WACTA 2005 3.5/4.5 Mixed Double Tournament Results

WACTA 2005 3.5/4.5 Mixed Doubles tournament, sponsored by CapStar Commercial Realty, was successfully completed on June 18 at the Four Seasons Tennis Club. Here are winners and event pictures.

4.5 Mixed Doubles

Champion

Runner Up

3^rd Place

4^th Place

Sam Hwang / Kathy Hwang

Tony Yeh / Sharon Clinton

Albert Siow / Maggie Chiang

Jack Lin /

Shanna Lin

3.5 Mixed Doubles

Champion

Runner Up

3^rd Place

4^th Place

Quarter Finalist

Matthew Hwang / Connie Chen

Eric Shih / Jennifer Fang

James Lin / Victoria Lin

Kan Chang / Tiffany Chang

Heikwan Cheng / Li-Chun Lisa Mak

Xiaobin You / Li-Chuan Chen Jeffrey Fan / Grace Chao

Chiang Syin / Yvonne Yao

WACTA 2005 Mixed Double 4.0 Results

WACTA 2005 4.0 Mixed Doubles tournament, sponsored by OCAC and TECRO, was successfully completed on June 4 at the Four Seasons Tennis Club. Here are winners and event pictures.

Champion

Runner Up

3^rd Place

4^th Place

Quarter Finalist

June Hsu & Tao Hsu

Derli Chen & Xiao Wei

Jiang Hong & Feng Qian

Allison & Fleming Lure

Ally Hu & Rex Hu

Jane Shen & Simon Lin

Chi-Shan Wai & GuangYuan Hu

Shanna Lin & Perry Hong

Results of WACTA sponsored Chinese Team in Asian Tournament, May 21^th, 2005

The Second Annual Asian Games was held on a beautiful Saturday on May 21st. The sun was shining all day. There were plenty of food and drinks and plenty of great company from each of the six participating teams: Vietnam, Thailand, WACTA Chinese, Philippines, India, and Korea. The Chinese team was sponsored by WACTA and organized by Shelley Xu. All players on the WACTA team have Chinese ancestry or have a spouse who has Chinese ancestry. The competition was neck and neck. At the end of the day, the WACTA Chinese team won third place, behind Vietnam and Thailand. The members of the WACTA Chinese team were: Hyojoon Heo, Vickie Ly-Heo, Michelle Lee, Yiwei Xiong, Tina Ding, John Lin, John Hsu, Eric Zhang, David Zhang, Shenbao Qiu, Jameson Lee, Adam Wong, Tony Yeh, Tony Chan, Yi-Cheng Wang, Xiao Wei, and Sirapiragasam Sanj. There were many close games.

WACTA sponsored Asian Tournament, May 21^th, 2005

WACTA is proudly sponsoring a team to play in the upcoming Asian Tournament, please participate in cheering our team and have fun watching first class tennis matches among Asian teams. The Tournament will be held in Jefferson District Park at 7900 Lee Highway, Falls Church, Virginia. Tournament date is May 21, 2005, from 8AM to 5PM. The Asian Tournament this year fields teams of Chinese, Indian, Korean, Filipino, Thai, and Vienamese. The Chinese team is captained by our own Shelley Xu. The Asian Tournament features the following competitions:

Men’s Doubles combined 7.0
Men’s Doubles combined 8.0
Men’s Doubles Open
Women’s Doubles 8.0
Mixed Doubles Open

If you are interested, you can download the rules and schedule of the Tournament.

2005 Mixed Doubles 3.5 and 4.5 Date: June 18, 2005

2005 WACTA Mixed Doubles 3.5 and 4.5 is to be held on Saturday, June 18 at the Four Seasons Tennis Club. This tournament is sponsored by Capstar Commercial Realty. The tournament is open to members only. Qualifications and rules are described in the detail file. Please fill out the registration form and e-mail to Mr. TL Hsu, tournament director, at mixed3545@wacta.org . If you don't receive a confirmation within two days, please call Mr. TL Hsu at (301)236-4453. Registration deadline is June 11, 2005 and registration fee, $15 per person, is due when you check in on 6/18/2005. Dinner boxes will be served. Additional dinner boxes, $5 each, can be reserved with Mr. TL Hsu.

