathleen Mulligan, Georgia Harrison, Adrienne Renwick, Susan Real, and Julie Laux were all undefeated. The team will move up to Series 9 next fall.

The Series 8 team is also moving up. With a record of 8-1, the team finished in second place behind Five Seasons. MaryBeth Daly and Nancy Wingren were both undefeated.

The Series 4 team will move up to Series 3 next season. They won the league with an 8-1 record. Susie Mullaney won every match in straight sets. The season was clinched in their final match against Skokie with courts 3 and 4 winning 7-6 in the 3rd set. So mentally tough!

Finally, the Series 1 team repeated their league victory in the second half of the season. The team was 8-0-1 with Holly Tritt and Patty Doolas going undefeated. It is unknown whether another tacky trophy will appear in the KLM hut.

Pictured below: Five Seasons series I team offered to play a match at KLM and the event was one of the highlights of a great season.

Finals for the Men's Traveling Teams - Four Hinsdale Teams

On Wednesday night, March 12th, beginning at 6:30 PM, the men's league finals begin. All HPD and HGC players are encouraged to turn out to cheer and enjoy a fun party at Glen View Club.

Series I Onwentsia vs Glen View at Glen View
Series II Hinsdale GC vs Sunset Ridge at Glen View
Series III Sunset Ridge vs Glen View at Evanston
Series IV Skokie vs Five Seasons at Valley Lo
Series V Saddle & Cycle vs Sunset Ridge at Sunset Ridge
Series VI Sunset Ridge vs Winter Club at Lake Forest
Series VII Knollwood vs Hinsdale PD at Exmoor
Series VIII Skokie vs Sunset Ridge at Lake Shore CC
Series IX Exmoor vs Indian Hill at Indian Hill
Series X Michigan Shores vs Hinsdale PD at Winnetka
Series XI Winter Club vs Skokie at Skokie
Series XII Hinsdale PD vs North Shore at North Shore
Series XIII Sunset Ridge vs Michigan Shores at Michigan Shores
Series XIV Lake Shore AC vs Westmoreland at Westmoreland
Series XV North Shore 1 vs Glen View at Tennaqua

HPD 1 - Series V

It'd be tough to say which of

Hinsdale's 14 men's traveling teams had the most fun, but Ed Dunphy's team in the Vs would certainly be a contender. Their 9-7-2 record is more impressive when you consider that the Vs gave up a few players during the season.

Pictured: Gary Klein, Mike Gartlan, Chuck Herbst, Matt Ludington, Luke Figora, Mark Gupta, Paul Lozanowski, and captain Ed Dunphy.

Tournament Poster Series to Expand

The hut at KLM will be getting one new and one backdated tournament poster.

Recognize these silhouettes? If so, be sure to enter our drawing for the iPod Touch.

Hinsdale 2008 Mixed

The mixed tournament on Friday night turned out to be a perfect winter night in Hinsdale. Kim Mercurio and Susie Mullaney arranged a bountiful spread of food and desserts.

The cold wind made March feel like the depths of winter until matches got well under way.

Early round matches were played at Burns Field, Hinsdale Golf Club, and KLM. By the semi-finals, everyone was back at KLM.

Stephanie and Van Stapleton edged out Pam and Paul Garvin to reach the semis. In that round, Van wasn't slowing down at all, but Mary Doten and Paul Wiggin managed to escape into the finals without dropping a set.

The other semi-final match was even more of a contest, with Katie Queenan and Bob Schultz pulling out a third-set tiebreaker over Gilliam Climo and Clay Leonard.

In the main draw finals, Mary and Paul held on in the first set to win 6-4. Momentum shifted to Katie in Bob immediately in the second and they won 6-2. With the lights set to go off, a third-set tiebreaker was played. Katie and Bob were receiving with a match point opportunity at 5-6, but lost the next three points.

Not only is Mary heading east to Rochester, NY with 4 national titles, but she's now officially been designated a Sherpa, for carrying her partner through to his first tournament win.

In the consolation final, Patty Doolas and Doug Brown defeated Pam and John Pierce.




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The HPTA Presents -- An Olde-Time Paddle Event

Date: Friday, March 14, 2007
Time: 7 PM to 10 PM
Place: KLM

Featuring our fine collection of antique paddles.

Men's, Women's, and Mixed Draws are available.

Fee of $15 per person includes snacks and beverages. Sign up is limited to 48 players. Any questions? Contact Nancy at nancychapa@sbcglobal.net

13 Teams and Climbing in March 7 Mixed Tournament

Sign up for the mixed doubles draw before it's all filled up. 6 to 10 PM on Friday, March 7th.

Cost is $40 per player, but discounted to $25 per player if you had entered another draw.

Wiggin Boys Finalists in Viking Juniors Tournaments

Finalists in the 10 & under bracket

Luke Massar & Jackson Smyth (Lake Forest)
defeated Andrew & Nathan Wiggin (Hinsdale)
in a third-set tiebreaker that ended 14-12.



See APTA slideshow.







Finalists in the 14 & under bracket Peter Wiggin (Hinsdale) & Mitch Granger (Gurnee) lost 6-2, 6-4 to reigning champs Fitz Bowen and Ryan Rickter.

Social Paddle Returns to Hinsdale

On many weekends recently, HPTA members have been holding social evenings at KLM to introduce friends to paddle. There may be nothing more fun! An outdoor evening of recreational play certainly can beat the routines of working and taxi-duty for the kids!

So, don't miss - Hinsdale Mixed Tournament on March 7 and the Olde Time Paddle Social on March 14.

These photos were take by Mike Gartlan. Send me your paddle snapshots for the site.