SUMMARY & SCORES TENNIS RESULTS — USTA NATIONAL SENIOR WOMEN’S HARD COURT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS — LA JOLLA BEACH & TENNIS CLUB, LA JOLLA, CALIF.

Written by: Staff on 13th May 2015

SUMMARY & SCORES TENNIS RESULTS -- USTA NATIONAL SENIOR WOMEN'S HARD COURT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS -- LA JOLLA BEACH & TENNIS CLUB, LA JOLLA, CALIF. |

TOP SEED KARWASKY REACHES 60 AND OVER QUARTERFINALS

AT USTA NATIONAL SENIOR WOMEN’S HARD COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Defending Champion Ros Nideffer Advances to Quarterfinals in 50 and Over Division

Tina Karwasky of Glendale, Calif., is the number one-ranked player in the country in the 60 and over division. The soft-spoken 62-year-old has dominated the USTA National Senior Women’s Hard Court Championships at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, winning the 60s singles title for the last three consecutive years.

After opening this year’s tournament with an impressive first-round win, Karwasky played her second-round match on Tuesday in gusty conditions on Court No. 2 against unseeded Penne Burgess of Carson City, Nev.

The top-seed and three-time defending champion got off to a slow start, losing the first two games to start the match. However, Karwasky came back to reel off 12 straight games to eliminate Burgess, 6-2, 6-0, and advance to the 60s quarterfinals.

“It was pretty breezy. It was tough. I was down 0-2 in the first set. I just had to get the ball in the court and get some rhythm going,” said Karwasky, a retired tennis coach. “I had to figure out my opponent. I’m slow at that sometimes.”

Karwasky will play her quarterfinal match against fifth-seeded Carol Gay of San Diego on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. (PDT).

In other tournament action, Ros Nideffer, the top seed and defending champion in the 50s singles division, dropped her serve in the opening game of her second round match on Court No. 1, but rebounded to score an impressive 6-2, 6-0, victory over unseeded Tai Sisson of San Dimas, Calif.

The 54-year-old Nideffer, a resident of the Rancho Bernardo community in San Diego, is a former touring tennis professional who reached a career-high No. 15 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings in 1990.

Nideffer will face fifth-seeded Eleanor Hammargren of San Clemente, Calif., in a quarterfinal match scheduled for 9:30 a.m. (PDT) on Wednesday.

The senior women’s tennis event features singles and doubles in the 50 and over, 60 and over, 70 and over, 80 and over, and 90 and over age divisions. The tournament attracts the best players from across the country, making the tournament field of competitors the strongest in the nation in each age division.

Singles and doubles finals in each women’s division will be played on Saturday, May 16. The tournament schedule on Sunday, May 17 will feature consolation finals.

For complete scores and results, as well as updated draws, please go to the following link: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=153474#&&s=0

La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club welcomes tennis enthusiasts to view the tournament with free admission. On-site parking is available for a nominal fee. Matches are expected to start Wednesday, May 13 through Friday, May 15 at 8 a.m., and on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 at 9 a.m. All times are PST.

The La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club’s 43rd Annual Spring Senior Championships for men is also being played this week in conjunction with the women’s events. Although the men’s events are not national championships, they feature many senior players who regularly compete in national tournaments.

The men’s events include singles and doubles for 60 and over, 65 and over, 70 and over, 75 and over, 80 and over, and 85 and over age groups. Total participation for both the men’s and women’s tournaments is expected to be 300-plus players.

The La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club began each of these events in the late 1980s and has hosted them each year since then. Designated one of the Top 50 Tennis Resorts in the world by Tennis Resorts Online, the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club’s reputation as a top tennis destination started in 1942 when it attracted its first major tournament, the Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship.

About the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, Inc. – The La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club is a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated company dedicated to the operation of a 14-acre beachside resort. The resort includes three properties, including the exclusive La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, the 128-room La Jolla Shores Hotel and the award-winning Marine Room restaurant. Resort amenities include 14 championship tennis courts, a nine-hole Par-3 golf course, two swimming pools, two additional oceanfront restaurants and cocktail lounges, and one of Southern California’s only private beaches. For more information visit LJBTC.com.

