Play will be scheduled for Friday only if the number of participants makes it necessary.

Divisions:
Women’s 2.5-3.5 Singles and Doubles
Women’s 4.0 and above Singles and Doubles
Men’s 2.5-3.5 Singles and Doubles
Men’s 4.0 and above Singles and Doubles
Cost is $15 for one event, $25 if playing both singles and doubles
Call LRC by Wednesday, May 15, at 5 pm to sign up: 402-423-2511

Singles
1. Carly Gross (F) lost to Whitney Schutt (N) 1-8
2. Maria Laboy (F) lost to Emily Kortje (N) 2-8
3. Katy Wilson (F) lost to Kayla Fowler (N) 0-8

4. Sarah Young (F) Beat Courtney Becker (N) 8-3
5. Abbie Norris (F) lost to Emma Kwapnioski (N) 0-8
6. Madison Carlson (F) lost to McKenzie Essley (N) 2-8

Doubles
1. Wilson/Gross (F) lost to Schutt/Kwapnioski (N) 4-8
2. Young/Norris (F) lost to Logan Maggart/Essley (N) 2-8
3. Carlson/Laboy (F) lost to Fowler/Kortje (N) 5-8

Final Score

Fremont – 1
Norfok – 8

Coach Larsen’s Comments: “We have made progress in some areas, but still need to continue to improve. The girls were much more aggressive at the net in both singles and doubles. However, unforced errors are still a major concern. I’m looking forward to seeing how we compete at Conference this Friday, as the girls have shown improvement throughout the season.”

The deadline to register is May 10. Registration forms may be dropped off at the front desk of the Fremont YMCA or mailed to Lord Hannan per instructions on the registration form.

To download a copy of the registration form, go to 2013 Ladies Tennis League Registration Form.

NOTE new format and starting time!

There is a new exciting doubles league format this year, with one league for players of all levels. We will play one set, rotate courts play another set, rotate courts again, etc. Starting time will be 6:30 p.m. to allow more time to get home from work. Balls will be provided.

Singles will be played immediately following doubles for those interested.

To download an entry form, go to FREMONT TENNIS ASSOCIATION 2013 ENTRY FORM. Please mail or deliver your entry form to the YMCA or to Mike Willman as noted on the entry form by May 10.

# 1 Singles, Katherine Nelsen, Omaha Marian
# 2 Singles, Olivia Miller, Lincoln Southeast.
# 1 Doubles, Courtney Warren/Julia Tatten, Omaha Marian
# 2 Doubles, Anna Bartolome/Caire Crockett, Omaha Marian

Come out to support our local teams.

Singles:

1. Rachel Samuelson (F) lost to D. Yarabe (LSW) (2-8)
2. Maria Laboy (F) lost to Tiffany Truong (LSW) (1-8)
3. Carly Gross (F) lost to Sarah Hove (LSW) (3-8)
4. Katy Wilson (F) lost to Lauren Works (LSW) (1-8)
5. Abbie Norris (F) lost to Anna Tussing (LSW) (3-8)
6. Maddi Carlson (F) lost to Sarah Jaber (LSW) (4-8)

Doubles:

1. Gross/Wilson (F) lost to Works/Hove (LSW) (1-8)
2. Carlson/Norris (F) lost to Saeger/Tussing (LSW) (1-8)
3. Samuelson/Laboy (F) lost to Jaber/Truong (LSW) (3-8)

Totals:
Fremont – 0
LSW – 9

Coach Larsen’s Comments: “I am proud of the effort the girls gave today. Even though we didn’t get a win today, we fought hard and played some stretches of good tennis against a very talented team. In our double’s matches, we weren’t able to finish enough points at the net when we had the opportunity. In singles, Southwest hurt us with their ability to close out points at the net so efficiently.”

