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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Ida Lee Tennis Team Captures 2012 Morgan Dennis Cup
Noe Vasquez clinched the Cup with a thrilling three-set victory
in the final Men’s Singles match
Leesburg, VA (June 29, 2012) –
The Ida Lee Tennis Team claimed
the 2012 Morgan Dennis Cup at
the Middleburg Tennis Club on
Sunday, June 17, 2012. With the
win, Team Ida Lee broke a ten-
year drought in this prestigious
event which features
competition between club
members and staff pros from
Chestnut Forks Tennis Club,
Middleburg Tennis Club, and Ida
Lee’s A.V. Symington Tennis
Center.
Team Ida Lee, captained by Kitty
Foster, claimed the team overall
title with a 10-8 score over the squad from Chestnut Forks. The final scores were calculated by
total matches won by each team during the entire weekend. Events included Men’s and
Women’s Singles, Men’s and Women’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. Each of the three teams
had 8 entries competing in a round-robin format. Host Middleburg finished with 6 points.
Staff Professional Noe Vasquez provided Ida Lee with the winning margin by pulling out a hard-
fought win in the final match of the Men’s Singles event. With a large crowd and both teams
looking on, Vasquez came from behind to defeat Staff Pro Martin Brown of Chestnut Forks by
scores of 2-6, 6-2 and 7-5, clinching the team title for Ida Lee. Chestnut Forks would have won if
Brown had taken the match by virtue of a tiebreaker system.
Team Ida Lee members included Vasquez, Susanna Street (Women’s Singles), Jacque Bonds,
Molly Merchoir, Liz Sweet, and Kitty Foster (Women’s Doubles), Terry Crowley, Ljudmilla
(more)
Team Ida Lee (left to right): John Lombardi, Noe Vasquez, Ljudmilla
Pavlov, Rod Young, Kitty Young (holding the trophy), Jacque Bonds,
Vinnie Khera (and son Jake), Greg Selby, Liz Sweet and Molly
Merchoir. Not pictured: Susanna Street, Terry Crowley, Dina Rivas-
Holstead, Bruce Blandin, Steve Solow and Bill Mabry.
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Pavlov, Dina Rivas-Holstead, Bruce Blandin, Steve Solow, and Rod Young (Mixed Doubles),
Vinnie Khera, Greg Selby, John Lombardi, and Bill Mabry (Men’s Doubles).
The Ida Lee team was made up of staff professionals and players who have been active in Ida
Lee programs during the previous year. It is one of three events that are held annually between
the three clubs. Ida Lee will host the Leesburg Cup Senior Championship on September 14-16,
2012. For information on participating in this event, or joining other Ida Lee Tennis USTA teams
and programs, please contact the Tennis Center at 703-737-6043.
Contact:
Marc Walters
Tennis Manager
mwalters@leesburgva.gov
703-737-6043
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