USTA National Senior Women’s Hard Court Championships

La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club

La Jolla, Calif.

Tuesday’s Results

Women’s 50 Singles

Second Round

Ros Nideffer (1), San Diego, def. Tai Sisson, San Dimas, Calif., 6-2, 6-0

Eleanor Hammargren (5), San Clemente, Calif., def. Tammy Stephens, San Diego, 6-0, 6-0

Tracy Houk (4), Montara, Calif., def. Lis Andrade, La Quinta, Calif., 6-1, 6-1

Anna Zimmermann (5), Indianapolis, Ind., def. Jean Imbler Jansen, Louisville, Colo., 6-0, 6-2

Mariana Hollman (5), Walkertown, N.C., def. Christina Kaus, San Diego, 6-2, 6-4

Judy Newman (5), Scotts Valley, Calif., def. Colleen Clery Ferrell, San Diego, 6-0, 6-1

Erika Smith (3), Oakland, Calif., def. Dorian Sailer, San Diego, 6-2, 6-4

Frances Chandler (2), Jackson, Tenn., def. Cleo Van Doren, San Diego, 6-0, 6-0

Women’s 60 Singles

Second Round

Tina Karwasky (1), Glendale, Calif., def. Penne Burgess, Carson City, Nev., 6-2, 6-0

Carol Gay (5), San Diego, def. Joan Oelschlager, Alexandria, Va., 6-2, 6-2

Sherri Bronson (4), Scottsdale, Ariz., def. Anne Folks, Laguna Beach, Calif., 6-0, 6-0

Rita Giles (5), Falls Church, Va., def. Kathleen Abbott, Tucson, Ariz., 6-1, 6-0

Carolee Hammel, Wellsville, Utah, def. Deborah Burgess, Franklin, Wis., 6-3, 6-4

Martha Downing (3), Shingle Springs, Calif., def. Sue Sprague, San Diego, 6-3, 6-2

Leslie Airola Murveit (5), Portola Valley, Calif., def. Donna Drosner, Whitefish Bay, Wis., 6-0, 6-0

Women’s 70 Singles

Second Round

Charleen Hillebrand (3), Harbor City, Calif., def. Nancy Garcia, Menlo Park, Calif., 6-0, 6-0

Lorna Brooks, Sheridan, Wyo., def. Elizabeth Barnhill (5), Madison, Wis., 5 2, Ret. (illness)

Betty Wachob, (1) Panama City, Fla., def. Lyn Tietz, Oak Brook, Ill., 6-1, 6-0

Ann Hunt (5), Hilton Head Island, S.C., def. Patti Boyer, Lotus, Calif., 7-6-(5), 7-5

Peggy Andry (5), New Orleans, La., def. Sharon Ploor, Franklin, Wis., 6-4, 6-0

Sheila Weinstock (4), Framingham, Mass., def. Heather Fiscalini, Modesto, Calif., 6-4, 6-3

Carolann Castell (5), Kirkland, Wash., def. Lillian Carothers, Oakland, Calif., 6-0, 6-0

Claire Zoeller, Santa Fe, N.M., def. Helene Salvetat, Hossegor, France, Wo. (illness)

Women’s 80 Singles

First Round

Judith Smith (4), Brookline, Mass., def. Barbara Pflanz, Redlands, Calif., 6-1, 6-1

Laurine Leach, Weston, Mass., def. Sally Fuller, La Jolla, Calif., 6-1, 6-4

Mary Lynch (3), Rockport, Texas, def. Barbara Milliken, Oakmont, Pa., 6-4, 6-1

Irene Bretzel, Fircrest, Wash., def. Sandra Bradfield, La Jolla, Calif., 6-1, 6-0

Jacqueline Van Haelst, Waban, Mass., def. Ann Schwartz, Poway, Calif., 6-0, 6-0

Women’s 90 Singles

Round-Robin

Catherine Hall, Newport Beach, Calif., def. Betty Eisenstein, Washington, D.C., 6-1, 6-2

Helene Salvetat, Hossegor, France, def. Joyce Vanderpol, Blaine, Wash., Wd. (injury)

For complete scores and results, go to: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=153474

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