• No. 1 – Carly Gross (F) lost to Carley Foltz (C) (3-8)
• No. 2 – Rachel Samuelson (F) BEAT Selena Avila (C) (8-0)
• No. 3 – Katy Wilson (F) lost to Elizabeth Preister (C) (1-8)
• No. 4 – Sarah Young (F) lost to Amy Price (C) (5-8)
• No. 5 – Maria Laboy (F) lost to Haley Ballentine (C) (1-8)
• No. 6 – Abbie Norris (F) lost to Shawna Staack (C) (2-8)

In varsity doubles play:

• No. 1 – Gross/Wilson (F) lost to Preister/Alyssa Curry (C) (3-8)
• No. 2 – Young/Norris (F) lost to Ballentine/Price (C) (0-8)
• No. 3 – Samuelson/Laboy (F) BEAT Foltz/Avila (C) (8-3)

In Junior varsity singles play:

• No. 1 – Maddi Carlson (F) lost to Leticia Miti-Kuwae (C) (2-6)
• No. 2 – Jackie Stevens (F) lost to Allie Moje (C) (0-6)
• No. 3 – Lauren Fischer (F) lost to Alyssa Curry (C) (0-6)
• No. 4 – Brittany Hovendick (F) lost to Justina Wwmhoff) (C) (2-6)
• No. 5 – Kaitlin Snyder (F) lost to Rylee Jones (C) (0-6)
• No. 6 – Jenny Davis (F) lost to Hannah Thomazin (C) (2-6)
• No. 7 – Lillie Norris (F) lost to Andrea Jacobs (C) (2-6)
• No. 8 – Carey Kyes (F) lost to Emily Brewer (C) (3-6)

In Junior varsity doubles play:

• No. 1 – Carlson/Stevens (F) lost to Miti-Kuwae/Staack (C) (4-6)
• No. 2 – Fischer/Snyder (F) lost to Moje/Wemhoff (C) (1-6)
• No. 3 – Hovendick/Davis (F) lost to Jones/Thomazin (C) (0-6)
• No. 4 – Norris/Kyes (F) lost to Jacobs/Brewer (C) (4-6)

In Reserve Singles play:

• No. 1 – Meredith Batten (F) lost to Emma Zeller (C) (1-6)
• No. 2 – Mariah Gay (F) lost to Cally Larsen (C) (1-6)
• No. 3 – Taylor Suhr (F) lost to Erica Ernst (C) (0-6)
• No. 4 – Sydnee Graf lost to Jordan Engel (C) (2-6)
• No. 5 – Makenna Gemar (F) lost to Andrea Hartman (C) (2-6)
• No. 6 – Maddi Schvaneveldt (F) lost to Savannah Robertsons (C) (1-6)
• No. 7 – Nicolle Kymes (F) BEAT Jainaha Strikumar (C) (6-3)
• No. 8 – Rochelle Hazelton (F) lost to Paighton Barbre (C) (2-6)
• No. 9 – Brittany Teff (F) lost to Elison Wagner (C) (0-6)
• No. 10 – Meredith Batten BEAT Christina Thompson (C) (6-4)

In Reserve Doubles play:

• No. 1 – Batten/Gay (F) lost to Larsen/Zeller (C) (0-6)
• No. 2 – Suhr/Graf (F) lost to Ernst/Engel (C) (0-6)
• No. 3 – Hazelton/Teff (F) lost to Hartman/Robertson (C) (0-6)
• No. 4 – Gemar/Schvaneveldt (F) lost to Strikumar/Barbre (C) (4-6)

Points Totals:
Fremont Varsity – 2 Columbus Varsity – 7

Fremont JV – 0 Columbus JV – 12

Fremont Reserve – 2 Columbus Reserve – 12

Coach Larsen’s comments: “In order to improve for the rest of the season, we need to continue to work on being more consistent and reducing our number of unforced errors. We left too many points on the court due to unforced errors. Rachel Samuelson picked up a great win at #2 singles. She hit the ball well today and always put herself in position to win the point.”

