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P R E S S R E L
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For Immediate Release
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April 9, 2007 Cartennis@aol.com www.mcbtennis.org
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USA WINS
BONNEBELL CUP
(USA vs. Australia)
presented by:
The Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation
Dallas…The United States defeated the Australian team 24-3 in the 21st BONNEBELL Cup international girl’s team competition held at the Peninsula Tennis Club in Burlingame, California from March 29 – 3, 2007. The event is officially sanctioned by the USTA and Tennis Australia.
The competition consisted of six girls who are 14 and under from each country. They each played two matches per day and the winning country is determined by the best of twenty-seven matches.
Representing the United States: Ellen Tsay (Pleasanton, CA), Monica Turewicz (Lake Forest, IL), Gabrielle DeSimone (Rancho Santa Fe, CA), Sarah Lee (Los Angeles, CA), Sabrina Santamaria (Los Angeles, CA), and Breaunna Addison (New Braunfels, TX). The USA Team Captain was Kimberly Po-Messerli (Rolling Hills Estates, CA)
Representing Australia: Alexandra Nancarrow (Canberra, ACT), Nina Khoury (Hobart, Tasmania), Maddison Tobias (Corowa, NSW), Nicole Hoynaski (Putney, NSW), Jennifer Nguyen (Keiraville, NSW) and Georgina Carswell (Brisbane, Queensland). The Australian Team Captain was Rachel McQuillan (Newcastle, NSW).
The United States team has won the event every year except 1980, 1987 and 2002. The United States continues to lead the competition 18-3. The event alternates countries each year between Australia and the United States. The beautiful silver Bell is a replica of the Liberty Bell and was donated back into the competition by Jess Bell of the Bonne Bell Company, title sponsor of the event.
Brenda Brinker Bottum, Maureen Connolly’s daughter, presented the trophy to the winning USA team. Nancy Jeffett, president and trustee of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation, Connolly Bottom (granddaughter of Maureen Connolly) and Steve Rogers (Tournament Director) were also a part of the Closing Ceremony. Along with the Bonne Bell Company, two other sponsors of the event: the LBH Group (Wimbledon & Lily’s) was the “official warm-up” sponsor and the Coral Beach Club in Bermuda and local sponsors: United American Bank, Mollie Stone’s, RS Tennis Academy and Malouf’s.
This is one of the many tennis tournaments presented by the foundation to further junior tennis development in the United States and throughout the world.
*match scores available on www.mcbtennis.org. Click on BONNEBELL CUP
Results
The top six 14 & -under girls from each country will play the best of 27 matches over the 3 day competition
Day 1 – March 29, 2007
Singles
Match No. USA Australia Winner
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1 |
Monica Turewicz (5) |
Georgina Carswell (4) |
USA 6-3, 6-0 |
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2 |
Ellen Tsay (1) |
Jennifer Nguyen (3) |
USA 6-1, 6-3 |
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3 |
Sarah Lee (2) |
Alexandra Nancarrow (1) |
USA 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 |
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4 |
Sabrina Santamaria (4) |
Nicole Hoynaski (6) |
USA 6-4, 6-0 |
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5 |
Breaunna Addison (6) |
Maddison Tobias (5) |
AUS 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 |
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6 |
Gabi Desimone (3) |
Nina Khoury (2) |
USA 6-0, 6-4 |
Doubles
Match No. USA Australia Winner
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1 |
Sarah Lee Sabrina Santamaria (1) |
Nicole Hoynaski Jennifer Nguyen (3) |
USA 6-0, 6-2 |
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2 |
Gabi Desimone Ellen Tsay (2) |
Alexandra Nancarrow Maddison Tobias (1) |
AUS 6-4, 6-1 |
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3 |
Breaunna Addison Monica Turewicz (3) |
Georgina Carswell Nina Khoury (2) |
AUS 6-0, 1-6, 6-4 |
USA: 6 Australia: 3
Day 2 – March 30, 2007
Singles
Match No. USA Australia Winner
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1 |
Sabrina Santamaria (4) |
Maddison Tobias (5) |
USA 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 |
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2 |
Breaunna Addison (6) |
Georgina Carswell (4) |
USA 6-2, 6-1 |
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3 |
Gabi Desimone (3) |
Alexandra Nancarrow (1) |
USA 6-4, 7-5 |
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4 |
Ellen Tsay (1) |
Nina Khoury (2) |
USA 6-0, 6-0 |
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5 |
Sarah Lee (2) |
Jennifer Nguyen (3) |
USA 6-2, 6-2 |
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6 |
Monica Turewicz (5) |
Nicole Hoynaski (6) |
USA 6-1, 6-0 |
Doubles
Match No. USA Australia Winner
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1 |
Sarah Lee Sabrina Santamaria (1) |
Georgina Carswell Nina Khoury (2) |
USA 6-2, 6-3 |
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-2 |
Breaunna Addison Monica Turewicz (3) |
Alexandra Nancarrow Maddison Tobias (1) |
USA 7-6 (6), 6-2 |
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3 |