2005 Mixed Doubles 3.0 and 4.0 Date: June 4, 2005

2005 WACTA Mixed Doubles 3.0 and 4.0 is to be held on Saturday, June 4 at the Four Seasons Tennis Club. This tournament is sponsored by OCAC. The tournament is open to members only. Qualifications and rules are described in the detail file. Please fill out the registration form and e-mail to Mr. Jian Liu, tournament director, at mixed3040@wacta.org . If you don't receive a confirmation within two days, please call Mr. Jian Liu at (703)821-5053. Registration deadline is May 28, 2005 and registration fee, $15 per person, is due when you check in on 6/4/2005. Dinner boxes will be served. Additional dinner boxes, $5 each, can be reserved with Mr. Jian Liu.

WACTA 2005 Summer Tennis/Family Camp - June 30^ththrough July 3^rd, 2005

WACTA and CCACC are joining force to hold this year’s Summer Tennis/Family Camp which has been scheduled from Thursday, June 30^ththrough Sunday, July 3^rd at the Salisbury State University, Maryland. The University is approximately 120 miles from Washington, DC, and about 30 miles from Ocean City and Rehoboth beach/outlet shopping mall. There are many amenities at the University campus, such as 10 outdoor tennis courts, basketball courts, a baseball diamond, volleyball courts, indoor tennis courts, and a swimming pool. Camp participants will enjoy many activities like tennis clinic, tennis tournament, golf, dance party, movies, bingo, outlet mall shopping, beach, etc.. The camp is open for registration now. Register before 5/15/2005 can enjoy discount price, and the registration deadline is 5/31/2005. Please check out the details including the registration form. Space is limited; it would serve your best interest to register as soon as possible.

WACTA 2005 Senior/Junior Doubles Tournament Results

WACTA 2005 Senior and Junior Doubles tournament, sponsored by Rho Psi Foundation, was successfully completed on April 16 at the Four Seasons Tennis Club. Here are winners and event pictures.

Division	Champion	Runner Up	3^rd Place	4^th Place
Senior A	Jackson Yang & Tsunie Chanchien	Yung Y Chao & Fred Chi	_____	_____
Senior B	Ben Chang & Jasnice Chang	Ann Chen & Roger Hwang	_____	_____
Junior A	Omega Chen & Tony Lee	Jason Luo & Michael Hsu	_____	_____
Junior B	Dawn Xiang & Carla Wong	Lina Yeh & Sabrina Yen	_____	_____
Junior C	Charles Kong & Michael Tong	Eric Shih & David Yang	_____	_____
Junior D	Grace Chao & Jennifer Fan	_____	_____	_____
Junior E	Mathew Hwang & Andrew Hwang	Jeremy Shaw & Kevin Zhang	_____	_____
Junior F	Gary Yeh & Ian Lin	Jonathan Lee & Alex Chou	Brian Su & Henry Yen	Jackie Lin & Emili Hu

WACTA 2005 Shaw and Shaw Ladder Tournament, May 14^th, 2005

Thanks to the continuous support of Ms. Elaine Shaw, the 2005 Shaw & Shaw Ladder Event sponsored by the Law Office of Shaw and Shaw once again promises a summer-long fun and excitement. This event kicks off on May 14^th, 2005. The Tournament will take the first 40 teams (all doubles, all skill levels, men, women, or mixed) registered, assign initial ranking to each team, and divide teams into 5 divisions. There will be four indoor tournaments held at the Four Seasons Tennis Club on the following dates: May 14th, June 11th, July 16th, and August 13th. Dinner box for each player will be provided at the indoor tournament. In between the indoor tournaments, every team is encouraged to challenge other teams and accept as many challenges from other teams as possible. Please check out the details. regarding the tournament rules.

Registration fee is $50.00 per person. Please use the registration form and register as soon as possible by e-mailing the completed form to shawladder@wacta.org. The registration fee is due when players arrive at the first indoor tournament on May 14^th. The deadline for registration is April 30^th, 2005. A registration of two people as a team has priority over separate registrations of two individuals who need an assigned partner. The tournament is limited to WACTA members only. If you are currently not a WACTA member and wish to participate, you are welcome to become a WACTA member. For any further questions, please contact the Tournament Director, Chia-Chou Chang, at ccchang_1@yahoo.com.

