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Bucks County Kids Compete In Tennis Tourney

Doylestown, Quakertown boys top their divisions in the "Red Felt Ball Fun" invitational tournament.

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Eighteen young athletes from throughout Bucks County competed in the Bucks County Tennis Association, Inc. (BCTA) 2016 outdoor tennis season finale with the Fall “Red Felt Ball Fun” tournament—an invitational event for young tennis players who participated in Season 3 or 4 of BCTA’s 2016 Tennis in the Parks programs and were recommended by their respective coaches.

Athletes competed in co-ed 14- and 10-and-under divisions, playing a series of round-robin matches on 36-foot courts using red felt tennis balls.

The participants and their respective BCTA practice locations are:

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10-and-under division

  • Gold medalist: Harrison Klimes, Doylestown Township
  • Silver medalist: Neel Shirwalker Core Creek Park-Langhorne
  • Bronze medalist: Sadie Walker, Core Creek Park-Langhorne
  • Andrew Jeffers, Bensalem Township
  • Ava Sexton, Doylestown Township
  • William Brachman, Newtown Township
  • Justin Freed, Core Creek Park-Langhorne
  • Katherine Bitting, Frosty Hollow-Levittown
  • Ved Mhatrez, Newtown Township
  • Cadence Lawlor, Doylestown Borough
    First row left to right: Bronze medalist: Sadie Walker, of Core Creek Park-Langhorne; Katherine Bitting, of Frosty Hollow-Levittown; Cadence Lawlor, of Doylestown Borough; Ava Sexton, of Doylestown Township. Second row from left: Andrew Jeffers, of Bensalem Township; Ved Mhatrez, of Newtown Township; William Brachman, of Newtown Township; gold medalist Harrison Klimes, of Doylestown Township; Justin Freed of Core Creek Park-Langhorne; silver medalist Neel Shirwalker, of Core Creek Park-Langhorne.

14-and-under division

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  • Gold medalist: Cody Johnson, Quakertown Borough
  • Silver medalist: Nick DeBonza, Quakertown Borough
  • Bronze medalist: Arav Parikh, Core Creek Park-Langhorne
  • Connor Hentz, Newtown Township
  • Sarah Klunk, Warrington Township
  • Isabella Abato, Quakertown Borough
  • Gabrielle Liberto, Newtown Township
  • Hayley Sousa, Newtown Township
    14 and under
    First row, from left: Bronze medalist Arav Parikh, of Core Creek Park-Langhorne; Connor Hentz, of Newtown Township; gold medalist Cody Johnson, of Quakertown Borough; silver medalist Nick DeBonza, of Quakertown Borough. Second row, from left: Gabrielle Liberto, of Newtown Township; Isabella Abato of Quakertown Borough; Hayley Sousa, of Newtown Township; Missing from photo: Sarah Klunk, of Warrington Township.

Special thanks to the parents for supporting their children’s tennis and to the BCTA Tournament staff: BCTA representatives Colleen Kimball (Tournament Director), Laura Canfield and Arden Williams; Pennsbury School District volunteers Connor Browndorf, MacKennzie Crain and Karli Akin; and Central Bucks School District volunteers Peter Kimball and Shichen Nie.

First row, from left: Central Bucks School District volunteers Shichen Nie and Peter Kimball. Second row, from left: BCTA representatives, Laura Canfield, Arden Williams, and Tournament Director Colleen Kimball; Pennsbury School District volunteers MacKennzie Crain, Karli Akin, and Connor Browndorf.

Bucks County programs continue indoor November 2016 through March 2017, and the 2017 outdoor season will run April through October.

Visit BCTA's website for more information.

Photos courtesy of Laura Canfield, Shutterstock

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