629 Oneawa Street, Kailua, HI 96734 Tel: (808) 263-4444 Office Hours 8:00-12:00 noon, Mon – Fri www.kailuaracquetclub.com ~ BNTA 262-2057 Written by General Manager Bruce Nagel 2011 Blue Moon 2011 Blue Moon 2011 Blue Moon 2011 Blue Moon Men’s Night Doubles Men’s Night Doubles Men’s Night Doubles Men’s Night Doubles July 24 July 24 July 24 July 24-Aug 6 Aug 6 Aug 6 Aug 6 Get ready for Hawaii’s #1 tennis event of the year, the Blue Moon Men's Night Doubles! Action packed qualifying rounds begin Sunday, July 24. The World’s Greatest Tennis Clinic is Saturday, July 30 and the Main Draw begins Sunday, July 31. Last year we set an attendance record and parking & seating was in high demand! Attend the event in style. Individual sponsorship passes for KRC members are just $155 for 1 pass or $300 for 2 passes! Just let us know and we can put it on your club bill. KRC's 4.0 Senior Men's team, KRC2, poses after winning the Sectionals in Kona on May 21-22. From left to right, Mark Yasuhara, John Endicott, Gene Ching, Dave Bello, Paul Tomar, Steve Butala and Chris Kelley. KRC2 went 29-1 during the regular season, and 11-1 at the Sectionals, using random drawings for team selection for every match. The team had a great time in Kona and is looking forward to the Nationals at Indian Wells on October 14-16, 2011. Captain Paul Tomar says, "The random selection method has really contributed to our being such a tightly knit team. No ruffled feathers, no drama. There's very little difference in skill level between our players, so this really works well for us.” Action packed 2010 Men’s Night Doubles Finals
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629 Oneawa Street, Kailua, HI 96734 Tel: (808) 263-4444 Office Hours 8:00-12:00 noon, Mon – Fri www.kailuaracquetclub.com ~ BNTA 262-2057 Written by General Manager Bruce Nagel
2011 Blue Moon 2011 Blue Moon 2011 Blue Moon 2011 Blue Moon Men’s Night Doubles Men’s Night Doubles Men’s Night Doubles Men’s Night Doubles
July 24July 24July 24July 24----Aug 6Aug 6Aug 6Aug 6 Get ready for Hawaii’s #1 tennis event of the year, the Blue Moon
Men's Night Doubles! Action packed qualifying rounds begin
Sunday, July 24. The World’s Greatest Tennis Clinic is Saturday,
July 30 and the Main Draw begins Sunday, July 31.
Last year we set an attendance record and parking & seating was in
high demand! Attend the event in style. Individual sponsorship
passes for KRC members are just $155 for 1 pass or $300 for 2
passes! Just let us know and we can put it on your club bill.
KRC's 4.0 Senior Men's team, KRC2, poses after winning the Sectionals in Kona on May 21-22.
From left to right, Mark Yasuhara, John Endicott, Gene Ching, Dave Bello, Paul Tomar, Steve Butala and Chris Kelley. KRC2
went 29-1 during the regular season, and 11-1 at the Sectionals, using random drawings for team selection for every match.
The team had a great time in Kona and is looking forward to the Nationals at Indian Wells on October 14-16, 2011. Captain
Paul Tomar says, "The random selection method has really contributed to our being such a tightly knit team. No ruffled
feathers, no drama. There's very little difference in skill level between our players, so this really works well for us.”
Action packed 2010 Men’s Night
Doubles Finals
KRC News…...
Carole Petersen, Valerie Lam, Stacy Groves and
Marsha Bertzinger, smiling after a
2.5 Intra-club Cyberspace League match.
2011 Hawaii High School 2011 Hawaii High School 2011 Hawaii High School 2011 Hawaii High School Doubles ChampionsDoubles ChampionsDoubles ChampionsDoubles Champions
**Marcel Chan and Roman Kop** **Marcel Chan and Roman Kop** **Marcel Chan and Roman Kop** **Marcel Chan and Roman Kop** VS. BNTA pros VS. BNTA pros VS. BNTA pros VS. BNTA pros
**Jared Carstenn and Derek Morrison****Jared Carstenn and Derek Morrison****Jared Carstenn and Derek Morrison****Jared Carstenn and Derek Morrison** Members and guests were treated to a delightful evening
match on Friday, May 20 when BNTA pros Jared Carstenn and
Derek Morrison took on newly crowned Hawaii High School
Doubles Champions club member Marcel Chan and his
Kamehameha High School partner Roman Kop. Some 80 club
members stayed through the exciting conclusion and were
witness to some amazing shots and comebacks from both sides. The match began with the juniors dominating the first set 6-3. Then Jared and Derek kicked into high gear
capturing the second set 6-3 and going up triple match point at 5-4 in the third set on Derek’s serve. We all
thought that it was over, but a great shot here and a slip there, and the juniors won three straight points to even
the match. Then it was the juniors that reached match point, only to have Jared and Derek come back to win the
game and then the tie-break at 7-4.
Roman Kop and Marcel Chan getting ready to
win the 2011 Hawaii State High School
Doubles Title
2010 Men’s Night Doubles draws
big crowds ... Above: Even Court 6 had fans everywhere.
Upper Left:
4 time MND Champion
Minh Le
More KRC News ….
Triple Crown of Triple Crown of Triple Crown of Triple Crown of Men’s DoublesMen’s DoublesMen’s DoublesMen’s Doubles
The Oahu Club, the USTA and our club
have joined forces to create the Triple
Crown of Men’s Doubles. The first
tournament in this three tournament circuit will be at the
new Waikiki Tennis Club in June 2011. Matches will be
played on the new artificial clay surface and will offer
$1000 prize money. The second stop on tour is the Oahu
Club also with $1000 in prize money. The final stop and
the grand jewel of the crown is the Blue Moon Men’s
Night Doubles July 24 – August 6. Additional prize money
will be awarded based on points accumulated over the
