34th annual Tennis Camp attracts teens to UNA resort in Catskills

KERHONKSON, N.Y. - The Ukrainian National Association estate, Soyuzivka, hosted the 34th annual Tennis Camp for teens age 12-18 on July 8-20.

The camp participants were 26 young athletes - nine boys and 17 girls - who arrived to hone their tennis skills.

The camp was conducted by George Sawchak and Zenon Snylyk, who were assisted by former campers Natalie Salak, Anya Voitsehovsky, Roman Lukiw, Steve Sikorsky and Peter Krup.

The daily routine included calisthenics and warm-up exercises, running, drills in all tennis techniques and lessons on tactics. In general, tennis-related activity took up five hours of each day. There was time also for the campers to enjoy the Soyuzivka pool, as well as to relax at evening get-togethers, such as dances.

The camp's culmination was a tournament held in three groups according to playing ability. The winners were:

• Group 1 - Dan Wasyluk and Nick Milan;
  
  
• Group 2 - Renia Soluk and Christina Blahy;
  
  
• Group 3 - Artem Derkatch and Alexander Pospishniy.

The winners received awards at the camp banquet held on Thursday evening, July 19. Also presented at the banquet were the best campers awards, which went to Melania Ferencevych, Ms. Blahy, Mike Szczupak and Oleksii Kuropiatnyk.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, August 12, 2001, No. 32, Vol. LXIX

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