1 Doubles Pool Play:

Carly Gross/Katy Wilson (F) lost to Josie Scarborough/Allie Richardson (Grand Island) 4-8
Gross/Wilson (F) BEAT Josha Gifford/Alyssa Cole (North Platte) 9-8 (7-3)
Gross/Wilson (F) lost to Lizzie Harwood/McKinney Harwood (Westside) 0-8
Gross/Wilson (F) lost to Whitney Schutt/Emma Kwapnioski (Norfolk) 1-8

1 Doubles Championship Round – 9th/10th Place

Gross/Wilson (F) lost to Elizabeth Preister/Alyssa Curry (Columbus) 5-8

2 Doubles Pool Play:

Abbie Norris/Sarah Young (F) lost to Abigail Crocker/Emily Koski (Kearney) 1-8
Norris/Young (F) lost to McKenzie Essley/Logan Maggart (Norfolk) 5-8
Norris/Young (F) lost to Elizabeth Tyler/Phoebe Placzek (Westside) 2-8
Norris/Young (F) BEAT Marissa Schid/Cassandra Fountain (Lincoln Northstar) 8-3

2 Doubles Championship Round – 7th/8th Place

Norris/Young (F) lost to Carrie Watson/Lauren Perkins (Grand Island) 2-8

3 Doubles Pool Play

Rachel Samuelson/Maria Laboy (F) lost to Ashley Pietenpol/Morgan Cale (Lincoln Northstar) 6-8
Samuelson/Laboy (F) lost to Carley Foltz/Selena Avila (Columbus) 3-8
Samuelson/Laboy (F) lost to Kate Slosburg/Liz Kutilek (Westside) 1-8
Samuelson/Laboy (F) lost to Hayley Limbach/Paige Bachkora (Kearney) 3-8

3 Doubles Championship Round – 9th/10th Place

Samuelson/Laboy (F) BEAT Janae States/Kristen Wullschleger (North Platte) 8-1

4 Doubles Pool Play

Jackie Stevens/Maddi Carlson (F) lost to Johnna Gifford/Tanis Sack (North Platte) 5-8
Stevens/Carlson (F) lost to Shawna Staack/Allie Moje (Columbus) 1-8
Stevens/Carlson (F) lost to Emma Brandt/Cassie Kernick (Kearney) 1-8
Stevens/Carlson (F) lost to Emily Glazer/Kathryn Shehan (Westside) 2-8

4 Doubles Championship Round – 9th/10th Place

Stevens/Carlson (F) lost to Courtney Becker/Tiffany Henning (Norfolk) 3-8

Total Team Points: 18

Coach’s Comments: “The weather conditions made today’s matches tough for the girls. I was very satisfied in the improvement I saw in our movement and communication. At this point in the season, you hope to notice improvement with each match. This week we host Columbus in a dual on Tuesday, April 16th, and Lincoln Southwest in a dual on Thursday, April 18th.”

The Dodge County area Relay For Life in which this team is participating is scheduled for Friday-Saturday, May 31-June 1, 7:00PM to 7:00AM at Memorial Stadium in Fremont.

Relay For Life is an annual global phenomenon in which more than 4 million people in over 20 countries take part and raise much-needed funds and awareness to save lives from cancer.

There are three highlights during the walk.

Celebrate
During a Relay event, participants and survivors celebrate what they’ve overcome during the Survivors Lap.

Remember
During the Luminaria Ceremony, we remember people lost to cancer, and honor people who have fought or are fighting cancer.

Fight Back
The Fight Back Ceremony inspires Relay participants to take tangible action against a disease that has taken too much.

To join this team: The Grand Slam Against Cancer team is doing the walk for all who have been affected by cancer. If you would like to join the team, click here on Grand Slam Against Cancer.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Sandy Shafersman, one of the captains of the team, or to learn more about Relay for Life, click here on Relay For Life.

Here are the results with Coach Larsen’s comments on certain matches:

In singles play:

• No. 1 – Rachel Samuelson lost to Emma Neil of Papillion-LaVista 1-8 in the main draw. She defeated Torey Kogel of Burke 8-5 in the consolation bracket. “Rachel hit the ball very consistently and was able to win the long rallies.” Rachel lost to Yaryna Serednystsky of Elkhorn South 1-8.
• No. 2 – Maria Laboy beat Mariah Metz of Bellevue East 8-2. “Maria was able to hit her shots with depth, forcing her opponent into tough shots.” Maria then lost to Lauren Fry of Lincoln Southwest 2-8 in the main draw. In the consolation match, Maria Laboy lost to Paige Bachkora of Kearney 0-8.

