Durbak wins first tennis tourney of 2003 season at Tryzubivka (05/18/03)

Durbak wins first tennis tourney of 2003 season at Tryzubivka

HORSHAM, Pa. - Ivan Durbak, from Ramsey, N.J., a five-time men's champion of the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada (USCAK), added another victory to his already impressive list of tennis accomplishments by winning Tryzub's 16th annual Spring Tennis Tournament. Held at Tryzubivka in Horsham, Pa., during the weekend of May 3-4, the tournament was contested in men's singles competition only with a feed-in division.

To win the tournament, Durbak had to defeat three former Tryzubivka champions. In the quarterfinals he beat Jerry Tymkiw 6-4, 6-2; in the semifinals, Steven Sosiak, 6-1, 6-3; and in the finals, another USCAK champion, George Sawchak, 6-2, 6-2.

Sawchak reached the final round with a 6-3, 6-2 semifinal win over last year's champion, Pavlo Rehulyk, and a 6-2, 6-1 quarterfinal win over Bohdan Krawtschuk. Rehulyk, in the quarterfinal round eliminated the ever-dangerous Ihor Buhaj in a long three-set match, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Sosiak won the feed-in bracket and thus received third place in the tournament. In the final round of this division Sosiak eked out a victory, over Rehulyk, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5. In the semifinals Sosiak defeated Buhaj 10-6, and Rehulyk, defeated Tymkiw 10-2. Other noted matches in this bracket were Boris Tatunchak's victory over Krawtschuk and Walter Dziwak's win over Alex Olynec, both by the score of 10-8.

At the conclusion of the tournament, trophies were presented to the winner, finalist and feed-in finalists.

The next Ukrainian tennis tournament will be held at Soyuzivka, the Ukrainian National Association estate in Kerhonkson, N.Y., during the Fourth of July weekend. Known as the USCAK-East Tournament, the competition will be in singles, doubles and mixed doubles groups. Advance registration is required. For more information contact Mr. Sawchak at (215) 576-7989.

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