Tournament at Tryzubivka opens 2005 Ukrainian tennis season

HORSHAM, Pa. - USO Tryzub's 18th annual Spring Tennis Tournament was held at Tryzubivka on May 14-15. Besides opening the Ukrainian tennis season for year 2005, this tournament was dedicated to two golden anniversaries in the history of Ukrainian sports in North America.

Fifty years ago USCAK, the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada, was established. Also, this is the 50th season of modern Ukrainian tennis tournaments which started on a single court at Soyuzivka, the UNA estate, in Kerhonkson, N.Y. Both events will be properly celebrated during this golden anniversary year.

Ivan Durbak, last year's USCAK and Tryzub tennis tournament champion, again won this year's spring tournament, defeating his neighbor from northern New Jersey, Steven Sosiak, 6-3, 6-1.

Mr. Sosiak advanced to the finals defeating Ihor Buhaj in the semi-finals 6-1, 6-1, and Walter Dziwak in the quarters 6-1, 6-0. Mr. Durbak, defeated George Hrabec from Denvers, Mass., in the semi-finals, 6-1, 6-0, and George Petrykevych from West Hartford, Conn., in the quarters 6-2, 6-3.

Mr. Hrabec gained third place in the tournament by winning the finals of the feed-in group 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 over Mr. Petrykevych.

Other interesting matches in the tournament were Mr. Buhaj's win over George Sawchak 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, and George Walchuk's win against Gene Serba 6-3, 7-6 (3). Overall, 18 individual matches were contested in the tournament.

At the conclusion of the play, trophies were presented to the winners and finalists of the main draw and feed-in tournaments by Mr. Hrabec and Mr. Sawchak, the tournament and USCAK tennis director.

The next Ukrainian tennis tournament will be USCAK-East singles and doubles scheduled for Soyuzivka in Kerhonkson, N.Y., on July 2-4. For information contact Mr. Sawchak at (215) 576-7989.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, June 5, 2005, No. 23, Vol. LXXIII

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