Gabi Desimone Ellen Tsay (2) |
Nicole Hoynaski Jennifer Nguyen (3) |
USA 6-1, 6-1 |
USA: 15 Australia: 3
Day 3 – March 31, 2007
Singles
Match No. USA Australia Winner
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1 |
Monica Turewicz (5) |
Maddison Tobias (5) |
USA 6-2, 7-5 |
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2 |
Breaunna Addison (6) |
Nicole Hoynaski (6) |
USA 6-0, 6-2 |
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3 |
Sarah Lee (2) |
Nina Khoury (2) |
USA 6-1, 6-2 |
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4 |
Ellen Tsay (1) |
Alexandra Nancarrow (1) |
USA 7-5, 6-4 |
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5 |
Gabi Desimone (3) |
Jennifer Nguyen (3) |
USA 6-1, 7-6 (3) |
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6 |
Sabrina Santamaria (4) |
Georgina Carswell (4) |
USA 6-2, 6-4 |
Doubles
Match No. USA Australia Winner
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1 |
Breaunna Addison Monica Turewicz (3) |
Nicole Hoynaski Jennifer Nguyen (3) |
USA 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
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2 |
Gabi Desimone Ellen Tsay (2) |
Georgina Carswell Nina Khoury (2) |
USA 6-1, 6-0 |
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3 |
Sarah Lee Sabrina Santamaria (1) |
Alexandra Nancarrow Maddison Tobias (1) |
USA 6-4, 6-2 |
Final Result
USA: 24 Australia: 3
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USA & Australian Teams Announced for 21st BONNEBELL CUP (U.S. vs. Australia)
Presented by the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation
Dallas…The United States Team and the Australian Team for the 21st annual BONNEBELL CUP have been finalized by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and Tennis Australia. The event alternates countries each year and it is officially sanctioned by both nations. This year, the event will be hosted by the Peninsula Tennis Club in Burlingame, California from March 29 – 31, 2007.
The BONNEBELL CUP match features the top six girls aged 14 and under from the United States and Australia. Twenty-seven matches will be played over three days. The United States leads the competition in victories: 17 – 3.
The United States Team members are:
Ellen Tsay – Pleasanton, California
Monica Turewicz – Lake Forest, Illinois
Gabrielle DeSimone – Rancho Santa Fe, California
Sarah Lee – Los Angeles, California
Sabrina Santamaria – Los Angeles, California
Breaunna Addison – New Braunfels, Texas
Kimberly Po-Messerli – Rolling Hills Estates, California (USA Team Captain)
The Australian Team members are:
Alexandra Nancarrow
Nina Khoury
Maddison Tobias
Nicole Hoynaski
Jennifer Nguyen
Georgina Carswell
Rachel McQuillan (Australian Team Captain)
The Bonne Bell Company, an international cosmetic
company based in Cleveland, Ohio will be the title sponsor of the 2007
BONNEBELL CUP. For Bonne Bell, the sponsorship is one of many
initiatives being pursued in support of Bonne Bell’s corporate mission
to “encourage girls to celebrate who they are and who they want to
be.” With offices in the U.S. and Australia, this tournament is an
example of how The Bonne Bell Company supports girls in sports and the
message of good health worldwide. All players will receive a
BONNEBELL gift.
This competition began in 1977 when Jess Bell, president of The Bonne Bell Company and Mrs. Frank A. Jeffett, president of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation, decided to create a competition between the USA and Australia to promote the development of junior girls’ tennis. Bonne Bell was the first sponsor of the event and also donated the magnificent silver Bonne Bell Trophy.
It is a very competitive match where both teams are playing for the honor of their country. The United States Tennis Association selects the USA team (along with the MCB Tennis Foundation) and Tennis Australia selects their team according to International Tennis Federation regulations.
“Supporting athletics has long been a tradition at The Bonne Bell Company,” states Chairman, Buddy Bell. Through the years, The Bonne Bell Company, with its BONNEBELL and Smackers brands, has sponsored a wide variety of girls' sports including skiing, running, cheerleading, soccer and tennis. “We were one of the first companies to realize the relationship between teens feeling good and looking good.”
With a focus on good health, the BONNEBELL brand launched VitaGloss2O lip glosses, a full line of healthy lip products, which both nourishes lips with essential vitamins and provides healthy shine in a variety of flavors. Lightly sweetened and refreshing, these glosses are ideal for girls who care about their health and want to look good at the same time.
This event is one of the many tournaments presented by the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation to further junior tennis development in the United States and around the world.
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P R E S S R E L E A S E
USA Wins
2006 Bonne Bell MCB Cup 15-12
(U.S. vs. Australia)
Dallas…The United States defeated the Australian team 15-12 in the 20th BONNEBELL Maureen Connolly Brinker Cup international girl’s team competition held at the Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia from March 31 – April 2. The event is officially sanctioned by the USTA and Tennis Australia.
