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HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2011-09-20 Leesburg Cup Tennis Tournament Town of Leesburg News Release For Immediate Release Leesburg’s A.V. Symington Tennis Center Hosts 4th Annual Leesburg Cup Tennis Tournament Leesburg, VA (September 20, 2011) – The A.V. Symington Tennis Center, located at Leesburg’s Ida Lee Park, hosted the 4th annual Leesburg Cup Tennis Tournament on September 16 through 18, 2011. The Leesburg Cup is an invitational team tournament for senior players (age 50 & over) from Middleburg Tennis Club, Chestnut Forks Athletic Club and A. V. Symington Tennis Center. The Leesburg Cup is part of an annual tournament series hosted by these three clubs. The Leesburg Cup tournament competition has improved each year, and this year's event came down to the last match on Sunday to determine the winner. Middleburg Tennis Club won three out of five matches on Sunday to take the Cup. This year’s win was the first time Middleburg has won since the event returned to Leesburg in 2008. As he described the close competition, quality of tennis and camaraderie among the players this past weekend, Ida Lee's Head Tennis Professional Moses Gittens summed it up by saying, "You can't ask for anything better than that." Contact: Moses Gittens Head Tennis Professional mgittens@leesburgva.gov 703-737-6043 # # # Pictured from left to right: Scott Andrews, Matt Day (Middleburg Head Pro), Elaine Burden, Page Dimos, John Mascatello and Moses Gittens (Ida Lee Head Pro)