• Serena wins with ease • Relay for Life softball tournament • Boys and Girls Club basketball league Serena wins with ease MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams had more trouble with her shoes than she did with first-round opponent Camille
• Serena wins with ease
• Relay for Life softball tournament
• Boys and Girls Club basketball league
Serena wins with ease
MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams had more trouble with her shoes than she did with first-round opponent Camille Pin at the Australian Open on Monday, winning 6-1, 6-1 in the opening match on center court.
Williams, who completed a “Serena Slam” with a victory at Melbourne in 2003 but missed last year’s first Grand Slam event due to an injured knee, mixed 27 winners with 22 unforced errors.
The seventh-seeded Williams hit some brutal backhand winners and kept the 23-year-old Pin scrambling just to stay in points.
Williams did a lot of running early, winning nine net approaches and producing seven winners before her right shoe fell off at deuce in the second game and skidded behind the baseline.
Williams laced up the shoe and won the point when it was replayed.
Men’s Top-ranked Roger Federer ripped 54 winners past Fabrice Santoro in his first round match, opening his Australian Open title defense with a 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 victory.
Relay for Life softball tournament
The Second Annual Open Men’s Softball Tournament (Connie’s Fighters and Survivors) will take place at the Waimea Canyon School Ballpark from March 11-13. Entrance fee per team is $175. All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society.
For more info. or to enter, please contact any of the following people: Teddy at 337-9949, Nolan at 338-1065 or 652-2958, and Camille at 335-3243. Entry deadline is February 21.
The tournament is in loving memory of: Connie De Costa, Vincent Wisneski, Raymond Ebreo, Kenneth Hesapene, Ainsworth (Shige) Shimatsu. There will also be a Senior Citizens Softball Tourney from March 8-10 at Waimea Canyon Park. The fee is $175.
Boys and Girls Club basketball league
The Boys & Girls Club of Hawai‘i, Kaua‘i Branch is beginning its 2005 Basketball League for youth ages 5-10 years old.
Registration, which is first come, first serve, ends on January 28. The league is open to all girls and boys ages 5-10 years old, but space is limited.
The league is divided into three age divisions: Mighty Mite (ages 5-6) ($25), Termite (ages 7-8) ($25), and Extreme Termite (ages 9-10) ($35). Eligibility is determined by participants’ age on December 31, 2004.
Forms are available at the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii Kapa‘a & Waimea Clubhouses, Lihu‘e Teen Center, Kalaheo, Kapa‘a and Lihu‘e Neighborhood Centers.
Volunteers are needed to coach teams and officiate games. Interested individuals can contact the Kapa‘a or Waimea Clubhouses. For information regarding the North Shore, please call Bill Troutman at 828-2844. For any other questions regarding the league, contact Brett Gabby at 632-0009.
