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Grass Court Championships celebrate 130 years at SCLTC

More than 140 tennis players take part
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More than 140 tennis players took part in the 130th Vancouver Island Grass Court Championships at the South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

The South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club reached yet another milestone last month as it hosted the 130th Vancouver Island Grass Court Championships on July 24-29.

More than 140 players from Canada and the U.S. took part in the tournament, contesting 36 separate events.

The winners were:

Men’s 35 singles: Geoff Bourne

Women’s 35 singles: Adrienne Avis

Men’s 55 singles: Keith Porter

Women’s 55 singles: Elly McKeague

Men’s 60 singles: Al Folster

Men’s 65 singles: Tony McManus

Women’s 65 singles: Jean Martin

Men’s 70 singles: Bob Thompson

Men’s 75 singles: Ray Kimoto

Men’s 35 doubles: Geoff Bourne and Steven Klees

Women’s 45 doubles: Johane Mui and Heather Tasker-Brown

Men’s 55 doubles: Nikhil Desai and Anthony Giles

Women’s 55 doubles: Mary Manley and Kathleen Shannon

Men’s 60 doubles: Scott Braley and Steve Perks

Women’s 60 doubles: Elly McKeague and Barbara Skillings

Men’s 65 doubles: Tom Gunton and Dave Tooby

Women’s 65 doubles: Lynne Cowan and Jean Martin

Men’s 70 doubles: Don Godkin and William Pike

Men’s 75 doubles: Allan Robinson and Peter Wilson

Mixed combined 70 doubles: Ed Bakker and Mary Manley

Mixed combined 90 doubles: Cabor Csakany and Mika Kimura

Mixed combined 120 doubles: Keith Kachuk and Kerry MacPherson

Mixed 135 doubles: Peter Thomas and Lynne Cowan



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Kevin Rothbauer is the sports reporter for the Cowichan Valley Citizen
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