The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-21
Casa Marina Tennis Tourney
Winner Receive Awards Here
City Tourney
Set For NOv.
At Bayrie,o PIX.

The winners and runnersup in
the Casa Marina Labor Day tennis
tournament for doubles teams.
were presented with their trophies
at a dinner dance at Fort Taylor
Officers Club on Saturday evening,
September IS. Making the presen-
tations was Emmett Commit, man.
ager of the resort hotel.
The tournament was won by the
team of Lcdr. Joe Antik and 1t.
Bill Barnes, and their runner-ups
were Jack Sellers and Harvey Sell
lers. The finals match was one of
the best seen in the area IN quite
some time, as the Sellers COM
bination jumped off to an early
lead by playing flawless tennis in
the first set to win it 6-2. The Navy
duo of Antink and Barnes forced
back strongly to run out the final
two sets at 60, 81, to capture the
match.
The dinner dance at Fort Tay-
lor signalled the elimination of a
very successful summer season for
local tennis enthusiasts. Mr.. Con-
milf early in the year graciously
offered the fine tennis facilities of
the Casa Marina to the tennis peo-
pie in town, and sponsored two ex-
cellent tournaments, singles event
over the Fourth of July, and the
Doubles event over the Labor Day
weekend.
The singles event was won by
Lcdr. Joe Antink who defeated 1t.
Lyn Rhinehart in the finals. Since
1t. Bill Barnes, local Navy and
City Champion was on cruise in
the USS Trumpetfish at the time
of the Fourth of July singles tour
ney, an exhibition match was ar
ranged between Barnes and Antink
in August. A great deal of interest
was evidenced in this match and
it proved a good one. Barnes won
rs, 80, default, in a grueling
match. Barnes ability to counter
long drives with accurate drop
shots was the deciding factor in
the match.
On Saturday the 18th of Septem-
Der a Navy VS.. City match was
arranged as a prelude to the eve
ming event. This was held in a
setting of .mirth, as it was agreed
that the losers should wait on the
winners at dinner that night. The
City players beat their Navy
counterparts 4 matches to 3, as
Charley Lott, an outstanding ten
mis- veteran came through to pin
down the deciding match.
The results: -.
Singles: Bill Barnes -(N)4aefeAt-I
ed John Sellers (KW) 81, Joe An
tink (N) defeated Harvey. Sellers
(KW) 81, Bill .Pearce '(KW9 de-
feated Lyn Rhinehart (KW) 6-3,
DR.. Shepherd (KW) defeated
George Hamilton (N) 6-3, Charley
Lott (KW) defeated Rob verfill
(N) 60.
Doubles: Joe Antink- Bill Barnes
(N) defeated Jack and Harvey
Sellers KW) rs, Henry Cleare-
John Sellers (KW) defeated G.
Hamilton-Lyn Rhinehart (N) 60.
The summer season was an ex-
cellent one for tennis in the Key
West area. The above mentioned
tournaments, the use of the Casa
Marina Courts, and the renewed
interest in the game all helped
make a great season. Key West,
because of its fine year round play
ing conditions should produce some
of the best young players in the
country, and it is hoped that this
cause will be advanced by the
players, the City and the Navy.
Plans are already underway to
elect officers for the Key West
Tennis Club on September Is. At
this time arrangements will be
made for the annual City Tourna-
ment which is held at Bayview
Park. 1t is scheduled for Novem-
Der and will consist of singles and
doubles championships. 1t. Bill
Barnes will be defending singles