And the winners are..! Dinner and prize-giving ceremony of the McDaniel Teaching Pro's Tournament!

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After many exciting games played from Thursday the 15th of March to Sunday the 18th of March as part of the McDaniel Teaching Pro’s Tournament, tournament finalists Pedro Nolasco and Francisco Concepción were joined by the rest of the ball boys, teachers, sponsors, family and friends of the Casa de Campo community to enjoy a wonderful dinner and prize-giving ceremony in the gardens of La Romana Country Club to celebrate the end of this 7th annual event!

On Sunday 18th of March, the McDaniel Teaching Pro’s final game was held at 4:30 pm at the La Romana Country Club where many enthusiastic Casa de Campo residents, visitors and villa owners, turned out to support their favorite player – and after a nail biting game played over an hour and a half, Pedro Nolasco sailed to victory in just 2 sets, to be crowned the champion of the McDaniel Teaching Pro’s Tournament for the 3rd consecutive year. This year as every year, 4 more ball boys were inducted onto the McDaniel Scholarship program, which now finances the education of a total of 20 ball boys and 1 ball girl – which is the main fundraising objective of the tournament.

In addition to their formal schooling these youngsters also receive weekly English classes where they learn the basics of English conversation as well as important etiquette “tips” useful for their work at the La Terraza Tennis Club and the La Romana Country Club. To show off their English skills 3 ball boys took to the “stage” where they performed a short role-play, which not only showcased their developing grasp of the English language, but was also very amusing (because it went just a little bit wrong….)

Rick McDaniel with the 4 new boys to join the scholarship program

In addition to the scholarships offered, the coverage of education and needs of these young boys and girl, the participants and the winner also received prizes, thanks to the support of an increasing number of sponsors and generous members of Casa de Campo community.

Helen Wynn – honorary chairman Also as part of the awards ceremony, Helen Wynn long-time Casa de Campo villa owner and resident was awarded a plaque as honorary chairman of the Rick McDaniel Teaching Pro’s. Helen who has been playing tennis in Casa de Campo for more than 20 years was honored by Rick McDaniel who spoke about her commitment to Casa de Campo tennis and her ability to beat him all those years ago, to which Helen responded “and I still can!”

The following are the results of the McDaniel Teaching Pro Tournament:

1st Round: RD$10,000 – Eusebio Abreu, Juan Carlos Galvez, Humberto Rijo, Fernando Adames, Erick Valdez, Cirilo Mercedes, Alejandro Guerrero, Edwin Guerrero, Alejandro Cedano, Santos Salas, Andy Maltes, Juan Castillo, Remy Rosario, Juan Carlos Cordero, José Santana, Miguel Mercedes, Osvaldo Rijo, Jonathan Villega, Angelo Hamilton, Randy Guerrero, Roberlin Peña, Johany Díaz, Wilson Johnson, Nando Botello, Alan Sheppard, Jordany Castillo, Keury Herrera, Frank de los Santos, David Ramírez, Ronnie Pimentel, 2nd Round: RD$12,000 – Juan Carlos Galvez, Fernando Adames, Alejandro Guerrero, Edwin Guerrero, Andy Maltes, Remy Rosario, Jose Santana, Miguel Mercedes, Angelo Hamilton, Randy Guerrero, Wilson Johnson, Nando Botello, Keury Herrera, Frank de los Santos. 3rd Round: RD$14,000 – Fernando Adames, Edwin Guerrero, José Santana, Miguel Mercedes, Keury Herrera. 4th Round: RD$16,000 – Wilson Johnson y ambos finalistas. The Finalists: 2nd Place: RD$30,000 – Francisco Concepción 1st Place: RD$40,000 – Pedro Nolasco