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10th Rochester Invitational

Pleasantly surprised to dodge the predicted stormy weather, the Rochester Croquet Club welcomed 17 players to its 10^th Annual Rochester Invitational held at the Grace & Truth SportsPark with Rich Curtis serving as tournament director and Sue Sherer as tournament manager. Prevailing against an accomplished array of other Hi-Lo Doubles teams, Rich Curtis and first-time tournament participant Denise Ireland took first place in an exciting match against second place finishers Leo Leither and Fred Beck.

First Place Doubles

Second Place Doubles

In 2^nd Flight Singles play, Sue Sherer won first place with Linda Pike taking second place.  In 1^st Flight Singles play, lowest on the roster at the start of the games, Peter Sherer surprised all by winning second place after beating Jan Fisher in the semi-finals.  However, newcomer to the Rochester tournament, Quinn Reinhardt took first place in 1^st Flight handily winning all of his games.

Championship Flight included handicaps from -1 to 3.5 as often happens in smaller tournaments when you need to set players into flights.  After block play, semi-finals began with 1^st seed Rich Laging (1.5) defeating Leo Leither (3.5) and 2^nd seed Rodney Lassiter (-1) losing to 3^rd seed Ryan Thompson (3.5).  Defending play on his home court, Rich Laging fell to Ryan Thompson 23-19 in a hotly contested game.

Championship Singles Winners

First Flight Singles Winners

Second Flight Singles Winners

Known for its unique tournament awards, the watercolor print I have cheekily titled It’s a Jungle on the Court! was painted by a college friend of mine, Randy Mohr, whom I commissioned after finding a pair of humorous posters he had rendered in pen and ink in college hidden behind a dresser that got moved as we transitioned from Rochester to Louisville, KY.  Please contact me at sue.e.sherer@gmail.com if you would like to own one of these great prints for your very own.  (My personal favorite is the bear as I can just imagine him saying “I can’t believe I just did that.”)

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