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The reason he skipped them was concentrating on clayâ€"court tournaâ€" ments in Europe. The 30â€"yearâ€"old Wostenholme‘s breadâ€"andâ€"butter backcourt game was more suited to the slower, red clay surfaces than the supreme hardcourt surface at the Ontario Racquet Club. But Wostenholme was a surprise entry in this week‘s event. No longer a fullâ€"time player on the professional tour as his Actually more miss than hit if one checks the records. Since being a finalist in 1984 when the nationals were held in Ottawa, the 30â€"yearâ€" old former Yale University player, Wostenholme has entered the event only once since. In 1988 he lost in the quarterâ€"finals to Grant Connell of North Vancouver, B.C. By TOM MICHIBATA Oakville Beaver staff MISSISSAUGA _ â€" _ For Oakville‘s Martin Wostenholme the SunLife Nationals tennis tournaâ€" fnent has always been a hitâ€"orâ€"miss proposition. Tennis has new meaning for Wostenholme After a demanding season at the University of Florida, Oakville‘s Coralena Velsen retumed home to compete in the Ontario Invitiatoinal women‘s 3,000m in Kitchener, recently. The camp is open to boys and girls of all levels aged 11â€"17. Sessions run from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $65 per player. For more information call 336â€"6669. The beneficiary will again be Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, which has received more than $260,000 from the past 13 tournaments. This year‘s goal is $32,000. Foursomes, hole sponsors and prizes are being accepted. Contact tournament chairman Geoff Hill (845â€"9742) by June 15. s The Oakville Summer Basketball Camp is set for Aug. 30â€"Sept. 3 at Blakelock High School. Velsen, 23, who recently comâ€" pleted her senior year as an Allâ€"â€" America, finished fifth against some of Canada‘s top runners with a time of nine minutes, 56.6 seconds on a wet track. Winner of the race was Sara Howell of B.C., who is representâ€" ing Canada at the World Student Games this week in Buffalo, NY. The 14th annual Oakville Beaver Charity Golf Tournament is set for Sept.15 at Wyldewood Golf and Country Club in Hornby. He relishes immensely his curâ€" rent vocation as tennis director of Association of Tennis Professionals computer ranking of 611 would attest, Wostenholme is actually enjoying the game more now than he did when he slugging it out weekâ€"afterâ€"week in different cities and time zones. Being able to spend more time at his home in nearby Boca Raton, Fisher Island, a posh villa about a sevenâ€"minute ferry ride from the port of Miami, Fla. He took on the position in January after a handful of candidates were interviewed. Part of the deal is playing the odd tourâ€" nament just to keep his hand in it. "I like it (new position) a lot. We have quite a few players come down and practice there. I manage, give lesson, run tournaments and I‘m involved in the budget. I‘m like one of the department heads. "I was going to play another year fullâ€"time but I started thinking about doing a couple of things. I was interested in the job but I had no teaching experience. I thought I was a strong candidate because I know a lot about tennis. "Initially I said ‘I‘ll try this for a little while‘. But I‘ve met some interesting people. Sampras (Peter), Graf (Steffi), Agassi (Andre) and Chang (Michael) all say there durâ€" ing the Lipton International tournaâ€" ment (in Boca Raton)." "It was hard to maintain friendâ€" ships. Things happen when you‘re away. It‘s difficult to follow up on business ‘and it‘s hard to make "I‘ve done the whole travelling thing and I‘ m tired of it. I‘ve played a lot of tournaments in Europe and South America. I‘d be away from home for eight weeks at a time. There was really no life. Wostenholme‘s toils on the ATP circuit were rewarded as his ranking reached a highâ€"water mark of 85 back in 1984 but it came with a huge cost. Constantly living out of a suitcase in strange hotel rooms, there was no life â€" just tennis, tenâ€" nis and more tennis. Fla. with his wife Marika, he finds he‘s enthused when he does play as opposed to facing the weekly grind. "I wanted up to come up here and see what‘s going on," said Wostenholme who knocked off Rob Horwood of Toronto 7â€"5, 7â€"5 in a secondâ€"round match Tuesday. "I also played a few exhibition matchâ€" es. They still want to me to play a few tournaments." (def. Katharine Peat). There were 110 entries in the UNDERâ€"12: Diane Saliba (def. _ competition. In boys singles finals action, Dylan Casey topped Danne Teguh 8â€"1 in underâ€"10 and Tyler Palmer 8â€"1 in underâ€"12; David Harriman defeated Conor Casey 8â€"3 in underâ€"14, Thomas Patrick bested Justin Brown 8â€"2 in underâ€"16 and Rob Ostoff got past Franco Agar 8â€"5 in boys underâ€"18. Oakville‘s Michelle Klail notched a tournament record by winning her eighth ladies title at the Annual Oakville Beaver Junior Tennis Tournament, last week at The Oakville Club. Klail notches record title in tennis event Klail won the girls underâ€"18 singles division, knocking off Megan Palmer in the final 8â€"0. In other girls singles finals action, Leslie Tough defeated Kimberley Brown 8â€"3 in underâ€"10, Nella Bogdonovich topped Katie Wallace 8â€"4 in underâ€"12 and beat Edwina Acheson 8â€"6 in underâ€"14, Laura Baxter tripped Palmer 8â€"7 (7â€"4) in underâ€"16. Girls consolation winners were: UNDERâ€"10: Margie Neulands (def. Katharine Peat). In women‘s singles, Oakville‘s Jillian Alexanderâ€"Brower was elimâ€" inated in the second round Wednesday by Sonya Jeyaseelan of North Vancouver, B.C. 6â€"2, 6â€"2. Alexanderâ€"Brower knocked off Michelle Smith of Calgary, Alta. 6â€" 4, 6â€"4 in â€"a flrst round match Tuesday. _ s In firstâ€"round action Monday, Oakville‘s Adham Alaily lost to Cris James of Edmonton, Alta. 7â€"6 (7â€"2), 6â€"4. "I feel like I have a lot of shots (for this week). I‘m in decent shape but we‘ll find out how decent. I beat Connell and Sznajder in qualifying tournaments last year on hardcourt." Boys doubles winners were: Steven McMaten and Dillon Casey (underâ€"12), Justin Brown and Ryan Walklace (underâ€"14) and Ross Bridges and Ralph Rank (underâ€"18). His relaxed state of mind is reflected in his approach to the SunLife event. He if wins a few rounds that‘s fine and if doesn‘t it‘s not the end of the world. His reason for existence and financial needs are no longer being dictated by the Girls doubles champions were: Kimberley Brown and Leslie Tough (underâ€"10), Wallace and Bogdonovich (underâ€"14), Alwin Taylor and Megan Palmer (underâ€"19). investments. + "The most I‘m away now is a week." Christine Neulands). UNDERâ€"14: Li (def. Saliba). (def. Hughone Acheson). Boys consolation winners were: NDERâ€"10: Bavidra Mohan (def. Andy Walker); UNDER: 14: Tyler Palmer (def. David Wilkinson). UNDERâ€"16: Casey (def. Simon Van Watershoot). UNDERâ€"18: Lucas Taylor (def.Ross Bridges). UNDERâ€"12: Robert Rahan (def. Steven McMaten). FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1993 PAGE FF16 Lindsay Tough Elaine Rosario