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Hello LATA Members!

The GLTA Center Court tournament was played over Labor Day weekend. It was a hot one, but our tournament organizers, Steve Sax and Travis Siems, as well as several other volunteers, worked overtime to get all the matches on, and the players battled the high temperature and produced some great tennis. Unfortunately, I was on court for most of Monday, and as such wasn’t able to grab any interviews with the winners. But LATA represented well, as usual, and here are the results:

Open Singles

#1 James Dao (l.) d. #3 Gordon Paitimusa 6-3 6-4

Open Singles Consolation: Chris Tomlin d. Eric Geiger 6-3 3-6 6-0

Open Doubles

#3 Jose Sambas/Joseph Vidaurretta (r.) d. #2 Brad Spencer/Roy Rillra 6-1 6-1

A Singles

#7-9 Jonathan Luu (above) d. Loc Van Nguyen 6-3 6-3

A Singles Consolation: #7-9 Jeff Sheng d. Sayon Syprasoeuth 6-7 6-4 6-3

A Over 40 Singles

Graham Richard Kaye (l.) d. #1 George Byrd 6-0 6-1

A Over 40 Singles Consolation: Mark Riddle d. Sam Chua 7-6 retired

A Doubles

#2 Tony Hughes/David Michael Drury (l.) d. #5 Jeff Sheng/John Ramos 6-3 6-4

B Singles

#2 Tim Chulanand Thianthal (l.) d. #6 Michael Vasquez 6-2 6-1

B Singles Consolation

Juan Tafolia (r.) d. Jonathan Afalia 6-1 6-1

B Doubles

#4 Will Pitharn/Dennis Nakata (l.) d. Scott Williams/Dennis Holmes 6-4 6-0

C Singles

#7-8 Michael Sengmanivong (l.) d. Kevin Kim 6-4 7-6

C Singles Consolation

Matt Whitfield d. Steven Dunbar (not pictured) 6-2 6-4

C Over 40 Singles

#1 Ray Duenez (l.) d. #2 Casey Weitzman 7-5 6-3

C Doubles

Jury Candelario/Nick Truong (r.) d. James Patacsil/Lee Winterstein 6-3 3-6 7-6

D Singles

#1-2 John Vida (l.) d. #1-2 Shane Que Hee 6-0 4-6 6-0

D Singles Consolation

Winner Lynda Lefever

D Doubles

Round Robin Winners: #1 Mike Kalvoda/Jon Marinas

Thanks to everyone who participated, and we look forward to seeing you at the LA Open in 2013! Full results for Center Court 2012 can be found here.

Hello LATA Members!

As you probably know, the US Open is underway. There’s already been plenty of drama, but it will come to its peak the day of the men’s final, September 9th. You’re invited to watch the men’s final at the home of Luis Melo out in lovely Encino. Luis and his partner have a great game-room setup, and it’s always fun to watch a big match with other tennis-playing friends. We tried this for the French Open, but while it was a lovely party, between the time delay and the conflict with Pride, not many people could make it. This time, things should be different. 🙂 So, please check out these important notes:

IMPORTANT NOTES:

— Luis only has room for about 20-25 guests. So if you’re planning to come, you must RSVP to me (my email is newsletter@lataweb.com). I will confirm with you that there is still room. PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP WITHOUT HAVING COMMUNICATED WITH ME. Luis is opening his house; the least we can do is make things as easy as possible for him.

— Refreshments will be available, but you’re welcome to bring anything you like to share.