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Southern California Tennis Association
JUNE 2003
Too Good To Be True
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Jason Sher and Tyler
grin. “I did gymnastics and track at the same
time. I would run a race, then change my
uniform and get on the long horse; then go
back and run another race. That year, I won
the long horse, rings and all around Valley
Photo in background:
Tyler in his UCLA footbal days
“I would run a race, then
change my uniform and get
on the long horse; then go
back and run another race.
That year, I won the long
horse, rings and all around
Valley Championship.”
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ddie Tyler weighs 145
pounds and stands
a ramrod straight
5’7 1/2”. He was 82
on February 24th. Based
on the statistics, he doesn’t
appear extraordinary. His
story, however, (which is
one about a love of tennis
and playing better with
age), is extraordinary.
Tyler grew up in the San
Fernando Valley. He attended Van Nuys High School
and went to college at
UCLA. “My main sports
were football, gymnastics
Eddie Tyler played and track in high school,”
tennis at Van Nuys
he said with a mischievous
High School.
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Mark Winters
Championship. I just did it with effort. It
wasn't anything special. When I was a senior,
I played a little bit of tennis. That year, (1938),
Van Nuys won the Valley Championship. The
Valley wasn't anything in those days, so winning was unusual.”
It goes without saying, (given today’s
behemoth athletes), that times were different when Tyler entered college. “I went to
UCLA to run the 50 yard dash and participate in gymnastics,” he recalled. “I attended
high school with Bob Waterfield. Most people think of him as a football player, but he
was also a good gymnast. He taught me a
one arm handstand that I used during my
gymnastic career. I was going to play football
at UCLA, but when I was standing in line
waiting for a physical, I saw how big the players were and decided not to. In high school,
our line averaged 155 pounds. The guys I saw
there were a lot bigger than that. Halfway
through the season, the team was down to
18 players because of injuries. I went to the
coach and asked if I could come out for the
team. He needed players and agreed. I practiced for two weeks, but then they canceled
the rest of the season.”
Waterfield, the UCLA All-American, who
was later a pro star, a teammate at Van
Nuys High School, convinced Tyler to take
part in spring football practice. “I guess I did
pretty well,” he said in his trademark thisisn’t-too-important fashion. “I was walking
by the gym and saw my name on a list. I
asked Waterfield what it meant to ‘get
measured’. He said I had made the football
team. Talk about naive, I had no idea what
was going on. My sophomore year, the team
wasn’t very good. The next year, we won the
Pacific Coast Championship for the first
time and went to the Rose Bowl, where we
lost to Georgia 9-0.”
Not being big on revelation, Tyler had to
be pushed to add, “I was on the gymnastic
team that won the Pacific Coast Championships four out of the five years I was at
UCLA.”
Like so many of
that era, Tyler’s
schooling was interrupted by World
War II. “I started
UCLA in 1939 and
graduated in June
WW II Crash Boat
1947,” he said. “I was
in the Marshall Islands for three years as
skipper of a Crash Boat, (which was like a
PT boat), that was involved with air/sea rescue. While I was there I played baseball.”
His WWII athletic activities were not
limited to baseball. “The Notre Dame track
coach was stationed there and he organized
a badminton tournament in the parachute
loft,” Tyler explains. “I had played in high
school, so I entered and beat the guy from
Notre Dame in the final.”
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Too Good To Be True
“When he first started to
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Earlier, I used the word mischievous to
play tournaments he was an
describe Tyler’s smile. Savvy is actually a better word to use in describing him.
unknown. Now, his
“Everything was played for money,” he said.
opponents are gunning for
“They were big gamblers. They kept asking
me to play, but I ignored them. Finally, I said
him. Seniors all know each
yes and we played for $5 a game. I won, so
others’ games. Eddie’s
we kept upping the money until it was $20,
which was a lot in those days. I spotted
trademark is his cross court
them 12 or 13 points in a 15 point game and
still won. I also beat a Lockheed light
forehand. He is working on
bomber in a 50 yard dash. The pilot took all
a top spin backhand and to
the guns and bombs off to make the plane
as light as possible. He had it going full blast,
improve his serve. His desire
but I beat it by a nose. That’s part of the
to win is remarkable.”
story about how we fought the war. My wife
says that’s why it took so long to win.”
After graduating from UCLA, Tyler wanted to become a Physical Education teacher.
Not surprisingly, his athletic skill changed his added. “I also deep sea fish. I like going after
career path. “I was in graduate school (at big game tuna. A bunch of us charter a boat
UCLA) when my uncle and aunt asked me if three times a year for two four day and one
I wanted to take a trip to Mississippi,” Tyler eleven day trips. I learned how to can tuna. I
said. “I took a leave of absence and traveled preserve them in Mason jars.”
with them. When I got there, my cousin got
Six years ago, Tyler paid the price for his
me on a semi-pro baseball team. I played extensive sports activity. He was forced to
centerfield all summer and hit .550. (It was have bone spurs removed from his elbow. The
fourth highest in the league.) I got back to injury caused a lengthy tennis layoff. “I was
UCLA two weeks after the fall semester retired and finally healthy,” he said of his
began so I went to work for my uncles in return to the courts. “I started playing a lot
their printing and engraving business. That was last May. I began beating everyone. It’s the first
in 1948. I never went back to school. In time, year I got heavily into tournaments. I finished
I inherited the company. Two years ago, I sold No. 2 in Southern California in the 80s and
it and have been heavily into
No. 12 nationally. I was named
tennis ever since.”
