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" "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice 22 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 28,1994 [o-- SProrTs Adam Johnston brushes up 3 1 Sw on tennis skills in Florida By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star After a four-month stint at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida, Adam Johnston, of Port Perry, will be using the skills he learned to teach Scugog Township resi- _ dents the finer points of the sport this summer. Johnston, 19, has been com- peting seriously in the sport since the age of 13, and if things go his way he will be playing it professionally in years to come. Currently he is competing in the qualifying round of the Sun- life Nationals and hopes to qual- ify this weekend. Johnston has anational ranking already. If it were not for the Sunlife Nationals, he may not have re- turned to his Port Perry home this summer, as he was offered teaching opportunities in Cali- fornia, West Virginia, Wiscon- sin and Florida, but he decided to make the trek home for one more summer. During his stay in Florida, which he described as an "in- credible experience," he learned many valuable tips. "Ithought I knew alot before I went down, but I learned a lot, both coaching and training. The experience was incredible," he said. Although he admits the first couple weeks of the training al- most had him packing it in, he stuck withit and is glad he did. Johnston also learned his ten- nis skills were good enough to make him competitive with oth- ers, as he played the pro tour, competing against the top 700 playersin the world, and he said he "had some close matches." Teaching tennis may also be AUTO ELECTRIC REBUILDERS/INSTALLERS BENEFIT FROM 16 YEARS EXPERIENCE in his future. When he began teaching in Florida he expected to teach little kids at the acade- my, but instead found himself offering tips to the top players. "The responsibility and re- spect I received was great. I got my own group to coach and I was surprised, yet happy," he said. "I'd like to play (professional- ly),butl could end up as acoach. There are coaching opportu- nites if I don't makeiton the pro tour," he told the Star. Right now Johnston has sev- eral colleges in mind when he takes the plunge next Septem- ber, but he does not know where he will end up. He is eager, how- ever, at the prospect of receiving ascholarship. Until he heads back to Flon- dain September he will be offer- ing tennis lessons and working at the Port Perry IGA, where he says he is "very thankful to Jim Grieve and Bob Parker for tak- ing me back to work where I can make money to go back to Flori- KELLY LOWN/PORT PERRY STAR Adam Johnston, of Port Perry, is making a name for him- self In the tennis world. The 19-year-old spent some time in Procicsion _-- es Es m= = da," hesaid. Johnston will be offering his tennis tips to those in need of a few hints to improve their swing this summer. Instruction will be one on one and are one hour in length. Group lessons are also available. For more infor- mation see the ad in this week's Star. Auto Electric & General Repair Alternators © Starters Air Conditioning Rebuilt on the Premises Using All New Parts Full Warranty - Class "A" Mechanic ship residents. "80 Van Edward Dr. Port Perry TENNIS LESSONS ADAM JOHNSTON 985-8924 985-8406 ™* The Ontario Junior Men's Elimination Tournament will Bey | Ag vgecn. AUTO SALES | 'uy iatuuti. + $25.00 per hour - one on one instruction 985-1916 + $100.00 5 lessons - one on one instruction Used any lime ~ rr - Group Lessons available at reduced rates based bac osmdem =r Cars®& Trucks BOBHOARE 808 JAMIESON on # of participants and # of lessons. g 2 a a : 1625 Scugog St., Port Perry - across from the beer store. 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'CHASER' LLOH To 24 VIR To Th Ro [oY] Sietilefolely.Y={= Yo [EX le Ya leh 0 Nolo) o7.Yn || HM W.V ol 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM Slej¥[clolel.Y2{=17: Casual Dress Admission $10.00 Florida learning tips and teaching the sport of tennis to oth- ers. This summer Adam Is offering lessons to Scugog Town- Elimination tournament be played in Oshawa on the weekend of July 8-10, 1994. Games will be played at Dur- ham Fields (Durham College) and Alexander Park (Alexander Street) throughout the week- end, with the finals being played at Durham Fields on Sunday (10) afternoon. Thirty-seven teams from all across Ontario will compete in this double knockout tourna- ment sanctioned by the Ontario Amateur Softball Association. The winning and second place teams will represent the prov- ince at the Canadian Champi- onships to be held the week of Aug. 8-14, 1994 in St. Catha- rines, Ontario. Oshawa will be well repre- sented by two teams, Double "B" Juniors, coached by Buddy Yahn and the Double "B" Juve- niles coached by John Sharpe. Buddy's team 1s the reigning Ontario Junior Champions, while John's team won the On- tario Midget Championship last year. Another strong con- tender from this area is Stouff- ville, this team won the tourna- ment in 1991 and 1992. Owen Sound led by the pitching duo of Jamie Simpson and Dan Thompson will be strong con- tenders, also Kemptville and Sebringville will contend, both these teams represented Onta- rio at the Canadian Champion- ships last year. St. Catharines, as host of the Canadian Cham- pionships, will field a good team. The Port Perry Juveniles are also in the tournament and are coached by Ron Redman, Wayne Venning and Bob Vand- er Slagt. Last year, this team won the All-Ontario Champion- ships at the Midget level. Tournament chairman, Wayne Allan 905-668-4946 (i: 905-430-2488 (W).