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Womens' G & T 60+ 7.0 Team going to Nationals Next
Spring |
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NESTF News,
10/14/11
The Beverly
Golf and Tennis womens' 60+ 7.0 team is going to nationals next spring.
Click on above for details and team picture.
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Chatham Mens' Doubles Tournament has 70s Age Group
For First Time |
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NESTF News,
10/10/11
As usual, the
Chatham Mens' Doubles tournament is again a big success, this time with
the 70s age group joining the 60s and 65s. Click on above for details
and pictures.
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New England's Sheila Weinstock is 2011
Captain of the International Althea Gibson Cup Team |
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USTA/NE News,
10/5/11
Sheila
Weinstock is captain of the US 70s international womens' team that is
competing in Turkey in October. Click on above for details.
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NESTF Founder Irving Levine still lobbing at 90 |
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Herald.com,
9/30/11
NESTF founder
and financial benefactor Irving Levine is still on the courts playing
competitively at 90. Click on above for details.
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Grass Slam at Newport Successful despite rain |
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NESTF News,
9/29/11
The Grass Slam
at Newport was successful despite rain that cancelled the first day.
Click on above for details and pictures.
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South Shore Mens 60+ Seniors to go to National
Playoffs |
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NESTF News,
8/26/11
The South
Shore Mens 60+ team is going to the nationals. Click on above for
details.
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Clay Slams at Concord CC and Beverly G&T again a
big success |
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NESTF News,
8/24/11
The Clay Slams
were again a big success in 2011. Click on above for details and
pictures.
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Walter Rapp Tournament Again a hit with women
players for the first time |
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NESTF News,
8/10/11
The Walter
Rapp tournament at the Hartford Tennis Club again has a great turnout --
and women for the first time. Click on the above for details and
pictures.
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NE England Wins 55 Atlantic Coast Cup! |
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NESTF News,
8/4/11
New England
won the 55 Atlantic Coast Cup. Click on above for details. |
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Concord CC
60-70s Tournament has Good Draws and Much Drama |
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NESTF News,
7/25/11
The Concord CC
60-70 tournament had much drama with many tough three setters and the
usual great draws. Click on the above for details and pictures.
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Former Addie Cup Captain Justine Butler died in
her sleep of a heart attack on July 1 |
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NESTF News,
7/5/11
Justine
Butler, Addie Cup captain from 1981 - 1994 passed away on July 1. Click
on above for obituary from Ridgefield Press.
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Ken Rickson Memorial Tournament at Quincy had some
Upsets |
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NESTF News,
6/25/11
The Ken
Rickson Memorial Tournament has some upsets. Click on above for story
and pictures.
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Hard Court Senior Slam at Yale Continues Slam Fun
and Competition for a Second Year |
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NESTF News,
6/25/11
The NE Senior
Slams are off to a great start with the hard court Slam at Yale. Click
on above for story and pictures.
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"Bad Boys of Boston" 60s 9.0 Team Wins 3rd in
National Competition |
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NESTF News,
6/18/11
The NE men's
60 team won 3rd at nationals in Surprise, AZ. Click on above for the
story (the NE womens 60s were also there and won!). |
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Easton Family Turns Over Operation of the Clem
Easton Senior Tournament But Still Stays Involved |
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USTA/NE News,
6/13/11
Chuck and
George Easton have handed over the reins of Tournament Director of the
Clem Easton tournament but will still be involved. Click on the above
for details.
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NE Addie Cup Wins a Nailbiter! |
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NESTF News,
5/31/11
The New
England Addie Cup team won a nailbiter, 10-9 in the finals. Click on the
above for details. |
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Former NESTF Board Member and
Tournament Player Ken Rickson Passed Away on December 10 |
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NESTF News, 12/15/10
Former NESTF Board member and
founder Ken Rickson died on December 10 at 82. Click on above for
details.
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Whitey Joslin and Daughter Laura win Clay
Father-Daughter National at Jupiter, FL |
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USTA News, 12/2/10
Whitey Joslin and daughter Laura
won a gold ball at the National Clay Father-Daughter tournament for the
first time after many previous tries. Click on above for the details.
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Chatham 60 &
65 Mens Doubles Tournament has largest draws ever! |
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NESTF News, 9/24/10
The Chatham Mens 60/65 doubles
tournament had the biggest draws in its history. The party was again a
huge hit thanks to the hospitality of TD Jerry Whitlock. Click on above
for details.
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Delfausse to represent USTA in Turkey |
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USTA/NE News,
9/16/10
Lee Delfausse
from Waitsfield, VT will be representing the USTA in the Godfree Cup in
Anatalya, Turkey. Click on above for details.
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Grass Slam at Newport is great success despite
Hurricane Earl |
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NESTF News,
9/12/10
The Grass Slam
was a great success despite hurricane Earl. See above for details.
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NE 55
Team wins Atlantic Coast Cup |
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NESTF News,
8/30/10
The NE 55
Atlantic Coast Cup team won the Cup handily. See above for details.
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Clay Slams at Beverly and Concord Very Successful
with total of 137 Entries |
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NESTF News,
8/10/10
The Clay Slams
held at Beverly G & T and Concord CC built on the success of the hard
court Slam at Yale. Click on the above for the story and pictures.
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Walter Rapp Tournament again a big success |
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NESTF News,
8/9/10
The Walter
Rapp tournament at the Hartford Tennis Club again was a great success
with many amenities. Click on the above for more details.
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Concord
CC 60-70 Again has a big 60 Mens Singles Draw |
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NESTF News,
7/23/10
The 60 mens
singles event had its usual large draw, this time 26. Disappointing that
the women did not have enough entries for any events except the mixed
65. Much good play on a hot and humid weekend. Click on the above for
details.
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Yale Hard Court NE Senior Slam a Rousing Success! |
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NESTF News,
6/29/10
The first NE
Senior Slam at Yale was a rousing success. Click on the above for
details.
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Quincy 65, 70 Men's Senior Tournament had some
exciting matches |
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NESTF News,
6/22/10
Rookie TD Ted
Underwood did a good job in his first effort at running a tournament.
There were also some very exciting matches. Click on above for details.
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The NE Men's 60 Senior League Team Did Well With Adversity at Nationals |
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NESTF News,
6/8/10
There were
many travails and adventures for the NE 60s senior league team! Click on
above for a very amusing story!
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NE Addie Cup Team Wins for 4th Time in Succession! |
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NESTF News,
5/28/10
The NE Addie
Cup team won for the 4th time in a row. Click on the above for details.
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NE Senior Tournament Player Julia Morgan has Died |
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NESTF News,
5/24/10
Many of us
remember Julia Morgan from Bristol, NH playing and doing well in NE
tournaments. She passed away recently in Washington, DC. Click on above
for details.
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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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