the Most Improved Player. I
Having taken his first
couldn’t believe it. Two months
tennis lessons from Glenn
ago, I started taking lessons
Bassett, (the UCLA men’s
from Jason Sher. He has
coach at the time), in the
helped me a lot. I have to
‘60s, Tyler was captured by
catch up with the other playthe ‘70s Tennis Boom. “I
ers my age.”
was a social player, but I did
Sher, who played at
enter a few senior tournaUCLA and has been the
ments in the 60 and 65 age
men’s assistant coach for
groups,” he said. “I think I
four years, said of his proeven got ranked.”
tege, “I was totally amazed
Given his multi-sport
with his enthusiasm. He was
avocation, Tyler was into
there 10 minutes before his
surfing, owned horses and
first lesson and stretching
still has snow skiing season
like he was one of the colpasses. It isn’t surprising he
lege guys. He has the
didn’t devote himself totally
strongest handshake I have
to tennis. “I fly fish,” he
ever felt. He is just a natural
Tyler could do it all.
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athlete who is very competitive.
“He came to me because he is playing
tournaments and wants to improve. He
takes a lesson about once a week. When
there is a tournament, he comes twice a
week. Everything is geared toward his tournaments. He calls me before a match to talk
about his opponent. He also calls me after
he has played to discuss what he did and
what needs improvement. He prepares for
tournaments identically to the way the college guys do. He goes to bed early the night
before he is scheduled to play and he eats a
couple of hours before a match.
“When he first started to play tournaments he was an unknown. Now, his opponents are gunning for him. Seniors all know
each others’ games. Eddie’s trademark is his
cross court forehand. He is working on a
top spin backhand and to improve his serve.
His desire to win is remarkable.”
Besides the lessons, Tyler plays regularly
at North Hollywood Park, a location that
has been the home of a host of standout
players including Steve Foster and Brian
Leck. “I play five or six times a week,” Tyler
said. “My wife and my friends can’t believe I
have done so well.”
Bassett, who after retiring from his
coaching position at UCLA has been playing
senior tennis locally, is pushing Tyler to continue his progress. “I was so proud to be
No. 2, that I called Glenn,” Tyler recalled.
“He said he would not be satisfied until I
was No. 1.
“To get there, I have to work twice as
hard. I love sports and have participated in
a lot of them. The guys I play have been in
tennis for a long time.”
The delightful Tyler added, “I have always
been little and I tried to do it all. I have the
desire to succeed; I have a lot of drive. My
size doesn’t hold me back. I have always
been very, very competitive. I don’t know if
anyone in the 80s is more competitive than
I. I am a perfectionist. I want to get better.”
He continued, “the only sport I haven’t
taken part in is golf. I’m saving that for when
I have to ride in a cart.”
After winning the Men’s 80 singles at
the 69th Southern California Super Senior
Sectional Championships, Tyler will not be
in a cart any time soon. “I couldn’t believe
it happened to me,” he said of his first
Sectional title. “It was like I was struck by
lightening. It has taken time to sink in.”
Mercedes-Benz Cup:
A Summer Tennis Treat
T
he Mercedes-Benz Cup,
the 77-year-old event
which supports Southern
California Tennis Association programming, will be
played July 28 - August 3 at the
Los Angeles Tennis Center on
the UCLA campus. As is always
the case with the tournament,
an impressive group of players is
scheduled to take part. Among
the names are Lleyton Hewitt,
Gustavo Kuerten, Marat Safin
and Tommy Haas. Taylor Dent,
who developed his talents
playing local junior events, will
add to the Southern California
flavor of the event. So will
Michael Chang, who is the
Tournament Honoree. Men’s
Invitational Legends events will
also take place.
The Mercedes-Benz Cup
offers a wide range of activities including: All-American
Wild Card Shoot-Out - July
25; Qualifying Rounds - July
26-27; Wilson Junior Tennis
Clinic - July 27 (10:00-11:30
a.m. Sunset Courts); Gibson/
Baldwin “A Night At The
Net” (celebrity entertainment) - July 28; Kids Day July 29; Senior Day-July 31;
Ladies Day - August 1.
For information about
any of these activities call
( 310) 824 -1010 E xt . 253 or
check the tournament website:
www.mercedes-benzcup.com.
Michael Chang
Taylor Dent
Lleyton Hewitt
Gustavo Kuerten
Photos: Cynthia Lum
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A Two-Handed Special
Don Daniels
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Peter Herrmann
Three things keep
Herrmann in the game:
remaining active, as his 18month-old son Nicolas
grows up; the love of
competition; and the
thrill of winning.
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love interviewing talented, engaging,
cerebral players who have stories to tell.
The setting: the Fairbanks Ranch
Country Club near Del Mar; the player:
Peter Herrmann. Anyone who has been
around tournament tennis in San Diego for
the last 30 years knows his name.