2005 Senior and Junior Doubles, April 16, 2005

The WACTA 2005 Senior and Junior tournaments are sponsored by Rho Phi Foundation. They are to be held on Saturday, April 16, 2005 at the Four Seasons Tennis Club. Both events are open to members only. Please note that the player’s age limit for Senior tournament has changed: 55 for male players and 50 for female players. Seats are first-come, first-served. Qualifications and rules are described in the detail file. Please fill out the registration form and e-mail to Mr. Huei-Hsiung Yang, the tournament director, at seniorjunior@wacta.org . Registration deadline is April 9, 2005 and registration fee, $15 per person, is paid when you check in. Pizza for youngsters and dinner boxes for seniors will be served. If there are questions and special requests, please contact Mr. Yang at (301)279-7286.

2005 Spring Social Tennis, April 9, 2005

Spring social tennis will be held on Saturday, April 9 from 7 p.m. until midnight at the Four Seasons Tennis Club, VA. This event is open to both members and non-members. Formats include scheduled and non-scheduled time slots. You are welcome to invite non-member friends to play and enjoy this social event. Please fill out the registration form and e-mail to Mr. Tsung-Lai Hsu, social tennis director, at social@wacta.org. Registration deadline is April 5, 2005. Registration fee is $15 per person and paid when you check in. Dinner box will be served. Spaces are limited, please register early.

Court can be reserved by players who register as group of four and wish to play among themselves. Group players will have at least of two one-hour court time. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. TL Hsu (301)236-4453.

WACTA 2005 Annual Meeting and Election

WACTA 2005 annual meeting was held on March 12. There were about 210 members, guests and sponsors enjoyed an evening of delicious food, dancing and singing. This is WACTA’s 14^th anniversary. Here are photos and the ES report. Newly elected president is S. L. Hung and the directors are: Chia-Chou Chang, Shing-Bong Chen, Roger Hwang, Jian Liu and T. L. Hsu. Mr. Kan Chang gladly accepts the appointment as Executive Secretary.

WACTA 2005 Vision Cup Women’s Doubles Tournament Results

WACTA 2005 Vision Cup Women’s Doubles tournament, sponsored by Dr. Robert Chu, was successfully completed on February 26 at the Four Seasons Tennis Club. Here are winners and event pictures.

Division	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5
Champion	Su-Hwa Chang Li-Chuan Chen	Jean Su Virginia Fung	Jian Hong Zhao-Hong Fang	Shelley Xu Alice Chen
2nd Place	Don-May Lee Hsiao-Ching Yuan	Susan Hou Stephanie Pao	Butterfly Chong Shanna Lin	Yiwei Xiong Tina Ding
3rd Place	_____	Lynne Liu Joanne Liu	Olivia Chang Catherine Lien	_____
4th Place	_____	Linda Yeh Grace Chao	Hong Zhang Mai Mai Koe	_____
Quarter Finalists	_____	_____	Debby Chang Jessica Chen Meiling Wong Derlin Chen	_____

2005 Annual Banquet and Meeting, March 12, 2005

2005 WACTA annual banquet and election will be held on Saturday, March 12 at the New Fortune Restaurant in Gaithersburg, Maryland. In addition to enjoy delicious food and share fond memories, we will also elect president and board of directors for a one-year term starting April 1. This is the biggest event of all WACTA activities. If you have not attended an annual banquet before, you have to come and see yourself. You are welcome to bring your family or friends to join us. Please reserve and purchase tickets with one of board of directors: Mindy Chen (703)404-3971, Chia-Chou Chang (703)435-3625, Jack Lin (703)502-0129, Chin-Ho Lin (301)424-7845, Kan Chang (301)299-1312, Shing-Bong Chen (703)759-2948 or S. L. Hung (301)424-9040.

WATCA belongs to all members. All administrative staffs are volunteers. We will also elect new board of directors and president for a one-year term starting April 1. If you have not severed before, maybe it is about time to consider and serve your tour of duty. Please e-mail me at president@wacta.org or contact any current board of directors by February 28 if you are ready to serve.

