Judy Newman, tennis pro at La Madrona Athletic Club in Santa Cruz and a Scotts Valley resident, teamed up with Vicki Buholz of Dallas in the International Tennis Federations’ Seniors World Championships, reaching the finals in the Women’s 50+ division before falling to Australia’s Ros Balodis and Leanne Swaysland 7-6(4) 1-6 (10-5).
Newman also participated in singles, winning her first-round match before facing the draw’s No. 1 seed Brenda Foster of Australia in the second round. Newman fought hard, winning a second-set tiebreaker and pushing to a tiebreaker in the third set as well before falling 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-6(6) in a four-hour match. Her teammate from the team tournament, Fran Chandler of Jackson, Tenn., won the title.
Read more about the tournament here:
Judy Newman Ready For Action • Team Championship Winners
www.itfseniorsworldchampionships2014.com
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Final Results
Men’s 35 Singles
Roberto Menendez Ferre (ESP) d. Kresimir Ritz (CRO) 6-1 6-3
Men’s 35 Doubles
Marc Leimbach/Daniel Dolbea(GER) d. Mark Beim/Alan Macdonald (GBR) 6-2 4-6 [10-5]
Women’s 35 Singles
Angelika Roesch (GER) d. Patricia Zerdan (USA) 6-2 6-0
Women’s 35 Double
Simona Bruetting/Gee-Gee Garvin (USA) d. Mifumi Emoto (JPN)/Mami Inoue (USA) 3-6 6-3 [10-7]
Mixed 35 Doubles
Angelika Roesch/Daniel Dolbea (GER) d. Stephanie Kolar/Matthias Mueller (GER) 2-1 ret.
Men’s 40 Singles
Bart Beks (NED) d. Ricardo Mena (PAR) 6-4 6-2
Men’s 40 Doubles
Bart Beks/Sander Groen (NED) d. Carlos Gomez Diaz (ARG)/Ricardo Mena (PAR) 6-2 6-4
Women’s 40 Singles
Sandrine Testud (FRA) d. Tsvetelina Nikolova (BUL) 7-5 6-3
Women’s 40 Doubles
Sussy Boyanovich/Karim Strohmeier-Merino (PER) d. Eva Peczely (GER)/Lucie Schwab (AUT) w/o
Mixed 40 Doubles
Sandrine Testud (FRA)/Edoardo Mazza (ITA) d. Piret Ilves (EST)/Christian Findeisen (GER) 6-2 6-3
Men’s 45 Singles
Eoin Collins (USA) d. Frank Vermeer (NED) 6-3 4-6 6-3
Men’s 45 Doubles
Aldo Burga/Ricardo Mendevil (USA) d. Carl Clark/Mario Tabares (USA) 3-6 6-4 [10-7]
Women’s 45 Singles
Julie Cass (USA) d. Karim Strohmeier-Merino (PER) 4-6 6-4 6-3
Women’s 45 Doubles
Sybille Niox-Chateau/Karine Quentrec (FRA) d. Julie Cass/Vesna McKenna (USA) 5-3 ret.
Mixed 45 Doubles
Monica Liliana Patron/Fernando De Marinis (ARG) d. Margaret Lumia (USA)/Carlos Gomez Diaz (ARG) 6-2 6-4
Men’s 50 Singles
Mikael Pernfors (SWE) d. Massimiliano Pace (ITA) 6-2 6-2
Men’s 50 Doubles
Mikael Pernfors/Tobias Svantesson (SWE) d. Alain Moracchini/Konstantinos Effraimoglu (GRE) 6-0 6-2
Women’s 50 Doubles
Ros Balodis/Leanne Swaysland (AUS) d. Vicki Buholz/Judy Newman (USA) 7-6(4) 1-6 [10-5]
Mixed 50 Doubles
Erika Smith/Rick Leach (USA) d. Brenda Foster (AUS)/Chris Hearn (GBR) 6-4 6-4
Men’s 55 Singles
Glenn Busby (AUS) d. Daniel Waldman (USA) 6-1 6-2
Men’s 55 Doubles
Mike Tammen/Daniel Waldman (USA) d. Wesley Cash/Mark Vines (USA) 6-4 6-4
Women’s 55 Singles
Christine French (GBR) d. Diane Barker (USA) 6-3 2-6 7-5
Women’s 55 Doubles
Pamela Cooke/Carolyn Nichols (USA) d. Mary Ginnard/Tina Karwasky (USA) 4-6 6-3 [10-7]
Mixed 55 Doubles
Christine French/Paul French (GBR) d. Ros Balodis/Colin Holgate (AUS) 6-7(5) 6-2 [10-7]