Conversely, Herrmann knows most of those
who played in the area during that time.
Most people I interview give me their
undivided attention, and I am sure that,
under most circumstances, this would have
been the case. But, five minutes into our discussion, something out of the ordinary happened. Andre Agassi and his coach Darren
Cahill walked in. They took the only clay
court the club had to offer. The thwack,
thwack of the rapid fire ground strokes
from Agassi's racket was so resounding that
we could hear it even though we were surrounded by glass and three courts away.
Herrmann's jaw dropped. “I've never seen
the ball go by so fast”, he said.
That comment was from a 6’4” man
who can drill it himself from both wings.
Herrmann has been whizzing line drives past
opponents for many years. Forget topspin
or slice. Herrmann can, as we say, “bring it”.
He also possesses a wicked drop shot.
When he started playing tennis at Morley
Field in Balboa Park as a 6-year-old, his
father handed him a 4 5 / 8 Wilson Jack
Kramer, a racquet that he was unable to
wield with one hand. So he used both, and
has done the same ever since. In those days,
there was a wooden wall near the courts
and he would assault it daily, testing every
new racquetet he could lay his hands on.
Eventually, the wall came down and was
replaced by one of cement.
Herrmann clearly recalls entering his first
tournament at the age of 7, surviving a 20
ace barrage by Skip Strode in the second
round to win 6-4, 8-6, before losing in three
sets to a ten-year-old. He was a finalist in
his second tournament, and he went on to
play some men’s events that same year. At
the ripe old age of 9, he won local tournaments in the 12’s. At 10, he began playing
outside the section, prompting Eliot
Teltscher to remark, “I can’t believe he has
another year in the 12’s”. In his typical selfeffacing manner, Herrmann, whose birthday
is in November, attributes winning National
tournaments to the lengthening of the calendar tennis year for those whose birthdays
fell between October 1 and December 31.”
Those older guys had been killing me”, he
remembered. In his final years in the 12’s
and 14’s, he won the National titles without
dropping a set. He loved playing on clay. “My
game fit well with clay, because I could play
like (Monica) Seles,” he said. “I don’t move
well, but if I have time, it’s all over.”
At 16, on the advice of Ed Collins who
was aware that he was a natural southpaw,
he served left-handed for a year, netting
wins over Brad Gilbert and John Davis,
before shelving the experiment. In 1978, he
entered the University of San Diego, where
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he became a teammate of Scott Lipton,
whom he credits with much of his development.
Herrmann defeated Robbie
Venter, the number one player at UCLA, as
well as the top player at USC. These were
his watershed marks in college play. As a
junior and senior, he played number one at
University of San Diego. As a collegian, he
attained a ranking of 350 in the world.
After college, he played league tennis in
Germany. Included in his successes were
victories over Michael Schapers in singles
and Ken Flach in doubles.
After a 12-year hiatus, Herrmann is slowly making his move back into competition
on the senior level. He has been the head
professional at the Morgan Run Resort &
Club for thirteen years. Now, he is combining the teaching of self-motivated students
with tournament play. He and Carlos Mora
have a stranglehold on the Men’s 40 doubles
in San Diego, having won the District
Championships as well as each of the summer tournaments. He has his sights set on
the National Men’s 40 Hardcourts Championships. At 42, Herrmann continues to sling
piercing two-handed shots off both sides.
The only thing he hits with one hand are
serves, overheads and volleys he is forced to
reach for. Otherwise, he employs the unusual grip of his right hand above the left for
groundstrokes and volleys.
Three things keep Herrmann in the
game: remaining active, as his 18-monthold son Nicolas grows up; the love of
competition; and the thrill of winning. He
had better stay active. His wife Nicole
Elliott, a formidable player in her own
right, is expecting their second child in the
fall. As a husband/wife team, there are few
in their league. Being true to his teaching
passion, he passes along three pieces of
advice: do not hit fancy or hard shots; get
everything in play early in the match to
tighten up an opponent; and run down
every ball, fighting as if you are still in the
point, no matter how out of it you may
feel. This is sound advice from a guy who
has outplayed a wooden backboard and
quite a few good players during his career.
Things To Consider
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T
In the Standard Tie-Break,
players change ends after
every six points. In the
Experimental Tie-Break,
they change ends after one
point is played, then after
every four points.
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For some time, the “Balboa Tie-Break”
has been used at the national championships held at LJBTC. Friend at Court
calls it the “Experimental Tie-Break
Procedure”. It differs from the regular tiebreak only with regard to when players
change ends of the court. In the Standard
Tie-Break, players change ends after
every six points. In the Experimental TieBreak, they change ends after one point is
The Experimental TieBreak is...more fair for
singles players because it
doesn't trap one individual
on the “bad” side for six
straight points when
conditions are extremely
sunny or windy.
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he USTA Grandfather & Grandson
National Championships, one of
the two pilot events planned this
year, will take place at the La Jolla Beach
& Tennis Club in conjunction with the
National Father & Son Hard Court Championships in December. Though it is early, I
have already received calls regarding the
tournament. It seems that word of the
championships has sparked great interest.
