6 North Shore Towers Courier n August 2013 Usha Raj, Veena Tripathi and Debbie Winters. Wiley Schubert Reed and Maggie Reed. USTA JUNIORS TAKE THE COURT AT NST The USTA Juniors took to the North Shore Towers tennis courts once again this summer season, this time powering through the rain to see who came out on top. “I love tennis,” said mother Maggie Reed, whose son, Wiley, played through to the quarter-finals. “I’m happy to watch him, playing is great for him.” From Wednesday, July 24 to Saturday, July 27 just shy of 100 junior boys and girl players, ages 12 to 18, played through elimination rounds. Annelies Karp, NST resident, has been organizing the tournament for nearly a decade. “I always enjoy organizing it,” she said. “This is my passion.” Karp, a tennis player herself, has been organizing tournaments for over 30 years and originally brought the USTA Juniors to the North Shore Towers. “These parents go from tournament to tournament with these kids,” she said. “When they come here, it’s such a relaxing place for them.” The beginning of the tournament was pushed back a day because of a chance of rain. Throughout the week of light drizzles and occasional rain, the juniors played right through. Karp said nobody complained. “I’ve seen kids come off the court more wet from heat,” she said, laughing. Mothers enjoyed the great view from their seats on the sidelines. They said the Towers are a beautiful facility compared to other places they have been, and enjoy the well-maintained courts. Board president Bob Ricken came out for the tournament, as did many other NST residents. “We get a lot of pleasure watching the talent of the young people participating in this USTA event,” he said, thanking Karp. “This is a wonderful activity for residents here to enjoy.” n PHOTOS BY MIKE SAVITZKY Board President Bob Ricken
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