Men's League Playoffs

Finals Mar 6 Panthers defeated Tar Heels 3-1

Semi's Feb 26 Panthers defeated Carolina 2-2
(Panthers 1 set advantage to break the tie)

Semi's Feb 28 Tar Heels defeated Giants 4-0

Men's League Final Regular Season Standings

TAR HEEL MIXED JANUARY 26th 2008

WHAT: First APTA tournament in Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill
WHEN: Saturday January 26, 2008
WHERE: Chapel Hill Tennis Club

Champions: Mark Fischl (Long Island) / Edie Murphy (Winston-Salem)
Finalists: Jimbo Galloway / Lloyd Ford (Winston-Salem)
Reprieve: Greg Archer / Kristen McDonald(Kinney) (Chapel Hill)
Reprieve Finalists: Taylor and Joanna Bowen (Charlottesville, VA)
Consolation: Rich Green (Chapel Hill) / Aly Stalzer (Durham)
Consolation Reprieve: Daniel and Eileen Galves (Savannah, GA)
B Champions: Ray McEntee / Katherine Shelburne
B Finalists: Tom Hunter / Wendy Nelson

December League Highlights

Many excellent matches the first half of the regular season. No rain outs, temps ranging from 60s to 20s, warm fires, new benches, many smiles, and consistently improving play in Chapel Hill.

Standings going into the break:
1st .625 Carolina
2nd .583 Giants
3rd .500 Tar Heels
4th .500 Panthers
5th .312 Governors

Memorable recent matches:
Brian Kalbas/Greg Archer def. Tom Bowman/Geoff Scott 6-4,6-0
Greg missed 0 serves and 0 returns the entire match!

Bob Singer/Udo Koopman def. Jaike Williams/Mike Wisnowski
6-3,6-7,6-3 Bob Singer wins the point and later the match after somehow hitting the side screen with his head and landing upside down on his back with feet up in the air against the screen.

Brian Kalbas/Greg Archer def. Michal Zaluski/Alan Rader 6-0,2-6,6-4
Alan played his best paddle to date in the 2nd and 3rd sets!

Governors Club Pros Paddle Debut

Governors club made their paddle debut and competed well. All four matches were competitive. Two went 3 sets. Tennis pros Tom Bowman and Mark Weaver exhibited exceptional skill their 2nd time on a paddle court and will certainly improve with every match.

CHTC Club Tennis Champs in Action

Current and previous CHTC club tennis champs Derek Wildman and Greg Archer hit the paddle courts tonight against experienced paddlers Geoff Scott and Steve Nebiker.

Onlookers in the know expected the match up to be interesting, but one sided in favor of experience. To our surprise, Greg and Derek jumped out to a 5-1 first set lead, lost momentum and then dropped the first set 7-5 after holding off many set points.

Young Derek and Greg exhibited interesting paddle strategy. Both players ignored advice of their onlooking captain and played back when serving. Sometimes they played the net when receiving. It was unconventional and appeared to confuse their opponents.

The second set went to experience 6-4 and our young paddle stars in the making received a lesson in what happens when paddle momentum shifts. It will be interesting to see how well they play and what style they exhibit later in the season.

Historic Opening League Match a Dazzler

Tuesday night opened with a warm night, some light drizzle, and one of the most competitive matches in Carolina history.

The first Chapel Hill league match

Captains bottom l to rt: Mike Wisnowski, Ray McEntee, Jimmy Cardillo, and Rich Green
(not pictured captain Dennis Egan)

Thank you Anna Creissen for coming out to record the historic match with professional photos.

(pictured left to rt) Steve Nebiker and Director of Tennis "Z" lost to Geoff Scott and Jimmy Cardillo 7-6, 6-7, 7-6 holding up play for the next match.

(pictured left to rt) Tom Hunter and Dave Wenstrup earn the distinction as first players to win. Jon Noyes and Mark Hardwick first players to come in 2nd. Captain Jimmy Cardillo earns the first team victory with the GIANTS taking down CAROLINA 3 courts to 1.

See match results for complete details.