Many of those who played the Father &
Son and Senior Father & Son in the past
will now have an opportunity to “resurface”
and play with yet another generation.
Anyone interested in participating should
check the LJBTC website www.ljbtc.com.
Ultimately the site will have an active
tournament link. Those planning to play in
the event should call (800) 624-2582 to
make reservations to stay at the Club.
This is by far the best way to experience
the tournament.
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W i l l i a m J. Ke l l o g g
played, then after every four points. For
doubles, the Experimental Tie-Break is
far better because it enables players to
serve on the same end of the court they
served on during the set. The Experimental Tie-Break is also more fair for
singles players because it doesn't trap one
individual on the “bad” side for six
straight points when conditions are
extremely sunny or windy.
Jack Kramer said that if they had
thought of this originally, the current tiebreak format would not exist. Margaret
Anderson, from the Pacific Northwest, is
a proponent of the idea. At the USTA
Annual Meeting she made a presentation
to the Constitution & Rules Committee
who endorsed the format. Anderson is
trying to convince people to start using it
in place of the current Tie-Break. With
acceptance, the International Tennis
Federation, which is responsible for maintaining or changing the rules of tennis,
can be approached to make the
Experimental Tie-Break the official tiebreak.
Anderson believes that a catchy name is
needed for the Tie-Break (and “Experimental” is not what she has in mind). For
this reason, she recently proposed that it be
called the “Coman Tie-Break”, named after
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John Coman, a highly respected umpire, former McGovern Award winner and member
of the SCTA Board of Directors, who was
responsible for promoting its use more than
a decade ago. Thanks to his efforts, it was
added to the USTA Tournament Regulations
as an Experimental Alternative to the regular tiebreaker. The Southern California
Tennis Association enthusiastically endorsed
the new name at its April Board of
Directors meeting.
Look for a new flyer at many of the
USTA National Senior Hard Court
Championships promoting the USTA
Senior International teams. These teams
have long been one of the USTA's best
kept secrets, but now players will have
information about the teams at their fingertips. The flyer will list last year’s team
members and results, team selection criteria, dates and locations of the 2003
competitions. The Senior International
teams, which give the best players in the
country the opportunity to represent the
US, prove that tennis, indeed, is the sport
for a lifetime.
UCLA
Southern California Tennis Association
Los Angeles Tennis Center - UCLA
420 Charles E. Young Drive West
Los Angeles, CA 90 024 - 9115
(310) 208-3838
Website: usta.com/scta
S T A F F
Mark Winters - E xecutive Editor
Henry Talbert - E xecutive Director
Annette Buck - Director Adult & Senior Tennis
C O N T R I B U T O R S
Annette Buck, Vic Braden, Don Daniels, Sarah
Gregg, William J. Kellogg and Tina Karwasky
Do
Y
ou
Remember…
Do You Remember…
Sarah Greg g, Tina Kar wasky and Mark Winters
I
t is always interesting to look back on
the way tennis was in bygone days. A
sampling of recollections from players
around the section produced a rich Do
You Remember collection…
tern across the racquet string bed?
… a racquet cover was used like a purse to
carry things?
… you were among the elite when your
name was stenciled on the cover?
… racquets were made of wood?
… almost everyone used gut strings?
… the “Kramer” was “The Racquet”?
… 55 pounds was tight?
… the TA Davis, because of its pristine
design and layers of lamination, was the
Mercedes-Benz of the racquet world?
… gut strings were shellacked to keep them
moisture resistent and to keep them
from wearing?
… the Dunlop Fort was “whippy”?
… silk strings had great feel, but quickly
went dead, causing well hit balls to
barely clear the net?
… racquets had pictures of pros who played
the model on the shaft then on the throat;
there were also “autograph” versions?
… Bancroft made a bamboo racquet; they
also made a “long” racquet?
… racquets were stored in presses, which
were either trapezoidal or an “X”, to
prevent them from warping?
… grip sizes went up to 5 inches and racquets weighed more than 14 ounces?
… spending time in a pro shop hefting racquet after racquet (with the large rubber
band with the weight in the center which
approximated string weight), to find the
one that was perfectly balanced?
… Arzy’s Tennis Shop?
… Runar Ohls and Paramount Sports?
… Hank Kroopf and Star Sports?
… stringers prepared racquet’s by pulling
old string through the holes to “burn
them out” (some stringers even used
electric wood working tools to deepen
the grooves)?
… the American Spaulding had a bigger head
than the Australian version?
… putting a racquet under your arm and
trying to bend the throat; if there was
too much movement the racquet had
“sugared out”?
… spinning a racquet for serve, a player
would call “rough” or “smooth” because
there were two thin rows of red string,
one at the top the other at the bottom,
woven in a “rough” and “smooth” pat-
… sand on a court caused nylon strings to
pop?
… folded pieces of leather were used to
cushion the four main strings at the
throat of a racquet?
… racquets were strung on a pedal pushweight drop Serrano machine?
… awls were used to keep strings from
slipping?
… if a string broke, you could get a
“patch job”?
… Fairway was the ultimate leather grip; in
those pre-Tournagrip days?
… players, who used the under side of a grip
because it was rough, often scraped the
surface with a paint removing wire brush
to maintain the texture?
