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Tennis Legend Bill Power has Died |
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NESTF News,
2/28/10
New England
tennis legend Bill Power has passed away. He was 89. Click on above for
details.
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Chatham Men's Doubles Tournament gets Record Draws
-- Also Big Upsets |
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NESTF News,
9/25/09
The Chatham
men's 60, 65 doubles tournament had record draws and big upsets. Click
on above for details and pictures.
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New England's Lee Delfausse to play for USA in
Godfree Cup |
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USTA/NE News,
9/24/09
Lee Delfausse
has been selected to play for the USA in the Godfree Cup. She will be
going to Australia to represent US 65 women's players in international
competition. Click on above for details.
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Nancy Alden, Well Known from the Chaffee-Hart
Tournament in the days of Bill Hart has Died After a Battle with Cancer |
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NESTF News,
9/22/09
Nancy Alden
has passed away. She is well remembered for her great lawn parties at
her house in the Bill Hart days of the Chaffee-Hart Tournament at
Williams College. Click on above for details.
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NE 55 Atlantic Coast Cup Team Wins the Cup! |
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NESTF News,
9/7/09
The NE 55
Atlantic Coast Cup team won the cup this year. Click on above for
details and team picture.
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Concord CC 50s Sectional Again has big Singles
Draws; Women 50 doubles also has Good Draw! |
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NESTF News,
8/20/09
The Concord CC
50's sectional for singles had its usual big draw but the women's 50
doubles also had a good draw. Click on above for details.
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NE
65-75 Atlantic Coast Cup Teams Lose |
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NESTF News,
8/17/09
The NE 65-75
Atlantic Coast Cup teams both lost but had many good individual wins.
Click above for details and pictures.
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Westboro 60 Men's Doubles Sectional Again Successful |
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NESTF News,
8/12/09
The Westboro
60 men's doubles sectional was again a very successful tournament.
Tournament director Pete Allen and partner Tommie George won the
tournament -- home court advantage? Click on above for details.
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Walter Rapp Tournament Gains Large Draws |
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NESTF News,
8/11/09
Despite
starting off with torrential rain on Friday, weather cleared on Saturday
for another very successful Walter Rapp tournament. Good draws were
present in all events especially the 55s and 80s. Click on the above for
the story and pictures.
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Concord Country Club 60/70s Senior Tournament
Features 70 Age Group for 1st Time |
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NESTF News,
8/4/09
The Concord
Country Club 60/70s tournament was again successful with big draws in
the men's 60s events and good participation in the 70s. Click on above
for story and pictures.
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Clem Easton Super Senior Tournament Features a 90
Men's Singles Category! |
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NESTF News,
8/4/09
The Clem
Easton Super Senior Tournament held a 90 Men's Singles Events -- and got
three entries one of which was 100! Click on the above for the article
in the Springfield Republican.
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Chaffee-Hart Tournament Successful at New
Venue -- Pittsfield Country Club |
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NESTF News,
8/3/09
The
Chaffee-Hart tournament had a new venue this year as Williams College
did not open the clay courts due to the recession. Click above for
details.
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Men's Friendship Cup Team Loses another Squeaker
to Quebec; Women Win Again |
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NESTF News,
7/11/09
The men's
Friendship Cup lost a squeaker to Quebec, a repeat of last year. The
women's team won again. Click on above for details.
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New
England Atlantic Coast Cup 45 Team Wins |
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NESTF News,
6/13/09
The New
England Atlantic Coast Cup 45 team won in May. It seems to be a pattern
for New England to win in odd numbered years. Click on the above for
details.
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New England Wins Addie Cup Third Time in
Succession |
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NESTF News,
6/8/09
The New
England Addie Cup team won for the third time in succession in MD hosted
by Mid Atlantic. Rain forced all play indoors. Click on above for
details.
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Chafee-Hart Tournament has a New Venue for 2009 |
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NESTF News,
5/28/09
The long
running Chaffee-Hart Tournament has a new venue for 2009. It will be
located at the Pittsfield Counry Club rather than at Williams College.
Click on the headline to get the details.
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Peter Allen Appointed as New NESTF President |
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NESTF News,
4/8/09
Peter Allen
has been appointed President of the NE Senior Tennis Foundation
replacing Peter Vieira who recently passed away. Peter is a new inductee
into the NE Tennis Hall of Fame. Click on the above for the press
release on his appointment to the Hall of Fame. We on the NESTF Board of
Directors congratulate Peter on his new position and know he will be a
great contributor in that role.
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Long Time Senior Tennis Player Curt Tong Writes
Memoirs of his Childhood as a POW in WWII Philippines |
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NESTF News,
4/5/09
Last summer, a
number of senior NE tennis players heard Curt was writing his childhood
memoirs about he and his family's three plus years in civilian POW
prisons in the Philippines "courtesy" of the Japanese invaders in WWII.
