Congratulations to all the table tennis players from the Villages who played in the Florida Senior Games in Clearwater Dec 3–4. They brought home an astounding 43 medals.
Women’s Singles 50—54 Yulia Wilson — GOLD 60—64 Deb Curtis — BRONZE 70—74 Deb Harrison — GOLD Mardee Goldberg — BRONZE 75–79 Sherri Bernhoft — BRONZE Kate Aiello — 4th Place 85—90 Jackie Miller — GOLD Men’s Singles 60—64 Gordon Weinblatt — 4th Place 65—69 Bill Mogensen — SILVER 75—79 Mike Rusaw — BRONZE Women’s Doubles 50—54 Yulia Wilson/Patrica Benitez* — GOLD Suzanne Noe/Tara Profitt* — BRONZE 60—64 Deb Curtis/Wendy Tyree — SILVER 65—69 Mardee Goldberg/Jane Ruggierio* — GOLD Dianna Gray/Deb Harrison — SILVER 75—79 Sherri Bernhoft/Kate Aiello — GOLD 80—84 Pat Deacon/Jackie Miller — BRONZE Men’s Doubles 60—64 Gordon Weinblatt/Cornel West — SILVER Jim Curran/Ron Deaman — BRONZE 65—69 Bill Mogensen/Alan Millett* — SILVER Scott Sauerman/Kerry Knight* — 4th Place 75—79 Stu Lesser/Mike Rusaw — SILVER 80—84 Dean Chickering/John Schultz* — GOLD Mixed Doubles 50—54 Yulia Wilson/John Borjeson — BRONZE 60—64 Deb Curtis/Gordon Weinblatt — SILVER Wendy Tyree/Scott Sauerman — BRONZE Dianne Gay/Jim Curran — BRONZE 65—69 Joan Ruggerio/Stu Lesser — GOLD Marilyn Cates/Cornel West — SILVER Marde Goldberg/Bill Mogensen — BRONZE Dianna Gray/Alan Millett* — 4th Place 70—74 Deb Harrison/Mike Rusaw — GOLD 80—84 Pat Deacon/Dean Chickering — SILVER * Non Villager playing doubles with a resident
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Congratulations to our members who played in the Gainsville Senior Games, www.gainesvillesportscommission.com. They came back with a fistful of medals.
Gordon Weinblatt 1st Men’s Singles (60-64) Stu Lesser 1st Men’s Singles (75-79) Yulia Wilson 1st Women’s Singles (50-54) Diana Gray 1st Women’s Singles (65-69) Deb Harrison 1st Women’s Singles (70-74) Gordon Weinblatt & Al Millett 1st Men’s Doubles (60-64) Stu Lesser & Mike Rusaw 1st Men’s Doubles (75-79) Marilyn Cates & Yulia Wilson 1st Women’s Doubles (50-54) Deb Harrison & Diana Gray 1st Women’s Doubles (65-69) Stu Lesser & Yulia Wilson 2nd Mixed Doubles (50-54) Gordon Weinblatt & Marilyn Cates 1st Mixed Doubles (60-64) Diana Gray & Al Millett 1st Mixed Doubles (65-69) Mike Rusaw & Deb Harrison 1st Mixed Doubles (70-74) If you missed your chance to qualify for the Florida Senior Games finals in Clearwater later this year you still have a chance. There are other qualifying tournaments, see http://www.flasports.com/fsg-series-qualifiers/
Congratulations to all the winners at the Senior Games. A full copy of the results is attached.
Reminder, the Senior Games are this week. The packet pickup is at Lake Sumter Landing on Tuesday April 24 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm.
Wednesday April 25, Men's and Women's singles, 8:00 am Laurel Manor, SeaBreeze Thursday April 26, Men's, Women's and mixed doubles 8:00 am SeaBreeze, Rohan Congratulations to Deb Curtis, Mike Schrock and Stu Lesser who played in the Polk County Senior Games. Deb won two silver medals in singles and mixed doubles. Mike won a gold medal in men's doubles, silver in mixed doubles and bronze in singles. Stu won gold in singles and men's doubles and silver in mixed doubles.
