Rossmoor News
Sep 24, 2014
Dave Kern Victorious;
Twenty men played >>>
Rossmoor News
September 24, 2014
By Dave Kern
Dave Kern Victorious in Men's Doubles
Twenty men played in the annual Rossmoor Tennis Club (RTC) Men's Doubles Tournament on September 13 at the Buckeye tennis courts. Doubles teams were paired by a random draw with each competitor playing with six different partners. Each doubles match consisted of a six-game, no-add set. Each game won scored a point. Scoring the most points was Dave Kern, followed very closely by new member Tom Jarvis, placing second, and Allan Tam, third. All three won a "Mosquito Racket Zapper" (batteries not included), shown in the photo, which might also double as an inefficient, electrified pickle ball paddle. One of RTC's greatest, Bob Juengert, ran a well-organized tournament. RTC director of tournaments Randy Kuhl and spouse Lil Kuhl assisted in the setup and clean up after the tournament.
Rossmoor Men Whip Walnut Creek
In the first Men's Interclub League match of the season, the Rossmoor Men's team continued their winning ways, carrying over from an unbeaten season this past summer, with a win against Walnut Creek at their home courts at Heather Farm on September 17. At first doubles, Randy Kuhl and Dave Kern quickly demolished their opponents 6-3, 6-1. The second and third doubles were both decided by third set super tiebreaks. Larry Barclay and team captain Jerry Robinson, playing at the number two position, won their squeaker 6-4, 2-6, 10-6. Mark Patterson and Allen Kent, at third doubles, fought hard, but came away on the losing side 6-4, 3-6, 6-10. Finally, at fourth doubles, John Lee and Ron Wyman won pretty easily 6-3, 6-2. Inexplicably, though, they were the last to complete their match. It must have been the beer and political discussions at each turnover that delayed them. See also
Upcoming Events of the Rossmoor Tennis Club
The Calcutta tournament is scheduled for Friday through Sunday, Oct 10-12. The 3-day event begins with a party/auction on Friday at the Fireside Room at 5:00 p.m. Team competition will be held on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. at the Buckeye tennis courts. A barbeque lunch will follow the competition. Non-players may participate in the Friday party and/or the Saturday barbeque at $5 per event. At 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, the semi-finals for both the main and consolation draws will play, followed by the finals of both draws at 11:30 a.m. All four of these teams and their owners will win money. Questions may be directed to Tournament Director David Sperry at 212-5789.
An RTC team of 12 men and 12 women (4 women's, 4 men's, and 4 mixed doubles teams) will be traveling to the hostile environment of The Villages of San Jose on Saturday, October 18 to renew the competition for the perpetual trophy that is now in the possession of Villages by virtue of the their win against the RTC in April at Buckeye. The sign-up sheet for this tournament has been posted at Buckeye. For more information, please call Dave Kern at (808) 721-5599.
Photo caption. The winners of the RTC's Annual Men's Doubles Tournament are Allan Tam, left, and Dave Kern. Besides his tennis racket, Tam is holding the winners' spoils, the infamous "Mosquito Racket Zapper". Tom Jarvis was unavailable for the photo.
Photo caption. The RTC men's team that whipped Walnut Creek are, from left, Dave Kern, Larry Barclay, Mark Patterson, team captain Jerry Robinson, Randy Kuhl, Allen Kent, John Lee, and Ron Wyman.