This is a very unique experience that most who know Curt did not know
about. I (Ken Miller) have already ordered it from Amazon. The link
above brings you to the book at Amazon.
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Many New England Senior Players Achieve High
National Rankings |
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NESTF News,
3/19/08
Many New
England players received high national rankings for the 2008 year. Click
on the above link for details.
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NE Women
Compete in Intersectionals in San Antonio |
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NESTF News,
11/19/08
New England
women competed in Intersectionals in San Antonio in November. Click on
above for details and pictures.
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Big Upset at the Chatham 60/65 Doubles Tournament |
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NESTF News,
10/1/08
There was a
big upset in the 60 doubles at Chatham. Click on above for details and
pictures. A great time was had by all as host/TD Jerry Whitlock again
provided great hospitality at a great venue.
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USTA/NE Players Committee sets up exploratory task force to Investigate
the Possibility of Creating NE "Senior Slam" Tournaments |
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NESTF News,
9/28/08
The USTA/NE
Players Committee set up the "Senior Slam" task force at their last
meeting held 9/23/08. This task force can also consist of players not on
the Players Committee as there is much work to be done to make this a
reality by 2010. Any of you reading this who would like to be involved,
contact Ken Miller. The task force currently consists of Ken Miller
(Chair), Dorcas Miller, Lance Anderson, Amy Read, Leah Kadesh, Dag
Williamson, Gary Chafetz, and George Ulrich. Click on the above to read
the original proposal (in Word).
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Molly Hahn Selected for the 60s U. S. Team |
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NESTF News,
9/10/08
Molly Hahn has
been selected to represent the U. S. on the national 60s women's team.
Click on the link above for the full story. Although not in the above
story, Sheila Weinstock has also been selected to represent the U. S. on
the national 65s women's team.
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Chaffee-Hart Memorial Tournament Has Many
Memorable Matches |
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NESTF News,
9/10/08
The
Chaffee-Hart Memorial Tournament, held in beautiful Williamstown, MA in
the heart of the Berkshires, was the site of many memorable matches this
year. The NESTF sponsored dinner was also delightful. Click on link
above for details and pictures.
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Walter Rapp Tournament Again a Big Success |
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NESTF News,
9/3/08
The Walter
Rapp Tournament at the Hartford Tennis Club held the last weekend of
July was again a big success. Click on the above for more details.
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Concord CC 50s Tournament Big Success with Record
Men's Singles Draw |
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NESTF News,
9/2/08
The Concord CC
50s tournament held August 8-10 was a big success. The men's singles
draw was the largest in the history of the tournament. Click on above
for details.
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Molly Hahn wins Gold Ball in Doubles at National
Indoor in Seattle |
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NESTF News,
9/2/08
Molly Hahn,
seeded 1st, won the doubles at the National Indoor in Seattle. Click on
above for details.
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NE Tennis Icon Rubin Jaffe Died July 31 |
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NESTF News,
9/2/08
Longtime NE
tennis icon Rubin Jaffe died at 85 last July 31. Click on the above link
for details.
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Clem Easton Super Seniors Tournament Celebrates 25
Years |
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NESTF News,
8/22/08
The Clem
Easton Super Seniors Tournament has not only withstood the test of time
but is flourishing as it celebrated its 25th anniversary this past July.
Click on the link above for details and pictures.
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Connecticut Women do Well at National Grass
Tournament at Forest Hills
UPDATED 9/2 |
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NESTF News,
8/4/08
Michelle
Wright and Amy Read made it to the finals at the national Forest Hills
grass tournament in the 40 doubles as an unseeded team. Other NE women
also did well. Click on link above for details and pictures.
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Concord CC 60s Tournament Again a Big Success |
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NESTF News,
7/22/08
The Concord CC
60s tournament was again a great success despite the heat. Click on
above for details and pictures.
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2008 Friendship Cup Provides Drama |
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NESTF News,
6/26/08
The New
England Friendship Cup provided some real drama on the men's side; the
women, on the other hand, breezed to victory. Click on above with
details and pictures.
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New England Repeats Win in Addie Cup in 2008 |
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NESTF News,
6/10/08
The New
England Addie Cup team won again in 2008 at Longwood Cricket Club May
29-30. This was the third time New England has won and was the second
win in a row as they won in 2007.
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Laury Hammel Reaches Finals of Category
II National Tournament in Naples, FL |
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NESTF News, 2/9/08
Twenty NE
senior men played in a Category II national tournament in Naples and our
own Laury Hammel made it to the finals of the 60 singles! Click on above
for details.
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