In doubles play:

• No. 1 – Madison Carlson/Katy Wilson lost to C. Warren/J. Tatten of Omaha Marian 0-8 in the main draw. In the consolation bracket, Carlson/Wilson lost to E. Preister/A. Price of Columbus 1-8. “Maddi and Katy were able to get to deuce in most of the games, but unfortunately weren’t able to close them out.”
• No. 2 – Abbie Norris/Sarah Young lost to G. Parsons/S. Coitti of Lincoln Southeast 4-8 in the main draw. In the consolation bracket Norris/Young beat J. Freregrino/A. Sharkey of Omaha North 9-1. “Abbie and Sarah played a great match to earn their first doubles win of the season. I really liked the way they competed and found a way to win.” They then lost to K. Irvin/C. Swanson of Papillion La-Vista 0-8.
• No. 3 – Lauren Fischer/Jackie Stevens lost to L. Hull/S. Sindelar of Bellevue East 1-8 in the main draw. In the consolation bracket they lost to A. Coleman/M. Scheuler of Grand Island 1-8.

Team Scoring
No. 1 Singles Consolation – 4 points.
No. 2 Singles Main draw – 4 points.
No. 2 Doubles Consolation – 1 point.
Total team points – 9.

After the match, coach Jeremy Larsen said, “With this being a very busy week, I am proud of the effort the girls gave today. They showed great toughness and are improving with each match. With Carly Gross feeling ill the past few days, we had to make some changes to the lineup. The girls took on the challenge and competed with great poise. We return to action next Tuesday, when we host Norfolk in a dual.”

• No. 1 – Rachel Samuelson defeated Ashley Pietenpol 8-6.
• No. 2 – Katy Wilson lost to Morgan Cale 4-8.
• No. 3 – Sarah Young defeated Lesley Garcia 8-4.
• No. 4 – Maria Laboy defeated Marissa Schild 8-4.
• No. 5 – Abbie Norris defeated Cassandra Fountain 9-7.
• No. 6 – Maddi Carlson defeated Ashley Bogus 8-1.

In varsity doubles play:

• No. 1 – Wilson/Carlson lost to Cale/Garcia 1-8.
• No. 2 – Young/Norris lost to Schild/Fountain 6-8.
• No. 3 – Samuelson/Laboy lost to Pietenpol/Bogus 6-8.

In Junior varsity singles play:

• No. 1 – Jackie Stevens defeated Krupa Patel 6-1.
• No. 2 – Lauren Fischer lost to Stacy Storm 0-6.
• No. 3 – Brittany Hovendick lost to Rachel VanArsdall 6-7 (6-8).
• No. 4 – Jenny Davis lost to Vanja Biliriac 2-6.
• No. 5 – Lillie Norris defeated Corina Robinson 6-4.
• No. 6 – Carey Kyes lost to Demi Tinnerstet 0-6.

In Junior varsity doubles play:

• No. 1 – Stevens/Fischer lost to Storm/Biliriac 1-6.
• No. 2 – Hovendick/Davis defeated Patel/Robinson 6-4.
• No. 3 – Kyes/L. Norris lost to Tinnerstet/VanArsdall 4-6/

Final Scores:
Fremont Varsity – 5; Lincoln North Star Varsity – 4

Fremont JV – 3; Lincoln North Star JV – 6.

Coach Jeremy Larsen had these comments after the match: “This was a good win for the team. We played great in singles. In doubles, we struggled with hitting the ball consistently. We did a much better job of moving and communicating, but put but ourselves in bad position by frequently hitting the ball to the net person. Sarah Young had a great win, as she battled her way out of a 1-4 deficit. Also, Abbie Norris picked up a key win at #5 singles. She showed great desire in her comeback win.”

Athletes and volunteers will meet five consecutive Sundays, April 7, 14, 21, 28, and May 5, from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. All are encouraged to be on time because the session must end promptly by 6:30.

Athletes are encouraged to wear shorts, t-shirts, tennis shoes and bring your racket and a water bottle.

