Well, the weather was wild and so was the tennis, from what I hear. Safely 3000 miles and three time zones away, I only have secondhand knowledge of what went on at the National Tennis Club this past weekend, but when the dust settled, the results were:
Berry Packham, playing off a 26, beat Doug Spear (playing off a 17 handicap) 10-6 in the main draw singles final. For the record, Berry was down 2-7 to Ross Cann in the opening round and came back to win, 10-9. Way to go, Berry!
First round losers went into a consolation. This would include the aforementioned Ross Cann, who won this round, playing off a 30, vs. Jane Lippincott, playing off 26 and owing ½ 15. Watch your back, Ross, Jane does not like to lose!
In the doubles draw, Ross had better luck, in an evenly balanced pairing with the always reliable Arthur Chapman, combined team handicap of 30. They defeated Jonathan Pardee and perennial emcee and ever-the-entertainer Dick Poholek (combined handicap of 28) 10-5 in a near-scratch final. The doubles consolation round featured the equally talented duo of Lippincott and Berry Packham, with a combined handicap of 26, going down to Blake Henderson and Pat Winthrop (team handicap of 29) 10-6.
The Casino Cup 2003 | |||
Singles Draw | |||
Spear (17) | |||
Friday 3:00pm | Spear (17) | ||
Winthrop (29) | 10-6 | ||
Saturday 5:00pm | Spear (17) | ||
Lippincott (26) | 10-7 | ||
Saturday 8:00am | Boenning (20) | ||
Boenning (20) | 10-7 | ||
Sunday 1:00pm | Packham | ||
Packham (26) | 10-6 | ||
Friday 4:00pm | Packham (26) | ||
Cann (30) | 10-9 | ||
Saturday 3:00pm | Packham (26) | ||
Henderson (28) | 10-7 | ||
Friday 11:00am | Damon (19) | ||
Damon (19) | 10-9 | ||
Consolation Round | |||
Winthrop | |||
Saturday 9:00am | Lippincott (26) | ||
Lippincott | def. | ||
Cann | Sunday 10:00am | Cann | |
Saturday 10:00am | Cann (30) | 10-2 | |
Henderson | 10-4 |
2003 Casino Cup | |||
Doubles Draw | |||
Bainton/Murphy (15) | |||
Friday 6:00pm | Boenning/Wermuth (27) | ||
10-6 | |||
Boenning/Wermuth (27) | |||
Saturday 2:00pm | Cann/Chapman (30) | ||
Cann/Chapman (30) | 10-4 | ||
Friday 12:00pm | Cann/Chapman (30) | ||
10-8 | |||
Lippincott/Packham (26) | |||
Sunday 12:00pm | Cann/Chapman | ||
Damon/Curren (24) | 10-5 | ||
Saturday 12:00pm | Damon/Curren (24) | ||
10-6 | |||
Henderson/Winthrop (29) | |||
Saturday 4:00pm | Pardee/Poholek (28) | ||
Pardee/Poholek (28) | 10-8 | ||
Saturday 1:00pm | Pardee/Poholek (28) | ||
10-7 | |||
Smith/Tomaino (16) | |||
Consolation Round | |||
Bainton/Murphy (15) | |||
Saturday 11:00am | Lippincott/Packham (26) | ||
10-9 | |||
Lippincott/Packham (26) | |||
Sunday 9:00am | Henderson/Winthrop | ||
Henderson/Winthrop (29) | 10-6 | ||
Saturday 6:00pm | Henderson/Winthrop (29) | ||
10-7 | |||
Smith/Tomaino (16) |