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Recreation Notebook: Tulsa tennis team wins championship

By Staff Reports
Published: 10/14/2009 2:27 AM
Last Modified: 10/14/2009 5:31 AM

Representing the Missouri Valley section, a 2.5 women's tennis team from Tulsa captured the national title at the USTA League Adult National Championships last weekend at Indian Wells, Calif.

The team defeated a squad from Ponce, Puerto Rico, 2-1 in the championship match Sunday. Earlier in the day, the Tulsa team defeated one from Tyler, Texas, 2-1 in the semifinals. They advanced to the semis by winning a round-robin flight Friday and Saturday.

The team is co-captained by Brenda Rubin and Tonia Parsons, and features Tami Abels, April Bonnett and Debbie Osborn. It plays at LaFortune Park Tennis Center.

Boston bound: The Tulsa Rowing Club Juniors will send two high school teams to Boston to compete in Sunday's Head of the Charles Regatta, the largest rowing event in the country.

The Girls Youth Four and the Boys Youth Four crews, made up of athletes from Tulsa-area high schools, will compete over a 5-kilometer course that starts in downtown Boston on the Charles River. The annual race features 1,300 crews and is attended by 250,000 spectators.

The boys' team competed earlier this month in the Boot of the Oklahoma Regatta in Oklahoma City and won the silver medal in its event, missing out on the gold by 0.7 second.

Members of the girls team are Anna Royce, Molly Schael, Courtaney Miller, Andrea Joyce, Molly McSweeney, Abby Jones and coach James Simmons. Members of the boys team are Andrew Smith, Eric Klammer, Brock Turner, Logan Gilstrap, Ryan Carroll, John Carmichael and coach Neil Bergenroth.

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Running

The Pikefest 5k run: Saturday at the University of Tulsa. The race, organized by TU's Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, raises money for the Ryan Gibson Foundation for Leukemia Research. Information, call Zach at 918-894-3339.

The Care to be Aware 5k run: Saturday at the Cherokee Complex in Tahlequah. Information, call 918-453-5260.

Woolaroc Road Race: The 29th annual event will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Woolaroc Wildlife Preserve and Museum, southwest of Bartlesville. The 8k race course is in the Osage Hills. Information available at tulsaworld.com/woolarocroadrace.

Owasso YMCA Kids Triathlon: Saturday at the Owasso YMCA. The event is open to children ages 5-13. Information, call 272-7664.

John 3:16 Mission Run: Oct. 24 in downtown Tulsa. Entry fee is $20 ($25 on race day) Information, call 587-1186.

Operation Aware Red Ribbon Run: The eighth annual run is Oct. 24 at 31st Street and Riverside Drive. The 1-mile fun mile starts at 8:30 a.m. with the 5k run starting at 9 a.m. Advance registration is Oct. 19-23. Entry fees are $10 for adults ($15 with T-shirt) and free for children 11 and younger ($5 with T-shirt). Information, call 582-7884, ext 101.

Cycling

Cycle Fandango: The two-day event Oct. 17-18 consists of rides 65-70 miles each day. It starts at 9 a.m. Oct. 17 at the Broken Arrow Holiday Inn Express and traverses through the northeastern Oklahoma Arkansas River Valley region and into the foothills of the Ozark Mountains to Greenleaf State Park. A different route takes place on Oct. 18. Entry fee is $65. Information, call Tammy Fate at 251-1518. By Staff Reports

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