June 30, 2009
MIT mixed doubles teams compete near Boston
Two of the five mixed doubles teams based at Middlebury Indoor Tennis
in the September-December 2008 season
posted leading records in Vermont-wide competition
last fall, and therefore were able to
compete in the New England sectional tournaments in the Boston area
June 26-28.
Neither team won the
round robin qualifier of
Friday and Saturday, and therefore did not
advance to semifinal competition on Sunday.
However, the intermediate team "Mixmasters"
did defeat the eventual winner in their
event, 2 matches to 1, but unfortunately lost
two other meetings.
Furthermore, the advanced team "Hicks 'n' Chicks"
lost only to the eventual winner
of the qualifying flight by 2 matches to 1.
Had the they won just one additional individual match in that meeting,
then they would have advanced to the semifinal round on Sunday.
Team members on the "Mixmasters"
traveling to the tournament were
Barbara Beatty and Doug Smith of Middlebury;
Christina Wadsworth of Weybridge;
Captain Charles Peake and Linda Peake of Orwell; and
John Baker of Addison. All six played in each of the three
matches.
For the "Hicks 'n' Chicks,"
a Burlington- Middlebury- and Rutland-area team,
local team members playing in the tournament were
Jim and Stephanie Foley of New Haven.
They won their first match in a tie-breaker
and their second match 6-4, 6-4.
Completing the roster for the Boston trip were
Captain Sarah Szafir and Dennis Langdell of Essex Junction;
Rob Bromley and Mark Stephenson of Jericho;
Frank and Aimee O'Brien Babbott of Hinesburg
(who nearly won the deciding match, losing 7-6, 6-4);
Joan Solomon of Colchester; and
Andrew Shinn and Kristen Kenosh of Rutland.
Details of the "Mixmasters"
2-1 win
and losses of
3-0 and
2-1
are at middleburytennis.com.
Also posted is the
"Hicks 'n' Chicks" record:
wins at
2-1 and
2-1
and the deciding
2-1
loss.