Hinsdale's First Fixed-Partner Women's Tournament

From tournament chair, Mary Doten:

Women's paddle is stronger than ever these days. 14 teams battled in the first ever fixed partner tourney. All of the semi-finals went to 3 sets, but it was Nancy Ballantine and Jane Veldman who remained undefeated in the final and took home the hardware (or blanket). They beat Cindy Zender and Pam Pierce 7-6, 6-4, 6-3. In another well-fought match for 3rd place, it was Margaret Hawn and Susan McDonnell over Deb Kachidurian and Jackie Nelson 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. Nancy Chapa and Mary Beth Daly won the consolation while Katy Lee and Lesly Keegan were victorious in Friday's round robin. Nice job girls!

Survey Says ...

137 people have responded to the HPTA March 2006 survey. Generally, there are very high marks given for the paddle facilities and programs. Feel free to read these statistics and remarks in their entirety.


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Seven HPD Teams Win League Finals!

- HPD3 upset the highly-esteemed group over at Exmoor 10-4 and are feeling terrible regret about all the pyschological pain that must have caused

- HPD4 eked out a 7-6 win over Winnetka

- Series 5 had only 7 of the regular players and lost 10-4 to a tough Five Seasons squad

- Series 7 tied Valley Lo on both points and games, but won court one and took the match

- Series 8 won a convincing 9-5 victory over Tennaqua

- Series 12 won 10-4 a Winnetka team

- Series 15 spanked their Tennaqua opponents 12-1



There will be 70+ handsome navy championship hats showing up at KLM to go along with the 70+ championship mugs won in the regular season.

Quite a season for HPD! Six teams finished both first during the regular season and then also won the playoffs. Series 3 came in third during the regular season, but won the playoffs. Series 5 won the regular season, but came in second in the playoffs. On top of all that, HPD had two teams competing for the first time ever in series I this season!

Eight HPD Teams Advance to Playoff Finals

HPD Series 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, and 15 all advanced to the finals. HPD Series 10 and HGC Series 13 both lost last night.

Two Hinsdale Women's Traveling Teams Forming for 2006-07 Season

The North Shore Women's Platform Tennis Association has agreed to include two Hinsdale teams for next season. This will create an opportunity for 20-24 players to participate in fun, but competitive matches. Matches are held once per week on Thursday afternoons. All matches would be played "away" from Hinsdale, but drills would be arranged for the team at KLM. Contact Mary Doten or Margaret Hawn for more information.

Nine HPD and One HGC Team Advance to the Semi-Finals on Monday

Round One
HPD 1 I lost to Lake Shore AC, 9-5
HPD 2 I lost to Bath & Tennis, 8-6
HPD III over Winnetka1, 10-4
HPD IV over Sunset Ridge, 7-6
HPD V over Indian Hill, 9-3
HPD VII over Evanston, 12-1
HPD VIII over Indian Hill, 9-3
HPD X over Rolling Meadows, 9-3
HPD XII over Indian Hill, 12-0
HPD XIV advances with a bye
HPD XV over Winnetka2, 12-1

Hinsdale Golf Club went 1 for 4
HGC II finished 9th and didn't qualify
HGC VI lost to Lake Forest, 7-8
HGC XIII over Lake Shore CC, 9-4
HGC XIV lost to Sunset Ridge, 1-12

More to follow ...

Men's Nationals Winners Tell Their Story

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Ten-Minute Survey about Hinsdale Paddle

The Hinsdale Platform Tennis Association board would like to hear about your experiences this season and your opinions about next. Please take ten minutes to answer the survey. Either click the title of this posting or copy this URL into your web browser: http://express.perseus.com/perseus/surveys/1734848031/1b366616.htm

Hinsdale Tournament Draws Leaked

Someone is apparently fuming.

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Mary Doten & Susie Keane Win Third National Championship

Mary and Susie won a well-played match 6-4, 6-2 over Delmonico & Main on Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of several hundred fans to become the National Women's champions for the third time in four years.

Parent / Teen Paddle Night at KLM on Saturday, March 18

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm, round-robin play, hosted by Adrienne Renwick and Nancy Ballantine.

Pizza, gatorade, and balls provided. $ 5.00 / person to be collected at the door.

The Ultimate WASP Sport

"I'm gonna bust up the whole paddle racket," said Nelly, adding that he intended no pun.



Nelly says he is turning his attention to another sport where minorities have been conspicuous by their absence--platform tennis, often referred to as simply "paddle."

Paddle has been called the ultimate WASP sport, and is played primarily at private clubs where blacks were historically excluded, and are now underrepresented if they are admitted. The game is played on an outdoor surface one-fourth the size of a regulation tennis court, with 12' wire fencing surrounding the court that enables players to hit balls off these walls, as in squash or racquetball.

Players use wimpy-looking 18" wooden rackets to hit a spongy rubber ball, with scoring as in regulation tennis. Doubles play generally involves two cute couples with names like "Brad" and "Cindy" on one side and "Chip" and "Becca" on the other. After one team wins a match, the couples retire for an evening of drinks and wife-swapping.

"I'm gonna bust up the whole paddle racket," said Nelly, adding that he intended no pun. "We need to get a couple 'LaToya's' out there with a couple 'Jamaal's' if you know what I mean."

Nothing But Lefties

Charlie, Wade, Veldy, Jay M, Scott, et al ... this is apparently a site just for a special 10 percent of the population ...

Nationals Tournament in the Local Press

Not sure paddle is quite the same thing as bugs and geriatric rockers, but you judge for yourselves.

Pioneer Press Paddle Article March 2006.doc

Be One with the Ball

By an anonymous artist in Springfield ...

Build Your Own Wood Paddle Court