Bill Mogensen will be the face of the Villages Table Tennis Club during next weekend's Senior Games Sports Expo at Rohan Regional Recreation Center, Saturday February 24 | 9am-3pm Sunday, February 25 | 10a.m.-3p.m. Does anyone else think that's kinda scary? Be sure to go down and visit.
Registration for the Villages Senior Games is underway. You can download the entire registration package below. You can also download the fillable registration form below. Just type in the information on you computer, print it out and send it in. Here are the event codes. TT00MS Men’s Singles TT00WS Women’s Singles TT00MD Men’s Doubles TT00WD Women’s Doubles TT00XD Mixed Doubles
Senior Games Sports Expo
Rohan Regional Recreation Center Saturday, February 24 | 9am-3pm Sunday, February 25 | 10a.m.-3p.m. Gathering of Athletes and Packet Pickup Lake Sumter Landing April 24, 4-7 pm Men's and Women's Singles Laurel Manor/SeaBreeze Wednesday April 25, 8:00 am Men's and Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles SeaBreeze/Rohan Thursday April 26, 8:00 am/12:30 pm Dean Chickering — Just some more bling
Dean Chickering walked home with the gold medal in men’s doubles 80–84. For almost all of us that would be the pinnacle. For Dean it was just some more bling. It was not his first gold medal or his second gold medal or…Dean has nine gold medals. Along with his partner John Shultz, Dean has dominated the Florida Senior Games for a decade. And earlier this year he also won the bronze medal at the National Senior Games. Gordon Weinblatt, Cornel West — Going for the three-peat Gordon and Cornel entered the senior games with one thought, three-peat. They already won two consecutive gold medals and this year they hoped, no expected to make it three in a row. They advanced to the gold medal match to face Winston Dowridge and Eric Penny both highly rated players, 2037 and 1853 respectively. If you are not familiar with the ratings 1400 is very, very good, 2000 is INSANELY good. But Gordon and Cornel were not about to be intimidated by mere numbers. They fought a very hard match but ultimately fell a little short losing 3 games to 1. Deb Curtis — Just playing I recently participated in my eighth State Senior Games. I have to say it was as exciting as the very first time. Through the years I've gotten to know some of the folks involved, other players and tournament organizers, and it adds an even deeper side to the games that I thoroughly enjoy. I do miss so many of the people who no longer play, but I hope that the future will bring in some new faces who can share the great opportunity that these games provide. [Editor's Note: Deb makes it sound like she was just playing at the games. She wasn’t just playing, she was winning, gold medal in singles, gold medal in doubles, silver medal in mixed doubles.] Stu Lesser — Still playing I've played in every state senior games competition for the last 11 years (except 1 year when we went on a cruise). I've collected some medals, however, in addition to the competition I enjoy touching base with old friends and competitors. I used to play in USATT sanctioned tournaments and made a lot of friends over the years. Now that I've reduced my competitions, it's great to see old friends and renew acquaintances. It doesn't matter what age group you are in, or how good you think you are. There are great players in all age groups and if you are lucky enough to earn a medal, you've probably earned it. The competition keeps me feeling young. John Borjeson — A loser’s perspective In my age group, 65–69, I am not the best player here in the Villages, I am not the second best player in the Villages, I am the not the third best player in the Villages, I am not … well you get the idea. So I didn’t expect too much. And I lost. I don’t mean that I didn’t win the gold medal. I mean I didn’t win a single match, just a few isolated games spread over the singles and doubles competitions. I didn’t play my best but ultimately it didn’t make a difference. If my game was razor sharp I still would have lost. I am just not good enough. Looking around the room I was very impressed with the quality of play in all the age divisions. These men and women are good, very, very good. Was entering the games a mistake? No. The experience was worth it. Playing against better players can only help my game. Next year winners in the Florida Senior Games advance into the National Senior Games. That means that just advancing past the local qualifying here in the Villages will be a challenge. I need to work a lot harder. On December 4 and 5 our club members competed in the finals of the Florida Senior Games down in Clearwater. To say that we were successful doesn’t come close. We dominated the games bringing home 38 medals, more than any other two cities combined, 12 gold medals, 9 silver medals, 14 bronze medals and 3 fourth place ribbons. Well done! Follow this link to see all the Villagers wearing medals on the podium. For more information you can go the the Florida Senior Games website.
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