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2004 AMC/Leader Tournament

2004 was the 58th consecutive year for this tournament. It was held on August 1-7 at the Mary Baldwin and Robert E. Lee High School tennis courts and directed by Jim Kivlighan (adult division) and Chad Reed (junior division).

Winners included Jim Hill in the Men's Open, his third consecutive championship, for which he was awarded the Buddy Dey Trophy. Jim defeated Chad Reed 6-2. 6-1 in the finals. He and Chad teamed to win the Men's Doubles with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Stuart Cochran and Kent Carr. The win was also Jim and Chad's third consecutive men's doubles championship. Holly Egnor won the Women's Open with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Debbie Boese and was awarded the Mabel Kivlighan Trophy. The Women's Doubles crown went to Linda Landes and Cindy Ferek who defeated Bev Coffman and Toni Sheets, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2. The Mixed Doubles championship went to Chad Reed and Rebekka Siron, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 wiinners over Holly and John Egnor. Chad Reed was awarded the Frank Pancake Trophy for accumulating the most points in the tournament.

Other winners included:

Men's 40 Doubles: Danny Leech and Juan Stella defeated Paul Cline and John Seal, 6-4, 6-3
Men's 35 Singles: Paul Lightner defeated Dean Stuart, 6-3, 6-4 (his 3rd consecutive championship in this event)
Men's 45 Singles: Glenn Deputy defeated Tom Erskine, 6-2, 6-2
Men's 55 Singles: Jim Kivlighan defeated Chuck Ajemian, 6-4, 6-3
Women's 35 Singles: Linda Landes defeated Gretta Nelson, 6-2, 2-6. 7-6 (7-2)

Consolation Winners:

Mens Open Singles Consolation: Mark Battin defeated Jacob Alexander, 6-3, 6-1
Mens Open Doubles Conslation: Doug May and Brent Hull defeated Tom and Thomas Bell, 6-1, 6-0
Mens 40 Doubles Consolation: Paul Lightner and Walter Obenschain defeated Dean and Robert Stuart, 6-0, 6-0
Mens 35 Singles Consolation: Tom Miller
Men's 45 Singles Consolation: Danny Leech defeated Dennis Ober, 6-0, 6-0
Men's 55 Singles Consolation:: Guy Hudson defeated Marion Neff, 6-1, 6-2
Women's Open Singles Consolation: Sarah Taylor defeated Beca Miller, 7-5, 6-0
Women's Open Doubles Consolation: Lori Pyle and Annie Erskine defeated Holly Egnor and Kerry Laguadia, 6-2, 6-1
Mixed Doubles Consolation: Kayla Kaslow and Alex Fiore defeated Toni Sheets and Lou Hock, 6-2, 6-0.

Junior Winners:

Boys 12 Singles: Spencer Sandridge
Boys 14 Singles: Spencer Sandridge
Boys 16 Singles: Alex Fiore
Boys 18 Singles: Alex Fiore
Boys 14 Doubles: Joe Drauszewski and Eric Broderson
Boys 18 Doubles: Jacob Alexander and Scott Nelson
Girls 14 Singles: Shawnte' Woodson
Girls 16 Singles: Alissa Michael
Girls 18 Singles: Bekka Siron
Girls 14 Doubles: Alissa Altau and Shawnte' Woodson
Girls 18 Doubles: Kayla Koslow and Alissa Michael

The winner of the Jack Holt Sportsmanship Award, which is given annually to a player in the youth division who exibits good sportsmanship in the tournament, was Joe Drauszewski.

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