Tryzub sports center hosts annual Fall Tennis Tournament (11/02/03)

Tryzub sports center hosts annual Fall Tennis Tournament

by George Sawchak

HORSHAM, Pa. - The last Ukrainian tennis tournament of the 2003 season was held on October 4-5 at Tryzubivka. Known as Tryzub's Fall Tennis Tournament, it was played in the men's division only with a full feed-in consolation group.

Rains, which plagued this year's tennis season, came again on Saturday, and the tournament was held on Sunday in abbreviated form, using the pro-set scoring method until the finals.

In the finals Ivan Durbak of Ramsey, N.J., defeated George Petrykevych, West Hartford, Conn., 6-1, 6-3, thus winning the tournament. Durbak is a reigning USCAK senior champion and also a winner of this year's Tryzub Spring Tournament. In the semifinals of the main draw Durbak eliminated Steven Sosiak of Colonia, N.J., with a pro-set score 8-1, and Petrykevych beat Jerry Tymkiw, Philadelphia, by a close score of 8-6. One of the best matches of the main draw was between Ihor Buhaj, Bethlehem, Pa., and Sosiak, with Sosiak winning 9-7.

Sosiak took third place in the tournament by winning the feed-in consolation. In the finals he again defeated Buhaj 8-3 and in the semifinals Walter Dziwak, Lake Hiawatha, N.J., 8-4. Buhaj advanced to the finals of the group when, with the score at 2-5, Tymkiw had to withdraw because of a leg injury. Missing from this year's draw were former champions Pavlo Rehulyk and George Sawchak because of injuries, and Alex Olynec.

During the closing ceremonies trophies funded by Tryzub were presented to the winners and finalists of the main draw and consolation tournament.

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