Sunriver 2014

 

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Sunriver Sparkles for 50 Attendees

Bend, Oregon  •  July 6 – 11, 2014

Hot, hotter and hottest were the bywords of the week as AMTA enthusiasts enjoyed a strong speaker lineup, tight matches with an abundance of third set tie-breakers, and happy hours sharing Oregon microbrews and Pinot Noirs, all in the beautiful high desert of Sunriver.  Temperatures sizzled, the competition was hot and the camaraderie warm and welcoming.

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Highlights of the meeting were many …

  • The return of Jim Manion, Executive Secretary of the World Medical Tennis Society, to an AMTA meeting
  • An entertaining interlude of Luis Cespedes’ stand-up comedy at the Awards Banquet
  • Presentation of the 2014 Craig Broome award to Frank Sladkovic, the most loyal of AMTA members
  • The welcomed attendance of five “honorary Americans” – Londoner Earl O’Brien and his wife Alicia, and friendly Canadians Mike and Jane Dawson and Grace Szczerbowski




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  • Consumption of over 500+ bottles of water and energy drinks at the 4-day tournament
  • The winning debuts of four AMTA newcomers:  Jim and Kay Coghlan of Seattle, Mitchell Strauss of Portland and Raj Sarda of Portland
  • The election of President Bruce Dalkin and CME Director Randy Eckert; both will assume their duties in January of 2015
  • The inspiring victory of AMTA veterans Cal Nash and Lon Olsen in Mens Doubles

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  • Phong’s traditional Awards Banquet serenade – this time toasting the anniversary of Randy and Dawn Eckerts’ guests Kathy and Mike Siebers
  • The success of the new Mixed Up Mixed Doubles, that brought together seven of the stronger women players and seven unattached guys in a very congenial pro-set mixed doubles draw
  • The interest of ten non-physician spouses, who joined the docs in the lecture hall to hear Green Hsueh’s lecture on post-menopausal issues

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  • The play of the gracious Tawfik Girgis, retired ENT from Chicago; he and his wife, Dorothy, hadn’t been to an AMTA meeting since the late ‘70s but have already signed up for Smoke Tree Ranch
  • A vacationing Dr. Larry Corey, who recently stepped down as head of Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and stopped by to give a talk on targeted immunotherapy
  • The first meeting of enthusiastic newcomer Dr. Joe Howton, who gave TWO lectures, and seems to be bitten by a serious “tennis bug” …

A great time was had by all!

 

Tournament Winners

 

Men’s Singles Flight One

Winner – Mitchell Strauss

Finalist – Hugh Burris

Consolation Winner – Phong Nguyen

Consolation Finalist – Jim Manion

 

Men’s Singles Flight Two

Winner – Jimmy Savetsila

Finalist – Kris Vadlamudi

Consolation Winner – Luis Cespedes

Consolation Finalist – Earl O’Brien

 

Men’s Doubles Flight One

Winners – Bruce Dalkin and Mike Dawson

Finalists – Hugh Burris and John Kirkpatrick

Consolation Winners – Jim Coghlan and Jim Manion

Consolation Finalists – William Ardrey and Earl O’Brien

Men’s Doubles Flight Two

Winners – Randy Eckert and Mike Siebers

Finalists – Lindsey Horenblas and Marc Iseri

Consolation Winners – Lon Olsen and Cal Nash

Consolation Finalists – Tawfik Girgis and Luis Cespedes

 

Women’s Doubles Flight One

Winners – Bonnie Sidoff and Helene Bryan

Finalists – Monika Dalkin and Kay Coghlan

 

Women’s Doubles Flight Two

Winners – Grace Szczerbowski and Jane Dawson

Finalists – Betty Olsen and Ginger Nash

 

Mixed Doubles Flight One

Winners – Bonnie Sidoff and Mitchell Strauss

Finalists – Monika and Bruce Dalkin

Consolation Winners – Grace Szczerbowski and Phong Nguyen

Consolation Finalists – Cori and John Kirkpatrick

 

Mixed Doubles Flight Two

Winners – Kay and Jim Coghlan

Finalists – Green Hsueh and KK Hsu

Consolation Winners – Nancy and Jimmy Savetsila

Consolation Finalists – Saundra and William Ardrey

 

Mixed Doubles Flight Three

Winners – Kathy and Mike Siebers

Finalists – Becky and Marc Iseri

Mixed-Up Mixed Doubles

Winners – Bonnie Sidoff and Raj Sarda

Finalists – Becky Iseri and Lindsey Horenblas

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