… when grip tape became fashionable, it
was green in color?
… sawdust was used to reduce sweat on
a grip?
… men wore long pants then tight short
shorts?
… men played tournaments in T-shirts,
then collared shirts?
… Fred Perry and Lacoste were the shirts
to wear?
… men also wore floppy white (Aussie)
hats?
… many women wore lacy tennis panties
(Gussie Moran made the initial fashion
statement on the Centre Court at
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Wimbledon in 1949)?
… women wore socks with little fuzzy balls
on the heel which were supposed to
keep them from slipping (but they always
did) into their shoes?
… white and only white was the clothing
color seen on court?
… white cable stitched sweaters were “in”?
… Converse and Jack Purcell (shoes which
are now back in style), along with the
Dunlop Green Flash were the “in” shoes?
… tennis shoes had no arch support and
very little tred?
… dragged through canvas tennis shoe toes
and shoe laces?
… Shoe Goo was the staple for repairing
tennis shoe soles?
… tennis balls came in metal cans which had
to be opened like a can of sardines by
inserting a key in a finger like projection
on the side at the top and turned?
… when a key was lost, pliers were the
answer to accomplishing the opening
task?
… one had to be very careful because
opening a can of balls created a sharp
edge that could cut fingers like a knife?
… tennis balls were white, but turned green
at grass court events?
… Spaulding made tennis balls and so did
Pirelli?
… pressureless Tretorn’s played like rocks?
… dead balls were put in the dryer to give
them new life?
… to save money, tournaments gave players
two balls for a match?
… scraping balls with a wire brush to ruff
the nap?
… tennis court surfaces were either white
or black and glass quick?
… some courts had metal nets?
… no pay courts?
… hanging racquets on the fence indicating
waiting for a court?
… Helms Bakery’s list of All-City high school
tennis players?
Fun Should Be Part Of
Senior Tennis
Vic Br aden
SoCal Is Number One
Achieving the number one ranking in
the section is an impressive feat. Being
the top player in an age group nationally is even more outstanding. The following reached the pinnacle in 2002:
M E N
hile answering internet questions
from tennis enthusiasts around the
world, I have found more and more
questions are coming from senior players.
What a treat! For some, this may not be
good news, because it means that seniors
are becoming serious competitors and the
bar is being raised by their playing ability.
Three factors stand out with seniors.
First, they are getting better. Second, they
are focusing on conditioning. Finally, those
in the group who are not deeply involved
with competition want to learn how to
maximize their enjoyment of the game.
Our society has always stressed winning. That emphasis has negatively impacted people who simply want to have fun
playing tennis. Having talked with many
teaching pros and senior players about the
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“fun” derived from tennis, I have been surprised by their answers. Some are puzzled
when asked to present examples of having
fun. As one would expect, the definitions
of “fun” varied greatly. Many equate “winning” with “fun”.
A number of definitions I liked also surfaced. Words like “enjoyable”, “cool”, “pleasurable”, “exhilarating” and “entertaining”
were used to describe fun. Almost all of
these words come into play when I’m with
friends, getting exercise and playing in
pleasant surroundings. Maybe it’s time to
pause and re-evaluate why we play. Having
fun benefits everyone playing senior tennis.
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Martin Barba Men's 35 Singles
Mike Fedderly/Paul Smith
of Roeland Park, Kansas Men’s 40 Doubles
Dan Bohannon/Peter Bronson
of Scottsdale, Arizona Men’s 50 Doubles
Bob Duesler/Jim Nelson Men’s 60 Doubles
Bob Sherman Men’s 80 Singles
Fran Bushman/Fred Darling Men’s 80 Doubles
W O M E N
Robin Ogburn/Tracey Thompson Women’s 40 Doubles
Tina Karwasky/Ann Etheredge
of Birmingham, Alabama Women’s 45 Doubles
Karwasky Women’s 50 Singles
Charleen Hillebrand Women’s 55 Singles
Judy Louie/Betty Wachob
of Panama City, Florida Women’s 55 Doubles
Hillebrand Women’s 60 Singles
Hillebrand/Suella Steel Women’s 60 Doubles
Dorothy Matthiessen Women’s 65 Singles
Lynn Little/Matthiessen Women’s 65 Doubles
Eleanor Harbula Women’s 80 Singles
Dodo Cheney/Betty Cookson
of Hillsborough, California Women’s 80 Doubles
Cheney Women’s 85 Singles
Cheney/Jean Harris
of Carmel, California Women’s 85 Doubles
( List compiled by Anne t te B uck )
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RESULTS
69th Southern
California Super
Senior Sectional
Championships
MEN'S 70 DOUBLES
MEN'S 80 DOUBLES
Don Neuman/Saul Snyder d.
Don Bly/Hollis Smith
6-4, 7-6
Fran Bushman/Fred Darling d.