2005 Vision Cup Women’s Doubles Tournament , February 26, 2005

2005 Vision Cup Women’s Doubles tournament will be held on February 26 from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Four Seasons Tennis Club in Fairfax, Virginia. The tournament is sponsored by Dr. Robert Chu, ophthalmologist and WACTA member. The tournament is open to members only. Please specify your competition division (3.0, 3.5, 4.0 or 4.5+), fill out the registration form and e-mail to Mr. Jack Lin, tournament director, at women@wacta.org. If you don't receive a confirmation after two days, please re-send your registration and call Jack at 703-502-0129. Registration deadline is Thursday, February 17. Registration fee, $15 per person, is paid when you check in. Dinner box will be served.

WACTA 2005 Junior Programs

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2005 Winter Social Tennis, January 15, 2005

Winter social tennis will be held on Saturday, January 15 from 7 p.m. until midnight at the Four Seasons Tennis Club, VA. This event is open to both members and non-members. Formats include scheduled and non-scheduled time slots. You are welcome to invite non-member friends to play and enjoy this social event. Please fill out the registration form and e-mail to Mr. Robert Chen, social tennis director, at social@wacta.org. Registration deadline is January 11, 2004. Registration fee, $15 per person and paid when you check in. Dinner box will be served. Spaces are limited, please register early.

Court 9 and 10 can be reserved by players who register as group of four and wish to play among themselves. Group players will have at least of two one-hour court time. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Chen (703)912-9634.

2005 Rating Change Request and Recommendation By: January 11, 2005

Rating Committee is accepting rating change request and recommendation. You may request your rating change or recommend other member’s. Detail information is in the reguest form. Please fill out the form and send it to president@wacta.org. The deadline is January 11, 2005.

2005 Membership Information Update for the Yearbook 2005 By: January 11, 2005

If your membership information need to be updated, please send an e-mail including phone number to Mr. Iming Chen at webmaster@wacta.org by January 11. Your current WACTA membership information is available on the 2004 Yearbook and the web site’s Member Only section. You can add a new member, delete a current member, or update existing member information under your ID. If your or your child’s Chinese name is not in the database, you may want to add them to the database. WACTA announces tournament results including trophy winners’ names on local Chinese newspapers. It would be helpful, if winners’ Chinese names are correct and available t

Champion	Runner Up	3^rd Place	4^th Place	Quarter Finalist
Shing Bong Chen & Tony Chan	Jack Lin & Tony Yeh	Feng Qian & Tao Hsu	Guangyuang Hu & Justin Yao	Jay Shi & Yun Li David Zheng & Shenbao Qiu Bing Kung& John Lin John Qu & Chris Yu

The 3.5 Men’s double winners are as follows:

2005 Team Tennis Series (TTS)Tournament Date: 12/17/05, 1/14/06, 2/25/06
WACTA Team Tennis Series will be debuted in the winter of 2005. This event is a social-competition series event similar to the most popular WACTA ladder tournaments. The purpose is to create another series events for the winter but the emphasis is on team competition instead of individual pairs. The TTS includes three indoor tournaments held at the Four Seasons Tennis Club on the following dates: Dec. 17th, Jan. 14th, and Feb. 25th (the final). If you enjoy social and competition tennis, please read the rules and join the event.
Due to the nature of a team, WACTA decides to open and close registration early so a team can be built before the first match. The tournament is open to members only. Registration deadline is Oct. 30, 2005. Team captains will be recruited by Tournament Director, Mr. Chris Lu. Registered players will be assigned evenly to all 8 teams. The team rosters will then be announced and players will be notified by your captain. WACTA encourages all teams to have practice/team building sessions before and during the tournaments. Members can specify your desired partner in the registration; we will do our best to make it possible for you to play together. Registered players can also check on team status periodically.
Please fill out the registration form and e-mail to Mr. Chris Lu at team@wacta.org. If you don't receive a confirmation within two days, please call Chris @ (301) 435-3170 during the day time. The tournament fee is paid to your designated captain, who deliver it to WACTA officials as the team checks in on the match date. Dinner boxes will be served on each match.

