NCL OPEN 2009

NCL Diamond Jubilee Tennis Tournament 2009 sponsored by Mont Vert Luxury Homes On the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of National Chemical Laboratory, NCL Staff Recreation Club in association with Rohini Lokhande’s Tennis Coaching Scheme had organized the NCL Diamond Jubilee Tennis Tournament at the NCL Tennis Complex. This tournament, had two : Open Singles and Doubles (40 plus category). The tournament was sponsored by MontVert Luxury Homes and co-sponsored by Sportiff (I) Pvt. Ltd. (Babolat), Vodafone and Shakti Sports.The event was held from 28th February 2009 to 2nd March 2009. Nandan Bal, Davis cup coach, was the chief guest for Prize distribution ceremony, conducted in the evening. Mr. C.J. Jagtap Vice-president, NCL SR Club, Atul Majan & Mrs. Rohini Lokhande were present on dias for the function. Nandan Bal gave away the prizes to all winners & runner-ups.Nitin Kirtane & Ketan Dhumal reached finals of the single event. Nitin Kirtane won the Mont Vert Trophy for single & cash prize of Rs. 3000.00. Ajay Kamat – Nitin Joshi and Dr.Bidkar – Sudhir Ranade reached finals of the men’s double (40+) event. Ajay Kamat & Nitin joshi won the Mont Vert Trophy for doubles with cash prize of Rs. 3000.00.Special prize is given to Dr. Kunchur from Baramati for his enthusiastic performance during the tournament.
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Mukund Joshi

ICEDALE DOUBLE'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2009

Overwhelming response, over 175 participants! The entries just kept coming. We had one team turning up on the second day, they played the losers round.

Women’s Doubles:
This had us worried as we were not sure how many will play but in the end we had a draw of 11 teams. Thank you ladies. The participation was from 16 years to 60 years.
Radhika Kanitkar and Namita Bal won the title defeating Sana Sohoni and Tanaya Gosavi 10-1

60 plus Men’s Doubles:
Bipin Shah and Kishor Savkur successfully defended their title to beat Suhas Bhopatkar and Dilip Parulkar 10-5.
This category deserves a special mention as it is not easy to be out there in the sun and play a couple of matches a day. The oldest participant was Prof. Joshi at 82 years. Hats of to him.

45 plus Men’s Doubles:
Jaideep Date, last year’s winner with Nitin Joshi, teamed up with Himanshu Gosavi to get the beat Rohinton Irani and Laxman Randhir 10-9 (7-5)in a close match. Rohinton and Laxman were up 5-2 in the tie break before Jaideep and Himanshu turned it around.

Men’s Open Doubles:
Arjun Kadhe and Sameer Paranjape saw off Abhishek Tamahane and Paraj Natekar 10-2


Dr. Ajit Ranade was the chief guest for the prize distribution followed by dinner at the clubhouse terrace at Deccan Gymkhana.

Our sincere thanks to Nitin Joshi for the support and encouragement, our sponsors Nayan Gandhi of Darshan Tyres & Michellin and Srivardhan Sukhatme of Granart. Shri Ghogale for his support. Prince and Shakti Sports for the equipment. Milind Date our official photographer for the pictures. Abhijat Savarkar for calling a hotly contested semi final. Thanks to all of you.

Promise to be back next year and strive to be better



Mukund Joshi & Sudheer Ranade

ICEDALE OPEN 2009

ICEDALE OPEN 2009
31ST JANUARY & 1ST FEBRUARY 2009
THE DOUBLES COMPETITION WILL BE HELD IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES
1. MEN'S DOUBLES
2. 45 PLUS MEN'S DOUBLES
3. 60 PLUS MEN'S DOUBLES
4. WOMEN'S DOUBLES
LAST DATE OF ENTRIES IS 27TH JANUARY 2009
DRAWS WILL BE PUT UP ON 30TH JANUARY 2009
DINNER FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL
BE HELD AT DECCAN GYMKHANA TERRACE, 8 P.M. ONWARDS ON 1ST FEBRUARY 2009
ENTRANCE FEES: Rs. 400/- PER TEAM
FIRST AND SECOND ROUND LOSERS ROUND WILL BE HELD ON
SUNDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 2009
VENUE: DECCAN GYMKHANA TENNIS COURTS
FOR ENTRIES CONTACT: MUKUND JOSHI - 98230 56947
SUDHEER RANADE - 93710 07404
ORGANISERS DECISION WILL BE FINAL