4 championships claimed in Island Club tennis doubles

The Island Country Club’s first Island Club Open Doubles Tournament was a competitive success.

A total of 30 teams played in four divisions.

The Women’s 3.5 Division saw Mary John Thornton and Fia Kaplan winning the championship over Margi Eichman and Marilyn Wrucke, 6-1, 6-3.

The Men’s 3.5 event was won by George Hayden and Luis Benito in two sets, defeating Michael Kanan and Corky Trebilcock, 6-1 and 6-3 in the final.

Linda Mitchell and Martha Spaulding made a last-ditch come back in a third set tie breaker to win the women’s 4.0 Division over Rachel Schenk and Maria Hayden, 7-6, 1-6 and 10 to 8 in the tie breaker.

Mighty Fed mauls Murray

In what was possibly the most eagerly anticipated match of the week in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in

London, Roger Federer produced a master class to sweep aside Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2.

In a match that promised so much, Murray struggled to find his feet from the off with Federer forcing

a break point in the very first game. Despite going on to hold on that occasion, the Scot never looked

comfortable, succumbing to a break in just his second service game. In contrast, Federer was barely

troubled, losing just three points on his own serve in the first set.

Tennis Channel extends deal with ATP World Tour

LOS ANGELES (AP) Tennis Channel has extended its TV rights deal with the ATP World Tour through 2015.

The five-year contract announced Tuesday covers 19 tournaments, including the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London and all nine Masters 1000 events. 

The agreement allows the Tennis Channel to show matches on up to three courts at international Masters 1000 tournaments.