	Team	Captain	Co-Captain
1^st Place	Team Fire	David Zhang	Derek Lu
2^nd Place	Team Mountain	Wen-Bing Shiu	Jack Lin
3^rd Place	Team Forest	John Lin	Shelley Fu
4^th Place	Team Wind	Frank Chang	Steven Ting

Division	Men 3.5	Men 4.0	Men 4.5
Champion	Xiaobin You	Alex Chang	Jameson Lee
Finalist	David F. Chen	Guangyuan Hu	Ray Ng
3^rd Place	Daniel Jean	Li Yu	Adam Wong
4^th Place	Lawrence Yen	Patrick Estrella	Perry Hong

Division	Women 3.5	Women 4.0
Champion	Nancy Shen	Debby Chang
Finalist	Cyndi Tractman-Phipps	Shanna Lin
3^rd Place	Wulin Estrella	Maggy Hu
4^th Place	Bonnie Ding	Jiang Hong

WACTA 2006 Junior Program Application
Thanks to continuing support from the Rho Psi Foundation Inc, WACTA is offering the 2006 Junior Intermediate Programs for the eighth consecutive year. Intermediate players are those who can serve, keep accurate scores, and play out complete matches. Like last year, WACTA will offer financial support for Chinese American youth who go to WACTA designated tennis summer camp. Please see details for qualification and try-out dates. Note that the application deadline for the junior program is March 22, 2006, a total of 36 positions are being considered.

WACTA 2005 Men's Doubles 3.5/4.5+ Registration
2005 WACTA Men’s Doubles tournament will be held on December 10 for level 3.5 and 4.5+. The tournament runs from 7 pm to 12 midnight at the Four Seasons Tennis Club in Fairfax, Virginia. The tournament is sponsored by Ms. Yen Chan. Please complete one registration per team. The tournament is open to members only. Please fill out the registration form and e-mail to Mrs. I-Fei Chang, tournament director, at men3545@wacta.org. If you don't receive a confirmation within two days, please call Mrs. I-Fei Chang at 703-435-3625. Registration deadline is December 3 and registration fee, $15 per person, is paid when you check in at the tournament. Dinner boxes will be served.

WACTA 2005 Men's Doubles Registration
2005 WACTA Men’s Doubles tournament will be held on November 12 for level 3.0 and 4.0. The tournament runs from 7 pm to 12 midnight at the Four Seasons Tennis Club in Fairfax, Virginia. The tournament is sponsored by TECRO. Please complete one registration per team. The tournament is open to members only. Please fill out the registration form and e-mail to Mrs. Lynne Liu, tournament director at men3040@wacta.org. If you don't receive a confirmation within two days, please call Mrs. Lynne Liu at 301-765-0155. Registration deadline is November 4 and registration fee, $15 per person, is paid when you check in at the tournament. Dinner boxes will be served.

Chinese American Youth Tennis Program Calls for Funding Application
Over many years, WACTA is honored to be selected to assist Rho-Psi Foundation, Inc. to manage the Chinese American Youth Tennis Funding. The purpose of this funding is to introduce and teach tennis to Chinese youth who are new to the sport, and thus promote this fine sport in Chinese American societies. This year is no exception, the funding is now opened to applications from any registered Chinese school in the Greater Washington DC area. Please see details if interested.

2005 Team Tennis Results
WACTA 2005 Team Tennis was a successful tournament. After more than four hours of competition, Team Fire won the gold medal. The team is to keep the trophy one more year. The final results are shown below. Thanks to Mr. Steven Ding and Evergreen Properties and Settlements for their generous support. Here are event pictures.

2005 Scott Cup Singles Tournament Results
2005 Scott Cup Singles Tournament, sponsored by Dr. Tsunie ChanChien, was successfully completed on August 21, 2005. There were 50 players participating. Congratulations to all winners. Here are event pictures.

2005 Scott Cup Singles Tournament Date: August 20 and 21
2005 Scott Cup Singles is to be held on August 20 and 21 at the Four Seasons Tennis Club. This tournament is sponsored by Dr. Tsunie ChanChien . The tournament is open to members only. Qualifications and rules are described in the detail file. Please fill out the registration form and e-mail to Mr. Shing-Bong Chen, tournament director, at scott@wacta.org . If you don't receive a confirmation within two days, please call Mr. Chen at (301) 424-6421 x105. Registration deadline is August 13 and registration fee, $20 per person, is paid when you check in. Lunch boxes will be served on Saturday, August 20.