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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | DECEMBER 2021 59 The 2021 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells has come and gone. Not to be outdone, we held our very own TennisFest Tournament here at Four Seasons on Oct. 9. The caliber of our players was just a smidge below those professionals at Indian Wells. Haha, in our dreams! Twenty members signed up to play in the tournament. After some clouds and chilly temps, the sun popped out giving us plenty of warmth to enjoy the entire event. The tournament was a round robin format so players got to play against many different opponents. It was competitive, yet friendly and fun. After our fun competition, everyone joined together for lunch at The Courts patio where we had lots of chatter and laugher. The event was a total success. Reaching the final championship match were the teams of Tito Calderon/Stan Lam and Larry Zimmerman/Hilario Luna, with Tito/Stan emerging as the winner, and Larry/ Hilario as the runner-up. Coming in second place from the two ladders were the teams of Larry Martin/Chikako Ferguson and Brian Flowers/Bernadette Chance. Special thanks to Lizzie Gallegos who spearheaded this very successful event. Not only did Lizzie work extremely hard to organize every little detail for the day, she even made a generous donation of a DJ so everyone could enjoy lively music while playing tennis. Some of the lady players even snuck in a few fancy dance moves in between games. Can't really say the same for the guys though. Sorry guys. We are just not as talented as the ladies! Once again, Howard Levine made and donated all the beautiful medals to the tournament. Thank you, Howard, for your generosity! Also, a big thanks to Phyllis Kates for designing the beautiful TennisFest logo. As evidenced in the photos here, Sheryl Beckman and Yana Whittinghill did a marvelous job taking many pictures throughout the event. You can log onto the Four Seasons Tennis Club website and check out all their great work. Last but not least, a big applause to all the volunteers who help put together this event and make it very enjoyable. They included Chuck Beckman, Sheryl Beckman, Liliana Simanton, Nancy Walker, Josie Beauchamp, Bernadette Martin, Larry Martin, Padoo Peralta, Rebecca Flowers, Brian Flowers, and yours truly. Without their tireless effort, this event would not have happened. See you all at The Courts. For more info, visit our website at sites.google.com/view/ tennis-fourseasons/home. ~ Stan Lam, (714) 757-2141, slamcpa@gmail.com Tennis Club Tournament Group Picture Winners Stan Lam and Tito Calderon Runners-up Larry Zimmerman and Hilario Luna