Hatch and Hummers capture 7th Women’s 50+ Championship

Cherry Valley Country Club in Garden City, New York hosted the 50+ Women’s National Doubles tournament on February 28th, with matches also being played at the Garden City Country Club and Plandome Club.

Karen Cashman & Courtia Worth, the 2000 champions, were back again! The newly formed team of Helen Garrett / Ann Mitchell had sharpened their paddles for the event along with the seasoned teams of Alice Duff/Penny Johnston, Winnie Hatch/Sharon Hummers, Gloria Grafer/Elaine Hoolahan and Rita Goldberg/Ruth Weil. Viking supplied all players with balls and coolers.

Cashman & Worth, the twin towers, were defeated by Garrett and Mitchell in the semi-finals 6-3, 7-6, with Courtia diving for the ball the last point of the tiebreaker!
Hatch & Hummers defeated Duff & Johnston on the other side of the draw, 6-4, 6-2. Hatch & Hummers then faced off against Garret & Mitchell, two players who have each won the 50′s in the past with different partners. The points were long and the gallery was pounding on the windows while sipping wine!

They split the first two sets. In the third, Hummers, a bit worn down from her backcourt play (those in the hut counted one point where she hit 48 balls in a row while Hatch smoked a cigarette) began to drive and blitz. Hatch followed her lead with the same strategy, and they won the third set, 6-2.

Source: Platform Tennis Magazine, Vol. 2, Issue 5, May, 2001