Sosiak wins fall tennis tourney at Tryzub center in Pennsylvania

HORSHAM, Pa. - Steven Sosiak, a recent KLK tennis champion, also became the champion of USO Tryzub's 1998 fall tennis tournament, held here at Tryzubivka during the weekend of October 3-4.

Mr. Sosiak's victory did not come easily. After winning the second round against Bohdan Krawchuk 6-2, 6-2, he had to come back twice in the third set to achieve victory. In the semifinals he outlasted Jerry Tymkiw 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. In the finals, being behind 1-3 in the third set, he lost only one more game in defeating Ihor Buhaj 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.

Mr. Buhaj qualified for the finals by winning against Alex Olynec 6-3, 6-0 in the second round and then pulled the upset of the tournament in the semifinals by defeating second-seeded George Petrykewycz of West Hartford, Conn., 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. Messrs. Petrykewych and Tymkiw shared third and fourth places in the tournament through feed-in consolation play.

Trophies for winners, finalists and consolation winners were presented by tournament director George Sawchak, who is also tennis director of the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, December 6, 1998, No. 49, Vol. LXVI

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