For the week of July 11 - July 17, 2001

125 entries enjoy Warm Springs Tennis Open

Perry, Haggstrom capture men’s doubles

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Tournament director Mark Scribner was happy with the big turnout of 125 entries for last weekend’s 15th annual Warm Springs Open holiday tennis tournament in Ketchum.

"It’s the highest turnout we’ve had for several years," said Scribner. And there was some good tennis played during the three-day tournament sponsored by Warm Springs Tennis Club and Sturtevants.

Warm Springs pro David Perry, the 1999 holiday champion who hails from Jerome, regained the men’s Open singles crown with a 6-3, 6-2 championship match triumph over Mark Fuller of Twin Falls.

Experience and his tough serve-return helped Perry tame the youth and enthusiasm of Fuller.

Perry won a pair of Idaho High School State Class B boys’ singles championships for Jerome in 1991 and 1992 and led the Tigers to the state title in 1992. Fuller is headed to Boise State University after winning the State A-1 boys’ doubles title for Twin Falls High in May.

In men’s Open doubles, David Perry teamed with fellow Warm Springs pro Kurt Haggstrom for a 6-2, 6-1 victory over a pair of promising youngsters, Bryant Jones and Jake Berrichoa.

Haggstrom has now won seven of the last eight Warm Springs Open doubles championships, most of them with Scribner.

There were 72 singles entries plus 67 doubles teams in the 16 classes. That’s quite an increase over the 45 singles entries and 44 doubles teams at the 2000 Fourth of July meet.

Next up at Warm Springs Tennis Club, with a similar non-sanctioned format, is the 2001 Labor Day tournament Aug. 31 through Sept. 3. All entries must be received by Wednesday, Aug. 29.

Here are top results from last weekend’s tournament:

 

Singles

• Men’s Open final—David Perry 6-3, 6-2 over Mark Fuller.
  
  

• Semi-finals—David Perry 6-2, 6-1 over Bryant Jones and Mark Fuller 7-3 (3), 2-6, 6-4 over Matt Palmer (8 players).
  
  

• Men’s 4.5 final: Rob Norwood 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 over Nick Jordan.
  
  

• Semi-finals—Nick Jordan 6-4, 6-3 over Conrad Casser and Rob Norwood 6-1, 6-2 over Perry Palmedo (10 players).
  
  

• Men’s 4.0 final—Robert Perry 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 over Lon McDonald.
  
  

• Semi-finals—Robert Perry 6-2, 7-5 over Jack Crawford and Lon McDonald 6-2, 6-3 over T.J. Merzlock (13 players).
  
  

• Men’s 3.5 final—Herb Alexander 6-4, 6-4 over Mike Brunelle (14 players).
  
  

• Women’s 4.0/4.5 final—Margarita Alvarado of Colombia and Pocatello 6-3, 6-3 over Sandy Martin.
  
  

• Semi-finals—Margarita Alvarado 6-3, 6-4 over Katie Sanders and Sandy Martin 6-3, 6-1 over Rachel Anderson (14 players).
  
  

• Women’s 3.5 final—Peggy Griswold 6-2, 7-5 over Kathy Wright.
  
  

• Semi-finals—Peggy Griswold 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 over Charlotte Alexander and Kathy Wright 7-5, 6-1 over Amy Alexander (8 players).
  
  

• Women’s 3.0 final—Sarah Edstrom 6-1, 6-3 over Hadley DeBree (5 players).

 

Doubles

• Men’s Open final: David Perry and Kurt Haggstrom 6-2, 6-1 over Bryant Jones and Jake Berrichoa.
  
  

• Semi-finals—David Perry and Kurt Haggstrom 6-4, 6-2 over D.J. Hart and George Maurtua; Bryant Jones and Jake Berrichoa 6-3, 6-3 over Mark Fuller and Dan Dragatoni (4 teams).
  
  

• Men’s 4.5 final: Bob Brennan and King Lambert 6-3, 7-6 (3) over Nick Jordan and Michael Frisbee.
  
  

• Semi-finals—Winners in split sets were Bob Brennan and King Lambert over Dan Hunt and Scott Martindale; Nick Jordan-Michael Frisbee over Mark Pynn and Bob Reeder (6 teams).
  
  

• Men’s 4.0 final: Justin Bogdanovitch and Conrad Casser 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-1 over Phil Ellis and Lon McDonald.
  
  

• In one semi-final, Justin Bogdanovitch and Conrad Casser survived a tight 6-7 (2), 7-5, 7-6 (7) match against Barry Goldstein and Greg Hines (5 teams).
  
  

• Men’s 3.5 final: Bob Dorgin and Herb Alexander 6-2, 6-1 over Lloyd Gurney and Lee Gurney (8 teams).
  
  

• Women’s 4.0 final: Debbie Golmulka and Juli Webb 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 over Marianne Nelson and Kellie Weston (9 teams).
  
  

• Women’s 3.5 final: Jean Mannino and Jean Waitman 6-2, 6-2 over Liz Warrick and Conlee Copeland (7 teams).
  
  

• Women’s 3.0 final: Dina Stevenson and Sandy Killian 6-3, 6-0 over Wendy Cairncross and Pam Doucette (6 teams).
  
  

• Mixed 4.0 final: T.J. Merzlock and Rachel Anderson 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 over Peter Palmedo and Jodi Hunt.
  
  

• In one semi-final, T.J. Merzlock and Rachel Anderson were 6-2, 6-1 winners over Ken Carr and Rachel Carr (10 teams).
  
  

• Mixed 3.5 final: Phil Carr and Cory Carr 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 over Bob Hines and Rebecca Thompson.
  
  

• Semi-finals—Bob Hines and Rebecca Thompson 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 over Jeff Carr and Cindy Carr; Phil Carr and Cory Carr 6-4, 6-2 over Dick Wetherall and Joanne Wetherall (12 teams).

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