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Shelton Scores and Standings: June 9
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Former Australian Open champion Johan Kriek will join Jacob Kreimer of Fairfield County Tennis for an afternoon of world class instruction and drills on Saturday at the Longshore Tennis Courts in Westport.
They will be exploring "The Modern Game: The Next Level & Beyond" and “Winning Doubles Strategy & Tactics.” The event is being presented by The New Haven Open, Westport Parks & Recreation & The Player’s Edge Tennis Association.
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Adults and juniors will be able to take part in the first instructional clinic session on “The Modern Game: The Next Level & Beyond” from 12:30pm-2:30pm for $75 per person or the second clinic on "Winning Doubles Strategy & Tactics" between 2:30PM-4:30PM for $75 per person.
There will be a pro-am doubles tournament following the clinics in which participants will be able to team with pros and compete in top level round robin doubles match play against Kriek and his partner as well as other area teams for prizes.
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Kriek is a member of an elite group of tennis professionals who have multiple Grand Slam singles titles, having won the Australian Open in 1981 and 1982.
His all-court game and foot speed carried him to 14 singles and eight doubles titles in his 12-year career on the ATP Tour.
Kriek was ranked as high as seventh in the world at the peak of his career, recording wins over many top players, including Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, Guillermo Vilas, Nannick Noah, Andre Agassi, Michael Chang, Stan Smith, Arthur Ashe, John McEnroe, Pat Cash, Mats Wilander and Stephan Edberg.
Kreimer, a native of Brazil, brings over 40 years of tennis experience to Fairfield County Tennis. He was a ranked top junior in Brazil and the No. 1 player at Concordia College which he attended on a full tennis scholarship.
Kreimer was the head tennis pro at the Orienta Beach Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y. for eight years, responsible for comprehensive tennis programming for juniors from age four to adult. He is USPTA certified and has been a coach, club administrator and ESPN International announcer who has had the opportunity to work with such tennis greats as Martina Navratilova, Ivan Lendl and Gustavo Kuerten.
Kreimer played a lead part in winning the USTA national men’s 5.0 league championships in 1996 and has reached the finals of the national men’s 35 doubles grasscourts championships.
Registration forms are available at Longshore or by clicking here: http://db.tt/R8vKp76 The deadline for registration is Friday based on availability. Space is limited.
Sylvan Indoor Tennis will be used in the event of rain. Feel free to contact Todd Nicholson at 203-758-8828 or info@cttennis.com for more information.
WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS
No games scheduled
THURSDAY'S SCHEDULE
No games scheduled
STANDINGS
SCC Baseball Standings
HAMMONASSET
Foran*
Division Record
6-2
Overall Record
13-6
Hand 6-2 9-9 Law 4-4 6-13 Guilford 4-4 5-14 Hillhouse 0-8 2-16 Housatonic Division OverallAmity*
Cheshire
6-2
15-5
Sheehan 3-5 14-6 Shelton 2-6 8-10 Lyman Hall 1-7 7-12 Quinnipiac Division OverallNotre Dame-West Haven*
6-2 12-6 Fairfield Prep 6-2 12-7Xavier
4-4 11-7 West Haven 3-5 13-7 Hamden 1-7 4-16 Oronoque Division OverallBranford*
North Haven
8-0
5-3
15-5
9-8
Career Magnet
4-4 10-9 East Haven 3-5 8-12 Wilbur Cross 0-8 3-14
