Rain forces Ann Arbor City Tennis Tournament players indoors
John Dillard serves to Kenneth Zick in a 4.0 singles match of the Ann Arbor City Singles Tennis Tournament as storm clouds roll in at the University of Michigan Varsity Tennis Center on Thursdayh. Within minutes, the outdoor play was canceled and the remainder of the day's matches were moved indoors.
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After winning his opening-round match of the Ann Arbor City Tennis Tournament 6-1, 6-0, Andrew Emerson was thankful for site director Gary DeGuzeman, not just for managing the rescheduling caused by a thunderstorm, but for introducing him to tennis about five years ago.
“Gary was my first tennis instructor,” Emerson said. “I had suffered a basketball injury and was looking for a sport to get involved with. I saw Ypsilanti Rec was offering classes, and Gary was my instructor.”
John Scheuermann returns a shot against Rich Chicoine in a 4.0 singles match of the Ann Arbor City Singles Tennis Tournament. Thunderstorms forced the evening matches indoors.
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“This tournament is about having a good time,” he said. “I’m going to go out there, play my game and see how far that takes me.”
On the court next to Emerson, Rich Chicoine defeated John Scheuermann, 6-3, 6-1, a recent Ann Arbor transplant from Minnesota.
“I haven’t really played competitively since high school, it was really great to get in some competitive game scenarios,” Scheuermann said.
The 4.0 men’s flight is the largest of the tournament with 41 participants. Because of the rain, competitors that survive will play multiple matches each day for the rest of the week.
The five-day Ann Arbor City Tennis Tournament started Wednesday and concludes Sunday.
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63Townie
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 : 8:17 p.m.
Given the proximity and veracity of the storms that hit A2 last night, why on earth were these two still out on the courts??