Congratulations go to Tyler and Cindy Robinson, upper bracket winners of the 2010 Mixed Quasi-Compass Doubles bash, and to Hope Ironmonger and Matt Taggert, winners of the lower bracket!

Click here to see photos from the event.

Download the final tournament draw in pdf format below.

2010 Mixed Quasi-Compass Results
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Open the full article for the complete results.

New for 2010, a fun league for beginners and all players NTRP rated 3.0 and lower is starting September 15th.  Organized by Tas Mcwilliams and Marrisua Mansuetti, the league will run on Wednesdays from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cecil Park, From September 15th to October 27th.  Interested players are asked to register by September 5th.  The cost for all 7 weeks is $15, with checks made payable to Tasnim Mcwilliams.

Open the full article to fill out the online registration form below.  You may also download the offline form for more information by clicking here.

A doubles league for men and women (4.0 or higher rating) begins this week at Dorsey Park, and will run Wednesday nights until November 17th.  Space is limited to 20 players, additional registrations will be used as substitutes.  16 players will play each week, and will be teamed up with a random partner.  Scores and win-loss records will be recorded and the season will end with a Hot Dog Roast.

Cost is $30 (for the season) for the first 20 to sign up, and $5 for subs per match.  Players will also need to donate 2 or 3 cans of balls over the course of the league.

All proceeds (minus the cost of the Hot Dog Roast) will be gifted to the Department of Recreation and Parks to help cover the cost of using the new tennis lights at Dorsey Park.

Local champions from the Adult Gender League played well in the Maryland District Championships held July 16-18, but were unable to advance beyond their flight round-robins.

At the men's 4.5 level, Team Frazier were unable to secure a win, but lost a very close match (2-3) to the eventual MD Champions from Frederick county.

At the men's 4.0 level, Team Kim came away with only 1 individual match win by way of the #1 Doubles team of Jason Wynn and Jeff Howard.

In men's 3.5, Team Buckler defeated Frederick 2 4-1, but then fell to the eventual flight winners from Montgomery.

For the women, Team Slade/Bellis at the 3.5 level had 4 individual wins, but no match wins.

The 3.0 Team Mansuetti also recorded 4 individual wins.

Open the full article to see some photos of the 4.0 men's team.  If anyone else has any pictures from the tournament please send them my way!

The SMCTA would like to officially announce the running of the 4th Annual Quasi-Compass Doubles Bash tournament!  Registration is open now for the following events taking place at St. Mary's College:

• Mixed Doubles Bash - Saturday August 28th, 2010
• Gender Doubles Bash - September 18th, 2010

Compass Doubles Bash 2010 Registration Form
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The USTA Maryland 2010 Adult District Championships begin tomorrow in Columbia and Olney Maryland.   5 county teams who each won their respective local divisions are scheduled to play matches both Friday and Saturday, with the chance to advance to the finals on Sunday.

In the 3.0 Women's Division, team Get a Grip, captained by Marrisa Mansuetti, went undefeated in a 7 match season against team No Strings Attached, captained by Susan Maier.

Team Ms. Hitterz, captained by Liem Slade and Sue Bellis, clinched the womens' 3.5 division with a 4-3 record.  Ms. Hitterz and team Serves You Right, captained by Wilman Cheung and Virginia King, were tied 3-3 going into their final match of the season.  In the final contest, 4 of the 5 matches went to 3 sets, with team Ms. Hitterz winning the hard-fought battle 4-1.

On the men's side, Dick Buckler and his team "Buckler" bested team Stratton, captained by Bob Stratton, in the 3.5 division with a record of 6-3.

The 4.0 Men's division also saw a down-to-the-wire finish, with team Kim (captain Ken Kim) winning the league via matches-won tiebreaker.  Team Kim and team Baig (captain Khadar Baig) both finished the season with 4-2 records, but in the final match team Kim clinched with 18 individual wins to team Baig's 17.  Team Kim's #1 doubles team of Jason Wynn and Jeff Howard recorded the deciding win against Jason Lee and Khadar Baig, 6-2, 6-0.  Team Keiter, captained by Rick Keiter, finished 3rd in the 4.0 division.

And in our first ever 4.5 division, team Fraiser (captain Josh Fraiser) won a 7 match season with a 5-2 record versus team Kim, also captained by Ken Kim.

Good Luck everyone, bring home some district wins!

Social doubles has begun, Thursdays at Great Mills High and Sundays at Leonardtown High.  Come on out for some fun, informal tennis!