There will be two levels of skills courts and up to three courts of Unified Players.

If you would like to volunteer to help, or for more information, please email Coach Heidi Moran at fhstenniscoach@gmail.com, or call 402-677-2768.

The age groupings have changed somewhat. You can learn more about the league structure at USTA League structure.

The 2012 Year-end NTRP ratings are also available. Just go to USTA Year-End Ratings, enter your name or USTA membership number and you will be shown your NTRP rating.

Or go to Paper Entry to print off a paper entry form.

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In the final match on Sunday, Eker and Zoucha defeated Jennifer Allison of Bellevue and Tim Dunning of Omaha 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 for the title. On Saturday, they had defeated Renate Mark and Jon Rohloff, both of Fremont, 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 in the semifinals.

Several other Fremont area players participated in the Fremont Open.

Luke Prescott played in the Men’s Open Singles, losing to Vince VanDyke 6-1, 6-1 in round one, then losing to Justin Brinkman of Lincoln 6-1, 6-1 in the consolation semifinals.

Lexie Zoucha also played in the women’s Open Singles division, losing to Hannah Higgins of Lincoln 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 in round one, then going 3-6, 6-4, 4-4 with Katherine Krueger of Omaha before withdrawing due to illness.

Erica Dickmeyer teamed up with Lexie Zoucha in the 4.0 Open Doubles, losing the opening round to Elin Smith Of Mount Vernon, Ohio and Anne Yust of Alabama 6-0, 6-2. Smith and Yust ended up winning the open doubles division.

Chris Westergaard entered the Men’s 4.0 singles, defeating Michael Pivovar of Omaha 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in round one, then losing to the eventual 4.0 champion Rick Hansen of Council Bluffs, IA 6-4, 6-2.

Mark Leahy and Chris Westergaard teamed up, as did Mike Willman and Mostafa Jamshidi of Lincoln, as well as Brian Mark and Jon Roholoff, for the 4.0 Men’s doubles. Mark and Chris lost to eventual 4.0 champions, Eddie Flood and H.D. Osborne of Omaha in round one 6-1, 6-4. Mike and Mostafa won round one against Jonathan Jameson of LaVista and Rodney Spence of Omaha, 6-1, 6-0, and then lost to Jonathan Holtz of Elkhorn and Brian Kounovsky of Omaha 6-7(2), 6-3, 7-5. Brian and Jon won their first round match 6-3, 7-5 against John Blackhawk and Steven Stolen, both of Sioux City, IA 6-3, 7-5, then lost to eventual champions Flood-Osborne 6-0, 6-0.

Ed Kirkwood and Dana Mark played in the Men’s 3.5 singles. Ed lost to Robert McGovern of Omaha 6-3, 6-3 in round one, then to Michael Martin of Marquette, NE 6-1, 6-1 in the consolation semifinals. Dana defeated Jerry Pivovar of Omaha 6-3, 6-3 in round one, then lost to Steven Stolen of Sioux City, IA 6-0, 6-1 in the next round.

In Women’s 3.5 singles, Dipal Patel lost to Joni Woodruff of Omaha 6-1, 6-0 in the only match played in that division.

Joshua Sammons played in the Men’s 3.0 singles, where he dropped two matches in round robin play, to Haibo Huang of Omaha 6-1, 6-1, and Rodney Spence of Omaha 6-0, 6-4.

Ed Kirkwood and Dipal Patel teamed up in the 7.0 Mixed Doubles, losing in round robin play to Jerry and Leslie Pivovar of Omaha 6-4, 6-3, and to Robert McGovern and Michelle Roberts of Omaha, 6-0, 6-2.

Jay Kohout played in the Men’s 55 singles. He was defeated by Rick Huetson of Omaha 6-1, 6-1, and by David Irons of Clive, Iowa 6-3, 6-0.

Thanks to all the participants, and to Diana Myers and Justin Bigsby for their leadership in running another great tournament, and to Sarah Bigsby, Amy Ahrens and Mike Willman for their help in the directors booth, as well as any others who helped in any way. And a big thanks to our sponsors, Centre Court, KFC, and Pinnacle Bank.