Ayscoe Wins Oyster Festival Tennis Tournament at OIB Park
Posted On Monday, September 19, 2011
Top-seeded Zach Ayscoe (Raleigh, NC) won the Mens 4.0 Singles division at this year's Oyster Festival Tennis Tournament by defeating Darren Cranfill (left in photo) 6-2, 7-5 at the Ocean Isle Beach Park. Cranfill (Advance, NC) was the 2010 tournament champion.
The 2nd annual tournament was sponsored by Sunset Properties and D&D Tennis, and presented by the Brunswick County Tennis Association, Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce, and the Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Department. The tennis tournament was sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association.
Ayscoe had to make comebacks in two tight matches with local players on his way to the finals. In the first round, he defeated Lamar Hardy 5-7, 6-1, 10-7. In the semi-finals, he defeated Jason Watts 7-5, 7-5.
Chip Ashley (Denver, NC)-shown with tournament referee Susie Honeycutt, won the Men's 3.5 Singles division, with Jeff Atkinson (Bladenboro) finishing second.
Jessica Walker (Sunset Beach)-shown with tournament referee Susie Honeycutt, won the Women's 3.0 level, with Jennifer Furr (Raleigh) finishing second.
Cristine Allison-left (Raleigh) was the Women's 3.5 champion, with Penny Watts-right (Ocean Isle Beach) finishing second.