Ed Saunders/Peter Stacey
4-6, 6-1, 6-0
MEN'S 60 SINGLES
Allan Drazen d. Ron Hextell
6-2, 6-3
Men’s 70
doubles winners
Don Neuman/
Saul Snyder and
finalists Don Bly/
Hollis Smith
MEN'S 60 DOUBLES
Craig Edgecumbe/Jack Metalsky
d. Hextell/Peter Smith
7-6, 6-3
Men’s 60
doubles finalists
Peter Smith/
Ron Hextell
and winners
Craig Edgecumbe/
Jack Metalsky
Photos: Annette Buck
MEN'S 65 SINGLES
MEN'S 75 SINGLES
George Godde d.
Robert Erickson
3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Guy Cognen d. Bob Howe
6-3, 1-0 Retired
Men’s 65 winner George Godde
MEN'S 65 DOUBLES
Dick Doss/Bill Hyde d.
Irv Goldberg/Jerry Robinson
6-1, 6-2
MEN'S 70 SINGLES
Mel Lewis d. Gene Powell
3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Men’s 80 winner Eddie Tyler
Men’s 85 doubles finalists
Thomas Whitlow/Clark Chittick and
winners Walter Ralphs/Moffett
Men’s 80
doubles winners
Fran Bushman/
Fred Darling and
finalists
Ed Saunders/
Peter Stacey
MEN'S 85 SINGLES
Men’s 75 winner Guy Cognen
and finalist Bob Howe
Howard Moffett d. Ed Doane
6-1, 3-6, 7-6
MEN'S 75 DOUBLES
MEN'S 85 DOUBLES
Hal Long/Jack Saunders d.
Edwin Anderson/
Frank Simmons
6-1, 6-1
Moffett/Walter Ralphs d.
Clark Chittick/
Thomas Whitlow
6-2, 6-1
Men’s 75
doubles finalists
Edwin Anderson/
Frank Simmons
and winners
Hal Long/
Jack Saunders
Men’s 70 winner Mel Lewis
and finalist Gene Powell
Men’s 85 finalist Ed Doane
and winner Howard Moffett
Men’s 90 finalist Aroon Seeboonruang
and winner Bill Lurie
WOMEN'S 60 SINGLES
Nanda Fischer d.
Cathy Lombardo
6-2, 6-2
MEN'S 80 SINGLES
MEN'S 90 SINGLES
WOMEN'S 65 SINGLES
Eddie Tyler d. Jerry Greer
6-2, 6-1
Bill Lurie d. Aroon Seeboonruang
6-1, Retired
Norma Veal d. Roz King
Walkover
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RESULTS
MEN'S 55 SINGLES
Sal Zimmitti d. Richard O'Toole
6-1, 6-3
Women’s 75 winner Dorothy Knode
Women’s 60 winner Nanda Fischer
and finalist Cathy Lombardo
WOMEN'S 65 DOUBLES
Barbara Oldfield/Penny Winkler
d. Barbara Dunn/Shirley Saunders
Walkover
WOMEN'S 70 SINGLES
Janet Hubbard d.
Sandra Bradfield
6-4, 6-1
Men’s 60 finalist Mike Stewart,
tournament director Steve Solomon
and winner Leland Housmen
WOMEN'S 75 SINGLES
Dorothy Knode d. Cathie Hall
6-1, 7-6
WOMEN'S 75 DOUBLES
Pat Poisett/Fran Wakefield d.
Piyachart Hussey/Knode
6-2, 6-1
Men’s 55 winner Sal Zimmitti
and finalist Richard O’Toole
MEN'S 55 DOUBLES
WOMEN'S 80 SINGLES
Raul Castillo/Bruce Cristol d.
Duncan McCornock/O'Toole
7-6, 6-2
Eleanor Harbula d. Pat Yeomans
6-1, 6-2
Men’s 90 finalist Verne Hughes,
Solomon and winner Dave Carey
WOMEN'S 80 DOUBLES
Harbula/Jean Harris d.
Mary Hill/Yeomans
6-2, 6-4
MEN'S 90 SINGLES
Dave Carey d. Verne Hughes
6-4, 7-5
MIXED 60 DOUBLES
Mike O'Hara/Winkler d.
Joe Bowerbank/Sandra Bowerbank
6-3, 6-1
MEN'S 90 DOUBLES
Carey/Hughes d. Ed
Baumer/John Shelton
6-1, 6-1
MIXED 70 DOUBLES
Women’s 70 winner Janet Hubbard
and finalist Sandra Bradfield
Wilson Fitzgerald/Helen Pearson
d. Robert Foran/Rosalyn Klein
6-1, 6-2
16th Whittier
Narrows Senior
Spring Classic
MEN'S 40 SINGLES
Mixed 70 doubles
finalists Robert
Foran/Rosalyn Klein
and winners
Helen
Pearson/Wilson
Fitzgerald
William Bereczky d. Kyle
Kirkland
6-0, 6-2
MEN'S 50 SINGLES
Roy Trafalski d. Charlie Pina
7-6, 4-6, 6-4
Men’s 55 doubles winners
Bruce Cristol and Raul Castillo
Photos: Eric Stephens
MEN'S 60 SINGLES
Wesley Simmons d.
