CPAC-West NCW3.0 Champions

College Park Athletic Club West was one of the new teams to this league. As with any new team and most especially with the 3.0 league, there is a lot to think about. Do I have enough players? Will they get discouraged if they lose? Or will they use the loss as an opportunity to keep improving their game. This league is unique because we have 2 sets of playoffs/finals. One is for the trophy and one is for the experience of playing in the playoffs and finals (backdraw playoffs). To get to the finals, CPAC-W had to move past their sister club, CPAC-E 2. I think I heard Ben and Jill had a friendly trash-talking exchange going. But I digress….CPAC-W played against North Shore Racquet Club at The Libertyville Club and won 3-1. On court 1, CPAC-W’s Kirsten Surber and Chris Bunning got off to a slow start but eventually prevailed against NSRC’s Kerry Melzl and Monica Morales 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. On court 2 NSRC’s Carmen Reihm and Deborah Hogan was able to move past CPAC-W’s Cissy Balut and Laura Warren 6-4, 6-2. On court 3, CPAC-W’s Lynda Forier and Linda Cardella kept the momentum up after winning the 1st set tie-breaker against NSRC’s Anne Crowley and Dee Fortson 7-6(6), 6-2. On court 4, CPAC-W’s Jacqui Nquyen and Linda Shoup were too much for NSRC’s Bobbi Rowe and Elizabeth Ciccolini 6-0, 6-1.

At Glenbrook Racquet Club, Midtown-Palatine played against Libertyville. While Midtown-Palatine swept all 4 courts, the players from Libertyville tried their best to keep the pace up. On court 1, MTP’s Wendy Rowden and Kelly Thut beat LIB’s Maria Bozinis and Ava Dechter. On court 2, MTP’s Karen Johnston and Dina Skinner delivered a 6-4, 6-1 win over LIB’s Tara McDonnell and Kirstin Griffith. On court 3 MTP’s Lara Berry and Kim Lee lost the first set to LIB’s Sandy Rogalski and Ginger Wang but was able to eek out 6-4, 6-4 win in sets 2 and 3. On court 4, MTP’s Marilyn Friel and Nancy Lagowski won against Karin Valenti and Gina Esperson.