GREEN VALLEY RESORT 2009 TOURNAMENT SUMMARY

Green Valley Resort in St. George, Utah, October 11-16, 2009, turned out to have perfect weather for our AMTA meeting! We had temperatures in the 70s with cloud cover, no sun in the eyes until Thursday, the last day.

The Tuesday outing to the outdoor Tuachan Amphitheater for dinner and the musical "Aida" by Elton John was a huge hit! A live camel came on stage as well as a surprising waterfall that started at the upper canyon and came down and flooded the stage with 2-3 feet of water. And the singers and musicians were outstanding.

Quite a number of AMTA members took advantage of 2 free nights at Green Valley Resort when paying for 5 and planned a full week in St. George in order to visit some of Utah's National and State Parks. Some were able to squeeze in a few rounds of golf, since St. George alone has some 12 golf courses.

The morning CME meetings enjoyed large leather chairs while eating breakfast and listening to lectures. A real plus!

We witnessed some very competative matches with many outcomes decided by two points in the 3rd set 10 point tiebreak. See the tournament results below.

At the Thursday night Awards Banquet, there happened to be a lovely grand piano, and we were favored with a solo song from Dr. Phong Nguyen accompanied by Dr. Craig Broome. A real treat!

Take a look at the slideshow from the event. To see the list of speakers and topics presented click here.

Wednesday morning CME group.

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Morning Madness Women’s Singles Round Robin 1st – Bonnie Sidoff 2nd – Nancy Savetsila Dynamic Duo Women’s Doubles Championships Winners – Carol Burris / Cori Kirkpatrick Runners-up – Green Hsueh / Nancy Savetsila Consolation Winners – Betty Olsen / Sheila Goodloe Consolation Runners-up – Dotty Rice / Ginger Nash Super Stroker Men’s Singles (39-62) Winner – Hugh Burris Runner-up – Craig Broome Consolation Winner – Jim Savetsila Consolation Runner-up – Richard Goodloe Swift Swinger Men’s Singles (67-72) Winner – Pally Palaganas Runner-up – Hamilton Sah Consolation Winner – Edric Willes Consolation Runner-up – Krishna Vadlamudi Rowdy Racqueteer Men’s Singles (75-82) Winner – Cal Nash Runner-up – Jack Jacobson Consolation Winner – Frank Sladkovic Consolation Runner-up – Levon Tebelekian

Putaway Pro Men’s Doubles Championships Winners – Phong Nguyen / Craig Broome Runners-up – Hugh Burris / John Kirkpatrick Consolation Winners – Jose Tores-Torija / Local Partner Consolation Runners-up – Krisha Vadlamudi / Gangdahar Madupu “Build to Last” Men’s Doubles Championships Winners – Cal Nash / Jack Jacobson Runners-up – George Borge / Luis Cespedes Consolation Winners – Vern Larson / Gary Loosli Consolation Runners-up – Frank Sladkovic / Levon Tebelekian Die Hard Mixed Doubles Championships Winners – Hugh and Carol Burris Runners-up – Craig Broome / Bonnie Sidoff Consolation Winners – Jim and Nancy Savetsila Consolation Runners-up – Jose Torres-Torija / Local Partner Tough Team Mixed Doubles Round Robin 1st – Cal and Ginger Nash 2nd – Lon and Betty Olsen