Ross and Steenkamp capture singles titles
at USPTA Hard Court Championships
December 2009 -- Cory Ross, the No. 1 seed, of Littleton, Colo., claimed the men's open title at the $10,000 United States Professional Tennis Association Hard Court Championships Sunday at the Hollytree Country Club in Tyler, Texas. Ross defeated the No. 3 seed, James Daly of Tyler, Texas, 6-2, 6-1, for the championship. Ross later joined forces with Daly to win the men's open doubles title. Therina Steenkamp of Madisonville, La., earned the women's open championship title by defeating Ristine Olson of Missoula, Mont., 3-6, 6-3, 7-6.
The tournament, held Oct. 23-25, was sponsored by Hembree Chiropractic and Tyler Beverages and included events in the following categories: men's and women's open singles and doubles, men's 35 and 45 singles and women's 45 singles.
Below is a complete list of results from final-round matches:
Men's Open Singles Finals - Cory Ross (1), Littleton, Colo., def. James Daly (3), Tyler, Texas, 6-2, 6-1.
Women's Open Singles Finals - Therina Steenkamp, Madisonville, La., def. Ristine Olson, Dallas, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6.
Men's 35-and-over Singles Round Robin - Guillaume Gauthier, Tyler, Texas, def. Lance Hagan, Dallas, 6-3, 6-1. Gauthier def. Jory Ereckson, Georgetown, Texas, 6-4, 6-2. Hagan def. Ereckson, 6-3, 7-6.
Men's 45-and-over Singles Round Robin - Patrick Serret, Alexandria, La., def. Chris Blair, Longview, Texas, 6-1, 6-1. Blair def. Edwin Donoso, Humble, Texas, Wd (emerg). Serret def. Donoso, Wd (emerg).
Women's 45-and-over Singles Finals - Lori Robertson, Albuquerque, N.M., def. Kathy Vick, Lubbock, Texas, 7-5, 7-6.
Men's Open Doubles Finals - James Daly, Tyler, Texas, and Cory Ross, Littleton, Colo., def. Jory Ereckson, Georgetown, Texas, and Guillaume Gauthier, Tyler, Texas, 6-1, 7-5.
Women's Open Doubles Finals - Ristine Olson, Dallas, and Tiffany Tucker, North Richland Hills, Texas, def. Yasmin Keshef, Ann Arbor, Mich., and Therina Steenkamp, Madisonville, La., 6-3, 6-4.
The tournament was the final one for 2009 in a series of national tournaments on several court surfaces that the USPTA offered to its members as part of the USPTA National Surface Championship Series.
The national tournaments are open to certified members in good standing. For additional information, please contact the USPTA at 800-USPTA-4U. USPTA Professionals may log in to the "members only" section of the USPTA Web site at www.uspta.com for more information.
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