Tryzub holds spring tennis tourney (06/14/98)

Tryzub holds spring tennis tourney

HORSHAM, Pa. - The Ukrainian Sports Organization Tryzub's Spring Tennis Tournament was held during the very wet and soggy weekend of May 2-3. Even though the complete East Coast was affected by the inclement weather, with some weather breaks and luck the whole tournament was played outdoors: Saturday at the nearby tennis club and Sunday at Tryzubivka.

The tournament was played in the men's division only in a round-robin format within the groups. Qualifying for the finals were Ihor Buhaj and George Sawchak, both winning all of the matches within their respective groups. Mr. Sawchak won the tournament with a 6-2, 64 victory over Mr. Buhaj in the finals. Jerry Tymkiw took third place, winning over Alex Olynec. Out of 14 total matches, others of interest were Mr. Buhaj's grueling three-set victory over Mr. Tymkiw, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, Boris Tatunchak's win over George Popel, 6-4, 7-6 and Alex Mychaluk's win over Bohdan Krawchuk, 6-4, 6-3.

At the conclusion of play, trophies were presented to the winner, finalist and the consolation winners. The next Ukrainian tennis tournament will be the USCAK-East held at Soyuzivka during July 4 weekend. Tryzub's 1998 Fall Tennis Tournament is planned for October 3-4. All Ukrainian tennis players are invited to participate in these athletic events.