WDSA Wilson Cup Kicks Off Today In Southampton
by Rob Dinerman
Dateline July 12th --- The 2011-12 WDSA women’s pro doubles tour will have a rousing finale during these next three days as eight teams composed of the 16 highest ranked available players will compete in the first annual Wilson Cup, a $20,000 event sponsored by Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, Talmadge LLC and Saratoga Partners and held at the Southampton Youth Services’ Elmaleh/Stanton Center.
Steph Hewitt and Natarsha McElhinny, who won the 2010 Indian Summer Open in St. Paul, MN, in their only prior foray as partners, are seeded No. 1, followed by Narelle Krizek and Suzie Pierrepont, finalists this season at the Philadelphia Open and Turner Cup. The veteran Philadelphia pairing of Amy Milanek and Dawn Gray, frequent semifinalists during the past several seasons, are the third/fourth seeds along with Emily Lungstrum and Marci Sier. The quarterfinals are this afternoon and evening, followed by the semis Friday night and the final at 5:00 PM on Saturday. There will also be a pro-am draw and a women’s Under-30 event, and some of the proceeds from the tournament will go to a non-profit program set up by Southampton Youth Services to give local children an opportunity to receive playing time and instruction at the host club.
Pro Draw:
Natarsha McElhinny/Steph Hewitt vs. Shirin Kaufman/Victoria Simmonds
Karen Jerome/Sarah West vs. Dawn Gray/Amy Milanek
Marci Sier/Emily Lungstrum vs. Tina Rix/Carrie Hastings
Kelsey Engman/Joyce Davenport vs. Suzie Pierrepont/Narelle Krizek
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