Hamilton Sah
6-1, 6-4
Campbells National
Men’s 60 & 90
Hardcourt
Championships
MEN'S 60 SINGLES
Leland Housman d. Mike Stewart
6-3, 5-7, 6-1
MEN'S 60 DOUBLES
Women’s 70 singles finalist Cathie Hall
and women’s 75 doubles winners
Fran Wakefield/Pat Poisett
Jim Parker/Ken Robinson d.
Del Campbell/Stewart
6-4, 6-3
Men’s 50 finalist Charlie Pina
and winner Roy Trafalski
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Men’s 60 winner Wesley Simmons
and finalist Hamilton Sah
RESULTS
MEN'S 65 SINGLES
MEN'S 45 SINGLES
Robert Erickson d.
Jerry Friedman
6-2, 6-1
Larry Belinsky d. Jim Callaway
6-0, 6-1
MEN'S 70 SINGLES
Dean Whaley d. Joe Bowerbank
6-2, 7-6
Randy Gerson/Roger Hulburt d.
Callaway/Ken Callaway
6-1, 6-4
MEN'S 75 SINGLES
MEN'S 50 SINGLES
Robert MacMillan d. Jerry Paul
6-3, 6-1
Wayne Hughes d. Ric Moore
5-7, 6-3, 6-3
MEN'S 80 SINGLES
MEN'S 50 DOUBLES
James Golson d. Eddie Tyler
6-4, 6-3
Iraj Aalam/John Daily d.
Moore/Dave Sabens
7-5, 7-6
MEN'S 45 DOUBLES
Men’s 65 finalist Johnny Sanchez
and winner Lloyd Goldwater
Men’s 75 winner Jerry Paul
and finalist Bill Nyhan
MEN'S 65 DOUBLES
Sanchez/Jay Turner d.
Hank Goetz/Richard Lederer
6-4, 6-2
MEN'S 55 SINGLES
MEN'S 70 SINGLES
Steve Peacock d. Logan Jenkins
6-3, 6-4
Don Albares d. Saul Snyder
6-4, 7-5
MEN'S 60 SINGLES
Leland Housman d. Dave Dollins
6-1, 6-2
Men’s 80 winner Jim Waters
and finalist Chuck Schunk
MEN'S 65 SINGLES
Jerry Singer d. Johnny Sanchez
6-4, 6-4
MEN'S 65 DOUBLES
Men’s 80 finalist Eddie Tyler
and winner James Golson
MEN'S 85 SINGLES
Ed Doane d. Edward Schultz
6-3, 6-2
Bob Bobbitt/Singer d.
Jay Turner/Sanchez
2-6, 6-4, 7-5
Men’s 70 winner Don Albares,
tournament director Kent Sligh
and finalist Saul Snyder
MEN'S 70 SINGLES
Irv Benoit d. Jerry Paul
6-0, 6-2
MEN'S 75 SINGLES
Jerry Paul d. Bill Nyhan
4-6, 5-2 Retired
3rd Paul Buskey
Memorial Super
Senior Heart
Tournament
MEN'S 80 SINGLES
Jim Watters d. Chuck Schunk
7-5, 6-0
MEN'S 65 SINGLES
MEN'S 85 SINGLES
Lloyd Goldwater d.
Johnny Sanchez
6-4, 6-3
Tom Whitlow d. Oli Catalano
6-1, 6-0
Men’s 85 winner Tom Whitlow and
Phyllis Webster
MEN'S 90 SINGLES
Bill Lurie d. Ed Baumer
7-6, 6-2
Men’s 85 finalist Edward Schultz
and winner Ed Doane
14th Rancho
Bernardo Classic
MEN'S 40 SINGLES
Glenn Stephan d.
Pete Harwood
6-2, 6-3
Men’s 65 doubles finalists Hank Goetz and Richard Lederer,
with Phyllis Webster, and winners Jay Turner and Sanchez
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Men’s 90 finalist Ed Baumer, Roslyn
Buskey and winner Bill Lurie
RESULTS
WOMEN'S 35 SINGLES
Rebecca Vineyard d. Teri Lynott
6-4, 6-2
Lakewood Senior
Tournament
MEN'S 30 SINGLES
Michael Chang d. Raul Foullon
6-1, 6-7, 6-2
Sligh and women’s 70 doubles
winner Fran Wakefield
MEN'S 35 SINGLES
24th Ojai Spring
Clay Court
Championships
MEN'S 35 SINGLES
Mark Weil d. Jim Kasser
7-6, 3-6, 7-3
MEN'S 35 DOUBLES
Peter Moreno/Jeff Rowan d.
Greg Haywood/Kasser
6-4, 4-6, 7-5
George Woods d.
Daniel Margolis
7-5, 3-6, 6-3
MEN'S 40 SINGLES
MEN'S 40 SINGLES
MEN'S 50 SINGLES
William Konya d.
Edmund Russell
6-3, 6-3
Harvey Mardyks d. Craig Fugle
6-4, 4-6, 7-6
MEN'S 45 SINGLES
Joe Caldito d. Brian Ferrilstone
6-3, 6-2
Frank Zebot d.
Barry Rosenbloom
6-3, 1-0 Retired
MEN'S 50 SINGLES
MEN'S 55 DOUBLES
Emmanuel Acholonu d.
Richard Purcell
4-6, 6-1, 7-6
Mike Talmadge/Zebot d.
