We had a fantastic turnout of 18 Ladies for the Anne Boleyn at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia. There were some great matches in the group stages with two going 5-all 40-game point. Helen Grassi winning all of her matches faced Kathy Pugh who was runner up in her group. Helen was too consistent and took the win 6-1 to move her to the semifinals. Topaz Terry and Mary Livingston had a close match to 3-all until Mary took control to win 6-3. Elizabeth Browning and Shelia Reilly had a close match with Browning take it 6-4. Kathy Carson and Kathy Minevitz were the last quarterfinal of the day but Kathy Carson played great controlled tennis to win 6-3. Th
e first semi was Grassi & Livingston and was a nail bitter going 5-all where Mary won 6-5 to secure her place in the final. The second semi was an all Philly show down with Carson and Browning battling it out. Browning with lovely control, moved the ball around nicely with length to take it 6-3. The final was first to 8 games and Browning was fast out of the blocks taking an early lead. Livingston fought back to 4-5 with some lengthy rallies and exchanges but Browning with great retrieving and volleys took the 2016 Anne Boleyn title! Liz Browning won 8-5 in the final versus Mary Livingston.
