Lake Country鈥檚 Tennis Club held its fifth annual Team Tennis Tournament on Sunday, and the weather provided the most favourable conditions.
Twenty-eight players broke into four teams, the Blue, Red, Green and White team. Each team was comprised of seven tennis stars ready to compete in a round-robin style competition, including men鈥檚 doubles, ladies doubles and mixed.
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Each matchup contributed to the overall score, just like the Davis Cup, said the Lake Country Tennis Club in a statement.
鈥淭eam Blue, led by captain Craig Leduchowski, took off like a freight train into an early lead and looked unstoppable,鈥� the statement said. 鈥淭hey seemed to be dominating all their matches.鈥�
But the White team 鈥渃aught fire鈥� and quickly scaled their way to the top.
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With eight matches won for the day, Team White claimed victory, thanks to the efforts of its stars; Derek Turvey, Ian McHarg, Marnie Perrier, Kathy Walraven, Kevin Smith, Ben Smith and Lyn Smith.
鈥淚鈥檇 like to congratulate our whole team today,鈥� team captain Turvey said. 鈥淚鈥檝e never seen these guys play so well and the competition was extremely stiff.鈥�
The players offered their grateful thanks to John and Linda Smith for organizing the tournament and hosting the wrap-up banquet that followed.
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