PHOTO GALLERY - courtesy of Geneva Heffernan
NEW LONDON, N.H. – July 23, 2012 - The Colby-Sawyer College Chargers Club, which is the school's athletics booster club, held its 19th Annual Tennis Classic July 20-22, 2012 at the Patricia D. Kelsey Tennis Courts overlooking beautiful Mt. Kearsarge.
The tournament featured 80 players in a series of doubles events, which included A and B level tennis brackets that ensured players of similar abilities would be pitted against each other. Participants in this year's tournament came from Bermuda, Texas, Florida, North Carolina and of course players from all over New England.
Senior Men's A Finals: Bob Wilkie (Sunapee, N.H.) and George Wachtel (Naples, Fla.) defeated B. Manning (New London, N.H.) and Nick Ourosoff (New London, N.H.) - 7-5, 6-2.
Senior Women's A Finals: Lynn Miller (Franklin, Mass.) and Carolyn Fournier (East Falmouth, Mass.) defeated Denise Olson (New London, N.H.) and Judy Fledderjohn (Sherborn, Mass.) - 6-4, 6-3.
Women's A Finals: Jen LaChance (New London, N.H.) and Hannah White (Stockbridge, Mass.) prevailed over Mary Dorman (White River Junction, Vt.) and Laura Joslin-King (Bradford, N.H.) - 6-1, 7-5.
Men's A Finals: Skyler Sigva (North Sutton, N.H.) and Andrew Zurheide (New London, N.H.) defeated Dave Page (Concord, N.H.) and Dana LaVoie (Dunbarton, N.H.) - 6-2, 7-5.
Mixed A Finals: Ben Taylor (Wilmot, N.H.) and
Jen LaChance (New London, N.H.) defeated Laura Joslin-King and Richard King (both from Bradford, N.H.) - 6-2, 6-7, tiebreak third set 10-7.
Senior Men's B Finals: Dick McDonough (New London, N.H.) and Allan Clauss (Newbury, N.H.) defeated Skip Hause and Mike Blais (both from Sunapee, N.H.) - 7-5, 6-1.
Men's B Finals: David Miles (Woodstock, Vt.) and James Masters (South Woodstock, Vt.) defeated Paul Noiseaux (South Pomfret, Vt.) and Lance Webster (Barnard, Vt.) 7-6, 6-1.
Women's B Finals: Dot Diehl (Alexandria, N.H.) and Kara Berger (New London, N.H.) defeated Rhonda Green (Boston, Mass.) and Janet Diesel (Braintree, Mass.) - 6-3. 6-3.
Mixed B Finals: Paul Snow (New London, N.H.) and Tatiana Sink (Quincy, Mass.) defeated Beth Ann Paul (Henniker, N.H.) and Steve Norris (New London, N.H.) - 6-3, 6-3.
Century Mixed Finals: Dana Lavoie (Dunbarton, N.H.) and Gail Costello (North Conway, N.H.) defeated Kathy Joslin (Loudon, N.H.) and Whitey Joslin (New London, N.H.) - 6-4, 6-2. Century mixed is the result of the players' ages equaling at least 100.
The Charger's Club is Colby-Sawyer's athletic booster club which raises money to support the athletic program and directly benefits the student-athletes of the College. The tournament is also supported by our corporate sponsors which we would like to thank for their continuing support (donors who provided $500 of services/product/ or cash): Andrews Construction Company, Inc, Appleseed Restaurant and Catering, Blizzard Skis, Cherry Pond Designs, Dan and Kathleen Hogan Sports Center, Gracehill Construction, Lake Sunapee Bank, Lakes Region Coca Cola, Lake Sunapee Country Club, Sharon and Guy LaVigne, Millstone Restaurant and Flying Goose Brew Pub, Mountainside Racquet and Fitness Center, Newport Tennis Club, Sodexo, Sally Utiger, Wendy Hazen Designs, and the Colby-Sawyer Athletic Training Staff.
Friends of the Tournament who donated product, cash or services less than $500 are also critical to the success of the tournament: Adventures in Learning, Allioops, Peg Andrews, Arctic Dreams, Blackwater Junction Restaurant, Bubba's Restaurant – Bob Williams, Carla Marshall, LMT, Casella Waste Management Systems, Inc., Clarke Hardware, Coldwell Banker Milestone Real Estate, Compass Travel, Concord Orthopaedics, Dog Star Canine, Dunkin' Donuts, New London, Eastman Golf Links, Echo Communications, Ellie's Café and Deli, Follett Campus Bookstore, Happy Pet Caregivers, Hole in the Fence Café, Jake's Market and Deli, Kathan Gardens, Kayak Country Paddle Sports/Andover, Morgan Hill Bookstore, Mount Sunapee Resort, La Mia Felicita Jewelry – Nancy Murphy, New Beginnings Hair and Tanning Salon, New London Gallery, Orchard Street Chop Shop, Spring Ledge Farm, Twin Lake Villa, Karen Utiger, Village Sports.
NEXT YEAR'S DATE - July 19-20-21, 2013
