The Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic sponsored by the Boca Beacon produced many close games and
some thrilling tennis. There were many new entrants and new winners in the finals. We had two weeks of
tennis with nearly 80 participants and the plans are on to have it again next year. The times for that
tournament will be January 26 through February 9, 2019.
Many thanks again to the three tennis clubs on the island – The Boca Bay Pass Club, The Gasparilla Inn
Tennis Club and The Boca Grande Club. They not only provide their courts, but help arrange the times of the
competition and the finals, which have drawn some large crowds of spectators checking out our best players.
Men's Singles Winner: Perry Smiley over Grant Toney
Women’s Singles Winner: Eve Harrison over Julie Sparks
65-Plus Mixed Doubles Winners:Walter and Anne Beatty over Lenore Lobel and Jean Bernard Schmidt
Open-Mixed Doubles Winners: Clay and Nicole Wiglesworth over Shannon Coe and Perry Smiley
Men’s Open Doubles Winners: Perry Smiley & Grant Tuney over Lew Smiley & Jonathon Harris
Women’s Open Doubles Winners: Jane Shanley & Shannon Coe over Sharon Yonkers and Julie Sparks
Men’s 65 & Over Doubles Winners: Chuck Hemm & Bill Doepke over Walter Beatty and Julius Frager
Women’s 65 and Over Doubles Winners: Jane Shanley and Anne Beatty defeated Cynthia Joseph & Lenore Lobel
Nicole Wiglesworth
Mixed Open
Doubles Champion
Anne Beatty
65 & Over Champ w/
Husband Walter Beatty
Julie Sparks
Women’s Open
Doubles Runner-up
Perry Smiley
Men’s Singles Champion
Clay Wiglesworth
Mixed Open
Doubles Champion
Chuck Hemm
65 and Over Men’s
Doubles Champion