Los Alamos Tennis Club Holds 5th Annual Joel Williams Tennis Tournament July 28-31

Volney Hildreth competes in the recent Los Alamos Tennis Club’s 5th Annual Joel Williams Tournament. Courtesy photo

Sasha Vinyard/Courtesy photo

BY ANDREA CUNNINGHAM
Los Alamos Tennis Club

Despite multiple bouts of inclement weather, the Los Alamos Tennis Club’s 5^thAnnual Joel Williams Tennis Tournament was held from July 28-31 at Urban Park and Pinon Park courts. While the weather could have (and sometimes literally did!) put a damper on the festivities and play, the 35 plus participants collectively enjoyed more than 60 matches of tennis and barbeque that occurred over the weekend.

Participants ranged in skill from former college and semi-professional players to those who have played recreationally. The interested spectators and lower-level players were delighted to have the opportunity to watch high-level competition on our local courts as the 4.5+ Men’s Singles and Doubles competitors battled for dominance. For the recreational players, the tournament was a wonderful opportunity to visit with other players and enjoy playing multiple matches.

The Los Alamos Tennis Club would like to greatly thank the following wonderful folks, whose dedication to supporting tennis in our community and putting on the tournament every year is without compare: David Rutherford and Nicola Winch of Atomic Tennis for organizing the tournament and to Bob and Sue Tonelli for holding the barbeque for everyone! We would also like to thank the following sponsors for their generosity in providing prizes: Atomic Tennis, Diadem Sports, Tecnifibre, Bathtub Row Brewing Co-Op and Metzgers Hardware.

4.5+ Men’s Singles
Winner – Niko Barr
Runner up – David Rutherford

4.5+ Men’s Doubles
Winners – Niko Barr & David Rutherford
Runner up – Alan Williams & Matthew Nagle
Consolation Winner – Billy & Lloyd Wilton

4.0 Singles
Winner – Greg Cunningham
Runner up – Prashant Sharan

3.5/4.0 Doubles
Winner – Thomas Kim & Yu Seung Kim
Runner up – Harshul Thakkar & Ayan Biswas
Consolation Winner- Sai Krishna Kanth Hari & Andri Ulrich

3.5 Singles
Winner -Andri Ulrich
Runner up – Sai Krishna Kanth Hari
Consolation Winner – Ayan Biswas

Women’s Singles
Winner – Sasha Vinyard
Runner up – Cami Charonko
Consolation Winner – Riley Rheinheimer

Women’s Doubles
Winner – Debi Croney & Jeanine Keay
Runner up – Kate McDonald and Mackenzie Cook
Consolation Winner– Andrea Cunningham and Cami Charonko

Over age 55
Winner-Volney Hildreth
Runner up-Bob Tonelli
Consolation-Sergey Kurennoy