The competition consisted of six girls who are 14 and under from each country. They each played two matches per day and the winning country is determined by the best of twenty-seven matches.
Representing the United States: Brooke Bolender (Delray Beach, FL), Beatrice Capra (Ellicott City, MD), Ariel Caldwell (Stone Mountain, GA), Nicole Gibbs (Shaker Heights, OH), Erin Stephens (Santa Rosa Beach, FL) and Lauren Herring (Greenville, NC). The USA Team Captain was Jean Desdunes (Key Biscayne, FL)
Representing
Australia: Mia Vriens, Sabrina Xu, Elizabeth Searl, Rima Hamze, Cody
Morris and Isabella Holland. The Australian Team Captain was Kerry
Anne
Guse-Abbott.
The United States team has won the event every year except 1980, 1987 and 2002. The United States continues to lead the competition 17-3. The event alternates countries each year between Australia and the United States. The beautiful silver Bell is a replica of the Liberty Bell and was donated back into the competition by Jess Bell of the Bonne Bell Company, title sponsor of the event.
Cindy Brinker Simmons, Maureen Connolly’s daughter, presented the trophy to the winning USA team. Nancy Jeffett, president and trustee of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation, Peter Clarke, chairman of the event, and Bob Parker from the Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club were also a part of the Closing Ceremony. Along with the Bonne Bell Company, two other sponsors of the event: the LBH Group (Wimbledon & Lily’s) was the “official warm-up” sponsor and the Coral Beach Club in Bermuda.
This is one of the many tennis tournaments presented by the foundation to further junior tennis development in the United States and throughout the world.*match scores available on www.mcbtennis.org and click on BONNEBELL MCB CUP.
Results
FRIDAY 31 MARCH, 2006
SETS
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AUSTRALIA |
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USA |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
U14s Singles |
No. 1 Elizabeth Searl |
VS |
No. 3 Ariel Caldwell |
2/6 |
0/6 |
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|
U14s Singles |
No. 2 Isabella Holland |
VS |
No. 1 Brooke Bolender |
4/6 |
4/6 |
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|
U14s Singles |
No. 3 Mia Vriens |
VS |
No. 2 Beatrice Capra |
4/6 |
5/7 |
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|
U14s Singles |
No. 4 Sabrina Xu |
VS |
No. 6 Erin Stephens |
3/6 |
6/1 |
2/6 |
|
U14s Singles |
No. 5 Cody Morris |
VS |
No. 4 Nicole Gibbs |
4/6 |
6/7 (2) |
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|
U14s Singles |
No. 6 Rima Hamze |
VS |
No. 5 Lauren Herring |
6/0 |
6/0 |
(Retired) |
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U14s Doubles |
No. 1 C Morris/E Searl |
VS |
No. 3 L Herring/E Stephens |
6/0 |
6/0 |
Forfeit (injured) |
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U14s Doubles |
No. 2 I Holland/M Vriens |
VS |
No. 1 B Bolender/B Capra |
4/6 |
6/2 |
6/3 |
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U14s Doubles |
No. 3 R Hamze/S Xu |
VS |
No. 2 A Caldwell/N Gibbs |
3/6 |
7/5 |
3/6 |
DAY 1 RESULTS - USA leads Australia - Matches 6/3
SATURDAY 1 APRIL, 2006
SETS
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AUSTRALIA |
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USA |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
U14s Singles |
No. 1 Elizabeth Searl |
VS |
No. 2 Beatrice Capra |
3/6 |
4/6 |
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|
U14s Singles |
No. 2 Isabella Holland |
VS |
No. 3 Ariel Caldwell |
6/3 |
6/4 |
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|
U14s Singles |
No. 3 Mia Vriens |
VS |
No. 1 Brooke Bolender |
2/6 |
6/4 |
1/6 |
|
U14s Singles |
No. 4 Sabrina Xu |
VS |
No. 5 Lauren Herring |
6/0 |
6/0 |
forfeit |
|
U14s Singles |
No. 5 Cody Morris |
VS |
No. 6 Erin Stephens |
4/6 |
7/5 |
7/6(1) |
|
U14s Singles |
No. 6 Rima Hamze |
VS |
No. 4 Nicole Gibbs |
5/7 |
7/6(2) |
5/7 |
|
U14s Doubles |
No. 1 C Morris/E Searl |
VS |
No. 2 A Caldwell/N Gibbs |
1/6 |
4/6 |
|
|
U14s Doubles |
No. 2 I Holland/M Vriens |
VS |
No. 3 L Herring/E Stephens |
6/0 |
6/0 |
forfeit |
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U14s Doubles |
No. 3 R Hamze/S Xu |
VS |
No. 1 B Bolender/B Capra |
2/6 |
3/6 |