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Issue 15: Summer, 2005
The Foster City Tennis Club sponsors many teams and we have written many stories to share our team experiences with the club. For prior issues, please check out our archive.
- Men's 4.5 Team at Sectionals
- Men's 3.5 Team at Sectionals
- Women's 6.5 Combo Team
- Senior Women's 3.0 Team
by Justin Lu, Captain
It was a terrific weekend down in Carmel-- great weather, quality tennis and plenty of supporters rooting us on. We played well, defying many predictions of a last place finish. However, we fell just short of nationals, finishing in 2nd place with a 2-1 record.
A quick recap: we started out strong on Friday, beating Berkeley 3-2 via an impressive doubles sweep. That set the stage for a Saturday showdown with Seascape, which had also won its Friday match. Seascape, though, was by far the best team we've played all season and is loaded at doubles (they didn't lose a doubles match all weekend), and we lost 4-1. We bounced back on Sunday, however, taking down perennial power Sun Oaks 3-2 courtesy of another doubles sweep to clinch 2nd. Seascape won again on Sunday as well to finish 1st and will be representing Norcal at 4.5 nationals.
A few thank yous: thanks to everyone-teammates, friends and family- who came down to Carmel to root us on...we had by far the most vocal support of all the 4.5 teams. Thanks to Marcos and Zalles for the Foster City team t-shirts. And thanks to all on the team, whether you were in Carmel or not, for your contributions this season...finishing 2nd in all of Northern California ain't too shabby.
by Ramkumar Venkatesan, Team Member
We had a sensational run this year with the Men's 3.5 Team...
The great thing is that sensational part was not planned ahead of time. The team was formed by a group of people, who play regularly at the Shell Public Courts. We were fortunate enough to be playing tennis at such courts with such great people. It is arguably the best place to enjoy tennis in the Bay Area. Incidentally, we were the only team that represented the Public Court enthusiasts at Sectionals in the Men's 3.5 division.
The team had all the necessary ingredients: good talent, great attitude, even greater support for each other, and an enthusiastic and ever present Captain. Everything else just fell into place.
Many already know that we missed the Nationals by a point. However, we had won thousands of points during the regular season. With those points, came thousands of fond memories. On any day, I will take those fond memories, in lieu, of a nationals berth by any means. One could say that we were hooked in one of the matches. As one teammate noted, "It is easy to win another match, but it is not easy to win back respect". Everyone on the team played true to that sentiment.
This was our first season together in Men's 3.5 and 4.0 and we hope to take the same spirit and love for tennis into our Men's Combo 7.5 and 8.5 Season.
by Lisa Chang, Captain
The Women's 6.5 Combo Team was formed in August following the long adult season. The team has new faces and we have worked hard to get to know each other's playing styles in a short time. As we approach mid-season, we are identifying strong pairings for us to rise to the challenge of our opposing teams in our flight. We have the depth and determination to focus on earning us a spot in playoffs at the end of the season.
My lovely teammates are: Catherine Chang, Kathryn Chou, Cynthia Gin, Betsy Holak, Joan Holland, Jackie James, Dora Kreidl, Mary Liu, Theresa Lockwood, Ashley Nguyen, Kitos Olano, Stephanie Perry, Liz Saura, and Hanming Chen.
by Kacey Karmendy, Captain
With many familiar faces and some new ones, the Senior Women's 3.0 team is looking forward to a fun and successful season. At the conclusion of team registration, we found ourselves with no opponents in the Upper Peninsula division. That's one way to assure a place at Districts! However, USTA Norcal didn't see it that way, and we had to choose to go North (San Francisco division) or South (Mid-Peninsula division). (Funny, I would have thought Foster City was in the middle of the peninsula!) After much soul searching, the team voted to go south for better weather, although by doing so we put ourselves in a more competitive group. We think we will be up to the challenge! Bring on Sunnyvale Tennis Club, University Club, et al. Dania, Patti, Marcia, Mary, Joan, Gemma, Marie, Pat, Cathy, Marion, Sam, Mimi, Maureen, Po, Fumi, Phyllis, Yvonne and I will certainly give them a run for their money! We'll let them know we came to play tennis!!
Back to topby Judy Olson, Captain
The Foster City Tennis Club Senior Women's 3.5A Team, Captained by Judy Olson, and assisted by a very able Co-Captain, Helen Kishi, has started its season and is off to a winning season, having won the first 2 matches of the USTA Senior League Season. We look forward to a great season, with returning players and a few new players that have added depth and flexibility to our team.
The Team members are: Jan Buchwald, Christina Cooper, Caroline Friedman, Carol Glud, Jennifer Gurevitz, Brooke Howie, Jackie James, Mary Jenney, Helen Kishi, Becca Mitchell, Vivien Moyer, Ann Nyser, Kathy Rudovsky, Greta Rzepski, Nancy Sallabery, Linda San Felipe, Diane Weiss, Sara White, Louise Won, and Scarlett Wood.
Our goal is to make it to Carmel for the Sectional playoffs in May, 2006.
Back to topUpdated 10/01/05
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