The champions of the Pilot Pen Tennis Family Classic, sponsored by USTA New England, AT&T and Dalton Contracting Co., were crowned yesterday at Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale. This year, from January through July, more than 5,000 participants competed in 89 local events at tennis facilities throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. The event, now in its tenth year, has seen participation grow exponentially. The results in each division are below.
Mother Child 12 & Under
Deborah Blatt & Oren Vasser (New Rochelle, NY – Hardscrabble Club)
def. Lesley & Vincent Farricielli (Guilford, CT – Pine Orchard Yacht Club) 6-1, 6-1
Mother Child 14 & Under
Trish & Danny Pavoni (Fairfield, CT – Oak Lane Country Club) def.
Louise & Daniel Soifer (Stamford, CT – Longridge Club) 0-6, 6-1, 10-7
Mother Child 18 & Under
Pamelia Parker & Morgan White (Old Lyme, CT – Old Lyme Country Club) def. Terri & Andrew Schwartz (Woodbridge, CT – Paugussett Club) 7-6(3), 7-5
Husband Wife
Anna Bielen-Zarska & Robert Bielen (Ridgewood, NY – Robbie
Wagner-Glencove) def. Rebecca & Emmanuel Fernandez (Yorktown Heights, NY – Club Fit Jefferson Valley) 6-1, 6-0
Father Child 12 & Under
Simon & Sean Gorwara (Poughkeepsie, NY – Cross Court Tennis Club) def. Tom & Brendan Price (Westport, CT – Cornwall Tennis Association) 6-1,6-4
Father Child 14 & Under
Michael & Alex Lord (Wilton, CT – Four Seasons Racquet Club) def.
Rajiv & Karan Narula (Poughkeepsie, NY – Cross Court Tennis Club) 6-1, 6-3
Father Child 18 & Under
Michael & Michael Van Dusen (Avon, CT – Farmington Valley Racquet
Club) def. Charlie & Tyler Adams (Buxton, ME – Woodlands Club) 1-6,
6-3, 10-2
Parent Child Open
Todd & Thaddeus Custer (Manchester, CT – Glastonbury Tennis Club) def. Randy & Rohan Mani (Brewster, NY – Hardscrabble Club) 6-2, 6-3
About Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale
Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale, an Olympus US Open Series event on the ATP World Tour and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, will be held August 20-28, 2010 at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale and feature a number of international tennis stars. The 2009 Pilot Pen, whose champions are Caroline Wozniacki and Fernando Verdasco, drew more than 78,000 spectators and was televised nationally for 16 hours on ESPN2 and CBS Sports.
About the Olympus US Open Series
The Olympus US Open Series brings together the 10 summer tournaments in North America, three television networks, tennis’ sanctioning bodies and top corporate sponsors during the summer tennis season. In 2009 the Series continued its enhancements to the sport, including more national TV hours, live back-to-back Finals every weekend, bonus prize money at the US Open, and a significant national marketing campaign.
About USTA New England
USTA New England, one of 17 regional sections across the country that comprise the United States Tennis Association (USTA), is a
not-for-profit organization committed to promoting and developing the growth of tennis and increasing participation in the sport in New
England by offering quality recreational and competitive programs for people of all ages and abilities. Founded in 1927 as the New England Lawn Tennis Association, USTA New England boasts nearly 30,000
individual members, 350 organizational members, 500 volunteers, and a professional staff of 20. For more information, log on to
www.ustanewengland.com.