Raul Castillo/Bruce Cristol
6-2, 6-3
9th Fountain
Valley Senior
Tournament
MEN'S 55 SINGLES
MEN'S 60 SINGLES
Vilnis Ezerins d. Jeff Clements
6-1, 6-2
Jakob Vos d. Bob Ouwendijk
6-3, 6-0
MEN'S 40 SINGLES
MEN'S 60 SINGLES
MEN'S 70 SINGLES
Chris Nelson d. Paul Pastore
5-7, 6-0, Retired
David Gordon d. Fred Scott
Walkover
Paul Rogers d. Phil Flexo
6-1, 6-0
MEN'S 45 SINGLES
MEN'S 65 SINGLES
MEN'S 75 SINGLES
Jay Gardner d. Bill Bereczky
6-7, 6-3, 7-6
Robert Erickson d.
Jerry Friedman
6-2, 6-1
Don Schroeder d. Henry Mealy
6-4, 1-6, 6-3
MEN'S 70 SINGLES
Bob Seymour d. Pete Hustad
6-0, 6-0
WOMEN'S 65 DOUBLES
Georgia Turner/Betty Woodall
d. Barbara Dunn/
Shirley Saunders
6-4, 6-2
WOMEN'S 70 SINGLES
Nelly Aguilera d. Janet Hubbard
6-1, 6-2
WOMEN'S 70 DOUBLES
Pat Poisett/Fran Wakefield d.
Aguilera/Nancy Kibbey
6-3, 3-6, 6-3
MEN'S 50 SINGLES
Mike Walters d. Rob Baker
3-6, 6-3, 6-4
MEN'S 60 SINGLES
Dick Johnsrud d. Ron Hextell
6-7, 6-2, 7-6
MEN'S 60 DOUBLES
Hamilton Sah/Frank Webster d.
Ted Atteberry/Sid Delgado
6-4, 6-1
MEN'S 65 SINGLES
Delgado d. Bob Dittoe
6-2, 6-1
MEN'S 70 SINGLES
Robert Foran d. Francis
Goodyear
2-6, 6-4, 7-6
Robert Foran d. Russell Kidd
6-0, 6-0
MEN'S 70/75 DOUBLES
Robert MacMillan/Dick Straten
d. Jim Calderwood/Foran
7-5, 5-7 Retired
MEN'S 75 SINGLES
Jerry Paul d. Eric Teltscher
2-6, 6-2 Retired
MEN'S 80 SINGLES
Harold Balaam d. James Golson
6-3, 3-6, 7-5
MEN'S 85 SINGLES
Ed Doane d. Bill Lurie
6-3, 6-0
Men’s 35 winner Jason Giavara
Don Linebarger d. Haywood
6-2, 6-0
MEN'S 55 SINGLES
Men’s 45 winner Randy Gerson
MEN'S 55 SINGLES
Andrew Harrison d.
Bob Royden
6-2, 6-1
MEN'S 55 DOUBLES
Dean Corley/Fred Shuey d.
Earl Goldman/John Wallen
6-2, 6-2
MEN'S 65 SINGLES
Bob Bachman d. Gary Talley
7-5, 6-3
MEN'S 80 SINGLES
5th Pacific Beach
Tennis Club
Tournament
MEN'S 35 SINGLES
WOMEN'S 35 SINGLES
Melinda Ainslie-Murray d.
Andi Neugarten
6-4, 6-2
WOMEN'S 55 SINGLES
Debbie Hackler d. Dian Faye
6-7, 6-4, 6-3
Jason Giavara d. Jim Beneke
6-0, 6-0
MEN'S 45 SINGLES
Randy Gerson d. Jeff Deal
6-1, 6-2
MEN'S 45 DOUBLES
Gerson/Roger Hulburt d.
Jim Callaway/Ken Callaway
Walkover
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Women’s 55 finalist Dian Faye
Amling And Millikan Left A Mark
Mark Winters
W
hen a member of the tennis community passes
ship in 1989.
away, the loss is greeted with sadness and expres-
“She was a school teacher who was a very dependable
sions of condolence. In the case of Gertrude Amling and Bill
and friendly individual,” Yeomans said. “As a player, she was
Millikan these feelings were expressed with recollections of
very steady. She was an ideal partner.”
what they were like as players and people.
Almost everyone who played with or against Millikan has
Amling won her first national title, the Women’s 50
a story to tell about the outgoing, strong willed character.
Hardcourt Championship, with June Micklewaite in 1973.
Some went so far as to call him “crusty”. One thing was cer-
Six years later, with Pat Yeomans, she claimed the
tain, he loved tournament play.
Women’s 60 Hardcourt Championship. In ‘82, she again
teamed
with
Micklewaite
to
earn
Women’s
60
Grasscourt honors. In ‘86, the duo was Women’s 60
Indoor champions. She and Yeomans collected another
gold ball, taking the Women’s 70 Hardcourt Champion-
It was said, “he never gave an inch on the court”. It was
also offered that if you wanted someone to back you up, he
would be the choice.
Everyone who knew Gertrude Amling and Bill Millikan
are in agreement – they left their mark on the game.
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